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Adaptive internal model-based distributed output agreement in a class of multi-agent dynamic systems
(Springer International Publishing, 2016)In this study we consider the distributed output agreement problem in a class of multi-agent dynamic systems with uncertainties. The problem is formulated as a nonlinear servomechanism problem and an adaptive internal ... -
The AKP's shifting support for EU accession: Secular constraints, organizational capacities and religious ideas
(Taylor and Francis, 2013)In Turkey’s June 2011 elections, the Islamic-rooted AKP won another landmark victory to form its third, consecutive majority government. This firm return of Islamic values to the public ‘square’has solicited many questions ... -
Aptamers in medical diagnosis
(Pan Stanford Publishing Pte. Ltd., 2016)Aptamers have been increasingly applied in biomedical field as a class of biorecognition elements that possess many advantages such as high specificity and binding affinity, easy synthesis, easy modification, small size, ... -
Aromatic hydrazine-based fluorophores: Synthesis, spectroscopy and bioapplications
(Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 2013)In recent years, fluorescent probes have been one of the most essential tools for studying biological events in in solution, living cells, tissues and animals. Although there are many fluorophores commercially available, ... -
Biologically active essential oils against stored product pests
(Elsevier Inc., 2016)Since the mid-1980s significant attention has been given to essential oils for their potential use in alternative pest management of stored products. Existing synthetic pesticides including methyl bromide and phosphine ... -
Clinical trials on vagal nerve stimulation
(2022)Vagal nerve stimulation (VNS) surgery emerged in the 1980s as a treatment alternative for drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE) that is not amenable to resective surgery. The first VNS implant for epilepsy was performed in 1988. ... -
Conclusion
(Taylor and Francis Inc., 2017)The current discourse of globalization is overwhelmingly centred upon the interconnectedness, or connectivity, of the contemporary world; to the great neglect of the issues of global culture and global consciousness. With ... -
COVID-19: an existential crisis of liberal international order and the US leadership
(World Scientific Publishing Co., 2022)Following the end of World War II, the West under the US leadership constituted the liberal international order. In recent years, this liberal order has already been suffering from a series of threats and its reliability ... -
A current overview of scaffold-based bone regeneration strategies with dental stem cells
(Springer, 2020)Bone defects due to trauma or diseases still pose a clinical challenge to be resolved in the current tissue engineering approaches. As an alternative to traditional methods to restore bone defects, such as autografts, bone ... -
Delivery drone design using spherical fuzzy quality function deployment
(Springer, 2021)Quality Function Deployment (QFD) is a well-known structured approach meeting customer needs through technical applications. Customer requirements (CRs) for a delivery drone design are first determined and they are tried ... -
Democracy and good governance in Turkey: Europeanization as a gateway
(Palgrave, 2017)The case of the Turkish ombudsman points to the paradox that the reform was adopted in spite of both weak EU conditional pressures and strong opposition from domestic veto players. It also reveals the multiplicity of ... -
Dental stem cells in bone tissue engineering: Current overview and challenges
(Springer International Publishing Ag, 2018)The treatment of bone that is impaired due to disease, trauma or tumor resection creates a challenge for both clinicians and researchers. Critical size bone defects are conventionally treated with autografts which are ... -
Dentin-pulp tissue regeneration approaches in dentistry: An overview and current trends
(Springer, 2020)Conventional treatment approaches in irreversible pulpitis and apical periodontitis include the disinfection of the pulp space followed by filling with various materials, which is commonly known as the root canal treatment. ... -
Digitalization of business logistics activities and future directions
(Springer, 2020)Currently we are facing the last industrial revolution, industry 4.0, which enables communication between humans as well as machines in Cyber-Physical-Systems (CPS). The concept industry 4.0 was first brought up in Germany. ... -
Dynamic quota calculation system (DQCS): Pricing and quota allocation of telecom customers via data mining approaches
(IGI Global, 2018)One of the most important IT sectors that requires big data management is mobile data communication systems (MDCS) of GSM companies. In the charging mechanism of current MDCS, a subscriber "surfs" on the internet that ... -
Enlargement strategy of the EU: A framework for analysis for the (De) europeanisation in Turkey
(Palgrave Macmillan, 2021)This chapter introduces the Europeanisation debate with extensive discussion on the mechanisms, scope conditions and potential outcomes, with a special focus on gender equality policy. We first introduce the research ... -
Foreigner rights in Turkey: From sevres syndrome to decoupled Europeanization
(Palgrave, 2017)This chapter deals with the reform of foreign land ownership, which has proved to be a serious problem in Turkey–EU relations. Turkey is expected to amend its restrictive laws against the ownership of land by EU nationals ... -
Free energy minimization for vesicle translocation through a narrow pore
(Humana Press Inc., 2021)This chapter presents a mathematical formulation for the translocation process of a vesicle through a narrow pore. The effect of the deformation of the vesicle while passing through the pore causes a penalty in the free ... -
From Europe to Europeanization: A bridge too far?
(Palgrave, 2017)Based on a review of Europeanization approaches in general, and Turkey’s Europeanization in particular, it may be found that both suffer from theoretical and methodological limitations associated with a dual tendency to ... -
Historicizing the Gezi protests
(Springer International Publishing, 2018)The period between May and June 2013 witnessed the outbreak of an enormous wave of mass movements in Turkey aimed at stopping government attempts to demolish Gezi Park, located in the Taksim area of Istanbul, and put up a ...