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LSB Image Steganography Based on Blocks Matrix Determinant Method
(KSII-KOR SOC Internet Information, 2019)
Image steganography is one of the key types of steganography where a message to be sent is hidden inside the cover image. The most commonly used techniques for image steganography rely on LSB steganography. In this paper, ...
The role of intangible assets in explaining the investment-profit puzzle
(Oxford Univ Press, 2019)
Starting around the early 2000s, and especially after the 2008 crisis, the rate of capital accumulation for US nonfinancial corporations has slowed down despite relatively high profitability; indicating a weakening of the ...
Evaluation of Influenza Intervention Strategies in Turkey with Fuzzy AHP-VIKOR
(Hindawi LTD, 2019)
In this study, a fuzzy AHP-VIKOR method is presented to help decision makers (DMs), especially physicians, evaluate and rank intervention strategies for influenza. Selecting the best intervention strategy is a sophisticated ...
A Clustering-Based Approach for Improving the Accuracy of UWB Sensor-Based Indoor Positioning System
(Hindawi LTD, 2019)
There are several methods which can be used to locate an object or people in an indoor location. Ultra-wideband (UWB) is a specifically promising indoor positioning technology because of its high accuracy, resistance to ...
Corporate Social Responsibility and Financial Performance: The Moderating Role of Ownership Concentration in Turkey
(MDPI, 2019)
The objective of this study is to investigate the impact of corporate social responsibility (CSR) engagement on firm financial performance in a developing country, Turkey, and to analyze the moderating role of ownership ...
Sabotage in team contests
(Springer, 2019)
In the contest literature sabotage is defined as a deliberate and costly activity that damages the opponent's likelihood of winning the contest. Most of the existing results suggest that anticipating a possible sabotage ...
Secondhand smoke in waterpipe tobacco venues in Istanbul Moscow and Cairo
(Academic Press Inc Elsevier Science, 2019)
Objective: The prevalence of waterpipe tobacco smoking has risen in recent decades. Controlled studies suggest that waterpipe secondhand smoke (SHS) contains similar or greater quantities of toxicants than cigarette SHS ...
Evaluation of Secondhand Smoke Using PM2.5 and Observations in a Random Stratified Sample in Hospitality Venues from 12 Cities
(MDPI, 2019)
Background: Turkey passed a law banning smoking in all indoor public places in 2008. In response to the indoor smoking restriction many smokers may have relocated to outdoor areas of venues. The aim of this study was to ...
New insights from children with early focal brain injury: Lessons to be learned from examining STEM-related skills
(Wiley, 2019)
The study of cognitive development in children with early brain injury reveals crucial information about the developing brain and its plasticity. However information on long-term outcomes of these children especially in ...
Ethnic fractionalization conflict and educational development in Turkey
(Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, 2019)
We examine the impact of ethnic fractionalization and conflict on limiting the educational development in Southeastern Turkey. Our estimates show that although the armed conflict in the region did not directly hinder ...