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Sorption and Desorption of PVA-Pyrene Chains in and out of Agarose Gel
(Springer/Plenum Publishers, 2012)
In situ steady-state fluorescence (SSF) measurement technique was applied to investigation of pyrene labeled Poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA-Py) molecules diffusion in and out of agarose gels. Gel samples with four different ...
The Positive Psychology of Online Games: Experiencing Mindful Flow
(Int Business Information Management Assoc-IBIMA, 2012)
Lately, online games are gaining increasing attention as an outlet. In "positive psychology" Csikszentmihalyi has found out that a large part of happiness is achieved by voluntary activities - half of which is determined ...
GELATION MECHANISMS
(World Scientific Publ Co Pte Ltd, 2012)
In this paper, we survey the gelation mechanisms for various polymeric systems which are classified by the type and the strength of the cross-linkages. These are the "irreversible" gels that are cross-linked chemically by ...
Routing decisions in an earthquake relief network
(Institute of Industrial Engineers, 2014)
In this paper, a mathematical model is developed in order to configure part of the earthquake relief network in Istanbul, Turkey. The aim of the mathematical model is to help decision makers decide on the routing of different ...
Redefining confidence for consumer behavior research
(Wiley-Liss Inc., 2014)
Although quintessential to market exchange and trade, consumer confidence evokes little interest from marketing scholars, and largely persists as an untapped dimension in consumer behavior research. Nevertheless, the dearth ...
You Are What You Wear: Clothing/Appearance Laws and the Construction of the Public Citizen in Turkey
(Berg Publ, 2010)
As Turkey set its sights on modernization and Westernization in the early decades of the twentieth century, clothing reform took center stage. The state used clothing as a constitutive element in its establishment and ...
Do we have the right toolbox? A process of mixed methods: A research case from an urban transformation site in Istanbul
(WITPress, 2013)
Since 2000, cities have been undergoing rapid and forced transformations initiated both by real estate markets and governments. Within the context of such developments, urban researchers often focus on sites and communities ...
The Russian Policies in the South Caucasus
(IOS Press, 2011)
In the post-2000 period, Russia's relations with the former Soviet geography, or its "near abroad," are dominated by such issues as energy, namely the dependence of the surrounding countries on Russia, changes in the trade ...
Media and democracy in Turkey: Toward a model of neoliberal media autocracy
(2012)
This paper reveals the ways in which media autocracy operates on political, judicial, economic and discursive levels in post-2007 Turkish media. Newsmakers in Turkey currently experience five different systemic kinds of ...
More or less: Amount of personal information displayed in Social Network Site profiles and its impact on viewers' intentions to socialize with the profile owner
(2012)
This paper presents the results of an experiment that employed a 2 (low vs. high information) by 2 (male vs. female profile) design to investigate the relationship between amount of information displayed in a Social Network ...