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Mechanical Properties of Cement Mortars Incorporating Zero-Valent Iron Nanoparticles
(Asce-Amer Soc Civil Engineers, 2022)
In this study, the effects of zero-valent iron (ZVI) nanoparticles (NPs) on the mechanical performance of cementitious composites were investigated. For this purpose, the use of a novel nanomaterial containing ZVI NPs ...
Exploring non-linear relationships between perceived interactivity or interface design and acceptance of collaborative web-based learning
(Springer, 2023)
The novelty of this study is in developing a conceptual model for predicting the non-linear relationships between human-computer interaction factors and ease of use and usefulness of collaborative web-based learning or ...
Analogy is Indispensable but Rule is a Must: Insights From Turkish
(Cambridge Univ Press, 2022)
Inflectional morphology provides a unique platform for a discussion of whether morphological productivity is rule-based or analogy-based. The present study testing 140 children (range = 29 to 97 months; M(SD) = 64.1(18.8)) ...
Positive effects of COVID-19 on food preparation and expenditure habits: a comparative study across three countries
(Cambridge Univ Press, 2022)
Objective: This study seeks to empirically investigate how the changing eating habits affect health habits within three countries with entirely different cultures and diets to understand to what extent the pandemic may be ...
Distributed energy resource allocation using multi-objective grasshopper optimization algorithm
(Elsevier Science Sa, 2021)
The penetration of small-scale generators (DGs) and battery energy storage systems (BESSs) into the distribution grid is growing rapidly and reaching a high percentage of installed generation capacity. These units can play ...
Ephemeral Social Media Visuals and Their Picturesque Design: Interaction and User Experience in Instagram Stories
(Sciendo, 2021)
This article examines the temporality of ephemeral visual posts to social media with an emphasis on Instagram stories. Drawing on theories of the spectacle, it is my contention that interaction and user-experience design, ...
Emergent hypernetworks in weakly coupled oscillators
(Nature Portfolio, 2022)
Networks of weakly coupled oscillators had a profound impact on our understanding of complex systems. Studies on model reconstruction from data have shown prevalent contributions from hypernetworks with triplet and higher ...
Leverage, corporate governance, and export intensity of heterogeneous firms: micro-level evidence for Pakistan
(Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2022)
This study attempts to analyse the impact of leverage and corporate governance on export intensity of manufacturing firms quoted on Pakistan stock exchange for period 2013-2019. The results of a two-step system GMM method ...
Turkey's public-private partnership experience: a political economy perspective
(Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2023)
Public-private partnerships (PPP) are the contractual arrangements between public and private parties to deliver infrastructure and services in which costs, risks, and benefits are shared. Good governance of PPPs, traditionally ...
Forecasting Hourly Electricity Demand Under COVID-19 Restrictions
(Econjournals, 2022)
The rapid spread of the COVID-19 pandemic has severely impacted many sectors including the electricity sector. The restrictions such as lockdowns, remote-working, and-schooling significantly altered the consumers’ behaviors ...