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The Cold War Origins of the Turkish Motor Vehicle Industry: The Tuzla Jeep 1954-1971
(Routledge Journals Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2014)
With its automobile exports measured in millions of units annually Turkey has become one of the top automobile producing nations in Europe. The current state of the Turkish motor vehicle industry stands in contrast to its ...
Resolved turbulence characteristics in large-eddy simulations nested within mesoscale simulations using the weather research and forecasting model
(2014)
One-way concurrent nesting within the Weather Research and Forecasting Model (WRF) is examined for conducting large-eddy simulations (LES) nested within mesoscale simulations. Wind speed spectra and resolved turbulent ...
The European Union and the Black Sea Region in Search of a Narrative or a New Paradigm
(Routledge Journals Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2014)
The European Union (EU) has over time formulated and implemented various policies to address its Eastern neighbourhood and in particular the Black Sea region ;yet it still finds itself in search of the right mix of policy ...
Financial Literacy among Turkish College Students: The Role of Formal Education, Learning Approaches, and Parental Teaching
(Ammons Scientific Ltd, 2014)
This study assessed financial literacy and its correlates among Turkish college students with special emphasis on the role of formal education learning approaches and parental influences. Financial literacy was measured ...
WikiLeaks on the Middle East: Obscure Diplomacy Networks and Binding Spaces
(Routledge Journals Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2014)
In this paper we explore the flow of information regarding strategic Middle Eastern countries in the WikiLeaks 'diplomatic cables' by applying data-mining techniques to construct directed networks. The results show that ...
Weak generalized and numerical solution for a quasilinear pseudo-parabolic equation with nonlocal boundary condition
(Springer International Publishing, 2014)
This paper investigates the one dimensional mixed problem with nonlocal boundary conditions for the quasilinear parabolic equation. Under some natural regularity and consistency conditions on the input data the existence ...
Polymer/carbon nanotube composite film formation: A fluorescence study
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2014)
In this study the effect of multi-walled Carbon nanotube (MWNT) on film formation behavior of Polystrene (PS) latex film was investigated by using steady state fluorescence technique. Films were prepared by mixing of pyrene ...
Calculating Level Densities of Heavy Nuclei by the Shell Model Monte Carlo Method
(Academic Press Inc Elsevier Science, 2014)
The microscopic calculation of nuclear level densities in the presence of correlations is a difficult many-body problem. The shell model Monte Carlo method provides a powerful technique to carry out such calculations using ...
Relative group size and minority school success: The role of intergroup friendship and discrimination experiences
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2014)
From an intergroup relations perspective relative group size is associated with the quantity and quality of intergroup contact: more positive contact (i.e. intergroup friendship) supports and negative contact (i.e. experienced ...
Women's Property Rights in Turkey
(Routledge Journals Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2014)
Abstract This article takes Turkey as a case study exploring marital and inheritance regimes with regard to their impact on women and their ability to protect women's property rights. The aim of the study is to bring to ...