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Gromov product structures, quadrangle structures and split metric spaces
(Elsevier B.V., 2021-06)
Let (X,d) be a finite metric space with elements Pi, i=1,…,n and with distances dij≔d(Pi,Pj) for i,j=1,…,n. The “Gromov product” Δijk, is defined as [Formula presented]. (X,d) is called Δ-generic, if, for each fixed i, the ...
Who to trust? Reactions to analyst recommendations of domestic versus foreign brokerage houses in a developing stock market
(Elsevier Ltd, 2021)
Announcement day abnormal returns around analyst recommendations of upgrades average 35 and downgrades average -45 basis points in Borsa Istanbul. The nationality of the investment bank issuing the recommendation affects ...
Phase Shifting Properties of High-Pass and Low-Pass Mixed-Element Two-Ports
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2021-04)
n many applications, circuits containing lumped-elements are preferred because of their small sizes. But it is not possible to avoid losses caused by the connections between lumped-elements at high frequencies. However, ...
Narrower Band Matching with Low Quality Factor Values
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2021)
In this work, a new approach based on quality factor technique is proposed to design narrower band matching networks. The main idea is to use one series and one parallel lossless one-port LC network between generator and ...
Loan loss provisioning of US banks: Economic policy uncertainty and discretionary behavior
(Elsevier Inc, 2021)
This paper examines the effect of economic policy uncertainty (EPU) on loan loss provisions (LLP). Using a sample of 6384 US banks and yearly data from 2009 to 2019 and addressing endogeneity (GMM and IV estimations), the ...
Cognitive styles and religion
(Elsevier B.V., 2021)
I discuss recent research suggesting that individual differences in cognitive style give rise to and explain religious and related supernatural and paranormal beliefs. To do so, I illustrate intuitive cognitive biases ...
All the Dark Triad and some of the Big Five traits are visible in the face
(Pergamon-Elsevıer Scıence Ltd, 2021)
Some of the recent studies suggested that people can make accurate inferences about the level of the Big Five and the Dark Triad personality traits in strangers by only looking at their faces. However, later findings ...
Are we at all liberal at heart? High-powered tests find no effect of intuitive thinking on moral foundations
(Academic Press Inc., 2021)
Two opposing views define the debate on the moral principles underlying human behavior. One side argues a central role for five moral foundations (care, fairness, loyalty, authority, sanctity), while the other argues that ...
Recollection & Traumatic Growth: Unique Mediational Pathways Through Traumatic Stress Components
(The Cognitive Science Society, 2021)
Although the severity of the COVID-19 outbreak varies from time to time, the pandemic has affected larger audiences worldwide. Given the increasingly severe measures taken by the authorities, healthcare professionals have ...
Inferring political and religious attitudes from composite faces perceived to be related to the dark triad personality traits
(Elsevier Ltd, 2021)
We used composite face images perceived to have different levels of Dark Triad personality traits (narcissism, psychopathy, and Machiavellianism) and asked participants to predict these target individuals' religious and ...