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Investment on human capital in a dynamic contest model
(Walter De Gruyter Gmbh, 2019)
Although most contest games are modeled in such a way that the outcome depends only on the efforts exerted by the contestants what is arguably more important is the contestants' effective efforts which may be influenced ...
Minority Adolescents in Ethnically Diverse Schools: Perceptions of Equal Treatment Buffer Threat Effects
(Wiley, 2016)
Can perceptions of equal treatment buffer the negative effects of threat on the school success of minority studentş Focusing on minority adolescents from Turkish and Moroccan heritage in Belgium (M-age=14.5 N=735 in 47 ...
The Effect of Self-Concept Clarity on Discretionary Spending Tendency
(Elsevier Science Bv, 2016)
Discretionary spending is an important indicator of economic well-being. However prior research is limited in empirically testing who is more likely to make discretionary purchases. To address this research gap this article ...
The Opportunity Space of Overlapping Trade Regimes: Turkey the Customs Union and TTIP
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2016)
The Republic of Turkey (RoT) is closely observing negotiations of the first three mega-regional preferential trade agreements. Of greatest concern to the Republic is the US-EU Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership ...
Gezi Movement and the Networked Public Sphere: A Comparative Analysis in Global Context
(Sage Publications Ltd, 2016)
The article draws on Gezi protests that took place in Turkey during the summer of 2013 inquiring the extent to which they were part of a global cycle of contention that has shocked the world the last 5 years. In this regard ...
Determination of growth kinetics and size dependent structural morphological optical characteristics of sol-gel derived silica nanoparticles in silica matrix
(De Gruyter Poland Sp Zoo, 2019)
Nanocomposite silica thin films made using the sol-gel method were studied. The nano-silica films were prepared using a mixture of tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) deionized water ethanol and ammonia solution. To control ...
Threshold-based Steganography: A Novel Technique for Improved Payload and SNR
(Zarka Private Univ, 2016)
Steganography is the art of hiding user information in various file types including image audio and video. Security of steganography lies in imperceptibility of secret information in the cover image. Human Visual System ...
Inverse Coefficient Problem for a Second-Order Elliptic Equation with Nonlocal Boundary Conditions
(Wiley, 2016)
In this research article the inverse problem of finding a time-dependent coefficient in a second-order elliptic equation is investigated. The existence and the uniqueness of the classical solution of the problem under ...
Who Was Colonized And When? A Cross-Country Analysis of Determinants
(Elsevier Science Bv, 2016)
The process of colonization has shaped the economic and demographic contours of the modern world. In this paper we study the determinants of the occurrence and timing of colonization of non-European countries by Western ...
Turkish-Iranian Energy Cooperation And Conflict: The Regional Politics
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2016)
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