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A tournament analysis of mutual funds in Turkey
(Bilgesel Yayincilik San & Tic Ltd, 2012)
This is an analysis of the mutual funds in Turkey with respect to their risk-altering behavior Using the monthly returns and volatilities of 133 funds from 2002 to 2007 we divide each year in two parts and check whether ...
Effect of power and rate adaptation on the spectral efficiency of MQAM/OFDM system under very fast fading channels
(Springer International Publishing Ag, 2012)
In this article the effect of power and rate adaptation on the spectral efficiency of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) systems using M-ary quadrature amplitude modulation (MQAM) is investigated in the ...
Regression model for interior design cost estimate in preliminary stage
(Elsevier Science Bv, 2012)
Cost factors become even more important in the design of the kitchen which is remodeled 34% more than any other room of the house. For this reason the purpose of this study was to propose a reliable kitchen cost estimate ...
Philosophical concerns in fine arts education
(Elsevier Science Bv, 2012)
Due to the rapid changes in society it is increasingly important to ask why we teach the way we do which teaching methods we should adopt and which we should reject or abandon. As a result it is crucial that philosophical ...
An intelligent approach to CAM software selection
(IEEE, 2012)
In this paper an intelligent approach is presented to help the companies select most suitable CAM software for their current and future needs. For this purpose fuzzy AHP method is used to carry out CAM selection process ...
Complex event post processing for traffic accidents
(IEEE, 2012)
In this paper we describe a framework for an expert system that tries to predict effects of an accident based on past data using supervised learning employing artificial neural networks. For this purpose sensory data events ...
New forms of design education
(Elsevier Science Bv, 2012)
Design has been in a period of change for the last decade but design education and more specifically design educators haven't kept up with these transformations. As a result design students continue to learn outdated methods ...
NATO and Turkey in the post-Cold War world: between abandonment and entrapment
(Routledge Journals Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2012)
For the last two decades two fears have largely shaped Turkey's view of NATO. These are fears of entrapment and abandonment. Both are symptoms of a type of security dilemma that is peculiar to military alliances and ...
The NATO-EU-Turkey trilogy: the impact of the Cyprus conundrum
(Routledge Journals Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2012)
The Cyprus conundrum presents a major challenge to western security structures and relationships in particular with regard to Turkey's European Union (EU) accession process and the stalled Berlin plus arrangements between ...
Preparation and characterization of self-assembled thin film of MPS-capped ZnS quantum dots for optical applications
(Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2012)
For this study we prepared colloidal ZnS quantum dots using 3-mercaptopropyltrimethoxysilane (MPS) as the capping agent. Colloidal ZnS quantum dots were directly deposited on glass substrates by a spin coating process. ...