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    Citation - WoS: 22
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    On Residual Lifetime of Coherent Systems After the rth Failure
    (Springer, 2013) Eryilmaz, Serkan
    In this article we study the residual lifetime of a coherent system after the rth failure, i.e. the time elapsed from the rth failure until the system failure given that the system operates at the time of the rth failure. We provide a mixture representation for the corresponding residual lifetime distribution in terms of signature. We also obtain some stochastic ordering results for the residual lifetimes.
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    Hopping Conduction in Ga4se3< Layered Single Crystals
    (Pergamon-elsevier Science Ltd, 2008) Qasrawi, A. F.; Gasanly, N. M.
    The conduction mechanism in Ga4Se3S single crystals has been investigated by means of dark and illuminated conductivity measurements for the first time. The temperature-dependent electrical conductivity analysis in the region of 100-350 K, revealed the dominance of the thermionic emission and the thermally assisted variable range hopping (VRH) of charged carriers above and below 170 K, respectively. The density of states near the Fermi level and the average hopping distance for this crystal in the dark were found to be 7.20 x 10(15) cm(-3) eV(-1) and 7.56 x 10(-6) cm, respectively. When the sample was illuminated, the Mott's VRH parameters are altered, particularly, the average hopping distance and the density of states near the Fermi level increase when light intensity increases. This action is attributed to the electron generation by photon absorption, which in turn leads to the Fermi level shift and/or trap density reduction by electron-hole recombination. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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    Naturalness Analysis of the Speech Synthesized by a Tts Card
    (Ieee, 2016) Tora, Hakan; Uslu, Baran
    It is known that the performance of a developed text-to-speech (TTS) synthesis system is assessed by subjective tests. These assessments are usually based on the intelligibility and naturalness of the synthesized speech. In this study, an investigation on relating these subjective test results, thus the naturalness of the synthesized speech, to which acoustic features is accomplished. Consequently the features which will increase the performance while synthesizing the speech are determined. Our work is focused especially on the pitch frequency and energy parameters.
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    Citation - WoS: 1
    TRIPLE FIXED POINT THEOREMS FOR WEAK (ψ-φ)-CONTRACTIONS
    (Eudoxus Press, Llc, 2013) Karapinar, Erdal; Sadarangani, Kishin
    The notion of coupled fixed point is introduced in by Bhaskar and Lakshmikantham in [2]. Very recently, the concept of the tripled fixed point is introduced by Berinde and Borcut [1]. They also proved some triple fixed point theorems. In this manuscript, by using the weak (psi - phi)-contraction, the results of Berinde and Borcut [1] are generalized.
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    Citation - WoS: 6
    Synthesis and Biological Study of Novel Indole-3 Derivatives as Src Kinase and Glutathione S-Transferase Inhibitors
    (Bentham Science Publ Ltd, 2013) Kurt, Z. Kilic; Aydin, D.; Isgor, Y. G.; Isgor, B. S.; Olgen, S.
    The aim of this study is to design and synthesize novel dual inhibitors of Src protein tyrosine kinase (PTK) and Glutathione S-transferases (GSTs), as a potential drug lead with therapeutic efficacy on cancer and immune disorders. The biological activity profiling of small molecule inhibitors via miniaturized biochemical techniques compatible with medium throughput screening and focused screening methodologies were performed. To determining the effects of small molecule inhibitors on Src kinase and Phase II detoxification enzyme GST isozymes in liver homogenates used to verify their roles in drug resistance mechanism for cancer chemotherapeutics. In this study, 14 indole-3-imine-2-on and N-benzyl indole-3-imine-2-on derivatives were synthesized for dual activities against Src and GST. The chemical structures and purities of compounds were verified by IR, H-1 NMR, MASS spectroscopy, and elemental analysis. The compounds 2, 3 and 9 are found slightly active against both enzyme Src and GST.
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    Citation - WoS: 11
    Citation - Scopus: 10
    Synthesis and Characterization of Hydrothermally Grown Potassium Titanate Nanowires
    (Korean Assoc Crystal Growth, inc, 2015) Kapusuz, Derya; Kalay, Y. Eren; Park, Jongee; Ozturk, Abdullah; Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
    Potassium titanate (KT) nanowires were synthesized by a one-step hydrothermal reaction between TiO2 and aqueous KOH solution. The effects of KOH concentration and reaction time on hydrothermal formation and KT nanowire growth were investigated. The nanowire growth mechanism was elucidated using a combined study of powder X-ray diffraction, and scanning and transmission electron microscopy. The results revealed that hydrothermal growth was initiated by the formation of amorphous-like Ti-O-K sheets in anatase. Increasing hydrothermal reaction time caused the transformation of anatase to Ti-O-K sheets, from which potassium hexa-titanate (K2Ti6O13) nuclei formed and grew to establish one-dimensional morphology through preferential growth along the b-axis. It was revealed that the hydrothermal reactions followed a quite different mechanism than the well-known calcination route. Potassium tetra-titanate (K2Ti4O9) crystals formed in the amorphous region using the hexa-titanate phase as a nucleation site for heterogeneous crystallization. Increasing the KOH concentration in the solution accelerated the hydrothermal reaction rate.
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    On a Boundary Value Problem for a Class of Second-Order Complex Partial Differential Equations
    (Univ Simon Bolivar, 2023) Aksoy, Umit; Celebi, Ahmet Okay
    In this article, a boundary value problem for a second-order complex partial differential equation whose main part is the Laplacian, is introduced and its solvability is discussed by reduction of the problem into the Schwarz problem for a first-order equation. The condition for solvability is presented and an estimate for the unique solution is provided.
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    Citation - WoS: 1
    Citation - Scopus: 1
    Synthesis and Characterization of New Dithienosilole Based Copolymers
    (Electrochemical Soc inc, 2016) Karabay, Lutfiye Canan; Al-Jumaili, Mohammed; Cihaner, Atilla
    2-Ethylhexyl substituted dithienosilole based soluble polymers including thiophene (1) and bithiophene (2) units were synthesized via Stille coupling reaction. The presence of 2-ethylhexyl substituents on the silole ring gave solubility property to the polymers in common solvents. According to gel permeation chromatography measurements, the weight average molecular weights of the polymers 1 and 2 were found to be as 70,977 with a polydispersity index of 2.30 and 110,439 with a PDI of 1.42, respectively. Fluorescent polymers in toluene solution have maximum emisssion bands at 634 nm for the polymer 1 and 613 nm for the polymer 2. Chemical and electrochemical doping of the polymers in the solution and in the film forms were monitored by using ultraviolet-visible spectroscopic technique. The polymers exhibited chromic (chemochromic and electrochromic) properties. While the colors of the neutral polymer films are purple for the polymer 1 and reddish brown for the polymer 2, both polymers are transparent sky blue at their oxidized states. The bandgaps of polymers in film forms were calculated as 1.81 eV for the polymer 1 and 1.92 eV for the polymer 2. Also, electrochromic device applications of the polymers were done. Electrochemical and optical behaviors of the polymers demonstrated that they can be good candidates for optoelectronic applications. (C) 2016 The Electrochemical Society. All rights reserved.
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    Citation - WoS: 8
    Citation - Scopus: 18
    Featuring Cio: Roles, Skills and Soft Skills
    (Igi Global, 2013) Cano, Carmen; Fernandez-Sanz, Luis; Misra, Sanjay
    This paper describes how the CIO (Chief Information Officer) position appears as a key role in the organizations and the requirements for candidates. The authors compare the requirements presented in different studies to know what are the most important skills for a successful performance as a CIO. They stress the importance of non technical skills as key factors for professional performance. The authors have compared soft skills for CIO or equivalent positions and other professional profiles like programmers or analysts using data taken from thousands of job ads. An overview of the most valuable skills (especially soft skills) for CIOS is presented.
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    Citation - WoS: 7
    Citation - Scopus: 7
    Incorporation of Conceptual Metaphor Theory in Translation Pedagogy: a Case Study on Translating Simile-Based Idioms
    (Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2018) Hasturkoglu, Gokcen
    Acknowledging the necessity of achieving cognitive equivalence in the target culture in translation, this study attempts to demonstrate the efficacy of the incorporation of Conceptual Metaphor Theory (CMT) into the curriculum of translation classrooms for translating metaphorical language more accurately. With this aim, a case study was designed after the collection of 10 simile-based idioms constructed with white and black colours from English metaphor and idiom dictionaries. Among the 10, five idioms were with similar mapping conditions (SMC) and the other five were with different mapping conditions (DMC) with Turkish. Eighty students studying at the Department of Translation and Interpretation, Atlm University, were divided into two groups, experimental and control, and were assigned a translation task requiring them to translate 10 simile-based idioms from English to Turkish. Then, the experimental group received training on CMT and practised applying this theory for translation purposes. After the training, both groups were given a post-test and, later, the translations in the pre- and post-test were compared statistically in terms of their accuracy. The results revealed that CMT had a significant effect on achieving cognitive equivalence, especially while translating simile-based idioms with DMC, proving that CMT should become an inseparable part of translation courses.