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Article Citation - WoS: 5Citation - Scopus: 7China's Charm Defensive: Image Protection by Acquiring Mass Entertainment(Wiley, 2020) Yildirim, Nilgun Elikucuk; Aslan, MesutFocusing on discussion of China's soft power resources, this article argues that China performs two kinds of soft power strategies in developing and developed countries: offensive and defensive, respectively. While China's charm offensive aims to consolidate her comprehensive power through a development model, aid, investment, traditional culture, foreign policy, and international broadcasting in developing countries, the defensive aspect of China's soft power strategy aims to soften the rise of China with traditional culture by introducing appealing parts of Chinese culture through investments and international broadcasting in Western countries. China applies classical soft power tools in developing countries while she endeavors to protect her image in Western countries defensively. China's alternative defensive approach to soft power is mostly implemented through the acquisition of media outlets, and via the entertainment sector and gaming industry by Chinese-owned companies. However, even in the defensive and offensive bifurcation, if charm attacks result in failure, China could turn take a defensive stance in developing countries.Article ON A GENERALIZED α-ADMISSIBLE RATIONAL TYPE CONTRACTIVE MAPPING(Yokohama Publ, 2016) Erhan, Inci M.; Kir, MehmetRecently, many generalized contractive conditions which involve rational contractive inequalities have been introduced in the context of partially ordered metric spaces. In this paper, we aim to give a generalized rational contractive condition which involves some of these results without need of extra restrictions.Conference Object Citation - Scopus: 1Crm System Implementation in a Multinational Enterprise(2009) Mishra,A.; Mishra,D.The concept of customer relationship management (CRM) resonates with managers in today's competitive economy. As more and more organizations realize the significance of becoming customer-centric in today's competitive era, they embrace CRM as a core business strategy. CRM an integration of information technology and relationship marketing provides the infrastructure that facilitates long-term relationship building with customers at an enterprise-wide level. Successful CRM implementation is a complex, expensive and rarely technical projects. This paper presents the successful implementation of CRM in a multinational organization. This study will facilitate in understanding transition, constraints and implementation of CRM in multinational enterprises. © Springer-Verlag 2009.Article Citation - WoS: 6Citation - Scopus: 7Construction of Self-Assembled Vertical Nanoflakes on Cztsse Thin Films(Iop Publishing Ltd, 2019) Terlemezoglu, M.; Surucu, O. Bayrakli; Colakoglu, T.; Abak, M. K.; Gullu, H. H.; Ercelebi, C.; Parlak, M.Cu2ZnSn(S, Se)(4) (CZTSSe) is a promising alternative absorber material to achieve high power conversion efficiencies, besides its property of involving low-cost and earth-abundant elements when compared to Cu(In, Ga) Se-2 (CIGS) and cadmium telluride (CdTe), to be used in solar cell technology. In this study, a novel fabrication technique was developed by utilizing RF sputtering deposition of CZTSSe thin films having a surface decorated with self-assembled nanoflakes. The formation of nanoflakes was investigated by detailed spectroscopic method of analysis in the effect of each stacked layer deposition in an optimized sequence and the size of nanoflakes by an accurate control of sputtering process including film thickness. Moreover, the effects of substrate temperature on the formation of nanoflakes on the film surface were discussed at a fixed deposition route. One of the main advantages arising from the film surface with self-assembled nanoflakes is the efficient light trapping which decreases the surface reflectance. As a result of the detailed production and characterization studies, it was observed that there was a possibility of repeatable and controllable fabrication sequence for the preparation of CZTSSe thin films with self-textured surfaces yielding low surface reflectance.Article Citation - WoS: 3Citation - Scopus: 3Modeling and Measurement of Human Body Blockage Loss at 28 Ghz(Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2023) Benzaghta, Mohamed; Gokdogan, Bengisu Yalcinkaya; Coruk, Remziye Busra; Kara, AliMillimeter-wave (mm-Wave) spectrum is an essential enabler to the fifth generation (5G) wireless technology. Humans are one of the most noticeable blockers that cause temporal variation in indoor radio channels. This paper presents human blockage measurements at 28 GHz, with several humans of different sizes. The effect of the crossing orientations of the human bodies is investigated for three different transmitter heights. A human blockage model based on the Fresnel diffraction scheme is shown to be applicable in estimating the human blockage loss in indoor radio links considering various body sizes, different crossing orientations, and different transmitter heights. The findings reported in this paper could help improve indoor radio channel models at 28 GHz bands for 5G technologies considering the presence of human body blockages.Article Citation - WoS: 11Citation - Scopus: 10Synthesis 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 EngineeringPotassium 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.Article Common Fixed Point Theorem for Three Mappings in Banach Valued Norm Spaces(Gazi Univ, 2013) Karapinar, Erdal; Moradlou, Fridoun; Salimi, Peyman; MathematicsIn this paper, we give a generalized theorem on point of coincidence and common fixed point for three weakly compatible mappings in Banach valued norm spaces. We give a new method for construction of the sequence, which is convergence to the common fixed point of these three mappings.Article Citation - WoS: 17Citation - Scopus: 17Calcination Characteristics of Laterite Ores From the Central Region of Anatolia(Southern African inst Mining Metallurgy, 2012) Keskinkilic, E.; Pournaderi, S.; Geveci, A.; Topkaya, Y. A.; Metallurgical and Materials EngineeringDrying, calcination, prereduction, and smelting are the main steps in conventional crude ferronickel production. Industrially, these steps are conducted using the rotary kiln-electric arc furnace (RKEF) process. In this paper, calcination characteristics of Sivrihisar laterite ores from the Central Anatolia region are investigated. The extent of elimination of chemically bound water and other volatiles was studied by experiments conducted at various temperatures in the 250-800 degrees C range. Phase changes were examined using X-ray diffractometry. For the particle size used in the study, 300 degrees C was determined to be almost sufficient for complete transformation of goethite to haematite, and 700 degrees C was required for effective elimination of all volatiles in the ore.Article Citation - WoS: 1Citation - Scopus: 1Hole-Polar Phonon Interaction Scattering Mobility in Chain Structured Tlse0.75s0.25< Crystals(Wiley-blackwell, 2009) Qasrawi, A. F.; Gasanly, N. M.In this study, the electrical resistivity, charge carriers density and Hall mobility of chain structured TlSe0.75S0.25 crystal have been measured and analyzed to establish the dominant scattering mechanism in crystal. The data analyses have shown that this crystal exhibits an extrinsic p-type conduction. The temperature-dependent dark electrical resistivity analysis reflected the existence of three energy levels located at 280 meV, 68 meV and 48 meV. The temperature dependence of carrier density was analyzed by using the single donor-single acceptor model. The carrier concentration data were best reproduced assuming the existence of an acceptor impurity level being located at 68 meV consistent with that observed from resistivity measurement, The model allowed the determination of the hole effective mass and the acceptor-donor concentration difference as 0.44m(0) and 2.2 x 10(12) cm(-3), respectively. The Hall mobility of the TlSe0.75S0.25 crystal is found to be limited by the scattering of charged carriers over the (chain) boundaries and the scattering of hole-polar phonon interactions above and below 300 K, respectively. The value of the energy barrier height at the chain boundaries was found to be 261 meV. The polar phonon scattering mobility revealed the high-frequency and static dielectric constants of 13.6 and 15.0, respectively. (C) 2009 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, WeinheimArticle Citation - Scopus: 7Export Credit Agency Activities in Developing Countries(2013) Turguttopbas,N.International trade has been considered one of the main reasons for wealth increase in many countries. In the past, more developed countries were able to reach their current prevailing economic conditions mainly by exporting to less developed countries, especially through capital goods and by financing local projects. More recently, the pendulum has swung in the direction of the developing world, especially toward China and South Korea in East Asia, Brazil and Argentina in Latin America, and Hungary and Turkey in Europe. All of these countries have their particular financial and macro-economic pros and cons, but they have in common an export-driven approach. As exportation requires financing, the capabilities of banking systems and institutionalized export credit agencies have become increasingly important since they enhance these countries' ability to take part in world trade. In this study, individual country facts and financial systems are analyzed in economic terms, and the support of the export credit agencies will also be evaluated. © 2013 Copyright Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.
