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Department International Relations(1997)The Atılım University Department of International Relations was founded in 1997. International relations is a field of science where the relations among states, organizations and other players in the international system are researched and observed. The field of international relations is also an interdisciplinary field, combining areas such as economy, history and political science to research on topics such as human rights, global poverty, environment, economy, globalization, security and global ethics. Offering three Graduate Degree programs in addition to the undergraduate program, the Department of International Relations continues to graduate individuals from its Graduate Degree Program in European Union Studies, as well as its Graduate Degree programs in Turkish and English.Review Citation - WoS: 53Citation - Scopus: 60Synthesis and Characterization of Hyperbranched and Air Drying Fatty Acid Based Resins(Elsevier Science Sa, 2006) Bat, E; Gündüz, G; Kisakürek, D; Akhmedov, IMIn this research four hyperbranched resins having fatty acid residues were synthesized. Dipentaerythritol, which was used as the core molecule of the resins, was twice esterified with dimethylol propionic acid. This resin was then esterified with the castor oil fatty acids. The hydroxyl group present in the ricinoleic acid which constitutes almost 87% of the castor oil fatty acids was then reacted with linseed oil fatty acids and benzoic acid. The linseed fatty acids were incorporated into the structure to esterify 0, 15, and 70% of the ricinoleic acid on mole basis. These resins were named as HBR-1, 2, and 3. A fourth resin (e.g. HBR-4) was synthesized by the incorporation of 15% linseed fatty acids + 55% benzoic acid'. The chemical characterization of the resins was achieved by FTIR spectroscopy and the thermal properties were determined by DSC. The physical and the mechanical properties of the resins were determined. The hardness value of the resins was measured as 24, 277 25, and 68 Persoz for HBR-1, 2, 3, and 4, respectively. The viscosity of the resins was measured as 17.3, 9.7, 5.8, and 17.5 Pa(.)s at a shear rate of 200 s(-1). The increase in the amount of the linseed fatty acids increased the hardness, and decreased the viscosity of the resins. All resins showed excellent adhesion, gloss, and flexibility. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.Article Citation - WoS: 45Citation - Scopus: 48Refractive Index, Band Gap and Oscillator Parameters of Amorphous Gase Thin Films(Wiley-v C H verlag Gmbh, 2005) Qasrawi, AF; Department of Electrical & Electronics EngineeringGaSe thin films are obtained by evaporating GaSe crystals onto ultrasonically cleaned glass substrates kept at room temperature under a pressure of similar to 10(-5) Torr. The X-ray analysis revealed that these films are of amorphous nature. The reflectance and transmittance of the films are measured in the incident photon energy range of 1.1-3.0 eV. The absorption coefficient spectral analysis revealed the existence of long and wide band tails of the localized states in the low absorption region. The band tails width is calculated to be 0.42 eV. The analysis of the absorption coefficient in the high absorption region revealed an indirect forbidden band gap of 1.93 eV. The transmittance analysis in the incidence photon wavelength range of 500-1100 nm allowed the determination of refractive index as function of wave length. The refractive index-wavelength variation leads to the determination of dispersion and oscillator energies as 31.23 and 3.90 eV, respectively. The static refractive index and static dielectric constant were also calculated as a result of the later data and found to be 9.0 and 3.0, respectively.Article Diverging Perceptions of the Cold War: Baghdad Pact as a Source of Conflict Between Turkey and the Nationalist Arab Countries(2005) Uzer, Umut; Uzer, AyşeCold War dynamics compelled Turkey and the nationalist Arab countries, particularly Egypt and Syria, to join two opposing camps. Conflicting geopolitical interests between Turkey and the nationalist Arab countries led to a rivalry for regional hegemony and an alignment pattern inimical to the security of the other countries. Turkey's membership in NATO in 1952 and the establishment of the Baghdad Pact in 1955 caused concern for the Egyptian president Gamal abd-al Nasser, who perceived those pacts as tools of Western imperialism. On the other hand, for Turkey these pacts were guarantors of Turkish security against an expansionist Soviet Union. Diverging threat perceptions between Turkey and the radical Arab states resulted in a tense atmosphere in the Middle East sub-system.Article Citation - WoS: 4Citation - Scopus: 5Automata Networks as Preprocessing Technique of Artificial Neural Network in Estimating Primary Production and Dominating Phytoplankton Levels in a Reservoir(Elsevier, 2006) Kilic, Hurevren; Soyupak, Selcuk; Gurbuz, Hasan; Kivrak, ErsinArtificial Neural Networks (ANN) is computational architectures that can be used for estimating primary production levels and dominating phytoplankton species in reservoirs. Automata Networks (AN) were applied as a pre-processing method with subsequent ANN model development for Demirdoven Dam Reservoir. The primary purpose of using preprocessing technique was to distinguish the suitable and appropriate constituents of the input parameters' matrix, to eliminate redundancy, to enhance prediction power and calculation efficiency. The data were collected monthly over two years. The applications have yielded following results: The correlation coefficients (r values) between predicted and observed counts were as high as 0.83, 0.87, 0.83 and 0.88 for Cyclotella ocellata, Sphaerocystis schroeteri, Staurastrum longiradiatum counts, and Chlorophyll-a (Chl-a) concentrations respectively with AN. The performance of AN based pre-processing technique was compared with the performance of a well-known pre-processing technique, namely Principle Component Analysis(PCA), experimentally. r values between the predicted and observed C. ocellata, S. schroeteri and S. longiradiatum counts, and (Chl-a) were as high as 0.80, 0.86, 0.81 and 0.86 respectively with PCA. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.Conference Object Citation - WoS: 1Changing Our Educational Institutions: Transition From Traditional To E-Learning Programs(Ieee, 2004) Yazici, A; Karakaya, Z; Dalgarno, B; Altas, IIn this. paper we examine basic elements of e-Learning, the features of the e-Learning model under implementation at Atilim University and the expected impact of the model on the organization of the institution. The paper also draws on examples at other institutions in discussing the issues that. form the dynamics of organizational change within Universities in the 21(st) century.Department Manufacturing Engineering(2003)Opened in 2003 with the aim to graduate experts in the field of machine-production, our Department is among the firsts in our country to offer education in English. The Manufacturing Engineering program focuses on the manufacturing technologies that shape materials from raw materials to final products by means of analytical, experimental and numerical modeling methods. First Manufacturing Engineering Program to be engineered by Müdek, our department aims to graduate creative and innovative Manufacturing Engineers that are knowledgeable in the current technology, and are able to use production resources in an effective and sustainable way that never disregards environmental facts. As the first Department to implement the Cooperative Education Program at Atılım University in coordination with institutions from the industry, the Manufacturing Engineering offers a practice-oriented approach in education with its laboratory infrastructure and research opportunities. The curriculum at our department is supported by current engineering software, and catered to creating engineers equipped to meet the needs of the production industry.Article Citation - WoS: 5Citation - Scopus: 6Material Flow Control in High Pressure Sheet Metal Forming of Large Area Parts With Complex Geometry Details(verlag Stahleisen Mbh, 2005) Trompeter, M; Önder, E; Homberg, W; Tekkaya, E; Kleiner, MWorking media based forming processes show advantages compared to the conventional deep drawing in the range of sheet metal parts with complex geometry details. By High Pressure Sheet Metal Forming (HBU), complex parts can be formed with reduced tool costs, fewer process steps, and improved part properties, particularly by the use of high strength steels. In order to use these advantages to full capacity, the material flow into the area of the geometry details needs to be optimised. The key element for the material flow control is a multi-point blank holder. In combination with flange draw-in sensors, a closed loop flange draw-in control can be built up which guarantees a reproducible material flow and, consequently, defined part properties. Furthermore, a favourable pre-distribution of sheet metal material can be reached which leads to a widening of the process limits. Considering a large area sheet metal part with a complex door handle element as example, strategies for the material flow control will be discussed in this paper. The conclusions are based on FE-simulations as well as experimental findings.Article Citation - WoS: 5Citation - Scopus: 7Comparison of Nat1, Nat2 & Gstt2-2 Activities in Normal and Neoplastic Human Breast Tissues(Aepress Sro, 2006) Geylan-SU, YS; Isgör, B; Coban, T; Kapucuoglu, N; Aydintug, S; Iscan, M; Güray, T; Chemical EngineeringIn this study, arylamine N-acetyltransferases, NATs (E.C.2.3.1.5) and glutathione-S-transferase-T2-2, GSTT2-2 (E.C.2.5.1.18) enzyme activities in the breast tumor and surrounding tumor-free tissues of 22 female breast cancer patients with infiltrating ductal carcinoma were measured. The possible impacts of grade of malignancy, chemotherapy treatment, estrogen receptor status and menopausal status on all enzyme activities were evaluated. The results showed that, both NAT2 and GSTT2-2 display significant differences between tumor and tumor-free breast tissues, while no difference was observed in NAT1. Grade of malignancy seems to be positively associated with NAT1 and negatively associated with GSTT2-2. Though, both NAT2 and GSTT2-2 have increased mean tumor activities, the grade of malignancy, chemotherapy status, menopausal status or estrogen receptor status are not correlated statistically.Article Citation - WoS: 5Citation - Scopus: 5Electrochemical Polymerization of Para-Substituted Haloanilines(Taylor & Francis inc, 2006) Cihaner, A; Önal, AMPolyhaloanilines: poly(4-fluoroaniline) (P4FAN), poly(4-chloroaniline) (P4CAN), and poly(4-bromoaniline) (P4BAN), are synthesized from para-substituted haloaniline monomers; 4-fluoroaniline (4FAN), 4-chloroaniline (4CAN), and 4-bromoaniline (4BAN), respectively, via constant potential electrolysis (CPE) in acetonitrile-water mixture (1:1 v/v) with NaClO4 as supporting electrolyte. Prior to CPE, electrochemical behavior of the monomers were investigated in organic medium utilizing cyclic voltammetry (CV). The course of CPE was monitored using in-situ UV-VIS spectroscopic technique. Characterization of polymer products have been carried out using FT-IR and NMR spectroscopic techniques and thermal behaviors were studied using differential scanning calorimeter (DSC). Polyhaloanilines synthesized by electrochemical oxidation were doped using iodine and the change in the paramagnetic behavior was monitored by ESR, UV-VIS, and FT-IR.
