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Review Information System Process Improvement: a Managerial Perspective(2003) Mishra,A.System process improvement is a continuous strategy in organizations for reducing overall cost, shortening cycle times, and improve quality and user satisfaction. For software organizations to remain competitive and survive in the global market place, it is now inevitable. All organizations are trying to achieve more value from their technology investments. There are various models like Capability Maturity Model (CMM), ISO, etc., available to measure it. However management role is vital for effective process improvement implementation strategy. This paper briefly presents an assessment of all the factors which if taken care by the management effectively can ensure success in information system process improvement.Review The Power of Market Fundamentalism: Karl Polanyi's Critique(inst Economics Research Sas & inst Forecasting Csps Sas, 2014) Temel, Bulent[No Abstract Available]Review Citation - WoS: 39Citation - Scopus: 42Hydropower in Turkey: Analysis in the View of Vision 2023(Pergamon-elsevier Science Ltd, 2013) Melikoglu, MehmetTurkey is a recently developed country, a regional power in the Middle East and an economic powerhouse of the region. Turkey's electricity demand is continuously increasing due to fast economic growth coupled with the country's vibrant young population. It is envisaged that this demand would keep on increasing almost exponentially in the next decade according to the recently avowed Vision 2023 agenda. According to which, the Turkish government ambitiously wants to provide 30.0% of the country's electricity demand from renewable energy sources by 2023. Turkey has vast renewable energy potential including hydro, geothermal, solar and wind. However, historically there is only one playmaker that is hydropower. Thus a detailed review of the current status and future prospects of Turkish hydropower market is urgently needed to generate a roadmap for the Vision 2023 agenda. This paper was intended to provide that vital information. Currently, more than 25.0% or 57.5 TWh of the country's electricity demand is supplied from hydropower. According to official projections this would increase to approximately 116.0 TWh in 2023. In this study, hydropower's supply rate of Turkey's annual electricity demand was assessed based on the official projections and a forecast was generated. Results showed that between 22.0% and 27.0% of Turkey's annual electricity demand should be supplied from hydropower in 2023. Therefore, between 22.5 TWh and 45.0 TWh of electricity should be generated from renewable energy sources other than hydropower to provide a total of 30.0% renewable energy based electricity generation in 2023. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.Review Citation - WoS: 5Binary Alloy Clusters: Structures and Electronic Properties(Amer Scientific Publishers, 2014) Pekoez, Rengin; Oymak, Hueseyin; Erkoc, AkirSynthesis, characterization, physics, and chemistry of nanoclusters have been the focus of intense attention for the last two decades. Also, their unique statues that they are between molecule and bulk material is the central reason for the theoretical researcher to understand the transition from atom to cluster/molecule and then to solid state. In this review we restrict ourselves to the recent advances in the structural and electronic properties of binary alloy clusters. This type of clusters is particularly of importance thanks to their very availability for being tuned, by changing their sizes, according to any special needs. A brief summary of the classification of clusters as well as the experimental techniques and theoretical methods to study them, and the possible applications of alloy clusters are given in the introduction part. Several binary alloy cluster types, including semiconductor, alkali and transition metal, oxide, and ionic binary alloy clusters, are widely reviewed considering extensively the most recent articles.Review Citation - WoS: 87Citation - Scopus: 95Vision 2023: Forecasting Turkey's Natural Gas Demand Between 2013 and 2030(Pergamon-elsevier Science Ltd, 2013) Melikoglu, MehmetNatural gas is the primary source for electricity production in Turkey. However, Turkey does not have indigenous resources and imports more than 98.0% of the natural gas it consumes. In 2011, more than 20.0% of Turkey's annual trade deficit was due to imported natural gas, estimated at US$ 20.0 billion. Turkish government has very ambitious targets for the country's energy sector in the next decade according to the Vision 2023 agenda. Previously, we have estimated that Turkey's annual electricity demand would be 530,000 GWh at the year 2023. Considering current energy market dynamics it is almost evident that a substantial amount of this demand would be supplied from natural gas. However, meticulous analysis of the Vision 2023 goals clearly showed that the information about the natural gas sector is scarce. Most importantly there is no demand forecast for natural gas in the Vision 2023 agenda. Therefore, in this study the aim was to generate accurate forecasts for Turkey's natural gas demand between 2013 and 2030. For this purpose, two semi-empirical models based on econometrics, gross domestic product (GDP) at purchasing power parity (PPP) per capita, and demographics, population change, were developed. The logistic equation, which can be used for long term natural gas demand forecasting, and the linear equation, which can be used for medium term demand forecasting, fitted to the timeline series almost seamlessly. In addition, these two models provided reasonable fits according to the mean absolute percentage error, MAPE %, criteria. Turkey's natural gas demand at the year 2030 was calculated as 76.8 billion m(3) using the linear model and 83.8 billion m(3) based on the logistic model. Consequently, found to be in better agreement with the official Turkish petroleum pipeline corporation (BOTAS) forecast, 76.4 billion m(3), than results published in the literature. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.Review Milli Mücadele Döneminde Ayrılıkçı Faaliyetlerde Kilisenin Rolü ve Hrisostomos-hrisantos Girişimlerine Kesitsel Bir Bakış(2010) Keser, Ulvi1919–1922 süreci Anadolu’da Milli Mücadele’ninyaşandığı bir dönemdir. 30 Ekim 1918 sonrasındaİngiltere, Fransa, İtalya arasında paylaşılmaya başlanılanAnadolu topraklarında 15 Mayıs 1919 tarihinde başlayanYunan işgaliyle birlikte işgal, isyan ve mücadele iç içegirer. Bu dönemde silahlı mücadele yanında özellikleYunan kilisesinin etkili rolü de kendisini göstermeyebaşlar. Megali İdea düşüncesi doğrultusunda BüyükYunanistan kurma hayali bir kere daha canlanır veAnadolu’nun iki farklı noktasında olmak üzere MetropolitHrisostomos İzmir ve Batı Anadolu’da, MetropolitHrisantos ise Trabzon ve Karadeniz bölgesinde işgal vekıyım hareketlerine öncülük eder, halkı kışkırtır ve Megaliİdea rüyasının gerçekleşmesi için var gücüyle çalışır. Buçalışma her iki metropolitin İzmir ve Trabzonbölgelerindeki faaliyetlerini ve amaç birliği çerçevesindeyaptıkları çabaları ortaya koymak amacıylahazırlanmıştır.Review Citation - WoS: 1Evolution of the Relationship Between Urban Planning and Urban Infrastructure(Kare Publ, 2018) Sahin, Savas ZaferIn the face of disasters caused by climate change and ecological degradation, the future of cities has become closely interrelated with the sensitive balance between urban planning and urban infrastructure. Integrated sustainable urban planning and management approaches, where the relationship between urban planning and urban infrastructure is re-examined to manage urban risks, manage the capacity of existing infrastructure, and adapt to climate change have been discussed for a long time. Particularly in the last 2 to 3 decades, in various countries and for different reasons, urban planning and urban infrastructure investments have diverged. Under the influence of neo-liberal policies, the urban planning process has often been transformed into a mechanism of re-distributing urban rents via urban projects, and urban infrastructure investments are presented to society as mega projects to help legitimize the effects of this transformation politically. This dissociation results in an inefficient and ineffective use of resources, a negative effect on the urban ecosystem, and an urban daily life that is fragile and disrupted. The development of a framework that re-integrates planning with infrastructure is an inevitable necessity.Review Citation - WoS: 57Citation - Scopus: 65Application of Minimum Quantity Lubrication Techniques in Machining Process of Titanium Alloy for Sustainability: a Review(Springer London Ltd, 2019) Osman, Khaled Ali; Unver, Hakki Ozgur; Seker, UlviRecently, the manufacturing sector is increasingly keen to apply sustainability at all levels of sustainability from system to products and processes. At the processes level, cutting fluids (CFs) are among the most unsustainable materials and need to be addressed properly in accordance with three main and decisive aspects, also known as the triple bottom line: ecology, society, and economics. Minimum quantity lubrication (MQL) is a promising technique that minimizes the use of CFs, thus improving sustainability. This paper presents a review of the literature available on the use of the MQL technique during different machining processes involving titanium alloys (Ti-6Al-4V). To carry out the study, four search engines were used to focus on the most cited articles published over a span of 17years from 2000 to 2016. The performance and drawbacks are compiled for each eco-friendly technique: dry, MQL, and cryogenics with combinations of MQL and cryogenics, critically considering machining parameters such as cutting speed, feed rate, and output measures, namely surface roughness, tool life, and cutting temperature. After drawing conclusions from critical evaluation of research body, future research avenues in the field are proposed for the academics and industry.Review Çikolata ve Sağlık Beyanları(2018) Cömert, Tuğba Küçükkasap; Merdol, Türkan KutluayÇikolata, bileşimindeki kakao oranı ve yapımında kullanılan maddelere göre bitter çikolata, sütlü çikolata vb. olarakadlandırılır. Kakao oranı ile en zengin olan bitter çikolatanın sağlık üzerine etkileri pek çok çalışmada değerlendirilmişancak tutarlı sonuçlar elde edilememiştir. Bazı araştırmalar, kakaonun yararlı etkisinin ancak çiğ tüketimi ile mümkünolabileceğini vurgularken, bazıları bitter çikolatanın yüksek doymuş yağ ve şeker içeriği nedeniyle vücut ağırlığında artışaneden olabileceğine dikkat çekmektedir. Bunun yanı sıra, kakao ve çikolata, teobromin ve kafein içeriğinden dolayı, belirginyüksek nabız ile ilişkilendirilmekte, bu nedenle aritmisi olanlarda ve yaşlı hastalarda tüketiminin kısıtlanması gerektiğibelirtilmektedir. Bununla birlikte, çikolatanın olumlu etkileri olduğunu gösteren bir çok çalışma da bulunmaktadır.Bu çalışmalarda, çikolatada bulunan sağlıksız bileşenlere karşılık, olumlu etkilerinin değerlendirilmesi gerektiğivurgulanmakta, istenmeyen olumsuz etkileri engellemek için uygun miktarlarda tüketilmesi gerektiği belirtilmektedir. Buderlemede, çikolata ve sağlık beyanları üzerine yapılan çalışmalar ve sonuçları değerlendirilmiştir.Review ŞİDDETİN FARKLI BİR YÜZÜ: FLÖRT ŞİDDETİ, ETKİLERİ VE ETKİLEYEN FAKTÖRLER(2018) Yıldırım, Sevda; Terzioğlu, FüsunŞiddetin alt dallarından biri olan ve genellikle ergenler ve gençleri etkileyen flört şiddeti “çiftlerin flörtilişkisinde birbirine karşı sözel, cinsel, duygusal ve fiziksel şiddet ya da şiddet içeren davranışlar uygulaması vebirbirlerinin davranışlarına sosyal kısıtlamalar getirmesidir”. Flört şiddeti sadece endişe verici yaygınlığınedeniyle değil, fiziksel ve zihinsel sağlık üzerine olan olumsuz etkileri nedeniyle de toplumda görülen önemli birproblemdir. Flört şiddetinin neden olduğu bazı sorunlar anksiyete, depresyon, intihar girişimleri, alkol kullanımıve riskli cinsel davranışlardır. Flört şiddeti; fiziksel, psikolojik/duygusal, sözel ve cinsel şiddet olarak ortayaçıkmaktadır ve ebeveynler tarafından cezalandırılma, flört şiddeti mağduru arkadaşın varlığı, toplumsal cinsiyetrollerine ilişkin geleneksel kalıp yargıların benimsenmesi, alkol/madde kullanımı gibi bazı faktörler flört şiddetiriskini arttırmaktadır. Sorunun çözümüne yönelik olarak atılması gereken adımlar flört şiddeti farkındalığınınarttırılması ve risk faktörlerinin tanımlanmasıdır. Flört şiddetinin önlenmesi, tanılanması ve tedavisine yönelikolarak hemşirelerin de önemli rolleri bulunmaktadır.
