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Book Part Citation - WoS: 7Citation - Scopus: 10Stereolithography and its applications(de Gruyter Oldenbourg, 2020) Oliaei, Samad Nadimi Bavil; Nasseri, BehzadAdditive manufacturing (AM) using cost-effective, accurate, and fast processes is one of the major challenges of today's manufacturing community. Stereolithography (SL or SLA) is a promising technique of AM that is believed to satisfy these requirements. In this process, photopolymerization is used to obtain a 3D model of the desired parts directly from their computer-aided design models. The process works by focusing an ultraviolet (UV) laser on a reservoir of photosensitive polymer resin to solidify it layer by layer, resulting in the desired 3D shape. In this chapter, photopolymerization process and how photopolymers response when they are exposed to UV light sources are discussed along with the application of SLA process in different industries such as manufacturing of industrial parts, including military, medical, and biomedical applications. The physicomechanical properties of fabricated polymeric parts will be explained, including viscosity, tensile strength, elastic modulus, flexibility, and toughness. Some case studies regarding the application of this method for polymeric composite material fabrication, preoperation phantom models, scaffolds preparation used in tissue engineering, and drug-loaded models are discussed.Book Part Citation - Scopus: 11Same Same or Different?: Accession Europeanization in Central and Eastern Europe and Turkey Compared(Taylor and Francis Inc., 2015) Börzel,T.A.; Soyaltin,D.; Yilmaz,G.[No abstract available]Book Part Citation - Scopus: 4Stress, Coping, and Social Media Use(IGI Global, 2022) Demirtepe-Saygılı, D.Social media has become a part of people’s lives and many psychological processes are suggested to be related with social media use. This chapter examines social media use from a stress and coping perspective. Social media can be a stressor for users with the content of posts they see, with a fear of negative evaluation, as an unhealthy attachment to social media accounts, and as a result of cyberbullying. Social media use can also be a problem-focused coping as a source of information, an emotion-focused coping as a distraction, and a source of social support. Lastly, it can be a predictor or a part of well-being as well as a moderator or mediator between coping and well-being. After elaborating on social media use as a part of the coping process, implications for research and practice are discussed. The key points from a coping viewpoint are specified for users, parents, teachers, and professionals. While problematic use of social media can be part of dysfunctional coping and a worse well-being, healthy use can help individuals deal with stresses and lead to a better well-being. © 2022 by IGI Global. All rights reserved.Book Part Citation - Scopus: 2A Study on Influencers' Role in the Buying-Decision Process Within the Context of Word-Of Marketing: A Comparison Between Usa and Turkey(IGI Global, 2020) Medani,T.A.; Şahin,C.; Esiyok,E.The aim of this study is to explore influencers' role in buying-decision process within the context of word-of-mouth marketing and how it differs among different countries. Therefore, to make a comparison between the two countries, United States of America and Turkey are chosen. In the study, in-depth interview technique was used to obtain the data. Interviews were conducted with 20 participants who used Instagram and followed at least one influencer. Ten participants were from United States of America and 10 were from Turkey. In total, three themes were identified. Following the analysis, it was found that trust is very important. If the followers did not trust influencers, they would not prefer to buy or try the product that they have suggested. © 2021, IGI Global.Book Part Citation - Scopus: 1Eliminating Economic Violence Against Women for Gender Equality Empowering Women Through Human Rights Based Approach(Routledge, 2019) Simsek, Altin Asli[No Abstract Available]Book Part A Sociological Perspective on Civil Disobedience Via Taxation: the Case of Turkey(Peter Lang AG, 2016) Turguter,E.A.; Hos,Z.M.Since the establishment of states, the power of taxation is one of the main elements of sovereignty and it has been applied frequently by the rulers and governments. One can see that individuals have shown mass reactions to unfair decisions of governors, especially to unfair and heavy taxes many times in the history. In sociological and legal doctrine, these reactions are classified into two groups such as passive and active resistance and passive resistances can be considered as mainly civil disobedience movements. Civil disobedience stands at the crossroads of the law and sociology due to its consequences. Therefore, in this study, the history of civil disobedience will be analysed through the perspectives of law and sociology. Considering this process, the study will focus on tax-based examples of civil disobedience beginning from the 2000s in Turkey. © 2016 Peter Lang GmbH. All rights reserved.Book Part Citation - Scopus: 2Low Back Pain(Springer International Publishing, 2023) Aksekili,M.A.E.Low back pain is the most common cause of avoiding work and physical activities. Therefore, it creates a heavy burden both on the patient and on the society. The biopsychological approach has taken over in the etiology of low back pain in the last decade. Despite the progress in diagnosis and treatment in recent years, difficulties in LBP management continue. Some factors that reduce the effectiveness of treatment can be summarized as a continuation of exposure to factors that cause and perpetuate, and different responses to pharmacological treatments. No identifiable underlying pathology can be found in 85-95% of the patients. Red flag findings should be investigated while evaluating the patient. In the first step, anamnesis and physical examination of the patient are usually sufficient for diagnosis. Radiology has no place in the diagnosis of nonspecific low back pain. Diagnostic radiology and laboratory tests could be performed when chronic low back pain or any other specific etiologies are considered. The aim of treatment is to relieve the pain and keep the patient active. Acute low back pain recovers by 80% in the first 2 weeks. Step-by-step treatment approach is recommended for acute low back pain. The patient should be taught to self-control his condition. Exercise and physical therapy methods can be applied as the physical dimension of the treatment. If psychosocial factors contributing to pain are prominent, psychosocial approaches, behavioral cognitive therapy, and biofeedback can be applied. Considering the occupational reasons that may lead to LBP, suggestions should be made regarding working conditions. Thus, with a multidisciplinary approach, biological, psychological, and social aspects should be evaluated and treatment should be shaped. © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023.Book Part Citation - Scopus: 1Media and Democracy in Turkey: an Analysis on the News Media Framing of Gezi Park Protests(Taylor and Francis, 2016) Sayin,Ç.; Toros,E.Introduction Freedom of the press is typically considered crucial in fostering democracy and protecting the public interest; thus, it constitutes an indispensable measure for the quality of democracy and may be considered a hallmark of a consolidated democracy. Merkel’s (2004) notion of embedded democracy postulates press freedom as a critical aspect of political rights, which is one of the five partial regimes that support the proper functioning of an embedded liberal democracy. Those rights render the public sphere an independent field of political action in which communicative and organizational power is developed. Accordingly, a free press is a vital component of political communication and political parti-cipation through the distribution and reception of information; political social-ization of the public; the influencing of electoral decisions; and giving voice to interest groups. Within a liberal democratic framework the media’s democratic functions are idealized through two major expectations. First, the media should sustain the presence of multiple political voices (plurality). Second, it should impart information enabling the public to hold elected and appointed officials respons-ible for their actions (accountability). For example, both Walter Lippman and John Dewey (cited in Champlin and Knoedler 2006) attributed a considerable role to the media in a democracy. The former considered the media as an elite group that should evaluate the policies of government and convey information to the public regarding ongoing key debates. The latter viewed the media as a necessary instrument of democracy which should “figure out how to engage the entire public in decisions that would affect them in the end” (quoted in Fallows 1997: 237). However, it is difficult to argue that media discourse regularly meets these expectations, even in a consolidated democracy. The media do not always produce news that serves to enhance democracy due to issues such as patronage networks, distorted relationships between journalists and politicians, concentra-tion of media ownership, partisanship, and explicit political/ideological bias of media institutions. Indeed, rather than encouraging active citizenship and demo-cratic participation, the media generally function in a manner that promotes apathy, pessimism, conflict, and societal polarization. In Gamson et al.‘s (1992: 373) words, “all the trends seem to be in the wrong direction - toward more and more messages, from fewer and bigger producers, saying less and less. That’s the bad news.” Thus, far from the idea of objectivity, the media represent a realm of struggle in which the dominant powers compete and defend what they would prefer to have taken for granted by society. In other words, since media fol-lowers construct meanings about social and political issues via media-generated images of the world, media discourse is highly oriented toward finding support for competing constructions of reality. Within this framework, one may argue that the Turkish media are no excep-tion. Our main argument underpins the fact that, in the sense of plurality, media-generated frames may be compatible with democratic norms, and thus they may contribute to the consolidation of democracy and enhance democratic sensitivity. Yet, the very same frames may be utilized in an anti-democratic tonality, which would undermine the consolidation of democracy in any given context. What we mean by tonality is the construction of a frame. It connotes the underlying polit-ical and cultural fundamentals of a specific frame in terms of constructing and presenting the reality. We argue that the mere presence of variety in the sources of information and in the range of media content (e.g., multiple frames) cannot be interpreted as a sure sign of democracy or democratic consolidation. It is the nature of those voices (their tonality) that renders them democratic or antidemocratic. In this study, we will focus on the contents of the headline news reports of six newspapers during the Gezi Park protests in Turkey, which was a crucial social movement that generated competing news frames. The protests, which occurred between May and August, 2013, originated from a campaign against the destruc-tion of Gezi Park as part of the redevelopment of the Taksim area in Istanbul. On May 30, 2013 police intervened in a peaceful demonstration held by environ-mentalists in Gezi Park. The offensive response of the authorities touched a nerve and within a couple of days the protests spanned almost all provinces of Turkey. The cause of this great anger was not just the destruction of a park. It was also a reaction against the government’s increasingly authoritarian and exclusive attitude, suppressive tactics against opposition, and its unwillingness to respect different lifestyles. During the protests, the authorities provoked the anger by repeatedly showing intolerance of any form of protest. Regretfully, the mainstream national media, which had already been controlled by the govern-ment, exhibited self-censorship and conveyed little of the protests at the very beginning of the events. This directed people mostly to social media in order to communicate and learn about the events. In conducting this analysis, the headline news covered during that period will be coded in two ways. The first coding, following Toros (2012), will analyze the level of plurality within the Turkish media by employing the categories of pre-defined frames by Neuman et al. (1992) and Semetko and Valkenburg (2000), namely responsibility, human interest, conflict, morality, and economic frames. The second coding will focus on the tonality of those frames in terms of their compatibility with the norms of a liberal pluralistic democracy such as tolerance, equality, rule of law, justice, acceptance of cultural diversity, giving voice to multiple actors, respect for other lifestyles, opinions, and fundamental freedoms. © 2016 selection and editorial material, Cengiz Erisen and Paul Kubicek; individual chapters, the contributors.Book Part Developing Proactive Behavior in the Context of Conflict Management(Springer Science+Business Media, 2025) Tosun, B.; Khan, M.Conflict is a pervasive and complex aspect of organizational life that can significantly impact employee morale, productivity, and the work environment. As managers spend a significant portion of their time dealing with routine complaints, hiring and retrenchment decisions, and the pressures imposed by a fast-paced, highly competitive marketplace, it is crucial to develop proactive behavior to identify and resolve conflicts before they escalate. While conflict has been studied primarily in the fields of business, sociology, and psychology, the definition of conflict remains elusive, given its wide range of concepts. This study seeks to shed light on the multifaceted nature of conflict and the role of proactive behavior in preventing and managing conflicts. The study evaluated the precursors of proactivity in terms of personality and behavior, different types of conflict, conflict management, and resolution approaches, and the potential negative consequences of excessive proactivity without sufficient situational judgement effectiveness. Ultimately, the article provides valuable insights into the benefits and potential drawbacks of proactive behavior in preventing and managing conflicts in the workplace. © 2025 The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.Book Part Effectiveness of macroprudential policies: Panel data evidence on the role of institutions, financial structure, and banking regulations(Springer International Publishing, 2021) Ekinci,M.F.; Özcan,G.The effectiveness of macro-prudential policies to mitigate credit cycles and reduce capital flow volatility is at the center of policy debates. In this chapter, we investigate the factors which influence the performance of macro-prudential tools by focusing on institutions, financial structure, and banking sector regulations. We find strong evidence indicating that macro-prudential measures are more effective when they are complemented with a tighter regulatory framework. © The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021. All rights reserved.
