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Article Citation - WoS: 12Citation - Scopus: 12Mutual Correlation of Nist Statistical Randomness Tests and Comparison of Their Sensitivities on Transformed Sequences(Tubitak Scientific & Technological Research Council Turkey, 2017) Doganaksoy, Ali; Sulak, Fatih; Uguz, Muhiddin; Seker, Okan; Akcengiz, ZiyaRandom sequences are widely used in many cryptographic applications and hence their generation is one of the main research areas in cryptography. Statistical randomness tests are introduced to detect the weaknesses or nonrandom characteristics that a sequence under consideration may have. In the literature, there exist various statistical randomness tests and test suites, defined as a collection of tests. An efficient test suite should consist of a number of uncorrelated statistical tests each of which measures randomness from another point of view. `Being uncorrelated' is not a well-defined or well-understood concept in the literature. In this work, we apply Pearson's correlation test to measure the correlation between the tests. In addition, we define five new methods for transforming a sequence. Our motivation is to detect those tests whose results are invariant under a certain transformation. To observe the correlation, we use two methods. One is the direct correlation between the tests and the other is the correlation between the results of a test on the sequence and its transformed form. In light of the observations, we conclude that some of the tests are correlated with each other. Furthermore, we conclude that in designing a reliable and efficient suite we can avoid overpopulating the list of test functions by employing transformations together with a reasonable number of statistical test functions.Article Citation - WoS: 1Citation - Scopus: 1On the q-moment Determinacy of Probability Distributions(Malaysian Mathematical Sciences Soc, 2020) Ostrovska, Sofiya; Turan, MehmetGiven 0Article Citation - WoS: 1Citation - Scopus: 3Spectral Approach To Derive the Representation Formulae for Solutions of the Wave Equation(Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2012) Guseinov, Gusein Sh.Using spectral properties of the Laplace operator and some structural formula for rapidly decreasing functions of the Laplace operator, we offer a novel method to derive explicit formulae for solutions to the Cauchy problem for classical wave equation in arbitrary dimensions. Among them are the well-known d'Alembert, Poisson, and Kirchhoff representation formulae in low space dimensions.Article Citation - Scopus: 4Legitimation, Co-Optation, and Survival: Why Is Turkey Silent on China’s Persecution of Uyghurs?(Routledge, 2023) Eliküçük Yıldırım,N.China built internment camps officially referred to as training centres within the scope of a policy for countering extremism and terrorism in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in 2017. While the repression imposed by China on Uyghurs in these camps has attracted the response of the international community, there has been neither a public protest nor a meaningful government response to China in Turkey, despite it having been the voice of Uyghurs on international platforms before 2017. This study aims to identify the reasons for Turkey's silence on the persecution of Uyghurs by utilizing the legitimation and co-optation strategies of the authoritarian stability framework. The Turkish government’s legitimation strategies of “rallying around the flag” via anti-Americanism and the economic expectations of China to boost its performance-based legitimacy are evaluated as reasons for the government’s silence on the Uyghur cause. Moreover, it is also discussed how formal and informal co-optation strategies of the government with nationalist and Eurasianist parties are playing a role as a bolstering mechanism of its silence policy on Uyghurs. © 2023 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.Article Citation - WoS: 4Citation - Scopus: 2Partner Phubbing and Sleep Quality: Serial Mediation Models With Relationship Satisfaction and Perceived Stress(Sage Publications inc, 2024) Dikdere, Busra; Turkarslan, Kutlu KaganThe increasing integration of technology into our lives has been affecting our daily routines and even our sleeps. Being a relatively new concept, phubbing refers to the act of overly engaging with one's phone while dismissing those around in the social settings. In this context, partner phubbing involves individuals exhibiting this neglect in the presence of their romantic partners. Evidence suggests that higher partner phubbing may lead to lower relationship satisfaction and higher perceived stress. The aim of the present cross-sectional study was to examine whether relationship satisfaction and perceived stress mediate the relationship between partner phubbing and sleep quality. Four hundred twenty-three individuals (females = 78.5%, M-age = 29.19, SD = 6.87) participated in the study and completed the measures of partner phubbing, relationship satisfaction, perceived stress, and sleep quality. The results of the serial mediation analyses showed that partner phubbing was not a direct predictor of sleep quality. However, the relationship between partner phubbing and sleep quality was mediated by the four indirect paths through relationship satisfaction (beta = 0.04, p < .05), perceived stress (beta = 0.09, p < .05), relationship satisfaction-perceived stress (beta = 0.02, p < .05), and perceived stress-relationship satisfaction (beta = 0.00, p < .05). The findings suggest that partner phubbing may diminish sleep quality by reducing relationship satisfaction and increasing perceived stress levels. Alternatively, perceived stress exacerbated by partner phubbing could reduce relationship satisfaction, which eventually worsens sleep quality. Digital detox programs, group interventions, emotion-focused couple interventions, and stress management training can help overcome the effects of partner phubbing on sleep quality.Article Citation - WoS: 9Citation - Scopus: 9Mixture Representations for Three-State Systems With Three-State Components(Ieee-inst Electrical Electronics Engineers inc, 2015) Eryilmaz, SerkanThis paper is concerned with dynamic reliability modeling of three-state systems consisting of three-state s-independent components. The components and the systems are assumed to be in three states: perfect functioning, partial performance, and complete failure. Survival functions of such systems are studied in different state subsets. It is shown that the survival function of a three-state system with a general structure can be represented as a mixture of the survival functions of the three-state k-out-of-n:G systems. The results are illustrated for the three-state consecutive-k-out-of-n:G systems whose components degrade according to a Markov process.Article FEDERAL ALMANYA ÖRNEĞİNDE AB ADALET DİVANI KARARLARININ KESİN HÜKÜM KARAKTERİNE SAHİP ULUSAL MAHKEME KARARLARINA ETKİSİ(2019) Arsava, Ayşe FüsunAlman hukuku AB Adalet Divanı kararlarını yargılamanıniadesi nedeni olarak kabul etmemektedir. Şüphesiz Birlik hukukununöngördüğü Äquivalenz prensibi (uyumluluk) AB Adalet Divanı’nın vediğer AB yargısı içinde yer alan mahkemelerin kararlarının tüm üyedevletlerde aynı sonuçlar doğurmasını gerektirmektedir. Bu tür birmukayese edilebilirlik Alman hukukunda AİHM kararları bakımındansöz konusu olmamasına karşın Federal Alman Anayasa mahkemesikararları bakımından söz konusudur. Bu nedenle birçok durumdaFederal Alman Anayasa Mahkemesi Kanunu’nun 79. maddesinin kıyasen AB Adalet Divanı kararlarına uygulanması gündeme gelmektedir. Federal Alman Anayasa Mahkemesi kanunun ilgili maddesininkıyasen uygulanması yerine bu çerçevede bir kanun değişikliğininyapılması daha rasyonel gözükmektedir.Article Nonspesifik Kronik Boyun Ağrısı Olan Akademik Personelde İleri Baş Postürünü Etkileyen Faktörlerin Karşılaştırılması: Tanımlayıcı Çalışma(2024) Yelvar, Gul Deniz Yilmaz; Cirak, Yasemin Buran; Begen, Sena Nur; Arslan, Fatma Cansu Aktaş; Uluğ, Naime; Kılıç, ErdenAmaç: Çalışmanın amacı, nonspesifik kronik boyun ağrısı olan akademik personelde ileri baş pozisyonuna etkileyen faktörlerin karşı laştırılmasıdır. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Bu çalışmaya, nonspesifik kronik boyun ağrısı olan elli katılımcı dâhil edildi. Katılımcılar, kranioverteb ral açı değerine göre “normal servikal pozisyon” ve “ileri baş du ruşu(FHP+)” olmak üzere iki gruba ayrıldı. Demografik bilgiler ve oturma, bilgisayar ve telefon kullanım süresi kaydedildi. Dinlenme, uyku ve aktivasyon sırasındaki ağrı şiddeti, görsel analog skalası kul lanılarak değerlendirildi. Üst trapezius ve suboksipital kaslarının ağrı eşiği algometre ile değerlendirildi. Skapulotorasik kas kuvveti, derin servikal kas kuvvet ve enduransı el dinamometresi ve stabilizer basın çlı biyofeedback ünitesi kullanılarak değerlendirildi. Kraniovertebral açı, fotoğraf analiz yöntemleriyle belirlendi. Servikal eklem pozisyon hissi, dijital inklinometre kullanılarak değerlendirildi. Bulgular: Top lam 50 akademik personel dâhil edildi. FHP+ grubunda kilo, beden kitle indeksi ve cep telefonu kullanım süresi anlamlı olarak daha yük sek olduğu belirlendi (p=0,02; p=0,01). FHP+ grubunda üst trapezius ağrı eşiğinin anlamlı olarak daha yüksek olduğu belirlendi (p=0,02). Gruplar arasında orta trapezius kas kuvveti, derin servikal fleksör kas dayanıklılığı ve eklem pozisyon hissi bakımıdan anlamlı fark olduğu belirlendi. (sırasıyla p=0,02; p=0,03; p=0,01). Sonuç: Nonspesifik boyun ağrısı olan hastalarda, FHP; üst trapezius kas ağrı eşiği, orta tra pezius kas kuvveti, azalmış derin servikal fleksör kas dayanıklılığı ve servikal eklem pozisyon hissi ile ilişkilidir.Article Citation - WoS: 47Citation - Scopus: 52Biocompatible Electroactive Tetra(aniline)-Conjugated Peptide Nanofibers for Neural Differentiation(Amer Chemical Soc, 2018) Arioz, Idil; Erol, Ozlem; Bakan, Gokhan; Dikecoglu, F. Begum; Topal, Ahmet E.; Urel, Mustafa; Guler, Mustafa O.Peripheral nerve injuries cause devastating problems for the quality of patients' lives, and regeneration following damage to the peripheral nervous system is limited depending on the degree of the damage. Use of nanobiomaterials can provide therapeutic approaches for the treatment of peripheral nerve injuries. Electroactive biomaterials, in particular, can provide a promising cure for the regeneration of nerve defects. Here, a supramolecular electroactive nanosystem with tetra(aniline) (TA)-containing peptide nanofibers was developed and utilized for nerve regeneration. Self-assembled TA conjugated peptide nanofibers demonstrated electroactive behavior. The electroactive self-assembled peptide nanofibers formed a well-defined three-dimensional nanofiber network mimicking the extracellular matrix of the neuronal cells. Neurite outgrowth was improved on the electroactive TA nanofiber gels. The neural differentiation of PC-12 cells was more advanced on electroactive peptide nanofiber gels, and these biomaterials are promising for further use in therapeutic neural regeneration applications.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.
