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Article Citation - WoS: 39Citation - Scopus: 49Usability and Accessibility Evaluation of Libyan Government Websites(Springer Heidelberg, 2019) Karaim, Nuha Awlad; Inal, YavuzThe aim of this study was to evaluate the usability and accessibility of Libyan government websites. A total of ten government websites in Libya were analyzed according to the criteria of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.0, and one of them was selected for further analysis based on usability criteria. The results showed that the evaluated website had significant number of usability problems. More than half of the usability problems were rated as major and catastrophic. Visibility of system status, user control and freedom, and user help recognize, diagnose, and recover from errors were the most violated heuristic items. All Libyan government websites did not pass accessibility evaluation using the AChecker tool with the exception of the website for Management of Scholarships, and all failed using the TAW tool. Providing text alternatives for each non-text element was the most frequently violated success criterion for Libyan government websites.Article Citation - WoS: 2Citation - Scopus: 2The Impact of the Limit q-durrmeyer Operator on Continuous Functions(Springer Heidelberg, 2024) Yilmaz, Ovgu Gurel; Ostrovska, Sofiya; Turan, MehmetThe limit q-Durrmeyer operator, D-infinity,D-q, was introduced and its approximation properties were investigated by Gupta (Appl. Math. Comput. 197(1):172-178, 2008) during a study of q-analogues for the Bernstein-Durrmeyer operator. In the present work, this operator is investigated from a different perspective. More precisely, the growth estimates are derived for the entire functions comprising the range of D-infinity,D-q. The interrelation between the analytic properties of a function f and the rate of growth for D(infinity,q)f are established, and the sharpness of the obtained results are demonstrated.Article Citation - WoS: 2Citation - Scopus: 2Optical Characterization of Nabi(moo4)2< Crystal by Spectroscopic Ellipsometry(Springer Heidelberg, 2024) Guler, I.; Isik, M.; Gasanly, N. M.The compound NaBi(MoO4)(2) has garnered significant interest in optoelectronic fields. This study employs spectroscopic ellipsometry to thoroughly examine the linear and nonlinear optical characteristics of NaBi(MoO4)(2) crystals, offering detailed insights into their optical behavior. Our investigation presents a precise method for discerning the crystal's spectral features, revealing the spectral variations of key optical parameters such as refractive index, extinction coefficient, dielectric function, and absorption coefficient within the 1.2-5.0 eV range. Through analysis, we determined optical attributes including bandgap energy, critical point energy, and single oscillator parameters. Additionally, we explored the nonlinear optical properties of NaBi(MoO4)(2), unveiling potential applications such as optoelectronic devices, frequency conversion, and optical sensors. This study enhances comprehension of optical properties of NaBi(MoO4)(2), underscoring its significance in future optical and electronic advancements.Article Citation - WoS: 10Citation - Scopus: 8Beyond expectations: disease duration and psychological burden in psoriatic arthritis(Springer Heidelberg, 2023) Kilic, Gamze; Kilic, Erkan; Tekeoglu, Ibrahim; Sargin, Betul; Cengiz, Gizem; Balta, Nihan Cuzdan; Nas, KemalThis study aims to investigate the relationship between disease duration and psychological burden in PsA and to identify the risk factors associated with psychological distress. Patients with PsA who met CASPAR classification criteria enrolled by Turkish League Against Rheumatism (TLAR)-Network. Patients were categorized into three groups based on disease duration: early stage (< 5 years), middle stage (& GE; 5, < 10 years), and late stage (& GE; 10 years). All patients underwent clinical and laboratory assessment using standardized protocol and case report forms. The associations between psychological variables and clinical parameters were assessed by a multivariate analysis. Of the 1113 patients with PsA (63.9% female), 564 (%50.7) had high risk for depression and 263 (%23.6) for anxiety. The risk of psychological burden was similar across all PsA groups, and patients with a higher risk of depression and anxiety also experienced greater disease activity, poorer quality of life, and physical disability. Multivariate logistic regression revealed that female gender (OR = 1.52), PsAQoL (OR = 1.13), HAQ (OR = 1.99), FiRST score (OR = 1.14), unemployment/retired (OR = 1.48) and PASI head score (OR = 1.41) were factors that influenced the risk of depression, whereas the current or past enthesitis (OR = 1.45), PsAQoL (OR = 1.19), and FiRST score (OR = 1.26) were factors that influenced the risk of anxiety. PsA patients can experience a comparable level of psychological burden throughout the course of their disease. Several socio-demographic and disease-related factors may contribute to mental disorders in PsA. In the present era of personalized treatment for PsA, evaluating psychiatric distress can guide tailored interventions that improve overall well-being and reduce disease burden.Article Citation - WoS: 6Citation - Scopus: 5A Petri Net Approach To Behavioural Simulation of Design Artefacts With Application To Mechatronic Design(Springer Heidelberg, 2003) Erden, Z; Erden, A; Erkmen, AMA Petri net-based design inference network (PNDN) architecture is presented in this paper. The network models the logical behaviour of any design artefact developed by designers at the conceptual design level by representing the subfunctions and their inter-relationships to perform a required overall function. The theoretical framework in developing the PNDN is based on the improved theory of Petri nets and hybrid automata. The theoretical PNDN architecture was implemented in a C++ based software called the design network simulator (DNS). The logical behaviour of a design artefact is modelled through the token flow within the PNDN. The token flow model is developed both for deterministic and nondeterministic PNDN, which involves uncertainties. In this paper we present the mathematical formalism of the deterministic token flow through the PNDN. We also provide a conceptual design example in order to explain the application of our theoretical architecture for structuring the PNDN.Article Citation - WoS: 26Citation - Scopus: 35Web Accessibility in Turkey: Awareness, Understanding and Practices of User Experience Professionals(Springer Heidelberg, 2019) Inal, Yavuz; Rizvanoglu, Kerem; Yesilada, YelizEnsuring web accessibility for all is not an easy task and requires the awareness, understanding and practices of people with different roles. User experience professionals (UXPs) play an important role in ensuring web accessibility for all. However, in Turkey, there is no research concerning the status of the awareness, understanding and common practices of UXPs. The overall goal of the present work was to offer an assessment of the current situation in Turkey to suggest areas of improvement and changes to advance web accessibility practices. To meet this goal, we conducted an online survey. The results of this survey show that UXPs believe they have enough training and education in web accessibility; however, they are not familiar with web accessibility standards and assistive technologies used by people with disabilities. They do not work with people with disabilities in their studies on usability, and they do not consider web accessibility in their projects. Our findings also show that UXPs have a top-down approach to web accessibility and they think that it is the responsibility of project managers to make web applications accessible. In brief, the study showed that UXPs in Turkey need to be better educated and trained on web accessibility, and organizations need to realize that both top-down and bottom-up approaches are required to ensure accessibility of the web for all.Article Citation - WoS: 18Citation - Scopus: 21Failure Rates of Consecutive k-out-of-n< Systems(Springer Heidelberg, 2012) Eryilmaz, Serkan; Navarro, JorgeLinear and circular consecutive k-out-of-n systems are very popular models in reliability theory, survival analysis, and biological disciplines and other related lifetime sciences. In these theories, the failure rate function is a key notion for measuring the ageing process. In this paper we obtain some mixture representations for consecutive systems and we apply a mixture-based failure rate analysis for both linear and circular consecutive systems. In particular, we analyze the limiting behavior of the system failure rate when the time increases and we obtain some ordering properties. We first consider the popular case of systems with components having independent and identically distributed lifetimes. In practice, these assumptions may fail. So we also study the case of independent non-identically distributed component lifetimes. This case has special interest when a cold-standby redundancy is used for some components. In this sense, we analyze where to place the best components in the systems. Even more, we also study systems with dependent components by assuming that their lifetimes are exchangeable. (C) 2011 The Korean Statistical Society. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.Article Citation - WoS: 45Citation - Scopus: 69Software architecture of the internet of things (IoT) for smart city, healthcare and agriculture: analysis and improvement directions(Springer Heidelberg, 2021) Gavrilovic, Nebojsa; Mishra, AlokInternet of things (IoT) enables organizations to automate the process and improves service delivery through Internet technology and transferring the data at the cloud level. IoT does not allow the use of a universal software architecture for different fields in which it is used, but needs to be adjusted according to the requirements of users. This paper presents an analysis of currently available types of software architectures of the IoT systems in the field of smart cities, healthcare, and agriculture. It provides a proposal for solutions and improvements of different software architecture types, interactions between identified software architecture elements that will provide better performance and simplicity. The novelty of the study is the analysis of different types of IoT software architecture such as: layered, service-oriented and cloud-based software architecture application in these areas of IoT. Based on the analysis, the study proposed the type of software architecture of the IoT system for the relevant area of application (smart city, healthcare, and agriculture). Specific points of research are: analysis of different types of software architecture applied in IoT systems, identification of functionalities available in IoT systems through different types of software architecture, the proposal for enhancement of the above functionalities, and proposal of software architecture that is most relevant to the IoT system of a particular area.Article Citation - WoS: 9Citation - Scopus: 13The Concept of Weak Exchangeability and Its Applications(Springer Heidelberg, 2017) Eryilmaz, SerkanA finite sequence of binary random variables is called a weak exchangeable sequence of order m if the sequence consists of m random vectors such that the elements within each random vector are exchangeable in the usual sense and the different random vectors are dependent. The exact and asymptotic joint distributions of the m-dimensional random vector whose elements include the number of successes in each exchangeable sequence are derived. Potential applications of the concept of weak exchangeability are discussed with illustrative examples.Article Citation - WoS: 14Citation - Scopus: 15Yielding of Two-Layer Shrink-Fitted Composite Tubes Subject To Radial Pressure(Springer Heidelberg, 2005) Eraslan, AN; Akis, TYielding of two-layer shrink-fitted composite tubes with axially constrained ends subject to either internal or external pressure is investigated in detail. In the framework of small deformations, a state of plane strain and von Mises yield criterion, analytical expressions are obtained for critical values of the pressure leading to plastic flow. It is shown that, depending on material properties and tube dimensions, different modes of plastic deformation may occur. Yielding may commence at the inner tube or at the outer tube or simultaneously in both tubes. The conditions for different nature of plastic flow are determined. Using analytical expressions obtained for critical values of the parameters and properties of real engineering materials, various numerical examples are handled and the variation of elastic limit pressure with interference and interface radius is explained.
