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Conference Object Citation - WoS: 6Personality and Individual Differences: Literature in Psychology-Psychology in Literature(Elsevier Science Bv, 2015) Aras, GoksenLiterature, which intertwines within such fields as history, philosophy, sociology, psychology and so on, is a discipline wherein language is used as a medium of expression so as to interpret man, existence and culture. The objective of this paper is to discuss literature in terms of its interdisciplinary structure, psychology, in particular, considering man and existence, personality and individual differences which have always been studied by writers, philosophers, artists, psychologists and psychiatrists. Several complex notions, unfathomable personalities and ambiguous motives have been associated with characters in literary genres: For example the term Bovarism is explained by means of Flaubert's Madame Bovary. Similar examples in literary works could be multiplied. Man and existence have been fundamental themes in literature, which has existed even before psychology. Works of literature and art enable individuals to be aware of their personalities and individual differences and to question life and existence, the main data in the field of psychology as well. It is overtly seen that there is a very strong correlation between literature and psychology since both of them deal with human beings and their reactions, miseries, desires, and their individual and social concerns by means of different concepts, methods, and approaches. (C) 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.Publication Citation - WoS: 1Citation - Scopus: 2Retracted: a Path To Critical Thinking (retracted Article)(Elsevier Science Bv, 2010) Ozkan, ImgehanWe should be teaching students how to think. Instead, we are teaching them what to think. (Clement & Lochhead, 1980, Cognitive Process Instruction). That is, critical thinking has a vital role in education. Based on classroom experimentation, it can be said that a student who thinks critically can ask appropriate questions, gather relevant information, efficiently and creatively sort through this information, reason logically from this information, and come to reliable and trustworthy conclusions about the world that enable one to live and act successfully. Therefore, they are more productive while using their second language. The aim of this paper is to present how to develop critical thinking skills of English learners via critical thinking activities. (C) 2010 Published by Elsevier Ltd.Article Citation - WoS: 9Citation - Scopus: 9Design and Characterization of Au/In4< Field Effect Transistors(Elsevier Science Bv, 2018) Khusayfan, Najla M.; Qasrawi, A. F.; Khanfar, Hazem K.In the current work, the structural and electrical properties of the In4Se3/Ga2S3 interfaces are investigated. The X-ray analysis which concern the structural evolutions that is associated with the substrate type has shown that the hexagonal kappa-In2Se3 and the selenium (rhombohedral) rich orthorhombic In4Se3 phases of InSe are grown onto glass and gold substrates, respectively, at substrate of temperature of 300 degrees C in a vacuum media. The coating of the kappa-In2Se3 and of In4Se3 with amorphous layer of Ga2S3 is accompanied with uniform strain. The In4Se3/Ga2S3 interface is found to be of attractive quantum confinement features as it exhibited a conduction and valence band offsets of 0.20 and 1.86 eV, respectively. When the Au/In4Se3/Ga2S3 interface was contacted with carbon metallic point contact, it reveals a back to back Schottky hybrid device that behaves typically as metal-oxidesemiconductor field effect transition (MOSFET). The depletion capacitance analysis of this device revealed built in voltage values of 1.91 and 1.64 V at the Au and C sides, respectively. The designed MOSFET which is characterized in the frequency domain of 0.01-1.80 GHz is observed to exhibit, resonance-anti-resonance phenomena associated with negative capacitance effect in a wide domain of frequency that nominate it for applications in electronic circuits as parasitic capacitance minimizer, bus switching speed enhancer and low pass/high pass filter at microwave frequencies. (C) 2018 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V.Conference Object Citation - WoS: 12A Study on Factors Affecting the Internationalization Process of Small and Medium Enterprises (smes)(Elsevier Science Bv, 2015) Kunday, Ozlem; Senguler, Ece PiskinsutAs a result of the rapid prevalence of Information Technologies, disappearance of the borders between countries as a sequel of globalization and the fast increase in the number of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SME)s, products and services similar to each other are emerging. Within such a context, firms are striving to increase the demand for their products and gain attention through differentiation both in local and global markets. Due to its important role in international trade of countries, SMEs are being considered as major role players in economies and therefore became an attractive area to explore by researchers. The literature on the internationalization of firms is predominantly build on research from the US and western European countries while there is a few number of research conducted in Turkey (Bal and Kunday, 2014; Senguler, 2013; Kocak and Abimbola, 2009; Cavusgil, Knight and Uner, 2011). The internationalization of SMEs has been mostly investigated within the marketing literature and there is a lack on this subject within the Management and Organization literature. Setting out from this need, the aim of this paper is to investigate the entrepreneurial skills of the entrepreneur who founded the SME, the motive of the entrepreneur for starting the business, the innovativeness of the firm, and the relationship of these factors with the internationalization of firms. The sample of the research consists of entrepreneurs who have been reached via the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) study in 80 countries between the years 2000-2012. Hierarchical Regression Model was used to test the hypotheses at macro level including data from each country. Research findings and implications are presented and discussed. (C) 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.Conference Object Citation - WoS: 20Citation - Scopus: 28Analysis of Elastic-Plastic Interference-Fit Joints(Elsevier Science Bv, 2014) Huyuk, Hava; Music, Omer; Koc, Asuman; Karadogan, Celalettin; Bayram, Cagdas; Karadoʇan, ÇelalettinThis paper presents an examination of the elastic-plastic interference fit joints for simple and complex pin-tube geometries. Mechanics of the process is studied in detail through physical trials and numerical models. Results show there are three distinct stages as the pin is pushed into the tube and that an optimum geometry maximising the joint strength exists. (C) 2014 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.Conference Object Citation - WoS: 9Lobatto IIIA-IIIB discretization of the strongly coupled nonlinear Schrodinger equation(Elsevier Science Bv, 2011) Aydin, A.; Karasozen, B.In this paper, we construct a second order semi-explicit multi-symplectic integrator for the strongly coupled nonlinear Schrodinger equation based on the two-stage Lobatto IIIA-IIIB partitioned Runge-Kutta method. Numerical results for different solitary wave solutions including elastic and inelastic collisions, fusion of two solitons and with periodic solutions confirm the excellent long time behavior of the multi-symplectic integrator by preserving global energy, momentum and mass. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.Conference Object Citation - WoS: 19Citation - Scopus: 24Determining Learning Styles of Engineering Students To Improve the Design of a Service Course(Elsevier Science Bv, 2011) Ictenbas, Burcu Devrim; Eryilmaz, HandeStudents learn in different ways and instructors must design their courses to meet the needs of those students. The purpose of this study is to determine learning styles of engineering students at Atilim University for a service course. A VARK questionnaire was administrated to the students who were enrolled in this course and learning styles of these students from different departments were determined and compared. This will provide a guide for instructors to improve their courses offered to different engineering departments based on the determined student learning styles. (C) 2011 Published by Elsevier Ltd.Article Citation - WoS: 22Citation - Scopus: 24Computing reliability indices of repairable systems via signature(Elsevier Science Bv, 2014) Eryilmaz, SerkanThe purpose of this paper is to show the usefulness of system signature for computing some important reliability indices of repairable systems. In particular, we obtain signature-based expressions for stationary availability, rate of occurrence of failure, and mean time to the first failure of repairable systems. Using these expressions we compute corresponding reliability indices of all systems with three and four components. Computational results are also presented for consecutive-k-within-m-out-of-n:F and m-consecutive-k-out-of-n:F systems. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.Article Citation - WoS: 15Citation - Scopus: 13K+-induced Conformational Changes in the Trimeric Betaine Transporter Betp Monitored by Atr-Ftir Spectroscopy(Elsevier Science Bv, 2013) Korkmaz, Filiz; Ressl, Susanne; Ziegler, Christine; Maentele, Werner; Mäntele, WernerThe trimeric Na+-coupled betaine symporter BetP from Corynebactrium glutamicum adjusts transport activity according to the external osmolality. BetP senses the increasing internal K+ concentration, which is an immediate consequence of osmotic upshift in C. glutamicum. It is assumed that BetP specifically binds potassium to yet unidentified binding sites, thereby inducing conformational changes resulting in activation. Atomic structures of BetP were obtained in the absence of potassium allowing only a speculative glimpse on a putative mechanism of K+-induced transport activation. The structural data suggest that activation in BetP is crucially linked to its trimeric state involving an interaction network between several arginines and glutamates and aspartates. Here, we describe the effect of K+-induced activation on the specific ionic interaction sites in terminal domains and loops and on the protomer-protomer interactions within the trimer studied by ATR-FTIR spectroscopy. We suggest that arginine and aspartate and/or glutamate residues at the trimeric interface rearrange upon K+-induced activation, although they remain assembled in an interaction network. Our data propose a two-step mechanism comprising first a change in solvent exposure of charged residues and second a modification of their interaction sites in a partner-switching manner. FTIR reveals a higher alpha-helical content than expected from the X-ray structures that we attribute to the structurally unresolved N-terminal domain modulating regulation. In situ H-1/H-2 exchange studies point toward an altered exposure of backbone regions to buffer solution upon activation, most likely due to conformational changes in both terminal domains, which further affects ionic interactions within the trimer. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.Article Citation - WoS: 1Citation - Scopus: 2On the Lifetime of a Random Binary Sequence(Elsevier Science Bv, 2011) Eryilmaz, Serkan; Erylmaz, SerkanConsider a system with m elements which is used to fulfill tasks. Each task is sent to one element which fulfills a task and the outcome is either fulfillment of the task ("1") or the failure of the element ("0"). Initially, m tasks are sent to the system. At the second step, a complex of length m(1) is formed and sent to the system, where m(1) is the number of tasks fulfilled at the first step, and so on. The process continues until all elements fail and the corresponding waiting time defines the lifetime of the binary sequence which consists of "1" or "0". We obtain a recursive equation for the expected value of this waiting time random variable. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
