• A threefold empirical analysis of the relationship between regional income inequality and water equity using Tapio decoupling model, WPAT equation, and the local dissimilarity index: evidence from Bulgaria 

  Taşbaşı, Aslı (Springer-Verlag GmbH, 2020-09-17)

  This study utilizes a threefold empirical analysis in order to examine the relationship between income and water equity in Bulgaria, the fastest shrinking country in the world in terms of population, and the most unequal ...

• Turkish health policies: past, present, and future 

  Oğuz, Ahmet Bünyan (Routledge, 2020-08-18)

  In this article, health policies in Turkey from the 1900s to the present are reviewed in light of the available data on the number of health institutions, life expectancy, infant mortality, and state budget allocation. ...

• The cerebral blood flow deficits in Parkinson’s disease with mild cognitive impairment using arterial spin labeling MRI 

  Arslan, Dilek Betül; Gürvit, Hakan; Genç, Ozan; Kıçik, Ani; Eryürek, Kardelen; Cengiz, Sevim; Erdoğdu, Emel; Yıldırım, Zerrin; Tüfekçioğlu, Zeynep; Uluğ, Aziz Müfit; Bilgiç, Başar; Tüzün, Erdem; Demiralp, Tamer; Öztürk Işık, Esin; Hanağası, Haşmet Ayhan (Springer, 2020-07-06)

  Parkinson's disease (PD) with mild cognitive impairment (PD-MCI) is currently diagnosed based on an arbitrarily predefined standard deviation of neuropsychological test scores, and more objective biomarkers for PD-MCI ...

• A stochastic risk-averse framework for blood donation appointment scheduling under uncertain donor arrivals 

  Yalçındağ, Semih; Baş Güre, Seda; Carello, Giuliana; Lanzarone, Ettore (Springer, 2020-07-01)

  Blood is a key resource in all health care systems, usually drawn from voluntary donors. We focus on the operations management in blood collection centers, which is a key step to guarantee an adequate blood supply and a ...

• Diffusion tensor imaging findings in children with sluggish cognitive tempo comorbid Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder 

  Ünsel Bolat, Gül; Baytunca, Muharrem Burak; Kardaş, Burcu; İpçi, Melis; İnci İzmir, Sevim Berrin; Özyurt, Onur; Çallı, Mehmet Cem; Ercan, Eyüp Sabri (Taylor and Francis Ltd, 2020-06-16)

  Objective: The construct of Sluggish Cognitive Tempo (SCT) is characterized by daydreaming, mental confusion, staring blankly and hypoactivity. Our main goal was to explore neuropsychological differences in Attention Deficit ...

• I (dis)like the way you (dis)like them: The role of extended contact on social distance and attitudes towards the ingroup 

  Bağcı Hemşinlioğlu, Sabahat Çiğdem; Stathi, Sofia; Piyale, Zeynep Ecem; Vezzali, Loris; Türnüklü, Abbas (Wiley, 2020-04)

  While extended intergroup contact has been commonly studied in the context of prejudice reduction, less is known about its implications for processes related to the ingroup. Through three correlational and one experimental ...

• White-matter changes in early and late stages of mild cognitive impairment 

  Kurt, Elif; Ulaşoğlu Yıldız, Çiğdem; Femir Gürtuna, Banu; Bayram, Ali; Yıldırım, Elif; Soncu Büyükişcan, Ezgi; Bilgiç, Başar Gar (Churchill Livingstone, 2020-08)

  Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) is characterized by cognitive deficits that exceed age-related decline, but not interfering with daily living activities. Amnestic type of the disorder (aMCI) is known to have a high risk ...

• An investigation of affective theory of mind ability and its relation to neuropsychological functions in Alzheimer's disease 

  Yıldırım, Elif; Soncu Büyükişcan, Ezgi; Demirtaş Tatlıdede, Aslı; Bilgiç, Başar Gar; Gürvit, İbrahim Hakan (John Wiley and Sons Ltd., 2020-03)

  Although cognitive theory of mind (ToM) has been largely studied within neurodegenerative disorders including Alzheimer's disease (AD), studies focusing on affective ToM are relatively limited, yielding inconsistent findings. ...

• Channel modelling for indoor visible light communications 

  Miramirkhani, Farshad; Uysal, Murat (Royal Society Publishing, 2020-04-17)

  Visible light communication (VLC) allows the dual use of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) for wireless communication purposes in addition to their primary purpose of illumination. As in any other communication system, realistic ...

• Preparing multipartite entangled spin qubits via pauli spin blockade 

  Buğu, Sinan; Özaydın, Fatih; Ferrus, Thierry; Kodera, Tetsuo (Nature Research, 2020-02-26)

  Preparing large-scale multi-partite entangled states of quantum bits in each physical form such as photons, atoms or electrons for each specific application area is a fundamental issue in quantum science and technologies. ...

• Clinical and radiological results of oxford phase-3 medial unicompartmental knee arthroplasty 

  Karaca, Sinan; Erdem, Mehmet Nuri; Öztermeli, Ahmet; Bal, Emre; Göğüş, Abdullah; Hamzaoğlu, Azmi (Cureus INC, 2019-11-04)

  Purpose The aim of this retrospective study was to investigate the effectiveness of medial unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) by showing the results of the radiological and clinical outcomes of the patients. Materials ...

• Pedestrian crossing behavior at midblock crosswalks 

  Tezcan, Hüseyin Onur; Elmorssy, Mahmoud; Aksoy, Göker (Elsevier Ltd, 2019-12)

  Introduction: This study investigated the pedestrian crossing behavior at midblock crosswalks, in Istanbul. Method: Data were compiled from field studies at four selected crosswalks that were on one-way streets. Three of ...

• Efficient privacy-aware record integration 

  Kuzu, Mehmet; Kantarcıoğlu, Murat; İnan, Ali; Bertino, Elisa; Durham, Elizabeth Ashley; Malin, Bradley A. (2013)

  The integration of information dispersed among multiple repositories is a crucial step for accurate data analysis in various domains. In support of this goal, it is critical to devise procedures for identifying similar ...

• Attentional bias and training in social anxiety disorder 

  Fıstıkçı, Nurhan; Saatçioǧlu, Ömer; Keyvan, Ali; Topçuoǧlu, Volkan (Turkish Neuropsychiatric Society, 2015-03)

  Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is one of the most effective treatment modalities for social anxiety disorder (SAD), showing a high level of clinical evidence supporting its effectiveness. On the other hand, lack of the ...

• The survey on Near Field Communication 

  Coşkun, Vedat; Ok, Kerem; Özdenizci Köse, Büşra (MDPI, 2015-06)

  Near Field Communication (NFC) is an emerging short-range wireless communication technology that offers great and varied promise in services such as payment, ticketing, gaming, crowd sourcing, voting, navigation, and many ...

• Affective theory of mind in human aging: is there any relation with executive functioning? 

  Yıldırım, Elif; Soncu Büyükişcan, Ezgi; Gürvit, Hakan (Routledge, 2020-03-03)

  Theory of Mind (ToM) refers to the ability to make inferences on other’s mental or emotional states. Although there is evidence suggesting that impaired executive functions due to aging could have a negative impact on ...

• Anti-tobacco control industry strategies in Turkey 

  Keklik, Seda; Gültekin Karakas, Derya (BioMed Central Ltd, 2018-02-26)

  Background: Transnational tobacco companies (TTCs) penetrated the Turkish cigarette market due to trade and investment liberalization in the post-1980 period and eventually secured full control. Despite tobacco control ...

• Independent contributions of early positive parenting and mother-son coercion on emerging social development 

  Akçınar Yayla, Berna; Shaw, Daniel S. (Springer, 2018-06)

  In the current study, we explored associations between parent-child coercion and positive parenting in the toddler period in relation to children's social-behavioral development during the school-age period. The data were ...

• Cross-group friendships and psychological well-being: A dual pathway through social integration and empowerment 

  Bağcı Hemşinlioğlu, Sabahat Çiğdem; Türnüklü, Abbas; Bekmezci, Eyüp (Wiley, 2018-10-01)

  This study investigated the associations between cross-group friendships and psychological well-being among a sample of physically disabled adults. A total of 269 disabled people (M-age=39.13, SD=13.80; 114 females, 152 ...

• On the fractional Fourier and continuous fractional wave packet transforms of almost periodic functions 

  Ünalmış Uzun, Banu (Springer International Publishing AG, 2017-06-02)

  We state the fractional Fourier transform and the continuous fractional wave packet transform as ways for analyzing persistent signals such as almost periodic functions and strong limit power signals. We construct frame ...

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