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  • BildiriYalnız künye2018
    Optimal scheduling of time shiftable loads in a task scheduling based demand response program by symbiotic organisms search algorithm

    Cakmak, R.; Altas, I.H.

    Demand side management is one of the key issues in smart electrical grid studies. Power demand of consumers can be managed via demand response(DR) programs. Task scheduling (TS) based demand response is one of the DR schemes. Objective of the TS approach is to schedule activation time of the appropriate time-shiftable loads to reduce power consumption in peak-demand hours. Heuristic optimization methods can be used to provide this objective. Symbiotic Organisms Search (SOS) and Cuckoo Search (CS) algorithms are two of the most recent heuristic methods. In this paper, scheduling of the time-shiftable home appliances executed by SOS and CS algorithms. Time-shiftable home appliances of the consumers and run time tolerances of them aggregated by mini public survey to achieve results which close to reality. Obtained results are indicated the superiority of the SOS algorithm and demonstrated the positive effects of the demand side management on the electrical grid.

    • SDG 7 · Erişilebilir ve Temiz Enerji
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  • BildiriYalnız künye2018
    On the Yearly Performance of a Bifacial PV Module in Central Anatolia - Turkey

    Özden, Talat; Turan, Raşit; Aklnoǧlu, Bülent Gültekin; Zaz, Y.; Essaaidi, M.

    With the tremendous increase in the photovoltaic (PV) power plants world-wide remarkable decreases in their installation prices per watt are attained mainly due to economic scale effect. This brings questioning to increase their energy yields by considering any possible way like fabricating bifacial solar modules. Present study is on the performance analysis of a bifacial PV module using one-year outdoor testing results in Ankara-Turkey. The module performed very well and reached a specific yield value of 1750 kWh/kWp. This value for Central Anatolia region is well above the values predicted (and suggested) by the local authorities. The efficiency and performance ratio variation with respect to ambient and module temperature are obtained. The calculated dependence of efficiency on the module temperature is found to be η=-0.073Tmod+18.05, and the maximum measured module temperature is about 70 °C. The results show that the bifacial modules have the potential to replace the mono facial modules that are now dominating the PV market.

    • SDG 7 · Erişilebilir ve Temiz Enerji
    • SDG 13 · İklim Eylemi
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  • MakaleYalnız künye2018Scopus SJRQ1
    Geochemical and Sr-Nd-Pb isotope characteristics of the Miocene to Pliocene volcanic rocks from the Kandilli (Erzurum) area, Eastern Anatolia (Turkey): Implications for magma evolution in extension-related origin

    Kaygusuz, Abdullah; Aslan, Zafer; Aydınçakır, Emre; Yücel, Cem; Gücer, Mehmet Ali; Şen, Cüneyt

    This paper presents Sr-Nd-Pb isotopic and whole-rock geochemical data of Miocene to Pliocene volcanic rocks in the Eastern Anatolia (Turkey) aiming to unravel their sources and evolutionary history. The wide compositional range of lavas and pyroclastics includes basaltic andesite, basaltic trachyandesite, trachyandesite, andesite and trachydacite. These calc-alkaline volcanics are enriched in large ion lithophile elements and light rare earth elements and depleted in the high field strength elements. Sr-Nd isotope data indicate low values for 87Sr/86Sr(i) (0.70432–0.70464) and high values for 143Nd/144Nd(i) (0.51272–0.51282). Further, these data are within the mantle array of the isotope ratio diagram. The lead (Pb) isotopic compositions (206Pb/204Pb(i) = 18.33 to 18.62, 207Pb/204Pb(i) = 15.51 to 15.60, 208Pb/204Pb(i) = 38.10 to 38.45) reveals the presence of an enriched source. The main petrological processes involved fractional crystallization and the mixing of at least two fractionated magmas having same source characteristics. All evidence supports the findings that the Kandilli volcanic rocks were derived from a partial melting of the both spinel and garnet bearing subcontinental lithospheric mantle, which had been previously metasomatized by mostly fluids derived from subducted slab during the collisional and post-collisional extension-related geodynamic setting in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey.

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  • MakaleYalnız künye2018Scopus SJRQ2
    Investigation of high temperature wear resistance of TiCrAlCN/TiAlN multilayer coatings over M2 steel

    Sukuroglu, E.E.; Baran, O.; Totik, Y.; Efeoglu, I.

    In this study, TiCrAlCN/TiAlN multilayer coatings were deposited on M2 high speed steel substrates by the Closed-Field Unbalanced Magnetron Sputtering system. The chemical composition, microstructure, morphology, mechanical and high temperature wear resistance properties of the coatings were characterized, analyzed and compared to the substrate. The high temperature wear tests were carried out under a load of 2 N at the lap (wear test distance) of 50 m and in dry sliding condition at Room Temperature (RT), 150, 300, 450, and 600 °C on atmospheric conditions. It has been found that the TiCrAlCN/TiAlN multilayer coatings have a higher wear resistance than the M2 substrate. The stable friction behavior and low friction tendency was determined at 600 °C. When the test temperature increased, the wear rates decreased. Narrow and smooth wear tracks and also the lowest wear rate were obtained at 600 °C.

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  • MakaleYalnız künye2018Scopus SJRQ1
    The effect of reiki on pain: A meta-analysis

    Demir Doğan, Melike

    Objective: Pain is one of the most common symptoms and may lead to important psychological, mental, and physiological problems in individuals. According to data by The Center for Reiki Research, Reiki is an effective approach to decrease the levels of pain, depression, and anxiety. Therefore, the aim of this meta-analysis was to investigate the effect of Reiki on pain level. Methods: Randomized controlled clinical trials in databases of Pubmed, ISI Web of Sciences, and Google Scholar were investigated. 4 randomized controlled studies involving 212 participants were included in the meta-analysis. Results: The result obtained after the final Reiki application was evaluated in VAS pain score. When Reiki (n = 104) group was compared with control group (n = 108), standardized mean difference was observed to be −0.927 (95% CI: −1.867 to 0.0124). Reiki was observed to cause a statistically significant decrease in VAS score. Conclusion: Consequently, this meta-analysis revealed that Reiki was an effective approach in relieving the pain.

    • SDG 3 · Sağlık ve Kaliteli Yaşam
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  • BildiriYalnız künye2018
    A third order of accuracy difference scheme for Bitsadze-Samarskii type elliptic overdetermined multi-point problem

    Ashyralyyev, Charyyar; Akyüz, Gulzlpa; Ashyralyev, A.; Sadybekov, M.; Lukashov, A.

    In this study, a third order of accuracy difference scheme for Bitsadze-Samarskii type multi-point elliptic overdetermined problem is studied. For solution of constructed difference problem stability, almost coercive stability and coercive stability estimates are established. The theoretical statements for the solution of this difference problem are supported by numerical results in test example by using Matlab.

  • BildiriYalnız künye2018
    Experimental Channel Measurement for Indoor Office Visible Light Communication

    Yazgan, Ayhan; Simsek, Cemaleddin; Albayrak, Cenk; Tugcu, Emin; Turk, Kadir; Herencsar, N.

    Channel measurement for visible light communication (VLC) is theoretically and experimentally performed in a real office platform. Six armatures composed of phosphor based white LED arrays are fed by designed analog LED drivers. Measurements are taken in a 6m x 7.8m office room which is formed as 10×13 matrix with 60 cm grid distance for both simulation and experiment studies. The link distance between LED arrays and optical receiver is kept minimum 2.5 meters for each measurement. Experimental results are generally in good agreement with simulation results, which are obtained using Barry's theoretical channel model.

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  • MakaleYalnız künye2018Scopus SJRQ2
    Shelf-life, physicochemical, and nutritional properties of wheat bread with optimized amount of dried chickpea sourdough and yeast by response surface methodology

    Hendek Ertop, Muge; Coşkun, Yunus

    The aim of this study was to optimize of the instant active dry yeast (A) and the dried chickpea sourdough (B) amount in bread formulation and to evaluate of usage possibilities of dried chickpea sourdough in bread production by examining some quality parameters.Response surface methodology was used to determine the effects of the variable factors (Aand B) on the product volume (V), acceptability value (AV) and pore factor (PF) of the bread. The usage rates were determined 0.63% for A and 10.21% for B.The bread produced according to optimized model (OB) was compared with control bread in terms of some quality parameters. The pore structures of bread samples and microtextural features obtained scanning electron microscopy during shelf life were examined by Image Analysis. Smaller and more homogeneous pore structures were obtained in the bread texture; antioxidant activity, mineral content, microbial shelf life were improved, and the volume and crust thickness of the bread increased by the usage of chickpea sourdough. Practical applications: Chickpea sourdough was dried in oven at low temperature short time condition.The protection of microbial vitality was ensure during the drying processes.The level of instant active dry yeast (A) and dried sourdough (B) were optimized with RSM. The usage rates were determined 0.63% for A and 10.21% for B.Optimized bread and control bread were compared in terms of various quality properties. The antioxidant activity, mineral content, microbial shelf life, and physicochemical properties were improved.

    • SDG 2 · Açlığa Son
    • SDG 12 · Sorumlu Üretim ve Tüketim
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  • MakaleYalnız künye2018Scopus SJRQ2
    Increasing adherence to mine plan through data integration and process change

    Kahraman, Muhammet Mustafa; Dessureault, Sean

    This paper focuses on the development of a decision support element to control real-time adherence to mine plan within a control room environment. This system, known as a mine planning screen (MPL), integrates mine planning and production processes. The key inputs are production data tracked by the fleet management system and mine plans entered by mine planners into spreadsheets. The data are integrated with the use of database query languages and MPL charts are displayed in a web environment. The MPL screen displays two types of information: real-time adherence to plan by pit and historical adherence by crews. The objective of the screen is to increase adherence to the overall plan, a key part of a larger real-time blending initiative. This research discusses the technical development of the new tool, its deployment and peer pressure technique for user motivation.

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  • BildiriYalnız künye2018
    Performance of Visible Light Communication with Colour Shift Keying Modulation and Polar Code

    Simsek, Cemaleddin; Tugcu, Emin; Albayrak, Cenk; Yazgan, Ayhan; Turk, Kadir; Herencsar, N.

    Visible light communication (VLC) is an emerging technology to fulfill both illumination and communication purposes considered as either an alternative or a support system for some of scenarios carried by RF communication systems. Colour shift keying (CSK) is the modulation given in IEEE 802.15.7 VLC standard which proposes Reed-Solomon as error correction code. Polar code is the first theoretically proven capacity achieving error correction code with low encoding and decoding complexities. Performance of Polar code with belief propagation decoder has not been studied under VLC CSK scheme. In this study we investigate performance of Polar code with belief propagation decoder under VLC CSK scheme and compare it with performance of Reed-Solomon code. Result show that Polar code with belief propagation decoder outperforms Reed-Solomon code by at least 1.5dB.

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  • BildiriYalnız künye2018
    Fast and accurate classifier-based brain-computer interface system using single channel EEG data

    Maleki, Masoud; Manshouri, Negin; Kayikcioglu, Temel

    In brain-computer interface system (BCIs), direct communication between humans and computers is performed by analyzing neural signals and transforming them into digital signals. In the continuation of our previous works, in this paper, we advanced the proposed BCI system that was based on the gaze on rotating vanes. The speed of communication and convenience of the user are very important factors in BCI systems. Therefore, in this paper, for the convenience of the user, a single EEG channel was used. Also, for to increase the speed of the system, we tried to the classification of 0.5 sec epochs with a partial least squares regression (PLSR) as a fast classifier. In addition, we computed the information transfer rate (ITR) that has proved our proposed BCI system is fast and accurate. This system could be used in real-time implementations due to having high classification rate, speed and convenience of the user.

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  • Kitap BölümüYalnız künye2018
    Reputation management as a strategic practice of public relations in the frame of Turkey

    Güllüpunar, Hasan

  • MakaleYalnız künye2018Scopus SJRQ2
    A novel OTA-based circuit model corroborated by an experimental semiconductor memristor

    Gul, Fatih; Babacan, Yunus

    A semiconductor memristor device based on a 300-nm ZnO thin film was fabricated by direct-current reactive sputter. The memristive behavior of this device was confirmed by time dependent current–voltage (I-V-t) measurements, and the distinctive pinched hysteresis I-V loops of the memristor were observed. Structural analysis of the ZnO memristor was carried out using both X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). After physical implementation of the memristor, an operational transconductance amplifier (OTA) based memristor circuit was designed to emulate the ZnO-based semiconductor memristor for use in memristor-based circuit applications. All simulations were in good agreement with experimental results. In addition, a comparison of the proposed circuit with other memristor emulators was presented.

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  • MakaleYalnız künye2018Scopus SJRQ1
    Investigation of radiation absorption coefficients of lead-zinc mine waste rock mixed heavy concrete at 662–1460 keV energy range

    Çullu, Mustafa; Bakırhan, Emir

    The objective of this study is to observe the radiation shielding efficiency of concrete produced by using the lead wastes that are stored in lead-zinc mines processing of which is not financially viable in the mines they are extracted from that have negative effects on the environment. Within this scope, concretes were produced to be used as radiation shield concretes. The samples were prepared by altering the amounts of heavy aggregates such as lead–zinc mine waste, Magnetite, Limonite, and Barite at 25%, 50%, and 75% ratios, and concrete samples were prepared in C16/20, C25/30, and C35/45 concrete strength grades to determine the effects of these grades on radiation absorption properties. In order to determine the radiation absorption coefficients, absorption coefficients at 662 keV, 1173 keV, 1332 keV, and 1460 keV energy levels from Cs-137, Co-60 and K-40 sources were determined by concrete slabs with dimensions of 20 × 20 × 5 cm.

    • SDG 12 · Sorumlu Üretim ve Tüketim
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  • MakaleYalnız künye2018Scopus SJRQ1
    Competitive positioning of winter tourism destinations: A comparative analysis of demand and supply sides perspectives–Cases from Turkey

    Evren, Savaş; Kozak, Nazmi

    This study was conducted to determine the competitive positions of five winter tourism destinations in Turkey. The explanatory sequential mixed method was used in order to compare the views of both the supply and demand sides. A questionnaire was first applied to current and potential visitors of the related destinations (n = 417), both in the field and online, followed by semi-structured interviews conducted with destination stakeholders (n = 12). It was observed that visitor perceptions positioned Uludağ with its tourism superstructure means and entertainment opportunities, Kartalkaya with its tourism superstructure quality and service quality, Erciyes, with its reasonable pricing policy and uncrowded slopes/lifts, Palandöken with its adequate number of lifts and snow quality, and Kartepe, with its beautiful scenery and accessibility. The assessments of the destination stakeholders demonstrated that strategies for strengthening the current position was not accepted at every destination and that only some destination stakeholders were inclined toward repositioning.

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  • MakaleYalnız künye2018Scopus SJRQ3
    An Extended Approach of Particle Swarm Optimization for Shoreline Extraction from RASAT Imagery

    Catal Reis, Hatice; Bayram, Bülent; Bozkurt, Salih; Ince, Abdulkadir; Demir, Nusret; Seker, Dursun Zafer

    This study presents an extended shoreline detection approach from pansharpened images of Turkish RASAT satellite which covers red, green and blue bands of the optical spectrum with 15 m ground resolution and panchromatic band with 7.5 m spatial resolution. The Lake Ercek of Turkey has been selected as the study area, which is a tectonic lake and home to a variety of water birds. The satellite images of the lake taken in 2013 and 2014 were considered for analysis. The proposed shoreline extraction system consists of a sequence of image processing steps in which simple linear clustering (SLIC) and particle swarm optimization (PSO) are the main components. SLIC was used to create superpixels that form basis for object-based image analysis while PSO was employed for classifying objects into corresponding classes. The resulting images still contained unwanted artefacts; therefore, a post-processing step was performed to improve the accuracy of segmentation by applying thresholding, morphological processing, and manual editing for noise removal. The proposed framework was applied on two temporal RASAT images to test the variations of defined parameter settings. The success of the proposed system was to obtain shorelines with satisfying accuracy without using NIR band. Finally, the extracted shorelines were vectorised and compared with manually digitized shorelines from pansharpened satellite images for accuracy assessment.

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  • BildiriYalnız künye2018
    The Relationship between Corruption and Tax Burden: The Moderator Effect of Strength of Auditing and Reporting Standards

    Yesilcelebi, Gul; Keyifli, Nazli; Procházka, D.

    The aim of this study is to examine the moderator effect of strength of auditing and reporting standards on the relationship between corruption and tax burden in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries. The study was conducted on annual data during the period 2011–2015 about the corruption, tax burden and strength of auditing and reporting standards of OECD member countries. In this context, data of corruption (Corruption Perceptions Index – CPI) were collected from Transparency International – the Global Coalition against Corruption; data of tax burden were collected from International Monetary Fund (IMF) database, and data of strength of auditing and reporting standards were collected from The Global Competitiveness Reports. The study analysed the relationship between corruption and tax burden and the moderator effect of strength of auditing and reporting standards on the relationship between two variables by the panel data analysis. The results of this analysis showed that have significantly and a negative relationship between corruption and tax burden; strength of auditing and reporting standards have significantly and a positive strengthen relationship between corruption and tax burden.

    • SDG 16 · Barış, Adalet ve Güçlü Kurumlar
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  • MakaleYalnız künye2018Scopus SJRQ1
    New xylanolytic enzyme from Geobacillus galactosidasius BS61 from a geothermal resource in Turkey

    Sari, Bilge; Faiz, Ozlem; Genc, Berna; Sisecioglu, Melda; Adiguzel, Ahmet; Adiguzel, Gulsah

    In this study, isolation, conventional and molecular characterizations of ten thermophilic bacteria from Rize/Ayder were carried out. Xylanase from Geobacillus galactosidasius BS61 (GenBank number: KX447660) was purified by acetone precipitation, Diethylaminoethyl-cellulose and Sephadex G-100 chromatographies. The xylanase of G. galactosidasius BS61 in clarifying fruit juice was also investigated. Enzyme was purified 29.80-fold with 75.18% yield; and molecular weight was determined as 78.15 kDa. The optimum temperature of xylanase was 60 °C. The enzyme activity was maintained fully after 24 h and over 50% after 168 h at pH 4.0–10.0, while optimum pH was 7.0. Km and Vmax for beech wood xylan were measured as 3.18 mg mL−1, 123 U mg protein−1. In addition, Ca2+, Na+, Al3+, Zn2+, Cd2+, Mg2+, Ni2+, Cu2+ had decreasing effect on enzyme activity, while enzyme activity had been protected against anions, especially HSO3− and HPO4 2− stimulated enzyme activity. Xylanase applications (with 15 U/mL enzyme activity) in orange and pomegranate juices were increased; and the sugar and turbidity amounts were reduced 17.36% ± 1.18 and 30.52 ± 1.23, respectively. These results indicated that the xylanase of G. galactosidasius BS61 has biotechnological potential in juice clarification due to its stability against metal ions, chemicals and high pH-values.

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  • MakaleYalnız künye2018Scopus SJRQ2
    Bearing capacity and slope stability assessment of rock masses at the Subasi viaduct site, NE, Turkey

    Kaya, Ayberk; Bulut, Fikri; Dağ, Serhat

    This study investigates the bearing capacity of rock masses and stability of slopes at the Subasi viaduct site which is a part of the improvement project of the Artvin–Hopa government highway between KM 6 + 500 and 13 + 787 in NE Turkey. The geotechnical studies were performed in three stages. Firstly, the bearing capacity of moderately weathered andesitic tuff was evaluated using the empirical equations. Secondly, the major principal stress and vertical displacement due to the viaduct and traffic loadings at the level of foundations were determined by the finite element method (FEM). The vertical displacement value and comparison of bearing capacity and major principal stress show that any problem is not expected at the viaduct site in terms of the bearing capacity. Finally, the stability of slopes at the viaduct site was investigated using kinematic, limit equilibrium, and finite element method-based shear strength reduction analyses methods. It was concluded that no discontinuity controlled failures at the slopes are expected. However, a circular failure is possible to occur at the face slope excavated in highly weathered andesitic tuff. After support application, the long-term stabilization of face slope has been achieved. Consequently, it is suggested that the empirical, analytical, and numerical methods should be combined for a more reliable construction design.

    • SDG 9 · Sanayi, Yenilikçilik ve Altyapı
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  • MakaleYalnız künye2018Scopus SJRQ3
    Automatic Building Extraction from Image and LiDAR Data with Active Contour Segmentation

    Akbulut, Zeynep; Özdemir, Samed; Acar, Hayrettin; Karsli, Fevzi

    Automatic building extraction is an important topic for many applications such as urban planning, disaster management, 3D building modeling and updating GIS databases. Its approaches mainly depend on two data sources: light detection and ranging (LiDAR) point cloud and aerial imagery both of which have advantages and disadvantages of their own. In this study, in order to benefit from the advantages of each data sources, LiDAR and image data combined together. And then, the building boundaries were extracted with the automated active contour algorithm implemented in MATLAB. Active contour algorithm uses initial contour positions to segment an object in the image. Initial contour positions were detected without user interaction by a series of image enhancements, band ratio and morphological operations. Four test areas with varying building and background levels of detail were selected from ISPRS’s benchmark Vaihingen and Istanbul datasets. Vegetation and shadows were removed from all the datasets by band ratio to improve segmentation quality. Subsequently, LiDAR point cloud data was converted to raster format and added to the aerial imagery as an extra band. Resulting merged image and initial contour positions were given to the active contour algorithm to extract building boundaries. In order to compare the contribution of LiDAR to the proposed method, the boundaries of the buildings were extracted from the input image before and after adding LiDAR data to the image as a layer. Finally extracted building boundaries were smoothed by the Awrangjeb (Int J Remote Sen 37(3): 551–579. https://doi.org/10.1080/01431161.2015.1131868, 2016) boundary regularization algorithm. Correctness (Corr), completeness (Comp) and accuracy (Q) metrics were used to assess accuracy of segmented building boundaries by comparing extracted building boundaries with manually digitized building boundaries. Proposed approach shows the promising results with over 93% correctness, 92% completeness and 89% quality.

    • SDG 11 · Sürdürülebilir Şehirler ve Topluluklar
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