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Improved artificial cooperative search algorithm for solving non- convex economic dispatch problems with valve-point effects
(2018)This paper presents Improved Artificial Cooperative Search (IACS) algorithm for solving economic dispatch problemsconsidering the valve point effects, ramp rate limits, transmission losses and prohibited operation zones. ... -
Deprem etkileşimlerinde Coulomb Gerilme Kriteri değerlendirmesi; Doğu Anadolu Fay Hattı
(2018)Türkiye’nin önemli fay zonlarından biri olan Doğu Anadolu Fay Zonu (DAFZ), içinde bulunduğumuz yüzyılda çok aktifgörünmemesine rağmen, tarihsel dönemlerde büyük depremler üretmiş bir fay zonudur. DAFZ’in yakın çevresinde ... -
When students become customers- the changing relationship between the student and the academic; A case study from social sciences in Turkey
(2018)The definition of higher education is going through a rapid transformation where higher education is seen as a strategic commodity with ahigh profit potential. Actors involved in an increasingly commodified higher education ... -
Kemal Tahir’de Osmanlılık ve Anadolu Türklüğü ilişkisi
(2018)Çalışmamızda Kemal Tahir düşüncesinde Osmanlılık ve Anadolu Türklüğüarasındaki ilişki ele alınmıştır. Türkiye Cumhuriyeti kurulduğunda bir imparatorluk olanOsmanlı Devleti ile arasında doğal yapısal farklılıklar bulunmaktadır. ... -
Working with women in Turkey exposed to childhood sexual abuse
(Wiley, 2018)Objective Sexual abuse of children is an important public health issue. The aim of this study was to provide a multidimensional examination of women over the age of 18 who were exposed to sexual abuse in childhood and the ... -
Which standards are more effective for healthcare external evaluation organizations management systems?: ISQua 4th Ed. vs ISO 9004:2009
(2018)The aim of this study; to find out which standard for institutional accreditation ismore appropriate for external evaluation organizations for healthcare institutions. Dataobtained from ISQua: Guidelines and Standards for ... -
Political and economic institutions and economic performance: Evidence from Kosovo
(Walter De Gruyter Gmbh, 2018)This study examines Kosovo's attempts to create efficient political and economic institutions while assuming that if these institutions cannot perform well and the market economy will also fail. Thus, the main aim of this ... -
Grouping OECD countries based on energy-related variables using k-means and fuzzy clustering
(Springer, 2018)The main purpose of this study is to examine the relationships between energy consumption, CO2 emission and economic growth for 28 OECD countries and to form clusters based on the findings. The study is carried out under ... -
An empirical assessment of customer lifetime value models within data mining
(Univ Latvia, 2018)Customer lifetime value has been of significant importance to marketing researchers and practitioners in specifying the importance level of each customer. By means of segmentation which could be carried out using value-based ... -
“TEACHING GRAMMAR IS NOT MY MAIN RESPONSIBILITY”: EXPLORING EFL TEACHERS’ BELIEFS ABOUT GRAMMAR TEACHING
(2019)This mixed-methods study investigated a hundred university EFL teachers’ beliefs aboutseveral issues in grammar teaching. Teachers’ beliefs about these issues such as the explicitand implicit teaching of grammar, its ... -
Koşulsuz Müşteri Memnuniyeti Uygulamalarının Uluslararası Muhasebe/Finansal Raporlama Standartları (UMS/UFRS) Açısından Değerlendirilmesi
(2019)Küresel ekonominin gereklerinden olan rekabetin boyutları hızla artmaktadır. Bunun doğal bir sonucu olarakda işletme yöneticileri tarafından, fiyatlar üzerinden yapılan savaşların yerini alacak yeni araçlar geliştirilmeye ... -
Genders prediction from indoor customer paths by Levenshtein-based fuzzy kNN
(Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, 2019)Companies have an advantage over the competitors if they can present customized offers to customers. Demographic information of customers is critical for the companies to develop individualized systems. While current ... -
Individual behavior modeling with sensors using process mining
(MDPI, 2019)Understanding human behavior can assist in the adoption of satisfactory health interventions and improved care. One of the main problems relies on the definition of human behaviors, as human activities depend on multiple ... -
Catastrophic household expenditure for healthcare in Turkey: Clustering analysis of categorical data
(MDPI, 2019)The amount of health expenditure at the household level is one of the most basic indicators of development in countries. In many countries, health expenditure increases relative to national income. If out-of-pocket health ... -
An Interactive data-driven (dynamic) multiple attribute decision making model via interval type-2 fuzzy functions
(MDPI, 2019)A new multiple attribute decision making (MADM) model was proposed in this paper in order to cope with the temporal performance of alternatives during different time periods. Although dynamic MADM problems are enjoying a ... -
Analysis of different binarization techniques within whale optimization algorithm
(IEEE, 2019)In this study, Whale Optimization Algorithm (WOA), which is a recently proposed swarm intelligence-based algorithm, has been used to solve binary optimization problems. As the WOA algorithm has been developed for optimizing ... -
Analysis of key performance indicators in a manufacturing plant via fuzzy cognitive maps
(IEEE, 2019)Companies have to follow key performance indicators (KPIs) for their key objectives, such as increasing of productivity and profit, and reducing cost. Performance measurement and management is also important in this context. ... -
Vehicle routing with compartments under product incompatibility constraints
(Svenciliste U Zagrebu, Fakultet Prometnih Znanosti, 2019)This study focuses on a distribution problem involving incompatible products which cannot be stored in a compartment of a vehicle. To satisfy different types of customer demand at minimum logistics cost, the products are ... -
Metaheuristic algorithms for the hybrid flowshop scheduling problem
(Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, 2019)The hybrid flowshop scheduling problem (HFSP) has been widely studied in the literature, as it has many real-life applications in industry. Even though many solution approaches have been presented for the HFSP with makespan ... -
Joint Forecasting-Scheduling for the Internet of Things
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2019)We present a joint forecasting-scheduling (JFS) system, to be implemented at an IoT Gateway, in order to alleviate the Massive Access Problem of the Internet of Things. The existing proposals to solve the Massive Access ...
