Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
ENERGY CONSUMPTION AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN TURKEY: AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS

Energy is one of the most important fundamental inputs of the economy and social life. Globally; increasing population, economic growth, urbanization, and technological developments have been increasing energy needs of countries. However, the fact that the fossil fuels such as oil, coal and natural gas is limited and rising energy prices led countries to find alternative sources of energy. The country’s energy dependency is increasing day to day. Relationship between energy and economic growth for developed and developing countries is a hotly debated topic. Especially for developing countries requires more energy to achieve economic growth. In term of Turkey which is particularly dependent on foreign energy is important to determine the direction of the relationship. The ampiric literature related with causality between energy consumption and economic growth show different results according to periods and methods used. In some studies a uni-directional causality is found running from energy consumption to economic growth and in some studies a uni-directional causality is found running from economic growth to energy consumption. While some results indicate no causality between variables, the others indicate bi-directional causality. The aim of this study is to examine relationship between electricity consumption and economic growth in Turkey during the period 1970-2009. Real GDP per capita and electricity per capita variables are used. Firstly, NG Perron and Phillips Perron unit root tests are used to verify the order of integration of the variables. Johansen cointegration test and vector error correction model are employed to examine the relationship. All variables are found stationary in the first difference. According to Johansen cointegration test it is concluded that there is long run cointegration between variables.The results indicate that there is a cointegration vector between the real GDP and the electricity consumption in the long- run. Both short and long-run uni-directional causality from real GDP to electricity consumption is observed. Besides, according to Toda Yamamoto Granger Causality test there is found uni-directional causality from real GDP to electricity consumption. This results can be interpreted as advancement of the countries’ economy, there has been increase in energy consumption, particulary in electricity consumption. Due to high income, consumers consume more and more electricity. According to the findings obtained from this study, energy conservation policies may be applied in order to reduce energy consumption in Turkey. The uni-directional causality running from economic growth to energy consumption implies that energy conservation policies may not unfavourable effects on economic growth.
Assessment of suspended sediment concentration and sand encroachment change in Atlantic Sahara platform (SW of Morocco) using multi-temporal remote sensing

A study was conducted in Northern part of Atlantic Sahara coast (SW of Morocco) with the aim of assessing change of suspended sediment concentration (SSC) with time in sea surface from Landsat data with 30 m spatial resolution in order to understand the sand encroachment in the continental area. We must be report that is the first study of SSC monitoring in Southwest of Morocco using earth observation satellite (EOS). The methodology adopted in this research is simple and based on using band ratio (Green/Blue) for two images Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) from the years 1987 and 2005. A step of classification was necessary, so unsupervised classification using K-means algorithm was applied on both band results from band ratio. After that, the statistical data result from classification was compared to determine the SSC and sand change with time. The results show that the sand increase in continental surface was in relationship with SSC decrease in coastal area. The SSC variation in surface sea indicates that sand input be decreased in next year's.
Connecting religion and work: Patterns and influences of work-faith integration

Religiosity can significantly impact human behavior yet little is known about how religious belief and practice integrate with work. Using the Faith at Work Scale, we surveyed Christian workers in the United States (n = 374) and found that work-faith integration was positively associated with faith maturity, church attendance, age and denominational strictness, and negatively associated with organizational size. Denominational groups varied in their degree of integration but displayed similar patterns across dimensions of integration. Work-faith integration was manifest most strongly in integration related to the self, and somewhat less so in areas related to others and in transcendent aspects of work. Respondents attributed spiritual disciplines and workplace mentors as salient influences of work-faith integration. Implications for workplace spirituality scholarship and management are explored.
Characteristics of a large volume, helicon plasma source

A high-density helicon plasma source with very large volume, 75cm in diameter and 486cm in axial length, has been developed, and its characteristics have been investigated. Furthermore, the radial density profile control has been successfully demonstrated by utilizing two techniques: (1) by changing the magnetic field configurations near the antenna and (2) by changing the antenna radiation-field patterns. Using two types of large-diameter spiral antennae, plasma with density exceeding 1012cm−3 has been produced with several hundreds of watts of radio frequency power. By changing the magnetic field configuration near the antenna, the threshold power and the degree of the density change in a density jump can be varied. The electron density reaches the maximum away from the antenna; then decays weakly along the axial direction.
A Comparative Analysis of the Tibia of Paralouatta varonai , an Extinct Cuban Primate

Primates inhabited the Caribbean islands for millions of years, from at least the Miocene up until several thousand years ago. One genus, Paralouatta was endemic to the island of Cuba. The fossils of Paralouatta varonai, one of the two known species of that genus, have been well described, including evidence for possible semiterrestriality in the skeletal remains. Currently, all known New World monkeys are arboreal, spending almost all of their time in trees. This work offers additional comparative analyses of the fossilized tibia of Paralouatta varonai, specifically looking at the distal articular surfaces to determine the locomotion of the extinct platyrrhine along with the relation of Paralouatta to the extant platyrrhine families. We used geometric morphometrics in order to collect three-dimensional shape data to carry out a number of statistical analyses. Principal component analyses were carried out on all individuals as well as on all extant taxa means and individual fossils. A canonical variate analysis, with permutation tests, was also performed. Our sample consisted of 166 individuals, 160 of which were extant taxa from 14 primate families. The remaining 6 were platyrrhine fossils. The PCAs and CVA performed showed Paralouatta to be more closely related to the atelids; the family of New World monkeys that includes the howler, spider, and woolly monkeys. Locomotor inferences are still unclear as the distal tibia of Paralouatta does not fit tightly with the arboreal or terrestrial primates used in this analysis but does exhibit a mix of characters associated with terrestrial and arboreal suspension ankle morphology.
The Psychometry of Colour Quality: a Three-Chamber Viewing Booth Method

To alleviate the subject’s visual assessment task, a three-chamber viewing booth has been set up with three copies of the same arrangement of multi-coloured test objects. In this experiment, subjects compare the reference appearance in the middle with two test appearances left and right at the same time, allowing for the psychometric method of pair comparisons in addition to interval scaling and ordinal scaling. This new comprehensive method of colour quality assessment is intended to shed light into the relevance and interpersonal variability of each aspect of colour quality and the correlations among them.
A Simplified Parametric Study on Occupant Comfort Conditions in Base Isolated Buildings under Wind Loading

Vibrations in buildings can cause occupant discomfort in the form of annoyance, headache, or sickness. While occupant comfort is considered in international standards regarding the design of high rise buildings against wind loading, it is neglected in the design of buildings with seismic protective base isolation systems. Nevertheless, due to their low flexibility, base isolated buildings can be prone to wind-induced vibrations, which makes occupant discomfort a potentially significant serviceability limit state. This paper presents a study on occupant comfort conditions in wind-excited base isolated buildings. A numerical simplified parametric procedure is proposed in order to evaluate the return period of wind events causing human discomfort. A parametric investigation is then presented to evaluate the effects of salient parameters on comfort conditions. The procedure is based on (i) the nonlinear dynamic analysis of the structure modeled as a single-degree-of-freedom oscillator with hysteretic base isolators, (ii) the digital generation of time histories of turbulent wind velocity, and (iii) comfort evaluations based on international standards. Results demonstrate that discomfort conditions can occur a few times in a year, depending upon the wind-exposure of the site, what suggests considering this serviceability limit state in the design of base isolated buildings.
PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM IN ISLAMIC BANK: SOME ISSUES AND CONSIDERATIONS

Abstract. Performance Measurement System in Islamic Bank: Some Issues and Considerations. There are various evidences show that business that complied with Islamic laws, i.e. Islamic business has succeeded. Islamic bank is the most prominent model of Islamic business that is acknowledged widely which could be proven by its existence in many countries, whether in Muslim majority countries or non-Muslim majority countries. As Islamic banks grow rapidly, an issue that needs to be addressed is regarding performance measurement in Islamic bank. However, even though there are many studies on Islamic banking, issues of performance measurement in Islamic bank receive very little attention among researchers. In fact, research on performance measurement in service sector is very rare compared to the manufacturing sector. The purpose of this article is to discuss issues on performance measurement in Islamic bank. As a banking system that based on Islamic tenets, Islamic bank is supposed to have certain unique criteria of performance. Some models of performance measurement commonly used in conventional banks will be analyzed to determine whether they are applicable in Islamic banks. Some issues will be discussed as well regarding the establishment of Islamic performance measurement model that can reflect comprehensive effectiveness that meets Islamic requirement of performance.
Tourism Promotion through the Internet (Websites): (Jordan as a Case Study)

This research paper seeks to study the status of tourism promotion in Jordan, in particular via the Internet, with a future plan to develop this type of promotion based on the needs of the country . The aim of this research paper is to draw conclusions that help to know and understand this type of tourism promotion, And to know how to develop it in Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to disseminate the maximum information about the Kingdom. This research paper is designed to determine the conditions of websites used in tourism promotion of Jordan, to find out the obstacles that face this type of promotion via websites, and the factors that affect its development . The findings and recommendations implied by this research paper will be presented to decision-makers in Jordan tourism sector to be taken into account. The research paper adopted carefully a survey form which is designed to collect data and information. It is used to know the trends and opinions of the research paper sample. The results showed that the tourism promotion through the Internet helps to increase competition in the prices of tourism, while the website design helps to spread information about the tourism offers. Both sexes consider that the website design as a means helps to ensure the information veracity of tourism offers. The research paper recommended to continue development of the role of tourism promotion through the Internet in spreading information about the tourism offers, so as to achieve the greatest possible benefits.
Pion condensation and phase diagram in the Polyakov-loop quark-meson model

We use the Polyakov-loop extended two-flavor quark-meson model as a low-energy effective model for QCD to study the phase diagram in the $\mu_I$--$T$ plane where $\mu_I$ is the isospin chemical potential. In particular, we focus on the Bose condensation of charged pions. At $T=0$, the onset of pion condensation is at $\mu_I={1\over2}m_{\pi}$ in accordance with exact results. The phase transition to a Bose-condensed phase is of second order for all values of $\mu_I$ and in the $O(2)$ universality class. The chiral critical line joins the critical line for pion condensation at a point whose position depends on the Polyakov-loop potential and the sigma mass. For larger values of $\mu_I$ these curves are on top of each other. The deconfinement line enters smoothly the phase with the broken $O(2)$ symmetry. We compare our results with recent lattice simulations and find overall good agreement.
Non-Invasive Cognitive Radio for Firm Real-Time Sensor Applications in heterogeneous Radio Environments

Some applications in Sensor Networks need firm real-time support in order to work properly. The difference to hard real-time systems is that this type of application can withstand minor violations of the maximum delay and minimum throughput if these violations are limited. Many standards like IEEE 802.15. 4 provide standardized means to ensure delay and bandwidth constraints which work well when there are no interferers in the same frequency band. However, in a heterogeneous environment today these approaches fail when the interference is not aware of the IEEE 802.15. 4 traffic. Switching the channel is one option to avoid this kind of interference. We suggest a new non-invasive cognitive radio protocol approach where all participants follow simple rules to enable firm real-time conditions in decentralized design. As a demonstrator we use a three-fold pendulum with firm real-time signal delay constraints of 5ms. The contributions of the paper comprise evaluation results by real measurements with the demonstrator system. Index Terms—Wireless Sensor; Cognitive Radio; Firm Real- time; Protocol;
Forum: Taking the Long View on Writing Development

Studies on writing development have grown in diversity and depth in recent decades, but remain fragmented along lines of theory, method, and age ranges or populations studied. Meaningful, competent writing performances that meet the demands of the moment rely on many kinds of well-practiced and deeply understood capacities working together; however, these capacities’ realization and developmental trajectories can vary from one individual to another. Without an integrated framework to understand lifespan development of writing abilities in its variation, high-stakes decisions about curriculum, instruction, and assessment are often made in unsystematic ways that may fail to support the development they are intended to facilitate; further, research may not consider the range of issues at stake in studying writing in any particular moment.To address this need and synthesize what is known about the various dimensions of writing development at different ages, the coauthors of this essay have engaged in sustained discussion, drawing on a range of theoretical and methodological perspectives. Drawing on research from different disciplinary perspectives, they propose eight principles upon which an account of writing development consistent with research findings could be founded. These principles are proposed as a basis for further lines of inquiry into how writing develops across the lifespan.
ADAPTIVE NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS OF A TURBULENT JET

This work is concerned with assessing the performance of a numerical method, which combines an adaptive mesh refinement technique, an implicit-explicit time stepping strategy, and a linear multilevel-multigrid methodology, when applied to a challenging real- life problem: a three-dimensional turbulent jet flow. Typically, whenever a moving fluid emerges from a narrow opening into an otherwise quiescent fluid, shear is created between the entering and the ambient fluids, causing fluid instabilities, turbulence, and mixing at down- stream. Turbulent jets represent an important class of fluid flow phenomena which occurs in many instances both in environmental and in industrial applications such as waste water discharges into rivers, plumes from smokestacks, and flames on combustion nozzles. Math- ematically, the fluid dynamics is modeled by the non-steady Navier-Stokes equations for a three-dimensional incompressible flow whose material properties vary. The turbulence mod- eling is given by the large eddy simulation approach for which a careful selection of the Smagorinsky constant is performed. To resolve accurately and efficiently sharp gradients, vorticity shedding, and localized small length scale flow features (e.g. the ones present in high turbulence regions), dynamic adaptive mesh refinements are employed which form a level hierarchy composed by a set of nested, Cartesian grid patches (block-structured grid). That spatial adaptation is used in conjunction with a variable time step, linearly implicit time integration scheme, based on a semi backward difference formula (SBDF), especially designed to work with the non-linear diffusive term arising from the turbulent viscosity. The NS solver is based on an increment-pressure projection method. Information on how often the mesh adapts itself, on the number of computational cells in use, on the stability and size of the integration time step, and on the behavior of the multilevel-multigrid solvers is collected, showing the performance and testing the capabilities of the overall methodology.
Uncertainty Avoidance and Technology Acceptance in Emerging Economies: A Comparative Study

Technology adoption is affected by many factors, including culture. The aim of this research in progress paper is to further clarify and explain the role of culture when considering the acceptance of Information and Communication Technologies in emerging economies. A particular cultural dimension – Uncertainty Avoidance – has been identified as a key element moderating technology adoption. Our results indicate that emerging economies generally have a higher level of uncertainty avoidance. Focusing on this angle, we review relevant information communication technology literature, and provide guidelines for emerging economies to accelerate adoption of new information and communication technologies.
Psychological Perception on Successful Entrepreneurship: An overview of Findings

: Many researchers have tried to unlock the secrets of successful entrepreneurs, explore their cognitive processing, their personality types often with contradictory results. This paper discusses the various findings on successful entrepreneurship and psychological implications. Researchers have found that psychological well-being is important in driving towards success in every endeavour. There is evidence that many start-up firms and small and medium business enterprises do not survive for many years. This is a fact, which is critically considered by many countries and organisations. Entrepreneurship has been a popular research area since it has an impact on success and sustainability of the enterprises. This study focuses on identifying psychological factors researched by different researchers on entrepreneurial success. The study also categorises the success factors in different psychological areas identified in the literature. Key words: entrepreneurship, psychology, human behaviour, success factors
Denial of Child Maltreatment Histories among Male Adolescent Offenders

This paper aims to explore relationship between childhood maltreatment histories and denial of male adolescent offenders who are imprisoned for violent criminal behaviors. The study group consists of 235 male adolescents between the ages of 15 and 18 in Istanbul Bayrampasa H Type Prison affiliated to the Ministry of Justice. According to the results, one hundred and thirty-seven children have child abuse and neglect (CAN) histories and there is no significant relationship between violent criminal behavior and being exposed to CAN. However, responses of adolescents indicate that they tend to deny CAN histories when being asked direct questions regarding violence compared to indirect questions. Additionally, the results of Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ)’s Minimization/Denial subscale show that 71% of the study group has sufficient scores for possible underreporting of maltreatment. This study can provide guidance to clinicians, who are going to conduct a study on adolescents with maltreatment histories, regarding possible tendency of denial
Is food security enhanced by agricultural technologies in rural Ethiopia

This paper investigates the interdependence of decisions on the adoption of agricultural technology and the simultaneous interaction between adoption and food security situations of smallholders, using a sample of 260 households from rural Ethiopia. Three agricultural technologies and two food security measures were estimated with simulated maximum likelihood (SML) multivariate probit models to measure the link between the adoption of agricultural technology and food security indicators and to identify their underlying determinants. The simulation results suggest that households’ decisions about the adoption of agricultural technology and their food security situations were strongly and positivity interdependent, with very low likelihood of adoption and food security. The common underlying factors of technology adoption and food security situations were also identified. The results generally imply that a concerted effort is required to enhance household food security through the accelerated introduction and dissemination of appropriate agricultural technologies in rural Ethiopia.