Browsing PhD Dissertations by Author "1"
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Application of chemical mechanical polishing process on titanium based medical implants
Özdemir, Zeynep (2017-05)Biomaterials are commonly used as implant materials in the body for dental prostheses, orthopedic applications, heart valves and catheters. Based on the research studies conducted up to date, titanium and its alloys are ... -
Augmenting occupant thermal experience with cyber-physical-social systems : a case study on adaptive vents
Keskin, Cem (2020-06-11)Buildings use more than 30% of global energy, while 36% of this energy comes from direct combustion of fossil fuels. Hence, buildings constitute a considerable share of CO2 emissions and has a large contribution to climate ... -
Automated refinement of models for model-based testing
Gebizli, Ceren Şahin (2017-07)Model-Based Testing (MBT) enables automatic generation of test cases based on models of a system. It has been successfully applied in various application domains, each of which might introduce specific challenges. In this ... -
Channel modeling for vehicular visible light communication
The demand for vehicular communication systems has increased since they are considered the key enabling technology for Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITSs). Vehicular communications allow information sharing between ... -
Consumer studies about purchase, repeat purchase and word-of-mouth after deep discount online
Arı, Ela (2015-06)Daily deal sites are e-commerce businesses that offer deep discounts (e.g., 50%, 90%) for products and services to consumers through local service providers. These sites increase consumer's buying power and attract more ... -
Corporate sustainability interactions and corporate financial performance
Uşar, Damla Durak (2017-11)There is a large amount of empirical literature focused on the relationship between corporate sustainability and corporate financial performance. The literature considers firm specific aspects affecting the link but omits ... -
Cumhuriyet Savcısının etkin soruşturma yapma görevi
Kaya, Asım (2020-04)Çalışmamızın inceleme konusunu "Cumhuriyet Savcısının Etkin Soruşturma Yapma Görevi" oluşturmaktadır. Bu kapsamda birinci bölümde; "etkinlik", "yeterlilik", "Cumhuriyet savcısı" gibi temel kavramlar öncelikle incelenmiştir. ... -
Development of a solid state spot welding technique for the manufacturing of detect free joints
Bajilane, Isam Jabbar Ibrahim (2019-06)Development of a Solid State Spot Welding Technique for the Manufacturing of Defect Free Joints.--Friction stir spot welding (FSSW) processing is a recently developed process for joining hard weldability materials, which ... -
Digital oil refinery: utilizing real-time analytics and cloud computing over industrial sensor data
Khodabakhsh, Athar (2018-12-14)This thesis addresses big data challenges seen in large-scale, mission-critical industrial plants such as oil refineries. These plants are equipped with heavy machinery (boilers, engines, turbines, etc.) that are continuously ... -
Dynamic characterization and optimization of additively manufactured TPMS lattice structures
Şimşek, Uğur (2021-08-19)Additive manufacturing (AM) has opened new avenues for the manufacturing of structures to achieve challenging engineering tasks. Triply periodic minimal surface (TPMS) lattices, a unique example of such structures, exhibits ... -
Effect of pH on particle agglomeration and radiative transfer in nanoparticle suspensions
Al-Gebory, Layth Wadhah Ismael (2018-08)Nanoparticle suspensions (NPSs) are solid-fluid mixtures where small dielectric or metallic particles (with sizes <100 nm) used in a base fluid. NPSs have unique and tunable thermo-optical properties, and for that reason ... -
Efficient methodologies for actualizing haptic feedback in consumer electronics
Kirişken, Barbaros (2021-06-11)There are significant limitations to creating effective haptic illusions in mobile devices such as tablets and smartphones. The main limitations are that these devices are too small in size to accommodate complex actuators ... -
Energy and exergy efficiency analyses of high-performance buildings
Al-Doury, Raaid Rashad Jassem (2018-11-26)Reducing building energy density has become one of the global requirements to a decrease fuel consumption and emission production, and consequently making our world sustainable. The high value of energy consumed by buildings ... -
Enhancing deep learning models for campaign participation prediction
Ayvaz, Demet (2019-07-31)Companies engage with their customers in order to establish a long-term relationship. Targeting the right audience with the right product is crucial for providing better services to customers, increasing their loyalty to ... -
Essays in macro-finance
Usta, Ahmet (2019-12-26)This dissertation includes three essays within macro-finance literature ranging from international macroeconomics, to labor and housing market dynamics. While the focus of first essay is more on international, particular ... -
Evaluation of bioimplants surface nano-micro design by chemical mechanical polishing against alternative methods
Al Saeedi, Riaid Hadi Salih (2019-01-11)Biomaterials comprise a representative fraction of the products used in the health area. Biomedical devices (such as biosensors, blood circulation tubes, hemodialysis systems) can be cited as examples. Biomaterials can be ... -
Experimental and numerical investigation of rubber whether strip extrusion
Talib, Nayyef Ahmed (2019-01-03)Extrusion is the main method used to produce rubber weather strips in automotive industries. The product quality is dependent on many factors, which include the design parameters of the die, the processing variables, and ... -
Finite element analysis in a cloud computing environment
Muhtaroğlu, Nitel (2019-01-04)In this thesis, the challenges faced and lessons learned while establishing a large-scale high performance cloud computing service that enables online mechanical structural analysis and many other scientific applications ... -
Immersion cooling of suspended and coated nano-phosphor particles for extending the limits of optical extraction of light emitting diodes
Tamdoğan, Enes (2017-08)Energy efficiency, long life, exceptional color and performance of solid-state light (SSL) sources have resulted in a rapidly increasing trend in a number of practical applications especially for general lighting after a ... -
The impact of brand architecture decisions on portfolio sales
Sezen, Burcu (2017-06)Decisions pertaining to the organization of products under brands within the company's portfolio are an important aspect of brand portfolio strategy with potentially serious top-and bottom-line implications. Despite the ...
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