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Beyond the Quest for a Technological Holy Grail: Patterns of Income Inequality and the Household Carbon Footprint in Turkey
No full textUtilizing data on household consumption expenditure patterns and sectorial greenhouse gas emissions, we study the extent of inequality over Turkish households' differentiated carbon footprint incidences. We harmonize the household budget survey data of the Turkish Statistical Institute (TURKSTAT) with production-based gas emissions data from EXIOBASE3 and investigate both the direct and indirect emissions across household-level income strata. Our calculations reveal that the households in the highest income decile alone are responsible for 19.4 percent of the overall (direct and indirect) emissions, whereas the bottom 10 percent of households are responsible for 4.3 percent. We also find that for direct emissions, the per-household average of the highest income decile exceeds that of the lowest income decile by a factor of 11.2. Notably, 87 percent of the indirect emissions budget for the poorest decile is linked to food and housing expenses, underscoring their susceptibility to climate policies. We confer that in designing the net-zero emission pathways to combat climate change, it would not suffice to study the technological transition of decarbonization solely and that the successful implementation of an indigenous environmental policy will ultimately depend upon the socio-economic factors of income distribution strata, indicators of consumption demand, and responsiveness of the individual households to react to price signals. © 2025 The Author(s).Social Science Citation Inde
Investigation of the Mechanical Strength of Cement Mortars Containing Novel Synthesised Chitosan/Hydromagnesite Stromatolite Nano-Composite
No full textThis study introduces the use of a novel synthesised chitosan/hydromagnesite stromatolite (CHT/HS) nano-composite in cement mortars and investigates its effects on the mechanical properties. The proposed bio-based nano-composite was synthesised by a green sonication method using HS originating from Salda Lake (Burdur, Turkey). The chemical and morphological properties of HS and CHT/HS nano-composites were determined. Specimens including HS in ratios of 5 and 10 % and CHT/HS nanostructures with 0.1, 0.5, 1 and 2 % were tested for flexural and compressive strengths for 7 and 28 days. The novel synthesised CHT/HS nano-composite showed a clear enhancement in mechanical strength. These findings suggest directions for future work on different nano-filler applications.Science Citation Index Expande
Event and Destination Image as Antecedents of Supportive Communication, Visit and Purchase Intentions
No full textFocusing on the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup, this study examined the impact of event image, subjective knowledge, and destination image on supportive communication and visit and purchase intentions. Structural equation modeling analyses on PLS-SEM were conducted following a consumer survey. The findings showed that the mega sport event's image and subjective knowledge of consumers regarding the event positively influenced destination image, positively affecting supportive communication intent, visit intentions, and the intention to purchase destination-origin products. Based on the image transfer and halo effect theories, this study extended previous findings by introducing subjective knowledge and purchase intentions into the event image-destination image-behavioral intentions framework. In alignment with the associate network memory model, the image transfer from the event to the destination significantly influences three behavioral intentions: supportive communication intent, visit intentions, and the intention to purchase the destination's products.Emerging Sources Citation Inde
Representation of Childhood in Documentary Cinema in Türkiye
No full textBu tez, 2000 sonrası yayımlanan ve örnek olarak seçilen 3 belgesel filmde çocukluğa dair söylemleri inceleyerek, günümüz Türkiye'sinde çocukların nasıl temsil edildiğini ele almaktadır. Teoriler ve söylem analizi kullanılarak, çocukluğun, güç ilişkileri, ekonomik sistem ve politik söylemlerle şekillenen ve sürekli değişen bir kavram olarak nasıl inşa edildiğini incelenmektedir. Tezde, Gözmece (Sevinç 2006), Küçük Kara Balıklar (Drama İstanbul Film Workshop, 2011) ve 95 cm: Mega Kentin Mini Yurttaşları (Adanalı 2019) adlı üç belgesel filmin çocukları kentsel alan, kimlik ve neoliberal ekonomi bağlamında nasıl tasvir ettiği araştırılır. Tezde kurulan teorik çerçevede, Jean Baudrillard'ın Simülakr kavramı temel alınarak çocukluğun temsili ile gerçeklik arasındaki kopukluğa ve ideolojik bir illüzyona indirgenişine işaret edilir. Ayrıca, tez, Zygmunt Bauman'ın Akışkan Modernite kavramı ve Gilles Deleuze'ün Kontrol Toplumu kavramına odaklanarak, çağdaş kapitalist sistemlerde yetişkinlerin nasıl 'çocuklaştırıldığını'; belirsizlik, güvensizlik ve bedensel tehlikenin modern öznenin günlük deneyimi haline geldiği bir dönemde çocukluğun nasıl inşa edildiğini araştırır. Giorgio Agamben'in 'kapsayıcı dışlama' kavramı, 'kamp' mantığıyla organize edilen şehirdeki çocukluk tasvirlerini anlamak için tezde kullanılır. Ayrıca, oyun kavramı incelenirken normatif çocukluğa karşı bir direniş biçimi ve egemen söylemde yarık açabilecek bir potansiyel güç ve eylem olarak ele alınır. Çocukluğu değişen güç dinamikleri ve toplumsal yapılar içinde konumlandıran bu tez, temsillerin geniş çaplı toplumsal anlatıları nasıl yansıttığını ve 'normatif çocukluk' mitine meydan okuyan çocukluk hallerini nasıl açığa çıkardığını ortaya koymayı amaçlamaktadır. Sonuç olarak, tez, Türkiye'de çağdaş sosyal, kültürel ve politik bağlamlarda çocukların temsillerinin ve konumlarının nasıl inşa edildiğini, tartışıldığını ve yeniden yapılandırıldığını daha derinlemesine anlamaya katkı sağlamaktadır.This thesis explores the discourses on childhood in contemporary Türkiye, focusing on how children are represented in selected documentary films released after 2000. The thesis examines how childhood is constructed as an ever-changing concept influenced by power relations, economic systems, and political discourses, building on theories and discourse analysis. By analyzing three documentaries, Gözmece (Sevinç 2006), Küçük Kara Balıklar (Drama İstanbul Film Workshop, 2011), and 95 cm: Mega Kentin Mini Yurttaşları (Adanalı 2019), this study investigates how these films portray children within the broader context of the urban space, identity, and the neoliberal economy. The theoretical framework builds on Jean Baudrillard's concept of simulacrum to understand how the representation of childhood is detached from reality and often reduced to an ideological illusion. Additionally, it dwells on Zygmunt Bauman's concept of liquid modernity and Gilles Deleuze's concept of societies of control to show how adulthood is infantilized within contemporary capitalist systems and how childhood is constructed in an era where uncertainty, insecurity, and unsafety have become daily experiences of modern subjects. Moreover, Giorgio Agamben's concept of inclusive exclusion is essential to understanding the portrayal of childhood within the city, which is organized in the logic of 'camp.' Besides, the notion of play is also explored as a form of resistance to normative childhood, allowing for the disruption of dominant power structures. By situating childhood within shifting power dynamics and societal structures, this thesis aims to reveal how these representations reflect broader societal narratives and expose representations of childhood that challenge the myth of normative childhood. Ultimately, the research contributes to a deeper understanding of how children's representation and positions are constructed, contested, and reconfigured within contemporary social, cultural, and political contexts in Türkiye
We Shape Our Tools and Thereafter They Shape Us: The Role of Digital Acculturation in Human-Robot Interaction
No full textWhile culture plays a significant role in shaping attitudes towards human-robot interaction (HRI), cultural dimensions of societies do not always influence these attitudes as they should. Previous research has linked various factors with this phenomenon, e.g. media and popular culture. However, little research has been conducted to explore the bidirectional relationship between HRI and culture in digital acculturation. The current study aims to answer the question of how individuals can adopt new consumption patterns beyond cultural norms in HRI. The data collected from 302 Turkish participants were analyzed using the PLS-SEM approach. Digital technologies digitized consumer culture, causing individuals to adopt consumption patterns associated with different societies and not belonging to a particular society. Despite the cultural dimensions of Turkish society that negatively affect the attitude towards robots, the findings revealed that participants had a positive attitude towards HRI with digital integration.Science Citation Index Expande
Haptic Relocation Away From the Fingertip: Where, Why, and How
No full textTactile haptic devices are often designed to render meaningful, complex, and realistic touch-based information on users' skin. While fingertips and hands are the most preferred body locations to render haptic feedback, recent trends allow such feedback to be extended to alternative body locations (e.g., wrist, arm, torso, foot) for various scenarios due to reasons such as wearability and needs of the application. In this paper, I address the new concept of haptic relocation. It refers to scenarios in which the expected feedback is related to the fingertips but rendered on a different body location instead - e.g., contact forces registered by two robotic fingers during teleoperation rendered to the users' wrist instead of the fingers. I investigated the design choices of wearable haptic devices for haptic relocation concerning different body locations, targeted applications, and actuator selection. I discuss approaches and design choices from the literature by speculating on the possible reasons, and conclude the paper by highlighting some challenges and issues to be mindful of in the future. This paper will guide engineers and researchers in searching for alternative haptic rendering solutions - especially when fingers and hands are not available for haptic interaction.TUBITAK 2232-B International Fellowship for Early Stage Researchers, Program [121C147]This work was supported by the TUBITAK 2232-B International Fellowship for Early Stage Researchers, Program under Grant 121C147
Gamifying Haptics User Studies: Comparison of Response Times From Smartphone Interfaces
No full textHaptics user studies are often restricted to a set, physical location and use methods that do not captivate the user. Applying game design elements can create an entertaining environment and increase user engagement. Using ubiquitous tools, like smartphones, to conduct haptics user studies could allow researchers to access larger participant groups while a gamified approach could facilitate the data collection by making the experiment more enjoyable. To explore this concept, this work presents a gamified version of an existing psychophysical experiment that investigates response time to multisensory cues using a smartphone based on "Whac-A-Mole". We conducted a user study to compare our gamified interface with an existing psychophysical interface with thirteen participants exploring the response time from eighteen combinations of auditory, haptic, and visual stimuli at different levels of intensities and participant preferences for both interfaces. The results demonstrate that the gamified interface successfully captured similar trends in response times and significantly elevated participant enjoyment (), but did not result in equivalent response times to the original interface. This work shows the benefits and drawbacks of following a gamification approach when designing haptics user studies and discusses factors and trade-offs to consider when gamifying studies.TUBITAK 2232-B International Fellowship for Early Stage Researchers [121C147]This work was supported by TUBITAK 2232-B International Fellowship for Early Stage Researchers, under Program 121C147.Science Citation Index Expande
Two Balloons Can Fly a Minaret: Parody and Fabricated Reality as Integral Qualities of Mock-Documentary in <i>aya Seyahat</I>
No full textThis paper takes a close look at the critically acclaimed artist and filmmaker Kutlu & gbreve; Ataman's mockumentary Aya Seyahat (Journey to the Moon, 2009). We discuss the potentials and possibilities that the mockumentary mode brings to the film in detail, and address this mode as an aesthetic and critical manner that Ataman employs in his artistic practice. Through this discussion, we evaluate the ways in which the film is informed by and can be interpreted as a parodic observation of recurrent patterns in Turkish politics and representations of the national pasts. We argue that it exemplifies and endorses mockumentary's politically reflexive capacity to rethink history and the process of historiography in which historical truths are constructed. Mockumentary mode offers layers of meanings, exceeding the obvious narrative of historical parody, and invites the viewers to notice and problematize conventional narrational and stylistic methods of documenting a historical event. Thus, the film provides a criticism and comparison of the public opinion towards politics within two distinct periods in Turkey's history, namely the 1950s and the 2000s. It also opens up a space for a critical engagement with Turkey's troubled pasts and their construction as historical narratives in both cinematic and other representations.Emerging Sources Citation Inde
Investigating Gender Gap in Editorial Boards of Finance Journals: A Social Network Perspective
No full textThis study explores gender disparities and network connections among Finance journal editors worldwide, focusing on the crucial role these editors play in shaping academic fields and promoting diversity and equity in publishing. Despite efforts by publishers to present gender profiles and maintain balance in reviewer selection, significant gender imbalances persist, particularly affecting women's representation on editorial boards. Utilizing network analysis, the study documents the prevalence of a few highly connected editors and underscores the gender disparity in editorial roles, highlighting the need for policy interventions to enhance diversity and inclusion. Utilizing various typological metrics, we identify a core group of highly interconnected editors who hold positions on multiple boards. The gender distribution remains skewed towards men, even among editors with central roles or those serving on numerous boards. This research underscores the persistent gender gaps within academic publishing networks and calls for a deeper understanding and remediation of these disparities to foster diversity and equity in the academic landscape.COST Action [CA19130 'Fintech]; COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology)This work acknowledges research support by COST Action CA19130 'Fintech and Artificial Intelligence in Finance - Towards a transparent financial industry' (FinAI), supported by COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology).Conference Proceedings Citation Index - Science - Conference Proceedings Citation Index - Social Science & Humanitie
