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Analysis of CO 2 emissions and energy consumption by sources in MENA countries: evidence from quantile regressions
Get PDFThe development of economies and energy usage can significantly impact the carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries. Therefore, this study aims to analyze the factors that determine CO2 emissions in MENA under the environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) framework by applying novel quantile techniques on data for CO2 emissions, real income, renewable and non-renewable energy consumption, and urbanization over the period from 1990 to 2015. The results from the estimations suggest that renewable energy consumption significantly reduces the level of emissions; furthermore, its impact increases with higher quantiles. In addition, non-renewable energy consumption increases CO2 emissions, while its magnitude decreases with higher quantiles. The empirical results also confirm the validity of EKC hypothesis for the panel of MENA economies. Policymakers in the region should implement policies and regulations to promote the adoption and use of renewable energy to mitigate carbon emissions
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Get PDFShadow impact of COVID-19 on economies: A greater depression?
No full texthis book covers deep researches from different perspectives and disciplines upon Covid-19 pandemic impacts on social, legal, economic, cultural issues by successful and expert researchers in their field. In this book, different and rigorous analyses of all areas influenced by Covid-19 researches were made in order to be one of the emerging reliable sources about the Covid-19 literature with various dimensions
Vaccine Supply Chain Processes: Problems And Digital Solutions
No full textSalgın hastalıkların yayılımını Englishelleme yöntemlerinin en önemlilerinden biri aşılama yöntemidir. Aşılama yöntemi kullanılarak salgın hastalıkların tamamen yok edilmesimümkün olabilmektedir.Ancak hastalık veya salgınların önüne geçebilmesi içOne of the most important methods of preventing the spread of epidemics is vaccination. It is possible toeliminate epidemic disease by using the vaccination method. However, in order to prevent epidemics, the cold chain should not be corrupted in a
Weighted instances handler wrapper and rotation forest-based hybrid algorithms for sediment transport modeling
No full textSediment transport modeling has been known as an essential issue and challenging task in water resources and environmental engineering. In order to minimize the adverse impacts of the continues sediment deposition that is known as a main source of pollution in the urban area, the self-cleansing method is widely utilized for designing the sewer pipes to create a condition to keep the bottom of channel clean from sedimentation. In the present study, an extensive data range is utilized for modeling the sediment transport in non-deposition with clean bed condition. Regarding the effective parameters involved, four different scenarios are considered for the modeling. To this end, four standalone methods including the M5P, reduced error pruning tree (REPT), random forest (RF) and random tree (RT) and two hybrid models based on rotation forest (ROF) and weighted instances handler wrapper (WIHW) techniques are developed and result compared with three empirical equations. Based on the results, the hybrid WIHW-RT and WIHW-RF models provide better performance in particle Froude number estimation in comparison to other standalone and hybrid models. Performances of the most of the models are found accurate except RT and REPT standalone models. The outcomes revealed that the empirical models have considerable overestimation. Generally, hybrid data mining methods yield more precise estimations of sediment transport in contrast to the regression equations and standalone models. Particularly, both WIHW-RT and WIHW-RF models provide almost the same performances however, as WIHW-RT can better capture the extreme particle Froude number values, it slightly outperforms WIHW-RF. Promising findings of the current study may encourage the implementation of the recommended approaches in alternative hydrological problems
The moderation effect of perceived social support on the perceived gender discrimination and depression relationship
Get PDFThe Representation of the "Other" in the Turkish TV Advertisements
No full textTurkey, which has a rich cultural mosaic, consists of the combination of many 'Others, including cultural, religious and ethnic the Others'; the 'Other' as a gender role; as refugees, emigrants, etc. In such a multicultural climate, our research aim is to identify the stereotypes that represent the `Other' in TV advertisements on Turkey's mainstream channels. For this purpose, we examined 101 prime-time TV commercials that were broadcast on the five most watched mainstream TV channels between September and December 2020.
Having conducted the quantitative and qualitative content analysis of TV commercials, we revealed the symbolic annihilation of the 'Others' in the Turkish advertising environment, which is accordance with the conservative perception of the country. In line with the international research, we came to the conclusion that the white Turkish men with medium-high socioeconomic status were heavily represented in the prime-time Turkish TV advertising. Nevertheless, it was also revealed that gendered visibility of the others as well as women portrayals were considered only as the 'Other' in the Turkish TV ads. Besides, our research findings overwhelmingly reflect the hegemonic culture and highly traditional views on gender roles
A Conceptual Framework for Food Loss and Waste in Agri-Food Supply Chains: Circular Economy Perspective
Get PDFThe importance given to Circular Economy (CE) has further increased in the Agri-Food Supply Chain (AFSC) to combat the challenges of food loss and waste which could be caused by various reasons, such as poor stock management, economic behavior and also, the occurrence of COVID-19 outbreak. The transition from linear to circularity can also enable competitive sustainability from farm to fork in AFSC, which consists of different stages: farmers, food processors, food distributors, food retailers, consumers. Food loss mainly occurs in AFSC at near-farm stages (i.e., harvesting, processing) while food waste happens in AFSC at near-fork stages (i.e., retail, post-consumption). Thus, 6Rs (remanufacture, redesign, reduce, recycle, reuse, and recover) of CE principles can offer various benefits to close the loop of the wastages along with the AFSC. In this chapter, a conceptual framework for circularity in the AFSC is proposed considering the 6Rs. Furthermore, this framework also supports the Sustainable Development Goals. The applicability of the proposed framework is examined and discussed in the case of Turkey using SWOT Analysis. Key findings indicate that there is confusion about food loss and waste issues in Turkey. In addition, the solutions and developments for FLW problem are generally focused on food waste
Turkey in Africa: A new emerging power?
No full textThis book offers a comprehensive and multi-disciplinary analysis of Turkey-Africa relations. Bringing together renowned authors to discuss various dimensions of Turkey's African engagement while casting a critical analysis on the sustainability of Turkey-Africa relations, this book draws upon the rising power literature to examine how Turkish foreign policy has been conceptualized and situated theoretically. Moving from an examination of the multilateral dimension of Turkey's Africa policy with a focus on soft power instruments of public diplomacy, humanitarian/development assistance, religious activities and airline diplomacy, it then illuminates the economic and military dimensions of Turkey's policy including trade relations, business practices, security cooperation and peacekeeping discourse. Overall, it shows how Turkey's African opening can be integrated into its wider interest in gaining global power status and its desire to become a strong regional power. This book will be of key interest to scholars and students of Turkish foreign policy/politics, African politics, and more broadly to international relations
An Overview Of Agri-Food Supply Chains In The Covid-19 Pandemic Period
No full textDue to the global pandemic, which has recently spread all over the world, supply chain resilience and flexibility of industries became more important than ever. Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, both the increase in consumption and the occasional halt in pro