¨ Ozgür for participating in my thesis jury, their criticism and valuable feedback. Engin, Kaan Bekmezci, and Safiye C ¸ elik for always being there to have fun with. I am especially grateful to my dear friend, Beyza Ermi¸s for alleviating the burden of this painful process. I would also like to thank the members of MediaLab and PILAB for providing an enjoyable working environment. I would like...

TOPIC: Critical Care TYPE: Original Investigations PURPOSE: Endotracheal intubation is performed to secure the airway for various elective and emergent indications, including surgeries, respiratory failure, altered mental status1. Currently, supine position most common used endotracheal intubation2. Intubations in non-supine can be necessary many situations, patients with back pain/lesions, inc...

Bu makalede 20. yüzyılın en önemli siyaset filozoflarından biri olan Hannah Arendt’in irade yetisine ilişkin görüşlerini ve ile özgürlük, özgürlük eylem arasında kurduğu sıkı ilişkiyi araştırdık. İrade meselesi, düşünce tarihi içinde kaçınıl(a)maz olarak bir yere sahiptir. tartışmalarda iradenin kim ya da ne tarafından belirlendiği/yönlendirildiği temelde meselenin özünü oluşturur mesele soruml...

This paper describes the implementation of a GIS to provide decision support for successfully monitoring the movements and storage of materials, hence ensuring that finished products travel from the point of origin to the destination construction site through the supply-chain management (SCM) system. This system ensures the efficient operation of suppliers, manufacturers, and distributors by de...

Calcareous reef sands are characterized by high concentrations of photosynthetic pigments that extend well below the sediment surface, as well as by high variability in concentrations between study sites. An important contributor to the observed variability may be differences in extraction protocols, further complicated by variability in calcareous sand characteristics. We tested the effects of...