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Article Washback effects of high-stakes language tests of Turkey (KPDS and ÜDS) on productive and receptive skills of academic personnel(JLLS, 2013) Akpınar, Kadriye Dilek; Çakıldere, BekirWashback, the impact of tests on education in general and language testing in particular, has become a popular_x000D_ area of study within educational research. This paper focuses on the washback effects of two high-stakes Foreign_x000D_ Language Tests (KPDS and UDS) of Turkey. The main concern of the study is to investigate the impact of these_x000D_ tests on receptive and productive language skills of academicians. 103 academic personnel working at Nevsehir_x000D_ University attended the study. A 26-item questionnaire was designed and administered to 103 academic personnel_x000D_ working at Nevsehir University. The data were analyzed using statistical analysis including descriptive statistics_x000D_ (frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation) and inferential statistics that use ANOVA to find whether_x000D_ there are significant differences between productive and receptive skills of the participants. It has been found out_x000D_ that there are significant differences between reading and writing; reading and listening, but reading and speaking_x000D_ provided insignificant results.Article TURKISH MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS (M&As): A HISTORICAL VIEW OF CHARACTERISTICS, TRENDS, AND DIRECTIONS(Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit Üniversitesi, 2018) Genç, Ömer Faruk; Kalkan, BurakThis study analyses acquisitions that Turkish companies are involved between 1990-_x000D_ 2017 by analyzing trends in number and volume of activity, geographic dispersion of foreign_x000D_ acquirers and targets, deal characteristics. We also group acquisitions into three according to_x000D_ the home country of acquirers and targets and compare. As being the first study to analyze all_x000D_ three groups at the same time and having the most comprehensive sample in terms of period, this_x000D_ study contributes to the literature by providing a detailed and comprehensive understanding_x000D_ of Turkish M&As. We finally discuss implications for firms and policymakers while providing_x000D_ insights for future researchArticle Step by Step Design Procedure of a Distribution Static Synchronous Compensator (DSTATCOM)(ÇUKUROVA ÜNİVERSİTESİ, 2015) Teke, Ahmet; Yoldaş, Yeliz; Latran, Mohammad BarghiDSTATCOM is one of the power conditioning devices that is used to mitigate power quality problems in distribution systems. The overall performance of the DSTATCOM is strictly related with the proper selection of power circuit configuration and controller algorithm. The power circuit of DSTATCOM consists of dc link capacitor, inverter and passive filter. The control circuit of DSTATCOM consists of reference signal extraction, DC link voltage control, AC voltage control and switching signal generation. Compensating current reference signal is generally derived from the measured quantities by the use of the Instantaneous Symmetrical Component Theory (ISCT) and dq theory based method. A proportional integral (PI) controller is generally used to maintain a constant voltage at the dc-link of a Voltage-Source Inverter (VSI). Furthermore, by connecting a delta connected inductor-capacitor-inductor (LCL) passive filter at inverter output, the high order harmonics generated by the DSTATCOM can be easily and effectively eliminated. This study presents the design procedures for power and control circuits of 300 kVA DSTATCOM in detail.Article On Critical Buckling Loads of Euler Columns With Elastic End Restraints(HİTİT ÜNİVERSİTESİ, 2016) Başbük, Musa; Eryılmaz, Aytekin; Coşkun, Sefa B.; Atay, Mehmet TarıkI n recent years, a great number of analytical approximate solution techniques have been introduced to find a solution to the nonlinear problems that arised in applied sciences. One of these methods is the homotopy analysis method (HAM). HAM has been successfully applied to various kinds of nonlinear differential equations. In this paper, HAM is applied to find buckling loads of Euler columns with elastic end restraints. The critical buckling loads obtained by using HAM are compared with the exact analytic solutions in the literature. Perfect match of the results veries that HAM can be used as an efficient, powerfull and accurate tool for buckling analysis of Euler columns with elastic end restraints.Article Historicisizing World System Theory: Sugar and Coffee in Caribbean and in Chiapas(Gaziantep Üniv. Sosyal Bilimler Enst., 2018) Balkılıç, ÖzgürThe world system theory has been developed during the 1960s and 1970s in order to explain the economic, political and cultural relationship between developed, developing and underdeveloped countries. The main assumption of this theory is that economic and political dynamics which have progressed from the late 16th century towards contemporary ages resulted in unequal and dependent relations between these countries. Consequently, while an advanced economy and consolidated democratic-political institutions emerged in the developed countries, the developing and underdeveloped countries whose natural resources and economic assets are being exploited by the core countries are subjected to a backward economy and politically unstable systems. However, the world system theory has not gone unchallenged; on the contrary, a considerable amount of social scientists accused it of being overwhelmingly functionalist. The main weaknesses of this theory are that it ignores the local Dynamics and it, related with the first point, reduces the lower classes to the passive recipients of historical transformations. In order to fulfill these gaps in the theory, several scholars, in an attempt to explain the expansion of capitalism in non-Western regions, focus on the local dynamics of commodity chains and labor processes in these localities. Following this criticism, this paper argues that the historical development of sugar and coffee production, both of which are the most important commodities of the world trade from the early 16th century cannot be explained ignoring the local dynamics and that the local aspect of labor strategies which are designed to keep the potential producers in the land and production process must be analyzed as an important factor in the historical development of the production of these two commodities. In doing so, the article will analyze the development of labor processes and strategies in sugar and coffee production in Caribbean in the 16th and 17th centuries and Mexico-Chiapas in the 19th century, respectively.Article FEMINIST ETHICS OF CARE AND ITS IMPORTANCE FOR SOME NORMATIVE QUESTIONS IN INTERNATIONAL POLITICS(Işıl BAYAR BRAVO/Hamdi BRAVO, 2018) Teke-Lloyd, Fatma ArmaganThis article reviews some of the contributions that the feminist ethics of care framework has made to the study of ethics. Although ethics of care framework has raised a successful critique of the masculunist bias inhering within the prominent Western moral theories, some feminist scholars have maintained a critical attitude towards care ethics because of its tendency to essentialize emotions of feminine caring. In reviewing these different feminist approaches to the study of ethics, the article argues that in thinking about the questions of war and justice in international realm, both care ethicists and its critique could be utilized for a more fruitful understanding of the ethical dimensions of our actions.Article Do the Positive Aspects of Tourism Affect Hotel Staff’s Perceptions of Tourists? A Study in Antalya and Eskisehir(İrfan YAZICIOĞLU, 2017) Emir, Oktay; Gazeloglu, Cengiz; Arslantürk, YalçınTourism is a field of activity given importance by both the participants and the tourism investors. In addition to the environmental factors affecting tourism activities, there are economic, social and physical factors depending on tourism activities. As well as the positive aspects of these factors, there are negative ones, too. This study sets out to seek an answer to whether the positive social, economic and physical impacts of tourism affect the perception of tourist thought the opinions of hotel employees. The study data were obtained from hotels tourism establishment certificate in Eskişehir and Antalya in 2015. The total number of questionnaire form evaluated is 874. In order to test the relation among the variables under consideration structural equation model has been employed. The coefficients among the variables in the structural equation model are statistically significant. Considering the study on the whole, hotel employees have awareness of tourism and tourist concepts alike, and there is an inverse relationship between the social impacts of tourism on the perception of tourist in both cities. Besides, there is a linear relationship between the economic and physical impacts of tourism and the perception of touristArticle Dynamics in the Diffusion and Institutionalization of Site-Based Management Reform in the United States of America(Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi, 2013) Gök, Kubilay; Sayılar, YücelThis study is examined research question: “How does the_x000D_ diffusion of SBM over time and space resemble the broader_x000D_ social dynamics associated with diffusion of educational policy_x000D_ innovations in particular, and other public policy innovations in_x000D_ general?” Data comes from various secondary data sources._x000D_ Study generates several conclusions. First, institutional theory_x000D_ helps explain the diffusion of SBM. The analysis provides_x000D_ support for institutional theory that pressures to adopt a_x000D_ “fashionable” practice builds gradually over time. It’s also_x000D_ revealed that when isomorphic pressures are absent in a region,_x000D_ diffusion may be explained by nationwide institutional dynamics. Study points to possible learning effects in the regional_x000D_ diffusion process when mimetic pressures are absent. Finally,_x000D_ surprisingly more liberal states can be less likely to move quickly_x000D_ to adopt some policies.Article COMPARISON OF INTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC ACQUISITIONS: A LITERATURE REVIEW(Bandırma 17 Eylül Üniversitesi, 2016) Genç, Ömer FarukInternational Aquisitions (IAs) have been used extensively by companies. Although IAsdiffer from_x000D_ domestic aquisitions, there is not a literature review about how they differ. A literature review of_x000D_ acquisitions in terms of comparison between international and domestic deals is provided in this study._x000D_ Based on the literature, it was shown that international acquisitions differ significantly from domestic_x000D_ acquisitions in terms of motivations, outcomes, success factors, integration problems, information_x000D_ asymmetry, and diversification. The study also identifies new aveanues for acquisition researh. The_x000D_ acquisition paradox and motivation-outcome inconsistency are identified as major issues in acquisition_x000D_ research, and ways to deal with these issues including using benchmarking methodology, risk-adjusted_x000D_ returns, and examining motivations in different ways are provided. In addition, acquisitions by emerging_x000D_ market multinationals and private companies, acquisitions of state-owned enterprises, pre-announcement_x000D_ and negotiation stages are identified as understudied areas with great potential in acquisition research.Article Beyond Illegality: The Gendered (In-)Securities of Illegal Armenian Care Workers in Turkey(Ankara Üniversitesi KASAUM, 2018) Teke-Lloyd, Fatma ArmaganIn the migration literature, there has been a shift of interest from studying exclusionary policies ofstates that result in the criminalization of ‘illegal’ migrants towards more subtle forms of incorporation.In this paper, I will examine such as migration regime imposed upon illegal Armenian migrant careworkers, which is characterized by the conditional acceptance of illegality rather than by strictpunishments and deportation. Within this context, Armenian migrant care workers are caught in a legallimbo of belonging and non-belonging. The paper argues that the terms of belonging and nonbelongingare traversable normative-legal categories negotiated by everyday actors in a way that oftencrisscross gender and class hierarchies. Migrant women could become more acceptable if they complywith certain gendered expectations and norms of work while at the same time could easily becomedeportable. At the same time, this article demonstrates that this legal limbo increases the genderedvulnerabilities and labour precarity in women’s everyday lives.