Rights and democratic accountability : a comparative study on irregular immigration in Greece, Spain and Turkey

Ankara : The Department of Political Science, İhsan Doğramacı Bilkent University, 2012.Thesis (Ph. D.) -- Bilkent University, 2012.Includes bibliographical references leaves 249-262.This research is a comparative politics study, focusing on the particular irregular immigration policies and politics of three countries: Greece, Spain and Turkey. The research is concerned with the extent of the rights irregular immigrants can „enjoy‟ in the democratic states where they reside and work. The study questions if there is a divergence or convergence among Greece, Spain and Turkey in the way they treat irregular immigrants in relation to the recognition of these immigrants‟ fundamental human rights. The study also questions whether or not civil society participation and judicial review, as democratic accountability mechanisms, can also function as liberal constraints on the state in its regulation of irregular immigration and immigrants‟ rights. The theoretical basis of the study derives partly from the comparative politics literature on accountability and state society relations, and partly from the literature on immigration policy-making. The main reason for comparing Greece, Spain and Turkey is because the countries display certain immigration relevant similarities arising from geographical proximity, but also they have distinct patterns of policies when it comes to protective measures concerning immigrants. As part of the research, a documentary analysis of relevant policy documents, such as reports of civil society organizations, policy briefs, and immigration laws and regulations was conducted. In a comparative analysis of this documentary data, the study sought to identify the similarities and differences between the policies of Greece, Spain and Turkey relating to the recognition and protection of irregular immigrants‟ rights. In addition, in-depth interviews with experts on immigration policy in Greece, Spain and Turkey were also conducted. The goal of the interviews was to find out to what extent democratic accountability mechanisms at a national level, such as the activism of pro-migrant organizations, human rights groups, trade unions and other civil society organizations, together with court decisions, influence the state‟s protection of the rights of irregular immigrants.Şenses, NazlıPh.D

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Relationship between mastitis and body condition score in jersey cattle

The usefulness, validity and precision of the body condition score has been proven by many studies to evaluate body energy reserves. In general, the body condition score decreases in early lactation because cows allocate energy from their body reserves to support milk production and begin to increase during the remainder of lactation. The excessive loss of energy reserves during early lactation often associated with cows with higher body condition scores at calving often results in impaired health and reproductive performance. A high or low body condition score is also associated with higher incidences of metritis, milk fever, lameness, and mastitis. Positive genetic correlations have been noted between body energy reserve changes and somatic cell count or clinical mastitis. In this study, the relationship between body condition score and mastitis in Jersey cattle was investigated

Professor Alice H. Amsden - In Memoriam

In Memoriam of Alice H. Amsden, who was a Professor of Political Economy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology died suddenly on March 14, 2012 at the age of 68.Publisher's Versio

Polymer architecture effect on rheology and segmental dynamics in poly (methyl methacrylate)-silica nanocomposite melts

Architecturally different polymer chains lead to fundamentally different rheological responses and internal dynamics, which can be utilized to rationalize advanced thermoplastic nanocomposites with tunable mechanical behavior. In this work, three model poly (methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) polymers with linear, bottlebrush, and star architectures with the same total molar mass were investigated in their neat form, and nanocomposites with well-dispersed silica nanoparticles using rheology and broadband dielectric spectroscopy (BDS). The master curves of the dynamic moduli obtained by time-temperature superposition (TTS) over the entire range from the Rouse regime to the terminal flow and a sequence of significantly different relaxation modes were observed for the samples with linear and branch chains. While linear chains form an entangled polymer network, the branched bottlebrush, and star chains show a viscoelastic response with no sign of rubbery entanglement plateau and a weak arm relaxation regime between Rouse and terminal flow, akin to other branched polymers. Moreover, branched chains showed a higher fragility index (m = 3.46 for the bottlebrush and 5.36 for the star) compared to linear chains (m = 3.29) due to dynamical heterogeneities induced by arm relaxation. The addition of nanoparticles affects only the terminal relaxation regime, where the whole chain motion is hindered by the attractive nanoparticles. The dynamics of the polymer segment were investigated by performing broadband dielectric spectroscopy (BDS) at a frequency range from 10-2 Hz to 107 Hz. The results revealed more than 10 times slower segmental relaxation for the star homopolymers and a slowdown in the α-relaxation process for all three architectures in their composite form. The dynamical slowdown in the composites is temperature dependent and more pronounced at low temperatures (leading to approximately equal to 80 times slower dynamics for nanocomposite with bottlebrush PMMA at 150 °C) due to prolonged relaxation of the interfacial polymer compared to the matrix chains. The results from this study have practical applications in fields such as gas separation and polymeric electrolyte membranes, where simultaneous improvement of segmental mobility and mechanical moduli is highly desired

İki Bilim İnsanına Saygı

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Some Salient Features of Recent Turkish FDI Experience with Special Emphasis on Export and Employment Performance

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Investigation of positioning performance of precise point positioning (PPP) technique in woodland areas using CSRS-PPP software

GNSS teknolojisi, orman kaynaklarının araştırılması ve izlenmesi için güçlü bir araç haline gelmiştir. Ancak, ormanlık/ağaçlık alanlarda orman örtüsü GNSS sinyalleri ve uydu sayısı üzerinde olumsuz etkiye sahiptir. Bu yüzden hassas konum belirlemek mümkün olmayabilmektedir. Uydu jeodezisinde ve analiz tekniklerinde yaşanılan gelişmeler ile sadece bir GNSS alıcısı kullanarak üzeri açık alanlarda santimetre düzeyinde konumlama yapılabilen Hassas Nokta Konumlama (PPP) tekniği yakın zamanda büyük ilgi görmüştür. Bu çalışmada, ağaçlık alanlarda yapılan statik PPP-AR (Ambiguity Resolution) çözümlerinin, farklı gözlem sürelerinin (1, 2, 4 ve 6 saat), farklı örnekleme aralıklarının (30, 60 ve 120 sn) ve farklı uydu verilerinin (sadece GPS ve GPS+GLONASS) doğruluk açısından etkisi incelenmiştir. Bu kapsamda, Amasya Üniversitesi Yeşilırmak Kampüsü’nde iki farklı konumda (açık ve ağaçlık alanda) GNSS ölçümleri yapılmıştır. Ağaçlık alanın kapalılık oranı i-Tree Canopy yazılımı ile yaklaşık %56 olarak belirlenmiştir. Toplanan gözlem verileri statik PPP-AR çözümü yapabilen Canadian Spatial Reference System Precise Point Positioning (CSRS-PPP) online (çevrimiçi) değerlendirme yazılımına gönderilmiştir. Sonuçlar, ağaçlık alanlarda PPP-AR tekniği kullanılarak 2 saat ölçü ile yaklaşık 10 santimetre doğruluğunda konum belirlenebileceğini ortaya koymuştur. Ayrıca, genel olarak GPS+GLONASS sonuçların sadece GPS sonuçlarına göre daha doğru performans gösterdiği ve örnekleme aralığının yüksek seçilmesinin elde edilen sonuçlarda anlamlı olmadığı görülmüştürGNSS technology has become a powerful tool for researching and monitoring forest resources. However, forest cover has a negative impact on GNSS signals and satellite availability in woodland areas, which may make it difficult to determine a position with high accuracy. The Precise Point Positioning (PPP) technique, which allows for centimeter-level positioning in open areas using only a GNSS receiver, has gained considerable interest due to advancements in satellite geodesy and analysis techniques. In this study, the effect of different observation durations (1, 2, 4, and 6 hours), sampling rates (30, 60, and 120 seconds), and satellite data (GPS-only and GPS+GLONASS) on the accuracy of static PPP-AR (Ambiguity Resolution) solutions in woodland areas was investigated. GNSS measurements were conducted at two different locations (open and woodland areas) on the Yeşilırmak Campus of Amasya University. The canopy closure ratio of the woodland area was determined to be approximately 56% using i-Tree Canopy software. The collected observation data was sent to the Canadian Spatial Reference System Precise Point Positioning (CSRS-PPP) online evaluation software, which is capable of performing static PPP-AR solutions. The results were showed that using the PPP-AR technique in woodland areas, the position can be determined with an accuracy of about 10 centimeters with a 2- hour observation duration. In addition, it was observed that generally GPS+GLONASS results perform better than GPS-only results and selecting a high sampling rate did not have a significant impact on the results

TOPLUMSAL CİNSİYET BAĞLAMINDA SİBER TAKİP ÜZERİNE YAPILAN BİR ARAŞTIRMA

Günümüzde internet kullanımının artması, bireylerin yaşamı algılama ve iletişim kurma biçimlerini de yeniden şekillendirmeye başlamıştır. Bu bağlamda sosyal medya kullanımının artması ısrarlı takip (stalklamak) gibi olumsuz eylemlerde artışa neden olmaktadır. Stalklama; bireylerin internet, sosyal medya aracılığıyla veya fiziksel olarak düzenli bir şekilde takip edilmesidir. Israrlı takipte, stalker denilen takipçiler, birey hakkında bilgi toplamak için üstün bir çaba göstermektedir. Araştırmada sosyal medya üzerinde yapılan ısrarlı takip eylemi incelenmiş ve online anket yöntemiyle mağdur olan ve olmayan bireylerin görüşleri değerlendirilmiştir. Çalışmadaki veriler online ankete gönüllü olarak katılan ve sosyal medyayı aktif olarak kullanan 437 kullanıcıdan elde edilmiştir. Çalışma sonucunda ankete katılan bireylerin cinsiyetlerine göre “stalk” kavramının anlaşılması ve uygulanmasının farklılık gösterdiği ortaya çıkmıştır. Katılımcılar cinsiyetlerine göre siber takip kavramını zihinlerinde farklı şekillerde algılamakta ve tanımlamaktadır. Ayrıca kadınlar, erkeklere göre stalk eylemlerine daha hassas yaklaşıp suç unsuru olarak görmektedir