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    • Semantic access control for corporate mobile devices 

      Ercan, T.; Yildiz, M. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), 2010)
      Many of the mobile business applications are executed in different domains as business-to-consumer (B2C) and business-to-business (B2B) operations. Computing environments of mobile wireless devices owned by individuals or ...
    • Viterbi-like joint optimization of stereo extraction for on-line rate adaptation in scalable multiview video coding 

      Ozbek, N.; Tekalp, A.M. (Proceedings - International Conference on Image Processing, ICIP, 2010)
      The concept of Quality Layers (QL) has been adopted in the SVC standard in order to ensure optimal rate adaptation of pre-coded video in the rate-distortion sense [1]. We have previously extended QL to multiview scalable ...
    • Solving lot-streaming flow shop scheduling problems using a discrete harmony search algorithm 

      Pan, Q.K.; Tasgetiren, M.F.; Suganthan, P.N.; Liang, Y.C. (2010 IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence, WCCI 2010 - 2010 IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation, CEC 2010, 2010)
      The harmony search (HS) algorithm is one of the recent evolutionary computation techniques to solve optimization problems. To make it applicable for lot-streaming flow shop problems, a discrete variant of the HS algorithm ...
    • An ensemble of differential evolution algorithms for constrained function optimization 

      Tasgetiren, M.F.; Suganthan, P.N.; Pan, Q.K.; Mallipeddi, R.; Sarman, S. (2010 IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence, WCCI 2010 - 2010 IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation, CEC 2010, 2010)
      This paper presents an ensemble of differential evolution algorithms employing the variable parameter search and two distinct mutation strategies in the ensemble to solve real-parameter constrained optimization problems. ...
    • Sustainable aluminium systems 

      Efthymiou, E.; Cocen, O.N.; Ermolli, S.R. (Sustainability, 2010)
      In the present paper, an analytical presentation of some popular aluminium systems that contribute to sustainability of structures is presented. Special emphasis has been given to the properties of aluminium, while the ...
    • Global financial crisis and turkey: Effects and suggestions 

      Ince Yenilmez, M. (Ikonomicheski Izsledvania, 2010)
      A global financial crisis hit the world in late 2008. It has become clear that this financial crisis will have a deep impact on countries trade volumes and investment plans. When the crisis was started in financial markets, ...
    • A discrete artificial bee colony algorithm for the permutation flow shop scheduling problem with total flowtime criterion 

      Tasgetiren, M.F.; Pan, Q.K.; Suganthan, P.N.; Chen, A.H.L. (2010 IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence, WCCI 2010 - 2010 IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation, CEC 2010, 2010)
      Very recently, Jarboui et al. [1] (Computers & Operations Research 36 (2009) 2638-2646) and Tseng and Lin [2] (European Journal of Operational Research 198 (2009) 84-92) presented a novel estimation distribution algorithm ...
    • Pamukkale (Hierapolis) 

      Ozdemir, G. (Natural Heritage from East to West: Case studies from 6 EU countries, 2010)
      Pamukkale, also called Castle of Cotton, offers a highly picturesque and unique mix of natural beauty with its amazing limestone formations. Pamukkale (Hierapolis) is designated as a mix of cultural and natural heritage ...
    • Host Based Dynamic Throughput Maximization Model for IEEE 802.11 WLAN 

      Koyuncu, M.; Gercek, M.K.; Ercan, T. (Communications in Computer and Information Science, 2010)
      As the demand for uninterrupted Internet access grows, the popularity of wireless communication increases. However, wireless communication has some problems compared to conventional wired communication. Especially, if ...
    • Modeling BRDF by a probability distribution 

      Ozturk, A.; Kurt, M.; Bilgili, A. (20th International Conference on Computer Graphics and Vision, GraphiCon'2010 - Conference Proceedings, 2010)
      In this work we investigate reciprocity and energy conservation properties of a BRDF model which is based on a probability distribution. Representational ability of underlined model is demonstrated using a measured BRDF ...
    • Cappadocia (Kapadokya) 

      Sari, F.O.; Ozsoy, M. (Natural Heritage from East to West: Case studies from 6 EU countries, 2010)
      Cappadocia is located within central Anatolia between the cities of NevŚehir, Kayseri and Niǧde. Three volcanoes on the NevŚehir plateau, Mount Erciyes (3,917 m), Mount Hasan and a smaller mountain named Güllüdaǧ had formed ...
    • Dalyan paradise 

      Balta, S. (Natural Heritage from East to West: Case studies from 6 EU countries, 2010)
      Dalyan is one of Turkey's better kept secrets, a world in itself. There are not many accessible places left on Earth where the elements have retained their primeval freshness. Contemplate Dalyan from above when you are up ...
    • Halfeti - Rumkale 

      Ballice, G. (Natural Heritage from East to West: Case studies from 6 EU countries, 2010)
      In Halfeti, steppe life prevails framed by natural living of rocks and water. You can observe animals living in the steppe, rocks and river. The Euphrates flows along the rocks bordering Halfeti. You can see rare animals ...
    • Mt. Nemrud Caldera 

      Ozsoy, M. (Natural Heritage from East to West: Case studies from 6 EU countries, 2010)
      Mt. Nemrut is the southernmost and youngest of the chain of volcanoes in eastern Anatolia. It is a stratovolcano, (a composite volcano that is tall, conical and composed of many layers of hardened lava, tephra, and volcanic ...
    • Oludeniz lagoon - Fethiye 

      Ozdemir, G.; Culha, O. (Natural Heritage from East to West: Case studies from 6 EU countries, 2010)
      Fethiye, ancient Telmessos, is the most important city of ancient Lycia; its exact date of establishment cannot be ascertained as yet (Aygen, 1988). However, the double ss in the last syllable of the name suggests that it ...
    • Mt. Nemrud (Nemrut) Kommagene (Commagene) 

      Ozsoy, M. (Natural Heritage from East to West: Case studies from 6 EU countries, 2010)
      AdIyaman, the cradle of the oldest civilizations in history, is among the most important provinces in Turkey. Especially, on the Nemrut Mountain in Kahta District, the graves, temples and the statues of kings are extremely ...
    • The Dilek Peninsula: Büyük Menderes delta 

      Alakavuk, E.; Sengun, B. (Natural Heritage from East to West: Case studies from 6 EU countries, 2010)
      The Dilek Peninsula (Dilek mountain) is in the northern part of the Büyük Menderes Delta, while marshy fields and lagoons along the Delta coast lie to the south. These two natural units, which seem to conflict with each ...
    • Damlatas cave, Alanya 

      Alakavuk, E.; Yagmuroglu, Z. (Natural Heritage from East to West: Case studies from 6 EU countries, 2010)
      The most important sea caves of Turkey are found on the Alanya Peninsula. One of these caves formed by sea erosion is Damlatas Cave. The cave is situated on the west coast of the peninsula, 100 m from the coast. The entrance ...
    • Kekova 

      Aydeniz, N.E. (Natural Heritage from East to West: Case studies from 6 EU countries, 2010)
      The coastal area and small hills between Kale and Ka Ś in the south of Anatolia, west of Antalya, is the Kekova region. There are irregular inlets, peninsulas and about 30 large and small islands in this region. The flora ...
    • Foreword 

      Barkan, M. (Transformative Learning and Online Education: Aesthetics, Dimensions and Concepts, 2010)
      [No abstract available]