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Automated clustering of large data sets based on a topology representing graph [Büyük veri kümelerinin topoloji betimleyen çizgeye dayali otomatik gruplandirmasi]
(2009 IEEE 17th Signal Processing and Communications Applications Conference, SIU 2009, 2009)
A powerful method in analysis of large data sets where there are many natural clusters with varying statistics such as different sizes, shapes, density distribution, is the use of self-organizing maps (SOMs) [1]. However, ...
Quality layers in scalable multi-view video coding
(Proceedings - 2009 IEEE International Conference on Multimedia and Expo, ICME 2009, 2009)
The Quality Layers concept is proposed and adopted in the JSVM in order to ensure an optimal adaptation in a rate-distortion sense [1]. In this paper it is extended to multi-view case for scalable coding of multi-view ...
A comparison of data mining techniques for credit scoring in banking: A managerial perspective
(Journal of Business Economics and Management, 2009)
Credit scoring is a very important task for lenders to evaluate the loan applications they receive from consumers as well as for insurance companies, which use scoring systems today to evaluate new policyholders and the ...
On optimal weights in a PSNR-based objective stereo video quality measure [PSNR-tabanli bir nesnel stereo video kalite ölçüsünde en i̇yi aǧirliklar üzerine]
(2009 IEEE 17th Signal Processing and Communications Applications Conference, SIU 2009, 2009)
In stereoscopic 3D video, it is well-known that humans can perceive high quality 3D video provided that one of the views is in high quality. Hence, in stereo video encoding, the best overall rate vs. perceived-distortion ...
A desktop application to learn the actual workload of the students
(Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2009)
The use of European Credit Transfer system (ECTS) provides a reference standard for exchange students across the European Union (EU). It helps more transparency and compatibility to compare the self-study period and ...
Empirical examination of REITs in Turkey: An emerging market perspective
(Journal of Property Investment and Finance, 2009)
Purpose: The aim of this paper is to investigate the risk-return relationship of REITs listed on the Istanbul Stock Exchange (ISE) in order to assess the risk and to find some empirical results for investors within the ...
Towards a new approach in social simulations:Meta-language
(Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), 2009)
In this paper we will present a framework for bridging micro to macro emergence, macro-to-micro social causation, and the dialectic between emergence and social causation. We undertake a cultural approach for modeling ...
On some closed sets in ideal minimal spaces
(Acta Mathematica Hungarica, 2009)
The purpose of this paper is to introduce ideal minimal spaces and to investigate the relationships between minimal spaces and ideal minimal spaces. We define some closed sets in these spaces to establish their relationships. ...
The investment decision-making process from a risk manager’s perspective: a survey
(Qualitative Research in Financial Markets, 2009)
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to identify associations between various inputs in the investment decision process of Saudi Arabian risk managers (RMs). Design/methodology/approach: The paper reports the views of 81 ...
Ethical approaches and their application in hotel manager's decision making
(European Journal of Social Sciences, 2009)
This study aims at evaluating the ethical approaches effective for managers working at hotel business when making decisions. Ethics, in the working place, refers to the rules of the workplace that an employee has to comply ...