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The effects of the duration of formal education on adult brain: A voxel-based morphometry - (diffeomorphic anatomical registration using exponentiated lie algebra) DARTEL study
(Klinik Psikofarmakoloji Bulteni, 2009)
Objective: Recent studies neuroimaging showed that continues environmental stimuli can induce structural changes in the brain. Compared to later life, during formal education in school and university; human brain is not ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Effects of employee trainings on the occupational safety and health in accommodation sector
(Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2009)
In our age, it is a well-known reality that human resource is the key factor of organizational success. Companies' power comes from the physical and mental strength of their workers. Therefore, sustainability of being ...
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 ...
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 ...
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. ...
Hypoglycemic effect of crude exopolysaccharides produced by Cerrena unicolor, Coprinus comatus, and Lenzites betulina isolates in streptozotocin- induced diabetic rats
(Pharmaceutical Biology, 2009)
The objective of this study was to investigate the hypoglycemic activity of crude exopolysaccharides (EPS) produced by three mushroom isolates in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. The three experimental groups were fed ...