In this paper an approach is presented to digitize a drawing, to build up geometric and topologic models, to recognise construction parts and to interpret dimension lines and inscriptions. All recognized parts are transformed into a three-dimensional geometric model which provides all necessary geometric information for a product model. The recognition process of construction parts is based on ...

Inscriptions are used as resources for studying ancient history of any counties of the world. Brahmi script is one of the most important ancient letters in South Asia. It became the matrix of Debanagari character used for Sanskrit and Hindi. And, it produced Burmese script, Khmer script, Thai alphabet, Laotian alphabet, Tibetan alphabet, etc., during the last two thousand years. The aim of this...

We focus on the processes producing the standards which make up the technical back-bone of an information infrastructure (II). These standards are neither ready-made nor neutral. They are currently being developed, and they “inscribe” behaviour in complex and non-transpar ent ways. Behaviour at individual, organisational and inter-organisational level is inscribed. We explore how this takes pla...

VI.-VII. (XII.-XIII.) yüzy?llar aras?nda M?s?r, Suriye Hicaz Yemen ve Anadolu’da hüküm süren Eyyûbî devleti, Haçl?lar’? ma?lup edip Kudüs’ü özgürle?tirerek ?slâm tarihinde sayg?n bir yer edinmi?tir. ?lim kültür alan?na verdi?i desteklerle ad?ndan söz ettirmi?, f?k?h önemli katk?larda bulunmu?tur. Her ne kadar Eyyûbîler öncesinde bölgede e?itim-ö?retiminin mevcudiyeti biliniyor olsa da döneminde...

İstanbul Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Tarih Bölümü profesörlerinden merhum Mükrimin Halil Yinanç (1900-1961) büyük olasılıkla 1950’li yıllarda Milas, Leyne, Şeyhli ve Peçin’i ziyaret etmiştir. Bu ziyareti esnasında Menteşe kitabelerini bizzat yerinde incelemiştir. Aldığı notları Arapça, Farsça Osmanlı Türkçesi ile kendi Defter’ine kaydetmiştir. Merhum Yinanç, bilindiği gibi, bu Defterler’e s...

The impact of foreign banks entry on the banking sector has been well documented in the literature. However, these studies have been confined to the conventional banking sector. On the other hand, virtually nothing has been published in respect to the impact of foreign banks entry on the Islamic banking sector. The purpose of the present paper is to provide new empirical evidence on the impact ...

Old Turkic inscriptions found in various geographies today have been studied by researchers aspects. In this study, the average life expectancy of old Turks was determined light data obtained from Orkhon Inscriptions, Yenisei Inscriptions and Kyrgyzstan Inscriptions. When determining these periods, lifestyle Turks, geography which they lived, economy health services were taken into account. It ...

Describing the Islamic financial system simply as 'interest-free' does not do justice to the system. Promotion of entrepreneurship, preservation of property rights, transparency and the sanctity of contractual obligations, which are crucial to any sound financial system, describe its essence. Today, Islamic financial and banking activities have reached an impressive size of over US$250bn, as co...

An inscription is a cultural heritage artifact that records archaeological intellects and accounts of a nation such as history, language, medicine, etc. Although inscriptions are the most reliable primary historical evidence, accessibility to, and understanding of them are restricted due to their dispersion, their deteriorating conditions, and the complications of the ancient language itself. N...

This paper examines the relationship between financial risks and profitability of the conventional and Islamic banks in Malaysia for the period between 1996 and 2005. The measures of profitability that have been used in the study are the return on equity (ROE) and return on assets (ROA) while the financial risks are credit risk, interest rate risk and liquidity risks. This study employs panel d...