MADS domain transcription factors are key regulators of eukaryotic development. In plants, the homeotic MIKC MADS factors that regulate floral organ identity have been studied in great detail. Based on genetic and protein-protein interaction studies, a floral quartet model was proposed that describes how these MADS domain proteins assemble into higher order complexes to regulate their target ge...

Members of the Aedes genus of mosquitoes are widely recognized as vectors of viral diseases. Ae.albopictus is its most invasive species, and are known to carry viruses such as Dengue, Chikugunya and Zika. Its emerging importance puts Ae.albopictus on the forefront of genetic interaction and evolution studies. However, a panel of suitable reference genes specific for this insect is as of now und...

Here we examine a lattice-gas model that has been extended to include collective shear moves and friction interactions between particles. A shearlike field is applied by periodically translating entire subsections of the lattice with respect to one another, as opposed to biasing the individual movements of particles. Friction is introduced by forming a network of temporary bonds between particl...

An alkali-tolerant bacterium, Pseudomonas aeruginosa STK 03 (accession number KR011154), isolated from an oil spill site, was evaluated for the biodegradation of free cyanide and thiocyanate under alkaline conditions. The organism had a free cyanide degradation efficiency of 80 and 32 % from an initial concentration of 250 and 450 mg CN-/L, respectively. Additionally, the organism was able to d...

Vehicular Ad-hoc Networks (VANETs), as the most significant element of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), have potential to enhance traffic efficiency and road safety by making transportation system smarter are still at initial point development. In this paper, we propose an ensemble-based machine learning model for network prediction in VANET. We take advantage Ensemble Learning (EL), w...

Sivil Toplum Kuruluşlarının (STK), küreselleşme süreci ve Bilgi İletişim Teknolojilerindeki gelişmelerle birlikte önemi duyarlılıkları giderek artmıştır. Günümüzde STK’lar; yoksullukla mücadeleden işsizliğin önlenmesine, uluslararası ilişkilerin geliştirilmesinden çevre sorunları ile mücadeleye, insan haklarının korunmasından barışın sağlanmasına kadar birçok sosyal sorunun çözülmesi sürecinde ...

Sivil Toplum Kuruluşları (STK’lar), demokratik toplumların belkemiğidir. Farklı alanlarda, bağımsız olarak sivil toplumun faydası için çalışan bu kuruluşlar Halkla İlişkiler yönetim ve uygulamaları açısından da önemli merkezlerdir. Ancak İlişkilerin toplumsal dönüşüme katkı sağlayabilmesi kurum merkezli bir kavramsallaştırmanın dışına çıkılmalıdır. Alan yazında eleştirel kültürel yaklaşımlar ek...

The human ability to recognize, identify and compare sounds based on their approximation of particular vowels provides an intuitive, easily learned representation for complex data. We describe implementations of vocal tract models specifically designed for sonification purposes. The models described are based on classical models including Klatt[1] and Cook[2]. Implementation of these models in ...