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Poly(Methacrylic) Acid And \Gamma-Methacryloxypropyltrimethoxy Silane/Clay Nanocomposites Prepared By In-Situ Polymerization, Ahmet Gültek, Turgay Seçki̇n, Yunus Önal, M. Gali̇p İçduygu Jan 2002

Poly(Methacrylic) Acid And \Gamma-Methacryloxypropyltrimethoxy Silane/Clay Nanocomposites Prepared By In-Situ Polymerization, Ahmet Gültek, Turgay Seçki̇n, Yunus Önal, M. Gali̇p İçduygu

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

Poly(methacrylic acid) and poly(acrylic acid) nanocomposites were prepared by in-situ polymerization of \gamma-methacryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane (A174)/clay nanocomposites in which the macromonomer was generated by grafting A-174 onto activated clay samples via hydroxyl groups or via intercalation. In- situ polymerization was carried out in the presence of an initiator. It was found that the structural affinity between the methacrylic or acrylic acid monomers and the amount of clay played an important role in the hybrid structure. The nanocomposites were quantified by both X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), thermo-gravimetric analysis (TGA), and differential thermal analysis (DTA).


Obituary Prof. Dr. Orhan Kaya [4th October 1937-24th November 2002] By, Tanju Kaya Jan 2002

Obituary Prof. Dr. Orhan Kaya [4th October 1937-24th November 2002] By, Tanju Kaya

Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences

No abstract provided.


Properties Of Cold And Hot Polarized Nuclear Matter With Realistic Nucleon Nucleon Interaction, S. A. Moharram Jan 2002

Properties Of Cold And Hot Polarized Nuclear Matter With Realistic Nucleon Nucleon Interaction, S. A. Moharram

Turkish Journal of Physics

The Thomas-Fermi (TF) model is used to calculate the equation of state ofthermal polarized nuclear-matter (NM) within a nonrelativistic Hartree-Fock (HF) scheme. The potential employed is a new realistic version of the density-dependent M3Y effective nucleon-nucleon (NN) interaction where the Yukawa strengths are based on the G-matrix of the Paris interaction. To study the basic properties of asymmetric nuclear matter, this potential is generalized by introducing spin and spin-isospin components into the original M3Y effective NN interaction. The resulting equation of state (EOS) is soft. The results obtained are in reasonable agreement with previous theoretical estimates.


On Locally Pre-C^{*}-Algebra Structures In Locally M-Convex H^{*}-Algebras, A. El-Kinani Jan 2002

On Locally Pre-C^{*}-Algebra Structures In Locally M-Convex H^{*}-Algebras, A. El-Kinani

Turkish Journal of Mathematics

We endow any locally m-convex H^{*}-algebra \left( E,\tau \right) with a locally pre-C^{*}-topology weaker than \tau. Examples and applications are provided.


Flat Marcinkiewicz Integral Operators, Hussain Al-Qassem, Ahmad Al-Salman Jan 2002

Flat Marcinkiewicz Integral Operators, Hussain Al-Qassem, Ahmad Al-Salman

Turkish Journal of Mathematics

In this paper, we study Marcinkiewicz integral operators with rough kernels supported by surfaces of revolutions. We prove that our operators are bounded on L^p under certain convexity assumptions on our surfaces and under very weak conditions on the kernel.


Solving Fuzzy Linear Programming Problems With Linear Membership Function, Rafail R. Gasimov, Kürşat Yeni̇lmez Jan 2002

Solving Fuzzy Linear Programming Problems With Linear Membership Function, Rafail R. Gasimov, Kürşat Yeni̇lmez

Turkish Journal of Mathematics

In this paper, we concentrate on two kinds of fuzzy linear programming problems: linear programming problems with only fuzzy technological coefficients and linear programming problems in which both the right-hand side and the technological coefficients are fuzzy numbers. We consider here only the case of fuzzy numbers with linear membership functions. The symmetric method of Bellman and Zadeh [2] is used for a defuzzification of these problems. The crisp problems obtained after the defuzzification are non-linear and even non-convex in general. We propose here the ``modified subgradient method'' and use it for solving these problems. We also compare the new …


Synthesis, Characterization And Thermal Analysis Of Organotin(Iv) Derivatives Of 4-(N-Maleoyl)Butanoate, Khadija Shahid, Saqib Ali, Moazzam H. Bhatti, Muhammad Mazhar, Sohail Mahmood, Sadiqur Rehman Jan 2002

Synthesis, Characterization And Thermal Analysis Of Organotin(Iv) Derivatives Of 4-(N-Maleoyl)Butanoate, Khadija Shahid, Saqib Ali, Moazzam H. Bhatti, Muhammad Mazhar, Sohail Mahmood, Sadiqur Rehman

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

Organotin(IV) derivatives of the type R_{4 - n}SnL_{n} where R = Me, n-Bu, Ph, L = 4 - (N-maleoyl)butanoate and n = 1 or 2 were synthesized by refluxing R_{3}SnCl and R_{2}SnCl_{2} with (4-(N-maleoyl)butanoate in the presence of triethylamine using dry toluene as solvent. These compounds were characterized by IR, multinuclear NMR and mass spectrometry. We also studied their thermal behavior and calculated the degradation pattern, energy of activation (E_{a}) and order of reaction (n).


Plane Wave Diffraction By A Dielectric Loaded Open Parallel Thick Plate Waveguide, Bahatti̇n Türetken, Ali̇ Alkumru Jan 2002

Plane Wave Diffraction By A Dielectric Loaded Open Parallel Thick Plate Waveguide, Bahatti̇n Türetken, Ali̇ Alkumru

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

A uniform asymptotic high-frequency solution for a two-dimensional diffraction problem of plane electromagnetic waves by a dielectric loaded open parallel thick plate waveguide is investigated rigorously using the Fourier transform technique in conjunction with the mode matching method. This mixed method of formulation gives rise to scalar modified Wiener-Hopf equations of the second kind for which the solution contains a set of infinitely many constants satisfying an infinite system of linear algebraic equations. A numerical solution of this system is obtained for various values of plate thickness, incidence angle and permittivity, and the effect of these parameters on the diffraction …


One Sided Banach Algebras, A. El Kinani, A. Najmi, Mohamed Oudadess Jan 2002

One Sided Banach Algebras, A. El Kinani, A. Najmi, Mohamed Oudadess

Turkish Journal of Mathematics

Many properties of two-sided algebras remain valid for one-sided algebras. Namely, any one sided Banach algebra is commutative modulo its Jacobson radical.


On Some Properties Connecting Infinite Series, B. K. Lahiri, Pratulananda Das Jan 2002

On Some Properties Connecting Infinite Series, B. K. Lahiri, Pratulananda Das

Turkish Journal of Mathematics

We prove several theorems connecting infinite series of real terms in relation to Borel and Baire classification of sets and functions, connectedness of mappings, porosity character of sets etc.


On The Spectral Properties Of The Regular Sturm-Liouville Problem With The Lag Argument For Which Its Boundary Conditions Depends On The Spectral Parameter, Mehmet Bayramoğlu, Kevser Özden Köklü, Oya Baykal Jan 2002

On The Spectral Properties Of The Regular Sturm-Liouville Problem With The Lag Argument For Which Its Boundary Conditions Depends On The Spectral Parameter, Mehmet Bayramoğlu, Kevser Özden Köklü, Oya Baykal

Turkish Journal of Mathematics

In this paper, the asymptotic expression of the eigenvalues and eigenfunctions of the Sturm-Liouville equation with the lag argument y''(t) + \lambda^2 y(t) + M(t)y (t - \Delta(t)) = 0 and the spectral parameter in the boundary conditions \lambda y(0) +y'(0) = 0 \lambda^{2}y(\pi) + y'(\pi) = 0 y(t - \Delta(t)) = y(0)\varphi(t - \Delta(t)), t - \Delta(t) < 0 has been founded in a finite interval, where M(t) and \Delta(t) \geq 0 are continuous functions on [0, \pi], \lambda > 0 is a real parameter, \varphi(t) is an initial function which is satisfied with the condition \varphi(0) = 1 and continuous in the initial set.


Two-Dimensional Photonic Crystal L-Shaped Bent Waveguide And Its Application To Wavelength Multi/Demultiplexer, Yoshihiro Naka, Hiroyoshi Ikuno Jan 2002

Two-Dimensional Photonic Crystal L-Shaped Bent Waveguide And Its Application To Wavelength Multi/Demultiplexer, Yoshihiro Naka, Hiroyoshi Ikuno

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

The bent waveguide is a key element for integrated optical signal processing waveguide devices. We propose a new type of two-dimensional photonic crystal L-shaped bent waveguides with additional pillars at the corner. Using the FDTD method based on the principle of multidimensional wave digital filters we simulate its transmission characteristics and show an excellent transmission of light in L-shaped bent waveguide. As an application we design compact size multi/demultiplexer composed of the L-shaped bent waveguides and directional couplers and realize multi/demultiplexer with low-insertion loss and high extinction ratio device whose size is of the order of the wavelength of light.


Cpl: A Language For Real-Time Distributed Object Programming, Erhan Saridoğan, Nadi̇a Erdoğan Jan 2002

Cpl: A Language For Real-Time Distributed Object Programming, Erhan Saridoğan, Nadi̇a Erdoğan

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

As processing and time requirements of computer systems increase over the borders of single processor architectures, it is becoming more and more attractive to use distributed computing with additional real-time capabilities. In several cases, traditional programming languages have become insufficient to build distributed systems easily, especially when real-time issues and basic software quality factors are concerned. In this paper, a concurrent, object-oriented, distributed real-time programming language, CPL, with a supportive run-time system, namely the CORD-RTS, is introduced and new language features are described. The new language provides an efficient solution for command and control systems by embedding distribution and real-time …


An Efficient Middleware Architecture Supporting Real-Time Distributed Object Programming, Erhan Saridoğan, Nadi̇a Erdoğan Jan 2002

An Efficient Middleware Architecture Supporting Real-Time Distributed Object Programming, Erhan Saridoğan, Nadi̇a Erdoğan

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

With the increasing demand for distributed real-time systems, the need for programming tools and execution platforms useful in development of such application systems is widely recognized. This paper presents CORD-RTS, an efficient middleware architecture that provides support for real-time distributed object programming. The communication infrastructure and various components of the middleware, which support several modes of interactions among distributed real-time objects, along with its real-time features and services, are discussed in detail.


A New Congestion Control Mechanism Proposed For The Sscop Protocol, A. Hali̇m Zai̇m Jan 2002

A New Congestion Control Mechanism Proposed For The Sscop Protocol, A. Hali̇m Zai̇m

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

International Telecommunication Union, Telecommunications Sector (ITU-T) Recommendation Q.2110 states that the update of a granted credit window to the transmitter (VR(MR)) is implementation dependent. In this paper, a new algorithm is designed to control the traffic flow coming from malfunctioning users. The VR(MR) parameter is controlled for that purpose. The simulation results show that this new technique nearly doubles the system performance.


Approximations On The Aggregate Mpeg Video Traffic And Their Impact On Admission Control, Fati̇h Alagöz Jan 2002

Approximations On The Aggregate Mpeg Video Traffic And Their Impact On Admission Control, Fati̇h Alagöz

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

In this paper, we investigate the aggregate traffic approximations for the Motion Pictures Expert Group (MPEG) coded variable bit rate (VBR) video traffic and their impact on admission control at a desired Quality of Service (QoS) level. In order to generate the MPEG coded VBR video traffic, we use a novel source model that employs a mixture of two first-order autoregressive processes with lognormally distributed residuals (2LAR). The model parameters are found based on least square estimates to capture the marginal distribution and autocorrelation function as well as the single server queuing behavior of an MPEG coded empirical bitstream. We …


Hybrid Sr Arq Scheme Using Trellis Coded Modulation For Point-To-Multipoint Communication Over Nonstationary Channels, Necmi̇ Taşpinar Jan 2002

Hybrid Sr Arq Scheme Using Trellis Coded Modulation For Point-To-Multipoint Communication Over Nonstationary Channels, Necmi̇ Taşpinar

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

In this paper, a type-I hybrid SR ARQ scheme using trellis coded modulation (TCM) for point-to-multipoint communication was analyzed on nonstationary broadcast channels where the channel bit error rate (BER) varies over time. A nonstationary channel is modelled as a two-state Markov chain. In the numerical calculations, it is found that, for a given p_{1} and \bar \varepsilon , the values of the average burst length \bar b have a very small influence on the throughput. Numerical results show that the throughput is better for values between 10 ^{-6} and 10 ^{-4}of average bit error rate \bar \varepsilon if the …


Preface, Levent Sevgi̇ Jan 2002

Preface, Levent Sevgi̇

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

No abstract provided.


A Personel Note, Leopold B. Felsen Jan 2002

A Personel Note, Leopold B. Felsen

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

No abstract provided.


Network--Oriented Modeling Of Radiating Electromagnetic Structures, Peter Russer Jan 2002

Network--Oriented Modeling Of Radiating Electromagnetic Structures, Peter Russer

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

The application of network-oriented modeling for radiating electromagnetic structures is investigated. Network methods are applied to the field problem using the segmentation technique and by specifying canonical Foster representations as compact models of reciprocal linear lossless electromagnetic structures. Connection between different subdomains is obtained via connection circuits exhibiting only ideal transformers. In the case of radiating structures, the complete structure is embedded into a sphere and the field outside the sphere is expanded into orthogonal spherical TM- and TE- waves. For each radiation mode a Cauer canonic circuit representation is given.


Iterative Solution Of Field Problems With A Varying Physical Parameter, Anton G. Tijhuis, Martijn C. Van Beurden, A. Peter M. Zwamborn Jan 2002

Iterative Solution Of Field Problems With A Varying Physical Parameter, Anton G. Tijhuis, Martijn C. Van Beurden, A. Peter M. Zwamborn

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

In this paper, linear field problems with a varying physical parameter are solved with the conjugate-gradient FFT method and a dedicated extrapolation procedure for generating the initial estimate. The scheme is formulated and illustrated for two simple example problems. The importance of the choice of the stop criterion and the step size are demonstrated for the case of a straight thin-wire segment. A brief summary is given of the applications that have appeared in the open literature until now, and actual three-dimensional scattering problems for a rectangular conducting plate and an inhomogeneous, dispersive dielectric body are discussed. Finally, the case …


Novel Time Domain Radiowave Propagators For Wireless Communication Systems, Funda Akleman, M. O. Özyalçin, Levent Sevgi̇ Jan 2002

Novel Time Domain Radiowave Propagators For Wireless Communication Systems, Funda Akleman, M. O. Özyalçin, Levent Sevgi̇

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

In this study, novel time domain wave propagators are used in path loss calculations for macro and micro cell coverage planning in wireless communication systems. Both Transmission Line Matrix (TLM) and Finite-Difference Time-Domain (FDTD) based propagators, which were introduced recently and validated and verified on different canonical propagation scenarios, are used for this purpose. Examples are chosen both in rural and urban areas, where two propagators are compared with each other. Excellent agreement between the results obtained via two propagators is presented. The results presented here are very encouraging and these propagators are shown to be powerful tools for not …


Aspects Of Radar Polarimetry, Ernst Luneburg Jan 2002

Aspects Of Radar Polarimetry, Ernst Luneburg

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

This contribution is a tutorial introduction to the phenomenological theory of radar polarimetry for the coherent scatter case emphasizing monostatic backscattering and forward scattering (transmission). Characteristic similarities and differences between radar polarimetry and optical polarimetry and the role of linear and antilinear operators (time-reversal) are pointed out and typical polarimetric invariants are identified.


Discrete Array Representation Of Continuous Space-Time Source Distributions, Amir Shlivinski, Ehud Heyman Jan 2002

Discrete Array Representation Of Continuous Space-Time Source Distributions, Amir Shlivinski, Ehud Heyman

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

We consider the realization of a continuous space-time source distributions using a sparse non-uniform point-source array. The construction determines the largest possible cells corresponding to the local source parameters in order to obtain a sparse array, while meeting an error criterion on the pulsed radiation pattern. The scheme is applied for the realization of collimated short-pulse beam fields. The error criterion is imposed within the main beam direction, while outside this region the relative realization error can be large but it is negligible since the field there is small compared to the main beam field.


2d Complex Point Source Radiation Problem I. Complex Distances And Complex Angles, E. Gago-Ribas, M. J. Gonzalez Morales Jan 2002

2d Complex Point Source Radiation Problem I. Complex Distances And Complex Angles, E. Gago-Ribas, M. J. Gonzalez Morales

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

A methodology based on the complex spaces analysis, which allows to generalize the study of wave radiation and scattering problems is presented in this paper. From the analytic continuation of functions defined in the real domain (real propagation or scattering spaces) into the complex space (space of complex coordinates), general non homogeneous phase field solutions are obtained for a particular wave problem. From these general solutions, other common solutions obtained under different approximations will arise. This procedure allows to obtain a complete classification of the solutions for the wave problem under analysis, and also to study both the ranges of …


2d Complex Point Source Radiation Problem Ii.~Complex Beams, M. J. Gonzalez Morales, E. Gago-Ribas Jan 2002

2d Complex Point Source Radiation Problem Ii.~Complex Beams, M. J. Gonzalez Morales, E. Gago-Ribas

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

The complex point source analytic continuation, and the analysis into the spaces of complex distances, angles, and other related magnitudes, may be applied to describe a wide variety of 2D wave propagation problems. This step will be essential in order to establish a complete complex methodology which may be applied to obtain general descriptions of more practical problems involving the scattering of waves under some kind of field incidence. A particular application of the methodology presented in Part I will be used in Part II. The specific problem under analysis in these papers will be the general complex beam solution …


A Note On The Poisson Summation Formula And Its Application To Electromagnetic Problems Involving Cylindrical Coordinates, Anastassios H. Panaretos, Hristos T. Anastassiu, Dimitra I. Kaklamani Jan 2002

A Note On The Poisson Summation Formula And Its Application To Electromagnetic Problems Involving Cylindrical Coordinates, Anastassios H. Panaretos, Hristos T. Anastassiu, Dimitra I. Kaklamani

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

A modified version of the Poisson Summation Formula is derived,involving the Fourier-Bessel Transform of the kernel function, as opposed to the conventional Fourier Transform engaged in the standard formula. This novel form can be applied to problems employing cylindrical coordinates, such as the fast evaluation of the dyadic Green's function in a waveguide or cavity of circular cross-section.


A Novel Mom Approach For Obtaining Accurate And Efficient Solutions In Optical Rib Waveguide, Namik Yener, Ercan Topuz Jan 2002

A Novel Mom Approach For Obtaining Accurate And Efficient Solutions In Optical Rib Waveguide, Namik Yener, Ercan Topuz

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

The optical rib waveguide (ORW) plays an important role in the design of several integrated optical devices. Various methods have been proposed for obtaining the modal field solutions in ORW. However, to the best of our knowledge none of them is capable of providing accurate full-wave benchmark solutions. Here we present a novel MoM approach wherein the modes of a loaded rectangular waveguide are utilized as basis functions and demonstrate that this approach is very efficient and yields highly accurate full-wave results which can serve as benchmark solutions in assessing the quality of the data reported in the literature.


Sar Simulations In Wireless Communication And Safety Discussions In The Society, M. O. Özyalçin, Funda Akleman, Levent Sevgi̇ Jan 2002

Sar Simulations In Wireless Communication And Safety Discussions In The Society, M. O. Özyalçin, Funda Akleman, Levent Sevgi̇

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

Numerical simulation in cellular phone - human tissue interaction is discussed in this paper. The powerful time domain (TD) techniques, the transmission line matrix (TLM) and the finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) methods, are used to model mutual effects. The purpose is to calculate specific absorption rate (SAR; defined as the power absorbed by the unit mass of the tissue), validate the codes and verify the results. Also, effectiveness of the SAR parameter in determination of the exposure limits for human health and environmental pollution is discussed.


Stability Analysis Of A Closed-Loop Control For A Pulse Width Modulated Dc Motor Drive, Fatma Gürbüz, Eyüp Akpinar Jan 2002

Stability Analysis Of A Closed-Loop Control For A Pulse Width Modulated Dc Motor Drive, Fatma Gürbüz, Eyüp Akpinar

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

In this paper, the effect of the variation of amplitude and the chopping period of a PWM signal on the stability of a closed-loop control for a DC motor drive is investigated. First, the entire system is formulated as a Linear Quadratic (LQ) tracker with output feedback [1]. Then, stability analysis for the varying amplitude and the varying chopping period is carried out by the methods of root locus and the Jury test. Finally, stability limits obtained from a root locus and Jury test are checked by the simulation of the system in MATLAB.