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Comparative analysis of virtual games with video games: Preferences of players worldwide

Ahtaq, Salah Eddine

The emergence of virtual reality in recent years has primarily focused on user interfaces, visual simulation, and 3D graphics. However, the community's interest in virtual reality has shifted towards the gaming industry in order to reach a larger audience. This thesis aims to study the differences and similarities between virtual games and traditional video games in order to determine user preferences and opinions. Over 60 days (April 1st - May 31st, 2023), an online survey gathered 300 comprehensive responses, revealing substantial insights, and 4 interviews have been conducted with 4 volunte ...Daha fazlası

Preprint 2023 Yeditepe University Academic and Open Access Information System 74 Görüntülenme

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Weaponizing energy: Anthropological approach to future of war

Yanar, Banu

This thesis intends to offer an explanation to the evolution of war along technological developments mainly focusing in laser systems. The anthropological discussion of the study is based on Actor-Network Theory revealing the interaction among human and nonhuman participants of war network. Laser weapon systems are explained supported by the literature search, fieldwork, and interviews. The study seeks to demonstrate an alternative future perception of war with the integration of laser systems. The redefined character of war can be described as laser-integrated flexible network with human act ...Daha fazlası

Preprint 2023 Yeditepe University Academic and Open Access Information System 138 Görüntülenme

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The relationship between separation individuation process and Orthorexia Nervosa: The mediator role of vulnerable Narcissism

Küçük, Ceren

In this study, it was aimed to examine the mediating role of vulnerable narcissism in the relationship between separation-individuation process and orthorexia nervosa. 238 participants ages between 18 and 49 participated in the study. “Sociodemographic Information Form”, “Separation-Individuation Form”, “Orto-11” and “Pathological Narcissism Inventory were used on participants. In the analysis, the first Pearson Correlation was applied to examine the relationship between separation-individuation, orthorexia nervosa and vulnerable narcissism. After the correlation analysis, the mediation was co ...Daha fazlası

Preprint 2024 Yeditepe University Academic and Open Access Information System 97 Görüntülenme

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Semiotic analysis of lovecraftian cosmic horror movies and an evaluation of horror genre in Turkish cinema

Önder, Melih

Cosmic Horror, developed by H. P. Lovecraft, is a subgenre of science fiction, fantasy and horror. Cosmic horror is about the fear of the unknowable. It is usually about threatening beings from outer space or ancient malevolent mysteries. It has also played a key role in the development of horror cinema. Unlike stereotypical horror themes, deep stories about the pains of human existence are included in the cosmic horror subgenre. This thesis presents a research on feature films that are directly or indirectly related to thecosmic horror genre. With this aim, some sample films were selected and ...Daha fazlası

Preprint 2023 Yeditepe University Academic and Open Access Information System 233 Görüntülenme

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Trade liberalization and some macroeconomic indicators in Turkey (1980-2018)

Alzabadi, Nader

This study aims to examine the impact of trade liberalization on some macroeconomic indicators (foreign direct investment, exports, imports, trade balance, and government size) in Turkey. Our study employed the autoregressive distributed lag bound test (ARDL) approach, unit root test, bound test for long-run estimation, and error correction term (EC). Findings show that trade liberalization does not have a positive impact on foreign direct investment inflow into the Turkish market, as well as that currency depreciation accompanied by an open economy decreases foreign capital inflow. Trade libe ...Daha fazlası

Preprint 2023 Yeditepe University Academic and Open Access Information System 128 Görüntülenme

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Consumer behavior in automotive industry in Turkey: research on shopping practices and buying behaviors of b and c segment automotive consumers

Gülsen, Deniz Gökçe

This dissertation hereby is aimed to analyze the buying behavior of automotive consumers in Turkey. There are 8 hypotheses but the main idea is to see whether B anc C segment consumers see buying a vehicle as an investment or not. The thesis contains three main parts; conceptual framework, research, and results. What these parts include is explained below. The conceptual framework contains three parts. The Concept of Consumer and Consumer Behavior part explains consumer behavior, types of buying behavior, consumer buying (decision process), and the factors affecting buying behavior. The Automo ...Daha fazlası

Preprint 2023 Yeditepe University Academic and Open Access Information System 69 Görüntülenme

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Women’s confinement and struggle against the patriarchal family structure: a feminist analysis of selected women’s writing in the light of Kate Millett’s concept of sexual politics

Aslan, Pınar

The aim of this thesis is to analyze the main female characters in two short stories and a novel written in three different periods, using the conceptual analysis framework that Kate Millett puts forward in her 1970 work Sexual Politics. In her book Sexual Politics, Millett formulated two important concepts as “sexual politics” and “sexual revolution” and focused on how the family institution and genders were handled in literary works. The most important contribution of her work and the reason why it is one of the founding texts of the second wave feminist movement is that she sees the aboliti ...Daha fazlası

Preprint 2023 Yeditepe University Academic and Open Access Information System 107 Görüntülenme

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‘The Other’ at the border: literary sieges and identity construction

Bakkalsalihoğlu, Fatma Gözde

In the 20th century, the issue of creating a national identity and fashioning the self gained significant importance as a consequence of the increasing nationalist movements and establishment of the unitary states with the collapse of empires. To create a collective identity consciousness in society, literature was utilized as one of the mediums, as it can be used in the service of different ideologies. First published in 1899, Eclipse of the Crescent Moon (Egri Csillagok) by Géza Gárdonyi focuses on creating the Hungarian national identity through the Turks, whereas The Siege (Kështjella) by ...Daha fazlası

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Disclosing the “Other(s)” in Elif Shafak’s the island of missing trees and Christy Lefteri’s songbirds

Ouzoun, Gkioulai

This thesis aims to explore two contemporary novels, Elif Shafak’s The Island of Missing Trees and Christy Lefteri’s Songbirds by using Mikhail Bakhtin’s theoretical framework on language and the novel. The Bakhtinian concepts of heteroglossia, polyphony, and dialogism are used to unveil the different viewpoints which emerge through the utterances of the narrators and characters. The first aim of the thesis is to disclose the viewpoints which consider certain groups or entities as “other(s)”. The second aim is to analyze these viewpoints by employing ecocritical and ecofeminist theories. Ecocr ...Daha fazlası

Preprint 2024 Yeditepe University Academic and Open Access Information System 16 Görüntülenme

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The relationship between management and information systems students’ e-learning styles and attitudes towards e-learning in Turkey during Covid-19 pandemic

Lüle Ercan, Nazlıcan

This research aims to investigate the relationship between e-learning styles and attitudes towards e-learning of Management Information Systems students who have experienced e-learning during Covid-19 pandemic and the change in terms of gender and grade level. This study was conducted with 114 participants. Two instruments were used. The results showed that audio-visual learning style is the learning style that the participants have the most. The higher e-learning predisposition scores means the participants have positive attitudes to use e-learning. The lower e-learning predisposition scores ...Daha fazlası

Preprint 2023 Yeditepe University Academic and Open Access Information System 69 Görüntülenme

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Estimation of international trade

Karadağ, Gamze Yıldız

The study analyzed foreign trade volume among Turkey and 37 OECD countries, especially the sway of the logistics performance index on Turkey's foreign trade volume. In light of this, the effects of the logistic performance index in determining Turkey's foreign trade volume were analyzed by using the data of Turkey and OECD countries in the 2007-2020 period. In the study, three different models were established in which the total foreign trade volume, Turkey's exports to OECD countries, and Turkey's imports with OECD countries are dependent variables. The variables used in the models are the GD ...Daha fazlası

Preprint 2023 Yeditepe University Academic and Open Access Information System 127 Görüntülenme

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The relationship between machiavelism, grandiose and vulnerable narcissism, and loneliness among white collar workers

Çataklı, Ayşenur

Considering the several negative effects of loneliness as an undesirable and hurtful emotion, it is important to discover how it occurs. Although Machiavellianism and narcissism are associated with loneliness, the number of studies that have investigated their relationship is relatively limited. This study, therefore, aims to investigate the relationship between Machiavelism, narcissism, and loneliness among white-collar workers. In addition, it is also aimed to examine whether the level of Machiavellianism, narcissism, and loneliness are related to sociodemographic characteristics of the part ...Daha fazlası

Preprint 2023 Yeditepe University Academic and Open Access Information System 64 Görüntülenme

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Ahtaq, Salah Eddine

Yanar, Banu

Küçük, Ceren

Önder, Melih

Alzabadi, Nader

Gülsen, Deniz Gökçe

Aslan, Pınar

Bakkalsalihoğlu, Fatma Gözde

Ouzoun, Gkioulai

Lüle Ercan, Nazlıcan

Karadağ, Gamze Yıldız

Çataklı, Ayşenur