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Facial analysis of dyadic interactions using multiple instance learning
(Bilkent University, 2021-09)Interpretation of nonverbal behavior is vital for a reliable analysis of social interactions. To this end, we automatically analyze facial expressions of romantic couples during their dyadic interactions, for the first time ... -
Diabetes management VIA gaussian process bandits
(Bilkent University, 2021-10)Management of chronic diseases such as diabetes mellitus requires adaptation of treatment regimes based on patient characteristics and response. There is no single treatment that fits all patients in all contexts; moreover, ... -
Effective and explainable mechanisms for natural language interface in databases
(Bilkent University, 2021-09)Structured Query Language (SQL) is a commonly used tool to extract and present structured data stored in Relational Database Management Systems (RDBMSs), yet inherited complexities of SQL create barriers for naive users ... -
Classroom management in high school mathematics lessons: student and teacher perceptions
(Bilkent University, 2021-09)The aim of this study was to examine perceptions of high school mathematics teachers and high school students about classroom management strategies. Furthermore, the commonalities and the differences between the students‟ ... -
Authorship in video game adaptations
(Bilkent University, 2021-08)The purpose of this thesis is to examine how authorship of video game adaptations is handled as a discursive concept. Auteur theory was created and analyzed as a critical method in the film medium. The thesis researches ... -
Securitization of migration in official discourse in Turkey in post-Cold War Era
(Bilkent University, 2021-09)Since the end of the Cold War, Turkey has become a destination country for the human mobility of people who are not of 'Turkish descent and culture’. For the first time in the history of the Republic, Turkey has become ... -
Discussion of the Kurdish question in the 1970s Turkish left: textual analysis of the 1970s left periodicals
(Bilkent University, 2021-09)This thesis aims to investigate the origins of identity politics by focusing on its lasting relationship between ideological politics. Concerning the literature of the left theories on the question of identity and the ... -
An ecocritical analysis of human–others and nature–others in popular animated fantasy series
(Bilkent University, 2021-09)This thesis examines the representations of human-Others and nature-Others in popular animated fantasy series from an ecocritical perspective, and with an ecofeminist approach. The five animated series this thesis investigates, ... -
Identity versus morality: conceptions of islam, modernity and politics in the writings of Necip Fazil Kisakürek and Nurettin Topçu
(Bilkent University, 2021-09)This dissertation analyzes diverging conceptions of Islam in the writings of Necip Fazıl Kısakürek (1904-1983) and Nurettin Topçu (1909-1975), and ensuing differences in their critiques of Turkish modernization and their ... -
Data-driven two-stage inventory problem
(Bilkent University, 2021-09)In this thesis, we consider two-stage newsvendor problem where the decision maker selling a seasonal product only uses the historical demand information in her decisions. In our setting, there are two decisions to be made: ... -
Particle sensing with narrowband microwave split-ring resonators
(Bilkent University, 2021-09)A new microwave sensor with concentric split-ring resonator (CSRR) topology is designed and integrated with microfluidics. While the resonator is being driven at its resonant frequency, cells passing through the channel ... -
Analysis of scratch-pad memory-based processor architecture for graph applications
(Bilkent University, 2021-09)In graph analytic applications, main memory accesses prove to be a bottleneck as graphs have a poor spatial and temporal locality usage in the caches and higher memory hierarchy. Although this bottleneck is slightly ... -
Cancer imaging and treatment monitoring with color magnetic particle imaging
(Bilkent University, 2021-09)Magnetic particle imaging (MPI) is emerging as a highly promising non-invasive tomographic imaging modality for cancer research. Superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs) are used as imaging tracers in MPI. By ... -
How and on what basis do parents decide on their children's media content and screen time, and what style of parental mediatıon do they prefer to follow?
(Bilkent University, 2021-09)The age at which children meet technology and the digital world now begins much earlier than before, and the amount of media content and time they consume is usually determined by their parents. Especially when today’s ... -
Investigation on lithium salt - surfactant lyotropic liquid crystalline mesophases: characterization, role of water, and electrochemical behaviors
(Bilkent University, 2021-09)In this thesis, lyotropic liquid crystalline (LLC) mesophases of lithium salts (LiCl, LiBr, LiNO3, LiSCN, LiI, LiI/I2, and LiH2PO4) and 10-lauryl ether (C12H25(OCH2CH2)10OH, C12EO10) have been investigated and the LiI/I2 ... -
Finding the othering in the representation of Syrian refugee women: critical discourse analysis of the Turkish newspapers Cumhuriyet, Hurriyet, Sabah, Sozcu and Yeni Safak
(Bilkent University, 2021-09)After the outbreak of chaos in 2011 in Syria Arab Spring uprisings, Turkey implemented an open door policy for those who were subjected to forced migration. In this process, Syrians faced the consequences of being in a ... -
Reproduction of Turkishness on television: an analysis of TRT series
(Bilkent University, 2021-09)This thesis analyses two different TRT series to reveal when and how Turkishness is reproduced on television. These two series are Sevda Kuşun Kanadında and Seksenler. The thesis makes use of an interpretative approach ... -
Sword vs. mountain: folk songs’ depiction of Ottoman settlement policies towards nomadic tribes in Çukurova
(Bilkent University, 2021-09)The historiography of Ottoman state actions towards migrant tribes depends more on the official documents of the government. The case of Fırka-i Islâhiye (Reform Division) in 1865 was no exception. It has been researched ... -
An archaeoacoustic study on Cappadocia; acoustical identification of religious and secular indoor spaces
(Bilkent University, 2021-09)The goal of this study is to identify the indoor sound fields of Cappadocian special rock-cut structures and by this to provide the platform of discussion on the aural effects in the original use and context of spaces. ... -
An orthogonal layout algorithm for small compound graphs
(Bilkent University, 2021-09)Information visualization is the study of different approaches that aid in the visualization and examination of data. Among the broad variety of different op-tions and techniques available in this field is “Graph Drawing”, ...
