Bogazici University Digital Archive: Recent submissions

  • Effects of hamstring lengthening surgery on muscle-tendon velocities of patients with cerebral palsy 
    Turan, Fatma. (Thesis (M.S.)-Bogazici University. Institute of Biomedical Engineering, 2022., 2022)
    Cerebral Palsy (CP) is a permanent movement disorder seen in early child hood, consisting of muscle spasticity and/or contracture, and difficulty in walking due to poor selective control. In CP patients, crouch gait with ...
  • Investigating the bacterial adhesion behaviour on bone surface mimicked chitosan membranes 
    Uçak, Meltem. (Thesis (M.S.)-Bogazici University. Institute of Biomedical Engineering, 2022., 2022)
    An extremely serious post-op consequence of orthopedic replacement surgery is infection, which is currently challenging to treat with antibiotics. According to data, prosthesis infections correlate with biofilm formation ...
  • Electrical resistivity structure beneath MT. Erciyes Central Anatolia, Turkey 
    Yazıcı Bozkurt, Ruken. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute, 2022., 2022)
    The Central Anatolia (CA) is an intermediate belt between the Pontides and the Anatolide-Tauride blocks. Numerous basins, folds, faults, volcanic fields and rich mineral resources in the region have attracted the attention ...
  • Symplectic geometry and Hamiltonian Monte Carlo method 
    Öztürk, Feyza. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute, 2022., 2022)
    Hamiltonian Monte Carlo (HMC) method is an application of a non- Euclidean geometry to an inverse problem. HMC is a probabilistic sampling method with the basis of Hamiltonian dynamics. One of the main advantages of HMC ...
  • Molecular modeling of Bcl-xL post-translational modifications and of keteniminium salts 
    Tanrıver, Gamze. (Thesis (Ph.D.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2022., 2022)
    Computational chemistry plays an important role in deciphering the structural proper ties of systems by using different approaches, such as quantum mechanics (QM) and molecular mechanics (MM) and gives insight by mimicking ...
  • Role of ionic liquids on the reactivity and selectivity of diels- alder reactions and single site catalysts 
    Akgül, Deniz. (Thesis (Ph.D.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2022., 2022)
    Ionic liquids (ILs) have gained interest because of their features such as high thermal stability, high chemical inertness, conductivity, their ability to dissolve organic and inorganic substances. It is possible to tune ...
  • Redox-responsive biodegradable polymeric materials for biomedical applications 
    Çalık, Filiz. (Thesis (Ph.D.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2022., 2022)
    In recent years, biodegradable and stimuli-responsive polymeric materials have gained importance in cancer research and biomedical applications. Such materials can be used as implants in the body and a nano-sized drug ...
  • (BIS) phosphonate functionalized polymeric materials for biomedical applications 
    Altuncu, Merve Seçkin. (Thesis (Ph.D.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2022., 2022)
    This work describes synthesis, characterization, and evaluation of (bis)phosphonate functionalized monomers, macromers and crosslinkers as well as their polymers and crosslinked networks for biomedical applications such ...
  • Synthesis and characterization of Fe (iron), Co (cobalt), Ni (nickel) containing metal organic frameworks (MOFs) 
    Galın, Çağla. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2022., 2022)
    In recent years, scientists and industries have been interested in metal organic frameworks (MOFs), a class of porous materials. Metal organic frameworks are formed by connecting metal clusters or ions with organic linkers. ...
  • Benchmarking TADF activity of sulfone based compounds 
    Hepgüler, Aslıhan. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2022., 2022)
    Thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) mechanism can be explained as transfer of excitons from the first triplet excited state (T1) to the first singlet ex cited state (S1) by reverse intersystem crossing (RISC). ...
  • A computational approach to evaluate the pKa's of quinazoline derivatives 
    Kıran, Melisa. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2022., 2022)
    One of the most important constants in chemistry is the ionization (dissociation) constant (pKa). Estimating the pKa value(s) for a potential drug is critical, especially since computations are considerably less expensive ...
  • Synthesis and application of thiol-reactive zwitterionic copolymers 
    Taylan, Nazlı. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2022., 2022)
    In recent years, zwitterionic polymeric materials have gained attention thanks to their ultra-hydrophilicity due to the equimolar number of evenly distributed anionic and cationic moieties that they contain along their ...
  • Modelling the enantiomerization and atroposelectivity in thiohydantoin derivatives 
    Azizoğlu, İpek. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2022., 2022)
    Thiohydantoins have a wide range of pharmacological and biological properties. In the previous studies, nonracemic axially chiral thiohydantoins were synthesized and computational investigations have rationalized the ...
  • Reduced graphene oxide embedded polymeric nanofibers for thermo- responsive drug delivery systems 
    Sancar, Tugay. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2022., 2022)
    In recent years, nanofibers have become popular in biomedical applications because of their distinctive qualities, such as the large surface area to volume ratio, porosity, and appreciable mechanical strength. Electrospinning ...
  • The educational needs of mothers of children aged 60 to 72 months: The socio-economic differences 
    Uysal, Senem Han. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2018., 2018.)
    This study aims to identify the educational needs of mothers of children aged 60 to 72 months. It also intended to understand if there are any differences between mothers coming from different socio-economic background, ...
  • Needs assesment in adult education in reference to Şişli-Gültepe people's education center in Istanbul 
    Çakır, Turgut. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 1983., 1983.)
    The purpose of this study is to assist the Şişli-Gültepe People's Center in planning its adult education activities to serve the residents of the Sisli district in Istanbul by a need assessment survey. The Şişli district ...
  • A Case study on the current state of in-service training in a public school based on teachers' and administrators' evaluation 
    Ala, Hüseyin. (Thesis (M.A.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2010., 2010.)
    This case study examines the current state of in-service training activities in a public school based on teachers’ and administrators’ evaluation. It is a qualitative analysis addressing three categories of questions which ...
  • Squeeze casting of Zn-Bi monotectic alloy 
    Erturan, Hakan. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 1994., 1994.)
    Zn- 1.9 wt.% Bi monotectic alloy was squeeze cast under pressures of 50, 85 and 120 MPa at a constant die temperature of 250 °C. The same die was used also for the gravity cast specimens of the same alloy. For comparison ...
  • Handoff decision algorithms for rapidly deployable mobile infrastructure communication networks 
    Önel, Tolga. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Institue for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2002., 2002.)
    Mobile communication systems should use limited resources in an efficient and convenient manner. One way of achieving this is to use smaller cells in the expense of corresponding handoff and administration overhead.Several ...
  • A comparative analysis of noticing of mathematics teachers with varying teaching experience 
    Erdik, Evrim. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2014., 2014.)
    Teachers’ noticing refers to attending to classroom events and interpreting why those events are worth noticing. Noticing is regarded as an essential component of teaching expertise. The purpose of present study is to ...