Bogazici University Digital Archive: Recent submissions

  • Investigation of the impact of human immunodeficiency virus on cellular sumoylation 
    Pekbilir, Emre. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2022., 2022)
    The manifestation of Human Immunodeficiency Virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection is acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), one of the major health problems worldwide. From the first step of infection to the end, HIV-1 ...
  • Preliminary characterization of a novel mitochondrial myopathy mouse model 
    Yılmaz, Mehmet. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2022., 2022)
    Mitochondria provide a significant portion of the ATP to cells and govern cellu lar energy economics on ever-changing cellular energy requirements. Cells evolved to monitor mitochondrial stress and developed counteracting ...
  • Smoothing properties of initial-boundary value problems 
    Başakoğlu, Engin. (Thesis (Ph.D.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2022., 2022)
    This thesis discusses the smoothing properties of dispersive partial differential equations. In the first part of the thesis, we consider the Davey–Stewartson system on R 2 and demonstrate that the nonlinear part of the ...
  • Simple section biset functors 
    Muslumov, Ruslan. (Thesis (Ph.D.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2022., 2022)
    Let G and H be finite groups and k be a commutative unitary ring. The Burnside group B(G,H) is the Grothendieck group of the category of finite (G,H)-bisets. The biset category kC of finite groups is the category defined ...
  • Kadison-Singer problem from a banach algebra perspective 
    Keçkin, Murat. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2022., 2022)
    In 1959, Kadison and Singer asked whether every pure state of the diagonal subspace D(ℓ2) of B(ℓ2) has a unique pure state extension to B(ℓ2). This problem has remained open until 2013; in 2013 it has been solved by a team ...
  • Theory of noncommutative motives 
    Üze, Berkan. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2022., 2022)
    The theory of motives was originally conceived by Alexander Grothendieck as a universal cohomology theory for algebraic varieties. In the decades since it was first introduced, it has become a vast and profoundly sophisticated ...
  • Monogenic number fields 
    Değirmenci, Pınar. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2022., 2022)
    Determining whether the ring of integers OK of an algebraic number field K of degree n admits a power integral basis is one of the classic problems in algebraic number theory. In other words, we want to determine whether ...
  • On the hypersurfaces in toric varieties 
    Barış, İlayda. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2022., 2022)
    Theory of toric varieties provides fruitful interactions between algebraic geom etry and combinatorics. It is remarkably fertile in terms of connections with many areas of mathematics and has plentiful applications to other ...
  • The question of model companionability : positive and negative answers 
    Berksoy, Feyza Nur. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2022., 2022)
    Model companion ofa universal theory T is the axiomatization of the existentially closed models of T. This thesis studies the concept of model companionability of theories. We present examples of model companions of certain ...
  • Global well-posedness of NLS equations 
    Yılmaz, Oğuz. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2022., 2022)
    The thesis is a survey of the I-method. After introducing the method, we discuss the implementation of this method to cubic, defocusing nonlinear Schrödinger equation in the spatial dimension n = 2 and quintic, defocusing ...
  • Covariance estimation of spatio-temporal random variables with kronecker product based models 
    Dağıdır, Can Hakan. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2022., 2022)
    Covariance estimation is a widely studied topic. Due to the nature of many prob lems, high-dimensional Spatio-temporal scenarios are considered frequently. In some cases, the true covariance matrices are also expected to ...
  • Turbulent combustion modelling of fuels using LES 
    Güryuva, Serdar. (Thesis (Ph.D.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2022., 2022)
    Combustion simulations with high fidelity turbulence models and detailed chemistry may suffer from high computational power requirements due to the combined cost of time-scale dissipation and small integration steps. Such ...
  • Adaptive boundary control using backstepping for 1D variable length string-mass system under disturbances 
    Szczesiak, Mateusz. (Thesis (Ph.D.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2022., 2022)
    In this thesis, an adaptive boundary control using delayed control methodology for a 1D wave equation is examined. The outlined problem is applied in the control of an ideal string- mass system with constant or time-varying ...
  • Nonlinear viscoelastic material modeling using nested linkage mechanisms 
    Özcan, Mustafa Umut. (Thesis (Ph.D.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2022., 2022)
    In this study, basic linear lumped elements such as springs and dashpots are used in nested linkage mechanisms in order to simulate and predict the mechanical behaviour of nonlinear viscoelastic materials. The proposed ...
  • Analysis of crack initiation in edge cracked NiTi shape memory alloy plate 
    Baykara, Onat. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2022., 2022)
    Shape Memory Alloys (SMAs) are getting more known among scientist and the engineers day by day. Therefore, their industrial, military and also daily life applications are increasing. Their unique properties make them very ...
  • Design, production and testing of a micro scale ORC 
    Bayraktar, Berkhan. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2022., 2022)
    Energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies are becoming more and more important every day. Organic Rankine Cycle is a proven way of generation of power from low temperature heat sources. In this study a 1 kW ...
  • Plasmonic enhancement of absorption efficiency of nanoparticles for photothermal therapy applications 
    Tahmaz, Ege Şükrü. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2022., 2022)
    Even though humanity is in a golden age when it comes to medical wonders, can cer is still one of the most common and deadly diseases in the world. One new treatment method is called photothermal therapy, which is the ...
  • Optimum design of stiffened composite cylindrical shells with a cutout for maximum buckling strength 
    Değer, Sezer. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2022., 2022)
    Thin-walled composite cylindrical shells have low resistance to buckling and out-of-plane deformations. Introducing a cutout to these structures reduces the load-carrying capacity of such structures drastically. One effective ...
  • Modified numerical method for thin film thermal conductivity calculation with micro-raman spectroscopy 
    Meydando, Taher. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2022., 2022)
    Thin film materials have recently drawn a great attention for their wide range of applications in nano- and micro-scale devices. To overcome thermal issues associated with these devices, thin film materials must be ...
  • Ultrawide stop band in a 3D elastic metamaterial with inertial amplification mechanisms having cross flexure hinges 
    Otlu, Sedef Nisan. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2022., 2022)
    Inertial amplification is a new method to obtain phononic band gaps in peri odic structures. The aim in this thesis is to obtain an ultrawide stop band in three dimensions by using inertial amplification mechanisms. In ...