Istanbul Technical University

Non-pollen palynomorphs (NPPs) and their role in reconstructing the paleoclimate of the Seki-Eceler Höyük during the Holocene in southwestern Türkiye

This study investigates non-pollen palynomorph (NPP) assemblages from the 4.7 m long JARK014-4 sediment core to reconstruct Holocene palaeoenvironmental changes at Seki-Eceler Höyük in southwestern Türkiye. During the early Holocene, the abundance of NPPs related to freshwater, i...

Edge intelligence for automated off-grid structural triage in day-zero earthquake response

Post-earthquake structural damage assessment traditionally relies on manual visual inspections, creating critical bottlenecks during disaster response. To automate this process, this paper introduces ChilloRa, an end-to-end edge-to-GIS framework for rapid Day-Zero structural tria...

Context matters in just culture: Translating formal just culture into lived near-miss reporting experience in maritime transportation

In onboard environments characterised by high operational risk, near-miss reporting is an important mechanism for identifying latent risks, preventing accidents and supporting organisational improvement. However, there remains limited empirical understanding of whether the just c...

An analytical database for reinforced concrete structural walls based on an experimentally validated ML-integrated modeling framework

Experimental datasets of reinforced concrete (RC) structural walls remain limited in both size and parameter diversity, leaving important regions of the design space underrepresented and constraining the development of reliable predictive models. To address these limitations, thi...

Performance, Emission, Energy, and Exergy Assessment of Gasoline–1-Decanol, Gasoline–DIPE, and JP-8 Fuels Toward Sustainable Two-Stroke UAV Propulsion

This study experimentally investigates the performance, emission, energy, and exergy characteristics of six fuels in a two-cylinder, air-cooled, two-stroke unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) engine, using neat gasoline (G100) as the reference fuel. The test matrix comprised G100, neat...

Integrated Turboshaft FADEC Architecture and the Effect of Governor Implementation on Protection-Layer Loading

Comparative studies of turboshaft fuel controllers commonly report performance advantages without holding the loop bandwidth or anti-windup implementation constant across the compared configurations. This paper asks what survives such a comparison. An integrated FADEC architectur...

Development of an Explainable GeoAI Wildfire Risk Analysis Model Using Multi-Source Geospatial Data

Accounting for approximately 31% of the global land surface, forests play a critical and indispensable role in sustaining ecological balance. Among the various pressures affecting forests, forest fires constitute a major environmental problem, posing significant threats to natura...

Deep learning-based prediction of seismic response histories of base-isolated structures

Conventional machine learning approaches in earthquake engineering have primarily focused on predicting peak structural response quantities, often neglecting the time-dependent nature of seismic behavior. This study applies a sequence-learning framework to directly map ground-mot...

β-Catenin Knockout in the Olfactory Bulb and Hippocampus Reveals Dual Roles in Olfactory Discrimination and Working Memory

Mice rely heavily on their sense of smell to provide crucial environmental information. The intricate organization of neural circuits within the olfactory bulb (OB) and the communication across the OB-hippocampus network in mice underpin their ability to discriminate and adapt to...

Relational Thresholds in Nomadic Dwelling Interiors

This study examines how spatial thresholds are produced in nomadic dwelling interiors where permanent partitions are limited. It focuses on the role of material arrangements and portable objects in mediating spatial, functional, social, and ritual conditions, while considering ho...

Asphaltite Ash as a Mineral Filler in Bitumen: Physical, Rheological and Microstructural Assessment

Abstract Mining wastes represent a significant environmental challenge due to their large volumes and limited reuse potential. This study evaluates combustion-derived asphaltite ash (AA) as a mineral filler in bituminous binders through physical, rheological, thermal, chemical, a...

The effect of air pollution exposure on mortality: a time series study in Sivas, Türkiye

Using a generalized linear model (GLM), the relationships between daily changes in air pollutants and mortality rates in Sivas Central District (Türkiye) were examined over five years (2017–2021), controlling for long–term time trends, seasonal effects, and meteorological factors...

FRAME-PS: a typology-specific method for assessing climate resilience in urban public spaces

FRAME-PS (Field-ready Resilience Assessment Model for Public Spaces) is developed as a transparent, repeatable, and typology-specific model for assessing public space resilience across problem domains. The article operationalizes its climate resilience module, since climate-relat...

Weather-Driven PV-BESS Voltage Control for Radial Distribution Feeders

The integration of photovoltaic (PV) systems in distribution feeders creates voltage-control challenges because PV generation changes with irradiance, temperature, and wind speed. This paper presents the Feeder-Aware Coordinated Voltage Control (FACVC) method for radial PV-BESS d...

Volumetric Changes in the Basal Ganglia Over Three Years After Subthalamic Nucleus Deep Brain Stimulation

Supplementary material for the manuscript “Volumetric Changes in the Basal Ganglia Over Three Years After Subthalamic Nucleus Deep Brain Stimulation.” The supplementary material includes Supplementary Figures S1–S2 and Supplementary Tables S1–S4.

Observing the observers of projects: reconceptualizing the PMO through a von Foersterian second-order cybernetics lens

Purpose This conceptual study examines how an AI-enabled Project Management Office (A-PMO) can be understood as a second-order observing system rather than merely as an instrument that observes and controls projects. Drawing primarily on Heinz von Foerster and positioning his wor...

Time-delay effects on the sensitivity and robustness of semi-active TLCD control under far and near field earthquakes

Semi-active structural control systems have attracted increasing attention due to their superior vibration mitigation capability compared with passive systems. However, their effectiveness may deteriorate in the presence of time delays that inevitably occur in real-time applicati...

Integrated genome-wide DNA methylation and transcriptomic analysis prioritizes EPHA5 as a candidate non-invasive epigenetic biomarker for oral squamous cell carcinoma

Purpose Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) remains a major clinical challenge because of delayed diagnosis and the lack of validated non-invasive biomarkers for OSCC detection. Epigenetic alterations during oral carcinogenesis represent promising biomarker candidates. This study...

Design and Expert-Based Usability Evaluation of a Smart Mobile Application for Aphasia Rehabilitation

Background/Objectives: This paper aims to develop an artificial intelligence-assisted mobile application using speech recognition and image processing technologies to address language difficulties experienced by individuals with aphasia. Methods: The mobile application was develo...

Report of a rare, well-preserved lawsonite eclogite (Elekdağ, Central Pontides, Türkiye)

Although lawsonite eclogite is predicted from experimental, thermodynamic, and geophysical methods to be common in cold subduction zones, the defining metamorphic assemblage in metabasite (garnet + omphacite + lawsonite) is rare in exhumed subduction complexes. To date, there are...