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Item type:Item, Empirical Investigation of How Communication in VR Affects User Experience for Gen Z(Eastern Mediterranean University, 2024) Barakat, Mousa Mohammad Mousa; Nevzat, Raziye (Supervisor)This study was conducted to shed light on the user experience in communication within virtual worlds. Specifically, the study examines how user experience is affected by communication in VR. The study has delved into Extended Reality (XR), Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR), and Mixed Reality (MR) definitions and differentiations to provide a comprehensive understanding. Additionally, the historical context of games and applications that have facilitated communication in VR was explored. Furthermore, the research has reviewed previous studies and articles investigating the user experience in communication through traditional channels such as Messenger, Skype, E-mail, and WhatsApp. Qualitative methodologies were implemented in the study, using semi-structured interviews and analyzing the answers to find patterns within the answers of the participants that led to creating codes which were used to answer the research questions. Finding suggests that implementing virtual environment applications in communication has a significant positive relationship and effect on user experience for Gen Z. The model of Communication in VR Affects User Experience for Gen Z hopes to expand on the VR communication literature. Moreover, directions for future research activities are presented. Keywords: virtual reality, user experience, communication, immersiveItem type:Item, Blending Type Bernstein and 𝝍-Bernstein-Kantorovich Operators(Eastern Mediterranean University, 2024) Baytunç, Erdem; Aktuğlu, Hüseyin (Supervisor)In this thesis, blending type Bernstein operators L with parameters α and s are investigated. Despite previous research, the Lototsky matrices that produce these operators have not been discovered. By examining these matrices, insights into their role in operator generation are obtained. It is shown that these operators satisfy the Korovkin theorem, and the rate of convergence of the operators is analyzed. Additionally, it is proven that these operators preserve monotonicity and convexity properties. Finally, various functions f (υ) are selected, and how well the operators L approximate these functions are investigated. Moreover, blending type Bernstein-Kantorovich operators depending on ψ are η introduced. Our analysis shows that the approximation results of these operators are better than the classical case for the entire closed interval [0,1]. Furthermore, the convergence rates of the defined operators are investigated and it is proven that they preserve the properties of monotonicity and convexity. Our findings are supported by graphical and numerical examples. Keywords: Bernstein Operators, Bernstein-Kantorovich Operators, Korovkin Theorem, Rate of Convergence, Shape Preserving PropertiesItem type:Item, The Impact of Renewable Energy, Globalization, and The Rule of Law on Japan’s Ecological Imprint and Its Implications.(Eastern Mediterranean University, 2024) Damak, Obadiah Ibrahim; Güngör, Hasan (Supervisor)The implementation of environmental rules often lags behind practice, and there is currently a lack of data to help understand and bridge this gap. It is in this context, this thesis explores the impact of renewable energy, globalization and the rule of law on Japan’s ecological imprint and its implications. Chapter three examined the effect of globalization, economic growth, and energy consumption on Japan's ecological imprint using annual time series data from 1990 to 2021. The research used Granger causality tests, autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL), and dynamic ordinary least squares (DOLS). Empirical data shows globalization and non-renewable energy consumption positively impact Japan's ecological imprint, whereas long-run renewable energy usage and gross domestic product (GDP) have inverse effects. The short-run outcome reveals a direct correlation between GDP and ecological imprint but a negative correlation between globalization, renewable energy usage and non-renewable energy usage on the ecological imprint. Chapter four explored the ecological footprint in Japan, and it lacks substantial research on its ecological footprint, which illustrates the environmental impact of its adherence to the rule of law, regulatory quality, globalization, research and development and trade openness. To this end, the study examined the relationship between rule of law, regulatory quality, research and development, globalization and trade openness in Japan using dataset spanning between 1990–2021. The study employed the Autoregressive Distributed Lag and Granger causality and diagnostics tests to test the stability of the variables. Based on the outcomes of the Autoregressive Distributed Lag method (i) the rule of law and trade openness dampens ecological footprint (ii) Regulatory quality and globalization upsurges ecological footprint in the long run. (iii) Research and development improved the quality of ecological footprint in the short-run. The Granger Causality test shows that there is unidirectional relationship between rule of law, regulatory quality, globalization, trade openness and ecological footprint which means that ecological footprint granger causes all the explanatory variables investigated. The results emphasize how crucial it is for decision-makers to execute policies in a well-coordinated manner in order to halt Japan's notable environmental degradation. Keywords: Ecological Imprint, Energy Consumption, Globalization and Rule of LawItem type:Item, Effect of Legal Awareness of Hotel Employees on Their Job Satisfaction(Eastern Mediterranean University, 2023) Karatay, Cem; Özduran, Ali (Supervisor)This study was conducted to determine the level of awareness concerning employee rights under the Union-Collective Bargaining Law, Social Insurance and General Health Insurance Law, Labour Law, and Occupational Health and Safety Law of hotel employees in Antalya and Mersin. Also, this study's other objective is to examine the relationship between legal awareness and job satisfaction (JS). The method used is quantitative, and the sample size is 229 hotel employees who were chosen at random. Using a quantitative approach with a rating-scale questionnaire and a framework that drew on the Conservation of Resources Theory (COR), we assessed the employee' level of legal awareness. The findings demonstrate that the link between legal awareness and job satisfaction (JS) is mediated by organizational trust and that there is a positive relationship between them. In the research, theoretical and practical implications are highlighted. Keywords: Hotel Employees, Legal Awareness, Organisational Trust, Job SatisfactionItem type:Item, An Investigation of Cyberloafing Behavior and Internet Addiction Level of Undergraduate Students: An Example of Eastern Mediterranean University(Eastern Mediterranean University, 2022) Kim, Anastassiya; İşçioğlu, Ersun (Supervisor)Today technology is widely used in all fields, including education. A rapid increase and misuse of the internet and digital technologies led to the investigation of such phenomena as cyberloafing and internet addiction (IA). The aim of this research was to analyze the cyberloafing behavior and internet addiction among undergraduate students of Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU). Additionally, a relationship between the cyberloafing and different variables like students’ gender, age and faculty, between the IA and students’ gender, age and faculty, as well as relationship between cyberloafing and internet addiction were explored. The quantitative research and survey method comprised of Cyberloafing Scale and short version of Internet Addiction Test (IAT) were used to carry out this research. The study included 550 undergraduate students enrolled at EMU in Spring 2021-2022 semester. The results of this study revealed that EMU undergraduate students engage in the cyberloafing on a very low level and have a very low level of IA. Moreover, it was found that cyberloafing behavior is different depending on students’ gender in terms of sharing and gaming/gambling factors, age in terms of gaming/gambling factor and faculty in terms of all 5 factors. On the other hand, the results showed that there is no significant relationship between participants’ age, gender and IA scores, while the faculty of the participants is seen as the significant determinant of IA level. In conclusion, a moderate correlation between cyberloafing and IA was found. Keywords: cyberloafing, internet addiction, sharing, shopping, real-time updating, accessing online content, gaming/gambling.
