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Since the 2000s, the representation of religious social groups living in reference of religious values and traditions in Turkish cinema has been multiplying and diversifying. Films that interpret religiosity with a sociological motive are increasing while surpassing the productions in mainstream Turkish cinema that present reactionary, bigoted, and religious stereotypes. The films Çatlak (Fractured, Fikret Reyhan, 2020) and İki Şafak Arasında (Between Two Dawns, Selman Nacar, 2021) stand out as examples reflecting this new perspective. The two films focus on a religious new middle-class family who comes from the province's socio-economic background and tries to live according to their religious obligation while undergoing a process of adaptation to the modern life surrounding them. Their cinematography approaching the religious new middle class from within brings the two films side by side. In this respect, these films differ from their predecessors in placing religiosity at their periphery or center. In this paper, the dual status of household and public life is presented through the concept of online and offline borrowed from computer and network technologies. The concepts of online and offline, illustrate the individual desires and moral dilemmas that are covered up both in the household and in public life. The two films interpret the practices of the new religious middle class in and out of the household, and the problems arising from the dual understanding of morality and justice are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Internet ve bilgisayar alanlarındaki gelişmelerin sonucu olarak web tabanlı eğitim de üzerinde en çok çalışılan ve araştırma yapılan alanlardan biri olmuştur. Bu çalışmada, Teknik Eğitim Fakülteleri'nde okutulan Bilgisayar Ağları dersine ilişkin çoklu ortam, animasyon ve simülasyonlarla zenginleştirilmiş olan web tabanlı eğitim dokümanları açıklanmaktadır. Bu dokümanlardaki ders içeriği oluşturulurken üniversitelerde okutulan kitaplardan web ortamındaki eğitim dokümanlarından ve üretici firmaların teknoloji sayfalarından yararlanılmıştır. Ders materyali yazı, resim ve şekillerden oluşturulmuş; öğrencilerin derse olan ilgisini arttırmak ve öğrenmesini kolaylaştırmak için bazı konularda animasyonlarla anlatım yapılmıştır. Ayrıca yönlendirme algoritmaları ve tıkanıklık kontrol algoritmalarının çalışma ilkelerinin daha kolay şekilde anlaşılmasına yardımcı olmak amacıyla, öğrencilerin bu konuları etkileşimli olarak öğrenmesini sağlayacak simülatörler tasarlanmıştır.

In this study, the intermittent compulsory education system for 12 years, was evaluated by the view of administrators. In this research; that 132 administrators, who serve in separate primary, secondary and high schools in Iğdır province at 2012-2013 academic year ;participated in; the questionnaire and structured interview method were used as data collect means with qualitative and quantitative research methods. The study was evaluated under 5 main headings, in the light of "the function of school", "the teacher", "the student and curator relationships", "the administrator" and "the problems of administration", various problems were observed in practice phase of 4+4+4 intermittent compulsory system for 12 years and the solutions were suggested to these problems. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The problems that faced with in real life and perspective of the events change with developing structure of society. The people in the face of problem use a variety of methods with their verbal and numerical data to find solution. Mathematical methods that including precision are sufficient in the analyses of numerical data while the modeling of verbal data may be insufficient in case of uncertainty. In recent years, fuzzy logic is one of the artificial intelligence methods that used in solution of the problems which are rosed from quality evaluation situations that consists of uncertainty cases. The fuzzy logic theory that has more flexible structure than the theory of classical logic, describe the events with degree of accuracy which is between *0* and *1* appointed to object. Fuzzy logic-based decision support system offers to people a more realistic and objective perspective in decision making. In this study, fuzzy logic base decision support system which aims to classify raw milk samples in quality has been developed. System inputs are; bacteria count for milk samples, somatic cell count and values for measured protein amounts. Designed fuzzy logic output is consist of raw milk quality value measurement; in order to calculate the success of the analysis, results have been compared to specialist's decisions and due to the comparison, it noticed that the system has 80% success rate. Modeling of the system has been made via Matlab (version R2010b) programme. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Regional Development Agencies (RDAs), embarking on significant roles in the development of both undeveloped regions and developed economies of the world, especially in many European countries, have come to agenda with intense discussions in Turkey. Although forms and directions of these discussions have changed following of RDAs going into action, concerns about their vision and future roles are still up to date. In this study, place and importance of Turkey's RDAs, of which legal basis was formed in 2006 and establishment was completed all over the country in 2010, will be handled by presenting experience of regional development agencies of England. As England model has been generally tackled in the formation process of RDAs in Turkey, discussions have remained mostly theoretical in similarly entitled studies in the literature. There have also existed concrete practices in Turkey with the agencies' coming into operation. This paper aims to add the experience of these practices to the previously conducted theoretical studies in the same title and make contribution to studies to be carried out in this area. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objectives The aim of this study was to analyze the news content regarding emergency health services in Turkish newspapers. Methods News reporting on emergency health services from January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2012 from the five highest circulating online newspapers were analyzed. News that qualified for analysis had at least one word indicating emergency health services in the title or at least one paragraph reporting on emergency health services in the report. Four researchers graded the newspaper reports in a blinded fashion according to the 5-point Likert scale for content and tone. Then based on the scores, the news articles were categorized as either conveying positive (1-2 points), neutral (3 points), or negative (4-5 points) perspectives on emergency health care. Results In all, a total of 604 articles regarding emergency health services were analyzed. In regards to content it was found that 27% of the news reports described emergency health services positively, 12% portrayed emergency health in a neutral fashion, and 61% of the articles depicted emergency health services negatively. As for the tone of the articles, it was found that 63% of the reports took a neutral stance on emergency health services, 23% had a negative tone, and 14% had a positive tone. Most often, the news articles reported on patient transport to the emergency department while violence toward health workers was the second most commonly reported. Conclusions Emergency health services in Turkey are largely portrayed negatively in newspaper reports in both tone and content and mostly concern patient transport and violence toward healthcare providers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objectives The volume of elderly patients presenting to emergency departments (ED) has been increasing. Many times elderly patients are conveyed to the ED via the ambulance. In this study, we aimed to analyze how many elderly patients presented to the ED via the ambulance. Methods In this descriptive and retrospective study, collected data of elderly patients presenting to emergency department encompasses patient report forms of ambulance, charts, data belongs to patient in the hospital data system. These data were compared to data of elderly patients admitted by themselves including length of stay, discharge status and rate of hospitalization. Results Over a one-year period 93,609 patients were admitted to the emergency department and 19.02% of them were considered elderly or over the age of 66.0 years. Out of the elderly patients that presented to the ED, 5.58% of were transported by ambulance. For all ambulance runs made to the ED, 37.45% of them conveyed elderly patients, and 27.26% of these patients were hospitalized. Length of hospital stay was significantly longer for elderly patients that were transported via the ambulance versus elderly patients that transported themselves to the ED (p⩽0.001). Conclusions Shortness of breath was the most common complaint observed for all elderly patients that presented to the ED. The duration of ED length of stay for elderly patients transported by the ambulance was shorter than that of their counterparts that were not taken by ambulance. However, the length of hospital stay for elderly patients that were conveyed to the ED by ambulance was longer than that for elderly patients that transported themselves to the hospital. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Problem Statement: The changes in the land cover can occur both in the natural process and significantly through the needs of human beings. Human beings cause permanent changes in the land cover because of their different needs. Mountain areas, although not as much affected as other geomorphologic units, are important units which are affected by land use. City settlements in Turkey are generally in plain and lowland areas. Contrary to this, mountain areas host more rural areas. Mountain landscapes are areas which are used for agriculture and lumbering activities by people. These kind of activities related with land use cause some environmental problems (erosion, reduction in biodiversity and fresh water resources) on different levels. In this respect, it is important to identify and evaluate the change in the land cover use in time and provide solutions. Purpose of the Study: The main purpose of this study is to identify and evaluate the change in the land cover of Madra Mountain and its environment in time by using satellite images of different dates. In this work, in which the change in the land cover is identified by maps, the type, direction and amount of the change are explained with its causes by maps. Methodology: To determine the change in the land cover between 1987 and 2000 , the images of Landsat TM and Landsat ETM satellites are used; dated 05.05.1987 and 07.06.2000 respectively. The Landsat images of different times are classified by using controlled and uncontrolled classifying techniques and the change in land cover / use have been identified. Also topography maps, which are scaled as 1/25000 covering 24 sections on Madra Mountain and its environment, are among the main data used in this study. Results and Conclusions: The changes in the land cover and its use in Madra Mountain and its environment between 1987 and 2000 have been identified by using satellite images. As a result of the findings, change has been identified in an area covering 35% of the research area. The hypothesis about the reduction in the forest area of Madra Mountain and its environment because of the devastation of forests; and the expansion of settlement, agriculture, olive and fruit areas, has been proved. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This article, first of all, aims to explain discussions in the academic world concerning narrative history in terms of style, language, content and theory. Thus, it would be possible to demonstrate weaknesses and strengths of narrative history writing an old and oftenused way of writing history in comparison with some other historical approaches. Secondly, new approaches to narrative history called by some historians as 'new narrative' will be discussed. As a result of all these discussions and evaluations it is aimed at contributing a better understanding of narrative history, which is widely used in Turkish history writing but little known in terms of theory and methodology. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The vast variety of Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) applications makes it necessary that they should be easily tested and validated before deployment. In this work, it is aimed at obtaining the basic criteria that are used to evaluate the performance of the WSNs using both the analytical modeling and the computer modeling & simulation as well as validating the results. Computer network modeling techniques have some advantages and disadvantages over each other according to their usage in different type of applications. Each method provides only basic estimations related to the system performance when used alone, however the reliability of the results can only be guaranteed by using more than one of these methods together. The use of analytical modeling and simulation techniques together is the most effective way to evaluate the performance of computer networks. Matching up the results from two different models provides a remarkable validation way and points out whether the system runs stable or not in reality. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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In this study, routing protocols for wireless mesh networks have been investigated in terms of scalability and a scalability routing protocol has been developed for wireless mesh networks. Developed protocol, Ad-hoc on Demand Scalable Routing Protocol (ADSRP), has been activated whenever it needs to find a route. The protocol prevents packet loss due to scalability in network. Moreover, it needs less routing overhead than the others. It does not need unnecessary route request packets using heuristic route. The protocol enables scalability of network with low cost. ADSRP has been tested using ns-2 simulation tool and experimental results have been compared with Ad-hoc On Demand Distance Vector (AODV) and Ad-hoc On Demand Multipath Distance Vector (AOMDV) protocols extensively. Obtained results show that the developed protocol is successful for wireless mesh networks. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Digital revolution, which comes with rapid developments in information and communication technologies, leads to major changes in communication and information transfer in everyday life. Parallel to these developments, the role of media and communication technologies are increasing rapidly in our lives. Social media environments became very important, particularly with its impact in the mass media throughout the world. Together with marketing, advertising and public relations, social media environments also began to take place in managerial process in effective communication strategies. Social media is an area of social interaction and sharing by means of accessible and scalable communication tools. In other words, it is possible to define it as online areas where people stay in touch with each other and share their feelings, thoughts, observations, and experiences. With all their activities, it is inevitable for local governments to take place in the world of people, who see the media as a part of their life. Like large companies, municipalities should not ignore the impact of social media and try to develop social media projects. In management processes, the relationship between governed people and governing bodies gained new dimensions with new communication technologies and the facilities offered by these technologies. Municipalities the administrators should be aware about all the positive and negative views on the region, their services and activities. To prevent negative factors, provide rapid response to unfair messages, and enlighten the public, it became a necessity for municipalities to take part in social media. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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In recent years, interest in alternative species in aquariums has increased con-siderably. Especially, decapod species are popular group among the freshwater species. Red claw crab (Perisesarma bidens) is the most traded crab species. In this study, effects of feeds in different forms (flake, stick, granule) on growth and survival of red claw crabs were investigated. The study was carried out in nine glass aquariums with three replicates. A group of ten juveniles (average 2±0.05 g of body weight) were placed in each aquarium. The experiment groups were fed with ad libitum for 60 days. At the end of the study, the best weight gain was found on granule diet group statistically (P<0.01). There was no significant difference in survival rates among experimental groups (P>0.01). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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In this study, catching efficiency of monofilament gill nets with various colours (green, blue, black and Bordeaux) at different weather conditions was examined comparatively. A total of 677 specimens belong to Capoeta capoeta, Cyprinus carpio, Barbus rajanomus mystaceus, Barbus esocunus and Barbus xanthopterus were caught with coloured gill nets. The results were showed that 193 specimens (28.50%) were caught at clear weather and 484 specimens (71.50%) were caught at cloudy weather. As a result of the present study, fishing at cloudy weather was more efficient than that at clear weather for both all coloured gill nets and each fish species. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The European Union (EU) has a structure where its criteria and objectives are known and where member states are obligated to carry out these criteria. Turkey is continuing to carry out the requirements as a candidate to the Union through the chapters of the acquits opened by the EU. One of the chapters opened is "transport." In this context, with this work, "railway" operations, as one of the most important parameters of the Ministry of Transportation, and Turkey's situation in relation to the EU nations has been put forward by using the Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). The DEA is conducted by selected decision making units (DMU) (in this case countries) with a relative performance analysis using a multi-parameter and non-parametric approach bearing in mind the railway indicators. In the analysis, two different models are considered in which a performance evaluation has been done in railway preference for operations as well as passenger transport. The output of this work, in terms of Turkey's railway indicators, will assist with tangible values in identifying the target policies for EU integration. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, an embedded Intrusion Detection System (IDS) running in the real time has been implemented. The implemented system is based on System On Programmable Chip (SOPC) to classify the captured packet from the network. IEEE 802.3 standard frames have been captured with 10/100 Ethernet MAC Core programming of the processor used in the system. Each captured frame has stored to the memory of the embedded IDS for the determination of packet classes from obtained frames. The processor has been programmed to determine the packet classification and to obtain the packet summaries and the packets from frames. Artifical Neural Network (ANN) has been used in the classification process of the system. The inputs of ANN are obtained from the features of packet headers, such as port number and IP number. The implemented embedded IDS has been first trained with training data. Then, packet classification has been performed in the real time and finally time of determining packet classes have been obtained. The system has been implemented on Altera's Cyclone III EPC3C40F484C7N platform and software environments. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In the present study, 21NiCrMo2 steel were plasma paste boronized by using 100 wt.% B2O3, 70 wt.% B2O3 + 30 wt. % SiC, 70 wt.% B2O3 + 30 wt.% B4C, 30 wt. % B2O3 + 70 wt.% SiC, 30 wt.% B2O3 + 70 wt.% B4C pastes. This steel ispopular bearing steel and have a widespread use in engineering applications. Plasma paste boronizing process was carried out in a dc plasma system at temperature of 700, 750 and 800 °C for 2, 5 and 7 h in a gas mixture of 70%H2 - 30%Ar under a constant pressure of 10 mbar. Pack boronizing of same steel was also carried out at 700, 750 and 800 °C for 2, 5 and 7 h. The properties of boride layer were evaluated by SEM, EDX, X-ray diffraction, Vickers micro-hardness testing. X-ray diffraction analysis of boride layers on the surface of the boronized steel revealed FeB and Fe2B. Plasma paste boronizing process showed that since the plasma activated the chemical reaction more, a thicker boride layer was formed than conventional boronizing methods at same temperatures. It was possible to form boride layer with the same thickness at lower temperatures in plasma environment by using B2O3 paste mixture. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Modeling and simulations developed for examining the physiological structures and dynamical behaviours of the neurons are of importance in terms of supporting the experimental studies. In this study the electrical theory of excitation propagation in excitable cell was investigated. The basic principals of linear cable theory were given and general differential equations concerning excitable cells were derived. The passive cable model simulation of neuron was made through the programme of MATLAB7.0.4/Simulink. In order to reach the realistic model, which is one of the main targets of the study, two simplified and revised models were used. A realistic wave shape was produced in MATLAB7.0.4/Simulink as the action potential wave shape spreading in neuron. They are as expected in the simplified model. When the simulation results of the two simplified and revised models compared, in the output of the revised model the minimum amplitude is seen to decrease. In the revised model, an ideal capacity element which we recommend was found. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Shear (S) wave velocities and seismic sections derived from MASW, ReMi and shallow seismic reflection techniques are compared with an existing 8 m depth cliff. The techniques were performed along with Plio-Quaternary aged unconsolidated and partly consolidated sediments of the the study area in Suleyman Demirel University Campus. The layers of sediment accumulation were imaged up to 35 m depth. Two sets of S-wave velocities and the comparable seismic sections are obtained. It is demonstrated that reliable results in similar areas may be obtained using these techniques without any need of borehole measurements. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Scheduling is an assignment making process normatively in specific time intervals by regarding resource constraints. Preparation process of syllabus is one of the scheduling types for educational institutions. The purpose is placement of term courses to the timeline in the framework of determined constraints. In educational institutions, syllabus is usually prepared manually by administrators. In this study, a programme that does not require manual preparation and prepares a syllabus automatically has been developed. In the programme, term courses of Süleyman Demirel University Gelendost Vocational School and course assignments have been used. By examining the previous studies and regarding the needs of Gelendost Vocational School, constraints of problem have been determined. To solve the problem, in C# programming language, using artificial bee colony algorithm, a programme with an interactive user interface has been developed. As a result of studies, a suitable course schedule has been formed with used algorithm and taken reports of these schedules. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Various examination results carried out after graduation is effective on getting an occupation after university education and almost all fields. PSSE (Public Staff Selection Exam) is one of these examinations. Especially, for education faculty students getting a determined mark from the exam to be assigned as a teacher has been designated as the basic criterion for being assigned in their fields. Because of the qualification of the exam, it is thought that the effect of the courses thought during undergraduate process is not so much but knowing the test technique brings success. In this research, the problem is that whether there is a correlation between the PSSE scores and the graduation success degree of education faculty senior year students. Through 446 pre-service teachers graduated from various departments of Nigde University education faculty during 2007-2008 education years have been designated as sample group and any scale has not been designated as sample group and any scale has not been used for gathering data. It has been indicated that there is low but positive correlation between the PSSE score and the graduation success degree and the graduation success degree procedure the %3 of the effect on PSSE score. Also, significance difference has been designated about gender and department on PSSE scores. The variation of the PSSE nets of students in terms of departments and significance differences have been indicated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Today, by the help of technological advances; the widespread usage of communication tools in different areas at our daily life has made several facilities. In recent years the rapid development of communication, as well as an incredible era of our life; putting in electronic devices, radios, cell phones, internet networks, such as technology products. Besides providing convenience to our lives, some disadvantages have been produced. These affects are not considered important and shown in most people by the end of a long time because of the effect of electromagnetic field (EMA). Wireless local area networks (WLAN, Wireless Local Area Networks) are two-way broadband data communications allowing the transmission media by radio frequency (RF, Radio Frequency) or an infrared beam instead of fiber optic or copper wire in the limited working places such as building or campus. When we examined carefully the relation between wireless Networks and testicular tissue in our study; we realized that testicular tissue is essential for sperm production and the potential damages in this tissue affects the reproductive system, iyonize and noniyonize radiation that laptop users are influenced has a large role on this subject. The most important effect of magnetic field is histopathological changes by the temperature. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Objective: This study aims to evaluate 6 month follow up results of adolescents who were found to have inhalent abuse in Elazığ province and voluntarily agreed for follow up and treatment. Method: Seventeen adolescents with a history of abuse of volatile compounds were voluntarily included in the study. At the beginning and during follow up, families and schools of adolescents were visited. During 6 month follow up, supportive psychotherapy was carried out once a week. Results: Adolescents participating in the study were all male. 53% of those adolescents had committed a crime or encountered legal problem. The mean age for the onset of inhalant use was 13.6±2.1. There was also alcohol and marijuana use in 83% of the adolescents. At the end of 6 month follow up, it has been observed that 4 adolescents had a regular job, 4 continued to school regularly, and all of them quitted inhalant use. Conclusion: The results of the study suggest that, informing about inhalant use, following up and supportive psychotherapy may have been helpful for quitting inhalant abuse. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: We aimed to evaluate the knowledge level of young patients (aged between 15-25) with substance dependency about sexually transmitted disease (STD) and family planning (FP) and organized an education in order to inform them and correct their knowledge, if inappropriate and measured the efficacy of this education. Method: This descriptive and cross-sectional study was performed between 1 March 2010 and 31 March 2010. A total of 42 patients either hospitalized or outpatient, diagnosed with substance dependency according to DSM-IV were included in the study at Akdeniz University Alcohol and Substance Dependency Research and Treatment Center (AMBAUM). A standardized education on STD and FP was given to these young patients and a questionnaire consisting of 20 questions was performed before and after the education. Results: After a standardized education on STD and FP, number of correct answers increased for all questions and this reached to statistical significance for 15 of 20 questions (75%). When total scores were considered, the mean total score of the former test was 11.28±2.52 and the mean total score of the latter test was 16.85±2.20. Conclusion: According to the results of the study, young patients with substance dependency have inadequate knowledge about STD and FP, and education programme significantly increases the level of knowledge. It seems reasonable to include an education about STD and FP to alcohol and substance dependency rehabilitation programmes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The aim of this study is to prepare and evaluate a course software based on constructivist learning approach about Transport and Circulatory Systems. This study was implemented on totally 40 participants including secondary school students and educationistes at computer and biology area. In study, An course software based on constructivist learning approach was developed primarily. This software the preliminary review of which had been done by the experts was evaluated by means of "Software Evaluation Form". Software Evaluation Form includes in dimensions of "general design features", "usage features" and "instructional design features". The data were analysed by SPSS statistical program. The findings showed that the software was fairly good level in 3 dimensions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

As a result of the increase in the bandwidth demand of the next generation Internet applications, Optical Wavelength division Multiplexing (WDM) networks seem to be the most appropriate technology that can be deployed in the backbone. Optical WDM networks introduce the advantage of offering bandwidth partitioned into a number of gigabits per second wavelength channels. However, the ad-vantage introduced by the huge bandwidth offer also introduces a disadvantage when the network experiences a failure. Service interrupts on any component along the lightpath may lead to significant amount of data loss since the fiber capacity is huge. Factors like multiple errors, long fault recovery duration, and component failure characteristics introduce availability constraint for the network elements, and also for the connections. Therefore, connections are required to be provisioned by taking availability constraint into consideration. In short, availability stands for the probability of a network component, a channel or a link being in the operational state at any time t. Significant amount of the previous work is concerned with availability aware routing and wave-length assignment (RWA) under shared backup protection. The first and the most common availability aware routing scheme is compute-a-feasible-solution (CAFES). In this scheme, a number of candidate working paths are selected. For each working path, a corresponding backup path is selected by forcing the backup channels to be shared. The working and backup path pair that leads to the highest availability or another lowest cost metric is selected, and assigned to the incoming connection request. In this work, we present two dynamic connection provisioning schemes for differentiated availability-constrained RWA. Both of the schemes are derived from the conventional reliable provisioning scheme CAFES. In the dynamic environment, connections arrive with the availability requirements of 98% (class-1), 99% (class-2), 99.9% (class-3), 99.99% (class-4), and 99.999% (class-5). First scheme is called Global Differentiated Availability-aware Provisioning (G-DAP). This scheme monitors the average availability per connection for each class and resource-overbuild throughout the network. In order to enhance the performance of the connection provisioning, G-DAP also takes the advantage of the trade-off between resource overbuild and connection unavailability where resource overbuild is the ratio of the number of backup channels to the number of working channels in the network, and unavailability is one's complement of the availability. Based on the change in these two parameters it attempts to specify a feasible global sharing degree for all wavelength channels per availability class. The trade-off function is defined as the product of these two parameters. Hence, if the tradeoff is monitored to be de-creasing for the related availability class, the last action (increment or decrement) taken on the sharing degree of that class is repeated; otherwise, it is reversed. The second scheme is called Link-by-Link Differentiated Availability-aware Provisioning (LBL-DAP). LBL-DAP estimates a separate feasible sharing degree per class for the channels of each link. It periodically runs an integer linear programming (ILP) function to obtain the feasible sharing degrees on each link. When searching for a backup RWA configuration, both schemes modify the link costs based on the feasible sharing degree obtained for the availability class of the incoming connection and current load for the connection's class on the link respectively. Since we aim to improve the performance in terms of resource overbuild, connection availability, and blocking probability, we use the conventional reliable provisioning scheme, CAFES as a base in our simulations. Moreover, since connections arrive with differentiated availability requirements, we also modify CAFES to enable a connection to be provisioned unprotected if a selected working path can meet its availability requirement. Thus, resource consumption overhead of this scheme is modified for its favor. Performance of G-DAP and LBL-DAP are compared to that of CAFES by simulation under NSFNET and EON topologies. Simulation results are collected under two different conditions where the connection requests are distributed uniformly and heterogeneously among the availability classes. It is shown that the proposed schemes lead to enhanced blocking ratio and connection availability. Moreover, by taking the advantage of optimization and considering the feasible sharing degrees for the links separately, LBL-DAP also introduces significant decrease in resource overbuild. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]