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Hidden in Plain Sight: Searching for Dark Companions to Bright Stars with the Large Binocular Telescope and SHARK-VIS (2025)
Journal Article
Rowan, D. M., Thompson, T. A., Kochanek, C. S., Li Causi, G., Roth, J., Vaccari, P., Pedichini, F., Piazzesi, R., Antoniucci, S., Testa, V., Johnson, M. C., Crass, J., Crepp, J. R., Bechter, A., Bechter, E. B., Sands, B. L., Harris, R. J., & Fulton, B. J. (2025). Hidden in Plain Sight: Searching for Dark Companions to Bright Stars with the Large Binocular Telescope and SHARK-VIS. Astrophysical Journal, 981(1), Article 94. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/adad6e

We report the results from a pilot study to search for black holes and other dark companions in binary systems using direct imaging with SHARK-VIS and the iLocater pathfinder “Lili” on the Large Binocular Telescope. Starting from known single-lined s... Read More about Hidden in Plain Sight: Searching for Dark Companions to Bright Stars with the Large Binocular Telescope and SHARK-VIS.

Turkey’s Diaspora Governance: Policies from the Past to the Present (2025)
Book
Baser, B., Öztürk, A. E., & Taş, H. (Eds.). (2025). Turkey’s Diaspora Governance: Policies from the Past to the Present. Routledge

This book examines Turkey's evolving diaspora policies, analysing how the state engages, controls, and mobilizes its overseas communities as tools of diplomacy and nation-building. Through an interdisciplinary lens, it highlights the political, ideol... Read More about Turkey’s Diaspora Governance: Policies from the Past to the Present.

Customer Orientation and Stock Resilience During Adversity Periods (2025)
Journal Article
Andreou, P., Lambertides, N., Trigeorgis, L., & Tuneshev, R. (in press). Customer Orientation and Stock Resilience During Adversity Periods. Journal of Corporate Finance, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2025.102780

Customer orientation reflects the organizational culture and climate that promote behaviors enabling the firm to create superior value for its customers. Using a textual measure of customer orientation (Custor) constructed from 10-K filings, we docum... Read More about Customer Orientation and Stock Resilience During Adversity Periods.

The quest for sustainable mosques: A paradigm shift with the quadruple bottom line framework (2025)
Journal Article
Hamidi, M. L., Setiawan, G., & Asutay, M. (2025). The quest for sustainable mosques: A paradigm shift with the quadruple bottom line framework. Sustainable Futures, 9, Article 100588. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sftr.2025.100588

There are over 3.6 million mosques worldwide, and the Muslim population is projected to reach 2.76 billion by 2050. However, significant gaps persist in understanding how mosques contribute to sustainable development and how this benefits the mosque... Read More about The quest for sustainable mosques: A paradigm shift with the quadruple bottom line framework.

Asymptomatic Malaria Infection and Hidden Parasitic Burden in Gabonese Schoolchildren: Unveiling Silent Co-Infections in Rural and Urban Settings (2024)
Journal Article
Makouloutou-Nzassi, P., Kouna, L. C., Mbani Mpega Ntigui, C. N., Longo-Pendy, N. M., Bourobou Bourobou, J. A., Bangueboussa, F., Atiga, N. C., Lekana-Douki, J. B., Boundenga, L., & Oyegue-Liabagui, S. L. (2024). Asymptomatic Malaria Infection and Hidden Parasitic Burden in Gabonese Schoolchildren: Unveiling Silent Co-Infections in Rural and Urban Settings. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 10(1), https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed10010011

This study aimed to determine the prevalence of co-infection with malaria and intestinal parasites and assess its association with anemia in school-aged children from rural and urban settlements in Gabon. This cross-sectional study involved afebrile... Read More about Asymptomatic Malaria Infection and Hidden Parasitic Burden in Gabonese Schoolchildren: Unveiling Silent Co-Infections in Rural and Urban Settings.