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Article Citation - WoS: 1Citation - Scopus: 1Adaptive Reuse of Industrial Heritage in Crises Zones: the Soap Factories in the Levant(Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2025) Saifi, Yara; Zawawi, Zahraa; Yuceer, HulyaThis paper articulates critical considerations for policies related to the adaptive reuse of industrial heritage, particularly in contexts affected by crises, such as conflicts, wars, and natural disasters using the soap factories of the Levant as a case study. It critically investigates the role of adaptive reuse in conserving industrial heritage buildings impacted by crises. The Levant provides a unique context for examining the intersection of cultural heritage and resilience; soap factories, reflective of the region's olive-oil-rich history and industrial legacy dating back to the 18th century, symbolise the conservation challenges and opportunities posed by ongoing regional conflict. The study systematically analyses existing literature on adaptive reuse and questions conventional paradigms in crisis environments, particularly the suitability of standard transformations such as converting industrial heritage into museums or exhibition spaces. Instead, it aims to broaden the dialogue on adaptive reuse by offering context-sensitive policy recommendations. These strategies balance the imperatives of heritage conservation, sustainable development, and contemporary community demands, contributing to a nuanced understanding of industrial heritage preservation in crisis-affected regions.Article Effect of Random Structural Variations on the Optical Properties of Honeycomb Photonic Crystals(Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2024) Tuncturk, Yigit; Sozuer, H. SamiPeriodic dielectric structures called photonic crystals are being used in various sensors and devices. Since photonic crystals are designed to operate within certain frequency ranges, accuracy in structure becomes important. In this work, we investigate the effects of two types of randomness, surface roughness and positional randomness, on the optical properties of the honeycomb photonic crystal. We employed the plane wave expansion method to investigate the effects of random perturbations of the shape and the position of the structure on the density of states. We also employ the finite-difference time-domain method to calculate the transmission spectrum as a consistency check. We find that both surface roughness and positional imperfections cause significant changes in the DOS. As the degree of randomness is increased, transverse electric and transverse magnetic gaps are narrowed and complete gaps totally disappear at $ 45\% $ 45% of surface roughness.Article Citation - WoS: 4Citation - Scopus: 3Assessment of Soil Erosion and Sediment Delivery Ratio in the Arghandab Catchment, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan by Using Gis-Based Rusle Method(Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2024) Ansari, Ahmad; Tayfur, Gokmen; Mohammadi, ShahinA significant proportion of Arghandab Catchment in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan has been under potential degradation threat due to soil erosion. This study assessed the extent of soil erosion and estimated the sediment delivery ratio (SDR) in the catchment by employing the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE), utilizing the Geographic Information System (GIS) and the Remote Sensing (RS) techniques. Data, related to rainfall erosivity (R factor), soil erodibility (K factor), slope length and steepness (LS factor), cover management (C factor), and support practices (P factor), employed for the RUSLE model were processed using the GIS tools and R-Studio software. Average RUSLE factor values estimated in the studied area ranged from 51.8 to 124 MJ mm ha-1 h-1 year-1, 0.03725 t ha h ha-1 MJ-1 mm-1, 9.2, 0.445, and 0.75 for R, K, LS, C, and P factors, respectively. The results revealed that the average annual soil loss from the catchment was 6.81 t ha-1 yr-1, ranging from 0.002 t ha-1 yr-1 in the flat areas up to 94.7 t ha-1 yr-1 in the hilly and mountainous regions. Soil classes of slight, moderate, high, very high, severe, and very severe covered areas of 20.1% (263,542.3 ha), 12.2% (160,286.5 ha), 22.8% (298,740.6 ha), 20.3% (265,546.8 ha), 17.6% (231,224.4 ha) and 6.9% (90,879.9 ha), respectively. The computed SDR for Dahla Reservoir located in the catchment was found to be in between 24.2% and 36%. LS factor was identified as the most crucial variable associated with soil erosion. The findings from this study can be applied when designing effective conservation strategies in the management of erosion and water management.