subject:(asymptotic analysis)

University of California – San Diego

1. Kim, Min Seong. Improved inference for spatial and panel models.

Degree: Economics, 2011, University of California – San Diego

URL: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/4r52q389

► Chapter 1 is "Heteroskedasticity and Spatiotemporal Dependence Robust Inference for Linear Panel Models with Fixed Effects." This chapter studies robust inference for linear panel models… (more)

▼ Chapter 1 is "Heteroskedasticity and Spatiotemporal Dependence Robust Inference for Linear Panel Models with Fixed Effects." This chapter studies robust inference for linear panel models with fixed effects in the presence of heteroskedasticity and spatiotemporal dependence of unknown forms. We propose a bivariate kernel covariance estimator, which is flexible to nest existing estimators as special cases with certain choices of bandwidths. For distributional approximations, we consider two different types of asymptotics. When the level of smoothing is assumed to increase with the sample size, the proposed estimator is consistent and the associated Wald statistic converges to a chi square distribution. We show that our covariance estimator improves upon existing estimators in terms of robustness and efficiency. When we assume the level of smoothing to be held fixed, the covariance estimator has a random limit and we show by asymptotic expansion that the limiting distribution of the test statistic depends on the bandwidth parameters, the kernel function, and the number of restrictions being tested. As this distribution is nonstandard, we establish the validity of an F-approximation to this distribution, which greatly facilitates the test. For optimal bandwidth selection, we propose a procedure based on the upper bound of asymptotic mean square error criterion. The flexibility of our estimator and proposed bandwidth selection procedure make our estimator adaptive to the dependence structure in data. This adaptiveness automates the selection of covariance estimator. That is, our estimator reduces to the existing estimators which are designed to cope with the particular dependence structures. Simulation results show that the F-approximation and the adaptiveness work reasonably well. Chapter 2 is "Spatial Heteroskedasticity and Autocorrelation Consistent Estimation of Covariance Matrix". This chapter considers spatial heteroskedasticity and autocorrelation consistent (spatial HAC) estimation of covariance matrices of parameter estimators. We generalize the spatial HAC estimators introduced by Kelejian and Prucha (2007) to apply to linear and nonlinear spatial models with moment conditions. We establish its consistency, rate of convergence and asymptotic truncated mean squared error (MSE). Based on the asymptotic truncated MSE criterion, we derive the optimal bandwidth parameter and suggest its data dependent estimation procedure using a parametric plug-in method. The finite sample performances of the spatial HAC estimator are evaluated via Monte Carlo simulation. Chapter 3 is "k-step Bootstrap Bias Correction for Fixed Effects Estimator in Nonlinear Panel Models." Fixed effects estimators in nonlinear panel models with fixed T usually suffer from inconsistency because of the incidental parameters problem first noted by Neyman and Scott (1948). Moreover, even though T grows at the same rate as n, they are asymptotically biased and therefore the associated confidence interval has a large coverage error. This chapter proposes…

Subjects/Keywords: Econometrics; Estimation theory Asymptotic theory; Asymptotic theory Regression analysis; Bootstrap (Statistics)

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Kim, M. S. (2011). Improved inference for spatial and panel models. (Thesis). University of California – San Diego. Retrieved from http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/4r52q389

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Kim, Min Seong. “Improved inference for spatial and panel models.” 2011. Thesis, University of California – San Diego. Accessed March 07, 2021. http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/4r52q389.

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MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Kim, Min Seong. “Improved inference for spatial and panel models.” 2011. Web. 07 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Kim MS. Improved inference for spatial and panel models. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of California – San Diego; 2011. [cited 2021 Mar 07]. Available from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/4r52q389.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

Kim MS. Improved inference for spatial and panel models. [Thesis]. University of California – San Diego; 2011. Available from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/4r52q389

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Michigan State University

2. Kim, Doosoo. Quasi-maximum likelihood estimation methods with a control function approach to endogeneity.

Degree: 2017, Michigan State University

URL: http://etd.lib.msu.edu/islandora/object/etd:4614

► "One of the fundamental problems in econometrics is the potential endogeneity in non-experimental data. This work focuses on econometric methods taking a control function approach… (more)

▼ "One of the fundamental problems in econometrics is the potential endogeneity in non-experimental data. This work focuses on econometric methods taking a control function approach to endogeneity. The agenda consists of two parts. In the first part, I study a general class of conditional mean regression methods with a control function, and their relative asymptotic efficiency relationship. Unlike previous results in the literature, the likelihood for the response variables can be incorrect up to the regression functions. My results provide more practical and general guidance on the choice of an estimator. In the second part, I propose a generalized Chamberlain device as a control function approach to time-invariant endogeneity in linear panel data quantile regression models with a finite time dimension. The new correlated effect (CE) estimator has substantial advantages compared to existing methods: (i) it is free of an incidental parameters problem, (ii) the correlated effect is not restricted to a linear functional form, and (iii) an arbitrary within-group dependence of regression errors is allowed. Due to the high-dimensionality of the control function, a nonconvex penalized estimator is adopted for sparse model selection. In the first chapter, I study the asymptotic relative efficiency relationship among estimators based on a quasi-limited information likelihood (QLIL). First, I show that there exists a generalized method of moments estimator (GMM-QLIML) based on all the available quasi-scores. Second, the quasi-limited information maximum likelihood estimator (QLIML) is shown to be as efficient as GMM-QLIML under a set of generalized information matrix equalities. Third, I show that in a fully robust estimation of correctly specified conditional mean functions, QLIML is efficient relative to a two-step control function approach when the generalized linear model variance assumptions hold with a scaling restriction. When a limited information structure is over-identified, the classical minimum distance (MD) estimator is often proposed as an estimation method. The purpose of the second chapter is to study its relative asymptotic efficiency relationship with respect to QLIML and two-step control function (CF) approach. First, I show that the MD estimator is asymptotically efficient relative to two other estimators. Second, I proved that the concentration of reduced form equation estimates does not affect the asymptotic efficiency of the structural parameter estimates in the MD estimation. Third, in a class of models, an if-and-only-if condition is derived for MD and other estimators to be asymptotically equivalent under the null hypothesis of exogeneity. In the third chapter, I propose a point-identifying restriction and estimation procedure for a linear panel data quantile regression model with a fixed time dimension. The proposed model restriction reasonably accounts for the -quantile-specific time-invariant heterogeneity, and allows arbitrary within-group dependence of regression errors. The generalized… Advisors/Committee Members: Wooldridge, Jeffrey M., Schmidt, Peter J., Kim, Kyoo il.

Subjects/Keywords: Econometrics – Asymptotic theory; Regression analysis – Asymptotic theory; Economics

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Kim, D. (2017). Quasi-maximum likelihood estimation methods with a control function approach to endogeneity. (Thesis). Michigan State University. Retrieved from http://etd.lib.msu.edu/islandora/object/etd:4614

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Kim, Doosoo. “Quasi-maximum likelihood estimation methods with a control function approach to endogeneity.” 2017. Thesis, Michigan State University. Accessed March 07, 2021. http://etd.lib.msu.edu/islandora/object/etd:4614.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Kim, Doosoo. “Quasi-maximum likelihood estimation methods with a control function approach to endogeneity.” 2017. Web. 07 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Kim D. Quasi-maximum likelihood estimation methods with a control function approach to endogeneity. [Internet] [Thesis]. Michigan State University; 2017. [cited 2021 Mar 07]. Available from: http://etd.lib.msu.edu/islandora/object/etd:4614.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

Kim D. Quasi-maximum likelihood estimation methods with a control function approach to endogeneity. [Thesis]. Michigan State University; 2017. Available from: http://etd.lib.msu.edu/islandora/object/etd:4614

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

3. Δρούλια, Σοφία. Ασυμπτωτικά αναπτύγματα ολοκληρωμάτων.

Degree: 2012, University of Patras

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10889/5578

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Subjects/Keywords: Ασυμπτωτική ανάλυση; Ολοκληρώματα; 515.43; Asymptotic analysis; Integrals

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Δρούλια, �. (2012). Ασυμπτωτικά αναπτύγματα ολοκληρωμάτων. (Masters Thesis). University of Patras. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10889/5578

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Δρούλια, Σοφία. “Ασυμπτωτικά αναπτύγματα ολοκληρωμάτων.” 2012. Masters Thesis, University of Patras. Accessed March 07, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10889/5578.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Δρούλια, Σοφία. “Ασυμπτωτικά αναπτύγματα ολοκληρωμάτων.” 2012. Web. 07 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Δρούλια �. Ασυμπτωτικά αναπτύγματα ολοκληρωμάτων. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Patras; 2012. [cited 2021 Mar 07]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10889/5578.

Council of Science Editors:

Δρούλια �. Ασυμπτωτικά αναπτύγματα ολοκληρωμάτων. [Masters Thesis]. University of Patras; 2012. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10889/5578

4. Minton, Jeremy John. Mathematical modelling of asymmetrical metal rolling processes.

Degree: PhD, 2017, University of Cambridge

URL: https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/270348

► This thesis explores opportunities in the mathematical modelling of metal rolling processes, specifically asymmetrical sheet rolling. With the application of control systems in mind, desired… (more)

▼ This thesis explores opportunities in the mathematical modelling of metal rolling processes, specifically asymmetrical sheet rolling. With the application of control systems in mind, desired mathematical models must make adequate predictions with short computational times. This renders generic numerical approaches inappropriate. Previous analytical models of symmetrical sheet rolling have relied on ad hoc assumptions about the form of the solution. The work within this thesis begins by generalising symmetric asymptotic rolling models: models that make systematic assumptions about the rolling configuration. Using assumptions that apply to cold rolling, these models are generalised to include asymmetries in roll size, roll speed and roll-workpiece friction conditions. The systematic procedure of asymptotic analysis makes this approach flexible to incorporating alternative friction and material models. A further generalisation of a clad-sheet workpiece is presented to illustrate this. Whilst this model was formulated and solved successfully, deterioration of the results for any workpiece inhomogeneity demonstrates the limitations of some of the assumptions used in these two models. Attention is then turned to curvature prediction. A review of workpiece curvature studies shows that contradictions exist in the literature; and complex non-linear relationships are seen to exist between asymmetries, roll geometry and induced curvature. The collated data from the studies reviewed were insufficient to determine these relationships empirically; and neither analytical models, including those developed thus far, nor linear regressions are able to predict these data. Another asymmetric rolling model is developed with alternative asymptotic assumptions, which shows non-linear behaviour over ranges of asymmetries and geometric parameters. While quantitative curvature predictions are not achieved, metrics of mechanisms hypothesised to drive curvature indicate these non-linear curvature trends may be captured with further refinement. Finally, coupling a curved beam model with a curvature predicting rolling model is proposed to model the ring rolling process. Both of these parts are implemented but convergence between them is not yet achieved. By analogy this could be extended with shell theory and a three-dimensional rolling model to model the wheeling process.

Subjects/Keywords: metal forming; rolling; analytical models; asymptotic analysis

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Minton, J. J. (2017). Mathematical modelling of asymmetrical metal rolling processes. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Cambridge. Retrieved from https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/270348

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Minton, Jeremy John. “Mathematical modelling of asymmetrical metal rolling processes.” 2017. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Cambridge. Accessed March 07, 2021. https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/270348.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Minton, Jeremy John. “Mathematical modelling of asymmetrical metal rolling processes.” 2017. Web. 07 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Minton JJ. Mathematical modelling of asymmetrical metal rolling processes. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Cambridge; 2017. [cited 2021 Mar 07]. Available from: https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/270348.

Council of Science Editors:

Minton JJ. Mathematical modelling of asymmetrical metal rolling processes. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Cambridge; 2017. Available from: https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/270348

Michigan State University

5. Nawaz, Nasreen. Essays in time series econometrics.

Degree: 2015, Michigan State University

URL: http://etd.lib.msu.edu/islandora/object/etd:3098

► In the first chapter, We focus on the estimation of the ratio of trend slopes between two time series where is it reasonable to assume… (more)

▼ In the first chapter, We focus on the estimation of the ratio of trend slopes between two time series where is it reasonable to assume that the trending behavior of each series can be well approximated by a simple linear time trend. We obtain results under the assumption that the stochastic parts of the two time series comprise a zero mean time series vector that has sufficient stationarity and has dependence that is weak enough so that scaled partial sums of the vector satisfy a functional central limit theorem (FCLT). We compare two obvious estimators of the trend slope ratio and propose a third bias-corrected estimator. We show how to use these three estimators to carry out inference about the trend slope ratio. When trend slopes are small in magnitude relative to the variation in the stochastic components (the trend slopes are small relative to the noise), we find that inference using any of the three estimators is compromised and potentially misleading. We propose an alternative inference procedure that remains valid when trend slopes are small or even zero. We carry out an extensive theoretical analysis of the estimators and inference procedures with positive findings. First, the theory points to one of the three estimators as being preferred in terms of bias. Second, the theory unambiguously suggests that our alternative inference procedure is superior both under the null and under the alternative with respect to the magnitudes of the trend slopes. Finite sample simulations indicate that the predictions made by the asymptotic theory are relevant in practice. We give concrete and specific advice to empirical practitioners on how to estimate a ratio of trend slopes and how to carry out tests of hypotheses about the ratio. The second chapter is an extension of the first, where the stationarity assumption in the analysis is relaxed. It is assumed that the stochastic parts of the trending series follow an I(1) process. We consider the case when the individual series have unit roots in the stochastic parts and also the noise term in the IV regression equation has a unit root. We also consider the case of cointegration between the two series leading to I(0) error in the IV regression equation. The theory explicitly captures the impact of the magnitude of the trend slopes on the estimation and inference about the trend slopes ratio. If the trend slopes are relatively large in magnitude, the IV estimator is consistent for both I(1) and I(0) regression errors. For medium and small trend slopes, the IV estimator is inconsistent for I(1) case, but consistent for I(0) regression error. For inference, the test based on IV estimator has been compared with the alternative testing approach. Asymptotic theory and finite sample simulations suggest that the alternative testing approach is superior both under the null and under the alternative with respect to the magnitudes of the trend slopes. Whether the noise term in the IV regression equation is I(0) or I(1) has an impact on the power performance of the test for the trend… Advisors/Committee Members: Vogelsang, Timothy J., Schmidt, Peter, Lakdawala, Aeimit, Koul, Hira.

Subjects/Keywords: Econometrics – Asymptotic theory; Time-series analysis; Economics

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Nawaz, N. (2015). Essays in time series econometrics. (Thesis). Michigan State University. Retrieved from http://etd.lib.msu.edu/islandora/object/etd:3098

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Nawaz, Nasreen. “Essays in time series econometrics.” 2015. Thesis, Michigan State University. Accessed March 07, 2021. http://etd.lib.msu.edu/islandora/object/etd:3098.

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MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Nawaz, Nasreen. “Essays in time series econometrics.” 2015. Web. 07 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Nawaz N. Essays in time series econometrics. [Internet] [Thesis]. Michigan State University; 2015. [cited 2021 Mar 07]. Available from: http://etd.lib.msu.edu/islandora/object/etd:3098.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

Nawaz N. Essays in time series econometrics. [Thesis]. Michigan State University; 2015. Available from: http://etd.lib.msu.edu/islandora/object/etd:3098

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Columbia University

6. Wang, Shuaiwen. High-dimensional asymptotics: new insights and methods.

Degree: 2020, Columbia University

URL: https://doi.org/10.7916/d8-7edd-jf09

► As an important element of statistics, linear model y = Ax + w has gained a lot of attention for decades. With the emergence of… (more)

▼ As an important element of statistics, linear model y = Ax + w has gained a lot of attention for decades. With the emergence of new data, new problems and new techniques, it is still of great interest to study this model under different settings. In this thesis, we focus on an asymptotic framework where the number of observation n is comparable to the number of variables p, and only a subset of k components of the coefficient vector x are nonzero with k being comparable to p. The prediction, variable selection and concentration properties of several techniques are studied. Regarding variable selection, we consider a class of two stage variable selection procedures, where we generate an optimally tuned Bridge regression estimator x = argmin{x} 1/2 ||y - Ax||2² + gamma ||x|| q^q in the first stage, and threshold this estimator in the second stage. We then compare LASSO with our two stage procedures. Further we discuss the best choice of q in the first stage. It turns out that the variable selection performance of such procedures depends on the estimation mean-square error (MSE) of the Bridge estimator. This motivates us to further study the estimation accuracy of Bridge estimators and compare their MSEs for different choices of q. The tool of approximate message passing enables us to characterize the limiting MSE and provide accurate comparison between different estimators. Next we move our focus to the SLOPE estimator x := argmin 1/2 ||y - Ax|| 2² + gamma sum {i=1}^p lambda_i |x|_(i), where lambda₁ geq ... geq lambda_p geq 0 are the regularization parameters and |x|(1) geq ... geq |x|(p) geq 0 denote the components of the signal (or regression coefficients) in the decreasing order. We provide an accurate comparison between the MSE of SLOPE and that of the bridge estimators. The non-separable nature of SLOPE makes it hard to characterize its limiting MSE as p – > infinity. Hence we first prove concentration inequalities for its MSE under finite sample and characterize the concentrated mean through a system of equations. By using the concentration results, we show SLOPE has larger MSE than LASSO in a low noise regime and larger MSE than Ridge in a large noise regime.

Subjects/Keywords: Statistics; Linear models (Statistics); Regression analysis – Asymptotic theory; Estimation theory – Asymptotic theory; Standard deviations

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Wang, S. (2020). High-dimensional asymptotics: new insights and methods. (Doctoral Dissertation). Columbia University. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.7916/d8-7edd-jf09

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Wang, Shuaiwen. “High-dimensional asymptotics: new insights and methods.” 2020. Doctoral Dissertation, Columbia University. Accessed March 07, 2021. https://doi.org/10.7916/d8-7edd-jf09.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Wang, Shuaiwen. “High-dimensional asymptotics: new insights and methods.” 2020. Web. 07 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Wang S. High-dimensional asymptotics: new insights and methods. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Columbia University; 2020. [cited 2021 Mar 07]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.7916/d8-7edd-jf09.

Council of Science Editors:

Wang S. High-dimensional asymptotics: new insights and methods. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Columbia University; 2020. Available from: https://doi.org/10.7916/d8-7edd-jf09

University of Alberta

7. Lengyel, Tamran H. Investigation of the Tearing Mechanism of Bonded Soft Elastomers with Finite Interfacial Friction.

Degree: PhD, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 2015, University of Alberta

URL: https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/4f16c570k

► The role of interfacial slippage on the deformation and stress fields near an interfacial crack are investigated in detail. First, the limiting extents of interfacial… (more)

▼ The role of interfacial slippage on the deformation and stress fields near an interfacial crack are investigated in detail. First, the limiting extents of interfacial bonded friction, defined as the `frictionless' and `no-slip' cases, were modeled as hyperelastic elastostatic boundary value problems in plane strain. Using ideas similar to a fracture mechanics cohesive zone model, the `finite friction' case is established as a shear stress threshold on the bonded surface which if exceeded, allows interfacial slippage. The solutions of all three of these boundary value problems are found in the near field of the crack front using asymptotic analysis. Comparison of these solutions confirm experimental results that the inhibition of interfacial slip in the no-slip case caused material to contract inward producing a non-vertical surface angle that is shown to be a ratio of the in-plane stress components. The finite friction and frictionless cases were found to be related in that they both showed interfacial slippage after loading and the surface angle was perpendicular to the bonded interface. Further, the frictionless case is achieved when the finite friction threshold is set to zero, and in the presence of interfacial friction on the bonded edge there was a reduction in movement and the crack opening profile became more blunted or sharpened depending on the direction of slip. Extensive numerical simulations were performed using commercial finite element analysis software. Simulations for all three friction cases were studied and the results showed strong agreement with the analytical near field findings. Using the numerical data, the effects of far-field loading conditions on the remaining constants in the near-field solutions were quantified and discussed. Through the course of these simulations, it was identified that the direction of loading also plays a significant role on the deformation and stress fields near the crack front. The blunting effect occurred when the loading direction was more perpendicular and the interfacial slip moved to the right. However, when the loading direction was more tangential to the surface away from the crack the deformation field was sharpened and material in the slip-zone moved to the left. This direction of transition was also affected by the total deflection of the far-field loading. Moreover, the amount of blunting was found to be directly related to the magnitude of the stress threshold, and depending on the shear stress direction on the bonded edge (linked to the direction of slippage), produces significantly different normal stress magnitudes and failure modes. From the results presented in this study, a method of quantifying interfacial friction through deflection geometry is introduced and design considerations for desired adhesive tearing mechanisms are provided.

Subjects/Keywords: finite deformation; Interface crack; asymptotic analysis; interfacial slippage; finite element analysis

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Lengyel, T. H. (2015). Investigation of the Tearing Mechanism of Bonded Soft Elastomers with Finite Interfacial Friction. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Alberta. Retrieved from https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/4f16c570k

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Lengyel, Tamran H. “Investigation of the Tearing Mechanism of Bonded Soft Elastomers with Finite Interfacial Friction.” 2015. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Alberta. Accessed March 07, 2021. https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/4f16c570k.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Lengyel, Tamran H. “Investigation of the Tearing Mechanism of Bonded Soft Elastomers with Finite Interfacial Friction.” 2015. Web. 07 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Lengyel TH. Investigation of the Tearing Mechanism of Bonded Soft Elastomers with Finite Interfacial Friction. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Alberta; 2015. [cited 2021 Mar 07]. Available from: https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/4f16c570k.

Council of Science Editors:

Lengyel TH. Investigation of the Tearing Mechanism of Bonded Soft Elastomers with Finite Interfacial Friction. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Alberta; 2015. Available from: https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/4f16c570k

Indian Institute of Science

8. Ameen, Maqsood Mohammed. Analysis of Thick Laminated Composite Beams using Variational Asymptotic Method.

Degree: MSc Engg, Faculty of Engineering, 2018, Indian Institute of Science

URL: http://etd.iisc.ac.in/handle/2005/3720

► An asymptotically-exact methodology is presented for obtaining the cross-sectional stiffness matrix of a pre-twisted, moderately-thick beam having rectangular cross sections and made of transversely isotropic… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Laminated Composite Beams; Asymptotic Method; Beams - Static Analysis; Laminated Composites; Variational Asymptotic Method (VAM); Beams - Cross-sectional Analysis; Aerospace Engineering

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Ameen, M. M. (2018). Analysis of Thick Laminated Composite Beams using Variational Asymptotic Method. (Masters Thesis). Indian Institute of Science. Retrieved from http://etd.iisc.ac.in/handle/2005/3720

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Ameen, Maqsood Mohammed. “Analysis of Thick Laminated Composite Beams using Variational Asymptotic Method.” 2018. Masters Thesis, Indian Institute of Science. Accessed March 07, 2021. http://etd.iisc.ac.in/handle/2005/3720.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Ameen, Maqsood Mohammed. “Analysis of Thick Laminated Composite Beams using Variational Asymptotic Method.” 2018. Web. 07 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Ameen MM. Analysis of Thick Laminated Composite Beams using Variational Asymptotic Method. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Indian Institute of Science; 2018. [cited 2021 Mar 07]. Available from: http://etd.iisc.ac.in/handle/2005/3720.

Council of Science Editors:

Ameen MM. Analysis of Thick Laminated Composite Beams using Variational Asymptotic Method. [Masters Thesis]. Indian Institute of Science; 2018. Available from: http://etd.iisc.ac.in/handle/2005/3720

University of the Western Cape

9. Ahmed, Hasim Abdalla Obaid. Construction and analysis of efficient numerical methods to solve mathematical models of TB and HIV co-infection .

Degree: 2011, University of the Western Cape

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/11394/1434

► The global impact of the converging dual epidemics of tuberculosis (TB) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is one of the major public health challenges of… (more)

▼ The global impact of the converging dual epidemics of tuberculosis (TB) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is one of the major public health challenges of our time, because in many countries, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) are among the leading causes of morbidity and mortality. It is found that infection with HIV increases the risk of reactivating latent TB infection, and HIV-infected individuals who acquire new TB infections have high rates of disease progression. Research has shown that these two diseases are enormous public health burden, and unfortunately, not much has been done in terms of modeling the dynamics of HIV-TB co-infection at a population level. In this thesis, we study these models and design and analyze robust numerical methods to solve them. To proceed in this direction, first we study the sub-models and then the full model. The first sub-model describes the transmission dynamics of HIV that accounts for behavior change. The impact of HIV educational campaigns is also studied. Further, we explore the effects of behavior change and different responses of individuals to educational campaigns in a situation where individuals may not react immediately to these campaigns. This is done by considering a distributed time delay in the HIV sub-model. This leads to Hopf bifurcations around the endemic equilibria of the model. These bifurcations correspond to the existence of periodic solutions that oscillate around the equilibria at given thresholds. Further, we show how the delay can result in more HIV infections causing more increase in the HIV prevalence. Part of this study is then extended to study a co-infection model of HIV-TB. A thorough bifurcation analysis is carried out for this model. Robust numerical methods are then designed and analyzed for these models. Comparative numerical results are also provided for each model. Advisors/Committee Members: Patidar, Kailash C (advisor), Ouifki, Rachid (advisor).

Subjects/Keywords: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV); Tuberculosis (TB); HIV-TB Co-infection; Bifurcation analysis; Local asymptotic stability; Global asymptotic stability; Convergence analysis

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Ahmed, H. A. O. (2011). Construction and analysis of efficient numerical methods to solve mathematical models of TB and HIV co-infection . (Thesis). University of the Western Cape. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11394/1434

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Ahmed, Hasim Abdalla Obaid. “Construction and analysis of efficient numerical methods to solve mathematical models of TB and HIV co-infection .” 2011. Thesis, University of the Western Cape. Accessed March 07, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/1434.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Ahmed, Hasim Abdalla Obaid. “Construction and analysis of efficient numerical methods to solve mathematical models of TB and HIV co-infection .” 2011. Web. 07 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Ahmed HAO. Construction and analysis of efficient numerical methods to solve mathematical models of TB and HIV co-infection . [Internet] [Thesis]. University of the Western Cape; 2011. [cited 2021 Mar 07]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11394/1434.

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Council of Science Editors:

Ahmed HAO. Construction and analysis of efficient numerical methods to solve mathematical models of TB and HIV co-infection . [Thesis]. University of the Western Cape; 2011. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11394/1434

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10. Kyriakopoulou, Dimitra. Asymptotic expansions of econometric estimators in time series models.

Degree: 2011, University of Piraeus (UNIPI); Πανεπιστήμιο Πειραιώς

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10442/hedi/32147

► Techniques for approximating probability distributions like the Edgeworth expansion have a long history in time series models. The purpose of this thesis is to give… (more)

▼ Techniques for approximating probability distributions like the Edgeworth expansion have a long history in time series models. The purpose of this thesis is to give a detailed study of the asymptotic properties of the Moving Average (MA) and the Exponential GARCH (EGARCH) models. Extending the results in Sargan (1976) [80] and Tanaka (1984) [87], we derive the asymptotic expansions of the distribution, the bias and the mean squared error of the MM and QML estimators of the first order autocorrelation and the MA parameter for the MA(1) model. It turns out that the asymptotic properties of the estimators depend on whether the mean of the process is known or estimated. A comparison of the moment expansions, either in terms of bias or MSE, reveals that there is not uniform superiority of neither of the estimators, when the mean of the process is estimated. This is also confirmed by simulations. In the zero-mean case, and on theoretical grounds, the QMLEs are superior to the MM ones in both bias and MSE terms. The results are important for bias correction and increasing the efficiency of the estimators. Next, we derive the bias approximations of the ML and QML estimators of the EGARCH(1,1) parameters and we check our theoretical results through simulations. With the approximate bias expressions up to O(1/T), we are then able to correct the bias of all estimators. To this end, a Monte Carlo exercise is conducted and the results are presented and discussed. We conclude that, for given sets of parameters values, the bias correction works satisfactory for all parameters. The results for the bias expressions can be used to formulate the approximate Edgeworth distribution of the estimators. Moreover, the asymptotic properties of EGARCH models are still largely unexplored and are considered difficult tasks (see e.g. Straumann and Mikosch, 2006) [83]. There is still no complete answer to the following questions: under which conditions do EGARCH processes have bounded first and second order variance derivatives? And under which conditions is the expectation of the supremum norm of the second order log-likelihood derivative finite, in a neighborhood around the true parameter value? These questions are important because the existence of such moment bounds permits the establishment of large sample statistical properties, such as the asymptotic normality of the QMLEs.

Subjects/Keywords: Econometrics; Asymptotic theory; Econometric models; Time-series analysis

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Kyriakopoulou, D. (2011). Asymptotic expansions of econometric estimators in time series models. (Thesis). University of Piraeus (UNIPI); Πανεπιστήμιο Πειραιώς. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10442/hedi/32147

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Kyriakopoulou, Dimitra. “Asymptotic expansions of econometric estimators in time series models.” 2011. Thesis, University of Piraeus (UNIPI); Πανεπιστήμιο Πειραιώς. Accessed March 07, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10442/hedi/32147.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Kyriakopoulou, Dimitra. “Asymptotic expansions of econometric estimators in time series models.” 2011. Web. 07 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Kyriakopoulou D. Asymptotic expansions of econometric estimators in time series models. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Piraeus (UNIPI); Πανεπιστήμιο Πειραιώς; 2011. [cited 2021 Mar 07]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10442/hedi/32147.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

Kyriakopoulou D. Asymptotic expansions of econometric estimators in time series models. [Thesis]. University of Piraeus (UNIPI); Πανεπιστήμιο Πειραιώς; 2011. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10442/hedi/32147

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Texas A&M University

11. Gao, Long. Throughput and Delay Analysis in Cognitive Overlaid Networks.

Degree: PhD, Electrical Engineering, 2011, Texas A&M University

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2009-12-7531

► Consider a cognitive overlaid network (CON) that has two tiers with different priorities: a primary tier vs. a secondary tier, which is an emerging network… (more)

▼ Consider a cognitive overlaid network (CON) that has two tiers with different priorities: a primary tier vs. a secondary tier, which is an emerging network scenario with the advancement of cognitive radio (CR) technologies. The primary tier consists of randomly distributed primary radios (PRs) of density n, which have an absolute priority to access the spectrum. The secondary tier consists of randomly distributed CRs of density m = n^y with y greater than or equal to 1, which can only access the spectrum opportunistically to limit the interference to PRs. In this dissertation, the fundamental limits of such a network are investigated in terms of the asymptotic throughput and packet delay performance when m and n approaches infinity. The following two types of CONs are considered: 1) selfish CONs, in which neither the primary tier nor the secondary tier is willing to route the packets for the other, and 2) supportive CONs, in which the secondary tier is willing to route the packets for the primary tier while the primary tier does not. It is shown that in selfish CONs, both tiers can achieve the same throughput and delay scaling laws as a stand-alone network. In supportive CONs, the throughput and delay scaling laws of the primary tier could be significantly improved with the aid of the secondary tier, while the secondary tier can still achieve the same throughput and delay scaling laws as a stand-alone network. Finally, the throughput and packet delay of a CON with a small number of nodes are investigated. Specifically, we investigate the power and rate control schemes for multiple CR links in the same neighborhood, which operate over multiple channels (frequency bands) in the presence of PRs with a delay constraint imposed on data transmission. By further considering practical limitations in spectrum sensing, an efficient algorithm is proposed to maximize the average sum-rate of the CR links over a finite time horizon under the constraints on the CR-to-PR interference and the average transmit power for each CR link. In the proposed algorithm, the PR occupancy of each channel is modeled as a discrete-time Markov chain (DTMC). Based on such a model, a novel power and rate control strategy based on dynamic programming (DP) is derived, which is a function of the spectrum sensing output, the instantaneous channel gains for the CR links, and the remaining power budget for the CR transmitter. Simulation results show that the proposed algorithm leads to a significant performance improvement over heuristic algorithms. Advisors/Committee Members: Cui, Shuguang (advisor), Xiong, Zixiang (committee member), Shakkottai, Srinivas (committee member), Ntaimo, Lewis (committee member).

Subjects/Keywords: Cognitive Radio; Throughput; Delay; Overlaid Networks; Scaling Laws; Asymptotic Analysis.

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Gao, L. (2011). Throughput and Delay Analysis in Cognitive Overlaid Networks. (Doctoral Dissertation). Texas A&M University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2009-12-7531

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Gao, Long. “Throughput and Delay Analysis in Cognitive Overlaid Networks.” 2011. Doctoral Dissertation, Texas A&M University. Accessed March 07, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2009-12-7531.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Gao, Long. “Throughput and Delay Analysis in Cognitive Overlaid Networks.” 2011. Web. 07 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Gao L. Throughput and Delay Analysis in Cognitive Overlaid Networks. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Texas A&M University; 2011. [cited 2021 Mar 07]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2009-12-7531.

Council of Science Editors:

Gao L. Throughput and Delay Analysis in Cognitive Overlaid Networks. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Texas A&M University; 2011. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2009-12-7531

University of Illinois – Chicago

12. Xu, Miao. Asymptotic Methods applied to an American Option under a CEV Process.

Degree: 2012, University of Illinois – Chicago

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10027/8921

► We consider an American put option under the Constant Elasticity of Variance (CEV) process. This corresponds to a free boundary problem for a partial differential… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Asymptotic Methods; Partial Differential Equations; Mathematical Finance; Analysis

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Xu, M. (2012). Asymptotic Methods applied to an American Option under a CEV Process. (Thesis). University of Illinois – Chicago. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10027/8921

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Xu, Miao. “Asymptotic Methods applied to an American Option under a CEV Process.” 2012. Thesis, University of Illinois – Chicago. Accessed March 07, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10027/8921.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Xu, Miao. “Asymptotic Methods applied to an American Option under a CEV Process.” 2012. Web. 07 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Xu M. Asymptotic Methods applied to an American Option under a CEV Process. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Illinois – Chicago; 2012. [cited 2021 Mar 07]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10027/8921.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

Xu M. Asymptotic Methods applied to an American Option under a CEV Process. [Thesis]. University of Illinois – Chicago; 2012. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10027/8921

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University of Oxford

13. Black, Jonathan Paul. Mathematical modelling of electronic contact mechanisms in silicon photovoltaic cells.

Degree: PhD, 2015, University of Oxford

URL: https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:ff671215-5f05-4ef0-a876-3f474a8450c9 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.711865

► In screen-printed silicon-crystalline solar cells, the contact resistance of a thin interfacial glass layer between the silicon and the silver electrode plays a limiting role… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: 621.47; Applied Mathematics; Mathematical modelling; Asymptotic analysis; Electrochemical systems; Drift-diffusion

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Black, J. P. (2015). Mathematical modelling of electronic contact mechanisms in silicon photovoltaic cells. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Oxford. Retrieved from https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:ff671215-5f05-4ef0-a876-3f474a8450c9 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.711865

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Black, Jonathan Paul. “Mathematical modelling of electronic contact mechanisms in silicon photovoltaic cells.” 2015. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Oxford. Accessed March 07, 2021. https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:ff671215-5f05-4ef0-a876-3f474a8450c9 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.711865.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Black, Jonathan Paul. “Mathematical modelling of electronic contact mechanisms in silicon photovoltaic cells.” 2015. Web. 07 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Black JP. Mathematical modelling of electronic contact mechanisms in silicon photovoltaic cells. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Oxford; 2015. [cited 2021 Mar 07]. Available from: https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:ff671215-5f05-4ef0-a876-3f474a8450c9 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.711865.

Council of Science Editors:

Black JP. Mathematical modelling of electronic contact mechanisms in silicon photovoltaic cells. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Oxford; 2015. Available from: https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:ff671215-5f05-4ef0-a876-3f474a8450c9 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.711865

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

14. Yang, Yaxing. Estimation and inference for heavy-tailed threshold time series models.

Degree: 2016, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

URL: http://repository.ust.hk/ir/Record/1783.1-87084 ; https://doi.org/10.14711/thesis-b1627129 ; http://repository.ust.hk/ir/bitstream/1783.1-87084/1/th_redirect.html

► This thesis develops the systematic procedures of statistical inference for the heavy-tailed threshold autoregressive (TAR) models and heavy-tailed multiple threshold double autoregressive (MTDAR) models, respectively.… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Autoregression (Statistics) ; Time-series analysis ; GARCH model ; Asymptotic distribution (Probability theory)

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Yang, Y. (2016). Estimation and inference for heavy-tailed threshold time series models. (Thesis). Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Retrieved from http://repository.ust.hk/ir/Record/1783.1-87084 ; https://doi.org/10.14711/thesis-b1627129 ; http://repository.ust.hk/ir/bitstream/1783.1-87084/1/th_redirect.html

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Yang, Yaxing. “Estimation and inference for heavy-tailed threshold time series models.” 2016. Thesis, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Accessed March 07, 2021. http://repository.ust.hk/ir/Record/1783.1-87084 ; https://doi.org/10.14711/thesis-b1627129 ; http://repository.ust.hk/ir/bitstream/1783.1-87084/1/th_redirect.html.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Yang, Yaxing. “Estimation and inference for heavy-tailed threshold time series models.” 2016. Web. 07 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Yang Y. Estimation and inference for heavy-tailed threshold time series models. [Internet] [Thesis]. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology; 2016. [cited 2021 Mar 07]. Available from: http://repository.ust.hk/ir/Record/1783.1-87084 ; https://doi.org/10.14711/thesis-b1627129 ; http://repository.ust.hk/ir/bitstream/1783.1-87084/1/th_redirect.html.

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Council of Science Editors:

Yang Y. Estimation and inference for heavy-tailed threshold time series models. [Thesis]. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology; 2016. Available from: http://repository.ust.hk/ir/Record/1783.1-87084 ; https://doi.org/10.14711/thesis-b1627129 ; http://repository.ust.hk/ir/bitstream/1783.1-87084/1/th_redirect.html

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University of Washington

15. Yang, Yang. The Effective Behavior of Thermoelectric Composites.

Degree: PhD, 2014, University of Washington

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1773/26894

► Thermoelectric materials have attracted significant interests recently for their capability in converting heat directly into electricity and vice versa, and thus promise a wide range… (more)

▼ Thermoelectric materials have attracted significant interests recently for their capability in converting heat directly into electricity and vice versa, and thus promise a wide range of energy and environmental applications. Despite their importance, there have been only very limited theoretical effort towards the analysis and understanding of effective behavior of thermoelectric composites. In this work, we develop * a rigorous continuum analysis on both bi-layered and core-shell thermoelectric composites, in which the distribution of temperature, electric potential, and heat flux are solved from the governing equations, and the effective thermoelectric properties defined through an equivalency principle; * a conversion efficiency analysis of thermoelectric composites, using an idealized thermoelectric module; * a non-linear asymptotic homogenization theory to understand the effective behavior of both one-dimensional and two-dimensional thermoelectric composites without macroscopic heterogeneity. We establish the unit cell problem, for which, the two dimensional numerical solution are obtained by a finite element method. The nonlinearly coupled thermoelectric transport equations are further homogenized, from which the macroscopic field distributions are derived with local fluctuation averaged out, and overall thermoelectric conversion efficiency is established. Through analysis, we * demonstrate that higher figure of merit of thermoelectric composite than any of its constituents is indeed possible, excluding size and interfacial effects; * find out that the thermoelectric conversion efficiency of a composite can be enhanced by its constituents, with the mechanism responsible for the enhancement identified, and the upper bound established; * discover that the thermoelectric field distributions in the composite are different from those in a homogeneous material, and they are difficult to be fitted by homogeneous solution. We conclude that energy conversion efficiency of a thermoelectric composite is not bounded, and can be higher than all its constituents in the absence of size and interface effects. Furthermore, it is noted the effective properties defined by a set of equivalency principle depend on specific boundary conditions, resulting in effective figure of merit that is not correlated with thermoelectric conversion efficiency directly. The analysis thus points toward a new route for developing high-performance thermoelectric materials, and provides considerable insight into the effective behavior of thermoelectric composites in terms of both design and optimization. Advisors/Committee Members: Li, Jiangyu (advisor).

Subjects/Keywords: asymptotic analysis; homogenization; thermoelectric composites; Mechanical engineering; mechanical engineering

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Yang, Y. (2014). The Effective Behavior of Thermoelectric Composites. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Washington. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1773/26894

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Yang, Yang. “The Effective Behavior of Thermoelectric Composites.” 2014. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Washington. Accessed March 07, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/1773/26894.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Yang, Yang. “The Effective Behavior of Thermoelectric Composites.” 2014. Web. 07 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Yang Y. The Effective Behavior of Thermoelectric Composites. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Washington; 2014. [cited 2021 Mar 07]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1773/26894.

Council of Science Editors:

Yang Y. The Effective Behavior of Thermoelectric Composites. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Washington; 2014. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1773/26894

Michigan State University

16. Rho, Seunghwa. Three essays on econometrics.

Degree: 2013, Michigan State University

URL: http://etd.lib.msu.edu/islandora/object/etd:3335

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Thesis Ph. D. Michigan State University. Economics 2013.

This dissertation consists of three chapters on econometrics. The first chapter, Are all firms inefficient? , is… (more)

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Thesis Ph. D. Michigan State University. Economics 2013.

This dissertation consists of three chapters on econometrics. The first chapter, Are all firms inefficient? , is related to the stochastic frontier model of Aigner et al. (1977). In the usual stochastic frontier model, all firms are inefficient, because inefficiency is nonnegative and the probability that inefficiency is exactly zero equals zero. We modify this model by adding a parameter p which equals the probability that a firm is fully efficient. This model has also been considered by Kumbhakar et al. (2013). We extend their paper in several ways. We discuss some identification issues that arise if all firms are inefficient or no firms are inefficient. We show that the likelihood has a stationary point at parameters that indicate no inefficiency and that this point is a local maximum if the OLS residuals are positively skewed. We consider the case that a logit or probit model determines the probability of full efficiency in terms of some observable variables. Finally, we consider problems involved in testing the hypothesis that p = 0. We provide some simulations and an empirical example. The simulation results suggest that the proposed model appears to be useful when (i) it is reasonable to suppose that some firms are fully efficient, and (ii) the inefficiency levels of the inefficient firms are not small relative to statistical noise. The focus of the second and third chapters lies on asymptotic theory for test statistics in time series that are robust to heteroskedasticity and autocorrelation (HAC) especially under the fixed-b asymptotic framework proposed by Kiefer and Vogelsang (2005). In the second chapter, Serial Correlation Robust Inference with Missing Data, we investigate the properties of HAC robust test statistics when there is missing data. We characterize the time series with missing observations as amplitude modulated series following Parzen (1963). For estimation and inference this amounts to plugging in zeros for missing observations. We also investigate an alternative approach where the missing observations are simply ignored. There are three main theoretical findings. First, when the missing process is random and satisfies strong mixing conditions, HAC robust t and Wald statistics computed from the amplitude modulated series follow the usual fixed-b limits as in Kiefer and Vogelsang (2005). Second, when the missing process is non-random, the fixedb limits depend on the locations of missing observations but are otherwise pivotal. Third, when missing observations are ignored we obtain the surprising result that fixed-b limits of the robust t and Wald statistics have the standard fixed-b limits whether the missing process is random or non-random. We discuss methods for obtaining fixed-b critical values with a focus on bootstrap methods. We find that the naive i.i.d. bootstrap is the most effective and practical way to obtain fixed-b critical values when data is missing especially when the bootstrap…

Advisors/Committee Members: Schmidt, Peter J, Vogelsang, Timothy J, Amsler, Christine, Myers, Robert J.

Subjects/Keywords: Econometrics; Autocorrelation (Statistics); Econometrics – Asymptotic theory; Time-series analysis; Economics; Heteroskedasticity

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Rho, S. (2013). Three essays on econometrics. (Thesis). Michigan State University. Retrieved from http://etd.lib.msu.edu/islandora/object/etd:3335

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Rho, Seunghwa. “Three essays on econometrics.” 2013. Thesis, Michigan State University. Accessed March 07, 2021. http://etd.lib.msu.edu/islandora/object/etd:3335.

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MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Rho, Seunghwa. “Three essays on econometrics.” 2013. Web. 07 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Rho S. Three essays on econometrics. [Internet] [Thesis]. Michigan State University; 2013. [cited 2021 Mar 07]. Available from: http://etd.lib.msu.edu/islandora/object/etd:3335.

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Council of Science Editors:

Rho S. Three essays on econometrics. [Thesis]. Michigan State University; 2013. Available from: http://etd.lib.msu.edu/islandora/object/etd:3335

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17. Northington, Michael Carr. Asymptotics of Carleman Polynomials for Level Curves of the Inverse of a Shifted Joukowsky Transformation.

Degree: M.S. in Mathematics, Mathematics, 2011, University of Mississippi

URL: https://egrove.olemiss.edu/etd/1325

► Let L be a level curve of the inverse of the shifted Joukowsky transformation w [special characters omitted] w − 1 + (w − 1)… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Asymptotic; Carleman; Complex Analysis; Joukowski; Joukowsky; Orthogonal Polynomials; Mathematics

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Northington, M. C. (2011). Asymptotics of Carleman Polynomials for Level Curves of the Inverse of a Shifted Joukowsky Transformation. (Thesis). University of Mississippi. Retrieved from https://egrove.olemiss.edu/etd/1325

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Northington, Michael Carr. “Asymptotics of Carleman Polynomials for Level Curves of the Inverse of a Shifted Joukowsky Transformation.” 2011. Thesis, University of Mississippi. Accessed March 07, 2021. https://egrove.olemiss.edu/etd/1325.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Northington, Michael Carr. “Asymptotics of Carleman Polynomials for Level Curves of the Inverse of a Shifted Joukowsky Transformation.” 2011. Web. 07 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Northington MC. Asymptotics of Carleman Polynomials for Level Curves of the Inverse of a Shifted Joukowsky Transformation. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Mississippi; 2011. [cited 2021 Mar 07]. Available from: https://egrove.olemiss.edu/etd/1325.

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Council of Science Editors:

Northington MC. Asymptotics of Carleman Polynomials for Level Curves of the Inverse of a Shifted Joukowsky Transformation. [Thesis]. University of Mississippi; 2011. Available from: https://egrove.olemiss.edu/etd/1325

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University of New Mexico

18. Lin, Yong. Contributions to linear models : lack-of-fit test and linear model with singular covariance matrices.

Degree: Mathematics & Statistics, 2013, University of New Mexico

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1928/22051

► Linear models are statistical models that are linear in their parameters. This class of models include traditional regression, ANOVA, ACOVA, mixed models and even many… (more)

▼ Linear models are statistical models that are linear in their parameters. This class of models include traditional regression, ANOVA, ACOVA, mixed models and even many time series models. They can be extended into generalized linear models in which case the parameters are still linear, but they are not linearly associated with the dependent variables. This dissertation contributes in two directions. First, it proposes and studies new lack-of-fit tests. Su and Wei (1991) proposed a lack-of-fit test based on partial sums of residuals. They computed P values using an unusual bootstrapping simulation. However, the simulation can not be performed for even moderate numbers of predictor variables because it is prohibitively time consuming. I examine the nature of their bootstrap simulation and argue that it reduces the power of Su and Weis test. I modify their test for linear models and propose two lack-of-fit tests based on partial sums of residuals. I find the non-normal limiting distributions for both tests and small sample corrections that enable more precise calculation of 0.05 cut-offs. Empirical sizes and powers are studied for both tests in small samples. In the second contribution, I studied the linear model with singular covariance matrix. In these models, frequently there exists estimable functions of that are known with probability 1. Traditional methods of analysis employ a psuedo-covariance matrix that gives BLUEs and tests that are appropriate for the actual covariance matrix V . Contrary to traditional methods of adjusting V , I decompose into known and unknown parts and adjust X to allow estimation and testing of the unknown part of . Specifically, I adjust this model, Y = X + e, to get an equivalent model, Y − X 0 = Xv + e, where X 0 is a known vector, then perform estimation and tests on this equivalent model. The equivalence of the models is studied. Advisors/Committee Members: Christensen, Ronald, Bedrick, Edward, Erhardt, Erik, Sonkson, Michael.

Subjects/Keywords: Linear models (Statistics); Analysis of covariance; Asymptotic distribution (Probability theory)

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Lin, Y. (2013). Contributions to linear models : lack-of-fit test and linear model with singular covariance matrices. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of New Mexico. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1928/22051

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Lin, Yong. “Contributions to linear models : lack-of-fit test and linear model with singular covariance matrices.” 2013. Doctoral Dissertation, University of New Mexico. Accessed March 07, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/1928/22051.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Lin, Yong. “Contributions to linear models : lack-of-fit test and linear model with singular covariance matrices.” 2013. Web. 07 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Lin Y. Contributions to linear models : lack-of-fit test and linear model with singular covariance matrices. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of New Mexico; 2013. [cited 2021 Mar 07]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1928/22051.

Council of Science Editors:

Lin Y. Contributions to linear models : lack-of-fit test and linear model with singular covariance matrices. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of New Mexico; 2013. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1928/22051

University of Manchester

19. Livesey, Daniel Joseph. On pulsatile jets and related flows.

Degree: 2017, University of Manchester

URL: http://www.manchester.ac.uk/escholar/uk-ac-man-scw:307445

► An overview of unsteady incompressible jet flows is presented, with the primary interest being radially developing jets in cylindrical polar coordinates. The radial \emph{free} jet… (more)

▼ An overview of unsteady incompressible jet flows is presented, with the primary interest being radially developing jets in cylindrical polar coordinates. The radial \emph{free} jet emanates from some orifice, being axisymmetric about the transverse (z) axis and possessing reflectional symmetry across its z=0 centreline. The radial \emph{wall} jet is also axisymmetric about the transverse axis, however in this case impermeability and no-slip conditions are imposed at the wall, which is situated at z=0.The numerical solution of a linear perturbation superposed on the free jet, whose temporal form is assumed to be driven by a periodic source pulsation, gives rise to a wave-like disturbance whose amplitude grows downstream as its local wavelength decreases. An asymptotic analysis of this linear perturbation, which applies to the wall jet as well with some minor changes, captures the exact nature of the exponential spatial growth, and also algebraic attenuation of the growth. The linear theory is only valid for a small amplitude pulsation (|ε|\ll1, where ε is the perturbation amplitude). When a nonlinear pulsation (ε = O(1)) is applied to the radial free jet, any linear theory must be dropped. Solving the full nonlinear system of equations reveals singular behaviour at a critical downstream location, which corresponds to the presence of an infinitely steep downstream gradient.The replacement of molecular diffusivity with a larger-scale eddy viscosity does little to affect the qualitative growth of the linear perturbation. In order for an experimental study to reproduce any of the discussed boundary-layer results, we must consider the behaviour of jet-type flows at finite Reynolds number. This involves solving the full Navier – Stokes equations numerically, to determine the Reynolds number at which we should expect to qualitatively recover boundary-layer behaviour. The steady solution for the radial free jet and its linear pulsation are studied in this way, as is the linear pulsatile planar free jet.We may enhance the streamwise velocity of a radial jet by applying swirl around the z axis. Modulating this swirl is looked at as a possible mechanism to induce the previously discussed pulsation, which then motivates the introduction of a finite spinning disk problem. In this case the system may be completely confined within an enclosed cylinder, making a hypothetical experimental approach somewhat more approachable. Advisors/Committee Members: DUCK, PETER PW, Duck, Peter, Hewitt, Richard.

Subjects/Keywords: Boundary layers; jets; plumes; wakes; fluid dynamics; asymptotic stability analysis; DNS.

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Livesey, D. J. (2017). On pulsatile jets and related flows. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Manchester. Retrieved from http://www.manchester.ac.uk/escholar/uk-ac-man-scw:307445

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Livesey, Daniel Joseph. “On pulsatile jets and related flows.” 2017. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Manchester. Accessed March 07, 2021. http://www.manchester.ac.uk/escholar/uk-ac-man-scw:307445.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Livesey, Daniel Joseph. “On pulsatile jets and related flows.” 2017. Web. 07 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Livesey DJ. On pulsatile jets and related flows. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Manchester; 2017. [cited 2021 Mar 07]. Available from: http://www.manchester.ac.uk/escholar/uk-ac-man-scw:307445.

Council of Science Editors:

Livesey DJ. On pulsatile jets and related flows. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Manchester; 2017. Available from: http://www.manchester.ac.uk/escholar/uk-ac-man-scw:307445

Purdue University

20. Thete, Sumeet Suresh. Singularities in Free Surface Flows.

Degree: PhD, Chemical Engineering, 2016, Purdue University

URL: https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/open_access_dissertations/1398

► Free surface flows where the shape of the interface separating two or more phases or liquids are unknown apriori, are commonplace in industrial applications and… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Asymptotic analysis; Complex Fluids; Drops; Finite Element Methods; Scaling; Self-similarity

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Thete, S. S. (2016). Singularities in Free Surface Flows. (Doctoral Dissertation). Purdue University. Retrieved from https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/open_access_dissertations/1398

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Thete, Sumeet Suresh. “Singularities in Free Surface Flows.” 2016. Doctoral Dissertation, Purdue University. Accessed March 07, 2021. https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/open_access_dissertations/1398.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Thete, Sumeet Suresh. “Singularities in Free Surface Flows.” 2016. Web. 07 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Thete SS. Singularities in Free Surface Flows. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Purdue University; 2016. [cited 2021 Mar 07]. Available from: https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/open_access_dissertations/1398.

Council of Science Editors:

Thete SS. Singularities in Free Surface Flows. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Purdue University; 2016. Available from: https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/open_access_dissertations/1398

University of Western Ontario

21. Jiang, Weibin. Asymptotic Theory of General Multivariate GARCH Models.

Degree: 2011, University of Western Ontario

URL: https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/etd/248

► Generalized autoregressive conditional heteroscedasticity (GARCH) models are widely used in financial markets. Parameters of GARCH models are usually estimated by the quasi-maximum likelihood estimator (QMLE).… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: General multivariate GARCH; asymptotic theory; ergodicity; stationarity; consistency; asymptotic normality; Longitudinal Data Analysis and Time Series

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Jiang, W. (2011). Asymptotic Theory of General Multivariate GARCH Models. (Thesis). University of Western Ontario. Retrieved from https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/etd/248

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Jiang, Weibin. “Asymptotic Theory of General Multivariate GARCH Models.” 2011. Thesis, University of Western Ontario. Accessed March 07, 2021. https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/etd/248.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Jiang, Weibin. “Asymptotic Theory of General Multivariate GARCH Models.” 2011. Web. 07 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Jiang W. Asymptotic Theory of General Multivariate GARCH Models. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Western Ontario; 2011. [cited 2021 Mar 07]. Available from: https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/etd/248.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

Jiang W. Asymptotic Theory of General Multivariate GARCH Models. [Thesis]. University of Western Ontario; 2011. Available from: https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/etd/248

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University of Lethbridge

22. University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science. Asymptotic existence of orthogonal designs .

Degree: 2013, University of Lethbridge

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10133/3595

► An orthogonal design of order n and type (si,..., se), denoted OD(n; si,..., se), is a square matrix X of order n with entries from… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: orthogonal design; asymptotic existence; weighing matrices; Algebras, Linear; Mathematical analysis; Asymptotic expansions; Matrices; Hadamard matrices; Dissertations, Academic

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Science, U. o. L. F. o. A. a. (2013). Asymptotic existence of orthogonal designs . (Thesis). University of Lethbridge. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10133/3595

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Science, University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and. “Asymptotic existence of orthogonal designs .” 2013. Thesis, University of Lethbridge. Accessed March 07, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10133/3595.

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MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Science, University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and. “Asymptotic existence of orthogonal designs .” 2013. Web. 07 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Science UoLFoAa. Asymptotic existence of orthogonal designs . [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Lethbridge; 2013. [cited 2021 Mar 07]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10133/3595.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

Science UoLFoAa. Asymptotic existence of orthogonal designs . [Thesis]. University of Lethbridge; 2013. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10133/3595

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UCLA

23. Huang, Yafei. Study of Differences in Behavior of Asymptotically Distribution Free Test Statistics in Covariance and Correlation Structure Analysis.

Degree: Statistics, 2013, UCLA

URL: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/0mc3q6g1

► The asymptotically distributed free (ADF) method is often used to estimate parameters or test models without a normal distribution assumptions on variables, both in covariance… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Statistics; Asymptotic Distribution Free; Correlation Structure Analysis; Covariance Structure Analysis; Structural Equation Modeling

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Huang, Y. (2013). Study of Differences in Behavior of Asymptotically Distribution Free Test Statistics in Covariance and Correlation Structure Analysis. (Thesis). UCLA. Retrieved from http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/0mc3q6g1

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Huang, Yafei. “Study of Differences in Behavior of Asymptotically Distribution Free Test Statistics in Covariance and Correlation Structure Analysis.” 2013. Thesis, UCLA. Accessed March 07, 2021. http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/0mc3q6g1.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Huang, Yafei. “Study of Differences in Behavior of Asymptotically Distribution Free Test Statistics in Covariance and Correlation Structure Analysis.” 2013. Web. 07 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Huang Y. Study of Differences in Behavior of Asymptotically Distribution Free Test Statistics in Covariance and Correlation Structure Analysis. [Internet] [Thesis]. UCLA; 2013. [cited 2021 Mar 07]. Available from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/0mc3q6g1.

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Council of Science Editors:

Huang Y. Study of Differences in Behavior of Asymptotically Distribution Free Test Statistics in Covariance and Correlation Structure Analysis. [Thesis]. UCLA; 2013. Available from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/0mc3q6g1

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Penn State University

24. Rajan, Girish Kumar. Surface Gravity Waves Propagating on Water of Finite, Variable Depth.

Degree: 2012, Penn State University

URL: https://submit-etda.libraries.psu.edu/catalog/16284

► The evolution of amplitudes of gravity waves propagating in one horizontal dimension on water of variable depth may be governed by a modified nonlinear Schrodinger… (more)

▼ The evolution of amplitudes of gravity waves propagating in one horizontal dimension on water of variable depth may be governed by a modified nonlinear Schrodinger (MNLS) equation, in which the coefficients are functions of local depth and conservation of wave action flux adds a linear term, which implies growth or decay, depending on the direction of propagation. This work examines the propagation of gravity waves on water of variable depth, with and without viscous dissipation. With a combination of stability, asymptotic and numerical analyses, we study the variable-depth Stokes wavetrain, waves with periodic cnoidal envelopes, and a soliton wave, as they propagate from shallower water to deeper water, and vice versa. We find that both bathymetry and viscous dissipation stabilize the Benjamin-Feir instability of a variable-depth Stokes wavetrain when the wavetrain propagates into shallower water. When waves propagate into deeper water, the effect due to bathymetry is reversed and tends to destabilize the waves. In both cases, however, viscous dissipation eventually causes stabilization, except for a special case in which the growth due to bathymetry and decay due to viscous dissipation balance. In that case, the dynamics are governed by the inviscid uniform-depth nonlinear Schrodinger (NLS) equation, and the Stokes wavetrain solution is unstable. Our numerical results on the stability of the soliton solution and the instability of the cnoidal solutions of the inviscid MNLS are consistent with analytical results in literature. Mathematical analysis and numerical results on cnoidal waves also reveal that the asymptotic solutions can reasonably predict the evolution of the waves for oceanic scales, where the wavelength of the wave is much smaller than the characteristic scale for the depth variation, but fails to do the same for laboratory scales, where the wavelength is not as small compared to the length scale representing the depth variation. Advisors/Committee Members: Diane Marie Henderson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor.

Subjects/Keywords: Modified NLS Equation; Variable Depth; Viscous Dissipation; Stability; Asymptotic Analysis; Numerical Analysis

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Rajan, G. K. (2012). Surface Gravity Waves Propagating on Water of Finite, Variable Depth. (Thesis). Penn State University. Retrieved from https://submit-etda.libraries.psu.edu/catalog/16284

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Rajan, Girish Kumar. “Surface Gravity Waves Propagating on Water of Finite, Variable Depth.” 2012. Thesis, Penn State University. Accessed March 07, 2021. https://submit-etda.libraries.psu.edu/catalog/16284.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Rajan, Girish Kumar. “Surface Gravity Waves Propagating on Water of Finite, Variable Depth.” 2012. Web. 07 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Rajan GK. Surface Gravity Waves Propagating on Water of Finite, Variable Depth. [Internet] [Thesis]. Penn State University; 2012. [cited 2021 Mar 07]. Available from: https://submit-etda.libraries.psu.edu/catalog/16284.

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Council of Science Editors:

Rajan GK. Surface Gravity Waves Propagating on Water of Finite, Variable Depth. [Thesis]. Penn State University; 2012. Available from: https://submit-etda.libraries.psu.edu/catalog/16284

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Utah State University

25. Wang, Qi. Asymptotic Multiphysics Modeling of Composite Beams.

Degree: PhD, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, 2011, Utah State University

URL: https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/1066

► A series of composite beam models are constructed for efficient high-fidelity beam analysis based on the variational-asymptotic method (VAM). Without invoking any a priori… (more)

▼ A series of composite beam models are constructed for efficient high-fidelity beam analysis based on the variational-asymptotic method (VAM). Without invoking any a priori kinematic assumptions, the original three-dimensional, geometrically nonlinear beam problem is rigorously split into a two-dimensional cross-sectional analysis and a one-dimensional global beam analysis, taking advantage of the geometric small parameter that is an inherent property of the structure. The thermal problem of composite beams is studied first. According to the quasisteady theory of thermoelasticity, two beam models are proposed: one for heat conduction analysis and the other for thermoelastic analysis. For heat conduction analysis, two different types of thermal loads are modeled: with and without prescribed temperatures over the crosssections. Then a thermoelastic beam model is constructed under the previously solved thermal field. This model is also extended for composite materials, which removed the restriction on temperature variations and added the dependence of material properties with respect to temperature based on Kovalenoko’s small-strain thermoelasticity theory. Next the VAM is applied to model the multiphysics behavior of beam structure. A multiphysics beam model is proposed to capture the piezoelectric, piezomagnetic, pyroelectric, pyromagnetic, and hygrothermal effects. For the zeroth-order approximation, the classical models are in the form of Euler-Bernoulli beam theory. In the refined theory, generalized Timoshenko models have been developed, including two transverse shear strain measures. In order to avoid ill-conditioned matrices, a scaling method for multiphysics modeling is also presented. Three-dimensional field quantities are recovered from the one-dimensional variables obtained from the global beam analysis. A number of numerical examples of different beams are given to demonstrate the application and accuracy of the present theory. Excellent agreements between the results obtained by the current models and those obtained by three-dimensional finite element analysis, analytical solutions, and those available in the literature can be observed for all the cross-sectional variables. The present beam theory has been implemented into the computer program VABS (Variational Asymptotic Beam Sectional Analysis). Advisors/Committee Members: Wenbin Yu, Steven L. Folkman, Thomas H. Fronk, ;.

Subjects/Keywords: Composite Beam Structure; Finite Element Method; Multiphysics Analysis; Thermoelastic Analysis; Variational-Asymptotic Method; Mechanical Engineering

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Wang, Q. (2011). Asymptotic Multiphysics Modeling of Composite Beams. (Doctoral Dissertation). Utah State University. Retrieved from https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/1066

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Wang, Qi. “Asymptotic Multiphysics Modeling of Composite Beams.” 2011. Doctoral Dissertation, Utah State University. Accessed March 07, 2021. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/1066.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Wang, Qi. “Asymptotic Multiphysics Modeling of Composite Beams.” 2011. Web. 07 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Wang Q. Asymptotic Multiphysics Modeling of Composite Beams. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Utah State University; 2011. [cited 2021 Mar 07]. Available from: https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/1066.

Council of Science Editors:

Wang Q. Asymptotic Multiphysics Modeling of Composite Beams. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Utah State University; 2011. Available from: https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/1066

Michigan State University

26. Carlton, Michael Anthony. Multivariate fractional response models in a panel setting with an application to portfolio allocation.

Degree: 2013, Michigan State University

URL: http://etd.lib.msu.edu/islandora/object/etd:1236

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Thesis Ph. D. Michigan State University, Economics 2013.

Several papers use subjective survival probabilities as a measure of mortality risk in studying economic behavior. The… (more)

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Thesis Ph. D. Michigan State University, Economics 2013.

Several papers use subjective survival probabilities as a measure of mortality risk in studying economic behavior. The first chapter "Wealth Holdings, Asset Allocation and Mortality: A Test of the Information Content of Subjective Survival Probabilities" studies whether subjective survival probability measures contain any additional information that can explain differential wealth holdings and asset allocation among households. We find some evidence that survival probabilities can explain differences in household wealth holding and allocation once we control for other factors that affect decision-making. We also find that the estimated impact of subjective survival is sensitive to the inclusion of reported survival probabilities of one.Some fractional response variables, like the proportion of financial wealth allocated across multiple assets, must satisfy an adding up restriction. In the second chapter "A Model for Multivariate Fractional Responses with an Application to Asset Allocation", we develop a two-step procedure where we estimate a model with multiple fractional response variables exploiting the fact that these variables sum to one in each period and are correlated over time. The first step entails estimation of the multivariate fractional responses using the multinomial quasi-likelihood function which explicitly imposes the adding-up restriction and the second step uses the Classical Minimum Distance estimator to account for serial correlation.Many panel data estimators implicitly assume that we have a balanced panel at our disposal. Unfortunately this is rarely the case and dropping observations is an unsatisfactory solution to the problem. Estimation of fractional responses in a panel requires assumptions about the distribution of the unobserved effect and its relationship with observables, which requires special treatment in an unbalanced panel. In the third chapter, "Estimation of a Multivariate Fractional Response Model with Unbalanced Panel Data", we extend the approach in Wooldridge (2010) to the case of multiple fractional responses and apply this to unbalanced panel data on the allocation of financial wealth across several assets.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF t.p. (viewed on Nov. 4, 2013).

Advisors/Committee Members: Wooldridge, Jeffrey M, Haider, Steven J, Elder, Todd E, Dimmock, Stephen G.

Subjects/Keywords: Portfolio management; Asset allocation; Panel analysis; Econometrics – Asymptotic theory; Multivariate analysis; Economics

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Carlton, M. A. (2013). Multivariate fractional response models in a panel setting with an application to portfolio allocation. (Thesis). Michigan State University. Retrieved from http://etd.lib.msu.edu/islandora/object/etd:1236

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Carlton, Michael Anthony. “Multivariate fractional response models in a panel setting with an application to portfolio allocation.” 2013. Thesis, Michigan State University. Accessed March 07, 2021. http://etd.lib.msu.edu/islandora/object/etd:1236.

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MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Carlton, Michael Anthony. “Multivariate fractional response models in a panel setting with an application to portfolio allocation.” 2013. Web. 07 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Carlton MA. Multivariate fractional response models in a panel setting with an application to portfolio allocation. [Internet] [Thesis]. Michigan State University; 2013. [cited 2021 Mar 07]. Available from: http://etd.lib.msu.edu/islandora/object/etd:1236.

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Council of Science Editors:

Carlton MA. Multivariate fractional response models in a panel setting with an application to portfolio allocation. [Thesis]. Michigan State University; 2013. Available from: http://etd.lib.msu.edu/islandora/object/etd:1236

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Texas Tech University

27. Lee, Eun-Joo. Estimating linear functionals of indirectly observed input functionals.

Degree: Mathematics, 2004, Texas Tech University

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2346/11230

► We consider the usual estimator of a linear functional of the unknown input function in indirect nonparametric regression models. The unknown regression function which is… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Regression analysis – Asymptotic theory; Estimation theory – Asymptotic theory; Input-output analysis; Functionals

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Lee, E. (2004). Estimating linear functionals of indirectly observed input functionals. (Thesis). Texas Tech University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/2346/11230

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Lee, Eun-Joo. “Estimating linear functionals of indirectly observed input functionals.” 2004. Thesis, Texas Tech University. Accessed March 07, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/2346/11230.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Lee, Eun-Joo. “Estimating linear functionals of indirectly observed input functionals.” 2004. Web. 07 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Lee E. Estimating linear functionals of indirectly observed input functionals. [Internet] [Thesis]. Texas Tech University; 2004. [cited 2021 Mar 07]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2346/11230.

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Council of Science Editors:

Lee E. Estimating linear functionals of indirectly observed input functionals. [Thesis]. Texas Tech University; 2004. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2346/11230

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NSYSU

28. Wu , Chao-yi. Low-Complexity Semiblind Channel Estimation in Massive MU-MIMO Systems.

Degree: Master, Communications Engineering, 2016, NSYSU

URL: http://etd.lib.nsysu.edu.tw/ETD-db/ETD-search/view_etd?URN=etd-0025116-113355

► Massive multi-user multiple-input multiple-output systems have become a key technology to achieve requirements of high throughput and robust transmission for next generation mobile communications. Optimum… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Pilot contamination; Semiblind channel estimation; Massive MU-MIMO systems; Asymptotic analysis; Fifth Generation wireless systems

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Wu , C. (2016). Low-Complexity Semiblind Channel Estimation in Massive MU-MIMO Systems. (Thesis). NSYSU. Retrieved from http://etd.lib.nsysu.edu.tw/ETD-db/ETD-search/view_etd?URN=etd-0025116-113355

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Wu , Chao-yi. “Low-Complexity Semiblind Channel Estimation in Massive MU-MIMO Systems.” 2016. Thesis, NSYSU. Accessed March 07, 2021. http://etd.lib.nsysu.edu.tw/ETD-db/ETD-search/view_etd?URN=etd-0025116-113355.

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MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Wu , Chao-yi. “Low-Complexity Semiblind Channel Estimation in Massive MU-MIMO Systems.” 2016. Web. 07 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Wu C. Low-Complexity Semiblind Channel Estimation in Massive MU-MIMO Systems. [Internet] [Thesis]. NSYSU; 2016. [cited 2021 Mar 07]. Available from: http://etd.lib.nsysu.edu.tw/ETD-db/ETD-search/view_etd?URN=etd-0025116-113355.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
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Council of Science Editors:

Wu C. Low-Complexity Semiblind Channel Estimation in Massive MU-MIMO Systems. [Thesis]. NSYSU; 2016. Available from: http://etd.lib.nsysu.edu.tw/ETD-db/ETD-search/view_etd?URN=etd-0025116-113355

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

University of Waterloo

29. Aoki, Yasunori. Analysis of Asymptotic Solutions for Cusp Problems in Capillarity.

Degree: 2007, University of Waterloo

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10012/3352

► The capillary surface u(x,y) near a cusp region satisfies the boundary value problem: \begin{eqnarray} ∇ ∙ \frac{∇ u}{√{1+ ≤ ft|∇ u )|²}}&=&κ u {in } ≤ ft{(x,y): 0<x,f₂(x)<y<f₁(x))}\,, \label{0.1}\\… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Capillarity; Asymptotic Analysis; Cusp; Approximate Solution

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APA (6^th Edition):

Aoki, Y. (2007). Analysis of Asymptotic Solutions for Cusp Problems in Capillarity. (Thesis). University of Waterloo. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10012/3352

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Aoki, Yasunori. “Analysis of Asymptotic Solutions for Cusp Problems in Capillarity.” 2007. Thesis, University of Waterloo. Accessed March 07, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10012/3352.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Aoki, Yasunori. “Analysis of Asymptotic Solutions for Cusp Problems in Capillarity.” 2007. Web. 07 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Aoki Y. Analysis of Asymptotic Solutions for Cusp Problems in Capillarity. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Waterloo; 2007. [cited 2021 Mar 07]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10012/3352.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

Aoki Y. Analysis of Asymptotic Solutions for Cusp Problems in Capillarity. [Thesis]. University of Waterloo; 2007. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10012/3352

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

University of Oxford

30. Thomson, Stuart. Mathematical modelling of elastoplasticity at high stress.

Degree: PhD, 2017, University of Oxford

URL: http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:a7d565c6-abeb-4932-8c1e-aebc38da7584 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.748848

► This thesis is concerned with the mathematical modelling of elastic-plastic deformation in regimes of stress far exceeding the yield stress. Such scenarios are typically encountered… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: 620.1; Industrial mathematics; Solid mechanics; Mathematical modelling; Elasticity; Equation of state; Plasticity; Asymptotic analysis

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APA (6^th Edition):

Thomson, S. (2017). Mathematical modelling of elastoplasticity at high stress. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Oxford. Retrieved from http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:a7d565c6-abeb-4932-8c1e-aebc38da7584 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.748848

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Thomson, Stuart. “Mathematical modelling of elastoplasticity at high stress.” 2017. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Oxford. Accessed March 07, 2021. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:a7d565c6-abeb-4932-8c1e-aebc38da7584 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.748848.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Thomson, Stuart. “Mathematical modelling of elastoplasticity at high stress.” 2017. Web. 07 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Thomson S. Mathematical modelling of elastoplasticity at high stress. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Oxford; 2017. [cited 2021 Mar 07]. Available from: http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:a7d565c6-abeb-4932-8c1e-aebc38da7584 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.748848.

Council of Science Editors:

Thomson S. Mathematical modelling of elastoplasticity at high stress. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Oxford; 2017. Available from: http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:a7d565c6-abeb-4932-8c1e-aebc38da7584 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.748848

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