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Asymptotic Distribution of the Optimal Value in Random Linear Programs: Application to Maximum Expected Shortfall
(University of Waterloo, 2020-10-08)The properties of risk measures are of fundamental concern in quantitative finance, particularly in times of uncertainty. We study the behaviour of the asymptotic distribution of the maximum expected shortfall of a portfolio ... -
Asymptotic Distributions for Block Statistics on Non-crossing Partitions
(University of Waterloo, 2014-01-23)The set of non-crossing partitions was first studied by Kreweras in 1972 and was known to play an important role in combinatorics, geometric group theory, and free probability. In particular, it has a natural embedding ... -
The asymptotic estimates and Hasse principle for multidimensional Waring's problem
(Elsevier, 2019-09-07)Motivated by the asymptotic estimates and Hasse principle for multidimensional Waring's problem via the circle method, we prove for the first time that the corresponding singular series is bounded below by an absolute ... -
Asymptotic Estimates for Rational Spaces on Hypersurfaces in Function Fields
(University of Waterloo, 2010-06-29)The ring of polynomials over a finite field has many arithmetic properties similar to those of the ring of rational integers. In this thesis, we apply the Hardy-Littlewood circle method to investigate the density of rational ... -
Asynchronous Joint Source-Channel Communication: An Information-Theoretic Perspective
(University of Waterloo, 2014-09-15)Due to the increasing growth and demand for wireless communication services, new techniques and paradigms are required for the development of next generation systems and networks. As a first step to better differentiate ... -
Asynchronous Optical Flow and Egomotion Estimation from Address Events Sensors
(University of Waterloo, 2022-05-18)Motion estimation is considered essential for many applications such as robotics, automation, and augmented reality to name a few. All cheap and low cost sensors which are commonly used for motion estimation have many ... -
At the Corner of Space and Time
(University of Waterloo, 2019-12-09)We perform a rigorous piecewise-flat discretization of classical general relativity in the first-order formulation, in both 2+1 and 3+1 dimensions, carefully keeping track of curvature and torsion via holonomies. We show ... -
At the Intersection of People, Politics, and Protected Areas: A Mixed Methods Case Study on the Human Dimensions of Conservation in the Buffer Zone of Chitwan National Park, Nepal
(University of Waterloo, 2015-10-05)Protected areas impinge on the livelihoods of people, especially in the Global South. In Nepal, a constellation of conservation initiatives including, and tangential to, Chitwan National Park (CNP) have a polarizing ... -
At the Intersection of Sexual Minority and Transgender or Gender Diverse (SM-TGD) Identity and Mental Illness
(University of Waterloo, 2020-05-22)Sexual minority and transgender or gender diverse (SM-TGD) persons experience disproportionately high rates of mental illness, substance misuse, and suicide, which are often exacerbated by experiences of social exclusion ... -
At What Cost? A comparative evaluation of the social costs of selected electricity generation alternatives in Ontario
(University of Waterloo, 2006)This thesis examines the private and external costs of electricity generated in Ontario by natural gas, wind, refurbished nuclear and new nuclear power. The purpose of the assessment is to determine a capacity expansion ... -
The Atlas of Legal Fictions
(University of Waterloo, 2016-05-13)The Jewish Eruv is a defined physical area that symbolically extends the ‘home,’ beyond its walls and into the community. Purposefully built to be undetectable to the untrained eye, Eruvin are present, yet hidden, in the ... -
Atmosphere & Challenge: An Exploration of Dissonant Player Experiences
(University of Waterloo, 2019-05-23)Dissonance means an unusual combination of any two things. Two dissonant experiences in video games which could lead to undesirable player states are thematic dissonance and difficulty dissonance. Thematic dissonance ... -
Atmospheric acidification of mineral aerosols: a source of bioavailable phosphorus for the oceans
(European Geosciences Union, 2011-07-01)Primary productivity of continental and marine ecosystems is often limited or co-limited by phosphorus. Deposition of atmospheric aerosols provides the major external source of phosphorus to marine surface waters. However, ... -
Atmospheric Dispersion of Radionuclides Following Small Modular Reactor Accidents
(University of Waterloo, 2019-05-23)Small modular reactors (SMRs), reactors having a power rating of 300 Megawatts (MW) or less, have been under development for several decades. As fewer larger reactors are built due to the high upfront capital investment, ... -
Atmospheric nitrogen deposition and nitrogen dynamics of a reclaimed fen-upland in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region, Alberta
(University of Waterloo, 2021-09-03)Surface mining in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region (AOSR) has resulted in the alteration of over 895 km2 of wetland and forest ecosystems in the Western Boreal Plain (WBP) of northeastern Alberta. After surface mining ceases, ... -
Atomic force microscopy analysis of the effect of plasma treatment on gas permeable contact lens surface topography
(Elsevier, 2019-02-23)Purpose: Using atomic force microscopy (AFM) to investigate anterior surface topography (AST) in worn and unworn, plasma surface-treated (PST) and untreated (UT) gas permeable (GP) lenses, and influence of surface topography ... -
Atomic force microscopy and Langmuir–Blodgett monolayer technique to assess contact lens deposits and human meibum extracts
(Elsevier, 2015-07)Purpose: The purpose of this exploratory study was to investigate the differences in meibomian gland secretions, contact lens (CL) lipid extracts, and CL surface topography between participants with and without meibomian ... -
Atomic Force Microscopy Study of Model Lipid Monolayers
(University of Waterloo, 2012-09-26)Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder that is prevalent among the elderly population. Aß protein has been heavily implicated in the pathogenesis of AD. This protein in its fibrillar form is a major ... -
Atomic shell structure from an orbital-free-related density-functional-theory Pauli potential
(American Physical Society, 2020-07)Polymer self-consistent field theory techniques are used to find radial electron densities and total binding energies for isolated atoms. Quantum particles are modeled as Gaussian threads with ring-polymer architecture in ... -
Atomic Shell Structure in a Ring Polymer Formulation of Orbital-Free Density Functional Theory
(University of Waterloo, 2022-08-18)An alternative approach to orbital-free density functional theory based on self-consistent field theory for ring polymers is proposed and applied to isolated atoms on the periodic table in their ground-state. Using a ...