This thesis consists of three parts. The first part is an introduction and referencessome recent work on 2D electromagnetic scattering problems at high frequencies. It alsopresents the basic integral equation types for impenetrable objects. A brief discussionof the standard elements of the method of moments is followed by summaries of thepapers.Paper I presents an accurate implementation of the method of moments for a perfectlyconducting cylinder. A scaling for the rapid variation of the solution improves accuracy.At high frequencies, the method of moments leads to a large dense system of equations.Sparsity in this system is obtained by modifying the integration path in the integralequation. The modified path reduces the accuracy in the deep shadow.In paper II, a hybrid method is used to handle the standing waves that are prominentin the shadow for the TE case. The shadow region is treated separately, in a hybridscheme based on a priori knowledge about the solution. An accurate method to combinesolutions in this hybrid scheme is presented.

認購權證已在台灣發行與交易已接近七年的歷史，提供了更多套利、投機與避險交易的機會給市場參與者，也同時增加資本市場之完整性。而由於認購權證提供持有者在一段期間內依照特定價格購買特定數量標的股票之權利，投資人可以根據其意願與看法於到期日前來決定是否進行履約。而權證投資人購買權證之權利金即是包含內含價值與投資人願意支付的時間價值兩部分。時間價值的多寡反應出投資人對於未來權證履約價格是否可以無限增加的看法。而在其他條件不變之下，距到期時間越久之權證的價值應是越高。不過，是否時間越接近到期日時，投資人對於時間價值的看法就會呈現單純線性下降的狀態，還是另外有其他的資訊內涵會影響投資人對於價值的看法，即為本研究所欲探討之主題。 本研究針對台灣市場中個股型認購權證不同時點之時間價值變化程度，與可能影響時間價值變化的因素進行分析，其研究結果如下： 1.研究樣本並非完全符合越接近到期日時間價值減少的現象越明顯的狀態，顯示時間價值的變化隱含著會有其他之因素影響投資願意支付金額的多寡。且部分權證的確曾發生短期內時間價值大幅衰減的現象。 2.權證之價內外程度、距到期日之遠近、相對交易量的多寡與標的股票是否為電子業，對時間價值減少均有顯著的影響。另外，距到期日之天數、權證相對成交量、標的股票所屬產業與市場是否處於多頭與否均顯著影響短期內發生時間價值大幅衰退之現象。 3.本研究發現目前無法利用權證發行條件的差異，來判斷此權證是否會在存續期間當中發生時間價值急速衰退的現象。 / Warrants has been traded in Taiwan for seven years, and provides more opportunities for participants to arbitrage, hedge and speculate in capital market. Warrant gives holders the right to buy stocks at certain price during a period of time. The premium (price) to long warrants is contained intrinsic value and time value. Other things being equal, the longer the time to expiration day, the higher the value of warrants, since there is larger probability for investors to get more return. However, would any other terms expect time to expiration affect the variations of time value, or if we can find some variables could provide other content of information and result the change of time value. This is what the study focus on. Followings are the results of this study: 1. There are not all thetas of warrants in this sample decreasing simply by the time to expiration. It seems to be other variables would cause the change of theta. Besides, some warrants had serious time-decay in a short period of time. 2. Intrinsic value, time to expiration, trading volume, whether underlying stock in electronic industry or not and the market condition all have obvious effects on decrease of time value and serious time-decay. 3. It is still impossible to use issue information to identify if this warrant will have time-decay in its life.

Thesis (M.S.)--Indiana University, 2009. / Title from screen (viewed on October 1, 2009). Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). Advisor(s): Sonal P. Sanghani, Paresh C. Sanghani, William F. Bosron. Includes vita. Non-Latin script record Includes bibliographical references (leaves 53-56).

In Peters and Pomeroy's fourth edition of Commercial Law, a number of cases are cited where there is a difference between the laws and rulings of the various states. There are only three cases in which the difference is given. The procedure was to find all of the cases in which there is any doubt as to the Texas law, and to quote the law or ruling as given by Peters and Pomeroy, and then to give the law or ruling of the State of Texas.

Cette thèse porte sur l’adaptation des étudiants en période de transition. Elle repose sur une comparaison franco-canadienne entre étudiants primo-entrants et étudiants internationaux vietnamiens. Dans l’objectif d’apporter un éclairage nouveau sur les processus de leur adaptation, nous avons intégré deux modèles théoriques permettant de distinguer deux niveaux d’adaptation, l’un dit « local » commun à tous les étudiants, l’autre dit « international » spécifique aux Vietnamiens (Black, Mendenhall & Oddou, 1991), dans lesquels viennent s’imbriquer deux dimensions du processus : l’adaptation psychologique et l’adaptation socioculturelle (Ward & Searle, 1991). La personnalité anxieuse, suivie de l’attachement adulte et des tracas quotidiens, apparaissent comme le fondement explicatif de l’adaptation des étudiants, quels qu’ils soient, tant à un niveau psychologique que socioculturel. A ces aspects « locaux » pour les Vietnamiens, s’ajoutent deux enjeux interculturels : l’identification à la culture d’origine et les différents réseaux de socialisation. Les résultats soulignent également pour les différents groupes d’étudiants une fragilisation des modèles internes de l’attachement, des différences culturelles dans leurs potentialités à former un corps étudiant et à se socialiser au sein de l’université ainsi que la présence d’individus à risques : ces derniers seraient dans l’incapacité de faire face efficacement au stress induit par la période de transition. / This dissertation focuses on students’ adaptation in transition. It is based on a French-Canadian comparison between freshmen students and international Vietnamese students. With the aim to shed a new light on the process of their adaptation, we integrated two theoretical models which allowed us to distinguish two levels of adaptation, one considered as “local” and common to all students, the other as “international” and specific to Vietnamese students (Black, Mendenhall & Oddou, 1991), in which are embedded two dimensions: psychological adaptation and sociocultural adaptation (Ward & Searle, 1991). Anxious personality, followed by adult attachment and daily hassles, appeared as the root of students’ adaptation both at a psychological and sociocultural level. In addition to these “local” aspects, Vietnamese have to deal with two cross-cultural issues: their identification with culture of origin and the different social networks in their environment. Results also highlighted for all students a weakening in their working models of attachment, cultural differences in their potential to form a student body and to socialize within the university and, the existence of individuals “at risk”: these students appeared to be unable to cope effectively with the stress induced by the transition. / Lu?n án này d? c?p d?n s? h?i nh?p c?a sinh viên trong quá trình chuy?n d?i. Lu?n án du?c th?c hi?n d?a trên m?t so sánh Pháp và Canada gi?a nh?ng sinh viên m?i vào d?i h?c và sinh viên qu?c t? Vi?t Nam. V?i mong mu?n dem l?i m?t cái nhìn m?i m? v? qúa trình h?i nh?p c?a h?, chúng tôi dã trình bày hai mô hình lý thuy?t nh?m phân bi?t hai m?c d? h?i nh?p, m?t « mô hình c?c b? » chung cho m?i sinh viên và m?t « mô hình qu?c t? » d?c trung cho sinh viên Vi?t Nam (Black, Mendenhall & Oddou, 1991). Trong hai mô hình này, hai m?t c?a quá trình dan xen l?n nhau : s? h?i nh?p tâm lý và s? h?i nh?p van hóa xã h?i (Ward & Searle, 1991). Tính cách hay lo, ti?p d?n là s? g?n bó sâu s?c và nh?ng khó khan trong cu?c s?ng thu?ng ngày là co s? lý gi?i cho s? h?i nh?p c?a sinh viên c? v? m?t tâm lý và van hóa xã h?i. ? khía c?nh « c?c b?», sinh viên Vi?t Nam còn ph?i d?i phó v?i hai v?n d? mang tính ch?t liên van hóa : s? d?ng nh?t v?i n?n van hóa g?c và các m?ng xa h?i khác nhau. K?t qu? c?a lu?n án dã nh?n m?nh r?ng d?i v?i nh?ng nhóm sinh viên khác nhau, có s? không b?n v?ng c?a các m?u bên trong c?a các m?i liên h? (working models of attachment), c?a s? khác bi?t v? van hóa trong xu hu?ng hình thành m?t t?p th? sinh viên (student body) và xu hu?ng xã h?i hóa trong tru?ng d?i h?c cung nhu là s? t?n t?i nh?ng cá nhân thu?ng xuyên có v?n d?, nhi?u tâm : nh?ng sinh viên này du?ng nhu không th? d?i phó m?t cách hi?u qu? v?i nh?ng cang th?ng trong quá trình chuy?n d?i này.