Master of Science / Department of Clinical Sciences / Daniel Thomson / A total of 400 head of naturally parasitized commercial feedyard cattle (subset of 40 hd/pen; 10 pens) were utilized to compare trade name ivermectin pour-on and a generic ivermectin pour-on. The efficacy of each product was measured by obtaining rectal fecal egg counts on day 0 and day 14 using a Modified Wisconsin sugar float with centrifugation from rectal fecal samples and calculating fecal egg reduction post treatment. There were no differences in net egg count reduction between treatments (P= 0.15) at 14 days post-treatment application. Regardless of treatment, only 26% of animals had a fecal egg count reduction of >90% and only 35% achieved a FECR of >80% which is low considering 90% reduction is the accepted efficacy level. Cattle treated with the generic pour-on had improved average daily gains (ADG) compared to cattle treated with the trade name pour-on P = 0.02. This study demonstrated decreased efficacy of both products with a FECR of less than 90% within a commercial feedyard environment.

There are 1 files which have been withheld at the author's request. Master of Science in Engineering - Engineering / Modelling of telecommunications access networks which concentrate traffic is essential for architectural studies, design and operational efficiency. This work develops the concept of an Intermediate Services Access Network (ISAN) that represents an enhanced narrowband synchronous transfer mode access network which provides an evolutionary step from the existing POTS and N-ISDN access networks to the Fibre to the x (FTTx) networks. Models of the ISAN are developed to support architectural and traffic studies. Generic components are identified from a study of several typical ISAN network architectures. The components include intelligent nodes, transmission links and exchange interfaces. The modelling methodology used seeks firstly to identify resources in the access network and then model them as object classes. Entity-Relationship diagram techniques, defined by the International Telecommunications Union, are used in this work to identify, decompose and represent components in an access network. Recurring components in this work are termed generic components and have attributes that make them reusable. The classes developed consist of generic classes, and technology or application specific classes. Software classes are developed to represent traffic sources with selectable parameters including Poisson arrivals, negative exponential or lognormal holding times and asymmetric originating and terminating models. The identified object classes are implemented using the object-oriented simulation language MODSIM III. An existing unidirectional ring network is simulated to quantify the traffic performance of this type of network under telephone traffic conditions. The ring network is further developed to enhance traffic capacity and performance under link failure conditions. As an economic consideration, this hypothetical ring network uses a single backup link in the event of link failure. The network is simulated with different types of types of traffic (telephone, payphone and Internet dial-up traffic) and under link failure conditions to establish the grade of service.

The main aim of this thesis is to study the convergence of Lyapounov functions along the trajectories of nonexpansive semigroups in a Hilbert space. The outline of the thesis is as follows. In Chapter 3, it is shown that a regularly Lyapounov function for a semigroup of contractions on a Hilbert space converges to its minimum along the trajectories of the semigroup. In Chapter 4, we show that while a convex Lyapounov function for a semigroup of contractions on a Hilbert space may not converge to its minimum along the trajectories of the semigroup, it converges generically along the trajectories of the semigroups generated by a class of bounded perturbations of the semigroup generator. In Chapter 5, we show that the regularly Lyapounov function nearly converges to its minimum along the trajectories of the semigroups generated by small bounded perturbations of the semigroup generator. Besides that we study a problem of interest in its own right, about the direction of movement of the element of minimal norm in a moving convex set, in Section 4.9. We show that if C is a nonempty closed convex subset of a real Hilbert space H, e is a non-zero arbitrary vector in H, and for each t Є R, z(t) is the closest point in C + te to the origin, then the angle z(t) makes with e is a decreasing function of t while z(t) ≠ 0.

The main aim of this thesis is to study the convergence of Lyapounov functions along the trajectories of nonexpansive semigroups in a Hilbert space. The outline of the thesis is as follows. In Chapter 3, it is shown that a regularly Lyapounov function for a semigroup of contractions on a Hilbert space converges to its minimum along the trajectories of the semigroup. In Chapter 4, we show that while a convex Lyapounov function for a semigroup of contractions on a Hilbert space may not converge to its minimum along the trajectories of the semigroup, it converges generically along the trajectories of the semigroups generated by a class of bounded perturbations of the semigroup generator. In Chapter 5, we show that the regularly Lyapounov function nearly converges to its minimum along the trajectories of the semigroups generated by small bounded perturbations of the semigroup generator. Besides that we study a problem of interest in its own right, about the direction of movement of the element of minimal norm in a moving convex set, in Section 4.9. We show that if C is a nonempty closed convex subset of a real Hilbert space H, e is a non-zero arbitrary vector in H, and for each t Є R, z(t) is the closest point in C + te to the origin, then the angle z(t) makes with e is a decreasing function of t while z(t) ≠ 0.

The main aim of this thesis is to study the convergence of Lyapounov functions along the trajectories of nonexpansive semigroups in a Hilbert space. The outline of the thesis is as follows. In Chapter 3, it is shown that a regularly Lyapounov function for a semigroup of contractions on a Hilbert space converges to its minimum along the trajectories of the semigroup. In Chapter 4, we show that while a convex Lyapounov function for a semigroup of contractions on a Hilbert space may not converge to its minimum along the trajectories of the semigroup, it converges generically along the trajectories of the semigroups generated by a class of bounded perturbations of the semigroup generator. In Chapter 5, we show that the regularly Lyapounov function nearly converges to its minimum along the trajectories of the semigroups generated by small bounded perturbations of the semigroup generator. Besides that we study a problem of interest in its own right, about the direction of movement of the element of minimal norm in a moving convex set, in Section 4.9. We show that if C is a nonempty closed convex subset of a real Hilbert space H, e is a non-zero arbitrary vector in H, and for each t Є R, z(t) is the closest point in C + te to the origin, then the angle z(t) makes with e is a decreasing function of t while z(t) ≠ 0.

The main aim of this thesis is to study the convergence of Lyapounov functions along the trajectories of nonexpansive semigroups in a Hilbert space. The outline of the thesis is as follows. In Chapter 3, it is shown that a regularly Lyapounov function for a semigroup of contractions on a Hilbert space converges to its minimum along the trajectories of the semigroup. In Chapter 4, we show that while a convex Lyapounov function for a semigroup of contractions on a Hilbert space may not converge to its minimum along the trajectories of the semigroup, it converges generically along the trajectories of the semigroups generated by a class of bounded perturbations of the semigroup generator. In Chapter 5, we show that the regularly Lyapounov function nearly converges to its minimum along the trajectories of the semigroups generated by small bounded perturbations of the semigroup generator. Besides that we study a problem of interest in its own right, about the direction of movement of the element of minimal norm in a moving convex set, in Section 4.9. We show that if C is a nonempty closed convex subset of a real Hilbert space H, e is a non-zero arbitrary vector in H, and for each t Є R, z(t) is the closest point in C + te to the origin, then the angle z(t) makes with e is a decreasing function of t while z(t) ≠ 0.

Thesis (LL.M.)-University of Toronto, 2005. / Cover title. Includes bibliographical references (p. 150-159).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Washington, 1999. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 146-156).

International Telemetering Conference Proceedings / October 13-16, 1986 / Riviera Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada / Transaction messages are those which control action at a remote point. They are used in communication networks for such functions as surveillance of alarms, performance monitoring, administration of data bases and tests of leased circuits. Generic interface requirements permit full compatibility of a wide range of telecommunications equipment with common operations systems. The specifications cover all aspects of the interface, from connectors to messages. Existing commercial standards are used where appropriate, including those of the Open System Interconnection (OSI) model. This paper covers the methods used to define the requirements and reports on the status of work in various standards groups.

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