Thesis--Wisconsin. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaf 54).

Thesis (doctoral)--Johannes-Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz, 1983. / Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1980. / Typescript. Vita. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 143-150).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1976. / Typescript. Vita. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaf [73]).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1969. / Typescript. Vita. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references.

Estudamos a teoria de processos de ramicação de Galton-Watson a tempo discreto e as ferramentas probabilísticas necessárias para analisa-los. Na primeira etapa, demos um tratamento básico de processos de ramicação, isto e, assumimos que as partículas são iguais e que a distribuição do número de descendentes diretos de cada partícula e sempre a mesma. Também incluímos resultados sobre o comportamento limite para os casos subcrítico, crítico e supercrítico. Posteriormente, consideramos uma generalização das características assumidas na etapa anterior, baseada em processos de Galton-Watson em meios variáveis, onde a distribuição do número de descendentes diretos de uma partícula varia de geração em geração. Estudamos e provamos teoremas limite. Finalmente, discutimos dois modelos de processos de ramificação binária com aplicações em biologia. / We study the theory of Galton-Watson branching processes at discrete time and the necessary probabilistic tools to analyze them. In the first stage, was given a basic treatment of the branching processes, that is, it was assumed that all the particles are equal and that the distribution of the number of offspring produced by a particle is always the same. Also were included some results about the asymptotic behavior for the subcritical, critical and supercritical cases. Afterwards, was considered a generalization of the characteristics assumed in the previous stage, based on Galton-Watson processes in varying environments, where the distribution of offspring produced by a particle varies from generation to generation. Were studied and proved limit theorems. Finally, were discussed two models of binary branching processes with applications in biology.

A Fourier transform for a finite group G is an isomorphism from the complex group algebra CG to a direct product of complex matrix algebras, which are determined beforehand by the structure of G. Given such an isomorphism, naive application of that isomorphism to an arbitrary element of CG takes time proportional to |G|2. A fast Fourier transform for some (family of) groups is an algorithm which computes the Fourier transform of a group G of the family in less than O(|G|2) time, generally O(|G| log |G|) or O(|G|(log |G|)2). I describe the construction of a fast Fourier transform for the special linear groups SL(q) with q = 2n.

After Ukraine’s accession to the World Trade Organization in 2008, foreign banks were permitted to open their branches directly in this country. This development brought the opportunity for additional capital inflow to Ukrainian economy. However, foreign banks tend to operate in Ukraine through locally incorporated subsidiaries rather than branches. This thesis analyzes the Ukrainian regulatory framework for foreign bank branching and compares to the analogous Canadian regimen. I find that, although the minimum entry requirements for establishing a foreign bank branch are more relaxed in Ukraine as compared to Canada, the Ukrainian legal framework that is not conducive to operating via branches. The regulatory limits for a branch’s loan activities are based on a branch’s capital deposited in Ukraine rather than on the parent bank’s capital. Branches effectively have no inherent advantages over subsidiaries in this jurisdiction, whereas the disadvantages, such as unlimited liability, are preserved.

After Ukraine’s accession to the World Trade Organization in 2008, foreign banks were permitted to open their branches directly in this country. This development brought the opportunity for additional capital inflow to Ukrainian economy. However, foreign banks tend to operate in Ukraine through locally incorporated subsidiaries rather than branches. This thesis analyzes the Ukrainian regulatory framework for foreign bank branching and compares to the analogous Canadian regimen. I find that, although the minimum entry requirements for establishing a foreign bank branch are more relaxed in Ukraine as compared to Canada, the Ukrainian legal framework that is not conducive to operating via branches. The regulatory limits for a branch’s loan activities are based on a branch’s capital deposited in Ukraine rather than on the parent bank’s capital. Branches effectively have no inherent advantages over subsidiaries in this jurisdiction, whereas the disadvantages, such as unlimited liability, are preserved.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2007. / Includes bibliographical references. / vi, 65 leaves, bound ill. 29 cm