Thesis (Ph. D.)--Florida State University, 2004. / Advisor: Dr. Jorge Piekarewicz, Florida State University, College of Arts and Sciences, Dept. of Physics. Title and description from dissertation home page (Jan. 19, 2005). Includes bibliographical references.

Stuttgart, Univ., Diss., 2006.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2000. / Restricted until June 2001. Bibliography: leaves 215-226.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Washington, 2005. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (p. 92-102).

University, Diss., 2004--Bonn.

University, Diss., 2005--Kiel.

Στην εργασία αυτή αναλύεται θεωρητικά ένα σύστημα ηλεκτρονικής ψηφοφορίας και προσδιορίζονται πειραματικά οι κυριότεροι παράμετροι απόδοσής του. Αρχικά προτείνεται ένα πρωτόκολλο για ασφαλή επικοινωνία και στη συνέχεια το σύστημα μοντελοποιείται σαν ένα κλειστό δίκτυο αναμονής. Χρησιμοποιώντας τη τεχνική της Ανάλυσης Μέσης Τιμής μπορέσαμε να υπολογίσουμε μέσες τιμές για το χρόνο απόκρισης του συστήματος, τη διεκπεραιωτική του ικανότητα, το μήκος ουράς αναμονής των επιμέρους υποσυστημάτων καθώς και να προσδιορίσουμε τις ανάγκες σε τεχνολογικό εξοπλισμό. Στο θεωρητικό κομμάτι περιγράφονται και επεξηγούνται αναλυτικά όλες οι έννοιες που αφορούν τα δίκτυα αναμονής και παρουσιάζονται οι βασικοί μαθηματικοί νόμοι που διέπουν τη λειτουργία τους. Επίσης παρουσιάζεται αναλυτικά ο αλγόριθμός της μέσης τιμής καθώς και μια δημοφιλής προσέγγιση σε αυτόν. Στο πρακτικό κομμάτι έχει γίνει μια προγραμματιστική υλοποίηση του αλγόριθμου σε γλώσσα C. Με το πρόγραμμα αυτό μπορούμε εισάγοντας τις τιμές εισόδου για το μοντέλο μας να μελετήσουμε την απόδοσή του. / In this paper we analyze the performance of a large-scale e-voting system. To do so, we develop a performance model based on a closed queuing network and solve it using an Exact Mean Value Analysis technique. From the solution of our model we can estimate several performance parameters of the system ( such as throughput, response time, utilization and queue length) and define its main bottlenecks .In Chapter 1 we present the theory of queuing networks and their operational laws. In chapter 2, we present the algorithm of Mean Value Analysis and a very popular approximation of the algorithm. Finally we present the program we developed based on the MVA algorithm, in order to analyze the proposed e-voting system and its results.

This thesis presents the first sustained analysis of the reception of the Aristotelian golden mean in early modern Spanish literature. It argues that the critically-neglected ethical credo of moderation was an important part of the classical inheritance on which Golden-Age authors frequently drew, and that despite its famous origins in moral philosophy rather than literature, it was subject to just the same kind of imitative reworking as has long been acknowledged for literary predecessors. The analysis is divided into two sections. The first takes a synoptic view of the period, assessing the transmission of Aristotle's doctrine to the Renaissance and exploring what it meant to the Golden-Age mind. That includes identifying a particular early modern reformulation of the mean, which I argue was an important factor in the popularity of the Icarus and Phaethon myths, as analogues for Aristotle's moral. The body of the thesis then comprises three case studies of the role of moderation in works which span the period's chronological and generic range: the poetry of Garcilaso; Calderón's 'El médico de su honra'; and Gracián's 'Criticón'. These studies explore three important general trends in the reception of the mean: the association of excess and moderation with particular literary models; the incorporation of the mean into Christian thought; and its parallel existence as non-technical, commonplace wisdom. However, each chapter also constitutes an innovation within its own field, offering a reassessment of Garcilaso's relationship to literary tradition; a re-reading of the characters and plot structure of 'El médico', including the controversial King Pedro; and an analysis of the elusive moral approach behind Gracián's allegorical novel. The mean is thus remarkable for both the breadth and depth of its incorporation into literature, and a focus on its treatment offers substantial new insights into some of the canonical works of the age.

This thesis investigates the long- and short- run stability of Cointegrated dual share equity pairs on the Swedish Equity Market. Testing for a cointegrated relationship on each pair are executed for a 13 year period to establish the cointegrated pairs. The stability of each cointegrated pair is then estimated using a rolling two year period. An Arbitrage Trading strategy is applied to the cointegrated pairs for the following one year period. The long-run relationship of the pairs are found to be stable. The short-term relationship varies from pair to pair, where some pairs break their cointegrated relationship for some time periods. But generally, most pairs are stable over the short- term as well. The trading strategy generate the highest returns during volatile market conditions and underperforms during positive market conditions with low volatility. The Sharpe ratio is far better than the Index during the whole period.

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