Managing Liquidity Risks in Bond Markets

This thesis refines the measurement and prediction of liquidity in bond markets. In the first part, we adapt commonly employed liquidity measures to account for the unique nature of over-the-counter bond trading. We use these adapted measures to reevalute the impact of liquidity on bond prices. In the second part, we develop an approach to predict individual bond liquidity and analyze effects of expected bond liquidity. Finally, the third part introduces statistical tests to compare forecast model performances in the context of large panel data

OCAD University\u27s Imagination Catalyst: a Case Study.

In order to provide the context for an incubator case study, this paper provides a brief overview of the support mechanisms for Canadian university-based innovation and commercialization, especially regarding government (federal, provincial, municipal). It then proceeds to describe OCAD University’s specialized commercialization and incubator unit, the Imagination Catalyst, which supports talen

Random tessellations: Stereological formulae in Euclidean space and Kendall\u27s Problem in spherical space

In the first part of this thesis, a stationary tessellation in Euclidean space and its intersection with a linear subspace are considered. The main result of this part is a relation between the Palm measures of a random measure living on the original tessellation and a random measure living on the intersection. In the second part, tessellations in spherical space are investigated. A spherical analogue of what became known as \u27Kendall\u27s Problem\u27 is formulated and investigated

Geologic Mapping of Dyer County, Tennessee

The stratigraphy and structure beneath Dyer County, Tennessee, were mapped using lignite exploration wells, water wells, US Army Corps of Engineers borings, and previously interpreted seismic reflection lines to better understand the seismic threat of the underlying New Madrid seismic zone structures. New Madrid seismic zone earthquakes are concentrated on faults of the Reelfoot rift, one system of which is the northwest-trending Lake County uplift and Tiptonville dome, which extends in northwestern Tennessee through Lake and Obion counties into Dyer County. Structure contour maps of the tops of the Paleozoic, Cretaceous, and Eocene sections were made to produce cross-sections and a 3-D model, which illustrate the subsurface geology of the county. Quaternary isopach maps were made of the liquefiable Mississippi, Obion, and Forked Deer river floodplain sediments. Cross-sections of the near-surface stratigraphy above the southeastern Reelfoot rift margin faults reveal potential displacement of Pleistocene Forked Deer river terraces

The visual complexity of bike maps

More and more cities try to encourage residents to cycle more. Therefore, governments are developing comprehensive bike maps to facilitate trip planning and increase the popularity of cycling. However, research on the topic of bike maps is rare and the versatility of possible features shown on a bike map makes these visually more complex than others. To understand how base maps and the display of cycling related features affect the visual complexity of bike maps and thus their effectiveness, we used different metrics (GMLMT, Subband Entropy, Edge Density, Feature Congestion, and Distinct Object-Type Counts) on four bike maps with four different visual complexity levels. We ran an eye-tracking experiment with 35 participants solving four different everyday tasks with these four bike maps. The findings suggest that adding more detail to base maps and displaying more cycling related features on a map resulted in a visually more complex bike map. Size, shape, and colour were found to have the biggest influence on the applied metrics. The analysis of eye-tracking data revealed that the display of cycling related features can affect the time needed for successfully completing a task. To deepen the gained understanding, further research should in more detail investigate how base maps influence bike maps efficiency

Fisch-Otolithen aus brackischen Faziesräumen aus dem Mittel-Eozän vonNorditalien und Ungarn

Brackish deposits of Middle Eocene age (near the Lutetian-Bartonian boundary) in Northern Italy and Hungary provided otoliths of six fish species, among which Dapalis ventricosus is new. This new species is the only one common to both regions