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Showing 1 to 20 of 3253 for “"independence"”.
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Explanation of independence
An axiomatic treatment of `independence relations' (notions of independence) for complete first-order theories is presented, the principal examples being forking (due to Shelah) and thorn-forking (due to Onshuus). Thorn-forking is characterised in terms of modular pairs in the lattice of …
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Independence in exponential fields
… in these classes by developing a unique independence relation for each class, and in ECF we use this relation to examine types. We provide an exposition of exponential fields that is more model theoretic and type-oriented than preceding work. We then investigate the types in ECF that are …
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Independence and other poems
… of all the different meanings of the word "independence". In the description of singular events, people and places and in a deliberate rootedness in concrete things, the poems also try to capture complicated states of being and to illustrate questions relating to various aspects of freedom: …
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Independence Polynomials of Molecular Graphs
… sets of different sizes and defined the independence polynomial F_G(x) of a graph G to be \sum_k F_k(G)x^k where for each k, F_k(G) is the number of independent sets of k vertices. This thesis is an investigation of independence polynomials of several classes of graphs, some directly …
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Winning an Independence Achievement Game.
<p>The game "Generalized Kayles (or Independence Achievement)" is played by two players A and B on an arbitrary graph G. The players alternate removing a vertex and its neighbors from G, the winner being the last player with a nonempty set from which to choose. In this thesis, we present winning …
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Network Inference Using Independence Criteria
… explore the possibilities of using statistical independence criteria for biological network inference. The contributions of our work can be categorized into four sections. First, we provide a detailed overview of some of the most popular general independence criteria: distance covariance (dCov), …
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The making of regulatory independence
… has shown that the making and maintenance of independence is a challenge, especially as these agencies typically enter arenas much after other powerful economic and political interests have established their own positions. The result is that in spite of efforts of international financial …
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Central bank independence and inflation
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Economics, 1994.
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Independence of Banco de México
Thesis (B.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 1994, and Thesis (B.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Economics, 1994.
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Framing Analysis of Kosovo Independence
On February 17, 2008 Kosovo declared its independence from Serbia and the event spurred significant media attention. Countries like Spain, Romania, and Russia feared that the event would engender separatism on their own territories, while the U.S., Germany, France, Italy, and UK regarded it as a …
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Three Studies of Auditor Independence
This dissertation investigates auditor independence by examining the effects of various factors on independence, both in fact and as perceived by several distinct groups. The first study examines the effects of auditing students' cognitive moral development and client risk on students' judgments …
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The Philippine Independence Movement: The First Independence Mission to the United States and its Antecedents
<p>This thesis covers the first Philippine Independence Mission made to the United States in the early 20<sup>th</sup> century. Shortly following the conclusion of World War I, representatives from the Philippines sought to gain fulfillment of its independence. The origins and history of the …
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Thomas Paine: Author of American Independence
… considered one of the primary author of American Independence. It will illustrate how the writings of Thomas Paine helped propel America towards Revolution and independence. In an age where monarchs held power, Paine believed that the authority should lie in the hands of the people. Looking at the …
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Matrix Factorization: Nonnegativity, Sparsity and Independence
… the requirements of nonnegativity, sparsity or independence.
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External auditor independence: selected group perceptions
The professional independence of external auditors is fundamental to the auditing profession. Thus, it is important that auditors are not only independent in fact, but that they are also seen to be independent - i. e. independent in aPRearance. In that light, it is clear that external auditor …
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On the theory of combinatorial independence
Thesis: Ph. D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Mathematics, 1964
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Portal: An Interaction Independence Middleware Framework
… the given device(s). Portal, an interaction independence framework, seeks to add a layer of abstraction between arbitrary application code and the devices they support; allowing developers to deal in the realm of abstract program actions instead of crafting code to handle a variety of …
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