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Essays In Finance
(2023-08-04)
In my dissertation, I exhibit three studies in Finance. In Chapter 1, I provide a new perspective on the optimal call policy for corporate callable bonds by evaluating the proportion called in call exercises. My data ...
Modeling Stellar Surface Features with High-Precision Photometry
(2023)
Starspots are a major source of stellar contamination in transmission spectroscopy of exoplanet atmospheres, and the correction for exoplanet analyses depends on the temperature of the starspots and the covering fraction. ...
Understanding Type Ia Supernova Diversity with PHOENIX
(2022)
Type Ia Supernovae (SNe Ia) are important astrophysical objects. They produce
roughly half of the iron group elements found in the universe, the energy they
release drives the evolution of galaxies, and their high ...
Semiotic and narrative elements in Franz Liszt’s Vallée d’Obermann
(2020-05)
Liszt’s Vallée d’Obermann, like many piano works from his Années de Pèlerinage, is explicitly linked to extramusical sources. In this case the inspiration is ostensibly Étienne Pivert de Senancour’s novel Obermann, from ...
MD&A Similarity with Local Industry Peers
(2021-05-14)
This study investigates the impact of interacted industry peer firms on management decisions regarding Management Discussion and Analysis (MD&A). Given that geographic industry clusters facilitate inter-organization ...
Machine learning assisted molecular simulations / mass spectrometry data analysis and rational design of antibacterial Co3O4 nanowires flagella
(2023-05-12)
In chapter one, inspired by the recent work from Noé and coworkers on the development of machine learning based implicit solvent model for the simulation of solvated peptides [Chen et al., J. Chem. Phys. 155, 084101 (2021)], ...
Three essays on economics of language
(2020-07-30)
My dissertation chapters examine the Economic returns to the proficiency on language use in different contexts. The first chapter challenges some of the standard assumptions imposed in the linear ordinary least model and ...
Diffuse Optical Tomography of Spontaneous Brain Fluctuations in Humans
(2022-05-13)
In the absence of tasks or external stimuli, the human brain produces recordable spontaneous low-frequency fluctuating hemodynamic signals, which show temporally-correlated activity among brain regions forming a so-called ...
Development of Assessment Tool to Measure Soft Skills in the Performance of Healthcare Providers
(2020-05-08)
The objective of the study is to develop an assessment tool to measure healthcare providers’ use of soft skills during their encounters with patients in primary care settings. Development of the assessment tool is designed ...
Computational Investigation of the Behavior of Nanoparticles and Surfactants at the Oil-Water Interface
(2021-12)
Surfactants and nanoparticles (NPs) are commonly used to stabilize emulsions, which have found applications in different areas. The fundamental understanding of the behavior of surfactants and NPs adsorbed at the oil-water ...