Numerical Methods for the Valuation of Synthetic Collateralized Debt Obligations Xiaofang Ma Doctor of Philosophy Graduate Department of Computer Science University of Toronto 2007 A Collateralized Debt Obligation (CDO) is a credit derivative that creates fixed income securities, which are known as tranches. A CDO is called a synthetic CDO if the risky assets in the underlying pool are credit d...

C. Anthony Hunt, Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, The University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA, [email protected] Andrew D. Gewitz, Institute for Computational and Mathematical Engineering and School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA, [email protected] Tai ning Lam, Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, The University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA, t...

This paper describes the development and evaluation of objective methods for testing synthetic intonation. While subjective methods are available for assessing the quality of synthetic intonation, such tests consume time and resources, and are not useful for day-to-day model development. Therefore, objective measures of F0 modelling are necessary. Currently, objective evaluation of synthetic in...

Another excellent and comprehensive annual ‘update’ review of the 2000 literature relating to protecting group (PG) strategies in organic synthesis has appeared this year. The employment of PGs to direct ‘docking’ at oxidative enzyme active sites thereby controlling subsequent hydroxylation of unactivated carbon atoms has also been overviewed. Moreover, a summary of the use of microwave (MW) he...