In this thesis we study the problems of distance approximation to monotonicity and distance approximation to convexity. Namely, we are interested in (randomized) sublinear algorithms that approximate the Hamming distance between a given function and the closest monotone/convex function. For the monotonicity property, we focus on functions over the d-dimensional hyper-cube, [n]d, with any finite...

In this note first we define the notion of dual positive implicative hyper Kideal of type 4, where for simplicity is written by DPIHKI − T4. Then we give some related results. Finally we determine all of hyper K-algebras of order 3, which have D1 = {1}, D2 = {1, 2} or D3 = {0, 1} as a DPIHKI − T4.

In this article, the magneto-thermo-elastic problem of exponentially graded material (EGM) hollow rotating disk placed in uniform magnetic and temperature fields is considered. Exact solutions for stresses and perturbations of the magnetic field vector in EGM hollow rotating disk are determined using the infinitesimal theory of magneto-thermo-elasticity under plane stress. The material properti...

Let X be a non-negative random variable (r.v.) with cumulative distribution function (cdf) F. Suppose X(r, n,m, k), (r = 1, 2, . . . , n), m is a real number and k ≥ 1, is the rth smallest generalized order statistic. Several distributional properties of the generalized order statistics from exponential distribution are given. Some characterizations of the exponential distribution based on the ...

This paper aims at extending the analytical tractability of the Black-Scholes model to alternative models with arbitrary jump size distributions. More precisely, we propose a jump diffusion model for asset prices whose jump sizes have a mixed-exponential distribution, which is a weighted average of exponential distributions but with possibly negative weights. The new model extends existing mode...

Many hospitals struggle with insufficient capacity for their inpatients. As a result, may benefit from an approach that evaluates the occupancy of inpatient wards. In this study, we approximate distributions wards, accounting cases where patients relocate due to shortage beds. The approximation employs homogeneous continuous-time Markov chain evaluate each ward as queue containing multiple clas...

We present a new analytical tool for three queueing systems which have defied exact analysis so far: (i) the classical M/G/k multi-server system, (ii) queueing systems with fluctuating arrival and service rates, and (iii) the M/G/1 round-robin queue. We argue that rather than looking for exact expressions for the mean response time as a function of the job size distribution, a more fruitful app...

Dynamic asset allocation strategies that are continuously rebalanced so as to always keep a fixed constant proportion of wealth invested in the various assets at each point in time play a fundamental role in the theory of optimal portfolio strategies. In this paper we study the rate of return on investment, defined here as the net gain in wealth divided by the cumulative investment, for such in...