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Let $A\in\Q^{n\times n}[z]$ be a matrix of polynomials and $b\in\Q^n[z]$ be a vector of polynomials. Let $m(z) = \Phi_k[z]$ be the $k^{th}$ cyclotomic polynomial. We want to find the solution vector…

Placer Dome is the world's fifth largest gold producer with seventeen mines operating in seven different countries. This paper provides an analysis of the gold mining industry as well as Placer…

The thesis examines the process of party system formation in the Russian Federation after the collapse of communism. The process of democratization in Russia, which began in 1991, involved a complex…

The need to manage inventories to ensure customers receive right products at right time is a central feature of business operation. Successful inventory management aimed at demand satisfaction with…

Elevated levels of suspended particles in the troposphere, termed particulate matter, elicit a myriad of adverse health effects in humans, ranging from shortness of breath and wheezing to myocardial…

Di-phthalate esters are widespread chemicals in the environment. Monophthalate esters are the primary metabolites of di-phthalate esters. The sorption coefficients of nine monophthalate esters in…

Policing in Vancouver was transformed by the labour unrest of the interwar period, culminating in a campaign carried out by a new civic regime that assumed power in response to a general strike…

Oral cancer is typically diagnosed in late stages, resulting in poor prognosis and high mortality. Early detection is essential to improving survival. Fluorescence in-situ hybridization of oral…

We propose a technique to cluster actions of humans and animals. We use domain specific motion features and employ spectral clustering on them to cluster activities. For humans, we use existing…

There is evidence that even if ballast water exchange is mandatory, without strong enforcement, compliance with regulations may be significantly lower than that reported by vessels. Meaningful…

This thesis explores the role of the historic interpreters of Islam, the ulama, in the religious revival that has swept Egypt since the 1970s. The existing literature has generally portrayed the…

This thesis presents the synthesis and characterization of seven new tetraosmium-alkyne clusters. These clusters are derived from reactions of diphenylacetylene or acetylene with…

I would like to thank my team mates Tracy Tong, Allan Dorff, Geoff Fawkes and Roger Kemp for their intellect, spirit and friendship. Feeling that I was on the best team possible made a difference to…

A relatively new software and professional services company is looking to expand its business in a niche market. The software product, used for articulating and managing a sustainability vision, is…

In the 1930s, impoverished, landless Alberta Métis united to form a political movement. The aim of its members was to gain title to the land they had historically occupied. The movement’s leaders…

Guaranteed Annuity Options (GAOs) are options available to holders of certain pension policies. Under these contracts, policyholders contribute premiums into a fund managed by the insurer. At…

Riding the yield curve, a trading strategy of buying long-term bills and sell them before maturity, has been a popular means to achieve excess returns over the buying-and-holding strategy. This paper…

This research investigates the impacts of the construction of SkyTrain Millennium Line in Burnaby’s Lougheed Town Centre area on residential property values. These price impacts are for three years,…

Sampling from a distribution is an active problem in statistics. When the distribution is easy to sample from, methods like Monte Carlo are applicable. But when the distribution is complex, of non-…

This work investigated several proton exchange membranes (PEMs): perfluorosulfonic acid-based polymers (Nafion®), sulfonated poly(ether ether ketone) (S-PEEK), radiation-grafted…