in this paper, we try and valuate preemption rights by modifying the black-scholes model, which is widely used to valuate options and other derivatives. here we first present the basics of the black-scholes model and then we discus modification of the model to be fit for preemption right valuation. at the end, we valuate four of the preemptive rights using the proposed model

This paper discusses the representation of ontologies in the first-order logical environment FOLE (Kent [10]). An ontology defines the primitives with which to model the knowledge resources for a community of discourse (Gruber [6]). These primitives, consisting of classes, relationships and properties, are represented by the entity-relationshipattribute ERA data model (Chen [2]). An ontology us...

Electric-Field Induced Transitions in a Cholesteric Liquid-Crystal Film with Negative Dielectric Anisotropy E. C. Gartland Jr.1 ∗, H. Huang1, O. D. Lavrentovich2, P. Palffy-Muhoray2, I. I. Smalyukh3, T. Kosa4, and B. Taheri4 1Department of Mathematical Sciences, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio 44242, USA 2Liquid Crystal Institute, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio 44242, USA 3Department of Ph...

report, was the deep divergence of the rosada lineage at the base of the Conolophus clade. “The species alters the current thinking about the timing of diversification of land iguanas, which was previously supposed to have occurred in the Pleistocene era,” the researchers write. “In addition to the taxonomic implications, this form, which we recognise as a good species, is very important becaus...

Çevresi ile sürekli etkileşim içinde olan insanoğlunun hem kişisel de toplumsal gereksinimleri vardır. Bu gereksinimlerin karşılanması için fiziksel ortamlarda yapılan düzenlemeler bulunduğu toplumun ekonomik, sosyo-kültürel ve sosyo-ekonomik şartlarına göre şekillenerek mimari yapılarına dolayısıyla kentsel mekanlarına yansır. nedenle bir kent ait olduğu teknolojik, şartlarını yansıttığı ölçüd...

Y. Zhao ( ) Kent State University, Department of Computer Science, Kent, OH 44242, USA [email protected] Abstract In this paper, we propose a hardware-accelerated PDE (partial differential equation) solver based on the lattice Boltzmann model (LBM). The LBM is initially designed to solve fluid dynamics by constructing simplified microscopic kinetic models. As an explicit numerical scheme with on...

Part of this work was supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation (DBS-9208375) to both authors and by a Research Scientist Development Award from the National Institute of Mental Health (K02 MH00903) to Nancy Eisenberg. The authors wish to thank Pat Maszk and Sherri Souza for their help in obtaining and coding the materials for this research. Portions of this paper appear in; Eis...

The International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB; http://www.iscb.org) honors a senior scientist each year for his or her outstanding achievements. The ISCB Accomplishment by a Senior Scientist recognizes a leading member of the computational biology community for his or her significant contributions to the field through research, service, and training. The 2013 ISCB Accomplishment by ...