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Partial exchangeability and related topics.
(1991)
Partial exchangeability is the fundamental building block in the subjective
approach to the probability of multi-type sequences which replaces the independence
concept of the objective theory.
The aim of this thesis is ...
Developing an integrated decision support system for an oil refinery.
(1998)
This thesis considers the problem of residue upgrading operations in an oil
refinery. Visbreaking is a residue-upgrading process that improves profitability
of a refinery. The economics of converting the heavy residue ...
2-generations pf the sporadic simple groups.
(1997)
A group G is said to be 2-generated if G = (x, y), for some non-trivial elements x, y E G. In this thesis we investigate three special types of 2-generations of the sporadic simple groups. A group G is a (l, rn, n )-generated ...
A modelling approach for determining the freshwater requirements of estuarine macrophytes.
(1998)
Increased abstraction of water in the catchment results in a reduced or altered pattern of river flow and this holds serious consequences for the downstream estuarine ecosystem. In South Africa this is a serious concern ...
Modelling the physical dynamics of estuaries for management.
(1996)
South African estuaries are characterised by highly variable inflows owing to the semi-arid nature
of the land mass which they drain. The interaction of this variability with that of the marine
environment (seasonality, ...
Aspects of graph vulnerability.
(1994)
This dissertation details the results of an investigation into, primarily, three aspects of graph vulnerability namely, l-connectivity, Steiner Distance hereditatiness and functional isolation. Following the introduction ...