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Sizing of a CHP plant: a case study for Dublin City University

REA Auditado

Dublin City University (DCU) occupies an 85 acre campus that includes the main academic and administrative buildings as well as residence accommodation. The university has a low-pressure hot water (LPHW) heating system fed from a central boiler house and electrical power provided by the ESB. DCU’s electrical and thermal power consumption has sharply increased in the last few years due to rapid expansion, which has lead the university to focus on the high cost of its heating and power bills. An overview of the current technology of the field of combined heat and power is given in this thesis.

Tema: general: 

• Ingeniería y Ciencias Aplicadas

Entering the international market: opportunities and choices in human resource practices

REA Auditado

There is now a wealth of literature on the topic of international human resource management (IHRM). However, much of this literature has been devoted to the study of the large multinational which employs thousands of employees and operates at a transnational level. In addition, much of the space given to the analysis of IHRM
practices has concentrated on the management of expatriates. Yet, most organisations are now faced with the prospect of becoming international companies if they are to survive in an increasingly global economy.

Tema: general: 

• Negocios y Economía

Stochastic delay difference and differential equations: applications to financial markets

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This thesis deals with the asymptotic behaviour of stochastic difference and functional differential equations
of Itˆo type. Numerical methods which both minimise error and preserve asymptotic features of the underlying continuous equation are studied. The equations have a form which makes them suitable to model financial markets in which agents use past prices. The second chapter deals with the behaviour of moving average models of price formation.

Tema: general: 

• Negocios y Economía

Cross-correlation dynamics in financial time series

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The dynamics of the equal-time cross-correlation matrix of multivariate financial time series is explored by examination of the eigenvalue spectrum over sliding time windows. Empirical results for the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Euro Stoxx 50 indices reveal that the dynamics of
the small eigenvalues of the cross-correlation matrix, over these time windows, oppose those of the largest eigenvalue. This behaviour is shown to be independent of the size of the time window and the number of stocks examined.

Tema: general: 

• Ingeniería y Ciencias Aplicadas›Ciencias Computacionales

Intelligent shop scheduling for semiconductor manufacturing

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Semiconductor market sales have expanded massively to more than 200 billion dollars annually accompanied by increased pressure on the manufacturers to provide higher quality products at lower cost to remain competitive. Scheduling of semiconductor manufacturing is one of the keys to increasing productivity, however the complexity of manufacturing high capacity semiconductor devices and the cost considerations mean that it is impossible to experiment within the facility.

Tema: general: 

• Ingeniería y Ciencias Aplicadas