Toric Ideals of Finite Simple Graphs See

This thesis deals with toric ideals associated with finite simple graphs. In particular we establish some results pertaining to the nature of the generators and syzygies of toric ideals associated with finite simple grap...

Memory for temporally nonadjacent tonal centers mediated by musically salient features See

Research on memory often describes the remarkable longevity of music. However, memory for music is not uniform. Cook (1987) found that participants were not able to tell apart excerpts that modulated from those that did no...

Rules of Customary Behaviour in the Mūlasarvāstivāda-vinaya See

This dissertation is a study of the rules of customary behaviour (āsamudācārika-dharmas) found in a North Indian Buddhist monastic law code, the Mūlasarvāstivāda-vinaya. Other than Gregory Schopen, few scholars have noted the significanc...

Explorations in Padic Model Theory See

This thesis explores various aspects of the model theory of p-adic fields. It is divided into two distinct parts. The first part pertains to the theory of P -minimal structures. The main focus is exploring a&#x...