• Journal of applied mathematics & informatics
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• v.28 no.1_2
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• pp.217-231
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• 2010

We consider a class of elliptic problems of a logistic type $$-div(|{\nabla}_u|^{m-2}{\nabla}_u)\;=\;w(x)u^q\;-\;(a(x))^{\frac{m}{2}}\;f(u)$$ in a bounded domain of $\mathbf{R}^N$ with boundary $\partial\Omega$ of class $C^2$, $u|_{\partial\Omega}\;=\;+{\infty}$, $\omega\;\in\;L^{\infty}(\Omega)$, 0 < q < 1 and $a\;{\in}\;C^{\alpha}(\bar{\Omega})$, $\mathbf{R}^+$ is non-negative for some $\alpha\;\in$ (0,1), where $\mathbf{R}^+\;=\;[0,\;\infty)$. Under suitable growth assumptions on a, b and f, we show the exact blow-up rate and uniqueness of the large solutions. Our proof is based on the method of sub-supersolution.

• Journal of applied mathematics & informatics
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• v.28 no.1_2
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• pp.1-11
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• 2010

The conditional covering problem is an important variation of well studied set covering problem. In the set covering problem, the problem is to find a minimum cardinality vertex set which will cover all the given demand points. The conditional covering problem asks to find a minimum cardinality vertex set that will cover not only the given demand points but also one another. This problem is NP-complete for general graphs. In this paper, we present an efficient algorithm to solve the conditional covering problem on interval graphs with n vertices which runs in O(n)time.

• East Asian mathematical journal
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• v.39 no.3
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• pp.355-367
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• 2023

Extending [14], we establish the existence of multiple positive solutions for a Schrödinger-type singular elliptic equation: $$\{{-{\Delta}u+V(x)u={\lambda}{\frac{f(u)}{u^{\beta}}},\;x{\in}{\Omega}, \atop u=0,\;x{\in}{\partial}{\Omega},$$ where 0 ∈ Ω is a bounded domain in ℝ^N, N ≥ 1, with a smooth boundary ∂Ω, β ∈ [0, 1), f ∈ C[0, ∞), V : Ω → ℝ is a bounded function and λ is a positive parameter. In particular, when f(s) > 0 on [0, σ) and f(s) < 0 for s > σ, we establish the existence of at least three positive solutions for a certain range of λ by using the method of sub and supersolutions.

• East Asian mathematical journal
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• v.40 no.3
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• pp.295-306
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• 2024

We investigate the existence of multiple positive solutions of the following elliptic equation with a Schrödinger-type term: $$\begin{cases}-{\Delta}u+V(x)u={\lambda}f(u){\quad} x{\in}{\Omega},\\{\qquad}{\qquad}{\quad}u=0, {\qquad}\;x{\in}\partial{\Omega},\end{cases}$$, where 0 ∈ Ω is a bounded domain in ℝ^N , N ≥ 1, with a smooth boundary ∂Ω, f ∈ C[0, ∞), V ∈ L^∞(Ω) and λ is a positive parameter. In particular, when f(s) > 0 for 0 ≤ s < σ and f(s) < 0 for s > σ, we establish the existence of at least three positive solutions for a certain range of λ by using the method of sub and supersolutions.