Measurement of preferences with self-explicated approaches: A classification and merge of trade-off- and non-trade-off-based evaluation types

Self-explicated approaches are popular preference measurement approaches for products with many attributes. This article classifies previous self-explicated approaches according to their evaluation types, i.e. trade-off- versus non-trade-off-based, and outlines their advantages and disadvantages. In addition, it proposes a new method, the presorted adaptive self-explicated approach that is based on Netzer and Srinivasan’s (2011) adaptive self-explicated approach and that combines trade-off- and non-trade-off-based evaluation types. Two empirical studies compare this new method with the most popular existing self-explicated approaches, including the adaptive self-explicated approach and paired comparison preference measurement. The new method overcomes the insufficient discrimination between importance weights, as usually found in non-trade-off-based evaluation types; discourages respondents’ simplification strategies, as are frequently encountered in trade-off evaluation types; is easy to implement; and yields high predictive validity compared with other popular self-explicated approaches.     

Mathematical modelling and the learning trajectory: tools to support the teaching of linear algebra

In this article we present a didactic proposal for teaching linear algebra based on two compatible theoretical models: emergent models and mathematical modelling. This proposal begins with a problematic situation related to the creation and use of secure passwords, which leads students toward the construction of the concepts of spanning set and span. The objective is to evaluate this didactic proposal by determining the level of match between the hypothetical learning trajectory (HLT) designed in this study with the actual learning trajectory in the second experimental cycle of an investigation design-based research more extensive. The results show a high level of match between the trajectories in more than half of the conjectures, which gives evidence that the HLT has supported, in many cases, the achievement of the learning objective, and that additionally mathematical modelling contributes to the construction of these linear algebra concepts.     

On the existence of positive least energy solutions for a coupled Schrödinger system with critical exponent

In this paper, we consider the following coupled Schrödinger system with critical exponent: where is a smooth bounded domain, λ > 0,μ≥0, and . Under certain conditions on λ and μ, we show that this problem has at least one positive least energy solution. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

The existence of a positive solution for nonlinear fractional differential equations with integral boundary value conditions

In this paper, first, we consider the existence of a positive solution for the nonlinear fractional differential equation boundary value problem where 0≤λ < 1,^CD^α is the Caputo's differential operator of order α, and f:[0,1] × [0,∞)→[0,∞) is a continuous function. Using some cone theoretic techniques, we deduce a general existence theorem for this problem. Then, we consider two following more general problems for arbitrary α, 1≤n < α≤n + 1: Problem 1: where , 0≤λ < k + 1; Problem 2: where 0≤λ≤α and D^α is the Riemann–Liouville fractional derivative of order α. For these problems, we give existence results, which improve recent results in the literature. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Delay‐dependent criteria on the global attractivity of Nicholson's blowflies model with patch structure

In this paper, we investigate the effect of delay on the asymptotic behavior of Nicholson's blowflies model with patch structure and multiple time‐varying delays. By using the fluctuation lemma and some differential inequality technique, delay‐dependent criteria are obtained for the global attractivity of the addressed system. Meanwhile, some numerical examples are given to illustrate the feasibility of the theoretical results. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Existence and concentration of positive solutions for coupled Schrödinger equations

In this paper, we study the existence and concentration of positive solution of a class of coupled Schrödinger equations. We admit that the potentials may not be non-negative and suppose that the intersection of the sets has positive Lebesgue measure. By studying the modified functional of the associated functional carefully, we establish the existence of positive least energy solutions for the coupled Schrödinger system. Moreover, we prove the concentration phenomenon of the positive solution when the parameter goes to infinity.     

带有Sobolev-Hardy临界指标项的非齐次椭圆方程的解

考虑带有Hardy和Sobolev-Hardy临界指标项的非齐次椭圆方程{-Δu-u(u/(|x|~2))=λu+(((|u|~(2~*(s)-2))/(|x|~s))u+f,在Ω中,u=0,在Ω上,这里2~*(s)=(2(N-s))/(N-2)是临界Sobolev-Hardy指标,N≥3,0≤s2,0≤μ=((N-2)~2)/4,ΩR~N是一个开区域.假设0≤λ≤λ_1时,λ_1是正算子-△-μ/(|x|~2)的第一特征值.f∈H~1_0(Ω)~*,f(x)≠0.当f满足适当的条件时,此方程在H~1_0(Ω)中至少具有两个解u_0和u_1.而且,当f≥0时,有u_0≥0和u_1≥0.     

可修复人机系统的指数稳定性

研究了两相同部件温储备可修的人机系统,运用C_0半群的相关理论,对系统主算子的谱界进行估值.估算系统的算子产生的半群的增长界,然后运用了共尾的概念及相关的理论,得到了系统算子A+B的谱界与系统算子产生的半群的增长界相同.进而运用相关代数知识证得,0为系统算子的简单本征值,并分析了系统算子的谱分布,得到系统的指数稳定性.并研究了系统算子预解式的特性.对任意给定的δ0,γ=a+bi,-μ+δa_1≤a≤a_2,得到lim|b|→∞‖R(γ;A+B)‖=0.进而得到在~sRγ≥a_1的右半平面内相应于系统算子A+B的谱点由有限个本征值组成.