Singular Measures and Convolution Operators

We show that in the study of certain convolution operators, functions can be replaced by measures without changing the size of the constants appearing in weak type （1, 1） inequalities. As an application, we prove that the best constants for the centered Hardy-Littlewood maximal operator associated with parallelotopes do not decrease with the dimension.     

Safety neighbournoods for the invariants of the matrix similarity

We give safety neighbourhoods for the necessary conditions in the change of the Jordan canonical form of a matrix under small perturbations. We also obtain the minimum distance from an n × n complex matrix which has less than k nonconstant invariant factors (2≤ k≤ n) to the set of matrices which have more or equal to k. When k= 2, we get in particular the distance from a nonderogatory matrix to the set of derogatory matrices.     

Metrizable extensions of dynamical systems from function algebras

Peters and Pennings introduced and studied in [9] and [11] a kind of extensions of dynamical systems induced by certain C^*-algebras, which they calltame extensions. In this paper we study the behaviour of metrizable tame extensions when some of the most important dynamical concepts related to the metric (such as sources, sinks, saddles, the shadowing property and distallity) are considered. We will confirm that these extensions can be troublesome in this context. We show, however, that sources and sinks are preserved under certain conditions. Entrata in Redazione il 24 febbraio 1997. Research partially supported by Generalitat Valenciana, (2223/94).     

Universal K?the Sequence Spaces

 A characterization is given for the K?the matrices B such that the K?the sequence space , with , contains all K?the sequence spaces of order p as subspaces. It follows that the class of K?the sequence spaces of order p has a universal element which is quasinormable. In particular, there is a quasinormable space (respectively, which contains every nuclear Fréchet space with basis (respectively, every countably normed Fréchet Schwartz space). Only Fréchet spaces with continuous norm are considered in this note.     

On the Lefschetz periodic point free continuous self-maps on connected compact manifolds

We characterize the Lefschetz periodic point free self-continuous maps on the following connected compact manifolds: CPn the n-dimensional complex projective space, HPn the n-dimensional quaternion projective space, Sn the n-dimensional sphere and Sp×Sq the product space of the p-dimensional with the q-dimensional spheres.     

On the use of Monte Carlo simulation,cache and splitting techniques to improve the Clarke and Wright savings heuristics

This paper presents the SR-GCWS-CS probabilistic algorithm that combines Monte Carlo simulation with splitting techniques and the Clarke and Wright savings heuristic to find competitive quasi-optimal solutions to the Capacitated Vehicle Routing Problem (CVRP) in reasonable response times. The algorithm, which does not require complex fine-tuning processes, can be used as an alternative to other metaheuristics—such as Simulated Annealing, Tabu Search, Genetic Algorithms, Ant Colony Optimization or GRASP, which might be more difficult to implement and which might require non-trivial fine-tuning processes—when solving CVRP instances. As discussed in the paper, the probabilistic approach presented here aims to provide a relatively simple and yet flexible algorithm which benefits from: (a) the use of the geometric distribution to guide the random search process, and (b) efficient cache and splitting techniques that contribute to significantly reduce computational times. The algorithm is validated through a set of CVRP standard benchmarks and competitive results are obtained in all tested cases. Future work regarding the use of parallel programming to efficiently solve large-scale CVRP instances is discussed. Finally, it is important to notice that some of the principles of the approach presented here might serve as a base to develop similar algorithms for other routing and scheduling combinatorial problems.     

二阶积分微分方程的广义拟线性化方法

运用广义拟线性化方法研究了正规锥上的二阶积分微分方程初值问题,获得了逼近解序列一致且平方收敛的结果.     

Holder Norm Estimate for a Hilbert Transform in Hermitean Clifford Analysis

A Hilbert transform for H?lder continuous circulant (2 × 2) matrix functions, on the d-summable (or fractal) boundary Γ of a Jordan domain Ω in ?²ⁿ , has recently been introduced within the framework of Hermitean Clifford analysis. The main goal of the present paper is to estimate the H?lder norm of this Hermitean Hilbert transform. The expression for the upper bound of this norm is given in terms of the H?lder exponents, the diameter of Γ and a specific d-sum (d > d) of the Whitney decomposition of Ω. The result is shown to include the case of a more standard Hilbert transform for domains with left Ahlfors-David regular boundary.     

Extraction of cellulose and preparation of nanocellulose from sisal fibers

In this work a study on the feasibility of extracting cellulose from sisal fiber, by means of two different procedures was carried out. These processes included usual chemical procedures such as acid hydrolysis, chlorination, alkaline extraction, and bleaching. The final products were characterized by means of Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA), Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) and Scanning Electronic Microscopy (SEM). The extraction procedures that were used led to purified cellulose. Advantages and disadvantages of both procedures were also analyzed. Finally, nanocellulose was produced by the acid hydrolysis of obtained cellulose and characterized by Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM).     

逐步增加的Ⅱ型截尾下冷贮备串联系统可靠性指标的Bayes估计

在逐步增加的Ⅱ型截尾模型下,运用Bayes方法,研究部件寿命服从双参数指数分布的冷贮备串联系统可靠性指标的近似置信区间问题.在两个参数均未知的情形下,给出了失效率,系统可靠度及平均寿命的Bayes近似置信区间的计算公式;对于超参数的确定,给出一种新的方法;最后进行了随机模拟,并对近似置信区间的精度进行了讨论.