Shape-Constrained Estimation Using Nonnegative Splines

We consider the problem of nonparametric estimation of unknown smooth functions in the presence of restrictions on the shape of the estimator and on its support using polynomial splines. We provide a general computational framework that treats these estimation problems in a unified manner, without the limitations of the existing methods. Applications of our approach include computing optimal spline estimators for regression, density estimation, and arrival rate estimation problems in the presence of various shape constraints. Our approach can also handle multiple simultaneous shape constraints. The approach is based on a characterization of nonnegative polynomials that leads to semidefinite programming (SDP) and second-order cone programming (SOCP) formulations of the problems. These formulations extend and generalize a number of previous approaches in the literature, including those with piecewise linear and B-spline estimators. We also consider a simpler approach in which nonnegative splines are approximated by splines whose pieces are polynomials with nonnegative coefficients in a nonnegative basis. A condition is presented to test whether a given nonnegative basis gives rise to a spline cone that is dense in the space of nonnegative continuous functions. The optimization models formulated in the article are solvable with minimal running time using off-the-shelf software. We provide numerical illustrations for density estimation and regression problems. These examples show that the proposed approach requires minimal computational time, and that the estimators obtained using our approach often match and frequently outperform kernel methods and spline smoothing without shape constraints. Supplementary materials for this article are provided online.     

二阶奇异微分方程组边值问题两个正解的存在性

利用锥拉伸和锥压缩不动点定理,给出了一类二阶微分方程组奇异边值问题两个正解的存在性.     

一类混合单调算子新的不动点定理及其应用

引入了广义Φ凹（-φ）凸算子这一概念,在非紧非连续条件下,得到了混合单调算子的几个新的不动点存在唯一性定理.最后给出了一个应用.     

关于随机算子不动点指数的几个定理

研究了随机半闭1-集压缩算子和随机凝聚算子的随机不动点指数问题,推广了郭大钧文中的几个定理.     

2p和2q阶微分方程组正解的存在性

利用拓扑度乘积理论研究2p和2q阶非线性高阶微分方程组边值问题,通过相应的线性问题的第一特征值和拓扑度乘积理论建立了其正解的存在性定理,给出了利用特征值刻划的较为本质的结果,且突破了以往文献要求的方程组同阶和非线性项同是次线性或超线性的要求.     

带偏好DEA在“科学研究基金”管理中的应用研究

将带偏好锥DEA理论引入科学研究基金管理中,在包含"拥挤"迹象的生产可能集基础上建立了三个带偏好锥的平行网络结构DEA模型,对科研基金投入后产生的"成效"进行评价.这些模型分别从三个层面探讨了科研基金使用效率、分配合理性,以及最佳基金预算的确定方法.     

Complementarity properties of the Lyapunov transformation over symmetric cones

The well-known Lyapunov's theorem in matrix theory/continuous dynamical systems asserts that a square matrix A is positive stable if and only if there exists a positive definite matrix X such that AX +XA* is positive definite. In this paper, we extend this theorem to the setting of any Euclidean Jordan algebra V . Given any element a ∈ V , we consider the corresponding Lyapunov transformation La and show that the P and S-properties are both equivalent to a being positive. Then we characterize the R0 -property for La and show that La has the R0 -property if and only if a is invertible. Finally, we provide La with some characterizations of the E0 -property and the nondegeneracy property.     

A construction of real weight functions for certain orthogonal polynomials in two variables

H.L. Krall and I.M. Sheffer considered the problem of classifying certain second-order partial differential equations having an algebraically complete, weak orthogonal bivariate polynomial system of solutions. Two of the equations that they considered are

(x²+y)uxx+2xyuxy+y²uyy+gxux+g(y−1)uy=λu,     

Full Nuclear Cones and a Relation Between Strong Optimization and Pareto Efficiency

In this paper we present some new and pertinent connections between the Strong Optimization and the Approximate Pareto type Efficiency, in particular, with the usual Vector Optimization, at first in the Ordered Vector Spaces by the natural Convex Cones and, afterwards, in the Ordered Hausdorff Locally Convex Spaces. The main result is obtained considering the notion of full nuclear cone. Our results, is related to an appropriate scalarization method Mathematics Subject Classification (2000). 90C29     

ON THE EXISTENCE OF POSITIVE SOLUTIONS FOR SINGULAR NEUMANN BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS

By using fixed point index theory, we consider the existence of positive solutions for singular nonlinear Neumann boundary value problems. Our main results extend and improve many known results even for non-singular cases.