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Positive Solutions for a Higher-Order m-Point Boundary Value Problem

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We study the existence of positive solutions for a higher-order nonlinear differential system subject to some m-point boundary conditions. As applications of the main results, we present two existence theorems for the positive solutions of a higher-order nonlinear differential equation with boundary conditions of the same form as those for the studied system.

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Luca, R. Positive Solutions for a Higher-Order m-Point Boundary Value Problem. Mediterr. J. Math. 9, 379–392 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00009-011-0125-9

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