Definite Matrix Polynomials and their Linearization by Definite Pencils [PDF]
Hyperbolic matrix polynomials are an important class of Hermitian matrix polynomials that contain overdamped quadratics as a special case. They share with definite pencils the spectral property that their eigenvalues are real and semisimple.
Nicholas J Higham +2 more
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Definite generic vs. definite unique in L2 acquisition
This study examines the role of universal meanings in second language (L2) acquisition by specifically looking at whether Japanese L2 learners of English can distinguish between definite generic the and definite unique the.
Neal Snape
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Unembedded definite descriptions and relevance
Definite descriptions (e.g. 'The king of France in 1997', 'The teacher of Aristotle') do not stand for particulars. Or so I will assume. The semantic alternative has seemed to be that descriptions only have meaning within sentences: i.e., that their ...
Stainton, Robert
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This paper proposes the definition of fractional definite integral and analyses the corresponding fundamental theorem of fractional calculus. In this context, we studied the relevant properties of the fractional derivatives that lead to such a definition.
Manuel D Ortigueira +1 more
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Common Sense and Common Disease. The Pandemic and the Expansion of the Non-real [PDF]
The starting point of this article is the intersection of two global phenomena—the pandemic and the internet. The pandemic and its possible social consequences are viewed from the perspective of two differences that constitute the human world: the ...
Victor Molchanov
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Kaplan and Marti on definite descriptions [PDF]
Donnellan’s distinction between referential and attributive uses of definite descriptions gave rise to controversy between semantic and pragmatic accounts of referentially used descriptions.
E. V. Borisov
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Extrapolated positive definite and positive semi-definite splitting methods for solving non-Hermitian positive definite linear systems [PDF]
summary:Recently, Na Huang and Changfeng Ma in (2016) proposed two kinds of typical practical choices of the PPS method. In this paper, we extrapolate two versions of the PPS iterative method, and we introduce the extrapolated Hermitian and skew ...
Shokrpour, Raheleh, Ebadi, Ghodrat
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Use of Articles in Learning English as a Foreign Language: A Study of Iranian English Undergraduates [PDF]
The significance of error analysis for the learner, the teacher and the researcher is now widely recognized. Earlier studies of error analysis concentrated on intersystematic comparison of the “native language” and the “target language” and drew the ...
Abdullah Sarani
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The Philosophical (Hikmī) and Theological (Kalamī) Approaches to the Badā’ of Divine Definite (Mahtūm) Will in Contemporary Shī’i Thought: The Case of al-'Allāma al-Tabātabā'ī, Āyatollāh Khu'ī, and Mīrza Mahdī Isfahānī [PDF]
Badāʿ (the change of divine will) is one of the Islamic doctrines considerably emphasized by the Imams of Shīʿī Muslims. One of the problems concerning the doctrine of badāʾ is whether God can change his definite/fixed (maḥtūm) will.
Mohammd Hossein Kolahi, Reza Rahnama
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Growing agricultural and domestic demand exacerbates water shortages globally, creating substantial environmental challenges, especially in lakes and wetlands ecosystems.
Amir Erfanian +4 more
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