This paper contains observations, conjectures and open questions concerning two finite sums that involve Fibonacci and Lucas numbers. Certain authors have become aware of the contents of this 9hitherto unpublished) manuscript ...

In the Western press, there have regularly been reports about the plight of Chinese workers toiling for long hours but paid a pittance to make products for export. The reports are not inaccurate, and in point of fact, in ...

Although various theoretical and applied papers have appeared in recent years concerned with the estimation and use of regression models with stochastically varying coefficients, little is available in the literature on ...

Quantum information theory is a new interdisciplinary research field related to quantum mechanics, computer science, information theory, and applied mathematics. It provides completely new paradigms to do information ...

The use of a situational method engineering approach to create agile methodologies is demonstrated. Although existing method bases are shown to be deficient, we take one of these (that of the OPEN Process Framework) and ...

The existence and uniqueness of the equilibrium in international fishing is first proved with nonlinear price and cost functions, and then a dynamic model is formulated describing the long-term behavior of the fish stock. ...

Stated choice experiments are widely used in many areas and the optimal allocation of options to choice sets can make a substantial difference to the cost of running such an experiment. In this paper we describe some open ...