Strongly interacting multi-solitons for generalized Benjamin-Ono equations

We consider the generalized Benjamin-Ono equation: $$\partial_tu+\partial_x(-|D|u+|u|^{p-1}u)=0,$$ with $L^2$-supercritical power $p>3$ or $L^2$-subcritical power $2<p<3$. We will construct strongly interacting multi-solitary wave of the form: $\sum_{i=1}^nQ(\cdot-t-x_i(t))$, where $n\geq 2$, and the parameters $x_i(t)$ satisfying $x_{i}(t)-x_{i+1}(t)\sim \alpha_k \sqrt{t}$ as $t\rightarrow +\infty$, for some universal positive constants $\alpha_k$. We will also prove the uniqueness of such solutions in the case of $n=2$ and $p>3$.Comment: 58 page

An Evaluation Model for Financial Reporting Supply Chain Using DEMATEL-ANP

published_or_final_versionThe 9th International Conference on Digital Enterprise Technology (DET 2016): Intelligent Manufacturing in the Knowledge Economy Era, Nanjing, China, 29-31 March, 2016, In Procedia CIRP, 2016, v. 56, p. 516-51

Chinese Immigrant Parents Involvement in the Education of their Elementary School Children in Windsor, Ontario: Perceptions and Practices

In the past two decades, there has been an increasing number of Chinese immigrants to Canada. Consequently, children of those immigrants are becoming a large component of the school age population. The purpose of this study was to examine the behaviors and perspectives of Chinese immigrant parents getting involved in the education of their elementary school age children in Canada; and to gain a better understanding of how those parents’ behaviors and perspectives of parenting are influenced by their personal experiences and the culture they live with. Based on a sociocultural theory, this qualitative study employed interviews to explore parental practices and perspectives of 12 couples of Chinese immigrant parents in Windsor, Canada. Field notes were used as supplementary source for data collection. The findings of the study revealed that all participants got involved in their children’s educational activities both in and out of school. They maintained their original cultural values and adapted to the host cultural values. Participating parents held high educational expectation of their children and provided assistance with their children’s academic development; they also wanted their children to have a well-rounded development; they respected their children’s interests and provided necessary control. The study also indicated that participating parents had limited involvement in school-based activities. The factors that contributed to the lack of in-school involvement included language barrier, low socio-economic status, and inadequate knowledge about the host culture. The length of stay in Canada was found to be a factor that contributes to immigrants’ acculturation in term of parental involvement

English as a second language (ESL) teachers' perceptions of grammar instruction

The purpose of this study is to examine the perceptions that teachers of English as a second language (ESL) have regarding grammar instruction in ESL classrooms. The participants are five ESL teachers in ESL programs in Northern Ontario. The design of the study is qualitative. The primary method of data collection is based on focused questions via an interview guide (Patton, 2002)

Structure-based design, synthesis, and pharmacologic evaluation tf peptide RGS4 inhibitors

Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/75124/1/j.1399-3011.2003.00114.x.pd