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Singular Poisson equations on Finsler-Hadamard manifolds
In the first part of the paper we study the reflexivity of Sobolev spaces on
non-compact and not necessarily reversible Finsler manifolds. Then, by using
direct methods in the calculus of variations, we establish uniqueness, location
and rigidity results for singular Poisson equations involving the
Finsler-Laplace operator on Finsler-Hadamard manifolds having finite
reversibility constant.Comment: Published in: Calc. Var. Partial Differential Equations 54 (2015),
no. 2, 1219-124
SMALL FARMS IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE: IS THERE A FUTURE FOR THEM?
Agribusiness, Agricultural and Food Policy, Consumer/Household Economics, Land Economics/Use,
Small derived quotients in finite p-groups
More than 70 years ago, P. Hall showed that if is a finite -group such
that a term \der G{d+1} of the derived series is non-trivial, then the order
of the quotient \der Gd/\der G{d+1} is at least . Recently Mann
proved that, in a finite -group, Hall's lower bound can be taken for at most
two distinct . We improve this result and show that if is odd, then it
can only be taken for two distinct in a group with order .Comment: Two related papers have been submitted. The material have been
reorganised for Versions 2 and results migrated between paper
The alaas: the interplay between environment and Sakhas in Central-Yakutia
Alaases, thermokarst depressions formed in the permafrost environment of Yakutia (north-eastern
Siberia) provide fertile hayfields for the Sakha cattle economy. At this northern latitude, cattle
breeding is in particular demand of nutritious fodder, because cows spend an average of nine
months in winter-stables. Therefore, alaases are in the focus of Sakha environmental perception.
Sakhas not only dwell at alaases, but through their economic activities, they modify and maintain
them as well. This process is based on control and domination rather than on procurement of the
environment. Villagers in Tobuluk (central Yakutia) consider the areas surrounding their village as
controlled islands of alaases (hayfields) in a sea of uncontrolled forest. In this paper, I examine
Sakha environmental perception in which landscapes and cardinal directions evoke and define each
other and characterise those who reside there. Due to the subsequent transformations of Sakha
economy and lifestyle by the Soviet and Russian state administration in the last 100 years
(collectivisation, centralisation, and decollectivisation), the way Sakhas interact with their
surroundings has transformed radically within the past four generations, causing profound
differences in the way generations relate to, interact with, and understand alaases
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