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We investigate the existence and multiplicity of positive solutions of multi-point boundary value problems for systems of nonlinear higher-order ordinary differential equations.
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Henderson, J., Luca, R. Existence and multiplicity for positive solutions of a system of higher-order multi-point boundary value problems. Nonlinear Differ. Equ. Appl. 20, 1035–1054 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00030-012-0195-9
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