We study the existence and multiplicity of positive solutions of the nonlinear equation u''(x) + λh(x)f(u(x)) = 0 subject to nonlinear boundary conditions. The method of upper and lower solutions and degree theory arguments are used.
Department of Mathematics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, U.S.A.
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