Abstract. In this article we aim to study finite volume approximations which approximate the solutions of convection-dominated problems possessing the so-called interior transition layers. The stiffness of such problems is due to a small parameter multiplied to the highest order derivative which introduces various transition layers at the boundaries and at the interior points where certain comp...

The wavefunctional in quantum gravity gives an amplitude for 3-geometries and matter fields. The four-space is usually recovered in a semiclassical approximation where the gravity variables are taken to oscillate rapidly compared to matter variables; this recovers the Schrödinger evolution for the matter. We examine turning points in the gravity variables where this approximation appears to be ...

It has been widely recognized that China has had a large pool of surplus labour. However, despite its significant implications for wage levels and the Chinese economy, the current debates yield conflicting results as to whether the Lewis turning point has been reached. This paper clarifies a theoretical issue about the mechanisms of surplus labour absorption, subsequently indentifies two Lewis ...

This paper consists of three sections. Based on subjective certainty, section 1 introduces what the authors term as ordinary rationality, in comparison with the four assumptions for economic rationality. Section 2 briefly distinguishes two levels of hyperbolic phenomenon, prior to and within a certain decision mode. This discussion, while short, functions as a connection between the concept of ...

While historically under-studied in comparison to other family relationships, the fatherdaughter relationship is an important dyad within the family sytem and has been associated with a number of significant psycho-social developmental outcomes for women as they grow from young girls to young adults. Of particular importance is the quality of the emotional connection shared by fathers and daugh...

Nokia is one of the pioneering companies in ICT, especially in the mobile phone business. Nokia has 30 years experience in mobile phones. This research explores the strategic turning points of this history, providing applicable findings for other mobile phone companies and the needs of information communication technology (ICT) in general. This article shows that strategic turning points in thi...

strength and duration, that have, so far, characterized economic activity. January 31, 2001: Preliminary real GDP growth for the fourth quarter is barely above 1 percent, more than 4 percentage points below what is was only two quarters before and about 7 percentage points below its level in the third quarter of 1999. Much of the press, and some forecasters, predict that the first quarter of 20...

We present novel experiments in modeling the rise and fall of story characteristics within narrative, leading up to the Most Reportable Event (MRE), the compelling event that is the nucleus of the story. We construct a corpus of personal narratives from the bulletin board website Reddit, using the organization of Reddit content into topic-specific communities to automatically identify narrative...

This paper presents the alignment of offset targets for five Taiwanese long tones, HH, LH, HL, ML, and MM, in different contexts. The location and value of offset target, in terms of f0 turning point, peak and valley, relative to the tonebearing syllable was studied. Corpus was sentences with five syllables. Tonal values of the second, third, and fourth syllables in these sentences were varied,...