POSITIVE SOLUTIONS FOR SINGULAR THREE-POINT BOUNDARY-VALUE PROBLEMS WITH SIGN CHANGING NONLINEARITIES DEPENDING ON x′.

Using a fixed point theorem in cones, this paper shows the existence of positive solutions for the singular three-point boundary-value problem x″(t) + a(t)f(t, x(t), x′(t)) = 0, 0 < t < 1, x′(0) = 0, x(1) = αx(η), where 0 < &alpah; < 1, 0 < η < 1, and f may change sign and may be singular at x = 0 and x′ = 0. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]