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Mathematical Problems in Engineering
Volume 2013, Article ID 157849, 9 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/157849
Research Article

Existence of Positive Solution for a Third-Order BVP with Advanced Arguments and Stieltjes Integral Boundary Conditions

Jian-Ping Sun, Ping Yan, Ya-Hong Zhao, and Fang-Di Kong

Department of Applied Mathematics, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou, Gansu 730050, China

Received 20 June 2013; Revised 1 August 2013; Accepted 1 August 2013

Academic Editor: Fazal M. Mahomed

Copyright © 2013 Jian-Ping Sun et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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