## Remarks on a non-local boundary value problem.(English)Zbl 1186.34029

Summary: We remark that results on existence of symmetric positive solutions obtained in some recent papers can, in fact, be deduced as special cases of some known results. We also correct the values of the principal eigenvalue previously given in some examples.

### MSC:

 34B10 Nonlocal and multipoint boundary value problems for ordinary differential equations 34B18 Positive solutions to nonlinear boundary value problems for ordinary differential equations
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