For an inequality system defined by an infinite family of proper convex functions (not necessarily lower semicontinuous), we introduce some new notions of constraint qualifications. Under the new constraint qualifications, we provide necessary and/or sufficient conditions for the KKT rules to hold. Similarly, we provide characterizations for constrained minimization problems to have total Lagra...

Constraint qualifications (CQ) are assumptions on the algebraic description of the feasible set of an optimization problem that ensure that the KKT conditions hold at any local minimum. In this work we show that constraint qualifications based on the notion of constant rank can be understood as assumptions that ensure that the polar of the linear approximation of the tangent cone, generated by ...

IV. Calculation of toroidal rotation profiles in DIII-D using neoclassical viscosity (DoE Grant ER54538) W. M. Stacey, R. W. Johnson and J. Mandrekas (to be published in Physics of Plasmas, 2006) Abstract Momentum and particle balance and neoclassical viscosity were applied to calculate the radial profile of toroidal rotation in several DIII-D [J. Luxon, Nucl. Fusion, 42, 614 (2002)] discharges...

Das Vortragsprogramm eröffnete Dr. Güldali mit dem Vortrag Drei Methoden, ein Ziel: Testautomatisierung mit BDD, MBT und KDT im Vergleich welcher die drei Schlagworte nahebrachte. Im zweiten Vortrag Nutzung von Architekturinformationen zur Beherrschung der Komplexität im Software-Integrationstest von Dr. Elberzhager wurden die Möglichkeiten der Nutzung von Architekturinformationen zur Integrati...

Nowadays, one of the main issues discussed at the Community level is represented by the mobility of students and workers across Europe. During the last years, in order to deal with the above picture, several initiatives have been carried out: one of them is the definition of the European Qualification Framework (EQF), a common architecture for the description of qualifications. At the same time...

This paper considers optimization problems with cardinality constraints. Based on a recently introduced reformulation of this problem as a nonlinear program with continuous variables, we first define some problem-tailored constraint qualifications and then show how these constraint qualifications can be used to obtain suitable optimality conditions for cardinality constrained problems. Here, th...

The problem of qualifications recognition is particularly acute for NESB women those least likely to be Principal Applicants, most likely (along with refugees) to be out of the labour force at the time of migration, and therefore least likely to get their qualifications assessed in advance. The consequences can be profound, given that women's intermittent participation in the labour force means...

We present two new constraint qualifications (CQ) that are weaker than the recently introduced Relaxed Constant Positive Linear Dependence (RCPLD) constraint qualification. RCPLD is based on the assumption that many subsets of the gradients of the active constraints preserve positive linear dependence locally. A major open question was to identify the exact set of gradients whose properties had...

This study examines the influence of investment bank’s reputation and political connection on the IPO qualification of Chinese firms. The results show that firms which are sponsored by prestigious investment banks are more likely to pass the regular screening process. Also, the investment bank’s political connections have no significant impact on the IPO qualification. Furthermore, we compared ...