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Suitable closed form for the A079501

Let $a(n)$ be A079501 (i.e., number of compositions of the integer $n$ with strictly smallest part in the first position). The sequence begins with $$ 1, 1, 2, 2, 4, 5, 8, 12, 19, 28, 45, 70, 110, ...
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Integer coefficients such that $T(n,k)=R(n,k)-R(n,k-1)$

Let $a(n)$ be A000085, i.e., the number of self-inverse permutations on $n$ letters, also known as involutions; number of standard Young tableaux with $n$ cells. Here $$a(n) = a(n-1) + (n-1)a(n-2), a(...
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Positive integers written as $\binom{w}2+\binom{x}4+\binom{y}6+\binom{z}8$ with $w,x,y,z\in\{2,3,\ldots\}$

Let $\mathbb N=\{0,1,2,\ldots\}$. Recall that the triangular numbers are those natural numbers $$T_x=\frac {x(x+1)}2\quad \text{with}\ x\in\mathbb N.$$ As $T_x=\binom{x+1}2$, Gauss' triangular number ...
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Some conjectural congruences involving Domb numbers

The Domb numbers are given by $$D_n=\sum_{k=0}^n\binom{n}{k}^2\binom{2k}k\binom{2(n-k)}{n-k}\ \ \ (n=0,1,2,\ldots).$$ Such numbers have combinatorial interpretation, see, e.g., http://oeis.org/A002895....
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