It is shown that under certain conditions the asymptotic relationship

between two Dirichlet series implies the same relationship with λn replaced by log λn.

The definition of strong Cesaro summability with respect to a modulus is extended to a definition of strong A -summability with respect to a modulus when A is a nonnegative regular matrix summability method. It is shown that if a sequence is strongly A-summable with respect to an arbitrary modulus then it is A-statistically convergent and that Astatistical convergence and strong A-summability with respect to a modulus are equivalent on the bounded sequences.

Let A, B denote sequence-to-sequence matrix methods of summability and A · B the “dot” or iteration product defined by (A · B)x = A(Bx) for all sequences x for which this exists. Some inclusion relations are given involving the methods A, B, A · B, B · A and the method defined by the matrix product AB. We take A, B to be of certain types whose products have not been studied extensively before, e.g. H* · Ck or Ck · H* where H* is quasi-Hausdorff (and hence upper triangular) and Ck is a Cesàro matrix (which is lower triangular). The investigations show also a link between the “Product Property” A ⊂ A · B and the translativity properties of A and B.

Some inclusion theorems are obtained relating the absolute summability of divergent integrals of the form under three summability methods: Abelian A(x), Abelian A(lnx) and Stieltjes S(x).

Nӧrlund methods of summability are studied as mappings from I1 into I1. Conditions are given for an arbitrary l-l method to include a Nӧrlund method. In particular necessary and sufficient conditions are given for a row finite l-l method to include a Nӧrlund mean.

Let t be a sequence in (0,1) that converges to 0, and define the Abel matrix At by ank = tn(1-tn)k. The matrix At determines a sequence-to-sequence variant of the classical Abel summability method. The purpose of this paper is to study these transformations as l-l summability methods: e.g., At maps l1 into l1 if and only if t is in l1. The Abel matrices are shown to be stronger l-l methods than the Euler-Knopp means and the Nӧrlund means. Indeed, if t is in l1 and Σ xk has bounded partial sums, then Atx is in l1. Also, the Abel matrix is shown to be translative in an l-l sense, and an l-l Tauberian theorem is proved for At.