@article {IOPORT.05351779,
    author       = {Myers, Amy N. and Wilf, Herbert S.},
    title        = {Left-to-right maxima in words and multiset permutations.},
    year         = {2008},
    journal      = {Israel Journal of Mathematics},
    volume       = {166},
    issn         = {0021-2172},
    pages        = {167-183},
    publisher    = {The Hebrew University Magnes Press, Jerusalem; Springer, Heidelberg},
    doi          = {10.1007/s11856-008-1026-x},
    abstract     = {Summary: We extend classical theorems of R\'enyi by finding the distributions of the numbers of both weak and strong left-to-right maxima (a.k.a. outstanding elements) in words over a given alphabet and in permutations of a given multiset.},
    identifier   = {05351779},
}