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The paper studies the Dirichlet problem \[ \Delta u+\lambda f(u)=0 \quad\text{ in }\quad | x| <0,\quad u=0\quad\text{ on }\quad | x| =1, \] for large values of the parameter \(\lambda\). Under the made assumption all solutions lie on a unique curve of solutions, with upper branch tending to the larger root of \(f(u)\), and lower branch tending to zero, as \(\lambda\to\infty\). It is shown that the solutions on the upper branch are stable for large \(\lambda\). For the lower branch, it is known that the solutions are unstable. Another direction of study is the curve of positive solutions of a class of Dirichlet problems on balls in \(\mathbb R^n\) with explicit dependence on \(r=| x| \) given by \[ \Delta u-\lambda a(r)+ b(r) u^p = 0 \,\,\, r\in (0,\,1), \quad u=0\quad\text{ when }\quad r=1, \] for subcritical constants \(p>1\).