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Some results concerning the existence of positive solutions for a one-dimensional quasilinear second-order boundary value problem are presented. The nonlinear differential operator (a \(\Phi\)-Laplacian) is induced by a {sup-multiplicative-like function}, i.e., an odd homeomorphism \(\Phi : {\mathbb R} \to {\mathbb R}\) such that there exists a homeomorphism \(\phi : [0,+\infty[\to [0,+\infty[\) satisfying \(\phi(v_1)\Phi(v_2) \leq \Phi(v_1 v_2)\) for every \(v_1, v_2\geq 0\). Deviating arguments at the right-hand side of the equation and nonlinear boundary conditions are considered, too. The method of proof is based on Krasnoselskii's fixed-point theorem on the compression/expansion of cones.