The first Euler characteristics versus the homological degrees
  Let $M$ be a finitely generated module over a Noetherian local ring. This paper reports, for a given parameter ideal $Q$ for $M$, a criterion for the equality $\chi_1(Q;M)=\operatorname{hdeg}_Q(M)-\mathrm{e}_Q^0(M)$, where $\chi_1(Q;M)$, $\operatorname{hdeg}_Q(M)$, and $\mathrm{e}_Q^0(M)$ respectively denote the first Euler characteristic, the homological degree, and the multiplicity of $M$ with respect to $Q$. We also study homological torsions of $M$ and give a criterion for a certain equality of the first Hilbert coefficients of parameters and the homological torsions of $M$. 
Shiro Goto and Kazuho Ozeki
math.AC