A previous paper introduced eternity variables as an alternative to the prophecy variables of Abadi and Lamport and proved the formalism to be semantically complete: every simulation F : K −. L that preserves quiescence contains a composition of a history extension, an extension with eternity variables, and a refinement mapping. This result is strengthened here in three ways. Firstly, the assum...

the purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of self-fulfilling prophecy on the motivation and performance of national iranian gas company staffs. in this study, considering the importance of peoples’ perception and its role in motivation and consequently their performance in organization, we have tried to investigate the influence of one of these perceptual factors by using the correlat...

Grant may be buried in Grant’s Tomb and Easter Island may have been discovered on Easter, but Oedipus did not suffer from the Oedipal Complex; the events that transpire in the play are a result of Oedipus’ failure to know himself and recognize his birth parents. Oedipus the King, written by Sophocles, tells the story of the new king of Thebes who fulfilled the prophecy of killing his father and...