Dominant-strategy truthfulness is traditionally considered the best possible solution concept in mechanism design, as it enables one to predict with confidence which strategies independent players will actually choose. Yet, as with any other form of equilibrium, it too can be extremely vulnerable to collusion. The problem of collusion is particularly evident for unrestricted combinatorial aucti...

The so-called Pelusium Megashear System (PMS), consists of echelon left-lateral megashears crossing Africa from the Nile-Delta since the Precambrian times. Although this system is questioned by some scientists, its existence is supported by others. This research work provides evidences for the existence of the PMS near Egypt’s capital (Cairo city). Evidence is interpreted from gravity, magnetic...

Caravaggio is famous for his mastering of chiaroscuro and controversial subject matters. From both a technical social perspective, Caravaggio’s works were revolutionary. As he broke the decorums, was redefining aestheticism pushing boundaries artistic society, sometimes also facing rejections. This paper will examine how committed to paint truthfully, thus, making accessible general public chan...

The growth of contemporary positivistic trust in computational tools inspired semiotics to contribute the debate on strategies communication truth. In order study these data images, article features a framework modeled theory impersonal enunciation. utterer is believed assure super-personal enunciation understood as impartial and true. Furthermore, it will be observed how subjectivities are any...

The following paper discusses the way in which female beauty was conceived of ancient Greek culture, especially Hesiodic description creation Pandora. As I argue, some aspects this creature that, according to feminist academic writers, might have resulted from an unsympathetic perception women, as a matter fact, may be part positively charged image ideal woman epics. alleged artificiality and s...

Psychological research into children’s sensitivity to testimony has primarily focused on their ability to judge the likely reliability of speakers. However, verbal testimony is only one means by which children learn from others. We review recent research exploring children’s early social referencing and imitation, as well as their sensitivity to speakers’ knowledge, beliefs, and biases, to argu...

being an outstanding hadith transmitter of sunni hadith collections as well as narrating some hadiths in shiite collections while having some relation with shiite fourth, fifth, and sixth imams on the one hand and occupying various posts for 45 years in marwanid court on the other, zuhri played a significant role in organizing and writing down hadiths. such a background caused contradictory jud...

It requires only basic secondary school knowledge of mathematics to realise that the diagram above is a proof of a theorem about the sum of odd naturals. It is an interesting property of diagrams that allows us to "see" and understand so much by looking at a simple diagram. Not only do we know what theorem the diagram represents, but we also understand the proof of the theorem and believe it is...