The eStream project has given us a number of insights into design criteria for stream ciphers. Some of them were disputed, on others everyone seemed to agree. In this paper, the author describes what he has learned and what he considers as possible consequences for stream cipher design. The paper does not contain any groundbreaking new results; it is merely meant as a collection of ideas and an...

This article argues that the diffusion of concepts and theories from one culture or society to another requires the active engagement of a category of agents which I identify as ‘intellectual entrepreneurs’. Two historically contrasting cases of the transmission of ideas are examined in order to explain the processes whereby alien concepts are diffused across cultures. Foreign ideas and concept...

The present-day architecture of the present era represents the emergence of ethical issues arisingfrom the ideas of the " Modern individual-oriented" and "Pos tmodern being oriented", such as the consideration of personal interes ts and the reduction of human relations. Therefore, the exis tence of such shortcomings requires the identification of an architecture that considers the individ...

When asked to pitch for some work for a new client, as a first step you should think about whether to ask the client to sign a non-disclosure agreement in advance of the pitch meeting. This document (which is also referred to as an “NDA” or a confidentiality agreement) is an express acknowledgement by the client that he or she will keep your ideas confidential, and will only use them for the pu...

among muslim thinkers, mullasadra and ahsai are two important figures who have specific approach to the cognitive extents of the wisdom in understanding of the qur’an as a revealed text. one of the consecrate conditions of mullasadra view about ta’vil; is that from his point of view independent comprehension of qur’anic verses is permissible; but ahsai believes that ta’vil should not be contrad...