Despite numerous and diverse theoretical models for the indirect benefits of polyandry, empirical support is mixed. One reason for the difficulty in detecting indirect benefits of polyandry may be that these are subtle and are mediated by environmental effects, such as maternal effects. Maternal effects may be especially important if females allocate resources to their offspring depending on th...

We present new characterizations of the Raiffa and Kalai-Smorodinsky solutions based on strategyproofness of an allocation mechanism for an underlying economy with Leontief preferences. Our first result shows that the 2-player Kalai-Smorodinsky solution is the unique bargaining solution which if Efficient, Symmetric, Scale Invariant and Strategyproof on a Leontief economy. Next we consider the ...

Selecting the right supplier can be one of most critical decisions for manufacturing firms. Strategic issues often dictate whether a company thrives or fails. When making important decisions, certain people consider importance green-friendly criteria before selecting supplier. Various companies prioritize green suppliers in their selection process. This work considers grey method choosing by co...

 To use services transparently in a distributed environment, the Utility Grids develop a cyber-infrastructure. The parameters of the Quality of Service such as the allocation-cost and makespan have to be dealt with in order to schedule workflow application tasks in the Utility Grids. Optimization of both target parameters above is a challenge in a distributed environment and may conflict one an...