A dilemma put forward by Schein (1993) and Rayo (2002) suggests that, in order to characterize the semantics of plurals, we should not use predicate logic, but plural logic, a formal language whose terms may refer to several things at once. We show that a similar dilemma applies to mass nouns. If we use predicate logic and sets when characterizing their semantics, we arrive at a Russellian para...

Objective: The traditional Malay silverware industries in Malaysia that have existed for more than 200 years began to deteriorate from time time. Silverware is a craft field with its uniqueness and almost extinction hereditary since 1948 on the East Coast of Malaysia. In this context, innovation sustainability play vital role design product development.
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Whether a person perceives an eating occasion as a meal or a snack could influence what and how much they eat. Participants who were assigned to eating conditions that were associated with meal cues (table settings of ceramic plates, silverware, cloth napkins) ate more food compared to those presented with snack cues (paper plates and napkins). The amount they ate was mediated by whether they s...