LXVI. On the solar eclipse which is said to have been predicted by Thales

What is the Fair Rent Thales Should Have Paid ?

The first account of an option trade is found in Aristotle’s Politics. Thales the Milesian is said to have purchased the right to rent the olive presses at a future point in time for a predetermined price. Although many authors in the Real Options literature make reference to Thale’s option trade, no formal discussion has yet been made. This paper provides a more detailed treatment of this issu...

The effect of virulence on cultivation of Theileria annulata strains in lymphoid cells which have been cultured in suspension

Could the Recent Zika Epidemic Have Been Predicted?

Given knowledge at the time, the recent 2015-2016 zika virus (ZIKV) epidemic probably could not have been predicted. Without the prior knowledge of ZIKV being already present in South America, and given the lack of understanding of key epidemiologic processes and long-term records of ZIKV cases in the continent, the best related prediction could be carried out for the potential risk of a generi...

the present study is a survey os postmodern historical novel with respect to the voice of women. it argues how the recorded history is regulated by the rules of power and how women have been excluded from this discourse.ther study analysez angela carters nights at the circus as an example of postmodern historical novel to illustrate how this novel has questioned the historical narrative and how it has inserted women into history by breaking the rules of patriarchy.

the present thesis is a study of postmodern historical novel with respect to the voice of women. according to postmodern historiography,the established institution of history is one of the other manifestations of patriarchys power which has silenced women. the study analyzes angela carters nights at the circus as a postmodern historical novel which makes its female characters transgress the pat...

On Ideals Which Have the Weakly Insertion of Factors Property

A one-sided ideal of a ring has the insertion of factors property (or simply, IFP) if implies r for . We say a one-sided ideal of has the weakly IFP if for each , implies , for some non-negative integer . We give some examples of ideals which have the weakly IFP but have not the IFP. Connections between ideals of which have the IFP and related ideals of some ring extensions a...