Abstract Cobble's study of American social democratic feminism is a fascinating narrative the lives women who crossed boundaries class, race and nation-states to build better world. Her chronological account careers activism these not only major contribution history but also significant addition democracy worldwide.

When we think about plants, do not normally imagine them “speaking” to each other. But they communicate—in many different ways. More than a century ago, the eminent biologist Charles Darwin suggested that plants have brain-like structure at their root tips! In this case, Darwin’s root-brain hypothesis was wrong, but more modern research shows can communicate. They speak with other as well anima...

Argumentation-based negotiation has emerged as an important topic in multi-agent systems over the last years. Although there are many studies of frameworks that enable agents to negotiate through the exchange of arguments, there is a lack of reasoning methods that employ the (usually incomplete) knowledge an agent may have about his opponent. This work addresses this issue by providing a reason...