In epistemology and philosophy of science there has been a growing interest in group inquiry and ways that it might differ fundamentally from individual inquiry. The interest in this topic is understandable. Science is predominately collaborative work. If we want to understand the epistemic success of science, we need to understand group inquiry and it is an important part of this to learn whet...

Automatic license plate recognition (ALPR) used for many applications especially in security applications, including border control. However, more accurate and language-independent techniques are still needed. This work provides a new approach to identifying Arabic plates different formats, colors, even English characters. Numbers, characters, layouts with either 1-line or 2-line presented. For...

We investigate a private value auction in which a single “entrant”on winning imposes a negative externality on two “regular”bidders. In an English auction when all bidders are active, “regular” bidders free ride, exiting before price reaches their values. In a …rst-price sealed-bid auction incentives for free riding and aggressive bidding coexist, limiting free riding compared to the English au...

background: motorcycle has been one of the vital modes of transportation worldwide. it is quite difficult to identify the risk factors that affect muscular discomfort among motorcyclist due to not much research having been carried out on the motorcyclist. the purpose of this study was to have a better understanding of the risk factors of muscular discomfort among motorcyclist due to motorcycle ...