In this paper we introduce a new coalitional value in the context of TU games with an a priori system of unions, which it is called the symmetric coalitional Banzhaf value. This value satisfies the property of symmetry in the quotient game, the quotient game property, and it is a coalitional value of Banzhaf. Several characterizations are provided and two political examples illustrate the diffe...

This paper proposes an extension of the Identity model developed by Akerlof and Kranton (2000) that incorporates a beliefs dimension based on the consumption of information. The model is then applied to the process by which consumer-voters consume campaign media and selectively accept information to vote. Based on the assumption that political parties act to maximize their stream of future cont...

politics as a new concept in iran is a subject that has involved various classes, statifications & groups. it has embraced different areas of iranians’ living. for existing researches have studied classes, iilat & some groups in iran’s political sociology, this research studies a group that political literature don’t give pay attention to that or belong on social history and very hard to study ...

The microalga incorporated photobioreactor is a highly efficient biological system for converting CO2 into biomass. Using microalgal photobioreactor as CO2 mitigation system is a practical approach for elimination of waste gas from the CO2 emission. In this study, the marine microalga Chlorella sp. was cultured in a photobioreactor to assess biomass, lipid productivity and CO2 reduction. We als...

In this issue Health by Numbers explores asthma hospitalizations and emergency department (ED) visit rates in relation to Healthy People 2010 (HP2010) goals. Two HP2010 objectives for asthma are specific to hospitalizations and ED visits. Objective 24-2 sets the following targets for asthma hospitalizations by age group: (1) an age-specific rate of 25 per 10,000 children under age 5 years, (2) ...

1.1 Epidemiology In the last 80 years, the incidence of gastric cancer and gastric cancer-related mortality has decreased significantly. However, gastric cancer is the 4th most common cancer and the 2nd common cause of cancer associated mortality in the world (Crew, K.D. Neugut, A.I., 2006, Ferlay, J., et al., 2010, Ferlay, J., et al., 2010, Jemal, A., et al., 2010, Krejs, G.J., 2010, Malvezzi,...

The Westminster model is recognized the world over as delivering strong, stable one-party government with hung parliaments an anomaly. The recent UK general election has proved the exception to the rule, with 2010 providing the first hung parliament since 1974. Unlike the 1974 minority administration, 2010 saw the formation of a coalition government for the first time in over 70 years. Bringing...

Of the remaining 224 publications, 30 were excluded as they were published in a language other than English, ten were excluded as they consisted of reviews or commentaries rather than cases, and an additional 16 publications were excluded as they reported on non-SVG aneurysms, the vein graft was less than 1.5 times the reference vessel, or they represented duplicate reports. One hundred and six...