payment order in eft can be a negotiable instrument in two ways; it can be an instrument based on custom and regulation meaning that whether it should be considered as new instrument or be incorporated in one of the current instruments. in light of iranian legal system and against common law, it is not acceptable that a new negotiable instrument be created by custom because some characteristics...

Based on the idea of Continuous Fuzzy Guidance Law (CFGL), a andldquo;three-phase fuzzy guidanceandrdquo; (TFG) law is proposed for the class of surface to air homing missiles. The current approach enables the guidance law to track a maneuvering target from the beginning of the launch phase up to the terminal one while itdynamically attempts to keep miss-distance, flight time and control effort...

There have been several advanced space missions using large gossamer structures proposed recently, such as a spinning solar sail. However, only certain implemented, primarily because the on-orbit dynamic behavior of cannot be precisely predicted through ground tests. To address this limitation, scale law between small- and full-scale model membrane is herein. In addition, small or reduced-order...

Transsexuals pose dilemmas for the law in (a) defining a male or a female; (b) deciding what partners are legally acceptable for marriage; (c) assessing the best interests of children after divorce; (d) interpreting employment discrimination based on gender or handicap; (e) permitting public cross dressing; (f) reviewing third-party reimbursement for medical procedures that may be deemed cosmet...

A sequence of objects with independent, identically distributed qualities is presented to a selector who must choose two on-line, i.e. without anticipation or recall. The selector’s aim is to obtain a satisfactory pair as quickly as possible. Two versions of the problem are considered, and optimal selection rules are derived and compared. An investigation is also made of a heuristic rule suitab...