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Abstract
We consider a private-value auction with one-sided incomplete information in which two objects are sold in a sequence of two second-price auctions. The buyers have multiunit demand and are asymmetrically informed at the ex ante stage of the game. One buyer perfectly knows his type, and the other buyer is uninformed about her own type. We consider interim information acquisition by the uninformed buyer and derive an asymmetric equilibrium that is shown to produce a declining price sequence across both sales. The supermartingale property of the price sequence stems from the uninformed buyer's incentives to gather private information, which leads to aggressive bidding in the first-stage auction.

Compte-rendu de Elias KoulaKiotiS, Charlotte Dunn (dir.), Political Religions in the Graeco-Roman World. Discourses, Practices and Images ; Peer reviewed

Egypt's widely used food subsidies have been controversial since they were first introduced in 1941 by President Gamal Nasser. Subsidies are implicitly nontargeted transfers that reduce the risk of food insecurity. At the same time, they impose a heavy fiscal burden on governments. Over time, the majority of Egyptians have come to see food subsidies as the most concrete social benefit received from the government. Therefore, despite the fact that the current food subsidies system inadequately targets the poorest part of the population, past attempts at reform have proven difficult to implement. This paper has two objectives: 1) to assess historical linkages between the two main food subsidies programmes and socio-political stability in Egypt, and 2) to present alternatives for improving Egypt's food-based social safety nets. This study finds that better targeting in lieu of eliminating food subsidies is the optimal option to avoid social unrest. In addition, this paper concludes by analysing the alternative safety nets and their limitations given the political context.

Professor G. W. L. Marshall-Hall's dismissal from the University of Melbourne in 1900 has been explained in terms of prudery, despite being sparked by his views on militarism. This article explores the international intellectual influences of Nietzsche and his editor, the Social Darwinist writer Alexander Tille, on Marshall-Hall. This article reveals that Tille influenced Marshal-Hall's misreading of Nietzsche to associate Nietzsche with militarism. Marshall-Hall rejected this Tille-influenced misreading of Nietzche in 1915, only to adopt a Wagnerian, dogmatic nationalist aesthetics reminiscent of those criticised by Nietzsche. The article argues Marshall-Hall's long misunderstood dismissal, and his often unacknowledged intellectual shift in 1915 which led to his support for an Australian identity in music, can only be understood by placing Marshall-Hall in an international context.

Professor G. W. L. Marshall-Hall's dismissal from the University of Melbourne in 1900 has been explained in terms of prudery, despite being sparked by his views on militarism. This article explores the international intellectual influences of Nietzsche and his editor, the Social Darwinist writer Alexander Tille, on Marshall-Hall. This article reveals that Tille influenced Marshal-Hall's misreading of Nietzsche to associate Nietzsche with militarism. Marshall-Hall rejected this Tille-influenced misreading of Nietzche in 1915, only to adopt a Wagnerian, dogmatic nationalist aesthetics reminiscent of those criticised by Nietzsche. The article argues Marshall-Hall's long misunderstood dismissal, and his often unacknowledged intellectual shift in 1915 which led to his support for an Australian identity in music, can only be understood by placing Marshall-Hall in an international context.

Dans la première partie, S. Caneva discute la typologie des sources, entre littérature et inscriptions, en s'intéressant à la place occupée par la composition et le chant hymnique dans les initiatives des cités hellénistiques face à leurs grands bienfaiteurs. Une attention particulière est vouée aux activités rituelles plus fréquemment accompagnées par le chant poétique, à savoir la procession et le sacrifice. Après une réflexion méthodologique sur l'interaction entre initiatives civiques et royales dans la mise en forme de l'image politique et religieuse des souverains, le début du péan adressé à Séleucos à Érythrées offre à L. Lorenzon l'occasion de réexaminer, à travers les dossiers d'Ilion, Didymes, Aigai et Érythrées, le détail de la naissance d'une tradition idéologique destinée à une grande fortune : celle qui établit une association privilégiée entre les souverains séleucides et Apollon. Cette étude tend à réaffirmer l'identification du roi célébré à Érythrées avec Séleucos Ier Nikator, et en même temps de mettre mieux en valeur l'importance de l'initiative des cités dans les premières étapes du développement de cette tradition. ; Peer reviewed

Neste artigo de caráter bibliográfico discute-se a interface entre a midiatização e a infância à luz da racionalidade neoliberal, dando especial ênfase aos processos de empobrecimento da linguagem e dessimbolização do imaginário ocorridos no contexto contemporâneo. Em consonância com Dardot e Laval (2016), entende-se o neoliberalismo como uma racionalidade que transborda os limites do mercado e transversaliza as diferentes instituições, fenômenos e relações sociais. Na primeira seção discorre-se sobre o fenômeno da midiatização da infância, buscando identificar de que modo as normas neoliberais fazem-se presentes nesse processo. Na segunda seção, analisa-se a inter-relação existente entre midiatização, o empobrecimento da linguagem e as mutações no imaginário. À guisa de conclusão, aponta-se que as mídias digitais consistem em uma estratégia eficiente de produção da subjetividade neoliberal, na medida que permitem a interiorização de normas de conduta, desenvolvimento de hábitos psíquicos que almejam a satisfação imediata e o apelo ao consumo. Essas mudanças, por sua vez, refletem no empobrecimento do imaginário que, consequentemente, torna-se um empecilho na busca de racionalidades alternativas ao neoliberalismo.

Abstract
Purpose
Domestic and family violence is a major public health issue impacting one in three women worldwide. The implications of such violence are considerable. Transcendental Meditation® (TM) represents a promising treatment option for women impacted by domestic violence given its demonstrable effects on mental and trauma-related symptoms. This study set out to compare the effectiveness of TM to group support, on quality of life, perceived stress and mood in female survivors of domestic violence.

Methods
This 16-week pilot randomised controlled trial recruited women from metropolitan Adelaide, who survived any type of domestic violence in their lifetime. Outcomes included health-related quality of life, severity of depression, anxiety and perceived stress, symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, and subjective experience. Data were analysed by intention-to-treat using linear mixed-effects models.

Results
Forty-two women were randomly assigned to the TM (n = 21) and support (n = 21) groups. Adjusting for random effects, TM was shown to be significantly more effective than support at improving Australian Quality of Life (AQoL-8D) utility scores (p = .011), and Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21) severity scores for depression (p = .029), anxiety (p = .017) and stress (p = .021) over the 16 weeks. There was no statistically significant time-group interaction effect for PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5) total symptom severity scores.

Conclusions
TM is shown to have promising effects on quality of life, perceived stress and mood among women exposed to domestic violence, suggesting that it may represent an effective alternative to group support.

Trial Registration
ACTRN12620000467932 (09/04/2020).