Concurrently high values of the maximum potential wind speed of updrafts (Wmax) and 0-6 km wind shear (Shear) have been found to represent conducive environments for severe weather, which subsequently provides a way to study severe weather in future climates. Here, we employ a model for the product of these variables (WmSh) from the National Center for Atmospheric Research/United States Nationa...

The analytical expressions for the frequency and damping of the radial quadrupole and scissors modes, as obtained from the method of moments, are limited to the harmonic potential. In addition, the analytical results may not be sufficiently accurate as an average relaxation time is used and the high-order moments are ignored. Here, we propose to numerically solve the Boltzmann model equation in...

The rock-paper-scissors game-which is characterized by three strategies R,P,S, satisfying the non-transitive relations S excludes P, P excludes R, and R excludes S-serves as a simple prototype for studying more complex non-transitive systems. For well-mixed systems where interactions result in fitness reductions of the losers exceeding fitness gains of the winners, classical theory predicts tha...

This study evaluated the surface of different types of fiber posts after cutting and investigated whether different cutting procedures can affect the integrity of the posts. Six types of fiber posts were selected for this study (Carbon Fiber Posts, Quartz Fiber Posts, Aesthetic Posts, Aesthetic Plus Posts, Translucent Posts, Dentatus, FRC Postec Posts). Fifteen posts of each type were studied. ...

We describe a new system for the simulation of simultaneous moves between noncolocational players. This has applications in the burgeoning Rock-Paper-Scissors by mail movement.