Convective clouds are characterized by strong updrafts, enhanced transport of heat and moisture in the upper layers and rainfall processes which are activated in very limited time interval and space and with a variable intensities. The cloud seeding for rain enhancment of such clouds is a big challenge and common practice in many areas over the world for more than 50 years. There is a strong sc...

This review article discusses the use of organosilane (OS) compounds and their derivatives to modify wood materials. The emphasis in this work is on trialkoxysilanes effects reactions with hydroxyl groups at surfaces. versatile properties OS make them ideal for improving water resistance, weather antibacterial properties, dimensional stability wood. provides an overview recent techniques method...

Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is the leading cause of death. The current paradigm in SCD requires the presence of an abnormal myocardial substrate and an internal or external transient factor that triggers cardiac arrest. Based on prior mechanistic evidence, we hypothesized that an unusually cold weather event (a cold spell) could act as an external factor triggering SCD. We tested potential effec...

Studies have shown that the spatial distribution of severe thunderstorm warnings demonstrates variation beyond what can be attributed to weather and climate alone. Investigating spatial patterns of these variations can provide insight into nonmeteorological factors thatmight lead forecasters to issue warnings.Geographically weighted regression was performed on a set of demographic and land cove...

BACKGROUND U.S. military perception of nuclear warfare led to countless unethical nuclear experiments performed on unsuspecting individuals without their informed consent. As evidenced here, subsequent perception of weather warfare has led to exposing millions of unsuspecting individuals to toxic coal fly ash with no public disclosure, no informed consent, and no health warnings. METHODS Thre...