Past hurricane or typhoon simulation studies have concentrated on the development of the mature storm. Most of these simulations began with initial states that had closed, relatively strong cyclonic circulations and that ultimately produced hurricane disturbances during the integrations. Numerical modelers have generally not ...

The dominant spatial patterns of climatic fluctuation over the contiguous United States during the winter and summer seasons (1931-82) are examined using monthly mean temperature and monthly total precipitation anomalies for the 344 climatic divisions. These data are expanded into orthogonal components using rotated principal ...

Chemometrics involves the use of mathematical and statistical methods to provide maximum information from chemical data. A number of methods and algorithms have been developed which have been found useful in the analysis of chemical data. The developments in this volume include the use of chemometric methods in two areas which ...

This study examines the linkages between interest groups and the constituency organizations of the five major Japanese political parties in Hyogo prefecture. While the close relationship between parties and particular interest groups such as unions, commercial associations, agricultural cooperatives, and religious sects in ...

A complex variable formulation has been developed to describe the near-field state of stresses and displacements for a propagating crack along the interface of two dissimilar anisotropic materials. It is shown that the formulation is general and can be reduced to all the other subordinate cases. The crack can be propagating ...

On a daily basis, individuals with chronic illness must cope with complex treatment regimens and symptoms of illness as they try to integrate these demands into their personal, family, social, and work lives. Furthermore, personal, illness, and environmental factors may influence how people cope with and adapt to chronic ...

This study was designed to examine the relationships between illness-related stress and change, supportive and nonsupportive marital interactions, and health outcomes for the recovering cardiovascular patient and the spouse. A cross-sectional design was utilized and participants were interviewed approximately two months after ...

The purpose of this ethnographic study was to collect and analyse childbearing practices of a Coast Salish band of Native peoples by discovering their perspective of lifestyle behaviours within the context of childbearing and sociocultural environment and identifying Native women's traditional and contemporary childbearing ...

Comparative studies demonstrate that police officers suffer disproportionately from occupational stress and strain. Yet, few studies have examined the causes of observed health problems. One source of strain, previously unexplored, is the work attitudes and values that characterize police officers. Evidence from non-police ...

The political, social, and economic changes associated with the Seljuq invasion of Iran in the fifth century A.H./eleventh century A.D. have long been considered pivotal developments in Middle Eastern history. But scholars, while agreeing that the invasion was momentous for the history of the Middle East, have disagreed on ...