In this paper, we introduce a new kind of order, Cesaro supermodular order, which includes supermodular order and stochastic order. For this new order, we show that it almost fulfils all desirable properties of a multivariate positive dependence order that have been proposed by Joe (1997). Also, we obtain some relations between it with other orders. Finally, we consider different issues related...

T concept of “critical junctures” is an essential building block of historical institutionalism. many causal arguments in the historical institutionalist literature postulate a dual model of institutional development characterized by relatively long periods of path-dependent institutional stability and reproduction that are punctuated occasionally by brief phases of institutional flux—referred ...

Several extensions of the family (bivariate) Eyraud-Farlie-Gumbel-Morgenstern copulas (EFGM copulas) are considered. Some them well-known from literature, others have recently been suggested (copulas based on quadratic constructions, some forms convexity, and polynomial copulas). For each these we analyze which properties EFGM preserved (or even improved) (partly) lost. Such can be structural (...

Recent experiments exhibit a rate dependence for granular shear such that the stress grows linearly in the logarithm of the shear rate, gamma. Assuming a generalized activated process mechanism, we show that these observations are consistent with a recent proposal for a stress-based statistical ensemble. By contrast, predictions for rate dependence using conventional energy-based statistical me...

Tropical cyclones (TC) transfer kinetic energy to the upper ocean and thus accelerate mixed layer (OML) currents. However, quantitative link between near-surface currents high wind speeds, under extreme weather conditions, remains poorly understood. In this study, we use multi-mission satellites drifting-buoy observations investigate connections TC surface winds currents, including their spatia...

Voltage-gated Na channels of cerebellar Purkinje neurons express an endogenous open-channel blocking protein. This blocker binds channels at positive potentials and unbinds at negative potentials, generating a resurgent Na current and permitting rapid firing. The macroscopic voltage dependence of resurgent current raises the question of whether the blocker directly senses membrane potential or ...