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Combined effect of frustration and dimerization in ferrimagnetic chains and square lattice
Within the zero-temperature linear spin-wave theory we have investigated the
effect of frustration and dimerization of a Heisenberg system with alternating
spins and on one- and two-dimensional lattices. The combined
effect most visibly appears in the elementary excitation spectra. In contrast
to the ground state energy that decreases with dimerization and increases with
frustration, the excitation energies are shown to be suppressed in energy by
both dimerization and frustration. The threshold value of frustration that
signals a transition from a classical ferrimagnetic state to a spiral state,
decreases with dimerization, showing that dimerization further helps in the
phase transition. The correlation length and sublattice magnetization decrease
with both dimerization and frustration indicating the destruction of the
long-range classical ferrimagnetic. The linear spin wave theory shows that in
the case of a square lattice, dimerization initially opposes the
frustration-led transition to a spiral magnetic state, but then higher
magnitudes of lattice deformation facilitate the transition. It also shows that
the transition to spiral state is inhibited in a square lattice beyond a
certain value of dimerization.Comment: 8 pages, latex, 12 postscript figure
Extended Entanglement to Quantum Networks
We suggest two schemes to generate bipartite entangled states by means of a quantum measurement at a third party. The two parties to be entangled have separate entangled states with the third party in modes C1 and C2. In our first scheme we generate entanglement between the two remote parties by considering the modes C1 and C2 indistinguishable. However, in the second scheme we generate entangled states by considering the two modes to be distinguishable. We discuss that the first scheme of remote entanglement generation can be extended to any N number of parties. On making a quantum measurement on this system, we develop quantum networks, based on W-states and other multipartite symmetric entangled states.
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Effects of pre-operative isolation on postoperative pulmonary complications after elective surgery: an international prospective cohort study an international prospective cohort study
We aimed to determine the impact of pre-operative isolation on postoperative pulmonary complications after elective surgery during the global SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. We performed an international prospective cohort study including patients undergoing elective surgery in October 2020. Isolation was defined as the period before surgery during which patients did not leave their house or receive visitors from outside their household. The primary outcome was postoperative pulmonary complications, adjusted in multivariable models for measured confounders. Pre-defined sub-group analyses were performed for the primary outcome. A total of 96,454 patients from 114 countries were included and overall, 26,948 (27.9%) patients isolated before surgery. Postoperative pulmonary complications were recorded in 1947 (2.0%) patients of which 227 (11.7%) were associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection. Patients who isolated pre-operatively were older, had more respiratory comorbidities and were more commonly from areas of high SARS-CoV-2 incidence and high-income countries. Although the overall rates of postoperative pulmonary complications were similar in those that isolated and those that did not (2.1% vs 2.0%, respectively), isolation was associated with higher rates of postoperative pulmonary complications after adjustment (adjusted OR 1.20, 95%CI 1.05–1.36, p = 0.005). Sensitivity analyses revealed no further differences when patients were categorised by: pre-operative testing; use of COVID-19-free pathways; or community SARS-CoV-2 prevalence. The rate of postoperative pulmonary complications increased with periods of isolation longer than 3 days, with an OR (95%CI) at 4–7 days or ≥ 8 days of 1.25 (1.04–1.48), p = 0.015 and 1.31 (1.11–1.55), p = 0.001, respectively. Isolation before elective surgery might be associated with a small but clinically important increased risk of postoperative pulmonary complications. Longer periods of isolation showed no reduction in the risk of postoperative pulmonary complications. These findings have significant implications for global provision of elective surgical care. We aimed to determine the impact of pre-operative isolation on postoperative pulmonary complications after elective surgery during the global SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. We performed an international prospective cohort study including patients undergoing elective surgery in October 2020. Isolation was defined as the period before surgery during which patients did not leave their house or receive visitors from outside their household. The primary outcome was postoperative pulmonary complications, adjusted in multivariable models for measured confounders. Pre-defined sub-group analyses were performed for the primary outcome. A total of 96,454 patients from 114 countries were included and overall, 26,948 (27.9%) patients isolated before surgery. Postoperative pulmonary complications were recorded in 1947 (2.0%) patients of which 227 (11.7%) were associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection. Patients who isolated pre-operatively were older, had more respiratory comorbidities and were more commonly from areas of high SARS-CoV-2 incidence and high-income countries. Although the overall rates of postoperative pulmonary complications were similar in those that isolated and those that did not (2.1% vs 2.0%, respectively), isolation was associated with higher rates of postoperative pulmonary complications after adjustment (adjusted OR 1.20, 95%CI 1.05–1.36, p = 0.005). Sensitivity analyses revealed no further differences when patients were categorised by: pre-operative testing; use of COVID-19-free pathways; or community SARS-CoV-2 prevalence. The rate of postoperative pulmonary complications increased with periods of isolation longer than 3 days, with an OR (95%CI) at 4–7 days or ≥ 8 days of 1.25 (1.04–1.48), p = 0.015 and 1.31 (1.11–1.55), p = 0.001, respectively. Isolation before elective surgery might be associated with a small but clinically important increased risk of postoperative pulmonary complications. Longer periods of isolation showed no reduction in the risk of postoperative pulmonary complications. These findings have significant implications for global provision of elective surgical care