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A solvable model of the evolutionary loop
A model for the evolution of a finite population in a rugged fitness
landscape is introduced and solved. The population is trapped in an
evolutionary loop, alternating periods of stasis to periods in which it
performs adaptive walks. The dependence of the average rarity of the population
(a quantity related to the fitness of the most adapted individual) and of the
duration of stases on population size and mutation rate is calculated.Comment: 6 pages, EuroLaTeX, 1 figur
Argon assisted chemical vapor deposition of CrO: an efficient process leading to high quality epitaxial films
A comparative study of the structural, microstructural and magnetic
properties of CrO thin films grown onto (110) and (100) TiO rutile
single crystal substrates by chemical vapor deposition (CVD), using CrO as
chromium precursor and either oxygen or argon as carrier gas is presented. Our
results show that growth under argon carrier gas leads to high quality CrO
epilayers with structural and magnetic properties similar to those obtained
using the more standard oxygen carrier gas. Furthermore, we interpret the
larger magnetic coercivity observed for the (110) oriented films in terms of
their microstructure, in particular of the highest strain and edge roughness of
the building structures of the CrO epilayers, which are settled by the
substrate crystallographic orientation.Comment: 27 pages, 2 tables, 8 figure
A Method to Tackle First Order Differential Equations with Liouvillian Functions in the Solution - II
We present a semi-decision procedure to tackle first order differential
equations, with Liouvillian functions in the solution (LFOODEs). As in the case
of the Prelle-Singer procedure, this method is based on the knowledge of the
integrating factor structure.Comment: 11 pages, late
Primeiro registro de Aetalion reticulatum (Auchenorrhyncha: Aethalionidae) em açaizeiro (Euterpe oleracea) no estado do Acre.
O açaizeiro (Euterpe oleracea) Ă© uma palmeira nativa da vĂĄrzea da regiĂŁo amazĂŽnica e pode ser indicada como a espĂ©cie de maior valor econĂŽmico do gĂȘnero. Dos seus frutos Ă© extraĂda a polpa, largamente consumida no mercado nacional, quanto internacional. Com a expansĂŁo da ĂĄrea plantada, muitos fatores podem comprometer a produção e limitar o cultivo, destacando-se a ocorrĂȘncia de insetos-praga que causam prejuĂzos Ă produção. Diversos insetos sĂŁo relatados, associados ao açaizeiro, desde a fase de sementeira atĂ© a fase adulta. Portanto, torna-se necessĂĄrio que sejam conhecidas as pragas que atacam esta palmeira, a fim de que se façam recomendaçÔes seguras de controle das mesmas. Em março de 2014 foram observadas colĂŽnias de cigarrinhas em plantas de E. oleracea, em plantio localizado no Campo Experimental da Embrapa Acre (10°01â26ââS; 67°41â39ââW), municĂpio de Rio Branco, Acre. As colĂŽnias se encontravam nas rĂĄquilas de inflorescĂȘncias e infrutescĂȘncias, e a infestação se encontrava distribuĂda de forma nĂŁo homogĂȘnea no talhĂŁo (reboleira). Insetos adultos foram coletados manualmente nas rĂĄquilas das inflorescĂȘncias e infrutescĂȘncias, acondicionados em frascos de vidro contendo ĂĄlcool etĂlico (70%) e levados atĂ© o LaboratĂłrio de Entomologia da Embrapa Acre, onde foram triados, montados e etiquetados. Os insetos foram identificados como Aetalion reticulatum (Auchenorrhyncha: Aethalionidae), espĂ©cie polĂfaga, associada principalmente Ă s frutĂferas. Este relato configura o primeiro registro de ocorrĂȘncia desta cigarrinha em açaizeiro e no estado do Acre. Esta informação aumenta a lista de hospedeiros desta cigarrinha no Brasil e reforça a necessidade de estudos de dinĂąmica populacional, levantamento de inimigos naturais, nĂveis de dano e mĂ©todos de controle, a fim de antecipar possĂveis surtos populacionais e prejuĂzos pelo ataque desta praga em plantios comerciais de açaĂ no Estado
Superstatistical fluctuations in time series: Applications to share-price dynamics and turbulence
We report a general technique to study a given experimental time series with
superstatistics. Crucial for the applicability of the superstatistics concept
is the existence of a parameter that fluctuates on a large time scale
as compared to the other time scales of the complex system under consideration.
The proposed method extracts the main superstatistical parameters out of a
given data set and examines the validity of the superstatistical model
assumptions. We test the method thoroughly with surrogate data sets. Then the
applicability of the superstatistical approach is illustrated using real
experimental data. We study two examples, velocity time series measured in
turbulent Taylor-Couette flows and time series of log returns of the closing
prices of some stock market indices
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