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    A solvable model of the evolutionary loop

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    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 CrO2_2: an efficient process leading to high quality epitaxial films

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    A comparative study of the structural, microstructural and magnetic properties of CrO2_2 thin films grown onto (110) and (100) TiO2_2 rutile single crystal substrates by chemical vapor deposition (CVD), using CrO3_3 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 CrO2_2 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 CrO2_2 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

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    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.

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    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°01’26’’S; 67°41’39’’W), 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

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    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 ÎČ\beta 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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