Pairing phase favored by magnetic frustration.

The interplay between magnetic frustration and pairing is investigated by adopting a BCS-like pairing mechanism on the frustratedJ1-J2Ising model on the square lattice. The ground-state and thermal phase transitions of the model are analyzed using a fermionic formulation within a CMF method. In this approach, the lattice system is divided into identical clusters, where the intracluster dynamic is exactly solved, and the intercluster interactions are replaced by self-consistent mean fields.

Spatio-Temporal Modeling and Simulation of Asian Soybean Rust Based on Fuzzy System.

Mato Grosso, Brazil, is the largest soy producer in the country. Asian Soy Rust is a disease that has already caused a lot of damage to Brazilian agribusiness. The plant matures prematurely, hindering the filling of the pod, drastically reducing productivity.

Dynamic capacity allocation in a radiology service considering different types of patients, individual no-show probabilities, and overbooking.

Background: We propose a mathematical model formulated as a finite-horizon Markov Decision Process (MDP) to allocate capacity in a radiology department that serves different types of patients. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first attempt at considering radiology resources with different capacities and individual no-show probabilities of ambulatory patients in an MDP model. To mitigate the negative impacts of no-show, overbooking rules are also investigated.