A signed graph is a graph where each edge is labeled as either positive or negative. A circle is positive if the product of edge labels is positive. The frustration index is the least number of edges that need to be removed so that every remaining circle is positive. The maximum frustration of a graph is the maximum frustration index over all possible sign labellings. We prove two results about...

Effects of anger induction procedures such as frustration and harassment on cardiovascular reactivity have been demonstrated in a wide range of experimental situations. Similarly, heightened cardiovascular reactivity has been associated with a diverse range of tasks involving active coping, competition and interpersonal interaction. The present study sought to directly compare the relative effe...

Despite the abundance of research linking frustration with prejudice, no research has examined the moderating role of personality. Two studies tested the prediction that narcissism would moderate the link between frustration and prejudice against immigrants in that individuals high in narcissism would show a stronger association than others. In Study 1 (n = 156), participants completed online s...

We consider the two-dimensional uniformly frustrated XY model in the limit of small frustration, which is equivalent to anXY system, for instance a Josephson junction array, in a weak uniform magnetic field applied along a direction orthogonal to the lattice. We show that the uniform frustration (equivalently, the magnetic field) destabilizes the line of fixed points which characterize the crit...

We examine the theory of micromagnetics developed by W. F. Brown. We show that in the case often considered, with exchange energy omitted, the minimum of the free energy is not attained for uniaxial materials but is attained for cubic materials. A study of the minimizing sequences reveals that these accurately model many features of observed domain structure. Finally, we reexamine the so-called...

ing methods, we still experience frustrating situations for patients and even for doctors. Accordingly studies should be continued. Although the efficacies of the drugs and of the administration methods are the key points, practical points, such as the planned timetable and schedules, could be obstacles to bowel cleansing. In short, frustration still exists in bowel preparation. A tailored appr...

Psychological considerations suggest that the omission of rewards in humans comprises two effects: first, an allocentric effect triggering learning and behavioural changes potentially processed by dopaminergic neurons according to the prediction error theory; second, an egocentric effect representing the individual's emotional reaction, commonly called frustration. We investigated this second e...

A signed graph (G,Σ) is a G together with set Σ⊆E(G) of negative edges. circuit positive if the product signs its edges positive. balanced all circuits are The frustration index l(G,Σ) minimum cardinality E⊆E(G) such that (G−E,Σ−E) balanced, and k-critical l(G,Σ)=k l(G−e,Σ−e)<k, for every e∈E(G). We study decomposition subdivision critical graphs completely determine t-critical graphs, t≤2. Cri...

Natural protein molecules are exceptional polymers. Encoded in apparently random strings of amino-acids, these objects perform clear physical tasks that are rare to find by simple chance. Accurate folding, specific binding, powerful catalysis, are examples of basic chemical activities that the great majority of polypeptides do not display, and are thought to be the outcome of the natural histor...