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    Applying ESA’s 4DEE framework to guide the development of ecological literacy for non-majors
    The Four-Dimensional Ecological Education (4DEE) framework, endorsed by the ESA Governing Board in November 2018, is the culmination of 30 years of work by the ecology community to clearly define...

    Keywords: ecology4DEE Frameworkecological literacy

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    A Simple Method for Predicting a Molecule's Biological Properties From Its Polarity
    The distinction between very polar and less polar substances is a foundation of biochemistry, cell biology, and physiology; it surfaces in multiple concept inventories and elaborations of...

    Keywords: Diffusionsolubilitycovalent bondshydrophilichydrophobicpartition coefficientplasma membranepolarity

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    Making “sense” out of surface area to volume relationships
    Using a multimodal approach, the non-linear aspect of the surface area to volume relationship is explored. Students use their their senses of taste and sight to determine how smaller cells and...

    Keywords: active learningintroductory biologycell biologyquantitative skillskinesthetic learningLDC2023

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    1989-EY_Rodin-S_Jaques-Countercurrent Oxygen Exchange in the Swim Bladders of Deep-Sea Fish
    Oxygen diffuses from lungs into blood, nutrients diffuse from intestinal tracts into blood and from blood into various cells, and waste products diffuse from cells back into blood.

    Keywords: fishCell Membraneflowbloodbladdercountercurrent

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    1998-K_H_Louie_Clark-P_C_D_Newton-Analysis of differential equation models in biology-clover meristem populations
    A simple differential equation model (dynamical system) for clover, based on meristem numbers, is outlined and analysed mathematically.

    Keywords: sensitivity analysisstability analysissteady statesgrowing pointsbudsmeristems

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    Uncovering Hidden Figures of Natural History Collections Using Digital Data Sleuthing & Storytelling
    In this presentation we will introduce a series of modules meant to train the next generation of scientists to be data sleuths and storytellers, engaging learners in authentic research experiences...

    Keywords: natural history museumssocial justicedigitized natural history collectionsLDC2023hidden figures

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    Learning R for Biologists: A Mini Course Grab-Bag for Instructors
    As biology becomes more data driven, teaching students data literacy skills has become central to biology curriculum. Despite a wealth of online resources that teach researchers how to use R, there...

    Keywords: Rdata analysisRStudio

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    Teaching biostatistics using the Rule of Four
    A guide to helping intro bio students develop a deeper understanding of key statistical concepts by translating among numeric, graphical, verbal, and symbolic representations.

    Keywords: statisticsbiostatisticsintroductory biologyQuantitative reasoningBIOME 2022

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    BSL-4: Authorized Personnel Only
    National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science resource on the 2014 Ebola epidemic. This resource is also included in the NIBLSE Learning Resource Collection

    Keywords: infectious diseaseexperimental designbioinformaticsEbolaNIBLSECase It!PCRBLASTmultiple sequence alignmentPublished in National Center for Case Study Teaching in Sciencepolymerase chain reactionfebrile illnessvirusELISAenzyme linked immunosorbent assayfilovirusAfrica

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    2018-Van_Kinh Nguyen-Esteban_Hernandez-Vargas-Parameter estimation in mathematical models of viral infections using R
    Mathematical modeling has played a central role to understand mechanisms in different viral infectious diseases. In this approach, biological-based hypotheses are expressed via mathematical...

    Keywords: simulationdiseasevirusviral infection

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    2018-Robert_Phair-Differential_equation_methods_for_simulation_of_GFP_kinetics_in_non–steady_state_experiments
    Here, we derive new tracer kinetic analytical methods for non–steady state biological systems by constructing mechanistic nonlinear differential equation models of the underlying cell biological...

    Keywords: protein quality controlkineticsCellssteady statechemical kineticsfluouresencephotoactivationinytracellular

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    2008-Claire_Vailance-Reaction_Kinetics-Course_Notes
    This is but one of several set of notes which may interest the reader on chemical kinetics.

    Keywords: kineticsparametersrate constantchemical kineticsreactions

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    2015-European_Bioinformatics_Institute-Bio-Models-Database
    Bio Models Database is a repository of computational models of biological processes. Models described from literature are manually curated and enriched with cross-references. All models are...

    Keywords: biologydatabasebioinformaticsModelscomputational models

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    2012-Brian_Ingalls-Mathematical_Modelling_in_Systems_Biology
    This text provides an introduction to dynamic mathematical modeling of cellular processes. The emphasis is on using computational tools to investigate models of cellular phenomena.

    Keywords: biologygene regulatory networksModelsmetabolic networkssignal transduction pathwayselectrophysiology

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    2001-A_Tsoularis-Analysis_of_logistic_growth_models
    The paper presents an historical development of the logistic equation in its various forms, including Verhulst, Pearl and Reed, Gompertz, Bertalanffy, Richards, and others.

    Keywords: logisticpopulationgrowth curvelimited growthGompertzhistorylogistic equationVerhulstPearl and ReedBertalanffyRichards

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    2002-Patrick_Nelson-Alan_Perelson-Mathematical_analysis_of_delay_differential _equation_models_of_HIV-1_infection
    Models of HIV-1 infection that include intracellular delays are more accurate representations of the biology and change the estimated values of kinetic parameters when compared to models without...

    Keywords: delayHIV-1T cellscombination antiviral therapy

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    2010-Kar-Chakraborty-Bioeconomic_modelling_of_a_prey_predator_system_using_differential_algebraic_equations
    We propose a biological economic model based on prey-predator dynamics where the prey species are continuously harvested and predation is considered with type II functional response.

    Keywords: economicsbifurcationharvestfisheryequilibriumdifferential algebraic equation

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    Bringing Pasteur Back to Life: Studying the Biochemistry of Yeast Fermentation Through Discussion Groups and an At-Home Lab
    This hands-on, student-centered biochemistry lesson introduces beginner biochemistry students to the techniques of effectively reading and discussing primary literature, identifying fundamental...

    Keywords: primary literatureexperimentationyeastMetabolismFermentationRespirationequilibrium

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    SARS-CoV-2: Understanding, Applying and Communicating Science
    The ability to integrate process of science training with necessary skills in applying and communicating core theories in biological science and biology quantification, has been brought into focus...

    Keywords: process of science#COVID19 #SARSCOV2 #SciComm #studentdiscovery

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    1957-Axelrod_ Brady_Witkop_Evarts-The Distribution and Metabolism of Lysergic Acid Diethylamide
    The development of a specific and sensitive method for the estimation of LSD in biological materials has enabled us to study the tissue distribution, excretion, rate of biotransformation, and...

    Keywords: mathematical modeldataLSDMetabolismbloodstreamlysergic acid diethylamidedistribution

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