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    A rainforest with a gold chain? The impacts of gold mining on the trophic web of an Amazonian rainforest of SE Peru
    The use of mercury in artisanal gold mining affects aquatic and terrestrial food webs in the Peruvian Amazon. Learn about bioaccumulation, explore data on mercury deposition in vegetation and how...

    Keywords: conservation biologydeforestationhuman healthpollutionbiodiversity losstropical land use

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    2016-Roberto_Camporesi-A fresh look at linear ordinary differential equations with constant coefficients
    We present an approach to the impulsive response method for solving linear constant-coefficient ordinary differential equations of any order based on the factorization of the differential operator.

    Keywords: impulseGreen functionsinstructional exposition

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    2014-Patel-Schlijper-Models of Consumer Behavior
    The problem posed to the Study Group was to construct models for consumer behaviour that might be useful in tools for brand management in markets for fast-moving consumer goods.

    Keywords: consumer behaviormarket share

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    1999-Marchand-McDevitt-Learning Differential Equations by Exploring Earthquake Induced Structural Vibrations
    The project takes full advantage of analytical, numerical, and qualitative techniques to explore the mechanical vibrations of buildings during an earthquake.

    Keywords: earthquakenondimensionalizationCoulomb dampingmechanical vibration

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    2015-Dan_Sloughte-Notes on Diffy Qs Differential Equations for Engineers
    This is a calculus book with the last chapter devoted to ordinary differential equations topics. The effort begins with a study of numerical methods and goes through traditional technique strategies.

    Keywords: Numerical Methodspendulumtext

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    2014-John_Cain-Chemical Reaction Kinetics Mathematical Underpinnings
    The usual way of deriving kinetic equations involves application of the principle of conservation of mass in conjunction with the law of mass action. Here, examples of kinetic models for several...

    Keywords: kineticsbiochemical reactionreactantsproducts

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    1999-Peter_Deuflhard-Differential Equations in Technology and Medicine
    It deals with a variety of challenging real life problems selected from clinical cancer therapy, communication technology, polymer production, and pharmaceutical drug design.

    Keywords: cancerdesigntumordrugpolymertherapy

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    1969-Israelsson-Johnsson-Phase-shift in Geotropic Oscillations a Theoretical and Experimental Study
    The paper studies geotropical induced phase-shifts in circumnutations (turning) of Helianthus annus hypocotlys.

    Keywords: plantoscillationdelaycircumnutationturning

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    2015-Brian_Winkel-Informed_Conjecturing_of_Solutions_for_Differential_Equations_In_a_Modeling_Contex
    We examine (1) first order exponential growth or decay and (2) second order, linear, constant coefficient differential equations, and show the advantage of learning differential equations in a...

    Keywords: exponential growthsolutionslinear systemsdecayconjecture

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    2012-Gerald_Teschl-Ordinary_Differential_Equations_and_Dynamical_Systems
    This 364 page text is a quite theoretical approach and uses Mathematica code to illustrate the study.

    Keywords: differential equationstextbookMathermatica

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    2018-Dyjuan_Tatro-The_Mathematics_of_Cancer-Fitting_Gompertz_Equation_to_Tumor_Growth
    Fitting the Gompertz Model to long term breast cancer study data, this project ascertains gompertzian parameters that can be used to predicts tumor growth as a function of time.

    Keywords: tumorgrowthGompertzfittingparameter

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    Can people afford safe drinking water? A discussion on water as a human right with Dr. Jess Goddard.
    Water researcher Jess Goddard holds talked to us about her incredibly important research on measuring water affordability as a human right. Safe drinking water impacts over 2 billion people and, in...

    Keywords: human rightsWater affordability

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    7-011-CoupledSystemLaplace-ModelingScenario
    Differential equations and Laplace transforms are an integral part of control problems in engineering systems. We consider a baby warming device.

    Keywords: transfer functionpolycarbonatebaby heatercoupled systemheating

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    5-010-MatrixExponential-TechniqueNarrative
    The matrix exponential is a powerful computational and conceptual tool for analyzing systems of linear, constant coefficient, ordinary differential equations (ODE's). This narrative offers a quick...

    Keywords: matrix esponentialPutzer's Algorithmdiagonalizationeigenvalueseigenvectors

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    6-016-PandemicModeling-ModelingScenario
    The recent coronavirus outbreak has infected millions of people worldwide and spread to over 200 countries. How can we use differential equations to study the spread of coronavirus?

    Keywords: population dynamicsinfectious diseasediseaseEbolaeSIR modelsCOVID19pandemicepidemicreproduction number

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    6-018-ExploringSIRModel-ModelingScenario
    Students will transform, solve, and interpret Susceptible Infected Recovered (SIR) models using systems of differential equation models. The project is progressively divided into three parts to...

    Keywords: population dynamicssensitivitydiseaseSIR modelsepidemicrumors

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    How amphibians are impacted by Chytridiomycosis with Keely Rodriguez
    Keely Rodriguez is a Ph.D. student at the University of Nevada Reno in the Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology department. In this interview, Keely discusses her background and her...

    Keywords: Disease ecologyamphibians

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    How does increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide disrupt ecological systems? Results from FACE experiments across the globe.
    This module synthesizes key findings from forested CO2 enrichment experiments over the last 3 decades. Students should have a basic working knowledge of climate change, ecosystem nutrient cycles...
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    Successful Strategies for Promoting Change in Undergraduate Biology Departments
    Poster on PULSE workshops presented at the 2019 BioQUEST & QUBES Summer Workshop

    Keywords: professional development2019 QUBES/BioQUEST Summer WorkshopPULSE

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    Cardiac Output
    This module introduces Fick's principle in the context of understanding the cardiac output. It is intended for an introductory biology audience.

    Keywords: linear regressionproportionslinear equationsOpenStaxAnimal Physiology

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