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    ABO Blood Group Frequencies
    An Excel workbook in which students can calculate blood type frequencies through different approaches (Hardy-Weinberg, quadratic formula, and the EM algorithm). The workbook shows the formulas...

    Keywords: Hardy-Weinbergblood type frequencies

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    Why does Blood Flow Change? Investigating the Math of Blood Flow Dynamics
    This collection of activities explores the relationship between blood flow, pressure, and the factors of resistance through graphs and modeling direct and inverse variation.

    Keywords: quant biographingRatiosmathassessmentcollege algebraundergraduate educationphysiologyAnatomyhuman biologyvariationCardiovascular physiologyAnatomy & Physiologylab activityOpenStaxqbccmanipulate equationsUnderstanding fractionsChoosing modelsUnderstanding ratesEstimating answersUse elementary functionsCreate graphsInterpret graphsRates and ProportionsSolving Equations and Inequalities

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    Enhancing the Microscopy Skills of Non-Science Majors and Nursing Microbiology Students: Promoting the Practice of Observing Multiple Fields of View Using Blood Smear Slides
    One of the challenges in teaching microscopy is having students scan multiple fields of view at high power magnification. Many times, students will feel this unnecessary, especially when presented...

    Keywords: Microscopy SkillsBlood SmearsBlood Disorders

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    Pharmacokinetics
    This Excel module explores how drugs are processed and absorbed in the human body.

    Keywords: drug metabolismpharmacokinetics

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    1977-Michael_Mackey-Leon_Glass-Oscillation and Chaos in Physiological Control Systems
    First-order nonlinear differential-delay equations describing physiological control systems are studied. The equations display a broad diversity of dynamical behavior including limit cycle...

    Keywords: sensitivitychaosparametersRespirationdelayblood cells

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    The Science Behind the ACTN3 Polymorphism
    A common polymorphism in the alpha-actinin-3 (ACTN3) gene results in the lack of ACTN3 protein expression in fast twitch muscle fibers in ~16% of the human population (1). This genetic change has...

    Keywords: protein structure and functionhuman genetic variationskeletal muscle physiology

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    Birthday Problem and Class Phenotypic Probabilities
    An Excel workbook exploring two related applications, the Birthday Problem and Class Phenotypic Probabilities. Students enter their own phenotypes into the workbook.

    Keywords: phenotypic probabilityallelic frequency

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    Tension in Blood Vessels: LaPlace's Equation
    This module introduces Laplace's equation in the context of understanding tension in the walls of blood vessels. It is intended for an introductory biology audience.

    Keywords: linear equationsOpenStaxAnimal Physiology

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    2007-Exben_Friis-Jensen-Modeling and Simulation of Glucose-Insulin Metabolism
    In this thesis one of the models of diabetes, Bergman’s minimal model is described trough derivation and simulations.

    Keywords: Metabolisminsulin resistanceglucosePID controllerintolerance

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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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    The Chi-Square Test
    This module introduces how to determine whether observation is significantly different from expectation in the context of understanding Chi-square Test. It is intended for an introductory biology...

    Keywords: ProbabilityProbability & StatisticsGenetics and EvolutionStatistical Testing

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    Hemoglobin Evolution
    This module introduces equations describing blood viscosity and oxygen transport in the context of understanding the evolution of red blood cells. It is intended for an introductory biology audience.

    Keywords: calculushyperbolic equationsAnimal Physiologyparabolic equationsmaxima

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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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    How Do Kidneys Make Urine From Blood? Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches to Filtration, Secretion, Reabsorption, and Excretion
    The function of the kidneys is to help maintain a constant internal environment (homeostasis) by regulating the volume and chemical composition of the blood. This regulation occurs via three...

    Keywords: collecting ductexcretionglomerular filtration rate (GFR)nephron tubulereabsorptionrenal corpusclesection

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    Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium
    This module introduces the Hardy-Weinberg model in the context of understanding the population's genotype and allele frequencies. It is intended for an introductory biology audience.

    Keywords: genotypeallelesGenetics and EvolutionFrequenciesHardy-Weinberg model

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    Cold blood and wet skin in hot and dry secondary forests. How do amphibian traits determine persistence in secondary forests?
    Students will synthesize information from biological and physiological traits of amphibians and characteristics of secondary forests in the tropics to form hypotheses about persistence of...

    Keywords: life historyconservation biologyphysiological ecologyamphibianland use changeEctothermsecondary foresttrait-based ecology

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    5-012-LipoproteinModeling-ModelingScenario
    Data from a study on the amounts of low-density-lipoprotein (LDL), form of cholesterol, in blood plasma is presented. Students build, validate, and use a compartment model of the kinetic...

    Keywords: wildlifelow-density-lipoproteintracercompartment modelcholesterolblood plasmabody tissue

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    Taking the Hassle out of Hasselbalch
    Mention pH in a classroom and you can almost see the inner yawn on the faces of your students. The definition may even roll easily from their lips. However, despite multiple exposures to the...

    Keywords: pHdrug uptakeHenderson-Hasslbalch equationmedical applicationspKa

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    Evolution Through Natural Selection
    This Excel workbook simulates the population genetics of a single gene with two alleles, allowing the user to set the initial allele frequencies and enter parameters for a variety of different...

    Keywords: population geneticsNatural Selection

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    Web Popgen
    A Hardy-Weinberg simulation program.

    Keywords: Hardy-Weinbergpopulation geneticscomputer simulationsGenetic DriftmutationNatural Selection

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