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    2018-Winkle-Igoshin-Bennett-Josic-Ott-Modeling_Mechanical_Interactions_in_Growing_Populations_of_Rod-Shaped_Bacteria
    Here, we present an agent-based model that allows growing cells to detect and respond to mechanical interactions.

    Keywords: bacteriaagent-basedpopulationbrod-shapedcellular growth

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    4-035-ParEstSteadyState-ModelingScenario
    Students estimate parameters in a second order, linear, ordinary differential equations through analysis of the steady state solution. By applying a driver we can collect data in terms of the...

    Keywords: driversteady statesum of square errors

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    1-127-FishHarvesting-ModelingScenario
    We offer students a harvesting model for operating a fishery over a 25 year horizon and ask them to write a report on optimal harvesting policy with their analyses for fishing industry experts (not...

    Keywords: Management Of Dataoptimal controlfisherieslogisticharvestingmaximum sustainable yield

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    Using Bioinformatics Activities to understand the Past and Present of SARS-CoV2
    We have designed a Bioinformatics activity that uses tools to identify the origins and mutations in the novel SARS-CoV2 strains.
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    A Fun Introductory Command Line Exercise: Next Generation Sequencing Quality Analysis with Emoji!
    This resource is a fun computer-based intro to command line programming. The activity takes FASTQ NGS data files and runs a fun program called FASTQE.

    Keywords: data sciencebioinformaticsnext generation sequencingquality controlFASTQgenomicsprogrammingNIBLSElinuxmicrobiomeIllumina sequencingcommand lineFASTQEFASTPNGS analysisterminalMacemojiPhred scoreTrimmingshort read

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    The nose knows: How tri-trophic interactions and natural history shape bird foraging behavior. Introduction to data visualization.
    Students investigate the role of olfaction and infochemicals on bird foraging behavior.. In this module students learn to analyze and present graphic data in ways that simplify interpretation.

    Keywords: Resources @ ESA - TIEEforagingdata visualizationCommunity Ecologyfmnbehavioral ecologyDIGtrophic cascadesAntarctic foodd webs

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    Regulation of Gene Expression and Adipogenesis by PPAR-γ
    Students learn about transcriptional regulation of PPAR-γ, an important controller of adipose tissue stores and energy metabolism through a drawing/coloring activity of the different components...

    Keywords: gene expressionsmall group worktranscriptional regulationadipose tissuefat metabolismrepressor

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    More In Depth Spreadsheet Management Adaptation of Data Management using NEON Small Mammal Data
    This adaptation consists of three exercises that introduce students to 1) format spreadsheet data tables, 2) carry out spreadsheet quality control, and 3) count/sort/filter data of interest in...

    Keywords: data managementspreadsheetsmammalsCapture mark-recapture

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    Biometeorology of Asthma in South Florida: From Statistical Analysis to Mathematical Modeling
    Part of the 2015 SMB Minisymposium: Topics in Biomathematics Education

    Keywords: data analysisdynamical systemsmathematical modelingsynchronizationasthmaimmune systemcomplex systemsfeedback loopsself-organized criticalitychaos

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    CURE-all: Large Scale Implementation of Authentic DNA Barcoding Research into First-Year Biology Curriculum
    Growing calls in science education reform have emphasized wide-scale engagement of first-year undergraduate students in authentic research experiences; however, large course enrollments, inadequate...

    Keywords: phylogeneticsbioinformaticsBiodiversityprocess of sciencetaxonomyPCRDNADNA sequencegel electrophoresis

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    2016-Manheim-EtAl-Improving Decision Support for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control
    This report describes decision-support tools, including models and nonmodeling approaches, that are relevant to infectious disease prevention, detection, and response and aligns these tools with...

    Keywords: infectious diseaseecosystemepidemicmodel policy

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    2008-Duran-Caginalp-Parameter optimization for differential equations in asset price forecasting
    The optimization procedure is used in conjunction with daily market prices (MPs) and net asset values to determine the parameters for which the AFDE yield the best fit for the previous n days.

    Keywords: financeinverse problemnumerical nonlinear optimizationasset flowfinancial market dynamicsmarket return prediction algorithm

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    1-019-RocksInTheHead-Modeling Scenario
    We describe an experiment with data on the perception of the individual mass of a collection of rocks in comparison to a 100 g brass mass. Students use the logistic differential equation as a...

    Keywords: logistic growthparameter estimationexperiment

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    Morphological identification of mosquitoes through microscopic observation
    Scientific research is integrated into various stages of student learning, but hands-on involvement in the research process typically begins at the university level. This module aims to engage high...

    Keywords: modulebiologyproject based learningmosquitoScientific researchMicroscope usedigital accessibility

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    Maria vs Malaria - AR Adaptation
    This case study focuses on a specific enzyme Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) in the malarial parasite as a target for treating malaria. Students will be able to view selected molecular views from the...

    Keywords: bioinformaticsAugmented RealityLarge class sizemolecular visualizationstructure-functionuniprotProtein Data BankMolecular Case StudyMolecular CaseNet

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    Sin Nombre Hantavirus in the US
    A module guiding students through the review of different biodiversity data sources to identify patterns in the distribution of the Sin Nombre Hantavirus in the United States. English, Spanish, and...

    Keywords: Resources @ AIM-UP!infectious diseasespublic healthnatural history collectionsWildlife Diseasedigitized natural history collectionsenglishSpanishzoonotic diseaseshantavirusMEPAPortuguesetranslated

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    2016-Barbarossa-Kuttler-Mathematical Modeling of Bacteria Communication in Continuous Cultures
    This paper presents a simple system of delay differential equations (DDEs) for quorum sensing of Pseudomonas putida with one positive feedback plus one (delayed) negative feedback mechanism.

    Keywords: gene regulatory networkschemostatbifurcationNumerical Simulationquorum sensing

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    2017-Zhang-Wang-Study on public opinion propagation in self media age based on time delay differential model
    We establish the Logistic equation, introduce the operator time delay differential equation, and finally establish the improved delay differential equation, which can describe the propagation trend...

    Keywords: propagationpubic opinionNetwork public opinionpropagation lawself-mediaXiongan New Area

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    2011-Mandal-EtAl-Mathematical models of malaria
    The first aim of this article is to develop, starting from the basic models, a hierarchical structure of a range of deterministic models of different levels of complexity. The second is to...

    Keywords: epidemiologytransmissionhost-parasitemalariaRoss model

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    2018-Nyanginja-Angwenyi-Musyoka-Orwa - Mathematical modeling of the effects of public health education on tungiasis
    In this paper, we formulate and study a mathematical model for the dynamics of jigger infestation incorporating public health education using systems of ordinary differential equations and...

    Keywords: diseaseendemicreproduction numbertungiasisjigger infestation

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