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    2019-Fan_ Li_ Yin- Impact_of_environmental_tax_on_green_development-nonlinear_dynamical_system_analysis
    This study analyzes the impact of environmental tax on green development by using a four-dimension dynamical system.

    Keywords: environmentsystemequilibrium pointmodel chaoseconomic growthnonlinear

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    2017-Chávez-EtAl-Modeling and Analysis of Integrated Pest Control Strategies via Impulsive Differential Equations
    The paper is concerned with the development and numerical analysis of mathematical models used to describe complex biological systems in the framework of Integrated Pest Management (IPM).

    Keywords: bifurcationschaosimpulsive modellimit cycleshysteretic effectsperiod-doubling cascades

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    Environmental Pollution & Public Health (Project EDDIE)
    Environmental health is a field of study within public health that is concerned with human-environment interactions, and specifically, how the environment influences public well-being. In this...

    Keywords: public healthProject EDDIEpollution

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    2009-Noakes-Sleigh-Mathematical models for assessing the role of airflow on the risk of airborne infection in hospital wards
    Understanding the risk of airborne transmission can provide important information for designing safe healthcare environments with an appropriate level of environmental control for mitigating risks.

    Keywords: infectioncompartmenthospitalventilationairbornesthochasticWells–Riley

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    Environmental Pollution & Public Health (Project EDDIE) used in an introductory Environmental Challenges course
    Environmental health is a field of study within public health that is concerned with human-environment interactions, and specifically, how the environment influences public well-being. In this...

    Keywords: public healthProject EDDIEpollution

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    Assessing Socioeconomic Trends in Tree Cover and Human Health in Urban Environments
    In this exercise, students use a combination of publicly available data and tree cover data that they generate using iTree Canopy to test whether tree cover is equitably distributed within the city...

    Keywords: social justiceSimple Linear Regressionenvironmental justiceGeographic Information System (GIS)Using ExcelConnection to PlaceredliningEcosystem Servicesurban tree coverurban environments

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    Maria vs Malaria
    This case study focuses on a specific enzyme Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) in the malarial parasite as a target for treating malaria.

    Keywords: bioinformaticsmolecular visualizationstructure-functionuniprotProtein Data BankMolecular Case StudyMolecular CaseNet

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    Stream Discharge Module (Project EDDIE)
    Stream discharge is a fundamental measure of water supply in stream systems. Low discharge may cause problems with water supply and fish passage, while high discharge may mean flooding. In this...

    Keywords: floodsProject EDDIEurbanizationstreams

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    Environmental Injustice: When the Grass is Greener on the Other Side
    Environmental pollution is a global threat that is especially prevalent in heavily industrialized and urbanized areas. Pollution can be found in many forms, such as natural and synthetic pollutants...

    Keywords: human healthenvironmental injusticeEnvironmental PollutionSystemic BiasesIdeological AwarenessUrban Ecology and Development

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    1-155-CruiseControl-ModelingScenario
    In this project we illustrate the design of a proportional-integral-derivative (PID) cruise control algorithm for an automobile. PID control is one of the most common techniques in control...

    Keywords: PID controllerfeedback controlControl theorycruise controlautomobileclosed-loop controlinput-ouputblock diagram

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    Introduction to Version Control and Git Workshop
    Learn how to use version control with Git to work collaboratively and back up your work.

    Keywords: data analysisdatadata typesdata scienceearth sciencepythonremote sensinggithubversion controldata science educationcomputer programmingwildfireearth analyticsvgeographic information systems

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    Stream Discharge Module- Beck Modification (Project EDDIE)
    In this module, students use data from the United States Geologic Survey to assess changes in stream discharge with time, calculate flood frequency, and see the effects of urbanization and flood...

    Keywords: floodsProject EDDIEurbanizationstreams

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    Adaptation of Environmental Pollution & Public Health for Water and Emerging Contaminants (Project EDDIE)
    Environmental health is a field of study within public health that is concerned with human-environment interactions, and specifically, how the environment influences public well-being. In this...

    Keywords: public healthProject EDDIEwater qualitypollutionpfas

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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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    2011-Gaff-Lenhart-Use of optimal control models to predict treatment time for managing tick-borne disease
    Tick-borne diseases have been on the rise recently, and correspondingly, there is an increased interest in implementing control measures to decrease the risk. Optimal control provides an ideal tool...

    Keywords: diseaseoptimal controlTICKtick modeehrlichiosisbang bang control

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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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    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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    Invasion, Restoration, and Response: Assessing changes in arthropod community assemblage using both parametric and non-parametric approaches
    This lesson, which is based around a recently published paper in the Journal of Ecological Applications, introduces students to both parametric and non-parametric approaches to statistical analysis...

    Keywords: ecologyANOVAInvasive Speciesspecies diversityquantitative analysisupper level wetland ecologysalt marshesarthropodsShannon diversity indexleast significant differences

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