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    2011-Nancy_Rodrıguez-Applied Partial Differential Equations in Crime Modeling and Biological Aggregation
    In the first part we study a fully-parabolic system of PDEs for residential burglary ‘hotspots’ (spatio-temporal areas of high density of crime). In this work we are concerned with the existence...

    Keywords: biologyDiffusionKeller-Segel modelchemotaxiscrime

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    GBIF Tutorial - BLUE Resource
    A user guide and video instructions for GBIF

    Keywords: Querying databasesdatabasedata in the classroombiodiversity informaticsbiodiversity collections

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    Lesson IV - Comparative Genomics
    Genome Solver began as a way to teach undergraduate faculty some basic skills in bioinformatics; no coding or scripting is required. Lesson IV, Comparative Genomics, discusses some of the tools...

    Keywords: Bioinformatics EducationBioinformatics and Genomics

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    Carbon Footprint: A Study of Unit and Dimensions
    In this module, we integrate the context of carbon emission and human consumption into an introductory lesson on units and estimation.

    Keywords: modulecarbon foot printResources @ DIMACSResources @ QUBES - Teaching & Referencescienceexperiment

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    Teaching Notes for Investigating the footprint of climate change on phenology and ecological interactions in north-central North America
    This is an FMN participant supplement for the TIEE module "Investigating the footprint of climate change on phenology and ecological interactions in north-central North America," authored...

    Keywords: ecologyLabfmnLectureUndergraduateData DiscoveryInstructional SettingAudience LevelAdvancedActivity LengthMore than 1 hour

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    Climate Change
    This video describes the basic science of climate change. How do we know about climate in the past? What are humans interfering with? How can we make predictions about what will happen in the future?

    Keywords: videosclimate changeScience Forward

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    A New Hub for QUBES based on the HUBzero Platform
    Presentation on QUBES and Hubzero given at the Seventh International Symposium on Biomathematics and Ecology: Education and Research 2014, Claremont, CA

    Keywords: QUBESHubZeroCMS

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    A 360˚ View of COVID-19
    In March 2020, institutions underwent a massive transition to distance learning as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. With so little time to devise new materials to maximize learning in the new...

    Keywords: geneticsImmunologyBiochemistrybioinformaticsmolecular evolutionpublic healthvirusCOVID19

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    Too much of a good thing? Exploring nutrient pollution in streams using bioindicators
    Students use data on nitrogen and phosphorus levels in streams and macrobenthic insect biodiversity to consider issues of nutrient pollution and stream health while learning to filter, summarize,...
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    Investigating Human Impacts on Hawaiian Fishpond Ecology
    Examining water quality (including fertilizer residue, nutrients, soil erosion, and invasive plants) on a Hawaiian fishpond ecosystem.

    Keywords: sustainabilityecologywater quality and resource allocationocean sustainabilityinvasive plantsfisheries science

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    Cross-Course Public Health Project on Infectious Disease
    The need for collaborative, public health education has never been more important. Students increasingly require necessary skills in effectively communicating critical information to the general...

    Keywords: infectionpublic healthVaccinespathogenesisantibiotics

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    The Effects of Invasive Primary Producers on Native Primary Consumers
    In this experiment, the effect of the invasive primary producer, Carpobrotus edulis on the native primary consumer, Acheta domesticus, was studied. The purpose of this experiment was to identify...

    Keywords: Invasive Species

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    2017-ASHP-Intro to Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics
    This is the introductory Lesson 1 in an online set of materials to introduce Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics.

    Keywords: absorptioncompartmentbloodstreamplasmapharmacokineticsdrugpharmacodynamics

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    2017-ASHP-Intro to Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics
    This is the introductory Lesson 1 in an online set of materials to introduce Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics.

    Keywords: absorptioncompartmentbloodstreamplasmapharmacokineticspharmacodynamicstherapeutic concentration rangedrug dispositiondrug response

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    2016-Lofgren-EtAl-Equations of the End Teaching Mathematical Modeling Using the Zombie Apocalypse
    In this article, we explore several uses of zombie epidemics to make mathematical modeling and infectious disease epidemiology more accessible to public health professionals, students, and the...

    Keywords: simulationinfectious diseasediseaseepidemicZombieWhite Zed

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    Instagram’s Impact on Self-Esteem of Local High Schoolers
    Social media’s effects on connecting people worldwide and its exponential growth in usage sparked studies on its effect on the mental state of users. In the local community of Saratoga,...

    Keywords: social mediamental health

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    SIR BuildIt
    An introduction to epidemiological models using interactive Excel worksheets

    Keywords: epidemiologymodelingTeaching Material @ BioQUEST_ESTEEMExcelinfectious diseaseInfectious Disease ModelingSIR modelsSIR

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    Measuring the Health of the Earth Using the Theory of Island Biography
    This module uses a variety of available datasets to explore methods of calculating biodiversity and measuring landscape as well as the relationship between those.

    Keywords: moduleEvolutionecologycollege algebraearth scienceOceanographygeophysicalResources @ DIMACSResources @ QUBES - Teaching & Reference

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    Natural History Collections as Emerging Resources for Innovative Education
    Natural history collections have the potential to help transform undergraduate science education from passive learning into an active exploration of the natural world.

    Keywords: educationnatural historycollectionsdigital resourcesResources @ QUBES - Teaching & Reference

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    The Morning After: A Case Study of the Impacts of HIV on Sexual Minority Populations
    Poster on a case study around the experiences of the LGBT community related to HIV presented at the 2018 QUBES/BioQUEST Summer Workshop

    Keywords: case studypublic healthHIVSummer Workshop 2018LGBT community

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