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    2010-Del-Ciello-EtAl-Modeling Disease
    We model the transmission of a disease through a population. Such modeling is very important to the study of epidemiology and the practice of medicine.

    Keywords: diseasespreadcarriessymptomaticasymptomatic

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    2007-Choisy-Guégan-Rohani-Mathematical Modeling of Infectious Diseases Dynamics
    After presenting general notions of mathematical modeling (Section 22.2) and the nature of epidemiological data available to the modeler (Section 22.3), we detail the very basic SIR epidemiological...

    Keywords: stochasticSIR modeldeterministicincubationinfectives

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    2006-Ousmane_Mousa_Tessa-Mathematical model for control of measles by vaccination
    In this article, we use a compartmental mathematical model of the dynamics of measles spread within a population with variable size to provide this framework.

    Keywords: vaccinationcompartmentherd immunitymeaslesoptimal strategy

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    Simple, Accessible River-Based Field Investigation of Riverine Microplastics
    Scientists have discovered that microplastic pollution is ubiquitous in the environment, but the small size of these microscopic pollutants prohibits most people from recognizing their prevalence....

    Keywords: environmental sciencemicroplastic pollutionurban waterswasteenvironmental studiesfield-based learningfreshwater ecologywater qualityRiversSingle-use plasticfreshwater sciencewater ecologyField ExperiencesRiver Ecologyfield workThe Scientific MethodRiver Field Studies Networkfield courses

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    HSI - Student Research Journal - Vol.2 Issue 1 - Spring 2021
    The Headwaters Research Experience students have produced some fascinating research throughout our 10-week program. We encourage all to read their reports in our Vol. 2 - Issue 1 - Spring 2021...

    Keywords: scientific methodscience education

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    1-097-SwimmingPool-ModelingScenario
    This project involves the dynamics of chlorine concentration during regular swimming pool maintenance cycles. Students will have the opportunity to use both analytic and numerical methods.

    Keywords: concentrationcchlorinenumerical errorswimming poolhorineerreor

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    Hypoxia: A Case Study in R
    Aquatic ecosystems are home to a complex intersection of physical and biological factors and an intersection of natural and anthropogenic factors. In the Chesapeake Bay, low oxygen events have...

    Keywords: data analysisOceanographyProject EDDIE

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    1-041-AirToTop-ModelingScenario
    One common rule taught to SCUBA divers is to ascend no faster than thirty feet per minute. In this project we will examine safe variable ascent rates, time required for a safe ascent using variable...

    Keywords: SCUBAascentair managementbreathingdivingunderwater

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    6-007-FunctionsAndDerivativesInSIRModels-ModelingScenario
    Given a system of differential equations, how do the solution graphs compare with the graphs of the differential equations? Students tackle this question using SIR models for well-known infectious...

    Keywords: epidemiologyspecies interactionsderivativesvisualizationinfectionSIR modelsLaw of Mass Action

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    Integrating Social Justice into your STEM Classroom: Redlining & Environmental Science
    Materials for the workshop on social justice presented at the 2021 BIOME Institute.

    Keywords: sustainabilityenvironmental sciencesocial justiceenvironmental justiceredlining2021 BIOME

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    The Legacy of Redlining in Oakland, CA
    The issues of redlining and environmental justice will be introduced and used as a framework for a number of topics in the third part of the semester in a non-majors Environmental Science course.

    Keywords: environmental scienceenvironmental justiceredliningenvironmental racism

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    Is bigger always better? An investigation on the effect of drought on different sizes of trees
    This data set was compiled from worldwide data to examine the effects of drought on trees. Included in the dataset are measurements of growth and mortality as they relate to the size category of...

    Keywords: statisticsforest ecologydata analysisclimate changeANOVAGraphing Functionsforest health

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    Graphing an Epidemic: West Africa Ebola Epidemic
    In this activity, students will explore how the Ebola virus outbreak occurred in West Africa through graphing prevalence, incidence and mortality data from the three major countries that were...

    Keywords: epidemiologyepidemicsEbola

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    Chi-squared test of independence between two categorical variables
    In this lesson, students will have the opportunity to work through a chi-squared test of independence between two categorical variables.
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    Navigating Bacterial Changes in Aging Organisms: Graphs, Patterns, and Models
    Aging is an incredibly important area of research, and recent biological advances implicate the intestines in aging pathologies. Given that the gut harbors an immense amount of an organism’s...

    Keywords: statisticsgraphingmathematics for life sciencesmathexponential growthPrecalculus

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    Bacteria to Brains in Backyard Coyotes: An Interdisciplinary Pedagogical Case Study
    Our interdisciplinary pedagogical case study explores the differences between rural and urban coyotes at the levels of organismal and community ecology. The focus is on how coyotes’ gut microbiomes...

    Keywords: Vision and Changeecologyintroductory biologyImmunologymicrobiologydietanimal behaviormicrobiomecore conceptscoyotesBraingut-brain axisImmunoReachcytokinedysbiosis

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    The Stomata Lab. What the past can tell us about our future - using fossil and modern plants to model atmospheric carbon dioxide
    Students will develop a mathematical model of the relationship between atmospheric CO2 and the number of stomata on a leaf (Stomata Index). They will evaluate the model graphically, statistically,...

    Keywords: introductory biologyQuantitative reasoninginterdisciplinaryclimate changeregressionEcology and EvolutionStomataNIQBC2. Data and GraphsC4. mathematical modelsC3. Statistical AnalysisSmithsonian

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    Building Biodiversity Datasets for Invasive Species
    A module guiding students through the process of mapping biodiversity data and building a biodiversity dataset to study the spread and impacts of the invasive aquatic plant species, European...

    Keywords: Management Of Datanatural historyField researchconservation ecologyAquatic invasive speciesbiodiversity informatics

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    Unveiling Lizard Evolution: Graphical Insights into Behavioral Ecology in the Era of Climate Change
    This lesson targets entry-level undergraduate students to enhance their proficiency in comprehending and interpreting scientific graphs. The lesson incorporates group discussions centered around...

    Keywords: evolutionary ecologygraph interpretationfmnBioGraphIrepresentation in STEM

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    Restoring Tropical Forests: Implementing a module in an undergraduate majors’ course in forest ecology in Costa Rica
    This publication describes implementation of a module on tropical forest restoration in Costa Rica for an upper-level undergraduate course in forest ecology at the Instituto Tecnológico de Costa...

    Keywords: forest ecologyRestorationfield course

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