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    2013-Gonzalez_Parra-Arenas-Mathematical Model for Social Security Systems with Dynamical Systems
    In this paper it is proposed a mathematical approach based on dynamic systems to study the effect of the increase in the Social Security normal retirement age on the worker and on the dynamics of...

    Keywords: dynamical systemsretirement modelSocial Security

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    2011-Radouane_Yafia-A Study of Differential Equations Modeling Malignant Tumor Cells in Competition with Immune System
    In this paper, we present a competition model of malignant tumor growth that includes the immune system response. The model considers two populations: immune system (effector cells) and population...

    Keywords: Immunologytumorhopf bifrucation

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    2009-Marten-EtAl-Derivation and analysis of an ordinary differential equation for epilepsy dynamics
    In this paper we describe how an ordinary differential equation model of corticothalamic interactions may be obtained from a more general system of delay differential equations.

    Keywords: delayepilepsy dynamicsepilepsybistabilityseizure activity

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    2014-Bozkurt-Peker-Mathematical modelling of HIV epidemic and stability analysis
    A nonlinear mathematical model of differential equations with piecewise constant arguments is proposed. This model is analyzed by using the theory of both differential and difference equations to...

    Keywords: diseaselogisticHIVpiecewise constantIndia

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    1999-PS_Crooke-S_Hota_JJ_Martini-JR_Hochkiss-A Mathematical Model for Carbon Dioxide Exchange
    A mathematical model is presented to study the effect of Tracheal Gas Insufflation (TGI) on the alveolar ventilation during passive, mechanical ventilation.

    Keywords: mechanical ventilationventilationcarbon dioxide exchangetracheal gas insufflationalveolar ventilationshunttwo-compartment model

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    6-009-FakeNews-ModelingScenario
    In modern society, creating and disseminating information is easier than ever. In this project, you will model the spread of fake news and investigate ways to deter distributing misinformation.

    Keywords: sensitivity analysisSIR modelsSIS modelfake news

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    Pesticides in My Smoothie Bowl?
    Teaching resources, especially active learning pedagogy, are scarce for toxicology compared to what is available for other disciplines. Ecological and human health risk assessment are...

    Keywords: data analysistoxicologychemical toxicityecological risk assessmenthuman risk assessmentpesticide

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    Sequence Similarity: An inquiry based and "under the hood" approach for incorporating molecular sequence alignment in introductory undergraduate biology courses
    Introductory bioinformatics exercises often walk students through the use of computational tools, but often provide little understanding of what a computational tool does "under the...

    Keywords: BLASTmultiple sequence alignmentsequence similarityphylogramZika virusAlgorithmScoring Matrix

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    Student-Generated Analogies for Learning about Information Flow
    Using analogies is a standard practice for both teaching and communicating ideas in science. Here we upend the traditional lesson, where the instructor provides a fully constructed analogy and...

    Keywords: critical thinkingcentral dogmaanalogical reasoning

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    2008-Ribbing-EtAl-Mathematical models of diabetes progression
    Writing a good model for diabetes progression is difficult because the long time span of the disease makes experimental verification of modeling hypotheses extremely awkward. underlying the

    Keywords: physiologyclinical trialsdiabetesdiabetes progression

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    2020-Chen_Et_Al-MathModel_Simulation_Phase-Based_Transmissability_Corona_Virus
    In this study, we developed a Bats-Hosts-Reservoir-People transmission network model for simulating the potential transmission from the infection source (probably be bats) to the human infection.

    Keywords: basic reproduction numbercoronavirusnext generation matrixtransmissibilitynovel coronavirus

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    The ODD protocol: A review and first update
    The ‘ODD’ (Overview, Design concepts, and Details) protocol was published in 2006 to standardize the published descriptions of individual-based and agent-based models (ABMs).

    Keywords: agent-based modelabmstandardizationODD protocolModel descriptionModel formulationScientific communicationChapter 3model replic

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    2018-Akman-EtAl-Parameter Estimation in Ordinary Differential Equations Modeling via Particle Swarm Optimization
    We demonstrate Particle Swarm Optimization efficacy by showing that it outstrips evolutionary computing methods previously used to analyze an epidemic model.

    Keywords: epidemicParticle Swarm Optimizationoptimize parameters

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    1991-JR_Lobry-P_Flandois-Comparison of Monod's Growth Model Parameters from the Same Data Set
    The paper obtains the parameters in Monod's Growth model using a minimization of the sum of square errors with a given data set and obtains confidence intervals

    Keywords: Confidence intervalssum of square errorslinearizationgrowthModo Growth model

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    1999-T_Chen-HL_He-GM_Church-S_Shafer-Modeling Gene Expression with Differential Equations
    The paper proposes and give great detail for a differential equation model for gene expression with two methods for constructing the model from a set of temporal data.

    Keywords: gene expressiongenekineticgene translationgene transcription

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    1988-Michael Intriligator-Dagobert Brito-A Predator-Prey Model of Guerrilla Warfare
    The authors present a three variable: numbers of guerrillas, numbers of regular (government) soldiers, and size of population controlled by the guerrillas, at time t), nonlinear system of three...

    Keywords: combat modelguerrilla warfaregovernment

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    2018-Dyjuan_Tatro-The_Mathematics_of_Cancer-Fitting_Gompertz_Equation_to_Tumor_Growth
    Fitting the Gompertz Model to long term breast cancer study data, this project ascertains gompertzian parameters that can be used to predicts tumor growth as a function of time.

    Keywords: tumorgrowthGompertzfittingparameter

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    1-093-SucroseReaction-ModelingScenario
    We offer data on the hydrolysis of sucrose in the presence of catalyst sucrase. We present students with several models and ask which model is best. We ask students to estimate parameters for the...

    Keywords: kineticsMichaelis-Mentenhydrolysisreactionsucrose

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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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    Predator-Prey Dynamics: the Lotka-Volterra Model
    This module introduces the Lotka-Volterra model in the context of understanding how predator and prey interact. It is intended for an introductory biology audience.

    Keywords: differential equationsecologypredatory-prey modelLotka-Volterrapredator-prey interactions

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