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    Taking the Hassle out of Hasselbalch
    Mention pH in a classroom and you can almost see the inner yawn on the faces of your students. The definition may even roll easily from their lips. However, despite multiple exposures to the...

    Keywords: pHdrug uptakeHenderson-Hasslbalch equationmedical applicationspKa

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    Necessary and Sufficient? Solving the Mystery of the Mitochondrial Pyruvate Transporter
    While there are several available lessons for teaching introductory biology students about diffusion, facilitated diffusion, and active transport, fewer materials exist to support upper-division...

    Keywords: DiffusionActive transportfacilitated diffusionNecessary and sufficientTransport proteins

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    2006-Thomas_Lingefjard-Faces of mathematical modeling
    In this paper I will discuss and exemplify my perspectives on how to teach mathematical modeling, as well as discuss quite different faces of mathematical modeling.

    Keywords: teaching modeling

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    An introduction to population matrix models: a swirl lesson
    Students will learn how to set up a population matrix model in R and use it for demographic analysis of a population, including projecting population growth, determining lambda and the stable age...

    Keywords: population dynamicsRpopulation growthonlinedemographypopulation projection modelquantitative biologypopulation modelmatrix modelspopulation ecologyage structurepopulation biologypopulation modelingSwirlDemographic processespopulationLeslie matrix

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    1975-David_Burghes-Population dynamics An introduction to differential equations
    In this paper a number of population models, which lead to differential equations, are derived. First-order variables separable equations are formulated from the Malthusian population model and its...

    Keywords: fishpredator-preylogisticpopulationdelaylag

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    2015-European_Bioinformatics_Institute-Bio-Models-Database
    Bio Models Database is a repository of computational models of biological processes. Models described from literature are manually curated and enriched with cross-references. All models are...

    Keywords: biologydatabasebioinformaticsModelscomputational models

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    A Framework for Modeling to Encourage Interdisciplinary Conversations
    Presentation given as part of a minisymposium at SIAM 2016 on interdisciplinary approaches to modeling.

    Keywords: modelinginterdisciplinaryminisymposium

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    Using Immunocytochemistry and Fluorescence Microscopy Imaging to Explore the Mechanism of Action of Anti-Cancer Drugs on the Cell Cycle
    Understanding and visualizing the cell cycle and mitosis is an essential concept of cell biology. This multi-week lab module has students investigate the mechanism of action of anti-cancer drugs...

    Keywords: fluorescence microscopymitosisCell StructureCell ImagingImmunocytochemistryQuantitative microscopySTEM skills

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    Healing the scars: Tropical rainforest carbon cycling. Does it matter which tree species you plant?
    This online module explores how differences in traits of tropical tree species translate into differential effects on the carbon cycle, integrating ecological information across scales and the...

    Keywords: climate changecarbon cyclingtropical biology4DEE Frameworkforest restorationtropical tree speciessoil carbon

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    Interactive Video Vignettes (IVVs) to Help Students Learn Genetics Concepts
    Many video resources exist to teach Mendelian genetics, but most consist of passive delivery of information rather than active construction of knowledge by users. We have created two interactive...

    Keywords: genotypephenotypeallelespedigreedominanceHardy-Weinberg equilibriumInheritance

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    2018-Eduardo-Sontag-Lecture_Notes_on_Mathematical_Systems_Biology
    I am often asked if it is OK to use these notes in courses at other universities. The answer is “of course!” though I strongly suggest that a link to my website be provided, so that students can...

    Keywords: biologytextbooksystemsdyanmical system

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    Functional trait-based restoration. Can hybrid restoration enhance invasion resistance and ecosystem services?
    A hybrid restoration experiment in Hilo, Hawaiʻi, in an area of high biocultural conservation value, that address the ecological and philosophical issues involved in conducting restoration with a...

    Keywords: Invasive SpeciesagroforestryHawaii CountyRestoration Ecologyplant functional traitstropical forest

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    Engaging Undergraduates in Mechanisms of Tubular Reabsorption and Secretion in the Mammalian Kidney
    If students fail to see the connections among physiological systems, they can become overwhelmed with the amount of information they need to learn. Some students have particular difficulty with the...

    Keywords: OsmosisActive transportMass flowRenal reabsorptionRenal secretionTransport across membranes

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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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    The Great Petunia Carnage of 2017: A Clicker Case Study Using Petunias to Describe the Effect of Genetic Modification on the Biochemistry of Flower Color and Phenotype in Plants
    In this single class period case study, students examine the difference between genotype and phenotype by studying the mechanisms by which commercially available petunias have been bred to have...

    Keywords: case studyGenetic ModificationsBiochemistry of Flower ColorGMO regulationsGenotype-Phenotype Connections

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    2017-Brian_Winkel-Let_Us_Do_It_Using_Modeling_in_the_Classroom
    In this article the author, Brian Winkel, Director of SIMIODE, attempts to make the case for modeling in the differential equations classroom by giving both rationale and examples.

    Keywords: differential equationsmodelingclassroom

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    Introduction to the Math Modeling Hub
    The Math Modeling Hub (MMHub) is an online community of practice and OER resource repository for math modeling educators at all grade levels. We have been a partner with QUBES since our initial...
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    Breeding synchrony in colonial birds: from local stress to global harmony
    This is a supplemental resource for ABM

    Keywords: NetLogoagent-based modelingIndividual & Agent Based Modeling

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    NetLogo refresher course
    This is a supplemental resource from ABM

    Keywords: moduletextbookNetLogoagent-based modelingIndividual & Agent Based Modelingin-class activityproblem set

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    Marriage age model ODD
    Supplemental resource from ABM

    Keywords: case studytextbookNetLogoagent-based modelingIndividual & Agent Based ModelingODD protocol

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