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    The Insect Predation Game: Evolving Prey Defenses and Predator Responses
    Laboratory experiment included in Teaching Issues and Experiments in Ecology (TIEE) Volume 4

    Keywords: simulationpredator-preypredation ecology

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    The Insect Predation Game: Evolving Prey Defenses and Predator Responses
    Laboratory experiment included in Teaching Issues and Experiments in Ecology (TIEE) Volume 4

    Keywords: simulationpredator-preypredation ecology

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    The Insect Predation Game: Evolving Prey Defenses and Predator Responses
    Laboratory experiment included in Teaching Issues and Experiments in Ecology (TIEE) Volume 4

    Keywords: simulationpredator-preypredation ecology

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    Modeling Strep Throat Detection, Infection, and Spread Using an SIR Model and the Vensim Simulation Software
    The overarching goal of this lesson is to provide students with an opportunity to gain experience making and using biological models. Biological modeling can be used to investigate complex,...

    Keywords: infectious diseasebiological modelingSIR model

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    Predicting and classifying effects of insertion and deletion mutations on protein coding regions
    Mutations in genes can affect the encoded proteins in multiple ways, and some of these effects are counterintuitive. As for any other knowledge, students must create their own deep understanding of...

    Keywords: mutationcentral dogmatranslationframeshift

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    A Quick and Simple Natural Selection Role Play
    Teaching evolution remains a challenging task in biology education. Students enter the classroom with stubborn misconceptions and many traditional examples of the process of evolution may not...

    Keywords: EvolutionfitnessNatural Selectionheritability

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    Exploration of the Human Genome by Investigation of Personalized SNPs
    Students often shy away from tedious bioinformatics approaches to exploring their genomes. However, in our expanding digital world these skills are some of the most relevant and valuable. To...

    Keywords: UCSC genome browsersingle nucleotide polymorphismGenome wide association studiesGenomic organization

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    A virtual laboratory on cell division using a publicly-available image database
    Cell division is a key concept in cell biology. While there are many popular activities to teach students the stages of mitosis, most make use of simple schematics, cartoons, or textbook diagrams....

    Keywords: image analysismicroscopymitosisCellular Processes

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    Preparing Student Study Guides through Peer Collaboration in the Technological Era
    Incorporating active learning exercises into large lecture courses is particularly challenging, especially when it comes to examination preparation materials. Traditionally, study guides are used...

    Keywords: active learningDiscussionStudy Skills

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    Calling Bullshit DCS 105 Bates College RByte Worksheets
    These are handout worksheets for your in-class RByte activities.

    Keywords: RActivityGoogle CoLabCalling BullshitRByteData PracticeCoding SkillsSkill development

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    Introductory Data Science Pipeline Activity – Yellow Fever and Global Precipitation
    Students follow the steps of a tiny data science project from start to finish. They are given a research question "Are the number of cases of yellow fever associated with global average...

    Keywords: graphinghypothesis testingdata scienceData-based inquiry in the classroomglobal healthdata science educationyellow fever

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    SIMIODE Spring 2024 Webinars - WikiModel
    WikiModel is cloud-based application and requires no installation and is run via a web-browser to facilitate rapid implementation. Equations are typed in as they appear in a textbook. ODEs are...

    Keywords: modelingSoftwaretoolapplicationWikiModelmodeling cycle

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    Is everything bigger in Texas? Introduction to Statistics with the Rock Pocket Mouse (Chaetodipus intermedius)
    Natural history museums often contain large collections of the same species and therefore, are a resource for studying intraspecific variation. This module uses 172 images of rock pocket mouse...

    Keywords: statisticsnatural history museumsdistance learningStudy Designintraspecific variation

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    3-034-CarSuspension-ModelingScenario
    We examine the spring-mass-dashpot that is part of a car suspension, how the ride is related to parameter values, and the effect of changing the angle of installation. We model a ``quarter car'',...

    Keywords: designspring-mass-dashpotspring constantunderdampingcar suspensionsuspension tolerancestatic equilibrium

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    2018-Arden_Baxter-Modeling Public Opinion
    In this paper, we adapt the epidemiological models to model the dynamics of public opinion. Public opinion is any view prevalent among the general public. Our model considers any topic or issue in...

    Keywords: epidemiologypopulationpublic opinion

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    2015-Boggess-EtAl-Mathematical Modeling in Ecology - Simulating the Reintroduction of the Extinct Passenger Pigeon
    To determine under which conditions a Passenger Pigeon could survive a reintroduction into a natural habitat, we used two types of models.

    Keywords: simulationagent-based modelingallee_effectPassenger Pigeonsforest envirnomentHolling Type III functional responseBio-energeticstree distributions

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    2013-Clarke-Skirba-Rationale and resources for teaching the mathematical modeling of athletic training and performance
    It is advisable that the professionals involved learn the various tools available for designing effective training programs.

    Keywords: fitnessexercise physiologycritical power modelBanister impulse-response modelcoaching educationphysical fitnessperformance modeling

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    2012-José_Sérgio_Domingues-Gompertz Model - Resolution and Analysis for Tumors
    The main objective of this paper is to use the Gompertz equation in order to study the development of blood irrigated solid tumors, using parameters defined in some important bibliographic...

    Keywords: tumorGompertz equationgrowth tumor

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    2011-Yanyu_Xiao-Study of Malaria Transmission Dynamics by Mathematical Models
    The novelty lies in the fact that different distribution functions are used to describe the variance of individual latencies. The theoretical results of this project indicate that latencies reduce...

    Keywords: infectious diseaseinfectionmalarialatencyspatial dispersalmulti-species

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    2009-Munz-EtAl-When Zombies Attack-Mathematical modelling of an Outbreak of Zombie Infection
    We introduce a basic model for zombie infection, determine equilibria and their stability, and illustrate the outcome with numerical solutions.

    Keywords: zombiesinfectionepidemicwater treatmentlatent infectionquarantineimpulsive eradication

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