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    Human Population Growth and Greenhouse Gas Emissions
    Humans alter the climate by emitting greenhouse gases, by changing planetary albedo, and by altering atmospheric chemistry. Between 1900 and 2000, humans' emissions of carbon into the atmosphere...

    Keywords: demographyhuman populationgreenhouse gas emissions

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    Sounds of the Tropics: Part 1. How can audio recordings improve tropical biodiversity conservation?
    This online module explores the terminology of sound and concepts of acoustic monitoring, the diversity of sounds produced by animals, how to study soundscapes, how humans modify soundscapes, and...

    Keywords: animal behaviorAcoustic ecologysoundscapespassive acoustical monitoring

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    Plant-microbial mutualisms in canopy gap recovery: How do soil microbial symbionts help tropical forests recover from treefall gaps?
    This module uses tropical plant-soil microbial interactions in canopy gaps as a lens to better understand species interactions and disturbance ecology, while showing how scientists study these...

    Keywords: forest ecologyPlant Ecologynutrient cyclingmicrobestropical forestsDisturbances

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    High technology to measure forest carbon stocks: How can advanced remote sensing improve biomass quantification in the Brazilian Amazon?
    A case study on the estimation of aboveground biomass using advanced remote sensors (LiDAR and hyperspectral) in the Brazilian Amazon. Students explore remote sensing (RS) data and compare RS-based...

    Keywords: climate changeremote sensinghyperspectraltropical forestsLiDAR data analysiscarbon stocks

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    SNAPSHOT SERENGETI: Analyzing Wildlife Ecological Relationships in an upper-level Ecology course
    Two assignments were created to develop skills in ecological hypothesis testing, data analysis and interpretation using the Snapshot Serengeti and Gorongosa camera trap data and graphical...

    Keywords: hypothesis testinggraphical analysis and interpretationsavannah biomeecological relationshipscompare and contrast to primary literature

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    1-104A-T-InfectionRisk-ModelingScenario
    This project is designed to examine differences between the exponential and logistic growth models in biology and how to apply these models in solving epidemic questions and comparing to actual...

    Keywords: regressioninfectionCOVID19carrying capacitylogistic equationexponential model

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    Fatty Acid Induction of Lipid Droplets in Cancer Cells
    There is a growing need for the development and communication of cell culture-based laboratory activities specifically designed for undergraduate students. This multi-week laboratory activity...

    Keywords: Course based undergraduate researchCell ImagingLive Cell Staining

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    3-100-Ripcord-Toys-ModelingScenario
    This modeling scenario examines the motion of a ripcord-powered toy with the goal of using real data to estimate parameters in a first-order model of the velocity of the toy. Students may conduct...

    Keywords: dataphysicsdynamicsdata collectionrollingslippingripcordtoy

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    SOAR - San Francisco Bay Research Coordination Network for Student Opportunities in Avian Research to enhance STEM education and assess human impacts on avian biodiversity (RCN-UBE Introduction)
    The San Francisco Bay Research Coordination Network for Student Opportunities in Avian Research (SOAR) brings together faculty, students, and volunteers to implement an experiential learning and...

    Keywords: RCN-UBE Introduction

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    Molecular CaseNet - Developing and Using Molecular Case Studies at the Interface of Biology and Chemistry (RCN-UBE Introduction)
    A community of educators and scholars developing and using Molecular Case Studies (MCS), to explore the molecular basis of biological phenomena, understand real world problems, and their developing...

    Keywords: RCN-UBE Introduction

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    Comparing the Effect of Manure Compost vs. Fertilizer on the Growth of Raphanus sativus
    Manure compost is an organic fertilizer made up of manure or natural nitrogen contents, and typically only supplies crops with nitrogen. Synthetic fertilizer is a man-made compound mixture made...

    Keywords: agricultureplants

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    2023-Roberto_Camassaa-Richard_McLaughlina-Tauberian identities and the connection to Wile E Coyote physics
    The application of the motion of a vertically suspended mass-spring system released under tension is studied focusing upon the delay timescale for the bottom mass as a function of the spring...

    Keywords: HangtimeTauberian IdentitiesRoad RunnerWile E. Coyote

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    Defining and Understanding Pathogenic Disease: An Engaging Activity that Connects Students' Lived Experiences with their Academic Studies
    Contagious diseases are unavoidable realities of life. Thus, understanding pathogens and their respective diseases is important in many biological subfields including evolution, ecology, health...

    Keywords: infectious diseasePathogenspathogenic disease

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    2018-W_Hohenauer-Physical modelling based on first order ODEs
    An introduction in techniques to solve first order ODE´s is given. Barometric formula, charging and discharging of a capacitor including its application for AMV, magnetic induction and growth...

    Keywords: dischargecapacitormagnetic fieldinductionmagnetic induction

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    2023-TechShareNotes. Differential Equations Modeling
    TechShareNotes is a web site with rich differential equation modeling html pages and this one is about mixing in one, two, and three tanks, with interesting questions and problems as well as...

    Keywords: population dynamicspredator-preycircuitreactionspring masspharmacokineticscooling

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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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    2017-Xiang_Liu-Mathematical Studies of Optimal Economic Growth Model with Monetary
    In this paper, efforts will be made to study an extended Neoclassic economic growth model derived from Solow-Swan Model and Ramsey-Cass-Koopsman Model.

    Keywords: Optimal Control TheoryJacobianSolow-Swan modelMonetary policyoptimal economic growth

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    2017-Sim-EtAl-Optimal control of a coupled tanks system with model-reality differences
    In this paper, an efficient computational approach is proposed to optimize and control a coupled tanks system.

    Keywords: optimal controlflowtankscoupled tanks

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    2017-Rosario-Antony-Mathematical Model for Future Population Scenario In India And China – An Econometric Approach
    A mathematical model including dynamical systems, statistical models and differential equations involves variety abstract structures. Population growth is one of the main issues in India and China...

    Keywords: logisticIndiavital coefficientsAsiaCarrying Vapacitiyannual growth rate

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    2017-Lia_Vas-Modeling With Differential Equations
    This is a set of class notes for Lia Vas in which examples from population, falling objects, tank mixing, growth and threshold, are offered.

    Keywords: thresholdsfalling objectgrowthtank mixing

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