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Analyzing Data on Behavioral and Immunological Effects of Inflammation in Mice
20 Aug 2024 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Cynthia J Downs
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
In this activity, students will learn about behavioral and immunological responses to a bacterial infection. The activity emphasized the host’s responses rather than bacterial manipulation of the...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/4907/?v=1
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Teaching Thermal Physiology of Reptiles and Amphibians to Undergraduate Students
02 Jul 2024 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Allison Litmer
This module contains materials and activities for teaching undergraduate students about the thermal physiology of reptiles and amphibians. The module begins with an interactive lecture introducing...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/4857/?v=1
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Using Regression Models to Examine the Effect of Carbon Dioxide on Fluid pH
29 Jan 2024 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Gracie King1, Alyssa England2, Daniel Douglas2, Stefanie L Holmes2, Breonna Martin3
1. Nashville State Community College 2. Roane State Community College 3. Harford Community College
In this activity students will use statistics and regression models to explore the effects of carbon dioxide on blood pH by measuring pH changes that occur over time as carbon dioxide reacts with...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/4621/?v=1
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2013-Fathalla_Rihan-Delay Differential Equations in Biosciences - Parameter estimation and sensitivity analysis
07 Apr 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Fathalla Rihan
NA
This is a review article to show that delay differential models have a richer mathematical framework (compared with models without memory or after-effects) and a better consistency with biological...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/4097/?v=1
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2012-Jambhekar-Breen-Extravascular Routes Of Drug Administration in Basic Pharamacokinetics
07 Apr 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Sunil Jambhekar
NA
This provides an excellent step-by-step of the physiology, construction of model, and notions like peak concentration as well as issues like lag time.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/4079/?v=1
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2008-Ribbing-EtAl-Mathematical models of diabetes progression
06 Apr 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By J A Ribbing
NA
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
https://qubeshub.org/publications/4022/?v=1
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2007-Zenker-Rubin-Clermont-From inverse problems in mathematical physiology to quantitative differential diagnoses
06 Apr 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By S J Zenker
NA
The improved capacity to acquire quantitative data in a clinical setting has generally failed to improve outcomes in acutely ill patients, suggesting a need for advances in computer-supported data...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/4008/?v=1
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2014-Blomhøj-EtAl-Compartment models
31 Mar 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By M T Blomhøj
NA
An overview of compartment models with many rich illustrations and much attention to various numerical methods in solutions of the resulting differential equations using Matlab. Also included is a...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/3910/?v=1
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1986-Istvan_Gyori-Connections between compartment systems pipes and integro-differential equations
27 Mar 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Istvan Byori
NA
In this paper we give the mathematical description of models in which the mass transport between compartments requires a given definite time or transit times are distributed according to given...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/3891/?v=1
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A Remote-Learning Framework for Student Research Projects: Using Datasets to Teach Experimental Design, Data Analysis and Science Communication
08 Oct 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Thea R. Popolizio*1, Tess L. Killpack1
Salem State University
Remote learning often requires an alternative to hands-on, student-designed research projects. To this end, we created a package of scaffolded assignments to support introductory students through...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/2762/?v=1
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Vitamin C for Colds? Writing LETTERS to Synthesize and Communicate Results from Multiple Studies
29 Aug 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Robert E. Furrow*1, Rebecca M. Price2, Aeisha Thomas3, Yue Yin4, Kelsie M. Bernot5
1. University of California, Davis 2. University of Washington, Bothell 3. Crown College 4. University of Illinois at Chicago 5. North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University
Interpreting experimental results is a key part of evidence-based reasoning. However, it is challenging for students to synthesize data from multiple sources to reach their own conclusions. As...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/2665/?v=1
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Science Behind the Lesson: It's a Bird! It's a Plane! It's Biomechanics!
29 Aug 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Danielle Ingle*1, Ryan Bruellman1, Erick Espana1, Katherine Galloway1, Tanner Anderson1, Tricia L. Meredith1, Marianne E. Porter1
Florida Atlantic University
Active flight is a specialized mode of movement found in insects, birds, and mammals. The anatomy, morphology, physiology, and ecology of flying taxa has changed over evolutionary time. Researchers...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/2733/?v=1
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It's a bird! It's a plane! It's biomechanics!
29 Aug 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Danielle Ingle*1, Ryan Bruellman1, Erick Espana1, Katherine Galloway1, Tanner Anderson1, Tricia L. Meredith1, Marianne E. Porter1
Florida Atlantic University
Biomechanics is a discipline that draws from physics and engineering principles to understand the movement and structure of living organisms. It is highly interdisciplinary in nature and can be...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/2658/?v=1
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Modeling the Research Process: Authentic human physiology research in a large non-majors course
20 Aug 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Anna K. Strain1, Mary A. Williams1, Jane Phillips1
University of Minnesota
Laboratory experiences in large-enrollment introductory science courses often utilize “cookie-cutter style” laboratory experiences due to the relative simplicity of setting up the lab...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/2516/?v=1
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Why does Blood Flow Change? Investigating the Math of Blood Flow Dynamics
15 Jun 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Amy Troyer1, Brandi Morgante Handzlik1, Mary Phillips1
Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences
This collection of activities explores the relationship between blood flow, pressure, and the factors of resistance through graphs and modeling direct and inverse variation.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/1896/?v=1
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Sexy Smells - A case study using preen oil composition of the Dark Eyed Junco
19 Jun 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Sarah Prescott1, Melissa Haswell2
1. University of New Hampshire 2. Davenport University
Poster on a case study invites students to explore the biochemistry and physiology of pheromones using authentic data presented at the 2018 QUBES/BioQUEST Summer Workshop
https://qubeshub.org/publications/607/?v=2
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Sexy Smells - A case study using preen oil composition of the Dark Eyed Junco
30 May 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Sarah Prescott1, Melissa Haswell2
1. University of New Hampshire 2. Davenport University
Poster on a case study invites students to explore the biochemistry and physiology of pheromones using authentic data presented at the 2018 QUBES/BioQUEST Summer Workshop
https://qubeshub.org/publications/607/?v=1