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Influence of vectors' risk-spreading strategies and environmental stochasticity on the epidemiology and evolution of vector-borne diseaes: the example of Chagas' disease
(Public Library of Science, 2013)
Insects are known to display strategies that spread the risk of encountering unfavorable conditions, thereby decreasing the extinction probability of genetic lineages in unpredictable environments. To what extent these ...
Metering effects in population systems
(American Institute of Mathematical Sciences, 2013)
This study compares the effects of two types of metering (periodic resetting and periodic increments) on one variable in a dynamical system, relative to the behavior of the corresponding system with an equivalent level of ...
Sociological phenomena as multiple nonlinearities: MTBI's new metaphor for complex human interactions
(American Institute of Mathematical Sciences, 2013)
Mathematical models are well-established as metaphors for biological and epidemiological systems. The framework of epidemic modeling has also been applied to sociological phenomena driven by peer pressure, notably in two ...
Influence of environmental factors on college alcohol drinking patterns
(American Institute of Mathematical Sciences, 2013)
Alcohol abuse is a major problem, especially among students on and around college campuses. We use the mathematical framework of [16] and study the role of environmental factors on the long term dynamics of an alcohol ...
The Mathematical and Theoretical Biology Institute - a model of mentorship through research
(American Instutute of Mathematical Sciences, 2013)
This article details the history, logistical operations, and design philosophy of the Mathematical and Theoretical Biology Institute (MTBI), a nationally recognized research program with an 18-year history of mentoring ...