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Modeling the Severity of Influenza-Bacteria Coinfections

Modeling the Severity of Influenza-Bacteria Coinfections

Bacterial coinfections have contributed to much of the mortality in influenza pandemics and are typically difficult...

Synchronization of Oscillations in Pancreatic Islets

Synchronization of Oscillations in Pancreatic Islets

Researchers examine the effects of a time delay in the negative feedback between the pancreas and liver.

Cross-immunity in a Multi-strain Cholera Model

Cross-immunity in a Multi-strain Cholera Model

Current cholera models must consider distinct serotypes of the bacteria and environmental reservoirs like rivers.

The Vaginal Microbiota and Its Association with Chlamydia

The Vaginal Microbiota and Its Association with Chlamydia

The genital tract microbiome may play a role in the development of the adverse pathology in chlamydial infection.

A Mathematical Approach to Circadian Medicine

A Mathematical Approach to Circadian Medicine

Mathematical analysis can infer circadian clock phase based on indirect measurements from wearable devices. 

Using Mathematics to Help Eliminate Malaria

Using Mathematics to Help Eliminate Malaria

Statistical models can reliably predict genetic resistance to an antimalarial drug across space and time in...

Mechanical Models of Plant Growth

Mechanical Models of Plant Growth

A deeper understanding of plant growth mechanics can help improve crop resilience and accelerate sustainable development. 

Mathematical Models of Mycorrhizal Mutualisms

Mathematical Models of Mycorrhizal Mutualisms

A new plant mutualism model captures conditions for context dependence and incorporates a mutualist and pathogen...

Mathematical Model Accounts for the Effect of Eye Deformation on Contact Lenses Comfort

Mathematical Model Accounts for the Effect of Eye Deformation on Contact Lenses Comfort

At LS22, Lucia Carichino combines math modeling with experimental data to understand the interaction between contact lenses and the eye.

Stochastic Modeling Explores Relation Between Plants and Intermittent Rainfall and Fire

Stochastic Modeling Explores Relation Between Plants and Intermittent Rainfall and Fire

Mara Baudena applied impulsive stochastic differential equations to the relation between plants, fire, and rainfall...

Minimizing Circadian Misalignment with Mathematics

Minimizing Circadian Misalignment with Mathematics

At LS22, Casey Diekman sought to minimize circadian misalignment in non-24-hour sleep-wake disorder, shift...

Understanding the Recovery of Robust Song Behavior in Zebra Finches Amidst Perturbation

Understanding the Recovery of Robust Song Behavior in Zebra Finches Amidst Perturbation

At LS22, Alison Duffy examined the learning and maintenance of song behavior in adult zebra finches given neural perturbation.

Two Approaches for Representing the Stochastic Dynamics of Foraging Behaviors

Two Approaches for Representing the Stochastic Dynamics of Foraging Behaviors

At LS22, Ahmed El Hady explained a heuristic and a Bayesian approach to modeling the foraging behavior of...

Compartmental Model Evaluates Generalized Stressors on Social Bee Colonies

Compartmental Model Evaluates Generalized Stressors on Social Bee Colonies

At LS22, David Elzinga used a mechanistic model to study the effects of environmental stressors on social bee...

Modeling the Spread of Bacteria through Complex Environments

Modeling the Spread of Bacteria through Complex Environments

A new approach has begun to unravel the way in which confinement in a crowded space changes how bacteria spread.