A Fast-Slow Dynamical System Model to Study Drug Addiction ResearchInsightsResearch Nuggetssiam.org FeedsDynamical Systems, Nonlinear Waves Researchers use a fast-slow dynamical system model to study the interplay between levels of mood and craving in addictive disorder patients.
Modeling Sterile Mosquito Release to Control Disease ResearchInsightsResearch Nuggetssiam.org FeedsDynamical Systems, Nonlinear WavesLife Sciences In a recently published paper, authors mathematically model the release of sterile mosquitoes to curtail disease.
Epidemiological Model Lends Insight to Chlamydia Outbreak in Japan Happening NowPress ReleasesResearchResearch Nuggetssiam.org FeedsLife Sciences Toshikazu Kuniya employs an SIR epidemic model with age structure to estimate the basic reproduction number for Japan’s chlamydia outbreak.
Improving Geothermal HVAC Systems with Mathematics Happening NowPress ReleasesResearchResearch Nuggetssiam.org FeedsGeosciences and Math of Planet Earth Asymptotic expansion techniques can study the harmonic thermal response of vertical geothermal boreholes to sub-annual harmonic excitations.
Can Social Interactions Affect Spread of Disease? Happening NowPress ReleasesResearchResearch Nuggets A team of researchers draws connections between social activity and the spread of epidemics through a mathematical model.
Mathematical Model Offers New Strategies for Urban Burglary Prevention Happening NowPress ReleasesResearchResearch Nuggetssiam.org FeedsDynamical Systems, Nonlinear Waves A nonlinear model of urban burglary dynamics emphasizes timing of criminal activity and accounts for the deterring effect of police presence.
Mathematical Analysis Explains Transpiration-driven Sap Flow in Coniferous Trees ResearchResearch Nuggetssiam.org FeedsLife Sciences Bebart M. Janbek and John M. Stockie present a multidimensional porous medium model that measures sap flow within a tree stem.
Network Theory Links Behavioral Information Flow with Contained Epidemic Outbreaks ResearchResearch Nuggetssiam.org FeedsLife Sciences A concrete interplay model in quenched multiplex networks can study the connection between adaptive human behavior and epidemic spread.
Mathematically Addressing Optimal Public Debt ResearchResearch Nuggetssiam.org FeedsControl and Systems TheoryFinancial Mathematics and EngineeringOptimization While most countries rely on debt to finance their government and economy, keeping this debt under control is a financial imperative.
Sustained Bacterial Outbreak in Mosquitoes Limits Spread of Life-threatening Diseases Press ReleasesResearchResearch Nuggets A mathematical model calculates the most effective method of introducing a self-sustaining Wolbachia infection to a wild mosquito population.
A Model for Autoignition in Turbulent Jets ResearchResearch Nuggets Researchers use recent experimental advances in the study of hydrothermal flames to model and analyze autoignition in free jets.
Statistical Test Relates Pathogen Mutation to Infectious Disease Progression ResearchResearch Nuggets Researchers develop an inductive algorithm to study site-specific nucleotide frequencies using a multi-strain SIR model.
Mathematical Model Reveals Solution to Sloshing Coffee ResearchResearch Nuggets Hilary and John Ockendon use surprisingly simple mathematics to develop a model that mitigates sloshing beverages.
Mathematically Modeling HIV Drug Pharmacodynamics Happening NowPress ReleasesResearchResearch Nuggets A mathematical model investigates the effects of drug parameters and dosing schedules on HIV latent reservoirs and viral load dynamics.