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Investigating Anthropogenic Mammoth Extinction With Mathematical Models, Michael Frank, Anneliese Slaton, Teresa Tinta, Alex Capaldi Dec 2014

Investigating Anthropogenic Mammoth Extinction With Mathematical Models, Michael Frank, Anneliese Slaton, Teresa Tinta, Alex Capaldi

Alex Capaldi

One extinction hypothesis of the Columbian mammoth (Mammuthus columbi), called overkill, theorizes that early humans overhunted the animal. We employ two different approaches to test this hypothesis mathematically: analyze the stability of the equilibria of a 2D ordinary differential equations (ODE) system and develop a metapopulation differential equations model. The 2D ODE system is a modified predator-prey model that also includes migration. The metapopulation model is a spatial expansion of the first model on a rectangular grid. Using this metapopulation system, we model the migration of humans into North America and the response in the mammoth population. These approaches show …

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Statistical Research For The Kearny Marsh, Manfred Minimair, Juliana Newman Mar 2012

Statistical Research For The Kearny Marsh, Manfred Minimair, Juliana Newman

Manfred Minimair

Experimental data about the biological environment of the Kearny marsh, New Jersey, USA, is studied.

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Using Math In Cell Biology: A Tale Of Two Channel Types, Borbala Mazzag Mar 2007

Using Math In Cell Biology: A Tale Of Two Channel Types, Borbala Mazzag

Borbala Mazzag

No abstract provided.

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The Localized Dynamics Of A Ca2+Channel (30-Minute Talk), Borbala Mazzag, Christoper Tignanelli, Gregory D. Smith Aug 2006

The Localized Dynamics Of A Ca2+Channel (30-Minute Talk), Borbala Mazzag, Christoper Tignanelli, Gregory D. Smith

Borbala Mazzag

No abstract provided.

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A Model For Shear Stress Sensing And Transmission In Vascular Endothelial Cells, Borbala Mazzag, John S. Tamaresis, Abdul Barakat May 2003

A Model For Shear Stress Sensing And Transmission In Vascular Endothelial Cells, Borbala Mazzag, John S. Tamaresis, Abdul Barakat

Borbala Mazzag

 Arterial endothelial cell (EC) responsiveness to flow is essential for normal vascular function and plays a role in the development of atherosclerosis. EC flow responses may involve sensing of the mechanical stimulus at the cell surface with subsequent transmission via cytoskeleton to intracellular transduction sites. We had previously modeled flow-induced deformation of EC-surface flow sensors represented as viscoelastic materials with standard linear solid behavior (Kelvin bodies). In the present article, we extend the analysis to arbitrary networks of viscoelastic structures connected in series and/or parallel. Application of the model to a system of two Kelvin bodies in parallel reveals that …

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Mathematical Models In Biology, Borbala Mazzag Dec 2001

Mathematical Models In Biology, Borbala Mazzag

Borbala Mazzag

No abstract provided.

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