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1999

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Hopf Bifurcation In Models For Pertussis Epidemiology, Herbert W. Hethcote, Yi Li, Zhujun Jing Dec 1999

Hopf Bifurcation In Models For Pertussis Epidemiology, Herbert W. Hethcote, Yi Li, Zhujun Jing

Yi Li

Pertussis (whooping cough) incidence in the United States has oscillated with a period of about four years since data was first collected in 1922. An infection with pertussis confers immunity for several years, but then the immunity wanes, so that reinfection is possible. A pertussis reinfection is mild after partial loss of immunity, but the reinfection can be severe after complete loss of immunity. Three pertussis transmission models with waning of immunity are examined for periodic solutions. Equilibria and their stability are determined. Hopf bifurcation of periodic solutions around the endemic equilibrium can occur for some parameter values in two …


Generalized Averages For Solutions Of Two-Point Dirichlet Problems, Philip Korman, Yi Li Nov 1999

Generalized Averages For Solutions Of Two-Point Dirichlet Problems, Philip Korman, Yi Li

Yi Li

For very general two-point boundary value problems we show that any positive solution satisfies a certain integral relation. As a consequence we obtain some new uniqueness and multiplicity results.


Axiomatic Approach For Quantification Of Image Resolution, Ge Wang, Yi Li Oct 1999

Axiomatic Approach For Quantification Of Image Resolution, Ge Wang, Yi Li

Yi Li

Image resolution is the primary parameter for performance characterization of any imaging system. In this work, we present an axiomatic approach for quantification of image resolution, and demonstrate that a good image resolution measure should be proportional to the standard deviation of the point spread function of an imaging system.


Positive Solutions To Semilinear Problems With Coefficient That Changes Sign, Nguyen Phuong Cac, Juan A. Gatica, Yi Li Aug 1999

Positive Solutions To Semilinear Problems With Coefficient That Changes Sign, Nguyen Phuong Cac, Juan A. Gatica, Yi Li

Yi Li

No abstract provided.