Keyword: biology

Found 249 papers in total
Modelling the economics of animal health control programs using dynamic programming
1998,
A new application of an optimization tool, dynamic programming (DP), is described to...
A stochastic dynamic programming model for the management of the saiga antelope
1997,
A stochastic dynamic programming model for the optimal management of the saiga...
Two applications of the Divide&Conquer principle in the molecular sciences
1997,
In this paper, two problems from the molecular sciences are addressed: the enumeration...
Whole genome amplification and branching processes
1997,
Whole genome amplification is important for multipoint mapping by sperm or oocyte...
Optimization of quantitative relationship in animal science
1997,
A mathematical approach for optimization of a given factors-production empirical...
Dynamical systems modelling of the interactions of animal stocking density and soil fertility in grazed pasture
1997,
To examine the long-term effects of fertiliser application on pasture growth under...
A stochastic optimization model to improve production planning and R&D resource allocation in biopharmaceutical production processes
1996,
The increasing cost of health care has brought pressure to reduce pharmaceutical...
Involving patients in the cadaveric kidney transplant allocation process: A decision-theoretic perspective
1996,
The United Network for Organ Sharing system of allocating cadaveric kidneys for...
Alignment of molecular sequences using random path analysis
1995,
The authors propose a generating functional method-random path analysis (RPA)-that...
An evolutionary approach to explaining cooperative behavior by reciprocal incentives
1995,
Reciprocal behavior means that recipients of harm respond in kind, that is by harming...
Quasi stationary distributions in Markov Chains with absorbing subchains
1995,
For some absorbing chains the time to absorption may be sufficiently long to allow a...
A combinatorial approach to the problem of self-assembly
1995,
A formal scheme is proposed in order to mathematically describe some real features of...
Generating most parsimonious reconstructions on a tree: A genralization of the Farris-Swofford-Maddison method
1995,
A combinatorial optimization problem regarding the assignments (called...
Convex hulls of selected subjects of a Poisson process
1992,
This paper considers sets of points from a Poisson process in the plane, chosen to be...
Expected size distributions in models of group dynamics
1993,
This paper considers several models for biological processes in which animate...
New approaches in modelling and simulation growth processes in material sciences
1992,
This paper surveys two interdisciplinary projects dealing with modelling growth...
Analysis of the Luria-Delbrück distribution using discrete convolution powers
1992,
The Luria-Delbrück distribution arises in birth-and-mutation processes in...
Analysis of the Luria-Delbrück distribution using discrete convolution powers
1992,
The Luria-Delbrück distribution arises in birth-and-mutation processes in...
Procedures for biological water quality assessment using macroinvertebrates
1992,
The purpose of this study is the implementation of two computer programs capable of...
NEXUS: A simulation environment for large-scale neural systems
1992,
NEXUS is a novel simulation environment designed for modeling large neural systems....
On testing the difference of the means of survival functions under competing risks
1991,
The authors discuss a testing problem for the difference in means of survival function...
Self-organizing neural networks and various Euclidian traveling salesman problems
1991,
Algorithms to find excellent approximate solutions in various Euclidian traveling...
The dynamics of technology and strategy
1990,
This paper considers the evolution of strategies pursued by established and emerging...
Cooperative strategy in commercializing an emerging technology
1990,
The paper develops an empirical model examining causes and motives of start-up firms...
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