Keyword: biology

Found 249 papers in total
Analyzing bioterror response logistics: the case of anthrax
Analyzing bioterror response logistics: the case of anthrax
2005,
To aid in understanding how best to respond to a bioterror anthrax attack, we analyze...
Bayesian adaptive management of ecosystems
Bayesian adaptive management of ecosystems
2005,
Frequentist statistics is not well adapted to handling uncertainties inherent in...
Support vector machines for predicting distribution of Sudden Oak Death in California
Support vector machines for predicting distribution of Sudden Oak Death in California
2005,
In the central California coastal forests, a newly discovered virulent pathogen (...
Activated sludge wastewater treatment plants optimisation to face pollution overloads during grape harvest periods
Activated sludge wastewater treatment plants optimisation to face pollution overloads during grape harvest periods
2005,
The principal objective of our study was to optimise a municipal activated sludge...
Kinetic parameters estimation in an anaerobic digestion process using successive quadratic programming
Kinetic parameters estimation in an anaerobic digestion process using successive quadratic programming
2005,
In this work, an optimization method is implemented in an anaerobic digestion model to...
Specification and estimation of production functions involving damage control inputs: A two-stage, semiparametric approach
Specification and estimation of production functions involving damage control inputs: A two-stage, semiparametric approach
2006,
Productivity assessment of damage control inputs (such as pesticides) is complicated...
Theory for designing nature reserves for single species
Theory for designing nature reserves for single species
2005,
We examine the question of the optimal number of reserves that should be established...
A comparison of bottling alternatives in the pharmaceutical industry
A comparison of bottling alternatives in the pharmaceutical industry
2006,
This paper presents the results of a case study in a batch production facility for...
Humans to Mars: A feasibility and cost–benefit analysis
Humans to Mars: A feasibility and cost–benefit analysis
2005,
Mars is a compelling astrobiological target, and a human mission would provide an...
Multiple sequence alignment as a facility-location problem
Multiple sequence alignment as a facility-location problem
2004,
A connection is made between certain multiple-sequence alignment problems and...
Control of the medical treatment of AIDS
Control of the medical treatment of AIDS
2006,
This work deals with the statement and the solution of problems of optimal control of...
Evaluating uncertainty introduced to process-based simulation model estimates by alternative sources of meteorological data
Evaluating uncertainty introduced to process-based simulation model estimates by alternative sources of meteorological data
2006,
Models that represent biophysical processes in hydrology, ecology and agricultural...
A combined water management approach based on river water quality standards
A combined water management approach based on river water quality standards
2004,
The objective of the research project described was to develop a combined water...
Artificial neural networks application in lake water quality estimation using satellite imagery
Artificial neural networks application in lake water quality estimation using satellite imagery
2004,
Lake water quality monitoring using traditional water sampling and laboratory analyses...
Integrated shrub management in semi-arid woodlands of eastern Australia: A systems-based decision support model
Integrated shrub management in semi-arid woodlands of eastern Australia: A systems-based decision support model
2006,
What is causing the increasing densities of native shrubs, or so-called ‘woody...
Cholesterol and inventory: healthy choice guidelines
Cholesterol and inventory: healthy choice guidelines
2005,
This paper is a comparative analysis of cholesterol and inventory and their similar...
The use of integer programming to select bulls across breeding companies with volume price discounts
The use of integer programming to select bulls across breeding companies with volume price discounts
2004,
Optimization programs are currently used to aid in the selection of bulls to be used...
What is dynamic programming?
What is dynamic programming?
2004,
Sequence alignment methods often use something called a ‘dynamic...
Sight: automating genomic data-mining without programming skills
Sight: automating genomic data-mining without programming skills
2004,
We created and tested Sight, a Java-based package that provides a user-friendly...
Organic production systems: what the biological cell can teach us about manufacturing
Organic production systems: what the biological cell can teach us about manufacturing
2004,
Biological cells run complicated and sophisticated production systems. The study of...
Optimization, conflict, and non-overlapping foraging ranges in ants
Optimization, conflict, and non-overlapping foraging ranges in ants
2003,
An organism's foraging range depends on the behavior of neighbors, the dynamics of...
Optimization methodology for land use patterns – evaluation based on multiscale habitat pattern comparison
Optimization methodology for land use patterns – evaluation based on multiscale habitat pattern comparison
2003,
In this paper, the methodological concept of landscape optimization presented by...
Conjunctive-management models for sustained yield of stream–aquifer systems
Conjunctive-management models for sustained yield of stream–aquifer systems
2003,
Conjunctive-management models that couple numerical simulation with linear...
Simulation and control of chlorine levels in water distribution networks
Simulation and control of chlorine levels in water distribution networks
2003,
Chlorine concentration is an important parameter used to assess the quality of water...
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