Keyword: biology

Found 249 papers in total
A susceptible-infected removal (SIR) epidemic model
A susceptible-infected removal (SIR) epidemic model
2000,
Within the framework of SIR epidemic model with time-dependent recovery rate the...
Toward a dynamic theory of antibiotic resistance
Toward a dynamic theory of antibiotic resistance
2000,
Many common bacterial pathogens have become increasingly resistant to the antibiotics...
Bicriteria programming with several modern applications
Bicriteria programming with several modern applications
1999,
Applications of bicriteria linear programming in classifications and selections are...
Modelling the optimal conservation of interacting species
Modelling the optimal conservation of interacting species
2000,
Multi-species conservation priorities often reflect phylogenetic diversity, but other...
Sex and age structured matrix model applied to harvesting a white tailed deer population
Sex and age structured matrix model applied to harvesting a white tailed deer population
2000,
A simple two-sex density dependent matrix model was applied to simulate the effects of...
Predicting the future of capercaillie in Finland
Predicting the future of capercaillie in Finland
2000,
Risk analysis is increasingly used in assessing the future of rare and vulnerable...
Copepod food-quality threshold as a mechanism influencing phytoplankton succession and accumulation of biomass, and secondary productivity: A modeling study with management implications
Copepod food-quality threshold as a mechanism influencing phytoplankton succession and accumulation of biomass, and secondary productivity: A modeling study with management implications
2000,
Development of proactive management schemes may be necessary to combat the apparent...
The effects of highway transportation corridors on wildlife: A case study of Banff National Park
The effects of highway transportation corridors on wildlife: A case study of Banff National Park
2000,
Road fragmentation is a concern for wildlife viability in and adjacent to protected...
A polynomial-time approximation scheme for minimum routing cost spanning trees
A polynomial-time approximation scheme for minimum routing cost spanning trees
2000,
Given an undirected graph with nonnegative costs on the edges, the routing cost of any...
An empirical bioeconomic investigation of efficiency in the insecticide regulatory process
An empirical bioeconomic investigation of efficiency in the insecticide regulatory process
2000,
This paper presents an interdisciplinary approach to estimating the relative...
MOIRA: A decision support system for decision making on aquatic ecosystems contaminated by radioactive fallout
MOIRA: A decision support system for decision making on aquatic ecosystems contaminated by radioactive fallout
2000,
Interventions to restore radionuclide contaminated aquatic ecosystems may reduce...
Exact and heuristic algorithms for data sets reconstruction
Exact and heuristic algorithms for data sets reconstruction
2000,
Given a data set defined by n samples, the Data set Reconstruction Problem (DRP)...
Selecting cost-minimizing herbicide programs for corn (Zea mays)
Selecting cost-minimizing herbicide programs for corn (Zea mays)
1996,
A computer model which selects least cost herbicide programs given a minimum desired...
A quantitative approach to cork oak forest management
A quantitative approach to cork oak forest management
1997,
Mathematical programming is one quantitative technique that can be used for strategic...
Water pollution control in stream network by finite element and linear programming method
Water pollution control in stream network by finite element and linear programming method
1999,
A stream water pollution control model based on the concept of the finite element and...
Location and geometric description of carpal bones in CT images
Location and geometric description of carpal bones in CT images
1993,
The carpal regions of ten cadaver extremities were imaged by computerised tomography...
Reserve design for species preservation
Reserve design for species preservation
1999,
The problem of designing a natural area reserve for the preservation of species is...
Optimal harvesting strategies for a metapopulation
Optimal harvesting strategies for a metapopulation
1994,
We consider optimal strategies for harvesting a population that is composed of two...
A bioeconomic model of heather moorland management and conservation
A bioeconomic model of heather moorland management and conservation
1994,
Heather moorland is an important ecosystem found in Northern England and Scotland. It...
AIDS policy modeling: A social role for operations research
AIDS policy modeling: A social role for operations research
1997,
Some 17 million people worldwide are infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS....
Self-organized segregation within an evolving population
Self-organized segregation within an evolving population
1999,
An evolving population, in which individual members (‘agents’) adapt their...
Problems of optimal configurations of points on the sphere
Problems of optimal configurations of points on the sphere
1998,
In this paper, problems of evenly spaced configuration of points on the sphere are...
Optimal replacement of mastitic cows determined by a hierarchical Markov process
Optimal replacement of mastitic cows determined by a hierarchical Markov process
1994,
Farmers frequently have to decide whether to keep or to replace cows that suffer from...
Present and future uses of selection index methodology in dairy cattle
Present and future uses of selection index methodology in dairy cattle
1994,
Selection indexes have been extensively applied in the estimation of breeding value of...
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