具有时滞和阶段结构的捕食-被捕食模型及最优捕获策略

研究了一个具有阶段结构和时滞的捕食-被捕食模型.分析了它的局部性质。得到某些非负平衡点全局稳定的充分条件,其中用到李雅普诺夫函数及其他方法．最后,在内部平衡点全局稳定的情况下,得出了最优捕获策略．     

具有连续时滞和扩散的非自治Holling捕食系统的持续生存

本文给出了在具有连续时滞和11类功能性反应及扩散的非自治捕食系统中,种群持续生存,周期解存在及全局渐近稳定的充分条件.     

食饵有病的生态-流行病模型的稳定性研究

在考虑捕食者捕食染病的食饵对自身的不利作用的基础上建立了食饵有病的生态-流行病模型,得到了系统平衡点局部渐近稳定的充分条件;讨论了系统的非负不变性、解的有界性,并在此基础上研究了边界平衡点的全局稳定性,得到了平衡点全局稳定的充分条件。     

Lotka-Volterra捕食-被捕食系统的脉冲控制

本文利用脉冲微分方程的比较原理,通过状态和输出反馈研究了Lotka-Volterra捕食－被捕食系统的脉冲控制问题。得到了所研究模型的非负平衡点渐近稳定的充分条件。对于所实施的使系统渐近稳定的脉冲控制,给出了脉冲控制时间间隔的上界估计值。     

三种竞争种群的古典Gause-Lotka-Volterra系统

本文讨论了三种竞争种群的古典GLV系统．对系统所有非负平衡点的稳定性,进行了分析,给出了正平衡点全局稳定的充分条件,应用Hopf分支定理,我们给出了系统具有分支值的充分条件．     

一类具有相互干扰的Leslie捕食与被捕食系统的定性分析

用定性分析的方法研究了一类具有相互干扰的Leslie捕食与被捕食周期系统的全局性质,讨论了系统的持久性以及周期解的存在唯一性,并且给出了该系统持久性的充分条件以及存在全局渐近稳定正周期解的充分条件.     

具阶段结构及比率依赖型捕食系统的Hopf分支与稳定性

本文研究了一类食饵具有阶段结构的比率依赖型捕食模型的稳定性和Hopf分支的存在性问题.通过分析相应的特征方程,得到了平衡点局部稳定的充分条件,并指出当时滞穿过某特定值时正平衡点出现Hopf分支.利用比较定理与迭代方法证明了正平衡点的全局渐近稳定性,得到正平衡点全局渐近稳定的充分条件.最后,举例说明所得结果的可行性.     

一类具有广义Logistic增长的比率型捕食模型的定性分析

对具有广义Logistic增长的比率型捕食模型进行了分析,得到了系统永久持续生存的充分条件．通过对系统进行无量纲代换和应用Liapunov函数的方法,进一步得到了正平衡点全局渐近稳定的充分条件．     

具常数投放率功能反应为／x的食饵-捕食系统的定性分析

本文研究一类具有常数投放率的食饵-捕食系统的定性行为,得到了正平衡点全局渐近稳定以及在正平衡点周围存在唯一极限环的充分条件．利用数值模拟检验了结论．     

一类具有混合时滞的捕食被捕食模型的耗散控制（英文）

本文研究了一类具有离散时滞和分布时滞的捕食被捕食系统的耗散控制问题,讨论了捕食被捕食系统的正平衡点的局部稳定性和Hopf分支,并给出平衡点局部渐近稳定的充分条件.将捕食被捕食系统转化为Cohen-Grossberg神经网络模型,选取适当的Lyapunov函数,运用线性矩阵不等式的方法,设计状态反馈控制器,使得神经网络闭环模型耗散,从而使原捕食被捕食系统变成耗散系统.最后通过数值算例说明了方法的可行性.     

捕食者有病的生态-流行病模型的分析

建立并分析了捕食者具有疾病且有功能反应的生态-流行病(SI)模型,讨论了解的有界性．应用特征根法得到了平衡点局部渐近稳定的充分条件,进一步分析了平衡点的全局稳定性,得到了边界平衡点和正平衡点全局稳定的充分条件。     

Numerical simulation of a stroke: computational problems and methodology

We discuss the difficulties of the numerical simulation of a stroke, and we describe the numerical methods which we have developed and used to obtain some realistic results. Nowadays, the computations are performed in two-dimensional slices of a brain, but the strategies to obtain full three-dimensional simulations are explored. This paper is written so as to be understandable by non-mathematicians.     

Order Reduction of the Chemical Master Equation via Balanced Realisation

We consider a Markov process in continuous time with a finite number of discrete states. The time-dependent probabilities of being in any state of the Markov chain are governed by a set of ordinary differential equations, whose dimension might be large even for trivial systems. Here, we derive a reduced ODE set that accurately approximates the probabilities of subspaces of interest with a known error bound. Our methodology is based on model reduction by balanced truncation and can be considerably more computationally efficient than solving the chemical master equation directly. We show the applicability of our method by analysing stochastic chemical reactions. First, we obtain a reduced order model for the infinitesimal generator of a Markov chain that models a reversible, monomolecular reaction. Later, we obtain a reduced order model for a catalytic conversion of substrate to a product (a so-called Michaelis-Menten mechanism), and compare its dynamics with a rapid equilibrium approximation method. For this example, we highlight the savings on the computational load obtained by means of the reduced-order model. Furthermore, we revisit the substrate catalytic conversion by obtaining a lower-order model that approximates the probability of having predefined ranges of product molecules. In such an example, we obtain an approximation of the output of a model with 5151 states by a reduced model with 16 states. Finally, we obtain a reduced-order model of the Brusselator.     

Should consent be required for organ procurement?

Must we obtain a patient's consent before posthumously removing her organs? According to the consent requirement, in order to permissibly remove organs from a deceased person, it is necessary that her prior consent be obtained. If the consent requirement is true, then this seems to rule out policies that do not seek and obtain a patient's prior consent to organ donation, while at the same time vindicating policies that do seek and obtain patient consent. In this paper, however, I argue that once we recognize the difference between consent, on the one hand, and wishing or desiring, on the other, we will see that obtaining consent before organ removal is neither necessary nor sufficient to respect patient autonomy in organ procurement.     

藓类植物RAPD反应体系的建立

本实验针对RAPD 反应体系中Taq 聚合酶、dNTP 、模板和引物等影响较大的因素, 设计了一组4 因素4 水平的正交试验。根据试验结果, 筛选出了藓类植物RAPD 反应体系中这4 个因素的最佳浓度配比, 并在此基础上从100 个随机引物中筛选出了30 条显示藓类植物遗传差异的多态性引物。     

捕食者具有流行病的捕食-被捕食(SI)模型的分析

建立并分析了捕食者具有疾病的生态-流行病(SI)模型,讨论解的有界性,得到了平衡点局部渐近稳定的充分条件,进一步,分析了平衡点的全局稳定性,得到了捕食者绝灭和疾病成为地方病的充分条件．     

Fluorescence correlation spectroscopy in membrane structure elucidation

This review describes the application of fluorescence correlation spectroscopy (FCS) for the study of biological membranes. Monitoring the fluorescence signal fluctuations, it is possible to obtain diffusion constants and concentrations for several membrane components. Focusing the attention on lipid bilayers, we explain the technical difficulties and the new FCS-based methodologies introduced to overcome them. Finally, we report several examples of studies which apply FCS on both model and biological membranes to obtain interesting insight in the topic of lateral membrane organization.     

Complementary variational principles for diffusion problems with Michaelis-Menten kinetics

The theory of complementary variational principles is used to obtain maximum and minimum principles for diffusion problems with Michaelis-Menten kinetics. In an illustrative calculation we obtain an extremely accurate variational solution in good agreement with the numerical solution of McElwain (1978).     

Some exact solutions of a generalized Fisher equation related to the problem of biological invasion

The problem of biological invasion in a model single-species community is considered, the spatiotemporal dynamics of the system being described by a modified Fisher equation. For a special case, we obtain an exact solution describing self-similar growth of the initially inhabited domain. By comparison with numerical solutions, we show that this exact solution may be applicable to describe an early stage of a biological invasion preceding the propagation of the stationary travelling wave. Also, the exact solution is applied to the problem of critical aggregation to derive sufficient conditions of population extinction. Finally, we show that the solution we obtain is in agreement with some data from field observations.     

Computational Reproducibility in The Wildlife Society's Flagship Journals

Scientific progress depends upon the accumulation of empirical knowledge via reproducible methodology. Although reproducibility is a main tenet of the scientific method, recent studies have highlighted widespread failures in adherence to this ideal. The goal of this study was to gauge the level of computational reproducibility, or the ability to obtain the same results using the same data and analytic methods as in the original publication, in the field of wildlife science. We randomly selected 80 papers published in the Journal of Wildlife Management and Wildlife Society Bulletin between 1 June 2016 and 1 June 2018. Of those that were suitable for reproducibility review (n = 74), we attempted to obtain study data from online repositories or directly from authors. Forty-two authors did not respond to our requests, and we were further unable to obtain data from authors of 13 other studies. Of the 19 studies for which we were able to obtain data and complete our analysis, we judged that 13 were mostly or fully reproducible. We conclude that the studies with publicly available data or data shared upon request were largely reproducible, but we remain concerned about the difficulty in obtaining data from recently published papers. We recommend increased data-sharing, data organization and documentation, communication, and training to advance computational reproducibility in the wildlife sciences. © 2020 The Authors. The Journal of Wildlife Management published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of The Wildlife Society.