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Nugget: New SIR-Network Model Helps Predict Dengue Fever Epidemic in Urban Areas

Mathematics is often implemented in healthcare and medical research. From health management to the bio-pharmaceutical fields, math modeling can be used to predict the spread of diseases, how to prevent...

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Nugget: Improving Musical Synchronization with Mathematical Modeling

Music functions as a universal connector that pervades most cultures. More specifically, rhythm and synchronization – both within and beyond the realm of music – are forms of communication that...

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Modeling robust use of pesticides

Adaptive control techniques can help manage pests more effectively As population growth, greater food consumption, competition for land use, and climate change pose challenges to world food production,...

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Dynamical systems theory enhances knowledge of Jupiter’s atmosphere

Jupiter, which has a mass more than twice that of all the planets combined, continues to fascinate researchers. The planet is characterized most often by its powerful jet streams and Great Red Spot...

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Optimizing flutter shutter to minimize camera blur

Whether taking photos recreationally or professionally, photographers understandably want their snapshots to appear sharp and clear. Image clarity is dependent on exposure time, or the amount of time...

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Applying Parameter Selection and Verification Techniques to an HIV Model

Physical and biological models often have hundreds of inputs, many of which may have a negligible effect on a model’s response. Establishing parameters that can be fixed at nominal values without...

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Segmenting Ultrasound Video with a Wavelet Variational Model

Image segmentation, the process of separating a digital image into multiple sections for individual examination, is frequently used in medical image analysis. For example, segmentation in ultrasound...

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Equilibrium Modeling Increases Contact Lens Comfort

According to the Vision Council of America, roughly 75% of adults in the United States require some form of vision correction. Yet only 10% of Americans wear contact lenses. Studies estimate that one...

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NPZ Model: Maturity in the Juvenile Zooplankton

Planktonic ecosystems make up the bottom nutritive levels of aquatic food webs, providing a vital source of food to many large marine organisms. Researchers build nutrient-phytoplankton-zooplankton...

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Bayesian Model Improves Use of X-ray Radiography in National Security

Quantitative radiography is an imaging technique that uses electromagnetic radiation, such as X-rays, to gather quantitative data about the interior of nontransparent objects that vary in density and...

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