{"title":"Hepatitis B and D: A Forecast on Actions Needed to Reduce Incidence and Achieve Elimination","authors":"","doi":"10.30707/spora8.1.1652717156.650087","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30707/spora8.1.1652717156.650087","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":92725,"journal":{"name":"Spora : a journal of biomathematics","volume":"110 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80547819","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Fostering Research and Education in Mathematical Biology","authors":"E. Board","doi":"10.30707/spora7.1.1624911489.532904","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30707/spora7.1.1624911489.532904","url":null,"abstract":"As it is releasing the seventh volume, Spora has established itself to be a highly respected journal for student-driven research in mathematics, biology, and related fields. Spora's role in disseminating work that was conducted by at least one student author makes it a unique platform to expand the body of knowledge in mathematical biology. Spora welcomes submissions related to Ph.D. dissertations, master's theses, and undergraduate research projects.","PeriodicalId":92725,"journal":{"name":"Spora : a journal of biomathematics","volume":"59 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87507707","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Study of COVID-19 Mortality Under Varying Patient Frailty","authors":"Alison Sifuentes","doi":"10.30707/etd2020.1606247535.296021ah","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30707/etd2020.1606247535.296021ah","url":null,"abstract":"For this study, we modeled the spread and mortality of COVID-19 throughout the city of Chicago. By incorporating group frailty into a classic SEIR infectious disease model, we were able to differentiate the population of Chicago by their response to COVID-19. Three age groups with different COVID-19-induced death rates were examined, and the model sought to showcase the multiplicative deviation of each age group death rate from the average disease-induced death rate. This adjustment for different death rates among age groups accounted for heterogeneity within the population, and sought to introduce a more accurate manner for modeling the spread of infectious diseases.","PeriodicalId":92725,"journal":{"name":"Spora : a journal of biomathematics","volume":"12 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83503899","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Milestone for Spora","authors":"","doi":"10.30707/spora6.1/bpjf8019","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30707/spora6.1/bpjf8019","url":null,"abstract":"With the sixth volume, Spora is entering its next phase. The Editorial Board is happy to expand the journal's role in disseminating work conducted by research groups with at least one student author. With the new emphasis on student-driven research, Spora welcomes submissions related to Ph.D. dissertations, master's theses, and undergraduate research projects.","PeriodicalId":92725,"journal":{"name":"Spora : a journal of biomathematics","volume":"13 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84696231","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Modeling Neural Behavior and Pain During Bladder Distention using an Agent-based Model of the Central Nucleus of the Amygdala.","authors":"Joshua Baktay, Rachael Miller Neilan, Marissa Behun, Neal McQuaid, Benedict Kolber","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Chronic bladder pain evokes asymmetric behavior in neurons across the left and right hemispheres of the amygdala. An agent-based computational model was created to simulate the firing of neurons over time and in response to painful bladder stimulation. Each agent represents one neuron and is characterized by its location in the amygdala and response type (excited or inhibited). At each time step, the firing rates (Hz) of all neurons are stochastically updated from probability distributions estimated from data collected in laboratory experiments. A damage accumulation model tracks the damage accrued by neurons during long-term, painful bladder stimulation. Emergent model output uses neural activity to measure temporal changes in pain attributed to bladder stimulation. Simulations demonstrate the model's ability to capture acute and chronic pain and its potential to predict changes in pain similar to those observed in the lab. Asymmetric neural activity during the progression of chronic pain is examined using model output and a sensitivity analysis.</p>","PeriodicalId":92725,"journal":{"name":"Spora : a journal of biomathematics","volume":"5 ","pages":"1-13"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6380509/pdf/nihms-1005670.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"36988903","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kendall B. Clark, Mayleen Cortez, C. Hernández, B. E. Thomas, Allison L. Lewis
{"title":"Combating Tuberculosis: Using Time-Dependent Sensitivity Analysis to Develop Strategies for Treatment and Prevention","authors":"Kendall B. Clark, Mayleen Cortez, C. Hernández, B. E. Thomas, Allison L. Lewis","doi":"10.30707/SPORA5.1CLARK","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30707/SPORA5.1CLARK","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":92725,"journal":{"name":"Spora : a journal of biomathematics","volume":"17 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75335114","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Craig Garzella, J. Gaudy, Karl R. B. Schmitt, A. Mansuri
{"title":"Analysis of an agent-based model for predicting the behavior of bighead carp (Hypophthalmichthys nobilis) under the influence of acoustic deterrence","authors":"Craig Garzella, J. Gaudy, Karl R. B. Schmitt, A. Mansuri","doi":"10.30707/spora5.1/loxa2051","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30707/spora5.1/loxa2051","url":null,"abstract":"Bighead carp (Hypophthalmichthys nobilis) are an invasive, voracious, highly fecund species threatening the ecological integrity of the Great Lakes. This agent-based model and analysis explore bighead carp behavior in response to acoustic deterrence in an effort to discover properties that increase likelihood of deterrence system failure. Results indicate the most significant (p < 0.05) influences on barrier failure are the quantity of detritus and plankton behind the barrier, total number of bighead carp successfully deterred by the barrier, and number of native fishes freely moving throughout the simulation. Quantity of resources behind the barrier influence bighead carp to penetrate when populations are resource deprived. When native fish populations are low, an accumulation of phytoplankton can occur, increasing the likelihood of an algal bloom occurrence. Findings of this simulation suggest successful implementation with proper maintenance of an acoustic deterrence system has potential of abating the threat of bighead carp on ecological integrity of the Great Lakes.","PeriodicalId":92725,"journal":{"name":"Spora : a journal of biomathematics","volume":"8 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80628872","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gregory Schmidt, Benjamin Whipple, V. Chellamuthu, Xiaoxia Xie
{"title":"A Dynamical System Model of Dengue Transmission for Rio de Janeiro, Brazil","authors":"Gregory Schmidt, Benjamin Whipple, V. Chellamuthu, Xiaoxia Xie","doi":"10.30707/spora9.1.1675492827.528788","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30707/spora9.1.1675492827.528788","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":92725,"journal":{"name":"Spora : a journal of biomathematics","volume":"65 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86276559","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}