Browsing Publications - DO NOT EDIT by Subject "Reproductive number"
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Am I too fat? Bulimia as an epidemic
(ElsevierDepartment of Mathematics, University of Texas at Arlington, 2003)For at least the past ten years, eating disorders have had a major impact in the physical and mental health of women, particularly young women. Anorexia and bulimia nervosa are closely linked eating disorders. Anorexia ... -
A cost-based comparison of quarantine strategies for new emerging diseases
(American Institute of Mathematical SciencesMathematics Department, University of Texas at Arlington, 2010-07)A classical epidemiological framework is used to provide a preliminary cost analysis of the effects of quarantine and isolation on the dynamics of infectious diseases for which no treatment or immediate diagnosis tools are ... -
Effects of education, vaccination and treatment on HIV transmission in homosexuals with genetic heterogeneity
(Department of Mathematics, University of Texas at Arlington, 2004)Genetic studies report the existence of a mutant allele Δ32 of CC R5 chemokine receptor gene at high allele frequencies ( 10%) in Caucasian populations. The presence of the allele is believed to provide partial or full ... -
A metapopulation model for sylvatic T. cruzi transmission with vector migration
(American Institute of Mathematical ScienceDepartment of Mathematics, University of Texas at Arlington, 2014-06)This study presents a metapopulation model for the sylvatic transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi, the etiological agent of Chagas' disease, across multiple geographical regions and multiple overlapping host-vector ...