Now showing items 1-4 of 4

    • Am I too fat? Bulimia as an epidemic 

      Kribs, Christopher; Gonzalez, Beverly; Huerta-Sanchez, Emilia; Ortiz-Nieves, Angela; Vazquez-Alvarez, Terannie (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 

      Kribs, Christopher; Mubayi, Anuj; Martcheva, Maia; Castillo-Chavez, Carlos (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 

      Kribs, Christopher; Del Valle, Sara; Morales Evangelista, Arlene; Velasco, Maria Cristina; Hsu Schmitz, Shu-Fang (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 

      Kribs, Christopher; Crawford, Britnee (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 ...