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Beyond body size—new traits for new heights in trait-based modelling of predator-prey dynamics Open

Kate L. Wootton, Alva Curtsdotter, Tomas Jönsson, H. T. Banks, Riccardo Bommarco , et al. · 2022

Food webs map feeding interactions among species, providing a valuable tool for understanding and predicting community dynamics. Using species’ body sizes is a promising avenue for parameterizing food-web models, but such approaches have n…

Using ultrasonic attenuation in cortical bone to infer distributions on pore size Open

Rebekah White, Alen Alexanderian, Omid Yousefian, Yasamin Karbalaeisadegh, K. Bekele-Maxwell , et al. · 2022

From theory to experiment and back again — Challenges in quantifying a trait-based theory of predator-prey dynamics Open

Kate L. Wootton, Alva Curtsdotter, Tomas Jönsson, H. T. Banks, Riccardo Bommarco , et al. · 2021

Food webs map feeding interactions among species, providing a valuable tool for understanding and predicting community dynamics. Trait-based approaches to food webs are increasingly popular, using e.g. species’ body sizes to parameterize d…

Inferring pore radius and density from ultrasonic attenuation using physics-based modeling Open

Rebekah White, Omid Yousefian, H. T. Banks, Alen Alexanderian, Marie Müller · 2021

This work proposes the use of two physics-based models for wave attenuation to infer the microstructure of cortical bone-like structures. One model for ultrasound attenuation in porous media is based on the independent scattering approxima…

Inverse Problem for Electromagnetic Propagation in Human Muscle Tissues: Frequency Dependent Approach Open

Fumio Kojima, H. T. Banks · 2020

This paper is concerned with an electromagnetic interrogation method for human muscle tissues using stochastic inversion methodology. The frequency dependence of relative permittivity of human muscle tissues is modeled by Debye formula wit…

Parameter Selection Methods in Inverse Problem Formulation Open

H. T. Banks, Ariel Cintrón-Arias, Franz Kappel · 2020

We discuss methods for {\em a priori} selection of parameters to be estimated in inverse problem formulations (such as Maximum Likelihood, Ordinary and Generalized Least Squares) for dynamical systems with numerous state variables and an e…

The Estimation of the Effective Reproductive Number from Disease Outbreak Data Open

Ariel Cintrón-Arias, Carlos Castillo‐Chávez, Luís M. A. Bettencourt, Alun L. Lloyd, H. T. Banks · 2020

We consider a single outbreak susceptible-infected-recovered (SIR) model and corresponding estimation procedures for the effective reproductive number $\mathcal{R}(t)$. We discuss the estimation of the underlying SIR parameters with a gene…

A Sensitivity Matrix Based Methodology for Inverse Problem Formulation Open

Ariel Cintrón-Arias, H. T. Banks, Alex Capaldi, Alun L. Lloyd · 2020

We propose an algorithm to select parameter subset combinations that can be estimated using an ordinary least-squares (OLS) inverse problem formulation with a given data set. First, the algorithm selects the parameter combinations that cor…

Lethal and sublethal effects of toxicants on bumble bee populations: a modelling approach Open

John E. Banks, H. T. Banks, Nicholas Myers, Amanda N. Laubmeier, Riccardo Bommarco · 2020

Correctly modeling plant-insect-herbivore-pesticide interactions as aggregate data Open

H. T. Banks, John E. Banks, Jared Catenacci, Michele L. Joyner, John D. Stark · 2019

We consider a population dynamics model in investigating data from controlled experiments with aphids in broccoli patches surrounded by different margin types (bare or weedy ground) and three levels of insecticide spray (no, light, or heav…

Modeling Zika Virus Transmission Dynamics: Parameter Estimates, Disease Characteristics, and Prevention Open

Munsur Rahman, Kidist Bekele-Maxwell, LeAnna L. Cates, H. T. Banks, Naveen K. Vaidya · 2019

Estimation of probability distributions of parameters using aggregate population data: analysis of a CAR T-cell cancer model Open

Celia Schacht, Annabel Meade, H. T. Banks, Heiko Enderling, Daniel Abate‐Daga · 2019

In this effort we explain fundamental formulations for aggregate data inverse problems requiring estimation of probability distribution parameters. We use as a motivating example a class of CAR T-call cancer models in mice. After ascertain…

Comparison of methods for the determination of reflective properties of complex composite materials Open

H. T. Banks, Jared Catenacci, Amanda Criner, Marcela Morvidone, Diana Rubio , et al. · 2019

Comparison of Dynamic Models for Plant–Insect Herbivore–Pesticide Interactions Open

H. T. Banks, J.E. Banke, Jared Catenacci, Michele L. Joyner, John D. Stark · 2019

Field spatial scale and predator colonization behavior mediates pest suppression in diversified agroecosystems Open

John E. Banks, Amanda N. Laubmeier, H. T. Banks · 2019

ESTIMATION OF PROBABILITY MEASURES USING AGGREGATE POPULATION DATA: ANALYSIS OF A CAR T-CELL CANCER MODEL AND OPTIMAL DESIGN OF EXPERIMENTS Open

Celia Schacht, Annabel Meade, H. T. Banks, Heiko Enderling, Daniel Abate‐Daga · 2019

Population model for the decline of <i>Homalodisca vitripennis</i> (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) over a ten-year period Open

H. T. Banks, John E. Banks, Natalie G. Cody, Mark S. Hoddle, Annabel Meade · 2019

The glassy-winged sharpshooter, Homalodisca vitripennis (Germar), is an invasive pest which presents a major economic threat to grape industries in California, because it spreads a disease-causing bacterium, Xylella fastidiosa. In this not…

Analysis of compartments-in-series models of liver metabolism as partial differential equations: the effect of dispersion and number of compartments Open

Marcella Noorman, Richard Allen, Cynthia J. Musante, H. T. Banks · 2019

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is the most common cause of chronic liver disease. Precipitated by the build up of extra fat in the liver not caused by alcohol, it is still not understood why steatosis occurs where it does in the liver m…

Immunosuppressant treatment dynamics in renal transplant recipients: an iterative modeling approach Open

Neha Murad, Hien Tran, H. T. Banks, Rebecca A. Everett, Eric S. Rosenberg · 2018

Finding the optimal balance between over-suppression and under-suppression of the immune response is difficult to achieve in renal transplant patients, all of whom require lifelong immunosuppression. Our ultimate goal is to apply control t…

Inferring Porosity from Frequency Dependent Attenuation in Cortical Bone Mimicking Porous Media Open

Rebekah White, Omid Yousefian, H. T. Banks, Marie Müller · 2018

Osteoporosis affects porosity in cortical bone. Quantifying levels of osteoporosis by inferring the micro-architectural properties from ultrasonic wave attenuation in cortical bone has yet to be done. In this work we use a phenomenological…

Ecosystem function in predator–prey food webs—confronting dynamic models with empirical data Open

Alva Curtsdotter, H. T. Banks, John E. Banks, Mattias Jonsson, Tomas Jönsson , et al. · 2018

Most ecosystem functions and related services involve species interactions across trophic levels, for example, pollination and biological pest control. Despite this, our understanding of ecosystem function in multitrophic communities is po…

The effect of pore size and density on ultrasonic attenuation in porous structures with mono-disperse random pore distribution: A two-dimensional in-silico study Open

Omid Yousefian, Rebekah White, Yasamin Karbalaeisadegh, H. T. Banks, Marie Müller · 2018

This work proposes a power law model to describe the attenuation of ultrasonic waves in non-absorbing heterogeneous media with randomly distributed scatterers, mimicking a simplified structure of cortical bone. This paper models the propag…

From theory to experimental design—Quantifying a trait-based theory of predator-prey dynamics Open

Amanda N. Laubmeier, Kate L. Wootton, John E. Banks, Riccardo Bommarco, Alva Curtsdotter , et al. · 2018

Successfully applying theoretical models to natural communities and predicting ecosystem behavior under changing conditions is the backbone of predictive ecology. However, the experiments required to test these models are dictated by pract…

Dynamic systems modeling to identify a cohort of problem drinkers with similar mechanisms of behavior change Open

Kidist Bekele-Maxwell, Rebecca A. Everett, Sijing Shao, Alexis Kuerbis, Lyric Stephenson , et al. · 2018

One challenge to understanding mechanisms of behavior change (MOBC) completely among individuals with alcohol use disorder is that processes of change are theorized to be complex, dynamic (time varying), and at times non-linear, and they i…

A multiscale method for computing effective parameters of composite electromagnetic materials with memory effects Open

Vrushali A. Bokil, H. T. Banks, Doina Cioranescu, Georges Griso · 2018

We consider the problem of computing (macroscopic) effective properties of composite materials that are mixtures of complex dispersive dielectrics described by polarization and magnetization laws. We assume that the micro-structure of the …

Optimal design for dynamical modeling of pest populations Open

H. T. Banks, Rebecca A. Everett, Neha Murad, Ronald D. White, John E. Banks , et al. · 2018

We apply SE-optimal design methodology to investigate optimal data collection procedures as a first step in investigating information content in ecoinformatics data sets. To illustrate ideas we use a simple phenomenological citrus red mite…

ANALYSIS OF COMPARTMENTS-IN-SERIES MODELS OF LIVER METABOLISM AS PDEs: THE EFFECT OF DISPERSION AND NUMBER OF COMPARTMENTS Open

Marcella Noorman, Colleen Allen, Cynthia J. Musante, H. T. Banks · 2018

Matlab codes Open

Munsur Rahman, Kidist Bekele-Maxwell, LeAnna L. Cates, H. T. Banks, Naveen K. Vaidya · 2018

The raw data and Matlab code to predict the Zika transmission dynamics

A numerical algorithm for constructing a mathematical model of intracellular dynamics for individual HIV treatment Open

H. T. Banks · 2018

Inverse problems and techniques with applications in the biological sciences Open

H. T. Banks, John A. Burns · 2017

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