1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910479881603321

Autore

Murray J. D (James Dickson)

Titolo

Mathematical biology [[electronic resource] /] / J. D. Murray

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, : Springer-Verlag, 1993

ISBN

9783662085424 (e-book)

9783540572046 (pbk.)

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiv, 767 p.) : ill

Collana

Biomathematics ; ; 19

Disciplina

570.15118

Soggetti

Biology - Mathematical models

Biomathematics

Biophysics

Biological physics

Statistics

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Continuous Population Models for Single Species -- 2. Discrete Population Models for a Single Species -- 3. Continuous Models for Interacting Populations -- 4. Discrete Growth Models for Interacting Populations -- 5. Reaction Kinetics -- 6. Biological Oscillators and Switches -- 7. Belousov-Zhabotinskii Reaction -- 8. Perturbed and Coupled Oscillators and Black Holes -- 9. Reaction Diffusion, Chemotaxis and Non-local Mechanisms -- 10. Oscillator Generated Wave Phenomena and Central Pattern Generators -- 11. Biological Waves: Single Species Models -- 12. Biological Waves: Multi-species Reaction Diffusion Models -- 13. Travelling Waves in Reaction Diffusion Systems with Weak Diffusion: Analytical Techniques and Results -- 14. Spatial Pattern Formation with Reaction/Population Interaction Diffusion Mechanisms -- 15. Animal Coat Patterns and Other Practical Applications of Reaction Diffusion Mechanisms -- 16. Neural Models of Pattern Formation -- 17. Mechanical Models for Generating Pattern and Form in Development -- 18. Evolution and Developmental Programmes -- 19. Epidemic Models and the Dynamics of Infectious Diseases -- 20. Geographic Spread of Epidemics -- Appendices -- 1. Phase Plane



Analysis -- 2. Routh-Hurwitz Conditions, Jury Conditions, Descartes’ Rule of Signs and Exact Solutions of a Cubic -- 3. Hopf Bifurcation Theorem and Limit Cycles -- 4. General Results for the Laplacian Operator in Bounded Domains.

Sommario/riassunto

Mathematics has always benefited from its involvement with developing sciences. Each successive interaction revitalises and enhances the field. Biomedical science is clearly the premier science of the foreseeable future. For the continuing health of their subject mathematicians must become involved with biology. With the example of how mathematics has benefited from and influenced physics, it is clear that if mathematicians do not become involved in the biosciences they will simply not be a part of what are likely to be the most important and exciting scientific discoveries of all time. Mathematical biology is a fast growing, well recognised, albeit not clearly defined, subject and is, to my mind, the most exciting modern application of mathematics. The increasing use of mathematics in biology is inevitable as biol­ogy becomes more quantitative. The complexity of the biological sciences makes interdisciplinary involvement essential. For the mathematician, biology opens up new and exciting branches while for the biologist mathematical modelling offers another research tool commmensurate with a new powerful laboratory technique but only if used appropriately and its limitations recognised. However, the use of esoteric mathematics arrogantly applied to biological problems by mathemati­cians who know little about the real biology, together with unsubstantiated claims as to how important such theories are, does little to promote the interdisciplinary involvement which is so essential. Mathematical biology research, to be useful and interesting, must be relevant biologically.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910782875803321

Titolo

Family violence and men of color [[electronic resource] ] : healing the wounded male spirit / / Ricardo Carrillo, Jerry Tello, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Springer Pub. Co., c2008

ISBN

1-281-90790-1

9786611907907

0-8261-1755-4

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (250 p.)

Collana

Springer series, focus on men

Altri autori (Persone)

CarrilloRicardo

TelloJerry

Disciplina

362.8292089

362.84/96073

Soggetti

Family violence - United States

Abusive men - United States

African American men - Psychology

African American men - Attitudes

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Contributors; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1 Intimate Partner Violence and Recidivism Following Interventions with Men Who Batter: Cultural and Empirical Considerations; Chapter 2 El Hombre Noble Buscando Balance: The Noble Man Searching for Balance; Chapter 3 Fire and Firewater: A Co-Occurring Clinical Treatment Model for Domestic Violence, Substance Abuse, and Trauma; Chapter 4 Healing and Confronting the African American Male Who Batters; Chapter 5 African-American Men Who Batter: A Community-Centered Approach to Prevention and Intervention

Chapter 6 A Postcolonial Perspective on Domestic Violence in Indian CountryChapter 7 He Waka Tapu: Working Together for the Well-Being of Family; Chapter 8 Asian-American Domestic Violence: A Critical Psychohistorical Perspective; Chapter 9 Asian Men and Violence; Epilogue; Index

Sommario/riassunto

""This innovative book examines an important, timely topic The content will greatly enhance practitioners' and students' understanding and



skills in working with men of color."". - Elaine P. Congress, DSW, Fordham University Graduate School of Social Service. ""Family Violence and Men of Color is the best book in cross-cultural issues and domestic violence that I have ever read. It is a good combination of literature review, clinical interventions and cultural imagery."". - Daniel Sonkin, PhD, Marriage, Family and Child Counselor. Family violence is an international epidemic that knows no cult