On the speed of coming down from infinity for -coalescent processes.
On the study of chemostat model with pulsed input in a polluted environment.
On the theory of remediability
Suppose and are two families of semigroups on a Banach space X (not necessarily of class C₀) such that for some initial datum u₀, G₁(t)u₀ tends towards an undesirable state u*. After remedying by means of an operator ρ we continue the evolution of the state by applying G₂(t) and after time 2t we retrieve a prosperous state u given by u = G₂(t)ρG₁(t)u₀. Here we are concerned with various properties of the semigroup (t): ρ → G₂(t)ρG₁(t). We define (X) to be the space of remedial operators for...
On the uniform boundedness of the solutions of systems of reaction-diffusion equations.
On the Weak Solutions of the McKendrick Equation: Existence of Demography Cycles
We develop the qualitative theory of the solutions of the McKendrick partial differential equation of population dynamics. We calculate explicitly the weak solutions of the McKendrick equation and of the Lotka renewal integral equation with time and age dependent birth rate. Mortality modulus is considered age dependent. We show the existence of demography cycles. For a population with only one reproductive age class, independently of the stability of the weak solutions and after a transient time,...
On the well posedness and refined estimates for the global attractor of the TYC model.
Optimal campaign in the smoking dynamics.
Optimal control for a nonlinear age-structured population dynamics model.
Optimal control for a nonlinear population dynamics problem.
Optimal control of a waste water cleaning plant.
Optimal control of an epidemic through educational campaigns.
Optimal impulsive harvest policy for time-dependent logistic equation with periodic coefficients.
Optimal Screening in Structured SIR Epidemics
We present a model for describing the spread of an infectious disease with public screening measures to control the spread. We want to address the problem of determining an optimal screening strategy for a disease characterized by appreciable duration of the infectiveness period and by variability of the transmission risk. The specific disease we have in mind is the HIV infection. However the model will apply to a disease for which class-age structure...
Optimization in HIV screening problems.
Oscillation and global attractivity in a discrete survival red blood cells model
We consider the discrete survival red blood cells model (*) , where δₙ and Pₙ are positive sequences. In the autonomous case we show that (*) has a unique positive steady state N*, we establish some sufficient conditions for oscillation of all positive solutions about N*, and when k = 1 we give a sufficient condition for N* to be globally asymptotically stable. In the nonatonomous case, assuming that there exists a positive solution Nₙ*, we present necessary and sufficient conditions for oscillation...
Oscillation and stability of nonlinear discrete models exhibiting the Allee effect
Parameter estimation in non-linear mixed effects models with SAEM algorithm: extension from ODE to PDE
Parameter estimation in non linear mixed effects models requires a large number of evaluations of the model to study. For ordinary differential equations, the overall computation time remains reasonable. However when the model itself is complex (for instance when it is a set of partial differential equations) it may be time consuming to evaluate it for a single set of parameters. The procedures of population parametrization (for instance using SAEM algorithms) are then very long and in some cases...
Pattern and Waves for a Model in Population Dynamics with Nonlocal Consumption of Resources
We study a reaction-diffusion equation with an integral term describing nonlocal consumption of resources in population dynamics. We show that a homogeneous equilibrium can lose its stability resulting in appearance of stationary spatial structures. They can be related to the emergence of biological species due to the intra-specific competition and random mutations. Various types of travelling waves are observed.
Pattern Formation of Competing Microorganisms in Sediments
We present a three species model describing the degradation of substrate by two competing populations of microorganisms in a marine sediment. Considering diffusion to be the main transport process, we obtain a reaction diffusion system (RDS) which we study in terms of spontaneous pattern formation. We find that the conditions for patterns to evolve are likely to be fulfilled in the sediment. Additionally, we present simulations that are consistent with experimental data from the literature. We...
Patterns of Zooplankton Functional Response in Communities with Vertical Heterogeneity: a Model Study
Parameterization of zooplankton functional response is crucial for constructing plankton models. Theoretical studies predict enhancing of system stability in case the response is of sigmoid type. Experiments on feeding in laboratories tell us in favor of non-sigmoid types for most herbivorous zooplankton species. However, recent field observations show that the overall functional response of zooplankton in the whole euphotic zone can exhibit a sigmoid behavior even when the response for the same...