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Econ Theory ; : 1-25, 2022 Nov 16.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36405251

RESUMO

We analyze the optimal lockdown in an economic-epidemic model with realistic infectiveness distribution. The model is described by Volterra integral equations and accurately depicts the COVID-19 infectivity pattern from clinical data. A maximum principle is derived, and a qualitative dynamic analysis of the optimal lockdown problem is provided over finite and infinite horizons. We analytically prove and economically justify the possibility of an endemic scenario when the infection rate begins to climb after the lockdown ends.

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PLoS One ; 19(3): e0294579, 2024.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38451893

RESUMO

The cacao swollen shoot virus disease (CSSVD) is among the most economically damaging diseases of cacao trees and accounts for almost 15-50% of harvest losses in Ghana. This virus is transmitted by several species of mealybugs (Pseudococcidae, Homoptera) when they feed on cacao plants. One of the mitigation strategies for CSSVD investigated at the Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana (CRIG) is the use of mild-strain cross-protection of cacao trees against the effects of severe strains. In this study, simple deterministic, delay, and stochastic ordinary differential equation-based models to describe the dynamic of the disease and spread of the virus are suggested. Model parameters are estimated using detailed empirical data from CRIG. The modeling outcomes demonstrate a remarkable resemblance between real and simulated dynamics. We have found that models with delay approximate the data better and this agrees with the knowledge that CSSVD epidemics develop slowly. Also, since there are large variations in the data, stochastic models lead to better results. We show that these models can be used to gain useful informative insights about the nature of disease spread.


Assuntos
Badnavirus , Cacau , Coinfecção , Vírus
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J Biol Dyn ; 16(1): 207-235, 2022 12.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35533101

RESUMO

Habitat loss and harvesting of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) significantly affect the population dynamics. In this paper, we propose a general mathematical modelling approach incorporating the impact of habitat size reduction and non-lethal harvesting of NTFP on population dynamics. The model framework integrates experimental data of Pentadesma butyracea in Benin. This framework allows us to determine the rational non-lethal harvesting level and habitat size to ensure the stability of the plant ecosystem, and to study the impacts of distinct levels of humidity. We suggest non-lethal harvesting policies that maximize the economic benefit for local populations.


Assuntos
Ecossistema , Frutas , Conservação dos Recursos Naturais , Florestas , Modelos Biológicos , Árvores
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J Public Econ Theory ; 2021 Nov 23.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35440866

RESUMO

The paper focuses on modeling of public health measures to control the COVID-19 pandemic. The authors suggest a flexible integral model with distributed lags, which realistically describes COVID-19 infectiousness period from clinical data. It contains susceptible-infectious-recovered (SIR), susceptible-exposed-infectious-recovered (SEIR), and other epidemic models as special cases. The model is used for assessing how government decisions to lockdown and reopen the economy affect epidemic spread. The authors demonstrate essential differences in transition and asymptotic dynamics of the integral model and the SIR model after lockdown. The provided simulation on real data accurately describes several waves of the COVID-19 epidemic in the United States and is in good correspondence with government actions to curb the epidemic.

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Math Biosci ; 208(1): 48-62, 2007 Jul.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17166522

RESUMO

The paper analyzes optimal harvesting of age-structured populations described by the Lotka-McKendrik model. It is shown that the optimal time- and age-dependent harvesting control involves only one age at natural conditions. This result leads to a new optimization problem with the time-dependent harvesting age as an unknown control. The integral Lotka model is employed to explicitly describe the time-varying age of harvesting. It is proven that in the case of the exponential discounting and infinite horizon the optimal strategy is a stationary solution with a constant harvesting age. A numeric example on optimal forest management illustrates the theoretical findings. Discussion and interpretation of the results are provided.


Assuntos
Ecossistema , Modelos Biológicos , Algoritmos , Animais , Fertilidade , Agricultura Florestal/economia , Agricultura Florestal/métodos , Densidade Demográfica , Dinâmica Populacional , Fatores de Tempo
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Math Biosci ; 195(2): 154-67, 2005 Jun.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15893341

RESUMO

The paper deals with optimal control in a linear integral age-dependent model of population dynamics. A problem for maximizing the harvesting return on a finite time horizon is formulated and analyzed. The optimal controls are the harvesting age and the rate of population removal by harvesting. The gradient and necessary condition for an extremum are derived. A qualitative analysis of the problem is provided. The model shows the presence of a zero-investment period. A preliminary asymptotic analysis indicates possible turnpike properties of the optimal harvesting age. Biological interpretation of all results is provided.


Assuntos
Modelos Biológicos , Dinâmica Populacional , Fatores Etários , Animais , Modelos Lineares
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J Biol Dyn ; 7: 41-58, 2013.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23101465

RESUMO

We perform the steady-state analysis of a nonlinear partial differential equation model that describes the dynamics of a managed size-structured forest. The harvesting policy is to maximize the net benefits from timber production over an infinite planning horizon. The existence and uniqueness of the steady-state trajectories are analysed. Closed-form steady states are obtained in meaningful special cases and are used to estimate how climate change affects the optimal harvesting regime, diameter of cut trees, number of logged trees, and net benefits in the long run.


Assuntos
Mudança Climática , Agricultura Florestal , Árvores/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Cinética , Dinâmica não Linear
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