ISSN:
1432-1416
Keywords:
Parameter estimation
;
Transport in tissue
;
Insect dispersal
;
Spline approximations
;
Parabolic equations
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Mathematics
Notes:
Abstract We develop techniques for estimating the coefficients, boundary data, and initial data associated with transport equations (or more generally, parabolic distributed models). Our estimation schemes are based on cubic spline approximations, for which convergence results are given. We discuss the performance of these techniques in two investigations of biological interest: (1) transport of labeled sucrose in brain tissue white matter, (2) insect dispersal that cannot be modeled by a random diffusion mechanism alone.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00276516
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