Mathematical Modelling in Biomedicine: Optimal Control of Biomedical Systems

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Springer Science & Business Media, Feb 28, 1986 - Mathematics - 258 pages
Approach your problems from the right It isn't that they can't see the solution. It end and begin with the answers. Then is that they can't see the problem. one day, perhaps you will find the final question. G.K. Chesterton. The Scandal of Father Brown 'The point of a Pin'. 'The Hermit Clad in Crane Feathers' in R. van Gulik's The Chinese Maze Murders. Growing specialization and diversification have brought a host of monographs and textbooks on increasingly specialized topics. However, the "tree" of knowledge of mathematics and related fields does not grow only by putting forth new branches. It also happens, quite often in fact, that branches which were thought to be completely disparate are suddenly seen to be related. Further, the kind and level of sophistication of mathematics applied in various sciences has changed drastically in recent years: measure theory is used (non-trivially) in regional and theoretical economics; algebraic geometry interacts with physics; the Minkowsky lemma, cod ing theory and the structure of water meet one another in packing and covering theory; quantum fields, crystal defects and mathematical pro gramming profit from homotopy theory; Lie algebras are relevant to filtering; and prediction and electrical engineering can use Stein spaces.
 

Contents

GENERAL REMARKS OH MODELLING
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12 The main techniques for modelling
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122 SYSTEMS WITH DIFFUSIONCONVECTION REACTIONS
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123 SIMULATION MODELS
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13 Difficulties in modelling
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IDENTIFICATION AND CONTROL 18 LINEAR COMPARtMEHTAL ANALYSIS
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22 The uniqueness problem
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23 Numerical methods for identification
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63 Optimal control for optimal therapeutics
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64 Optimal control problem involving several criteria
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INTEGRAL EQUATIONS IN BICHEDICINE
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72 Integral equations from biomechanics
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73 Other applications of Integral equations
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NUMERICAL SOLUTION OF INTEGRAL EQUATIONS
162
82 Numerical techniques for nonlinear integral equations
164
821 NUMERICAL SOLUTION USING A SEQUENCE OF LINEAR
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the nonlinear case
35
25 Optimization techniques
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252 NUMERICAL METHODS 46
42
253 DESCENT METHODS 20
44
254 A GLOBAL OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUE 11 14
46
OPTIMAL CONTROL IN COMPARTMENTAL ANALYSIS
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32 A first explicit approach
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33 The general solution 13
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34 Numerical method 36
63
35 Optlanl control in nonlinear cases 3
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352 A METHOD FOR NONLINEAR COMPARTMENTAL SYSTEMS
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353 ANOTHER PRACTICAL APPROACH
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353 A VARIANT OF DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING TECHNIQUE 5 11
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354 A simple idea applied to optimal control probl
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RELATIONS BKTWEES DOSE AND EFFECT
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42 The nonlinear approach
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43 Simple functional Model
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44 Optimal therapeutics
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45 Numerical results
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46 Nonlinear compartment approach Formula 424 or 425 allows the calculation of the
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47 Optimal therapeutics using a linear approach
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48 Optical control in a compartmental model with time lag
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GENERAL MODELLING IN MEDICINE
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52 The indentification problem
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53 A simple method for defining optimal therapeutics
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54 The Pontryagin Method 3 11
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55 A simplified technique giving a suboptium
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56 A naive but useful Method 74
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BLOOD GLOCOSE REGULATION
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62 The huotan case
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822 A DISCRETISED TECHNIQUE
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823 AN ITERATIVE DIAGRAM WITH REGULARITY CONSTRAINTS 9
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83 Identification and optimal control using integral equations
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84 Optimal control and nonlinear integral equations
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PROBLEMS RELATED TO PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
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92 Numerical resolution of partial differential equations 56 23
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922 OPTIMIZATION METHOD FOR SOLVING PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
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923 SOLUTION OF PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS USING A COMPLETE DISCRETIZATION 56 57
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93 Identification in partial differential equations
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94 Optimal control with partial differential equations
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95 Other approaches for optical control
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96 Other partial differential equations
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OPTIMALITY IH HOMAH PHYSIOLOGY
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102 A mathematical model for thermoregulation 30
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103 Optimization of pulmonary mechanics
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104 Conclusions
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ERRORS IN MODELLING
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112 Sensitivity analysis
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OPEN PROBLEMS IN BIOMATHEMATICS
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122 Biological systems involving retroaction
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123 Action of two or more drugs In the huvan organSB
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124 Numerical techniques for global optimization
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125 Biofeedback and systeas theory 32 33 34
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126 Optimization of industrial processes
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127 Optiwality in physiology
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CONCLUSIONS
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THE ALIENOR PROGRAM IMPLEMENTED BY A GUILLKZ
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REFERENCES
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INDEX
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