A periodic single species model with intermittent unilateral diffusion in two patches

In this paper, we consider a periodic single species model with intermittent unilateral diffusion in two patches. By using analytic method, Poincare mapping, Lyapunov function approach, sufficient and necessary conditions on the existence, uniqueness and global attractivity of positive periodic solution and the extinction of species for the considered system are established. Two examples and numerical simulations are presented to validate our theoretical results.     

Stability and Hopf bifurcations in a competitive Lotka–Volterra system with two delays

We consider a Lotka–Volterra competition system with two delays. We first investigate the stability of the positive equilibrium and the existence of Hopf bifurcations, and then using the normal form theory and center manifold argument, derive the explicit formulas which determine the stability, direction and other properties of bifurcating periodic solutions.     

Dynamics analysis of a quarantine model in two patches

A new deterministic model for assessing the impact of quarantine on the transmission dynamics of a communicable disease in a two‐patch community is designed. Rigorous analysis of the model shows that the imperfect nature of quarantine (in the two patches) could induce the phenomenon of backward bifurcation when the associated reproduction number of the model is less than unity. For the case when quarantined susceptible individuals do not acquire infection during quarantine, the disease‐free equilibrium of the model is shown to be globally asymptotically stable when the associated reproduction number is less than unity. Furthermore, the model has a unique Patch i‐only boundary equilibrium (i = 1,2) whenever the associated reproduction number for Patch i is greater than unity. The unique Patch i‐only boundary equilibrium is locally asymptotically stable whenever the invasion reproduction number of Patch 3 ? i is less than unity (and the associated reproduction number for Patch i exceeds unity). The model has at least one endemic equilibrium when its reproduction number exceeds unity (and the disease persists in both patches in this case). It is shown that adding multi‐patch dynamics to a single‐patch quarantine model (which allow the quarantine of susceptible individuals) in a single patch does not alter its quantitative dynamics (with respect to the existence and asymptotic stability of its associated equilibria as well as its backward bifurcation property). Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

From Markov jump systems to two species competitive Lotka-Volterra equations with diffusion

In this paper, we start at a random evolution system on biological particles, which is described by a Markov jump system. Under a suitable scaling, we perform a proper approximation procedure. Then the so-called weak convergence of Markov processes and Martingales allow us to establish a （deterministic） two species competitive Lotka-Volterra equation.     

Global Hopf bifurcation in the Leslie-Gower predator-prey model with two delays

In this paper, the Leslie-Gower predator-prey system with two delays is investigated. By choosing the delay as a bifurcation parameter, we show that Hopf bifurcations can occur as the delay crosses some critical values. In addition, special attention is paid to the global continuation of local Hopf bifurcations. Using a global Hopf bifurcation theorem for functional differential equations, we show the global existence of periodic solutions.     

Single firm product diffusion model for single-function and fusion products

The prosperity of multifunction products (also referred to as fusion products) has changed the landscape of the marketplace for several electronics products. To illustrate, as fusion products gain popularity in cellular phones and office machines, we observe that single-function products (e.g., stand-alone PDAs and stand-alone scanners) gradually disappear from the market as they are supplanted by fusion products. This paper presents a product diffusion model that captures the diffusion transition from two distinct single-function products into one fusion product. We investigate the optimal launch time of the fusion product under various conditions and conduct a numerical analysis to demonstrate the dynamics among the three products. Similar to previous multi-generation single product diffusion models, we find that the planning horizon, the products’ relative profit margin, and substitution effects are important to the launch time decision. However, there are several unique factors that warrant special consideration when a firm introduces a fusion product to the market: the firm’s competitive role, buyer consolidation of purchases to a multi-function product, the fusion technology and the age of current single-function products.     

Uniqueness of diffusion generators for two types of particle systems with singular interactions

For two types of stochastic particle systems in we show non-explosion in finite time by proving that their respective generators are L¹(μ)-unique, where μ is their respective invariant (in these cases even symmetrizing) measure. We also prove the much harder L²(μ)-uniqueness in both models.     

Bifurcation analysis of a chemostat model with two distributed delays

Beretta and Takeuchi [Differ. Equat. Dyn. Syst. 2 (1994) 19] proposed and studied a chemostat-type model with two distributed delays. For this model, He et al. [SIAM J. Math. Anal. 29 (1998) 681] showed that the positive equilibrium can be globally asymptotically stable if the mean delays are sufficiently small. In this paper, using the average time delay as a bifurcation parameter, it is proven that the model undergoes Hopf bifurcations. Computer simulations illustrate the result. The mistakes in [Chaos, Solitons & Fractals 17 (2003) 879] are pointed out and corrected.     

A revenue management model for products with two capacity dimensions

Many perishable products and services have multiple capacity attributes. Shipping capacity of container liners, for example, is measured by both volume and weight. Containers with different size consume various capacities in the two dimensions. Restaurant revenue management aims to maximize the revenue per available seat-hour that captures both the number of dining tables and service manpower. Similar issues arise in the air cargo, trucking and health care industries.     

两时滞广义Logistic模型的Hopf分支与混沌

构建了具有两个时滞的广义Logistic模型,分情况讨论了系统正平衡点发生局部Hopf分支和稳定性切换的条件,分析了分支点关于系统参数的单调性和极限性质.数值模拟佐证了理论结果,展示了周期振动,倍周期分支,混沌等复杂的动力学行为.     

Asymptotic behavior of solutions of a three-species predator-prey model with diffusion and time delays

In this paper, we deal with a reaction-diffusion system with time delays arising from a three-species predator-prey model under the homogeneous Neumann boundary conditions, and study the asymptotic behavior of solutions.     

Optimal control for parabolic systems with competitive interactions

We consider a two-dimensional parabolic system with general competitive interactions as a two-player game with conflicting objectives and with controls on the inhomogencous (source) terms. We show the existence of an optimal solution of the game as the saddle point of a suitable objective functional.     

Adaptive synchronization for stochastic competitive neural networks with mixed time-varying delays

This paper deals with the synchronization problem for competitive neural networks with different time scales, as well as mixed time-varying delays (both discrete and distributed time-varying delays) and stochastic disturbance. By using stochastic analysis approaches and constructing a novel Lyapunov–Krasovskii functional, an adaptive feedback controller is proposed to guarantee the exponential synchronization of proposed competitive neural networks in terms of p-norm. The synchronization results presented in this paper generalize and improve many known results. This paper also presents an illustrative example and uses simulated results of this example to show the feasibility and effectiveness of the theoretical results.     

Dynamic analysis of pest control model with population dispersal in two patches and impulsive effect

In this paper, we investigate the pest control model with population dispersal in two patches and impulsive effect. By exploiting the Floquet theory of impulsive differential equation and small amplitude perturbation skills, we can obtain that the susceptible pest eradication periodic solution is globally asymptotically stable if the impulsive periodic τ is less than the critical value τ₀ . Further, we also prove that the system is permanent when the impulsive periodic τ is larger than the critical value τ₀. Hence, in order to drive the susceptible pest to extinction, we can take impulsive control strategy such that τ < τ₀ according to the effect of the viruses on the environment and the cost of the releasing pest infected in a laboratory. Finally, numerical simulations validate the obtained theoretical results for the pest control model with population dispersal in two patches and impulsive effect.     

Global stability of a virus infection model with two delays and two types of target cells

In this paper, incorporating the delay of viral cytopathicity within target cells, we first presented a basic model of viral infection with delay, and then extended it into a model with two delays and two types of target cells. For the models proposed here, both their basic reproduction numbers are found. By constructing Lyapunov functionals, necessary and sufficient conditions ensuring the global stability of the models with delays are given. The obtained results show that, when the basic reproduction number is not greater than one, the infection-free equilibrium is globally stable in the feasible region, which implies that the virus infection goes extinct eventually; when it is greater than one, the infection equilibrium is globally stable in the feasible region, which implies that the virus infection persists in the body of host.     

Stabilization methods for systems with two linear delays

In this paper we obtain stabilization methods for some systems with two linear delays. We present a numerical example which illustrates the effectiveness of one of stabilization methods.