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Midwest Numerical Analysis Day

Multi-level Monte Carlo is a relatively new method that computes expectations of stochastic processes to a desired tolerance significantly faster than previous methods. I will detail the basic idea of multi-level Monte Carlo and show how to implement it in the continuous time Markov chain setting, which is a modeling choice commonly used in the biosciences. Departments of Computer Science, Math...

Midwest Algebraic Geometry Conference

Proceedings of the Fifteenth Midwest

In this work we examine mobile autonomous agent technology and its ability to effectively fight a computer virus attack on a network. A mobile agent is an autonomous agent that has the ability to transfer and reproduce itself on other computers within a network [Kotz, 99]. A computer virus is a malicious computer program that infects host systems and replicates itself to other host systems [Hof...

Stream Restoration in the Upper Midwest, U.S.A

Restoration activities intended to improve the condition of streams and rivers are widespread throughout the Upper Midwest, U.S.A. As with other regions, however, little information exists regarding types of activities and their effectiveness. We developed a database of 1,345 stream restoration projects implemented from the years 1970 to 2004 for the states of Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin in o...

Fairway Grasses for Midwest Golf Courses

Kentucky bluegrass can produce quality fairways in the Midwest if it is not mowed too short. Keep track of research. Climates vary widely across the Midwest, complicating the choice of fairway turf grass species. New epidemics of gray leaf spot have weakened the popularity of perennial ryegrass, long a preferred fairway species in many parts of the Midwest. Cultivars are available that accentua...