We construct the Conley index over a phase space for flows. Our definition is an alternative for the Conley index over a base defined in [5]. We also compare it to other Conley-type indices and prove its continuation property.

Labour migration is a pervasive feature of economic development. People mobility for temporary or permanent labour purposes is a routine part of agricultural activity. There are very significant migration flows in some developing areas, with considerable impacts on individuals, households and regions at origin. Despite the growing debate about motivations and impacts of recent migration flows, ...

The classical thermodynamic treatment of osmotic pressure is quite sufficient to describe equilibrium situations and compute most quantities of interest without reference to any molecular model (see, for example, Finkelstein, 1987). However, one's intuition is always aided by molecular models, and a microscopic picture can be quite useful when thinking about osmotic flow in unfamiliar situation...

With apologies to Yogi Berra, with the advent of personalized medicine, predicting who is at risk for type 2 diabetes (T2DM) will be important. T2DM is characterized by insulin resistance, often associated with obesity, and inadequate insulin secretion to overcome the insulin resistance. As the prevalence of obesity increases, so too is the prevalence of T2DM. However, depending upon their degr...

Evolution of bacteria towards resistance to antimicrobial drugs, including multidrug resistance, is unavoidable because it represents a particular aspect of the general evolution of bacteria that is unstoppable. Therefore, the only means of dealing with this situation is to delay the emergence and subsequent dissemination of resistant bacteria or resistance genes. Resistance to antimicrobial dr...