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Asymmetric composite laminates can have a bistable response to loading. The potentially large structural deformations which can be achieved during snap-through from one stable state to another with small and removable energy input make them of interest for a wide range of engine…

A mean-field dynamical model of chromatin silencing in budding yeast is provided and the conditions giving rise to two states: one silenced and another un-silenced, is studied. Based on these conditions, the space of control parameters is divided into two distinct regions of mon…

In this thesis, I will first present mathematical models that explain the evolution of interpersonal relationships in a social network, represented by a signed graph, converging to structures that have a long history in sociology - namely, structural and clustering balance. Then…