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2011

Leadership model

Authors
Almeida, L; Cruz, J; Ferreira, H; Pinto, AA;

Publication
Springer Proceedings in Mathematics

Abstract
The Theory of Planned Behavior studies the decision-making mechanisms of individuals. We construct a game theoretical model to understand the role of leaders in decision-making of individuals or groups.We study the characteristics of the leaders that can have a positive or negative influence over others’ behavioral decisions. © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2011.

2011

Focal decomposition, renormalization and semiclassical physics

Authors
de Carvalho, CAA; Peixoto, M; Pinheiro, D; Pinto, AA;

Publication
JOURNAL OF DIFFERENCE EQUATIONS AND APPLICATIONS

Abstract
We review some recent results concerning a connection between focal decomposition, renormalization and semiclassical physics. The dynamical behaviour of a family of mechanical systems which includes the pendulum at small neighbourhoods of the equilibrium but after long intervals of time can be characterized through a renormalization scheme acting on the dynamics of this family. We have proved that the asymptotic limit of this renormalization scheme is universal: it is the same for all the elements in the considered class of mechanical systems. As a consequence, we have obtained an asymptotic universal focal decomposition for this family of mechanical systems which can now be used to compute estimates for propagators in semiclassical physics.

2011

On the series expansion of the spatial SIS evolution operator

Authors
Martins, J; Aguiar, M; Pinto, A; Stollenwerk, N;

Publication
JOURNAL OF DIFFERENCE EQUATIONS AND APPLICATIONS

Abstract
For the spatial stochastic susceptible-infected-susceptible model, we consider the perturbative series expansion of the gap between the dominant and subdominant eigenvalues of the evolution operator. We compute explicitly the first terms of the series expansion of the gap with difference equations for the calculation of states.

2011

A transcritical bifurcation in an immune response model

Authors
Burroughs, NJ; Ferreira, M; Oliveira, BMPM; Pinto, AA;

Publication
JOURNAL OF DIFFERENCE EQUATIONS AND APPLICATIONS

Abstract
The consequences of regulatory T cell (Treg) inhibition of interleukine 2 secretion are examined by mathematical modelling. We find a transcritical bifurcation that might explain two alternative scenarios: in one case the appearance of autoimmune responses and in another the suppression of the immune response.

2011

Uniformly hyperbolic diffeomorphisms in every surfaces

Authors
Pinto, AA; Rand, DA;

Publication
JOURNAL OF DIFFERENCE EQUATIONS AND APPLICATIONS

Abstract
We present the construction of new pseudo-smooth structures, near the singularities, such that the pseudo-Anosov maps are diffeomorphisms, in this pseudo-smooth structures, and have the property that the stable and unstable foliations are uniformly contracted and expanded by the pseudo-Anosov dynamics. We construct the C(1+) orthogonal charts of such pseudo-Anosov diffeomoprhisms.

2011

Bayesian-Nash equilibria in theory of planned behaviour

Authors
Almeida, L; Cruz, J; Ferreira, H; Pinto, AA;

Publication
JOURNAL OF DIFFERENCE EQUATIONS AND APPLICATIONS

Abstract
The theory of planned behaviour studies the decision-making mechanisms of individuals. We propose the Bayesian-Nash equilibria as one, of many, possible mechanisms of transforming human intentions in behaviour. This process corresponds to the best strategic individual decision taking in account the collective response. We show that saturation, boredom and frustration can lead to splitted strategies, in opposition to no saturation that leads to a constant strategy.

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