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Assessment Task [ASS4] 'STP - M3 System Dynamics - Causal Loop Diagrams
11 months ago
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This model illustrates predator prey interactions using real-life data of wolf and moose populations on the Isle Royale.

We incorporate logistic growth into the moose dynamics, and we replace the death flow of the moose with a kill rate modeled from the kill rate data found on the Isle Royale website.

I start with these parameters:
Wolf Death Rate = 0.15
Wolf Birth Rate = 0.0187963
Moose Birth Rate = 0.4
Carrying Capacity = 2000
Initial Moose: 563
Initial Wolves: 20

I used RK-4 with step-size 0.1, from 1959 for 60 years.

The moose birth flow is logistic, MBR*M*(1-M/K)
Moose death flow is Kill Rate (in Moose/Year)
Wolf birth flow is WBR*Kill Rate (in Wolves/Year)
Wolf death flow is WDR*W

Clone of Final Midterm Student version of A More Realistic Model of Isle Royale: Predator Prey Interactions
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Summary of the History of Pragmatism mostly based on Cheryl Misak's Books insight integrated with Cornelis de Waal's Introducing Pragmatism Peirce insight   See also Insight  Misak Peircean Truth and the end of Inquiry
History of Pragmatism
8 months ago
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CO2 Emissions by Transport in SG
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This is a clone of "Fast Fashion ISCI 360 Solutions Final submission" created by user "V B" which we are using as the foundation for an exercise in the DTU course 12100 "Quantitative sustainability".

The model takes into account clothing production and textile waste on a global scale while incorporating Vancouver's own "Fast Fashion" issue into the model.

Please refer to the notes for each variable and stock to see which links were hidden from the model.

Part 2: Our solution for the issue surrounding "Fast Fashion" focuses on increasing individuals education about sustainability and how they can help reduce negative impacts on the environment by shopping less, recycling and donating. This effect of education on sustainability is seen in the "Online Shopping" equation where the impact of "Education on Sustainability" is increased by x1.5 which impacts the entire model. Furthermore, components of the feedback loop on the right are also influenced by increasing education on sustainability and thus, those values were altered accordingly. These values were chosen arbitrarily by taking into account that doubling any value is not realistic so the change should be between x1.0 and x2.0.
Clone of Clone of Clone of Fast Fashion ISCI 360 Solutions Final Edit
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This is a clone of "Fast Fashion ISCI 360 Solutions Final submission" created by user "V B" which we are using as the foundation for an exercise in the DTU course 12100 "Quantitative sustainability".

The model takes into account clothing production and textile waste on a global scale while incorporating Vancouver's own "Fast Fashion" issue into the model.

Please refer to the notes for each variable and stock to see which links were hidden from the model.

Part 2: Our solution for the issue surrounding "Fast Fashion" focuses on increasing individuals education about sustainability and how they can help reduce negative impacts on the environment by shopping less, recycling and donating. This effect of education on sustainability is seen in the "Online Shopping" equation where the impact of "Education on Sustainability" is increased by x1.5 which impacts the entire model. Furthermore, components of the feedback loop on the right are also influenced by increasing education on sustainability and thus, those values were altered accordingly. These values were chosen arbitrarily by taking into account that doubling any value is not realistic so the change should be between x1.0 and x2.0.
Clone of Clone of Fast Fashion ISCI 360 Solutions Final Edit
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This is a clone of "Fast Fashion ISCI 360 Solutions Final submission" created by user "V B" which we are using as the foundation for an exercise in the DTU course 12100 "Quantitative sustainability".

The model takes into account clothing production and textile waste on a global scale while incorporating Vancouver's own "Fast Fashion" issue into the model.

Please refer to the notes for each variable and stock to see which links were hidden from the model.

Part 2: Our solution for the issue surrounding "Fast Fashion" focuses on increasing individuals education about sustainability and how they can help reduce negative impacts on the environment by shopping less, recycling and donating. This effect of education on sustainability is seen in the "Online Shopping" equation where the impact of "Education on Sustainability" is increased by x1.5 which impacts the entire model. Furthermore, components of the feedback loop on the right are also influenced by increasing education on sustainability and thus, those values were altered accordingly. These values were chosen arbitrarily by taking into account that doubling any value is not realistic so the change should be between x1.0 and x2.0.
Clone of Clone of Fast Fashion ISCI 360 Solutions Final Edit
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HSH757 Qualitative Stock and Flow Possible Solutions
3 weeks ago
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Spring, 2020: in the midst of on-line courses, due to the pandemic of Covid-19.

With the onset of the Covid-19 coronavirus crisis, we focus on SIRD models, which might realistically model the course of the disease.

We start with an SIR model, such as that featured in the MAA model featured in
https://www.maa.org/press/periodicals/loci/joma/the-sir-model-for-spread-of-disease-the-differential-equation-model

Without mortality, with time measured in days, with infection rate 1/2, recovery rate 1/3, and initial infectious population I_0=1.27x10-4, we reproduce their figure

With a death rate of .005 (one two-hundredth of the infected per day), an infectivity rate of 0.5, and a recovery rate of .145 or so (takes about a week to recover), we get some pretty significant losses -- about 3.2% of the total population.

Resources:
  1. http://www.nku.edu/~longa/classes/2020spring/mat375/mathematica/SIRModel-MAA.nb
  2. https://www.maa.org/press/periodicals/loci/joma/the-sir-model-for-spread-of-disease-the-differential-equation-model
Clone of Coronavirus: A Simple SIR (Susceptible, Infected, Recovered) with death
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My gemini interaction May2026 Prompted by Hasok Chang's Book Realism for realistic people (video 2026) using Gene Bellinger's AI prompts Youtube videos 2023 history of science , 2017 pragmatic realism 4 lectures
Hasok Chang's Pragmatic Realism
3 months ago
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Defaults:
Conv Rate 0.11
Churn Rate 0.8
Recommendation Rate 0.05
Web Traffic Try 2
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Cloned from v6 on 11/21/25
Added variables to simulate various climatic changes and natural disasters.
Earth Climate Box Model v7
8 months ago
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This model demonstrates sustainable recycling and the effects it has on the environment as well as us. We modelled this using realistic statistics and estimates from gridwatch.ca and the Ontario Baseline and Waste & Recycling Report (2023). 

[Purple]: Metal demands on a region and the associated environmental and economic factors of production and recycling.

[Pink]: Demand of total residential household and business waste and energy demands on the system.

[Green]: Physical waste produced by human activity in the region.

[Teal]: The outflow of energy produced through waste recycling and its impact of energy production and demand in the region. The Durham-York Energy Center (DYEC) is a facility that combusts garbage into energy which is highlighted in teal, which accumulates with energy produced.

[Orange]: Total energy produced through all means of power generation including modelling of the impact that recycling waste has.

[Yellow]: Carbon emissions of energy generation from energy production methods. (Excluding Wind & Hydro)

Overall, this model examines and compares waste accumulation to energy production and the release of emissions.
scenario 2
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A combination of qualitative and quantitative methods for implementing a systems approach, including virtual intervention experiments using computer simulation models. See also Complex Decision Technologies IM
Interventions and leverage points added in IM-1400 (complex!)
Clone of Systems Methods
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This model analyzes the growth and dynamics of Oshawa’s population using a logistic approach. Starting with an initial population of 170,000 and an increased carrying capacity of 180,000, it evaluates how the addition of new neighbourhoods, planned to accommodate an extra 10,000 residents over the next 10-15 years (or whatever time period) affects population changes. Key factors include the Oshawa Residents Death/Emigration Rate of 0.8% (realistic percent approximation), accounting for natural deaths and emigration, and the Oshawa Residents Birth/Immigration Rate of 2.4% (also a realistic percent approximation), reflecting new residents through births and immigration. The model tracks the net population change, providing insights into how Oshawa's population might grow or stabilize as it approaches its new carrying capacity!
Logistic Model of Oshawa's Population Growth with Increased Residential Carrying Capacity
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We start with an SEIR social virality model and adapt it to model social media adoption of Playcast Hosts.  *Note that this model does not attempt to model WOM emergent virality.  

Clone of Clone of Social Media Virality
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Simulate an impact of an asteroid of any Diameter at any given Speed!
Clone of Asteroid impact simulator
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Spring, 2020: in the midst of on-line courses, due to the pandemic of Covid-19.

With the onset of the Covid-19 coronavirus crisis, we focus on SIRD models, which might realistically model the course of the disease.

We start with an SIR model, such as that featured in the MAA model featured in
https://www.maa.org/press/periodicals/loci/joma/the-sir-model-for-spread-of-disease-the-differential-equation-model

Without mortality, with time measured in days, with infection rate 1/2, recovery rate 1/3, and initial infectious population I_0=1.27x10-4, we reproduce their figure

With a death rate of .005 (one two-hundredth of the infected per day), an infectivity rate of 0.5, and a recovery rate of .145 or so (takes about a week to recover), we get some pretty significant losses -- about 3.2% of the total population.

Resources:
  1. http://www.nku.edu/~longa/classes/2020spring/mat375/mathematica/SIRModel-MAA.nb
  2. https://www.maa.org/press/periodicals/loci/joma/the-sir-model-for-spread-of-disease-the-differential-equation-model
Clone of Coronavirus: A Simple SIR (Susceptible, Infected, Recovered) with death
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Marketing cost model
Clone of Streamer Social Media Virality 7
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cscn | on coordinating a conference
6 months ago
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This is a clone of "Fast Fashion ISCI 360 Solutions Final submission" created by user "V B" which we are using as the foundation for an exercise in the DTU course 12100 "Quantitative sustainability".

The model takes into account clothing production and textile waste on a global scale while incorporating Vancouver's own "Fast Fashion" issue into the model.

Please refer to the notes for each variable and stock to see which links were hidden from the model.

Part 2: Our solution for the issue surrounding "Fast Fashion" focuses on increasing individuals education about sustainability and how they can help reduce negative impacts on the environment by shopping less, recycling and donating. This effect of education on sustainability is seen in the "Online Shopping" equation where the impact of "Education on Sustainability" is increased by x1.5 which impacts the entire model. Furthermore, components of the feedback loop on the right are also influenced by increasing education on sustainability and thus, those values were altered accordingly. These values were chosen arbitrarily by taking into account that doubling any value is not realistic so the change should be between x1.0 and x2.0.
Clone of Clone of Fast Fashion ISCI 360 Solutions Final Edit
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Basic exponential growth model
NRES 421 In Class Demo 2
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Adaptive Capacity Model
6 months ago
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This model simulates the basic dynamics of a water reservoir, including the impact of rainfall, community water consumption, conservation efforts, and evaporation. The model shows how the reservoir’s water level changes over time based on natural inflows and human , nature water use.
Water Reservoir System (Basic)