Mathematical and Computational Methods in Systems Biology, 2nd Edition

A special issue of Mathematics (ISSN 2227-7390). This special issue belongs to the section "Mathematical Biology".

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Dear Colleagues,

Biological systems are complex hierarchical systems functioning at different levels of biological organization, from molecular–genetic to ecological. Mathematical modeling is one of the main approaches to the comprehensive study of biological systems. In light of the recent advances in experimental biology, in particular, the development of omics technologies have led to a massive accumulation of data on the functioning of molecular genetic systems, mathematical modeling in a number of cases remains the only means of integrating them at the system level.

The purpose of this Special Issue is to present recent advances in mathematical modeling in systems biology with a particular focus on methods of the building and analysis of hierarchically organized complex models of biological systems. We welcome you to submit original research articles and reviews on the variety of aspects of modeling in systems biology, which include, but are not limited to, ordinary differential equations, partial differential equations, graph and network models, machine learning, and deep learning.

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Application of Spectral Methods of Analysis for Description of Ultradian Biorhythms at the Levels of Physiological Systems, Cells and Molecules (Review)
by Maxim E. Astashev, Dmitriy A. Serov and Sergey V. Gudkov
Mathematics 2023, 11(15), 3307; https://doi.org/10.3390/math11153307 - 27 Jul 2023
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The presence of biological rhythms is a characteristic of all living organisms. Over the past 60 years, scientists around the world have accumulated a huge amount of data on rhythmic processes in living systems at various levels. The acquired knowledge has found applications [...] Read more.
The presence of biological rhythms is a characteristic of all living organisms. Over the past 60 years, scientists around the world have accumulated a huge amount of data on rhythmic processes in living systems at various levels. The acquired knowledge has found applications in human economic activity and medicine. The ultradian (less than a day) rhythms at the organismal, organ, and cellular levels are characterized by high diversity. Unfortunately, biorhythms in different systems are considered, most often, in isolation from each other. Much knowledge about biorhythms was obtained using expert evaluation methods, and later methods of spectral analysis were used to describe biorhythms. Ultradian rhythms have a relatively short duration; therefore, they can be characterized by spectral analysis methods. More and more researchers believe that in order to further expand the understanding of the nature and purpose of biorhythms, the use of more advanced methods of mathematical processing is required, and rhythms in different organs, tissues, and cells should be considered parts of a single system. This review is intended to provide the reader with the variety of ultradian rhythms in living systems (organismal, organ, cellular, molecular levels), the mechanisms of their generation, and their functions to give the reader a picture of the possible relationships between these rhythms. Further, the reader will be able to get acquainted with the variety of mathematical methods for analyzing biorhythms, including bispectral and cross-correlation analyses. Full article
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