TT - Tutorials:

          TT1 - Rubem Mondaini – Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

          Protein Physics and the Problem of Protein Folding
          Saturday – 09:00-12:00
          (In Portuguese)

          TT2 - Michal Or-Guil – Humboldt University Berlin, Germany

          Pattern Formation in Mathematical Biology: Wings of Butterflies, Stripes of Zebra, Spots of Leopard
          Saturday – 13:00-16:00
          (In Portuguese)

          TT3 - Eduardo Massad – University of São Paulo, Brazil

          Population Dynamics of Host-Parasite Interactions
          Sunday – 09:00-12:00
          (In Portuguese)

   KS - Keynote Speakers (50min + 10 min)

          KS1 - Kerson Huang – Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA (09:00 - 10:00, Monday)

Protein Folding as a Physical Stochastic Process
 

KS2 - Christodoulos A. Floudas – Princeton University, USA (13:30 - 14:30, Monday)

Optimal Methods for Re-ordering Data Matrices in Systems Biology and Drug Discovery Applications
 

KS3 - Peter F. Stadler – Bioinformatics Group, Department of Computer Science, and Interdisciplinary Center of     Bioinformatics, University of Leipzig, Germany (16:00 - 17:00, Monday)

A Story of Growing Confusion: Genes and their Regulation
 

KS4 - Panos M. Pardalos – Department of Industrial and System Engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA (09:00 - 10:00, Tuesday)

Optimization and Data Mining Techniques for the Screening of Epiletic Patients
 

   CP - Contributed Papers (Oral) (25min + 05min)

         CP1  - A New Neurosurgical Tool incorporating Differential Geometry and Cellular Automata Techniques

                 Alexander Oshmyansky¹, Philip Maini^{1,2
                 1}Centre for Mathematical Biology, University of Oxford, UK
                 ²Oxford Centre for Integrative Systems Biology, University of Oxford, UK    

         CP2  - Grasshopper Density Population Classification with Neural Networks

                 Isaias Chairez Hernández¹, J. Natividad Gurrola Reyes¹, Cipriano García Gutierrez¹,
                 Francisco Echavarria Chairez^{2
                 1}CIIDIR IPN, Unidad Durango, Mexico
                 ²Unidad Académica de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia de la Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas, Mexico

          CP3  - Gradient Pattern Analysis of Prion Conformation Variability

                 Laurita dos Santos¹, Mariana P. M. A. Baroni¹, Reinaldo R. Rosa¹, G. J. L. Gerhardt², Paulo A. Netz^{3
                 1}Laboratory for Computing and Applied Mathematics, National Institute for Space Research - INPE, SP, Brazil
                 ²Department of Physics and Chemistry, University of Caxias do Sul - UCS, RS, Brazil
                 ³Instituto de Química, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul - UFRGS, RS, Brazil

          CP4  - Development of a Human Eye Model for Ophtalmic Brachytherapy Dosimetry in Heterogeneous Medium at the Uvea

                 Arnaldo Prata Mourão¹, Tarcisio P. R. Campos^{2
                 1}Núcleo de Engenharia Hospitalar - NEHOS/CEFET, Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica de Minas Gerais -
                  MG, Brazil
                 ²Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências e Técnicas Nucleares – PCTN, Federal University of Minas Gerais -
                  UFMG, MG, Brazil

          CP5  - Pure Ab Initio Evolutionary Approach to Protein Structure Prediction

                 Paulo Henrique Ribeiro Gabriel¹, Telma W. de Lima¹, A. C. B. Delbem¹, Rodrigo A. Faccioli², I. N. da Silva^{2
                 1}Institute of Mathematics and Computer Sciences, University of São Paulo - USP, SP, Brazil
                 ²São Carlos Engineering School, University of São Paulo - USP, SP, Brazil 

          CP6  - Synchronization Phenomena in Protocell Models

                 Alessandro Filisetti¹, Roberto Serra¹, Timoteo Carletti², Irene Poli³, Marco Villani^{1
                 1}Dipartimento di Scienze Sociali, Cognitive e Quantitative, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Italy
                 ²Département de Mathématique, Université Notre Dame de la Paix, Belgium
                 ³Dipartimento di Statistica, Università Ca' Foscari, Italy

          CP7  - A Model for Anaphylaxis considering Reaction-Diffusion of Histamine

                 Esbel Tomás Valero Orellana¹, Diego Gervásio Frías Suárez¹, José Karam Filho^{2
                 1}State University of Santa Cruz - UESC, BA, Brazil
                 ²National Laboratory for Scientific Computing - LNCC, RJ, Brazil

          CP8  - Simplified Automatic Detection of Parkinson’s Disease Evidences through Pitch Dynamics Analysis

                 Elker Anderson Nunes Carvalho¹, Luciana Maria Fontes Maciel¹, José Roberto Sousa Leal Jr.¹,
                 Jugurta Rosa Montalvão Filho^{1
                 1}Núcleo de Engenharia Elétrica, Federal University of Sergipe - UFSE, SE, Brazil

          CP9  - Homology Modeling of Pyrophosphorylase, Enzyme involved in Quitin Pathway of Moniliophthora Perniciosa

                 Manoelito Coelho dos Santos Jr.¹, Alex Gutterres Taranto¹, Sandra Aparecida de Assis¹, Aristóteles Góes-Neto^{2                    1}Departamento de Saúde, State University of Feira de Santana - UEFS, BA, Brazil                
                 ²Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, State University of Feira de Santana - UEFS, BA, Brazil

          CP10 - Association and Clasification Rules in the Orion Data Mining Engine Shell

                 Merisandra Côrtes de Mattos¹, Diana Colombo Pelegrin¹, Diego Paz Casagrande¹,
                 Priscyla Waleska Targino Azevedo Simões^{1
                 1}Grupo de Pesquisa em Informática Médica e Telemedicina, Curso de Ciência da Computação, Universidade do
                  Extremo Sul Catarinense - UNESC, Criciúma, SC, Brazil       

          CP11 - Structural Bioinformatics Study of PNP from Bacteroides fragilis

                 Luis Fernando Saraiva Macedo Timmers¹, Ivani Pauli¹, Rafael Andrade Caceres¹, Luiz Augusto Basso^1,2,
                 Diogenes Santiago Santos^1,2, Walter Filgueira de Azevedo Jr.^{1
                 1}Faculdade de Biociências, PUCRS, RS, Brazil
                 ²Centro de Pesquisas em Biologia Molecular e Funcional, Instituto de Pesquisas Biomédicas, PUCRS, RS, Brazil

         CP12 - Mathematical Modelling of Regulatory Mechanisms in an Excitable Medium

                 Hidirova Mohiniso Bahromovna^{1                                                                                                                                          1}Institute of Mathematics and Information Technologies, Uzbekistan

         CP13 - Fuzzy Cluster Stability Analysis with Missing Values using Resampling

                 Selma Terezinha Milagre¹, José Carlos Pereira², Adriano Alves Pereira^{3
                 1}Departamento de Ciência da Computação, Federal University of Goiás - UFG, GO, Brazil
                 ²Departamento de Engenharia Elétrica, University of São Paulo - USP, SP, Brazil
                 ³Departamento de Engenharia Elétrica, Federal University of Uberlândia - UFU, MG, Brazil

          CP14 - Geometry, Activity-Dependent Mechanisms, Membrane Kinetics and Channel Density Distribution Interplay in Single Neuron Plasticity. A Computational Study

                 Enrico Cataldo¹, Marcello Brunelli¹, Evyatar Av-Ron², Yidao Cai², Douglas A. Baxter^{2                                                       1}Department of Biology, General Physiology Unit, University of Pisa, Italy
                 ²Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, The University of Texas-Houston Medical, USA 

          CP15 - Epidemic Predictions and Predictability in Complex Environments

                 Vittoria Colizza^1,2, A. Barrat^1,3, M. Barthélemy⁴, A. Vespignani^{1,2
                 1}Institute for Scientific Interchange Foundation, Turin, Italy
                 ²School of Informatics, Indiana University, USA
                 ³Unite Mixte de Recherche du CNRS, Univesité Paris-Sud, France
                 ⁴Centre d'Etudes de Bruyeres-Le-Chatel, France

          CP16 - Scaling Properties of Transcription Profiles in Gene Networks

                 Renata C. Ferreira¹, Francisco Bosco¹, Marcelo R. S. Briones^{1
                 1}Departamento de Microbiologia, Imunologia e Parasitologia, Universidade Federal de São Paulo - UNIFESP,
                  SP, Brazil

          CP17 - Multiple Allee Effect in a Bioeconomic Model

                 Jaime Mena-Lorca¹, Eduardo González-Olivares¹, Betsabé González-Yañez¹, José D. Flores^{2
                 1}Instituto de Matemáticas, Pontifícia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile
                 ²Department of Mathematical Sciences, The University of South Dakota, USA             
       
          CP18 - Allee Effect, Emigration and Immigration in a Class of Predator-Prey Models

                 Eduardo González-Olivares¹, Héctor Meneses-Alcay¹, Jaime Mena-Lorca¹, Betsabé González-Yañez¹,
                 José D. Flores^{2
                 1}Instituto de Matemáticas, Pontifícia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile
                 ²Department of Mathematical Sciences, The University of South Dakota, USA

          CP19 - Non Destructive Detection of the Maize’s Critical Periods

                 Moisés Bonilla Estrada¹, Ramón Arteaga Ramírez², Carolina Antonio Velázquez^{3
                 1}Departamento de Control Automático, CINVESTAV–IPN, Mexico
                 ²Departamento de Irrigación, UACh, Mexico
                 ³Centro Cultural Universitario Justo Sierra, Mexico         

          CP20 - Stability Analysis and Chaos Rosenzweing-Mac’Arthur Model incorporating a Prey Refuge

                 Leandro Santos Ribeiro¹, João dos Santos Protázio^{1
                 1}Department of Mathematics, PPGME, CCEN, Federal University of Para - UFPA, PA, Brazil

          CP21 - Structural studies of PNP from Toxoplasma gondii

                 Ana Luiza Vivan¹, Rafael Andrade Caceres², Luiz Augusto Basso^2,3, Diogenes Santiago Santos^2,3,
                 Walter Filgueira de Azevedo Jr.^{2
                 1}Genetics and Molecular Biology, UFRGS, RS, Brazil
                 ²Faculdade de Biociências, PUCRS, RS, Brazil
                 ³Centro de Pesquisas em Biologia Molecular e Funcional, Instituto de Pesquisas Biomédicas, PUCRS, RS, Brazil

          CP22 - A Model for the Dynamics of Congenital Toxoplasmosis Transmission

                 Lina Marcela Ocampo¹, Irene Duarte Gandica^{1
                 1}Universidad del Quindío, Colombia

          CP23 - Analytical Definition for Spiking Threshold and Absolute and Relative Refractoriness of Hodgkin-Huxley Model

                 Peterson Taylor C. Barbosa^{1
                 1}Department of Applied Mathematics, IMECC, State University of Campinas - UNICAMP, SP, Brazil

          CP24 - Consequences of Increase the CO₂ Atmospheric and the Temperature for Plants’ Ecology

                 Luis Augusto Trevisan¹, Marlon Luiz Hneda^{2
                 1}Department of Mathematics, State University of Ponta Grossa, PR, Brazil
                 ²Department of Physics, State University of Ponta Grossa, PR, Brazil

          CP25 - The Interplay among Prey Preference, Nutrient Enrichment and Stability in an Intraguild System

                 Michel Iskin da Silveira Costa¹, Lucas Del Bianco Faria^{1
                 1}National Laboratory for Scientific Computing - LNCC, RJ, Brazil

          CP26 - Assessing the Spatial Propagation of West Nile Virus  

                 Norberto Anibal Maidana¹, H. M. Yang^{1
                 1}Department of Applied Mathematics, IMECC, State University of Campinas - UNICAMP, SP, Brazil

          CP27 - Incidence of Leprosy and its Relation to HDI in São Paulo State: An Ecological Study

                 Vinicius Tragante do Ó¹, Vivian Genaro Motti², Antonio Luiz Rodrigues Jr.^{3
                 1}DFM - FFCLRP, University of São Paulo, SP, Brazil
                 ²Intermídia/ICMC, University of São Paulo, SP, Brazil
                 ³DMS - FMRP, State University of Campinas - UNICAMP, SP, Brazil         

          CP28 - The May-Holling-Tanner Predation Model with Allee Effect on Prey

                 Lina María Gallego Berrío¹, Eduardo González-Olivares², Betsabé González-Yañez^{2
                 1}Universidad del Quindío, Armenia, Quindío, Colombia
                 ²Pontifícia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile

          CP29 - A Model for the Mesothalamic Dopamine Action in the Thalamic Reticular Nucleus: Consequences in Parkinson Disease and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

                 Daniele Quintella Mendes Madureira¹, Luis Alfredo Vidal de Carvalho^{2
                 1}National Laboratory for Scientific Computing - LNCC, RJ, Brazil
                 ²Program of Systems Engineering and Computer Science - COPPE, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro - UFRJ,
                  RJ, Brazil

          CP30 - Source-Sink Impulsive Bio-Economic Models. Fixed and Variables Close-Seasons

                 Fernando Córdova-Lepe¹, Eduardo González-Olivares^{2
                 1}Universidad Católica del Maule, Chile
                 ²Pontifícia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile

          CP31 - Mathematical Modelling of Regulatory Mechanisms of Living Systems by Functional-Differential Equations

                 Hidirov Bahrom Nabievich^{1                                                                                                                                                    1}Institute of Mathematics and Information Technologies, Uzbekistan

          CP32 - Mathematical Modelling of Regulatory Mechanisms of Cellular Communities

                 Saidalieva Mahruy^{1                                                                                                                                                                    1}Institute of Mathematics and Information Technologies, Uzbekistan

  PS1 - Contributed Papers (Posters - Group 1)

            Saturday, 14:15 - 14:45

            Monday, 10:00 - 10:30 and 15:30 - 16:00

            Wednesday, 10:00 - 10:30 and 15:30 - 16:00

           1. Molecular Homology Modeling of Both DNA and RNA Polymerases from the Linear Mitochondrial                           Plasmid of Moniliophthora perniciosa (Stahel) Aime & Phillips-Mora

           Bruno S. Andrade¹, Alex G. Taranto^1,2, Shaila C. S. Röessle³, Aristóteles Góes-Neto¹, Mitchell A. Avery^{4
           1}Department of Biological Sciences, State University of Feira de Santana - UEFS, BA, Brazil
           ²Department of Health Sciences, State University of Feira de Santana - UEFS, BA, Brazil
           ³University of Munich, Germany
           ⁴Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Laboratory for Applied Drug Design and Synthesis,
            University of Mississippi, USA

           2. A Gause-Type Predator-Prey Model with a Compensatory Power Functional Response

           Eduardo González-Olivares¹, Betsabé González-Yañez¹, Rodrigo Ramos-Jiliberto², Eduardo Sáez³, Iván Szántó^{3
           1}Instituto de Matemáticas, Pontifícia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile
           ²Departamento de Ciencias Ecológicas, Universidad de Chile, Chile
           ³Departamento de Matemáticas, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Chile

           3. Homology Modeling of the Active Site of Chitin Synthase of Moniliphothora perniciosa, the Agent of                Witches’ Broom Disease of Cocoa

           Catiane S. Souza¹, Aristóteles Góes-Neto¹, Alex G. Taranto², Júlio C. de M. Cascardo³, Mitchell A. Avery^{4
           1}Department of Biological Sciences, State University of Feira de Santana - UEFS, BA, Brazil
           ²Department of Health Sciences, State University of Feira de Santana - UEFS, BA, Brazil
           ³Depatment of Biological Sciences, State University of Santa Cruz - UESC, BA, Brazil
           ⁴Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Laboratory for Applied Drug Design and Synthesis,
            University of Mississippi, USA          

          4. Computational Analysis of Eletrocardiogram Signals

           Juliana de Mattos Guerra¹, Reinaldo R. Rosa¹, Nandamudi L. Vijaykumar¹, T. Russomano², M. S. Dantas^{1
           1}Laboratory for Computing and Applied Mathematics, National Institute for Space Research - INPE, SP, Brazil
           ²Microgravity Laboratory, PUCRS - RS, Brazil

           5. A Biological Motivated Fuzzy-Like Measure for Complex Structures Perception

           Thalita Biazzuz Veronese¹, Reinaldo R. Rosa¹, Maurício Pozzobon Martins^{2
           1}Laboratory for Computing and Applied Mathematics, National Institute for Space Research - INPE, SP, Brazil
           ²Instituto de Estudos Avançados, Comando-Geral de Tecnologia Aeroespacial - CTA, SP, Brazil

           6. New Geometric Models for Calculation of Microalgal Biovolume

           Bárbara Idino Konoplya¹, Francisco Striquer Soares¹, Roman Konoplya^{2
           1}Departamento de Biologia Animal e Vegetal, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, State University of Londrina -
            UEL, PR, Brazil
           ²Instituto de Física, University of São Paulo - USP, SP, Brazil        
          
           7. Electronic Patient Record for Medical Attendance of Patients in a Intensive Unit Care

           Edroaldo Lummertz da Rocha¹, Giancarlo Bianchin Machado¹, Cláudio Barbosa Schmichtemberg¹,
           Evânio Ramos Nicoleit¹, John Cleber Jaraceski¹, Rafael Charnovscki¹, Jacques Rodrigues do Nascimento Filho¹,
           Priscyla Waleska Targino de Azevedo Simões¹, Merisandra Côrtes de Mattos^{1
           1}Laboratório de Pesquisa em Informática Médica e Telemedicina, Curso de Ciência da Computação, Universidade
            do Extremo Sul Catarinense - UNESC, Criciúma, SC, Brazil

           8. Knowledge Discovery in Bayesian Networks using BKD, BNPC and HUGIN

           Priscyla Waleska Targino de Azevedo Simões¹, Daiane de Nez Manarin¹, Jhonas Bonfante Guinzani¹, Jane Bettiol¹,
           Merisandra Côrtes de Mattos^{1
           1}Grupo de Pesquisa em Informática Médica e Telemedicina, Curso de Ciência da Computação, Universidade
            do Extremo Sul Catarinense - UNESC, Criciúma, SC, Brazil          

           9. Assessing the Control of Listeria monocytogenes in the Food by Lactic Acid Bacteria

           Roberta R. Delboni¹, Hyun Mo Yang^{1
           1}Departamento de Matemática Aplicada, IMECC, State University of Campinas - UNICAMP, SP, Brazil

           10. Application of the Fuzzy Sets Theory in the Prediction of the Pathological Stage of the Prostate Cancer

           Graciele Paraguaia Silveira¹, Laércio Luis Vendite^{1
           1}Applied Mathematical Department, IMECC, State University of Campinas - UNICAMP, SP, Brazil    

           11. Structural Models for Shikimate Pathway Enzymes from Bacillus Anthracis. New Potential Targets for                  Drug Development

           Guy Barros Barcellos¹, Rafael Andrade Caceres¹, Ivani Pauli¹, Walter Filgueira de Azevedo Jr.^{1
           1}Faculdade de Biociências, PUCRS, RS, Brazil

           12. IHBAS: Intermolecular Hydrogen Bond Assessment Software

           Raquel Dias¹, Walter Filgueira de Azevedo Jr.^{1
           1}Faculdade de Biociências, PUCRS, RS, Brazil          

           13. Unstable Dimension Variability in an Indeterminate Competition Model

           Rodrigo Frehse Pereira¹, S. E. de Souza Pinto², R. L. Viana^{1
           1}Departamento de Física, Federal University of Paraná - UFPR, PR, Brazil
           ²Departamento de Física, State University of Ponta Grossa - UEPG, PR, Brazil       

           14. Network Topology-based in Silico Discovery of Gene Essentiality in Saccharomyces Cerevisiae

           Marcio Luis Acencio¹, T. F. Andrade¹, G. Germek¹, N. Lemke^{1
           1}Department of Physics and Biophysics, Institute of Biosciences, UNESP, SP, Brazil

           15. Multiscale Modelling for the Virotherapy of Avascular Tumours

           Letícia Ribeiro de Paiva¹, Marcelo Lobato Martins¹, S. C. Ferreira Jr.^{1
           1}Departamento de Física, Federal University of Viçosa – UFV, MG, Brazil         

           16. Modelling the Interaction between Trypanosoma cruzi and the Immune System

           Licia Silva Oliveira¹, Hyun M. Yang^{1
           1}Departamento de Matemática Aplicada, IMECC, State University of Campinas - UNICAMP, SP, Brazil

           17. A Model for Plant Invasion Mediated Through Allelopathic Suppression

           D. R. de Souza¹, Marcelo Lobato Martins¹, F. M. S. Carmo^{2
           1}Departamento de Física, Federal University of Viçosa – UFV, MG, Brazil
           ²Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Federal University of Viçosa – UFV, MG, Brazil

           18. Predicting Dengue Epidemic and Endemic Dynamics from Environmental Time-Series Data

           Paula Mendes Luz¹, Beatriz Vaz de Melo Mendes², Claudio Torres Codeço³, Claudio José Struchiner³,
           Alison Galvani^{2
           1}Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale University, USA
           ²Institute of Mathematics/COPPEAD, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro - UFRJ, RJ, Brazil
           ³Program for Scientific Computing, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, RJ, Brazil      

           19. Modelling the Spatial Distribution of Limnoperna fortunei in the Hydrographical Basins of Brazil

           Fabiana Gonçalves Barbosa¹, Adriano Sanches Melo^{1
           1}Ecology Department, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul - UFRGS, RS, Brazil 

           20. Modelling the HAART (Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy) Adherence Impact on the HIV-1 Population                 Dynamics

           Chandra Mara Carvalho¹, C. Codeço1, M. A. Soares^{2
           1}National Laboratory for Scientific Computing - LNCC, RJ, Brazil
           ²Department of Genetics, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro - UFRJ, RJ, Brazil

           21. Dosimetric Avaliation of Proton Beam in Hadrons Therapy in Human Tissue

           Flávia Vieira Braga¹, Kilder Leite Ribeiro¹, Tarcísio Passos Ribeiro de Campos^{1
           1}Department of Nuclear Engineering, Federal University of Minas Gerais - UFMG, MG, Brazil

           22. EIT for Calculating Ventricular Ejection Fraction: Numerical Experiments

           Luis Paulo S. Barra¹, Rodrigo Weber dos Santos¹, Franciane C. Peters¹, Marlon Padilha^{1
           1}Computational Modelling Group, Federal University of Juiz de Fora - UFJF, MG, Brazil

PS2 - Contributed Papers (Posters - Group 2)

            Sunday, 10:15 - 10:45

            Tuesday, 10:00 - 10:30 and 15:30 - 16:00

            Thursday, 10:00 - 10:30 and 15:30 - 16:00

           23. Comparative Protein Analysis of the Chitin Metabolic Pathway in Extant Organisms: A Complex                 Networks Approach

           Aristóteles Góes-Neto¹, Marcelo V. C. Diniz¹, Leonardo B. L. Santos², Suani T. R. Pinho², José G. V. Miranda²,
           Roberto F. S. Andrade², Thierry Petit Lobao³, Ernesto P. Borges⁴, Charbel Nino El-Hani^{5
           1}Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, State University of Feira de Santana - UEFS, BA, Brazil
           ²Instituto de Física, Federal University of Bahia - UFBA, BA, Brazil
           ³Instituto de Matemática, Federal University of Bahia - UFBA, BA, Brazil
           ⁴Escola Politécnica, Federal University of Bahia - UFBA, BA, Brazil
           ⁵Instituto de Biologia, Federal University of Bahia - UFBA, BA, Brazil

          24. Effects of Periodic Flooding in the Decomposition Process of Organic Matter in River Littoral Wetlands

           Fernando R. Momo¹, Ana Torremorell², Patricia Gantes³, Leonardo Malacalza^{3
           1}Instituto de Ciências, Universidad Nacional de General Sarmiento, Argentina
           ²Laboratorio de Ecología y Fotobiología Acuática, Instituto de Investigaciones Biotecnológicas, Instituto Tecnológico
            de Chascomús, Argentina
           ³Programa de Investigación en Ecología Acuática, Universidad Nacional de Luján, Argentina

          25. A Neurocomputational Model of Nicotinic Addiction Chemistry

           Ercilia de Stefano¹, Luis Alfredo Vidal de Carvalho^{1
           1}Department of Computer Science, Graduate School of Engineering - COPPE, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro -
            UFRJ, RJ, Brazil

          26. Prey-Predator Modeling of CO₂ Atmospheric Concentration

           Luis Augusto Trevisan¹, Fabiano Meira de Moura Luz^{1
           1}Departamento de Matemática e Estatística, Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa, PR, Brazil          

           27. The Use of Artificial Neural Networks in the Pattern Recognition in Colposcopic Images

           Edroaldo Lummertz da Rocha¹, Priscyla Waleska Targino Azevedo Simões¹, Sandra Aparecida Manenti¹,
           Evânio Ramos Nicoleit¹, Merisandra Côrtes de Mattos^{1
           1}Laboratório de Pesquisa em Informática Médica e Telemedicina, Curso de Ciência da Computação, Universidade
            do Extremo Sul Catarinense - UNESC, Criciúma, SC, Brazil

           28. Inferring the Maize's Critical Periods by Analyzing the Stem Elongation Process

           Moisés Bonilla Estrada¹, Carolina Antonio Velázquez², Ramón Arteaga Ramírez^{3
           1}Departamento de Control Automático, CINVESTAV–IPN, Mexico
           ²Centro Cultural Universitario Justo Sierra, Mexico
           ³Departamento de Irrigación, UACh, Mexico

          29.  Mathematical Modelling of the Dynamics of Pods of Leguminosae

           Rubem P. Mondaini¹, Roberto A. C. Prata^{1
           1}Program of Systems Engineering, COPPE, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro - UFRJ, RJ, Brazil

           30. Complex Dynamics in Ecological Systems Periodically Perturbed 

            Leandro Santos Ribeiro¹, Elinei P. dos Santos^{1
            1}Department of Mathematics, PPGME, CCEN, Federal University of Para - UFPA, PA, Brazil 

           31. Dynamics of a Simple Predator-Prey Model considering Saturated Refuge for Prey

            Edilbert Almanza-Vásquez¹, Eduardo González-Olivares², Betsabé González-Yañez^{2
            1}Universidad del Cartagena, Bolívar, Colombia
            ²Pontifícia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile

           32. Towards the Modeling of Chagas' Disease for Left Ventricular Myocytes of Adult Rats

           C. M. Costa¹, F. O. Campos¹, Rodrigo Weber dos Santos^{1
           1}Laboratory of Computational Physiology, Department of Computer Science, Federal University of Juiz de Fora - UFJF,             MG, Brazil

           33. Simulation of the Propagation of the Meningococcal Disease by Geographic Scattering using Cellular                 Automatons

           Carla Regina Kuss Ferreira¹, Alberto Manuel Martinho Vale², Guilherme Brunel Martins³,
           Liliana Madalena Gramani Cumin^{4
           1}Centro de Engenharia Civil, Federal University of Paraná - UFPR, PR, Brazil
           ²Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
           ³Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Santa Catarina State - UDESC, SC, Brazil
           ⁴Department of Mathematics, Federal University of Paraná - UFPR, PR, Brazil

           34. A New Tool for Analysis of Interactome

           José Luiz Rybarczyk Filho¹, Mauro A. A. C. Castro², Rita M. C. de Almeida^{1
           1}Instituto de Física, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul - UFRGS, RS, Brazil
           ²Instituto de Bioquímica, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul - UFRGS, RS, Brazil   

           35. Qualitative Analysis of Continuous Predator-Prey Model considering the Allee Effect and Malthusian                  Growth on Prey

           Pilar Carrasco-Espinoza¹, Jaime Mena-Lorca¹, Eduardo González-Olivares^{1
           1}Pontifícia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile

           36. A Mathematical Model for the Description of Prostate Tumor Growth and Fractionation of Treatment                  by Radiotherapy

           Gerson Feldmann¹, Marat Rafikov¹, Jean Carlos Silveira^{2
           1}Department of Physics, Statistics and Mathematics, UNIJUÍ, RS, Brazil
           ²PESC - COPPE, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro - UFRJ, RJ, Brazil

          37. Evidence of a Genetic Cline on Sardina pilchardus along the Northwestern Africa Coasts

           Malika Chlaida¹, V. Laurent², S. Planes², S. Kifani¹, T. Benazou³, H. Jaziri^{3
           1}Institut National de Recherche Halieutique - INRH, Morocco
           ²Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes - EPHE, Université de Perpignan, France
           ³Faculté des Sciences de Rabat, Morocco

           38. Boids Simulation of the Social Amoeba Dictyostelium Discoideum

           Daniel Schardosim Calovi¹, Rita M. C. de Almeida¹, L. G. Brunnet1, G. L. Thomas^{1
           1}Instituto de Física, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul - UFRGS, RS, Brazil

           39. Scaling Laws in a Model for Cell Movement and Aggregation in Culture

           Sidiney Geraldo Alves¹, Marcelo Lobato Martins^{1
           1}Departamento de Física, Federal University of Viçosa - UFV, MG, Brazil

           40. Compartmental Model Applied to File Patient Records at Hospital das Clínicas de Ribeirão Preto

           Anderson Diniz Hummel¹, Domingos Alves¹, Emilson A. M. Roveri¹, Aquino Lauri de Espíndola^{1
           1}Departamento de Medicina Social, FMRP, University of São Paulo - USP, SP, Brazil

           41. Influence of the ASI (Interval Flowering-Antesis) and of the Light Stress on the Yield of Zea mayz                  Hybrids in the Argentine Northwest

           Alberto M. Manlla¹, L.H. Suarez¹, D.R. Solbes^{1
           1}Facultad de Agronomía y Zootecnia, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, Argentina

           42. Dynamic Population Model of Aedes Sp.: Influence of Container Quality in Larval Development and                  Pupal Production

           Thais Irene Souza Riback¹, Cláudia Torres Codeço^{2
           1}Department of Parasitology, São Paulo State University - UNESP, SP, Brazil
           ²Programa de Computação Científica - PROCC, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation - FIOCRUZ, RJ, Brazil

           43. Narrow Gaussian Distributions Driving the Compactness of Proteins

           Sérgio Galvão Coutinho¹, Pedro Hugo de Figueiredo², Marcelo Albano Moret^3,4, Edvaldo Nogueira Jr.^{5
           1}Departamento de Física, Federal University of Pernambuco - UFPE, PE, Brazil
           ²Departamento de Física e Matemática, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco - UFRPE, PE, Brazil
           ³Fundação Visconde de Cairu, BA, Brazil