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Table 1 Parameter framework and model notation

From: Modelling new insecticide-treated bed nets for malaria-vector control: how to strategically manage resistance?

Parameter

 

Definition

Notation

Population size

 

Starting population size (and carrying capacity in logistic model)

\(N\)

Intrinsic birth rate

 

% population growth rate (in logistic model)

\(b\)

Intrinsic death rate

 

% breeding mosquitoes that die into next generation

\(d\)

Exposure

Female

% female mosquitoes that receive a dose

x♀

Male

% male mosquitoes that receive a dose

x♂

Insecticide effectiveness

Insecticide 1

% dosed mosquitoes that die from insecticide 1

\({m}_{1}\)

Insecticide 2

% dosed mosquitoes that die from insecticide 2

\({m}_{2}\)

Initial frequency

Allele A

Starting frequency of allele A

\({f}_{0,A}\)

Allele B

Starting frequency of allele B

\({f}_{0,B}\)

Resistance restoration

Allele A

% return to baseline fitness with resistance allele A

\({r}_{A}\)

Allele B

% return to baseline fitness with resistance allele B

\({r}_{B}\)

Dominance of resistance restoration

Allele A

% resistance restoration in heterozygote with allele A

\({h}_{A}^{r}\)

Allele B

% resistance restoration in heterozygote with allele B

\({h}_{B}^{r}\)

Resistance cost

Allele A

% non-dosed mosquitoes that die from carrying allele A

\({c}_{A}\)

Allele B

% non-dosed mosquitoes that die from carrying allele B

\({c}_{B}\)

Dominance of resistance cost

Allele A

% resistance cost in heterozygote with allele A

\({h}_{A}^{c}\)

Allele B

% resistance cost in heterozygote with allele B

\({h}_{B}^{c}\)