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This paper discusses the problem of social media addiction that pose a major threat to the human population especially children and teenagers. It is well known that Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is an effective treatment to treat the addict individuals and delay in the treatment leads the patient to worst stage even to death. Therefore, it is important to identify the individuals who has addiction symptoms at early stage and to provide proper counseling. We propose and analyze a nonlinear mathematical model for social media addiction problem using case detection strategy to reduce the addiction. The basic reproduction number and equilibria of the model are computed. Further, the deterministic model is extended to delay differential equation model by incorporating transmission delay and treatment delay in the system. The local stability of different equilibria is discussed in detail. Additionally, the model is converted to stochastic model and numerical simulation is carried out to compare the results of both deterministic and stochastic model. Numerical result shows that the introduction of time delays can destabilize the model system and Hopf bifurcation occurs due to periodic oscillations when certain equilibrium point crosses the delay threshold limit. Our results of stochastic model show a smaller number of social media users and addict population when compared with deterministic model. Also, our results reveal that detection and counseling parameters play a vital role in reducing addiction population. Presented results clearly suggest that there is a need to use effective detection strategy and suitable counseling program to reduce the social media addiction level. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper mainly focuses on the pth ( p ≥ 2)-moment input-to-state stability (ISS) of neutral stochastic delay differential equations (NSDDEs) with Lévy noise and Markovian switching. By using the generalized integral inequality and the Lyapunov function methodology, the ISS, integral input-to-state stability (iISS), and stochastic input-to-state stability (SISS) of such equations are obtained. When the input signal is a constant signal and a zero signal, the pth ( p ≥ 2)-moment ISS reduces to the pth ( p ≥ 2)-moment practical exponential stability and the pth ( p ≥ 2)-moment exponential stability, respectively. Finally, an example of the mass–spring–damping (MSD) model under the stochastic perturbation is given to verify the validity of the results. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, the stability of an equilibrium of a feedback nonlinear system with time delay and structural switching is studied. The critical case of a zero root of the characteristic equations of the linearised systems is treated by applying a Malkin-type theorem using a complete Lyapunov–Krasovskii functional. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper addresses the problems of stability and positive observation for positive two-dimensional (2D) discrete-time systems in Roesser model with multiple delays. A novel proof is provided for the necessary and sufficient conditions of asymptotic stability for the positive 2D systems. Based on the obtained results, necessary and sufficient conditions are proposed for the existence of a 2D positive observer. All the proposed conditions are in terms of linear matrix inequalities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The purpose of this paper is devoted to studying the implicit–explicit (IMEX) one-leg methods for stiff delay differential equations (DDEs) which can be split into the stiff and nonstiff parts. IMEX one-leg methods are composed of implicit one-leg methods for the stiff part and explicit one-leg methods for the nonstiff part. We prove that if the IMEX one-leg methods is consistent of order 2 for the ordinary differential equations, and the implicit one-leg method is A-stable, then the IMEX one-leg methods for stiff DDEs are stable and convergent with order 2. Some numerical examples are given to verify the validity of the obtained theoretical results and the effectiveness of the presented methods. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Finite-dimensional approximations are developed for retarded delay differential equations (DDEs). The DDE system is equivalently posed as an initial-boundary value problem consisting of hyperbolic partial differential equations (PDEs). By exploiting the equivalence of partial derivatives in space and time, we develop a new PDE representation for the DDEs that is devoid of boundary conditions. The resulting boundary condition-free PDEs are discretized using the Galerkin method with Legendre polynomials as the basis functions, whereupon we obtain a system of ordinary differential equations (ODEs) that is a finite-dimensional approximation of the original DDE system. We present several numerical examples comparing the solution obtained using the approximate ODEs to the direct numerical simulation of the original non-linear DDEs. Stability charts developed using our method are compared to existing results for linear DDEs. The presented results clearly demonstrate that the equivalent boundary condition-free PDE formulation accurately captures the dynamic behaviour of the original DDE system and facilitates the application of control theory developed for systems governed by ODEs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper is concerned with neutral stochastic delay differential equations with Markovian switching (NSDDEs-MS). A kind of ψ − function is introduced and some criteria on the attractor for the product of the ψ − function are obtained. By the new criteria, the almost sure stability with the general decay rate of NSDDEs-MS could be examined, including the exponential stability and the polynomial stability. Finally, an example is provided to illustrate the applications of our results clearly. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper is devoted to the study of a plankton-fish ecosystem model. The model represents the interaction between phytoplankton, zooplankton, and fish with Holling II functional response consisting of carrying capacity and constant intrinsic growth rate of phytoplankton. It is observed that if the carrying capacity of phytoplankton population crosses a certain critical value, the system enters into Hopf bifurcation. We have introduced discrete time delay due to gestation in the functional response term involved with the growth equation of planktivorous fish. We have studied the effect of time delay on the stability behavior. In addition, we have obtained an estimate for the length of time delay to preserve the stability of the model system. Existence of Hopf bifurcating small amplitude periodic solutions is derived by considering time delay as a bifurcation parameter. It is observed that constant intrinsic growth rate of phytoplankton and mortality rate of planktivorous fish play an important role in changing one steady state to another steady state and oscillatory behavior of the system. Computer simulations illustrate the results. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A five-dimensional delay differential system is proposed to describe oscillatory behaviour in microbial continuous culture. Stability and Hopf bifurcation are discussed, including the changing regularity of the bifurcation value. An explicit algorithm for determining the direction of Hopf bifurcation and the stability of periodic solution is derived, using the theory of normal form and centre manifold. Finally, some numerical simulations are performed to illustrate the analytical results found. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article is concerned with the stability of θ-methods for linear delay-integro-differential systems. The linear θ-methods for the modified linear delay-integro-differential systems are established. It is shown that the linear θ-methods are GP-stable if θ∈[1/2, 1]. Finally, some numerical experiments are given to demonstrate the conclusions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Spectral properties and transition to instability in neutral delay differential equations are investigated in the limit of large delay. An approximation of the upper boundary of stability is found and compared to an analytically derived exact stability boundary. The approximate and exact stability borders agree quite well for the large time delay, and the inclusion of a time-delayed velocity feedback improves this agreement for small delays. Theoretical results are complemented by a numerically computed spectrum of the corresponding characteristic equations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Stochastic delay differential equations with wideband noise perturbations is considered. First it is shown that the perturbed system converges weakly to a stochastic delay differential equation driven by a Brownian motion. Stability and asymptotic properties of stochastic delay differential equations with a small parameter are developed. It is shown that the properties such as stability, recurrence, etc., of the limit system with time lag is preserved for the solution xε(·) of the underlying delay equation for ε > 0 small enough. Perturbed Liapunov function method is used in the analysis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The use of two constructed polynomial spline functions to approximate the solution of a system of first-order delay differential equations is described. The first spline function is a polynomial with an undetermined constant coefficient in the last term. The other has a polynomial spline form. The error analysis and stability of the second function are theoretically investigated and a test example is given. A comparison of the two forms is carried out to illustrate the pertinent features of the proposed techniques. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]