Mathematical Modeling Investigation of Violence and Racism Coexistence as a Contagious Disease Dynamics in a Community

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Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine

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Figure 3: Mathematical Modeling Investigation of Violence and Racism Coexistence as a Contagious Disease Dynamics in a Community 