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+# Halfmann_Crisp_Model
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+This is the readme for the model associated with the paper:
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+Halfmann K, Crisp K (2011) A Kinematic Study of Pulsation in the  
+Dorsal Blood Vessel of the blackworm, Lumbriculus variegatus  
+*IMPULSE-An Undergraduate Journal for Neuroscience* :1-10
+
+This python model in `Halfmann_Crisp_Model.py` was contributed by Kameko Halfmann.
+
+The model requires VPython, MatPlotLib, easygui and numpy modules.
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+2025-06-20: Converted README to Markdown.
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-This is the readme for the model associated with the paper:
-
-Halfmann K, Crisp K (2011) A Kinematic Study of Pulsation in the
-Dorsal Blood Vessel of the blackworm, Lumbriculus variegatus
-IMPULSE-An Undergraduate Journal for Neuroscience :1-10
-
-This python model in Halfmann_Crisp_Model.py was contributed by Kameko
-Halfmann.
-
-The model requiress VPython, MatPlotLib, easygui and numpy modules.