Dear List, Wonder if you have some thoughts on the following question using lsoda in desolve: I have the following data and function: require(deSolve) times <- c(0:24) tin <- 0.5 D <- 400 V   <- 26.3 k <-0.056 k12 <- 0.197118 k21 <- 0.022665 yini <- c(dy1 = 0,dy2 = 0)  events <- data.frame(var = "dy1",time = c(10,15),value = c(200,100),method = "add") pkmod <- function(t, y, p) {  if (t < tin) R <- (D/tin) else R <- 0  dy1 <- R - (p["k12"]+p["k"])* y[1] + p["k21"]*y[2]  dy2 <- p["k12"]* y[1] - p["k21"] *y[2]  list(c(dy1, dy2)) }  p <- c(k=k, k12=k12, k21=k21, V=V) result <- lsoda( yini, times, pkmod, p,rtol = 1e-08, atol = 1e-08,events = list(data = events)) result <- data.frame(result) names(result) <- c("time","Amount1", "Amount2") plot(result$Amount1 ~ result$time, type="b", main="Central", xlab="time", ylab="Amount") plot(result$Amount2 ~ result$time, type="b", main="Peripheral", xlab="time", ylab="Amount") What I would like to do is to set up the events for the differential equations based on the following logic: The way this model is written currently is so that it adds a D of 500 over 0.5 hours to the system at a rate R starting at time zero. The input is into state âdy1â. Then, based on the âeventsâ data frame created, we will add another 200 and 100 (value=c(200,100)) at times 10 hours and 15 hours (time = c(10,15)), respectively, and instantaneously to the system via âdy1â. This is how far I got, but this is not exactly what I want:-) What I would like to achieve is to add the 200 to the system over 0.6 hours, ie: an input at a rate of R1 =200/0.6 that starts at hour 10 and lasts for 0.6 hours, and to add the 100 to the system over 0.75 hours, ie: an input at a rate of R2 =100/0.75 that starts at hour 15 and lasts for 0.75 hours, as opposed to adding it instantaneously, which is how it is happening now to the best of my understanding. The trick is probably in the way the events data frame is set up, but I cannot get my head around it. Your help is greatly appreciated,  Sincerely  Andras [[alternative HTML version deleted]]
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