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Ljubovic et al. stated four instances where Agent-Based Modeling is best used:\\  \begin{enumerate}  \item When behavior of individual units is non-linear, or it can only be described by a combination of if-then rules and thresholds.  \item When individual unit behavior includes memory, path, dependency//hysteresis, non-Markov behaviors or temporal dependencies such as adaptation and learning.  \item When interactions among agents are heterogeneous and can lead to network effects. With flow equations a homogeneous mixture is assumed, but due to the complex interaction topology such interactions can affect the whole system.  \item When averaging out eliminates important aspects of individual behavior that can affect the whole system.  \end{enumerate}  \section{Research Objectives}  \label{sec:researchobjectives}