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... regulations where the whole is reestablished from the parts in equifinal processes . It can be shown that the primary regulations in organic systems , i.e. , those which are most fundamental and primitive in em- bryonic development as ...
... regulations where the whole is reestablished from the parts in equifinal processes . It can be shown that the primary regulations in organic systems , i.e. , those which are most fundamental and primitive in em- bryonic development as ...
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... regulation , which is basic in cybernetics and was biologi- cally formulated in Cannon's concept of homeostasis ( e.g. ... regulations of a " dynamic " nature resulting from free interplay of forces and mutual interaction between ...
... regulation , which is basic in cybernetics and was biologi- cally formulated in Cannon's concept of homeostasis ( e.g. ... regulations of a " dynamic " nature resulting from free interplay of forces and mutual interaction between ...
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... regulations follow the principles of homeostasis . However , there are apparent limitations ( cf. pp . 160ff . ) . Generally , the homeostasis scheme is not applicable ( 1 ) to dynamic regulations - i.e . , regulations not based upon ...
... regulations follow the principles of homeostasis . However , there are apparent limitations ( cf. pp . 160ff . ) . Generally , the homeostasis scheme is not applicable ( 1 ) to dynamic regulations - i.e . , regulations not based upon ...
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Introduction | 3 |
The Meaning of General System Theory | 30 |
Information and Entropy | 41 |
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