General System Theory: Foundations, Development, ApplicationsAn attempt to formulate common laws that apply to virtually every scientific field, this conceptual approach has had a profound impact on such widely diverse disciplines as biology, economics, psychology, and demography. |
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... cells , growth and periodic division , the impossibility of spontaneous generation ( omnis cellula e cellula ) , general characteristics of cell division , etc. Osterhout ( 1932-33 ) applied , and quantitatively elaborated , the open ...
... cells , growth and periodic division , the impossibility of spontaneous generation ( omnis cellula e cellula ) , general characteristics of cell division , etc. Osterhout ( 1932-33 ) applied , and quantitatively elaborated , the open ...
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... cell sap ) . An accumulation of penetrating sub- stances takes place within this cell , explained by salt formation of the penetrating substance . The result is not an equilibrium but a steady state , in which the composition of the cell ...
... cell sap ) . An accumulation of penetrating sub- stances takes place within this cell , explained by salt formation of the penetrating substance . The result is not an equilibrium but a steady state , in which the composition of the cell ...
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... cells , the cell in the exchange of cell structures , these in the exchange of composing chemical com- pounds , etc. As a general rule , turnover rates are the faster the smaller the components envisaged ( Tables 6.1-3 ) . This is a ...
... cells , the cell in the exchange of cell structures , these in the exchange of composing chemical com- pounds , etc. As a general rule , turnover rates are the faster the smaller the components envisaged ( Tables 6.1-3 ) . This is a ...
Contents
Introduction | 8 |
On the History of Systems Theory | 10 |
Trends in Systems Theory | 17 |
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