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... metabolic rate , x body weight , and the exponent & amount- ing to 2/3 . I believe that the general derivation just mentioned puts the surface law into correct perspective . Endless discussions of some 80 years are overcome when we ...
... metabolic rate , x body weight , and the exponent & amount- ing to 2/3 . I believe that the general derivation just mentioned puts the surface law into correct perspective . Endless discussions of some 80 years are overcome when we ...
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... rate ( ml / hr ) tidal volume ( ml ) .74 thyroids wt .80 adrenals wt ( g ) .92 1.01 pituitary wt ( g ) .76 gut beat ... metabolic rate ( B.M.R. ) , resting metabolism , or metabolism in muscular activity is measured . Figure 7.4 shows ...
... rate ( ml / hr ) tidal volume ( ml ) .74 thyroids wt .80 adrenals wt ( g ) .92 1.01 pituitary wt ( g ) .76 gut beat ... metabolic rate ( B.M.R. ) , resting metabolism , or metabolism in muscular activity is measured . Figure 7.4 shows ...
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... metabolic rate is in between surface and mass propor- tionality , that is 2/3 < a < 1. Let us tentatively refer to these differences in size - dependence of metabolic rate as " metabolic types . " Now if we insert the different values ...
... metabolic rate is in between surface and mass propor- tionality , that is 2/3 < a < 1. Let us tentatively refer to these differences in size - dependence of metabolic rate as " metabolic types . " Now if we insert the different values ...
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Introduction | 8 |
On the History of Systems Theory | 10 |
Trends in Systems Theory | 17 |
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