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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... metabolism of the total organism ( 10 ) , dt a share which is proportional to its actual proportion to the latter a ... metabolism increases , in wide groups of animals , with 2/3 with respect to body weight if growing animals of the ...
... metabolism of the total organism ( 10 ) , dt a share which is proportional to its actual proportion to the latter a ... metabolism increases , in wide groups of animals , with 2/3 with respect to body weight if growing animals of the ...
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... metabolism ? What is the principle of " automatic self - regulation " of metabolism ? We are possessed of a vast knowledge of physico- chemical processes in the cell and in the organism ; but we must not overlook the fact " that even ...
... metabolism ? What is the principle of " automatic self - regulation " of metabolism ? We are possessed of a vast knowledge of physico- chemical processes in the cell and in the organism ; but we must not overlook the fact " that even ...
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... metabolism as expressed in the allometry exponent a varies , depending on whether basal metabolic rate ( B.M.R. ) , resting metabolism , or metabolism in muscular activity is measured . Figure 7.4 shows such variation in rats ...
... metabolism as expressed in the allometry exponent a varies , depending on whether basal metabolic rate ( B.M.R. ) , resting metabolism , or metabolism in muscular activity is measured . Figure 7.4 shows such variation in rats ...
Contents
Introduction | 8 |
On the History of Systems Theory | 10 |
Trends in Systems Theory | 17 |
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