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... weight increase : E w = E k · Vwo ) ou ] , ( 5.14 ) where E and k are constants related to n and K , and where w is the initial weight . The stationary final weight is given by w * = ( E / k ) 3 ; it is thus independent of the initial ...
... weight increase : E w = E k · Vwo ) ou ] , ( 5.14 ) where E and k are constants related to n and K , and where w is the initial weight . The stationary final weight is given by w * = ( E / k ) 3 ; it is thus independent of the initial ...
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... weight in g 200 300 400 Fig . 73. Q02 ( 102 / mg dry wt./hr . ) of several rat tissues . Only regression lines are ... weight , dry weight , N - content , etc. ( Locker , 1961 b ) . The simplest Non Basal Conditions → Basel ( Winter ) ...
... weight in g 200 300 400 Fig . 73. Q02 ( 102 / mg dry wt./hr . ) of several rat tissues . Only regression lines are ... weight , dry weight , N - content , etc. ( Locker , 1961 b ) . The simplest Non Basal Conditions → Basel ( Winter ) ...
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... weight ing 100 100 200 300 Time in days 400 Fig . 7.9 . Calculation of growth of the white rat . Many physiological processes in the rat show discontinuities at about 100 gm . body weight , i.e. , in the prepubertal stage ( a ) . Such ...
... weight ing 100 100 200 300 Time in days 400 Fig . 7.9 . Calculation of growth of the white rat . Many physiological processes in the rat show discontinuities at about 100 gm . body weight , i.e. , in the prepubertal stage ( a ) . Such ...
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Introduction | 8 |
On the History of Systems Theory | 10 |
Trends in Systems Theory | 17 |
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