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... considered the living or- ganism as a strange combination of physico - chemical events or machines , biologism considers man as a curious zoological species , human society as a beehive or stud - farm . Biologism has , theoret- ically ...
... considered the living or- ganism as a strange combination of physico - chemical events or machines , biologism considers man as a curious zoological species , human society as a beehive or stud - farm . Biologism has , theoret- ically ...
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... considered as an equilibrium system . The organism is not a closed , but an open system . We term a system " closed " if no material enters or leaves it ; it is called " open " if there is import and export of material . There is ...
... considered as an equilibrium system . The organism is not a closed , but an open system . We term a system " closed " if no material enters or leaves it ; it is called " open " if there is import and export of material . There is ...
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... considered as open system , but also higher integrations , such as biocoenoses , etc. ( cf. Beier , 1962 , 1965 ) . The open - system model is particularly evident ( and of practical importance ) in continuous cell culture as ap- plied ...
... considered as open system , but also higher integrations , such as biocoenoses , etc. ( cf. Beier , 1962 , 1965 ) . The open - system model is particularly evident ( and of practical importance ) in continuous cell culture as ap- plied ...
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The Meaning of General System Theory | 30 |
Science and Society | 51 |
Advances in General System Theory | 89 |
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