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... constant . An open chemical system may attain ( certain conditions presupposed ) a time - independent steady state , where the system remains constant as a whole and in its ( macroscopic ) phases , though there is a continuous flow of ...
... constant . An open chemical system may attain ( certain conditions presupposed ) a time - independent steady state , where the system remains constant as a whole and in its ( macroscopic ) phases , though there is a continuous flow of ...
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... constant per unit surface , anabolism will be ns , and weight increase defined by the difference of these magnitudes ... constants related to and n W * K , ( 5.14 ) and where w is the initial weight . The stationary final weight is given ...
... constant per unit surface , anabolism will be ns , and weight increase defined by the difference of these magnitudes ... constants related to and n W * K , ( 5.14 ) and where w is the initial weight . The stationary final weight is given ...
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... constant . We arrive at the allometric relation in a simple way by considering that any relative growth -only presupposed it is continuous - can generally be expressed by : R. G. R. ( y , x ) = ( 7.3 ) where F is some undefined function ...
... constant . We arrive at the allometric relation in a simple way by considering that any relative growth -only presupposed it is continuous - can generally be expressed by : R. G. R. ( y , x ) = ( 7.3 ) where F is some undefined function ...
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