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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 ŋs , and weight increase defined by the difference of these magnitudes ... constants related to and η K , ( 5.14 ) and where is the initial weight . The stationary final weight is given by w ...
... constant per unit surface , anabolism will be ŋs , and weight increase defined by the difference of these magnitudes ... constants related to and η K , ( 5.14 ) and where is the initial weight . The stationary final weight is given by w ...
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... ( constant a ) in these cases ; determinations of protein catabolism ( constant x ) ; determination , in related species , of the ratios between allometry exponents of metabolic rates and the theoretically identical ratios of the ana ...
... ( constant a ) in these cases ; determinations of protein catabolism ( constant x ) ; determination , in related species , of the ratios between allometry exponents of metabolic rates and the theoretically identical ratios of the ana ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
The Meaning of General System Theory | 30 |
Some System Concepts in Elementary Mathematical | 54 |
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