Living SystemsOffering a detailed analysis of each of the major aspects and characteristics encountered at all seven levels, Living Systems identifies multiple variables of each of 9 matter-energy and information-processing subsystems, the normal and pathological states of these variables, and practical indicators for measuring changes in them. It also specifies cross-level formal identities among the levels and describes the artifacts, machines, or technologies at each level. |
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... decrease from the maximum because the system is overloaded . ( L ) HYPOTHESIS 5.1-19 : As the percentage of total resources to meet costs ( as defined in Hypothesis 5.1-18 ) runs out , average output rate decreases . ( L ) HYPOTHESIS ...
... decrease from the maximum because the system is overloaded . ( L ) HYPOTHESIS 5.1-19 : As the percentage of total resources to meet costs ( as defined in Hypothesis 5.1-18 ) runs out , average output rate decreases . ( L ) HYPOTHESIS ...
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... decrease over the last three rates while the decrease for Oz - 2 began after input rate 3.75 . The two curves were not significantly different . 199 Output in bits per s 5 4 3 2 5 Oz - 1 O ----- O Oz - 2 Input in bits per s 10 15 Fig ...
... decrease over the last three rates while the decrease for Oz - 2 began after input rate 3.75 . The two curves were not significantly different . 199 Output in bits per s 5 4 3 2 5 Oz - 1 O ----- O Oz - 2 Input in bits per s 10 15 Fig ...
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... decrease as the percentage of resources to meet the costs are exhausted . This clearly happens at neuromyal junctions.382 Very high rates of inputs to presynaptic neurons at neu- romyal junctions produce rapid sequences of outputs ...
... decrease as the percentage of resources to meet the costs are exhausted . This clearly happens at neuromyal junctions.382 Very high rates of inputs to presynaptic neurons at neu- romyal junctions produce rapid sequences of outputs ...
Contents
Tables of the Critical Subsystems | xi |
Preface to the First Edition | xxvii |
Outline of Chapters 3 4 and 6 through 12 | xxxviii |
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