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| Part I. Epistemological concepts of Complexity |
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Fundamental Sources of Unpredictability |
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1 | (7) |
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Laws of Nature and Time Symmetry Breaking |
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8 | (21) |
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Perspective and Metrics of Time |
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29 | (16) |
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Complexity, Complex Systems, and Adaptation |
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45 | (18) |
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Complexity and the Unfinished Nature of Human Evolution |
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63 | (12) |
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Complexity VII: Composing Natural Science from Natural Numbers, Natural Kinds, and Natural Affinities |
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75 | (12) |
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The Paradox of the Visibly Irrelevant |
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87 | (11) |
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The Interplay of Cyclic and Linear Time in the Biological World |
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98 | (12) |
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The Human Sciences and the Natural Sciences: Toward a New Asymmetry |
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110 | (5) |
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Organization and Complexity |
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115 | (7) |
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Complex Adaptive Theology: From Sinai to Santa Fe |
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122 | (7) |
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Complexity and Evolutionary Law for Natural Systems: A ``New Dialogue'' with Nature---In Looking for a Language as a Means of Intercourse with Nature |
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129 | (14) |
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A Dimly Perceived Horizon: The Complex Meeting Ground between Physical and Inner Time |
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143 | (11) |
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| Poster Papers |
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Analytical Setting: Time, Relation, and Complexity |
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154 | (4) |
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The Consciousness of Time and the Conquest of Space: The Dawn of Civilization, Anthropology, and Archaeoastronomy |
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158 | (6) |
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Time Complexity and Learning |
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164 | (4) |
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168 | (4) |
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Fractal Time and the Gift of Natural Constraints |
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172 | (8) |
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| Part II. Complex Molecular and Biological Behavior |
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Alternating Oscillations and Chaos in a Model of Two Coupled Biochemical Oscillators Driving Successive Phases of the Cell Cycle |
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180 | (14) |
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Self Organization in Synthetic Polymeric Systems |
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194 | (21) |
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Relevance of the Protein-Lipid Interaction on the Functioning of the Bacterial Reaction Center |
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215 | (5) |
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Time-Dependent Properties of Isotactic Polypropylene Fibers |
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220 | (4) |
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Suspended Life in Biological Systems: Fragility and Complexity |
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224 | (4) |
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Coupling of Erratic Belousov-Zhabotinsky Oscillators Observed by Spectrophotometric Measure |
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228 | (7) |
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Complexity at the Molecular Level: A Dynamic View of Biomolecules Obtained by NMR |
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235 | (6) |
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Thermodynamics of Extremely Diluted Aqueous Solutions |
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241 | (8) |
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Linear and Nonlinear Properties of Heart Rate Variability: Influence of Obesity |
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249 | (6) |
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Fractal Analysis in Human Pathology |
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255 | (3) |
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Recurrence Quantification Analysis in Molecular Dynamics |
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258 | (9) |
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Photodegradation of Organic Waste Coupling Hydrogenase and Titanium Dioxide |
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267 | (9) |
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Complex Rotational Dynamics of the Cu(II)-Bleomycin System in Mobile and Viscous Media |
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276 | (4) |
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On Crystallization Kinetics of Polytetrafluoroethylene |
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280 | (4) |
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Conformational Chaos of an Elastin-Related Peptide in Aqueous Solution |
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284 | (4) |
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Vanadium Uptake by Yeasts |
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288 | (4) |
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| Part III, Complexity: Ecological and Environmental Aspects |
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A Modeling Approach to the Understanding of Very Complex Dynamics in a Planktonic Community |
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292 | (10) |
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Complexity and Emergence in Models of Chemically Stressed Populations |
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302 | (10) |
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The Influence of Classic Sciences on Ecology and Evolution of Ecological Studies |
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312 | (8) |
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A Tentative Fourth Law of Thermodynamics, Applied to a Description of Ecosystem Development |
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320 | (24) |
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Energy Analyses as a Tool for Sustainability: Lessons from Complex System Theory |
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344 | (24) |
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Virtual Biospheres: Complexity versus Simplicity |
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368 | (15) |
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A Comprehensive Atmospheric Chemistry Model for the Description of Dynamics of Reactive Pollutants |
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383 | (4) |
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Modeling the Complex Behavior of Microorganisms |
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387 | (5) |
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The Effects of Vertical Mixing Parameterization on 3-D Models of a Pelagi Ecosystem |
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392 | (4) |
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Identification, Characterization, and Remediation of Contaminated Sites: A Case Study |
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396 | (4) |
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Classical Thermodynamic--Statistical Approach of Open Systems Deviating from Maximum Entropy |
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400 | (6) |
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Use of Exergy and Structural Exergy as Ecological Indicators for the Development State of Homogeneous Lake Ecosystems |
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406 | (6) |
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Determination of the Italian Industrial Production Index from a Bayesian Point of View Using Electrical Consumption as Data |
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412 | (4) |
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The Relational Project: A Goal for the Ecology of City Designing and Planning |
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416 | (6) |
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Correlation between Greenhouse Effect and Exceptionally High Tides in Venice |
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422 | (5) |
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Ecodepuration Performances of a Small-Scale Experimental Constructed Wetland System Treating and Recycling Intensive Aquaculture Wastewater |
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427 | (5) |
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Fish Exclusion and PCB Bioaccumulation in Bear Creek, East Tennessee |
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432 | (3) |
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435 | (5) |
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Mathematical Modeling and Numerical Simulation of Space-Dependent Multispecies Interactions |
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440 | (4) |
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Relations between Energy Consumption and Air Quality in an Urban Environment: Spatial Scenarios of Emission Reduction |
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444 | (5) |
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