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BIOSYSTEMS
2008
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Autonomy and hypersets
This paper has two primary aims. The first is to provide an introductory discussion of hyperset theory and its usefulness for modeling complex systems. The second aim is a hyperset...
Anthony Chemero, Michael T. Turvey
BIOSYSTEMS
2008
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A computational model for telomere-dependent cell-replicative aging
Telomere shortening provides a molecular basis for the Hayflick limit. Recent data suggest that telomere shortening also influence mitotic rate. We propose a stochastic growth mod...
R. D. Portugal, M. G. P. Land, Benar Fux Svaiter
BIOSYSTEMS
2008
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On the role of emotion in biological and robotic autonomy
This paper reviews some of the differences between notions of biological and robotic autonomy, and how these differences have been reflected in discussions of embodiment, groundin...
Tom Ziemke
BIOSYSTEMS
2008
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From a homeostatic to a homeodynamic self
Life as an autonomous homeostatic system is discussed. A mechanism that drives a homeostatic state to an autonomous selfmoving state is examined with two computational cell models...
Takashi Ikegami, Keisuke Suzuki
BIOSYSTEMS
2008
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Ascriptional and 'genuine' autonomy
: Knowing that human judgment can be fallible, we propose to distinguish the subjective ascription of a property, such as autonomy, from the genuine fact that an entity is characte...
Marieke Rohde, John Stewart