Local effects of structure formation and control in self-organizing systems. II

1995 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-74
Author(s):  
V. I. Chugaev



2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Eliseo Fernández

AbstractAll organisms are autonomous, self-organizing wholes separated by semi-permeable boundaries from a surrounding environment. Across these boundaries conveyances of action and passion are channeled through efferent and afferent pathways. I analyze this scheme in terms of two fundamental processes: semiosis and control. I propose a unified account of the functioning of semiosis and of controlling and controlled actions by viewing organisms as systems that separate their responses (actions) from the actions their environment exerts upon them (passions). Semiosis and goal-directed action are seen as complementary forms of causation. Examples from cell physiology and the functioning of efferent and afferent pathways in plants and animals illustrate and expand these ideas.Based on this interpretation of the relations between semiosis and control I reach a generalized conception of purposeful action, linking the expansion of semiotic capacities throughout biological evolution to a concomitant increase in an organism’s powers for intervention in its environment.The fruitfulness of these ideas is substantiated through examples showing how they make intelligible phenomena previously deemed disparate. Examples include similarities and differences between signs and instruments, and analogies in the evolution of organisms and artifacts.



2004 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 1244-1259 ◽  
Author(s):  
G.A. Barreto ◽  
A.F.R. Araujo




RSC Advances ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (68) ◽  
pp. 55419-55427 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yace Mi ◽  
Weiqing Zhou ◽  
Qiang Li ◽  
Donglai Zhang ◽  
Rongyue Zhang ◽  
...  

To explore a clear formation mechanism of a three-dimensional (3D) bicontinuous skeleton and control the structure of an epoxy-based monolith, we have prepared the monolith using a mixture of good and poor solvents.



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