Title Complex systems : task group summaries ; Conference, Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center, Irvine, California, November 13-15, 2008 / the National Academies Keck Futures Initiative.

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Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, 2009.

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Description	1 online resource (xiv, 107 pages) : illustrations
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Note	"National Academies Keck Futures Initiative Conference on Complex Systems"--Title page verso.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references.
Contents	""The National Academies Keck Futures Initiative""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""General Summary""; ""Task Group Summary 1 -- How would you design the acquisition and organization of the data required to completely model human biology?""; ""Task Group Summary 2 -- What does it take to achieve a sustainable future? The problem of the commons: achieving a sustainable quality of life.""; ""Task Group Summary 3 -- How can we enhance the robustness via interconnectivity?""
	""Task Group Summary 4 -- Can engineering systems and control approaches generate new strategies for altering imbalanced macrophage profiles in human disease?""""Task Group Summary 5 -- How can social networks aid our understanding of complexity?""; ""Task Group Summary 6 -- The brain is the epitome of complexity. How will understanding the complex, linked interactions among the many types of neurons in the brain lead to knowing how the brain contributes to normal function and susceptibility to neuropsychiatric disease?""
	""Task Group Summary 7 -- How can we enhance robustness of engineered systems, and how can the methods of engineering analysis be extended to address issues of complexity and management in other fields?""""Task Group Summary 8 -- Ecological robustness: Is the biosphere sustainable?""; ""Task Group Summary 9 -- Can one control flow and transport in complex systems?""; ""Appendixes""; ""Preconference Webcast Tutorials""; ""Agenda""; ""Participant List""
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Subject	Biological systems -- Computer simulation -- Congresses.
	Biological systems -- Computer simulation.
	Biocomplexity -- Simulation methods -- Congresses.
	Biocomplexity.
	Simulation methods.
	Computational complexity -- Congresses.
	Computational complexity.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
	Electronic books.
	Conference papers and proceedings.
	Conference papers and proceedings.
Other Form:	Print version: National Academies (U.S.). Keck Futures Initiative. Conference (2008 : Irvine, Calif.). Complex systems. Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2009 9780309137256 030913725X (OCoLC)370384411
ISBN	9780309137263 (electronic book)
	0309137268 (electronic book)
	9780309137256
	030913725X

Title Complex systems : task group summaries ; Conference, Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center, Irvine, California, November 13-15, 2008 / the National Academies Keck Futures Initiative.

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