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This paper describes an approach to the conceptual representation and qualitative simulation of compartmental physiological systems. Particular emphasis is given to the use of Kuipers’ QSIM algorithm for qualitative simulation especially its reconstruction and some extensions. The work forms part of a project developing a new schema for representing dynamic biological systems on computer integrating conceptual, qualitative and quantitative approaches.
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Nicolosi, E., Leaning, M.S. (1987). The Use of QSIM for Qualitative Simulation of Physiological Systems. In: Fox, J., Fieschi, M., Engelbrecht, R. (eds) AIME 87. Lecture Notes in Medical Informatics, vol 33. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-95549-5_8
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