21. Often, humans influence stable states by reducing the resilience of basins of attraction. 22. Overall the economy " seems in quite a stable state ," 23. Multistability indicates the presence of two or more stable states for a given input. 24. Progress along a desired successional pathway may be difficult if multiple stable states exist. 25. When proteins denature, they are not in a stable state . 26. There has been a lack of direct, manipulative experimental tests for alternative stable states . 27. Alternative stable states are discrete species compositional possibilities that may exist within a community. 28. The most stable state is + 3 for all halides from fluoride to iodide. 29. Hysteresis is an important concept in alternative stable state theory. 30. If the core is in a stable state , the energy generation will be constant.