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... information flow , measured by an observer or a machine that can count messages or bits transmit- ted per time unit . Representative variables of boundary process include : Sorts of matter - energy crossing the bound- ary . Meaning of ...
... information flow , measured by an observer or a machine that can count messages or bits transmit- ted per time unit . Representative variables of boundary process include : Sorts of matter - energy crossing the bound- ary . Meaning of ...
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... information processing function across five levels of living systems . In recent years increasing attention has been devoted by physical , biological , and social scientists to the effects of alteration of rates of information input ...
... information processing function across five levels of living systems . In recent years increasing attention has been devoted by physical , biological , and social scientists to the effects of alteration of rates of information input ...
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... process often is poorly accomplished because one or more members " leak " the secrets . Information flows are restricted in both directions across the boundaries of juries by processes dispersed laterally among the members and upwardly ...
... process often is poorly accomplished because one or more members " leak " the secrets . Information flows are restricted in both directions across the boundaries of juries by processes dispersed laterally among the members and upwardly ...
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