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Entropy: A New World View
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Entropy Optimization Principles and Their Applications
J. N. Kapur,H. K. Kesavan +1 more
TL;DR: A state-of-the-art description of the theory and applications of the various entropy optimization principles is given and the relation between information-theoretic entropy and thermodynamic entropy is specially recalled in the context of the more general relationship that exist between what are designated as primary and secondary entropies.
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Managerial and Organizational Communication in Terms of the Conduit Metaphor
TL;DR: In this paper, it is suggested that the conduit metaphor implicitly engenders the assumption that successful communication is easy and requires little effort, and the practical and research implications of this argument are examined.
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Eco-thermodynamics: economics and the second law
TL;DR: In this article, it is argued that the real economic significance of the second law lies in the fact that exergy is not conserved; and that it is a useful common measure of resource quality, as well as quantity, applicable to both materials and energy.
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The limits of technological solutions to sustainable development
TL;DR: However, there are at least four reasons why technological improvements in eco-efficiency alone will be insufficient to bring about a transition to sustainability as mentioned in this paper : the very foundations of western industrial societies are based on the exploitation of non-renewable minerals and fuels, it will be extremely difficult to switch to an industrial and economic system based solely on renewable resources.
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Two aspects of consumption: using an exergy-based measure of degradation to advance the theory and implementation of industrial ecology
TL;DR: In this paper, an exergy-based definition of material cycling is proposed to quantify the differences among three distinct categories of material re-use: upgrading, recirculation, and cascading.