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Mikulecky, D.C. (2005). The Circle That Never Ends: Can Complexity be Made Simple?. In: Bonchev, D., Rouvray, D.H. (eds) Complexity in Chemistry, Biology, and Ecology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-25871-X_3

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