But as Iraq has grown less hospitable to al-Qaeda-style jihadists, the human flow has reversed, with many heading back to Lebanon.

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We didn't want it to get out in the flow with no human intervention.

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Conflict is a part of the natural ebb and flow of the human condition.

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Megan is developing animal vaccines because they involve less costly clinical trials than human immunization and produce quicker cash flow.

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Michael Osterholm, of the University of Minnesota, and Donald Henderson, of the University of Pittsburgh, however, argue in Science that H5N1's human-fatality rate means any benefits that might flow from the research are dwarfed by the risks.

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Remember, the benchmark is Consumer Web companies like Facebook, Google and Twitter, which deal with hundreds of millions of human data-creating nodes, amounting to petabytes of flow.

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The right actions may require workflow or process orchestration, whether manual or via software engines, to control the flow of work and to trigger the execution of human (or automated activities) at the right time.

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By taking charge of the communication flow, you will be able to persuade others more easily and to take charge of many of the human interactions that take place throughout our day.

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