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DOI: https://doi.org/10.17306/j.jard.2025.4.00029r1 | Journal eISSN: 1899-5772 | Journal ISSN: 1899-5241
Language: English
Page range: 405 - 415
Accepted on: Oct 20, 2025
Published on: Dec 30, 2025
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