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The Design Process and Its Research Methods Cover
By: Maira Gaiķe and  Andra Ulme  
Open Access
|Nov 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aup-2025-0015 | Journal eISSN: 2255-8764 | Journal ISSN: 1691-4333
Language: English
Page range: 191 - 205
Submitted on: Apr 2, 2025
Accepted on: Sep 15, 2025
Published on: Nov 26, 2025
Published by: Riga Technical University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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