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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bipcm-2025-0038 | Journal eISSN: 2537-4869 | Journal ISSN: 1011-2855
Language: English
Page range: 93 - 102
Submitted on: Sep 17, 2025
Accepted on: Oct 15, 2025
Published on: Dec 6, 2025
Published by: Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iasi
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