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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ejthr-2025-0002 | Journal eISSN: 2182-4924 | Journal ISSN: 2182-4916
Language: English
Page range: 23 - 35
Submitted on: Sep 19, 2023
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Accepted on: Jul 18, 2024
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Published on: Aug 14, 2025
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