HSARA: Heuristic Social-Aware Resource Allocation for robust D2D multicasting in UAV-assisted dense 5G networks
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jee-2026-0041 | Journal eISSN: 1339-309X (formerly 1335-3632) | Journal ISSN: 1335-3632
Language: English
Page range: 419 - 433
Submitted on: May 21, 2026
Published on: Aug 27, 2026
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