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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ncr-2025-0022 | Journal eISSN: 2545-2819 | Journal ISSN: 0800-6377
Language: English
Page range: 83 - 97
Submitted on: Sep 26, 2025
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Accepted on: Dec 8, 2025
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Published on: Dec 31, 2025
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