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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/prolas-2022-0036 | Journal eISSN: 2255-890X | Journal ISSN: 1407-009X
Language: English
Page range: 239 - 245
Submitted on: Dec 21, 2020
Accepted on: Oct 5, 2021
Published on: Jun 2, 2022
Published by: Latvian Academy of Sciences
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 6 issues per year

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