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A Network View on the Big Exchange Project: Integrating and Analysing Heterogeneous Datasets

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/jcaa.262 | Journal eISSN: 2514-8362
Language: English
Submitted on: Dec 11, 2025
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Accepted on: Dec 15, 2025
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Published on: Feb 18, 2026
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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