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EPJ Web Conf.
Volume 328, 2025
First International Conference on Engineering and Technology for a Sustainable Future (ICETSF-2025)
Article Number 01063
Number of page(s) 9
DOI https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202532801063
Published online 18 June 2025
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