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All issues Volume 13 (2026) EPJ Appl. Metamat., 13 (2026) 7 References
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EPJ Appl. Metamat.
Volume 13, 2026
Article Number 7
Number of page(s) 13
DOI https://doi.org/10.1051/epjam/2025015
Published online 11 February 2026
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