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2nd edition
, Occidental College, Los Angeles
Published: November 2025
, Pranveer Singh Institute of Technology, Harcourt Butler Technical University, Kanpur, India, , Kanpur Institute of Technology, Harcourt Butler Technical University, Kanpur, India, , Harcourt Butler Technical University, Kanpur, India
Published: October 2025
2nd edition
, University of Delaware
Published: September 2025
, Scottish Church College, University of Calcutta
Published: June 2025
4th edition
, Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario, , McNab Group, Ontario, Canada
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Published: January 2025
3rd edition
, Università degli Studi di Padova, Italy
Published: June 2024

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2nd edition
, Occidental College, Los Angeles
Published: November 2025
2nd edition
, University of Delaware
Published: July 2025
, University of Rochester, New York, , University of Toronto
Published: June 2025
, Pranveer Singh Institute of Technology, Harcourt Butler Technical University, Kanpur, India, , Kanpur Institute of Technology, Harcourt Butler Technical University, Kanpur, India, , Harcourt Butler Technical University, Kanpur, India
Published: October 2025
, University of Cambridge
Published: June 2025
, University of Cambridge
Published: June 2025
, University of Cambridge
Published: June 2025

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