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• Copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format.

• Adapt, remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, including commercial use.

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Author Responsibilities

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• The submitted work is original.

• The manuscript does not infringe upon any existing copyrights, trademarks, or intellectual property rights.

• Necessary permissions have been obtained for any copyrighted material included in the manuscript.

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If a manuscript contains figures, tables, images, or other materials owned by third parties, authors must obtain the necessary permissions prior to publication and provide evidence of such permissions when requested by the journal.

Policy Amendments

The journal reserves the right to modify this Copyright Policy when necessary. Any updates will be published on the journal website and will apply to future submissions.