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If the article is not accepted for publication, this transfer of rights will automatically be null and void.

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• Proper attribution to the author and source is given.
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• The content is not modified, and no derivative works are created.

Authors will retain their moral rights over the work (including authorship recognition, integrity of the content, etc.), and to further expand the reach of their content, it is recommended that they:

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The authors guarantee that the article is original, has not been previously published, nor submitted simultaneously to another publication, and that it does not infringe the rights of third parties. In case of any conflict, the authors will assume the corresponding legal responsibility.