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Dimitris Nathanael1, Evangelia Portouli, Kostas Gkikas

  • 1Sector of Industrial Management and Operations Research, School of Mechanical Engineering, Ergonomics Unit, Zografou, National Technical University of Athens, Iroon Politechneiou 9, 15780 Zografou, Greece. dnathan@central.ntua.gr

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