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Tereza Pavlů1, Jan Pešta1, Tomáš Vlach1

  • 1University Centre for Energy Efficient Buildings, Czech Technical University in Prague, Třinecká 1024, 27343 Bustehrad, Czech Republic.

Materials (Basel, Switzerland)
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