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Lavinia-Lorena Pruteanu1, Roxana Mare2, Beatrice Mihalescu1

  • 1Department of Chemistry and Biology, North University Center at Baia Mare, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, 430122 Baia Mare, Romania.

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