Aleh Cherp

Professor

Coordinator of MESPOM Consortium

Department of Environmental Sciences and Policy

Center for Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Policy (3CSEP)

Energy Policy Research Group (EPRG)

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703

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327-3089

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Qualifications:

MSc (distinction), Biophysics, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (1991)

MSc, Pollution and Environmental Control, University of Manchester (1992)

PhD, University of Manchester (2000)

Academic/Professional Experience and Achievements:

Aleh Cherp is a professor in the Department of Environmental Sciences and Policy. In 2010-2012 Prof. Cherp served as the Academic Secretary and in 2008-2012 as the Research Director of CEU. His research interests include energy security and sustainable development strategies under transitions. He is the Convening Lead Analyst on Energy Security of the Global Energy Assessment and has undertaken professional work for the European Environment Agency (EEA), UNDP, UNICEF, WHO, the World Bank, and USAID among others. He has also served on the editorial boards of several journals.

He was the Rapporteur of the Advisory Working Group on the Environment (including Climate Change) of the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) of the European Commission, the evaluator of the European Research Council and the coordinator for MESPOM, the Erasmus Mundus Masters course in Environmental Sciences, Policy and Management, which CEU operates jointly with Lund University (Sweden), the University of Manchester (UK), the University of the Aegean (Greece), the Middlebury College and the Monterey Institute for International Relations (USA) and the University of Saskatchewan (Canada). He is also a visiting professor at Lund University, Swedish Agricultural University and Blekinge Institute of Technology (Sweden).

Prior to joining CEU in 2000, he earned his Masters and PhD at Manchester University and worked with NGOs and the United Nations in Central Asia, Russia and Belarus. He also founded an Environmental NGO in Moscow during the political change in the Former Soviet Union. His first degree was in Physics.

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Affiliations:

Department of Environmental Sciences and Policy

Center for Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Policy (3CSEP)

Energy Policy Research Group (EPRG)

Academic/research topics:

energy security

nuclear energy

Sustainable energy

sustainable development

SEA (Strategic Environmental Assessment)

Academic/Research Areas:

Environmental and Energy Studies

Selected Publications:

Energy, Security, Interdependence ; Global Energy Assessment, 2008

A methodology for assessing national sustainable development strategies ; , 2004

Governing Global Energy: Systems, Transitions, Complexity ; , 2011

The three perspectives on energy security: intellectual history, disciplinary roots and the potential for integration ; , 2011

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Language proficiencies (spoken):

English

Language proficiencies (spoken):

Russian

Language proficiencies (spoken):

Swedish

Language proficiencies (spoken):

Belarusian

Courses taught by Aleh Cherp


Disciplinary Approaches to Environmental Problems	2010/2011 2011/2012
Introduction to Environmental Management	2009/2010
Environmental Impact Assessment	2009/2010

Projects with involvement of Aleh Cherp

Completed

Strategic Environmental Assessment in Local Authorities in Sweden (SEAMLESS)
Promoting sustainability reporting in Central and Eastern Europe
The Bridge Project: Using Environmental Policy Making to Support the Development of Civil Societies
Global Energy Assessment
Environmental History of the USSR
Network for environmental assessment in countries in transition
Environment and Regional Transport Planning
Midwest Uranium Project EIS Review (Saskatchewan, Canada)

Projects led by Aleh Cherp

Completed

Global Energy Assessment
Network for environmental assessment in countries in transition

Theses supervised by Aleh Cherp

Doctoral

Energy security and renewable electricity imports: the case of European Union and North Africa Thesis author: Johan Lilliestam Year of enrollment: 2010/2011
Energy Security under Sustainable Energy Transitions Thesis author: Jessica Jewell Year of enrollment: 2009/2010
The Hegemony of Integrated Water Resources Management: a Study of Policy Translation in England, Turkey and Kazakhstan Thesis author: Farhad Mukhtarov Year of enrollment: 2005/2006
Strategic Environmental Assessment Follow-up: from Promise to Practice. Case studies from the UK and Canada Thesis author: Maia Gachechiladze-Bozhesku Year of enrollment: 2005/2006
Organizational Aspects of Learning for Sustainability in Local Government: A study of Hungarian municipalities Thesis author: Csaba Pusztai Year of enrollment: 2003/2004
Organizational Aspects of Learning for Sustainability in Local Government: A Study on Hungarian Governments Thesis author: Csaba Pusztai Year of enrollment: 2003/2004

Master's

Assessment of energy security using social network analysis and food web analysis Thesis author: Nga Nguyen Year of enrollment: 2010/2011
Energy Security Implications of the Transport Sector Development Scenarios Thesis author: Tian Peng Year of enrollment: 2009/2010
Global Analysis of Electricity Security: Diversity and Aging of Power Plants Thesis author: Jashan Daniel Year of enrollment: 2009/2010
Security of electricity supply: A global assessment of national vulnerabilities Thesis author: Saptarshi Pal Year of enrollment: 2009/2010
SEXPOT: A spatiotemporal linear programming model to simulate global deployment of renewable power technologies Thesis author: Kevin Ummel Year of enrollment: 2009/2010
Nuclear energy discourses in Lithuania and Belarus Thesis author: Vaida Pilibaityte Year of enrollment: 2008/2009
The Desertec Project: a New Resource Curse for Countries in North Africa and the Middle East? Thesis author: Ralph Ripken Year of enrollment: 2008/2009
Capacities and Driving Forces for Nuclear Power in Newcomer Countries Thesis author: Jessica Jewell Thesis author: Jessica Jewell Year of enrollment: 2007/2008

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Book

Cherp, A., A. Antypas, and R. A. Mnatsakanian. Environment and Security : Transforming Risk into Cooperation : The Case of Eastern Europe. The United Nations Environment Programme, 2007. EndNote XML BibTex Google Scholar Publisher linkGoogle Scholar
Cherp, A., M. Khotuleva, and V. Vinichenko. Environmental Assessment and Environmental Review. Moscow: Socio-ecological Union, 2000. EndNote XML BibTex Google Scholar Google Scholar
Environmental Assessment and Environmental Review, Edited by A. Cherp. Moscow: Ecoline, 1998. EndNote XML BibTex Google Scholar Publisher linkGoogle Scholar
Khotulyova, M., A. Cherp, and E. Krasney. How to Organise a Public Environmental Expert Review (Belarus edition). Minsk: Ecoline, 1998. EndNote XML BibTex Google Scholar Google Scholar
Cherp, A., and V. Vinichenko. Municipal Solid Waste Management: an Integrated Approach. Moscow: Ecoline, 1996. EndNote XML BibTex Google Scholar Publisher linkAbstractGoogle Scholar
Cherp, A.. How to Organise a Public Environmental Review: a Guide for NGOs. Moscow: Ecoline, 1995. EndNote XML BibTex Google Scholar Google Scholar

Book Chapter

Cherp, A., A. Goldthau, J. Jewell, and et al. "Energy and Security." In Global Energy Assessment, edited by L. Gomez-Echeverri, T. B. Johansson, N. Nakicenovic and A. Patwardhan. Cambridge/ New York: Cambridge University Press, 2012. EndNote XML BibTex Google Scholar Cover Google Scholar
Cherp, A., Maria R. Partidario, and Jos Arts. "From Formulation to Implementation: Strengthening SEA through Follow-up." In Handbook of strategic environmental assessment, edited by Barry Sadler, Ralf Aschemann, Jiri Dusik, Thomas Fischer, Maria R. Partidario and Rob Verheem, 515-534. London and Washington, DC: Earthscan, 2011. EndNote XML BibTex Google Scholar Cover Publisher linkGoogle Scholar
Cherp, A., Henrieta Martonakov, Ausra Jurkeviciute, and Maia Gachechiladze-Bozhesku. "SEA in Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia." In Handbook of strategic environmental assessment, edited by Barry Sadler, Ralf Aschemann, Jiri Dusik, Thomas Fischer, Maria R. Partidario and Rob Verheem, 108-120. London and Washington, DC: Earthscan, 2011. EndNote XML BibTex Google Scholar Cover Publisher linkGoogle Scholar
Cherp, A., Maria R. Partidario, and Jos Arts. "From Formulation to Implementation: Strengthening SEA through Follow-up." In Handbook of strategic environmental assessment, 515-534., 2011. EndNote XML BibTex Google Scholar Google Scholar
Cherp, A., Maria R. Partidario, and Jos Arts. "From Formulation to Implementation: Strengthening SEA through Follow-up." In Handbook of strategic environmental assessment, 515-534., 2011. EndNote XML BibTex Google Scholar Google Scholar
Cherp, A., and J. Jewell. "Measuring energy security: from universal indicators to contextualized frameworks." In The Routledge Handbook of Energy Security, edited by B. K. Sovacool, 330-355. London and New York: Routledge, 2011. EndNote XML BibTex Google Scholar Cover Google Scholar
Milstein, D., and A. Cherp. "Energy Security and the Environment in Eastern Europe: The Case Study of Ukraine." In Energy and Environmental Challenges to Security, edited by S. Stec and B. Baraj, 237-249. NATO science for peace and security series. Series C, Environmental security. Springer, 2009. EndNote XML BibTex Google Scholar Publisher linkAbstractGoogle Scholar
Cherp, A.. "The Role of Environmental Management Systems in Enforcing Standards and Thresholds in the Context of EIA Follow-Up.", edited by M. Schmidt, 433-446. Environmental protection in the European Union, v. 3. Springer, 2008. EndNote XML BibTex Google Scholar AbstractGoogle Scholar
Mnatsakanian, R. A., and A. Cherp. "Environmental degradation in Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia : past roots, present transition and future hopes." In Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia, edited by D. Heaney, 38-42. London: Routledge, 2008. EndNote XML BibTex Google Scholar Google Scholar
Cherp, A., S. Emilsson, and O. Hjelm. "Strategic Environmental Assessment and Management in Local Authorities in Sweden." In Effective Environmental Assessment Tools – critical reflections on concepts and practice, edited by L. Emmelin, 198-219. Research Report No 2006:03. Blekinge Institute of Technology, 2006. EndNote XML BibTex Google Scholar Publisher linkGoogle Scholar
Cherp, A., and G. Szarvas. "Strategic Environmental Assessment in Hungary." In Strategic Environmental Assessment of Land Use Planning, 115-129. London: Earthscan, 2005. EndNote XML BibTex Google Scholar Google Scholar
Mnatsakanian, R. A., and A. Cherp. "Environmental degradation in Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia : past roots, present transition and future hopes." In Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia, edited by I. Gladman, 66-70. Regional surveys of the world. London: Centre for Economic Performance (London School of Economics) Publications, 2004. EndNote XML BibTex Google Scholar Publisher linkGoogle Scholar
Cherp, A., and R. A. Mnatsakanian. "Environmental degradation in Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia: past roots, present transition and future hopes." In Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia. 2003.. London: Europe Publications, Taylor and Francis Group, 2003. EndNote XML BibTex Google Scholar Publisher linkGoogle Scholar
Cherp, A.. "SEA Protocol and the NIS." In Environmental Assessment Outlook. Capacity building and benchmarking good practice., 2003. EndNote XML BibTex Google Scholar Publisher linkGoogle Scholar
Ürge-Vorsatz, D., and A. Cherp. "Key to success: projects promoting urban sustainability in Europe." In Guide for the Preparation of Local Agenda 21 Programs, edited by J. Szlávik and Turcsányi. Budapest: Önkormányzati Tájékoztató, 2002. EndNote XML BibTex Google Scholar Publisher linkGoogle Scholar
Cherp, A.. "Strategic Environmental Assessment in the NIS." In Integrating Health Considerations and Public Participation into SEA processes. Budapest: Regional Environmental Centre for Central and Eastern Europe,, 2001. EndNote XML BibTex Google Scholar Google Scholar
Cherp, A., and M. Khotuleva. "A waste incinerator plant in the Moscow region of Russia." In Case Studies of Environmental Assessment in Countries in Transition. Manchester: School of Planning, University of Manchester, 2000. EndNote XML BibTex Google Scholar Google Scholar
Cherp, A., and E. G. Bellinger. "Environmental Impact Assessment in Belarus." In Environmental Assessment in Countries in Transition, 49-55. Budapest: CEU Press, 2000. EndNote XML BibTex Google Scholar Google Scholar
Cherp, A.. "EIA in the Russian Federation." In Environmental Assessment in Developing and Transitional Countries, edited by E. G. Bellinger, Norman Lee, Clive George and Anca Paduret. Chichester: Wiley, 2000. EndNote XML BibTex Google Scholar Google Scholar
Cherp, A.. "Integrating environmental appraisals of planned developments into decision-making in countries in transition." In Sustainable Development and Integrated Appraisal in a Developing World. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2000. EndNote XML BibTex Google Scholar Google Scholar
Cherp, A.. "EIA in Russia," "EIA in Belarus," "EIA in Kazakhstan." In Environmental Assessment in Countries in Transition, edited by E. G. Bellinger. Budapest: CEU Press, 2000. EndNote XML BibTex Google Scholar Google Scholar
Cherp, A., and Marina Khotuleva. "A waste incinerator plant in the Moscow region of Russia." In Case Studies of Environmental Assessment in Countries in Transition, edited by Norman Lee and Clive George. Manchester: School of Planning, University of Manchester, 2000. EndNote XML BibTex Google Scholar Google Scholar
Cherp, A.. "Environmental Impact Assessment in Kazakhstan." In Environmental Assessment in Countries in Transition, edited by E. G. Bellinger, Norman Lee, Clive George and Anca Paduret, 100-108. Budapest: CEU Press, 2000. EndNote XML BibTex Google Scholar Google Scholar
Elizarova, L., A. Bykadorov, and A. Cherp. "Environmental Assessment of Minsk and Vitebsk Master Plans." Szentendre (Hungary): Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe, 1998. EndNote XML BibTex Google Scholar Google Scholar
Cherp, A., and N. Kovaleva. "Republic of Belarus." In Environmental Resources and Problems of the Former USSR, edited by P. Pryde. New York: Westview Press, 1995. EndNote XML BibTex Google Scholar Google Scholar

Conference Paper

Cherp, A.. "The University for a world with climate change." In Local and Regional Climate Change, 4. Istanbul: Sabanci University, 2012. EndNote XML BibTex Google Scholar Full Text/Attachment Google Scholar
Cherp, A.. "SEA Protocol: Initial Capacity Development in Selected Countries of the former Soviet Union.", 16. WEC, 2006. EndNote XML BibTex Google Scholar Publisher linkAbstractGoogle Scholar
Cherp, A.. "SEA and National Strategies for Sustainable Development." In Whose Business Is It? Impact assessment for industrial development. 24th Annual Conference of the International Association for Impact Assessment. Vancouver, Canada: IAIA, 2004. EndNote XML BibTex Google Scholar Google Scholar
Cherp, A.. "Evaluating SEA systems in Countries in Transition." In Baltic EIA, 21-40. Pärnu, Estonia: Stockholm Environment Institute, 1999. EndNote XML BibTex Google Scholar Google Scholar
Cherp, A.. "Integrating environmental appraisals of planned developments into decision-making in countries in transition." In Impact Assessment in the Development Process. Manchester: Institute for Development Policy and Management and EIA Centre, University of Manchester, 1998. EndNote XML BibTex Google Scholar Google Scholar

Journal Article

Cherp, A.. "Defining energy security takes more than asking around." Energy Policy (2012). EndNote XML BibTex Google Scholar Full Text/Attachment Publisher linkAbstractGoogle Scholar
Pachauri, Shonali, and A. Cherp. "Energy security and energy access: distinct and interconnected challenges." Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability In Press, Corrected Proof (2011): -. EndNote XML BibTex Google Scholar Publisher linkGoogle Scholar
Cherp, A., and J. Jewell. "The three perspectives on energy security: intellectual history, disciplinary roots and the potential for integration." Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability 3, no. 4 (2011): 202-212. EndNote XML BibTex Google Scholar Publisher linkAbstractGoogle Scholar
Cherp, A., J. Jewell, and A. Goldthau. "Governing Global Energy: Systems, Transitions, Complexity." Global Policy 2 (2011): 75-88. EndNote XML BibTex Google Scholar Publisher linkGoogle Scholar
Cherp, A., A. Watt, and V. Vinichenko. "SEA and strategy formation theories: From three Ps to five Ps." Environmental Impact Assessment Review 27, no. 7 (2007): 624-644. EndNote XML BibTex Google Scholar Publisher linkAbstractGoogle Scholar
Cherp, A.. "Excellent ingredients, but where are the cooks?" Impact Assessment & Project Appraisal 24, no. 2 (2006): 161-163. EndNote XML BibTex Google Scholar Publisher linkAbstractGoogle Scholar
Demidova, O., and A. Cherp. "Risk assessment for improved treatment of health considerations in EIA." Environmental Impact Assessment Review 25 (2005): 411-429. EndNote XML BibTex Google Scholar Publisher linkAbstractGoogle Scholar
Cherp, A., and K. Noehmer. "Greenhouse gas accounting and verification." ISO Focus 1, no. 6 (2004): 13-14. EndNote XML BibTex Google Scholar Google Scholar
Cherp, A., and S. Golubeva. "Environmental assessment in the Russian Federation: evolution through capacity building." Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal 22 (2004): 121-130. EndNote XML BibTex Google Scholar AbstractGoogle Scholar
Cherp, A.. "Editorial to the special issue on Environmental Assessment in Emerging Democracies." 22, no. 1 (2004): 86-88. EndNote XML BibTex Google Scholar Publisher linkGoogle Scholar
Cherp, A., C. George, and C. Kirkpatrick. "A methodology for assessing national sustainable development strategies." Environment And Planning C-Government And Policy 22, no. 6 (2004): 913-926. EndNote XML BibTex Google Scholar Publisher linkAbstractGoogle Scholar
Baverstock, K., A. Cherp, and P. Gray. "The long-term management of nuclear emergencies: The principles." Radiation Protection Dosimetry 109, no. 1-2 (2004): 3-5. EndNote XML BibTex Google Scholar Publisher linkAbstractGoogle Scholar
Cherp, A., and K. Boehmer. "ISO 14064: an emerging standard on Greenhouse Gas accounting and verification.", no. 1 (2003): 45-46. EndNote XML BibTex Google Scholar Publisher linkGoogle Scholar
Cherp, A., and A. Antypas. "Dealing with continuous reform: towards adaptive EA policy systems in countries in transition." Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management 5, no. 4 (2003): 455-476. EndNote XML BibTex Google Scholar Publisher linkGoogle Scholar
Cherp, A., I. Kopteva, and R. A. Mnatsakanian. "Economic transition and environmental sustainability : effects of economic restructuring on air pollution in the Russian Federation." Journal of Environmental Management 68, no. 2 (2003): 141-151. EndNote XML BibTex Google Scholar Publisher linkAbstractGoogle Scholar
Bektashi, L., and A. Cherp. "Evolution and current state of environmental assessment in Azerbaijan." Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal 20 (2002): 253-263. EndNote XML BibTex Google Scholar Publisher linkAbstractGoogle Scholar
Cherp, A., and R. Vrbensky. "Sustainability and transition: synergies, opportunities, threats." Development Policy Journal 1 (2002): 19-48. EndNote XML BibTex Google Scholar Publisher linkGoogle Scholar
Cherp, A.. "Environmental assessment in countries in transition: Evolution in a changing context." Journal Of Environmental Management 62, no. 4 (2001): 357-374. EndNote XML BibTex Google Scholar Publisher linkAbstractGoogle Scholar
Cherp, A.. "EA legislation and practice in Central and Eastern Europe and the former USSR: A comparative analysis." Environmental Impact Assessment Review 21 (2001): 335-361. EndNote XML BibTex Google Scholar Publisher linkAbstractGoogle Scholar
Cherp, A.. "Integrating environmental appraisals of planned developments into decision making in countries in transition." Sustainable Development and Integrated Appraisal in a Developing World (2000): 101-116250. EndNote XML BibTex Google Scholar Google Scholar
Bonde, J., and A. Cherp. "Quality Review Package for Strategic Environmental Assessments of Land-Use Plans." Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal 18 (2000): 99-110. EndNote XML BibTex Google Scholar Publisher linkAbstractGoogle Scholar
Cherp, A., and N. Lee. "Evolution of SER and OVOS in the Soviet Union and Russia (1985-1996)." EIA Review 17 (1997): 177-204. EndNote XML BibTex Google Scholar Publisher linkGoogle Scholar
Cherp, A., and V. Vinichenko. "ISO 14000 Series International Standards for Environmental Management Systems." Chemistry in Russia, no. 2 (1997). EndNote XML BibTex Google Scholar Publisher linkGoogle Scholar

Miscellaneous

Cherp, A., J. Cukrowski, and M. Blaxall. Central Asia Human Development Report 2005: Bringing down barriers: Regional cooperation for human development and human security., 2005. EndNote XML BibTex Google Scholar Publisher linkGoogle Scholar
Cherp, A.. The Promise of Strategic Environmental Management., 2004. EndNote XML BibTex Google Scholar Publisher linkGoogle Scholar
Cherp, A.. SEA and National Strategies for Sustainable Development., 2004. EndNote XML BibTex Google Scholar Google Scholar
Cherp, A., and K. Baverstock. Human Consequences of Chernobyl Disaster: a Strategy for Recovery., 2002. EndNote XML BibTex Google Scholar Google Scholar
Cherp, A.. The Newly Independent States. Review of the regional perspective and considerations on Impact Assessment., 2002. EndNote XML BibTex Google Scholar Publisher linkGoogle Scholar
Cherp, A.. Analytical Report on the National Strategy for Sustainable Development of the Republic of Belarus. External Evaluation (in Russian)., 2002. EndNote XML BibTex Google Scholar Publisher linkGoogle Scholar
Cherp, A.. Public Participation in Environmental Decision-Making in Belarus. Szentendre (Hungary), 1998. EndNote XML BibTex Google Scholar Publisher linkGoogle Scholar
Cherp, A.. Environmental Assessment in the Newly Independent States of the Former Soviet Union., 1998. EndNote XML BibTex Google Scholar Publisher linkGoogle Scholar
Cherp, A.. Integrating environmental appraisals of planned developments into decision-making in countries in transition., 1998. EndNote XML BibTex Google Scholar Google Scholar
Cherp, A.. Safe Water and Sanitation – to Children. Islamabad: UNICEF, 1997. EndNote XML BibTex Google Scholar Google Scholar

Report

Hjelm, Olof, Sara Gustafsson, and A. Cherp. From Tool Technique to Tool Practice. Experiences from the project SEAMLESS: Strategic Environmental Assessment and Management in Local Authorities in Sweden. Karlskrona, Sweden: Blekinge Institute of Technology, 2011. EndNote XML BibTex Google Scholar Full Text/Attachment Publisher linkAbstractGoogle Scholar
Cherp, A., A. Goldthau, Jaap J. Jansen, and Zhang Lei. Energy, Security, Interdependence. Global Energy Assessment, 2008. EndNote XML BibTex Google Scholar Google Scholar
Cherp, A.. The Promise of Strategic Environmental Management. Karlskrona: Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, 2004. EndNote XML BibTex Google Scholar Google Scholar
Cherp, A.. Analytical Report on the National Strategy for Sustainable Development of the Republic of Belarus. External Evaluation (in Russian). Budapest-Minsk: United Nations Development Programme. Office in the Republic of Belarus, 2002. EndNote XML BibTex Google Scholar Google Scholar
Cherp, A., and Keith Baverstock. Human Consequences of Chernobyl Disaster: a Strategy for Recovery., 2002. EndNote XML BibTex Google Scholar Full Text/Attachment Google Scholar

Thesis

Cherp, A.. Environmental Assessment in Countries in Transition. Manchester: University of Manchester, Faculty of Arts, 1999. EndNote XML BibTex Google Scholar Google Scholar

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