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  1. Institute of Mathematics, Academia Sinica, Beijing, China

    Z. D. Dai & T. Y. Lam

  2. Dept. of Mathematics, University of California, 94720, Berkeley, Calif., USA

    Z. D. Dai & T. Y. Lam

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Dai, Z.D., Lam, T.Y. Levels in algebra and topology. Commentarii Mathematici Helvetici 59, 376–424 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02566358

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