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    Danah Henriksen, Chris Fanhoe & Punya Mishra

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Henriksen, D., Fanhoe, C., Mishra, P. et al. Abstracting as a Trans-disciplinary Habit of Mind. TECHTRENDS TECH TRENDS 58, 3–7 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11528-014-0794-x

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