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Karani, R., Venkatesan, M. (2019). Continuous Improvements and Sustainability. In: Leal Filho, W. (eds) Encyclopedia of Sustainability in Higher Education. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-11352-0_271
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