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Author(s): Bin Manda MS, Rejab MRM, Hassan SA, Bin Wahit MU, Binoj JS, Bright BM, Amirnuddin SSB, Ali A, Goh KL
Publication type: Note
Publication status: Published
Journal: Next Sustainability
Year: 2026
Volume: 7
Print publication date: 01/06/2026
Online publication date: 22/01/2026
Acceptance date: 02/04/2018
ISSN (electronic): 2949-8236
Publisher: Elsevier B.V.
URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nxsust.2026.100252
DOI: 10.1016/j.nxsust.2026.100252
