Introducing the New \"Young Professionals\" Column [Young Professionals]
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Competitiveness and the gender gap among young business professionals
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عنوان ژورنال: IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1045-9243,1558-4143
DOI: 10.1109/map.2018.2871429