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- ↑ "Jim Lynch Researchgate Profile".
- ↑ Federico Mayor (8 November 1993). "Address by Mr Federico Mayor, Director-General of UNESCO, at the ceremony for the presentation of the: 1993 Kalinga Prize for the Popularization of Science, 1993 UNESCO Science Prize, 1993 Javed Husain Prize for Young Scientists, 1993 Carlos J. Finlay Prize, 1993 Sultan Qaboos Prize for Environmental Preservation". unesdoc.unesco.org. UNESCO. p. 5. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
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