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- 1 2 Schuelka & Maxwell 2016, p. 244.
- ↑ Schuelka & Maxwell 2016, p. 11.
- 1 2 3 Mathew 2008, p. 31.
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- ↑ Thinley 2014, p. 97.
- ↑ Chitra & Gurung 2021, p. 1.
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