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Proceedings of the Nigerian Society of Physical Sciences (PNSPS) values the rights of authors and believes in the importance of open access to scholarly works. Therefore, we adhere to a copyright policy that respects the intellectual property of authors while promoting widespread dissemination of research findings.

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