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Received: 01 Sep 2025 | Revised: 10 Oct 2025 | Accepted: 30 Dec 2025 | Published: 20 Jan 2026

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Keywords

Industry 4.0/Industry 5.0 | emerging technologies | artificial intelligence (AI) | 5G/6G

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