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    "Department of Life Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy",
    "University of Modena and Reggio Emilia",
    "Rigaku Europe SE, Neu-Isenburg, Germany",
    "Rigaku Europe",
    "Department of Geosciences, University of Padova, Padova, Italy",
    "Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, Padova, Italy. luka.dordevic@unipd.it"
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  "title_text": "Supramolecular dye polymers for aggregation-induced photocatalysis",
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