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Science is a universal enterprise. Thus, communication, cooperation, and collaboration among its practitioners are fundamental and natural aspects of scientific and technological activity.

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Zahlan, A.B. (2012). Scientific Collaboration in the Arab World. In: Science, Development, and Sovereignty in the Arab World. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137020987_5

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