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Yezd Iran: see Yazd .

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	Research from Yazd University provides new data on information technology. Newspaper article from: Information Technology Newsweekly; 8/18/2008; 562 words ; ...operation," wrote B. Davvaz and colleagues, Yazd University. The researchers concluded: "Some...For more information, contact B. Davvaz, Yazd University, Dept. of Math, Yazd, Iran. Publisher contact information for the...
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