An investigation on RYO/MYO tobacco characteristics and smoke emissions as a function of cigarette design elements

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Issue		BIO Web Conf. Volume 170, 2025 71^st International Scientific Conference “FOOD SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY – 2024”


Article Number		01001
Number of page(s)		7
Section		Food Science and Technology
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/bioconf/202517001001
Published online		01 April 2025

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