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Ministarstvo prosvete, nauke i tehnološkog razvoja Republike Srbije (institucija: Institut za proučavanje lekovitog bilja 'Dr Josif Pančić', Beograd) (MPNTR - 451-03-68/2020-14/200003)
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Ministarstvo prosvete, nauke i tehnološkog razvoja Republike Srbije (institucija: Univerzitet u Beogradu, Tehnološko-metalurški fakultet) (MPNTR - 451-03-68/2020-14/200135)
Ministarstvo prosvete, nauke i tehnološkog razvoja Republike Srbije (institucija: Univerzitet u Beogradu, Institut za primenu nuklearne energije - INEP) (MPNTR - 451-03-68/2020-14/200019)
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