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The documents, materials and abstracts accessible through the publication service u:scholar are governed by applicable copyright laws and may be used freely for academic and personal purposes. Different rights of use may apply for each individual document and/or material as well as abstracts.

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The rights holder assures the service operator that no rights of third parties (e.g. co-authors, publishers, funding institutions) will be violated in publishing these documents, materials or parts thereof (e.g. images) as well as abstracts. In cases of doubt or the perceived or actual occurrence of related legal restrictions, the rights holder is to immediately inform the service provider. The rights holder agrees to indemnify the operator from any third-party claims.