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Diyala Journal of Engineering Sciences (DJES) publishes all articles under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0) . This license allows users to copy, distribute, transmit, translate, adapt, reuse, and build upon the published work, including for commercial purposes, provided that appropriate credit is given to the original author(s), the journal is properly cited as the original place of publication, a link to the license is provided, and any changes made to the work are clearly indicated.

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