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Proposal and applicability of estimated criticality lower-limit multiplication factor using the bootstrap method

Takuto HayashiDepartment of Applied Energy, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Aichi, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Tomohiro EndoDepartment of Applied Energy, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Aichi, JapanORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6644-4398View further author information
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Akio YamamotoDepartment of Applied Energy, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Aichi, JapanORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2896-3488View further author information
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Pages 1008-1017 | Received 25 Sep 2020, Accepted 07 Mar 2021, Published online: 30 Jun 2021

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