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F. Pla, Petia Radeva, \& Jordi Vitria. (2008). Non-parametric distance-based classification techniques and their applications. \textit{Pattern Analysis and Applications, Special Issue: Non{\textendash}Parametric Distance{\textendash}Based Classification Techniques and Their Applications}, 223--225.

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