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- Journal Article:
Smith, J. A., & Lee, R. T. (2020). Cognitive processes in decision making. Journal of Psychology, 34(2), 145–160. [https://doi.org/10.1234/jpsych.2020.5678](https://doi.org/10.1234/jpsych.2020.5678)
- Book:
Brown, L. M. (2018). Introduction to behavioral science (2nd ed.). Academic Press.
- Book Chapter:
White, P. R. (2019). Learning strategies in higher education. In T. Green (Ed.), Education today (pp. 45–62). Springer. [https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-12345-6\_3](https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-12345-6_3)
- Conference Paper with DOI:
Garcia, M., & Li, H. (2021). Machine learning approaches for smart healthcare. In R. Smith & L. Chen (Eds.), Proceedings of the International Conference on Health Informatics (pp. 112–120). Springer. [https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-12345-6\_12](https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-12345-6_12)
- Conference Paper without DOI (presented but not formally published):
Ahmed, S. (2020, July). Blockchain applications in supply chain management. Paper presented at International Conference on Emerging Technologies, Berlin, Germany.
- Website:
Johnson, K. (2021, March 15). Advances in neuroplasticity. Brain Insights. [https://www.braininsights.org/neuroplasticity](https://www.braininsights.org/neuroplasticity)
- Report / Technical Report:
World Health Organization. (2019). Global report on diabetes. WHO Press. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789241565257
- Unpublished Thesis / Dissertation:
Author, A. A. (Year). Title of the dissertation or thesis [Unpublished doctoral dissertation or master’s thesis]. Name of Institution.
- Published Thesis / Dissertation:
Ahmed, S. (2020). Blockchain applications in supply chain management [Unpublished doctoral dissertation]. Berlin University.
- Government Document / Policy Paper:
United States Environmental Protection Agency. (2020). Inventory of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions and sinks 1990–2018. EPA. https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/inventory-us-greenhouse-gas-emissions-and-sinks
- Online Dataset:
National Center for Education Statistics. (2021). Common Core of Data: Public elementary/secondary school universe survey data. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd
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