No need to switch the modified Arrhenius function back to the old form.
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SUBMITTER: Yin X
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8453527 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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No need to switch the modified Arrhenius function back to the old form.
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