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These techniques enable a unique &lsquo;fingerprint&rsquo; to be created for each log, facilitating its identification throughout the supply chain.<\/p>\n<p>The results obtained demonstrate that the developed biometric approaches offer significant accuracy in identifying oak logs. 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