After the results from a research project with former students of the university were published in Applied Sciences [1], it turned out that the example that was used by the students was taken from a thesis work carried out in an Indian company.
As soon as we heard this from our Indian colleagues, we reacted and asked the editorial office of Applied Sciences to remove the paper. The decision to retract has been made in cooperation with the authors of the article [1].
MDPI is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics and takes seriously the responsibility to enforce strict ethical policies and standards. The published article [1] is retracted and shall be marked accordingly.
Reference
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