Job interviews are the most frequently used selection device, most organizations depend on them for making critical hiring decisions.

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For the time being, advertisers will have to depend on third-party identifiers such as Open Device Identification Number, Kamran says.

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There are a few drawbacks to the mouse-method though, as the release of vapor from mines can depend on conditions in the ground, leading to detection some meters from the actual device, or no detection at all.

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Making this determination will also depend on what materials leaked from the test, which experts can use to understand what kind of a device was detonated and infer how it was designed.

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