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+cff-version: 1.2.0
+message: "If you use this software in your work, please cite it as below."
+authors:
+- family-names: "Barreto-Ojeda"
+  given-names: "Estefania"
+  orcid: "https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1288-737X"
+title: "MDAnalysis MembraneCurvature Tool"
+version: 0.0.2
+doi: 10.5281/zenodo.5553452
+date-released: 2021-10-06
+url: "https://github.com/MDAnalysis/membrane-curvature/"
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