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An initial-boundary value problem for \[ \left\{ \begin{array}{ll} u_{tt} = \big(\gamma(\Theta) u_{xt}\big)_x + au_{xx} - \big(f(\Theta)\big)_x, \qquad & x\in\Omega, \ t>0, \\[1mm] \Theta_t = \Theta_{xx} + \gamma(\Theta) u_{xt}^2 -…

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