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Strict pseudoconvexity implies, and for \\( X \\) of real dimension \\( 4 \\) is equivalent to asserting, that \\( f^{-1} (c) \\) inherits a contact structure determining its given orientation. A compact complex \\( X \\) with boundary is called a Stein domain if it admits a strictly plurisubharmonic function such that the boundary \\( \\partial X \\) is a level set. A Stein manifold or domain of complex dimension \\( 2 \\) is called a Stein surface (with boundary). \\textit{Y. Eliashberg} [Int. J. Math. 1, No. 1, 29-46 (1990; Zbl 0699.58002); Legendrian and transversal knots in tight contact 3-manifolds, in `Topological methods in modern mathematics', 171-193 (1993; Zbl 0809.53033)]has characterized Stein manifolds in all dimensions in terms of differential topology. 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