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3 citations,
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19 citations,
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16 citations,
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4 citations,
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8 citations,
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80 citations,
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11 citations,
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165 citations,
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8 citations,
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1 citations,
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37 citations,
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165 citations,
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260 citations,
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116 citations,
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1 citations,
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11 citations,
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1 citations,
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