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NGVKJ NCYP GRKB NVGJPF .(2003 ,QGRKG KNGVKJ TGXKCG WZPR NGVKJN FEKIKN FKRVF) NGVKJ UEGT [K OK\KTN .CZYG LNGF \GGPF[ \ZCTFG QGN[KMC FBEGF ,OKKEK \PZF) NGVKJ-\\ OK\KTNG (OKZYT FP[RFG FBKKIF K\MKP\ NGVKJ \NCY BNN ZJVR FNGIF ,ZCE N[ GVGSC .(FYNIPC QGZIBF ZEIN FNGIF O\GB TGRPN QGKSKR BNNG [I BGF[ \GIGRF-KBNG NCSN ,CBMN \GSIKK\F BNN ,KRIGZG K[DZ .(Lynn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FKKJR .4 .O\GB YKIEFN FC[ ,"ZGHI-NB"F \EGYR \BXPR QMKF FNB[C \K\BF-\KBGVZF FJNIFC K[GY .5 .(KCKJBKNV) LPG\ NGVKJN KGVKZP FR\[P \KNGVKJF FZJPF ZVSPC ZHTKR F\ZEDF O[N .FR\[P KNGVKJF QGGKMF FC[ "ZGHI-NB"F \EGYRC EYP\R :OKKRKNY OKRGKZJKZY ,OKKNNM OKNGI-K\CC OKHGV[BF ZVSP :FRGZIBF FR[C FNGIF N[ KBGVZ LNFPF .1 \KRVGDF ,\KEGYV\F \GN\CG \GNCDGPC \GZEZEKFF \PGYT ,QGKP-ZEIN \GKRVF ZVSP .\KCKJKRDGYFG ,NGVKJN FCGD\ ZSGIC OKRKICP FIV[PFG NVJPF \GGXF F\ZDSPC[ \KPGKPGK \KVX\ .2 .G\GB F[K\P FNIPF FPM ET OKBGZG FNGIF N[ GNCS \B OK[I :OKK[VRFG OKKRVGDF ,OKKRGKIF OKRPKSC \GZEZEKF NT OKTKCXPF OKKRKNY OKEEP .3 FEKZK ,NGZJSNGMFG QKPGCNBF \PZC FEKZK ,NY[PC FEKZK : O K K R V G D O K E E P (B) QGXPIG Q\[ \YGV\ ,CBM ,\GPK[RF ,YVGEF ,OEF WIN QGDM OKKRGKI OKRPKSC .\GPYZF ;JCPF ,LGKIF ,\GKRGKIF ,\GRZKTF ,FZMFF \PZC FEKZK : O K K [ V R O K E E P (C) .OKRV \GTCFG UGD \V[ \GTXPBC \GTCGP[ \GCGD\ \GJTP\F :GRKNT ,LPG\ NGVKJ Q\P BKF NGVKJF \ZJP KM FJNIFF \NCY\P[ ZIBN .TJGYP BNG KM[PF ,UKXZ ,KBGVZ NGVKJ \\N GB \NTG\F NT 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{ N[B :OKN[GZK .NGVKJFG \GEEGP\FF ,\KEGYV\F FEKZKF KCN[ { KEGTKSF QYHF .(2004) .B ,NGBK .QYHF QTPN OK\GZK[ IG\KVNG QGRM\N FEGDBF { { 97 { { { { NGBK OKZVB B[GRC IK[-CZ LG\P ,\KNBKXGS FEGCTFG YGIF { \GKESGP \GZDSPC FNGIF \GKGMH YGI .(1999) .B ,WKCGYK .67 63 ,G"M ,FKDGNGJRGZD .NGVKJFG FYK\BF ,YGIF :QYHF FNGIF \GKGMH .518 516 ,134 ,FBGVZF .HGV[BN FKRVFN \GKIRF { \KEGTKS FYNIPC \GBKZ 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