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Alan Graham Bloodworth, (2002).
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Giovanni Barla, Marci Barla, (2000).
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M. Bonini, M. Barla, G. Barla, (2001).
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R.B.J. Brinkgreve and W. Broere, (2003).
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G.T. Houlsby and S. Psomas, (2001).
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S. Psomas, G.T. Houlsby, (2002).
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Giovanni Barla, (2000).
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Roland Gerardus Adriaan De Waal, (1999).
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