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1420:1997
1415:1994
1397:2024
1392:2019
1387:2014
1382:2009
1377:2004
1358:Next
1352:2022
1347:2018
1342:2014
1337:2011
1332:2010
1327:2006
1322:2002
1317:1998
1312:1995
1307:1993
1302:1990
1297:1985
1292:1980
1287:1975
1282:1971
1277:1967
1272:1963
1267:1959
1262:1955
1257:1951
1252:1947
1247:1940
1242:1931
1237:1928
1232:1925
1227:1922
1222:1920
1122:2013
1099:2011
1053:2011
1020:2011
969:2011
926:2011
903:2013
876:2011
778:0.90
727:0.22
706:0.22
687:0.28
666:0.28
647:0.32
628:0.49
609:0.78
588:2.44
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397:and
374:and
366:The
355:and
345:The
334:The
298:and
149:−13
128:New
55:2014
45:2010
821:CVK
817:CVK
813:CVK
747:100
712:New
531:−13
510:New
468:+/–
191:−9
188:13
176:ZZS
170:+6
167:14
146:20
125:22
107:+2
104:31
85:+/–
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995:^
959:,
948:^
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815:,
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528:20
507:22
489:+2
486:31
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612:0
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