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H Nakamura1, K Nagai, M Yoshida

  • 1Department and Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Osaka Electro-Communication University, 1130-70 Kiyotaki, Shijonawte, Osaka, Japan (phone&fax: +81-72-876-5128;

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