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Jorge García-Contreras1, Citlalli Gaona-Tiburcio2, Irene López-Cazares3

  • 1Universidad Autonoma de San Luis de Potosi, Facultad de Ingeniería, Av. Dr. Manuel Nava #8 Zona Universitaria, 78290 San Luis Potosí, Mexico.

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