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Notes

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    Schmidt and Ernst (2014).

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    Ernst (2005).

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    Guo et al. (2007).

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    Baatsch et al. (2017).

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    Givati (2015).

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    Baum (2010).

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    Barrett et al. (2003).

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    Saks (1997).

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    Ernst (2016).

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    Maizes et al. (2009).

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    Ernst (2012b).

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    Motoo et al. (2014).

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    Ikegami et al. (2003).

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    Borchers et al. (2000).

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    Locher and Pforr (2014).

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    Schencking et al. (2013).

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    Diehm and Diehm (2002).

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    Doering et al. (2001).

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    Carlson (2017).

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    Smith and Logan (2002).

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    Atwood (2003).

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    Fleming and Gutknecht (2010).

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    Smith and Logan (2002).

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    Ooi et al. (2018).

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    Atwood (2003).

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    Ernst (2001).

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