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9 18 ( " 8 / / / t (17 = 000 t (17 = 00 = 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 SVO p = 50 t (17 = 000 p = 50 B = 10 p = 31 t (17 = 071 p = 4 t (17 = 080 p = 1 t (9 = 573 p < 001 = t (9 = 181 p = 05 t (17 = 057 p = 9 = t (9 = 545 p = 33 t (9 = 545 p = 33 t (17 = 195 p = 03 = t (9 = 7 p = 01 t (9 = 18 p = 03 t (9 = 408 p < 001 = t (9 = 7 p = 01 t (9 = 030 p = 38 t (9 = 045 p = 33 p = 50 B = 34 B = 111 p = 07 p = 9 t (17 = 54 B = 70 p < 001 p = 008 t (17 = 390 B = 396 p = 001 p = 04 t (17 = 083 p = 1 = t (17 = 08 p < 001 p = 04 B = 144 p < 001 p = 001 t (17 = 181 p = 05 = t (17 = 057 p = 8 = B = 857 B = 857 p = 003 p = 003 t (9= 1087 B = 10 p < 001 p = 001 t (9= 1087 B = 10 p < 001 p = 001 t (17 = 584 B = 111 p < 001 p = 9 B = 10 B = 105 p = 31 p = 31 t (9 = 875 B = 111 p < 001 p = 9 t (9 = 1037 B = 480 p < 001 p = 0 t (9 = 1540 B = 358 p < 001 p = 05 = = t (9 = 1177 B = 07 p < 001 p = 14 t (9 = 030 p = 38 = t (9 = 860 p < 001 p = 08 (050 0/0 (000 95% 19/0 (130 87% 173/0 (18 96% 19/0 (094 99% 79/8 (03 8/8 (000 98% 78/8 (04 95% 571/6 (049 6/6 (000 96% 48/5 (04 96% 48/5 (04 0/0 (05 0/0 (0 199/0 (03 98% 196/0 (070 99% 198/0 (04 1/1 (0 95% 19/0 90% 18/0 85% 17/0 95% 19/0 80% 16/0 60% 1/0 80% 16/0 50% 10/0 0/0 0/0 SVO 75% 6/8 13% 1/8 8/8 13% 1/8 88% 7/8 88% 7/8 6/6 0% 0/6 6/6 6/6 6/6 17% 1/6 5/5 0% 0/5 0% 0/5 5/5 5/5 0% 0/5 95% 19/0 95% 19/0 85% 17/0 0/0 95% 19/0 95% 19/0 85% 17/0 90% 18/0 60% 1/0 90% 18/0 65% 13/0 1/1 1/1 SV 99% 189/19 (03 95% 18/19 79% 15/19 VS 99% 99/10 (03 10/10 10/10 SV 98% (04 98/10 10/10 60% 6/10 VS 17 (Shlonsky * ( (5 (6 (B = 934 p = 00 U B = 10 p < 001 ( (SVO : (

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