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Aiden A. Bruen
Carleton UniversityOttawa, Canada
Mario A. Forcinito
AP Dynamics, Inc., andUniversity of CalgaryCalgary, Canada
James M. McQuillan
Western Illinois UniversityMacomb, United States
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