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\newcommand{\Aex}{{A_{\small\mbox{e}}}}
\newcommand{\E}[1]{\hbox{E}\lbrack #1 \rbrack}
\newcommand{\Var}[1]{\hbox{Var}\lbrack #1 \rbrack}
\newcommand{\Std}[1]{\hbox{Std}\lbrack #1 \rbrack}
\newcommand{\Oof}[1]{\mathcal{O}(#1)}
\newcommand{\stress}{\boldsymbol{\sigma}}
$$
    
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