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Suad Kunosić 1 \*, Denis Čeke2 and Enver Zerem3

1 Department of Physics, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University of Tuzla, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina

2 University of Tuzla, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina

3 Department of Medical Sciences, Academy of Sciences and Arts of Bosnia and Herzegovina, University Džemal Bijedić Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina

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