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DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES OF DIFFERENT MATURITY
SOYBEAN
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ABSTRAT
+i1e ,i((erent m!turity &oybe!n& 8ere *!r1e&te, !n, &electe, (or t*i& &tu,y. T*e rel!ti1e 7ermitti1ity o( t*e
&oybe!n 8!& in1e&ti-!te, by u&in- t*e im7e,!nce !n!ly9er in t*e (re:uency r!n-e o( $ ;9 $ M;9. T*e
*omo-eneou& mi<ture o( t8o ,ielectric& mo,el 8!& u&e, (or !n!ly&i& !n, ,etermin!tion o( t*e rel!ti1e
7ermitti1ity. /e&ult& (rom t*e &tu,y (oun, t*!t t*e rel!ti1e 7ermitti1ity o( &oybe!n i& 7ro7ortion!l to t*e
moi&ture content 8it* t*e coe((icient o( ,etermin!tion (/
2
) o( .8$ =.>8. In t*e (re&* &oybe!n, t*e rel!ti1e
7ermitti1ity i& *i-*er t*!n t*!t o( t*e ,rie, &oybe!n !n, ,ecre!&e& !& t*e te&t (re:uency incre!&e,. T*e
rel!ti1e 7ermitti1ity o( t*e (re&* &oybe!n 1!rie& in t*e r!n-e ? @ ? to $8 @ 2 !n, ,ecre!&e& to be $ @ $
to ? @ ? !& t*e be!n 8!& m!ture. +or t*e ,rie, &oybe!n &7ecimen&, t*e rel!ti1e 7ermitti1ity o( t*e youn-
&oybe!n ,ecre!&e& to !bout $ @ $ to A2 @ B !n, !bout 2 @ $ to $ @ $ (or t*e *i-* m!turity -rou7&. +rom
t*e 7rotein content !n!ly&i&, t*e 7rotein content incre!&e& !& t*e m!turity o( t*e be!n incre!&e, but it &eem&
to rel!te in1er&ely to t*e rel!ti1e 7ermitti1ity.
KEYWORDS: &oybe!n, m!turity, ,ielectric 7ro7erty, rel!ti1e 7ermitti1ity

1. INTRODUCTION
T*e &oybe!n CGlycine max (L.) MerrillD i& t*e im7ort!nt (oo, 7l!nt 8*ic* cont!in& ! lot o( 1!lu!ble
nutrition in-re,ient& &uc* !& 7rotein, (!t, c!rbo*y,r!te, c!lcium, 7*o&7*oru&, 1it!min !n, lecit*in.
;o8e1er, 7rotein i& t*e mo&t im7ort!nt in-re,ient !n, c!n be (oun, 8it* ! 8ei-*t 7ercent!-e u7 to 38 ?
E. +or t*e&e re!&on&, &e1er!l #in,& o( 1!lu!ble nutrition (oo, 7ro,uct& c!n be 7ro,uce, (rom &oybe!n &uc*
!& &oymil#, &oy co((ee, be!n curt, &e!&onin- &!uce, coo#ie& etc. T*e cro7 7erio, o( &oybe!n i& !bout $
8ee#& ,e7en,in- on t*e &oybe!n -enoty7e. T*e :u!lity o( &oybe!n i& ,e7en,ent on 1!riou& (!ctor& &uc* !&
8!terin-, (ertili9!tion, *!r1e&tin- 7erio,, 7o&t *!r1e&t tre!tment etc. A7!rt (rom !-ricultur!l 7roce&&in-,
7*y&ic!l 7ro7erty in1e&ti-!tion o( !-ricultur!l cro7& !(ter *!r1e&tin- i& intere&tin- in 8*ic* &ome tec*ni:ue&
c!n be u&e, (or :u!lity i,enti(ic!tion. T*ere(ore, ! lot o( tec*ni:ue& (or in1e&ti-!tion o( t*e 7*y&ic!l
7ro7ertie& o( !-ricultur!l cro7& *!1e been &tu,ie,. T*e electric!l im7e,!nce c*!r!cteri&tic& o( e-- 7l!nt
7ul7 !n, e((ect& o( ,ryin- !n, (ree9in-=t*!8in- tre!tment& 8ere in1e&ti-!te, by t*e L./ te&ter o1er t*e
(re:uency r!n-e o( ?2 ;9 to 2 M;9 C$D. T*e im7e,!nce o( t*e &!m7le& !(ter ,ryin- incre!&e, ,ue to t*e
lo&& o( moi&ture !n, t*e e((ect& (rom (ree9in-=t*!8in- tre!tment -!1e ri&e to t*e &!m7le lo&& it& ori-in
c*!r!cter. Dielectric con&t!nt !n, lo&& (!ctor o( &ome (re&* (ruit& !n, 1e-et!ble& 8ere in1e&ti-!te, by u&in-
t*e im7e,!nce !n!ly9er in t*e (re:uency r!n-e$ M;9 to $.8 F;9 C2D. Dielectric con&t!nt !n, lo&& (!ctor o(
1!riou& #in,& o( (ruit& !n, 1e-et!ble& 8ere re7orte,. T*e rel!ti1e 7ermitti1ity, lo&& (!ctor !n, !c
con,ucti1ity o( common be!n, phaseolus vulgaris L., 1!riety Campeo-3 !& ! (unction o( moi&ture content,
(re:uency !n, bul# ,en&ity 8ere ,i&cu&&e, C3D. T*e ,ielectric con&t!nt o( &oybe!n oil !n, continuou&
e1!lu!tion o( (ryin- oil 8!& in1e&ti-!te, by Inoue et !l C?D. T*e ,ielectric con&t!nt o( t*e &oybe!n oil 8!&
(oun, to incre!&e 8it* t*e incre!&e in t*e *e!tin- time, !n, 8!& 8ell correl!te, 8it* !ci, 1!lue, ,en&ity, !n,
1i&co&ity. T*e 7reci&ion im7e,!nce !n!ly9er 8it* t*e (re:uency r!n-e $;9=$M;9 8!& em7loye, (or
in1e&ti-!tion o( t*e ,ielectric 7ro7ertie& o( b!n!n! 8it* ,i((erent m!turity, moi&ture content !n, ,i((erent
!-in- until 7eri&*!ble C2D. +rom t*e &tu,y, t*e rel!ti1e 7ermitti1ity o( b!n!n! 8!& (oun, r!t*er lo8 8*en
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com7!re, 8it* t*o&e o( Nel&on. T*e ,ielectric con&t!nt (
r
) !n, lo&& (!ctor (t!n ) o( t*e -r!in li#e
m!teri!l& 8it*
r
!n, t!n in t*e r!n-e o( $=B !n, .$=$ 8!& in1e&ti-!te, by u&in- t*e mo,elin- o( t*e
t*ree ,imen&ion!l 1ector (inite element met*o, (rom electrom!-netic &c!tterin- CAD. J. 'etre& et !l CBD
re7orte, t*!t 7rotein nutrition!l 1!lue& o( 8*ole &oybe!n &ee,& !t ! moi&ture content o( $?.3E 8ere
im7ro1e, by t*e ,ielectric *e!t tre!tment. T*e r!7i, non,e&tructi1e me!&urement (or t*e moi&ture content
o( &oybe!n by u&in- t*e &i-n!l -ener!tor !n, me!&urin- in&trument (or t*e ,ielectric 7!r!meter& (oun, t*!t
t*e o7tim!l (re:uency 8!& $ K;9 !n, t*e c!7!cit!nce=moi&ture content rel!tion&*i7 coul, be re7re&ente, by
! 7o8er (unction C8D.
In or,er to un,er&t!n, t*e ,ielectric 7ro7ertie& o( &oybe!n (rom youn- to m!ture &t!-e&, t*ere(ore,
t*e ,ielectric 7ro7ertie& o( &oybe!n !t 1!riou& &t!-e o( m!turity 8ere in1e&ti-!te,. T*e rel!ti1e 7ermitti1ity=
moi&ture rel!tion&*i7& !re ,i&cu&&e, !n, re7orte,. T*e re&ult& (rom t*e &tu,y !re e<7ecte, to be !ble to u&e
!& t*e :u!lity in,e< (or &oybe!n.
2. MATERIALS AND METHODS
T*e &oybe!n &7ecimen& u&e, (or t*i& &tu,y 8ere cl!&&i(ie, into 2 ,i((erent &7ecimen -rou7& &?, &8, &$, &$$,
&$2 !n, &$2% !ccor,in- to t*eir m!turity &t!rtin- (rom t*e youn- (? 8ee#& !(ter 7l!ntin-, &?) to t*e m!ture,
&oybe!n ($2 8ee#& !(ter 7l!ntin-, &$2), !n, t*e m!ture &oybe!n &ee, (&$2%). 'rior to me!&urement, t*e
in,i1i,u!l 7e! 7o,& o( &oybe!n &7ecimen& (&?=&$2) !n, &oybe!n &ee, &7ecimen (&$2%) 8ere 7!c#e, in to t*e
7l!&tic rect!n-ul!r &7ecimen *ol,er !n, t*e *ol,er 8!& 7l!ce, in bet8een t*e !luminum 7!r!llel electro,e
8it* t*e &i9e o( 2.$2 < $2. cm
2
, electro,e &7!cin- o( 2.22 cm !n, t*e -!7 &7!cin- o( $.>2 cm. T*e
1olume (r!ction& o( t*e &7ecimen !n, t*e !ir -!7 in t*e *ol,er 8ere me!&ure,. T*e electric!l c!7!cit!nce o(
t*e b!re *ol,er !n, t*e *ol,er (ille, 8it* &oybe!n 8ere c!rrie, out by u&in- t*e 7reci&ion im7e,!nce
!n!ly9er, A-ilent mo,el ?28?A, o1er ! (re:uency r!n-e o( $ ;9 to $M;9. )ec!u&e bot* &i,e& o( t*e
7l!&tic *ol,er t*e bet8een t*e electro,e !n, t*e &7ecimen !cte, !& t*e &erie& c!7!cit!nce !& 8ill be
,i&cu&&e,. T*e electric!l c!7!cit!nce o( t*e 7l!&tic 8!&, t*ere(ore, me!&ure, !n, u&e, (or l!ter on
,etermin!tion (or t*e rel!ti1e 7ermitti1ity o( t*e &oybe!n 8*ic* 8!& c!rrie, out by u&in- t*e mo,el o( t*e
*omo-eneou& mi<ture o( t8o ,ielectric&. T*e me!&urement &t!rte, (rom in1e&ti-!tion o( t*e ,ielectric
7ro7ertie& o( (re&* &oybe!n 8it* ,i((erent m!turity. T*e (re&* &oybe!n &7ecimen 8!& ,rie, to re,uce t*e
moi&ture (or !bout 2 *our& in t*e o1en !t ! tem7er!ture o( 8=>
o
. !n, t*e rel!ti1e 7ermitti1ity 8!& t*en
re=me!&ure,. T*e &oybe!n &7ecimen 8!& re=,rie, !n, re=me!&ure, until it 8!& !b&olutely ,rie,. In e1ery
me!&urement, t*e rel!ti1e *umi,ity !n, room tem7er!ture 8ere recor,e,.
Figure 1 Sc*em!tic &#etc* o( t*e ,ielectric me!&urement &y&tem (!) to7 1ie8 o( t*e &7ecimen *ol,er (or
,ielectric me!&urement, !n, (b) e:ui1!lent circuit.
T*e me!&urement &y&tem !n, t*e e:ui1!lent circuit ,i!-r!m !re &*o8n in (i-ure $. It c!n be &een
t*!t e!c* &i,e o( t*e 7l!&tic *ol,er in (i-ure $(!) i& cont!cte, to t*e electro,e !n, &7ecimen. T*e 7l!&tic
*ol,er bec!me t*e &erie& c!7!cit!nce to t*e me!&urin- &y&tem. +rom t*e e:ui1!lent circuit ,i!-r!m in (i-ure
$(b), .' i& t*e 7l!&tic c!7!cit!nce, .H i& t*e e:ui1!lent c!7!cit!nce o( t*e &7ecimen in t*e *ol,er !n, .m i&
t*e me!&ure, c!7!cit!nce. +rom t*e ,i&tribution o( -r!in& 7!c#e, in t*e *ol,er, t*e &oybe!n -r!in c!n be
!&&ume, to be *omo-eneou& !n, t*e e:ui1!lent c!7!cit!nce, .H, c!n be con&i,ere, !& t*e *omo-eneou&
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mi<ture o( t8o ,ielectric& com7ri&in- o( t*e ,ielectric o( t*e !ir -!7 bet8een -r!in& !n, t*e ,ielectric o( t*e
&oybe!n. T*e !ir -!7 c!7!cit!nce i& in,ic!te, !& .A !n, t*e c!7!cit!nce o( t*e be!n -r!in, .H/, 8*ic*
connecte, in 7!r!llel 8it* t*e -r!in re&i&t!nce, /.
'rior to me!&urin- t*e c!7!cit!nce o( t*e &7ecimen, t*e c!7!cit!nce o( t*e b!re *ol,er, .; 8!&
me!&ure, !n, t*e c!7!cit!nce o( t*e !ir -!7 in t*e b!re *ol,er, .I c!n be 8ritten !&5

.I J .'.; K (.' = 2.;). ($)
T*e c!7!cit!nce o( t*e &oybe!n &7ecimen 8!& me!&ure, !n, recor,e, !& .m. T*e c!7!cit!nce o(
t*e &7ecimen !ccor,in- to t*e mo,el o( t*e *omo-eneou& mi<ture o( t8o ,ielectric& c!n be (oun, !&5
.H J .m .7 K (.7 2.m). (2)
+rom t*e e:ui1!lent circuit ,i!-r!m, .H/ J .H = .A !n, .A J .I V+A. L*ere, V+A i& 1olume
(r!ction o( t*e !ir -!7 in bet8een -r!in& !n, bec!u&e .H/ J .H = .A, t*e rel!ti1e 7ermitti1ity o( t*e &oybe!n
c!n t*en be ,etermine, (rom
r
J .H/ , K

A V+H. (3)
L*ere
r
i& t*e ,ielectric con&t!nt or t*e rel!ti1e 7ermitti1ity,
, i& t*e -!7 &7!cin-,

i& t*e rel!ti1e 7ermitti1ity o( (ree &7!ce,

A i& t*e !re! o( t*e electro,e !n,
V+H i& 1olume (r!ction o( t*e &7ecimen in t*e *ol,er.
)ec!u&e 7rotein i& t*e im7ort!nt (oo, in-re,ient in &oybe!n, t*e 7rotein content o( &oybe!n
&7ecimen& i& !n!ly9e, in !ccor,!nce 8it* t*e o((ici!l met*o,& o( !n!ly&i& o( AIA. Intern!tion!l C>D.
3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
T*e rel!ti1e 7ermitti1ity o( &oybe!n &7ecimen& !t ,i((erent te&t (re:uency 7lot !-!in&t t*e moi&ture i&
in,ic!te, in (i-ure 2. T*e rel!ti1e 7ermitti1ity i& 7ro7ortion!l to t*e moi&ture content in !ll &7ecimen -rou7&
8it* t*e !1er!-e coe((icient o( ,etermin!tion o( .>383, .>3?, .>2$, .8$2>, .8A28 !n, .>8?8 (or t*e
&7ecimen -rou7& &? &$2% re&7ecti1ely. T*e&e re&ult& !re &imil!r to t*o&e ob&er1e, in t*e common be!n C3D
!n, in b!n!n! C2D. 4((ect& (rom t*e te&t (re:uency, t*e rel!ti1e 7ermitti1ity !t lo8 (re:uency i& *i-*er t*!n
t*!t o( t*e *i-* (re:uency !t !ll o( moi&ture content&. +or t*e rel!ti1e 7ermitti1ity o( &oybe!n !t ! (re:uency
o( $ ;9, t*e 1!lue i& *i-*er t*!n t*!t o( t*e *i-*er (re:uency but not !77e!re, in (i-ure 2 ,ue to t*e *i-*
,e1i!tion.
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Figure 2 /el!ti1e 7ermitti1ity !n, moi&ture rel!tion&*i7 !t 1!riou& te&t (re:uencie& o( ,i((erent
m!turity &oybe!n (!) ? 8ee#& !(ter 7l!ntin-, &? (b) 8 8ee#& !(ter 7l!ntin-, &8 (c) $ 8ee#& !(ter 7l!ntin-,
&$ (,) $$ 8ee#& !(ter 7l!ntin-, &$$ (e) $2 8ee#& !(ter 7l!ntin-, &$2 !n, (() m!ture &ee,, &$2%
T*e rel!ti1e 7ermitti1ity o( t*e (re&* &oybe!n ($=B2E moi&ture content) !n, o( t*e ,rie, &oybe!n
!t 1!riou& m!turitie& inclu,in- t*e m!ture &ee, i& in,ic!te, !& t*e b!r -r!7*& &*o8n in +i-. 3 !n, ?. In (re&*
&7ecimen&, t*e rel!ti1e 7ermitti1ity o( t*e youn- &oybe!n i& cle!rly *i-* t*!n t*!t o( t*e m!ture &oybe!n. In
t*e &? &7ecimen -rou7, t*e rel!ti1e 7ermitti1ity i& 1!rie, (rom !bout ? @ ? to !bout $8 @ 2 ,e7en,in- on
t*e (re:uency u&e,. In t*e *i-*er m!turity -rou7& t*e rel!ti1e 7ermitti1ity i& ,e1i!te, in t*e r!n-e (rom
!bout $ @ $ to ? @ ?. In !ll &7ecimen -rou7&, t*e *i-*er te&t (re:uency, t*e lo8er rel!ti1e 7ermitti1ity i&
ob&er1e,. In t*e ,rie, &7ecimen, t*e rel!ti1e 7ermitti1ity o( t*e youn- &oybe!n &eem& *i-*er t*!n t*e
m!ture one. T*e o1er!ll !1er!-e rel!ti1e 7ermitti1ity o( !ll ,rie, &oybe!n &7ecimen& i& !bout 2 @ $ e<ce7t
(or t*!t o( &8 &7ecimen -rou7 8*ic* i& muc* *i-*er t*!n ot*er -rou7&.
Figure 3 .om7!ri&on o( rel!ti1e 7ermitti1ity !t ,i((erent te&t (re:uency o( 1!riou& (re&* &7ecimen
-rou7& &? to &$2 (&oybe!n 7o, t!#en !t ?, 8, $, $$, $2 8ee#& !(ter 7l!ntin-) !n, &$2% (!
m!ture &ee,)
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Figure .om7!ri&on o( rel!ti1e 7ermitti1ity !t ,i((erent te&t (re:uency o( 1!riou& ,rie, &7ecimen
-rou7& &? to &$2 !n, &$2%
T*e me!&urement &y&tem (or me!&urin- !n, ,eterminin- t*e rel!ti1e 7ermitti1ity o( &oybe!n by
u&in- t*e *omo-eneou& mi<ture o( t8o ,ielectric& mo,el i& &!ti&(!ctory 8it* !n error o( le&& t*!n $E. T*e
rel!ti1e 7ermitti1ity o( youn- to m!ture &oybe!n& i& (oun, to ,e7en, on t*e moi&ture content. In t*e
youn-e&t &7ecimen (&?), t*e rel!ti1e 7ermitti1ity i& muc* *i-*er t*!n t*o&e o( t*e ot*er& 8it* t*e 1!lue
,e1i!te, (rom !bout ? @? to $8 @ 2. +or t*e (re&* m!ture &oybe!n, t*e rel!ti1e 7ermitti1ity i& lo8er !n,
1!rie& in t*e r!n-e !bout 2 @$ to ? @ ?. T*e incre!&e o( t*e te&t (re:uency -i1e& ri&e to t*e ,ecre!&e o( t*e
rel!ti1e 7ermitti1ity. In t*e ,rie, &oybe!n, t*e !1er!-e rel!ti1e 7ermitti1ity o( &7ecimen& ,ecre!&e& to !bout
2 @ $ e<ce7t (or t*e youn- &7ecimen -rou7&.
+rom t*e lo&& (!ctor me!&urement, it &*oul, be note, t*!t t*e me!&ure, lo&& (!ctor i& t*e lo&& (!ctor
o( t*e &y&tem. ;o8e1er, t*e !1er!-e lo&& (!ctor o( t*e (re&* &7ecimen i& &i-ni(ic!ntly *i-*er t*!n t*!t o( t*e
,rie, &7ecimen 8it* t*e 1!lue ,e1i!te, in t*e r!n-e .2 .B e<ce7t (or t*e &? -rou7 8*ic* i& r!t*er lo8.
At lo8 (re:uency, t*e lo&& (!ctor i& *i-*er t*!n t*!t o( t*e *i-* (re:uency in !ll &7ecimen -rou7& !& &*o8n
in t*e (i-ure 2.
Figure ! Lo&& (!ctor o( t*e ,i((erent m!turity (re&* &oybe!n &7ecimen !t 1!riou& te&t (re:uencie&.
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Figure " Lo&& (!ctor o( t*e ,i((erent m!turity ,rie, &oybe!n &7ecimen !t 1!riou& te&t (re:uencie&.
+i-ure A &*o8& t*e lo&& (!ctor o( t*e ,rie, &7ecimen&. T*e lo&& (!ctor !t lo8 (re:uency i& cle!rly
*i-*er t*!n t*!t o( t*e *i-* (re:uency in !ll &7ecimen -rou7&. T*e 1!lue !t 7!rticul!r (re:uency i& !lmo&t
con&t!nt 8it* t*e !1er!-e 1!lue o( !bout .32, .$2, .B !n, lo8er t*!n .3 (or t*e te&t (re:uencie& o(
$ #;9 to $M;9 re&7ecti1ely. I1er !ll in1e&ti-!tion o( t*e&e e<7eriment& in,ic!te& t*!t me!&urement o( t*e
,ielectric 7ro7ertie& o( &oybe!n by u&in- t*e im7e,!nce !n!ly9er c!n be &!ti&(!ctory obt!ine, !t t*e
(re:uency (rom $ #;9 u7 to $ M;9. T*e re&ult& !-ree 8it* t*e r!7i, me!&urement (or t*e ,ielectric
7!r!meter& o( &oybe!n by u&in- t*e electric!l me!&urin- in&trument !n, t*e &i-n!l -ener!tor 8it* t*e
o7tim!l (re:uency o( $ #;9 C8D.
+rom t*e 7rotein !n!ly&i& o( t*e &oybe!n &7ecimen&, t*e 7rotein content incre!&e& m!r#e,ly !& t*e
m!turity incre!&e,. T*e 8ei-*t 7ercent!-e o( 7rotein incre!&e& (rom !bout $.2E in t*e youn- &oybe!n (&?
-rou7) to !bout >E in t*e m!ture &oybe!n (&$2). .orrel!tion !n!ly&i& o( t*e ,ielectric 7ro7ertie& !n, t*e
7rotein content (oun, t*!t t*e rel!ti1e 7ermitti1ity o( bot* (re&* !n, ,rie, &7ecimen ,ecre!&e& !& t*e be!n
8!& m!ture but no rel!tion&*i7 o( t*e 7rotein content !n, t*e lo&& (!ctor i& ob&er1e,.
. CONCLUSIONS
T*e rel!ti1e 7ermitti1ity o( &oybe!n ,ecre!&e& !& t*e &oybe!n 8!& ,rie, u7 or t*e moi&ture content
,ecre!&e,. +rom t*e rel!ti1e 7ermitti1ity=moi&ture rel!tion&*i7, t*e coe((icient o( ,etermin!tion o( !bout
.8$ to .>8 i& obt!ine,. In t*e (re&* &oybe!n, t*e rel!ti1e 7ermitti1ity i& *i-*er t*!n t*!t o( t*e ,rie,
&oybe!n !n, ,ecre!&e& !& t*e te&t (re:uency incre!&e,. +rom t*e lo&& (!ctor me!&urement, t*e !1er!-e lo&&
(!ctor o( t*e (re&* &7ecimen& i& *i-*er t*!n t*!t o( t*e ,rie, &7ecimen& !n, no rel!tion&*i7 to t*e 7rotein
content i& ob&er1e,. +or t*e !n!ly&i& o( t*e 7rotein content, t*e 7rotein content o( &oybe!n incre!&e& !& t*e
be!n 8!& m!ture but it &eem& to in1er&ely rel!te to t*e rel!ti1e 7ermitti1ity.
!. ACKNOWLED#EMENT
T*e !ut*or& 8oul, li#e to !c#no8le,-e t*!t t*i& re7ort i& t*e 7!rt o( re&e!rc* 8or# (un,e, by t*e N!tion!l
/e&e!rc* .ouncil o( T*!il!n,.
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