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Proceedings of the European Computing Conference Volume 1
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Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering
Volume 27
Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering
Proceedings of the European Computing Conference: Volume 2
Mastorakis, Nikos, Mladenov, Valeri (Eds.)
978-0-387-84818-1, Vol. 28
Proceedings of the European Computing Conference: Volume 1
Mastorakis, Nikos, Mladenov, Valeri (Eds.)
978-0-387-84813-6, Vol. 27
Electronics System Design Techniques for Safety Critical Applications
Sterpone, Luca
978-1-4020-8978-7, Vol. 26
Data Mining and Applications in Genomics
Ao, Sio-Iong
978-1-4020-8974-9, Vol. 25
Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics: Selected Papers from the
International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics 2007
Filipe, J.B.; Ferrier, Jean-Louis; Andrade-Cetto, Juan (Eds.)
978-3-540-85639-9, Vol. 24
Digital Terrestrial Broadcasting Networks
Beutler, Roland
ISBN 978-0-387-09634-6, Vol. 23
Logic Synthesis for Compositional Microprogram Control Units
Barkalov, Alexander, Titarenko, Larysa
ISBN: 978-3-540-69283-6, Vol. 22
Sensors: Advancements in Modeling, Design Issues, Fabrication and Practical Applications
Mukhopadhyay, Subhas Chandra; Huang, Yueh-Min (Eds.)
ISBN: 978-3-540-69030-6, Vol. 21
Smart Sensors and Sensing Technology
Mukhopadhyay, Subhas Chandra; Sen Gupta, Gourab (Eds.)
ISBN: 978-3-540-79589-6 , Vol. 20
Basic Principles of Fresnel Antenna Arrays
Minin, Igor V., Minin, Oleg V.
ISBN: 978-3-540-79558-2, Vol. 19
Fundamental Numerical Methods for Electrical Engineering
Rosloniec, Stanislaw
ISBN: 978-3-540-79518-6 , Vol. 18
RFID Security and Privacy: Concepts, Protocols, and Architectures
Henrici, Dirk
ISBN: 978-3-540-79075-4, Vol. 17
(Continued after index)
Nikos Mastorakis l Valeri Mladenov l
Vassiliki T. Kontargyri
Editors
Proceedings of the
European Computing
Conference
Volume 1
1 3
Editors
Nikos Mastorakis
Hellenic Naval Academy
Military Institutes of University
Education
Piraeus, Greece
Valeri Mladenov
Technical University of Sofia
Sofia, Bulgaria
Vassiliki T. Kontargyri
National Technical
University of Athens
Athens, Greece
ISSN 1876-1100 e-ISSN 1876-1119
ISBN 978-0-387-84813-6 e-ISBN 978-0-387-84814-3
DOI 10.1007/978-0-387-84814-3
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Contents
Part I Neural Networks and Applications
1 Handwriting Knowledge Based on Parameterization for Writer
Identification ........................................... 3
Carlos F. Romero, Carlos M. Travieso, Miguel A. Ferrer,
and Jesu´ s B. Alonso
2 Identification Surfaces Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Virgil Teodor, Alexandru Epureanu, and Ciprian Cuzmin
3 Neuro-Fuzzy Models and Tobacco Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Sonja Petrovic-Lazarevic and Jian Ying Zhang
4 PNN for Molecular Level Selection Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Krzysztof A. Cyran
5 Fine-Tune Artificial Neural Networks Automatically. . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Francisco Reinaldo, Rui Camacho, Luı´s P. Reis,
and Deme´trio Reno Magalha ´ ˜es
6 A Neurofuzzy Network for Supporting Detection of Diabetic
Symptoms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Leonarda Carnimeo
7 Empirical Assessment of LR- and ANN-Based Fault Prediction
Techniques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Bindu Goel and Yogesh Singh
Part II Advances in Image Processing
8 A New Scheme of Image Watermarking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Chokri Chemak, Jean Christophe Lapayre, and Mohamed
Salim Bouhlel
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9 Diffusing Vector Field of Gray-Scale Images for Image
Segmentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
X.D. Zhuang and N.E. Mastorakis
10 Image Processing via Synchronization in a Self-Organizing
Oscillatory Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Eugene Grichuk, Margarita Kuzmina, and Eduard Manykin
11 Feature Based Color Stereo Matching Algorithm Using Restricted
Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Hajar Sadeghi, Payman Moallem, and S. Amirhassan Monadjemi
12 A Novel Edge-Preserving Lossy Image Coder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Osslan Osiris Vergara Villegas, Manuel de Jesu´ s Nandayapa Alfaro,
and Vianey Guadalupe Cruz Sa´nchez
Part III Modeling and Simulation
13 Equivalent Circuit Extraction for Passive Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Yi-Ting Kuo, Hsueh-Yung (Robert) Chao, and Yiming Li
14 Sleep Quality Differences According to a Statistical Continuous
Sleep Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
A.G. Ravelo-Garcı´a, F.D. Lorenzo-Garcı´a,
and J.L. Navarro-Mesa
15 Simulation Modeling in Support of a European Airspace Study. . . . . 143
John Morris, John James, James DeArmon, Kelly Connolly,
and Paula Mahoney
16 3D Measurement System for Car Deformation Analysis . . . . . . . . . . 153
Andra´s Rovid, Takeshi Hashimoto, and Pe ¨ ´ter Va´rlaki
17 Adaptive MV ARMA Identification Under the Presence of Noise . . . 165
Stylianos Sp. Pappas, Vassilios C. Moussas,
and Sokratis K. Katsikas
18 Planck’s Law Simulation Using Particle Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Douglas Farias Cordeiro, Marcos Aure´lio Batista,
and Celia A. Zorzo Barcelos
19 Simulation Results Using Shock Absorbers with Primary
Intelligence—VZN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Adrian-Ioan Niculescu, Tudor Sireteanu, and Daniel Dumitriu
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20 Pattern Generation via Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Tatsuo Suzuki and Yasumichi Hasegawa
21 3D Reconstruction: Estimating Depth of Hole from 2D Camera
Perspectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Muhammad Abuzar Fahiem, Shaiq A. Haq, Farhat Saleemi,
and Huma Tauseef
22 Modeling Diversity in Recovery Computer Systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
George Popov and Valeri Mladenov
23 Cell Automata Models for a Reaction-Diffusion System . . . . . . . . . . 235
Costin-Radu Boldea and Afrodita Balasa Boldea
24 3D Reconstruction of Solid Models from 2D Camera Perspectives . . 241
Muhammad Abuzar Fahiem
25 DiProNN: VM-Based Distributed Programmable Network Node
Architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Toma´sˇ Rebok
26 A Semantics of Behavioural Concepts for Open Virtual
Enterprises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Mohamed Bouhdadi and Youssef Balouki
27 A Semantics of Community Related Concepts in ODP Enterprise
Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Mohamed Bouhdadi and Youssef Balouki
28 Modeling of the Speech Process Including Anatomical Structure
of the Vocal Tract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Zygmunt Ciota
29 Carbon Nanotube FET with Asymmetrical Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Alireza Kargar, Zoheir Kordrostami, and Mohammad
Hossein Sheikhi
30 Optimizing Prosthesis Design by Using Virtual Environments. . . . . . 297
Adrian Zafiu, Monica Dasca˘lu, Eduard Franti,
and Annely-Mihaela Zafiu
Part IV Multi-Agent Systems
31 A Maude-Based Tool for Simulating DIMA Model. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Noura Boudiaf and Lakhdar Sahbi
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32 Using Two-Level Morphology to Recognize Derived
Agentive Nouns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Arbana Kadriu
33 Towards an Agent Framework to Support Distributed
Problem Solving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
G.A. Mallah, Z.A. Shaikh, and N.A. Shaikh
34 Building Moderately Open Multi-Agent Systems:
The HABA Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
A. Garce´s, R. Quiros, M. Chover, J. Huerta, and E. Camahort ´
Part V Educational Software and E-Learning Systems
35 Using Mathematics for Data Traffic Modeling Within
an E-Learning Platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Marian Cristian Miha˘escu
36 Developing Statistics Learning at a Distance Using Formal
Discussions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
Jamie D. Mills
37 Distance Teaching in the Technology Course in Senior
High School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
Shi-Jer Lou, Tzai-Hung Huang, Chia-Hung Yen,
Mei-Huang Huang, and Yi-Hui Lui
38 Electronic Exams for the 21st Century. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383
Antonios S. Andreatos
39 Effects of the Orff Music Teaching Method on Creative
Thinking Abilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391
Rong-Jyue Fang, Hung-Jen Yang, C. Ray Diez,
Hua-Lin Tsai, Chi-Jen Lee, and Tien-Sheng Tsai
40 Knowledge Application for Preparing Engineering High School
Teachers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399
Kuo-Hung Tseng, Ming-Chang Wu, and See-Chien Hou
41 Collaborative Online Network and Cultural Exchange Project . . . . . 409
Rong-Jyue Fang, Hung-Jen Yang, C. Ray Diez, Hua-Lin Tsai,
Chi-Jen Lee, and Tien-Sheng Tsai
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42 A Study of the Project on Mobile Devices in Education . . . . . . . . . . . 421
Rong-Jyue Fang, Hung-Jen Yang, Hua-Lin Tsai, Chi-Jen Lee,
Chung-Ping Lee, and Pofen Wang
43 The Solutions of Mobile Technology for Primary School. . . . . . . . . . 431
Rong-Jyue Fang, Hung-Jen Yang, C. Ray Diez, Hua-Lin Tsai,
Chi-Jen Lee, and Tien-Sheng Tsai
44 A Study of Verifying Knowledge Reuse Path Using SEM . . . . . . . . . 443
Hung-Jen Yang, Hsieh-Hua Yang, and Jui-Chen Yu
45 A Web-Based System for Distance Learning of Programming. . . . . . 453
V.N. Kasyanov and E.V. Kasyanova
46 New Software for the Study of the Classic Surfaces from
Differential Geometry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 463
Anca Iordan, George Savii, Manuela Pa˘noiu, and Caius Pa˘noiu
47 Data Requirements for Detecting Student Learning Style
in an AEHS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 473
Elvira Popescu, Philippe Trigano, and Mircea Preda
48 Ontology-Based Feedback E-Learning System
for Mobile Computing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 479
Ahmed Sameh
Part VI Information Communication Technologies
49 Potentiality of Information Technology Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 491
Emmanouil Zoulias, Stavroula Kourtesi, Lambros Ekonomou,
Angelos Nakulas, and Georgios P. Fotis
50 A Review of Techniques to Counter Spam and Spit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 501
Angelos Nakulas, Lambros Ekonomou, Stavroula Kourtesi,
Georgios P. Fotis, and Emmanouil Zoulias
51 Sequential Algorithms for Max-Min Fair Bandwidth Allocation . . . . 511
Wodzimierz Ogryczak and Tomasz S´liwin´ski
52 A Temporal Variation in Indoor Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 523
A. Jraifi, E.H Saidi, A. El Khafaji, and J. El Abbadi
53 Workflow Management for Cross-Media Publishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 533
Andreas Veglis and Andreas Pomportsis
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54 A Bayesian Approach to Improve the Performance
of P2P Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 543
Bertalan Forstner and Hassan Charaf
55 Deploying BitTorrent in Mobile Environments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 555
Imre Kele´nyi and Bertalan Forstner
56 Numerical Simulation for the Hopf Bifurcation in TCP Systems. . . . 567
Gabriela Mircea and Mihaela Muntean
57 Communications by Vector Manifolds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 575
Guennadi Kouzaev
58 A Computation Study in Mesh Networks by Scheduling
Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 583
G.E. Rizos, D.C. Vasiliadis, E. Stergiou, and E. Glavas
59 Serially Concatenated RS Codes with ST Turbo Codes
Over Ring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 591
P. Remlein and R. Orzechowski
60 Network Performance Monitoring and Utilization Measurement. . . . 601
Goran Martinovic, Drago Zagar, and Drazen Tomic
61 Blind Adaptive Multiuser Detection Based on Affine Projection
Algorithm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 607
Amin Khansefid and Ali Olfat
62 Multiple Base Station Positioning for Sensor Applications . . . . . . . . 619
M. Amac Guvensan, Z. Cihan Taysi, and A. Gokhan Yavuz
63 Considerations for the Design of a General Purpose Wireless Sensor
Node. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 631
Z. Cihan Taysi and A. Gokhan Yavuz
64 Performance Comparison and Improvement of Wireless Network
Protocols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 643
G.E. Rizos, D.C. Vasiliadis, and E. Stergiou
65 Modeling the Erroneous Behaviour of a Sequential Memory
Component with Streams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 651
Walter Dosch
66 FPGA Implementation of PPM I-UWB Baseband Transceiver. . . . . 663
K.S. Mohammed
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67 WSN-Based Audio Surveillance Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 675
R. Alesii, G. Gargano, F. Graziosi, L. Pomante, and C. Rinaldi
68 Smart Antenna Design Using Multi-Objective Genetic
Algorithms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 683
I.O. Vardiambasis, N. Tzioumakis, and T. Melesanaki
Part VII Computer Applications in Modern Medicine
69 Intention to Adopt the E-Health Services System
in a Bureau of Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 691
Hsieh-Hua Yang, Jui-Chen Yu, Hung-Jen Yang,
and Wen-Hui Han
70 Visualization and Clustering of DNA Sequences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 701
Krista Rizman Zˇalik
71 E-Health Service in Taiwan—The Role of Organizational
Innovativeness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 711
Hsieh-Hua Yang, Jui-Chen Yu, and Hung-Jen Yang
72 Analysis of Heart Sounds with Wavelet Entropy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 721
S. Bunluechokchai and P. Tosaranon
73 Detection of Mitral Regurgitation and Normal Heart Sounds . . . . . . 729
S. Bunluechokchai and W. Ussawawongaraya
74 Wavelet Entropy Detection of Heart Sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 737
T. Leeudomwong and P. Woraratsoontorn
75 Continuous Wavelet Transform Analysis of Heart Sounds. . . . . . . . . 745
P. Woraratsoontorn and T. Leeudomwong
76 Limitations of Lung Segmentation Techniques. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 753
Nisar Ahmed Memon, Anwar Majid Mirza, and S.A.M. Gilani
77 Segmentation of Anatomical Structures Using Volume Definition
Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 767
S. Zimeras and G. Karangelis
78 Shape Analysis of Heart Rate Lorenz Plots. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 779
France Sevsˇek
79 Human Readable Rule Induction in Medical Data Mining. . . . . . . . . 787
Nor Ridzuan Daud and David Wolfe Corne
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Author Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 799
Subject Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 803
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Contributors
J. El Abbadi Lab d’Electronique et de Te´le´communication, EMI, Rabat,
Morocco
R. Alesii Universita` degli Studi dell’Aquila, Centro di Eccellenza DEWS,
67100 Poggio di Roio (AQ), Italy, [email protected]
Manuel de Jesu´s Nandayapa Alfaro Universidad Autonoma de Ciudad Jua ´ ´rez
(UACJ), Avenida del Charro 450 Norte Ciudad Jua´rez Chihuahua Me´xico,
Jesu´s B. Alonso Centro Tecnologico para la Innovaci ´ on en Comunicaciones ´
(CETIC), Dpto. de Sen˜ales y Comunicaciones, Universidad de Las Palmas de
Gran Canaria, Campus de Tafira, E35017, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain,
Antonios S. Andreatos Division of Computer Engineering and Information
Science, Hellenic Air Force Academy, Dekeleia, Attica, TGA-1010, Greece,
[email protected], [email protected]
Youssef Balouki Department of Mathematics and Computer Science,
Mohammed V University, B.P 1014, Av. Ibn Bettouta, Rabat Morocco,
Celia A. Zorzo Barcelos Federal University of Uberlaˆ ndia 38.400-902,
Uberlaˆ ndia, MG, Brasil, [email protected]
Marcos Aure´lio Batista Federal University of Goia´s 75.701-970, Catala˜o, GO,
Brasil, [email protected]
Afrodita Balasa Boldea Department of Computer Science, West University
of Timisoara, 4,Vasile Parvan, Timisoara1900, Romania,
Costin-Radu Boldea Department of Computer Science, West University
of Timisoara, 4,Vasile Parvan, Timisoara1900, Romania, [email protected]
Noura Boudiaf Computer Science Department, University of Oum El Bouaghi
04000 Oum El Bouaghi, Algeria, [email protected]
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Mohamed Bouhdadi Department of Mathematics and Computer Science,
Mohammed V University, B.P 1014, Av. Ibn Bettouta, Rabat, Morocco,
Mohamed Salim Bouhlel Research Unit, Sciences and Technologies of Image
and Telecommunications (SETIT), Higher Institute of Biotechnology of Sfax,
Tunisia, [email protected]
S. Bunluechokchai Department of Industrial Physics and Medical
Instrumentation, Faculty of Applied Science, King Mongkut’s Institute
of Technology, North Bangkok, 1518 Pibulsongkram Road, Bangsue,
Bangkok 10800 Thailand
Rui Camacho DEEC & LIACC, Universidade do Porto, R. Dr Roberto Frias,
s/n, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal, [email protected]
E. Camahort Department of Computer Systems, Polytechnic University
of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
Leonarda Carnimeo Dipartimento di Elettrotecnica ed Elettronica, Politecnico
di Bari, Via Orabona, 4 70125 BARI – Italy, [email protected]
Hsueh-Yung (Robert) Chao Department of Communication Engineering,
National Chiao Tung University, 1001 Ta-Hsueh Road, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan
Hassan Charaf Department of Automation and Applied Informatics,
Budapest University of Technology and Economics, H-1111 Budapest,
Goldmann Gyorgy te ¨ ´r 3., Hungary
Chokri Chemak Research Unit, Sciences and Technologies of Image and
Telecommunications (SETIT), Higher Institute of Biotechnology of Sfax,
Tunisia, [email protected]
M. Chover Department of Computer Systems, Jaume I University, Castellon, ´
Spain
Zygmunt Ciota Department of Microelectronics and Computer Science,
Technical University of Lodz, Poland
Kelly Connolly The MITRE Corporation, 202 Burlington Road, Bedford, MA
01730-1420, USA
Douglas Farias Cordeiro Federal University of Uberlaˆ ndia 38.400-902,
Uberlaˆ ndia, MG, Brasil, [email protected]
David Wolfe Corne School of Mathematical and Computer Sciences,
Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh EH14 4AS, UK
Ciprian Cuzmin Department of Manufacturing Engineering, ‘‘Duna˘rea de Jos’’
University of Galati, Galati, 111 Domneasca˘ Street, zip code 800201, Romania
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