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Branch Prediction and the Performance of Interpreters -Don’t Trust Folklore

Erven Rohou, Bharath Narasimha Swamy, André Seznec

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❇r❛♥❝❤ Pr❡❞✐❝t✐♦♥ ❛♥❞ t❤❡ P❡r❢♦r♠❛♥❝❡ ♦❢■♥t❡r♣r❡t❡rs ✕ ❉♦♥✬t ❚r✉st ❋♦❧❦❧♦r❡

❊r✈❡♥ ❘♦❤♦✉✱ ❇❤❛r❛t❤ ◆❛r❛s✐♠❤❛ ❙✇❛♠②✱ ❆♥❞ré ❙❡③♥❡❝

Pr♦❥❡❝t✲❚❡❛♠s ❆▲❋

❘❡s❡❛r❝❤ ❘❡♣♦rt ♥➦ ✽✹✵✺ ✖ ◆♦✈❡♠❜❡r ✷✵✶✸ ✖ ✷✸ ♣❛❣❡s

❆❜str❛❝t✿ ■♥t❡r♣r❡t❡rs ❤❛✈❡ ❜❡❡♥ ✉s❡❞ ✐♥ ♠❛♥② ❝♦♥t❡①ts✳ ❚❤❡② ♣r♦✈✐❞❡ ♣♦rt❛❜✐❧✐t② ❛♥❞ ❡❛s❡ ♦❢❞❡✈❡❧♦♣♠❡♥t ❛t t❤❡ ❡①♣❡♥s❡ ♦❢ ♣❡r❢♦r♠❛♥❝❡✳ ❚❤❡ ❧✐t❡r❛t✉r❡ ♦❢ t❤❡ ♣❛st ❞❡❝❛❞❡ ❝♦✈❡rs ❛♥❛❧②s✐s ♦❢✇❤② ✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡rs ❛r❡ s❧♦✇✱ ❛♥❞ ♠❛♥② s♦❢t✇❛r❡ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡s t♦ ✐♠♣r♦✈❡ t❤❡♠✳ ❆ ❧❛r❣❡ ♣r♦♣♦rt✐♦♥ ♦❢t❤❡s❡ ✇♦r❦s ❢♦❝✉s❡s ♦♥ t❤❡ ❞✐s♣❛t❝❤ ❧♦♦♣✱ ❛♥❞ ✐♥ ♣❛rt✐❝✉❧❛r ♦♥ t❤❡ ✐♠♣❧❡♠❡♥t❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ t❤❡ s✇✐t❝❤st❛t❡♠❡♥t✿ t②♣✐❝❛❧❧② ❛♥ ✐♥❞✐r❡❝t ❜r❛♥❝❤ ✐♥str✉❝t✐♦♥✳ ❈♦♥✈❡♥t✐♦♥❛❧ ✇✐s❞♦♠ ❛ttr✐❜✉t❡s ❛ s✐❣♥✐✜❝❛♥t♣❡♥❛❧t② t♦ t❤✐s ❜r❛♥❝❤✱ ❞✉❡ t♦ ✐ts ❤✐❣❤ ♠✐s♣r❡❞✐❝t✐♦♥ r❛t❡✳ ❲❡ r❡✈✐s✐t t❤✐s ❛ss✉♠♣t✐♦♥✱ ❝♦♥s✐❞❡r✐♥❣❝✉rr❡♥t ✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡rs✱ ❛♥❞ ♠♦❞❡r♥ ♣r❡❞✐❝t♦rs✳ ❯s✐♥❣ ❜♦t❤ ❤❛r❞✇❛r❡ ❝♦✉♥t❡rs ❛♥❞ s✐♠✉❧❛t✐♦♥✱ ✇❡s❤♦✇ t❤❛t t❤❡ ❛❝❝✉r❛❝② ♦❢ ✐♥❞✐r❡❝t ❜r❛♥❝❤ ♣r❡❞✐❝t✐♦♥ ✐s ♥♦ ❧♦♥❣❡r ❝r✐t✐❝❛❧ ❢♦r ✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡rs✳ ❲❡❛❧s♦ ❝♦♠♣❛r❡ t❤❡ ❝❤❛r❛❝t❡r✐st✐❝s ♦❢ t❤❡s❡ ✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡rs ❛♥❞ ❛♥❛❧②③❡ ✇❤② t❤❡ ✐♥❞✐r❡❝t ❜r❛♥❝❤ ✐s ❧❡ss✐♠♣♦rt❛♥t t❤❛♥ ❜❡❢♦r❡✳

❑❡②✲✇♦r❞s✿ ❜r❛♥❝❤ ♣r❡❞✐❝t✐♦♥✱ ✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡rs✱ ♣❡r❢♦r♠❛♥❝❡

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Pré❞✐❝t✐♦♥ ❞❡ ❜r❛♥❝❤❡♠❡♥t ❡t ♣❡r❢♦r♠❛♥❝❡ ❞❡s✐♥t❡r♣rét❡✉rs ✕ ▼é✜❡③✲✈♦✉s ❞❡s ✐❞é❡s r❡ç✉❡s

❘és✉♠é ✿ ▲❡s ❧❛♥❣❛❣❡s ✐♥t❡r♣rétés s♦♥t ✉t✐❧✐sés ❞❛♥s ❞❡s ❝♦♥t❡①t❡s ✈❛r✐és✳ ■❧s ❢♦✉r♥✐ss❡♥t ♣♦rt❛✲❜✐❧✐té ❡t ❢❛❝✐❧✐té ❞❡ ❞é✈❡❧♦♣♣❡♠❡♥t ❛✉ ♣r✐① ❞❡ ❧❛ ♣❡r❢♦r♠❛♥❝❡✳ ▲❛ ❧✐ttér❛t✉r❡ ❞❡ ❧❛ ❞❡r♥✐èr❡ ❞é❝❡♥♥✐❡s✬❡st ✐♥tér❡ssé❡ ❛✉① r❛✐s♦♥s ❞❡ ❧❛ ❧❡♥t❡✉r ❞❡s ✐♥t❡r♣rét❡✉rs✱ ❡t à ❞❡s t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡s ❞✬♦♣t✐♠✐s❛t✐♦♥✳❯♥❡ ♣r♦♣♦rt✐♦♥ ❝❡rt❛✐♥❡ ❞❡ ❝❡s tr❛✈❛✉① s❡ ❝♦♥❝❡♥tr❡ s✉r ❧❛ ❜♦✉❝❧❡ ❞❡ ❞✐s♣❛t❝❤✱ ❡t ❡♥ ♣❛rt✐❝✉❧✐❡rs✉r ❧✬✐♠♣❧é♠❡♥t❛t✐♦♥ ❞✉ s✇✐t❝❤ q✉✐ ❡st t②♣✐q✉❡♠❡♥t ✉♥❡ ✐♥str✉❝t✐♦♥ ❞❡ s❛✉t ✐♥❞✐r❡❝t✳ ❙❡❧♦♥ ✉♥❡✐❞é❡ r❡ç✉❡✱ ❝❡ s❛✉t ❡st à ❧✬♦r✐❣✐♥❡ ❞✬✉♥❡ ❢♦rt❡ ♣é♥❛❧✐té✱ ❡♥ r❛✐s♦♥ ❞✬✉♥❡ ♠❛✉✈❛✐s❡ ♣ré❞✐❝t✐♦♥ ❞❡❜r❛♥❝❤❡♠❡♥t✳ ◆♦✉s réé✈❛❧✉♦♥s ❝❡tt❡ ❤②♣♦t❤ès❡✱ ❛✈❡❝ ❞❡s ✐♥t❡r♣rét❡✉rs ❛❝t✉❡❧s ❡t ❞❡s ♣ré❞✐❝t❡✉rs♠♦❞❡r♥❡s✳ ◆♦✉s ♠♦♥tr♦♥s à ❧✬❛✐❞❡ ❞❡s ❝♦♠♣t❡✉rs ❞❡ ♣❡r❢♦r♠❛♥❝❡ ♠❛tér✐❡❧s ❡t ❞❡ s✐♠✉❧❛t✐♦♥ q✉❡❧❛ ♣ré❝✐s✐♦♥ ❞✉ ♣ré❞✐❝t❡✉r ❞❡ ❜r❛♥❝❤❡♠❡♥t ♥✬❡st ♣❧✉s ✉♥ ♣r♦❜❧è♠❡ ♣♦✉r ❧❡s ✐♥t❡r♣rét❡✉rs✳ ◆♦✉s❝♦♠♣❛r♦♥s ❛✉ss✐ ❧❡s ❝❛r❛❝tér✐st✐q✉❡s ❞❡ ❝❡s ✐♥t❡r♣rét❡✉rs ❡t ♥♦✉s ❛♥❛❧②s♦♥s ♣♦✉rq✉♦✐ ❧❡s s❛✉ts✐♥❞✐r❡❝ts s♦♥t ♠♦✐♥s ✐♠♣♦rt❛♥ts q✉❡ ♣❛r ❧❡ ♣❛ssé✳

▼♦ts✲❝❧és ✿ ♣ré❞✐❝t✐♦♥ ❞❡ ❜r❛♥❝❤❡♠❡♥t✱ ✐♥t❡r♣rét❡✉rs✱ ♣❡r❢♦r♠❛♥❝❡

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❇r❛♥❝❤ Pr❡❞✐❝t✐♦♥ ❛♥❞ t❤❡ P❡r❢♦r♠❛♥❝❡ ♦❢ ■♥t❡r♣r❡t❡rs ✸

✶ ■♥tr♦❞✉❝t✐♦♥

■♥t❡r♣r❡t❡rs ❣♦ ❜❛❝❦ t♦ t❤❡ ✐♥❢❛♥❝② ♦❢ ❝♦♠♣✉t❡r s❝✐❡♥❝❡✳ ❆t s♦♠❡ ♣♦✐♥t✱ ❥✉st✲✐♥✲t✐♠❡ ✭❏■❚✮❝♦♠♣✐❧❛t✐♦♥ t❡❝❤♥♦❧♦❣② ♠❛t✉r❡❞ ❡♥♦✉❣❤ t♦ ❞❡❧✐✈❡r ❜❡tt❡r ♣❡r❢♦r♠❛♥❝❡✱ ❛♥❞ ✇❛s ♠❛❞❡ ♣♦♣✉❧❛r❜② ❏❛✈❛ ❬✻❪✳ ❲r✐t✐♥❣ ❛ ❏■❚ ❝♦♠♣✐❧❡r ✐s ❛ ❝♦♠♣❧✐❝❛t❡❞ t❛s❦✳ ❈♦♥✈❡rs❡❧②✱ ✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡rs ♣r♦✈✐❞❡ ❡❛s❡♦❢ ✐♠♣❧❡♠❡♥t❛t✐♦♥✱ ❛♥❞ ♣♦rt❛❜✐❧✐t②✱ ❛t t❤❡ ❡①♣❡♥s❡ ♦❢ ❡①❡❝✉t✐♦♥ s♣❡❡❞✳

■♥t❡r♣r❡t❡rs ❛r❡ st✐❧❧ ✇✐❞❡❧② ✉s❡❞✳ ❚❤❡② ❛r❡ ♠✉❝❤ ❡❛s✐❡r t♦ ❞❡✈❡❧♦♣✱ ♠❛✐♥t❛✐♥✱ ❛♥❞ ♣♦rt❛♣♣❧✐❝❛t✐♦♥s ♦♥ ♥❡✇ ❛r❝❤✐t❡❝t✉r❡s✳ ❙♦♠❡ ❧❛♥❣✉❛❣❡s ✉s❡❞ ❜② ❞♦♠❛✐♥ s❝✐❡♥t✐sts ❛r❡ ❡①❡❝✉t❡❞ ♠❛✐♥❧②t❤r♦✉❣❤ ✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡rs✱ ❡✳❣✳ ❘✱ P②t❤♦♥✱ ▼❛t❧❛❜✳✳✳ ❙♦♠❡ ♣r♦♣❡rt✐❡s ♦❢ ✇✐❞❡❧② ❛❞♦♣t❡❞ ❧❛♥❣✉❛❣❡s✱s✉❝❤ ❛s ❞②♥❛♠✐❝ t②♣✐♥❣✱ ❛❧s♦ ♠❛❦❡ ✐t ♠♦r❡ ❞✐✣❝✉❧t t♦ ❞❡✈❡❧♦♣ ❡✣❝✐❡♥t ❏■❚ ❝♦♠♣✐❧❡rs✱ ❛♥❞❞②♥❛♠✐❝ ❢❡❛t✉r❡s ❛r❡ ❤❡❛✈✐❧② ✉s❡❞ ✐♥ r❡❛❧ ❛♣♣❧✐❝❛t✐♦♥s ❬✷✹❪✳ ❖♥ ❧♦✇❡r✲❡♥❞ s②st❡♠s✱ ✇❤❡r❡ s❤♦rtt✐♠❡✲t♦✲♠❛r❦❡t ✐s ❦❡②✱ ✐t ♠❛② ♥♦t ❜❡ ❝♦♠♠❡r❝✐❛❧❧② ✈✐❛❜❧❡ t♦ ❞❡✈❡❧♦♣ ❏■❚ ❝♦♠♣✐❧❡rs✱ ❛♥❞ t❤❡s❡s②st❡♠s r❡❧② ♦♥ ✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡rs✳

❙❝✐❡♥t✐sts ❢r♦♠ ❜♦t❤ ❈❊❘◆ ❛♥❞ ❋❡r♠✐❧❛❜ r❡♣♦rt ❬✷✷❪ t❤❛t ✏♠❛♥② ♦❢ ▲❍❈ ❡①♣❡r✐♠❡♥ts✬ ❛❧✲❣♦r✐t❤♠s ❛r❡ ❜♦t❤ ❞❡s✐❣♥❡❞ ❛♥❞ ✉s❡❞ ✐♥ ✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡rs✑✳ ❆s ❛♥♦t❤❡r ❡①❛♠♣❧❡✱ t❤❡ ♥❡❡❞ ❢♦r ❛♥✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡r ✐s ❛❧s♦ ♦♥❡ ♦❢ t❤❡ t❤r❡❡ r❡❛s♦♥s ♠♦t✐✈❛t✐♥❣ t❤❡ ❝❤♦✐❝❡ ♦❢ ❏②t❤♦♥ ❢♦r t❤❡ ❞❛t❛ ❛♥❛❧✲②s✐s s♦❢t✇❛r❡ ♦❢ t❤❡ ❍❡rs❝❤❡❧ ❙♣❛❝❡ ❖❜s❡r✈❛t♦r② ❬✸✻❪✳ ❙❝✐❡♥t✐sts ❛t ❈❊❘◆ ❛❧s♦ ❞❡✈❡❧♦♣❡❞ ❛♥✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡r ❢♦r ❈✴❈✰✰ ❬✼❪✳

❆❧t❤♦✉❣❤ t❤❡② ❛r❡ ❞❡s✐❣♥❡❞ ❢♦r ♣♦rt❛❜✐❧✐t②✱ ✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡rs ❛r❡ ♦❢t❡♥ ❧❛r❣❡ ❛♥❞ ❝♦♠♣❧❡① ❝♦❞❡s✳P❛rt ♦❢ t❤✐s ✐s ❞✉❡ t♦ t❤❡ ♥❡❡❞ ❢♦r ♣❡r❢♦r♠❛♥❝❡✳ ❚❤❡ ❝♦r❡ ♦❢ ❛♥ ✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡r ✐s ❛♥ ✐♥✜♥✐t❡ ❧♦♦♣t❤❛t r❡❛❞s t❤❡ ♥❡①t ❜②t❡❝♦❞❡✱ ❞❡❝♦❞❡s ✐t✱ ❛♥❞ ♣❡r❢♦r♠s t❤❡ ❛♣♣r♦♣r✐❛t❡ ❛❝t✐♦♥✳ ◆❛✐✈❡ ❞❡❝♦❞✐♥❣✐♠♣❧❡♠❡♥t❡❞ ✐♥ ❈ ❝♦♥s✐sts ✐♥ ❛ ❧❛r❣❡ s✇✐t❝❤ st❛t❡♠❡♥t ✭s❡❡ ❋✐❣✉r❡ ✶ ✭❛✮✮✱ t❤❛t ❣❡ts tr❛♥s❧❛t❡❞✐♥t♦ ❛ ❥✉♠♣ t❛❜❧❡ ❛♥❞ ❛♥ ✐♥❞✐r❡❝t ❥✉♠♣✳ ❈♦♥✈❡♥t✐♦♥❛❧ ✇✐s❞♦♠ st❛t❡s t❤❛t t❤✐s ✐♥❞✐r❡❝t ❥✉♠♣✐♥❝✉rs ❛ ♠❛❥♦r ♣❡r❢♦r♠❛♥❝❡ ❞❡❣r❛❞❛t✐♦♥ ♦♥ ❞❡❡♣❧② ♣✐♣❡❧✐♥❡❞ ❛r❝❤✐t❡❝t✉r❡s ❜❡❝❛✉s❡ ✐t ✐s ❤❛r❞❧②♣r❡❞✐❝t❛❜❧❡✳ ❆ ❧❛r❣❡ ❜♦❞② ♦❢ ✇♦r❦ ❤❛s ❛❞❞r❡ss❡❞ t❤✐s ✐ss✉❡ ✭s❡❡ ❙❡❝t✐♦♥ ✻ ❢♦r ❛♥ ♦✈❡r✈✐❡✇✮✳

❚❤❡ ❝♦♥tr✐❜✉t✐♦♥s ♦❢ t❤✐s ♣❛♣❡r ❛r❡ t❤❡ ❢♦❧❧♦✇✐♥❣✳

❼ ❲❡ r❡✈✐s✐t t❤❡ ♣❡r❢♦r♠❛♥❝❡ ♦❢ s✇✐t❝❤✲❜❛s❡❞ ✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡rs✱ ❢♦❝✉s✐♥❣ ♦♥ t❤❡ ✐♠♣❛❝t t❤❡ ✐♥❞✐✲r❡❝t ❜r❛♥❝❤ ✐♥str✉❝t✐♦♥✱ ♦♥ ♠♦❞❡r♥ ❛r❝❤✐t❡❝t✉r❡s ✭◆❡❤❛❧❡♠ ❛♥❞ ❙❛♥❞② ❇r✐❞❣❡✮ ❛♥❞ ❝✉rr❡♥t✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡❞ ❧❛♥❣✉❛❣❡s ✭P②t❤♦♥✱ ❏❛✈❛s❝r✐♣t✱ ❈▲■✮✳ ❲❡ s❤♦✇ t❤❛t t❤❡ ♣❡r❢♦r♠❛♥❝❡ ♦❢ t❤❡ ♣r❡✲❞✐❝t♦rs ❛♥❞ t❤❡ ❝❤❛r❛❝t❡r✐st✐❝s ♦❢ ✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡rs ♠❛❦❡ t❤❡ ✐♥❞✐r❡❝t ❜r❛♥❝❤ ♠✉❝❤ ❧❡ss ❝r✐t✐❝❛❧t❤❛♥ ❜❡❢♦r❡✳

❼ ❲❡ ❡✈❛❧✉❛t❡ t❤❡ ✐♠♣❛❝t ♦❢ ❛ st❛t❡✲♦❢✲t❤❡✲❛rt ❜r❛♥❝❤ ♣r❡❞✐❝t♦r ♣r♦♣♦s❡❞ ✐♥ t❤❡ ❧✐t❡r❛t✉r❡♦♥ t❤❡ s❛♠❡ ✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡rs✱ ❛♥❞ ✇❡ s❤♦✇ t❤❛t t❤❡ tr❡♥❞ ♦❜s❡r✈❡❞ ✇✐t❤ ❡①✐st✐♥❣ ❤❛r❞✇❛r❡ ✐s❝♦♥✜r♠❡❞ ❛♥❞ ❝♦✉❧❞ ❜❡ ❛♠♣❧✐✜❡❞✳

❚❤❡ r❡st ♦❢ t❤✐s ♣❛♣❡r ✐s ♦r❣❛♥✐③❡❞ ❛s ❢♦❧❧♦✇s✳ ❙❡❝t✐♦♥ ✷ ♠♦t✐✈❛t❡s ♦✉r ✇♦r❦✿ ✐t ❛♥❛❧②③❡s✐♥ ♠♦r❡ ❞❡t❛✐❧s t❤❡ ♣❡r❢♦r♠❛♥❝❡ ♦❢ s✇✐t❝❤✲❜❛s❡❞ ✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡rs✱ ✐t ✐♥tr♦❞✉❝❡s ❥✉♠♣ t❤r❡❛❞✐♥❣✱❛♥❞ ♠❡❛s✉r❡s ✐ts ✐♠♣❛❝t ✉s✐♥❣ ❝✉rr❡♥t ✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡rs✳ ❙❡❝t✐♦♥ ✸ r❡✈✐❡✇s t❤❡ ❡✈♦❧✉t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ❜r❛♥❝❤♣r❡❞✐❝t✐♦♥ ♦✈❡r t❤❡ ❧❛st ❞❡❝❛❞❡s✱ ❛♥❞ ♣r❡s❡♥ts t❤❡ st❛t❡✲♦❢✲t❤❡✲❛rt ❜r❛♥❝❤ ♣r❡❞✐❝t♦rs ❚❆●❊ ❢♦r❝♦♥❞✐t✐♦♥❛❧ ❜r❛♥❝❤❡s ❛♥❞ ■❚❚❆●❊ ❬✸✶❪ ❢♦r ✐♥❞✐r❡❝t ❜r❛♥❝❤❡s✳ ❙❡❝t✐♦♥ ✹ ♣r❡s❡♥ts ❡①♣❡r✐♠❡♥t❛❧s❡t✉♣✳ ■♥ ❙❡❝t✐♦♥ ✺✱ ✇❡ ♣r❡s❡♥t ♦✉r ❡①♣❡r✐♠❡♥t❛❧ r❡s✉❧ts ❛♥❞ ♦✉r ✜♥❞✐♥❣s ♦♥ ❜r❛♥❝❤ ♣r❡❞✐❝t✐♦♥✐♠♣❛❝t ♦♥ ✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡r ♣❡r❢♦r♠❛♥❝❡✳ ❙❡❝t✐♦♥ ✻ r❡✈✐❡✇s r❡❧❛t❡❞ ✇♦r❦✳ ❲❡ ❝♦♥❝❧✉❞❡ ✐♥ ❙❡❝t✐♦♥ ✼✳

❚❡r♠✐♥♦❧♦❣② ❚❤✐s ✇♦r❦ ✐s ❝♦♥❝❡r♥❡❞ ✇✐t❤ ✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡rs ❡①❡❝✉t✐♥❣ ❜②t❡❝♦❞❡s✳ ❚❤✐s ❜②t❡❝♦❞❡ ❝❛♥❜❡ ❣❡♥❡r❛t❡❞ st❛t✐❝❛❧❧② ❜❡❢♦r❡ ❛❝t✉❛❧ ❡①❡❝✉t✐♦♥ ✭❛s ✐♥ t❤❡ ❏❛✈❛ ♠♦❞❡❧✮✱ ❥✉st ❜❡❢♦r❡ ❡①❡❝✉t✐♦♥ ✭❛s✐♥ P②t❤♦♥✱ ✇❤✐❝❤ ❧♦❛❞s ❛ ♣②❝ ✜❧❡ ✇❤❡♥ ❛❧r❡❛❞② ♣r❡s❡♥t✱ ❛♥❞ ❣❡♥❡r❛t❡s ✐t ✇❤❡♥ ♠✐ss✐♥❣✮✱ ♦r ❛tr✉♥t✐♠❡ ✭❛s ✐♥ ❏❛✈❛s❝r✐♣t✮✳ ❲❤❛t ✐s ✐♠♣♦rt❛♥t ✐s t❤❛t t❤❡ ❡①❡❝✉t✐♦♥ s②st❡♠ ✐s ♥♦t ❝♦♥❝❡r♥❡❞ ✇✐t❤♣❛rs✐♥❣✱ t❤❡ ❝♦❞❡ ✐s ❛❧r❡❛❞② ❛✈❛✐❧❛❜❧❡ ✐♥ ❛ s✐♠♣❧❡ ✐♥t❡r♠❡❞✐❛t❡ r❡♣r❡s❡♥t❛t✐♦♥✳

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✹ ❘♦❤♦✉ ✫ ◆❛r❛s✐♠❤❛ ❙✇❛♠② ✫ ❙❡③♥❡❝

✶ ✇❤✐❧❡ ✭✶ ✮ ④✷ ♦♣❝ ❂ ✯✈♣❝✰✰❀✸ s✇✐t❝❤ ✭ ♦♣❝ ✮ ④✹ ❝❛s❡ ❆❉❉✿✺ ① ❂ ♣♦♣ ✭ s t❛❝❦ ✮ ❀✻ ② ❂ ♣♦♣ ✭ s t❛❝❦ ✮ ❀✼ ♣✉s❤ ✭ st❛❝❦ ✱ ①✰② ✮ ❀✽ ❜r❡❛❦ ❀✾✶✵ ❝❛s❡ ❙❯❇✿✶✶ ✳ ✳ ✳✶✷ ⑥✶✸ ⑥

✶ ❧♦♦♣ ✿✷ ❛❞❞ ✵①✷ ✱ ❡s ✐✸ ♠♦✈③✇❧ ✭ ❡s ✐ ✮ ✱ ❡❞✐✹ ❝♠♣ ✵①✷✾✾ ✱ ❡❞✐✺ ❥❛ ❁❧♦♦♣❃✻ ♠♦✈ ✵ ① ✳ ✳ ✭ ✱ ❡❞✐ ✱ ✹ ✮ ✱ ❡❛①✼ ❥♠♣ ✯❡❛①

✽ ✳ ✳ ✳✾ ♠♦✈ −✵①✶✵ ✭❡❜① ✮ ✱ ❡❛①✶✵ ❛❞❞ ❡❛① ✱−✵①✷✵ ✭❡❜①✮✶✶ ❛❞❞ ✵ ① ❢ ❢ ❢ ❢ ❢ ❢ ❢ ✵ ✱ ❡❜①✶✷ ❥♠♣ ❁❧♦♦♣❃

✭❛✮ ❈ s♦✉r❝❡ ❝♦❞❡ ✭❜✮ ①✽✻ ❛ss❡♠❜❧②

❋✐❣✉r❡ ✶✿ ▼❛✐♥ ❧♦♦♣ ♦❢ ♥❛✐✈❡ ✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡r

❚❤r♦✉❣❤♦✉t t❤✐s ♣❛♣❡r✱ t❤❡ ✇♦r❞ ❜②t❡❝♦❞❡ r❡❢❡rs t♦ ❛ ✈✐rt✉❛❧ ✐♥str✉❝t✐♦♥ ✭✐♥❝❧✉❞✐♥❣ ♦♣❡r❛♥❞s✮✱✇❤✐❧❡ ♦♣❝♦❞❡ ✐s t❤❡ ♥✉♠❡r✐❝❛❧ ✈❛❧✉❡ ♦❢ t❤❡ ❜②t❡❝♦❞❡ ✭✉s✉❛❧❧② ❡♥❝♦❞❡❞ ❛s ❛ ❈ ❡♥✉♠ t②♣❡✮✳ ■♥str✉❝✲t✐♦♥s r❡❢❡r t♦ ♥❛t✐✈❡ ✐♥str✉❝t✐♦♥s ♦❢ t❤❡ ♣r♦❝❡ss♦r✳ ❚❤❡ ✈✐rt✉❛❧ ♣r♦❣r❛♠ ❝♦✉♥t❡r ✐s t❤❡ ♣♦✐♥t❡rt♦ t❤❡ ❝✉rr❡♥t ❡①❡❝✉t❡❞ ❜②t❡❝♦❞❡✳ ❉✐s♣❛t❝❤ ✐s t❤❡ s❡t ♦❢ ✐♥str✉❝t✐♦♥s ♥❡❡❞❡❞ t♦ ❢❡t❝❤ t❤❡ ♥❡①t❜②t❡❝♦❞❡✱ ❞❡❝♦❞❡ ✐t ✭✐✳❡✳ ✜❣✉r❡ ♦✉t t❤❛t ✐t ✐s ❡✳❣✳ ❛♥ ❛❞❞✮ ❛♥❞ ❥✉♠♣ t♦ t❤❡ ❝❤✉♥❦ ♦❢ ❝♦❞❡ t❤❛t✐♠♣❧❡♠❡♥ts ✐ts s❡♠❛♥t✐❝s✱ ✐✳❡✳ t❤❡ ♣❛②❧♦❛❞ ✭✐♥ t❤✐s ❡①❛♠♣❧❡ t❤❡ ❝♦❞❡ t❤❛t ♣❡r❢♦r♠s t❤❡ ❛❞❞✐t✐♦♥♦❢ t❤❡ ❛♣♣r♦♣r✐❛t❡ ✈❛❧✉❡s✮✳

✷ P❡r❢♦r♠❛♥❝❡ ♦❢ ■♥t❡r♣r❡t❡rs

◗✉♦t✐♥❣ ❈r❛♠❡r ❡t ❛❧✳ ❬✻❪✱ ■♥t❡r♣r❡t✐♥❣ ❜②t❡❝♦❞❡s ✐s s❧♦✇✳ ❚❤❡r❡ ❛r❡ s❡✈❡r❛❧ r❡❛s♦♥s t♦ t❤✐s✳❆♥ ✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡r ✐s ❜❛s✐❝❛❧❧② ❛♥ ✐♥✜♥✐t❡ ❧♦♦♣ t❤❛t ❢❡t❝❤❡s✱ ❞❡❝♦❞❡s✱ ❛♥❞ ❡①❡❝✉t❡s ❜②t❡❝♦❞❡s✱ ♦♥❡❛❢t❡r t❤❡ ♦t❤❡r✳ ❋✐❣✉r❡ ✶ ✭❛✮ ✐❧❧✉str❛t❡s ❛ ✈❡r② s✐♠♣❧✐✜❡❞ ✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡r ✇r✐tt❡♥ ✐♥ ❈✱ st✐❧❧ r❡t❛✐♥✐♥❣s♦♠❡ ❦❡② ❝❤❛r❛❝t❡r✐st✐❝s✳ ▲✐♥❡s ✶ ❛♥❞ ✶✸ ✐♠♣❧❡♠❡♥t t❤❡ ✐♥✜♥✐t❡ ❧♦♦♣✳ ▲✐♥❡ ✷ ❢❡t❝❤❡s t❤❡ ♥❡①t❜②t❡❝♦❞❡ ❢r♦♠ t❤❡ ❛❞❞r❡ss st♦r❡❞ ✐♥ ✈✐rt✉❛❧ ♣r♦❣r❛♠ ❝♦✉♥t❡r ✈♣❝✱ ❛♥❞ ✐♥❝r❡♠❡♥ts ✈♣❝ ✭✐♥ ❝❛s❡t❤❡ ❜②t❡❝♦❞❡ ✐s ❛ ❥✉♠♣✱ ✈♣❝ ♠✉st ❜❡ ❤❛♥❞❧❡❞ s❡♣❛r❛t❡❧②✮✳ ❉❡❝♦❞✐♥❣ ✐s t②♣✐❝❛❧❧② ✐♠♣❧❡♠❡♥t❡❞ ❛s❛ ❧❛r❣❡ s✇✐t❝❤ st❛t❡♠❡♥t✱ st❛rt✐♥❣ ❛t ❧✐♥❡ ✸✳

▼❛♥② ✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡❞ ❧❛♥❣✉❛❣❡s ✐♠♣❧❡♠❡♥t ❛♥ ❡✈❛❧✉❛t✐♦♥ st❛❝❦✳ ❚❤✐s ✐s t❤❡ ❝❛s❡ ♦❢ ❏❛✈❛✱ ❈▲■✱P②t❤♦♥ ❛♠♦♥❣ ♦t❤❡rs ✭❉❛❧✈✐❦ ✐s ❛ ♥♦t❛❜❧❡ ❡①❝❡♣t✐♦♥ ❬✾❪✮✳ ▲✐♥❡s ✺✕✼ ✐❧❧✉str❛t❡ ❤♦✇ ❛♥ ❛❞❞ ✐s✐♠♣❧❡♠❡♥t❡❞✳

❚❤❡ ♣r✐♥❝✐♣❛❧ ♦✈❡r❤❡❛❞ ♦❢ ✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡rs ❝♦♠❡s ❢r♦♠ t❤❡ ❡①❡❝✉t✐♦♥ ♦❢ t❤❡ ❞✐s♣❛t❝❤ ❧♦♦♣✳ ❊✈❡r②❜②t❡❝♦❞❡ t②♣✐❝❛❧❧② r❡q✉✐r❡s t❡♥ ✐♥str✉❝t✐♦♥s ✇❤❡♥ ❝♦♠♣✐❧❡❞ ❞✐r❡❝t❧② ❢r♦♠ st❛♥❞❛r❞ ❈ ✭❛s ♠❡❛s✉r❡❞♦♥ ♦✉r ♦✇♥ ✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡r ❝♦♠♣✐❧❡❞ ❢♦r ①✽✻✱ ❞❡s❝r✐❜❡❞ ✐♥ ❙❡❝t✐♦♥ ✺✳✸✮✳ ❙❡❡ ❋✐❣✉r❡ ✶ ✭❜✮ ❢♦r ❛♣♦ss✐❜❧❡ tr❛♥s❧❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ t❤❡ ♠❛✐♥ ❧♦♦♣ t♦ ①✽✻✳ ❚❤✐s ❝♦♠♣❛r❡s t♦ t❤❡ s✐♥❣❧❡ ♥❛t✐✈❡ ✐♥str✉❝t✐♦♥♥❡❡❞❡❞ ❢♦r ♠♦st ❜②t❡❝♦❞❡s ✇❤❡♥ t❤❡ ❜②t❡❝♦❞❡ ✐s ❏■❚ ❝♦♠♣✐❧❡❞✳ ❆❞❞✐t✐♦♥❛❧ ❝♦sts ❝♦♠❡ ❢r♦♠ t❤❡✐♠♣❧❡♠❡♥t❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ t❤❡ s✇✐t❝❤ st❛t❡♠❡♥t✳ ❆❧❧ ❝♦♠♣✐❧❡rs ✇❡ tr✐❡❞ ✭●❈❈✱ ✐❝❝✱ ▲▲❱▼✮ ❣❡♥❡r❛t❡ ❛❥✉♠♣ t❛❜❧❡ ❛♥❞ ❛♥ ✐♥❞✐r❡❝t ❥✉♠♣ ✐♥str✉❝t✐♦♥ ✭❧✐♥❡ ✼ ♦❢ ❋✐❣✉r❡ ✶ ✭❜✮✮✳ ❚❤✐s ❥✉♠♣ ❤❛s ❤✉♥❞r❡❞s♦❢ ♣♦t❡♥t✐❛❧ t❛r❣❡ts✱ ❛♥❞ ❤❛s ❜❡❡♥ ♣r❡✈✐♦✉s❧② r❡♣♦rt❡❞ t♦ ❜❡ ❞✐✣❝✉❧t t♦ ♣r❡❞✐❝t ❬✶✷✱ ✶✶✱ ✶✽❪✱r❡s✉❧t✐♥❣ t②♣✐❝❛❧❧② ✐♥ ❛♥ ❛❞❞✐t✐♦♥❛❧ ✷✵ ❝②❝❧❡ ♣❡♥❛❧t②✳ ❋✐♥❛❧❧②✱ ♦♣❡r❛♥❞s ♠✉st ❜❡ r❡tr✐❡✈❡❞ ❢r♦♠t❤❡ ❡✈❛❧✉❛t✐♦♥ st❛❝❦✱ ❛♥❞ r❡s✉❧ts st♦r❡❞ ❜❛❝❦ t♦ ✐t ✭❧✐♥❡s ✾✕✶✵✮ ❛♥❞ t❤❡ st❛❝❦ ❛❞❥✉st❡❞ ✭❧✐♥❡ ✶✶✮✱✇❤✐❧❡ ♥❛t✐✈❡ ❝♦❞❡ ✇♦✉❧❞ ❤❛✈❡ ♦♣❡r❛♥❞s ✐♥ r❡❣✐st❡rs ✐♥ ♠♦st ❝❛s❡s ✭✇❤❡♥ ♥♦t s♣✐❧❧❡❞ ❜② t❤❡ r❡❣✐st❡r

■♥r✐❛

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❇r❛♥❝❤ Pr❡❞✐❝t✐♦♥ ❛♥❞ t❤❡ P❡r❢♦r♠❛♥❝❡ ♦❢ ■♥t❡r♣r❡t❡rs ✺

✈♦✐❞✯ ❧ ❛ ❜ ❡ ❧ s ❬ ❪ ❂ ④ ✫✫❆❉❉✱ ✫✫❙❯❇ ✳ ✳ ✳ ⑥ ❀✳ ✳ ✳❣♦t♦ ✯ ❧ ❛ ❜ ❡ ❧ s ❬✯ ✈♣❝✰✰❪❀

❆❉❉✿① ❂ ♣♦♣ ✭ s t❛❝❦ ✮ ❀② ❂ ♣♦♣ ✭ s t❛❝❦ ✮ ❀♣✉s❤ ✭ st❛❝❦ ✱ ①✰② ✮ ❀❣♦t♦ ✯ ❧ ❛ ❜ ❡ ❧ s ❬✯ ✈♣❝✰✰❪❀

❙❯❇✿✳ ✳ ✳❣♦t♦ ✯ ❧ ❛ ❜ ❡ ❧ s ❬✯ ✈♣❝✰✰❪❀

❋✐❣✉r❡ ✷✿ ❚♦❦❡♥ t❤r❡❛❞✐♥❣✱ ✉s✐♥❣ ❛ ●◆❯ ❡①t❡♥s✐♦♥

❛❧❧♦❝❛t♦r✮✳

❆ ♠✐♥♦r ♦✈❡r❤❡❛❞ ❝♦♥s✐sts ✐♥ t✇♦ ✐♥str✉❝t✐♦♥s t❤❛t ❝♦♠♣❛r❡ t❤❡ ♦♣❝♦❞❡ ✈❛❧✉❡ r❡❛❞ ❢r♦♠♠❡♠♦r② ✇✐t❤ t❤❡ r❛♥❣❡ ♦❢ ✈❛❧✐❞ ❜②t❡❝♦❞❡s ❜❡❢♦r❡ ❛❝❝❡ss✐♥❣ t❤❡ ❥✉♠♣ t❛❜❧❡ ✭❧✐♥❡s ✹✕✺✮✳ ❇②❝♦♥str✉❝t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ❛ ✈❛❧✐❞ ✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡r✱ ✈❛❧✉❡s ♠✉st ❜❡ ✇✐t❤✐♥ t❤❡ ✈❛❧✐❞ r❛♥❣❡✱ ❜✉t ❛ ❝♦♠♣✐❧❡r ❞♦❡s♥♦t ❤❛✈❡ ❡♥♦✉❣❤ ✐♥❢♦r♠❛t✐♦♥ t♦ ♣r♦✈❡ t❤✐s✳ ❍♦✇❡✈❡r✱ ❛♥② s✐♠♣❧❡ ❜r❛♥❝❤ ♣r❡❞✐❝t✐♦♥ ✇✐❧❧ ❝♦rr❡❝t❧②♣r❡❞✐❝t t❤✐s ❜r❛♥❝❤✳

❚❤✐s ♣❛♣❡r ❛❞❞r❡ss❡s t❤❡ ♣❛rt ♦❢ t❤❡ ♦✈❡r❤❡❛❞ ❞✉❡ t♦ t❤❡ ✐♥❞✐r❡❝t ❜r❛♥❝❤❡s✳ ❲❡ r❡✈✐s✐t♣r❡✈✐♦✉s ✇♦r❦ ♦♥ t❤❡ ♣r❡❞✐❝t❛❜✐❧✐t② ♦❢ t❤❡ ❜r❛♥❝❤ ✐♥str✉❝t✐♦♥s ✐♥ ✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡rs✱ ❛♥❞ t❤❡ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡s♣r♦♣♦s❡❞ t♦ ❛❞❞r❡ss t❤✐s ❝♦st✳ ❖t❤❡r ♦♣t✐♠✐③❛t✐♦♥s r❡❧❛t❡❞ t♦ ♦♣t✐♠✐③✐♥❣ t❤❡ ❞✐s♣❛t❝❤ ❧♦♦♣ ❛r❡❜r✐❡✢② r❡✈✐❡✇❡❞ ✐♥ ❙❡❝t✐♦♥ ✻✳

✷✳✶ ❏✉♠♣ t❤r❡❛❞✐♥❣

❆s ♠❡♥t✐♦♥❡❞✱ ❛ s✐❣♥✐✜❝❛♥t ♣❛rt ♦❢ t❤❡ ♦✈❡r❤❡❛❞ ♦❢ t❤❡ ❞✐s♣❛t❝❤ ❧♦♦♣ ✐s t❤♦✉❣❤t t♦ ❝♦♠❡ ❢r♦♠t❤❡ ♣♦♦r❧② ♣r❡❞✐❝t❡❞ ✐♥❞✐r❡❝t ❥✉♠♣ t❤❛t ✐♠♣❧❡♠❡♥ts t❤❡ s✇✐t❝❤ st❛t❡♠❡♥t✳ ❏✉♠♣ t❤r❡❛❞✐♥❣ ✐st❤❡ ♥❛♠❡ ♦❢ ❛♥ ♦♣t✐♠✐③❛t✐♦♥ t❤❛t ❛❞❞r❡ss❡s t❤✐s ❝♦st✳ ■t ❜❛s✐❝❛❧❧② ❜②♣❛ss❡s t❤❡ ♠❡❝❤❛♥✐s♠ ♦❢ t❤❡s✇✐t❝❤✱ ❛♥❞ ❥✉♠♣s ❢r♦♠ ♦♥❡ ❝❛s❡ ❡♥tr② t♦ t❤❡ ♥❡①t✳ ❋✐❣✉r❡ ✷ ✐❧❧✉str❛t❡s ❤♦✇ t❤✐s ❝❛♥ ❜❡ ✇r✐tt❡♥✳❏✉♠♣ t❤r❡❛❞✐♥❣✱ t❤♦✉❣❤✱ ❝❛♥♥♦t ❜❡ ✐♠♣❧❡♠❡♥t❡❞ ✐♥ st❛♥❞❛r❞ ❈✳ ■t ✐s ❝♦♠♠♦♥❧② ✐♠♣❧❡♠❡♥t❡❞✇✐t❤ t❤❡ ●◆❯ ❡①t❡♥s✐♦♥ ♥❛♠❡❞ ▲❛❜❡❧s ❛s ❱❛❧✉❡s✶✳ ❆♥❞ ✇❤✐❧❡ ♠❛♥② ❝♦♠♣✐❧❡rs ♥♦✇ s✉♣♣♦rt t❤✐s❡①t❡♥s✐♦♥s ✭✐♥ ♣❛rt✐❝✉❧❛r✱ ✇❡ ❝❤❡❝❦❡❞ ●❈❈✱ ✐❝❝✱ ▲▲❱▼✮✱ ♦❧❞❡r ✈❡rs✐♦♥s ❛♥❞ ♣r♦♣r✐❡t❛r②✱ ♣r♦❝❡ss♦rs♣❡❝✐✜❝ ❝♦♠♣✐❧❡rs ♠❛② ♥♦t s✉♣♣♦rt ✐t✳

❚❤❡ ✐♥t✉✐t✐♦♥ ❜❡❤✐♥❞ t❤❡ ♦♣t✐♠✐③❛t✐♦♥ ❞❡r✐✈❡s ❢r♦♠ ✐♥❝r❡❛s❡❞ ❜r❛♥❝❤ ❝♦rr❡❧❛t✐♦♥✿ ✜rst❧②✱ ❛s✐♥❣❧❡ ✐♥❞✐r❡❝t ❥✉♠♣ ✇✐t❤ ♠❛♥② t❛r❣❡ts ✐s ♥♦✇ r❡♣❧❛❝❡❞ ❜② ♠❛♥② ❥✉♠♣s❀ s❡❝♦♥❞❧②✱ ❡❛❝❤ ❥✉♠♣ ✐s♠♦r❡ ❧✐❦❡❧② t♦ ❝❛♣t✉r❡ ❛ r❡♣❡❛t✐♥❣ s❡q✉❡♥❝❡✱ s✐♠♣❧② ❜❡❝❛✉s❡ ❛♣♣❧✐❝❛t✐♦♥ ❜②t❡❝♦❞❡ ❤❛s ♣❛tt❡r♥s✭❡✳❣✳ ❛ ❝♦♠♣❛r❡ ✐s ♦❢t❡♥ ❢♦❧❧♦✇❡❞ ❜② ❛ ❥✉♠♣✮✳

▼❛♥② ✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡rs ❝❤❡❝❦ ✐❢ t❤✐s ❡①t❡♥s✐♦♥ ✐s ❛✈❛✐❧❛❜❧❡ ✐♥ t❤❡ ❝♦♠♣✐❧❡r t♦ ❞❡❝✐❞❡ ✇❤❡t❤❡r t♦❡①♣❧♦✐t ✐t✱ ♦r t♦ r❡✈❡rt t♦ t❤❡ ❝❧❛ss✐❝❛❧ s✇✐t❝❤✲❜❛s❡❞ ✐♠♣❧❡♠❡♥t❛t✐♦♥✳ ❊①❛♠♣❧❡s ✐♥❝❧✉❞❡ ❏❛✈❛s❝r✐♣t❛♥❞ P②t❤♦♥✱ ❞✐s❝✉ss❡❞ ✐♥ t❤✐s ♣❛♣❡r✳ Pr❡✈✐♦✉s ✇♦r❦ ❬✶✷❪ r❡♣♦rts t❤❛t ✐t ✐s ❛❧s♦ t❤❡ ❝❛s❡ ❢♦r ❖❝❛♠❧✱❨❆P ❛♥❞ Pr♦❧♦❣✳ ❚❤✐s ❞♦✉❜❧❡ ✐♠♣❧❡♠❡♥t❛t✐♦♥✱ ❤♦✇❡✈❡r✱ r❡s✉❧ts ✐♥ ❝✉♠❜❡rs♦♠❡ ❝♦❞❡✱ ★✐❢❞❡❢s✱❛s ✇❡❧❧ ❛s t❤❡ ♥❡❡❞ t♦ ❞✐s❛❜❧❡ s❡✈❡r❛❧ ❝♦❞❡ tr❛♥s❢♦r♠❛t✐♦♥s t❤❛t ❝♦✉❧❞ ❞❡✲♦♣t✐♠✐③❡ ✐t ✭t❤❡ s♦✉r❝❡❝♦❞❡ ♦❢ P②t❤♦♥ ♠❡♥t✐♦♥s ❣❧♦❜❛❧ ❝♦♠♠♦♥ s✉❜❡①♣r❡ss✐♦♥ ❡❧✐♠✐♥❛t✐♦♥ ❛♥❞ ❝r♦ss✲❥✉♠♣✐♥❣✮✳

✶❆❧t❡r♥❛t✐✈❡❧②✱ ❛ ❢❡✇ ❧✐♥❡s ♦❢ ✐♥❧✐♥❡ ❛ss❡♠❜❧② ❝❛♥ ❜❡ ✉s❡❞✱ ❛t t❤❡ ❡①♣❡♥s❡ ♦❢ ♣♦rt❛❜✐❧✐t②✳

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✭❛✮ ❙♣❡❡❞✉♣ ❞✉❡ t♦ t❤r❡❛❞❡❞ ❝♦❞❡ ✐♥ P②t❤♦♥✲✸ ✭❜✮ ❙♣❡❡❞✉♣ ❞✉❡ t♦ ♦♣❝♦❞❡ ♣r❡❞✐❝t✐♦♥ ✐♥ P②t❤♦♥✲✷

❋✐❣✉r❡ ✸✿ ❙♣❡❡❞✉♣s ✐♥ P②t❤♦♥

✷✳✷ ▼♦t✐✈❛t✐♦♥ ❊①❛♠♣❧❡

❈✉rr❡♥t ✈❡rs✐♦♥s ♦❢ P②t❤♦♥✲✸ ❛♥❞ ❏❛✈❛s❝r✐♣t ❛✉t♦♠❛t✐❝❛❧❧② t❛❦❡ ❛❞✈❛♥t❛❣❡ ♦❢ t❤r❡❛❞❡❞ ❝♦❞❡✇❤❡♥ s✉♣♣♦rt❡❞ ❜② t❤❡ ❝♦♠♣✐❧❡r✳ ❚❤❡ ✐♠♣❧❡♠❡♥t❛t✐♦♥ ❝♦♥s✐sts ✐♥ t✇♦ ✈❡rs✐♦♥s ✭♣❧❛✐♥ s✇✐t❝❤

❛♥❞ t❤r❡❛❞❡❞ ❝♦❞❡✮✱ ♦♥❡ ♦❢ t❤❡♠ ❜❡✐♥❣ s❡❧❡❝t❡❞ ❛t ❝♦♠♣✐❧❡ t✐♠❡✱ ❜❛s❡❞ ♦♥ ❝♦♠♣✐❧❡r s✉♣♣♦rt ❢♦rt❤❡ ▲❛❜❡❧s ❛s ❱❛❧✉❡s ❡①t❡♥s✐♦♥✳ ❚❤r❡❛❞❡❞ ❝♦❞❡ ❝❛♥ ❜❡ ❡❛s✐❧② ❞✐s❛❜❧❡❞ t❤♦✉❣❤ t❤❡ ❝♦♥❢✐❣✉r❡

s❝r✐♣t ♦r ❛ ★❞❡❢✐♥❡✳■♥ ✷✵✵✶✱ ❊rt❧ ❛♥❞ ●r❡❣❣ ❬✶✶❪ ♦❜s❡r✈❡❞ t❤❛t✿

✏❢♦r ❝✉rr❡♥t ❜r❛♥❝❤ ♣r❡❞✐❝t♦rs✱ t❤r❡❛❞❡❞ ❝♦❞❡ ✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡rs ❝❛✉s❡ ❢❡✇❡r ♠✐s♣r❡❞✐❝t✐♦♥s✱❛♥❞ ❛r❡ ❛❧♠♦st t✇✐❝❡ ❛s ❢❛st ❛s s✇✐t❝❤ ❜❛s❡❞ ✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡rs ♦♥ ♠♦❞❡r♥ s✉♣❡rs❝❛❧❛r❛r❝❤✐t❡❝t✉r❡s✑✳

❚❤❡ ❝✉rr❡♥t s♦✉r❝❡ ❝♦❞❡ ♦❢ P②t❤♦♥✲✸ ❛❧s♦ s❛②s✿

✏❆t t❤❡ t✐♠❡ ♦❢ t❤✐s ✇r✐t✐♥❣✱ t❤❡ t❤r❡❛❞❡❞ ❝♦❞❡ ✈❡rs✐♦♥ ✐s ✉♣ t♦ ✶✺✲✷✵✪ ❢❛st❡r t❤❛♥t❤❡ ♥♦r♠❛❧ s✇✐t❝❤ ✈❡rs✐♦♥✱ ❞❡♣❡♥❞✐♥❣ ♦♥ t❤❡ ❝♦♠♣✐❧❡r ❛♥❞ t❤❡ ❈P❯ ❛r❝❤✐t❡❝t✉r❡✳✑

❚❤❡ ✈❡rs✐♦♥ r❡✈✐s✐♦♥ ♦♥ t❤❡ P②t❤♦♥ r❡♣♦s✐t♦r② ❧❡t ✉s tr❛❝❦ t❤✐s ❝♦♠♠❡♥t ❜❛❝❦ t♦ ❏❛♥✉❛r② ✷✵✵✾✳❲❡ ❡①♣❡r✐♠❡♥t❡❞ ✇✐t❤ P②t❤♦♥✲✸✳✸✳✷✱ ❜♦t❤ ✇✐t❤ ❛♥❞ ✇✐t❤♦✉t t❤r❡❛❞❡❞ ❝♦❞❡✱ ❛♥❞ t❤❡ ❯♥❧❛❞❡♥

❙✇❛❧❧♦✇ ❜❡♥❝❤♠❛r❦s ✭s❡❧❡❝t✐♥❣ ♦♥❧② t❤❡ ❜❡♥❝❤♠❛r❦s ❝♦♠♣❛t✐❜❧❡ ✇✐t❤ P②t❤♦♥ ✷ ❛♥❞ P②t❤♦♥✸✱ ✇✐t❤ ✢❛❣ ✲❜ ✷♥✸✮✳ ❲❡ ❡①♣❡r✐♠❡♥t❡❞ ✇✐t❤ ❛ r❡❝❡♥t ❙❛♥❞② ❇r✐❞❣❡ ♠❛❝❤✐♥❡✱ ❛ s❧✐❣❤t❧② ♦❧❞❡r◆❡❤❛❧❡♠✱ ❛s ✇❡❧❧ ❛s ❛♥ ♦❧❞❡r ❈♦r❡✷✳ ❋✐❣✉r❡ ✸ ✭❛✮ s❤♦✇s t❤❡ ♣❡r❢♦r♠❛♥❝❡ ✐♠♣r♦✈❡♠❡♥t ❞✉❡ t♦t❤r❡❛❞❡❞ ❝♦❞❡✳

◆❡❤❛❧❡♠ s❤♦✇s ❛ ❢❡✇ ♦✉tst❛♥❞✐♥❣ s♣❡❡❞✉♣s ✐♥ t❤❡ ✸✵✪✕✹✵✪ r❛♥❣❡✱ ❛s ✇❡❧❧ ❛s ❙❛♥❞② ❇r✐❞❣❡ t♦❛ ❧❡ss❡r ❡①t❡♥t✱ ❜✉t t❤❡ ❛✈❡r❛❣❡ s♣❡❡❞✉♣s ✭❣❡♦♠❡❛♥ ♦❢ ✐♥❞✐✈✐❞✉❛❧ s♣❡❡❞✉♣s✮ ❢♦r ❈♦r❡✷✱ ◆❡❤❛❧❡♠✱❛♥❞ ❙❛♥❞② ❇r✐❞❣❡ ❛r❡ r❡s♣❡❝t✐✈❡❧② ✼✳✷✪✱ ✶✵✳✶✪ ❛♥❞ ✹✳✷✪✱ ✇✐t❤ ❛ ❢❡✇ ♦✉tst❛♥❞✐♥❣ ✈❛❧✉❡s ❢♦r❡❛❝❤ ♠✐❝r♦❛r❝❤✐t❡❝t✉r❡✳ ❚❤❡ ✐♠♣❛❝t ♦❢ t❤r❡❛❞❡❞ ❝♦❞❡ ✐s ❧❡ss ♦♥ ❙❛♥❞② ❇r✐❞❣❡ t❤❛♥ ♦♥ ◆❡❤❛❧❡♠✳

P②t❤♦♥✲✷ ❛❧s♦ s✉♣♣♦rts ❛ ❧✐♠✐t❡❞ ✈❡rs✐♦♥ ♦❢ t❤r❡❛❞✐♥❣✱ ✐♠♣❧❡♠❡♥t❡❞ ✐♥ st❛♥❞❛r❞ ❈✱ ❛✐♠❡❞ ❛tt❤❡ ♠♦st ❢r❡q✉❡♥t ♣❛✐rs ♦❢ s✉❝❝❡ss✐✈❡ ♦♣❝♦❞❡s✳ ◆✐♥❡ ♣❛✐rs ♦❢ ♦♣❝♦❞❡s ❛r❡ ✐❞❡♥t✐✜❡❞ ❛♥❞ ❤❛r❞❝♦❞❡❞✐♥ t❤❡ ❞✐s♣❛t❝❤ ❧♦♦♣✳ ❚❤❡ s♣❡❡❞✉♣s ❛r❡ r❡♣♦rt❡❞ ✐♥ ❋✐❣✉r❡ ✸ ✭❜✮✳ ❘❡s♣❡❝t✐✈❡ ❛✈❡r❛❣❡ s♣❡❡❞✉♣s❛r❡ ✸✳✾✪✱ ✷✳✽✪ ❛♥❞ ✸✳✷✪ ❢♦r ❈♦r❡✷✱ ◆❡❤❛❧❡♠✱ ❛♥❞ ❙❛♥❞② ❇r✐❞❣❡✳ ❖✉tst❛♥❞✐♥❣ ✈❛❧✉❡s ♠♦st❧②❛♣♣❧② t♦ t❤❡ ❈♦r❡✷ ❛r❝❤✐t❡❝t✉r❡✳

❆s ✐❧❧✉str❛t❡❞ ❜② t❤✐s s✐♠♣❧❡ ❡①♣❡r✐♠❡♥t✱ t❤❡ s♣❡❡❞✉♣ ❜r♦✉❣❤t ❜② ❥✉♠♣ t❤r❡❛❞✐♥❣ ♦♥ ♠♦❞❡r♥❤❛r❞✇❛r❡ ✐s ♠✉❝❤ ❧❡ss ✐t ✉s❡❞ t♦ ❜❡✳ ❆♥❞ ❛ ❜❡tt❡r ❜r❛♥❝❤ ♣r❡❞✐❝t✐♦♥ ✐s ♥♦t t❤❡ s✐♥❣❧❡ ❢❛❝t♦r❝♦♥tr✐❜✉t✐♥❣ t♦ t❤❡ s♣❡❡❞✉♣✳ ❆s ❛❧r❡❛❞② ♦❜s❡r✈❡❞ ❜② P✐✉♠❛rt❛ ❛♥❞ ❘✐❝❝❛r❞✐ ❬✷✸❪ t❤r❡❛❞❡❞ ❝♦❞❡❛❧s♦ ❡①❡❝✉t❡s ❢❡✇❡r ✐♥str✉❝t✐♦♥s ❜❡❝❛✉s❡ ♣❛rt ♦❢ t❤❡ ❞✐s♣❛t❝❤ ❧♦♦♣ ✐s ❜②♣❛ss❡❞✳ ❋✐❣✉r❡ ✹ ✐❧❧✉str❛t❡s✱

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❢♦r ❡❛❝❤ ♦❢ t❤❡ ❛❜♦✈❡ ♠❡♥t✐♦♥❡❞ P②t❤♦♥ ❜❡♥❝❤♠❛r❦s✱ ❤♦✇ s♣❡❡❞✉♣s ♦♥ ❙❛♥❞② ❇r✐❞❣❡ r❡❧❛t❡s t♦r❡❞✉❝t✐♦♥s ✐♥ ♥✉♠❜❡r ♦❢ ❡①❡❝✉t❡❞ ✐♥str✉❝t✐♦♥s ❛♥❞ ♠✐s♣r❡❞✐❝t❡❞ ❜r❛♥❝❤ ✐♥str✉❝t✐♦♥s✳ ■t s❤♦✇st❤❛t ❜♦t❤ ❝♦♥tr✐❜✉t❡ t♦ t❤❡ ♦❜s❡r✈❡❞ s♣❡❡❞✉♣✳

✷✳✸ ❘❡✈✐s✐t✐♥❣ ❈♦♥✈❡♥t✐♦♥❛❧ ❲✐s❞♦♠

❈♦♥✈❡♥t✐♦♥❛❧ ✇✐s❞♦♠ ❝♦♥s✐❞❡rs t❤❛t t❤❡ ✐♥❞✐r❡❝t ❜r❛♥❝❤ t❤❛t ❞r✐✈❡s t❤❡ ❞✐s♣❛t❝❤ ❧♦♦♣ ♦❢ ❛ s✇✐t❝❤✲❜❛s❡❞ ✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡r ✐s ✐♥❤❡r❡♥t❧② ❞✐✣❝✉❧t t♦ ♣r❡❞✐❝t✳ ▼✉❝❤ ❡✛♦rt ❤❛s ❜❡❡♥ ❞❡✈♦t❡❞ ✕ ✐♥ t❤❡ ❧✐t❡r❛t✉r❡❛♥❞ ✐♥ ❛❝t✉❛❧ s♦✉r❝❡ ❝♦❞❡ ✕ t♦ ✐♠♣r♦✈✐♥❣ ✐ts ♣r❡❞✐❝t❛❜✐❧✐t② ❛♥❞ r❡❞✉❝✐♥❣ ✐ts ♦✈❡r❤❡❛❞✳

❚❤✐s ✇❛s ❝❡rt❛✐♥❧② tr✉❡ ✐♥ t❤❡ ♣❛st✱ ❛♥❞ ✇❡ r❡✈✐❡✇ r❡❧❛t❡❞ ✇♦r❦ ✐♥ ❙❡❝t✐♦♥ ✻✳ ❍♦✇❡✈❡r✱ ❜r❛♥❝❤♣r❡❞✐❝t♦rs ❤❛✈❡ s✐❣♥✐✜❝❛♥t❧② ❡✈♦❧✈❡❞✱ ❛♥❞ t❤❡② ❛❝❤✐❡✈❡ ♠✉❝❤ ❜❡tt❡r ♣❡r❢♦r♠❛♥❝❡✳ ■♥ t❤✐s ♣❛♣❡r✱✇❡ st✉❞② t❤❡ ♣r♦♣❡rt✐❡s ♦❢ ❝✉rr❡♥t ✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡rs ❛♥❞ st❛t❡✲♦❢✲t❤❡✲❛rt ❜r❛♥❝❤ ♣r❡❞✐❝t✐♦♥✱ ❛♥❞ ✇❡s❤♦✇ t❤❛t t❤❡ ❜❡❤❛✈✐♦r ♦❢ t❤❡ ♠❛✐♥ ✐♥❞✐r❡❝t ❜r❛♥❝❤ ✐s ♥♦✇ ❛ ♠✐♥♦r ✐ss✉❡✳

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▼❛♥② ♣r♦♣♦s❛❧s ❤❛✈❡ ❜❡❡♥ ✐♥tr♦❞✉❝❡❞ ❢♦r ✐♠♣r♦✈✐♥❣ t❤❡ ❛❝❝✉r❛❝② ♦❢ ❝♦♥❞✐t✐♦♥❛❧ ❜r❛♥❝❤ ♣r❡❞✐❝t✐♦♥❞✉r✐♥❣ t❤❡ t✇♦ ♣❛st ❞❡❝❛❞❡s✱ ❡✳❣✳ t✇♦✲❧❡✈❡❧ ❜r❛♥❝❤ ♣r❡❞✐❝t✐♦♥ ❬✸✼❪✱ ❤②❜r✐❞ ♣r❡❞✐❝t♦rs ❬✶✾❪✱ ❞❡✲❛❧✐❛s❡❞ ♣r❡❞✐❝t♦rs ❬✶✻✱ ✸✸✱ ✷✵❪✱ ♠✉❧t✐♣❧❡ ❤✐st♦r② ❧❡♥❣t❤ ✉s❡ ❬✸✵❪✱ ❛♥❞ ♠♦r❡ r❡❝❡♥t❧② ♣❡r❝❡♣tr♦♥✲✐♥s♣✐r❡❞ ♣r❡❞✐❝t♦rs ❬✶✺❪ ❛♥❞ ❣❡♦♠❡tr✐❝ ❤✐st♦r② ❧❡♥❣t❤ ♣r❡❞✐❝t♦rs ❬✷✼✱ ✸✶❪✳ ❆❧❧ t❤❡s❡ ♣r♦♣♦s✐t✐♦♥s❤❛✈❡ ✐♥✢✉❡♥❝❡❞ t❤❡ ❞❡s✐❣♥ ♦❢ t❤❡ ❜r❛♥❝❤ ♣r❡❞✐❝t♦rs ❡♠❜❡❞❞❡❞ ✐♥ ♥♦✇❛❞❛②s st❛t❡✲♦❢✲❛rt ♣r♦❝❡ss♦rs✳

❲❤✐❧❡ ❡✛❡❝t✐✈❡ ❤❛r❞✇❛r❡ ♣r❡❞✐❝t♦rs ♣r♦❜❛❜❧② ❝♦♠❜✐♥❡ s❡✈❡r❛❧ ♣r❡❞✐❝t✐♦♥ s❝❤❡♠❡s ✭❛ ❣❧♦❜❛❧❤✐st♦r② ❝♦♠♣♦♥❡♥t✱ ❛ ❧♦♦♣ ♣r❡❞✐❝t♦r ❛♥❞ ♠❛②❜❡ ❛ ❧♦❝❛❧ ❤✐st♦r② ♣r❡❞✐❝t♦r✮✱ ❚❆●❊ ❬✸✶✱ ✷✾❪ ✐s❣❡♥❡r❛❧❧② ❝♦♥s✐❞❡r❡❞ ❛s t❤❡ st❛t❡✲♦❢✲t❤❡✲❛rt ✐♥ ❣❧♦❜❛❧ ❤✐st♦r② ❜❛s❡❞ ❝♦♥❞✐t✐♦♥❛❧ ❜r❛♥❝❤ ♣r❡❞✐❝t✐♦♥✳❚❆●❊ ❢❡❛t✉r❡s s❡✈❡r❛❧ ✭♣❛rt✐❛❧❧②✮ t❛❣❣❡❞ ♣r❡❞✐❝t♦r t❛❜❧❡s✳ ❚❤❡ t❛❜❧❡s ❛r❡ ✐♥❞❡①❡❞ ✇✐t❤ ✐♥❝r❡❛s✐♥❣❣❧♦❜❛❧ ❤✐st♦r② ❧❡♥❣t❤✱ t❤❡ s❡t ♦❢ ❤✐st♦r② ❧❡♥❣t❤s ❢♦r♠✐♥❣ ❛ ❣❡♦♠❡tr✐❝ s❡r✐❡s✳ ❚❤❡ ♣r❡❞✐❝t✐♦♥✐s ❣✐✈❡♥ ❜② t❤❡ ❧♦♥❣❡st ❤✐tt✐♥❣ t❛❜❧❡✳ ❚❆●❊ ♣r❡❞✐❝t♦rs ❢❡❛t✉r✐♥❣ ♠❛①✐♠✉♠ ❤✐st♦r② ❧❡♥❣t❤ ♦❢s❡✈❡r❛❧ ❤✉♥❞r❡❞s ♦❢ ❜✐ts ❝❛♥ ❜❡ ✐♠♣❧❡♠❡♥t❡❞ ✐♥ r❡❛❧ ❤❛r❞✇❛r❡ ❛t ❛♥ ❛✛♦r❞❛❜❧❡ st♦r❛❣❡ ❝♦st✳❚❤❡r❡❢♦r❡ ❚❆●❊ ✐s ❛❜❧❡ t♦ ❝❛♣t✉r❡ ❝♦rr❡❧❛t✐♦♥ ❜❡t✇❡❡♥ ❜r❛♥❝❤❡s ❞✐st❛♥t ❜② s❡✈❡r❛❧ ❤✉♥❞r❡❞s ♦r❡✈❡♥ t❤♦✉s❛♥❞s ♦❢ ✐♥str✉❝t✐♦♥s✳

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✽ ❘♦❤♦✉ ✫ ◆❛r❛s✐♠❤❛ ❙✇❛♠② ✫ ❙❡③♥❡❝

❋♦r ❛ ❧♦♥❣ t✐♠❡✱ ✐♥❞✐r❡❝t ❜r❛♥❝❤ t❛r❣❡ts ✇❡r❡ ♥❛✐✈❡❧② ♣r❡❞✐❝t❡❞ ❜② t❤❡ ❜r❛♥❝❤ t❛r❣❡t ❜✉✛❡r✱✐✳❡✳ t❤❡ t❛r❣❡t ♦❢ t❤❡ ❧❛st ♦❝❝✉rr❡♥❝❡ ♦❢ t❤❡ ❜r❛♥❝❤ ✇❛s ♣r❡❞✐❝t❡❞✳ ❍♦✇❡✈❡r t❤❡ ❛❝❝✉r❛❝② ♦❢❝♦♥❞✐t✐♦♥❛❧ ❜r❛♥❝❤ ♣r❡❞✐❝t♦rs ✐s ❜❡❝♦♠✐♥❣ ❤✐❣❤❡r ❛♥❞ ❤✐❣❤❡r✳ ❚❤❡ ♣❡♥❛❧t✐❡s ❢♦r ❛ ♠✐s♣r❡❞✐❝t✐♦♥♦♥ ❛ ❝♦♥❞✐t✐♦♥❛❧ ❜r❛♥❝❤ ♦r ♦♥ ❛♥ ✐♥❞✐r❡❝t ❜r❛♥❝❤ ❛r❡ ✐♥ t❤❡ s❛♠❡ r❛♥❣❡✳ ❚❤❡r❡❢♦r❡ ❡✈❡♥ ♦♥ ❛♥❛♣♣❧✐❝❛t✐♦♥ ❢❡❛t✉r✐♥❣ ❛ ♠♦❞❡r❛t❡ ❛♠♦✉♥t ♦❢ ✐♥❞✐r❡❝t ❜r❛♥❝❤❡s✱ t❤❡ ♠✐s♣r❡❞✐❝t✐♦♥ ♣❡♥❛❧t② ❝♦♥tr✐✲❜✉t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ✐♥❞✐r❡❝t ❜r❛♥❝❤❡s ♠❛② ❜❡ ✈❡r② s✐❣♥✐✜❝❛♥t ✐❢ ♦♥❡ ♥❡❣❧❡❝ts t❤❡ ✐♥❞✐r❡❝t ❜r❛♥❝❤ ♣r❡❞✐❝t✐♦♥✳P❛rt✐❝✉❧❛r❧② ♦♥ ❛♣♣❧✐❝❛t✐♦♥s ❢❡❛t✉r✐♥❣ s✇✐t❝❤❡s ✇✐t❤ ♠❛♥② ❝❛s❡ st❛t❡♠❡♥ts✱ ❡✳❣✳ ✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡rs✱ t❤❡❛❝❝✉r❛❝② ♦❢ t❤✐s ♥❛✐✈❡ ♣r❡❞✐❝t✐♦♥ ✐s q✉✐t❡ ❧♦✇✳ ❚♦ ❧✐♠✐t ✐♥❞✐r❡❝t ❜r❛♥❝❤ ♠✐s♣r❡❞✐❝t✐♦♥s✱ ❈❤❛♥❣ ❡t❛❧✳ ❬✹❪ ♣r♦♣♦s❡ t♦ ❧❡✈❡r❛❣❡ t❤❡ ❣❧♦❜❛❧ ✭❝♦♥❞✐t✐♦♥❛❧✮ ❜r❛♥❝❤ ❤✐st♦r② t♦ ♣r❡❞✐❝t t❤❡ ✐♥❞✐r❡❝t ❜r❛♥❝❤t❛r❣❡ts✱ ✐✳❡✳ ❛ ❣s❤❛r❡✲❧✐❦❡ ✐♥❞❡①❡❞ t❛❜❧❡ ✐s ✉s❡❞ t♦ st♦r❡ t❤❡ ✐♥❞✐r❡❝t ❜r❛♥❝❤ t❛r❣❡ts✳ ❍♦✇❡✈❡r❉r✐❡s❡♥ ❛♥❞ ❍♦❧③❧❡ ❬✽❪ ♣♦✐♥t ♦✉t t❤❛t ♠❛♥② ✐♥❞✐r❡❝t ❜r❛♥❝❤❡s ❛r❡ ❝♦rr❡❝t❧② ♣r❡❞✐❝t❡❞ ❜② ❛ s✐♠♣❧❡P❈✲❜❛s❡❞ t❛❜❧❡✱ s✐♥❝❡ ❛t ❡①❡❝✉t✐♦♥ t✐♠❡ t❤❡② ❢❡❛t✉r❡ ❛ s✐♥❣❧❡ ❞②♥❛♠✐❝ t❛r❣❡t✳ ❚❤❡② ♣r♦♣♦s❡❞ t❤❡❝❛s❝❛❞❡❞ ✐♥❞✐r❡❝t ❜r❛♥❝❤ ♣r❡❞✐❝t♦r t♦ ❛ss♦❝✐❛t❡ ❛ P❈✲❜❛s❡❞ t❛❜❧❡ ✭♠✐❣❤t ❜❡ t❤❡ ❜r❛♥❝❤ t❛r❣❡t❜✉✛❡r✮ ✇✐t❤ ❛ t❛❣❣❡❞ ✭P❈✰❣❧♦❜❛❧ ❜r❛♥❝❤ ❤✐st♦r②✮ ✐♥❞❡①❡❞ t❛❜❧❡✳

▼♦r❡ r❡❝❡♥t❧②✱ ❙❡③♥❡❝ ❛♥❞ ▼✐❝❤❛✉❞ ❬✸✶❪ ❞❡r✐✈❡❞ ■❚❚❆●❊ ❢r♦♠ t❤❡✐r ❚❆●❊ ♣r❡❞✐❝t♦r✳ ■♥st❡❛❞♦❢ s✐♠♣❧❡ ❝♦♥❞✐t✐♦♥❛❧ ❜r❛♥❝❤ ❞✐r❡❝t✐♦♥s✱ ■❚❚❆●❊ st♦r❡s t❤❡ ❝♦♠♣❧❡t❡ t❛r❣❡t ✐♥ t❛❣❣❡❞ t❛❜❧❡s✐♥❞❡①❡❞ ✇✐t❤ ✐♥❝r❡❛s✐♥❣ ❤✐st♦r② ❧❡♥❣t❤s ✇❤✐❝❤ ❢♦r♠ ❛ ❣❡♦♠❡tr✐❝ s❡r✐❡s✳ ❆s ❢♦r ❚❆●❊✱ t❤❡ ❤✐tt✐♥❣t❛❜❧❡ ❢❡❛t✉r✐♥❣ t❤❡ ❧♦♥❣❡st ❤✐st♦r② ❧❡♥❣t❤ ♣r♦✈✐❞❡s t❤❡ ♣r❡❞✐❝t✐♦♥✳ ❆t t❤❡ r❡❝❡♥t ✸r❞ ❝❤❛♠♣✐♦♥s❤✐♣♦♥ ❜r❛♥❝❤ ♣r❡❞✐❝t✐♦♥ ✐♥ ✷✵✶✶✷✱ ❚❆●❊✲❜❛s❡❞ ✭r❡s♣✳ ■❚❚❆●❊✲❜❛s❡❞✮ ♣r❡❞✐❝t♦rs ✇❡r❡ s❤♦✇♥ t♦♦✉t♣❡r❢♦r♠ ♦t❤❡r ❝♦♥❞✐t✐♦♥❛❧ ❜r❛♥❝❤ ♣r❡❞✐❝t♦rs ✭r❡s♣✳ ✐♥❞✐r❡❝t ❥✉♠♣ ♣r❡❞✐❝t♦rs✮✳

✸✳✷ ■♥t✉✐t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ■❚❚❆●❊ ♦♥ ✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡rs

❚❆●❊ ♣❡r❢♦r♠s ✈❡r② ✇❡❧❧ ❛t ♣r❡❞✐❝t✐♥❣ t❤❡ ❜❡❤❛✈✐♦r ♦❢ ❝♦♥❞✐t✐♦♥❛❧ ❜r❛♥❝❤❡s t❤❛t ❡①❤✐❜✐t r❡♣❡t✲✐t✐✈❡ ♣❛tt❡r♥s ❛♥❞ ✈❡r② ❧♦♥❣ ♣❛tt❡r♥s✳ ❚②♣✐❝❛❧❧② ✇❤❡♥ ❛ ❣✐✈❡♥ ✭♠❛②❜❡ ✈❡r② ❧♦♥❣✮ s❡q✉❡♥❝❡ ♦❢❧❡♥❣t❤ ▲ ❜r❛♥❝❤❡s ❜❡❢♦r❡ t❤❡ ❝✉rr❡♥t ♣r♦❣r❛♠ ❝♦✉♥t❡r ✇❛s ❛❧✇❛②s ❜✐❛s❡❞ ✐♥ ❛ ❞✐r❡❝t✐♦♥ ✐♥ t❤❡♣❛st✱ t❤❡♥ ❚❆●❊ ✕ ♣r♦✈✐❞❡❞ ✐t ❢❡❛t✉r❡s s✉✣❝✐❡♥t ♥✉♠❜❡r ♦❢ ❡♥tr✐❡s ✕ ✇✐❧❧ ❝♦rr❡❝t❧② ♣r❡❞✐❝t t❤❡❜r❛♥❝❤✱ ✐♥❞❡♣❡♥❞❡♥t❧② ♦❢ t❤❡ ♠✐♥✐♠✉♠ ❤✐st♦r② ❧❡ ♥❡❡❞❡❞ t♦ ❞✐s❝r✐♠✐♥❛t❡ ❜❡t✇❡❡♥ t❤❡ ❡✛❡❝t✐✈❡❜✐❛s❡❞ ♣❛t❤ ❛♥❞ ❛♥♦t❤❡r ♣❛t❤✳ ❚❤✐s ♠✐♥✐♠✉♠ ♣❛t❤ ✐s ❝❛♣t✉r❡❞ ❜② ♦♥❡ ♦❢ t❤❡ t❛❜❧❡s ✐♥❞❡①❡❞ ✇✐t❤❤✐st♦r② ❧♦♥❣❡r t❤❛♥ ❧❡✳ ❲✐t❤ ❚❆●❊✱ t❤❡ ♦✉t❝♦♠❡s ♦❢ ❜r❛♥❝❤❡s ❝♦rr❡❧❛t❡❞ ✇✐t❤ ❝❧♦s❡ ❜r❛♥❝❤❡s❛r❡ ❝❛♣t✉r❡❞ ❜② s❤♦rt ❤✐st♦r② ❧❡♥❣t❤ t❛❜❧❡s✱ ❛♥❞ t❤❡ ♦✉t❝♦♠❡s ♦❢ ❜r❛♥❝❤❡s ❝♦rr❡❧❛t❡❞ ✇✐t❤ ✈❡r②❞✐st❛♥t ❜r❛♥❝❤❡s ❛r❡ ❝❛♣t✉r❡❞ ❜② ❧♦♥❣ ❤✐st♦r② ❧❡♥❣t❤ t❛❜❧❡s✳ ❚❤✐s ♦♣t✐♠✐③❡s t❤❡ ❛♣♣❧✐❝❛t✐♦♥❢♦♦t♣r✐♥t ♦♥ t❤❡ ♣r❡❞✐❝t♦r✳ ❚❤❡ s❛♠❡ ❛♣♣❧✐❡s ❢♦r ✐♥❞✐r❡❝t ❜r❛♥❝❤❡s✳

❚✇♦ ♣♦ss✐❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✇❡r❡ ❡①♣❧♦r❡❞ ❢♦r ■❚❚❆●❊ ✐♥ ♣r❡✈✐♦✉s st✉❞✐❡s✿ ❣❧♦❜❛❧ ❤✐st♦r② ♦❢ ❛❧❧ ❜r❛♥❝❤❡s✭❝♦♥❞✐t✐♦♥❛❧✱ ✐♥❞✐r❡❝ts✱ r❡t✉r♥s✳✳✳✮ ❬✸✶❪ ♦r ❣❧♦❜❛❧ ❤✐st♦r② ♦❢ ♦♥❧② ✐♥❞✐r❡❝t ❜r❛♥❝❤❡s ❛♥❞ ❝❛❧❧s ❬✷✽❪✳◆♦♥❡ ♦❢ t❤❡ s♦❧✉t✐♦♥s ✇❛s ❝❧❡❛r❧② ❜❡tt❡r t❤❛♥ t❤❡ ♦t❤❡r ♦♥ t❤❡ ♦✈❡r❛❧❧ t❡st❡❞ s✉✐t❡s ♦❢ ❜❡♥❝❤♠❛r❦s✳❍♦✇❡✈❡r ♦♥ ❛♣♣❧✐❝❛t✐♦♥s s✉❝❤ ❛s ✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡rs ✇❤❡r❡ ✐♥❞✐r❡❝t ❜r❛♥❝❤❡s ❢♦r♠ t❤❡ s❦❡❧❡t♦♥ ♦❢ t❤❡❛♣♣❧✐❝❛t✐♦♥ ❝♦♥tr♦❧ ♣❛t❤✱ ✇❡ ♣r✐✈✐❧❡❣❡ ✉s✐♥❣ ❣❧♦❜❛❧ ❤✐st♦r② ♦❢ ♦♥❧② ✐♥❞✐r❡❝t ❜r❛♥❝❤❡s ❛♥❞ ❝❛❧❧s✳❲❡ ♣r♦✈✐❞❡ ❜❡❧♦✇ t❤❡ ❡①♣❧❛♥❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ✇❤② ■❚❚❆●❊ s❤♦✉❧❞ ❜❡ ❛❜❧❡ t♦ ♣r❡❞✐❝t ✇✐t❤ ❛ ✈❡r② ❤✐❣❤❛❝❝✉r❛❝② t❤❡ ♠❛✐♥ s✇✐t❝❤ ✐♥ t❤❡ ✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡r ❧♦♦♣✳

❲❤❡♥ ❝♦♥s✐❞❡r✐♥❣ ✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡rs✱ t❤❡ ❡①❡❝✉t❡❞ ♣❛t❤ ✐s ❡ss❡♥t✐❛❧❧② t❤❡ ♠❛✐♥ ❧♦♦♣ ❛r♦✉♥❞ t❤❡❡①❡❝✉t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ❡❛❝❤ ❜②t❡❝♦❞❡✳ ❲❤❡♥ r✉♥♥✐♥❣ ♦♥ t❤❡ s✉❝❝❡ss✐♦♥ ♦❢ ❜❛s✐❝ ❜❧♦❝❦ ❜②t❡❝♦❞❡s✱ t❤❡❡①❡❝✉t✐♦♥ ♣❛tt❡r♥ s❡❡♥ ❜② t❤❡ s✇✐t❝❤ r❡✢❡❝ts t❤❡ ❝♦♥tr♦❧ ♣❛t❤ ✐♥ t❤❡ ✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡❞ ❛♣♣❧✐❝❛t✐♦♥✿ ✐♥♣r❛❝t✐❝❡ t❤❡ ❤✐st♦r② ♦❢ t❤❡ r❡❝❡♥t t❛r❣❡ts ♦❢ t❤❡ ❥✉♠♣ ✐s t❤❡ ❤✐st♦r② ♦❢ ❜②t❡❝♦❞❡ ♦♣❝♦❞❡s✳ ❋♦r✐♥st❛♥❝❡✱ ✐❢ t❤✐s ❤✐st♦r② ✐s ✲❧♦❛❞ ❧♦❛❞ ❛❞❞ ❧♦❛❞ ♠✉❧ st♦r❡ ❛❞❞✲ ❛♥❞ ✐❢ t❤✐s s❡q✉❡♥❝❡ ✐s ✉♥✐q✉❡✐♥ t❤❡ ❜②t❡❝♦❞❡ ♦❢ t❤❡ ✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡❞ ❛♣♣❧✐❝❛t✐♦♥✱ t❤❡♥ t❤❡ ♥❡①t ❜②t❡❝♦❞❡ ♦♣❝♦❞❡ ✐s ❛❧s♦ ✉♥✐q✉❡❧②❞❡t❡r♠✐♥❡❞✳ ❚❤✐s ❤✐st♦r② ✐s ✐♥ s♦♠❡ s❡♥s❡ ❛ s✐❣♥❛t✉r❡ ♦❢ t❤❡ ✈✐rt✉❛❧ ♣r♦❣r❛♠ ❝♦✉♥t❡r✱ ✐t ❞❡t❡r♠✐♥❡st❤❡ ♥❡①t ✈✐rt✉❛❧ ♣r♦❣r❛♠ ❝♦✉♥t❡r✳

✷❤tt♣✿✴✴✇✇✇✳❥✐❧♣✳♦r❣✴❥✇❛❝✲✷✴

■♥r✐❛

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❇r❛♥❝❤ Pr❡❞✐❝t✐♦♥ ❛♥❞ t❤❡ P❡r❢♦r♠❛♥❝❡ ♦❢ ■♥t❡r♣r❡t❡rs ✾

❲❤❡♥ r✉♥♥✐♥❣ ✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡rs✱ ■❚❚❆●❊ ✐s ❛❜❧❡ t♦ ❝❛♣t✉r❡ s✉❝❤ ♣❛tt❡r♥s ❛♥❞ ❡✈❡♥ ✈❡r② ❧♦♥❣ ♣❛t✲t❡r♥s s♣❛♥♥✐♥❣ ♦✈❡r s❡✈❡r❛❧ ❜②t❡❝♦❞❡ ❜❛s✐❝ ❜❧♦❝❦s✱ ✐✳❡✳ t♦ ✏♣r❡❞✐❝t✑ t❤❡ ✈✐rt✉❛❧ ♣r♦❣r❛♠ ❝♦✉♥t❡r✳❇②t❡❝♦❞❡ ❜r❛♥❝❤❡s ♣r❡s❡♥t t❤❡ ♣❛rt✐❝✉❧❛r✐t② t♦ ❢❡❛t✉r❡ s❡✈❡r❛❧ ♣♦ss✐❜❧❡ s✉❝❝❡ss♦rs✳ ❍♦✇❡✈❡r✱ ✐❢ t❤❡✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡❞ ❛♣♣❧✐❝❛t✐♦♥ ✐s ❝♦♥tr♦❧✲✢♦✇ ♣r❡❞✐❝t❛❜❧❡✱ t❤❡ ❤✐st♦r② ❛❧s♦ ❝❛♣t✉r❡s t❤❡ ❝♦♥tr♦❧✲✢♦✇ ❤✐s✲t♦r② ♦❢ t❤❡ ✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡❞ ❛♣♣❧✐❝❛t✐♦♥✳ ❚❤❡r❡❢♦r❡ ■❚❚❆●❊ ✇✐❧❧ ❡✈❡♥ ♣r❡❞✐❝t ❝♦rr❡❝t❧② t❤❡ s✉❝❝❡ss♦r♦❢ t❤❡ ❜②t❡❝♦❞❡ ❜r❛♥❝❤❡s✳

✹ ❊①♣❡r✐♠❡♥t❛❧ ❙❡t✉♣

❚❤✐s s❡❝t✐♦♥ ♣r❡s❡♥ts ♦✉r ❡①♣❡r✐♠❡♥t❛❧ s❡t✉♣✱ ❞❡t❛✐❧✐♥❣ ✐♥ ♣❛rt✐❝✉❧❛r t❤❡ ❝❤♦s❡♥ ✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡rs ❛♥❞❜❡♥❝❤♠❛r❦s✳ ❲❡ ❞✐s❝✉ss ❤♦✇ ❞❛t❛ ✐s ❝♦❧❧❡❝t❡❞ ❢♦r ❛❝t✉❛❧ ❤❛r❞✇❛r❡ ❛♥❞ s✐♠✉❧❛t✐♦♥✱ ❛♥❞ ✇❡ ♠❛❦❡s✉r❡ t❤❛t ❜♦t❤ ❛♣♣r♦❛❝❤❡s ❛r❡ ❝♦❤❡r❡♥t✳

✹✳✶ ■♥t❡r♣r❡t❡rs ❛♥❞ ❇❡♥❝❤♠❛r❦s

❲❡ ❡①♣❡r✐♠❡♥t❡❞ ✇✐t❤ s✇✐t❝❤✲❜❛s❡❞ ✭♥♦ t❤r❡❛❞✐♥❣✮ ✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡rs ❢♦r t❤r❡❡ ❞✐✛❡r❡♥t ✐♥♣✉t ❧❛♥✲❣✉❛❣❡s✿ ❏❛✈❛s❝r✐♣t✱ P②t❤♦♥✱ ❛♥❞ t❤❡ ❈♦♠♠♦♥ ▲❛♥❣✉❛❣❡ ■♥❢r❛str✉❝t✉r❡ ✭♦r ❈▲■✱ ❛✳❦✳❛✳ t❤❡ ❝♦r❡♦❢ ✳◆❊❚✮✱ ❛♥❞ s❡✈❡r❛❧ ✐♥♣✉ts ❢♦r ❡❛❝❤ ✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡r✳ ❲❡ ✉s❡❞ ❙✉♥s♣✐❞❡r ✶✳✵ ❢♦r ❏❛✈❛s❝r✐♣t✱ t❤❡❯♥❧❛❞❡♥ ❙✇❛❧❧♦✇ ❇❡♥❝❤♠❛r❦s ❢♦r P②t❤♦♥✱ ❛♥❞ ❙P❊❈ ✷✵✵✵ ✭tr❛✐♥ ✐♥♣✉t s❡t✮ ❢♦r ❈▲■✳ ❙❡❡ ❚❛❜❧❡✶ ❢♦r ❛♥ ❡①❤❛✉st✐✈❡ ❧✐st ♦❢ ❜❡♥❝❤♠❛r❦s✳

❲❡ ✉s❡❞ P②t❤♦♥ ✸✳✸✳✷✱ t❤❡ ❧❛t❡st r❡❧❡❛s❡ ♦❢ t❤❡ ✸✳① s❡r✐❡s ❛t t❤❡ t✐♠❡ ♦❢ t❤✐s ✇r✐t✐♥❣✳ ❚❤❡♠♦t✐✈❛t✐♦♥ ❡①♣❡r✐♠❡♥t ♦❢ ❙❡❝t✐♦♥ ✷ ❛❧s♦ ✉s❡s P②t❤♦♥ ✷✳✼✳✺✱ t❤❡ ❧❛t❡st r❡❧❡❛s❡ ♦❢ t❤❡ ✷✳① s❡r✐❡s✳ ❯♥✲❧❛❞❡♥ ❙✇❛❧❧♦✇ ❜❡♥❝❤♠❛r❦s ✇❡r❡ r✉♥ ✇✐t❤ t❤❡ ✢❛❣ ✲✲r✐❣♦r♦✉s✳ ❲❡ ❡①❝❧✉❞❡❞ ✐t❡r❛t✐✈❡❴❝♦✉♥t✱s♣❡❝tr❛❧❴♥♦r♠ ❛♥❞ t❤r❡❛❞❡❞❴❝♦✉♥t ❢r♦♠ t❤❡ ❯♥❧❛❞❡♥ ❙✇❛❧❧♦✇ s✉✐t❡ ❜❡❝❛✉s❡ t❤❡② ✇❡r❡ ♥♦t♣r♦♣❡r❧② ❤❛♥❞❧❡❞ ❜② ♦✉r ♠❡❛s✉r❡♠❡♥t s❡t✉♣✳

❏❛✈❛s❝r✐♣t ❡①♣❡r✐♠❡♥ts r❡❧② ♦♥ ❙♣✐❞❡r▼♦♥❦❡② ✶✳✽✳✺✳ ❲❡ ♠♦❞✐✜❡❞ t❤❡ ❧♦♦♣ ❜♦✉♥❞s ♦❢ s♦♠❡ ♦❢t❤❡ ❏❛✈❛s❝r✐♣t ❙✉♥s♣✐❞❡r ❜❡♥❝❤♠❛r❦s t♦ ❣❡t ❧♦♥❣❡r r✉♥t✐♠❡s✱ ❛♥❞ r❡❞✉❝❡ t✐♠✐♥❣ ✐♥❛❝❝✉r❛❝✐❡s✳

❲❡ ✉s❡❞ ●❈❈✹❈▲■ ❬✺❪ t♦ ❝♦♠♣✐❧❡ t❤❡ ❙P❊❈ ✷✵✵✵ ❜❡♥❝❤♠❛r❦s✳ ●❈❈✹❈▲■ ✐s ❛ ♣♦rt ♦❢ ●❈❈t❤❛t ❣❡♥❡r❛t❡s ❈▲■ ❜②t❡❝♦❞❡ ❢r♦♠ t❤❡ ❈ ❧❛♥❣✉❛❣❡✳ ❚❤❡ ❈▲■ ✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡r ✐s ❛ ♣r♦♣r✐❡t❛r② ✈✐rt✉❛❧♠❛❝❤✐♥❡ t❤❛t ❡①❡❝✉t❡s ❛♣♣❧✐❝❛t✐♦♥s ✇r✐tt❡♥ ✐♥ t❤❡ ❈▲■ ❢♦r♠❛t✳ ▼♦st ♦❢ st❛♥❞❛r❞ ❈ ✐s s✉♣♣♦rt❡❞❜② t❤❡ ❝♦♠♣✐❧❡r ❛♥❞ ✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡r✱ ❤♦✇❡✈❡r ❛ ❢❡✇ ❢❡❛t✉r❡s ❛r❡ ♠✐ss✐♥❣✱ s✉❝❤ ❛s ❯◆■❳ s✐❣♥❛❧s✱s❡t❥♠♣✱ ♦r s♦♠❡ P❖❙■❳ s②st❡♠ ❝❛❧❧s✳ ❚❤✐s ❡①♣❧❛✐♥s ✇❤② ❛ ❢❡✇ ❜❡♥❝❤♠❛r❦s ❛r❡ ♠✐ss✐♥❣ ✭♥❛♠❡❧②✿✶✼✻✳❣❝❝✱ ✷✺✸✳♣❡r❧❜♠❦✱ ✷✺✹✳❣❛♣✱ ✷✺✺✳✈♦rt❡①✱ ✸✵✵✳t✇♦❧❢✮✳ ❚❤✐s ✐s ❛❧s♦ t❤❡ r❡❛s♦♥ ❢♦r ♥♦t ✉s✐♥❣❙P❊❈ ✷✵✵✻✿ ♠♦r❡ ✉♥s✉♣♣♦rt❡❞ ❈ ❢❡❛t✉r❡s ❛r❡ ✉s❡❞✱ ❛♥❞ ♥❡✐t❤❡r ❈✰✰ ♥♦r ❋♦rtr❛♥ ❛r❡ s✉♣♣♦rt❡❞✳

▼♦st ♦❢ t❤❡ ❜❡♥❝❤♠❛r❦s ❛r❡ r✉♥ t♦ ❝♦♠♣❧❡t✐♦♥ ✭✐♥❝❧✉❞✐♥❣ ❤✉♥❞r❡❞s ♦❢ ❤♦✉rs ♦❢ ❈P❯ ❢♦rt❤❡ s✐♠✉❧❛t✐♦♥✮✳ ❲❡ st♦♣♣❡❞ t❤❡ ❚❆●❊ s✐♠✉❧❛t✐♦♥ ❛t ❛ tr✐❧❧✐♦♥ ✐♥str✉❝t✐♦♥s ❢♦r ❤❡①✐♦♠✷ ❛♥❞✶✻✹✳❣③✐♣✱ ✶✼✼✳♠❡s❛✱ ❛♥❞ ✶✽✽✳❛♠♠♣✳

❲✐t❤ t❤❡ ❡①❝❡♣t✐♦♥ ♦❢ P②t❤♦♥ ♦♥ t❤❡ ❈♦r❡✷ ♠❛❝❤✐♥❡✱ t❤❡ ✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡rs ❛r❡ ❝♦♠♣✐❧❡❞ ✇✐t❤ ■♥t❡❧✐❝❝ ✈❡rs✐♦♥ ✶✸✱ ✉s✐♥❣ ✢❛❣ ✲①❍♦st t❤❛t t❛r❣❡ts t❤❡ ❤✐❣❤❡st ■❙❆ ❛♥❞ ♣r♦❝❡ss♦r ❛✈❛✐❧❛❜❧❡ ♦♥ t❤❡❝♦♠♣✐❧❛t✐♦♥ ❤♦st ♠❛❝❤✐♥❡✳ ❇❡❝❛✉s❡ ❝♦♠♣✐❧❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ P②t❤♦♥ ♦♥ t❤❡ ❈♦r❡✷ ❢❛✐❧❡❞ ✸✱ ✇❡ ✉s❡❞ ●❈❈✇✐t❤ t❤❡ s✐♠✐❧❛r ✢❛❣ ✲♠❛r❝❤❂♥❛t✐✈❡✳ ❇✉✐❧❞ s②st❡♠s ❛r❡ ♦t❤❡r✇✐s❡ ✉♥♠♦❞✐✜❡❞✳

❙♦♠❡ ❝♦♠♣✐❧❡rs ❢♦r❝❡ t❤❡ ❛❧✐❣♥♠❡♥t ♦❢ ❡❛❝❤ ❝❛s❡ ❡♥tr② t♦ ❛ ❝❛❝❤❡ ❧✐♥❡✱ ♣r❡s✉♠❛❜❧② ✐♥ ❛♥❛tt❡♠♣t t♦ ✜t s❤♦rt ❡♥tr✐❡s t♦ ❛ s✐♥❣❧❡ ❧✐♥❡✱ t❤✉s ✐♠♣r♦✈✐♥❣ t❤❡ ♣❡r❢♦r♠❛♥❝❡✳ ❚❤❡ ❞♦✇♥s✐❞❡ ✐st❤❛t ♠❛♥② ♠♦r❡ t❛r❣❡ts ♦❢ t❤❡ ✐♥❞✐r❡❝t ❜r❛♥❝❤ ❛❧✐❛s ✐♥ t❤❡ ♣r❡❞✐❝t♦r ❜❡❝❛✉s❡ ❢❡✇❡r ❜✐ts ❝❛♥ ❜❡✉s❡❞ t♦ ❞✐s❛♠❜✐❣✉❛t❡ t❤❡♠✳ ❱✐s✉❛❧ ✐♥s♣❡❝t✐♦♥ ❝♦♥✜r♠❡❞ t❤❛t t❤✐s ✐s ♥♦t t❤❡ ❝❛s❡ ✐♥ ♦✉r s❡t✉♣✳▼❝❈❛♥❞❧❡ss ❛♥❞ ●r❡❣❣ ❬✶✽❪ ♣r❡✈✐♦✉s❧② r❡♣♦rt❡❞ t❤✐s ♣❤❡♥♦♠❡♥♦♥ ❛♥❞ ❢✉rt❤❡r ❞❡✈❡❧♦♣❡❞ ❛ t❡❝❤✲♥✐q✉❡ t❤❛t ♠♦❞✐✜❡s t❤❡ ❛❧✐❣♥♠❡♥t ♦❢ ✐♥❞✐✈✐❞✉❛❧ ❝❛s❡ ❡♥tr✐❡s t♦ ✐♠♣r♦✈❡ t❤❡ ♦✈❡r❛❧❧ ♣❡r❢♦r♠❛♥❝❡✳

✸❆ st❛t✐❝❴❛ss❡rt ✐s tr✐❣❣❡r❡❞ ✇❤❡♥ ❝❤❡❝❦✐♥❣ t❤❡ s✐③❡ ♦❢ ❛ ❞❛t❛ str✉❝t✉r❡✳

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✶✵ ❘♦❤♦✉ ✫ ◆❛r❛s✐♠❤❛ ❙✇❛♠② ✫ ❙❡③♥❡❝

❚❛❜❧❡ ✶✿ ❇❡♥❝❤♠❛r❦sP②t❤♦♥ r❡❣❡①❴❡✛❜♦t ❝r②♣t♦✲s❤❛✶❝❛❧❧❴♠❡t❤♦❞ r❡❣❡①❴✈✽ ❞❛t❡✲❢♦r♠❛t✲t♦❢t❡❝❛❧❧❴♠❡t❤♦❞❴s❧♦ts r✐❝❤❛r❞s ❞❛t❡✲❢♦r♠❛t✲①♣❛r❜❝❛❧❧❴♠❡t❤♦❞❴✉♥❦♥♦✇♥ s✐❧❡♥t❴❧♦❣❣✐♥❣ ♠❛t❤✲❝♦r❞✐❝❝❛❧❧❴s✐♠♣❧❡ s✐♠♣❧❡❴❧♦❣❣✐♥❣ ♠❛t❤✲♣❛rt✐❛❧✲s✉♠s❝❤❛♦s t❡❧❝♦ ♠❛t❤✲s♣❡❝tr❛❧✲♥♦r♠❞❥❛♥❣♦❴✈✷ ✉♥♣❛❝❦❴s❡q✉❡♥❝❡ r❡❣❡①♣✲❞♥❛❢❛♥♥❦✉❝❤ str✐♥❣✲❜❛s❡✻✹❢❛st♣✐❝❦❧❡ ❏❛✈❛s❝r✐♣t str✐♥❣✲❢❛st❛❢❛st✉♥♣✐❝❦❧❡ ✸❞✲❝✉❜❡ str✐♥❣✲t❛❣❝❧♦✉❞✢♦❛t ✸❞✲♠♦r♣❤ str✐♥❣✲✉♥♣❛❝❦✲❝♦❞❡❢♦r♠❛tt❡❞❴❧♦❣❣✐♥❣ ✸❞✲r❛②tr❛❝❡ str✐♥❣✲✈❛❧✐❞❛t❡✲✐♥♣✉t❣♦ ❛❝❝❡ss✲❜✐♥❛r②✲tr❡❡s ❈▲■❤❡①✐♦♠✷ ❛❝❝❡ss✲❢❛♥♥❦✉❝❤ ✶✻✹✳❣③✐♣❥s♦♥❴❞✉♠♣❴✈✷ ❛❝❝❡ss✲♥❜♦❞② ✶✼✺✳✈♣r❥s♦♥❴❧♦❛❞ ❛❝❝❡ss✲♥s✐❡✈❡ ✶✼✼✳♠❡s❛♠❡t❡♦r❴❝♦♥t❡st ❜✐t♦♣s✲✸❜✐t✲❜✐ts✲✐♥✲❜②t❡ ✶✼✾✳❛rt♥❜♦❞② ❜✐t♦♣s✲❜✐ts✲✐♥✲❜②t❡ ✶✽✶✳♠❝❢♥q✉❡❡♥s ❜✐t♦♣s✲❜✐t✇✐s❡✲❛♥❞ ✶✽✸✳❡q✉❛❦❡♣❛t❤❧✐❜ ❜✐t♦♣s✲♥s✐❡✈❡✲❜✐ts ✶✽✻✳❝r❛❢t②♣✐❞✐❣✐ts ❝♦♥tr♦❧✢♦✇✲r❡❝✉rs✐✈❡ ✶✽✽✳❛♠♠♣r❛②tr❛❝❡ ❝r②♣t♦✲❛❡s ✶✾✼✳♣❛rs❡rr❡❣❡①❴❝♦♠♣✐❧❡ ❝r②♣t♦✲♠❞✺ ✷✺✻✳❜③✐♣✷

❲❡ tr✐❡❞ t♦ ♠❛♥✉❛❧❧② ❝❤❛♥❣❡ t❤❡ ❛❧✐❣♥♠❡♥t ♦❢ t❤❡ ❝❛s❡ ❡♥tr✐❡s ✐♥ ✈❛r✐♦✉s ✇❛②s✱ ❛♥❞ ♦❜s❡r✈❡❞ ♥♦❞✐✛❡r❡♥❝❡ ✐♥ ♣❡r❢♦r♠❛♥❝❡✳

✹✳✷ ❇r❛♥❝❤ Pr❡❞✐❝t♦rs

❲❡ ❡①♣❡r✐♠❡♥t❡❞ ✇✐t❤ ❜♦t❤ ❝♦♠♠❡r❝✐❛❧❧② ❛✈❛✐❧❛❜❧❡ ❤❛r❞✇❛r❡ ❛♥❞ r❡❝❡♥t ♣r♦♣♦s❛❧s ✐♥ t❤❡ ❧✐t❡r❛✲t✉r❡✳ ❙❡❝t✐♦♥ ✹✳✷✳✸ ❞✐s❝✉ss❡s t❤❡ ❝♦❤❡r❡♥❝❡ ♦❢ ❛❝t✉❛❧ ❛♥❞ s✐♠✉❧❛t❡❞ r❡s✉❧ts✳

✹✳✷✳✶ ❊①✐st✐♥❣ ❍❛r❞✇❛r❡ ✕ P❡r❢♦r♠❛♥❝❡ ❈♦✉♥t❡rs

❇r❛♥❝❤ ♣r❡❞✐❝t✐♦♥ ❞❛t❛ ✐s ❝♦❧❧❡❝t❡❞ ❢r♦♠ t❤❡ P▼❯ ✭♣❡r❢♦r♠❛♥❝❡ ♠♦♥✐t♦r✐♥❣ ✉♥✐t✮ ♦♥ ❛❝t✉❛❧◆❡❤❛❧❡♠ ✭■♥t❡❧ ❳❡♦♥ ❈P❯ ❲✸✺✺✵ ✸✳✵✼●❍③✮ ❛♥❞ ❙❛♥❞② ❇r✐❞❣❡ ✭■♥t❡❧ ❈♦r❡ ✐✼✲✷✻✷✵▼ ✷✳✼✵●❍③✮❛r❝❤✐t❡❝t✉r❡s r✉♥♥✐♥❣ ▲✐♥✉①✳ ❇♦t❤ ♣r♦✈✐❞❡ ❝♦✉♥t❡rs ❢♦r ❝②❝❧❡s✱ r❡t✐r❡❞ ✐♥str✉❝t✐♦♥s✱ r❡t✐r❡❞ ❜r❛♥❝❤✐♥str✉❝t✐♦♥s✱ ♠✐s♣r❡❞✐❝t❡❞ ❜r❛♥❝❤ ✐♥str✉❝t✐♦♥s✱ ❜✉t ♦♥❡ ❝❛♥♥♦t ❞✐s❝r✐♠✐♥❛t❡ ❝♦♥❞✐t✐♦♥❛❧ ❛♥❞ ✐♥✲❞✐r❡❝t ❜r❛♥❝❤❡s✳

❲❡ r❡❧✐❡❞ ♦♥ t❤❡ ❚✐♣t♦♣ t♦♦❧ ❬✷✺❪ t♦ ❝♦❧❧❡❝t ♣❡r❢♦r♠❛♥❝❡ ❞❛t❛ ❢r♦♠ t❤❡ P▼❯✳ ❊✈❡♥ts ❛r❡❝♦❧❧❡❝t❡❞ ♣❡r ♣r♦❝❡ss ✭♥♦t ♠❛❝❤✐♥❡ ✇✐❞❡✮ ♦♥ ❛♥ ♦t❤❡r✇✐s❡ ✉♥❧♦❛❞❡❞ ✇♦r❦st❛t✐♦♥✳ ❖♥❧② ✉s❡r✲❧❛♥❞❡✈❡♥ts ❛r❡ ❝♦❧❧❡❝t❡❞ ✭s❡❡ ❛❧s♦ ❞✐s❝✉ss✐♦♥ ✐♥ ❙❡❝t✐♦♥ ✹✳✷✳✸✮✳

❯♥❢♦rt✉♥❛t❡❧②✱ ♥❡✐t❤❡r ❛r❝❤✐t❡❝t✉r❡ ❤❛s ❤❛r❞✇❛r❡ ❝♦✉♥t❡rs ❢♦r r❡t✐r❡❞ ✐♥❞✐r❡❝t ❥✉♠♣s ❬✶✹❪✳❙❛♥❞② ❇r✐❞❣❡ ❤❛s ❛ ❝♦✉♥t❡r ❢♦r ✏s♣❡❝✉❧❛t✐✈❡ ❛♥❞ r❡t✐r❡❞ ✐♥❞✐r❡❝t ❜r❛♥❝❤❡s✑✳ ■t t✉r♥s ♦✉t t❤❛t♥♦♥✲r❡t✐r❡❞ ✐♥❞✐r❡❝t ❜r❛♥❝❤❡s ❛r❡ r❛r❡✳ ❖♥ t❤❡ ♦♥❡ ❤❛♥❞✱ ✇❡ ❦♥♦✇ t❤❛t t❤❡ ♥✉♠❜❡r ♦❢ r❡t✐r❡❞✐♥❞✐r❡❝t ❜r❛♥❝❤❡s ✐s ❛t ❧❡❛st ❡q✉❛❧ t♦ t❤❡ ♥✉♠❜❡r ♦❢ ❡①❡❝✉t❡❞ ❜②t❡❝♦❞❡s✳ ❖♥ t❤❡ ♦t❤❡r ❤❛♥❞✱ t❤❡✈❛❧✉❡ ♣r♦✈✐❞❡❞ ❜② t❤❡ ❝♦✉♥t❡r ♠❛② ♦✈❡r❡st✐♠❛t❡ t❤❡ ♥✉♠❜❡r ♦❢ r❡t✐r❡❞ ✐♥❞✐r❡❝t ❜r❛♥❝❤❡s ✐♥ ❝❛s❡♦❢ ✇r♦♥❣ ♣❛t❤ ❡①❡❝✉t✐♦♥✳ ❚❤❛t ✐s✿

nbytecodes ≤ nretired ≤ nspeculative

■♥r✐❛

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❇r❛♥❝❤ Pr❡❞✐❝t✐♦♥ ❛♥❞ t❤❡ P❡r❢♦r♠❛♥❝❡ ♦❢ ■♥t❡r♣r❡t❡rs ✶✶

❚❛❜❧❡ ✷✿ ❇r❛♥❝❤ ♣r❡❞✐❝t♦r ♣❛r❛♠❡t❡rsP❛r❛♠❡t❡r ❚❆●❊ ■❚❚❆●❊ ✷ ■❚❚❆●❊ ✶

♠✐♥ ❤✐st♦r② ❧❡♥❣t❤ ✺ ✷ ✷♠❛① ❤✐st♦r② ❧❡♥❣t❤ ✼✺ ✽✵ ✽✵♥✉♠ t❛❜❧❡s ✭◆✮ ✺ ✽ ✽♥✉♠ ❡♥tr✐❡s t❛❜❧❡ T0 ✹✵✾✻ ✷✺✻ ✺✶✷♥✉♠ ❡♥tr✐❡s t❛❜❧❡s T1 − TN−1 ✶✵✷✹ ✻✹ ✶✷✽st♦r❛❣❡ ✭❦✐❧♦❜②t❡s✮ ✽ ❑❇ ✻✳✸✶ ❑❇ ✶✷✳✻✷ ❑❇

♦r ❡q✉✐✈❛❧❡♥t❧②✿

1 ≤nretired

nbytecodes

≤nspeculative

nbytecodes

✇❤❡r❡ nspeculative ✐s ❞✐r❡❝t❧② r❡❛❞ ❢r♦♠ t❤❡ P▼❯✱ ❛♥❞ nbytecodes ✐s ❡❛s✐❧② ♦❜t❛✐♥❡❞ ❢r♦♠ t❤❡✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡r st❛t✐st✐❝s✳

■♥ ♠♦st ❝❛s❡s ✭❝♦❧✉♠♥ ✐♥❞✴❜❝ ♦❢ ❚❛❜❧❡s ✸✱ ✹✱ ✺✮✱ t❤❡ ✉♣♣❡r ❜♦✉♥❞ ✐s ✈❡r② ❝❧♦s❡ t♦ ✶✱ ❣✉❛r❛♥✲t❡❡✐♥❣ t❤❛t ♥♦♥ r❡t✐r❡❞ ✐♥❞✐r❡❝t ❜r❛♥❝❤❡s ❛r❡ ♥❡❣❧✐❣✐❜❧❡✳ ■♥ t❤❡ r❡♠❛✐♥✐♥❣ ❝❛s❡s✱ ✇❡ ❝♦✉♥t❡❞ t❤❡♥✉♠❜❡r ♦❢ ✐♥❞✐r❡❝t ❜r❛♥❝❤❡s ✇✐t❤ ❛ ♣✐♥t♦♦❧ ❬✶✼❪ ❛♥❞ ❝♦♥✜r♠❡❞ t❤❛t t❤❡ P▼❯ ❝♦✉♥t❡r ✐s ❛ ❣♦♦❞❡st✐♠❛t❡ ♦❢ r❡t✐r❡❞ ✐♥❞✐r❡❝t ❜r❛♥❝❤❡s✳

✹✳✷✳✷ ❚❆●❊ ✕ ❙✐♠✉❧❛t✐♦♥

❲❡ ❛❧s♦ ❡①♣❡r✐♠❡♥t❡❞ ✇✐t❤ ❛ st❛t❡✲♦❢✲t❤❡✲❛rt ❜r❛♥❝❤ ♣r❡❞✐❝t♦r ❢r♦♠ t❤❡ ❧✐t❡r❛t✉r❡✿ ❚❆●❊ ❛♥❞■❚❚❆●❊ ❬✸✶❪✳ ■♥ t❤✐s ❝❛s❡✱ t❤❡ ♣❡r❢♦r♠❛♥❝❡ ✐s ♣r♦✈✐❞❡❞ t❤r♦✉❣❤ s✐♠✉❧❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ tr❛❝❡s ♣r♦❞✉❝❡❞❜② P✐♥ ❬✶✼❪✳ ❲❡ ✉s❡❞ t✇♦ ✭❚❆●❊✰■❚❚❆●❊✮ ♣r❡❞✐❝t♦r ❝♦♥✜❣✉r❛t✐♦♥s✳ ■♥ ♦✉r r❡♣♦rt❡❞ r❡s✉❧ts❚❆●❊✶ ❛ss✉♠❡s ❛ ✽❑❇ ❚❆●❊ ❛♥❞ ❛ ✶✷✳✻✷ ❑❇ ■❚❚❆●❊✱ ❚❆●❊✷ ❛ss✉♠❡s ❛ ✽❑❇ ❚❆●❊ ❛♥❞ ❛✻✳✸✶ ❑❇ ■❚❚❆●❊✳ ❚❛❜❧❡ ✷ s✉♠♠❛r✐③❡s t❤❡✐r ♣❛r❛♠❡t❡rs✳

✹✳✷✳✸ ❈♦❤❡r❡♥❝❡ ♦❢ ▼❡❛s✉r❡♠❡♥ts

❖✉r ❡①♣❡r✐♠❡♥ts ✐♥✈♦❧✈❡ ❞✐✛❡r❡♥t t♦♦❧s ❛♥❞ ♠❡t❤♦❞♦❧♦❣✐❡s✱ ♥❛♠❡❧② t❤❡ P▼❯ ❝♦❧❧❡❝t❡❞ ❜② t❤❡❚✐♣t♦♣ t♦♦❧ ❬✷✺❪ ♦♥ ❡①✐st✐♥❣ ❤❛r❞✇❛r❡✱ ❛s ✇❡❧❧ ❛s r❡s✉❧ts ♦❢ s✐♠✉❧❛t✐♦♥s ❞r✐✈❡♥ ❜② tr❛❝❡s ♦❜t❛✐♥❡❞t❤❛♥❦s t♦ P✐♥ ❬✶✼❪✳ ❚❤✐s s❡❝t✐♦♥ ✐s ❛❜♦✉t ❝♦♥✜r♠✐♥❣ t❤❛t t❤❡s❡ t♦♦❧s ❧❡❛❞ t♦ ❝♦♠♣❛r❛❜❧❡ ✐♥str✉❝✲t✐♦♥ ❝♦✉♥ts✱ t❤❡r❡❢♦r❡ ❡①♣❡r✐♠❡♥t ♥✉♠❜❡rs ❛r❡ ❝♦♠♣❛r❛❜❧❡✳ P♦t❡♥t✐❛❧ s♦✉r❝❡s ♦❢ ❞✐s❝r❡♣❛♥❝✐❡s✐♥❝❧✉❞❡ t❤❡ ❢♦❧❧♦✇✐♥❣✿

❼ ♥♦♥ ❞❡t❡r♠✐♥✐s♠ ✐♥❤❡r❡♥t t♦ t❤❡ P▼❯ ❬✸✺❪ ♦r t❤❡ s②st❡♠✴s♦❢t✇❛r❡ st❛❝❦ ❬✷✶❪❀

❼ t❤❡ ①✽✻ ❛r❝❤✐t❡❝t✉r❡ ♣r♦✈✐❞❡s ❛ r❡♣ ✐♥str✉❝t✐♦♥ ♣r❡✜①✳ ❚❤❡ ■♥t❡❧ P▼❯ ❝♦✉♥ts ♣r❡✜①❡❞✐♥str✉❝t✐♦♥s ❛s ✶ ✭✐✳❡✳ ♦♥❡ ✐♥str✉❝t✐♦♥ ♠❛❞❡ ♦❢ ♠❛♥② ♠✐❝r♦✲♦♣s✮✱ ✇❤✐❧❡ ♣✐♥t♦♦❧s ♠❛② ❝♦✉♥t❡❛❝❤ ✐♥st❛♥❝❡ s❡♣❛r❛t❡❧②❀

❼ P✐♥ ❝❛♥ ♦♥❧② ❝❛♣t✉r❡ ❡✈❡♥ts ✐♥ ✉s❡r ♠♦❞❡✱ ✇❤✐❧❡ t❤❡ P▼❯ ❤❛s t❤❡ ❝❛♣❛❜✐❧✐t② t♦ ♠♦♥✐t♦r❛❧s♦ ❦❡r♥❡❧ ♠♦❞❡ ❡✈❡♥ts❀

❼ t✐♣t♦♣ st❛rts ❝♦✉♥t✐♥❣ ❛ ❜✐t ❡❛r❧✐❡r t❤❛♥ P✐♥✿ t❤❡ ❢♦r♠❡r st❛rts r✐❣❤t ❜❡❢♦r❡ t❤❡ ❡①❡❝✈♣

s②st❡♠ ❝❛❧❧✱ ✇❤✐❧❡ t❤❡ ❧❛tt❡r st❛rts ✇❤❡♥ t❤❡ ❧♦❛❞❡r ✐s ✐♥✈♦❦❡❞✳ ❚❤✐s ❞✐✛❡r❡♥❝❡ ✐s ❝♦♥st❛♥t❛♥❞ ♥❡❣❧✐❣✐❜❧❡ ✐♥ r❡s♣❡❝t ♦❢ t❤❡ r✉♥♥✐♥❣ t✐♠❡s ♦❢ ♦✉r ❜❡♥❝❤♠❛r❦s❀

❼ ❛♣♣❧✐❝❛t✐♦♥s ✉♥❞❡r t❤❡ ❝♦♥tr♦❧ ♦❢ P✐♥ s♦♠❡t✐♠❡s ❡①❡❝✉t❡ ♠♦r❡ ✐♥str✉❝t✐♦♥s ✐♥ t❤❡ ❢✉♥❝t✐♦♥❞❧❴r❡❧♦❝❛t❡❴s②♠❜♦❧✳ ❇❡❝❛✉s❡ P✐♥ ❧✐♥❦s ✇✐t❤ t❤❡ ❛♣♣❧✐❝❛t✐♦♥✱ ♠♦r❡ s②♠❜♦❧s ❡①✐st ✐♥ t❤❡

❘❘ ♥➦ ✽✹✵✺

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✶✷ ❘♦❤♦✉ ✫ ◆❛r❛s✐♠❤❛ ❙✇❛♠② ✫ ❙❡③♥❡❝

❡①❡❝✉t❛❜❧❡✱ ❛♥❞ t❤❡ r❡s♦❧✉t✐♦♥ ♠❛② r❡q✉✐r❡ ♠♦r❡ ✇♦r❦✳ ❚❤✐s ❤❛♣♣❡♥s ♦♥❧② ♦♥❝❡ ❢♦r ❡❛❝❤❡①❡❝✉t❡❞ s②♠❜♦❧✱ ❛♥❞ ✐s ❛❧s♦ ♥❡❣❧✐❣✐❜❧❡ ❢♦r ♦✉r ❜❡♥❝❤♠❛r❦s✳

❙✐♥❝❡ P✐♥ ❝❛♥ ♦♥❧② tr❛❝❡ ✉s❡r ♠♦❞❡ ❡✈❡♥ts✱ ✇❡ ❝♦♥✜❣✉r❡❞ t❤❡ P▼❯ ✐♥ ✉s❡r ♠♦❞❡ ♦♥❧② ❛s ✇❡❧❧✳❚♦ q✉❛♥t✐❢② t❤❡ ✐♠♣❛❝t ♦❢ ✐❣♥♦r✐♥❣ ❦❡r♥❡❧ ❡✈❡♥ts✱ ✇❡ r❛♥ t❤❡ ❜❡♥❝❤♠❛r❦s ✐♥ ❜♦t❤ ♠♦❞❡s ❛♥❞ ✇❡♠❡❛s✉r❡❞ t❤❡ ♥✉♠❜❡r ♦❢ r❡t✐r❡❞ ✐♥str✉❝t✐♦♥s ❛s ✇❡❧❧ ❛s t❤❡ ✐♥str✉❝t✐♦♥ ♠✐① ✭❧♦❛❞s✱ st♦r❡s✱ ❛♥❞❥✉♠♣s✮✳ ◆♦t s✉r♣r✐s✐♥❣❧② ❢♦r ❛♥ ✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡r✱ t❤❡ ❞✐✛❡r❡♥❝❡ r❡♠❛✐♥s ✉♥❞❡r ♦♥❡ ♣❡r❝❡♥t❛❣❡ ♣♦✐♥t✳❋♦r ❜r❛♥❝❤ ✐♥str✉❝t✐♦♥s✱ ✐t ✐s ❡✈❡♥ ❜❡❧♦✇ ✵✳✵✺ ♣❡r❝❡♥t❛❣❡ ♣♦✐♥t✳

❚❤❡ ♠❛✐♥ ❧♦♦♣ ♦❢ ✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡rs ✐s ✐❞❡♥t✐❝❛❧ ♦❢ ◆❡❤❛❧❡♠ ❛♥❞ ❙❛♥❞② ❇r✐❞❣❡✱ ❡✈❡♥ t❤♦✉❣❤ ✇❡✐♥str✉❝t❡❞ t❤❡ ❝♦♠♣✐❧❡r t♦ ❣❡♥❡r❛t❡ s♣❡❝✐❛❧✐③❡❞ ❝♦❞❡✳ ❚❤❡ ❛✈❡r❛❣❡ ✈❛r✐❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ t❤❡ ♥✉♠❜❡r ♦❢❡①❡❝✉t❡❞ ✐♥str✉❝t✐♦♥s✱ ❞✉❡ t♦ s❧✐❣❤t❧② ❞✐✛❡r❡♥t r❡❧❡❛s❡s ♦❢ t❤❡ ♦♣❡r❛t✐♥❣ s②st❡♠ ❛♥❞ ❧✐❜r❛r✐❡s✱ ✐s❛❧s♦ ♦♥ t❤❡ ♦r❞❡r ♦❢ ✶✪✳

❋✐♥❛❧❧②✱ P▼❯ ❛♥❞ P✐♥ ❛❧s♦ r❡♣♦rt ✐♥str✉❝t✐♦♥ ❝♦✉♥ts ✇✐t❤✐♥ ✶✪✳

✺ ❊①♣❡r✐♠❡♥t❛❧ ❘❡s✉❧ts

❚❤✐s s❡❝t✐♦♥ ✜rst ♣r❡s❡♥ts r❡s✉❧ts ❢♦r ❡❛❝❤ ✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡r s❡♣❛r❛t❡❧②✳ ❲❡ t❤❡♥ ♣r❡s❡♥t ❝r♦ss✲✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡r❞✐s❝✉ss✐♦♥s✳

❋♦r ❡❛❝❤ ✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡r✱ ✇❡ ♣r❡s❡♥t r❡s✉❧ts ✐♥ ❛ t❛❜❧❡ ✭❚❛❜❧❡s ✸✱ ✹✱ ✺✮✳ ❚❤❡ ❧❡❢t ♣❛rt r❡♣♦rts❣❡♥❡r❛❧ ❝❤❛r❛❝t❡r✐st✐❝s ♦❢ t❤❡ ✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡r✳ ❉②♥❛♠✐❝ ❡✈❡♥ts ❛r❡ ❝♦❧❧❡❝t❡❞ ♦♥ ❙❛♥❞② ❇r✐❞❣❡✱ ❜✉t ❛r❡✈❡r② s✐♠✐❧❛r t♦ ◆❡❤❛❧❡♠✳ ❋♦r ❡❛❝❤ ❜❡♥❝❤♠❛r❦✱ t❤❡ t❛❜❧❡s s❤♦✇ t❤❡ ♥✉♠❜❡r ♦❢ ❡①❡❝✉t❡❞ ❜②t❡❝♦❞❡s✭✐♥ ♠✐❧❧✐♦♥s✮✱ t❤❡ ♥✉♠❜❡r ♦❢ ♥❛t✐✈❡ ✐♥str✉❝t✐♦♥s ✭✐♥ ❜✐❧❧✐♦♥s✮✱ t❤❡ ♦✈❡r❛❧❧ ♠❡❛s✉r❡❞ ♣❡r❢♦r♠❛♥❝❡r❡♣♦rt❡❞ ❛s ■P❈ ✭✐♥str✉❝t✐♦♥s ♣❡r ❝②❝❧❡✮✱ t❤❡ ♥✉♠❜❡r ♦❢ ✐♥str✉❝t✐♦♥s ♣❡r ❜②t❡❝♦❞❡✱ t❤❡ ❢r❛❝t✐♦♥♦❢ ❜r❛♥❝❤ ✐♥str✉❝t✐♦♥s✱ t❤❡ ❢r❛❝t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ✐♥❞✐r❡❝t ❜r❛♥❝❤ ✐♥str✉❝t✐♦♥s✱ ❛♥❞ ✜♥❛❧❧② t❤❡ ♥✉♠❜❡r ♦❢✐♥❞✐r❡❝t ❜r❛♥❝❤ ✐♥str✉❝t✐♦♥s ♣❡r ❜②t❡❝♦❞❡✳

❚❤❡ s❡❝♦♥❞ ❤❛❧❢ ♦❢ t❤❡ t❛❜❧❡s r❡♣♦rt ♦♥ t❤❡ ♣❡r❢♦r♠❛♥❝❡ ♦❢ ❡❛❝❤ ❛r❝❤✐t❡❝t✉r❡ ✐♥ t❡r♠s ♦❢ ❜r❛♥❝❤♣r❡❞✐❝t✐♦♥ ❢♦r ❡❛❝❤ ❜❡♥❝❤♠❛r❦✳ ❚❤❡ ✜rst t❤r❡❡ ❝♦❧✉♠♥s s❤♦✇ t❤❡ ♥✉♠❜❡r ♦❢ ♠✐s♣r❡❞✐❝t✐♦♥s ♣❡rt❤♦✉s❛♥❞ ✐♥str✉❝t✐♦♥s ✭▼P❑■✮ r❡s♣❡❝t✐✈❡❧② ❢♦r ◆❡❤❛❧❡♠✱ ❙❛♥❞② ❇r✐❞❣❡✱ ❛♥❞ ❚❆●❊✶ ❛♥❞ ❚❆●❊✷✳

✺✳✶ P②t❤♦♥

P②t❤♦♥ ✐s ✐♠♣❧❡♠❡♥t❡❞ ✐♥ ❈✳ ❚❤❡ s②♥t❛① ♦❢ t❤❡ P②t❤♦♥ ❧❛♥❣✉❛❣❡ ❞✐✛❡rs s❧✐❣❤t❧② ❜❡t✇❡❡♥ ✈❡rs✐♦♥s✷ ❛♥❞ ✸ ✭❛ ❝♦♥✈❡rt❡r ✐s ♣r♦✈✐❞❡❞✮✱ ❛♥❞ s♦ ❞♦❡s t❤❡ ❜②t❡❝♦❞❡ ❞❡✜♥✐t✐♦♥✳ ❙t✐❧❧✱ ❜♦t❤ ❤❛✈❡ ❛ s✐♠✐❧❛rs❡t ♦❢ r♦✉❣❤❧② ✶✶✵ ❜②t❡❝♦❞❡s✳

❚❤❡ ❞✐s♣❛t❝❤ ❧♦♦♣ ✐s ✐❞❡♥t✐❝❛❧ ♦♥ ◆❡❤❛❧❡♠ ❛♥❞ ❙❛♥❞② ❇r✐❞❣❡ ✭✇✐t❤ t❤❡ ❡①❝❡♣t✐♦♥ ♦❢ st❛❝❦ ♦✛✲s❡ts✮✱ ✐t ❝♦♥s✐sts ✐♥ ✷✹ ✐♥str✉❝t✐♦♥s ❢♦r ❜②t❡❝♦❞❡s ✇✐t❤♦✉t ❛r❣✉♠❡♥ts✱ ❛♥❞ ✻ ❛❞❞✐t✐♦♥❛❧ ✐♥str✉❝t✐♦♥st♦ ❤❛♥❞❧❡ ❛♥ ❛r❣✉♠❡♥t✳ ❚❤❡s❡ ✐♥str✉❝t✐♦♥s ❝❤❡❝❦ ❢♦r ❡①✐t ❛♥❞ tr❛❝✐♥❣ ❝♦♥❞✐t✐♦♥s✱ ❧♦❝❛t✐♥❣ ❛♥❞❧♦❛❞✐♥❣ t❤❡ ♥❡①t ♦♣❝♦❞❡✱ ❛❝❝❡ss✐♥❣ t❤❡ ❥✉♠♣ t❛❜❧❡✱ ❛♥❞ ❞✐r❡❝t✐♥❣ ❝♦♥tr♦❧ t♦ t❤❡ ❝♦rr❡s♣♦♥❞✐♥❣ ❛❞✲❞r❡ss✳ ❆ ❢❡✇ ✐♥str✉❝t✐♦♥s ❞❡t❡❝t ♣❡♥❞✐♥❣ ❡①❝❡♣t✐♦♥s✱ ❛♥❞ ❤❛♥❞❧❡ ♦❜❥❡❝ts ❛❧❧♦❝❛t✐♦♥✴❞❡❛❧❧♦❝❛t✐♦♥✳❖♥❧② ♦♥❡ ✐♥❞✐r❡❝t ❜r❛♥❝❤ ✐s ♣❛rt ♦❢ t❤❡ ❞✐s♣❛t❝❤ ❧♦♦♣✳

❚❛❜❧❡ ✸ r❡♣♦rt ♦✉r r❡s✉❧ts ✇✐t❤ t❤❡ P②t❤♦♥ ✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡r✳ ❚❤❡ ♣❡r❢♦r♠❛♥❝❡ ✭♠❡❛s✉r❡ ❛s ■P❈✮♦♥ ❙❛♥❞② ❇r✐❞❣❡ ✐s ❢❛✐r❧② ❣♦♦❞✱ s❤♦✇✐♥❣ t❤❛t ♥♦ s❡r✐♦✉s ♣r♦❜❧❡♠ ✭s✉❝❤ ❛s ❝❛❝❤❡ ♠✐ss❡s ♦r ❜r❛♥❝❤♠✐s♣r❡❞✐❝t✐♦♥✮ ✐s ❞❡❣r❛❞✐♥❣ ♣❡r❢♦r♠❛♥❝❡✳

■t t❛❦❡s ✶✷✵ t♦ ✶✺✵ ✐♥str✉❝t✐♦♥s t♦ ❡①❡❝✉t❡ ❛ ❜②t❡❝♦❞❡✳ ❈♦♥s✐❞❡r✐♥❣ t❤❡ ♦✈❡r❤❡❛❞ ♦❢ t❤❡❞✐s♣❛t❝❤✱ ❛❜♦✉t ✶✵✵ ✐♥str✉❝t✐♦♥s ❛r❡ ♥❡❡❞❡❞ t♦ ❡①❡❝✉t❡ t❤❡ ♣❛②❧♦❛❞ ♦❢ ❛ ❜②t❡❝♦❞❡✳ ❚❤✐s r❛t❤❡r❤✐❣❤ ♥✉♠❜❡r ✐s ❞✉❡ t♦ ❞②♥❛♠✐❝ t②♣✐♥❣✳ ❆ s✐♠♣❧❡ ❛❞❞ ♠✉st ❝❤❡❝❦ t❤❡ t②♣❡s ♦❢ t❤❡ ❛r❣✉♠❡♥ts✭♥✉♠❜❡rs ♦r str✐♥❣s✮✱ ❛♥❞ ❡✈❡♥ ✐♥ t❤❡ ❝❛s❡ ♦❢ ✐♥t❡❣❡rs✱ ❛♥ ♦✈❡r✢♦✇ ❝❛♥ ♦❝❝✉r✱ r❡q✉✐r✐♥❣ s♣❡❝✐❛❧tr❡❛t♠❡♥t✳

■♥r✐❛

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❇r❛♥❝❤ Pr❡❞✐❝t✐♦♥ ❛♥❞ t❤❡ P❡r❢♦r♠❛♥❝❡ ♦❢ ■♥t❡r♣r❡t❡rs ✶✸

❚❛❜❧❡ ✸✿ P②t❤♦♥ ❝❤❛r❛❝t❡r✐st✐❝s ❛♥❞ ❜r❛♥❝❤ ♣r❡❞✐❝t✐♦♥ ❢♦r ◆❡❤❛❧❡♠ ✭◆❡❤✳✮✱ ❙❛♥❞② ❇r✐❞❣❡ ✭❙❇✮❛♥❞ ❚❆●❊ ✭❚✶ ❛♥❞ ❚✷✮❜❡♥❝❤♠❛r❦ ▼❜❝ ●✐♥s ■P❈ ✐♥s✴❜❝ ❜r ✐♥❞ ✐♥❞✴❜❝ ▼P❑■

◆❡❤✳ ❙❇ ❚ ✶ ❚ ✷❝❛❧❧❴♠❡t❤♦❞ ✻✶✸✼ ✼✼✶ ✷✳✷ ✶✷✺✳✻ ✷✵✪ ✵✳✽✪ ✶✳✵✶ ✹✳✽ ✵✳✻ ✵✳✵✻✼ ✵✳✵✻✼❝❛❧❧❴♠❡t❤❴s❧♦ts ✻✶✸✼ ✼✻✻ ✷✳✶✽ ✶✷✹✳✽ ✷✵✪ ✵✳✽✪ ✶✳✵✷ ✺✳✾ ✵✳✼ ✵✳✵✻✽ ✵✳✵✻✽❝❛❧❧❴♠❡t❤❴✉♥❦ ✼✸✵✵ ✽✵✸ ✷✳✷✷ ✶✶✵✳✵ ✷✵✪ ✵✳✾✪ ✶✳✵✵ ✹✳✷ ✵✳✸ ✵✳✵✺✽ ✵✳✵✺✽❝❛❧❧❴s✐♠♣❧❡ ✺✶✷✸ ✻✶✸ ✷✳✸✸ ✶✶✾✳✻ ✶✾✪ ✵✳✽✪ ✶✳✵✵ ✹✳✶ ✵✳✺ ✵✳✵✽✻ ✵✳✵✽✻❝❤❛♦s ✶✶✾✻ ✶✻✷ ✶✳✺✺ ✶✸✺✳✹ ✷✷✪ ✵✳✽✪ ✶✳✵✼ ✶✽✳✹ ✹✳✹ ✵✳✻✽✵ ✷✳✺✹✽❞❥❛♥❣♦❴✈✷ ✶✹✺✶ ✸✸✷ ✶✳✹✹ ✷✷✽✳✼ ✷✶✪ ✵✳✻✪ ✶✳✸✸ ✶✺✳✾ ✸✳✾ ✵✳✺✷✾ ✶✳✽✷✾❢❛♥♥❦✉❝❤ ✼✻✾✸ ✼✹✼ ✶✳✻✼ ✾✼✳✶ ✷✸✪ ✶✳✸✪ ✶✳✷✸ ✶✽✳✹ ✻✳✶ ✵✳✺✼✽ ✵✳✺✾✷❢❛st♣✐❝❦❧❡ ✸✹ ✸✺✶ ✶✳✽✾ ✶✵✷✼✼ ✷✷✪ ✵✳✺✪ ✺✹ ✶✾ ✷✳✻ ✷✳✷✺✽ ✷✳✷✾✵❢❛st✉♥♣✐❝❦❧❡ ✷✺ ✷✼✽ ✶✳✼✼ ✶✶✸✷✵ ✷✷✪ ✵✳✽✪ ✾✶ ✶✻✳✺ ✸ ✷✳✸✻✺ ✷✳✻✼✸✢♦❛t ✶✷✽✵ ✶✽✵ ✶✳✼✸ ✶✹✵✳✻ ✷✷✪ ✵✳✽✪ ✶✳✶✺ ✶✷ ✸ ✵✳✸✻✹ ✵✳✸✻✺❢♦r♠❛tt❡❞❴❧♦❣❣✐♥❣ ✼✺✵ ✶✷✺ ✶✳✶✸ ✶✻✻✳✾ ✷✷✪ ✵✳✼✪ ✶✳✷✵ ✶✼✳✺ ✺✳✹ ✵✳✻✸✸ ✹✳✷✷✵❣♦ ✷✾✼✷ ✸✹✹ ✶✳✻ ✶✶✺✳✼ ✷✶✪ ✵✳✾✪ ✶✳✵✶ ✶✹ ✺✳✷ ✶✳✶✷✶ ✶✳✾✼✾❤❡①✐♦♠✷ ✸✸✸✺✵ ✸✻✼✹ ✶✳✽✻ ✶✶✵✳✷ ✷✶✪ ✶✳✵✪ ✶✳✵✽ ✶✶✳✾ ✷✳✾ ✵✳✺✻✸ ✵✳✽✸✷❥s♦♥❴❞✉♠♣❴✈✷ ✺✵✹✷ ✶✻✺✻ ✶✳✻✷ ✸✷✽✳✺ ✷✸✪ ✵✳✽✪ ✷✳✻✶ ✶✼✳✷ ✸✳✺ ✵✳✽✷✼ ✵✳✽✺✾❥s♦♥❴❧♦❛❞ ✶✾✺ ✷✼✶ ✶✳✽✶ ✶✸✾✶ ✷✻✪ ✵✳✺✪ ✻✳✼✻ ✶✺✳✼ ✸✳✸ ✸✳✵✼✹ ✸✳✶✾✽♠❡t❡♦r❴❝♦♥t❡st ✽✻✽ ✶✵✻ ✶✳✺✷ ✶✷✷✳✸ ✷✷✪ ✵✳✾✪ ✶✳✵✺ ✶✻✳✼ ✻✳✾ ✸✳✺✵✼ ✸✳✺✶✾♥❜♦❞② ✷✼✵✸ ✶✽✹ ✶✳✼✸ ✻✽✳✷ ✷✸✪ ✶✳✺✪ ✶✳✵✵ ✶✸✳✽ ✺✳✾ ✵✳✼✵✵ ✵✳✼✵✶♥q✉❡❡♥s ✶✷✾✻ ✶✺✷ ✶✳✹✻ ✶✶✼✳✵ ✷✷✪ ✵✳✾✪ ✶✳✵✻ ✶✻✳✺ ✸✳✾ ✵✳✺✹✾ ✵✳✺✹✾♣❛t❤❧✐❜ ✽✸✻ ✶✽✽ ✶✳✵✽ ✷✷✺✳✸ ✷✷✪ ✵✳✻✪ ✶✳✹✺ ✶✻✳✺ ✹✳✼ ✵✳✸✾✼ ✵✳✻✸✸♣✐❞✐❣✐ts ✾✹ ✷✷✸ ✷✳✸✼ ✷✸✻✻ ✼✪ ✵✳✶✪ ✶✳✹✷ ✶✳✷ ✵✳✺ ✵✳✸✺✻ ✵✳✸✻✸r❛②tr❛❝❡ ✹✻✻✷ ✼✻✻ ✶✳✻✻ ✶✻✹✳✸ ✷✶✪ ✵✳✼✪ ✶✳✶✷ ✶✺✳✷ ✸✳✻ ✵✳✺✼✼ ✶✳✵✶✼r❡❣❡①❴❝♦♠♣✐❧❡ ✶✾✸✽ ✷✶✹ ✶✳✺✷ ✶✶✵✳✻ ✷✶✪ ✶✳✵✪ ✶✳✵✺ ✶✺✳✶ ✺✳✸ ✶✳✺✽✽ ✷✳✷✺✼r❡❣❡①❴❡✛❜♦t ✼ ✺✷ ✷✳✺✸ ✻✾✼✼ ✷✷✪ ✷✳✶✪ ✶✹✻ ✻✳✶ ✵✳✶ ✵✳✵✷✻ ✵✳✵✷✼r❡❣❡①❴✈✽ ✸✶ ✸✼ ✶✳✼✾ ✶✶✽✷ ✷✷✪ ✶✳✼✪ ✷✶ ✾✳✽ ✶✳✶ ✵✳✺✵✻ ✵✳✺✸✹r✐❝❤❛r❞s ✾✻✶ ✶✵✽ ✶✳✺✾ ✶✶✶✳✾ ✷✶✪ ✵✳✾✪ ✶✳✵✷ ✶✸✳✷ ✺✳✽ ✵✳✽✷✹ ✶✳✺✶✽s✐❧❡♥t❴❧♦❣❣✐♥❣ ✸✺✸ ✺✸ ✶✳✽✸ ✶✹✽✳✽ ✷✶✪ ✵✳✼✪ ✶✳✵✽ ✶✵✳✸ ✸✳✼ ✵✳✵✸✺ ✵✳✵✸✺s✐♠♣❧❡❴❧♦❣❣✐♥❣ ✼✸✶ ✶✷✵ ✶✳✶✹ ✶✻✹✳✹ ✷✷✪ ✵✳✼✪ ✶✳✶✾ ✶✼✳✹ ✺✳✸ ✵✳✻✻✾ ✹✳✼✹✽t❡❧❝♦ ✸✹ ✻ ✺✳✾✵ ✶✼✹✳✻ ✷✶✪ ✶✳✸✪ ✷✳✸✺ ✶✺✳✻ ✺✳✼ ✶✳✶✹✸ ✶✳✶✺✵✉♥♣❛❝❦❴s❡q ✾✻✻ ✸✽ ✷✳✵✹ ✸✾✳✺ ✷✶✪ ✷✳✻✪ ✶✳✵✶ ✽✳✾ ✹✳✸ ✵✳✵✺✻ ✵✳✵✺✼

■♥ ❛ ❢❡✇ ❝❛s❡s✱ t❤❡ ♥✉♠❜❡r ✐s ♠✉❝❤ ❤✐❣❤❡r✱ ❛s ❢♦r t❤❡ ❢❛st♣✐❝❦❧❡ ♦r r❡❣❡① ❜❡♥❝❤♠❛r❦s✳ ❚❤✐s✐s ❜❡❝❛✉s❡ t❤❡② ❛♣♣❧② ❤❡❛✈✐❡r ♣r♦❝❡ss✐♥❣ ✐♠♣❧❡♠❡♥t❡❞ ✐♥ ♥❛t✐✈❡ ❧✐❜r❛r✐❡s ❢♦r ♣❡r❢♦r♠❛♥❝❡✳ ■♥ t❤❡❝❛s❡ ♦❢ ❢❛st♣✐❝❦❧❡✱ t❤❡ ❜❡♥❝❤♠❛r❦ s❡r✐❛❧✐③❡s ♦❜❥❡❝ts ❜② ❝❛❧❧✐♥❣ ❛ ❞❡❞✐❝❛t❡❞ r♦✉t✐♥❡✳

❚❤❡r❡ ✐s ❣❡♥❡r❛❧❧② ❛ s✐♥❣❧❡ ✐♥❞✐r❡❝t ❜r❛♥❝❤ ♣❡r ❜②t❡❝♦❞❡✳ ❱❛❧✉❡s s✐❣♥✐✜❝❛♥t❧② ❧❛r❣❡r t❤❛♥ ✶❛r❡ ❝♦rr❡❧❛t❡❞ ✇✐t❤ ❛ ❤✐❣❤ ♥✉♠❜❡r ♦❢ ✐♥str✉❝t✐♦♥s ♣❡r ❜②t❡❝♦❞❡✱ r❡✈❡❛❧✐♥❣ t❤❛t t❤❡ ❡①❡❝✉t✐♦♥ ❤❛s❧❡❢t t❤❡ ✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡r ♠❛✐♥ ❧♦♦♣ ♣r♦♣❡r t♦ ❡①❡❝✉t❡ ❛ ❞❡❞✐❝❛t❡❞ r♦✉t✐♥❡✳

❋✐❣✉r❡ ✺ ♣❧♦ts t❤❡ ▼P❑■ ❢♦r ❡❛❝❤ ❜❡♥❝❤♠❛r❦ ❛♥❞ ❜r❛♥❝❤ ♣r❡❞✐❝t♦r✳ ■t ✐s ❝❧❡❛r t❤❛t t❤❡❙❛♥❞② ❇r✐❞❣❡ ♣r❡❞✐❝t♦r s✐❣♥✐✜❝❛♥t❧② ♦✉t♣❡r❢♦r♠s ◆❡❤❛❧❡♠✬s✱ ❛♥❞ t❤❡ s❛♠❡ ❛♣♣❧✐❡s ❢♦r ❚❆●❊✇❤❡♥ ❝♦♠♣❛r❡❞ t♦ ❙❛♥❞② ❇r✐❞❣❡✳

■♥ ♣r❛❝t✐❝❡✱ ♦♥❡ ❝❛♥ ♥♦t❡ t❤❛t ✇❤❡♥ t❤❡ ❛✈❡r❛❣❡ ♣❛②❧♦❛❞ ✐s ❛r♦✉♥❞ ✶✷✵ t♦ ✶✺✵ ✐♥str✉❝t✐♦♥s❛♥❞ t❤❡r❡ ❛r❡ ♥♦ ♦r ✈❡r② ❢❡✇ ✐♥❞✐r❡❝t ❜r❛♥❝❤❡s ❛♣❛rt t❤❡ ♠❛✐♥ s✇✐t❝❤✱ ✐✳❡✳✱ ✐♥❞✴❜❝ ≤ ✶✳✵✷✱ t❤❡♥❚❆●❊✰■❚❚❆●❊ ♣r❡❞✐❝ts t❤❡ ✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡r q✉❛s✐✲♣❡r❢❡❝t❧②✳ ❲❤❡♥ t❤❡ ❛✈❡r❛❣❡ ♣❛②❧♦❛❞ ✐s ❧❛r❣❡r♦r s♦♠❡ ❡①tr❛ ✐♥❞✐r❡❝t ❜r❛♥❝❤❡s ❛r❡ ❡♥❝♦✉♥t❡r❡❞ t❤❡♥ ♠✐s♣r❡❞✐❝t✐♦♥ r❛t❡ ♦❢ ❚❆●❊✰■❚❚❆●❊❜❡❝♦♠❡s ❤✐❣❤❡r ❛♥❞ ♠❛② ❜❡❝♦♠❡ ✐♥ t❤❡ s❛♠❡ ♦r❞❡r ❛s t❤❡ ♦♥❡ ♦❢ ❙❛♥❞② ❇r✐❞❣❡✳

✺✳✷ ❏❛✈❛s❝r✐♣t

❙♣✐❞❡r▼♦♥❦❡② ❏❛✈❛s❝r✐♣t ✐s ✐♠♣❧❡♠❡♥t❡❞ ✐♥ ❈✰✰✳ ❲❡ ❝♦♠♣✐❧❡❞ ✐t ✇✐t❤♦✉t ❏■❚ s✉♣♣♦rt✱ ❛♥❞ ✇❡♠❛♥✉❛❧❧② r❡♠♦✈❡❞ t❤❡ ❞❡t❡❝t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ▲❛❜❡❧s ❛s ❱❛❧✉❡s✳ ❚❤❡ ❜②t❡❝♦❞❡ ❝♦♥s✐sts ✐♥ ✷✹✹ ❡♥tr✐❡s✳ ❚❤❡❞✐s♣❛t❝❤ ❧♦♦♣ ❝♦♥s✐sts ✐♥ ✶✻ ✐♥str✉❝t✐♦♥s✱ s✐❣♥✐✜❝❛♥t❧② s❤♦rt❡r t❤❛t P②t❤♦♥✳

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❚❛❜❧❡ ✹ r❡♣♦rts t❤❡ ❝❤❛r❛❝t❡r✐st✐❝s ♦❢ t❤❡ ❏❛✈❛s❝r✐♣t ✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡r✳ ❲✐t❤ t❤❡ ❡①❝❡♣t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ❞♥❛✱✐♥❞✐r❡❝t ❜r❛♥❝❤❡s ❝♦♠❡ ❢r♦♠ t❤❡ s✇✐t❝❤ st❛t❡♠❡♥t✳ ❞♥❛ ❛❧s♦ ❤❛s ❛ ♦✉tst❛♥❞✐♥❣ ♥✉♠❜❡r ♦❢✐♥str✉❝t✐♦♥s ♣❡r ❜②t❡❝♦❞❡✳ ❊①❝❧✉❞✐♥❣ ❞♥❛✱ ✐t t❛❦❡s ♦♥ ❛✈❡r❛❣❡ ✐♥ t❤❡ ♦r❞❡r ♦❢ ✻✵ ✐♥str✉❝t✐♦♥s ♣❡r❜②t❡❝♦❞❡✳

❚❛❜❧❡ ✹ ❛❧s♦ r❡♣♦rts ♦♥ t❤❡ ♣❡r❢♦r♠❛♥❝❡ ♦❢ t❤❡ ❜r❛♥❝❤ ♣r❡❞✐❝t♦rs✱ ❛♥❞ ❋✐❣✉r❡ ✻ ✐❧❧✉str❛t❡st❤❡ r❡s♣❡❝t✐✈❡ ▼P❑■✳ ❆s ❢♦r P②t❤♦♥✱ ❚❆●❊ ❝♦♥s✐st❡♥t❧② ♦✉t♣❡r❢♦r♠s ❙❛♥❞② ❇r✐❞❣❡✱ ✇❤✐❝❤ ❛❧s♦♦✉t♣❡r❢♦r♠s ◆❡❤❛❧❡♠✳

❆s ❢♦r t❤❡ P②t❤♦♥ ✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡rs✱ ✇✐t❤ t❤❡ ❡①❝❡♣t✐♦♥ ♦❢ t❤r❡❡ ♦✉t❧✐❡rs ✭t❤❡ ❛❧r❡❛❞② ♠❡♥t✐♦♥❡❞❞♥❛✱ ❜✐ts✲✐♥✲❜②t❡s ❛♥❞ ✉♥♣❛❝❦✲❝♦❞❡✮✱ ❚❆●❊ ♣r❡❞✐❝t q✉❛s✐ ♣❡r❢❡❝t❧② t❤❡ ✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡r✳ ❖♥✉♥♣❛❝❦✱ t❤❡ ❛✈❡r❛❣❡ ♣❛②❧♦❛❞ ✐s ❧❛r❣❡r t❤❛♥ t❤❡ ✉s✉❛❧ ✹✵ t♦ ✽✵ ✐♥str✉❝t✐♦♥s ♣❛②❧♦❛❞✳ ❖♥ ❜✐ts✲✐♥✲❜②t❡s✱t❤❡ ❛❝❝✉r❛❝② ❧♦ss ✐s ♣❛rt❧② ❛ss♦❝✐❛t❡❞ ✇✐t❤ t❤❡ ✉♥♣r❡❞✐❝t❛❜✐❧✐t② ♦❢ ❜②t❡❝♦❞❡ ❜r❛♥❝❤❡s ✐♥ t❤❡ ✐♥✲t❡r♣r❡t❡❞ ❛♣♣❧✐❝❛t✐♦♥✿ ❜✐ts✲✐♥✲❜②t❡s ❝♦✉♥ts t❤❡ ♥♦♥✲③❡r♦ ❜✐ts ✐♥ ❛ ❜②t❡✳

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❚❤❡ ❈▲■ ✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡r ✐s ✇r✐tt❡♥ ✐♥ st❛♥❞❛r❞ ❈✱ ❤❡♥❝❡ ❞✐s♣❛t❝❤ ✐s ✐♠♣❧❡♠❡♥t❡❞ ✇✐t❤ ❛ s✇✐t❝❤

st❛t❡♠❡♥t✳ ❚❤❡ ✐♥t❡r♥❛❧ ■❘ ❝♦♥s✐sts ✐♥ ✹✼✽ ❜②t❡❝♦❞❡s✳ ❚❤✐s ■❘ r❡s❡♠❜❧❡s t❤❡ ❈▲■ ❜②t❡❝♦❞❡ ❢r♦♠✇❤✐❝❤ ✐t ✐s ❞❡r✐✈❡❞✳ ❈▲■ ♦♣❡r❛t♦rs ❛r❡ ♥♦t t②♣❡❞✱ t❤❡ s❛♠❡ ❛❞❞ ✭❢♦r ❡①❛♠♣❧❡✮ ❛♣♣❧✐❡s t♦ ❛❧❧✐♥t❡❣❡r ❛♥❞ ✢♦❛t✐♥❣ ♣♦✐♥t t②♣❡s✳ ❚❤❡ st❛♥❞❛r❞✱ t❤♦✉❣❤✱ r❡q✉✐r❡s t❤❛t t②♣❡s ❝❛♥ ❜❡ st❛t✐❝❛❧❧②❞❡r✐✈❡❞ t♦ ♣r♦✈❡ t❤❡ ❝♦rr❡❝t♥❡ss ♦❢ t❤❡ ♣r♦❣r❛♠ ❜❡❢♦r❡ ❡①❡❝✉t✐♦♥✳ ❚❤❡ ✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡r ■❘ s♣❡❝✐❛❧✐③❡st❤❡ ♦♣❡r❛t♦rs ✇✐t❤ t❤❡ ❝♦♠♣✉t❡❞ t②♣❡s t♦ r❡♠♦✈❡ s♦♠❡ ❜✉r❞❡♥ ❢r♦♠ t❤❡ ✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡r ❡①❡❝✉t❡ ❧♦♦♣✳❚❤✐s ❡①♣❧❛✐♥s t❤❡ r❛t❤❡r ❧❛r❣❡ ♥✉♠❜❡r ♦❢ ❞✐✛❡r❡♥t ❜②t❡❝♦❞❡s✳ ❆s ♣❡r ❇r✉♥t❤❛❧❡r✬s ❞❡✜♥✐t✐♦♥ ❬✸❪✱t❤❡ ❈▲■ ✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡r ✐s ❛ ❧♦✇ ❛❜str❛❝t✐♦♥ ❧❡✈❡❧ ✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡r✳

❚❤❡ ❞✐s♣❛t❝❤ ❧♦♦♣ ❝♦♥s✐sts ✐♥ ♦♥❧② s❡✈❡♥ ✐♥str✉❝t✐♦♥s✱ ✐❧❧✉str❛t❡❞ ♦♥ ❋✐❣✉r❡ ✼✳ ❚❤✐s ✐s ♣♦ss✐❜❧❡❜❡❝❛✉s❡ ❡❛❝❤ ♦♣❝♦❞❡ ✐s ✈❡r② ❧♦✇ ❧❡✈❡❧ ✭str♦♥❣❧② t②♣❡❞✱ ❛♥❞ ❞❡r✐✈❡❞ ❢r♦♠ ❈ ♦♣❡r❛t♦rs✮✱ ❛♥❞ t❤❡r❡✐s ♥♦ s✉♣♣♦rt ❢♦r ❤✐❣❤❡r ❛❜str❛❝t✐♦♥s s✉❝❤ ❛s ❣❛r❜❛❣❡ ❝♦❧❧❡❝t✐♦♥✱ ♦r ❡①❝❡♣t✐♦♥s✳

❚❛❜❧❡ ✺ r❡♣♦rts ♦♥ t❤❡ ❝❤❛r❛❝t❡r✐st✐❝s ♦❢ t❤❡ ❈▲■ ✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡r ❛♥❞ t❤❡ ❜❡❤❛✈✐♦r ♦❢ t❤❡ ♣r❡❞✐❝t♦rs✳❚❤❡ ♥✉♠❜❡r ♦❢ s♣❡❝✉❧❛t✐✈❡ ✐♥❞✐r❡❝t ❥✉♠♣s ✐s ❜❡t✇❡❡♥ ✶✳✵✶ ❛♥❞ ✶✳✵✼ ❜②t❡❝♦❞❡s✳ ■♥ ❢❛❝t✱ ♠♦st ♦❢

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TAGE 1

❋✐❣✉r❡ ✻✿ ❏❛✈❛s❝r✐♣t ▼P❑■ ❢♦r ◆❡❤❛❧❡♠✱ ❙❛♥❞② ❇r✐❞❣❡✱ ❚❆●❊ ✶

❚❛❜❧❡ ✹✿ ❏❛✈❛s❝r✐♣t ❝❤❛r❛❝t❡r✐st✐❝s ❛♥❞ ❜r❛♥❝❤ ♣r❡❞✐❝t✐♦♥ ❢♦r ◆❡❤❛❧❡♠ ✭◆❡❤✳✮✱ ❙❛♥❞② ❇r✐❞❣❡ ✭❙❇✮❛♥❞ ❚❆●❊❜❡♥❝❤♠❛r❦ ▼❜❝ ●✐♥s ■P❈ ✐♥s✴❜❝ ❜r ✐♥❞ ✐♥❞✴❜❝ ▼P❑■

◆❡❤✳ ❙❇ ❚❆●❊ ✶ ❚❆●❊ ✷❝✉❜❡ ✼✷✽ ✸✸ ✶✳✺✸ ✹✹✳✼ ✶✾✪ ✷✳✷✪ ✶✳✵✵✸ ✶✻✳✺ ✻✳✸ ✵✳✼✷ ✶✳✷✵♠♦r♣❤ ✻✷✹ ✷✽ ✶✳✻ ✹✺✳✷ ✶✾✪ ✷✳✷✪ ✶✳✵✵✵ ✶✷✳✷ ✻✳✷ ✵✳✵✸ ✵✳✵✸r❛②tr❛❝❡ ✹✻✻✽ ✷✼ ✶✳✷✽ ✺✻✳✾ ✷✵✪ ✶✳✽✪ ✶✳✵✵✺ ✶✺ ✽✳✻ ✵✳✾✹ ✷✳✶✾❜✐♥❛r②✲tr❡❡s ✹✸✵ ✸✼ ✶✳✼✹ ✽✺✳✸ ✷✶✪ ✶✳✷✪ ✶✳✵✷✾ ✶✷✳✶ ✸✳✹ ✵✳✺✸ ✵✳✺✸❢❛♥♥❦✉❝❤ ✽✻✻ ✸✷ ✶✳✸✷ ✸✻✳✾ ✶✽✪ ✷✳✼✪ ✶✳✵✵✵ ✶✹✳✾ ✶✵✳✽ ✵✳✼✶ ✵✳✼✵♥❜♦❞② ✺✾✼ ✸✷ ✶✳✹✼ ✺✸✳✽ ✷✶✪ ✶✳✾✪ ✶✳✵✵✶ ✶✺✳✽ ✼✳✽ ✵✳✶✼ ✵✳✶✼♥s✐❡✈❡ ✶✵✾✸ ✹✵ ✷ ✸✻✳✺ ✶✽✪ ✷✳✼✪ ✶✳✵✵✷ ✶✷✳✼ ✵✳✶ ✵✳✵✾ ✵✳✵✾✸❜✐t✲❜✐ts✲✐♥✲❜②t❡ ✶✸✵✼ ✺✷ ✶✳✾✶ ✸✾✳✹ ✶✻✪ ✷✳✺✪ ✶✳✵✵✵ ✼✳✺ ✹ ✵✳✵✵ ✵✳✵✵❜✐ts✲✐♥✲❜②t❡ ✶✵✽✺ ✸✾ ✷✳✸✺ ✸✻✳✹ ✶✻✪ ✷✳✼✪ ✶✳✵✵✵ ✶✸✳✶ ✶✳✹ ✷✳✵✷ ✷✳✵✵❜✐t✇✐s❡✲❛♥❞ ✻✻✵ ✸✼ ✶✳✾✷ ✺✻✳✼ ✷✶✪ ✶✳✽✪ ✶✳✵✵✵ ✶✷✳✹ ✸✳✷ ✵✳✵✵ ✵✳✵✵♥s✐❡✈❡✲❜✐ts ✶✷✶✵ ✹✹ ✷✳✶✼ ✸✻✳✼ ✶✼✪ ✷✳✼✪ ✶✳✵✵✵ ✽✳✷ ✶✳✾ ✵✳✶✵ ✵✳✶✵r❡❝✉rs✐✈❡ ✼✹✾ ✹✼ ✶✳✾✶ ✻✷✳✹ ✶✾✪ ✶✳✻✪ ✶✳✵✵✵ ✼✳✻ ✷✳✹ ✵✳✺✷ ✵✳✺✹❛❡s ✺✸✻ ✷✷ ✶✳✹✷ ✹✶✳✼ ✶✽✪ ✷✳✹✪ ✶✳✵✵✼ ✶✺✳✹ ✼✳✺ ✵✳✻✷ ✵✳✽✻♠❞✺ ✻✸✽ ✸✷ ✶✳✸✻ ✺✵✳✺ ✶✽✪ ✷✳✵✪ ✶✳✵✵✵ ✶✷✳✸ ✽✳✷ ✵✳✷✹ ✵✳✷✹s❤❛✶ ✻✼✺ ✸✹ ✶✳✹✹ ✹✾✳✾ ✶✽✪ ✷✳✵✪ ✶✳✵✵✵ ✶✸✳✸ ✽✳✶ ✵✳✶✻ ✵✳✶✻❢♦r♠❛t✲t♦❢t❡ ✸✸✵ ✶✽ ✶✳✽✻ ✺✺✳✾ ✶✾✪ ✶✳✽✪ ✶✳✵✷ ✾✳✼ ✶✳✾ ✵✳✸✵ ✵✳✸✷❢♦r♠❛t✲①♣❛r❜ ✸✶✷ ✸✵ ✶✳✹✸ ✾✺✳✸ ✶✾✪ ✶✳✶✪ ✶✳✵✸✷ ✶✷ ✹✳✺ ✵✳✺✻ ✵✳✺✼❝♦r❞✐❝ ✻✺✹ ✷✼ ✶✳✹✻ ✹✵✳✻ ✶✽✪ ✷✳✺✪ ✶✳✵✵✵ ✶✺✳✽ ✻✳✼ ✵✳✺✶ ✵✳✺✶♣❛rt✐❛❧✲s✉♠s ✹✼✹ ✸✸ ✶✳✹✺ ✼✵✳✶ ✷✶✪ ✶✳✹✪ ✶✳✵✵✶ ✶✹✳✹ ✼✳✶ ✶✳✵✶ ✶✳✵✶s♣❡❝tr❛❧✲♥♦r♠ ✽✼✷ ✹✷ ✶✳✾✺ ✹✼✳✾ ✶✾✪ ✷✳✶✪ ✶✳✵✵✶ ✾✳✸ ✷✳✺ ✵✳✵✻ ✵✳✵✻❞♥❛ ✵✳✷✹ ✶✾ ✶✳✷✻ ✼✾✶✼✼ ✷✼✪ ✵✳✵✪ ✶✶✳✽ ✶✻✳✾ ✶✷ ✶✶✳✼✵ ✶✶✳✼✵❜❛s❡✻✹ ✺✻✵ ✷✾ ✶✳✺✷ ✺✶✳✻ ✶✽✪ ✶✳✾✪ ✶✳✵✵✶ ✶✺✳✷ ✻ ✵✳✷✹ ✵✳✷✹❢❛st❛ ✻✵✼ ✸✻ ✶✳✽✻ ✺✾✳✷ ✶✾✪ ✶✳✼✪ ✶✳✵✵✶ ✶✵ ✷✳✾ ✵✳✺✹ ✵✳✺✹t❛❣❝❧♦✉❞ ✻✽✸ ✹✹ ✶✳✼✼ ✻✹✳✶ ✶✼✪ ✶✳✻✪ ✶✳✵✸✶ ✶✶✳✺ ✸ ✵✳✻✹ ✵✳✻✹✉♥♣❛❝❦✲❝♦❞❡ ✶✺✽ ✸✸ ✶✳✼✽ ✷✵✾✳✽ ✷✵✪ ✵✳✺✪ ✶✳✵✷✷ ✶✻✳✶ ✸✳✽ ✷✳✼✹ ✷✳✼✺✈❛❧✐❞❛t❡✲✐♥♣✉t ✺✷✹ ✸✷ ✶✳✹✼ ✻✶✳✸ ✶✾✪ ✶✳✻✪ ✶✳✵✵✸ ✶✺✳✺ ✻✳✷ ✵✳✻✾ ✵✳✻✾

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✶✻ ❘♦❤♦✉ ✫ ◆❛r❛s✐♠❤❛ ❙✇❛♠② ✫ ❙❡③♥❡❝

✶ ❧♦♦♣ ✿✷ ❝♠♣ ✵①✷✾✾ ✱ ❡❞✐✸ ❥❛ ❁❧♦♦♣❃✹ ❥♠♣ ✯❡❛①

✺ ✳ ✳ ✳✻ ♠♦✈ −✵①✶✵ ✭❡❜① ✮ ✱ ❡❛①✼ ❛❞❞ ❡❛① ✱−✵①✷✵ ✭❡❜①✮✽ ❛❞❞ ✵ ① ❢ ❢ ❢ ❢ ❢ ❢ ❢ ✵ ✱ ❡❜①✾ ❛❞❞ ✵①✷ ✱ ❡s ✐

✶✵ ♠♦✈③✇❧ ✭ ❡s ✐ ✮ ✱ ❡❞✐✶✶ ♠♦✈ ✵ ① ✳ ✳ ✳ ✭ ✱ ❡❞✐ ✱ ✹ ✮ ✱ ❡❛①✶✷ ❥♠♣ ❁❧♦♦♣❃

❋✐❣✉r❡ ✼✿ ▼❛✐♥ ❧♦♦♣ ♦❢ t❤❡ ❈▲■ ✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡r ✭❞✐s♣❛t❝❤ ✰ ❆❉❉ ❜②t❡❝♦❞❡✮

t❤❡ ❝♦❞❡ ✐s ✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡❞✱ ❡✈❡♥ ❧✐❜r❛r✐❡s s✉❝❤ ❛s ❧✐❜❝ ❛♥❞ ❧✐❜♠✳ ❊①❡❝✉t✐♦♥ ❣♦❡s t♦ ♥❛t✐✈❡ ❝♦❞❡ ❛t ❛❝✉t✲♣♦✐♥t s✐♠✐❧❛r t♦ ❛ ♥❛t✐✈❡ ❧✐❜❝ ❞♦❡s ❛ s②st❡♠ ❝❛❧❧✳ ❚❤❡ s❤♦rt ❧♦♦♣ ✐s ❛❧s♦ t❤❡ r❡❛s♦♥ ✇❤② t❤❡❢r❛❝t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ✐♥❞✐r❡❝t ❜r❛♥❝❤ ✐♥str✉❝t✐♦♥s ✐s ❤✐❣❤❡r t❤❛♥ ❏❛✈❛s❝r✐♣t ♦r P②t❤♦♥✳

❚❤❡ ❝♦♠♣✐❧❡r ❝♦✉❧❞ ♥♦t ❛❝❤✐❡✈❡ st❛❝❦ ❝❛❝❤✐♥❣ ✹✱ ♣r♦❜❛❜❧② ❞✉❡ t♦ t❤❡ ❧✐♠✐t❡❞ ♥✉♠❜❡r ♦❢ r❡❣✲✐st❡rs✳ ❋✐❣✉r❡ ✼ ✐❧❧✉str❛t❡s t❤❡ ①✽✻ ❛ss❡♠❜❧② ❝♦❞❡ ♦❢ t❤❡ ❞✐s♣❛t❝❤ ❧♦♦♣✱ ❛s ✇❡❧❧ ❛s ❡♥tr② ❢♦r t❤❡❆❉❉ ❜②t❡❝♦❞❡✳ ❚❤❡ ❞✐s♣❛t❝❤ ❝♦♥s✐sts ✐♥ s❡✈❡♥ ✐♥str✉❝t✐♦♥s✳ ❚✇♦ ♦❢ t❤❡♠ ✭❧✐♥❡s ✷ ❛♥❞ ✸✮ ♣❡r❢♦r♠t❤❡ ✉s❡❧❡ss r❛♥❣❡ ❝❤❡❝❦ t❤❛t t❤❡ ❝♦♠♣✐❧❡r ❝♦✉❧❞ ♥♦t r❡♠♦✈❡✳ ◆♦t❡ t❤❡ ✐♥str✉❝t✐♦♥s ❛t ❧✐♥❡ ✾✕✶✶✿t❤❡ ❝♦♠♣✐❧❡r ❝❤♦s❡ t♦ r❡♣❧✐❝❛t❡ t❤❡ ❝♦❞❡ t②♣✐❝❛❧❧② ❢♦✉♥❞ ❛t t❤❡ t♦♣ ♦❢ t❤❡ ✐♥✜♥✐t❡ ❧♦♦♣ ❛♥❞ ♠♦✈❡✐t ❛t t❤❡ ❜♦tt♦♠ ♦❢ ❡❛❝❤ ❝❛s❡ ❡♥tr② ✭❝♦♠♣❛r❡ ✇✐t❤ ❋✐❣✉r❡ ✶✮✳

❆❝r♦ss ❛❧❧ ❜❡♥❝❤♠❛r❦s✱ ✷✶ ✐♥str✉❝t✐♦♥s ❛r❡ ♥❡❡❞❡❞ t♦ ❡①❡❝✉t❡ ♦♥❡ ❜②t❡❝♦❞❡✳ ◆❡❤❛❧❡♠✱ ❙❛♥❞②❇r✐❞❣❡ ❛♥❞ ❚❆●❊ ❛r❡ r❛♥❦❡❞ ✐♥ t❤❡ s❛♠❡ ♦r❞❡r ❛s ❢♦r t❤❡ ♦t❤❡r t✇♦ ✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡rs✳

❍♦✇❡✈❡r✱ ✇✐t❤ t❤❡ ❈▲■ ✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡r✱ t❤❡ ❛❝❝✉r❛❝② ♦❢ ❚❆●❊✰■❚❚❆●❊ ✐s ♦❢t❡♥ r❡❧❛t✐✈❡❧② ♣♦♦r✱✐✳❡✳ ♠✐s♣r❡❞✐❝t✐♦♥ r❛t❡ ❡①❝❡❡❞s ✶ ▼P❑■✳ ❲❡ r❡♠❛r❦❡❞ t❤❛t ✐♥ t❤❡s❡ ❝❛s❡s t❤❡ ❛❝❝✉r❛❝② ♦❢ t❤❡s♠❛❧❧❡r ■❚❚❆●❊ ✭❚❆●❊✷✮ ✐s ♠✉❝❤ ❧♦✇❡r t❤❛♥ t❤❡ ♦♥❡ ✇✐t❤ t❤❡ ❧❛r❣❡r ■❚❚❆●❊ ✭❚❆●❊✶✮✳❚❤❡r❡❢♦r❡ t❤❡ r❡❧❛t✐✈❡❧② ❧♦✇ ❛❝❝✉r❛❝② s❡❡♠s t♦ ❜❡ ❛ss♦❝✐❛t❡❞ ✇✐t❤ ✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡r ❢♦♦t♣r✐♥t ✐ss✉❡s ♦♥t❤❡ ■❚❚❆●❊ ♣r❡❞✐❝t♦r✳ ❚♦ ❝♦♥✜r♠ t❤✐s ♦❜s❡r✈❛t✐♦♥✱ ✇❡ r✉♥ ❛♥ ❡①tr❛ s✐♠✉❧❛t✐♦♥ ❚❆●❊✸ ✇❤❡r❡t❤❡ ■❚❚❆●❊ ♣r❡❞✐❝t♦r ✐s ✺✵ ❑❇✳ ❆ ✺✵❑❇ ■❚❚❆●❊ ♣r❡❞✐❝t♦r ❛❧❧♦✇s t♦ r❡❞✉❝❡ t❤❡ ♠✐s♣r❡❞✐❝t✐♦♥r❛t❡ t♦ t❤❡ ✏♥♦r♠❛❧✑ r❛t❡ ❡①❝❡♣t ❢♦r ❝r❛❢t② ✇❤✐❝❤ ✇♦✉❧❞ st✐❧❧ ♥❡❡❞ ❛ ❧❛r❣❡r ■❚❚❆●❊✳ ❚❤❡ ✈❡r②❧❛r❣❡ ❢♦♦t♣r✐♥t r❡q✉✐r❡❞ ❜② t❤❡ ✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡r ♦♥ t❤❡ ■❚❚❆●❊ ♣r❡❞✐❝t♦r ✐s ❛❧s♦ ❛ss♦❝✐❛t❡❞ ✇✐t❤ t❤❡❤✉❣❡ ♥✉♠❜❡r ♦❢ ♣♦ss✐❜❧❡ t❛r❣❡ts ✭✹✼✽✮ ✐♥ t❤❡ ♠❛✐♥ s✇✐t❝❤ ♦❢ t❤❡ ✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡r✳

✺✳✹ ❉✐s❝✉ss✐♦♥

●❡♥❡r❛❧❧② ❛❧❧ t❤r❡❡ ✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡rs r✉♥ ❛t q✉✐t❡ ❤✐❣❤ ♣❡r❢♦r♠❛♥❝❡ ✇✐t❤ ♠❡❞✐❛♥ ✈❛❧✉❡s ♦❢ ✶✳✼✱ ✶✳✻ ❛♥❞✶✳✷ ■P❈ ❢♦r r❡s♣❡❝t✐✈❡❧② P②t❤♦♥✱ ❏❛✈❛s❝r✐♣t ❛♥❞ ❈▲■ ♦♥ ❙❛♥❞② ❇r✐❞❣❡✳

❖✉r ❡①♣❡r✐♠❡♥ts ❝❧❡❛r❧② s❤♦✇ t❤❛t ❜❡t✇❡❡♥ t✇♦ r❡❝❡♥t ❣❡♥❡r❛t✐♦♥s ♦❢ ■♥t❡❧ ♣r♦❝❡ss♦rs✱ ◆❡✲❤❛❧❡♠ ❛♥❞ ❙❛♥❞② ❇r✐❞❣❡✱ t❤❡ ✐♠♣r♦✈❡♠❡♥t ♦♥ t❤❡ ❜r❛♥❝❤ ♣r❡❞✐❝t✐♦♥ ❛❝❝✉r❛❝② ♦♥ ✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡rs ✐s❞r❛♠❛t✐❝ ❢♦r P②t❤♦♥ ❛♥❞ ❏❛✈❛s❝r✐♣t✳ ❖✉r ❡①♣❡r✐♠❡♥ts s✐♠✉❧❛t✐♥❣ ❚❆●❊ ❛♥❞ ■❚❚❆●❊ s❤♦✇ t❤❛t❛s ❧♦♥❣ ❛s t❤❡ ♣❛②❧♦❛❞ ✐♥ t❤❡ ❜②t❡❝♦❞❡ r❡♠❛✐♥s ❧✐♠✐t❡❞ ❛♥❞ ❞♦ ♥♦t ❢❡❛t✉r❡ s✐❣♥✐✜❝❛♥t ❛♠♦✉♥t♦❢ ❡①tr❛ ✐♥❞✐r❡❝t ❜r❛♥❝❤❡s t❤❡♥ t❤❡ ♠✐s♣r❡❞✐❝t✐♦♥ r❛t❡ ♦♥ t❤❡ ✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡r ❡①❡❝✉t✐♦♥ ❝❛♥ ❜❡ ❡✈❡♥❜❡❝♦♠❡ ✐♥s✐❣♥✐✜❝❛♥t ✭❧❡ss t❤❛♥ ✵✳✺ ▼P❑■✮✳

✹❞❡s♣✐t❡ ❛ ♥✉♠❜❡r ♦❢ ❛tt❡♠♣ts✳✳✳

■♥r✐❛

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❇r❛♥❝❤ Pr❡❞✐❝t✐♦♥ ❛♥❞ t❤❡ P❡r❢♦r♠❛♥❝❡ ♦❢ ■♥t❡r♣r❡t❡rs ✶✼

❚❛❜❧❡ ✺✿ ❈▲■ ❝❤❛r❛❝t❡r✐st✐❝s ❛♥❞ ❜r❛♥❝❤ ♣r❡❞✐❝t✐♦♥ ❢♦r ◆❡❤❛❧❡♠ ✭◆❡❤✳✮✱ ❙❛♥❞② ❇r✐❞❣❡ ✭❙❇✮ ❛♥❞❚❆●❊ ✭❚✶ t♦ ❚✸✮❜❡♥❝❤♠❛r❦ ●❜❝ ●✐♥s ■P❈ ✐♥s✴❜❝ ❜r ✐♥❞ ✐♥❞✴❜❝ ▼P❑■

◆❡❤✳ ❙❇ ❚ ✶ ❚ ✷ ❚ ✸✶✻✹✳❣③✐♣ ✼✽✳✽ ✶✻✻✼✳✷ ✶✳✷✸ ✷✶✳✷ ✷✸✪ ✹✳✽✪ ✶✳✵✷ ✶✽✳✼ ✶✹✳✺ ✵✳✻✹ ✶✳✺✽ ✵✳✻✷✶✼✺✳✈♣r ✶✽✳✹ ✹✵✵✳✾ ✶ ✷✶✳✽ ✷✸✪ ✹✳✼✪ ✶✳✵✸ ✷✹✳✽ ✷✶✳✾ ✻✳✹✾ ✶✸✳✻✷ ✶✳✵✽✶✼✼✳♠❡s❛ ✶✶✽✳✻ ✸✶✼✼✳✶ ✶✳✸ ✷✻✳✽ ✷✸✪ ✹✳✵✪ ✶✳✵✼ ✶✸✳✽ ✶✶✳✶ ✵✳✷✶ ✵✳✺✾ ✵✳✷✵✶✼✾✳❛rt ✹✳✼ ✺✽✳✺ ✶✳✹✾ ✶✷✳✺ ✷✻✪ ✽✳✵✪ ✶✳✵✵ ✼✳✸ ✾✳✸ ✵✳✸✽ ✵✳✸✽ ✵✳✸✼✶✽✶✳♠❝❢ ✶✸✳✸ ✶✽✶✳✷ ✶✳✶✾ ✶✸✳✼ ✷✺✪ ✼✳✹✪ ✶✳✵✶ ✶✼✳✺ ✶✺✳✶ ✶✳✸✸ ✷✳✵✾ ✶✳✵✽✶✽✸✳❡q✉❛❦❡ ✹✵✳✺ ✼✷✻✳✶ ✶✳✵✾ ✶✼✳✾ ✷✹✪ ✺✳✼✪ ✶✳✵✷ ✷✵✳✽ ✶✾ ✵✳✹✼ ✵✳✻✽ ✵✳✹✸✶✽✻✳❝r❛❢t② ✸✺✳✽ ✶✵✹✼✳✸ ✶✳✵✸ ✷✾✳✷ ✷✷✪ ✸✳✺✪ ✶✳✵✹ ✷✶✳✶ ✶✾✳✷ ✶✶✳✽✼ ✶✻✳✸✶ ✹✳✵✶✶✽✽✳❛♠♠♣ ✾✶✳✸ ✶✻✻✺✳✾ ✶✳✷✹ ✶✽✳✸ ✷✹✪ ✺✳✼✪ ✶✳✵✹ ✶✾✳✺ ✶✹✳✹ ✵✳✸✾ ✶✳✶✹ ✵✳✸✵✶✾✼✳♣❛rs❡r ✶✷✳✻ ✹✹✼✳✺ ✶✳✷✹ ✸✺✳✹ ✷✷✪ ✸✳✵✪ ✶✳✵✻ ✶✹✳✹ ✶✵✳✽ ✶✳✵✶ ✷✳✼✺ ✵✳✼✵✷✺✻✳❜③✐♣✷ ✷✽✳✸ ✹✻✵✳✽ ✶✳✸✷ ✶✻✳✸ ✷✹✪ ✻✳✷✪ ✶✳✵✷ ✶✼✳✺ ✶✷✳✼ ✶✳✺✺ ✷✳✶✺ ✵✳✹✹

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NehalemSandy Bridge

TAGE 1

❋✐❣✉r❡ ✽✿ ❈▲■ ▼P❑■ ❢♦r ◆❡❤❛❧❡♠✱ ❙❛♥❞② ❇r✐❞❣❡✱ ❛♥❞ ❚❆●❊ ✶

❘❘ ♥➦ ✽✹✵✺

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✶✽ ❘♦❤♦✉ ✫ ◆❛r❛s✐♠❤❛ ❙✇❛♠② ✫ ❙❡③♥❡❝

❚❤❡r❡❢♦r❡✱ t❤❡ ♣r❡❞✐❝t❛❜✐❧✐t② ♦❢ ❜r❛♥❝❤❡s✱ ❜♦t❤ ✐♥❞✐r❡❝t ❛♥❞ ❝♦♥❞✐t✐♦♥❛❧✱ s❤♦✉❧❞ ♥♦t ❜❡ ❝♦♥✲s✐❞❡r❡❞ ❛s ❛♥ ✐ss✉❡ ❛♥②♠♦r❡ ❢♦r ❏❛✈❛s❝r✐♣t ❛♥❞ P②t❤♦♥ ✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡rs✳

❋♦r t❤❡ ❈▲■ ✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡r✱ t❤❡ r❡s✉❧ts ♦♥ ◆❡❤❛❧❡♠ ❛♥❞ ❙❛♥❞② ❇r✐❞❣❡ ❛r❡ ♠✉❝❤ ♠♦r❡ ♠✐t✐❣❛t❡❞✱✇✐t❤ ❙❛♥❞② ❇r✐❞❣❡ ♦♥❧② r❡❞✉❝✐♥❣ t❤❡ ♠✐s♣r❡❞✐❝t✐♦♥ r❛t❡ ❜② ❛t ♠♦st ✷✺✪ ❛♥❞ ♦❢t❡♥ ♠✉❝❤ ❧❡ss✱❡✳❣✳ ♦♥ ❛rt✱ ✐t ❡✈❡♥ ❧♦s❡s ❛❝❝✉r❛❝②✳ ❲✐t❤♦✉t ✐♥❢♦r♠❛t✐♦♥ ♦♥ t❤❡ ♣r❡❞✐❝t♦r ❞❡s✐❣♥ ✐♥ ❙❛♥❞②❇r✐❞❣❡✱ ❜✉t ✇✐t❤ t❤❡ ❢❡❡❞❜❛❝❦ ♦❢ t❤❡ s✐♠✉❧❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ❚❆●❊✱ ✇❡ s✉s♣❡❝t t❤❛t ❙❛♥❞② ❇r✐❞❣❡ ♣r❡✲❞✐❝t♦r ❤❛s ♥♦t t❤❡ ❝❛♣❛❝✐t② t♦ r❡t❛✐♥ t❤❡ ♦✈❡r❛❧❧ ❢♦♦t♣r✐♥t ♥❡❡❞❡❞ ❜② t❤❡ ❈▲■ ✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡r✳ ❚❤❡❚❆●❊✰■❚❚❆●❊ ♣r❡❞✐❝t♦r ✇♦✉❧❞ ❜❡ ❛❜❧❡ r❡t❛✐♥ t❤✐s ❢♦♦t♣r✐♥t ♣r♦✈✐❞❡❞ t❤❛t ♦♥❡ ✉s❡s ❛ ✈❡r②❧❛r❣❡ ■❚❚❆●❊ ❝♦♠♣♦♥❡♥t✳

✺✳✺ ❋♦❧❦❧♦r❡ ♦♥ ✏❤❛r❞ t♦ ♣r❡❞✐❝t✑ ❜r❛♥❝❤❡s ✐♥ ■♥t❡r♣r❡t❡rs

❚❤❡ ✐♥❞✐r❡❝t ❜r❛♥❝❤ ♦❢ t❤❡ ❞✐s♣❛t❝❤ ❧♦♦♣ ✐♥ ❡❛❝❤ ✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡r ✐s ❣❡♥❡r❛❧❧② ❝♦♥s✐❞❡r❡❞ ❛s t❤❡ ♦♥❡ t❤❛t✐s ✈❡r② ❤❛r❞ t♦ ♣r❡❞✐❝t✳ ❙✐♠✉❧❛t✐♦♥ ❛❧❧♦✇s ✉s t♦ ♦❜s❡r✈❡ t❤❡ ✐♥❞✐✈✐❞✉❛❧ ❜❡❤❛✈✐♦r ♦❢ s♣❡❝✐✜❝ ❜r❛♥❝❤✐♥str✉❝t✐♦♥s✳ ❲❡ ♠❡❛s✉r❡❞ t❤❡ ♠✐s♣r❡❞✐❝t✐♦♥ r❛t✐♦ ♦❢ t❤❡ ✐♥❞✐r❡❝t ❜r❛♥❝❤ ♦❢ t❤❡ ❞✐s♣❛t❝❤ ❧♦♦♣ ✐♥❡❛❝❤ ✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡r✳ ❚❤❡ s♦✉r❝❡ ❝♦❞❡ ♦❢ P②t❤♦♥ r❡❢❡rs t♦ t✇♦ ✏❤❛r❞ t♦ ♣r❡❞✐❝t✑ ❜r❛♥❝❤❡s✳ ❚❤❡ ✜rst✐s t❤❡ ✐♥❞✐r❡❝t ❜r❛♥❝❤ t❤❛t ✐♠♣❧❡♠❡♥ts t❤❡ s✇✐t❝❤ st❛t❡♠❡♥t✳ ❚❤❡ s❡❝♦♥❞ ❝♦♠❡s ❢♦r t❤❡ ♠❛❝r♦❍❆❙❴❆❘● t❤❛t ❝❤❡❝❦s ✇❤❡t❤❡r ❛♥ ♦♣❝♦❞❡ ❤❛s ❛♥ ❛r❣✉♠❡♥t✳ ❲❡ ❛❧s♦ ❝♦♥s✐❞❡r❡❞ t❤✐s ❝♦♥❞✐t✐♦♥❛❧❜r❛♥❝❤✳ ❚❛❜❧❡ ✻ r❡♣♦rts t❤❡ ♠✐s♣r❡❞✐❝t✐♦♥ ♥✉♠❜❡rs ❢♦r t❤❡s❡ ❜r❛♥❝❤❡s ❢♦r ❛❧❧ ❜❡♥❝❤♠❛r❦s✳

❋♦r ❏❛✈❛s❝r✐♣t✱ t❤❡ ✐♥❞✐r❡❝t ❜r❛♥❝❤ ❛♣♣❡❛r❡❞ ❛s q✉✐t❡ ❡❛s② t♦ ♣r❡❞✐❝t ✇✐t❤ ♠✐s♣r❡❞✐❝t✐♦♥ r❛t❡s❣❡♥❡r❛❧❧② ❧♦✇❡r t❤❛♥ ✶✪ ✇✐t❤ t❤❡ ✶✷❑❇ ■❚❚❆●❊✱ ❛♥❞ ❛ s✐♥❣❧❡ ♦✉t❧✐❡r ❜❡♥❝❤♠❛r❦✱ t❤❡ ❛❧r❡❛❞②♠❡♥t✐♦♥❡❞ ❜✐ts✲✐♥✲❜②t❡ ❛t ✸✳✽✪❀ ♥♦t t❤❛t ❞r❛♠❛t✐❝ ✐❢ ♦♥❡ ❝♦♥s✐❞❡rs t❤❛t ✇❡ ❛r❡ ♣r❡❞✐❝t✐♥❣❝♦♠♣❧❡t❡ t❛r❣❡t ✇✐t❤ ✷✹✹ ❞✐✛❡r❡♥t ♣♦ss✐❜✐❧✐t✐❡s✦

❖♥ P②t❤♦♥✱ ❍❆❙❴❆❘● t✉r♥s ♦✉t t♦ ❜❡ ✈❡r② ❡❛s✐❧② ♣r❡❞✐❝t❡❞ ❜② t❤❡ ❝♦♥❞✐t✐♦♥❛❧ ❜r❛♥❝❤ ♣r❡❞✐❝t♦r❚❆●❊✳ ■♥❞✐r❡❝t ❥✉♠♣s ❛r❡ ❛❧s♦ ✈❡r② ✇❡❧❧ ♣r❡❞✐❝t❡❞ ❢♦r ♠♦st ❜❡♥❝❤♠❛r❦s✱ ❡✈❡♥ ✐♥ ♠♦st ❝❛s❡s ❜②t❤❡ ✻❑❇ ■❚❚❆●❊✳ ▼♦st ♦❢ t❤♦s❡ t❤❛t ❛r❡ ❜❛❞❧② ♣r❡❞✐❝t❡❞ ✇✐t❤ ✻❑❇ ■❚❚❆●❊ ❛r❡ ✇❡❧❧ ❤❛♥❞❧❡❞❜② t❤❡ ✶✷❑❇ ❝♦♥✜❣✉r❛t✐♦♥✱ s❡❡ ❢♦r ❡①❛♠♣❧❡ t❤❡ P②t❤♦♥ ❝❤❛♦s✱ ❞❥❛♥❣♦✲✈✷✱ ❢♦r♠❛tt❡❞✲❧♦❣✱ ❣♦✳

❲✐t❤ t❤❡ ❈▲■ ✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡r✱ t❤❡ ♠❛✐♥ ✐♥❞✐r❡❝t ❜r❛♥❝❤ s✉✛❡r ❢r♦♠ ❛ r❛t❤❡r ❤✐❣❤ ♠✐s♣r❡❞✐❝t✐♦♥r❛t❡ ✇❤❡♥ ❡①❡❝✉t✐♥❣ ✈♣r ❛♥❞ ❝r❛❢t② ✭❛♥❞ ❜③✐♣✷ t♦ s♦♠❡ ❡①t❡♥t✮ ✇✐t❤ ❛ ✶✷❑❇ ■❚❚❆●❊✳ ❇✉t ❛✺✵❑❇ ■❚❚❆●❊ ♣r❡❞✐❝t♦r str✐❝t❧② r❡❞✉❝❡ t❤✐s ♠✐s♣r❡❞✐❝t✐♦♥ r❛t❡ ❡①❝❡♣t ❢♦r ❝r❛❢t② ✇❤✐❝❤ ✇♦✉❧❞♥❡❡❞ ❛♥ ❡✈❡♥ ❧❛r❣❡r ■❚❚❆●❊ ♣r❡❞✐❝t♦r✳

❚❤❡r❡❢♦r❡ t❤❡ ❢♦❧❦❧♦r❡ ♦♥ t❤❡ ✉♥♣r❡❞✐❝t❛❜✐❧✐t② ♦❢ t❤❡ ✐♥❞✐r❡❝t ❜r❛♥❝❤ ✐♥ t❤❡ ❞✐s♣❛t❝❤ ❧♦♦♣ ✐sr❛t❤❡r ✉♥❥✉st✐✜❡❞✿ t❤✐s ✐♥❞✐r❡❝t ❜r❛♥❝❤ ✐s ✈❡r② ♣r❡❞✐❝t❛❜❧❡✳

✻ ❖t❤❡r ❘❡❧❛t❡❞ ❲♦r❦

❚❤✐s ♣❛♣❡r ✐s ❛❜♦✉t t❤❡ ✐♥t❡r❛❝t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡rs ✇✐t❤ ❜r❛♥❝❤ ♣r❡❞✐❝t♦rs✳ ❚❤❡ ♠♦st r❡❧❡✈❛♥t✇♦r❦ ♦♥ ❜r❛♥❝❤ ♣r❡❞✐❝t✐♦♥ ✐s ❝♦✈❡r❡❞ ❜② ❙❡❝t✐♦♥ ✸✳ ❚❤✐s s❡❝t✐♦♥ r❡✈✐❡✇s ❧✐t❡r❛t✉r❡ r❡❧❛t❡❞ t♦♦t❤❡r t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡s t❤❛t ❛✐♠ ❛t ✐♠♣r♦✈✐♥❣ t❤❡ ♣❡r❢♦r♠❛♥❝❡ ♦❢ ✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡rs✳

❚❤❡ ♦✈❡r❤❡❛❞ ♦❢ ✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡rs ❝♦♠♣❛r❡❞ t♦ ♥❛t✐✈❡ ❝♦❞❡ ❞❡r✐✈❡s ♠♦st❧② ❢r♦♠ t✇♦ s♦✉r❝❡s✿ t❤❡♠❛♥❛❣❡♠❡♥t ♦❢ t❤❡ ❡✈❛❧✉❛t✐♦♥ st❛❝❦ ❛♥❞ t❤❡ ❞✐s♣❛t❝❤ ❧♦♦♣✳

❱❡r② r❡❝❡♥t ✇♦r❦ ❜② ❙❛✈r✉♥✲❨❡♥✐ç❡r✐ ❡t ❛❧✳ ❬✷✻❪ st✐❧❧ r❡❢❡r❡♥❝❡s t❤❡ ♦r✐❣✐♥❛❧ ✇♦r❦ ♦❢ ❊rt❧❛♥❞ ●r❡❣❣ ❬✶✷❪✳ ❚❤❡✐r ❛♣♣r♦❛❝❤✱ ❤♦✇❡✈❡r✱ ✐s ✈❡r② ❞✐✛❡r❡♥t✿ t❤❡② ❝♦♥s✐❞❡r ❤♦st✲❱▼ t❛r❣❡t❡❞✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡rs✱ ✐✳❡✳ ✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡rs ❢♦r ❧❛♥❣✉❛❣❡s s✉❝❤ ❛s P②t❤♦♥ ♦r ❏❛✈❛s❝r✐♣t ✐♠♣❧❡♠❡♥t❡❞ ♦♥ t♦♣ ♦❢t❤❡ ❏❛✈❛ ❱▼✳ P❡r❢♦r♠❛♥❝❡ r❡s✉❧ts ❛r❡ ❞✐✣❝✉❧t t♦ ❝♦♠♣❛r❡ ✇✐t❤ ♦✉rs✳

❱✐t❛❧❡ ❛♥❞ ❆❜❞❡❧r❛❤♠❛♥ ❬✸✹❪ ❡❧✐♠✐♥❛t❡ t❤❡ ❞✐s♣❛t❝❤ ♦✈❡r❤❡❛❞ ✇✐t❤ ❛ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡ ❝❛❧❧❡❞ ❝❛t❡♥❛✲t✐♦♥✳ ■t ❝♦♥s✐sts ✐♥ ❝♦♣②✐♥❣ ❛♥❞ ❝♦♠❜✐♥✐♥❣ ❛t r✉♥✲t✐♠❡ s❡q✉❡♥❝❡s ♦❢ ♥❛t✐✈❡ ❝♦❞❡ ♣r♦❞✉❝❡❞ ✇❤❡♥t❤❡ ✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡r ✇❛s ❝♦♠♣✐❧❡❞✳ ❍❛❧❢ t❤❡ ❜❡♥❝❤♠❛r❦s✱ ❤♦✇❡✈❡r✱ r✉♥ s❧♦✇❡r✱ ❜❡❝❛✉s❡ ♦❢ t❤❡ ✐♥❞✉❝❡❞❝♦❞❡ ❜❧♦❛t✱ ❛♥❞ t❤❡ ✐♥str✉❝t✐♦♥ ❝❛❝❤❡ ❜❡❤❛✈✐♦r ❞❡❣r❛❞❛t✐♦♥✳ ❚❤❡② r❡♣♦rt t❤❡ s✇✐t❝❤ ❞✐s♣❛t❝❤ t♦

■♥r✐❛

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❇r❛♥❝❤

Pr❡❞

✐❝t✐♦♥❛♥❞t❤❡P❡r❢♦

r♠❛♥❝❡

♦❢■♥t❡r♣

r❡t❡rs✶✾

P②t❤♦♥ ✐♥❞✐r❡❝t ❆❘● ❏❛✈❛s❝r✐♣t ❈▲■■❚ ✶ ■❚ ✷ ❚❆●❊ ■❚ ✶ ■❚ ✷ ■❚ ✶ ■❚ ✷ ■❚ ✸

❝❛❧❧✲♠❡t❤ ✵✳✽✷✼✪ ✵✳✽✷✼✪ ✵✳✵✵✵✪ ❝✉❜❡ ✵✳✼✼✼✪ ✷✳✽✼✸✪ ✶✻✹✳❣③✐♣ ✵✳✻✶✷✪ ✷✳✻✾✽✪ ✵✳✺✻✾✪❝❛❧❧✲♠❡t❤✲s❧♦ts ✵✳✽✷✼✪ ✵✳✽✷✼✪ ✵✳✵✵✵✪ ♠♦r♣❤ ✵✳✵✷✾✪ ✵✳✵✷✾✪ ✶✼✺✳✈♣r ✶✷✳✺✷✼✪ ✷✼✳✽✶✷✪ ✵✳✾✵✺✪❝❛❧❧✲♠❡t❤✲✉♥❦ ✵✳✻✷✻✪ ✵✳✻✷✻✪ ✵✳✵✵✵✪ r❛②tr❛❝❡ ✶✳✵✶✹✪ ✽✳✶✹✾✪ ✶✼✼✳♠❡s❛ ✵✳✵✺✵✪ ✶✳✵✷✻✪ ✵✳✵✶✾✪❝❛❧❧✲s✐♠♣❧❡ ✵✳✾✾✶✪ ✵✳✾✾✶✪ ✵✳✵✵✵✪ ❜✐♥❛r②✲tr❡❡s ✶✳✷✹✸✪ ✶✳✷✸✷✪ ✶✼✾✳❛rt ✵✳✵✼✼✪ ✵✳✵✽✸✪ ✵✳✵✼✺✪❝❤❛♦s ✵✳✶✻✺✪ ✷✶✳✸✻✷✪ ✸✳✹✺✻✪ ❢❛♥♥❦✉❝❤ ✶✳✵✻✸✪ ✶✳✵✺✶✪ ✶✽✶✳♠❝❢ ✶✳✵✷✵✪ ✶✳✾✾✹✪ ✵✳✻✽✶✪❞❥❛♥❣♦✲✈✷ ✵✳✸✵✽✪ ✷✷✳✹✷✶✪ ✵✳✸✼✷✪ ♥❜♦❞② ✵✳✹✺✷✪ ✵✳✹✺✷✪ ✶✽✸✳❡q✉❛❦❡ ✵✳✶✽✺✪ ✵✳✺✹✶✪ ✵✳✶✶✸✪❢❛♥♥❦✉❝❤ ✵✳✻✺✷✪ ✵✳✼✶✽✪ ✵✳✵✵✶✪ ♥s✐❡✈❡ ✵✳✶✹✽✪ ✵✳✶✹✾✪ ✶✽✻✳❝r❛❢t② ✸✷✳✹✵✺✪ ✹✺✳✸✶✶✪ ✾✳✻✽✽✪❢❛st♣✐❝❦❧❡ ✵✳✹✼✽✪ ✵✳✻✸✹✪ ✵✳✵✹✷✪ ✸❜✐t✲❜✐ts✲✐♥✲❜②t❡ ✵✳✵✵✽✪ ✵✳✵✵✽✪ ✶✽✽✳❛♠♠♣ ✵✳✸✽✷✪ ✶✳✼✺✷✪ ✵✳✷✷✷✪❢❛st✉♥♣✐❝❦❧❡ ✵✳✼✷✸✪ ✸✳✼✸✵✪ ✵✳✵✻✵✪ ❜✐ts✲✐♥✲❜②t❡ ✸✳✽✷✼✪ ✸✳✼✸✷✪ ✶✾✼✳♣❛rs❡r ✶✳✽✽✶✪ ✼✳✾✸✾✪ ✵✳✼✽✻✪✢♦❛t ✵✳✵✵✽✪ ✵✳✵✶✵✪ ✵✳✽✷✶✪ ❜✐t✇✐s❡✲❛♥❞ ✵✳✵✵✵✪ ✵✳✵✵✵✪ ✷✺✻✳❜③✐♣✷ ✷✳✶✾✵✪ ✸✳✶✵✷✪ ✵✳✹✼✵✪❢♦r♠❛tt❡❞✲❧♦❣ ✵✳✶✸✻✪ ✹✽✳✷✶✷✪ ✶✳✷✶✻✪ ♥s✐❡✈❡✲❜✐ts ✵✳✶✹✻✪ ✵✳✶✹✻✪❣♦ ✹✳✹✵✼✪ ✶✸✳✺✷✶✪ ✵✳✾✽✵✪ r❡❝✉rs✐✈❡ ✶✳✶✷✸✪ ✶✳✷✶✹✪❤❡①✐♦♠✷ ✶✳✼✹✾✪ ✹✳✺✶✵✪ ✶✳✵✹✷✪ ❛❡s ✵✳✼✺✹✪ ✶✳✼✸✽✪❥s♦♥✲❞✉♠♣✲✈✷ ✵✳✵✶✺✪ ✵✳✷✵✵✪ ✵✳✽✹✶✪ ♠❞✺ ✵✳✷✽✶✪ ✵✳✷✽✽✪❥s♦♥✲❧♦❛❞ ✷✳✺✽✵✪ ✸✳✻✼✻✪ ✶✳✻✸✵✪ s❤❛✶ ✵✳✶✽✸✪ ✵✳✶✽✽✪♠❡t❡♦r✲❝♦♥t❡st ✵✳✹✻✵✪ ✵✳✺✺✽✪ ✵✳✺✽✸✪ ❢♦r♠❛t✲t♦❢t❡ ✵✳✺✷✾✪ ✵✳✺✽✽✪♥❜♦❞② ✵✳✵✵✷✪ ✵✳✵✵✸✪ ✵✳✼✺✽✪ ❢♦r♠❛t✲①♣❛r❜ ✵✳✹✽✷✪ ✵✳✻✶✷✪♥q✉❡❡♥s ✵✳✺✶✽✪ ✵✳✺✷✻✪ ✵✳✸✺✼✪ ❝♦r❞✐❝ ✵✳✹✺✾✪ ✵✳✹✺✾✪♣❛t❤❧✐❜ ✵✳✶✵✹✪ ✸✳✻✸✺✪ ✵✳✾✻✺✪ ♣❛rt✐❛❧✲s✉♠s ✵✳✵✵✵✪ ✵✳✵✵✵✪♣✐❞✐❣✐ts ✶✳✼✶✾✪ ✸✳✶✻✾✪ ✷✳✾✺✽✪ s♣❡❝tr❛❧✲♥♦r♠ ✵✳✵✽✾✪ ✵✳✵✽✾✪r❛②tr❛❝❡ ✵✳✽✼✸✪ ✻✳✻✾✶✪ ✸✳✽✻✶✪ ❞♥❛ ✵✳✹✷✹✪ ✷✳✶✺✺✪r❡❣❡①✲❝♦♠♣✐❧❡ ✾✳✽✺✷✪ ✶✻✳✷✽✹✪ ✵✳✺✽✾✪ ❜❛s❡✻✹ ✵✳✷✾✸✪ ✵✳✷✾✸✪r❡❣❡①✲❡✛❜♦t ✶✳✸✶✶✪ ✶✳✻✵✽✪ ✵✳✶✼✼✪ ❢❛st❛ ✶✳✷✶✵✪ ✶✳✷✸✸✪r❡❣❡①✲✈✽ ✶✳✻✼✽✪ ✷✳✸✼✹✪ ✵✳✶✶✷✪ t❛❣❝❧♦✉❞ ✵✳✸✻✽✪ ✵✳✸✼✻✪r✐❝❤❛r❞s ✵✳✹✷✵✪ ✻✳✼✼✺✪ ✶✳✻✵✷✪ ✉♥♣❛❝❦✲❝♦❞❡ ✵✳✷✶✻✪ ✵✳✸✸✹✪s✐❧❡♥t✲❧♦❣❣✐♥❣ ✵✳✸✶✻✪ ✵✳✸✷✶✪ ✵✳✵✵✹✪ ✈❛❧✐❞❛t❡✲✐♥♣✉t ✵✳✼✶✸✪ ✵✳✼✶✾✪s✐♠♣❧❡✲❧♦❣❣✐♥❣ ✵✳✵✸✵✪ ✺✸✳✺✺✷✪ ✶✳✶✾✼✪t❡❧❝♦ ✵✳✷✻✹✪ ✵✳✸✹✷✪ ✵✳✵✹✹✪✉♥♣❛❝❦✲s❡q ✵✳✵✷✼✪ ✵✳✵✷✾✪ ✵✳✵✵✶✪

❚❛❜❧❡ ✻✿ ✭■❚✮❚❆●❊ ♠✐s♣r❡❞✐❝t✐♦♥ r❡s✉❧ts ❢♦r ✏❤❛r❞✑ ❜r❛♥❝❤✱ ❚❆●❊ ✶ ❛♥❞ ❚❆●❊ ✷

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✷✵ ❘♦❤♦✉ ✫ ◆❛r❛s✐♠❤❛ ❙✇❛♠② ✫ ❙❡③♥❡❝

❜❡ ✶✷ ✐♥str✉❝t✐♦♥s ❛♥❞ ✶✾ ❝②❝❧❡s ♦♥ ❛♥ ❯❧tr❛❙♣❛r❝✲■■■ ♣r♦❝❡ss♦r✱ ❛♥❞ ♦♥ ❛✈❡r❛❣❡ ✶✵✵ ❝②❝❧❡s ♣❡r❜②t❡❝♦❞❡ ❢♦r t❤❡ ❢❛❝t♦r✐❛❧ ❢✉♥❝t✐♦♥ ✇r✐tt❡♥ ✐♥ ❚❝❧✳

▼❝❈❛♥❞❧❡ss ❛♥❞ ●r❡❣❣ ❬✶✽❪ ♣r♦♣♦s❡ t♦ ♦♣t✐♠✐③❡ ❝♦❞❡ ❛t t❤❡ ❛ss❡♠❜❧② ❧❡✈❡❧ t♦ ❡❧✐♠✐♥❛t❡ ✐♥t❡r✲❢❡r❡♥❝❡ ❜❡t✇❡❡♥ t❛r❣❡ts ♦❢ t❤❡ ✐♥❞✐r❡❝t ❜r❛♥❝❤✳ ❚✇♦ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡s ❛r❡ ❞❡✈❡❧♦♣❡❞✿❢♦r❝✐♥❣ ❛❧✐❣♥♠❡♥t✱❛♥❞ r❡♦r❞❡r✐♥❣ ♦❢ ❡♥tr✐❡s✳ ❚❤❡ ❤❛r❞✇❛r❡ ✉s❡❞ ❢♦r ❡①♣❡r✐♠❡♥ts ✐s ❛ ❈♦r❡✷ ♣r♦❝❡ss♦r✳ ❲❡ ❝❧❛✐♠t❤❛t ♠♦❞❡r♥ ❜r❛♥❝❤ ♣r❡❞✐❝t♦rs ❛r❡ q✉✐t❡ ✐♥s❡♥s✐t✐✈❡ t♦ t❛r❣❡t ♣❧❛❝❡♠❡♥t✳

✻✳✶ ❙t❛❝❦ ❈❛❝❤✐♥❣ ❛♥❞ ❘❡❣✐st❡rs

❲✐t❤ t❤❡ ♥♦t❛❜❧❡ ❡①❝❡♣t✐♦♥ ♦❢ t❤❡ ❉❛❧✈✐❦ ✈✐rt✉❛❧ ♠❛❝❤✐♥❡ ❬✾❪✱ ♠♦st ❝✉rr❡♥t ✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡rs ♣❡r❢♦r♠t❤❡✐r ❝♦♠♣✉t❛t✐♦♥s ♦♥ ❛♥ ❡✈❛❧✉❛t✐♦♥ st❛❝❦✳ ❱❛❧✉❡s ❛r❡ st♦r❡❞ ✐♥ ❛ ❞❛t❛ str✉❝t✉r❡ ✇❤✐❝❤ r❡s✐❞❡s✐♥ ♠❡♠♦r② ✭r❡❝❛❧❧ ❋✐❣✉r❡ ✶ ❢♦r ✐❧❧✉str❛t✐♦♥✮✳ ❊rt❧ ♣r♦♣♦s❡❞ st❛❝❦ ❝❛❝❤✐♥❣ ❬✶✵❪ t♦ ❢♦r❝❡ t❤❡ t♦♣ ♦❢t❤❡ st❛❝❦ ✐♥t♦ r❡❣✐st❡rs✳ ❚♦❣❡t❤❡r ✇✐t❤ ●r❡❣❣✱ t❤❡② ❧❛t❡r ♣r♦♣♦s❡❞ t♦ ❝♦♠❜✐♥❡ ✐t ✇✐t❤ ❞②♥❛♠✐❝s✉♣❡r✐♥str✉❝t✐♦♥s ❬✶✸❪ ❢♦r ❛❞❞✐t✐♦♥❛❧ ♣❡r❢♦r♠❛♥❝❡✳ ❙t❛❝❦ ❝❛❝❤✐♥❣ ✐s ♦rt❤♦❣♦♥❛❧ t♦ t❤❡ ❜❡❤❛✈✐♦r♦❢ t❤❡ ❜r❛♥❝❤ ♣r❡❞✐❝t♦r✳ ❲❤✐❧❡ ✐t ❝♦✉❧❞ ❞❡❝r❡❛s❡ t❤❡ ♥✉♠❜❡r ♦❢ ❝②❝❧❡s ♦❢ t❤❡ ✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡r ❧♦♦♣✱❛♥❞ ❤❡♥❝❡ ✐♥❝r❡❛s❡ t❤❡ r❡❧❛t✐✈❡ ✐♠♣❛❝t ♦❢ ❛ ♠✐s♣r❡❞✐❝t✐♦♥✱ t❤✐s ❞❛t❛ ✇✐❧❧ t②♣✐❝❛❧❧② ❤✐t ✐♥ t❤❡ ▲✶❝❛❝❤❡ ❛♥❞ ❛❣❣r❡ss✐✈❡ ♦✉t✲♦❢✲♦r❞❡r ❛r❝❤✐t❡❝t✉r❡s ❛r❡ ❧❡ss ❧✐❦❡❧② t♦ ❜❡♥❡✜t✱ ❡s♣❡❝✐❛❧❧② ❢♦r r❛t❤❡r❧♦♥❣ ❧♦♦♣s✱ ❛♥❞ t❤❡ ❛❧r❡❛❞② r❡❛s♦♥❛❜❧② ❣♦♦❞ ♣❡r❢♦r♠❛♥❝❡ ✭■P❈✮✳ ❘❡❣✐st❡r ❛❧❧♦❝❛t♦rs ❤❛✈❡ ❛ ❤❛r❞t✐♠❡ ❦❡❡♣✐♥❣ t❤❡ r❡❧❡✈❛♥t ✈❛❧✉❡s ✐♥ r❡❣✐st❡rs ✺ ❜❡❝❛✉s❡ ♦❢ t❤❡ s✐③❡ ❛♥❞ ❝♦♠♣❧❡①✐t② ♦❢ t❤❡ ♠❛✐♥✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡r ❧♦♦♣✳ ❙t❛❝❦ ❝❛❝❤✐♥❣ ❛❧s♦ ❛❞❞s s✐❣♥✐✜❝❛♥t ❝♦♠♣❧❡①✐t② t♦ t❤❡ ❝♦❞❡ ❜❛s❡✳

❆s ❛♥ ❛❧t❡r♥❛t✐✈❡ t♦ st❛❝❦ ❝❛❝❤✐♥❣✱ s♦♠❡ ✈✐rt✉❛❧ ♠❛❝❤✐♥❡s ❛r❡ r❡❣✐st❡r✲❜❛s❡❞✳ ❙❤✐ ❡t ❛❧✳ ❬✸✷❪s❤♦✇ t❤❛t t❤❡② ❛r❡ ♠♦r❡ ❡✣❝✐❡♥t ✇❤❡♥ s♦♣❤✐st✐❝❛t❡❞ tr❛♥s❧❛t✐♦♥ ❛♥❞ ♦♣t✐♠✐③❛t✐♦♥s ❛r❡ ❛♣♣❧✐❡❞✳❚❤✐s ✐s ❛❧s♦ ♦rt❤♦❣♦♥❛❧ t♦ t❤❡ ✐♠♣❧❡♠❡♥t❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ t❤❡ ❞✐s♣❛t❝❤ ❧♦♦♣✳

✻✳✷ ❙✉♣❡r✐♥str✉❝t✐♦♥s ❛♥❞ ❘❡♣❧✐❝❛t✐♦♥

❙❡q✉❡♥❝❡s ♦❢ ❜②❝♦❞❡s ❛r❡ ♥♦t r❛♥❞♦♠✳ ❙♦♠❡ ♣❛✐rs ♦❢ ✐♥str✉❝t✐♦♥s ❛r❡ ♠♦r❡ ❢r❡q✉❡♥t t❤❛♥ ♦t❤❡rs✭❡✳❣✳ ❛ ❝♦♠♣❛r❡ ✐s ♦❢t❡♥ ❢♦❧❧♦✇❡❞ ❜② ❛ ❜r❛♥❝❤✮✳ ❙✉♣❡r✐♥str✉❝t✐♦♥s ❬✷✸❪ ❝♦♥s✐st ✐♥ s✉❝❤ s❡q✉❡♥❝❡s♦❢ ❢r❡q✉❡♥t❧② ♦❝❝✉rr✐♥❣ t✉♣❧❡s ♦❢ ❜②t❡❝♦❞❡✳ ◆❡✇ ♦♣❝♦❞❡s ❛r❡ ❞❡✜♥❡❞✱ ✇❤♦s❡ ♣❛②❧♦❛❞s ❛r❡ t❤❡❝♦♠❜✐♥❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ t❤❡ ♣❛②❧♦❛❞s ♦❢ t❤❡ t✉♣❧❡ t❤❡② ❝♦♠❡ ❢r♦♠✳ ❚❤❡ ♦✈❡r❤❡❛❞ ♦❢ t❤❡ ❞✐s♣❛t❝❤ ❧♦♦♣ ✐s✉♥♠♦❞✐✜❡❞ ❜✉t t❤❡ ❣❛✐♥ ❝♦♠❡s ❢r♦♠ ❛ r❡❞✉❝❡❞ ♥✉♠❜❡r ♦❢ ✐t❡r❛t✐♦♥s ♦❢ t❤❡ ❧♦♦♣✱ ❤❡♥❝❡ ❛ r❡❞✉❝❡❞❛✈❡r❛❣❡ ❝♦st✳ ❊rt❧ ❛♥❞ ●r❡❣❣ ❬✶✷❪ ❞✐s❝✉ss st❛t✐❝ ❛♥❞ ❞②♥❛♠✐❝ s✉♣❡r✐♥str✉❝t✐♦♥s✳

❘❡♣❧✐❝❛t✐♦♥✱ ❛❧s♦ ♣r♦♣♦s❡❞ ❜② ❊rt❧ ❛♥❞ ●r❡❣❣✱ ❝♦♥s✐sts ✐♥ ❣❡♥❡r❛t✐♥❣ ♠❛♥② ♦♣❝♦❞❡s ❢♦r t❤❡s❛♠❡ ♣❛②❧♦❛❞✱ s♣❡❝✐❛❧✐③✐♥❣ ❡❛❝❤ ♦❝❝✉rr❡♥❝❡✱ ✐♥ ♦r❞❡r t♦ ♠❛①✐♠✐③❡ t❤❡ ♣❡r❢♦r♠❛♥❝❡ ♦❢ ❜r❛♥❝❤t❛r❣❡t ❜✉✛❡rs✳ ▼♦❞❡r♥ ♣r❡❞✐❝t♦rs ♥♦ ❧♦♥❣❡r ♥❡❡❞ ✐t t♦ ❝❛♣t✉r❡ ♣❛tt❡r♥s ✐♥ ❛♣♣❧✐❝❛t✐♦♥s✳

✻✳✸ ❏✉♠♣ ❚❤r❡❛❞✐♥❣

❲❡ ❞✐s❝✉ss❡❞ ❥✉♠♣ t❤r❡❛❞✐♥❣ ✐♥ ❣❡♥❡r❛❧ t❡r♠s ✐♥ ♣r❡✈✐♦✉s s❡❝t✐♦♥s✳ ❚♦ ❜❡ ♠♦r❡ ♣r❡❝✐s❡✱ s❡✈✲❡r❛❧ ✈❡rs✐♦♥s ♦❢ t❤r❡❛❞✐♥❣ ❤❛✈❡ ❜❡❡♥ ♣r♦♣♦s❡❞✿ t♦❦❡♥ t❤r❡❛❞✐♥❣ ✭✐❧❧✉str❛t❡❞ ✐♥ ❋✐❣✉r❡ ✷✮✱ ❞✐r❡❝tt❤r❡❛❞✐♥❣ ❬✶❪✱ ✐♥❧✐♥❡ t❤r❡❛❞✐♥❣ ❬✷✸❪✱ ♦r ❝♦♥t❡①t t❤r❡❛❞✐♥❣ ❬✷❪✳ ❆❧❧ ❢♦r♠s ♦❢ t❤r❡❛❞✐♥❣ r❡q✉✐r❡ ❡①✲t❡♥s✐♦♥s t♦ ❆◆❙■ ❈✳ ❙♦♠❡ ❛❧s♦ r❡q✉✐r❡ ❧✐♠✐t❡❞ ❢♦r♠s ♦❢ ❞②♥❛♠✐❝ ❝♦❞❡ ❣❡♥❡r❛t✐♦♥ ❛♥❞ ✇❛❧❦ ❛✇❛②❢r♦♠ ♣♦rt❛❜✐❧✐t② ❛♥❞ ❡❛s❡ ♦❢ ❞❡✈❡❧♦♣♠❡♥t✳

✺❊✈❡♥ ✇✐t❤ t❤❡ ❤❡❧♣ ♦❢ t❤❡ ●◆❯ ❡①t❡♥s✐♦♥ r❡❣✐st❡r ❛s♠✱ ♦r ♠❛♥✉❛❧❧② ❛❧❧♦❝❛t✐♥❣ ❛ ❢❡✇ t♦♣✲♦❢✲st❛❝❦ ❡❧❡♠❡♥ts ✐♥❧♦❝❛❧ ✈❛r✐❛❜❧❡✳

■♥r✐❛

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❇r❛♥❝❤ Pr❡❞✐❝t✐♦♥ ❛♥❞ t❤❡ P❡r❢♦r♠❛♥❝❡ ♦❢ ■♥t❡r♣r❡t❡rs ✷✶

✼ ❈♦♥❝❧✉s✐♦♥

❉❡s♣✐t❡ ♠❛t✉r❡ ❏■❚ ❝♦♠♣✐❧❛t✐♦♥ t❡❝❤♥♦❧♦❣②✱ ✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡rs ❛r❡ ✈❡r② ♠✉❝❤ ❛❧✐✈❡✳ ❚❤❡② ♣r♦✈✐❞❡ ❡❛s❡♦❢ ❞❡✈❡❧♦♣♠❡♥t ❛♥❞ ♣♦rt❛❜✐❧✐t②✳ ❯♥❢♦rt✉♥❛t❡❧②✱ t❤✐s ✐s ❛t t❤❡ ❡①♣❡♥s❡ ♦❢ ♣❡r❢♦r♠❛♥❝❡✿ ✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡rs❛r❡ s❧♦✇✳ ▼❛♥② st✉❞✐❡s ❤❛✈❡ ✐♥✈❡st✐❣❛t❡❞ ✇❛②s t♦ ✐♠♣r♦✈❡ ✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡rs✱ ❛♥❞ ♠❛♥② ❞❡s✐❣♥ ♣♦✐♥ts❤❛✈❡ ❜❡❡♥ ♣r♦♣♦s❡❞✳ ❇❡❝❛✉s❡ ♠❛♥② st✉❞✐❡s ❣♦ ❜❛❝❦ ✇❤❡♥ ❜r❛♥❝❤ ♣r❡❞✐❝t♦rs ✇❡r❡ ♥♦t ✈❡r②❛❣❣r❡ss✐✈❡✱ ❢♦❧❦❧♦r❡ ❤❛s r❡t❛✐♥❡❞ t❤❛t ❛ ❤✐❣❤ ♠✐s♣r❡❞✐❝t✐♦♥ r❛t❡ ♦❢ ❛♥ ✐♥❞✐r❡❝t ❥✉♠♣ ✐s ♦♥❡ ♦❢ t❤❡♠❛✐♥ r❡❛s♦♥s ❢♦r t❤❡ ✐♥❡✣❝✐❡♥❝② ♦❢ s✇✐t❝❤✲❜❛s❡❞ ✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡rs✳ ■♥ t❤✐s ♣❛♣❡r✱ ✇❡ s❤❡❞ ♥❡✇ ❧✐❣❤t ♦♥t❤✐s ❝❧❛✐♠✱ ❝♦♥s✐❞❡r✐♥❣ ❝✉rr❡♥t ✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡rs ❛♥❞ st❛t❡✲♦❢✲t❤❡✲❛rt ❜r❛♥❝❤ ♣r❡❞✐❝t♦rs✳ ❲❡ s❤♦✇ t❤❛tt❤❡ ♣r❡❞✐❝t♦r ♦❢ ❙❛♥❞② ❇r✐❞❣❡ ✐♠♣r♦✈❡s ♦✈❡r t❤❡ ♣r❡✈✐♦✉s ❣❡♥❡r❛t✐♦♥ ◆❡❤❛❧❡♠✱ ❛♥❞ t❤❛t ❧✐t❡r❛t✉r❡st❛t❡✲♦❢✲t❤❡✲❛rt ■❚❚❆●❊ ✇♦✉❧❞ ♣r♦✈✐❞❡ ②❡t ❛♥♦t❤❡r s✐❣♥✐✜❝❛♥t ✐♠♣r♦✈❡♠❡♥t✳ ■❚❚❆●❊ ♣❡r❢♦r♠ss♣❡❝✐❛❧❧② ✇❡❧❧ ✇❤❡♥ t❤❡ ✢♦✇ ♦❢ ❡①❡❝✉t✐♦♥ st❛②s ✐♥ t❤❡ ♠❛✐♥ ✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❛t✐♦♥ ❧♦♦♣✱ ✐✳❡✳ ✇❤❡♥ ❜②t❡❝♦❞❡♣❛②❧♦❛❞s r❡♠❛✐♥s s✐♠♣❧❡✳ ❋✐♥❛❧❧② ✇❡ ❝♦♥✜r♠❡❞ t❤❛t t❤❡ ❢❡✇ ❝❛s❡s ✇❤❡r❡ ■❚❚❆●❊ ♣❡r❢♦r♠s ♣♦♦r❧②❛r❡ ❞✉❡ t♦ ❢♦♦t♣r✐♥t ✐ss✉❡s✱ ❛♥❞ ♥♦t ✐♥❤❡r❡♥t t♦ t❤❡ ♣r❡❞✐❝t✐♦♥ s❝❤❡♠❡✳

❘❡❢❡r❡♥❝❡s

❬✶❪ ❏✳ ❘✳ ❇❡❧❧✳ ❚❤r❡❛❞❡❞ ❝♦❞❡✳ ❈♦♠♠✉♥✐❝❛t✐♦♥s ♦❢ t❤❡ ❆❈▼✱ ✶✻✭✻✮✱ ✶✾✼✸✳

❬✷❪ ▼✳ ❇❡r♥❞❧✱ ❇✳ ❱✐t❛❧❡✱ ▼✳ ❩❛❧❡s❦✐✱ ❛♥❞ ❆✳ ❉✳ ❇r♦✇♥✳ ❈♦♥t❡①t t❤r❡❛❞✐♥❣✿ ❆ ✢❡①✐❜❧❡ ❛♥❞❡✣❝✐❡♥t ❞✐s♣❛t❝❤ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡ ❢♦r ✈✐rt✉❛❧ ♠❛❝❤✐♥❡ ✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡rs✳ ■♥ ❈●❖✱ ♣❛❣❡s ✶✺✕✷✻✱ ✷✵✵✺✳

❬✸❪ ❙✳ ❇r✉♥t❤❛❧❡r✳ ❱✐rt✉❛❧✲♠❛❝❤✐♥❡ ❛❜str❛❝t✐♦♥ ❛♥❞ ♦♣t✐♠✐③❛t✐♦♥ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡s✳ ❊❧❡❝tr♦♥✐❝ ◆♦t❡s✐♥ ❚❤❡♦r❡t✐❝❛❧ ❈♦♠♣✉t❡r ❙❝✐❡♥❝❡✱ ✷✺✸✭✺✮✿✸✕✶✹✱ ✷✵✵✾✳

❬✹❪ P✳✲❨✳ ❈❤❛♥❣✱ ❊✳ ❍❛♦✱ ❛♥❞ ❨✳ ◆✳ P❛tt✳ ❚❛r❣❡t ♣r❡❞✐❝t✐♦♥ ❢♦r ✐♥❞✐r❡❝t ❥✉♠♣s✳ ■♥ ■❙❈❆✱ ♣❛❣❡s✷✼✹✕✷✽✸✱ ✶✾✾✼✳

❬✺❪ ❘✳ ❈♦st❛✱ ❆✳ ❈✳ ❖r♥st❡✐♥✱ ❛♥❞ ❊✳ ❘♦❤♦✉✳ ❈▲■ ❜❛❝❦✲❡♥❞ ✐♥ ●❈❈✳ ■♥ ●❈❈ ❉❡✈❡❧♦♣❡rs✬❙✉♠♠✐t✱ ♣❛❣❡s ✶✶✶✕✶✶✻✱ ❏✉❧② ✷✵✵✼✳

❬✻❪ ❚✳ ❈r❛♠❡r✱ ❘✳ ❋r✐❡❞♠❛♥✱ ❚✳ ▼✐❧❧❡r✱ ❉✳ ❙❡❜❡r❣❡r✱ ❘✳ ❲✐❧s♦♥✱ ❛♥❞ ▼✳ ❲♦❧❝③❦♦✳ ❈♦♠♣✐❧✐♥❣❏❛✈❛ ❥✉st ✐♥ t✐♠❡✳ ▼✐❝r♦✱ ■❊❊❊✱ ✶✼✭✸✮✿✸✻✕✹✸✱ ▼❛②✴❏✉♥✳

❬✼❪ ❏✳ ❲✳ ❉❛✈✐❞s♦♥ ❛♥❞ ❏✳ ❱✳ ●r❡s❤✳ ❈✐♥t✿ ❛ ❘■❙❈ ✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡r ❢♦r t❤❡ ❈ ♣r♦❣r❛♠♠✐♥❣ ❧❛♥❣✉❛❣❡✳■♥ P❛♣❡rs ♦❢ t❤❡ ❙②♠♣♦s✐✉♠ ♦♥ ■♥t❡r♣r❡t❡rs ❛♥❞ ✐♥t❡r♣r❡t✐✈❡ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡s✱ ❙■●P▲❆◆ ✬✽✼✱♣❛❣❡s ✶✽✾✕✶✾✽✳ ❆❈▼✱ ✶✾✽✼✳

❬✽❪ ❑✳ ❉r✐❡s❡♥ ❛♥❞ ❯✳ ❍ö❧③❧❡✳ ❆❝❝✉r❛t❡ ✐♥❞✐r❡❝t ❜r❛♥❝❤ ♣r❡❞✐❝t✐♦♥✳ ■♥ ■❙❈❆✱ ♣❛❣❡s ✶✻✼✕✶✼✽✱✶✾✾✽✳

❬✾❪ ❉✳ ❊❤r✐♥❣❡r✳ ❚❤❡ ❉❛❧✈✐❦ ✈✐rt✉❛❧ ♠❛❝❤✐♥❡ ❛r❝❤✐t❡❝t✉r❡✳ ❘❡tr✐❡✈❡❞ ❢r♦♠ ❤tt♣✿

✴✴❞❛✈✐❞❡❤r✐♥❣❡r✳❝♦♠✴s♦❢t✇❛r❡✴❛♥❞r♦✐❞✴❚❤❡❴❉❛❧✈✐❦❴❱✐rt✉❛❧❴▼❛❝❤✐♥❡✳♣❞❢ ♦♥ ◆♦✈ ✺✷✵✶✸✱ ✷✵✶✵✳

❬✶✵❪ ▼✳ ❆✳ ❊rt❧✳ ❙t❛❝❦ ❝❛❝❤✐♥❣ ❢♦r ✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡rs✳ ■♥ Pr♦❝❡❡❞✐♥❣s ♦❢ t❤❡ ❆❈▼ ❙■●P▲❆◆ ✶✾✾✺❝♦♥❢❡r❡♥❝❡ ♦♥ Pr♦❣r❛♠♠✐♥❣ ❧❛♥❣✉❛❣❡ ❞❡s✐❣♥ ❛♥❞ ✐♠♣❧❡♠❡♥t❛t✐♦♥✱ P▲❉■ ✬✾✺✱ ♣❛❣❡s ✸✶✺✕✸✷✼✳❆❈▼✱ ✶✾✾✺✳

❬✶✶❪ ▼✳ ❆✳ ❊rt❧ ❛♥❞ ❉✳ ●r❡❣❣✳ ❚❤❡ ❜❡❤❛✈✐♦r ♦❢ ❡✣❝✐❡♥t ✈✐rt✉❛❧ ♠❛❝❤✐♥❡ ✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡rs ♦♥ ♠♦❞❡r♥❛r❝❤✐t❡❝t✉r❡s✳ ■♥ ❊✉r♦✲P❛r ✷✵✵✶ P❛r❛❧❧❡❧ Pr♦❝❡ss✐♥❣✱ ♣❛❣❡s ✹✵✸✕✹✶✸✳ ❙♣r✐♥❣❡r✱ ✷✵✵✶✳

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✷✷ ❘♦❤♦✉ ✫ ◆❛r❛s✐♠❤❛ ❙✇❛♠② ✫ ❙❡③♥❡❝

❬✶✷❪ ▼✳ ❆✳ ❊rt❧ ❛♥❞ ❉✳ ●r❡❣❣✳ ❖♣t✐♠✐③✐♥❣ ✐♥❞✐r❡❝t ❜r❛♥❝❤ ♣r❡❞✐❝t✐♦♥ ❛❝❝✉r❛❝② ✐♥ ✈✐rt✉❛❧ ♠❛❝❤✐♥❡✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡rs✳ ■♥ P▲❉■✱ ♣❛❣❡s ✷✼✽✕✷✽✽✳ ❆❈▼✱ ✷✵✵✸✳

❬✶✸❪ ▼✳ ❆✳ ❊rt❧ ❛♥❞ ❉✳ ●r❡❣❣✳ ❈♦♠❜✐♥✐♥❣ st❛❝❦ ❝❛❝❤✐♥❣ ✇✐t❤ ❞②♥❛♠✐❝ s✉♣❡r✐♥str✉❝t✐♦♥s✳ ■♥❲♦r❦s❤♦♣ ♦♥ ■♥t❡r♣r❡t❡rs✱ ❱✐rt✉❛❧ ▼❛❝❤✐♥❡s ❛♥❞ ❊♠✉❧❛t♦rs✱ ♣❛❣❡s ✼✕✶✹✳ ❆❈▼✱ ✷✵✵✹✳

❬✶✹❪ ■♥t❡❧✳ ■♥t❡❧ ✻✹ ❛♥❞ ■❆✲✸✷ ❆r❝❤✐t❡❝t✉r❡s ❙♦❢t✇❛r❡ ❉❡✈❡❧♦♣❡r✬s ▼❛♥✉❛❧✱ ❏✉♥❡ ✷✵✶✸✳

❬✶✺❪ ❉✳ ❆✳ ❏✐♠é♥❡③ ❛♥❞ ❈✳ ▲✐♥✳ ❉②♥❛♠✐❝ ❜r❛♥❝❤ ♣r❡❞✐❝t✐♦♥ ✇✐t❤ ♣❡r❝❡♣tr♦♥s✳ ■♥ ❍✐❣❤✲P❡r❢♦r♠❛♥❝❡ ❈♦♠♣✉t❡r ❆r❝❤✐t❡❝t✉r❡✱ ✷✵✵✶✳ ❍P❈❆✳ ❚❤❡ ❙❡✈❡♥t❤ ■♥t❡r♥❛t✐♦♥❛❧ ❙②♠♣♦s✐✉♠♦♥✱ ♣❛❣❡s ✶✾✼✕✷✵✻✳ ■❊❊❊✱ ✷✵✵✶✳

❬✶✻❪ ❈✳✲❈✳ ▲❡❡✱ ■✳✲❈✳ ❑✳ ❈❤❡♥✱ ❛♥❞ ❚✳ ◆✳ ▼✉❞❣❡✳ ❚❤❡ ❜✐✲♠♦❞❡ ❜r❛♥❝❤ ♣r❡❞✐❝t♦r✳ ■♥ ▼■❈❘❖✱♣❛❣❡s ✹✕✶✸✱ ✶✾✾✼✳

❬✶✼❪ ❈✳✲❑✳ ▲✉❦✱ ❘✳ ❈♦❤♥✱ ❘✳ ▼✉t❤✱ ❍✳ P❛t✐❧✱ ❆✳ ❑❧❛✉s❡r✱ ●✳ ▲♦✇♥❡②✱ ❙✳ ❲❛❧❧❛❝❡✱ ❱✳ ❏✳ ❘❡❞❞✐✱❛♥❞ ❑✳ ❍❛③❡❧✇♦♦❞✳ P✐♥✿ ❜✉✐❧❞✐♥❣ ❝✉st♦♠✐③❡❞ ♣r♦❣r❛♠ ❛♥❛❧②s✐s t♦♦❧s ✇✐t❤ ❞②♥❛♠✐❝ ✐♥str✉✲♠❡♥t❛t✐♦♥✳ ■♥ P▲❉■✱ ♣❛❣❡s ✶✾✵✕✷✵✵✳ ❆❈▼✱ ✷✵✵✺✳

❬✶✽❪ ❏✳ ▼❝❈❛♥❞❧❡ss ❛♥❞ ❉✳ ●r❡❣❣✳ ❈♦♠♣✐❧❡r t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡s t♦ ✐♠♣r♦✈❡ ❞②♥❛♠✐❝ ❜r❛♥❝❤ ♣r❡❞✐❝t✐♦♥❢♦r ✐♥❞✐r❡❝t ❥✉♠♣ ❛♥❞ ❝❛❧❧ ✐♥str✉❝t✐♦♥s✳ ❆❈▼ ❚❆❈❖✱ ✽✭✹✮✿✷✹✿✶✕✷✹✿✷✵✱ ❏❛♥✳ ✷✵✶✷✳

❬✶✾❪ ❙✳ ▼❝❋❛r❧✐♥❣✳ ❈♦♠❜✐♥✐♥❣ ❜r❛♥❝❤ ♣r❡❞✐❝t♦rs✳ ❚❡❝❤♥✐❝❛❧ ❘❡♣♦rt ❚◆✲✸✻✱ ❉✐❣✐t❛❧ ❲❡st❡r♥❘❡s❡❛r❝❤ ▲❛❜♦r❛t♦r②✱ ✶✾✾✸✳

❬✷✵❪ P✳ ▼✐❝❤❛✉❞✱ ❆✳ ❙❡③♥❡❝✱ ❛♥❞ ❘✳ ❯❤❧✐❣✳ ❚r❛❞✐♥❣ ❝♦♥✢✐❝t ❛♥❞ ❝❛♣❛❝✐t② ❛❧✐❛s✐♥❣ ✐♥ ❝♦♥❞✐t✐♦♥❛❧❜r❛♥❝❤ ♣r❡❞✐❝t♦rs✳ ❙■●❆❘❈❍ ❈♦♠♣✉t✳ ❆r❝❤✐t✳ ◆❡✇s✱ ✷✺✭✷✮✿✷✾✷✕✸✵✸✱ ▼❛② ✶✾✾✼✳

❬✷✶❪ ❚✳ ▼②t❦♦✇✐❝③✱ ❆✳ ❉✐✇❛♥✱ ▼✳ ❍❛✉s✇✐rt❤✱ ❛♥❞ P✳ ❋✳ ❙✇❡❡♥❡②✳ Pr♦❞✉❝✐♥❣ ✇r♦♥❣ ❞❛t❛ ✇✐t❤♦✉t❞♦✐♥❣ ❛♥②t❤✐♥❣ ♦❜✈✐♦✉s❧② ✇r♦♥❣✦ ■♥ ❆❙P▲❖❙✱ ♣❛❣❡s ✷✻✺✕✷✼✻✳ ❆❈▼✱ ✷✵✵✾✳

❬✷✷❪ ❆✳ ◆❛✉♠❛♥♥ ❛♥❞ P✳ ❈❛♥❛❧✳ ❚❤❡ r♦❧❡ ♦❢ ✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡rs ✐♥ ❤✐❣❤ ♣❡r❢♦r♠❛♥❝❡ ❝♦♠♣✉t✐♥❣✳ ■♥ Pr♦✲❝❡❡❞✐♥❣s ♦❢ ❳■■ ❆❞✈❛♥❝❡❞ ❈♦♠♣✉t✐♥❣ ❛♥❞ ❆♥❛❧②s✐s ❚❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡s ✐♥ P❤②s✐❝s ❘❡s❡❛r❝❤✱ ♣❛❣❡ ✻✺✱✷✵✵✽✳

❬✷✸❪ ■✳ P✐✉♠❛rt❛ ❛♥❞ ❋✳ ❘✐❝❝❛r❞✐✳ ❖♣t✐♠✐③✐♥❣ ❞✐r❡❝t t❤r❡❛❞❡❞ ❝♦❞❡ ❜② s❡❧❡❝t✐✈❡ ✐♥❧✐♥✐♥❣✳ ❙■●✲P▲❆◆ ◆♦t✳✱ ✸✸✭✺✮✿✷✾✶✕✸✵✵✱ ▼❛② ✶✾✾✽✳

❬✷✹❪ ●✳ ❘✐❝❤❛r❞s✱ ❙✳ ▲❡❜r❡s♥❡✱ ❇✳ ❇✉r❣✱ ❛♥❞ ❏✳ ❱✐t❡❦✳ ❆♥ ❛♥❛❧②s✐s ♦❢ t❤❡ ❞②♥❛♠✐❝ ❜❡❤❛✈✐♦r ♦❢❏❛✈❛❙❝r✐♣t ♣r♦❣r❛♠s✳ ■♥ P▲❉■✱ ♣❛❣❡s ✶✕✶✷✱ ✷✵✶✵✳

❬✷✺❪ ❊✳ ❘♦❤♦✉✳ ❚✐♣t♦♣✿ ❍❛r❞✇❛r❡ P❡r❢♦r♠❛♥❝❡ ❈♦✉♥t❡rs ❢♦r t❤❡ ▼❛ss❡s✳ ❚❡❝❤♥✐❝❛❧ ❘❡♣♦rt❘❘✲✼✼✽✾✱ ■◆❘■❆✱ ◆♦✈✳ ✷✵✶✶✳

❬✷✻❪ ●✳ ❙❛✈r✉♥✲❨❡♥✐ç❡r✐✱ ❲✳ ❩❤❛♥❣✱ ❍✳ ❩❤❛♥❣✱ ❈✳ ▲✐✱ ❙✳ ❇r✉♥t❤❛❧❡r✱ P✳ ▲❛rs❡♥✱ ❛♥❞ ▼✳ ❋r❛♥③✳❊✣❝✐❡♥t ✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❡r ♦♣t✐♠✐③❛t✐♦♥s ❢♦r t❤❡ ❏❱▼✳ ■♥ ■♥t❡r♥❛t✐♦♥❛❧ ❈♦♥❢❡r❡♥❝❡ ♦♥ Pr✐♥❝✐♣❧❡s❛♥❞ Pr❛❝t✐❝❡s ♦❢ Pr♦❣r❛♠♠✐♥❣ ♦♥ t❤❡ ❏❛✈❛ P❧❛t❢♦r♠✿ ❱✐rt✉❛❧ ▼❛❝❤✐♥❡s✱ ▲❛♥❣✉❛❣❡s✱ ❛♥❞❚♦♦❧s✱ ♣❛❣❡s ✶✶✸✕✶✷✸✳ ❆❈▼✱ ✷✵✶✸✳

❬✷✼❪ ❆✳ ❙❡③♥❡❝✳ ❆♥❛❧②s✐s ♦❢ t❤❡ ❖✲●❊♦♠❡tr✐❝ ❍✐st♦r② ▲❡♥❣t❤ ❇r❛♥❝❤ Pr❡❞✐❝t♦r✳ ■♥ ■❙❈❆✱ ♣❛❣❡s✸✾✹✕✹✵✺✱ ✷✵✵✺✳

❬✷✽❪ ❆✳ ❙❡③♥❡❝✳ ❆ ✻✹✲❑❜②t❡s ■❚❚❆●❊ ✐♥❞✐r❡❝t ❜r❛♥❝❤ ♣r❡❞✐❝t♦r✳ ■♥ ❏❲❆❈✲✷✿ ❈❤❛♠♣✐♦♥s❤✐♣❇r❛♥❝❤ Pr❡❞✐❝t✐♦♥✳ ❏■▲P✱ ❏✉♥❡ ✷✵✶✶✳

■♥r✐❛

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❇r❛♥❝❤ Pr❡❞✐❝t✐♦♥ ❛♥❞ t❤❡ P❡r❢♦r♠❛♥❝❡ ♦❢ ■♥t❡r♣r❡t❡rs ✷✸

❬✷✾❪ ❆✳ ❙❡③♥❡❝✳ ❆ ♥❡✇ ❝❛s❡ ❢♦r t❤❡ ❚❆●❊ ❜r❛♥❝❤ ♣r❡❞✐❝t♦r✳ ■♥ ▼■❈❘❖✱ ♣❛❣❡s ✶✶✼✕✶✷✼✱ ✷✵✶✶✳

❬✸✵❪ ❆✳ ❙❡③♥❡❝✱ ❙✳ ❋❡❧✐①✱ ❱✳ ❑r✐s❤♥❛♥✱ ❛♥❞ ❨✳ ❙❛③❡✐❞❡s✳ ❉❡s✐❣♥ tr❛❞❡♦✛s ❢♦r t❤❡ ❆❧♣❤❛ ❊❱✽❝♦♥❞✐t✐♦♥❛❧ ❜r❛♥❝❤ ♣r❡❞✐❝t♦r✳ ■♥ ■❙❈❆✱ ♣❛❣❡s ✷✾✺✕✸✵✻✳ ■❊❊❊✱ ✷✵✵✷✳

❬✸✶❪ ❆✳ ❙❡③♥❡❝ ❛♥❞ P✳ ▼✐❝❤❛✉❞✳ ❆ ❝❛s❡ ❢♦r ✭♣❛rt✐❛❧❧②✮ ❚❆❣❣❡❞ ●❊♦♠❡tr✐❝ ❤✐st♦r② ❧❡♥❣t❤ ❜r❛♥❝❤♣r❡❞✐❝t✐♦♥✳ ❏♦✉r♥❛❧ ♦❢ ■♥str✉❝t✐♦♥✲▲❡✈❡❧ P❛r❛❧❧❡❧✐s♠✱ ✽✿✶✕✷✸✱ ✷✵✵✻✳

❬✸✷❪ ❨✳ ❙❤✐✱ ❑✳ ❈❛s❡②✱ ▼✳ ❆✳ ❊rt❧✱ ❛♥❞ ❉✳ ●r❡❣❣✳ ❱✐rt✉❛❧ ♠❛❝❤✐♥❡ s❤♦✇❞♦✇♥✿ ❙t❛❝❦ ✈❡rs✉sr❡❣✐st❡rs✳ ❆❈▼ ❚❆❈❖✱ ✹✭✹✮✿✷✿✶✕✷✿✸✻✱ ❏❛♥✳ ✷✵✵✽✳

❬✸✸❪ ❊✳ ❙♣r❛♥❣❧❡✱ ❘✳ ❙✳ ❈❤❛♣♣❡❧❧✱ ▼✳ ❆❧s✉♣✱ ❛♥❞ ❨✳ ◆✳ P❛tt✳ ❚❤❡ ❛❣r❡❡ ♣r❡❞✐❝t♦r✿ ❆ ♠❡❝❤❛♥✐s♠❢♦r r❡❞✉❝✐♥❣ ♥❡❣❛t✐✈❡ ❜r❛♥❝❤ ❤✐st♦r② ✐♥t❡r❢❡r❡♥❝❡✳ ■♥ ■❙❈❆✱ ♣❛❣❡s ✷✽✹✕✷✾✶✱ ✶✾✾✼✳

❬✸✹❪ ❇✳ ❱✐t❛❧❡ ❛♥❞ ❚✳ ❙✳ ❆❜❞❡❧r❛❤♠❛♥✳ ❈❛t❡♥❛t✐♦♥ ❛♥❞ s♣❡❝✐❛❧✐③❛t✐♦♥ ❢♦r t❝❧ ✈✐rt✉❛❧ ♠❛❝❤✐♥❡♣❡r❢♦r♠❛♥❝❡✳ ■♥ Pr♦❝❡❡❞✐♥❣s ♦❢ t❤❡ ✷✵✵✹ ✇♦r❦s❤♦♣ ♦♥ ■♥t❡r♣r❡t❡rs✱ ✈✐rt✉❛❧ ♠❛❝❤✐♥❡s ❛♥❞❡♠✉❧❛t♦rs✱ ■❱▼❊ ✬✵✹✱ ♣❛❣❡s ✹✷✕✺✵✳ ❆❈▼✱ ✷✵✵✹✳

❬✸✺❪ ❱✳ ▼✳ ❲❡❛✈❡r ❛♥❞ ❏✳ ❉♦♥❣❛rr❛✳ ❈❛♥ ❤❛r❞✇❛r❡ ♣❡r❢♦r♠❛♥❝❡ ❝♦✉♥t❡rs ♣r♦❞✉❝❡ ❡①♣❡❝t❡❞✱❞❡t❡r♠✐♥✐st✐❝ r❡s✉❧ts❄ ■♥ ✸r❞ ❲♦r❦s❤♦♣ ♦♥ ❋✉♥❝t✐♦♥❛❧✐t② ♦❢ ❍❛r❞✇❛r❡ P❡r❢♦r♠❛♥❝❡ ▼♦♥✐✲t♦r✐♥❣✱ ❉❡❝✳ ✷✵✶✵✳

❬✸✻❪ ❊✳ ❲✐❡♣r❡❝❤t✱ ❏✳ ❇r✉♠✜t✱ ❏✳ ❇❛❦❦❡r✱ ◆✳ ❞❡ ❈❛♥❞✉ss✐♦✱ ❙✳ ●✉❡st✱ ❘✳ ❍✉②❣❡♥✱ ❆✳ ❞❡ ❏♦♥❣❡✱❏✳ ❏✳ ▼❛tt❤✐❡✇✱ ❙✳ ❖st❡r❤❛❣❡✱ ❙✳ ❖tt✱ ❍✳ ❙✐❞❞✐q✉✐✱ ❇✳ ❱❛♥❞❡♥❜✉ss❝❤❡✱ ❲✳ ❞❡ ▼❡❡st❡r✱ ▼✳ ❲❡t✲③st❡✐♥✱ ❊✳ ❲✐❡③♦rr❡❦✱ ❛♥❞ P✳ ❩❛❛❧✳ ❚❤❡ ❍❊❘❙❈❍❊▲✴P❆❈❙ ❈♦♠♠♦♥ ❙♦❢t✇❛r❡ ❙②st❡♠ ❛s❉❛t❛ ❘❡❞✉❝t✐♦♥ ❙②st❡♠✳ ❆str♦♥♦♠✐❝❛❧ ❉❛t❛ ❆♥❛❧②s✐s ❙♦❢t✇❛r❡ ❛♥❞ ❙②st❡♠s ✭❆❉❆❙❙✮ ❳■■■✱❏✉❧② ✷✵✵✹✳

❬✸✼❪ ❚✳✲❨✳ ❨❡❤ ❛♥❞ ❨✳ ◆✳ P❛tt✳ ❚✇♦✲❧❡✈❡❧ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ tr❛✐♥✐♥❣ ❜r❛♥❝❤ ♣r❡❞✐❝t✐♦♥✳ ■♥ ▼■❈❘❖✱ ♣❛❣❡s✺✶✕✻✶✳ ❆❈▼✱ ✶✾✾✶✳

❘❘ ♥➦ ✽✹✵✺

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RESEARCH CENTRE

RENNES – BRETAGNE ATLANTIQUE

Campus universitaire de Beaulieu

35042 Rennes Cedex

Publisher

Inria

Domaine de Voluceau - Rocquencourt

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