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Acou st i cs
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Part
Ref eren ce
of
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au d i omet ri c
for
the
eq u i pm en t
-
2:
Ref eren ce
eq u i val en t
pres su re
l evel s
for
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pu re
t on es
sou n d
an d
i n sert
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5
I S0
389- Z:
1 994( E)
Foreword
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tech n i cal
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Org an i zati on
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st an d ard s
I n tern ati on al
commi t t ees.
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tech n i cal
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work.
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is
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I n tern ati on al
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for
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by
for voti n g .
the
tech n i cal
commi t t ees
Pu bl i cati on as an
by at l east 75 % of th e
m em ber
are
I n tern ati on al
bod i es
casti n g
a vote.
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St an d ard
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Referen ce
-
-
Part
I:
t on es
Part 2:
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Referen ce
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u n d er th e
au d i ometri c
th resh ol d
Commi t t ee
g en eral
ti tl e
Acou sti cs
eq u i pmen t :
sou n d
pressu re
l evel s
for
th resh ol d
sou n d
pressu re
l evel s
for
earph on es
equ i val en t
i n the
l evel s
th resh ol d
force
test
equ i val en t
l evel s
th resh ol d
maski n g
sou n d
ran g e 8 kH z to
equ i val en t
si g n al s of
Referen ce
for n arrow- ban d
freq u en cy
Referen ce
reserved .
for
pu re
ton es
sh ort
th resh ol d
th resh ol d
n oi se
pressu re
l evel s
for
l evel s
for
76 kH z
sou n d
pressu re
du rati on
of
h eari n g
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an d
di ffu se-
con di ti on s
U n l ess ot h erwi se
or u ti l i zed
i n an y form
mi crofi l m,
wi t h ou t
I n tern at i on al
Cas e
ii
Tech n i cal
1 994
Al l ri g h t s
Pri n ted
by
vi brators
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Part 7:
of
equ i val en t
Referen ce
fi el d l i sten i n g
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prepared
parts,
equ i val en t
an d i n sert
Referen ce
Part 6:
fol l owi n g
Referen ce
acou sti c
-
was
th e cal i brati on
Part 4:
pu re
389- 2
an d su pra- au ral earph on es
t on es
Part 3:
th e
for
Referen ce
an d bon e
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of
zero
pu re
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for
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389: 1 991 .
of
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th e
test
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maski n g
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be desi rabl e
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part
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th ese
389.
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l aboratori es
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earph on e
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for
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assessmen t
tri es
in
speci fi es
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red u ce t h e
of
u sed
an d
con j u n cti on
389
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I EC 303,
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389- 4 speci fi es
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It
cal i brati on
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con formi n g
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bet ween
by au d i ometri c
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eq u i pmen t
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STAN D ARD
Acou st i cs
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cal i brati on
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part
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of
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th i s
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appl yi n g
st an d ard s
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to
con sti tu te
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th e
wi th
defi -
the
fol -
provi d e
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exampl e,
an
a con n ect i n g
th e
acou sti c
ear can al .
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or
a
t u be.
Th e
m ean s
el emen t
ear
Smal l earph on e cou pl ed
of
an
wh i ch
i n sert
ear i n sert,
i s i n serted
m ay
be
a
to th e
or att ach ed
i n to
part
of
th e
to
a
ear ca-
the
i n sert
th e
ou tpu t
earph on e.
ear
si mu l ator:
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th e
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in
essen ti al l y
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to
at
th e
th e
for
speci fi ed
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cal i brated
is
u n d er
wel l - defi n ed
freq u en cy
cavi ty,
pressu re
so
ran g e.
acou sti c
mi croph on e.
ch osen
mi croph on e
sou n d
measu ri n g
earph on e
a
of
mi croph on e
pressu re
mat el y
Devi ce
of
con di ti on s
con si sts
of
measu remen t
i n sert:
n et works
au di 0meters. l ’
; EC 1 26: 1 973,
th i s
389: 1 991
appl y.
bet ween
2
si mi l ar
3. 3
389: 1 991 ,
of
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th e
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t i me
val i d. Al l
parti es
389
text,
At
pu rposes
g i ven
cou pl i n g
con tai n
th i s
389.
to
4.
referen ces
fol l owi n g
si mu l ator
cou pl ed
i n serts.
3. 1
2
earph on es
in
i n sert earph on es
i n formati on , a n ote on th e deri vati on of th e
a bi bl i og raph y
of
th e
referen ce val u es an d th e ori g i n of t h e d at a i n pu t i s g i ven i n
an n ex A,
for
su ppl emen tary
389: 1 991 l ) . Val u es
3 89 are appl i cabl e to
speci fi ed
For
1
speci fi es
pressu re
speci fi ed
part of
N OTE
389
sou n d
l evel s
earph on es
measu remen t
to
of
-
Scope
Th i s
389- 2: 1 994( E)
2:
Ref eren ce
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Th e
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th e
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th e
It
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l ocati on
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388- l .
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3. 4
occl u d ed - ear
si mu l ates
th e
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si mu l ator:
i n n er
of an ear i n sert
to
part
th e
of
Ear
the
si mu l ator
wh i ch
ear can al , from
th e
ti p
eard ru m.
i n tern al
d i ameter
l en g th
th e
of
f oam
( n omi n al
N OTE3
An
occl u d ed - ear
si mu l ator
is
speci fi ed
in
I EC 71 1 .
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sert
ear- i n sert
earmou l d
tran ce
si mu l ator) :
of
of sou n d
th e
of
ear si mu l ator
th rou g h
acou sti c
speci fi ed
cal i brati on
cou pl er
an
wh i ch
an d
provi d es
on
for
the
en -
passag e
earph on es:
in
is
Cavi ty
u sed
for
con j u n cti on
measu re
th e
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i n sert
sou n d
a
en d
be
of
th e
earph on e
the
i n-
a n omi n al
n omi n al
bet ween
l en g th
to
wi th
of
n i ppl e
n omi n al
ear i n sert
tu be
an d
en d
effecti ve
th e
en d
ou tpu t
of
( see
i n sert
sh al l
th at
th e
ou ter
en d
si d e t h e
en t ran ce
of
of
i n serted
th e
th e
earti p
i n to
is
the
ear
2 mm
to
can al
3
mm
so
i n-
ear can al .
5
Speci fi cat i on s
referen ce
eq u i val en t
( RETSPL)
for
th resh ol d
earph on es
sou n d
as
pressu re
speci fi ed
in
earph on es i s
cl au se
4,
in
I EC 71 1 ,
an
in
acou sti c
an
cou pl er
occl u ded - ear
are g i ven
con formi n g
si mu l ator
to
con formi n g
i n tabl e 1 .
earph on e
Th i s
part
type
Etymoti c
I S0
389
appl i es
to
Research ER3 A,
ear by ear i n serts
N OTE5
th e
measu red
Th ese val u es appl y wh en
of
t u be
1 ).
I EC 1 26 an d
of
2 mm
th e
ear
to
Type
a sou n d
vi a a sou n d
as
effecti ve
the
press-
speci fi ed i n I EC 1 26.
4
of
n omi n al
1 , 9 mm,
con n ect s
of
Th e
Th e
for
an d
en d
a
bet ween
the
wi th
cavi ty.
acou sti c cou pl er
th e
ou tpu t
mm,
an d
measu red
d i ameter
n i ppl e
240
n i ppl e
fi g u re
an d
d i amet er
of
l evel s
N OTE4
Th e
earph on e
l en g th
th e
earti p
1 , 9 mm
as
occl u d ed - ear
i ts axi s.
wh i ch
earph on e
to
or th e
i n sert
an d vol u me
i n sert
su bsti tu te,
termi n ates
cou pl er
for
mi croph on e
th e
( earmou l d
an open i n g
sh ape
of
a cal i brated
u re wi th i n
I n sert
i n to th e acou sti c
si mu l ator
3. 6
si mu l ator
of
mm,
i n tern al
mm) .
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3. 5
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3 A are i n al l
rel evan t aspects i den ti cal to
ER- 3 A i n sert earph on es. Ear
i n serts of type ER- 3- 1 4are al so offered as EARLI N K
3 A ear
i n sert
earph on e
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th e
fi g u re
2
i vel y,
by
l en g th
m ean s
of
pl asti c
con n ecti n g
ou tpu t
to
an d
to
th e
or
tu bi n g .
ear
mm
n i ppl e of th e
acou sti c
cou pl er
i n accord an ce
I EC 71 1 : 1 981 ,
el emen t s
th e
be 251
sou n d t u be
si mu l ator
I EC 1 26: 1 973
of th e
d etermi n ed
th e
fl u sh
occl u d ed - ear
of
earph on e
i s fi xed
Th e
total
bet ween
i n sert
wi th
respecteffecti ve
th e
si mu l ator
i n sert
i s t h en
( see fi g u re2) .
i n serts.
N OTE 6
Th e ear i n sert con si sts
d i amet er
It
of
con tai n s
1 3 mm
an
of a f oam earti p wi th
an d
i n tern al
a n omi n al
pl asti c
l en g th
tu be
wi th
a n omi n al
In
th e
case of
au d i omet ers fi tted
wi th
earph on es oth er th an th at d escri bed i n cl au se 4,
of
1 2 mm.
ced u re g i ven i n A. 2. 2 of
a
n omi n al
d et ermi n e correspon d i n gRETSPL
val u es.
i n sert
th e
pro-
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Di men si on s
ER- 3 A
Sou n d
tu be
mi l l i met res
earphone
tube
0
Sou n d
i nsert
in
1 .9
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ni ppl e
Foam earti p
ER- 3- 1 6
Fi g u re
1
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An
ER- 3- 1 4 ear
i n sert
an d
i ts
ear
cou pl i n g
i nsert
to
an
ER3 A
i n sert
earph on e
3
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Di men si on s
ER- 3 A
i n sert
in
mi l l i met res
earphone
,
Sou n d
tube
Occl u ded- ear
a)
Fi g u re
2
-
Acou st i c
Cou pl i n g
of
sl mu l at or
-
b)
cou pl er
th e
i n sert
earph on e
to
th e
acou sti c
cou pl er
or
Occl u ded- ear
to
th e
si mu l ator
occl u d ed - ear
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si mu l ator
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1
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pressu re
to
Referen ce
l evel s
in
I EC 1 26 an d
an
in
eq u i val en t
acou sti c
an
occl u d ed - ear
con formi n g
Frrq u en cy
th resh ol d
cou pl er
to
sou n d
con formi n g
si mu l ator
I EC 71 1
RETSPL (ref.
Hz
20
pPa1 l )
dB
Occl u d ed - ear
Acou st i c
cou pl er
si mu l at or
( I EC 1 261
( I EC 71 I )
1 25
26. 0
28, 0
1 602)
22, 0
24, 5
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1 8, 0
21 . 5
250
1 4, 0
1 7, 5
31 5
1 2, 0
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1 3. 0
30
500
5, 5
9. 5
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1 5, 0
5000
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1 8, 5
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1 6, 0
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1 )
Val u es are
2)
Val u es for
rou n d ed
t h ese
to
n earest
freq u en ci es
h al fdeci bel .
are d eri ved
by i n t erpol ati on .
1
389- 2: 1 994( E)
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An n ex
A
(i nformati ve)
N ot es
Th e
RETSPL val u es
i men tal
More
Th e
Th e
detai l s
i n sert
ati on s
speci fi ed
i n vesti g ati on s
of
on
test
th resh ol d
su bj ect’ s
RETSPL d ata were
n u mbers
of
i n th i s
th e
part
commu n i cat ed
measu remen t
earph on e
th e
on
to
met h od s
deri vati on
of
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d at a u sed
i n th e
h eari n g th resh ol d
d eri ved
389
l SO/TC 43,
by averag i n g
were
of
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Acou sti cs.
su bj ect s
the
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from
Bri ef
are g i ven
d evel opmen t
l evel s from
RETSPL
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th e
th e
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th e
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of
I S0
as measu red
th ree
resu l ts
parti cu l ars
i n th e
th i s
val u es
3 89
wi th
th e
i n vesti g ati on s
of
th ree
tests
q u ot ed
were
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wi th ou t
B.
corrected
referen ce
exper-
i n tabl eA. l .
for
devi -
earph on e.
wei g h ti n g
for
di fferen t
su bj ects.
Tabl e
A. 1
-
I n vesti g ati on s
of
RETSP L val u es
I n vesti g ati on s
Test d ata
Ref. [l ]
Ref. [3]
Ref. [2]
Type of test earph on e
E RSA i n sert earph on econ formi n g to cl au se 4
Measu remen t met h od
H eari n g th resh ol d t ech n i q u e
Referen ceearph on e u sed to veri fy n ormal h eari n g of test su bj ects
Tel eph on i cs
Tel eph on i cs
Beyer
TDH - 39
TDH - 3 9
D T 48
N u mber of ears tested
56
36
48
N u m ber of su bj ects
28
1 8
23
Type of referen ce earph on e
Freq u en ci estested, i n h ertz
H eari n g th resh ol d l evel s of
test su bj ects
Type of cou pl er u sed for
i n sert earph on e
250, 500, 1 000, 2 000,
1 25, 250,
3 000, 4
3 000, 4
000, 8
00 0
500, 1 000, 2 000,
000, 6 000, 8
00 0
1 25, 250, 31 5, 500, 630,
750, 1
000, 1 250, 1
500,
2 000, 2 500, 3
000, 4
5 000, 6
300, 8 00 0
000, 6
000,
~ 1 0 d B at an y test freq u en cy bel ow 4 00 0 H z an d
~ 1 5 d B at test freq u en ci es of 4 0 00 H z an d above
I EC 1 26: 1 973, fi g u re 2
I EC 1 26: 1 973, fi g u re 2
I EC 1 26: 1 973, fi g u re 2
I EC 71 1 : 1 981 , fi g u re 2
I EC 71 1 : 1 981 , fi g u re 2
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(i nformati ve)
Bi bl i og raph y
[l ]
WI LBE R,
L. A. ,
eren ce
earph on e.
pp.
[2]
KRU G E R,
B. an d
th resh ol ds
J.
for
Acou st .
KI LLI ON ,M. C.
th e
Sot.
ER3 A
Amer. ,
83
Ref-
[4]
i n sert
(21 , 1 988,
ARLI N G ER,S.
i n sert
pp.
an d
earph on es.
1 95- l
KI N N EFORS,
C.
th resh ol d
sou n d
Stan d .
Referen ce
pressu re
Au di o/. ,
l evel s
1 8,
[5]
for
2)
the
RI CH TER,
U.
for
of
th e
cal i brati on
eq u i pped
wi th
1 990,
202- 207.
pp.
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of
is
a
on e
st u d i es.
3)
To
be
Part
4:
1 989,
Acou sti cs
of
Referen ce
-
Referen ce
au d i ometri c
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for
zero
eq u i pmen t
n arrow- ban d
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-
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th e
/EC provi si on al
cal i brati on
of
referen ce
earph on es
cou pl er
u sed
in
au d i omet ry.
98.
BRI N KM AN NK.
,
an d
Th i s
cal i brati on
for
[6]
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i ng
669- 676. 2’ .
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st u d y
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Referen ce
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( Wi l ber,
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1 986)
zero
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fi ve
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cal i brati on
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ear,
of
th e wi d e-
earph on es
u sed
70,
experi men t al
be
An
th e
type,
i n au d i omet ry.
au d i omet ers
Acu sri ca,
I EC 31 8: 1 970,
ban d
t aken
i n to
st u d i es.
For
the
accou n t
due
to
pu rposes
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part
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con d i t i on s
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au di t ory
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