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Acknowledgements
This research was supported by Funda c¸ a˜ o Arau-
c a´ ria (grant number: 325) and Funda c¸ a˜ o de Amparo a`
Pesquisa do Estado de S a˜ o Paulo (FAPESP; grant
number: 07692-5). CAPES (Coordena c¸ a˜ o de Aperfei-
c¸ oamento de Pessoal de N ´ı vel Superior) is acknowl-
edged for scholarships to P.R.O., F.W. and R.M.P.
The authors also thanks to CENAPAD-SP (Centro
Nacional de Processamento de Alto Desempenho de
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