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V\u0307\n            <jats:sub>max<\/jats:sub>\n            increased because increases in cell-to-cell delay reduced the electric current flowing downstream up to the time of V\u0307\n            <jats:sub>max<\/jats:sub>\n            , thus enhancing V\u0307\n            <jats:sub>max<\/jats:sub>\n            . 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