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Is the matrix $\left({2m\choose 2j-i}\right)_{i,j=1}^{2m-1}$ nonsingular?

Suppose we have a $(2m-1) \times (2m-1)$ matrix defined as follows: $$\left({2m\choose 2j-i}\right)_{i,j=1}^{2m-1}.$$

For example, if $m=3$, the matrix is

$$\begin{pmatrix}6 & 20 & 6& 0 & 0\newline 1 & 15 & 15 & 1 & 0 \newline 0 & 6 & 20 & 6 & 0 \newline 0 & 1 & 15 & 15 & 1 \newline 0 & 0 & 6 & 20 & 6 \end{pmatrix}$$

Can anyone tell me how to prove it is nonsingular?

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