Philosophies, Vol. 5, Pages 30: Epistemological Framework for Computer Simulations in Building Science Research: Insights from Theory and Practice Philosophies doi: 10.3390/philosophies5040030 Authors: Amos Kalua James Jones Computer simulations are widely used within the area of building science research. Building science research deals with the physical phenomena that affect buildings, including heat and mass transfer, lighting and acoustic transmission. This wide usage of computer...
Thu Oct 22, 2020 03:00
Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1415: The Central Negative Regulator of Flooding Tolerance, the PROTEOLYSIS 6 Branch of the N-degron Pathway, Adversely Modulates Salinity Tolerance in Arabidopsis Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9111415 Authors: Suman Lamichhane Jasper B. Alpuerto Abigail Han Takeshi Fukao Seawater intrusion in coastal regions and waterlogging in salinized lands are serious constraints that reduce crop productivity under changing climate scenarios. Under these conditions, plants...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1414: Potential Nutraceutical Benefits of In Vivo Grown Saffron (Crocus sativus L.) As Analgesic, Anti-inflammatory, Anticoagulant, and Antidepressant in Mice Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9111414 Authors: Khan Muhamad Ismail Nasir Khalil Anwar Khan Ali Taha Al-Shara Latif Mirza Fadladdin Zeid Al-Thobaiti Crocus sativus, a medicinally important herbaceous plant, has been traditionally used to cure coughs, colds,...
Thu Oct 22, 2020 03:00
Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1409: Genome-Wide Characterization and Expression of Two-Component System Genes in Cytokinin-Regulated Gall Formation in Zizania latifolia Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9111409 Authors: He Zhang Wu Hu Dong Dewitte Wen The thickening of Zizania latifolia shoots, referred to as gall formation, depends on infection with the fungal endophyte Ustilago esculenta. The swollen and juicy shoots are a popular vegetable in Asia. A key role for cytokinin...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1407: Do Compositions of Lipid Fraction Correspond to Species Differentiation in Bupleurum L. (Apiaceae)? Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9111407 Authors: Zhargal Alexandrovich Tykheev Oleg Arnoldovich Anenkhonov Svetlana Vasilievna Zhigzhitzhapova Vasiliy Vladimirovich Taraskin Larisa Dorzhievna Radnaeva Faqi Zhang Bupleurum L. has been widely used in various medical systems as an agent with a wide range of activities. The qualitative composition and content...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1411: Recovery of Recurrent Parent Genome in a Marker-Assisted Backcrossing Against Rice Blast and Blight Infections Using Functional Markers and SSRs Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9111411 Authors: Chukwu Rafii Ramlee Ismail Oladosu Muhammad Musa Ahmed Jatto Yusuf The most vital aspect of marker-assisted backcross breeding is the recurrent parent genome recovery. This enables the selection of only parents with recovered recipient/recurrent...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1412: Differences in Seed Weight, Amino Acid, Fatty Acid, Oil, and Squalene Content in γ-Irradiation-Developed and Commercial Amaranth Varieties (Amaranthus spp.) Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9111412 Authors: Monika Szabóová Michal Záhorský Ján Gažo Jeroen Geuens Ann Vermoesen Els D’Hondt Andrea Hricová Grain amaranth is known as an alternative crop with exclusive nutritional value and health benefits. The purpose of this study was to investigate...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1410: An Integrated Approach for Efficient and Accurate Medicinal Cuscutae Semen Identification Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9111410 Authors: Park Yang Choi Moon Song To guarantee the safety and efficacy of herbal medicines, accurate identification and quality evaluation are crucial. The ripe dried seeds of Cuscuta australis R.Br. and C. chinensis Lam. are known as Cuscutae Semen (CS) and are widely consumed in Northeast Asia; however, the seeds of...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1408: Malus domestica: A Review on Nutritional Features, Chemical Composition, Traditional and Medicinal Value Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9111408 Authors: Jiri Patocka Kanchan Bhardwaj Blanka Klimova Eugenie Nepovimova Qinghua Wu Marco Landi Kamil Kuca Martin Valis Wenda Wu Fruit-derived bioactive substances have been spotlighted as a regulator against various diseases due to their fewer side effects compared to chemical drugs. Among the most...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1406: Expression Analysis of Key Auxin Biosynthesis, Transport, and Metabolism Genes of Betula pendula with Special Emphasis on Figured Wood Formation in Karelian Birch Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9111406 Authors: Tarelkina Novitskaya Galibina Moshchenskaya Nikerova Nikolaeva Sofronova Ivanova Semenova Auxin status in woody plants is believed to be a critical factor for the quantity and quality of the wood formed. It has been previously...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1413: Molecular Detection of Potato Viruses in Bangladesh and Their Phylogenetic Analysis Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9111413 Authors: Mamun-Or Rashid Ying Wang Cheng-Gui Han Potato (Solanum tuberosum) is a major food source in the whole world including Bangladesh. Viral diseases are the key constraint for sustainable potato production by reducing both quality and quantity. To determine the present status of eight important potato viruses in Bangladesh, tuber...
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Proteomes, Vol. 8, Pages 29: Heat Stress Triggers Differential Protein Accumulation in the Extracellular Matrix of Sorghum Cell Suspension Cultures Proteomes doi: 10.3390/proteomes8040029 Authors: Ngcala Goche Brown Chivasa Ngara Plants reprogram gene expression as an adaptive response to survive high temperatures. While the identity and functions of intracellular heat stress-responsive proteins have been extensively studied, the heat response of proteins secreted to...
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Religions, Vol. 11, Pages 544: Utilizing Pedagogy for Disrupting White Supremacy Religions doi: 10.3390/rel11110544 Authors: Shannon Frediani This article focuses on how practical theology and interreligious education can utilize pedagogy for disrupting white supremacy and coloniality. It draws primarily from postcolonial studies, practical theology, ethics, and interreligious studies. Creating learning crucibles that privilege those most impacted by systemic injustice, incorporating...
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Religions, Vol. 11, Pages 545: Losing Face Religions doi: 10.3390/rel11110545 Authors: Philip J. Ivanhoe Notions of “face” play a central role in traditional East Asian ethics and, in particular, in Confucian views about the self and its cultivation. Awareness of and attention to face is central to self-reflection and evaluation and, when properly employed, motivate one to continue to strive to improve oneself morally. Today, the Chinese Communist Party seeks to monitor...
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Sci, Vol. 2, Pages 79: Promoting Arabic Literacy in Primary Schools in the United Arab Emirates through the Emirati Dialect Sci doi: 10.3390/sci2040079 Authors: Jean Pierre Ribeiro Ribeiro Daquila Globalization has had an impact on the education system in the UAE, where increased use of bilingual curriculum (Arabic-English) is held in high regard. Nevertheless, literacy among Emirati children and teenagers remains low. This study uses a 15-item, open-ended questionnaire completed by...
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Sci, Vol. 2, Pages 80: Urban Sprawl and Growth Prediction for Lagos Using GlobeLand30 Data and Cellular Automata Model Sci doi: 10.3390/sci2040080 Authors: Onilude Vaz Urban growth in various cities across the world, especially in developing countries, leads to land use change. Thus, predicting future urban growth in the most rapidly growing region of Nigeria becomes a significant endeavor. This study analyzes land use and land cover (LULC) change and predicts the future urban growth...
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Smart Cities, Vol. 3, Pages 1242-1265: Linking Dynamic Building Simulation with Long-Term Energy System Planning to Improve Buildings Urban Energy Planning Strategies Smart Cities doi: 10.3390/smartcities3040061 Authors: Lidia Stermieri Chiara Delmastro Cristina Becchio Stefano Paolo Corgnati The building sector is currently responsible of 40% of global final energy consumption, influencing the broader energy system in terms of new electricity and heat capacity additions, as...
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Social Sciences, Vol. 9, Pages 186: Coping Strategies, Immediate and Delayed Suggestibility among Children and Adolescents Social Sciences doi: 10.3390/socsci9110186 Authors: Maiorano Vagni Knowing the factors that influence children’s suggestibility is important in implementing the psychological variables to be evaluated during a forensic evaluation. In the interrogative suggestibility model, coping strategies intervene in determining the acceptance or rejection of the...
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Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 669: Proteomic Investigations of Two Pakistani Naja Snake Venoms Species Unravel the Venom Complexity, Posttranslational Modifications, and Presence of Extracellular Vesicles Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12110669 Authors: Aisha Manuwar Benjamin Dreyer Andreas Böhmert Anwar Ullah Zia Mughal Ahmed Akrem Syed Abid Ali Hartmut Schlüter Christian Betzel Latest advancement of omics technologies allows in-depth characterization of venom compositions....
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Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 668: Current Knowledge on Snake Dry Bites Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12110668 Authors: Manuela B. Pucca Cecilie Knudsen Isadora S. Oliveira Charlotte Rimbault Felipe A. Cerni Fan Hui Wen Jacqueline Sachett Marco A. Sartim Andreas H. Laustsen Wuelton M. Monteiro Snake ‘dry bites’ are characterized by the absence of venom being injected into the victim during a snakebite incident. The dry bite mechanism and diagnosis...
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Urban Science, Vol. 4, Pages 51: Entrepreneurialism through Self-Management in Afghan Guest Towns in Iran Urban Science doi: 10.3390/urbansci4040051 Authors: Jussi S. Jauhiainen Davood Eyvazlu This article studies the self-management of guest towns (GTs) in Iran and the development of Afghan refugees’ employment and entrepreneurship in these settlements. No earlier research exists on refugee entrepreneurialism in GTs in Iran. The research is based on surveys (546 refugee...
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Urban Science, Vol. 4, Pages 50: How Will the COVID-19 Pandemic Affect the Future of Urban Life? Early Evidence from Highly-Educated Respondents in the United States Urban Science doi: 10.3390/urbansci4040050 Authors: Matthew Wigginton Conway Deborah Salon Denise Capasso da da Silva Laura Mirtich Attitudes and habits are extremely resistant to change, but a disruption of the magnitude of the COVID-19 pandemic has the potential to bring long-term, massive societal changes. During...
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Vaccines, Vol. 8, Pages 623: Recombinant Fowlpox Virus Expressing gB Gene from Predominantly Epidemic Infectious Larygnotracheitis Virus Strain Demonstrates Better Immune Protection in SPF Chickens Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines8040623 Authors: Sujuan Chen Nuo Xu Lei Ta Shi Li Xiang Su Jing Xue Yinping Du Tao Qin Daxin Peng Background: Infectious laryngotracheitis (ILT) is a highly contagious acute respiratory disease of chickens. Antigenic mutation of infectious...
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Vaccines, Vol. 8, Pages 622: An Analysis of Adherence to Vaccination Recommendations in a Thoracic Organ Transplant Cohort Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines8040622 Authors: Deeksha Jandhyala Jessica D. Lewis (1) Background: Vaccination of solid organ transplant (SOT) candidates and recipients is vital to decrease infection-related morbidity and mortality. Here we describe our heart and lung transplant programs’ rates of completion of hepatitis B and pneumococcal vaccinations...
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Veterinary Sciences, Vol. 7, Pages 160: Rhabdomyolysis and Acute Renal Failure Associated with Oxytetracycline Administration in Two Neonatal Foals Affected by Flexural Limb Deformity Veterinary Sciences doi: 10.3390/vetsci7040160 Authors: Nicola Ellero Francesca Freccero Aliai Lanci Maria Morini Carolina Castagnetti Jole Mariella Oxytetracycline (OTC) administration has become a frequent practice in equine neonatology for the treatment of flexural limb deformity. The...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 1205: Influenza A Viruses in Ruddy Turnstones (Arenaria interpres); Connecting Wintering and Migratory Sites with an Ecological Hotspot at Delaware Bay Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12111205 Authors: Rebecca Poulson Deborah Carter Shelley Beville Lawrence Niles Amanda Dey Clive Minton Pamela McKenzie Scott Krauss Richard Webby Robert Webster David E. Stallknecht Each May for over three decades, avian influenza A viruses (IAVs) have been isolated...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 1203: Viewpoint: Origin of SARS-CoV-2 Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12111203 Authors: Kenneth Lundstrom Murat Seyran Damiano Pizzol Parise Adadi Tarek Mohamed Abd El-Aziz Sk. Sarif Hassan Antonio Soares Ramesh Kandimalla Murtaza M. Tambuwala Alaa A. A. Aljabali Gajendra Kumar Azad Pabitra Pal Choudhury Vladimir N. Uversky Samendra P. Sherchan Bruce D. Uhal Nima Rezaei Adam M. Brufsky The origin of the severe acute respiratory...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 1204: Seasonal Regime Shift in the Viral Communities of a Permafrost Thaw Lake Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12111204 Authors: Catherine Girard Valérie Langlois Adrien Vigneron Warwick F. Vincent Alexander I. Culley Permafrost thaw lakes including thermokarst lakes and ponds are ubiquitous features of Subarctic and Arctic landscapes and are hotspots of microbial activity. Input of terrestrial organic matter into the planktonic microbial loop of these lakes...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2967: Using High-Frequency Water Vapor Isotopic Measurements as a Novel Method to Partition Daily Evapotranspiration in an Oak Woodland Water doi: 10.3390/w12112967 Authors: Christopher Adkison Caitlyn Cooper-Norris Rajit Patankar Georgianne W. Moore Partitioning evapotranspiration (ET) into its constituent fluxes (transpiration (T) and evaporation (E)) is important for understanding water use efficiency in forests and other ecosystems. Recent advancements...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2968: Are the Fouta Djallon Highlands Still the Water Tower of West Africa? Water doi: 10.3390/w12112968 Authors: Luc Descroix Bakary Faty Sylvie Paméla Manga Ange Bouramanding Diedhiou Laurent A. Lambert Safietou Soumaré Julien Andrieu Andrew Ogilvie Ababacar Fall Gil Mahé Fatoumata Binta Sombily Sombily Diallo Amirou Diallo Kadiatou Diallo Jean Albergel Bachir Alkali Alkali Tanimoun Ilia Amadou Jean-Claude Bader Aliou...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2965: Application of the Anammox Process for Treatment of Liquid Phase Digestate Water doi: 10.3390/w12112965 Authors: Joanna Majtacz Dominika Grubba Krzysztof Czerwionka The liquid phase of the digestate (LPD) contains a relatively high concentration of nitrogen, with total ammonium nitrogen being the dominant form of nitrogen, as well as other essential nutrients such as phosphorus and potassium. Consequently, it must be treated before it is released into...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2964: Catalytic Ozonation and Membrane Contactors—A Review Concerning Fouling Occurrence and Pollutant Removal Water doi: 10.3390/w12112964 Authors: Savvina Psaltou Anastasios Zouboulis Membrane filtration has been widely used in water and wastewater treatment. However, this process is not very effective for the removal of refractory organic compounds (e.g., of pharmaceutical origin). Coupling membrane filtration with ozonation (or other Advanced Oxidation Methods)...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2966: AIN-Based MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical System) Hydrophone Sensors for IoT Water Leakage Detection System Water doi: 10.3390/w12112966 Authors: Wee Kee Phua Sarbudeen Mohamed Rabeek Beibei Han Edwin Njihof Tyler Tianlu Huang Kevin Tshun Chuan Chai Jason Hock Huat Yeo Soon Thor Lim There is an urgent need for industrial Internet of things (IoT) solutions to deploy a smart hydrophone sensor grid to monitor pipeline health and to provide...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2963: Wastewater Management: Bibliometric Analysis of Scientific Literature Water doi: 10.3390/w12112963 Authors: Amador Durán-Sánchez José Álvarez-García Encarnación González-Vázquez María de la Cruz Del Del Río-Rama Two of the greatest challenges that threaten sustainable development are the water supply crisis together with the control of water resources pollution. The United Nations recognises that the right to safe drinking water and sanitation is...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2962: Molecular Methods as Potential Tools in Ecohydrological Studies on Emerging Contaminants in Freshwater Ecosystems Water doi: 10.3390/w12112962 Authors: Elzbieta Mierzejewska Magdalena Urbaniak Contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) present a threat to the functioning of freshwater ecosystems. Their spread in the environment can affect both plant and animal health. Ecohydrology serves as a solution for assessment approaches (i.e., threat identification,...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2960: Analysis on the Characteristics of Dry and Wet Periods in The Yangtze River Basin Water doi: 10.3390/w12112960 Authors: Hao Huang Bo Zhang Yanqiang Cui Shangqian Ma As China’s main grain producing region, the Yangtze River basin is vulnerable to changes in wet and dry conditions. In this study, the monthly scale of standardized precipitation evapotranspiration index (SPEI) was calculated, based on the Penman–Monteith equation from...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2954: Multi-Year Index-Based Insurance for Adapting Water Utility Companies to Hydrological Drought: Case Study of a Water Supply System of the Sao Paulo Metropolitan Region, Brazil Water doi: 10.3390/w12112954 Authors: Diego A. Guzmán Guilherme S. Mohor Eduardo M. Mendiondo The sustainability of water utility companies is threatened by non-stationary drivers, such as climate and anthropogenic changes. To cope with potential economic losses, instruments such...
Thu Oct 22, 2020 03:00
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2961: Developing a Reliability Index of Low Impact Development for Urban Areas
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2961: Developing a Reliability Index of Low Impact Development for Urban Areas Water doi: 10.3390/w12112961 Authors: Yang Ho Song Jung Ho Lee Eui Hoon Lee A defining characteristic of the urbanization is the transformation of existing pervious areas into impervious areas during development. This leads to numerous hydrologic and environmental problems such as an increase in surface runoff due to excess rainfall, flooding, the deterioration of water quality,...
Thu Oct 22, 2020 03:00
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2956: Advances in Modeling and Management of Urban Water Networks Water doi: 10.3390/w12112956 Authors: Alberto Campisano Enrico Creaco This Editorial presents a representative collection of 15 papers, presented in the Special Issue on Advances in Modeling and Management of Urban Water Networks (UWNs), and frames them in the current research trends. The most analyzed systems in the Special Issue are the Water Distribution Systems (WDSs), with the following four...
Thu Oct 22, 2020 03:00
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2958: Performance Analysis for the Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactor Combined with the Forward Osmosis Membrane Bioreactor: Process Conditions Optimization, Wastewater Treatment and Sludge Characteristics Water doi: 10.3390/w12112958 Authors: Yi Ding Zhansheng Guo Xuguang Hou Junxue Mei Zhenlin Liang Zhipeng Li Chunpeng Zhang Chao Jin The anaerobic membrane bioreactors (AnMBR) were operated at 35 °C (H-AnMBR) and 25 °C (L-AnMBR)...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2957: Moving towards Effective First Nations’ Source Water Protection: Barriers, Opportunities, and a Framework Water doi: 10.3390/w12112957 Authors: Rachael Marshall Michele Desjardine Jana Levison Kim Anderson Edward McBean It is well known that watershed-based source water protection programs are integral to the provision of clean drinking water. However, the involvement of Indigenous communities in these programs is very limited in Canada, which...
Thu Oct 22, 2020 03:00
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2955: The Economic Impact of Drought on the Irrigated Crops in the Segura River Basin Water doi: 10.3390/w12112955 Authors: José Alberto Redondo-Orts María Inmaculada López-Ortiz Throughout history, the Segura River Basin, located in the south-east of the Iberian Peninsula, has suffered from countless drought periods. They have largely been managed as occasional episodes of crisis through the reduction of the resources applied or the mobilisation of extraordinary...
Thu Oct 22, 2020 03:00
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2959: A Method for Estimating the Risk of Dam Reservoir Silting in Fire-Prone Watersheds: A Study in Douro River, Portugal Water doi: 10.3390/w12112959 Authors: Daniela Patrícia Salgado Terêncio Rui Manuel Vitor Cortes Fernando António Leal Pacheco João Paulo Moura Luís Filipe Sanches Fernandes Forest fires are an increasing problem over recent decades. The fires, among other consequences, lead to an increase in the soil vulnerability to water erosion...
Thu Oct 22, 2020 03:00
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