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Simultaneous Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infection And Colonic Necrosis Caused By Clostridium Septicum, Jennifer L. Gnerlich, Jon H. Ritter, John P. Kirby, John E. Mazuski Dec 2011

Simultaneous Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infection And Colonic Necrosis Caused By Clostridium Septicum, Jennifer L. Gnerlich, Jon H. Ritter, John P. Kirby, John E. Mazuski

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Ajuba Is Required For Rac Activation And Maintenance Of E-Cadherin Adhesion, Sébastien Nola, Reiko Daigaku, Kasia Smolarczyk, Maryke Carstens, Belen Martin-Martin, Gregory Longmore, Maryse Bailly, Vania M.M. Braga Nov 2011

Ajuba Is Required For Rac Activation And Maintenance Of E-Cadherin Adhesion, Sébastien Nola, Reiko Daigaku, Kasia Smolarczyk, Maryke Carstens, Belen Martin-Martin, Gregory Longmore, Maryse Bailly, Vania M.M. Braga

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Mycoplasma Pneumoniae Periprosthetic Joint Infection Identified By 16s Ribosomal Rna Gene Amplification And Sequencing: A Case Report, Zhuolin Han, Carey-Ann D. Burnham, John Clohisy, Hilary Babcock Sep 2011

Mycoplasma Pneumoniae Periprosthetic Joint Infection Identified By 16s Ribosomal Rna Gene Amplification And Sequencing: A Case Report, Zhuolin Han, Carey-Ann D. Burnham, John Clohisy, Hilary Babcock

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What's New In Orthopaedic Trauma, William M. Ricci, Christopher Mcandrew, David Merriman, Michael J. Gardner Sep 2011

What's New In Orthopaedic Trauma, William M. Ricci, Christopher Mcandrew, David Merriman, Michael J. Gardner

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In Vivo Microdialysis Reveals Age-Dependent Decrease Of Brain Interstitial Fluid Tau Levels In P301s Human Tau Transgenic Mice, Kaoru Yamada, John R. Cirrito, Floy R. Stewart, Hong Jiang, Mary Beth Finn, Brandon B. Holmes, Lester I. Binder, Eva-Maria Mandelkow, Marc I. Diamond, Virginia M.-Y. Lee, David M. Holtzman Sep 2011

In Vivo Microdialysis Reveals Age-Dependent Decrease Of Brain Interstitial Fluid Tau Levels In P301s Human Tau Transgenic Mice, Kaoru Yamada, John R. Cirrito, Floy R. Stewart, Hong Jiang, Mary Beth Finn, Brandon B. Holmes, Lester I. Binder, Eva-Maria Mandelkow, Marc I. Diamond, Virginia M.-Y. Lee, David M. Holtzman

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Although tau is a cytoplasmic protein, it is also found in brain extracellular fluids, e.g., CSF. Recent findings suggest that aggregated tau can be transferred between cells and extracellular tau aggregates might mediate spread of tau pathology. Despite these data, details of whether tau is normally released into the brain interstitial fluid (ISF), its concentration in ISF in relation to CSF, and whether ISF tau is influenced by its aggregation are unknown. To address these issues, we developed a microdialysis technique to analyze monomeric ISF tau levels within the hippocampus of awake, freely moving mice. We detected tau in ISF …


Neural Correlates Of Visual–Spatial Attention In Electrocorticographic Signals In Humans, Aysegul Gunduz, Peter Brunner, Amy Daitch, Eric C. Leuthardt, Anthony L. Ritaccio, Bijan Pesaran, Gerwin Schalk Sep 2011

Neural Correlates Of Visual–Spatial Attention In Electrocorticographic Signals In Humans, Aysegul Gunduz, Peter Brunner, Amy Daitch, Eric C. Leuthardt, Anthony L. Ritaccio, Bijan Pesaran, Gerwin Schalk

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Spinal Reconstruction With Pedicle Screw-Based Instrumentation And Rhbmp-2 In Patients With Neurofibromatosis And Severe Dural Ectasia And Spinal Deformity: Report Of Two Cases And A Review Of The Literature, Samuel K. Cho, Geoffrey E. Stoker, Keith H. Bridwell Aug 2011

Spinal Reconstruction With Pedicle Screw-Based Instrumentation And Rhbmp-2 In Patients With Neurofibromatosis And Severe Dural Ectasia And Spinal Deformity: Report Of Two Cases And A Review Of The Literature, Samuel K. Cho, Geoffrey E. Stoker, Keith H. Bridwell

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Neural Representation Of Temporal Duration: Coherent Findings Obtained With The “Lossy Integration” Model, Olga V. Sysoeva, Marc Wittmann, Jiri Wackermann Aug 2011

Neural Representation Of Temporal Duration: Coherent Findings Obtained With The “Lossy Integration” Model, Olga V. Sysoeva, Marc Wittmann, Jiri Wackermann

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Ethanol Enhances Neurosteroidogenesis In Hippocampal Pyramidal Neurons By Paradoxical Nmda Receptor Activation, Kazuhiro Tokuda, Yukitoshi Izumi, Charles F. Zorumski Jul 2011

Ethanol Enhances Neurosteroidogenesis In Hippocampal Pyramidal Neurons By Paradoxical Nmda Receptor Activation, Kazuhiro Tokuda, Yukitoshi Izumi, Charles F. Zorumski

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Using an antibody against 5α-reduced neurosteroids, predominantly allopregnanolone, we found that immunostaining in the CA1 region of rat hippocampal slices was confined to pyramidal neurons. This neurosteroid staining was increased following 15 min administration of 60 mm but not 20 mm ethanol, and the enhancement was blocked by finasteride and dutasteride, selective inhibitors of 5α-reductase, a key enzyme required for allopregnanolone synthesis. Consistent with a prior report indicating that N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor (NMDAR) activation can promote steroid production, we observed that D-2-amino-5-phosphonovalerate (APV), a competitive NMDAR antagonist, blocked the effects of 60 mm ethanol on staining. We previously reported that …


Controlled Cortical Impact Traumatic Brain Injury In 3xtg-Ad Mice Causes Acute Intra-Axonal Amyloid-Β Accumulation And Independently Accelerates The Development Of Tau Abnormalities, Hien T. Tran, Frank M. Laferla, David M. Holtzman, David L. Brody Jun 2011

Controlled Cortical Impact Traumatic Brain Injury In 3xtg-Ad Mice Causes Acute Intra-Axonal Amyloid-Β Accumulation And Independently Accelerates The Development Of Tau Abnormalities, Hien T. Tran, Frank M. Laferla, David M. Holtzman, David L. Brody

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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized pathologically by progressive neuronal loss, extracellular plaques containing the amyloid-β (Aβ) peptides, and neurofibrillary tangles composed of hyperphosphorylated tau proteins. Aβ is thought to act upstream of tau, affecting its phosphorylation and therefore aggregation state. One of the major risk factors for AD is traumatic brain injury (TBI). Acute intra-axonal Aβ and diffuse extracellular plaques occur in ∼30% of human subjects after severe TBI. Intra-axonal accumulations of tau but not tangle-like pathologies have also been found in these patients. Whether and how these acute accumulations contribute to subsequent AD development is not …


Informatics And Data Mining Tools And Strategies For The Human Connectome Project, Daniel S. Marcus, John Harwell, Timothy Olsen, Michael Hodge, Matthew F. Glasser, Fred Prior, Mark Jenkinson, Timothy Laumann, Sandra W. Curtiss, David C. Van Essen Jun 2011

Informatics And Data Mining Tools And Strategies For The Human Connectome Project, Daniel S. Marcus, John Harwell, Timothy Olsen, Michael Hodge, Matthew F. Glasser, Fred Prior, Mark Jenkinson, Timothy Laumann, Sandra W. Curtiss, David C. Van Essen

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Role Of Guanylyl Cyclase Modulation In Mouse Cone Phototransduction, Keisuke Sakurai, Jeannie Chen, Vladimir J. Kefalov Jun 2011

Role Of Guanylyl Cyclase Modulation In Mouse Cone Phototransduction, Keisuke Sakurai, Jeannie Chen, Vladimir J. Kefalov

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A negative phototransduction feedback in rods and cones is critical for the timely termination of their light responses and for extending their function to a wide range of light intensities. The calcium feedback mechanisms that modulate phototransduction in rods have been studied extensively. However, the corresponding modulation mechanisms that enable cones to terminate rapidly their light responses and to adapt in bright light, properties critical for our daytime vision, are still not understood. In cones, calcium feedback to guanylyl cyclase is potentially a key step in phototransduction modulation. The guanylyl cyclase activity is modulated by the calcium-binding guanylyl cyclase activating …


Exome Sequencing Identifies An Myh3 Mutation In A Family With Distal Arthrogryposis Type 1, David M. Alvarado, Jillian G. Buchan, Christina A. Gurnett, Matthew B. Dobbs Jun 2011

Exome Sequencing Identifies An Myh3 Mutation In A Family With Distal Arthrogryposis Type 1, David M. Alvarado, Jillian G. Buchan, Christina A. Gurnett, Matthew B. Dobbs

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Biomedical And Psychosocial Factors Associated With Disability After Peripheral Nerve Injury, Christine B. Novak, Dimitri J. Anastakis, Dorcas E. Beaton, Susan E. Mackinnon, Joel Katz May 2011

Biomedical And Psychosocial Factors Associated With Disability After Peripheral Nerve Injury, Christine B. Novak, Dimitri J. Anastakis, Dorcas E. Beaton, Susan E. Mackinnon, Joel Katz

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Evaluation Of The Toxicity Of Triamcinolone Acetonide And Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate On Human Lens Epithelial Cells (Hle B-3), Ashish Sharma, Ashkan Pirouzmanesh, Jayaprakash Patil, M. F. Estrago-Franco, Leandro Cabral Zacharias, Usha P. Andley, M. Cristina Kenney, Baruch D. Kuppermann May 2011

Evaluation Of The Toxicity Of Triamcinolone Acetonide And Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate On Human Lens Epithelial Cells (Hle B-3), Ashish Sharma, Ashkan Pirouzmanesh, Jayaprakash Patil, M. F. Estrago-Franco, Leandro Cabral Zacharias, Usha P. Andley, M. Cristina Kenney, Baruch D. Kuppermann

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Clinical Presentation Of Symptomatic Acetabular Dysplasia In Skeletally Mature Patients, Ryan M. Nunley, Heidi Prather, Devyani Hunt, Perry L. Schoenecker, John C. Clohisy May 2011

Clinical Presentation Of Symptomatic Acetabular Dysplasia In Skeletally Mature Patients, Ryan M. Nunley, Heidi Prather, Devyani Hunt, Perry L. Schoenecker, John C. Clohisy

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Radiographic Structural Abnormalities Associated With Premature, Natural Hip-Joint Failure, John C. Clohisy, Michael A. Dobson, Jason F. Robison, Lucian C. Warth, Jie Zheng, Steve S. Liu, Tameem M. Yehyawi, John J. Callaghan May 2011

Radiographic Structural Abnormalities Associated With Premature, Natural Hip-Joint Failure, John C. Clohisy, Michael A. Dobson, Jason F. Robison, Lucian C. Warth, Jie Zheng, Steve S. Liu, Tameem M. Yehyawi, John J. Callaghan

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Incidence Of Symptomatic Venous Thromboembolism In Oncologic Patients Undergoing Lower-Extremity Endoprosthetic Arthroplasty, Brandon A. Ramo, Anthony M. Griffin, Corey S. Gill, Douglas J. Mcdonald, Jay S. Wunder, Peter Ferguson, Robert S. Bell, Sharon E. Phillips, Herbert S. Schwartz, Ginger E. Holt May 2011

Incidence Of Symptomatic Venous Thromboembolism In Oncologic Patients Undergoing Lower-Extremity Endoprosthetic Arthroplasty, Brandon A. Ramo, Anthony M. Griffin, Corey S. Gill, Douglas J. Mcdonald, Jay S. Wunder, Peter Ferguson, Robert S. Bell, Sharon E. Phillips, Herbert S. Schwartz, Ginger E. Holt

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Dehydroepiandrosterone (Dhea) Replacement Decreases Insulin Resistance And Lowers Inflammatory Cytokines In Aging Humans, Edward P. Weiss, Dennis T. Villareal, Luigi Fontana, Dong-Ho Han, John O. Holloszy May 2011

Dehydroepiandrosterone (Dhea) Replacement Decreases Insulin Resistance And Lowers Inflammatory Cytokines In Aging Humans, Edward P. Weiss, Dennis T. Villareal, Luigi Fontana, Dong-Ho Han, John O. Holloszy

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Plasma dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) decreases ~80% between ages 25 and 75 yr. In a preliminary study, we found that 6 mo of DHEA replacement improved insulin action in elderly individuals. The purpose of the present larger, randomized double-blind study was to determine whether a longer period of DHEA replacement improves glucose tolerance. Fifty-seven men and 68 women aged 65 to 75 yr were randomly assigned to 50 mg DHEA or placebo once daily. Year one was a randomized, double blind trial. Year 2 was an open label continuation. DHEA replacement improved glucose tolerance in participants who had abnormal GT initially, reduced …


Managing Stress In The Orthopaedic Family: Avoiding Burnout, Achieving Resilience, M. Catherine Sargent, Wayne Sotile, Mary O. Sotile, Harry Rubash, Peter S. Vezeridis, Larry Harmon, Robert L. Barrack Apr 2011

Managing Stress In The Orthopaedic Family: Avoiding Burnout, Achieving Resilience, M. Catherine Sargent, Wayne Sotile, Mary O. Sotile, Harry Rubash, Peter S. Vezeridis, Larry Harmon, Robert L. Barrack

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Congenital Bone Marrow Failure In Dna-Pkcs Mutant Mice Associated With Deficiencies In Dna Repair, Shichuan Zhang, Hirohiko Yajima, Hoangdinh Huynh, Junke Zheng, Elsa Callen, Hua-Tang Chen, Nancy Wong, Samuel Bunting, Yu-Fen Lin, Mengxia Li, Kyung-Jone Lee, Michael Story, Eric Gapud, Barry P. Sleckman, André Nussenzweig, Cheng Cheng Zhang, David J. Chen, Benjamin P.C. Chen Apr 2011

Congenital Bone Marrow Failure In Dna-Pkcs Mutant Mice Associated With Deficiencies In Dna Repair, Shichuan Zhang, Hirohiko Yajima, Hoangdinh Huynh, Junke Zheng, Elsa Callen, Hua-Tang Chen, Nancy Wong, Samuel Bunting, Yu-Fen Lin, Mengxia Li, Kyung-Jone Lee, Michael Story, Eric Gapud, Barry P. Sleckman, André Nussenzweig, Cheng Cheng Zhang, David J. Chen, Benjamin P.C. Chen

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A Behavioral Analysis Of Spatial Neglect And Its Recovery After Stroke, Jennifer Rengachary, Biyu J. He, Gordon L. Shulman, Maurizio Corbetta Apr 2011

A Behavioral Analysis Of Spatial Neglect And Its Recovery After Stroke, Jennifer Rengachary, Biyu J. He, Gordon L. Shulman, Maurizio Corbetta

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Long-Term Calorie Restriction, But Not Endurance Exercise, Lowers Core Body Temperature In Humans, Andreea Soare, Roberto Cangemi, Daniela Omodei, John O. Holloszy, Luigi Fontana Apr 2011

Long-Term Calorie Restriction, But Not Endurance Exercise, Lowers Core Body Temperature In Humans, Andreea Soare, Roberto Cangemi, Daniela Omodei, John O. Holloszy, Luigi Fontana

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Reduction of body temperature has been proposed to contribute to the increased lifespan in calorie restricted animals and mice overexpressing the uncoupling protein-2 in hypocretin neurons. However, nothing is known regarding the long-term effects of calorie restriction (CR) with adequate nutrition on body temperature in humans. In this study, 24-hour core body temperature was measured every minute by using ingested telemetric capsules in 24 men and women (mean age 53.7 ± 9.4 yrs) consuming a CR diet for an average of 6 years, 24 age- and sex-matched sedentary (WD) and 24 body fat-matched exercise-trained (EX) volunteers, who were eating Western …


Episodic Memory Retrieval, Parietal Cortex, And The Default Mode Network: Functional And Topographic Analyses, Carlo Sestieri, Maurizio Corbetta, Gian Luca Romani, Gordon L. Shulman Mar 2011

Episodic Memory Retrieval, Parietal Cortex, And The Default Mode Network: Functional And Topographic Analyses, Carlo Sestieri, Maurizio Corbetta, Gian Luca Romani, Gordon L. Shulman

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The default mode network (DMN) is often considered a functionally homogeneous system that is broadly associated with internally directed cognition (e.g., episodic memory, theory of mind, self-evaluation). However, few studies have examined how this network interacts with other networks during putative "default" processes such as episodic memory retrieval. Using functional magnetic resonance imaging, we investigated the topography and response profile of human parietal regions inside and outside the DMN, independently defined using task-evoked deactivations and resting-state functional connectivity, during episodic memory retrieval. Memory retrieval activated posterior nodes of the DMN, particularly the angular gyrus, but also more anterior and dorsal …


The Cytoplasmic Adaptor Protein Caskin Mediates Lar Signal Transduction During Drosophila Motor Axon Guidance, Yi-Lan Weng, Nan Liu, Aaron Diantonio, Heather T. Broihier Mar 2011

The Cytoplasmic Adaptor Protein Caskin Mediates Lar Signal Transduction During Drosophila Motor Axon Guidance, Yi-Lan Weng, Nan Liu, Aaron Diantonio, Heather T. Broihier

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The multiprotein complexes that receive and transmit axon pathfinding cues during development are essential to circuit generation. Here, we identify and characterize the Drosophila sterile α-motif (SAM) domain-containing protein Caskin, which shares homology with vertebrate Caskin, a CASK [calcium/calmodulin-(CaM)-activated serine-threonine kinase]-interacting protein. Drosophila caskin (ckn) is necessary for embryonic motor axon pathfinding and interacts genetically and physically with the leukocyte common antigen-related (Lar) receptor protein tyrosine phosphatase. In vivo and in vitro analyses of a panel of ckn loss-of-function alleles indicate that the N-terminal SAM domain of Ckn mediates its interaction with Lar. Like Caskin, Liprin-α is a neuronal adaptor …


Functional Analysis Of Novel Analogues Of E3330 That Block The Redox Signaling Activity Of The Multifunctional Ap Endonuclease/Redox Signaling Enzyme Ape1/Ref-1, Mark R. Kelley, Meihua Luo, April Reed, Dian Su, Sarah Delaplane, Richard F. Borch, Rodney L. Nyland Ii, Michael L. Gross, Millie M. Georgiadis Mar 2011

Functional Analysis Of Novel Analogues Of E3330 That Block The Redox Signaling Activity Of The Multifunctional Ap Endonuclease/Redox Signaling Enzyme Ape1/Ref-1, Mark R. Kelley, Meihua Luo, April Reed, Dian Su, Sarah Delaplane, Richard F. Borch, Rodney L. Nyland Ii, Michael L. Gross, Millie M. Georgiadis

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Myxoid Chondrosarcoma Of The Phalanx With An Ews Translocation: A Case Report And Review Of The Literature, David B. Bumpass, Michael Kyriakos, David A. Rubin, Paul R. Manske, Charles A. Goldfarb Mar 2011

Myxoid Chondrosarcoma Of The Phalanx With An Ews Translocation: A Case Report And Review Of The Literature, David B. Bumpass, Michael Kyriakos, David A. Rubin, Paul R. Manske, Charles A. Goldfarb

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Are Dropped Osteoarticular Bone Fragments Safely Reimplantable In Vivo?, Benjamin Bruce, Shahin Sheibani-Rad, Deborah Appleyard, Ryan P. Calfee, Steven E. Reinert, Kimberle C. Chapin, Christopher W. Digiovanni Mar 2011

Are Dropped Osteoarticular Bone Fragments Safely Reimplantable In Vivo?, Benjamin Bruce, Shahin Sheibani-Rad, Deborah Appleyard, Ryan P. Calfee, Steven E. Reinert, Kimberle C. Chapin, Christopher W. Digiovanni

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Igh Gene Rearrangements As Plasma Biomarkers In Non- Hodgkin's Lymphoma Patients, Jian He, Jian Wu, Yuchen Jiao, Nina Wagner-Johnston, Richard F. Ambinder, Luis A. Diaz, Kenneth W. Kinzler, Bert Vogelstein, Nickolas Papadopoulos Mar 2011

Igh Gene Rearrangements As Plasma Biomarkers In Non- Hodgkin's Lymphoma Patients, Jian He, Jian Wu, Yuchen Jiao, Nina Wagner-Johnston, Richard F. Ambinder, Luis A. Diaz, Kenneth W. Kinzler, Bert Vogelstein, Nickolas Papadopoulos

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New biomarkers with improved accuracy could be helpful for monitoring disease in patients with Non-Hodgkin's lymphomas (NHL). Towards this end, we have explored the feasibility of identifying the sequence of rearranged IgH genes using next-generation sequencing, then using PCR to detect specific rearranged DNA fragments in patients' plasma. By capturing and sequencing the IgH genomic regions (IgCap), we were able to detect and precisely determine the sequence of rearranged IgH loci in the tumors of three NHL patients. Moreover, circulating rearranged DNA fragments could be identified in the plasma of all three patients. Even in cases wherein tumor biopsies were …


Renal Tumor Models: Evaluation Of Ease Of Implementation, Quality Of Composition, And Imaging Characteristics, Brian M. Benway, Jose M. Cabello, Alana C. Desai, Robert S. Figenshaw, Sam B. Bhayani Feb 2011

Renal Tumor Models: Evaluation Of Ease Of Implementation, Quality Of Composition, And Imaging Characteristics, Brian M. Benway, Jose M. Cabello, Alana C. Desai, Robert S. Figenshaw, Sam B. Bhayani

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