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The Evolution Of Drug Laws In America And The Variation In Penalties And Sentencing In State Courts, Robert Christopher Hogenson Jan 2002

The Evolution Of Drug Laws In America And The Variation In Penalties And Sentencing In State Courts, Robert Christopher Hogenson

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to examine the evolution of major drug laws in the United States, the variation in statutory penalties between selected states, and to determine if the written law is reflected in sentencing and prison admissions. Penalties for felony possession and illicit trafficking for five states-Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Nevada, and New York---were compared with case disposition, incarceration rates, and average time offenders spend in jail or prison for these offenses. Two data sources from Bureau of Justice Statistics were utilized for this analysis. The first data set was titled "State Court Processing Statistics, 1990, 1992, 1994, …

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Personal Epistemology: Implications For Stress In College Students, Robyn M Johnson Jan 2002

Personal Epistemology: Implications For Stress In College Students, Robyn M Johnson

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

This research study investigated whether college students' epistemological beliefs (i.e. certain knowledge, simple knowledge, fixed ability, quick learning, and omniscient authority) could predict negative stressors and/or reactions to stress in their college experience. Based on responses to two self-assessment inventories and a demographic survey; analysis of the data suggests that over and above contributions from demographics (i.e. gender, ethnicity, age, and education level), certain dimensions of epistemological beliefs contributed significantly to the prediction of negative stress in college students. This suggests that it is essential for educators to provide opportunities for students' epistemological development; specifically, in the area of constructing …

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Salient Features Of Contextual Interference And Knowledge Of Results, Morgan Steven Kearney Jan 2002

Salient Features Of Contextual Interference And Knowledge Of Results, Morgan Steven Kearney

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

The current study investigated the relationship between the contextual interference effect and knowledge of results manipulations. Specifically, three variations of a relative timing task were presented in either a blocked or random schedule, and participants were either required to error estimate or given no instruction concerning estimation. A 2 (Acquisition Context) x 2 (Error Estimation Frequency) ANOVA was used to analyze absolute error (AE), variable error (VE) and a relative timing measure (AE(prop.)). The main effects that there was a blocked advantage during retention. In addition, a 100% estimation advantage existed for AE and VE, but was not present for …

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Attitudes Of Teachers On Inclusion In A Private School That Is Not Federally Mandated, Tracy L Kelley Jan 2002

Attitudes Of Teachers On Inclusion In A Private School That Is Not Federally Mandated, Tracy L Kelley

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

The study examines teachers' attitudes toward inclusion in a private school setting. Seventeen general education classroom teachers in a private religious day school completed a 33-item questionnaire designed to assess their attitudes toward inclusion of students with disabilities in their classroom. Areas addressed in the survey include: non-teaching related concern, teaching related concerns, feelings of adequacy at implementing inclusion, how other students may feel toward inclusion, concerns of teaching and student learning, and professional development. Results revealed that overall teachers in this private school have a positive or realistic attitude toward inclusion of students with disabilities.

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Token Economy Used To Increase Performance In Solving Algebra Problems For High School Students, Kari Mankes Maes Jan 2002

Token Economy Used To Increase Performance In Solving Algebra Problems For High School Students, Kari Mankes Maes

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate the effects of using a token economy approach to increase the performance in solving algebra homework quizzes for two high school boys. The program included tokens that could be redeemed for candy or extra credit points to encourage the students to try harder to check over their answers on homework quizzes before handing them in to be graded. Permanent product was used to record the scores of the homework quizzes and a comparison of baseline data and intervention data was done with a reversal design. The results showed that the students did …

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Wwwprivacygov: A Constitutional And Legislative Review, Stephanie Ann Murphy Jan 2002

Wwwprivacygov: A Constitutional And Legislative Review, Stephanie Ann Murphy

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

One of the most controversial and evolving rights recognized within recent years has been the right to privacy. During the twentieth century, the Supreme Court and the United States Congress recognized the existence of this right, although in limited aspects. In the twenty-first century, Americans' privacy rights have clashed with the evolution and the use of the Internet. Complications between a person's privacy and the information needed for national security interests arose. The following study examines the question of where the privacy of an individual in this new era ends and where government intrusion begins. Through a qualitative analysis, constitutional …

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Anxiety As An Affective Factor For Adult Korean Students Learning English As A Second Language, Bokyung Murray Jan 2002

Anxiety As An Affective Factor For Adult Korean Students Learning English As A Second Language, Bokyung Murray

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

The focus of this study was anxiety related to second language learning, and more specifically, to that of adult Korean students studying ESL; Three research questions were addressed: (a) Do adult Koreans learning ESL have a high degree of classroom anxiety? (b) If so, can this be attributed to some aspects of their cultural heritage or previous educational experience? (c) What concepts contained within sociocultural theory may serve to ameliorate this classroom reaction?;A total of 49 students studying ESL at a major southwest university participated in this study. A background questionnaire and the Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale were used …

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The Measurement Of Organizational Identification And Organizational Commitment Found Among The Membership Of Mary Kay Cosmetics, Philip Clark Oviatt Jan 2002

The Measurement Of Organizational Identification And Organizational Commitment Found Among The Membership Of Mary Kay Cosmetics, Philip Clark Oviatt

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

The study reported here utilized two constructs; the Organizational Identification Questionnaire (OIQ) (Cheney 1983b) and the Organizational Commitment Questionnaire (OCQ) (Mowday, Porter, and Steers 1979), to determine if a positive correlation existed between them when applied to the Mary Kay Cosmetics Organization, a Direct Sales Marketing organization. The OIQ and the OCQ are two constructs that have been widely utilized to study the relationship between the employee and the organization. A review of literature illustrates, that although each concept offers a distinct meaning, when utilized as a construct they are synonymous. This study found that identification and commitment were strongly …

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Perceptions Of Quality: The Gap Model Meets Gatekeeping, Karen Renee Roybal Jan 2002

Perceptions Of Quality: The Gap Model Meets Gatekeeping, Karen Renee Roybal

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

The main purpose of this study was to test an adaptation of the Service Quality Gap Model developed by Parasuraman, Zeithaml, and Berry in an atypical service industry---the media---in order to determine whether gaps exist between consumer perceptions of news quality and news directors' perceptions of news quality. Interviews were conducted with Las Vegas local television news directors. In addition, surveys were distributed to local news consumers. A case study approach of local Las Vegas Valley television stations was used to test whether gatekeeping plays a part in the news selection/decision process of what constitutes as "quality news.";The study consists …

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Reading Anxiety's Effects On Incidental Vocabulary Acquisition: Are Culturally Relevant Texts Exempt?, Midena Maria Sas Jan 2002

Reading Anxiety's Effects On Incidental Vocabulary Acquisition: Are Culturally Relevant Texts Exempt?, Midena Maria Sas

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

This study explored the relationships among reading anxiety, incidental vocabulary acquisition and culturally relevant texts. Thirty adult ESL students, 16 of Mexican origin and 14 of Chinese origin, completed modified forms of the Foreign Language Reading Anxiety Survey, vocabulary tests assessed on the Vocabulary Knowledge Scale, and an interview that solicited their opinions regarding reading anxiety remedies and the importance of cultural relevance in reaDing Results revealed a significant negative correlation between reading anxiety and performance on vocabulary tests, but not achievement, i.e. vocabulary gain. Out of six variables considered, reading anxiety was the primary predictor of performance, and cultural …

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Negotiation And Autonomy In A Fast Food Restaurant, Eric Orion Silva Jan 2002

Negotiation And Autonomy In A Fast Food Restaurant, Eric Orion Silva

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

This study is an attempt to apply the negotiated order perspective to the analysis of the lived experience of workers in two franchised fast food restaurants. Drawing primarily on the work of Anselm Strauss (1978) and D. H. J. Morgan (1975), I have examined data taken from auto-ethnographic and overt observation. I found that workers in different negotiation contexts would use implicit and explicit negotiation to achieve internal and external goals. Worker's negotiation strategies depended on the actor's individual proclivities and their interpretation of the negotiation context. Issues subject to negotiation included wages, the schedule, the amount of effort expended, …

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Breast Cancer Screening Behaviors And Beliefs In College Women, Leslie Ann Snyder Jan 2002

Breast Cancer Screening Behaviors And Beliefs In College Women, Leslie Ann Snyder

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Despite recommendations by health professionals and the American Cancer Society, few women perform breast self-examinations (BSE) or have clinical breast examinations (CBE) on a regular basis. The current study used self-reports from 453 college women under 30 years of age to investigate factors that may influence breast cancer screening behaviors. Examiners and non-examiners were compared on a series of variables: (1) health beliefs and practices (personal risk estimates for breast cancer, risk reduction expectancies, perceived susceptibility to breast cancer, perceived seriousness of breast cancer, perceived benefits of BSE, perceived barriers to BSE, confidence in performing BSE, general health motivation, the …

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Robert Hugh Benson And The Catholic Literary Revival In Edwardian England, Chad Philip Stutz Jan 2002

Robert Hugh Benson And The Catholic Literary Revival In Edwardian England, Chad Philip Stutz

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Robert Hugh Benson was a popular religious author in Edwardian England; however, he has been all but forgotten by posterity. This study re-examines Benson's contribution to the Catholic Literary Revival, a movement rooted in Romanticism. Benson utilized a "ministerial approach" to spread his message of renewal. Whereas other Revivalists wrote official histories, Benson wrote historical novels to advance the claim that the sixteenth century was responsible for British social disintegration. By presenting history as art, Benson presented his Christian worldview in a palatable form. Benson also had a complex relationship with 1890's Aestheticism. Though he wrote a novel denouncing its …

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The Effectiveness Of Reading Programs For The Intermediate Remedial Student, Hope Ann Walter Jan 2002

The Effectiveness Of Reading Programs For The Intermediate Remedial Student, Hope Ann Walter

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Research on remedial reading programs has a controversial history. Although extensive research has been conducted on pull-out programs, far less research has evaluated remedial reading programs within the regular classroom. This study investigated whether using the basal or a new program, Project STARS, would produce reading gains in intermediate remedial readers. It was hypothesized that Project STARS subjects would show a greater academic gain in three areas. To evaluate this hypothesis, 46 students were assessed in August and December to determine the amount of growth for each student after instruction in either the Project STARS method or the basal text. …

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Parental Perception Concerning The Use Of Peak Flow Meters In The Child With Asthma, Constance A Mcmenamin Jan 2002

Parental Perception Concerning The Use Of Peak Flow Meters In The Child With Asthma, Constance A Mcmenamin

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

A descriptive, correlational research design was used to identify parental perceptions concerning the use of peak flow meters (PFM) in their children. The sample consisted of 20 parents who were accessed through outpatient asthma allergy clinics. The questionnaire and semi-structured interview were utilized as tools and analyzed using inferential statistics and content analysis. The revised Health Promotion Model by Dr. Nola Pender provided the theoretical framework; Content analysis provided a rich narrative as it described the perceived barriers and benefits of PFM use, prior related behavior for use or non-use of the PFM, and the nature of education that parents …

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The Sex Pistols: Punk Rock As Protest Rhetoric, Cari Elaine Byers Jan 2002

The Sex Pistols: Punk Rock As Protest Rhetoric, Cari Elaine Byers

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

This thesis examines the punk music of the Sex Pistols as protest rhetoric. Seven of the songs on the album Never Mind the Bollocks Heres the Sex Pistols are analyzed for their content. The analysis utilizes the theory of symbolic convergence and its coinciding fantasy theme analysis along with ego-function of protest rhetoric. Through the analysis it is found that punk rock is in fact protest rhetoric as defined and explained by the theory of ego-function. The guides of this theory explain the emergence of punk music and the resulting culture. Symbolic convergence theory and fantasy theme analysis examines the …

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The Nightingale Sings Anew: The Appropriation Of Antiquity In Virginia Woolf's "The Waves", Neta Luree Hoff Jan 2002

The Nightingale Sings Anew: The Appropriation Of Antiquity In Virginia Woolf's "The Waves", Neta Luree Hoff

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

This thesis considers the impact of classical antiquity on the literary aesthetic of Virginia Woolf by focusing on the educational and theoretical assumptions that allowed Woolf to create her most experimental work, The Waves. Inspired by her brother Thoby Stephen and her tutor Janet Case, Woolf enjoyed a very strong and fertile relationship with the writers of antiquity, and she continued to return to them throughout her life for both conceptual and structural models. In her essays on the Greeks in particular, Woolf praises the ancients for achieving those things that she so longs to see accomplished in the works …

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Domestic Violence Counseling Techniques: Indicators Of A Change In The Philosophy Of The Movement Against Domestic Violence, Loretta A Klem Jan 2002

Domestic Violence Counseling Techniques: Indicators Of A Change In The Philosophy Of The Movement Against Domestic Violence, Loretta A Klem

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

The movement against domestic violence began as a grassroots effort to eliminate and to prevent the abuse of women. In the beginning, workers in the movement placed great emphasis on societal causes and solutions to the problem and great strides have been taken toward this end. However, over the last twenty years, the movement has placed greater and greater emphasis on individual counseling techniques based on a humanistic approach of individual accountability and responsibility, resulting in the placement of blame for the abuse on the victim; In group counseling sessions there is very little discussion of societal conditions, and no …

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Delirium In The Hospitalized Elderly: Clinical Indicators Found In Medical Records, Diane M Elmore Jan 2002

Delirium In The Hospitalized Elderly: Clinical Indicators Found In Medical Records, Diane M Elmore

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Delirium, which can be reversible and preventable, is one of the most significant complications affecting the hospitalized elderly today. The purpose of this descriptive retrospective chart review was to determine if medical records contain sufficient evidence to identify elderly patients who were at risk for developing delirium within 72 hours of hospital admission, and if accepted, evidence-based criteria were used to document the acute confusion. The chart's of 100 patients, at least 65 years of age, admitted to a rural hospital were reviewed retrospectively. The review indicated that there was sufficient evidence, based solely on the descriptors and clinical information, …

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Female Victims Of Domestic Violence And Their Negotiation For Safety, Lisa Rose Kopinski Jan 2002

Female Victims Of Domestic Violence And Their Negotiation For Safety, Lisa Rose Kopinski

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

With the majority of studies focusing on the reasons why victims discontinue legal action against their abusers, I believe these women are once again being blamed for the continued abuse. It is my thesis that victims of domestic violence enter formal action against their abusers with specific goals in mind particular to each woman's life situation. These goals may be very different than the legal outcomes prominent amongst our nation's courtrooms. I will attempt to illustrate those goals victims routinely seek as well as the obstacles they encounter when attempting to free themselves from violence. This research will become a …

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Gender Differences In Cognitive Interference With Sexual Arousal, Sarah Elizabeth Nunnink Jan 2002

Gender Differences In Cognitive Interference With Sexual Arousal, Sarah Elizabeth Nunnink

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

It is well documented that cognitive interference detrimentally influences sexuality, but little is known about the content of that interference. This study compared the self-reports of 220 college men and 337 college women on two types of cognitive interference during sex, performance-oriented and appearance-oriented. Also assessed via use of the Derogatis Sexual Functioning Inventory and the Sexual History Form were: sexual satisfaction, psychological distress, sexual knowledge, sexual experiences, sexual attitudes, sexual fantasy, body image, affect, and sexual functioning, all areas thought to be related to sexual functioning. As predicted, findings indicated that women were more concerned with their own appearance …

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Parents' Satisfaction With The Education Of Their Child With Autism, Dalhee Songlee Jan 2002

Parents' Satisfaction With The Education Of Their Child With Autism, Dalhee Songlee

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Students with autism often have behaviors that are unusual and can be disturbing to teachers and students who do not understand this disorder. To help these students grow and develop, it is critical to communicate with the parents and to involve parents. The education of a child with autism can be a source of considerable concern to parents regarding school placement decisions, the levels of classroom support provided, and the attitudes and behaviors of teachers. This study examined parent's satisfaction with the education of their child with autism. Thirty-two parents of children with autism completed a 64-item questionnaire designed to …

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Unveiling The Implicit Message: A Look At Racial, Hispanic/Latino, And Mexican Portrayals On "Sesame Street", Magdalena Maria Zepeda Jan 2002

Unveiling The Implicit Message: A Look At Racial, Hispanic/Latino, And Mexican Portrayals On "Sesame Street", Magdalena Maria Zepeda

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

In this master's thesis I analyzed Sesame Street, a well-known and popular model for many children's educational television programs as well as a racially sensitive show, by way of a content analysis. I documented all races represented by the people and human-looking, animated characters and puppets. Furthermore, my study proposed to look at the portrayal of the Hispanic/Latino group and Mexican group; My findings revealed that the population on Sesame Street did not mirror the United States population distribution. Other results revealed the Hispanic/Latino group very rarely reflected their cultural customs, were mostly female and the majority was portrayed in …

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Paradigms Of Reality In Poe's Mad Narrative, Tamy Lynn Burnett Jan 2002

Paradigms Of Reality In Poe's Mad Narrative, Tamy Lynn Burnett

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

This study focuses on an examination of madness in four short stories by American author Edgar Allan Poe: "Ligeia," "Eleonora," "The Black Cat," and "The Fall of the House of Usher." Using Walter Fischer's theoretical communication framework, the Narrative Paradigm, the four stories are examined for narrative fidelity and narrative probability in an effort to more fully understand Poe's treatment of madness in first person narrators; "Ligeia" and "Eleonora" are compared as stories of a lost lover and the subsequent possibilities for madness due to guilt over marrying someone else. Next, "The Black Cat" is examined with a focus on …

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Ronald Reagan's 1983 "Evil Empire" Speech: A Rhetorical Analysis, Kirsten Ann Westenskow Clark Jan 2002

Ronald Reagan's 1983 "Evil Empire" Speech: A Rhetorical Analysis, Kirsten Ann Westenskow Clark

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

In 1983, President Ronald Reagan addressed the National Association of Evangelicals, delivering what is now referred to as his "Evil Empire" speech. Hoping to reestablish his commitment to conservative values and encourage the audience to oppose a nuclear freeze, Reagan condemned the Soviet Union as the "focus of evil" in the modern world and urged the audience to resist the aggressive impulses of an evil empire. Although it initially received widespread criticism, Reagan's speech has since been credited as a salient factor in the collapse of the Soviet Union and has been heralded as one of the most important addresses …

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An Analysis Of The Processes And Procedures That Minnesota Class Aa Hockey Schools Used To Evaluate Their Coaches, Bruce B. Olson Jan 2002

An Analysis Of The Processes And Procedures That Minnesota Class Aa Hockey Schools Used To Evaluate Their Coaches, Bruce B. Olson

Theses and Dissertations

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Using The Acrl Information Literacy Competency Standards For Higher Education To Assess A University Library Instruction Program, Jeanne R. Davidson, P. S. Mcmillen, Laurel S. Maughan Jan 2002

Using The Acrl Information Literacy Competency Standards For Higher Education To Assess A University Library Instruction Program, Jeanne R. Davidson, P. S. Mcmillen, Laurel S. Maughan

Library Faculty Research

The Reference and Instruction Department at Oregon State University (OSU) was charged with creating a vision and goals for its instruction program. This article describes how we used the recently published ACRL Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education as a framework for an initial self-study of our instructional practice and for promoting the concept of information literacy at our institution. The process of assessing our current practice led to discussions with library and campus faculty about the value of information literacy and to a clearer articulation of our instructional mission.

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Using Religious Discourse To Construct Reality: President George W Bush And Osama Bin Laden, Lisa Menegatos Jan 2002

Using Religious Discourse To Construct Reality: President George W Bush And Osama Bin Laden, Lisa Menegatos

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

This thesis examines and compares the religious discourse used by President George W. Bush in his September 20, 2001, address to a join session of Congress and by Osama bin Laden in his taped statement that aired on Al Jazeera television on October 7, 2001. As leaders of societies who both believe they are God's chosen people with a mission, both men relied on the religions of their respective nations to create a reality whereby one was good and the other evil. To illustrate how Bush and bin Laden achieve this, I apply the social construction of reality theory as …

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Correlates Of Deviant Behaviour : An Etiological Study, Siok Gim Chan Jan 2002

Correlates Of Deviant Behaviour : An Etiological Study, Siok Gim Chan

Student Works (2000-2009)

This study aims to ascertain whether social and personal resources are related to deviant behaviour of adolescents. The social resources investigated are those available to them in their home, peer-group and school, and are measured in terms of parental support, peer-group support and school experiences. The personal resources studied are concepts of self, coping behaviour and moral development. Comparing delinquent subjects to controls will ascertain the resources that helped adolescents abstain from deviant behaviour. Survey method is used for data collection. The questionnaire is administrated to 63 male delinquent subjects in an approved school. The questionnaire is posted to 16 …

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At-Risk Students' Perceptions Of Their School Experiences, Glen A. Johnson Jan 2002

At-Risk Students' Perceptions Of Their School Experiences, Glen A. Johnson

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

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