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Devastated Utopias, Or How To Leave A Legacy: Communist Art & Personality Cults In 20th Century Russia, China And Cambodia, Natalie Ruth Koho Dec 2011

Devastated Utopias, Or How To Leave A Legacy: Communist Art & Personality Cults In 20th Century Russia, China And Cambodia, Natalie Ruth Koho

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

The rise of Marxist regimes altered the stylistic course and purpose of art. Although a new style, Socialist Realism, was formed to reflect communism's visual intentions, this style borrowed and adapted older artistic traditions to increase the reception and understanding of new communist ideologies. The artistic blend of old and new also reflected a trend within communist leadership; Stalin and Mao particularly came to resemble powerful monarchs of the previous imperial eras. Although greatly influenced by Maoist thought, the Khmer Rouge communist regime contrasts both the Chinese and Soviet model by producing an extremely low amount of art and shrouding …

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Dietary Assessment Of Hiv/Aids Patients In Accordance With The Dash Diet Guidelines, Whitney Nichole Maxey Dec 2011

Dietary Assessment Of Hiv/Aids Patients In Accordance With The Dash Diet Guidelines, Whitney Nichole Maxey

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Background: According to estimates by the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNAIDS, 33.4 million people were living with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) at the end of 2008. Currently there is no cure for HIV; however, there have been sucessful strides in combating this disease. Treatments for HIV consist of using Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART), to slow the progession of this diease. One of the major side effects of HAART is the risk of developing cardiovascular disease. Objective: The objective of this study is to identity dietary habits of HIV positive adults in accordance with DASH diet principles. Design: …

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Analyzing Ecohydrology Of Subirrigated Meadow, Dry Valley And Upland Dune Ecosystems Using Remote Sensing And In-Situ Estimations In The Semiarid Sand Hills Region Of Nebraska, Usa, Nathan C. Healey Dec 2011

Analyzing Ecohydrology Of Subirrigated Meadow, Dry Valley And Upland Dune Ecosystems Using Remote Sensing And In-Situ Estimations In The Semiarid Sand Hills Region Of Nebraska, Usa, Nathan C. Healey

School of Natural Resources: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

Nebraska’s dependence upon the High Plains (Ogallala) Aquifer for agricultural production is vital to the state’s economy, ecology and hydrology. The Sand Hills region (58,000 km2) of Nebraska is a unique system of lakes, (~5%) wetlands, (~10%) subirrigated meadows, (~20%) dry valleys and (~65%) upland sand dune ecosystems. Understanding how each of these land cover types reacts to climate conditions of different water limitations is vital to regional water resource management. This research explores the ecohydrological behavior of different land cover types at the Gudmundsen Sand Hills Research Laboratory (GSRL) near Whitman, Nebraska in the heart of the …

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Indirect Feedback: A Dialoguing Approach To Assessment, Dimitrios Vlachopoulos, Ricardo Tejeiro, Anthony Edwards, Estefania Campos Dec 2011

Indirect Feedback: A Dialoguing Approach To Assessment, Dimitrios Vlachopoulos, Ricardo Tejeiro, Anthony Edwards, Estefania Campos

Higher Learning Research Communications

Whilst there is consensus in the current literature that feedback plays a fundamental role to student performance and learning, there is also debate about what makes it effective. Particularly, some assessment instruments, like the National Student Survey in the United Kingdom, reveal that evaluation and feedback are systematically amongst the areas that students are less satisfied with. This paper aims to describe the ‘indirect feedback’ (IF) technique, which was utilised by the principle author in his previous tenure as a Professor at the University of Cadiz (Spain) and to reflect on how it can be applied to overcome some of …

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Living With Hiv: Views Through The Blog, Linda Eastham Dec 2011

Living With Hiv: Views Through The Blog, Linda Eastham

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this qualitative descriptive study was to develop a greater clarity of how HIV infected individuals live and work within the sphere of HIV infection as represented through unsolicited, personal narratives posted on blogs. Existing, single author, personal blogs were identified via a search engine. Blogs were defined as the blog author's postings and all responses, whether written by the blog author or a reader respondent. Inclusion and exclusion criteria were developed to respect indicators of bloggers' intentions for privacy, e.g., blogs which required a password were excluded. A total of 14 blogs met inclusion criteria. Actions to …

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Organizational Capacity To Absorb External Knowledge: An Exploratory Study Of Public And Nonprofit Decision Makers' Perceptions Of Impediments And Facilitators, Linda S. Birtley Dec 2011

Organizational Capacity To Absorb External Knowledge: An Exploratory Study Of Public And Nonprofit Decision Makers' Perceptions Of Impediments And Facilitators, Linda S. Birtley

Theses and Dissertations

Research indicates that many youth-serving agencies do not adopt evidence-based innovations in the field of youth violence prevention. This qualitative study was designed to explore a sample of community-based decision makers’ perceptions of why innovative, evidence-based programs and practices for the prevention of violence by youth are, or are not, adopted at the local level. The rationale for this study was that knowledge of evidence-based innovations in youth violence prevention originates primarily from research scientists who are external to the organizations that are the intended recipients of the innovations. Prior research has not viewed the failure to adopt evidence-based innovations …

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Stamper, Henry - Volume 1, Carter County Genealogical Society, Betty Stamper Wellman Dec 2011

Stamper, Henry - Volume 1, Carter County Genealogical Society, Betty Stamper Wellman

Carter County Genealogy Collection

Genealogy of the Henry Stamper family in Carter County, Kentucky.

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Jared Sampson's Mom, Dallas Woodburn Dec 2011

Jared Sampson's Mom, Dallas Woodburn

Valparaiso Fiction Review

No abstract provided.

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Requiem, W.F. Lantry Dec 2011

Requiem, W.F. Lantry

Valparaiso Fiction Review

No abstract provided.

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Winner Of $174 Mil, Norman Waksler Dec 2011

Winner Of $174 Mil, Norman Waksler

Valparaiso Fiction Review

No abstract provided.

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Garbage Picker Of Memory, Meg Tuite Dec 2011

Garbage Picker Of Memory, Meg Tuite

Valparaiso Fiction Review

No abstract provided.

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Deafdigest: Blue Edition, December 4, 2011, Barry Strassler Dec 2011

Deafdigest: Blue Edition, December 4, 2011, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Blue 2011

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Statistical Optimization Of Blanching Time And Temperature Of Irish York Cabbage Using Desirability Function, Amit Jaiswal, Nissreen Abu-Ghannam, Shilpi Gupta Dec 2011

Statistical Optimization Of Blanching Time And Temperature Of Irish York Cabbage Using Desirability Function, Amit Jaiswal, Nissreen Abu-Ghannam, Shilpi Gupta

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The effect of different heat treatments, as a means of preprocessing, on the phytochemicals present in Irish York cabbage was studied. A comparison of blanching (by immersing in water) and microwaving (using water as a medium) indicated that microwaving is detrimental to the phytochemicals present in cabbage. To achieve a blanching time and temperature combination that would result in minimal loss of phytochemicals, central composite design that integrates a desirability approach was used. A second-order polynomial equation was developed, indicating the effect of the blanching time and temperature on the total phenol content (TPC), total flavonoid content (TFC) and 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl …

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Implementing And Evaluating The Communities That Care Prevention System In Rural Pennsylvania, Jonathan Olson Dec 2011

Implementing And Evaluating The Communities That Care Prevention System In Rural Pennsylvania, Jonathan Olson

Journal of Youth Development

Communities That Care (CTC) is a prevention-planning system that helps community members plan, implement, and evaluate evidence-based prevention strategies that target common behavioral problems among youth. Recent evaluations of the system have indicated promising results. To date, most of these studies have examined broad effects across multiple implementation sites. The purpose of the current study was to determine if such promising results could be replicated in a single rural county that has been implementing the CTC system for more than a decade. The results of this utilization- focused evaluation indicate a variety of positive effects on outcomes among adolescents.

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"Visual Vessels", Theresa Ornoff Dec 2011

"Visual Vessels", Theresa Ornoff

Theses and Dissertations

In 1989 while our severely ill son lay in our arms my husband and I asked the surgeon what he would do if he were in our shoes. “Play the hand you’re dealt.” he replied. It was not this doctor’s only reference to the gamble life holds for each of us. Based on his advice to us I began to investigate the role that fate and predetermination play in our lives and consequently how much control we have on the outcome of life’s events. A cathartic family portrait piece laid the groundwork for a series of metaphorical portraits as I …

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Rotation Effect In Morse Potential For K2 Molecule, Karima Saber Wadi Dec 2011

Rotation Effect In Morse Potential For K2 Molecule, Karima Saber Wadi

Baghdad Science Journal

The rotation effect upon Morse potential had been studied and the values of the effective potential in potential curves had been calculated for electronic states (X2+g , B IIu ) K2 molecule. The calculation had been computed for rotational quantum number (J = 5). Also, drawing potential curves for these systems had been done using Herzberg and Gaydon equations. It was found that the values of the dissociation energy which resulting from using Herzberg equation greater than that of Gaydon equation. Besides, it was found that the rotation effect for (X and B) electronic states in Morse potential is very …

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Dopping Effect On Optical Constant Of Poly (Vinyl Chloride), Zainab A. Al-Ramadhan, Itab Fadhil Hussein Dec 2011

Dopping Effect On Optical Constant Of Poly (Vinyl Chloride), Zainab A. Al-Ramadhan, Itab Fadhil Hussein

Baghdad Science Journal

Thick films of poly(vinyl chloride)(PVC)& PVC doped with Zn(etx)2salt complex havebeen prepared by cast method with fixed thickness almost (120±5) Microns. Optical studies were carried out in the wavelengths region(200-900)nm based on absorption & transmition measurement. Optical parameters such as absorption coefficient(α) ,refraction index(n) and extinction coefficient(K) were observed to be effected by adding the dopant.Electrical parameters such as real(ε)& imaginary(έ) part of dielectric constant were also calculated part of dielectric constant were also calculated from the optical parameters using Maxwell equation

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Preparation And Spectral Study Of New Complexes Of Some Metal Ions With 3,5-Dimethyl-1h-Pyrazol-1-Yl Phenyl Methanone, Matheel D. Al-Sabti, Ahmed A. H. Al-Amiery, Amel Ali Hussien Al-Obiady, Yasmien K. Al-Majedy Dec 2011

Preparation And Spectral Study Of New Complexes Of Some Metal Ions With 3,5-Dimethyl-1h-Pyrazol-1-Yl Phenyl Methanone, Matheel D. Al-Sabti, Ahmed A. H. Al-Amiery, Amel Ali Hussien Al-Obiady, Yasmien K. Al-Majedy

Baghdad Science Journal

Many complexes of 3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazol-1-yl phenyl methanone with Cr(III), Co(II), Ni(II), Cu(II) and Cd(II) were synthesized and characterized by FT-IR, UV/visible spectra, elemental analysis, room temperature magnetic susceptibility and molar conductivity. Cd(II) complex was expected to have tetrahedral structure while all the other complexes were expected to have an octahedral structure.

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Approximate Regular Modules, Mehdi. S. Abbas, Maha. A. Ali Dec 2011

Approximate Regular Modules, Mehdi. S. Abbas, Maha. A. Ali

Baghdad Science Journal

There are two (non-equivalent) generalizations of Von Neuman regular rings to modules; one in the sense of Zelmanowize which is elementwise generalization, and the other in the sense of Fieldhowse. In this work, we introduced and studied the approximately regular modules, as well as many properties and characterizations are considered, also we study the relation between them by using approximately pointwise-projective modules.

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Evaluation The Levels Of Plasma Interleukins (Il-8, Ifn-Γ, Il-10) In Preeclamptic Pregnancies, Suaad A. Brakhas, Amna N Jassim, Abbass M Rahmah Dec 2011

Evaluation The Levels Of Plasma Interleukins (Il-8, Ifn-Γ, Il-10) In Preeclamptic Pregnancies, Suaad A. Brakhas, Amna N Jassim, Abbass M Rahmah

Baghdad Science Journal

This study is to evaluate plasma levels of several cytokines in preeclamptic pregnancies compared to those of healthy pregnancies.Ninety pregnant women with preeclampsia (37 mild & 53 severe) and thirty healthy pregnant women were enrolled in the study. Blood samples were taken and plasma levels of IL-8, IL-10, and IFN-γ were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).Preeclamptic women and their severe cases but not mild caseshad significantly(P<0.05)increased levels of plasma IL-8, and IFN-γ as compared with healthy pregnancies. By contrast, plasma levels of IL-10 was significantly (P<0.05) increased in healthy pregnant women as compared to all groups of preeclampsia.Preeclampsia is associated with an imbalance between pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-8, IFN-γ) and anti-inflammatory cytokines (IL-10), and these support oursuggestion of altered immune response in preeclampsia

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Effect Of Insecticide Dichlorvos On Ovaries Of Mosquito Fish Gambusia Affinis (Baird And Girard), Suha Abdul-Khaliq Al-Jowari Dec 2011

Effect Of Insecticide Dichlorvos On Ovaries Of Mosquito Fish Gambusia Affinis (Baird And Girard), Suha Abdul-Khaliq Al-Jowari

Baghdad Science Journal

The toxicity of insecticide dichlorvos (90%) was tested in ovaries of mosquito fish using three sublethal concentrations (0.3, 0.6, 0.8 µg/L) and studied their effects on the means of body and ovary weights, gonadosomatic index, ovum size and ova number. Results showed that there was a significant (P

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Determination Of Antibodies (Igg, Igm) Against Toxoplasma Gondii In Some Iraqi Individuals By Using Elisa Technique, Mohammed A. Saleh Dec 2011

Determination Of Antibodies (Igg, Igm) Against Toxoplasma Gondii In Some Iraqi Individuals By Using Elisa Technique, Mohammed A. Saleh

Baghdad Science Journal

A total of 258 voluntary blood donors (males 101; females 157) in the age range of 18-52 yr among males and 18-55 yr among females were examined for Toxoplasma gondii antibodies (IgG), and (IgM) by immunological technique (Enzyme linked Immunosorbant Assay) during the period from March 2009 to April 2010. This study covered a wide range of factors including immunological, age ,sex , place of residence and symptoms that may have a possible relationship with toxoplasmosis. Results presented in this study showed clearly that 38 (14.7%) of individuals participated in this study having IgG Toxoplasma Ab, among those 10 samples …

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Purification And Characterization Of Streptococcus Pyogenes Superantigen (Spe-C), Sami Al-Mudhafter, Rajwa Hassan, Hanaa Saleem, Ibtisam Saleem Dec 2011

Purification And Characterization Of Streptococcus Pyogenes Superantigen (Spe-C), Sami Al-Mudhafter, Rajwa Hassan, Hanaa Saleem, Ibtisam Saleem

Baghdad Science Journal

From 144 specimens of tonsillitis which were collected from patient, (children of 3 -12 year olds) there were 70 isolates beta hemolytic and 28 isolates were identified as S. pyogenes. Sensitivity of S. pyogenes isolates to antibiotics was tested, all isolates were sensitive to amoxicillin and cephaloxia while higher resistant were to erythromycin. One isolate whiche was 100 A had a stable characteristics and produce pyrogenic toxin was chosen for study and it was purified and characterized from the cell free supernatant of S. pyrogenes strain.

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Effect Of Laser Irradiation On The Optical Properties Of Sno2 Films Deposited By Post Oxidation Of Metal Films, Souad G. Khalil, Majida A Ameen, Najwa J. Jubier Dec 2011

Effect Of Laser Irradiation On The Optical Properties Of Sno2 Films Deposited By Post Oxidation Of Metal Films, Souad G. Khalil, Majida A Ameen, Najwa J. Jubier

Baghdad Science Journal

Tin oxide films (SnO2) of thickness (1 μm) are prepared on glass substrate by post oxidation of metal films technique. Films were irradiated with Nd:YAG double frequency laser of wavelength (532 nm) pulses of three energies (100, 500, 1000) mJ. The optical absorption, transmission, reflectance, refractive index and optical conductivity of these films are investigated in the UV-Vis region (200-900) nm. It was found that the average transmittance of the films is around (80%) at wavelength (550 nm) and showed high transmission (~ 90 %) in the visible and near infrared region. The absorption edge shifts towards higher energies, which …

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Measurement Of Radon-222 Concentration In Soil Samples Of Some Sulfuric Spring In Hit City Using Cr-39 Detector, Ali Mustafa Mohammad Dec 2011

Measurement Of Radon-222 Concentration In Soil Samples Of Some Sulfuric Spring In Hit City Using Cr-39 Detector, Ali Mustafa Mohammad

Baghdad Science Journal

In this study, concentrations of radon were measured for seventeen samples of soil distributed in three Sulphuric Spring, in addition to other regions as a background in Hit City in AL-Anbar Governorate. The radon concentrations in soil samples measured by using alpha-emitters registration that emits from radon (222Rn) in (CR-39) track detector. The concentrations values were calculated by a comparison with standard samples. The results show that the radon concentrations in first spring varies from (258.253- 347.762 Bq/m3), second spring (230.374-305.209 Bq/m3), third spring (292.002-336.023 Bq/m3) and the average radon concentration in other regions (187.821 Bq/m3). As a conclusion of …

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Spectrophotometric Determination Of Micro Amount Of Palladium(Ii) Platinum (Ii)By Using Pyrazolone Azo Resorcinol, Azhar Yaseen Muhi Dec 2011

Spectrophotometric Determination Of Micro Amount Of Palladium(Ii) Platinum (Ii)By Using Pyrazolone Azo Resorcinol, Azhar Yaseen Muhi

Baghdad Science Journal

A sensitive and selective method have been developed for the determination of palladium (II)and platinum (II) . A new reagent and two complexes have been prepared in ethanolic solutions .The method is based on the chelation of metal ions with 4-(4'- pyrazolon azo) resorcinol (APAR) to form intense color soluble products, that are stable and have a maximum absorption at 595 nm and at 463 nm and ɛ_max of 1.11×10 4 and.1.35 ×104 Lmole-1cm-1 for Pd(II) Pt(II) respectively. A linear correlation of (1.4 – 0.2) and (3.2 -0.4 ) ppm for pd(II) pt(II) respectively .The stability constants , relative errors …

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User Choice Between Traditional And Computerized Methods: An Activity Perspective, Jun Sun Dec 2011

User Choice Between Traditional And Computerized Methods: An Activity Perspective, Jun Sun

Information Systems Faculty Publications

Numerous computerized methods emerge to replace traditional methods in people’s personal, work and social lives, but many are hesitant to make the transition. This study examines the factors that influence human choice between different methods. According to Activity Theory, traditional and computerized methods are both tools that a person uses for a certain task. The situated experiences with various methods shape people’s attitude toward using them later in terms of tool readiness. The understanding leads to hypothesized relationships between user-, method- and task-specific factors and the dependent variable. The results from an empirical study support that method experiences have strong …

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The Internationalization Of Higher Education In Japan: Effective Organization For A Sustainable Internationally Cooperative Higher Education Program, Kiyoko Saito, Kim Sounghee Dec 2011

The Internationalization Of Higher Education In Japan: Effective Organization For A Sustainable Internationally Cooperative Higher Education Program, Kiyoko Saito, Kim Sounghee

Higher Learning Research Communications

The goal of this study is to explore the challenges of international collaboration in higher education activities in Japan by identifying the management frameworks and elements necessary to run sustainable, quality-assured, internationally collaborative activities. Internationalization was examined from three perspectives: collaboration between a university’s headquarters and its departments, program management, and quality assurance. A qualitative case study design was used that involved interviews with 48directors of collaborative international higher education programs. Regarding intra-university collaboration, it was found that there were four major system types divided into eight subtypes: 1. Top-down; (A) Leaving the job to departments, (B) Control, and (C) …

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Development Of Embryo Gas Bladder In Mosquito Fish Gambusia Affinis, Mohammed A. Gali, Thgikra A. Ibraheem, Mudhir D. Mohammed Dec 2011

Development Of Embryo Gas Bladder In Mosquito Fish Gambusia Affinis, Mohammed A. Gali, Thgikra A. Ibraheem, Mudhir D. Mohammed

Baghdad Science Journal

2 - 5,5 cm mosquito fishes (Gambusia affinis) were collected from brooks of Baghdad university . This study aimed to identify the histological structure and embryonic development of the gas bladder . The results revealed that the gas bladder of the adult fish consists of single chamber, paraphysoclistous , and its wall consist of three layers. The primordium of the gas bladder appears in 2,5 mm fish embryo as an evagination from the right side of endoderm of foreguts wall. This primordium consists of two thecae, inner, is simple columnar epithelium and outer originates from undifferentiated mesoderm. Simultaneously with the …

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Effect Of Hyper And Hypothyroidism On Lipid Profile And Liver Function Of Male Rats, Ferial A. Al-Manaf Al-Mahdawi, Abeer Uthman Moosa Dec 2011

Effect Of Hyper And Hypothyroidism On Lipid Profile And Liver Function Of Male Rats, Ferial A. Al-Manaf Al-Mahdawi, Abeer Uthman Moosa

Baghdad Science Journal

This study was designed to investigate the effect of thyroid hormone disturbance on lipids profiles and liver functions. Eighteen mature male rats Rattus norvegicus were divided into three groups. The first and the second groups were injected subcutaneously with thyroxine (T4) and carbimazol (both at 600 µg/kg BW) respectively on alternate days, to produce recurrent periods of hyper and hypothyroidism .The control group which is the third group was injected with physiological saline. The process continued 4 weeks, after that, injection, blood specimens were collected to estimate serum levels of T3 and T4, Total cholesterol (TC), Triglycerides (TG), High density …

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