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Victim Participation In Japan, Erik Herber Dec 2017

Victim Participation In Japan, Erik Herber

Washington International Law Journal

In 2008, a victim participation system was introduced in Japan, which enabled crime victims to participate in criminal proceedings. One of the goals of the system was to correct the wrong done to victims due to their lack of previous involvement, thus giving crime victims what they “naturally desire.” Employing Malcolm Feeley’s analytical framework to make sense of planned legal change, this Article shows that the new system emerged against the background of a combination of international trends: victim activism and public perceptions of crime getting out of hand. It finds that for reasons that are not well understood, only …

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The Financial Crisis As A Religious Crisis, Robert H. Nelson Dec 2017

The Financial Crisis As A Religious Crisis, Robert H. Nelson

Journal of International Business and Law

Among the important factors in the financial crisis of 2008 and 2009 was a large ethical breakdown in the financial sector that preceded it. The sources of good ethical behavior are multiple but religion ranks high among them. In thinking about the role of religion, most people think first of Judaism, Christianity and other traditional religions. The concept of religion should be extended, however, to include "secular religions" which were among the most powerful religious influences of the twentieth century. This paper argues that many people on Wall Street once believed in an American "civil religion" that was grounded in …

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Advance Toward "People's Court" In South Korea, Yong Chul Park Dec 2017

Advance Toward "People's Court" In South Korea, Yong Chul Park

Washington International Law Journal

Since 2008, criminal jury trials have been implemented in South Korea with the Citizen Participation in Criminal Trials Act. Under the Act, defendants have the option to choose a jury trial over a bench trial, although jury verdicts, as well as sentencing opinions rendered by a jury, are not binding on the court pursuant to Article 46(2) of the Act. While Korea’s adoption of a criminal jury trial was an ambitious move toward judicial reform, it has faced serious obstacles and has had limited influence over the Korean judicial system. In this Article, I use the five stages of planned …

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Delaying The Start Of Iron Until 28 Days After Antimalarial Treatment Is Associated With Lower Incidence Of Subsequent Illness In Children With Malaria And Iron Deficiency., Ericka Jaramillo, Ezekiel Mupere, Robert Opoka, James Hodges, Troy Lund, Michael Georgieff, Chandy John, Sarah Cusick Dec 2017

Delaying The Start Of Iron Until 28 Days After Antimalarial Treatment Is Associated With Lower Incidence Of Subsequent Illness In Children With Malaria And Iron Deficiency., Ericka Jaramillo, Ezekiel Mupere, Robert Opoka, James Hodges, Troy Lund, Michael Georgieff, Chandy John, Sarah Cusick

Paediatrics and Child Health, East Africa

We evaluated the incidence of all-cause and malaria-specific clinic visits during follow-up of a recent trial of iron therapy. In the main trial, Ugandan children 6–59 months with smearconfirmed malaria and iron deficiency [zinc protoporphyrin (ZPP > = 80 μmol/mol heme)] were treated for malaria and randomized to start a 27-day course of oral iron concurrently with (immediate group) or 28 days after (delayed group) antimalarial treatment. All children were followed for the same 56-day period starting at the time of antimalarial treatment (Day 0) and underwent passive and active surveillance for malaria and other morbidity for the entire follow-up period. …

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Deconstructing The Ivorian Vestimentary Traditions: New Fashion, Contemporary Beauty And New Identity In Marguerite Abouet And Clément Oubrerie’S Aya De Yopougon, Richard Oko Ajah, Letitia Egege Dec 2017

Deconstructing The Ivorian Vestimentary Traditions: New Fashion, Contemporary Beauty And New Identity In Marguerite Abouet And Clément Oubrerie’S Aya De Yopougon, Richard Oko Ajah, Letitia Egege

Wagadu: A Journal of Transnational Women's & Gender Studies

This paper adopts an eclectic framework of semiotic, postmodern and postcolonial theories to interpret the representations of dressing as an aesthetic activity in Aya de Yopougon 1-3 and to investigate how Yopougon dwellers use their fashion sense to establish both a group identity and a form of everyday resistance. Characters’ bodies are remade, through dressing, to contain emotive qualities and to play symbolic functions with their everyday choice of dress. Their sartorial obsession is supported by psychic inferiority and pop culture; all characters engage in “disciplinary practices” for the clothing culture of their bodies that are ornamented surfaces for display.

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Ebolamania And Equal Protection Of Health Care Workers Under Rational Basis With Bite Review, Jennifer Jolly-Ryan Dec 2017

Ebolamania And Equal Protection Of Health Care Workers Under Rational Basis With Bite Review, Jennifer Jolly-Ryan

West Virginia Law Review

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Evaluation Of Opportunities And Challenges Of Using Inrix Data For Real-Time Performance Monitoring And Historical Trend Assessment, Anuj Sharma, Vesal Ahsani, Sandeep Rawat Dec 2017

Evaluation Of Opportunities And Challenges Of Using Inrix Data For Real-Time Performance Monitoring And Historical Trend Assessment, Anuj Sharma, Vesal Ahsani, Sandeep Rawat

Nebraska Department of Transportation: Research Reports

In recent years there has been a growing desire for the use of probe vehicle technology for congestion detection and general infrastructure performance assessment. Unlike costly traditional data collection by loop detectors, wide-area detection using probe-sourced traffic data is significantly different in terms of measurement technique, pricing, coverage, etc. This affects how the new technology is applied and used to solve current traffic problems such as traffic incident management and roadway performance assessment. This report summarizes the experiences and lessons learned while using probe data for traffic operations and safety management in the state of Nebraska and makes recommendations for …

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Ancient Amazonian Populations Left Lasting Impacts On Forest Structure, Michael W. Palace, C. N. H. Mcmichael, Bobby H. Braswell, S. C. Hagen, M. B. Bush, E. Neves, E. Tamanaha, Christina Herrick, Stephen E. Frolking Dec 2017

Ancient Amazonian Populations Left Lasting Impacts On Forest Structure, Michael W. Palace, C. N. H. Mcmichael, Bobby H. Braswell, S. C. Hagen, M. B. Bush, E. Neves, E. Tamanaha, Christina Herrick, Stephen E. Frolking

All Materials

Amazonia contains a vast expanse of contiguous tropical forest and is influential in global carbon and hydrological cycles. Whether ancient Amazonia was highly disturbed or modestly impacted, and how ancient disturbances have shaped current forest ecosystem processes, is still under debate. Amazonian Dark Earths (ADEs), which are anthropic soil types with enriched nutrient levels, are one of the primary lines of evidence for ancient human presence and landscape modifications in settings that mostly lack stone structures and which are today covered by vegetation. We assessed the potential of using moderate spatial resolution optical satellite imagery to predict ADEs across the …

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Libraries And College Readiness: The Bronx Community College Library High School Collaborative, Carl R. Andrews, Dickens Saint Hilaire Dec 2017

Libraries And College Readiness: The Bronx Community College Library High School Collaborative, Carl R. Andrews, Dickens Saint Hilaire

Publications and Research

In today’s information-rich global economy, City University of New York (CUNY) graduates need strong critical thinking skills. Over three quarters of the students who enroll across CUNY’s 24 campuses are drawn from schools in the New York City Department of Education (NYCDOE) (Strang, 2014). The NYCDOE, the largest public school system in the United States, serving over 1 million students (Strang, 2014). Unfortunately, many of the students who matriculate to CUNY’s college and universities are underprepared for college-level work. This is especially the case with students who attend high schools throughout the Bronx, one of New York City’s five boroughs. …

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The Intracellular Cell Biology Of Ionotropic Glutamate Receptors, Noele Doreen Certain Dec 2017

The Intracellular Cell Biology Of Ionotropic Glutamate Receptors, Noele Doreen Certain

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

AMPARs play an essential role in fast excitatory neurotransmission. Before native AMPARs can function at the synapse they must be processed intracellularly. These ion channels are synthesized and assembled into multimeric complexes, shuttled in a regulated fashion between intracellular compartments and are finally inserted into the membrane to carry out their function. Important binding partners known as auxiliary subunits associate with AMPARs at the synapse, but also during assembly and trafficking. The presence of auxiliary subunits in AMPAR complexes at the membrane has been demonstrated through electrophysiological studies, showing effects on the gating and pharmacology of AMPARs. The localization of …

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Exploring Tutors Experiences In Teaching Local Language As A Subject In Primary Teachers Colleges (Ptcs): Case Of Ntinda Ptc In Uganda, Khaitsa Margaret Dec 2017

Exploring Tutors Experiences In Teaching Local Language As A Subject In Primary Teachers Colleges (Ptcs): Case Of Ntinda Ptc In Uganda, Khaitsa Margaret

Master of Education

This study explores tutors experiences in the teaching of local language in Primary Teachers Colleges in Uganda. The study conducted aimed at the teaching of local language in the Four Colleges in Uganda. It further looked at challenges faced by tutors in teaching of local language in PTCs. The study involved six tutors and one Deputy Principal purposely selected from the four Primary Teachers Colleges in Uganda. The same study employed qualitative approaches and exploratory case study design to collect data through observation protocol and one- on- one semi-structured interviews. The findings show that tutors teach local language in English …

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Using Stories In Teaching Mathematics In Lower Primary One Class In A Public Primary School In Pallisa Uganda., Aber Jane Dec 2017

Using Stories In Teaching Mathematics In Lower Primary One Class In A Public Primary School In Pallisa Uganda., Aber Jane

Master of Education

This collaborative action research was conducted to examine the extend to which teachers use stories in teaching mathematics in lower primary one class, and the challenges they face when using stories in order to seek possible ways of using stories to teach all the themes in mathematics strand to enhance acquisition of numeracy skills by the children. The study was carried out in a conveniently selected public primary school in Pallisa Uganda from 11th of September to 6th of October 2017. The lower primary one class was purposefully selected and the participants were two teachers teaching the primary one class. …

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The Roles Of School Management Committee In School Improvement: The Case Of Public Secondary School In Zanzibar, Nassor Mzee Juma Dec 2017

The Roles Of School Management Committee In School Improvement: The Case Of Public Secondary School In Zanzibar, Nassor Mzee Juma

Master of Education

The School Management Committees (SMCs) were introduced with the aim of improving educational management through the involvement of parents in schools. Its introduction based on the idea that in order to realize the goals of acquiring quality education and bringing about school improvement there was a need for active participation of the entire community. This study explored the roles SMC plays for school improvement. The study employed a qualitative research approach with a case study design in one of the secondary school in Zanzibar. Multiple data collection methods, namely, semi-structured interview, focus group discussion and document analysis were used to …

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Investigating Parental Involvement In Their Childrens Education In A Government Aided Secondary School In Maracha Uganda, Alesi Judith Dec 2017

Investigating Parental Involvement In Their Childrens Education In A Government Aided Secondary School In Maracha Uganda, Alesi Judith

Master of Education

The concept of parental involvement in their children‟s education has been core in enhancing students‟ academic performance and life in general regardless of their socio economic background. Families provide the base upon which the learners are supported in their social, moral, financial, psychological and academic growth which ushers them into great achievements. This study therefore aimed at investigating parental involvement in their children‟s education in a rural secondary school where most parents are of low socio economic status, and how they offer their support both at school and at home. Based on the context of the study, we should acknowledge …

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Investigating Approaches That Inform Methods Teachers Use While Teaching Essay Writing – A Case Of A Public Secondary School In Taita-Taveta County, Kenya., Audrey Rita Shiyayo Osore Dec 2017

Investigating Approaches That Inform Methods Teachers Use While Teaching Essay Writing – A Case Of A Public Secondary School In Taita-Taveta County, Kenya., Audrey Rita Shiyayo Osore

Master of Education

Writing is a complex language skill that influences the process of thinking and learning. Essay writing has a significant impact on the achievement of students not only in English but also other subjects that are examined in English. Teachers of English have a pivotal role in effective development of essay writing skills among students. Literature shows teachers’ knowledge and skills in integrating the strengths of product, process and genre approaches to teaching writing skills is indispensable in nurturing competent essay writers. That is why this study sought to find out what approaches informed methods teachers used while teaching essay writing. …

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Is The State Of The Air-Sea Interface A Factor In Rapid Intensification And Rapid Decline Of Tropical Cyclones?, Alexander Soloviev, Roger Lukas, Mark A. Donelan, Brian K. Haus, Isaac Ginis Dec 2017

Is The State Of The Air-Sea Interface A Factor In Rapid Intensification And Rapid Decline Of Tropical Cyclones?, Alexander Soloviev, Roger Lukas, Mark A. Donelan, Brian K. Haus, Isaac Ginis

Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles

Tropical storm intensity prediction remains a challenge in tropical meteorology. Some tropical storms undergo dramatic rapid intensification and rapid decline. Hurricane researchers have considered particular ambient environmental conditions including the ocean thermal and salinity structure and internal vortex dynamics (e.g., eyewall replacement cycle, hot towers) as factors creating favorable conditions for rapid intensification. At this point, however, it is not exactly known to what extent the state of the sea surface controls tropical cyclone dynamics. Theoretical considerations, laboratory experiments, and numerical simulations suggest that the air-sea interface under tropical cyclones is subject to the Kelvin-Helmholtz type instability. Ejection of large …

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Investigating The Use Of Multimodality To Promote Literacy Development In Early Years In Kenya, Naomi Muthoni Murungi Dec 2017

Investigating The Use Of Multimodality To Promote Literacy Development In Early Years In Kenya, Naomi Muthoni Murungi

Master of Education

Literacy development in early years of children’s learning is very important because it determines success or failure in their future literacy learning. Young children need to be guided into new dimensions in communication and meaning making processes that promote their literacy development. Multimodality is believed to be one such approach that can be used by teachers to achieve this goal because, it draws its strength on the socio-cultural nature of literacy that recognizes the importance of children’s funds of knowledge-the knowledge and skills that children bring from their homes and community. In this study, I sought to find out whether …

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University Of Dayton Magazine. Winter 2017-18, University Of Dayton Magazine Dec 2017

University Of Dayton Magazine. Winter 2017-18, University Of Dayton Magazine

University of Dayton Alumni Publications

The University of Dayton Magazine is published quarterly by the Office of Communications for alumni, parents, students, faculty/staff, trustees and other friends of UD. Articles include "In Distinguished Company," "What Makes Us Human," and "Maybe Just Give Up and Go Home."

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Automated Patch Point Placement Capability For Hybrid Trajectory Targeting, Christopher M. Spreen Dec 2017

Automated Patch Point Placement Capability For Hybrid Trajectory Targeting, Christopher M. Spreen

Open Access Dissertations

In this investigation, the automation of trajectory discretization, in the form of patch point placement, is explored, along with the effects of such automated strategies on differential corrections processes. To begin, current differential corrections algorithms are presented and evaluated. Extensions of these algorithms into a higher-order ephemeris force model are explored and a hybrid differential corrections algorithm suitable for high-fidelity dynamical environments is proposed. With an appropriate differential corrections algorithm in place, a metric for quantifying the sensitivity of a trajectory to small perturbations is detailed. This sensitivity metric, known as a Lyapunov exponent, is subsequently leveraged to provide information …

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Patient Perceptions Of Their Doctors And Hospitalization Among Medicare Beneficiaries With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Suyuan Zhang Dec 2017

Patient Perceptions Of Their Doctors And Hospitalization Among Medicare Beneficiaries With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Suyuan Zhang

Open Access Dissertations

The objectives for this study were to determine one-year incidence of ambulatory care-sensitive hospitalizations for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in a Medicare population, to assess association between patient perceptions of their doctors and COPD ambulatory care-sensitive hospitalization, and to assess association between patient perceptions of their doctors and COPD-related hospitalization. An observational, retrospective cohort study was conducted using data from the 2007 to 2012 Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS). Patient perceptions of their doctor and hospitalization were assessed during the study period, defined as 12 months following the year in which COPD diagnosis was identified. Individuals were included if …

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A Retrospective Chart Review Comparing Nutritional Screening Tools (Mna-Sf And Must) In Identifying Malnutrition In Older Adults Admitted To A Hospital In 2016, Elizabeth Schneider Dec 2017

A Retrospective Chart Review Comparing Nutritional Screening Tools (Mna-Sf And Must) In Identifying Malnutrition In Older Adults Admitted To A Hospital In 2016, Elizabeth Schneider

2017 Fall Honors Capstone Projects - Archive

There are many factors that contribute toward negative outcomes in the healthcare setting for hospitalized older adults (Tappenden, Quatrara, Parkhurst, Malone, Fanjiang, & Ziegler, 2013). One of these factors includes meeting nutritional requirements. Unfortunately, many cases of malnutrition in patients 65 years and older, who are admitted to the hospital, go unnoticed due to the lack of nutritional screening tool implementation (Tappenden et al., 2013). Therefore, this study looks at two of the most popular nutritional screening tools, the MNA-SF and MUST, to identify malnutrition in older adults with a preexisting diagnosis of either malnutrition or failure to thrive and …

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Preliminary Performance Tests Of A Wireless Body Balance Measurement Device, Jonathan Nufable Dec 2017

Preliminary Performance Tests Of A Wireless Body Balance Measurement Device, Jonathan Nufable

2017 Fall Honors Capstone Projects - Archive

A thorough preliminary performance on the validity of a wireless Postural Stability Sensing Unit (PSSU) was performed. The tests were performed with the device attached to self, and the following scenarios were conducted for standing on both legs and standing on dominant/right leg: eyes open, eyes closed, eyes open with moderate instability in the medial-lateral plane, eyes open with moderate instability in the anterior-posterior plane, eyes open with severe instability in the medial-lateral plane, and finally eyes open with severe instability in the anterior-posterior plane. In most trials, the PSSU was able to provide information on how unstable my body …

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Effects Of Exercise Environments On Stress With Premedical And Predental College Students, Islam Hammad Dec 2017

Effects Of Exercise Environments On Stress With Premedical And Predental College Students, Islam Hammad

2017 Fall Honors Capstone Projects - Archive

The purpose of this study is to measure effects of exercise environments on stress in premedical and predental students, and how to provide a method that would strive to reduce stress levels in college students. To further understand the different ways stress levels can be reduced, a method was performed to see if exercise environments have an effect on stress in premedical and predental students. Participants took the Perceived Stress Survey Inventory (PSSI) and were then instructed to walk one mile every day for one week at the University of Texas Arlington (UTA) or a park. It was hypothesized by …

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The Effect Of Pet Ownership On Esl Students’ U.S. Academic Success, Emily Benjumea Dec 2017

The Effect Of Pet Ownership On Esl Students’ U.S. Academic Success, Emily Benjumea

Animal Science Undergraduate Honors Theses

This study examines the academic success of English as a second language (ESL) students based on ownership of and/or relationship with a pet, due to pets’ ability to benefit and support their owners. A survey was compiled for middle school, ESL students in the Fayetteville, Arkansas school district. The goal of the study was to discover if pet ownership has an effect on ESL student academic success in terms of the academic, social, and emotional aspects of school. It was found that pets aid in some academic aspects of school but more so in the social and emotional aspects such …

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Commencement Program 2017 December: College Of Nursing And Health Innovation, The University Of Texas At Arlington Dec 2017

Commencement Program 2017 December: College Of Nursing And Health Innovation, The University Of Texas At Arlington

Commencement Programs, Photos, and Video

No abstract provided.

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Commencement Program 2017 December: College Of Liberal Arts, The University Of Texas At Arlington Dec 2017

Commencement Program 2017 December: College Of Liberal Arts, The University Of Texas At Arlington

Commencement Programs, Photos, and Video

No abstract provided.

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Consequences Of Abortion Legislation Changes For Women In The Rio Grande Valley: A Qualitative Analysis, Meghan Lowrey Dec 2017

Consequences Of Abortion Legislation Changes For Women In The Rio Grande Valley: A Qualitative Analysis, Meghan Lowrey

McNair Scholars Research Journal

No abstract provided.

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Devotional And Civic Identity In The Religious Cycles Of The Scuola Grande Di San Rocco, Jennifer Yuhas Dec 2017

Devotional And Civic Identity In The Religious Cycles Of The Scuola Grande Di San Rocco, Jennifer Yuhas

McNair Scholars Research Journal

No abstract provided.

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Mapping Structural Deformation Associated With The Formation Of The Blue Ridge Salt Dome, Mason Phillip Bonner Dec 2017

Mapping Structural Deformation Associated With The Formation Of The Blue Ridge Salt Dome, Mason Phillip Bonner

Earth & Environmental Sciences Theses - Archive

Geologic mapping and subsurface imaging around salt has remained difficult. Seismic imaging is difficult near salt due to the large velocity contrasts between salt and the surrounding rocks, the steeply dipping salt and sediment interface, and the presence of pinching beds on the flanks of the dome; but when combined with well control from previously drilled wells on top and on the flanks of a salt dome, a more complete profile of the subsurface structure becomes possible. Previous work has produced models of salt dome formation and the surrounding structural deformation, and when compared to seismic data, show a good …

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Nanopetrophysics Characterization Of The Mancos Shale Formation In The San Juan Basin Of Northwestern New Mexico, U.S.A., Richard Kalteyer Dec 2017

Nanopetrophysics Characterization Of The Mancos Shale Formation In The San Juan Basin Of Northwestern New Mexico, U.S.A., Richard Kalteyer

Earth & Environmental Sciences Theses - Archive

The Mancos Shale of the San Juan Basin is no stranger to the drilling of oil and gas, but traditional exploration within the region has predominantly been limited to the use of conventional vertical wells. Due to the recent advances in drilling and completion technologies, a large focus of oil and gas exploration has shifted towards the development of unconventional reservoirs. Because of these significant breakthroughs, it comes as no surprise that an increased interest in further developing the Mancos Shale has taken place. However, like most unconventional plays, low porosity and extremely low permeability characterize the Mancos Shale. These …

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