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Charter School Closures In Florida, 2006-2016: A Population Ecology Perspective, Jorene Jameson Jan 2017

Charter School Closures In Florida, 2006-2016: A Population Ecology Perspective, Jorene Jameson

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

As part of the education reforms of the 1990s, charter schools were proposed as a private alternative to public education, offering parents and their children greater choices. Publicly financed but privately operated, charter schools have now grown in numbers and influence. While there are many studies of student outcomes in charter schools demonstrating mixed results, one negative outcome of charter schools has been less examined. Since inception, 23% of charter schools nationally have closed and these closures are disruptive to parents, children, and their school districts. This paper addresses charter school closures from an organizational perspective. Applying theory from population …

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College Professors As Classroom Leaders: Strategic Thinking Capacity, Leader Influence Actions, And Classroom Performance, Mike Sfiropoulos Jan 2017

College Professors As Classroom Leaders: Strategic Thinking Capacity, Leader Influence Actions, And Classroom Performance, Mike Sfiropoulos

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

This non-experimental, quantitative study explored the leadership of college professors and the relationship to student assessments of their teaching performance. The leadership constructs under investigation were strategic thinking capacity (cognitive agility) and leader influence actions (behavioral agility), which are rooted in the theories of behavioral and cognitive complexity. Research indicates that cognitive and behavioral agility are two factors that produce more effective results for leaders in varying organizational contexts. However, previous research does not include college professors in those studies. Thus, this study sought to explore professors as classroom leaders and the relationship between college professors’ cognitive and behavioral agility …

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Comprehension Of An Audio Versus An Audiovisual Lecture At 50% Time-Compression, Nicole Perez Jan 2017

Comprehension Of An Audio Versus An Audiovisual Lecture At 50% Time-Compression, Nicole Perez

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

Since students can adjust the speed of online videos by time-compression which is available through common software (Pastore & Ritzhaupt, 2015), it is important to learn at which point compression impacts comprehension. The focus of the study is whether the speaker’s face benefits comprehension during a 50% compressed lecture. Participants listened to a normal lecture or a 50% compressed lecture. Each participant saw an audio and audiovisual lecture, and were eye tracked during the audiovisual lecture. A comprehension test revealed that participants in the compressed lecture group performed better with the face. Eye fixations revealed that participants in the compressed …

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Development Of A Wearable Device To Detect Epilepsy, Bakappa Pradeepkumar Khandnor Jan 2017

Development Of A Wearable Device To Detect Epilepsy, Bakappa Pradeepkumar Khandnor

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

This paper evaluates the effectiveness of a wearable device, developed by the author, to detect different types of epileptic seizures and monitor epileptic patients. The device uses GSR, Pulse, EMG, body temperature and 3-axis accelerometer sensors to detect epilepsy. The device first learns the signal patterns of the epileptic patient in ideal condition. The signal pattern generated during the epileptic seizure, which are distinct from other signal patterns, are detected and analyzed by the algorithms developed by the author. Based on an analysis, the device successfully detected different types of epileptic seizures. The author conducted an experiment on himself to …

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Differences In Nurses’ Perceptions Of Safety Culture, Nurse-Physician Collaboration, And Level Of Job Satisfaction Related To The Type Of Obstetrical Physician Service Delivery Model Utilized, Olga Abiri Jan 2017

Differences In Nurses’ Perceptions Of Safety Culture, Nurse-Physician Collaboration, And Level Of Job Satisfaction Related To The Type Of Obstetrical Physician Service Delivery Model Utilized, Olga Abiri

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

Creating a safety culture is the focus in the current healthcare environment. An inhouse, around-the-clock laborist service delivery model has been associated with positive outcomes, but little is known about the laborist structure’s contribution to the labor-anddelivery working environment. The purpose of this descriptive correlational study was to explore the effects of physician service delivery model on safety culture, nurse-physician collaboration, and nurses’ job satisfaction. An additional purpose was to examine associations between nurses’ perceptions of safety culture, nurse-physician collaboration, and job satisfaction. Ray’s (1981, 1989) Theory of Bureaucratic Caring and Homan’s (1974) Social Exchange Theory guided this study. A …

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Distracted Driving: A Cross-Disciplinary Analysis Exploring The Effectiveness Of Public Service Announcements Regarding Texting And Driving That Employ A Filmed Narrative With Emotional Appeals, Jeremy R. Seibold Jan 2017

Distracted Driving: A Cross-Disciplinary Analysis Exploring The Effectiveness Of Public Service Announcements Regarding Texting And Driving That Employ A Filmed Narrative With Emotional Appeals, Jeremy R. Seibold

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

Despite efforts to mitigate texting and driving in the United States, accidents as a result of distracted driving continue to increase, especially within the 16-24 age group. Considering the traits of the members of this age group, as well as the attributes of the various means that are utilized to mitigate such behavior, I hypothesize that the employment of filmed narratives in public service announcements is more effective than any other established approach. Testing the validity of this hypothesis, contributing to a lack of research, three methods of analysis were employed in this project: a textual analysis of a filmed …

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Dual Language Proficiencies Of Second Generation Immigrants During Development And In Adulthood, David Giguere Jan 2017

Dual Language Proficiencies Of Second Generation Immigrants During Development And In Adulthood, David Giguere

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

The current studies tested the hypothesis, that early exposure is sufficient for nativelike proficiency. Study 1 compared the English skill of 116 5 year olds who had been exposed to English and Spanish from birth with English monolingual and found that the bilingual children had significantly lower levels of vocabulary skill. Study 2 assessed 65 adult bilinguals, comparing them to 25 English and 25 Spanish monolinguals on a battery of language measures. The bilinguals had lower scores in Spanish in 7 of the 8 domains of language skill measured. The bilinguals were not different from the English monolingual speakers in …

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District Leadership And Systemic Inclusion: A Case Study Of One Inclusive, Effective School District, Elizabeth C. Jekanowski Jan 2017

District Leadership And Systemic Inclusion: A Case Study Of One Inclusive, Effective School District, Elizabeth C. Jekanowski

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

Inclusion is a federal education policy in the United States that challenges educational leaders. Despite U.S. federal laws requiring an inclusive education for students with disabilities (SWD), educators continue to struggle to implement inclusion. Some scholars argue that leadership is the key to inclusion, with most studies focused on principal leadership. Successful inclusive districts are rare, as are studies of these districts. The purpose of this in-depth case study was to describe and understand the leadership practices of SSSD (pseudonym), an inclusive (based on LRE ≥75% for three consecutive years) and effective district (based on district grades of As and …

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Effects Of A Story-Sharing Intervention On Depression And Well-Being In Older Adults Transitioning To Long-Term Care, Gail J. Sullivan Jan 2017

Effects Of A Story-Sharing Intervention On Depression And Well-Being In Older Adults Transitioning To Long-Term Care, Gail J. Sullivan

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

The purpose of this randomized control trial (RCT) was to investigate the effects of a story-sharing intervention on older adults transitioning to long-term care (LTC). The specific aims were (1) to determine the effects of story sharing on the health transition outcomes of depression and well-being of adults transitioning to LTC; and (2) to determine if the sociodemographic characteristics (age, gender, ethnicity, marital status, level of education (LOE), months living at LTC facility, choice to move, and health problem(s) that may have resulted in the move) predict depression and/or well-being. Story sharing was defined as the respectful space where one …

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Iranian American Older Adults’ Attitudes And Proactive Actions Toward Planning Ahead For End-Of-Life Care, Zahra Rahemi Jan 2017

Iranian American Older Adults’ Attitudes And Proactive Actions Toward Planning Ahead For End-Of-Life Care, Zahra Rahemi

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

Ethnically diverse older adults are the fastest growing population in the U.S. This population may experience transitional processes associated with immigration, acculturation, aging, and end of life (EOL). Advances in technology lead to increases in care options, which can cause uncertainty to make decisions for EOL. Unmade decisions about care prior to becoming unable to communicate are associated with burdens of last-minute decisions at EOL, unwanted intensive EOL treatments for people who may die naturally of old age, financial and emotional costs, and decreased quality of life. In the U.S., a multicultural country with a variety of care options, advance …

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Laughing In Space: Robert Heinlein's The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress And Towards A New Humor Framework, Ryan Thurmon Jan 2017

Laughing In Space: Robert Heinlein's The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress And Towards A New Humor Framework, Ryan Thurmon

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

Humor’s effect on the audience’s relationship to the object, or speaker, of humor has often been neglected, and creating a framework by which scholars can examine how humor works to alter the relationship between audience and other fills this gap. Additionally, the definition of science fiction relies on the existence of a cognitively estranging other and under this definition, humor has not been thoroughly studied. This thesis attempts to explain how humor affects audiences cognitively, utilizing Hegel’s theory of self and other, and then applies this theoretical explanation to the field of science fiction and examines its effects.

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Lifeline: Expressions Of Intimacy Through Paint, Ashley Nicole Cassens Jan 2017

Lifeline: Expressions Of Intimacy Through Paint, Ashley Nicole Cassens

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

Lifeline: Expressions of Intimacy Through Paint is a body of paintings that seeks to bridge physical distance by sensually applying layers of oil paint to recreate the physicality of my husband. I allow the viewer to enter into a private exchange by the use of intimately charged spaces, like the bed, which demonstrates how paint can be a conduit for touch in absentia. By intensely remembering my partner in these works, I reconstitute my knowing him through paint and seek to move beyond mere representation to know and express him better. Therefore, these paintings not only bridge the physical distance …

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Lives In Transition: The Impact Of Career And Technical Education On Under-Served High School Students’ Career Growth And Development, Merris A. Smith Jan 2017

Lives In Transition: The Impact Of Career And Technical Education On Under-Served High School Students’ Career Growth And Development, Merris A. Smith

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

This case study examined and described how under-served high school students enrolled in medical sciences academy CTE programs (Certified Nursing Assistant [CNA] and Electrocardiogram Technician [EKG]) at two Florida Title I high schools perceive that their career and technical education experience prepared them with the academic and technical skills and knowledge to pursue postsecondary training or higher education; be better prepared to transition into an ever-more complicated economic workplace; and become qualified and competent members of the workforce. The study participants were 53 CTE students (CNA and EKG juniors and seniors from both school sites), four CTE instructors (two CNA …

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Big Data Analytics And Firm Performance: Effects Of Dynamic Capabilities, Sf Wamba, A Gunasekaran, S Akter, Sj-F Ren, R Dubey, Sj Childe Jan 2017

Big Data Analytics And Firm Performance: Effects Of Dynamic Capabilities, Sf Wamba, A Gunasekaran, S Akter, Sj-F Ren, R Dubey, Sj Childe

Plymouth Business School

No abstract provided.

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A Scoping Study To Explore The Application And Impact Of Grading Practice In Pre-Registration Midwifery Programmes Across The United Kingdom, Margaret Fisher, Heather Bower, Sam Chenery-Morris, Judith Jackson, Susan Way Jan 2017

A Scoping Study To Explore The Application And Impact Of Grading Practice In Pre-Registration Midwifery Programmes Across The United Kingdom, Margaret Fisher, Heather Bower, Sam Chenery-Morris, Judith Jackson, Susan Way

School of Nursing and Midwifery

No abstract provided.

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Nutritional Aspects Of Commercially Prepared Infant Foods In Developed Countries: A Narrative Review, Kate Maslin, Carina Venter Jan 2017

Nutritional Aspects Of Commercially Prepared Infant Foods In Developed Countries: A Narrative Review, Kate Maslin, Carina Venter

School of Nursing and Midwifery

AbstractNutritional intake during infancy is a critical aspect of child development and health that is of significant public health concern. Although there is extensive research on breast-feeding and timing of solid food introduction, there is less evidence on types of solid foods fed to infants, specifically commercially prepared infant foods. The consumption of commercially prepared infant foods is very prevalent in many developed countries, exceeding the consumption of homemade foods in some situations. Although these food products may have practical advantages, there are concerns about their nutritional composition, sweet taste, bioavailability of micronutrients, diversity of ingredients and long-term health effects. …

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An Integrative Review Of How Families Are Prepared For, And Supported During Withdrawal Of Life-Sustaining Treatment In Intensive Care, Ma Coombs, R Parker, K Ranse, R Endacott, Mj Bloomer Jan 2017

An Integrative Review Of How Families Are Prepared For, And Supported During Withdrawal Of Life-Sustaining Treatment In Intensive Care, Ma Coombs, R Parker, K Ranse, R Endacott, Mj Bloomer

School of Nursing and Midwifery

No abstract provided.

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Can Implementation Of Technology Transform The Management Of Parkinson's? Lessons Learnt From The Parkinson's Kinetigraph™ (Pkg™) Service Evaluation Project, C Thomas, B Mohammed, E Abdelgadir, Ma Silverdale, C Kobylecki, L Osborne, M Smith, A Hulejczuk, Ar Saha, Pg Bain, C Carroll Jan 2017

Can Implementation Of Technology Transform The Management Of Parkinson's? Lessons Learnt From The Parkinson's Kinetigraph™ (Pkg™) Service Evaluation Project, C Thomas, B Mohammed, E Abdelgadir, Ma Silverdale, C Kobylecki, L Osborne, M Smith, A Hulejczuk, Ar Saha, Pg Bain, C Carroll

Peninsula Medical School

No abstract provided.

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The Experiences Of Specialist Nurses Working Within The Uro-Oncology Multidisciplinary Team In The United Kingdom, G Punshon, R Endacott, P Aslett, J Brocksom, L Fleure, F Howdle, M Masterton, A O’Connor, A Swift, P Trevatt, A Leary Jan 2017

The Experiences Of Specialist Nurses Working Within The Uro-Oncology Multidisciplinary Team In The United Kingdom, G Punshon, R Endacott, P Aslett, J Brocksom, L Fleure, F Howdle, M Masterton, A O’Connor, A Swift, P Trevatt, A Leary

School of Nursing and Midwifery

Purpose: United Kingdom prostate cancer nursing care is provided by a variety of urology and uro-oncology nurses. The experience of working in multidisciplinary teams (MDT) was investigated in a national study. Design: The study consisted of a national survey with descriptive statistics and thematic analysis. Methods: A secondary analysis of a data subset from a UK whole population survey was undertaken (n = 285) of the specialist nursing workforce and the services they provide. Data were collected on the experience of working in the MDT. Results: Forty-five percent of the respondents felt that they worked in a functional MDT, 12% …

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The Semiotics Of Minority Language Branding: A Study Of The Celtic Languages, J Tredinnick-Rowe Jan 2017

The Semiotics Of Minority Language Branding: A Study Of The Celtic Languages, J Tredinnick-Rowe

Peninsula Medical School

This paper investigates the role of minority language commodification in alcoholic drinks' branding, with a specific focus on Celtic languages and a particular emphasis on Cornish. The topic is introduced by exploring the ongoing and significant connection between language, culture and food, taking phrases and rhymes from historical sources and comparing their use. The aim is to establish cross-disciplinary synergies between semiotics and cultural analysis and to shed new light on marketing issues in the alcoholic drinks sector. The methodology section features the first ever analysis of alcoholic drinks' labels from four Celtic national minorities (N = 1.937) that illustrates …

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Guidelines For Family-Centered Care In The Neonatal, Pediatric, And Adult Icu, Je Davidson, Ra Aslakson, Ac Long, Et Al Jan 2017

Guidelines For Family-Centered Care In The Neonatal, Pediatric, And Adult Icu, Je Davidson, Ra Aslakson, Ac Long, Et Al

School of Nursing and Midwifery

Objective: To provide clinicians with evidence-based strategies to optimize the support of the family of critically ill patients in the ICU. Methods: We used the Council of Medical Specialty Societies principles for the development of clinical guidelines as the framework for guideline development. We assembled an international multidisciplinary team of 29 members with expertise in guideline development, evidence analysis, and family-centered care to revise the 2007 Clinical Practice Guidelines for support of the family in the patient-centered ICU. We conducted a scoping review of qualitative research that explored family-centered care in the ICU. Thematic analyses were conducted to support Population, …

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Adapting To Survive: Addressing The Global Problem Of Antimicrobial Resistance, Laura Bowater, Jonathan Pyatt Jan 2017

Adapting To Survive: Addressing The Global Problem Of Antimicrobial Resistance, Laura Bowater, Jonathan Pyatt

Peninsula Medical School

No abstract provided.

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Medline Transpose: Conversion Tool For Pubmed And Ovid Medline Interfaces, A Wanner, N Baumann Jan 2017

Medline Transpose: Conversion Tool For Pubmed And Ovid Medline Interfaces, A Wanner, N Baumann

Peninsula Medical School

No abstract provided.

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Risk Factors And Functional Abnormalities Associated With Adult Onset Secondary Nocturnal Enuresis In Women, C Madhu, H Hashim, Dg Enki, M Yaasin, M Drake Jan 2017

Risk Factors And Functional Abnormalities Associated With Adult Onset Secondary Nocturnal Enuresis In Women, C Madhu, H Hashim, Dg Enki, M Yaasin, M Drake

Peninsula Medical School

Aims The study aims to evaluate bothersome lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), risk factors, and associated functional abnormalities in women reporting adult onset secondary nocturnal enuresis (SNE), to help understand factors associated with SNE. Methods 12,795 women (age >18) attending a tertiary referral centre underwent a comprehensive standardized evaluation including urodynamic testing in accordance with the International Continence Society recommendations. Records of all patients reporting bedwetting while asleep were evaluated under various categories. Multiple logistic regression was used to identify statistically significant risk factors and urodynamic findings associated with SNE. Results The prevalence of SNE in women undergoing urodynamic testing …

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Extending Data Curation Service Models For Academic Library And Institutional Repositories, Jon Wheeler Jan 2017

Extending Data Curation Service Models For Academic Library And Institutional Repositories, Jon Wheeler

University Libraries & Learning Sciences Faculty and Staff Publications

Many academic libraries have implemented institutional repositories (IR), which offer some potential for publishing and archiving data but can fall short of usability expectations and requirements. As general purpose repositories, IR's may lack the metadata and service capabilities to dynamically represent data and to effectively capitalize on complex, domain oriented metadata schema such as the Ecological Metadata Language (EML) or the ISO 19115-2014 Geographic information metadata standards. For libraries interested in providing data publishing services, one alternative to the domain agnostic nature of IR content and metadata models is to maintain the IR for traditional document types and in addition …

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Beyond Discovery: Cross-Platform Application Of Ecological Metadata Language In Support Of Quality Assurance And Control, Jon Wheeler, Mark Servilla, Kristin Vanderbilt Jan 2017

Beyond Discovery: Cross-Platform Application Of Ecological Metadata Language In Support Of Quality Assurance And Control, Jon Wheeler, Mark Servilla, Kristin Vanderbilt

University Libraries & Learning Sciences Faculty and Staff Publications

Metadata may be generally understood to support discovery and performance of bibliographic functions against a given resource or set of resources. For example, a limited set of basic descriptive metadata can be used to index sets of items, group or otherwise associate similar items through shared metadata values, or to establish means of defining and enforcing relevance or other ranking systems. Within the context of curating research data, descriptive and other types of metadata (notably those defined the CCSDS Reference Model for an Open Archival Information System) may be more broadly applied to administer access and reuse policies, define …

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From The President, Terry Dwain Robertson Jan 2017

From The President, Terry Dwain Robertson

Faculty Publications

Reflects on the history of ASDAL and its many cooperative projects.

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Sola Scriptura Statuat Lex Orandi: Toward A Transcultural Theology Of Liturgy, David A. Williams Jan 2017

Sola Scriptura Statuat Lex Orandi: Toward A Transcultural Theology Of Liturgy, David A. Williams

Faculty Publications

The Seventh-day Adventist church is one of the most diverse religious groups. With this diversity comes a preponderance in worship practices. Calling upon the Reformation principle, sola scriptura, the Bible alone should establish the rule for liturgy. How do we apply the Bible as the rule for liturgy, with so many worship preferences and diversity of cultures within the Adventist church? In this paper, I seek to articulate a way forward, developing a transcultural theology of liturgy to be applied in every Adventist culture, allowing room for a rich variety of local cultural contextualizations.

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Communicating Contested Geoscience To The Public: Moving From ‘Matters Of Fact’ To ‘Matters Of Concern’, Iain S. Stewart, Deirdre Lewis Jan 2017

Communicating Contested Geoscience To The Public: Moving From ‘Matters Of Fact’ To ‘Matters Of Concern’, Iain S. Stewart, Deirdre Lewis

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

Geological issues are increasingly intruding on the everyday lives of ordinary people. Whether it is the onshore extraction of oil and gas, the subsurface injection of waters for geothermal power or the deep storage of waste products, communities across the world are being confronted with controversial geological interventions beneath their backyards. Communicating these complex scientific and technical issues is made more challenging by the general public's unfamiliarity with the geological realm. Cognitive studies confirm a cultural dissonance with the subsurface and highlight lay anxieties about tampering with nature. In addressing those concerns, factual information is argued to be subordinate to …

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The Language Of Interaction, Rafael Arrivabene Jan 2017

The Language Of Interaction, Rafael Arrivabene

School of Art, Design and Architecture

Actions, reactions, conditions, and restrictions form the basis of any game. The rules designed to conduct participation and behaviours of players and objects can be understood as a particular language. In an attempt to elucidate an expressive potential that may have been underestimated by game developers and researchers, this paper presents an approximation of game rules to linguistic concepts.

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