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Locus Of Control And The Intention Of Being An Entrepreneur Among Malaysian Graduates, Yoke Kham Lam Jan 2001

Locus Of Control And The Intention Of Being An Entrepreneur Among Malaysian Graduates, Yoke Kham Lam

Student Works (2000-2009)

This study examines the relationship between Locus of Control and the intention of being an entrepreneur among Malaysian graduates. This study first investigate the effect of Locus of Control on the intention to become an entrepreneur among 100 of respondents, as measured by statistical testing on answered survey questionnaire. Further, this study extends the analysis by examining the relationship between ethnic group and the intention of being an entrepreneur among Malaysian graduates. The results showed no significant relationship between ethnic group and the intention of being an entrepreneur among Malaysian graduates. This study also examined the relation between gender and …

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Developing An Effective Marketing Strategy For Petlin (Ldpe), Ramu Shankar Jan 2001

Developing An Effective Marketing Strategy For Petlin (Ldpe), Ramu Shankar

Student Works (2000-2009)

Malaysian International Trading Corporation (MITCO), a fully owned subsidiary of Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS) has been appointed to market the Low Density Polyethylene (LOPE) of PETRONAS's share to be produced by PETRONAS's joint-venture petrochemical plant called PETLIN. The plant would be on-stream (in production) at the end of the year 2001. A continued rapid growth in the low-density polyethylene (LOPE) market has been expected globally for the next 4 to 5 years although competition is being encountered from other resins such as polypropylene in the important consumer and industrial packaging market. The growing concern is that the impact of this …

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Case Study : Business Strategy On Siemen's Power Plant Generation In Malaysia, Wai Chee Wong Jan 2001

Case Study : Business Strategy On Siemen's Power Plant Generation In Malaysia, Wai Chee Wong

Student Works (2000-2009)

The power plant producers in Malaysia is dominated by several market players such as Siemens, ABB, General Electric (GE), supplying hardware equipment, software support programs and after sales professional back up services to the Independent Power Producers(IPP) and Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB). This study highlights the business strategy on Siemens power plant generation operations in Malaysia. This study analyses Siemens' industry's market share, the competition structure, its product plans, its pricing plans, etc. using relevant business models, making remarks and recommendations in order to strengthen its strategic competitive advantage in order to stay ahead or to remain as a major …

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Factors Affecting Age At First Birth In Peninsular Malaysia, M. Jayasutha Jan 2001

Factors Affecting Age At First Birth In Peninsular Malaysia, M. Jayasutha

Student Works (2000-2009)

The main aim of this study is to examine the changes in age at first birth among Malaysian women, based on data from the 1994/95 Malaysian Population and Family Survey. Trends and patterns of age at first birth across cohorts are analyzed by using selected socio-demographic variables. Pronounced differentials in age at first birth can be observed across women's educational level and premarital work experience. Age at first birth is lowest among the Malays, those with no schooling and living in rural areas, as well as those who did not work prior to marriage. Much of the differentials in age …

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Factors Affecting Academic Performance Of Upper Secondary School Students In Selected Subjects, S. Vikaneswari Jan 2001

Factors Affecting Academic Performance Of Upper Secondary School Students In Selected Subjects, S. Vikaneswari

Student Works (2000-2009)

This study explores the various factors that affect academic performance of upper secondary schools students in three subjects namely Bahasa Malaysia, English, and Mathematics at the SPM examinations. The purpose of the study is to examine the performance of students in the three subjects and investigate the factors affecting academic performance of students in these subjects. The data for this study was obtained from the survey conducted by University of Malaya in 1989 (Chew et al., 1995) The findings of this study show that prior achievement (SRP subject grades) exert the greatest influence on performance of students in the SPM …

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An Analysis Of The Performance Of The Japanese Candlestick Method In The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange, Yeok Kuan Leong Jan 2001

An Analysis Of The Performance Of The Japanese Candlestick Method In The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange, Yeok Kuan Leong

Student Works (2000-2009)

Japanese candlestick chart is a technical system older than bar chart and point and figure chart, and it has been used by Japanese traders few hundred years ago to analyze the price of rice contracts in Japan. However, it is unknown and unpopular for the investors out of Japan until recently. It has started to gain popularity nowadays among investors for its flexibility and effectiveness. Japanese candlestick chart is a technique that can be used as a stand-alone charting technique or as a combination with other technical techniques. This project aims to study the performance of Japanese candlestick chart in …

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Software Architecture In Project Management, Kum Yeng Looi Jan 2001

Software Architecture In Project Management, Kum Yeng Looi

Student Works (2000-2009)

Software architecture is vital for large and complex software systems in which the main means is controlling complexity. Currently, software development has been deteriorating from architecture point of view over the years as a result of adaptation of vast changing of system requirements. Consequently, architecture improvement of existing software is therefore turning more and more important. Software architecture is a set of concepts and design decisions about the structure and texture of software that must be made prior to concurrent engineering to enable effective satisfaction of architecturally significant explicit functional and quality requirements and implicit requirements of the product family, …

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The Competitiveness Of Malaysia Palm Oil Export By The Year 2005, Wee Chen Liew Jan 2001

The Competitiveness Of Malaysia Palm Oil Export By The Year 2005, Wee Chen Liew

Student Works (2000-2009)

The palm oil production in Malaysia has been on the increased trend since it was first commercially produced. In the last 10 years its contribution towards Malaysia GDP also is shadowing the trend of the production and export. Malaysia palm oil industry is getting more competitive in recent years. Indonesia, the second largest producing country is posing a huge threat to Malaysia with their vast land and cheaper labor. Hence, it is crucial to understand the competitiveness of Malaysia palm oil industry in relation to Indonesia as well as other major oils and fats producing country. Porter Five factor analysis …

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Sumatec's Survival Strategy In The Construction Sector Of Oil And Gas Industry, Kin Wah Phoon Jan 2001

Sumatec's Survival Strategy In The Construction Sector Of Oil And Gas Industry, Kin Wah Phoon

Student Works (2000-2009)

The oil and gas industry worldwide is experiencing a rapid growth of demand in its petroleum products. In line with this, the growth in construction sector of oil and gas industry is relatively high too. It demands for high quality and safety standards of works and it offers premium price to its contractors. Due to the higher profitability as offered by the construction sector of oil and gas industry as compared to other general industries, many firms are striving to become one of its contractors. In Malaysia, its demand for high quality and safety standards to be performed by the …

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Administration Of Tourism In Nigeria, Roddy Igwebuike Nwokeabia Jan 2001

Administration Of Tourism In Nigeria, Roddy Igwebuike Nwokeabia

Student Works (2000-2009)

As the title suggests, this research study focuses on the administration of tourism in Nigeria. Tourism, because it is one of the most neglected sectors of the troubled Nigerian oil dominated economy. In addition, tourism is the world's largest growth industry with no signs of slowing down in the 21st century and employs and estimated 100 million people around the world. Foreign currency receipts from international tourism reached US$ 423 billion in 1996, outstripping exports of petroleum products, motor vehicles, telecommunications equipment, textiles or any other product or service (World Tourism Organisation, 2001). It has also been observed that although …

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Application Of Soft System Methodology In A Planned Organisational Change : A Case Study On Chs Ind. Bhd., Chew Choo Chan Jan 2001

Application Of Soft System Methodology In A Planned Organisational Change : A Case Study On Chs Ind. Bhd., Chew Choo Chan

Student Works (2000-2009)

The objective of this study is to gauge the organisation viability and performance by applying the Soft System Methodology, to draw a framework for a planned organisational change in a polywrap packaging material manufacturer. The selection of samples for observation and secondary data was based on census (for organisation level and group level) and probability sampling (for individual level). The stratified sampling method was used to select 30% (70 individuals) from 3 levels of employees in the organisation (which consists of 234 employees). The 5 points Likert Scale was used to measure the magnitude of the variables being evaluated. The …

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Money Attitude And Compulsive Buying Behaviour Among Urban Malaysians, Boon Chui Teo Jan 2001

Money Attitude And Compulsive Buying Behaviour Among Urban Malaysians, Boon Chui Teo

Student Works (2000-2009)

This paper seeks to explore the attitude of urban Malaysians towards money, Ethnic and gender differences on their money attitude were examined. In addition to exploring money attitude, compulsive buying, a specific aspect of abnormal consumer buying was investigated. Specifically, the intent of this study is to examine the extent to which money attitude influence compulsive buying. This study involved 270 respondents from the urban areas in the Klang Valley and Kuala Lumpur and was conducted using survey approach to a convenient sample of consumers. Gresham and Fontenot's Money Attitude Scale ( 1989) and later modified to reflect money behaviour …

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Credit-Lending Channel In The Malaysian Economy, Roza Hazli Zakaria Jan 2001

Credit-Lending Channel In The Malaysian Economy, Roza Hazli Zakaria

Student Works (2000-2009)

Credit-lending channel Is an alternative view on how the shift in monetary policy is translated into the change in loans and output. Nevertheless, this paper finds that the evidence on the existence of a distinctive credit-lending channel In the Malaysian economy is absent. Firstly, the episodes of tight monetary policy In the 1990s are Identified using the "narrative approach". Then, a preliminary analysis Is done to see the impact of tight monetary policy on banks' credit supply. It Is found that bank loans only decline In the most recent monetary tightening, September 1997 to August 1998. Next, an empirical analysis …

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Corporate Governance And Political Ownership, David Seong Wei Lo Jan 2001

Corporate Governance And Political Ownership, David Seong Wei Lo

Student Works (2000-2009)

This paper makes an attempt to study the concept of corporate governance in a political ownership environment. It emphasizes the relationship between political objectives and governance objectives. The paper first gives a preliminary view of corporate governance and political ownership. It investigates whether political ownership will restrict the functioning of the governance mechanism. By making a case study of several privatised firms with strong political ownership, it shows that there is a strong possibility that political objectives will undermine the governance objectives without a proper check and balance system in place. There are indications that the situation is starting to …

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Macroeconomic Responses To Oil Price Changes And Volatility, Fui Kiun Soong Jan 2001

Macroeconomic Responses To Oil Price Changes And Volatility, Fui Kiun Soong

Student Works (2000-2009)

Petroleum is the third factor of production and is expected to remain so as Malaysia targets to achieve full industrialization in twenty years time. It is therefore, crucial to understand the impact of oil price on the macroeconomy. Thus, this paper attempts to examine the short-run dynamics of industrial production, interest rates and, stock market activity, in relation to oil price changes and oil price volatility by using the vector autoregressive (VAR) model. Volatility is modeled using the Generalised Autoregressive Conditional Heteroskedasticity (GARCH) model. Systematic shocks are introduced and the impacts of anticipated and unanticipated oil price changes are analyzed …

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International Portfolio Diversification With Special Reference To Emerging Markets, Joseline Chimhini Jan 2001

International Portfolio Diversification With Special Reference To Emerging Markets, Joseline Chimhini

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

This study evaluates the potential benefits that investors obtain from diversifying their portfolios into emerging markets when the time varying behavior of assets is considered. It also tests whether the existing asset-pricing model developed in the context of developed markets, which assumes complete integration, can explain the expected returns in emerging markets and determines the risk of investing in these markets using cross section and time series data. An international capital asset pricing model (ICAPM) with time varying moments developed by Harvey (1991) is adopted. The conditional asset-pricing model, which takes into account prevailing world economic factors, was used. The …

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The Impact Of Foreign Direct Investment On Manufacturing Growth In Malaysia, Ah Hoon Lee Jan 2001

The Impact Of Foreign Direct Investment On Manufacturing Growth In Malaysia, Ah Hoon Lee

Student Works (2000-2009)

It is generally perceived that FDI (foreign direct investment) plays an important role in economic development especially in the industrialisation process in Malaysia. The extent of FDI's contribution to manufacturing growth remains uncertain. By using econometric models, this study attempts to analyse the impact of FDI on manufacturing output, manufacturing exports, manufacturing imports and manufacturing employment generation. The empirical results showed that the impact of FDI on manufacturing output growth is not as critical as expected. However, a positive link emerges where an increase in FDI flows will increase the output growth in the next period. The study revealed that …

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The Economic Implication Of Private Higher Education In Malaysia, Yee Ting Ngoo Jan 2001

The Economic Implication Of Private Higher Education In Malaysia, Yee Ting Ngoo

Student Works (2000-2009)

This study attempts to examine the economic impacts of private higher education in Malaysia. It begins with a review on the background and development of private higher education which has become one of the most important industries in the world. Chapter two reviews the literature on private higher education and its impact Chapter three deals with the evolution of the private higher education in Peninsular Malaysia from the 1960' s to the present day. This chapter contains a detailed study on the growth and development of the private higher education in Malaysia. Besides that, it also discussed about the demand …

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Job-Related Ethics Of Four-Star Hotel Employees In Kuala Lumpur, Syed Sabeer Ali Ahmed Khan Jan 2001

Job-Related Ethics Of Four-Star Hotel Employees In Kuala Lumpur, Syed Sabeer Ali Ahmed Khan

Student Works (2000-2009)

This research aims to investigate the job-related ethical beliefs of four - star hotel employees in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The results show that the four­dimensional factors model as suggested by Vitell and Muncy (1992) can explain hotel employees' job-related ethics. The result revealed that employees working in departments, which have direct contact with hotel guests such as Food & Beverage, have higher tolerance for unethical behaviours. Significant differences were observed when analyzing the demographic variables (i.e. sex and education level) with the four factors identified including: no harm; unethical behaviours; actively benefiting; and passively benefiting. There were no significant differences …

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Reform In The Electricity Supply Industry And Implementation Of A Competitive Electricity Market In Malaysia, William Kim Cheong Leong, Simon Pick Pak Seong Jan 2001

Reform In The Electricity Supply Industry And Implementation Of A Competitive Electricity Market In Malaysia, William Kim Cheong Leong, Simon Pick Pak Seong

Student Works (2000-2009)

Over the past decade, a number of nations have restructured their electricity industries. Several nations have also significantly reduced the government's role in the ownership and management of the electricity industries both at the state and national level. The wave of changes is driven by the forces of competition; the need to make the industry more efficient and allowing customers to have choices in deciding their electricity supplier, the package of services and the associated prices that best meet their needs. A crucial element of the deregulation and reform in the electric industry is the creation of a wholesale electricity …

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Transnational Strategy At Nestle : A Focus On Nestle Malaysia, Pin Tat Keh Jan 2001

Transnational Strategy At Nestle : A Focus On Nestle Malaysia, Pin Tat Keh

Student Works (2000-2009)

Nestle is one of the few multinational companies that adopts the transnational strategy to pursue its global competitiveness. In Nestle Malaysia, it is no different with great focus on product innovation and cost leadership a real challenge to the management. With the advent of trade liberalisation upon the implementation of AFTA and WTO, it is inevitable that Nestle Malaysia should focus on its core competencies and build on its strengths as designated by the Asian Zone Management, that is to be a regional player of Milo and infant cereals In order to consolidate and build on its dominant market share …

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The Future Of Payphones Industry In Malaysia, Kamarul Shah Azman Mohd Hussin Jan 2001

The Future Of Payphones Industry In Malaysia, Kamarul Shah Azman Mohd Hussin

Student Works (2000-2009)

With rapid technological advancement especially in telecommunications sector, today's payphones industry seems irrelevant and facing difficulties to survive in the current business environment. This paper presents an insight into the present and future of payphones industry in Malaysia by considering external environmental impacts and the industry competitiveness effects. Looking into the external environmental impact, it will be seen that payphones industry is in declining stage in term of its market share due to the existence of surrounding threats in the industry. In deeper perspective, this paper discusses on the contributing factors that causes Malaysian payphones market to decline, specifically in …

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Perkembangan Perdagangan Elektronik Di Malaysia, Navarajan Subramaniam Jan 2001

Perkembangan Perdagangan Elektronik Di Malaysia, Navarajan Subramaniam

Student Works (2000-2009)

Kajian ini adalah berkenaan dengan perdagangan elektronik yang lebih dikenali sebagai e-dagang. Perdagangan elektronik ini telah diperkenalkan oleh kerajaan Malaysia pada awal tahun 90-an. Kajian ini akan menumpukan kepada tahap kesedaran dan potensi masa depan e-dagang di Malaysia. Kajian ini dijalankan ke atas sampel yang terpilih di sekitar Kuala Lumpur. Kajian bertujuan untuk melihat tahap kesedaran dan pemahaman rakyat amnya mengenai pelaksanaan e-dagang di Malaysia. Perdagangan elektronik berlaku melalui talian elektronik yang melibatkan urusan berkait dengan pengiklanan, pesanan, penjualan dan semua aktiviti pembelian serta termasuk juga penghantaran bagi perkhidmatan atau produk yang memungkinkan dihantar melalui media elektronik. Organisasi perniagaan memerlukan …

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Effects Of Organizational Climate, Feedback-Seeking Environment And Innovation Characteristics On The Implementation Of A 360-Degree Feedback System, Simon Alan Bartle Jan 2001

Effects Of Organizational Climate, Feedback-Seeking Environment And Innovation Characteristics On The Implementation Of A 360-Degree Feedback System, Simon Alan Bartle

Psychology Theses & Dissertations

The present study examined the effects of organizational climate, feedback seeking environment and innovation characteristics on the implementation of a 360-degree feedback system within a large financial holdings company. The effect of user attitudes toward the 360-degree feedback system was also assessed. A sample of responses from 255 360-degree feedback system users was collected over a 14-month time period. LISREL was used to test the hypothesized structural model. Overall goodness of fit for the model was poor (using generalized least squares estimates: the Non-Normed Fit Index (NNFI) = .95, Comparative Fit Index (CFI) = .96; Root Mean Square Error of …

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Understanding The Digital Divide As It Relates To Electronic Commerce, Franklin D. Gaillard Jan 2001

Understanding The Digital Divide As It Relates To Electronic Commerce, Franklin D. Gaillard

Theses and Dissertations in Business Administration

There exists an electronic digital divide within the United States. This digital divide concerns access to the Internet and its corresponding technologies. The U.S. government is concerned about the digital divide because it appears that certain ethnic groups and income levels are being excluded from computer technologies and the Internet. These groups include African Americans and Hispanics, who are lagging the Caucasians significantly in gaining access to the Internet. For a while the gap between majority and minority groups appeared to be widening. Since Internet access is a prerequisite to electronic commerce, an understanding of the relationship between the digital …

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Investigating The Effect Of The International Stock Indexes On The United States Stock Index Futures, Zehlha Illhan Ertuna Jan 2001

Investigating The Effect Of The International Stock Indexes On The United States Stock Index Futures, Zehlha Illhan Ertuna

Theses and Dissertations in Business Administration

The futures market is used extensively for price discovery, arbitrage, and hedging. Since their introduction in the 1980's, the stock index futures have also become an active market and a very important research area. Any additional knowledge to understand the underlying effects on the index will help both investors and researchers. In this study, I examine the role of informational flow from the world's major stock markets (British, French, German, Japanese) to the U.S. futures market in terms of forming expectations, and offer new insights regarding the informational efficiency of the futures markets in an intenational perspective. State space modeling …

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Ohio’S Competitive Advantage: Manufacturing Productivity, Edward W. Hill Jan 2001

Ohio’S Competitive Advantage: Manufacturing Productivity, Edward W. Hill

All Maxine Goodman Levin School of Urban Affairs Publications

The underlying theme of Dr. Hill’s book is that manufacturing is the connective tissue of the state’s economy. This is true in two ways: The first is in terms of the distribution of employment, and the second connection is in locations of different parts of the manufacturing production process. The key to increasing incomes in all parts of Ohio is to ensure that the products made in manufacturing production platforms remain competitive, which means vigorously pursuing public policies that enhance productivity—investing in both labor and capital.

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High Flying To Tailspin: Otto E. Szekely And His Troubled Aircraft And Engine Company, Geoffrey D. Reynolds Jan 2001

High Flying To Tailspin: Otto E. Szekely And His Troubled Aircraft And Engine Company, Geoffrey D. Reynolds

Faculty Publications

Otto E. Szekely and His Troubled Aircraft and Engine Company is an article concering Hungarian native Otto E. Szekely and his short success as a builder of Flying Dutchman aircraft and Szekely aicraft engines in Holland, Michigan, from the 1920s to the 1930s.

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The Implementation Of Strategic Planning In Irish Hotel Groups., Frances Alexandra Keys Jan 2001

The Implementation Of Strategic Planning In Irish Hotel Groups., Frances Alexandra Keys

Masters

The primary objective of this research was to examine the relative importance and success of forty factors over the past five years (1994-1999) that have facilitated and/or impeded the implementation of strategic plans within Irish hotel groups. This research studied twenty-four hotel groups, which consisted of ninety-five strategic business units. An extensive review of strategic management literature by theorists such as Andrews(1971); Ansoff (1990); Chandler (1962); Cole (1997); Day (1984); Drucker (1969); Greenley (1986, 1989); Gupta (1986); Hayes (1985); Hofer (1973, 1976); Mintzberg (1978, 1987, 1990, 1994); Ohmae (1988); Porter (1980, 1985, 1991); Schaffer (1984); Schendel and Hatten (1972); Thompson …

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The Evolution Of Manufacturing Planning And Control Systems: From Reorder Point To Enterprise Resource Planning., Patrick Rondeau, L. A. Litteral Jan 2001

The Evolution Of Manufacturing Planning And Control Systems: From Reorder Point To Enterprise Resource Planning., Patrick Rondeau, L. A. Litteral

Scholarship and Professional Work - Business

Manufacturing planning and control (MPC) systems have existed since the earliest days of the industrial revolution. To gain a historical perspective, it is useful to look at the evolution of these systems. Five major stages were involved: reorder point (ROP) systems, materials requirement planning (MRP) systems, manufacturing resource planning (MRP-II) systems, MRP-II with manufacturing execution systems (MES), and enterprise resource planning systems (ERP) with MES. When examined in detail, each stage represents the next logical step in manufacturing philosophy and technological innovation over the preceding stage.

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