Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 4275: Synthesis of Nano-Praseodymium Oxide for Cataluminescence Sensing of Acetophenone in Exhaled Breath Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24234275 Authors: Qian-Chun Zhang Wu-Li Yan Li Jiang Yu-Guo Zheng Jing-Xin Wang Run-Kun Zhang In this work, we successfully developed a novel and sensitive gas sensor for the determination of trace acetophenone based on its cataluminescence (CTL) emission on the surface of nano-praseodymium oxide (nano-Pr6O11)....
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 4273: Lignocellulosic Biomass Fractionation by Mineral Acids and Resulting Extract Purification Processes: Conditions, Yields, and Purities Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24234273 Authors: Vincent Oriez Jérôme Peydecastaing Pierre-Yves Pontalier Fractionation of lignocellulose is a fundamental step in the valorization of cellulose, hemicelluloses, and lignin to produce various sustainable fuels and chemicals. Mineral acid fractionation is one of the most...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 4271: Four New Iridoid Metabolites Have Been Isolated from the Stems of Neonauclea reticulata (Havil.) Merr. with Anti-Inflammatory Activities on LPS-Induced RAW264.7 Cells Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24234271 Authors: Fang-Pin Chang Shyh-Shyun Huang Tzong-Huei Lee Chi-I Chang Tzong-Fu Kuo Guan-Jhong Huang Yueh-Hsiung Kuo One new iridoid, namely neonanin C (1) one monocyclic iridoid ring-opened derivative namely neonanin D (2), two new...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1675: Influence of Sintering Strategy on the Characteristics of Sol-Gel Ba1−xCexTi1−x/4O3 Ceramics Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano9121675 Authors: Cătălina A. Stanciu Ioana Pintilie Adrian Surdu Roxana Truşcă Bogdan S. Vasile Mihai Eftimie Adelina C. Ianculescu Single-phase Ce3+-doped BaTiO3 powders described by the nominal formula Ba1−xCexTi1−x/4O3 with x = 0.005 and 0.05 were synthesized by the acetate variant of the...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1673: The Role of Nanoanalytics in the Development of Organic-Inorganic Nanohybrids—Seeing Nanomaterials as They Are Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano9121673 Authors: Daria Semenova Yuliya E. Silina The functional properties of organic-inorganic (O-I) hybrids can be easily tuned by combining system components and parameters, making this class of novel nanomaterials a crucial element in various application fields. Unfortunately, the manufacturing of organic-inorganic...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1674: Tunable Electronic Properties of Graphene/g-AlN Heterostructure: The Effect of Vacancy and Strain Engineering Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano9121674 Authors: Xuefei Liu Zhaofu Zhang Zijiang Luo Bing Lv Zhao Ding The structural and electronic properties of graphene/graphene-like Aluminum Nitrides monolayer (Gr/g-AlN) heterojunction with and without vacancies are systematically investigated by first-principles calculation. The results prove...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2873: Food Advertising and Prevention of Childhood Obesity in Spain: Analysis of the Nutritional Value of the Products and Discursive Strategies Used in the Ads Most Viewed by Children from 2016 to 2018 Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11122873 Authors: Mireia Montaña Mònika Jiménez-Morales Mercè Vàzquez In Spain, 40% of children are overweight or obese. Television advertising is a widely acknowledged factor contributing to high-calorie food intake. This study...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2872: The Effects of Anthocyanins and Their Microbial Metabolites on the Expression and Enzyme Activities of Paraoxonase 1, an Important Marker of HDL Function Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11122872 Authors: Hassan T. Aboufarrag Paul W. Needs Gerald Rimbach Paul A. Kroon High circulating HDL concentrations and measures of various HDL functions are inversely associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. Paraoxonase 1 (PON1) contributes to many of the...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2871: Fat and Sugar—A Dangerous Duet. A Comparative Review on Metabolic Remodeling in Rodent Models of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11122871 Authors: Simoes Janikiewicz Bauer Karkucinska-Wieckowska Kalinowski Dobrzyń Wolski Pronicki Zieniewicz Dobrzyń Krawczyk Zischka Wieckowski Potes Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a common disease in Western society and ranges from...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2870: Perinatal Undernutrition, Metabolic Hormones, and Lung Development Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11122870 Authors: Juan Fandiño Laura Toba Lucas C. González-Matías Yolanda Diz-Chaves Federico Mallo Maternal and perinatal undernutrition affects the lung development of litters and it may produce long-lasting alterations in respiratory health. This can be demonstrated using animal models and epidemiological studies. During pregnancy, maternal diet...
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Pathogens, Vol. 8, Pages 262: Preparation of Chicken Anemia Virus (CAV) Virus-Like Particles and Chicken Interleukin-12 for Vaccine Development Using a Baculovirus Expression System Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens8040262 Authors: Tseng Liu Hsu Chang Hsieh Shien Ou Chicken infectious anemia (CIA) is a poultry disease that causes huge economic losses in the poultry industry worldwide. Commercially available CIA vaccines are derived from wild-type chicken anemia...
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Pathogens, Vol. 8, Pages 261: VCGIDB: A Database and Web Resource for the Genomic Islands from Vibrio Cholerae Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens8040261 Authors: Hur Chalita Ha Baek Chun Vibrio cholerae is the causative agent of cholera, which is a severe, life-threatening diarrheal disease. The current seventh pandemic has not been eradicated and the outbreak is still ongoing around the world. The evolution of the pandemic-causing strain has been greatly influenced by...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 11, Pages 628: Determination of Stable Co-Amorphous Drug–Drug Ratios from the Eutectic Behavior of Crystalline Physical Mixtures Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics11120628 Authors: Eric Ofosu Kissi Keyoomars Khorami Thomas Rades Co-amorphous drug–drug systems have been developed with the overall aim of improving the physical stability of two or more amorphous drugs. Co-amorphous systems often show good physical stability, and higher solubility...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 11, Pages 627: Effect of Stabilizers on Encapsulation Efficiency and Release Behavior of Exenatide-Loaded PLGA Microsphere Prepared by the W/O/W Solvent Evaporation Method Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics11120627 Authors: Heejun Park Dong-Hyun Ha Eun-Sol Ha Jeong-Soo Kim Min-Soo Kim Sung-Joo Hwang The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of various stabilizers on the encapsulation efficiency and release of exenatide-loaded PLGA (poly(lactic-co-glycolic...
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Plants, Vol. 8, Pages 537: First Report on Evaluation of Basic Nutritional and Antioxidant Properties of Moringa Oleifera Lam. from Caribbean Island of Saint Lucia Plants doi: 10.3390/plants8120537 Authors: Jozef Fejér Ivan Kron Vito Pellizzeri Mária Pľuchtová Adriana Eliašová Luca Campone Teresa Gervasi Giovanni Bartolomeo Nicola Cicero Andrea Babejová Mária Konečná Vincent Sedlák Janka Poráčová Daniela Gruľová Moringa oleifera Lam. has been considered...
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Resources, Vol. 8, Pages 177: Consumer Willingness and Acceptance of Smart Meters in Indonesia Resources doi: 10.3390/resources8040177 Authors: Yash Chawla Anna Kowalska-Pyzalska Widayat Widayat Indonesia is the fourth most populous country in the world and is currently facing some challenges, such as pollution and a growing energy demand. One of the solutions to these problems is upgrading the electricity transmission and distribution system to avoid losses of energy, and encourage...
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Societies, Vol. 9, Pages 81: An Exploration of the Practical and Ethical Issues of Research Using Multi-Visual Methods with Children Affected by Chronic Pain Societies doi: 10.3390/soc9040081 Authors: Hilário Augusto This paper intends to encourage further reflection on the research methods and approaches used to enhance the voices of children with chronic conditions. Visual methods (e.g., ‘draw, write, and tell’ and photo elicitation interviews) have been described...
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Toxins, Vol. 11, Pages 689: Comparative Sequence Analysis of TRI1 of Fusarium Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins11120689 Authors: Amanda C. Ramdass Ria T. Villafana Sephra N. Rampersad Trichothecene mycotoxins are a class of secondary metabolites produced by multiple genera of fungi, including certain plant pathogenic Fusarium species. Functional variation in the TRI1 gene produces a novel Type A trichothecene called NX-2 in strains of F. graminearum. Using a bioinformatics approach, a...
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Toxins, Vol. 11, Pages 688: Botulinum Toxin Injection in Children with Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy: Correction of Growth through Comparison of Treated and Unaffected Limbs Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins11120688 Authors: You Gyoung Yi Dae-Hyun Jang Dongwoo Lee Ja-Young Oh Mi-Hyang Han Botulinum toxin type A (BoNT-A) injections in children with cerebral palsy (CP) may negatively affect muscle growth and strength. We injected BoNT-A into the affected limbs of 14 children (4.57 ±...
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Toxins, Vol. 11, Pages 687: High Specific Efficiency of Venom of Two Prey-Specialized Spiders Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins11120687 Authors: Ondřej Michálek Lucia Kuhn-Nentwig Stano Pekár The venom of predators should be under strong selection pressure because it is a costly substance and prey may potentially become resistant. Particularly in prey-specialized predators, venom should be selected for its high efficiency against the focal prey. Very effective venom paralysis has been...
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Vaccines, Vol. 7, Pages 195: Influenza H1 Mosaic Hemagglutinin Vaccine Induces Broad Immunity and Protection in Mice Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines7040195 Authors: Brigette N. Corder Brianna L. Bullard Jennifer L. DeBeauchamp Natalia A. Ilyushina Richard J. Webby Eric A. Weaver Annually, influenza A virus (IAV) infects ~5–10% of adults and 20–30% of children worldwide. The primary resource to protect against infection is by vaccination. However, vaccination...
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Vaccines, Vol. 7, Pages 194: Mucosal Antibodies: Defending Epithelial Barriers against HIV-1 Invasion Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines7040194 Authors: Ruth M. Ruprecht Bishal Marasini Rajesh Thippeshappa The power of mucosal anti-HIV-1 envelope immunoglobulins (Igs) to block virus transmission is underappreciated. We used passive immunization, a classical tool to unequivocally prove whether antibodies are protective. We mucosally instilled recombinant neutralizing monoclonal antibodies...
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Viruses, Vol. 11, Pages 1090: Multiple Correspondence Analysis on Amino Acid Properties within the Variable Region of the Capsid Protein Shows Differences between Classical and Virulent Systemic Feline Calicivirus Strains Viruses doi: 10.3390/v11121090 Authors: Sylvie Brunet Cécile Sigoillot-Claude Daniel Pialot Hervé Poulet Feline calicivirus (FCV) is a widespread and highly prevalent pathogen of domestic cats, responsible for mild upper respiratory tract disease. Outbreaks...
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Viruses, Vol. 11, Pages 1089: Pseudomonas aeruginosa PA5oct Jumbo Phage Impacts Planktonic and Biofilm Population and Reduces Its Host Virulence Viruses doi: 10.3390/v11121089 Authors: Tomasz Olszak Katarzyna Danis-Wlodarczyk Michal Arabski Grzegorz Gula Barbara Maciejewska Slawomir Wasik Cédric Lood Gerard Higgins Brian J. Harvey Rob Lavigne Zuzanna Drulis-Kawa The emergence of phage-resistant mutants is a key aspect of lytic phages-bacteria interaction...
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Viruses, Vol. 11, Pages 1091: In-Vivo Gene Therapy with Foamy Virus Vectors Viruses doi: 10.3390/v11121091 Authors: Yogendra Singh Rajawat Olivier Humbert Hans-Peter Kiem Foamy viruses (FVs) are nonpathogenic retroviruses that infect various animals including bovines, felines, nonhuman primates (NHPs), and can be transmitted to humans through zoonotic infection. Due to their non-pathogenic nature, broad tissue tropism and relatively safe integration profile, FVs have been engineered...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2473: Influence of Irrigation Frequency on Radicchio (Cichorium Intybus L.) Yield Water doi: 10.3390/w11122473 Authors: Lucia Bortolini Massimo Tolomio Red chicory (radicchio) plants produce leafy heads that are of great commercial interest and they require a proper irrigation technique to achieve satisfactory productivity. The use of mini-sprinklers with high-frequency irrigation schedules may increase radicchio productivity, provide better growing conditions...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2476: To Implement A Clear-Water Supply System for Fine-Sediment Experiment in Laboratories Water doi: 10.3390/w11122476 Authors: Yuan Zhang Zhou Fine sediment transport is currently attracting increasing attentions owing to its importance in the dynamics of sediment-contaminant interaction in the fluvial environment downstream of dams, which calls for more detailed and accurate flume experiments. However, because of inaccurate loading and undesired recirculation...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2474: Transport of Microplastic Particles in Saturated Porous Media Water doi: 10.3390/w11122474 Authors: Xianxian Chu Tiantian Li Zhen Li An Yan Chongyang Shen This study used polystyrene latex colloids as model microplastic particles (MPs) and systematically investigated their retention and transport in glass bead-packed columns. Different pore volumes (PVs) of MP influent suspension were first injected into the columns at different ionic strengths...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2475: Relationship between Instant Sampling and Daily Average Values of COD for Urban Wastewater Treatment Plants in China Water doi: 10.3390/w11122475 Authors: Zhou Lei Zhang Zhu Wu Fang Most guidelines for urban wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are established on a time basis determination to determine performance and compliance with discharge standards and limits (i.e., maximum daily-average). Nevertheless, there is a lack of a systematic...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2477: An Optimized Cr(VI)-Removal System Using Sn-based Reducing Adsorbents Water doi: 10.3390/w11122477 Authors: George Papadopoulos Theopoula Asimakidou Dimitrios Karfaridis Ioannis Kellartzis George Vourlias Manassis Mitrakas Konstantinos Simeonidis Despite significant risks to human health due to elevated Cr(VI) concentrations in drinking water, a selective adsorbent capable of purifying water before consumption is still not commercially available....
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2471: Accounting for Seasonal Land Use Dynamics to Improve Estimation of Agricultural Irrigation Water Withdrawals Water doi: 10.3390/w11122471 Authors: Msigwa Komakech Verbeiren Salvadore Hessels Weerasinghe van Griensven The assessment of water withdrawals for irrigation is essential for managing water resources in cultivated tropical catchments. These water withdrawals vary seasonally, driven by wet and dry seasons. A land use map is...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2467: Management of Seawater Intrusion in Coastal Aquifers: A Review Water doi: 10.3390/w11122467 Authors: Mohammed S. Hussain Hany F. Abd-Elhamid Akbar A. Javadi Mohsen M. Sherif Seawater intrusion (SWI) is one of the most challenging and widespread environmental problems that threaten the quality and sustainability of fresh groundwater resources in coastal aquifers. The excessive pumping of groundwater, associated with the lack of natural recharge, has...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2472: Water Environment Management and Performance Evaluation in Central China: A Research Based on Comprehensive Evaluation System Water doi: 10.3390/w11122472 Authors: Li Yang Shen Yuan Wang As a developing country with insufficient water resources, China's water environment management and performance evaluation have important research value. The three provinces (Henan, Hubei, and Hunan) in central China with typical significance in geographical...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2470: Testing An Adoption Decision-Making Model of Nursery and Greenhouse Growers’ Water Reuse in the United States Water doi: 10.3390/w11122470 Authors: Alexa J. Lamm Laura A. Warner Abraham Tidwell Kevan W. Lamm Paul R. Fisher Sarah White There is an increasing necessity to implement water treatment technologies in order to optimize the use of freshwater resources as the global nursery and greenhouse industry grows. Unfortunately, their adoption...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2462: Marble Slurry’s Impact on Groundwater: The Case Study of the Apuan Alps Karst Aquifers Water doi: 10.3390/w11122462 Authors: Leonardo Piccini Tiziana Di Lorenzo Pilario Costagliola Diana Maria Paola Galassi Modern sawing techniques employed in ornamental stones’ exploitation produce large amounts of slurry that can be potentially diffused into the environment by runoff water. Slurry produced by limestone and marble quarrying can impact local...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2464: The Origin of Major Ions of Groundwater in a Loess Aquifer Water doi: 10.3390/w11122464 Authors: Tianming Huang Baoqiang Ma When groundwater represents most of the world’s reserves of unfrozen freshwaters, water quality is commonly a limiting factor in quantifying usable fresh groundwater storage, especially in arid and semi-arid areas. Tracing the origin of major ions is important to the understanding of hydrochemical evolution and water–rock...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2468: Dynamics of Cyanobacteria and Related Environmental Drivers in Freshwater Bodies Affected by Mitten Crab Culturing: A Study of Lake Guchenghu, China Water doi: 10.3390/w11122468 Authors: Li Chen Gu Mao Zeng Ding Mitten crab aquaculture is prevalent in China, however, knowledge about the threat of cyanobacteria in mitten crab aquaculture-impacted water bodies is limited. Here, seasonal variations of cyanobacteria and their relationships...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2465: A Novel and Facile Method to Characterize the Suitability of Metallic Iron for Water Treatment Water doi: 10.3390/w11122465 Authors: Mesia Lufingo Arnaud Igor Ndé-Tchoupé Rui Hu Karoli N. Njau Chicgoua Noubactep Metallic iron (Fe0) materials have been industrially used for water treatment since the 1850s. There are still many fundamental challenges in affordably and reliably characterizing the Fe0 intrinsic reactivity. From the available methods,...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2466: Glacier Flow Dynamics of the Severnaya Zemlya Archipelago in Russian High Arctic Using the Differential SAR Interferometry (DInSAR) Technique Water doi: 10.3390/w11122466 Authors: Nela Bandyopadhyay Singh Glazovsky Lavrentiev Kromova Arigony-Neto Glacier velocity is one of the most important parameters to understand glacier dynamics. The Severnaya Zemlya archipelago is host to many glaciers of which four major ice caps encompassing...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2463: Spatial and Temporal Investigation of Dew Potential based on Long-Term Model Simulations in Iran Water doi: 10.3390/w11122463 Authors: Nahid Atashi Dariush Rahimi Behnam M. Goortani Jonathan Duplissy Henri Vuollekoski Markku Kulmala Timo Vesala Tareq Hussein Since water shortage has been a serious challenge in Iran, long-term investigations of alternative water resources are vital. In this study, we performed long-term (1979–2018)...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2461: EU Horizon 2020 Research for A Sustainable Future: INNOQUA—A Nature-Based Sanitation Solution Water doi: 10.3390/w11122461 Authors: David Tompkins Costel Bumbac Eoghan Clifford Jean-Baptiste Dussaussois Louise Hannon Victòria Salvadó Tatjana Schellenberg This paper explores the experiences of partners in the multi-national, EU-funded INNOQUA project, who have developed and are currently demonstrating the potential for novel nature-based,...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2469: Transferring Water While Transforming Landscape: New Societal Implications, Perceptions and Challenges of Management in the Reservoir System Franconian Lake District Water doi: 10.3390/w11122469 Authors: Daus Koberger Gnutzmann Hertrich Glaser This study investigates the different stakeholder based discourses and challenges around the Franconian Lake District (FLD), a recently constructed large reservoir system in Germany. The construction...
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