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The field of couples and family therapy is guided by diverse theories that attempt to explain change processes in couples. Each of these theories has been criticized in the literature for various inadequacies that render the theory... The qualitative method used in this study is a grounded theory approach that attempts to eliminate any theoretical assumptions in collecting data. Twenty-six couple members were interviewed regarding their separate views of how change... A core or organizing category of "the open mind" was found to be a major factor in precipitating change in couple relationships. Three important characteristics of an open mind are emotional control, a willingness to open up and an...
A numerical model of the Kuroshio in the East China Sea
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A high resolution limited area model with realistic bottom topography has been developed for the East China Sea, based upon the primitive-equation GFDL ocean model. Solutions are obtained for an ocean driven by annual mean heat and fresh... Analysis of temperature and salinity on various isopycnal surfaces suggests that the mixing was confined to the surface layer, and that the entrainment of cooler and fresher coastal waters into the Kuroshio begins northeast of Taiwan. Analysis of fluid particle trajectories illustrates that the mixing in the East China Sea is attributable to the convergence of shelf water driven by Taiwan Strait outflow, and of subsurface Kuroshio water driven by shelf break upwelling... From this experiment a quantitative estimate of 0.085PW of heat transport, and 0.03Sv $\perthous$ of salt transport, representing 5% of the total Kuroshio transport of heat and salt, have crossed 33$\sp\circ$N into the Yellow and Japan...
Manual (draft) for Safe Zone Tallahassee, FL. Includes information about member expectations, organization mission, list of terms and definitions, suggestions for "reducing homophobia, facts about the LGBTQ community, stages of sexual...
The wind band music of Hindemith, Krenek, Pepping, Toch and others from the 1926 Donaueschingen Music Festival: An analysis of historical and artisticsignificance (Germany, Paul Hindemith, Ernst Krenek, Ernst Pepping, Ernst Toch, Austria)
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Recently, much interest has been focused on the development of band repertoire. An important event in the development of that repertoire, but one that has been largely overlooked, was the 1926 Donaueschingen Music Festival. During that... Although reviews were mixed, three of the works, compositions by Krenek, Toch, and Hindemith, are currently regarded as important works for wind band. The composition by Pepping has only recently been rediscovered, edited, and published. This study explores the historical background of the Donaueschingen Festival, the composers, the circumstances around the event, and the impact it had on the development of the wind band repertoire. Other areas examined include... Conclusions indicate that the event helped to produce some important wind music, and provided a model for the production of art music for band. The social and political climate in Germany during that time tended to suppress both music...
The use of storybook reading in a cross-age tutoring program to enhance the reading skills of low-ability high school students
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of modeling by the teacher of proper oral reading and tutorial behaviors, repetitive oral reading on storybooks appropriate to second grade students, and the participation in a... The subjects were randomly selected high school students at one local high school who were between the ages of 14 and 18, who had been retained at least once, and were reading below the ninth grade level. The treatment in this study consisted of: (1) modeling by the teacher in proper reading aloud and tutoring behaviors; (2) repetitive oral reading of storybooks appropriate to second grade students; and (3) reading storybooks to second... Pretest and posttest data consisted of scaled scores on the Stanford Diagnostic Reading Test, Blue Level, Forms G and H, in addition to a reading attitude survey and self concept survey designed by the researcher. The research was experimental in nature with a pretest-posttest control group design utilized. Data analysis was interpreted using independent and paired sample t-tests comparing pre and post scores for each student and gain scores for... The findings indicated that the students who participated in the experimental group scored significantly higher in reading fluency and evidenced a more positive self-concept than those of the control group. There were no significant... There were five possible explanations offered for the findings on comprehension and four offered for the findings on attitude toward reading. Seven recommendations for practice and eight recommendations for further study were also offered.
The academic preparation and performance of student-athletes participating in football and men's basketball at Florida State University from 1986-1990
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Although research on the academic preparation and performance of college athletes is plentiful, the studies that have been conducted often do not distinguish the sport, race and sex of their samples. However, the academic performance of... The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between the academic preparation in high school and scores on the SAT or ACT and between academic preparation, scores on the SAT or ACT and the academic performance in college of... Multiple regression analysis concluded that high school academic grade point average was found to be the most important independent variable for predicting how subjects of both white and black ethnic origin will do on the SAT and ACT, as... These findings are intended to assist Florida State University in making admissions decisions and with implementing retention strategies that may include noncognitive measures and academic intervention and support programs. The results...
Metaphors drawn from natural history in selected novels of George Eliot and Charles Dickens
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George Eliot's novels are widely acknowledged to use the science of her day in their tropes, plots, and themes; but the novels of Charles Dickens (with the exception of Bleak House) do not receive similar critical attention, despite his... This study asserts that Dickens, like Eliot, uses science in the figurative language of his novels and specifically examines the rhetorical functions of metaphors drawn from natural history in two bildungsromane--The Mill on the Floss... While a thorough analysis of the natural history metaphors in The Mill on the Floss and Great Expectations forms the heart of the study, Bleak House and Middlemarch also figure as points of comparison in the artists' development. Essays...
High order finite difference schemes are generally less dispersive, less dissipative and more isotropic than low order schemes. They are, therefore, better suited for the solution of wave propagation problems. High order schemes, however...
Comparative ecology and factors affecting the distribution of north Florida fire ants
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Since its introduction to the U.S., the South American fire ant Solenopsis invicta has displaced its native congener S. geminata from many habitats. Repeated censusing indicates that the distribution of these ants in the northern... Comparisons of the reproductive biology of S. invicta and S. geminata indicate striking differences. All mature S. invicta colonies are reproductively active during late spring and early summer, when mating flight activity is at its peak...
Cohesion and adaptability: The question of curvilinearity and a new measure of healthy family functioning
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A review of David Olson's Circumplex Model of Marital and Family Systems and accompanying scales used to measure his model, Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scales (FACES) and Clinical Rating Scale (CRS), reveal evidence of... The new instrument was constructed using data from 1649 male and female participants from 8 states ages 13 to 71. The psychometric properties of the new measure and hypotheses of the dissertation were tested using 475 female and male... Results indicate that the new instrument has high test retest and internal consistency reliability. There was also strong evidence for content and construct validity. Adaptability was found to be highly correlated with cohesion and the...
Quality management at the Florida Department of Transportation: A case study
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In recent years, Total Quality Management has increasingly become a management approach embraced by American organizations. Although the private sector adopted quality management strategies earlier than the public sector, a wide range of... This study examines the quality effort at the Florida Department of Transportation (DOT). DOT began its quality initiative in 1984 and was the first Florida state agency to make such an attempt. Earlier small-scale studies revealed both... As in previous studies, DOT made positive gains particularly in quality awareness and patience, However, lack of information and communication about the initiative, unfulfilled expectations, and no assessment of organizational culture... This case is applicable to any public organization attempting to implement quality management. Such organizations should do in-depth assessments before the initiative and recognize its performance level and any existing internal issues....
The changing character of New England Puritan eschatology: 1682-1758
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The problem of the dissertation encompasses three discrete issues: What are the eschatological systems of Samuel Willard, Cotton Mather, and Jonathan Edwards? How do their respective eschatologies compare? The third issue results from...
William Valentine Knott: A plain, old-fashioned democrat
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This study examines the public and private careers of a dedicated public servant, William Valentine Knott. From the Progressive Era through the New Deal, Knott served Florida as Auditor, Comptroller, State Treasurer and Insurance... In addition to a career in politics, Knott developed a private career which mirrored the economic development of the state for a seventy year period. He grew citrus in the 1880s, managed phosphate mines in the 1890s, and speculated in... Knott's family life embodies as much history as his professional life. His wife, Luella Pugh, was highly visible as a community reformer at a time when most Southern women shunned public roles. She bridged the gap between the ornamental... The emphasis is on the forty years Knott served in state government, between 1897 and 1941. A chronological approach is employed, using traditional methodologies. Primary sources include fifty cubic feet of family papers, governors'...
Factors influencing student attrition in public community colleges
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As the United States moves from an industrial society to an informational society, the need for the skills and knowledge generally obtained from institutions of higher education is expanding. The graduation rate of an institution is... Community colleges serve a unique function in the Unites States' system of higher education. While providing a second chance for many individuals who otherwise would not be able to continue their education, this specific clientele tends... The statistical techniques used were logistic regression and Classification and Regression Trees (CART). The dependent variables were structured in two different ways. The first was based upon the length of follow-up and whether the... The most important status variable was employment. Working full-time negated the advantages of working at all. Students working full-time were between two and three times more likely to drop out than students not working full-time. The most important continuous variable was GPA. The standardized odds ratios for the dichotomous outcomes indicated the chances of remaining enrolled increased by a factor of 1.30 to 1.40 per standard deviation increase.
Fluctuations in plasma lipid and lipoprotein levels during the normal menstrual cycle
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Ten healthy eumenorrheic white females (26.4 $\pm$ 5.2 yrs) were studied during the regular menstrual cycle (25 to 37 days) to determine the effects of the different phases of the cycle on plasma lipid and lipoprotein concentrations.... cycle in which blood samples are to be collected for analyzing plasma lipid and lipoprotein levels in premenopausal women.
Print media coverage of the Beijing pro-democracy movement: A content analysis
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Considering news as a product of the complex interplay of the dominant political power, as a social construction of reality, and as a significant cultural form, this study analyzes coverage of the Beijing pro-democracy movement in 1989... The content analysis results revealed that thematic emphasis of the Beijing movement was similar across the five newspapers. Pro-democracy movement, government/party, local/foreign reactions, and military/police were the leading themes...
Incrementalism vs. determinant theory: A time series analysis of competing theories of social welfare policy using the Korean experience, 1962-1991
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The intention of this study is to search for an answer to the question: what theory is most appropriate for explaining Korean social welfare policy for the period from 1962 to 1991? Many competing theories in social welfare policy have been studied including two different perspectives, determinants theories and incrementalism theory. The analyses focused on both total social welfare expenditures and types of welfare policies. The dependent variable, total social welfare expenditures divided by budget, was measured both as two stage least square and a percentage... In conclusion, the incrementalism proved to be the most influential theory for explaining Korean social welfare policies.
Horseracing flourished in antebellum north Florida only to lose favor in the 1840s. A resurgence of interest after the Civil War sustained horseracing into the twentieth century as it spread to Jacksonville, Orlando, and Tampa....
A descriptive analysis of test scores posted by seven community colleges on the communication subtests of the College-Level Academic Skills Test
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An analysis of the 1991 Florida CLAST essay and reading subtest data reveals that only three Florida community colleges: Lake-Sumter Community College, St. Johns River Community College, and Indian River Community College reported the... The researcher also examined four other community colleges within the state: Chipola Junior College, Gulf Coast Community College, North Florida Junior College, and Lake City Community College. These four institutions reported large... The purpose of this study is to ascertain possible factors which contribute to the higher passing rates reported by L-SCC, SJRCC, and IRCC. The six factors are curricula required for A.A. degree-seeking students, reading materials, ... An analysis of this data reveals that two factors are related to the superior CLAST performance of the students at L-SCC, IRCC, and SJRCC--Category 2 (curricula) and Category 3 (exiting CLAST policies).
Market reactions to bankruptcy filing disclosures and their relation to financial distress indicators
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Prior research on market reactions to bankruptcy filings has treated bankrupt firms as a uniform group with respect to the timing and manner of the bankruptcy filing disclosure. This view is limiting because important differences exist... Research question one assesses when the reach group's bankruptcy filings have information content, whether differences exist in the information content of each group's bankruptcy filings, and whether a directional relationship exists... Results for research question one indicate that bankruptcy filings appear to have information content, that the information content of the bankruptcy filings differs across groups, and that a directional relationship exists between...
A critical analysis of "Raining Backwards" by Roberto G. Fernandez
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Critics have praised Roberto Fernandez's Raining Backwards since its publication in 1988. This investigation will use Mikhail Bakhtin's theories to show how the work challenges stereotypes and subverts authority by undermining cultural... Chapter I will focus on heteroglossia, the diverse language strata within one language. Chapter II studies polyglossia, and diglossia, more commonly known as bilingualism. Disglossia--the inability to speak in a language is also explored...
Sequence selective interactions of cationic naphthalene imide and diimide derivatives with DNA
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A series of structural related cationic naphthalene imides and diimides were designed and synthesized. The physical and chemical properties of the imides and diimides were characterized. The interactions of these small molecules with DNA... Due to rapid dissociation, modest sequence selectivity and relatively small size, the sequence selectivities of small intercalators are very difficult to probe. A photoactive reagent, 8-azidoethidium bromide, was used as an alternative... A structurally related dicationic perylene diimide was also synthesized. This dye has very interesting properties. Both spectroscopic and chromophore stacking properties of the compound were studied. This dye precipitates DNA with very...
A socio-historical analysis of warfare (Jihad and Qital) in primitive Islam
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This dissertation examines the social and historical circumstances and the Qur'anic justifications for implementing, executing and governing the practice of war in seventh century Arabia. Several foci are topics of concern: the role of... In a strictly sociological context, Muhammad was a prophet; he was concerned with the transformation of seventh century Arab society and the realignment of its values. In such cases many prophets, including Muhammad, resort to warfare in... Muhammad was not a philosophical theologian. The author of the Qur'an, or its redactors, took a non-systematic approach to many topics, including warfare. As a structural tool, and only as such, we shall use the categorical constructs of... We shall take both a topical and chronological approach to warfare in the primitive Islamic community. In this way we can appreciate (1) Muhammad's firm stance against what he saw as unbelief and ingratitude towards God and (2) his...
The role of graphic representation and students' images in understanding the derivative in calculus: Critical case studies
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Calls for reform in the way that calculus is taught stress the importance of instruction focused on graphic as well as analytic representations of functions and derivatives. The value of calculus lies in its potential to reduce complex... In this study, two undergraduate calculus students were confronted with graphic representations for functions and their derivatives and asked to produce graphs that represented their images--their unique internal representations. Their... The study demonstrates that graphic instructional representations for functions and their derivatives, and students' concomitant images, have the potential for producing a richer understanding than that achieved by analytic study alone....
La communaute des femmes dans "Le Livre des Trois Vertus" de Christine de Pizan
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Christine de Pizan, in several of her works, showed her effort to create a community of women which is the symbol of the united force from all women. In Le Livre des Trois Vertus, the community of women has the image of fortress where... In "La communaute des femmes dans Le Livre des Trois Vertus de Christine de Pizan", I first analyze the historical and literary context in which Christine decided to defend women's interests in her writing. In this context we see the... The second chapter demonstrates Christine's effort to establish her authority as well as that of the community of women. As a woman writer, she had to establish her authority in literary tradition dominated by male writers. Christine... In the third chapter, I examine how Christine, by redefining the role of women in society, and by reorganizing relationships between women, succeeded in reinforcing the union of the community of women. In chapter four, the study of the transplantation of the letter of Sebile de la Tour (originally composed in Le Livre du Duc des Vrais Amans 1405) into Le Livre des Trois Vertus supports the contention that Christine de Pizan, by...
The 1994 FSU Football media guide includes information on the coaching staff, the players, the opponents of the season, records, and the university itself.
Part I. Further studies on the amine-directed hydrocarboxylation. Part II. Approaches to the synthesis of the alkaloid corynantheidol
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Further studies on the amine directed hydrocarboxylation are presented. Hydrocarboxylation of (N-(2-butyl-3, 3-dideutero)-4-pentenyl-n-butylamine) carbonyl rhodium chloride gave rise to 1-butyl-3-methyl-4, 4-dideutero-5-butyl-2... Investigations were performed on approaches to the stereoselective synthesis of corynantheidol. Studies towards the preparation of cis 3, 4-disubstituted piperidinone key intermediates indicated that reaction of cis bishomoallylic amines...
Attitudes and personal fitness knowledge of elementary physical education teachers regarding health-related fitness
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The purpose of this study was to determine whether a relationship exists between knowledge of, and attitudes toward, health-related fitness among elementary physical education teachers. The relationship between teaching experience, age, ... Two instruments were selected for this study. The first instrument, the 55-item Personal Fitness Knowledge Inventory, was adapted by the researcher from an instrument designed by Rider, Imwold, and Johnson (1986). The second instrument ... Content validity of the instruments was determined by a panel of experts in the field of physical education. Initial reliability of the instruments was tested in the pilot study using the Kuder-Richardson Formula 20. A random sample of 200 certified physical education teachers was selected from a list of 1, 817 names from the State of Florida Department of Education in Tallahassee to serve as subjects for the study. Descriptive statistics were used to illustrate pertinent factors about the sample, and correlation coefficient procedures were calculated to determine the relationship between teacher knowledge and attitudes regarding health-related... Therefore, to better understand the nature of the relationship between teachers' attitudes and their knowledge toward health-related fitness and the relationship between age, teaching experience, and participation and attitudes toward...
Wainwright Shipyard: The impact of a World War II war industry on Panama City, Florida
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Wainwright Shipyard: The Impact of a World War II War Industry on Panama City, Florida, studied a small town's conversion to an industrial center to meet the war emergency. The U.S. Maritime Commission selected Panama City as the... Panama City experienced a tripling of its population within a year. This population required housing and the infrastructure to support it--utilities, water and sewage, and transportation facilities. The families who located here required... The presence of Wainwright Shipyard left a lasting legacy in the community in the form of the infrastructure built to accommodate the residents that remained when the shipyard closed.
Risk-based capital formulas and property/casualty insurer insolvency testing: An empirical study
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During their December 1993 meeting, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners's (NAIC) adopted risk-based capital standards for property/casualty insurance companies to become effective in 1995 based upon the 1994 annual... This study examines the ability of the NAIC's Risk-Based Capital system to predict property and casualty insurers which will have financial difficulties. The effectiveness of risk-based capital is compared with the NAIC's Insurance...
Paleozoic history of the Nantahala and Brasstown formations of the basal Murphy belt, southwesternmost North Carolina and northernmost Georgia
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The Murphy belt of Georgia and North Carolina is located in the western Blue Ridge of the southern Appalachians. The general structure is a first generation, northeast trending, isoclinal synclinorium, overturned to the northwest.... These rocks were polydeformed and were metamorphosed up to staurolite grade, but many primary structures are preserved. Planar-tabular cross bedding, asymmetric ripple marks, penecontemporaneous contortion, rip-up clasts, and... Although direct correlation is complicated by numerous faults, the Early Cambrian Chilhowee Group, overlain by the Shady Dolomite, in the western boundary of the Blue Ridge is probably correlative to the Hiwassee River Group. From...
Silence and dream as textual strategies in selected works of Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, Maria Luisa Bombal and Angeles Mastretta (Mexico, Chile)
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This dissertation is a feminist literary study concentrating on silence and dream as textual strategies in selected works of three Latin American women writers. The analyses include the historical and social circumstance determining... The methodology encompasses a discussion of the functioning of ideology in patriarchal society and its complicity of ideology of gender, employing ideas from de Lauretis and bell hooks, among others. The constructs of gender marginalize... Latin American women writers who oppose the constraints of the cultural constructs of masculine and feminine cannot abandon the language of patriarchy despite the inability of that language to allow women full expression. The writer must... Since silence is the designated mode for women's expression in patriarchies, women's experience is interiorized. What is unsayable in the "reality" of the text may be concretized within the unconscious in dreams. The act of reading the...
A study of the factors influencing the adoption of CD-ROM technology in libraries in Saudi Arabia
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The purpose of this study was to establish baseline data on the use of CD-ROM technology in libraries and information centers in Saudi Arabia. This study examined the knowledge, experience, and attitudes of library directors in the... A descriptive survey research method utilizing a questionnaire was chosen as the most appropriate and effective method for collecting the data needed to answer the study's research questions. Of the 68 libraries and information centers... It was found that 35% of the responding libraries were using CD-ROM technology and 32% were planning to acquire this technology in the future. The rest (33%) of the responding libraries were not using CD-ROM nor did they plan to acquire... Institution control (public/private), student enrollment, library budget, number of professional librarians, respondents' level of education, and respondents' experience with online and CD-ROM searches were factors that significantly... The study findings indicate that the majority (74%) ofthe libraries with CD-ROM employ additional security measures to protect their CD-ROM systems from damage and loss. Despite the large percentage employing security measures, fewer... The overwhelming majority (94%) of the respondents believe that CD-ROM use and evaluation should be included in the library school curricula. More than 85% of the respondents, whether their libraries have CD-ROM or not, believe that the...
Attachment in adolescents and their families: A qualitative analysis of attachment in the early months of adolescent addiction treatment
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The purpose of this study was to investigate attachment in adolescents and their parent(s) in a long-term addiction treatment program. Attachment processes and stability during a specific window of time in early treatment were analyzed... A qualitative methodology utilized content analysis on text derived from three interviews with the adolescent and parent(s). Interview #1 questions were pre-selected. Questions for interview #2 and #3 were derived from emergent content... In addition to the interviews, the Bartholomew (1990) Attachment Typology and the Hazan & Shaver (1990) Attachment Typology were administered at interview #1 interview #3. Comparisons were made between self-rated attachment quality on...
Book from the exhibit The Future of the Book of the Future that contemplates in the future of book technologies and art of the future featuring the works from Pat McMurray, Steve Armstrong, Walter Alter, Clark Dong, Jakob Nielsen, Contr...
Coping with stress and quality of life for persons with AIDS and their families
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Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is a contagious, infectious, and potentially fatal disease that has affected nearly 340, 000 Americans as of October, 1993. About two-thirds of these cases have resulted in death. Persons with... Using a survey research design, two samples of individuals served as subjects in this study. The first sample (n = 114) was comprised of persons diagnosed with AIDS (PWAs). The second sample (n = 114) was comprised of persons identified... Family health professionals need to be aware of the importance of social support and its influence on both health status and overall quality of life. Persons with AIDS all too often neglect the potential social support available from...
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