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WE LOVE SCIENCE HERE BECAUSE IT IS A MANY SPLENDOURED THING
THIS IS A WAR ZONE WHERE SCIENCE FIGHTS WITH NONSENSE AND WINS
“The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge.”
"Being a scientist is a state of mind, not a profession!"
"Science, when it's done right, can yield amazing things".
The Reach of Scientific Research From Labs to Laymen
The aim of science is not only to open a door to infinite knowledge and wisdom but to set a limit to infinite error.
"Knowledge is a Superpower but the irony is you cannot get enough of it with ever increasing data base unless you try to keep up with it constantly and in the right way!" The best education comes from learning from people who know what they are exactly talking about.
Science is this glorious adventure into the unknown, the opportunity to discover things that nobody knew before. And that’s just an experience that’s not to be missed. But it’s also a motivated effort to try to help humankind. And maybe that’s just by increasing human knowledge—because that’s a way to make us a nobler species.
If you are scientifically literate the world looks very different to you.
We do science and science communication not because they are easy but because they are difficult!
“Science is not a subject you studied in school. It’s life. We 're brought into existence by it!"
Links to some important articles :
1. Interactive science series...
a. how-to-do-research-and-write-research-papers-part 13
b. Some Qs people asked me on science and my replies to them...
Part 6, part-10, part-11, part-12, part 14 , part- 8,
part- 1, part-2, part-4, part-5, part-16, part-17, part-18 , part-19 , part-20
part-21 , part-22, part-23, part-24, part-25, part-26, part-27 , part-28
part-29, part-30, part-31, part-32, part-33, part-34, part-35, part-36, part-37,
part-38, part-40, part-41, part-42, part-43, part-44, part-45, part-46, part-47
Part 48, part49, Critical thinking -part 50 , part -51, part-52, part-53
part-54, part-55, part-57, part-58, part-59, part-60, part-61, part-62, part-63
part 64, part-65, part-66, part-67, part-68, part 69, part-70 part-71, part-73 ...
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BP variations during pregnancy part-72
who is responsible for the gender of their children - a man or a woman -part-56
c. some-questions-people-asked-me-on-science-based-on-my-art-and-poems -part-7
d. science-s-rules-are-unyielding-they-will-not-be-bent-for-anybody-part-3-
e. debate-between-scientists-and-people-who-practice-and-propagate-pseudo-science - part -9
f. why astrology is pseudo-science part 15
g. How Science is demolishing patriarchal ideas - part-39
2. in-defence-of-mangalyaan-why-even-developing-countries-like-india need space research programmes
3. Science communication series:
a. science-communication - part 1
b. how-scienitsts-should-communicate-with-laymen - part 2
c. main-challenges-of-science-communication-and-how-to-overcome-them - part 3
d. the-importance-of-science-communication-through-art- part 4
e. why-science-communication-is-geting worse - part 5
f. why-science-journalism-is-not-taken-seriously-in-this-part-of-the-world - part 6
g. blogs-the-best-bet-to-communicate-science-by-scientists- part 7
h. why-it-is-difficult-for-scientists-to-debate-controversial-issues - part 8
i. science-writers-and-communicators-where-are-you - part 9
j. shooting-the-messengers-for-a-different-reason-for-conveying-the- part 10
k. why-is-science-journalism-different-from-other-forms-of-journalism - part 11
l. golden-rules-of-science-communication- Part 12
m. science-writers-should-develop-a-broader-view-to-put-things-in-th - part 13
n. an-informed-patient-is-the-most-cooperative-one -part 14
o. the-risks-scientists-will-have-to-face-while-communicating-science - part 15
p. the-most-difficult-part-of-science-communication - part 16
q. clarity-on-who-you-are-writing-for-is-important-before-sitting-to write a science story - part 17
r. science-communicators-get-thick-skinned-to-communicate-science-without-any-bias - part 18
s. is-post-truth-another-name-for-science-communication-failure?
t. why-is-it-difficult-for-scientists-to-have-high-eqs
u. art-and-literature-as-effective-aids-in-science-communication-and teaching
v.* some-qs-people-asked-me-on-science communication-and-my-replies-to-them
** qs-people-asked-me-on-science-and-my-replies-to-them-part-173
w. why-motivated-perception-influences-your-understanding-of-science
x. science-communication-in-uncertain-times
y. sci-com: why-keep-a-dog-and-bark-yourself
z. How to deal with sci com dilemmas?
A+. sci-com-what-makes-a-story-news-worthy-in-science
B+. is-a-perfect-language-important-in-writing-science-stories
C+. sci-com-how-much-entertainment-is-too-much-while-communicating-sc
D+. sci-com-why-can-t-everybody-understand-science-in-the-same-way
E+. how-to-successfully-negotiate-the-science-communication-maze
4. Health related topics:
a. why-antibiotic-resistance-is-increasing-and-how-scientists-are-tr
b. what-might-happen-when-you-take-lots-of-medicines
c. know-your-cesarean-facts-ladies
d. right-facts-about-menstruation
e. answer-to-the-question-why-on-big-c
f. how-scientists-are-identifying-new-preventive-measures-and-cures-
g. what-if-little-creatures-high-jack-your-brain-and-try-to-control-
h. who-knows-better?
k. can-rust-from-old-drinking-water-pipes-cause-health-problems
l. pvc-and-cpvc-pipes-should-not-be-used-for-drinking-water-supply
m. melioidosis
o. desensitization-and-transplant-success-story
p. do-you-think-the-medicines-you-are-taking-are-perfectly-alright-then revisit your position!
q. swine-flu-the-difficlulties-we-still-face-while-tackling-the-outb
r. dump-this-useless-information-into-a-garbage-bin-if-you-really-care about evidence based medicine
s. don-t-ignore-these-head-injuries
u. allergic- agony-caused-by-caterpillars-and-moths
General science:
a.why-do-water-bodies-suddenly-change-colour
b. don-t-knock-down-your-own-life-line
c. the-most-menacing-animal-in-the-world
d. how-exo-planets-are-detected
e. the-importance-of-earth-s-magnetic-field
f. saving-tigers-from-extinction-is-still-a-travail
g. the-importance-of-snakes-in-our-eco-systems
h. understanding-reverse-osmosis
i. the-importance-of-microbiomes
j. crispr-cas9-gene-editing-technique-a-boon-to-fixing-defective-gen
k. biomimicry-a-solution-to-some-of-our-problems
5. the-dilemmas-scientists-face
6. why-we-get-contradictory-reports-in-science
7. be-alert-pseudo-science-and-anti-science-are-on-prowl
8. science-will-answer-your-questions-and-solve-your-problems
9. how-science-debunks-baseless-beliefs
10. climate-science-and-its-relevance
11. the-road-to-a-healthy-life
12. relative-truth-about-gm-crops-and-foods
13. intuition-based-work-is-bad-science
14. how-science-explains-near-death-experiences
15. just-studies-are-different-from-thorough-scientific-research
16. lab-scientists-versus-internet-scientists
17. can-you-challenge-science?
18. the-myth-of-ritual-working
19.science-and-superstitions-how-rational-thinking-can-make-you-work-better
20. comets-are-not-harmful-or-bad-omens-so-enjoy-the-clestial-shows
21. explanation-of-mysterious-lights-during-earthquakes
22. science-can-tell-what-constitutes-the-beauty-of-a-rose
23. what-lessons-can-science-learn-from-tragedies-like-these
24. the-specific-traits-of-a-scientific-mind
25. science-and-the-paranormal
26. are-these-inventions-and-discoveries-really-accidental-and-intuitive like the journalists say?
27. how-the-brain-of-a-polymath-copes-with-all-the-things-it-does
28. how-to-make-scientific-research-in-india-a-success-story
29. getting-rid-of-plastic-the-natural-way
30. why-some-interesting-things-happen-in-nature
31. real-life-stories-that-proves-how-science-helps-you
32. Science and trust series:
a. how-to-trust-science-stories-a-guide-for-common-man
b. trust-in-science-what-makes-people-waver
c. standing-up-for-science-showing-reasons-why-science-should-be-trusted
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Research suggests that cultural evolution has become increasingly influential, sometimes even outstripping the rate and impact of genetic evolution in humans due to culture's rapid, socially learned,…Continue
The very certainty that science progresses with time should be the basis for trust, not the other way round.
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Cluster headache is more than ‘just a headache’ – but this excruciating condition is often misdiagnosed
https://theconversation.com/cluster-headache-is-more-than-just-a-he...
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https://theconversation.com/evolution-why-it-seems-to-have-a-direct...
Evolution: why it seems to have a direction and what to expect next
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https://phys.org/news/2020-06-stellar-snake-cosmic-neighborhood.htm...
Stellar 'snake' found in the cosmic neighborhood
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https://phys.org/news/2020-06-mysterious-interstellar-visitor-dark-...
Mysterious interstellar visitor was probably a 'dark hydrogen iceberg,' not aliens
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https://techxplore.com/news/2020-06-battery-components-recycled-fer...
Battery components recycled into fertilizer
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https://techxplore.com/news/2020-06-robot.html?utm_source=nwletter&...
What will it take for us to trust a robot?
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https://theconversation.com/hydrogen-cars-wont-overtake-electric-ve...
Hydrogen cars won’t overtake electric vehicles because they’re hampered by the laws of science
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How to avoid disinformation and misinformation on Facebook and Twitter
https://techxplore.com/news/2020-06-disinformation-misinformation-f...
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Sport: Why does crowd noise matter?
But why do we care so much about crowd noise, and why do many of us feel we need it?
It’s because it bonds us with members of our tribe, provides us a sense of connection, and acts as a psychological cue for when to pay particular attention to the action, like a goal opportunity. Without it, sport just doesn’t seem as exciting.
https://theconversation.com/why-does-crowd-noise-matter-139662?utm_...
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https://theconversation.com/coronavirus-what-a-second-wave-might-lo...
Coronavirus: what a second wave might look like
https://theconversation.com/coronavirus-and-diabetes-the-different-...
Coronavirus and diabetes: the different risks for people with type 1 and type 2
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Solar geoengineering schemes could have other long-lasting effects on the climate:Reflecting sunlight to cool the planet will cause other global changes
https://phys.org/news/2020-06-sunlight-cool-planet-global.html?utm_...
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https://theconversation.com/the-fascinating-history-of-clinical-tri...
The fascinating history of clinical trials
https://theconversation.com/randomised-control-trials-what-makes-th...
Randomised control trials: what makes them the gold standard in medical research?
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https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/01/science/mass-extinctions-are-acc...
Mass Extinctions Are Accelerating, Scientists Report
Five hundred species are likely to become extinct over the next two decades, according to a new study.
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https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/humans-inoculated-with-g...
Humans Inoculated with Genetically Modified Malaria Parasites
Engineered Plasmodium parasites form the basis of two experimental malaria vaccines that showed safety and encouraging immune responses in clinical trials.
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https://www.sciencealert.com/colliding-neutron-stars-have-just-reve...
There's Now Strong Evidence That an Exotic Type of Matter Exists Inside Neutron Stars
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https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/06/why-coronavirus-hits-men-ha...
Why coronavirus hits men harder: sex hormones offer clues
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New discovery could highlight areas where earthquakes are less likely to occur
https://phys.org/news/2020-06-discovery-highlight-areas-earthquakes...
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jun/03/covid-19-surgisphere-...
Governments & WHO changed Covid-19 policy based on suspect data from tiny company Surgisphere whose employees include a scifi writer & adult content model, provided database behind Lancet and New England Journal of Medicine hydroxychloroquine studies
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https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-06-exploring-nature-anomalous-p...
Exploring the nature of anomalous psychedelic experiences
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https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-06-fruit-reveals-link-gut-death...
Fruit fly study reveals link between the gut and death by sleep deprivation
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https://phys.org/news/2020-06-dna-barcoded-microbial-spores-agricul...
DNA-barcoded microbial spores can trace origin of objects, agricultural products
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Tumors disrupt the immune system throughout the body
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https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-06-hairy-lab-grown-human-skin-c...
Researchers grow hairy skin from human stem cells
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https://phys.org/news/2020-06-black-holes-hologram.html?utm_source=...
Black holes are like a hologram
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https://phys.org/news/2020-06-one-of-a-kind-microscope-enables-brea...
Dramatic breakthrough in the field of quantum science: a quantum microscope that records the flow of light, enabling the direct observation of light trapped inside a photonic crystal.
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Searching for new sources of matter–antimatter symmetry breaking in Higgs boson interaction with top quarks
When a particle is transformed into its antiparticle and its spatial coordinates inverted, the laws of physics are required to stay the same—or so we thought. This symmetry—known as CP symmetry (charge conjugation and parity symmetry) – was considered to be exact until 1964, when a study of the kaon particle system led to the discovery of CP violation.
CP violation is an essential feature of our universe. The imbalance between matter and antimatter, which led to the present-day universe, is a consequence of CP-violating processes that occurred just moments after the Big Bang. However, the size of CP violation, observed so far exclusively in the weak interaction, is insufficient to account for the present matter–antimatter imbalance. New sources of CP violation must therefore exist.
The discovery of the Higgs boson has opened up opportunities for physicists to search for these new sources of CP violation. The ATLAS Collaboration at CERN has performed a direct test of the CP properties of the interaction between the Higgs boson and top quarks. The result is based on an analysis of the full Run-2 dataset from the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), looking at collision events where the Higgs boson is produced in association with one or two top quarks, and decays into two photons. A similar analysis has been recently released by the CMS Collaboration.
https://phys.org/news/2020-06-sources-matterantimatter-symmetry-hig...
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Atmospheric scientists identify cleanest air on Earth in first-of-its-kind study
https://phys.org/news/2020-06-atmospheric-scientists-cleanest-air-e...
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https://www.livescience.com/27853-who-invented-zero.html#:~:text=%2...
Who Invented Zero?
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Reducing inflammation boosts cognitive recovery after stroke, may extend treatment window
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https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-06-sars-cov-infection-cells-nas...
Researchers map SARS-CoV-2 infection in cells of nasal cavity, bronchia, lungs
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https://phys.org/news/2020-06-neutron-stars.html?utm_source=nwlette...
Researchers discover a new type of matter inside neutron stars
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https://phys.org/news/2020-06-terahertz-disrupt-proteins-cells.html...
Terahertz radiation can disrupt proteins in living cells
Terahertz radiation is a portion of the electromagnetic spectrum between microwaves and infrared light, which is often known as the "terahertz gap" because of the current lack of technology to manipulate it efficiently. Because terahertz radiation is stopped by liquids and is non-ionizing—meaning that it does not damage DNA in the way that X-rays do—work is ongoing to put it to use in areas such as airport baggage inspections. It has generally been considered to be safe for use in tissues. However, some recent studies have found that it may have some direct effect on DNA, though it has little ability to actually penetrate into tissues, meaning that this effect would only be on surface skin cells.
"It was quite interesting for us to see that terahertz radiation can have an effect on proteins inside cells without killing them cells themselves. We will be interested in looking for potential applications in cancer and other diseases."
Shota Yamazaki et al. Propagation of THz irradiation energy through aqueous layers: Demolition of actin filaments in living cells, Scientific Reports (2020). DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-65955-5
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Climate change creates camouflage confusion in winter-adapted wildlife
https://www.ehn.org/impact-of-climate-change-on-wildlife-2646126504...
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https://cen.acs.org/biological-chemistry/neuroscience/air-pollution...
How air pollution messes with our minds
Air pollution inflames the brain, sparking reactions that lead to diseases such as dementia and autism
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https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-have-found-a-way-to-infect-...
Scientists Find a Way to Infect Mice With Coronavirus. Here's Why That's So Important
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https://www.sciencealert.com/new-clinical-trial-points-to-how-psilo...
First-of-Its-Kind Study Hints at How Psilocybin Works in The Brain to Dissolve Ego
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https://www.sciencealert.com/as-the-world-gets-hotter-thousands-of-...
Thousands of Species Are Fleeing to Earth's Poles en Masse, And a Pattern's Emerging
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https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-have-reported-the-first-cas...
For The First Time Ever, Scientists Have Created Hexagonal Salt
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https://www.scidev.net/global/food-security/news/famine-risk-for-mi...
Famine risk for millions in second locust wave
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Wallpaper image crashing Android phones
https://techxplore.com/news/2020-06-wallpaper-image-android.html?ut...
The warning posted by Ice Universe ironically prompted some in the Android community to go out of their way to install the image to see what happens, and wound up suffering crashes. One flabbergasted Twitter user commented to Ice Universe, "You asked people to not set this as their wallpaper with a warning, and all of a sudden everybody is trying it. What a stupid world [we] are living in."
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/oldest-land-animal-1.5592917?utm...
Scientists find oldest fossil of a land animal
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https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-01574-4?utm_source=Natur...
Scientists probe risk from infected animals: What’s the risk that animals will spread the coronavirus?
Researchers say there’s an urgent need to find out whether animals can catch the virus and pass it to people.--
Scientists say, 'no jokes please' or 'positive pseudo-science': This is not the time to suggest, even jokingly, that this is an opportunity to churn out our best work 'like Newton did during the plague'.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-01591-3?utm_source=Natur...
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https://www.the-scientist.com/infographics/Infographic-dna-isnt-alw...
DNA Isn’t Always Right-Handed
When the nucleic acid spirals to the left, it takes on a zig-zag shape known as Z-DNA that appears to regulate RNA editing.
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Class of stellar explosions found to be galactic producers of lithium
Classical novae
The formation of the universe, commonly referred to as the "Big Bang," primarily formed the elements hydrogen, helium and a little lithium. All the other chemical elements, including the majority of lithium, are formed in stars.
Classical novae are a class of stars consisting of a white dwarf (a stellar remnant with the mass of the sun but the size of Earth) and a larger star in close orbit around the white dwarf.
Gas falls from the larger star onto the white dwarf, and when enough gas has accumulated on the white dwarf, an explosion, or nova, occurs. There are about 50 explosions per year in our galaxy and the brightest ones in the night sky are observed by astronomers worldwide.
https://phys.org/news/2020-06-class-stellar-explosions-galactic-lit...
Carbon–Oxygen Classical Novae Are Galactic 7Li Producers as well as Potential Supernova Ia Progenitors, Astrophysical Journal (2020). iopscience.iop.org/article/10. … 847/1538-4357/ab8d23
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'Black nitrogen': Researchers discover new high-pressure material and solve a puzzle of the periodic table
https://phys.org/news/2020-06-black-nitrogen-high-pressure-material...
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https://phys.org/news/2020-06-human-factor-limits-climate.html?utm_...
The human factor limits hope of climate fixes
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https://phys.org/news/2020-06-scientists-reveal-energy-exchange-tro...
Scientists reveal energy exchange between troposphere and ionosphere in Congo Basin
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https://phys.org/news/2020-06-today-atmospheric-carbon-dioxide-grea...
Study shows today's atmospheric carbon dioxide levels greater than 23 million-year record
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https://phys.org/news/2020-06-hot-stars-plagued-giant-magnetic.html...
Hot stars are plagued by giant magnetic spots
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https://phys.org/news/2020-06-milky-hot-halo-astronomers.html?utm_s...
The Milky Way has one very hot halo, astronomers find
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https://phys.org/news/2020-06-patterns-spiral-galaxies-universe.htm...
Study finds that patterns formed by spiral galaxies show that the universe may have a defined structure
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