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Facilitated return of thousands of stranded people, says Bengal govt

The West Bengal government on Saturday said it had brought back around 6,000 residents stranded outside the state and ensured safe return of people of other states stuck here due to the lockdown, virtually refuting the claims of non-cooperation made by Union Home Minister Amit Shah.




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Rodney Harrison: Jarrett Stidham must prove himself to earn trust

Jarrett Stidham seems likely to get a chance to prove himself as the New England Patriots' next franchise quarterback. But Patriots Hall of Famer Rodney Harrison isn't ready to trust the second-year passer just yet.




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Former NFL player Myron Rolle now a doctor treating coronavirus patients

The NFL released its schedule for the upcoming season last night despite concerns over the coronavirus pandemic. Myron Rolle, a former NFL player who is now a neurosurgery resident at Massachusetts General hospital, joined CBSN to discuss whether there is a safe way to play sports during this time. 




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Chargers will try to prepare rookie Justin Herbert without live practice

With restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Chargers are tasked with preparing prized rookie quarterback Justin Herbert virtually.




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Chargers top pick Herbert focusing on playbook at minicamp

Justin Herbert should have been walking onto a Los Angeles Chargers practice field Friday for the first time. Herbert, who was selected with the sixth overall pick in last month's draft, is back in Southern California as the Chargers begin their virtual rookie minicamp this weekend. The former University of Oregon standout has resumed on-field workouts in Huntington Beach with John Beck, a former NFL quarterback and personal coach with whom he worked out before the draft.




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NFL Network's Mike Robinson, Steve Wyche discuss Los Angeles Rams' top questions for 2020

NFL Network's Mike Robinson and Steve Wyche discuss Los Angeles Rams' top questions for 2020.




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Thoughts of opening SoFi Stadium minus fans brings an empty feeling

When the Rams debut in SoFi Stadium, will the 70,240-seat stadium be filled with fans, empty or somewhere in between? Ticket holders are anxious to know.




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Vanadium nitride for aqueous supercapacitors: a topic review

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020, 8,8218-8233
DOI: 10.1039/D0TA01490G, Review Article
Ying Liu, Qianghong Wu, Lingyang Liu, Pantrangi Manasa, Long Kang, Fen Ran
Supercapacitors have emerged as the most attractive complementary devices between batteries and conventional capacitors, while a high performance electrode material is key to their energy storage advancement.
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Robust FeOOH/BiVO4/Cu(In, Ga)Se2 tandem structure for solar-powered biocatalytic CO2 reduction

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020, 8,8496-8502
DOI: 10.1039/D0TA02069A, Paper
Jinhyun Kim, Yang Woo Lee, Eun-Gyu Choi, Passarut Boonmongkolras, Byoung Wook Jeon, Hojin Lee, Seung Tae Kim, Su Keun Kuk, Yong Hwan Kim, Byungha Shin, Chan Beum Park
A robust, scalable FeOOH/BiVO4/Cu(In,Ga)Se2 tandem structure achieves unbiased, long-term photobiocatalytic conversion of CO2 to formate.
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An advanced three-dimensionally ordered macroporous NiCo2O4 spinel as a bifunctional electrocatalyst for rechargeable Zn–air batteries

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020, 8,8554-8565
DOI: 10.1039/D0TA00874E, Paper
José Béjar, Lorena Álvarez-Contreras, Janet Ledesma-García, Noé Arjona, Luis Gerardo Arriaga
A rechargeable ZAB was assembled using a NiCo2O4 3DOM spinel displaying an open circuit potential of 1.44 V, a power density of 101 mW cm−2, and a high durability during charge/discharge cycling (being operated for 21 h).
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A series of highly stable porphyrinic metal–organic frameworks based on iron–oxo chain clusters: design, synthesis and biomimetic catalysis

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020, 8,8376-8382
DOI: 10.1039/D0TA02033H, Paper
Gang Liu, Hao Cui, Sujuan Wang, Li Zhang, Cheng-Yong Su
A facile synthesis of a series of Fe–oxo chain-based porphyrinic MOFs (namely M-PMOF-3(Fe), M = Fe, Co, Ni, Cu) has been reported.
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Identifying Raman modes of Sb2Se3 and their symmetries using angle-resolved polarised Raman spectra

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020, 8,8337-8344
DOI: 10.1039/D0TA01783C, Paper
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Nicole Fleck, Theodore D. C. Hobson, Christopher N. Savory, John Buckeridge, Tim D. Veal, Maria R. Correia, David O. Scanlon, Ken Durose, Frank Jäckel
Vibrational symmetry assignments using Raman spectroscopy and density functional theory on oriented crystals also enabling orientation optimisation of thin films.
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Understanding the mechanism of byproduct formation with in operando synchrotron techniques and its effects on the electrochemical performance of VO2(B) nanoflakes in aqueous rechargeable zinc batteries

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0TA00858C, Paper
Qiang Pang, Hainan Zhao, Ruqian Lian, Qiang Fu, Yingjin Wei, Angelina Sarapulova, Junqi Sun, Chunzhong Wang, Gang Chen, Helmut Ehrenberg
The byproduct protects the vanadium-based positive electrode of ARZBs and facilitates Zn2+ insertion into the electrode.
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UV-cured eutectic gel polymer electrolytes for safe and robust Li-ion batteries

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020, 8,8485-8495
DOI: 10.1039/D0TA01901A, Paper
Matthew W. Logan, Spencer Langevin, Bing Tan, Adam W. Freeman, Christopher Hoffman, Douglas B. Trigg, Konstantinos Gerasopoulos
We report UV-cured eutectic gel polymer electrolytes that improve cell performance, non-flammability, and water tolerance compared to the liquid solvent.
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The highly efficient collection of underwater oil droplets on an anisotropic porous cone surface via an electric field

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020, 8,8605-8611
DOI: 10.1039/D0TA02055A, Paper
Yufeng Yan, Qiuya Zhang, Yan Li, Zhenyan Guo, Dongliang Tian, Xiaofang Zhang, Lei Jiang
The highly efficient collection of underwater oil droplets on an anisotropic porous cone surface via an electric field was demonstrated.
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Achieving a 2.7 V aqueous hybrid supercapacitor by the pH-regulation of electrolyte

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020, 8,8648-8660
DOI: 10.1039/D0TA02926B, Paper
Lijun Su, Qingnuan Zhang, Yue Wang, Jianing Meng, Yongtai Xu, Lingyang Liu, Xingbin Yan
We present an effective electrolyte pH-regulation strategy for cation-intercalated manganese oxides to extend the voltage window of aqueous supercapacitors.
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Simultaneously improving the photovoltaic parameters of organic solar cells via isomerization of benzo[b]benzo[4,5]thieno[2,3-d]thiophene-based octacyclic non-fullerene acceptors

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0TA00451K, Paper
Zhijie Zhou, Jiamin Duan, Linglong Ye, Guo Wang, Bin Zhao, Songting Tan, Ping Shen, Hwa Sook Ryu, Han Young Woo, Yanming Sun
Three isomeric FREAs were synthesized and applied in organic solar cells. The OSC devices based on Z1-bb exhibited a PCE of 12.66%. The isomerization of a fused-ring core could be achieve high-performance OSCs with high Jsc, Voc, and FF.
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An asymmetrical A–DAD–A-type acceptor simultaneously enhances voltage and current for efficient organic solar cells

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0TA03128C, Paper
Hanjian Lai, Hui Chen, Yulin Zhu, Lin Chen, Hsin-Hsiang Huang, Feng He
This work provides a strategy of symmetry breaking in an A–DAD–A-type acceptor with a PCE of 15.43%, which is the highest value reported to date for asymmetrical fused-ring acceptors.
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Co-gel strategy for preparing hierarchically porous silica/polyimide nanocomposite aerogel with thermal insulation and flame retardancy

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C9TA13011J, Paper
Xinhai Zhang, Xingxing Ni, Chenxi Li, Bo You, Gang Sun
Co-gel strategy for preparing hierarchically porous silica/polyimide aerogel with low density, high specific modulus, hydrophobicity, flame retardancy, and thermal insulation.
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Water-responsive materials for sustainable energy applications

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0TA02896G, Review Article
Yaewon Park, Xi Chen
Water-responsive (WR) materials that mechanically change volume in response to changes in relative humidity (RH) can generate significantly higher energy actuation over natural muscles and conventional actuators. Recent proof-of-concept demonstrations...
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Synchronous surface and bulk composition management for red-shifted light absorption and suppressed interfacial recombination in perovskite solar cells

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0TA02449J, Paper
Jun-Xing Zhong, Jin-Feng Liao, Yong Jiang, Lianzhou Wang, Dai-Bin Kuang, Wu-Qiang Wu
Perovskite solar cells with a reverse vertical gradient distribution of α/δ-FAPbI3 achieved a record efficiency of up to 21.9% owing to synergistic advantages of expanded photon harvesting and robust surface defect passivation.
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Highly efficient and durable aqueous electrocatalytic reduction of CO2 to HCOOH with a novel bismuth–MOF: experimental and DFT studies

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0TA00384K, Paper
Xurui Zhang, Yanxing Zhang, Qingqing Li, Xiaodong Zhou, Qingyu Li, Jin Yi, Yuyu Liu, Jiujun Zhang
Electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide (ERCO2) to low-carbon fuel and useful chemicals, which can simultaneously store renewable energy and recover CO2 in a green manner, has proven to be a viable energy storage and conversion strategy.
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Graphene oxide laminates intercalated with 2D covalent-organic frameworks as a robust nanofiltration membrane

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0TA01727B, Paper
Xiao Sui, Ziwen Yuan, Chang Liu, Li Wei, Meiying Xu, Fei Liu, Alejandro Montoya, Kunli Goh, Yuan Chen
Porous yet rigid 2D covalent–organic framework nanosheets can not only increase the interlayer spacing between graphene oxide nanosheets and provide direct transfer channels but also enhance the self-supporting capacity of graphene oxide laminates.
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Rational design of high nitrogen-doped and core–shell/mesoporous carbon nanospheres with high rate capability and cycling longevity for pseudocapacitive sodium storage

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0TA03229H, Paper
Jiayi Mao, Dechao Niu, Nan Jiang, Guangyu Jiang, Meiwan Chen, Yongsheng Li, Jianlin Shi
A facile soft-template strategy is developed to construct high-nitrogen-doped and core–shell/mesoporous carbon nanospheres for high-rate and long-term stable sodium-ion batteries.
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Smart Porous Wood Supported Flower-like NiS/Ni Conjuction with Vitrimer Co-effect as Multifunctional Material with Reshaping, Shape-memory and Self-healing for High-Performance Supercapacitors, Catalysts and Sensors

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0TA03664A, Paper
Chuanyin Xiong, Bingbing Li, Heguang Liu, Wei Zhao, Chao Duan, Haiwei Wu, Yong Ni
Wood-based materials are attracting more and more attention for applications in energy storage, due to their environment friendly and numerous channels structure. However, the poor conductivity and flexibility of wood...
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A novel integrated Cr(VI) adsorption–photoreduction system using MOF@polymer composite beads

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0TA01046D, Paper
Bardiya Valizadeh, Tu N. Nguyen, Stavroula Kampouri, Daniel T. Sun, Mounir D. Mensi, Kyriakos Stylianou, Berend Smit, Wendy L. Queen
Herein, a novel integrated adsorption–photoreduction system, which captures highly mobile and toxic hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)) from real-world water samples and reduces it to less mobile and benign Cr(III) species, was designed.
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The fabrication of IMo6@iPAF-1 as an enzyme mimic in heterogeneous catalysis for oxidative desulfurization under O2 or air

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C9TA14066B, Paper
Yue Li, Jian Song, Mengting Jiang, Mbage Bawa, Xiaohong Wang, Yuyang Tian, Guangshan Zhu
Na5[IMo6O24]·3H2O and a porous aromatic framework (iPAF-1) were used to build an off-the-shelf building material (IMo6@iPAF-1) to realize the highly efficient oxidation of organic sulfurs like oxygenase.
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Strain induced rich planar defects in heterogeneous WS2/WO2 enable efficient nitrogen fixation at low overpotential

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C9TA13812A, Paper
Ying Ling, Farhad M. D. Kazim, Shuangxiu Ma, Quan Zhang, Konggang Qu, Yangang Wang, Shenglin Xiao, Weiwei Cai, Zehui Yang
Incorporation of WO2 to WS2 nanosheets can efficiently suppress the competitive hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) due to the reduction of edge defects and create new planar defects at heterointerfaces for nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR).
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In Situ Confinement of Pt within Three-Dimensional MoO2@Porous Carbon for Efficient Hydrogen Evolution

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0TA02507K, Paper
Yimin Jiang, Miao Yang, Meijiao Qu, Yi Wang, Zhouchunyu Yang, Qingliang Feng, Xia Deng, Wei Shen, Ming Li, Rongxing He
Promoting the industrialization and widespread application of Pt-based catalysts is essential to electrochemical water-splitting systems. However, the development of cost-effective Pt-based catalysts still remains a high challenge. Here we report...
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Rational Design of Well-Dispersed Ultrafine CoS2 Nanocrystals in Micro-Mesoporous Carbon Spheres with Synergistic Effect for High-Performance Lithium-Sulfur Batteries

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0TA02692A, Paper
Zhanshuang Jin, Ming Zhao, Tianning Lin, Bingqiu Liu, Qi Zhang, Lingyu Zhang, Lihua Chen, Lu Li, Zhong-Min Su, Chungang Wang
The physical confinement and chemical catalysis of lithium polysulfides (LiPSs) are effective ways to improve the performance of lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries. How to effectively combine physical confinement and chemical catalysis...
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VS4 with chain crystal structure used as an intercalation cathode for an aqueous Zn-ion battery

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0TA02645J, Communication
Qiancheng Zhu, Qin Xiao, Bowen Zhang, Zhengcong Yan, Xi Liu, Shuo Chen, Zhifeng Ren, Ying Yu
Non-aqueous lithium-ion batteries are currently widely used throughout society, but aqueous batteries could be more feasible for grid-scale applications or even electric cars when factors like cost and safety are...
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Hydrophilic ultrafiltration membranes with surface-bound eosin Y for an integrated synthesis-separation system of aqueous RAFT photopolymerization

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0TA03112G, Paper
Yujie Zhao, Senlin Shao, Jiangbin Xia, Ya Huang, Yu Chi Zhang, Xue Li, Tao Cai
The photocatalyst-based ultrafiltration membrane fitted integrated synthesis–separation system holds the promises to bridge the gap between the precision of PET-RAFT polymerization and the efficiency of membrane separation process.
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Exceeding the Volcano Relationship in Oxygen Reduction/Evolution Reactions using Single-atom-based Catalysts with Dual-active-sites

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0TA01399D, Communication
Xiyu Li, Sai Duan, Edward Sharman, Yuan Zhao, Li Yang, Zhiwen Zhuo, Peng Cui, Jun Jiang, Yi Luo
Finding cost-effective catalysts to drive oxygen reduction/evolution reactions (ORR/OER) is a highly attractive goal. Most catalysts follow a volcano relationship of performance, making it difficult to search thoroughly enough among...
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Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus review: Wholesome package justifies premium pricing

Several major upgrades to predecessor Galaxy S10 Plus but the same price tag of Rs 73,999 make the Galaxy 20 Plus a worthy premium smartphone




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WordPress Breadcrumbs: How to Use This Function?

Unfortunely, WordPress doesn’t have a default function to display a breadcrumb. We’ll see how to create this navigation technique, and display it on our posts, pages and categories archives. Breadcrumb…What’s that?!? Wikipedia says: Breadcrumbs or breadcrumb trail are a navigation technique used in user interfaces. Its purpose is to give users a way to keep …

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Useful SQL Queries To Clean Up Your WordPress Database

After years of usage, your WordPress database can contain weird characters, be filled with data you don’t need anymore, and so on. In this article, you will learn about SQL queries to clean up your WordPress database. Two things to note: First, any of these queries should be preceded by a backup of your whole …

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Janaushadhi Kendras accepting orders on WhatsApp, e-mail to facilitate access to medicines: Government

"It is heartening to note that many PMBJKs are using modern communication tools including social media platforms like Whatsapp to provide better services in effecting faster delivery of essential medicines to the needy," Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers DV Sadananda Gowda said.




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CSIR submits 53 genome sequences of coronavirus to global body; to share 450 more by May 15

CSIR's Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB), Delhi, Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad and Institute of Microbial Technology, Chandigarh are currently sequencing the genomes of the novel coronavirus, he said. Other CSIR institutes are also expected to join the process.




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Gilead under gun to mass-produce virus drug or risk exclusivity

All of that could add up to market wins if remdesivir lives up to expectations and Gilead can ramp up to sufficiently respond to Covid-driven demand. But if it can’t, Gilead could be “very vulnerable” to the federal government using its powers to compel the licensure of remdesivir patents, Roth said.




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Dr Reddy's gets USFDA inspection closure report for Srikakulam plant

The US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) had issued a warning letter to the facility in November, 2015, after inspecting it in 2014.




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Zydus Cadila launches generic prostate cancer drug at nearly 70% less price in India

"Our aim is to make a preferred choice of therapy like Obynx available and more accessible to people suffering from cancer. Bridging these unmet gaps comes from our patient-first approach," Zydus Cadila MD Sharvil Patel told .




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Chinese drugmaker in talks to test virus vaccine globally

With China having largely curbed its growth of new infections, its drugmakers will need to seek international cooperation to test their vaccine candidates in other countries — a task that may be complicated by tensions between China and some nations, especially the US, over how and where the virus originated.




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Macbeth / Giuseppe Verdi

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Musical prophet / Eric Dolphy

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Prog: Plus ça change.

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Betty and the sensory world: experimental electronic music / Doug Bielmeier

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Syrian dreams / Maya Youssef

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The early immersive music of Joan La Barbara.

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Ergo: new music for piano & Chinese folk instruments / Zhen Chen

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Color theory: music for saxophones, percussion and Harry Partch instruments / Prism Quartet, Sō Percussion, Partch

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