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Karan Johar responds to 'Kal Ho Naa Ho' re-release in theatres

"Kal Ho Naa Ho", the iconic film starring Shah Rukh Khan and Preity Zinta, is gearing up for a grand re-release in theatres this month.





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EIA expects oil prices to increase despite concerns over economic growth and petroleum demand

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects that Brent crude oil prices will return to above $80 per barrel this month, after dipping to $73 per barrel on September 6. In its September Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), EIA forecasts that the Brent crude oil spot price will average $82 per barrel in the fourth quarter of the year.




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Yahoo spins out Vespa, its search tech, into an independent company

Yahoo, otherwise known as the company that pays my salary (full disclosure: Yahoo owns TC), today announced that it’s spinning off Vespa, the big data serving engine, into an independent venture. Jon Bratseth, previously a VP architect in the big data and AI group at Yahoo and one of the main contributors to Vespa, has […]

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Australian CEOs getting on with business, despite threats to growth - 20 Jan

CEOs are more optimistic about growth than international counterparts, despite concerns about over-regulation and the Government's response to Australia's fiscal deficit, according to a PwC report launched today.




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A Positive and Ambitious Govt Response to Financial System Inquiry - 20 Oct

PwC partner and financial services leader Julie Coates said the Federal Government's response to the Financial System Inquiry Report was encouraging.




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A no-frills, responsible budget - 3 May

Modest personal tax cuts, tighter superannuation concessions, and a pathway to lower corporate tax rates make this a responsible if not spectacular budget.




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Tara Chand vs Respondent(S) on 8 November, 2024

08.11.2024

1. The petitioner is aggrieved of order dated 09.11.2023 passed by the court of learned Sub Judge (Special Mobile Magistrate), Kathua (hereinafter to be referred the trial court), whereby the application submitted by the petitioner under Order 8 Rule 9 CPC for filing replica to the written statement filed by the respondents has been rejected in part to the extent of replying the factual assertions made in the written statement that the respondents have been recorded in possession of the suit property in the revenue records i.e. Jamabandi 1999-2000, Khasra Kirdawri, 1998 and Kharief, 2022.

2. Mr. Gupta submits that the petitioner has not been permitted to rebut the averments made by the respondents by the learned trial court with regard to the revenue entries mentioned in preliminary objections.




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Sanjeev Gupta vs Respondent(S) on 11 November, 2024

PER OSWAL-J

1. This intra-court appeal is directed against the judgment dated 30.12.2023 passed by the learned writ court, whereby the writ petition bearing WP(C) No. 3311/2023, filed by the appellant has been dismissed on the ground that the appellant has no locus to assail the order of demolition dated 07.01.2011 issued by the respondent No. 2.

2. Mr. Rahul Pant, learned Senior counsel appearing for the appellant has vehemently argued that the appellant is in possession of the property pursuant to the Agreement to Sell as well as the will executed by the original allottee and being the occupier of the building in question, has locus to assail the order dated 07.01.2011 issued by respondent No. 2 under Section 7(3) of J&K Control of Building Operations Act (For short 'the Act'). He has relied upon the judgments of the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India in "Union of India &Anr. Vs. K.C. Sharma and Company & others" (2020) 15 SCC 209 and "Maneklal Mansukhbhai vs. Hormusiji Jamshedji Ginwala"1950 SCC 83.




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Naveed Farooq Khan & Ors vs Respondent(S) on 8 November, 2024

08.11.2024

1. This writ petition came out for its maiden hearing on 28th October, 2024, when this Court came across with a recital made in the writ petition that all the petitioners have already ventured with writ petitions before this Court and there are interim directions operating in those pending writ petitions in violation whereof order impugned in the present writ petition came to be passed.

2. Accordingly, this Court came to direct the learned counsel for the petitioners to place on record copies of the writ petitions related to the writ petitioners herein which are said to be pending before this Court.

3. In order to get out of the rigor of the order dated 28th October, 2024, the petitioners are stated to have even ventured in letters patent appeal which came to be dismissed as withdrawn and this is how today the learned counsel for the petitioners is back to square one with the direction still operating for the petitioners to produce all the writ petitions related to them and pending before this Court.




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Shafat Huseen & Ors vs Respondent(S) on 8 November, 2024

08.11.2024

1. In terms of an order dated 31.10.2024, this Court came to direct the personal appearance of Ms. Sheetal Nanda, Commissioner/Secretary to Government Social Welfare Department, Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir for today's hearing both in the writ petition as well as in the contempt petition for the purpose of eliciting from the Commissioner/Secretary, Social Welfare Department some informative inputs as to wherefrom the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Scheme, pursuant to which in terms of the Government Order No. 50/SW of 2014 the contractual appointments of the petitioners came to take place is reckoned to be closed as from the reading of the entire reply from the respondents, and, this Court has not come across with any order/decision, express or implied, that the posts created in terms of Government Order No. 50/SW of 2014 for the purpose of running the establishment are to be wound up in terms of a later government order/decision.




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Mohammad Shafi Dar And Anr vs Respondent(S) on 8 November, 2024

08.11.2024

1. The short grievance of the petitioners is sourced to an order No. 141 of 2007 dated 28.11.2007 in terms whereof they along with three other persons namely Imtiyaz Ahmad Beigh, Bashir Ahmad Bhat and Rachi Pal came to be promoted on regular basis to the posts of Electrician in the pay scale of Rs. 3050-4820 in the Jammu and Kashmir Projects Construction Corporation Limited.

2. In far as the original date of appointment of the petitioners in the service is concerned, the petitioner No. 1 Mohammad Shafi Dar is appointee of 1st April, 1994, the petitioner No. 2 Abdul Gani Rather of 1st April1994 in Jammu and Kashmir Projects Construction Corporation Limited, whereas the respondent No. 5 Imtiyaz Ahmad Beigh is an appointee of 1st July, 1996.




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World Bank Signs $750 Mn MSME Emergency Response Programme With India

On Monday, the World Bank signed a $750 million (about Rs 5,600 crore) agreement with the Indian government for an MSME Emergency Response Programme to support the increased flow of finance into the hands of small businesses severely impacted by the




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IPOs In India Raised 61% Higher Funds In 2020 Than 2019 Despite Lesser Offerings

An EY report released on Sunday showed that proceeds from initial public offerings (IPOs) in the country surged 61% last year to over $4.09 billion. The 'EY India IPO Trends Report: Q4 2020' showed that the increase in IPO proceeds came




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Dr Disrespect's Twitch Ban Tied to Messages with Minor, Claim Ex-Employees

In a surprising move back in 2020, Twitch banned Herschel "Guy" Beahm, widely known as Dr Disrespect, without offering any explanation. This decision shook the streaming community, leaving fans and industry insiders puzzled about the reasons behind such a drastic step.




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Success Story: How Ashish Jain Made A Mark In Real Estate Sector Despite Starting From Scratch

In 2020, Ashish Jain's company, Kundan Spaces, secured the coveted Best Architectural Award for their outstanding project, Emirus. 




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Eating Less vs. Fasting : Why Intermittent Fasting May Reduce Weight But Shorten Lifespan

Many of us are conscious of our looks and fitness, often turning to intense exercise routines and various diets to stay in shape. One effective diet that people are following lately is intermittent fasting. However, a recent study reveals that while




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DNA TV Show: How did Donald Trump win US elections despite his several controversies?

This is the first time in the history of the US since 1892 that someone has won the election again after a gap of four years.




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Collaborative global response a must to combat climate change effectively: Dr Sanju Purohit

Till a few years ago, people did not pay much heed to the issue of Climate Change, but some recent occurrences like the Polar Bear shooting in Iceland and flooding in Sahara Desert have raised an urgent alarm. To gather more information about the same, we spoke with Dr Sanju Purohit, a scholar and expert in Geology, Natural Resources and Climate Change. She spoke in detail about the recent incidences as well as issues such as the impact of migration & urbanization in the Indian context. Here are the excerpts from the interview:




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Polyethylene microplastics affect behavioural, oxidative stress, and molecular responses in the Drosophila model

Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EM00537F, Paper
Open Access
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
Himanshu Ranjan, Swetha Senthil Kumar, Sharine Priscilla, Subhashini Swaminathan, Masakazu Umezawa, Sahabudeen Sheik Mohideen
The study highlights the negative effects of PE MPs on motor functions, oxidative stress, and cellular stress responses in Drosophila, emphasizing the broader ecological risks associated with microplastic pollution.
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Two Shakespearean Actors [Electronic book] / Richard Nelson.

London : Faber & Faber (Plays), 1999.




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Reading Shakespeare's mind [Electronic book] / Steve Sohmer.

Manchester : Manchester University Press, [2019]




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On the Threshold : Hospitality in Shakespeare's Drama [Electronic book] / Sophie Battell.

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2023]




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Medical microbiology and infection at a glance [Electronic book] / Stephen H. Gillespie, Kathleen Bamford.

Hoboken, NJ : Wiley-Blackwell, 2022.




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The Israeli response to Jewish extremism and violence [Electronic book] / Ami Pedahzur.

Manchester : Manchester University Press, [2018]




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In search of social democracy : Responses to crisis and modernisation [Electronic book] / ed. by John Callaghan, Martin McIvor, Ben Jackson, Nina Fishman.

Manchester : Manchester University Press, [2017]




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Human rights and humanitarian norms, strategic framing, and intervention : lessons for the responsibility to protect [Electronic book] / Melissa Labonte.

Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2013.




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Handbook of the Economics of Corporate Finance. Volume 1, Private Equity and Entrepreneurial Finance [Electronic book] / edited by B. Espen Eckbo, Gordon M. Phillips, Morten Sorensen.

San Diego : Elsevier Science & Technology, 2023.




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The European Union's policy towards Mercosur : Responsive not strategic [Electronic book] / Arantza Gomez Arana.

Manchester : Manchester University Press, [2017]




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The EU and crisis response [Electronic book] / ed. by Roger Mac Ginty, Oliver P. Richmond, Sandra Pogodda.

Manchester : Manchester University Press, [2021]




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Destiny [Electronic book] / Florence Espeut-Nickless.

London : Methuen Drama, 2022.




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Alfred Fagon Selected Plays : Shakespeare Country [Electronic book] / Alfred Fagon.

London : Methuen Drama, 2022.




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Water-stable zero-dimensional hybrid zinc halide modulated by π–π interactions: efficient blue light emission and third-order nonlinear optical response

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI02194K, Research Article
Jia-Wei Li, Wenke Dong, Yanjie Liu, Yuhan Li, Lu-Yuan Qiao, Guang-Lu Liu, Hui Zhang, Chunjie Wang, Hui-Li Zheng, Jian-Qiang Zhao
Waterproof 0D hybrid Zn halide with highly efficient blue emission and third-order nonlinear optical response was constructed by the microregulating of π–π interactions, offering new insights for designing stable multifunctional halide materials.
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Fe3O4-decorated MXene for the effective removal of 133Ba and 137Cs: synthesis, characterization, and optimization via response surface methodology (RSM)

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,7860-7871
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI00404C, Research Article
Shalu Atri, Vipul Vilas Kusumkar, Süleyman İnan, Maros Gregor, Tomas Roch, Maria Caplovicova, Michal Galambos, Eva Viglasova, Gustav Plesch, Martin Motola, Olivier Monfort
The potential activity of Fe3O4 decorated MXenes in the removal of highly toxic 133Ba and 137Cs using a radioactive indicator method.
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Governing efficiency and thermoresponsivity of luminescence in dirhenium(V) molecules by a highly tunable emission mechanism

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,8047-8069
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI01943A, Research Article
Michal Liberka, Mikolaj Zychowicz, Laurine Vasseur, James Hooper, Szymon Chorazy
Modification of an organic linker bonding two cyanido-nitrido Re(V) complexes enables the tuning of the emission mechanism that non-trivially modulates the photoluminescence and its applicability for temperature sensing.
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Development of a self-contained microfluidic chip and an internet-of-things-based point-of-care device for automated identification of respiratory viruses

Lab Chip, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3LC00933E, Paper
Open Access
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
Huynh Quoc Nguyen, Van Dan Nguyen, Vu Minh Phan, Tae Seok Seo
The COVID-19 pandemic greatly impacted the in vitro diagnostic market, leading to the development of new technologies such as point-of-care testing (POCT), multiplex testing, and digital health platforms.
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Microfluidic Particle Counter Visualizing Mucosal Antibody Levels against SARS-CoV-2 in the Upper Respiratory Tract for Rapid Evaluation of Immune Protection

Lab Chip, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4LC00118D, Paper
Open Access
Jiaheng Li, Lok Ting CHU, Hogi Hartanto, Guihuan Guo, Lu LIU, Jianpeng WU, Minghui Wu, Chenyu Cui, Gaobo Wang, Wengang LIU, Hoi Kwan Kwong, Siying WU, Ting-Hsuan Chen
Mucosal antibodies at the upper respiratory tract are the earliest and most critical responders to prevent respiratory infections, providing an indication to rapidly evaluate immune protection. Here, we report a...
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Vascularized tissue on mesh-assisted platform (VT-MAP): a novel approach for diverse organoid size culture and tailored cancer drug response analysis

Lab Chip, 2024, 24,2208-2223
DOI: 10.1039/D3LC01055D, Paper
Open Access
Jungseub Lee, Sangmin Jung, Hye Kyoung Hong, Hyeonsu Jo, Stephen Rhee, Ye-Lin Jeong, Jihoon Ko, Yong Beom Cho, Noo Li Jeon
VT-MAP, a novel in vitro platform, offers better physiological reflection through the vascularized organoid. This advancement supports drug assessment with deeper insights into cancer biology through correlation between morphology and drug effects.
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A microfluidic microalgae detection system for cellular physiological response based on object detection algorithm

Lab Chip, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D3LC00941F, Paper
Shizheng Zhou, Tianhui Chen, Edgar S. Fu, Liuyong Shi, Teng Zhou, Hong YAN
The composition of species and the physiological status of microalgal cells serve as significant indicators for monitoring marine environments. Symbiotic with corals, Symbiodiniacea are more sensitive to the environmental response....
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Thermoresponsive oil-continuous gels based on double-interpenetrating colloidal-particle networks

Soft Matter, 2024, 20,3033-3043
DOI: 10.1039/D3SM01582C, Paper
Braulio A. Macias-Rodriguez, Roland Gouzy, Corentin Coulais, Krassimir P. Velikov
Gels of multicomponent building blocks offer promising opportunities for the development of novel soft materials with unique and useful structures and properties.
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Surfactant-induced alterations in optoelectronic properties of perylene diimide dyes: modulating sensing responses in the aqueous environment

Soft Matter, 2024, 20,3044-3052
DOI: 10.1039/D3SM01694C, Paper
Animesh Pal, Nilanjan Dey
The compartmentalization effect of microheterogeneous systems, like surfactant aggregates, showcases altered optoelectronic properties of a perylene diimide-based chromogenic dye (PDI-Ala) compared to bulk water.
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Cosolvent incorporation modulates the thermal and structural response of PNIPAM/silyl methacrylate copolymers

Soft Matter, 2024, 20,3322-3336
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00246F, Paper
Jason D. Linn, Fabian A. Rodriguez, Michelle A. Calabrese
The nanoscale structure formation and optical response of aqueous thermoresponsive polymers with reactive silane groups can be widely tuned via polymer architecture and organic cosolvent incorporation.
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Construction of glutathione-responsive paclitaxel prodrug nanoparticles for image-guided targeted delivery and breast cancer therapy

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,12796-12806
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA00610K, Paper
Open Access
Weiwei Ma, Qiufeng Zhao, Shilong Zhu, Xinyue Wang, Chuangchuang Zhang, Daming Ma, Na Li, Yanyan Yin
HA-coated redox sensitive visualized nano-prodrug HA/TPE-CS-SS-PTX were exploited in order to highly efficient treatment of cancer and real-time monitoring of drug localization.
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Tuning in optoelectronic properties of In/Te bilayer heterostructure upon annealing at different temperatures: surface wettability and photo response study for photonic and solar cell applications

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,12897-12910
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA00807C, Paper
Open Access
P. Priyadarshini, Prabhukrupa C. Kumar, Ramakanta Naik
The In/Te bilayer thin film synthesized by thermal evaporation method with 350 nm thickness annealed at different temperatures and their opto-electronic properties change. The films showed a hydrophobic nature, with enhancement of photo current from nA to ∼mA.
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Pedagogy despite the pandemic

How children without access to online education in Jharkhand and Bihar villages get their lessons




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Versatile poly(N-vinylcaprolactam)-grafted-hydroxypropyl cellulose polymers with tailored thermo- and pH-responsive properties via sustainable organocatalyzed atom transfer radical polymerization

Polym. Chem., 2024, 15,4244-4254
DOI: 10.1039/D4PY00931B, Paper
Muhammad Asif Iqbal, Asif Mahmood, Waheed Al-Masry, Chan Ho Park, Sadaf Ul Hassan, Toheed Akhter
This study explores the synthesis of dual pH- and thermo-responsive poly(N-vinylcaprolactam)-grafted-hydroxypropyl cellulose (PNVCL-g-HPC) polymers via visible-light-driven, metal-free organocatalyzed atom transfer radical polymerization (O-ATRP).
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Sequence-defined structural transitions by calcium-responsive proteins

Polym. Chem., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4PY00907J, Paper
Marina Chang, Winnie Huang, Gatha Shambharkar, Kenny Hernandez, Danielle Jamie Mai
Biopolymer sequences dictate their functions, and protein-based polymers are a promising platform to establish sequence–function relationships for novel biopolymers. To efficiently explore vast sequence spaces of natural proteins, sequence repetition...
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Biodegradable pressure sensors with high sensitivity and wide detection range via a piezoresistive/capacitive dual response

Polym. Chem., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4PY00675E, Paper
Xiaowan Luan, Yanlong Zhu, Yankun Chen, Xiaoxia Gu, Qian Xu, Guoming Liu, Xiu-Qin Zhang, Minxuan Kuang
Eco-friendly strategies are strongly needed to address the issue of e-waste pollution. Green electronics constructed from degradable polymers have attracted widespread attention. In this paper, a piezoresistive/capacitive dual-response pressure sensor...
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ROS/pH dual-responsive quercetin-loaded guanosine borate supramolecular hydrogel enema in dextran sulfate sodium-induced colitis in mice

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, 12,10861-10876
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01659A, Paper
Luqing Zhao, Dan Dou, Di Zhang, Xin Deng, Ning Ding, Yun Ma, Xingyu Ji, Shengsheng Zhang, Chao Li
GBQ hydrogel enema for treating DSS-induced colitis in mice.
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Phase-separated structures of tunable thermoresponsive and matrix polymers for large-scale temperature monitoring coatings

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, 12,10886-10892
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01743A, Paper
Risako Shibata, Satoru Matsuda, Hirofumi Kawakubo, Hiroaki Imai, Yuya Oaki
Layered polydiacetylene (PDA) exhibits a thermoresponsive color change. The thermoresponsivity and large-scale coatability are controlled for medical applications by the intercalated guests and matrix polymer, respectively.
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