Cancer, Culture and Communication

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The ability to communicate effectively with cancer patients and their family members has been linked to patient satisfaction, reduced psychological morbidity, enhanced health and reduced clinician "burn-out". Yet, despite what we know about the benefits of effective communication, cancer clinicians have only recently begun to receive routine training in the psychosocial and emotional aspects of cancer patient care.
This volume creates a multi-disciplinary dialogue about clinician-patient communication. It offers a description of the relevance of culture as a contextual effect that impacts the clinician-patient relationship. Some important topics addressed include:

-Oncology care;

-Quality of life issues;

-Supportive survivorship;

-Cultural differences in health care;

-Multidisciplinary medical approaches.

This book is for physicians, nurses, hospice and palliative care professionals and public health professionals who would like to understand the ways we can improve clinician-patient communication in culturally diverse medical settings. It is also suitable for graduate level courses in medical education, oncology, and health care.

Communication policy and planning in the American Cancer Society public education program (Case study series of the Institute of Culture and Communication)

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Communication policy and planning in the American Cancer Society public education program (Case study series of the Institute of Culture and Communication)
Gerald E Klonglan
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Cancer, Culture and Communication
Rhonda J.; Spiegel, David Moore
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Arnhem Airborne Drop

Those Amazing Gliders

Market Garden: the other side

How to Destroy an Airborne Division

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Arnhem 1944: The Airborne Battle, 17-26 September
Martin Middlebrook
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IT NEVER SNOWS IN SEPTEMBER: The German View of Market Garden and the Battle of Arnhem September 1944

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Arnhem Airborne Drop.......2006-11-06

The book was as I expected from this author, well written, factual and informative with individual participant recollections adding that personal touch. A great read for those who enjoy factual military history.

Those Amazing Gliders.......2006-07-24

Martin Middlebrook is a master a producing books that
explain complex military operations in a manner that
is comprehensible to the knowledgable general reader.
He especially is good at bringing the direct experience
of the individuals involved (soldiers or civlians as the case
may be) on both sides of the battle to the reader.
In this book about the British First Airborne Division's role in the
Battle of Arnhem phase of Operation Market Garden, fascinating
details emerge that I have not encountered in other sources.
Among the most interesting for me was the airlift phase
of the operation. Having seen the movie "A Bridge Too Far" in addition to documentaries about Market Garden, the use
of gliders, those amazing, engineless aircraft, seems rather strange and foolhardy, in light of the
pictures we have all seen of gliders crashing into trees,
or tipping tail up on landing, or hearing about their tow
ropes breaking in flight. In actuality, Middlebrook points
out that in this operation, the overwhelming majority of gliders
landed safely, and even in cases where the tow ropes broke, most pilots were able to land them safely, even at sea, and the crew and passengers often escaped relatively unscathed from overturned gliders, even with the danger of a heavy load in the back of the aircraft breaking loose and falling into the cockpit. He gives details on how the gliders were flown, at what speed and distance they were cut loose, and the like. Similarly, he explains how the paratroopers lined up to jump from the aircraft, that the aircraft were at an altitude of only 500-600 feet and the paratrooper was in the air for only 15 seconds. The heavy equipment the paratrooper brought down with him was jettisoned before he landed. In the event, the first day's lift was overwhelmingly safe and successful, which should have given the operation a good start, but which tragically, was not able to be utilized properly. This book describes the great heroism of the Airborne's forces and will be of interest to anyone who has a more than passing interest in the Second World War or military history in general.

Market Garden: the other side.......2002-07-12

This is an excellent account of the German reaction on the massive Allied air landings in Holland in September 1944, during operation Market Garden. It especially concentrates on the countermeasures of the battered German army which, barely escaped from the ordeals of the hell of Normandy, immediately launched counterattacks, often with astonishing weak and improvised units, suffering appaling losses. The legend that the elite 1st British Airborne division landed on top of two complete SS Panzer divisions is analysed by Middlebrook and he proves that both divisions hardly had the strength left of a weakened regiment. At the time of the landings some of their last remaining tanks stood ready for transport to Germany! Of course this doesn't change anything on the fact that the British fought extremely well, having the most difficult tasks in the entire operation. I enjoyed this book very much. Objective war books like this are rare. I posses hundreds of books and know what I'm talking about. Professional comments, good maps, interesting photos, some of German news reels, gripping personal accounts. I hope to see more of this author. A very well deserved five stars. This is the way history should be handled.

How to Destroy an Airborne Division.......2001-02-01

This book represents another great effort by Martin Middlebrook. At first, one might ask why another book on Operation Market-Garden is necessary. The answer is that Middlebrook focus just on the actions of the units at Arnhem, ignoring the US airborne divisions further south and the advance of 30th Corps. The result is an account that presents far more detail than most accounts of the Arnhem fighting, which tend to focus mainly on Lieutenant Colonel Frost's battalion at Arnhem bridge.

Middlebrook begins his account with an in-depth description of the British 1st Airborne Division that covers every battalion and subordinate unit in detail. Readers will learn what every key unit, including the oft-neglected support units, could contribute to the battle. I was surprised to learn for example, just how many anti-tank guns that the British took to Arnhem: 52 six-pounders (57mm) and 16 seventeen-pounders (76mm). Most accounts of the battle do not mention the seventeen pounders, which gave the British a decent anti-tank weapon against even the heavier German tanks in the vicinity.

Arnhem was a very controversial operation and Middlebrook does not sidestep the controversy, but he does not become mired in it. The planning errors and false assumptions of Field Marshal Montgomery and the General Browning are duly noted. Yet despite the deep flaws in the plan, Middlebrook likes to flirt with the notion of what might have been achieved with a little better luck and speed. The chapter entitled "The Vital Hours" covers the very successful initial airborne landings and then details how sluggish many units were in actually moving toward Arnhem and the bridges. Soldier load is an issue here that most writers ignore but not Middlebrook; one participant noted how the paratroopers were so weighted down with gear that they could only run a few yards and were then exhausted. The one unit that made it to the bridge, Frost's battalion, had far more contact with the enemy than most sources suggest (the film A Bridge Too Far gives the impression that Frost's battalion marched to the bridge without even seeing any Germans) and only made it through due to unorthodox means. Middlebrook notes that the British made the final stretch to the Arnhem bridge when, "Frost led most of the battalion into a garden and then through the back door of a house and out the front door into another street...".

A key question usually asked about Arnhem is why couldn't the British 1st Airborne Division break through to reinforce Frost? Answering this question is probably the greatest value of this book. First the 1st Parachute Brigade, then the 4th Parachute Brigade tried to break through in piece-meal fashion and with minimal support. This section, which covers about 100 pages, offers a great deal of information about how the British destroyed their own division in a series of futile attacks. Both the parachute brigades were destroyed in two days fighting, which fatally undermined the ability of the British to hold onto their vital drop zones for resupply. The story of Frost and the bridge defense is also well-told but I find the story of the two parachute brigades far more compelling. In essence, the British made the fatal mistake of not dropping closer to their objective and then ruined the bulk of their division trying to fight their way through to that objective. Middlebrook uses these chapters to hammer home the reality that airborne units are configured for defense after rapid seizure, not sustained offensive operations and that this was the real crux of the disaster. Had a more or less intact British airborne division with defensible drop zones established itself north of the Lower Rhine, then Montgomery might at least have gained a foothold north of the river.

The battle of the Osterbeek perimeter and the subsequent withdrawal across the Rhine are covered in detail, but not as effectively as the earlier chapters. The sketch maps supporting the text could have been better. Nor is the treatment of the Polish Brigade's performance as in-depth as the earlier chapters, although the Middlebrook admits that the relief of General Sosabowski by the British was a shameful act. There is a full chapter on the resupply flights, which are barely covered in other sources. The aerial resupply effort was a colossal failure: 66 aircraft were lost and 222 men killed in order to deliver less than 200 tons of supplies to the British 1st Airborne Division. This disaster occurred despite mild weather conditions and air superiority. Middlebrook's detailed post-mortem is very interesting. Although 21% of the division was evacuated losses among the infantry were catastrophic. Only 405 members of the two British parachute brigades returned from the 3,461 who dropped into Holland. Additionally, two experienced brigade commanders, eight battalion commanders and 26 company commanders were lost. The division was essentially destroyed and the remnants were soon disbanded or attached to other units.

Middlebrook concludes that there were numerous errors that contributed to this debacle but that the two most important were (a) the flawed air movement plan (which Middlebrook mostly blames on the Americans) and (b) the failure of the US Airborne Division to capture the Nijmegen bridge sooner and thereby facilitate the ground link-up with the British troops at Arnhem. Although there is plenty of blame for the British commanders in this volume I feel that Middlebrook is too quick to point fingers at the Americans. Market-Garden was after all, Montgomery's show. Middlebrook might have been able to use this book as an interesting examination of British operational methods in the mid-20th Century. The British army throughout the Second World War, was at its best in a well-planned set-piece battle and at it's worst in a highly-fluid chaotic battle. The inflexibility of the British commanders is readily evident here and the reader must sympathize with the Polish General Sosabowski who was frustrated by their willingness to continue with a plan no matter how flawed.

Very interesting.............2000-09-06

I really enjoyed this book. It covers the entire Arhnem operation through British eyes. The author goes from one personal account of the action to another,which blends into a great tapestry of the battle. The only drawbacks I could comment on is the action is not fluid, Middlebrook will cover one area of the battle (e.g. Arnhem Bridge), in its entirety, and jump back (in time) to another section (Middlebrook tells of a British battalion dropped in the second lift being detailed to join in the push to the bridge, then later tells us of the second lift in which it arrived). The other is the lack of detail on the Polish cause in the battle. Overall very easy to read and enjoyable. A great companion when read with other MARKET-GARDEN books of broader (Ryan's a Bridge Too Far) and differing viewpoints (It Never Snows In September, the German point of view, Poles Apart,the Polish view). A must for any MARKET GARDEN reader.

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Starting with the defeat of Napoleon and the Congress of Vienna, this book is full of lively portraits of the main characters of the period, from Malthus, Mill and Bentham to Marx and Robert Owen. Russell also considers the founding of democracy in America and the struggle with slavery, bringing to life the ideas and policies of Jefferson, Jackson and Lincoln. In the final section of the book, Russell compares this with the emerging nationalism and imperialism in Europe, particularly in Germany, up to World War I.

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Providing comprehensive, up-to-the minute discussions of all aspects that relate to the physical and chemical properties, manufacture, and industrial uses of biosurfactants, this important new reference offers first-hand accounts of biosurfactant research from leading biotechnology laboratories.It also introduces promising possible uses of biosurfactants in medicine, in environmental control, and for marine organisms!;Illustrating a wide range of applications for various industries and supplying a comprehensive overview of production,this text - reviews the biosynthetic mechanisms for surfactants and their precursor molecules; examines immobilized biocatalyst, lipopeptide, and rhamnolipid production; highlights glycolipid biosynthesis; explicates genetic engineering of surface-active compounds and the biophysics of microbial surfactants; evaluates biological activities and microbial lipopolysaccharides; assesses the application of biosurfactants in environmental control; focuses on pulmonary surfactants; furnishes information on the economics of biosurfactants as a key to industrial applications.;With the authoritative contributions of more than 30 leading international experts and containing more than 1430 literature citations, tables and figures,this book provides a resource for physical, surface, and colloid chemists; petrochemical, chemical, biochemical, petroleum, and pollution control engineers; pharmacologists; cosmetic scientists; food scientists; microbiologists; biotechnologists; and graduate-level and continuing education students in these disciplines.

Biosurfactants and Biotechnology (Surfactant Science)

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Downstream Processing Biosurfactants Carotenoids (Advances in Biochemical Engineering/Biotechnology 53)

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Downstream Processing Biosurfactants Carotenoids (Advances in Biochemical Engineering/Biotechnology 53)
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Anthracene biodegradation by Pseudomonas sp. isolated from a petrochemical sludge landfarming site [An article from: International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation]

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Anthracene biodegradation by Pseudomonas sp. isolated from a petrochemical sludge landfarming site [An article from: International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation]
R.J.S. Jacques , E.C. Santos , F.M. Bento , and Peralba
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Anthracene is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) that presents a high pollution potential and health risk and has been used as a model for degradation studies on PAHs because of its relative toxicity. This study aimed to evaluate anthracene degradation by Pseudomonas sp. isolated from a 14-year-old petrochemical sludge landfarming site. Three isolates were selected from 26 by the best growth in anthracene and two of them were identified by 16S rRNA gene sequencing as Ps. aeruginosa and Ps. citronellolis. They showed better growth at pH 7.0 and 30^oC in medium containing up to 2ganthraceneL^-^1. They were also able to grow in medium containing phenanthrene, pyrene, gasoline and diesel oil. Analysis of anthracene degradation estimated by gas chromatography showed that Ps. aeruginosa isolate 312A had the highest rate of degradation (3.90mgL^-^1day^-^1), degrading 71% of the anthracene added to the medium (250mgL^-^1) after 48 days. Ps. citronellolis 222A showed an intermediate level of degradation (51%), but Ps. aeruginosa 332C degraded only 24.4%. Isolate 312A was also responsible for the highest phenanthrene and pyrene degradation after 48 days. In order to establish the mechanisms involved in the PAH degradation, surfactant production by the isolates was assessed by an emulsification index and reduction of the surface tension in the mineral medium free of cells. Emulsification was not detected, indicating that the isolates did not produce high molecular weight surfactant, although reduction in surface tension indicated production of low molecular weight surfactant compounds. The medium containing Ps. citronellolis 222A showed the highest reduction in surface tension, which could increase anthracene bioavailability for biodegradation. To our knowledge, this is the first report concerning increase of anthracene degradation by surfactants produced by Ps. citronellolis. However, the highest degradation rate shown by Ps. aeruginosa 312A was not related to surfactant production, indicating that some other mechanism could be involved in anthracene degradation. The Pseudomonas isolates may be useful for the study of PAH degradation and for bioremediation purposes.

Application of oil refinery waste in the biosynthesis of glycolipids by yeast [An article from: Bioresource Technology]

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Application of oil refinery waste in the biosynthesis of glycolipids by yeast [An article from: Bioresource Technology]
W. Bednarski , M. Adamczak , J. Tomasik , and Plaszczyk
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This digital document is a journal article from Bioresource Technology, published by Elsevier in 2004. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Candida antarctica or Candida apicola synthesized surfactants (glycolipids) in the cultivation medium supplemented with oil refinery waste, either with soapstock (from 5.0% to 12.0% v/v) or post-refinery fatty acids (from 2.0% to 5.0% v/v). The efficiency of glycolipids synthesis was determined by the amount of waste supplemented to the medium and was from 7.3 to 13.4 g/l and from 6.6 to 10.5 g/l in the medium supplemented with soapstock and post-refinery fatty acids, respectively. The studied yeast also synthesized glycolipids in the non-supplemented medium however, by the enrichment of medium with the oil refinery waste, a 7.5-8.5-fold greater concentration of glycolipids was obtained in the post-culture liquid then in the medium without addition of oil refinery waste. The yeast synthesized from 6.6 to 10.3 g dry biomass/l and the intra-cellular fat content was from 16.8% to 30.2%. The efficiency of glycolipids synthesis was determined by yeast species, medium acidity and culture period. The surface tension of the post-culture liquid separated from yeast biomass was reduced to 35.6 mN/m, which corresponded to the surface tension obtained at the critical micelle concentration of glycolipids.

Biotreatability of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in brackish sediments: Preliminary studies of an integrated monitoring [An article from: International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation]

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Biotreatability of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in brackish sediments: Preliminary studies of an integrated monitoring [An article from: International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation]
F. Abbondanzi , L. Bruzzi , T. Campisi , and A. Frezzati
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An integrated monitoring, of chemical, microbiological and ecotoxicological parameters, was performed for a biotreatability study of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)-contaminated brackish sediments. Three slurry reactors were prepared, consisting of (a) a slurry with sediment and seawater called TQ slurry, to evaluate the intrinsic bioremediation potential, (b) a slurry with the addition of a selected microbial consotrium called BIO slurry, to evaluate the bioaugmentation effect, (c) a slurry with the addition of Soya lecithin called LEC slurry, to evaluate the effect of the addition of a natural surfactant. Biodegradation results showed that both BIO and LEC slurries enhanced PAHs removal, increasing the biodegradation rate for 5- and 6-ring PAHs. Furthermore, ecotoxicological response (Microtox(R) assay on whole sediment, aqueous extract and organic extract) demonstrated a detoxification of the PAHs initial mixture only for BIO slurry. The findings that aerobic PAHs degradation can be stimulated via inoculation with adapted sediment bacteria suggest that a bioaugmentation process may be a useful strategy for ex-situ treatment.

Chemical structures and biological activities of rhamnolipids produced [An article from: Bioresource Technology]

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Chemical structures and biological activities of rhamnolipids produced [An article from: Bioresource Technology]
B. Thanomsub , W. Pumeechockchai , A. Limtrakul , and Aru
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The aim of this work was to study chemical structures and biological activities of rhamnolipids produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa B189 isolated from milk factory waste. The culture produced two biosurfactants, a and b, which showed strong activity and were identified as l-rhamnopyranosyl-l-rhamnopyranosyl-@b-hydroxydecanoyl-@b-hydroxydecanoate or Rha-Rha C"1"0-C"1"0 and l-rhamnopyranosyl-l-rhamnopyranosyl-@b-hydroxydecanoyl-@b-hydroxydodecanoate or Rha-Rha C"1"0-C"1"2, respectively. Both compounds exhibited higher surfactant activities tested by the drop collapse test than several artificial surfactants such as SDS and Tween 80. Rhamnolipid a showed significant antiproliferative activity against human breast cancer cell line (MCF-7) at minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) at 6.25@mg/mL while rhamnolipid b showed MIC against insect cell line C6/36 at 50@mg/mL.

Chemical structures and biological activities of rhamnolipids produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa B189 isolated from milk factory waste [An article from: Bioresource Technology]

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Chemical structures and biological activities of rhamnolipids produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa B189 isolated from milk factory waste [An article from: Bioresource Technology]
B. Thanomsub , W. Pumeechockchai , A. Limtrakul , and Aru
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This digital document is a journal article from Bioresource Technology, published by Elsevier in 2007. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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The aim of this work was to study chemical structures and biological activities of rhamnolipids produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa B189 isolated from milk factory waste. The culture produced two biosurfactants, a and b, which showed strong activity and were identified as l-rhamnopyranosyl-l-rhamnopyranosyl-@b-hydroxydecanoyl-@b-hydroxydecanoate or Rha-Rha-C"1"0-C"1"0 and l-rhamnopyranosyl-l-rhamnopyranosyl-@b-hydroxydecanoyl-@b-hydroxydodecanoate or Rha-Rha-C"1"0-C"1"2, respectively. Both compounds exhibited higher surfactant activities tested by the drop collapse test than several artificial surfactants such as SDS and Tween 80. Rhamnolipid a showed significant antiproliferative activity against human breast cancer cell line (MCF-7) at minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) at 6.25@mg/mL while rhamnolipid b showed MIC against insect cell line C6/36 at 50@mg/mL.

Conditions for effective removal of pyrene from an artificially contaminated soil using Pseudomonas aeruginosa 57SJ rhamnolipids [An article from: Environmental Pollution]

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Conditions for effective removal of pyrene from an artificially contaminated soil using Pseudomonas aeruginosa 57SJ rhamnolipids [An article from: Environmental Pollution]
F. Bordas , P. Lafrance , and R. Villemur
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The efficacy of a new rhamnolipid biosurfactants mixture to enhance the removal of pyrene from a soil artificially contaminated was investigated. The molar solubilization ratio (MSR) and the partition coefficient between the micelles and water (logK"m) were found to be 7.5x10^-^3 and 5.7, respectively. From soil column studies, the pyrene removal increased linearly with the concentration of the injected biosurfactants solution above the effective critical micellar concentration (0.4gL^-^1). Flushing with a 5.0gL^-^1 biosurfactants solution increased the pyrene concentration in the effluent by 178 times. At high biosurfactants' concentrations (2.5 and 5.0gL^-^1), the cumulative pyrene recovery reached 70%. This pyrene remobilization takes place independently of the soil organic carbon solubilization. This study provides a combination of batch and column experiments in order to find the conditions for effective soil remediation using a new rhamnolipids mixture.

Crude petroleum-oil biodegradation efficiency of Bacillus subtilis and Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains isolated from a petroleum-oil contaminated soil from ... [An article from: Bioresource Technology]

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Crude petroleum-oil biodegradation efficiency of Bacillus subtilis and Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains isolated from a petroleum-oil contaminated soil from ... [An article from: Bioresource Technology]
K. Das , and A.K. Mukherjee
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The efficiency of Bacillus subtilis DM-04 and Pseudomonas aeruginosa M and NM strains isolated from a petroleum contaminated soil sample from North-East India was compared for the biodegradation of crude petroleum-oil hydrocarbons in soil and shake flask study. These bacterial strains could utilize crude petroleum-oil hydrocarbons as sole source of carbon and energy. Bioaugmentation of TPH contaminated microcosm with P. aeruginosa M and NM consortia and B. subtilis strain showed a significant reduction of TPH levels in treated soil as compared to control soil at the end of experiment (120d). P. aeruginosa strains were more efficient than B. subtilis strain in reducing the TPH content from the medium. The plate count technique indicated expressive growth and biosurfactant production by exogenously seeded bacteria in crude petroleum-oil rich soil. The results showed that B. subtilis DM-04 and P. aeruginosa M and NM strains could be effective for in situ bioremediation.

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