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Zhang F, Dong N, Torres S, Calabuig Fariñas S, Sirera Perez R, Mosqueda M, Escorihuela E, Jantus-Lewintre E, Camps C. Interactions of cancer stem cell and immune microenvironment in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Ann Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdy303.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Lemoine JE, Konradsen H, Lunde Jensen A, Roland-Lévy C, Ny P, Khalaf A, Torres S. Factor structure and psychometric properties of the Body Appreciation Scale-2 among adolescents and young adults in Danish, Portuguese, and Swedish. Body Image 2018; 26:1-9. [PMID: 29772464 DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2018.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2017] [Revised: 04/25/2018] [Accepted: 04/25/2018] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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In recent years, the study of body image shifted from focusing on the negative aspects to a more extensive view of body image. The present study seeks to validate a measure of positive body image, the Body Appreciation Scale-2 (BAS-2; Tylka & Wood-Barcalow, 2015a) in Denmark, Portugal, and Sweden. Participants (N = 1012) were adolescents and young adults aged from 12 to 19. Confirmatory factor analyses confirmed the one-dimensional factor structure of the scale. Multi-group confirmatory factor analyses indicated that the scale was invariant across sex and country. Further results showed that BAS-2 was positively correlated with self-esteem, psychological well-being, and intuitive eating. It was negatively correlated with BMI among boys and girls in Portugal but not in Denmark and Sweden. Additionally, boys had higher body appreciation than girls. Results indicated that the BAS-2 has good psychometric properties in the three languages.
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Fontes Oliveira M, Baggen Santos R, Trepa M, Costa R, Barreira A, Fernandes P, Magalhaes S, Cabral S, Torres S. P1478Cardiac rehabilitation program for all: even after 80s? Eur Heart J 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy565.p1478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Vilela EM, Ladeiras-Lopes R, Passos Silva M, Ruivo C, Miranda F, Campos L, Joao A, Torres S, Fonseca M, Ribeiro J, Braga P, Fontes-Carvalho R, Primo J, Teixeira M, Gama V. 57Impact of cardiac rehabilitation programs among myocardial infarction survivors not undergoing revascularization. Eur Heart J 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy564.57] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Fernandes J, Ferreira-Santos F, Miller K, Torres S. Emotional processing in obesity: a systematic review and exploratory meta-analysis. Obes Rev 2018; 19:111-120. [PMID: 29024361 DOI: 10.1111/obr.12607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2017] [Revised: 08/10/2017] [Accepted: 08/10/2017] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The role of emotional functioning in the development and maintenance of obesity has been investigated, but the literature is poorly integrated. A systematic review and meta-analysis was performed to explore emotional processing impairments in obesity. PubMed, Web of Knowledge and PsycINFO databases were searched in March 2016, yielding 31 studies comparing emotional processing competencies in individuals with obesity, with or without binge eating disorder (BED), and control groups. Meta-analyses demonstrated that individuals with obesity had higher scores of alexithymia (d = 0.53), difficulty in identifying feelings (d = 0.34) and externally oriented thinking style (d = 0.31), when compared with control groups. On other competencies, patients with obesity, especially those with comorbid BED, reported lower levels of emotional awareness and difficulty in using emotion regulation strategies, namely, reduced cognitive reappraisal and acceptance, and greater suppression of expression. No evidence of impaired ability to recognize emotions in others or verbally express emotions was found. A general emotion-processing deficit in obesity was not supported. Instead, an emotional avoidance style may occur modulating later responses of emotion regulation. Additional research is needed to extend the comprehension of these conclusions and the role of BED in emotional functioning in obesity.
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Wong RJ, Nguyen MT, Trinh HN, Chan C, Huynh A, Ly MT, Nguyen HA, Nguyen KK, Torres S, Yang J, Liu B, Garcia RT, Bhuket T, Baden R, Levitt B, da Silveira E, Gish RG. Hepatitis B surface antigen loss and sustained viral suppression in Asian chronic hepatitis B patients: A community-based real-world study. J Viral Hepat 2017; 24:1089-1097. [PMID: 28581644 DOI: 10.1111/jvh.12736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2017] [Accepted: 05/09/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Community-based real-world outcomes on effectiveness of antiviral therapies for chronic hepatitis B virus (CHB) in Asians are limited. Whether hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) loss correlates with undetectable virus and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) normalization on treatment or what predicts risk of seroreversion or detectable virus after stopping therapy is unclear. We aim to evaluate rates and predictors of HBsAg loss, seroconversion, ALT normalization and undetectable HBV DNA, including HBsAg seroreversion or re-emergence of HBV DNA among Asian CHB patients. We retrospectively evaluated 1072 CHB adults on antiviral therapy at two community gastroenterology clinics from 1997 to 2015. Rates of HBsAg loss, ALT normalization, achieving undetectable HBV DNA and developing surface antibody (anti-HBs) were stratified by HBeAg status. Following HBsAg loss, HBsAg seroreversion or re-emergence of detectable HBV DNA was analysed. With median treatment of 76.7 months, the overall rate of HBsAg loss was 4.58%, with similar HBsAg loss rates between HBeAg-positive and HBeAg-negative patients (4.44% vs 4.71%, P=.85) in a predominantly Asian population (98.1%). Among HBsAg loss patients, 33.3% developed anti-HBs, 95.8% achieved undetectable virus and 66.0% normalized ALT. No significant baseline or on-treatment predictors of HBsAg loss were observed. While six patients who achieved HBsAg loss had seroreversion with re-emergence of HBsAg positivity, viral load remained undetectable, demonstrating the sustainability of viral suppression. Among a large community-based real-world cohort of Asian CHB patients treated with antiviral therapy, rate of HBsAg loss was 4.58%. Despite only 33.3% of HBsAg loss patients achieving anti-HBs, nearly all patients achieved sustained undetectable virus.
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Baggen-Santos R, Trêpa M, Silveira I, Brochado B, Sousa M, Roque C, Vieira A, Lagarto V, Dias V, Reis H, Torres S. 073_16789 Predictors Of Global Response To Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy: Beyond The Classic. JACC Clin Electrophysiol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jacep.2017.09.083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Baggen Santos R, Baggen Santos R, Trepa M, Silveira I, Sousa M, Brochado B, Roque C, Pinheiro Vieira A, Lagarto V, Reis H, Albuquerque A, Torres S. 073_16781-K3 NYHA Functional Class or Left Ventricle Ejection Fraction: Who Should we Rely on to Predict Mortality in Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy? JACC Clin Electrophysiol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jacep.2017.09.091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Baggen Santos R, Trepa M, Silveira I, Sousa M, Brochado B, Roque C, PinheiroVieira A, Lagarto V, Reis H, Albuquerque A, Torres S. 073_16779-K3 Resynchronization Therapy: Response and Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Ischemic and Non-Ischemic Cardiomyopathy. JACC Clin Electrophysiol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jacep.2017.09.164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Baggen-Santos R, Silveira I, Trêpa M, Brochado B, Sousa M, Roque C, Pinheiro-Vieira A, Lagarto V, Luz A, Hipólito-Reis A, Torres S. 073_16752 Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy With Or Without Defibrillator In Non-Ischaemic Cardiomyopathy. JACC Clin Electrophysiol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jacep.2017.09.081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Helou J, Torres S, Musunuru HB, Raphael J, Cheung P, Vesprini D, Chung HT, D'Alimonte L, Krahn M, Morton G, Loblaw A. Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy versus Low Dose Rate Brachytherapy for Localised Prostate Cancer: a Cost-Utility Analysis. Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol) 2017; 29:718-731. [PMID: 28916284 DOI: 10.1016/j.clon.2017.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2017] [Revised: 07/23/2017] [Accepted: 07/24/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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AIMS To conduct a cost-utility analysis comparing stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) with low dose rate brachytherapy (LDR-BT) for localised prostate cancer (PCa). MATERIALS AND METHODS A decision-analytic Markov model was developed from the healthcare payer perspective to simulate the history of a 66-year-old man with low-risk PCa. The model followed patients yearly over their remaining lifetimes. Health states included 'recurrence-free', 'biochemical recurrence' (BR), 'metastatic' and 'death'. Transition probabilities were based on a retrospective cohort analysis undertaken at our institution. Utilities were derived from the literature. Costs were assigned in 2015 Canadian dollars ($) and reflected Ontario's health system and departmental costs. Outcomes included quality-adjusted life years (QALYs), costs and incremental cost-effectiveness ratios. A willingness-to-pay threshold of $50 000/QALY was used. RESULTS SBRT was the dominant strategy with 0.008LYs and 0.029QALYs gained and a reduction in cost of $2615. Under base case conditions, our results were sensitive to the BR probability associated with both strategies. LDR-BT becomes the preferred strategy if the BR with SBRT is 1.3*[baseline BR_SBRT] or if the BR with LDR-BT is 0.76*[baseline BR_LDR-BT]. When assuming the same BR for both strategies, LDR-BT becomes marginally more effective with 0.009QALYs gained at a cost of $272 848/QALY. CONCLUSIONS SBRT represents an economically attractive radiation strategy. Further research should be carried out to provide longer-term follow-up and high-quality evidence.
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Torres S, Trudeau M, Pritchard K, Mitsakakis N, Li N, Krahn M. Feasibility of routine collection of health state utilities using EQ-5D in a breast cancer outpatient clinic. Ann Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdx375.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Torres S, Sirera R, Aguilar C, Calabuig Fariñas S, Mosqueda M, Herreros-Pomares A, Escorihuela E, García del Olmo E, Jantus-Lewintre E, Camps Herrero C. Characterization of cancer stem cell and immune microenvironment interactions in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Ann Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdx381.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Trepa M, Baggen Santos R, Silveira I, Oliveira M, Santos M, Oliveira F, Pereira S, Alves Dias V, Cabral S, Torres S. P554The prognostic value of exercise echocardiography in patients without known coronary artery disease. Eur Heart J 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehx501.p554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Silveira I, Sousa M, Brochado B, Barreira A, Magalhaes S, Viamonte S, Preza-Fernandes J, Luz A, Torres S. P4906Impact of cardiac rehabilitation in obese patients with coronary artery disease. Eur Heart J 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehx493.p4906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Shih JD, Wood LSY, Dambkowski CL, Torres S, Chehab EF, Venook R, Wall JK. An in vitro bacterial surface migration assay underneath sterile barrier material commonly found in a hospital setting. J Perinatol 2017; 37:848-852. [PMID: 28333156 DOI: 10.1038/jp.2017.28] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2016] [Revised: 01/23/2017] [Accepted: 02/20/2017] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine what barrier material used in hospital neonatal intensive care units most effectively blocks bacterial migration. STUDY DESIGN Bacterial migration distance was compared across simple and complex solid media using Escherichia coli, an early and common neonatal gut colonizer, and Staphylococcus aureus, a common skin bacterium, across polystyrene, medical-grade silicone, hydrocolloid dressing and transparent film dressing as barrier materials on complex solid media. RESULTS Bacterial migration was significantly greater on complex versus simple solid media. Bacteria migrated farthest beneath hydrocolloid dressing and transparent film dressing, while migration underneath polystyrene and medical-grade silicone was generally comparable to no barrier. CONCLUSIONS Commonly used hydrocolloid dressing and transparent film dressing surprisingly increases bacterial migration, possibly by providing a wet capillary surface for bacteria to attach to or inducing biofilm formation. Using polystyrene or silicone to interface with the site of catheter insertion may best avoid a bacterial wicking phenomenon.
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Torres S. ACTIVE AGING POLICIES AND THE SOCIAL EXCLUSION LENS. Innov Aging 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igx004.5006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Victor C, Torres S. THE SAME OR DIFFERENT? UNDERSTANDING AGEING WELL AND THE TRANSNATIONAL MIGRANT LIFE COURSE. Innov Aging 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igx004.188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Silveira I, Roque C, B Santos R, Sousa MJ, Trepa M, Pinheiro-Vieira A, Lagarto V, Luz A, Hipolito-Reis A, Torres S. P1594Risk stratification in Brugada syndrome: The role of electrophysiological study. Europace 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/eux158.220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Hart M, Milte C, Torres S, Thorpe M, McNaughton S. Associations between dietary patterns and depressive symptoms in older adults. JOURNAL OF NUTRITION & INTERMEDIARY METABOLISM 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jnim.2017.04.214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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Trepa M, Silveira I, Baggen Santos R, Fontes Oliveira M, Brochado B, Alves Dias V, Pinheiro Vieira A, Roque C, Lagarto V, Reis H, Torres S. P1570Upgrading pacemaker vs direct implantation of CRT in heart failure patients: is there a difference in clinical outcomes? Europace 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/eux158.196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Federico M, Tornero A, Torres S, Pinar B, Rey Baltar M, Lloret M, Lara P. OC-0367: Dose-response curve for vaginal stenosis. Final results of a prospective study. Radiother Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(17)30809-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Stehlík M, Aguirre P, Girard S, Jordanova P, Kiseľák J, Torres S, Sadovský Z, Rivera A. On ecosystems dynamics. ECOLOGICAL COMPLEXITY 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ecocom.2016.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Alleman V, Gonzales M, Garrido C, Guzmán R, Neira K, Pedraza A, Torres S, Yarleque P. UNA DINÁMICA EXPERIMENTAL EDUCATIVA E INTERACTIVA EN EL MUSEO DE HISTORIA NATURAL “VERA ALLEMAN HAEGHEBAERT ”: LÍNEA DE TIEMPO. REVISTA DE CIENCIAS 2016. [DOI: 10.31381/revista_ciencias.v10i0.580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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El Día Internacional de los Museos se celebra cada año el 18 de mayo, fecha para la cual el Museo de Historia Natural “Vera Alleman Haeghebaert”, de la Universidad Ricardo Palma organiza diversas actividades, desde conferencias para el alumnado hasta dinámicas de rigor social que involucren la difusión del conocimiento a diferentes niveles educativos. Es así que se crea la dinámica denominada “Línea de Tiempo”, con una visión educativa apoyada en el conocimiento científico y transformada en una actividad con opción a variaciones según el grado académico de las personas participantes, y que otorga accesibilidad a información sobre la historia de nuestro planeta. Recibiendo cada participante un número de imágenes de especies deflora y fauna extinta, este deberá clasificarlo en el periodo geológico correcto luego de haber recibido la explicación correspondiente en la visita al museo, reforzando así lo expuesto, creando identidad con los fósiles peruanos incluidos en la dinámica y dando a conocer la importancia de la protección de los yacimientos paleontológicos que nos permiten tener este conocimiento.
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Torres S, Trudeau M, Gandhi S, Warner E, Verma S, Pritchard K, Petrella T, Slodkowska E, Hew-Shue M, Chao C, Eisen A. Prospective evaluation of the impact of the 21-gene recurrence score® assay on adjuvant treatment decisions for women with node-positive breast cancer in Ontario, Canada. Ann Oncol 2016. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdw364.39] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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