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Badcock D, Morgan S, Dickinson E. Evidence for aspect-ratio processing independent of the linear dimensions of a shape: A channel-based system. J Vis 2014. [DOI: 10.1167/14.10.1181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Bortfeld T, Ngoma T, Odedina F, Morgan S, Wu R, Sajo E, Ngwa W. WE-A-16A-01: International Medical Physics Symposium: Increasing Access to Medical Physics Education/Training and Research Excellence. Med Phys 2014. [DOI: 10.1118/1.4889368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Su X, Zhan P, Gavine PR, Morgan S, Womack C, Ni X, Shen D, Bang YJ, Im SA, Ho Kim W, Jung EJ, Grabsch HI, Kilgour E. FGFR2 amplification has prognostic significance in gastric cancer: results from a large international multicentre study. Br J Cancer 2014; 110:967-75. [PMID: 24457912 PMCID: PMC3929881 DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2013.802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 139] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2013] [Revised: 11/05/2013] [Accepted: 12/02/2013] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND In preclinical gastric cancer (GC) models, FGFR2 amplification was associated with increased tumour cell proliferation and survival, and drugs targeting this pathway are now in clinical trials. METHODS FGFR2 FISH was performed on 961 GCs from the United Kingdom, China and Korea, and the relationship with clinicopathological data and overlap with HER2 amplification were analysed. RESULTS The prevalence of FGFR2 amplification was similar between the three cohorts (UK 7.4%, China 4.6% and Korea 4.2%), and intratumoral heterogeneity was observed in 24% of FGFR2 amplified cases. FGFR2 amplification was associated with lymph node metastases (P<0.0001). FGFR2 amplification and polysomy were associated with poor overall survival (OS) in the Korean (OS: 1.83 vs 6.17 years, P=0.0073) and UK (OS: 0.45 vs 1.9 years, P<0.0001) cohorts, and FGFR2 amplification was an independent marker of poor survival in the UK cohort (P=0.0002). Co-amplification of FGFR2 and HER2 was rare, and when high-level amplifications did co-occur these were detected in distinct areas of the tumour. CONCLUSION A similar incidence of FGFR2 amplification was found in Asian and UK GCs and was associated with lymphatic invasion and poor prognosis. This study also shows that HER2 and FGFR2 amplifications are mostly exclusive.
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Uralets V, App M, Rana S, Morgan S, Ross W. Designer Phenethylamines Routinely Found in Human Urine: 2-Ethylamino-1-Phenylbutane and 2-Amino-1-Phenylbutane. J Anal Toxicol 2014; 38:106-9. [DOI: 10.1093/jat/bkt121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Foweraker K, Morgan S, Cardale K. 173 Preliminary results of patients (pts) treated with SABR for early stage non-small cell lung cancer in Nottingham Radiotherapy Centre. Lung Cancer 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/s0169-5002(14)70174-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Morgan S, Daniels F. 138 A Lung Cancer Team pilot study on pulmonary nodule surveillance. Lung Cancer 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/s0169-5002(14)70139-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Hatton M, Hill R, Wilson P, Atherton P, Morgan S, Dickson J, Murray K, Paul J. OC-0566: Continuous Hyperfractionated Accelerated RadioTherapy ñ Escalated Dose (CHART-ED):A Phase I study. Radiother Oncol 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(15)30672-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Yeomanson DJ, Morgan S, Pacey AA. Discussing fertility preservation at the time of cancer diagnosis: dissatisfaction of young females. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2013; 60:1996-2000. [PMID: 23836521 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.24672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2013] [Accepted: 06/05/2013] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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BACKGROUND Sperm banking is widely available for post-pubertal male cancer patients but options for females remain limited. Anecdotal evidence suggests that fertility issues may be inadequately discussed with females. To understand the experience of both sexes in the UK, surveys of young cancer survivors were performed 7 years apart. PROCEDURE Data were collected from young cancer survivors aged over 13 years at diagnosis, attending support group conferences held in 2004 and 2011. Data were collected anonymously using remote handsets in response to questions projected on the screen during plenary sessions. RESULTS A total of 81 female and 69 males responded in 2004, and 69 females and 71 males in 2011. In both years, most males reported fertility discussions taking place before treatment started and they were generally satisfied with it. However in both years, fewer females recall a discussion about fertility and they were generally less satisfied. Although in 2011 more females reported a fertility discussion prior to the beginning of treatment, they were no more satisfied than the females in 2004 whose fertility discussion were more likely to take place after treatment had started. CONCLUSIONS Whilst male cancer survivors in the UK are generally satisfied about the frequency and timing of discussions about fertility, females are not. Although in 2011 fertility discussions with females more often took place before treatment began, they were no more satisfied than females in 2004. This may reflect the approach by professionals or the absence of effective fertility preservation strategies for them.
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Wright C, Coad J, Morgan S, Stark D, Cable M. ‘Just in case’: The fertility information needs of teenagers and young adults with cancer. Eur J Cancer Care (Engl) 2013; 23:189-98. [DOI: 10.1111/ecc.12137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/06/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Morgan S, Delbarre A, Ward P. Impact of introducing a national policy for prenatal Down syndrome screening on the diagnostic invasive procedure rate in England. ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY 2013; 41:526-529. [PMID: 23297122 DOI: 10.1002/uog.12384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/30/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the impact of the introduction of a Down syndrome screening policy in England, including implementation of the first-trimester combined screening test, on reducing prenatal invasive diagnostic procedure rates. METHODS All English cytogenetic laboratories were asked to submit data from the fiscal years 2003/2004 until 2011/2012 on all samples received from prenatal invasive procedures, including those that were undertaken following a higher-risk Down syndrome screening result. RESULTS There was a gradual decline in the number of invasive procedures undertaken subsequent to a positive Down syndrome screening result in England, from 36 968 in 2003/2004 to 11 446 in 2008/2009, with only a relatively small subsequent decrease, to 10 215, in 2011/2012. This corresponds to a 72% reduction in the number of referrals received by the cytogenetic laboratories over a 9-year period and correlates with the national policy of implementing the combined screening test in place of second-trimester screening, which has reduced the overall screen-positive rate to 3.1% from an initial level of 6.0%. CONCLUSIONS Implementation of a national Down syndrome screening policy based on the combined screening test has significantly reduced the number of invasive tests performed. However, as the combined screening test has become the replacement for second-trimester testing and has been almost completely implemented it appears that improvements in screening using current approaches may have reached their limits.
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Morgan S, Anderson RA, Gourley C, Wallace WH, Spears N. How do chemotherapeutic agents damage the ovary? Hum Reprod Update 2012; 18:525-35. [PMID: 22647504 DOI: 10.1093/humupd/dms022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 262] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Chemotherapy treatment in premenopausal women is associated with an increased risk of premature ovarian failure (POF) but the exact mechanism through which this occurs is uncertain. In this review we examine the current evidence for the direct action of chemotherapeutic agents on the ovary and discuss possible molecular pathways through which follicle loss may occur. METHODS A systemic search of the databases, PubMed and Google Scholar, was made for all English language articles through to 2011 in each subject area discussed. RESULTS POF results from the loss of primordial follicles but this is not necessarily a direct effect of the chemotherapeutic agents. Instead, the disappearance of primordial follicles could be due to an increased rate of growth initiation to replace damaged developing follicles. Likewise, the loss of oocytes need not necessarily be a direct result of damage: evidence suggests that chemotherapy drugs can also induce oocyte death indirectly via damage to somatic cells. Specific molecular mechanisms and likely ovarian targets are discussed for some of the anti-cancer drugs most commonly used to treat premenopausal women. Finally, we consider current and prospective methods of preserving fertility. CONCLUSIONS It is likely that different chemotherapeutic drugs act through a range of mechanisms and on different target cells. More research into the cellular mechanisms underpinning chemotherapy-induced follicle loss could lead to the generation of treatments specifically designed to prevent POF.
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Wilson LS, Kelly BD, Morgan S, Harley M, O'Sullivan M. Who gets admitted? Study of referrals and admissions to an adolescent psychiatry inpatient facility over a 6-month period. Ir J Med Sci 2012; 181:555-60. [PMID: 22476797 DOI: 10.1007/s11845-012-0817-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2011] [Accepted: 03/22/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Child and adolescent psychiatry services have historically been neglected in Ireland, in terms of resource provision and research. AIM To describe referral and admission patterns to an adolescent inpatient unit in Ireland. METHODS We studied reasons for referral and admission decisions relating to all adolescents referred to St. Joseph's Adolescent Inpatient Unit (AIPU), Dublin in the first 6 months following its establishment in 2009. RESULTS Forty-one adolescents were referred during the study period; 46 % were admitted. There was no difference between those admitted and not admitted in terms of gender (two-thirds were female), age (mean age 16.2 years), most common reason for referral (depression, in almost one-in-two) and suicidality (present in one-in-two). Amongst those referred, 46 % were resident in the primary catchment area. While a majority of admissions occurred within 5 days of referral (53 %), a significant minority were not admitted until over 20 days after referral (16 %). CONCLUSIONS The demographic and clinical characteristics of adolescents referred and admitted to St. Joseph's AIPU are consistent with national and international patterns. At national level, the opening of additional beds for adolescents (such as St. Joseph's AIPU) has had positive effects on admission patterns; our findings indicate a need to further educate referrers about referral criteria, to optimise benefits derived from these new resources. Future studies could examine the potential roles of intensive support services in the community to further maximise use of scarce resources for this patient group.
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Yamanouchi D, Stair C, Morgan S, Yamanouchi D. Osteoclast-like Cells in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm. J Surg Res 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2011.11.253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Jones SC, Iverson D, Burns P, Evers U, Caputi P, Morgan S. Asthma and ageing: an end user's perspective--the perception and problems with the management of asthma in the elderly. Clin Exp Allergy 2011; 41:471-81. [PMID: 21395876 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2011.03718.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Despite the high prevalence of asthma in the elderly, its development, diagnosis, and treatment are under-researched. This paper provides a comprehensive review of the current state of knowledge in relation to management of asthma in the elderly - focusing on barriers to diagnosis and treatment and the central role of self-management. Asthma prevalence increases with age, as does the risk of dying from asthma, and with the ageing of the population and increasing life expectancy, the prevalence of (diagnosed and undiagnosed) asthma in older adults is expected to increase drastically, placing an increasing burden on sufferers, the community and health budgets. Asthma sufferers are more likely to be psychologically distressed and at a higher risk of anxiety and depression, more likely to experience a sense of lack of control over their health and to have lower self-reported quality of life. Asthma is under-diagnosed, and under-treated, in the elderly, further exacerbating these negative consequences. The review concludes, among other things, that there is a need to better understand the development and impact of asthma in the elderly, to increase community awareness of asthma in the elderly, to improve both 'medical management' and 'self-management' in this population and to develop more effective tools for diagnosis and treatment of asthma in the elderly. The paper concludes with key recommendations for future research and practice in this area.
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Morgan S, Sorensen P, Vercellotti G, Zantek ND. Haemolysis after treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin due to anti-A. Transfus Med 2011; 21:267-70. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3148.2011.01078.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Jürgensmeier JM, Hoff PM, Pike L, Robertson JD, Morgan S, McWalter G, Wilson D, Smith JC. Use of KRAS mutation status to predict clinical outcomes in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) treated with the VEGF signaling inhibitor cediranib. J Clin Oncol 2011. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2011.29.15_suppl.3613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Schmoll H, Hoff PM, Robertson JD, Pike L, Morgan S, Wilson D, Jürgensmeier JM. Association of baseline CEA, VEGF, and soluble VEGF receptor-2 with treatment outcomes in two randomized phase III trials of cediranib in metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC). J Clin Oncol 2011. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2011.29.15_suppl.3590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Hasanovic M, Pajevic I, Morgan S, Kravic N. EMDR training for mental health therapists in postwar bosnia-herzegovina who work with psycho-traumatized population for increasing their psychotherapy capacities. Eur Psychiatry 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/s0924-9338(11)73014-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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IntroductionAfter war 1992–1995 in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BH), whole population was highly psych-traumatized. Mental health therapists had no enough capacities to meet needs of population. They are permanently in need to increase their psychotherapy capacities. EMDR is a powerful, state-of-the-art treatment. Its effectiveness and efficacy has been validated by extensive research. National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) recommended it as one of two trauma treatments of choice.AimTo describe non profit, humanitarian approach in sharing skills of Eye Movement Reprocessing and Desensitization (EMDR) to mental health therapists in BH from Humanitarian Assistance Program (HAP) of UK & Ireland.MethodAuthors described educational process considering the history of idea and its realization through training levels and process of supervision.ResultsHighly skilled and internationally approved trainers from HAP UK & Ireland came four times to Psychiatry Department of University Clinical Center Tuzla in BH where they provided completed EMDR training for 24 trainees: neuro- psychiatrists, residents of neuro-psychiatry and psychologists from eight different health institutions from six different cities in BH. After finishing training process, trainees are obliged to practice their EMDR therapy in daily practice with real clients under the supervision process of HAP UK & Ireland trainers to become certified EMDR therapists. Regarding big physical distance between supervisors and trainees, supervision will be realized via Skype Internet technologyConclusionPsychotherapy capacities of mental health psychotherapists in postwar BH could be increased with enthusiastic help of EMDR trainers from HAP UK&Ireland.
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Yamanouchi D, Morgan S, Lengfeld J, Stair C, Si Y, Kent K, Liu B. Enhanced Apoptosis Leads to Accelerated Aneurysmal Dilatation Associated with Greater Inflammation in a Newly Created Calcium Phosphate-Induced Mouse AAA Model. J Surg Res 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2010.11.304] [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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Appleby J, Dondorp WJ, De Wert GMWR, Ezabadi Z, Omani Samani R, Zollner K, Zollner U, Haimes E, Taylor K, Morgan S, Zervomanolakis I, Wildt L, Siebert U, Oberaigner W. POSTER VIEWING SESSION - ETHICS AND LAW. Hum Reprod 2011. [DOI: 10.1093/humrep/26.s1.81] [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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Morgan S, Chaudry I, Turk A, Turner R. E-043 Novel use of the Penumbra Aspiration System in three cases of severe dural venous sinus thrombosis. J Neurointerv Surg 2010. [DOI: 10.1136/jnis.2010.003251.43] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Castleman AW, Echt O, Morgan S, Di Dao P, Stanley RJ. Unimolecular Dissociation of Cluster Ions Following Multiphoton Ionization and Subsequent Proton Transfer Reaction. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010. [DOI: 10.1002/bbpc.19850890319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Echt O, Morgan S, Dao PD, Stanley RJ, A. W. Castleman. Multiphoton Ionization of Ammonia Clusters with a Tunable Laser. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010. [DOI: 10.1002/bbpc.19840880308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Thiollet S, Higson S, White N, Morgan S. Optimisation of quantum dot-encoded microsphere bioconjugates for single nucleotide polymorphism genotyping. Sci Justice 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.scijus.2009.11.076] [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: 10/19/2022]
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Riches S, Morgan S, Partridge M, Payne G, Dearnaley D, deSouza N. 89 poster: Discordance of Tumor Boost Volumes Defined Using Different Functional MRI Techniques in the Prostate. Radiother Oncol 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(15)34508-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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