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Williams L, Moeke-Maxwell T, Kothari S, Pearson S, Gott M, Black S, Frey R, Wharemate R, Hansen W. PA12 Is digital storytelling ka pai for new zealand māori? using digital storytelling as a method to explore whānau end of life caregiving experiences: a pilot study. BMJ Support Palliat Care 2015; 5 Suppl 1:A23. [PMID: 25960498 DOI: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2015-000906.72] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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BACKGROUND Māori regard stories as a preferred method for imparting knowledge through waiata (song), moteatea (poetry), kauwhau (moralistic tale), pakiwaitara (story) and purakau (myths). Storytelling is also an expression of tinorangatiratanga (self-determination); Māori have the right to manage their knowledge, which includes embodiment in forms transcending typical western formulations. Digital storytelling is a process by which 'ordinary people' create short autobiographical videos. It has found application in numerous disciplines including public health and has been used to articulatethe experiences of those often excluded from knowledge production. AIM To explore the use of digital storytelling as a research method for learning about whānau (family) experiences providing end of life care for kaumātua (older people). METHODS Eight Māori and their nominated co-creators attended a three-day digital story telling workshop led by co-researchers Shuchi Kothari and Sarina Pearson. They were guided in the creation of first-person digital stories about caring for kaumātua. The videos were shared at a group screening, and participants completed questionnaires about the workshop and their videos. A Kaupapa Māori narrative analysis was applied to their stories to gain new perspectives on Māori end of life caregiving practices. (Kaupapa Maori research privileges Maori worldviews and indigenous knowledge systems.) RESULTS Digital storytelling is an appropriate method as Māori is an oral/aural society. It allows Māori to share their stories with others, thus promoting community support at the end of life, befitting a public health approach. CONCLUSION Digital storytelling can be a useful method for Māori to express their experiences providing end of life caregiving.
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Voss S, Benger J, Black S, Cheston R, Cullum S, Purdy S, Iliffe S. Training on dementia for emergency ambulance staff: research agenda and opportunities. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 2015; 30:549-50. [PMID: 25855208 DOI: 10.1002/gps.4270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2015] [Accepted: 01/23/2015] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Thom K, Black S, Panther G. The decision-making of the Mental Health Review Tribunal in New Zealand. JOURNAL OF LAW AND MEDICINE 2015; 22:667-678. [PMID: 25980197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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This article reports the findings of a qualitative research project that explored the decision-making of the Mental Health Review Tribunal in New Zealand, providing "thick descriptions" of the hearing process by closely focusing not only on the content of final written decisions, but also how decisions are made and delivered within the context they are formed. Drawing on interviews with tribunal members (n = 14), observation of hearings (n = 11), and review of written decisions (n = 60), the article illustrates how the MHRT attempts to practise in a way that enhances rather than damages ongoing relationships between applicants and clinicians. The factors that constrain its ability to conduct a hearing perceived as fair and participatory by the applicants is considered, and synergies with the international literature are noted in relation to the heavy use of medico-legal language, dominance of public safety concerns, and the covert interventionist practices of the MHRT. The article concludes by highlighting the value of qualitative observations of this decision-making body. While written decisions provide a justification for the outcome decided by the MHRT it leaves out nuances gleaned from in-depth clinical reporting, inquisitorial investigation and unwritten observations during hearings.
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Woodhead G, Devis P, Black S, Krupinski E, Jindal R, Kalb B, Hennemeyer C. Systematic MRI characterization of tissue outcomes following irreversible electroporation of hepatic tumors. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2014.12.166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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Denneny E, Black S, Bogle Y, Macavei V, O'Shaughnessy T, White V, Kunst H, Jayasekera N. M40 Tackling Poor Attendance To Tuberculosis Clinic - Who, Why And What Can Be Done. Thorax 2014. [DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2014-206260.428] [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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Black S, Cooper R, Martin K, Brage S, Kuh D, Stafford M. OP41 Physical activity and positive mental wellbeing in a cohort of baby boomers: results from a British prospective cohort. Br J Soc Med 2014. [DOI: 10.1136/jech-2014-204726.44] [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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Black S, Peterson A. CT fluoroscopy guidance versus conventional CT guidance for percutaneous pulmonary nodule biopsy- a comparison of patient radiation exposure, procedural time, and complication rates. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2013.12.545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Wilding JPH, Charpentier G, Hollander P, González-Gálvez G, Mathieu C, Vercruysse F, Usiskin K, Law G, Black S, Canovatchel W, Meininger G. Efficacy and safety of canagliflozin in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus inadequately controlled with metformin and sulphonylurea: a randomised trial. Int J Clin Pract 2013; 67:1267-82. [PMID: 24118688 PMCID: PMC4282288 DOI: 10.1111/ijcp.12322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 258] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2013] [Accepted: 09/11/2013] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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AIMS Canagliflozin is a sodium glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitor developed for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). This randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, Phase 3 study evaluated the efficacy and safety of canagliflozin as an add-on to metformin plus sulphonylurea in patients with T2DM. METHODS Patients (N = 469) received canagliflozin 100 or 300 mg or placebo once daily during a 26-week core period and a 26-week extension. Prespecified primary end-point was change in HbA1c at 26 weeks. Secondary end-points included change in HbA1c at week 52 as well as proportion of patients achieving HbA1c < 7.0%, change in fasting plasma glucose (FPG) and systolic blood pressure, and per cent change in body weight, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and triglycerides (weeks 26 and 52). RESULTS HbA1c was significantly reduced with canagliflozin 100 and 300 mg vs. placebo at week 26 (-0.85%, -1.06%, and -0.13%; p < 0.001); these reductions were maintained at week 52 (-0.74%, -0.96%, and 0.01%). Both canagliflozin doses reduced FPG and body weight vs. placebo at week 26 (p < 0.001) and week 52. Overall adverse event (AE) rates were similar across groups over 52 weeks, with higher rates of genital mycotic infections and osmotic diuresis-related AEs seen with canagliflozin vs. placebo; these led to few discontinuations. Increased incidence of documented, but not severe, hypoglycaemia episodes was seen with canagliflozin vs. placebo. CONCLUSIONS Canagliflozin improved glycaemic control, reduced body weight, and was generally well tolerated in T2DM patients on metformin plus sulphonylurea over 52 weeks.
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Black S. Commentary on 'Birth defects in a national cohort of pregnant women with HIV infection in Italy, 2001-2011'. BJOG 2013; 120:1475-1476. [PMID: 24273769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Frey R, Gott M, Raphael D, Black S, Teleo-Hope L, Lee H, Wang Z. 'Where do I go from here'? A cultural perspective on challenges to the use of hospice services. HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE IN THE COMMUNITY 2013; 21:519-529. [PMID: 23638970 DOI: 10.1111/hsc.12038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/29/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Do hospice services as shaped by a western perspective adequately fulfil the needs of persons from non-Western cultures? Based on a Western view of palliative care, the vision outlined in the New Zealand Palliative Care Strategy (2001) is to deliver palliative care services, including hospice services, to all patients and their families requiring them in the context of an increasingly pluralistic and multicultural society. It is predicted that over the next two decades the proportion of people identifying as Māori, Pacific and Asian will dramatically increase within New Zealand. Ministry of Health information provided through a GAP analysis identified hospices as facing access-to-care pressures for Māori, Pacific and Asian patients. It is therefore critical to identify the challenges to hospice service access for Māori, Asian and Pacific patients. This project involved qualitative interviews with 37 cancer patients (Māori, Pacific and Asian self-identified ethnicities), whānau/family and bereaved whanua/family, as well as 15 health professionals (e.g. referring GPs, oncologists, allied health professionals) within one District Health Board. Patients and their families included both those who utilised hospice services, as well as those non-users of hospice services identified by a health professional as having palliative care needs. Challenges to hospice service utilisation reported in the findings include a lack of awareness in the communities of available services, as well as continuing misconceptions concerning the nature of hospice services. Language barriers were particularly reported for Asian patients and their families. Issues concerning the ethnic representativeness of the hospice services staff were raised. The findings highlight the importance of patient and family knowledge of hospice care for utilisation of services. This information can be used for future planning to enable hospices to both provide high quality evidence based palliative care services for patients and families and provide consultative services to primary healthcare providers in the community.
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Black S, MacDonald-McMillan B, Mallett X, Rynn C, Jackson G. The incidence and position of melanocytic nevi for the purposes of forensic image comparison. Int J Legal Med 2013; 128:535-43. [PMID: 23420260 PMCID: PMC4008801 DOI: 10.1007/s00414-013-0821-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2012] [Accepted: 01/04/2013] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Expert witness opinion based on the comparison of images has been accepted by UK courts as admissible evidence in relation to issues of identity. Within images of the hand are a multiplicity of anatomical features of different aetiology, incidence and distribution patterns and this includes melanocytic nevi, referred to more colloquially as moles and/or birthmarks. The hand is not a common place for these isolated features to develop and so their presence in this anatomical region has the potential to be useful for issues of identity. The results of this study show that approximately 9 % of individuals in a sample of 476 hands, displayed at least one nevus on the back of their hand and, contrary to the literature, the incidence was found to be greater in females (15 % of female cohort) than males (7 % of male cohort). Almost a third of all nevi identified on the dorsum of the hand were abnormal or dysplastic. The most frequent location for these aggregations of melanocytes was in the central region of the dorsum of the hand or at the base of the index finger. The relevance of nevi identified in the image of a perpetrator’s hand and also on that of a suspect/accused is discussed in relation to the issue of whether the images have originated from the same individual.
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Stafford M, Black S, Shah I, Hardy R, Pierce M, Richards M, Wong A, Kuh D. Using a birth cohort to study ageing: representativeness and response rates in the National Survey of Health and Development. Eur J Ageing 2013; 10:145-157. [PMID: 23637643 PMCID: PMC3637651 DOI: 10.1007/s10433-013-0258-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 137] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022] Open
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Britain's oldest birth cohort study, the MRC National Survey of Health and Development (NSHD) provides data to explore life time influences on ageing. The latest data collection was undertaken between 2006 and 2011 when study members were aged 60-64 and consisted of postal and pre-assessment questionnaires to eligible study members, followed by invitation to attend one of six clinical research facilities (CRFs) across the UK for clinical assessments, and dietary diaries and activity monitors in the days following the CRF visit. The option of a home visit for clinical assessments was provided if the study member refused or was unable to attend the CRF. We examined response and attrition, here describing rates overall and for postal and clinical assessment modes of data collection, identifying socioeconomic and health-related predictors of response, and assessing the continued representativeness of the sample. In total, 2,661 (84 % of the target sample) responded. Lower educational attainment, lower childhood cognition and lifelong smoking independently predicted lower likelihood of both overall response and CRF cooperation. At 53 years, not owning one's home and not being married predicted lower likelihood of overall response whereas manual social class and obesity predicted lower likelihood of CRF cooperation. Providing for collection of biomedical data in the home and use of assessment instruments and modes to retain study members with lower education attainment, lower cognition and poorer health behaviours should be priorities for helping reduce attrition amongst vulnerable ageing study members.
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Christie G, Black S, Dunbar L, Pulford J, Wheeler A. Attitudes, Skills and Knowledge Change in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Workers Following AOD Screening and Brief Intervention Training. Int J Ment Health Addict 2013. [DOI: 10.1007/s11469-012-9414-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Ambler G, Boyle J, Cousins C, Hayes P, Metha T, See T, Varty K, Winterbottom A, Adam D, Bradbury A, Clarke M, Jackson R, Rose J, Sharif A, Wealleans V, Williams R, Wilson L, Wyatt M, Ahmed I, Bell R, Carrell T, Gkoutzios P, Sabharwal T, Salter R, Waltham M, Bicknell C, Bourke P, Cheshire N, Franklin I, James A, Jenkins M, Tyrrell M, Wilkins C, Bown M, Choke E, McCarthy M, Sayers R, Tamberaja A, Farquharson F, Serracino-Inglott F, Davis M, Hamilton G, Brennan J, Canavati R, Fisher R, McWilliams R, Naik J, Vallabhaneni S, Hardman J, Black S, Hinchliffe R, Holt P, Loftus I, Loosemore T, Morgan R, Thompson M, Agu O, Bishop C, Boardley D, Cross J, Hague J, Harris P, Ivancev K, Raja J, Richards T, Simring D, Fisher A, Smith D, Copeland G. Early Results of Fenestrated Endovascular Repair of Juxtarenal Aortic Aneurysms in the United Kingdom. Circulation 2012; 125:2707-15. [PMID: 22665884 DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.111.070334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 129] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Zhang T, Ding Y, Zhang J, Wang D, Wu J, Jiang Y, Chen L, Feng Z, McFarland J, Steinhoff M, Black S, Zhao G. Epidemiology and health utilization of influenza in <5 years-old children in Suzhou, China. Int J Infect Dis 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2012.05.463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Boulos M, Pettersen J, Jewell D, Black S, Murray B. Nocturnal Limb Movements Are Correlated with Cerebral White Matter Hyperintensities (P05.001). Neurology 2012. [DOI: 10.1212/wnl.78.1_meetingabstracts.p05.001] [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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Black S, McNeely A, Ramirez J, Scott C, Szilagyi G, Kiss A, Stuss D. Left Temporal Lobe Subcortical Hyperintensities Correlate with Verbal Learning and Memory in Alzheimer's Disease and Normal Elderly (P03.087). Neurology 2012. [DOI: 10.1212/wnl.78.1_meetingabstracts.p03.087] [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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Cummings J, Frolich L, Black S, Bakchine S, Bellelli G, Molinuevo J, Kressig R, Downs P, Caputo A, Strohmaier C. Managing Functional and Cognitive Decline in Patients with Mild-to-Moderate Alzheimer's Disease: A 48-Week, Randomized, Double-Blind Evaluation of 13.3 mg/24 h (15 cm{superscript 2}) Versus 9.5 mg/24 h (10 cm{superscript 2}) Rivastigmine Patch (P04.193). Neurology 2012. [DOI: 10.1212/wnl.78.1_meetingabstracts.p04.193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Rowhani-Rahbar A, Fireman B, Lewis N, Ray P, Rasgon B, Klein JO, Black S, Klein NP, Baxter R. Rowhani-Rahbar et al. Respond to "Immunization and Bell's Palsy in Children". Am J Epidemiol 2012. [DOI: 10.1093/aje/kws014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Black S, Allen K. A9 Temperature variation in pre hospital environments. Arch Emerg Med 2011. [DOI: 10.1136/emermed-2011-200645.9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Pierce M, Silverwood R, Hardy R, Adams J, Black S, Deanfield J, Franklyn J, Richards M, Stafford M, Stephens A, MacFarlane P, Nitsch D, Ong K, Kuh D. Clinical problems in a post war British cohort reaching retirement: Evidence from the first British Birth Cohort Study. Br J Soc Med 2011. [DOI: 10.1136/jech.2011.143586.66] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Chan P, Navaranjan D, Philips A, Pettersen J, Ganda A, Black S. Serum biomarkers in white matter disease (Wmd) — A preliminary study. Clin Biochem 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2011.06.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Wills A, Black S, Coppack R, Cooper R, Hardy R, Cooper C, Kuh D. O5-2.5 Life course BMI and risk of knee osteoarthritis at age 53: evidence from the 1946 British birth cohort study. Br J Soc Med 2011. [DOI: 10.1136/jech.2011.142976b.47] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Black S. NHS complexity, not bureaucracy, is issue in health bill. West J Med 2011. [DOI: 10.1136/bmj.d4725] [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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Riley D, Lang A, Lewis A, Resch L, Ashby P, Hornykiewicz O, Black S. Cortical-basal ganglionic degeneration. Neurology 2011. [DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000398198.48275.f4] [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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