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Wang C, Wang X, Wang P, Deng Q, Liu Y, Zhang H. Evaluating public opinions: informing public health policy adaptations in China amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Sci Rep 2024; 14:5123. [PMID: 38429328 PMCID: PMC10907359 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-55684-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2023] [Accepted: 02/26/2024] [Indexed: 03/03/2024] Open
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Public concern regarding safety policies serious consequences is anticipated to persist over an extended duration. A study examining a case of rapid public health policy adaptation in China during the COVID-19 epidemic was conducted by gathering public opinion data from major social media platforms. A systematic approach to comprehend public opinion was developed. Five fundamental elements and four dimensions were delineated. An indicator system was established utilizing the K-means text clustering model. Public prediction, expectation, and their evolution underlying public concern were elucidated employing TF-IDF text mining models. The HMM elucidated the way public opinion influences policy adjustments. The findings underscore that public concern regarding enduring events undergoes temporal shifts, mirroring the evolution of public opinion towards policy. Public opinion aroused by both the original event and derived events collaboratively influence policy adjustments. In China, public opinion serves as a mechanism for policy feedback and oversight; notably, negative public sentiment plays a pivotal role in expediting policy transitions. These findings aid in refining policies to mitigate emergencies through a feedback loop, thereby averting the emergence of safety risks such as social unrest prompted by public opinion.
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- Chenyang Wang
- Institute of Public Safety Research, Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, People's Republic of China
- Institute of Public Safety Research, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, People's Republic of China
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- School of Computer Engineering and Science, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, People's Republic of China.
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- Institute of Public Safety Research, Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, People's Republic of China
- Institute of Public Safety Research, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, People's Republic of China
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- Research Institute of Macro-Safety Science, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, People's Republic of China
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- Public Order School, People's Public Security University of China, Beijing, 100872, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Public Safety Research, Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, People's Republic of China
- Institute of Public Safety Research, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, People's Republic of China
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Murgaš F, Petrovič F, Tirpáková A. Quality of place as the winner of the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in terms of quality of life. Will this knowledge strengthen the development of geographical psychology? Heliyon 2024; 10:e26261. [PMID: 38390051 PMCID: PMC10881370 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e26261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2022] [Revised: 02/02/2024] [Accepted: 02/09/2024] [Indexed: 02/24/2024] Open
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The paper is focused on the third wave of the pandemic and its comparison with the first wave in terms of the quality of life of university students in Czechia. In the first wave, the society came together, with solidarity being a prominent manifestation. The third wave differed from the first one in medical (vaccination was already available) as well as social terms. The paper has two objectives, the first is to measure the quality of life and related variables in the third wave of the pandemic and to compare the values found in the third wave with those in the first wave of the pandemic. The second objective is to identify which of the factors related to quality of life are predictors of that quality. The hypothesis assumes different measured values of quality of life for men and women. The measurement yielded knowledge of the high value of quality of place and environmental quality, which can enrich the quality of life epistemology on the one hand and geographical psychology on the other. Trust, health, happiness, quality of place, and safety were identified as factors. The measurement revealed the finding of different quality of life values in the third and first wave of the pandemic. While quality of life values increased in the first wave compared to the pre-pandemic period, both quality of life values and factors decreased in the third wave compared to the first wave. The only exception was one factor that we consider to be a winner of the third wave of the pandemic. The factor that declined in all measurements is considered to be the loser of the third wave of the pandemic. The paper concludes with implications derived from these findings.
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- František Murgaš
- Department of Geography, Technical University in Liberec, Studentská 2, 461 17, Liberec, Czech Republic
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- Department of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Tr. A. Hlinku 1, 949 01, Nitra, Slovakia
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- Department of Mathematics, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Tr. A. Hlinku 1, 949 01, Nitra, Slovakia
- Department of School Education, Faculty of Humanities, Tomas Bata University in Zlín, Štefánikova 5670, Zlín, 760 00, Czech Republic
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Nshimirimana DA, Kokonya D, Gitaka J, Wesonga B, Mativo JN, Rukanikigitero JMV. Impact of COVID-19 on health-related quality of life in the general population: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLOS GLOBAL PUBLIC HEALTH 2023; 3:e0002137. [PMID: 37883383 PMCID: PMC10602258 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0002137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2023] [Accepted: 10/03/2023] [Indexed: 10/28/2023]
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The World Health Organization declared coronavirus disease of 2019 as an epidemic and public health emergency of international concern on January 30th, 2020. Different factors during a pandemic can contribute to low quality of life in the general population. Quality of life is considered multidimensional and subjective and is assessed by using patient reported outcome measures. The aim and objective of this review is to assess the impact of coronavirus disease of 2019 and associated factors on the Quality of Life in the general population. This review was conducted and reported according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses. A protocol was registered in the international Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews database(CRD42021269897). A comprehensive electronic search in PubMed, EBSCO Host Research Databases, MEDLINE and Google scholar search engine was conducted. A total number of 1,7000,074 articles were identified from electronic search. 25 full text articles were retained for qualitative synthesis and seventeen articles for quantitative analysis. Seven main quality of life scales were used to assess the quality of life of the general population; World Health Organization Quality of Life-bref, EuroQuality of Life-Five dimensions, Short Form, European Quality of Life Survey, coronavirus disease of 2019 Quality of Life, General Health Questionnaire12 and My Life Today Questionnaire. The mean World Health Organization Quality of Life-brief was found to be 53.38% 95% confidence interval [38.50-68.27] and EuroQuality of Life-Five dimensions was 0.89 95% confidence interval [0.69-1.07]. Several factors have been linked to the Coronavirus disease of 2019 such as sociodemographic factors, peoples living with chronic diseases, confinement and financial constraints. This review confirms that the Coronavirus disease of 2019 pandemic affected the quality of life of the general population worldwide. Several factors such as sociodemographic, peoples living with chronic diseases, confinement and financial constraints affected the quality of life.
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- Desire Aime Nshimirimana
- Departement of Research & Innovation, Mont Kenya University, Thika, Kenya
- Department of Health Systems Management, School of Health Sciences, Nairobi Campus, Kenya Methodist University (KeMU), Meru, Kenya
- College of Doctoral Studies, Grand Canyon University, Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
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- Department of Community Health & Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine, Masinde Muliro University of Science & Technology, Kakamega, Kenya
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- Departement of Research & Innovation, Mont Kenya University, Thika, Kenya
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- Department of Community Health & Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine, Masinde Muliro University of Science & Technology, Kakamega, Kenya
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- Department of Environmental Health, Colleges of Health Sciences, Jumeira University, Dubai, The United Arab Emirates
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Segura-Ortí E, Martínez-Olmos FJ, Ródenas-Pascual Á, Guillem-Giménez E, Vercher-Narbona V, Piñón-Ruiz MJ, Garcia-Testal A. Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Health-Related Quality of Life and Physical Activity of Patients in Hemodialysis. Healthcare (Basel) 2022; 10:2217. [PMID: 36360558 PMCID: PMC9691167 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare10112217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2022] [Revised: 10/25/2022] [Accepted: 10/31/2022] [Indexed: 09/28/2023] Open
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Chronic dialysis patients have an increased risk of severe COVID-19 infection-related complications. The aim of this study was to quantify the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and physical activity levels of patients undertaking hemodialysis (HD). This was an observational study that compared data from two periods of time, before the COVID-19 pandemic vs pandemic. We used the Medical Outcomes Survey Short Form (SF-36) to measure the HRQoL and the Human Activity Profile (HAP) questionnaire was used to measure the physical activity. Data were analyzed with a mixed ordinal linear regression. A total of 27 eligible participants were interviewed during COVID-19 pandemic (median age 78 years). The linear regression model showed that the pandemic, after controlling for the covariates age, comorbidity, albumin, and hemoglobin, had a significant impact on the HRQoL. Physical function (-15.7) and social functioning subscales (-28.0) worsened (p = 0.001), and the physical component scale also showed a significant decrease (-3.6; p = 0.05). Time had a significant impact on the Human Activity Profile, with an average activity score diminished with the pandemic (-13.9; p = 0.003). The COVID-19 pandemic had a very negative impact on HRQoL and physical activity level of subjects undertaking hemodialysis. Interventions to improve HRQoL and activity levels of patients undertaking HD are recommended.
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- Eva Segura-Ortí
- Department of Physiotherapy, Universidad Cardenal Herrera-CEU, CEU Universities, 46001 Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Physiotherapy, Universidad Cardenal Herrera-CEU, CEU Universities, 46001 Valencia, Spain
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Yan T, Shao C, Zhang M, Ge Y, Chen T, Chai D. Impacts of COVID-19 Pandemic on Dermatology Outpatient Department at a Tertiary Hospital in Eastern China: A Pre-Post Study. CLINICAL, COSMETIC AND INVESTIGATIONAL DERMATOLOGY 2022; 15:2507-2518. [PMID: 36426104 PMCID: PMC9680679 DOI: 10.2147/ccid.s389496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2022] [Accepted: 11/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Background The COVID-19 pandemic has considerable impact on health care system in the world directly. Although the pandemic has been effectively controlled, people’s lifestyle, stress of job, economic status and health conditions have all changed. Therefore, it is unclear whether the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the distribution of diseases in dermatology outpatient department, especially in the post-pandemic era and how we should respond to these changes. Objective We aimed to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on diagnosis of dermatology outpatient department in eastern China. Methods A pre-post study design was a retrospective study to assess the changes of diseases diagnoses from the outpatient department of Dermatology, Taicang first people’s hospital, Suzhou University, Suzhou, China in the 2021 (Post-COVID-19 pandemic) compared to the 2019 (Pre-COVID-19 pandemic). Statistical analysis was performed using the SPSS 23.0 and Excel 2010. The data were analysed by methods independent t-test and Pearson’s chi-square test. A two-sided p-value of <0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results A total of 67,994 patients in 2019 and 67,288 patients in 2021 were included in the study. During the pre-pandemic year, the most common diagnoses in the outpatient department were urticaria, fungal dermatitis, acne, herpes zoster, seborrheic dermatitis. Urticaria, acne, allergic dermatitis, fungal dermatitis, herpes zoster, were statistically more common in the post-pandemic period. Acne, animal-related diseases, allergic dermatitis, insect dermatitis, alopecia, and verruca vulgaris diagnoses were found to increase statistically during the post-pandemic period when compared with the pre-pandemic period. Conclusion The COVID-19 pandemic had a minimal effect on the average yearly dermatology outpatients department visits, but the distribution of dermatology diagnoses was affected. As a result, governments and health departments may introduce innovative ways and training of medical teams according to the impact of the pandemic to ensure normal medical care.
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- Ting Yan
- Department of Dermatology, The First People’s Hospital of Taicang, The Affiliated Taicang Hospital of Soochow University, Taicang, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Dermatology, The First People’s Hospital of Taicang, The Affiliated Taicang Hospital of Soochow University, Taicang, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Dermatology, The First People’s Hospital of Taicang, The Affiliated Taicang Hospital of Soochow University, Taicang, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Dermatology, The First People’s Hospital of Taicang, The Affiliated Taicang Hospital of Soochow University, Taicang, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Dermatology, The First People’s Hospital of Taicang, The Affiliated Taicang Hospital of Soochow University, Taicang, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First People’s Hospital of Taicang, The Affiliated Taicang Hospital of Soochow University, Taicang, People’s Republic of China
- Correspondence: Dayang Chai, Department of Cardiology, The First People’s Hospital of Taicang, The Affiliated Taicang Hospital of Suzhou University, No. 58 Changsheng Road, Taicang, 215400, People’s Republic of China, Tel/Fax +86-512-53101356, Email
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Puciato D, Rozpara M, Bugdol M, Borys T, Słaby T. Quality of life of low-income adults. Work 2022; 74:631-648. [PMID: 36278380 DOI: 10.3233/wor-211110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Quality of life is currently one of the basic conceptual categories in many research disciplines. The authors of the present study are convinced that measurement of quality of life in reference to people living on the poverty line deserves special attention. OBJECTIVE The aim of the study was to identify relationships between the quality of life and sociodemographic variables in low-income Wrocław residents. METHODS The research was conducted in Wrocław (Poland) and involved 1215 respondents aged 18-64 years, whose monthly gross income per capita in the household did not exceed 1043 PLN. The respondents' quality of life was assessed with the World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire with additional questions on the respondents' social and demographic status. RESULTS The Wrocław residents most often assessed their quality of life as average or below average. They rated their health-related quality of life in the social domain as the highest, and in the physical domain as the lowest. Age, household size, stable source of income, savings, and indebtedness were significantly correlated with the quality of life of Wrocław residents under study. Among the respondents, statistically significant relationships between perceived health condition assessment and age, professional status, stable source of income, and debt were also identified. CONCLUSIONS The results of the study indicate that public health programs and other activities related to quality of life management should be directed to individuals and social groups particularly threatened by low quality of life, i.e., people living on the income poverty line.
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- Daniel Puciato
- Faculty of Finance and Management, WSB University in Wrocław, Wrocław, Poland
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- Institute of Sport Sciences, The Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education, Katowice, Poland
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- Faculty of Management and Social Communication, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- Faculty of Economics and Management, University of Zielona Góra, Zielona Góra, Poland
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- Institute of Management Collegium of Management and Finance, SGH Warsaw School of Economics, Warsaw, Poland
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Berdida DJE, Grande RAN. Academic stress, COVID-19 anxiety, and quality of life among nursing students: The mediating role of resilience. Int Nurs Rev 2022; 70:34-42. [PMID: 35639606 PMCID: PMC9347892 DOI: 10.1111/inr.12774] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2021] [Accepted: 04/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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AIM This study investigated the mediating role of resilience in the relationship between academic stress, COVID-19 anxiety, and quality of life (QoL) among Filipino nursing students during the COVID-19 pandemic. BACKGROUND The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the QoL of nursing students who are experiencing mental health issues. The mediating role of resilience in mitigating the effects of academic stress and COVID-19 anxiety on nursing students' QoL remains understudied. METHODS This study employed a correlational cross-sectional design, with a convenience sample of 611 Filipino nursing students. Data were collected using the scales Connor and Davidson Resilience, Brunnsviken Brief Quality of Life, COVID-19 Anxiety, and Perception of Academic Stress and analyzed using Pearson's r, bivariate analysis, and multistage regression analyses. RESULTS Academic stress and COVID-19 anxiety negatively correlated with QoL and resilience. Resilience was positively associated with QoL and reduced the effect of academic stress on QoL, indicating that resilience is a crucial mediating variable between academic stress and QoL. Finally, resilience had a significant mediating influence on QoL, as evidenced by a reduction in the effect of COVID-19 anxiety on QoL among nursing students. CONCLUSIONS Filipino nursing students' QoL was affected by academic stress and COVID-19-related anxiety. However, resilience mediated this impact, preserving QoL. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING AND HEALTH POLICY Nursing colleges and affiliated hospitals must collaborate to monitor academic stress and pandemic-related anxiety. Nursing students should be provided with programs such as seminars and team-building activities to enhance their resilience.
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- Mental Health Nursing Department, College of NursingUniversity of Ha'ilHailSaudi Arabia,College of Health Allied and Medical ProfessionsUniversity of San AgustinIloilo CityPhilippines
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Choi KA, Rezaei M. Assessing the Role of Urban Green Areas for Students' Quality of Life during the COVID-19 Pandemic. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 51:1049-1056. [PMID: 36407727 PMCID: PMC9643236 DOI: 10.18502/ijph.v51i5.9420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2021] [Accepted: 01/19/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND The COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing measures have limited outdoor activities for many people, including university students who live inside the campus and far from their families. We investigated if and how the fear of COVID-19 had impacted visiting green areas and consequently the quality of life. METHODS The assessments were taken through a questionnaire-based survey of the university students living inside the campus in two universities (Konkuk and Sejong universities) in Seoul, South Korea in 2021 (n=255). Measuring three variables, the participants were asked to self-estimate their fear of COVID-19 and quality of life during the pandemic, and the time and frequency of the park visit. Structural equation modeling (SEM) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) were conducted to explore the potential relationship between the three main observed variables. RESULTS In the case of the campus students, visiting the green area cannot play a mediating impact on the effect of the COVID-19 fear and quality of life. Likewise, the data did not support the effect of COVID-19 fear on the quality of life for this group of students, however, significant correlations were found between the COVID-19fear and visiting green spaces (P<0.05) (positive effect on visiting, and negative effect on the time of visit). CONCLUSION Students perceived not a considerable improvement in their quality of life after visiting green areas. It might be due to the fear of staying outdoor for a long time (frequency) during the pandemic, and students' lifestyles. However, the quality of life for the students is likely to be influenced by other factors, rather than the fear of COVID-19.
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- Kyung-A Choi
- National Institute of Medical Welfare, Kangnam University, Yongin, South Korea
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- National Institute of Medical Welfare, Kangnam University, Yongin, South Korea
- Department of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, Konkuk University, Seoul, South Korea
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