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Brown BP, Clark MT, Wise RL, Timsina LR, Reher TA, Vandewalle RJ, Brown JJ, Saenz ZM, Gray BW. A multifactorial severity score for left congenital diaphragmatic hernia in a high-risk population using fetal magnetic resonance imaging. Pediatr Radiol 2019; 49:1718-1725. [PMID: 31414145 DOI: 10.1007/s00247-019-04478-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2019] [Revised: 06/17/2019] [Accepted: 07/16/2019] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Adverse outcomes for infants born with left congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) have been correlated with fetal imaging findings. OBJECTIVE We sought to corroborate these correlations in a high-risk cohort and describe a predictive mortality algorithm combining multiple imaging biomarkers for use in prenatal counseling. MATERIALS AND METHODS We reviewed fetal MRI examinations at our institution from 2004 to 2016 demonstrating left-side CDH. MRI findings, hospital course and outcomes were recorded and analyzed using bivariate and multivariable analysis. We generated a receiver operating curve (ROC) to determine a cut-off relation for mortality. Finally, we created a predictive mortality calculator. RESULTS Of 41 fetuses included in this high-risk cohort, 41% survived. Per bivariate analysis, observed-to-expected total fetal lung volume (P=0.007), intrathoracic position of the stomach (P=0.049), and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) requirement (P<0.001) were significantly associated with infant mortality. Youden J statistic optimized the ROC for mortality at 24% observed-to-expected total fetal lung volume (sensitivity 64%, specificity 82%, area under the curve 0.72). On multivariable analysis, observed-to-expected total fetal lung volume ± 24% was predictive of mortality (adjusted odds ratio, 95% confidence interval: 0.09 [0.02, 0.55]; P=0.008). We derived a novel mortality prediction calculator from this analysis. CONCLUSION In this high-risk cohort, decreased observed-to-expected total fetal lung volume and stomach herniation were significantly associated with mortality. The novel predictive mortality calculator utilizes information from fetal MR imaging and provides prognostic information for health care providers. Creation of similar predictive tools by other institutions, using their distinct populations, might prove useful in family counseling, especially where there are discordant imaging findings.
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- Brandon P Brown
- The Fetal Center at Riley Children's Health, 705 Riley Hospital Drive, Indianapolis, IN, 54202, USA.
- Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
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- Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- The Fetal Center at Riley Children's Health, 705 Riley Hospital Drive, Indianapolis, IN, 54202, USA
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- Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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Paul MR, Clark MT, Cross MC. Coupled motion of microscale and nanoscale elastic objects in a viscous fluid. Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys 2013; 88:043012. [PMID: 24229281 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.88.043012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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We study the coupled dynamics of two closely spaced micron or nanoscale elastic objects immersed in a viscous fluid. The dynamics of the elastic objects are coupled through the motion of the surrounding viscous fluid. We consider two cases: (i) one object is driven externally by an imposed harmonic actuation force and the second object is passive and (ii) both objects are driven by a Brownian force to yield stochastic dynamics. Using a harmonic oscillator approximation for the elastic objects and the unsteady Stokes equations to describe the fluid dynamics, we develop analytical expressions for the amplitude and phase of the displacement of the oscillating objects. For the case of an imposed actuation we use an impulse in force to determine the resulting dynamics over all frequencies. For the Brownian-driven objects the stochastic dynamics are found using the fluctuation-dissipation theorem. We validate our theoretical expressions by comparison with results from finite-element numerical simulations of the complete fluid-solid interaction problem. Our results yield interesting features in the amplitude and phase of the displacement of the elastic objects due to the fluid motion. We find that the dynamics depend on the separation of the objects, a measure of the mass loading due to the fluid, and the frequency parameter which acts as a frequency-based Reynolds number. Our results are valid over the range of parameters typical of micron and nanoscale elastic objects in fluid. The range of dynamics found can be understood in terms of the interplay between the viscous and potential components of the fluid flow field described by the unsteady Stokes equation for an oscillating cylinder. For small values of the frequency parameter, typical of nanoscale elastic objects, the dynamics are overdamped due to the dominance of viscous forces over inertial forces. For moderate and large values of the frequency parameter, typical of micron-scale elastic objects, we find that the dynamics of the fluid-coupled objects exhibits an interesting mode splitting to yield a bimodal signature in the amplitude-frequency plots. We find that the mode splitting can be described using a normal mode analysis containing only potential fluid interactions between the cylinders.
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- M R Paul
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, USA
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Shams G, Romstedt KJ, Lust LA, Clark MT, Miller DD, Feller DR. Beta-adrenergic receptor and platelet inhibitory activities of a new series of trimetoquinol and related benzazepine analogs. Gen Pharmacol 1997; 28:323-30. [PMID: 9013212 DOI: 10.1016/s0306-3623(96)00223-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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1. A series of dimethoxy and methylenedioxy analogs of trimetoquinol (TMQ) and structurally related 7-membered ring benzazepines (BA) were evaluated for their pharmacological effects in beta-adrenergic (atria, trachea) and thromboxane A2/prostaglandin H2 receptor systems (aorta, platelets). 2. Results show that both the 6,7-dihydroxy (catechol) moiety of trimetoquinol and an intact tetrahydroisoquinoline nucleus are essential for maintaining potent beta-stimulating and antithromboxane A2 activities. 3. By contrast, ring enlargement, as in the BA analogs, or masking of the catechol with dimethoxy or methylenedioxy functional groups enhanced the potency of inhibitors on thromboxane A2-independent activation of human platelets induced by bacterial phospholipase C (PLC). 4. The selective blockade of this pathway by these compounds suggests that they may represent a new and novel class of antiplatelet drugs.
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- G Shams
- Division of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Ohio State University, Columbus 43210, USA
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Methods to facilitate the seating of artificial crowns can improve the gingival margins and ensure longevity. This study examined the effects of venting and different luting agents on the seating accuracy and compressive strength of Dicor ceramic crowns. Vented and unaltered anterior restorations were tested using zinc phosphate cement (ZnPO4), glass ionomer, and composite resin cement. Rexillium metal dies of a tooth preparation of a maxillary canine were provided and standardized crowns were fabricated. The artificial crowns were evaluated for adaptation of the finish line before and after cementation, then were compressively loaded to failure. Under the conditions of this study, neither the design of the artificial crown nor the luting agent had a significant effect on the compressive strength. Composite resinous cement appeared to enhance seating of the crown, whereas ZnPO4 cement inhibited seating.
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- M T Clark
- Naval Dental School, National Naval Dental Center, Bethesda, Md, USA
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Romstedt KJ, Shin Y, Shams G, Doyle K, Tantishaiyakul V, Clark MT, Adejare A, Hamada A, Miller DD, Feller DR. Halogen-substituted trimetoquinol analogs as thromboxane A2 receptor antagonists in platelets and aorta. Biochem Pharmacol 1993; 46:2051-9. [PMID: 8267653 DOI: 10.1016/0006-2952(93)90647-f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Trimetoquinol (TMQ) is a non-prostanoid compound that blocks prostaglandin H2/thromboxane A2 (TXA2) receptor-mediated responses initiated by a prostaglandin (PG) H2 analog, U46619, in human platelets and rat aorta. Ring fluorine-substituted TMQ analogs selectively antagonized PG-dependent human platelet activation induced by U46619, arachidonic acid, collagen, ADP or epinephrine; and were about 300-fold less potent as inhibitors of PG-independent responses mediated by thrombin or bacterial phospholipase C. For each inducer of the PG-dependent pathway, the rank order of inhibitory potency was identical (TMQ > 8-fluoro-TMQ > 5-fluoro- TMQ). Iodine substitution yielded a similar rank order of antagonism against U46619-induced platelet activation (TMQ > 8-iodo-TMQ > 5-iodo-TMQ), and all TMQ analogs inhibited platelet aggregation in whole blood as well as in platelet-rich plasma. Inhibition of specific [3H]SQ 29,548 binding by TMQ analogs was highly correlated with inhibition of functional responses to U46619. Radioligand binding experiments using TMQ analogs with rat platelets showed no interspecies difference in comparison with human platelets. The rank order of inhibitory potencies for the fluorinated (but not iodinated) TMQ analogs changed in rat thoracic aorta with 8-fluoro-TMQ > TMQ > or = 5-fluoro-TMQ as antagonists of U46619-induced vascular contraction. These findings demonstrate that the primary mechanism of antiplatelet action of TMQ analogs is related to a blockade of TXA2 receptor sites, and ring-halogenated TMQ analogs distinguish between TXA2-mediated functional responses in vascular smooth muscle and platelets.
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- K J Romstedt
- Division of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Ohio State University, Columbus 43210
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Miller DD, Hamada A, Clark MT, Adejare A, Patil PN, Shams G, Romstedt KJ, Kim SU, Intrasuksri U, McKenzie JL. Synthesis and alpha 2-adrenoceptor effects of substituted catecholimidazoline and catecholimidazole analogues in human platelets. J Med Chem 1990; 33:1138-44. [PMID: 2157007 DOI: 10.1021/jm00166a009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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It is known that the steric requirements for the interactions of catecholamines and catecholimidazolines with alpha 1- and alpha 2-adrenoceptors are different. New analogues of desoxycatecholimidazoline (1), desoxycatecholimidazole (3), benzylic hydroxyl substituted imidazole (4), and the aromatic fluorine substitution analogues of 1 at the 2 (5), 5 (6), and 6 (7) positions, and a set of asymmetric 4-substituted catecholimidazolines, S-8 and R-8, were prepared and tested for interaction with alpha 2-adrenoceptors in human platelets. With the exception of 3, all compounds were selective for alpha-adrenoceptor-mediated responses in human platelets. Introduction of a double bond in imidazoline 1 to give an imidazole 3 or the introduction of a benzylic hydroxyl group to 3, as in 4, reduced the inhibition of platelet aggregation with a rank order potency of 1 greater than 3 greater than 4. Fluorine atom substitution at the 2-, 5-, or 6-positions only slightly modified the inhibitory activity of 1. Each analogue (1, 3-7) produced alpha 2-mediated inhibition of platelet adenylate cyclase and can be classified as a partial agonist. The inhibition potency of S-8 and R-8 against epinephrine-induced aggregatory responses were greatly different, and only R-8 and 4 were alpha 2-agonists on human platelet function. Our studies provide further evidence for the differential interaction of catecholamines and catecholimidazolines in alpha 1- and alpha 2-adrenoceptor systems.
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- D D Miller
- Division of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, Ohio State University, Columbus 43210
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Lamba-Kanwal VK, Hamada A, Adejare A, Clark MT, Miller DD, Patil PN. Activation of alpha-1 adrenoreceptors of rat aorta by analogs of imidazoline. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 1988; 245:793-7. [PMID: 2838604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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New analogs of desoxycatecholimidazoline were synthesized for elucidating the steric requirements for the activation of alpha-1 adrenoreceptors. The compounds tested on rat thoracic aorta in this study were: desoxycatecholimidazole with and without bridge carbon hydroxyl group, analogs of desoxycatecholamidazoline with fluorine substitution at position 2, 5 or 6 of the catechol ring and hydroxybenzyl group at carbon-4 of the imidazoline part of the molecule. The addition of a double bond in the imidazoline to give an imidazole results in a decrease in potency and the introduction of benzylic hydroxyl group also reduces its activity by 4- and 6-fold, respectively. 2-Fluoro and 5-fluoro catecholimidazoline possess full agonist activity; their potencies being even higher than the parent molecule. The 6-fluoro analog is a partial agonist inasmuch as it produces a response that is only 30% of the maximum response produced by other analogs of imidazoline. In the present study, 4-substituted imidazolines retain their agonist activity, although weaker than desoxycatecholimidazoline. The potency of R- and S-isomers of 4-substituted catecholbenzyl imidazoline were similar. Although these isomers exhibit apparent chemical similarity to catecholamines, small differences between the activity of stereoisomers indicate that the mode of interaction of these molecules at alpha adrenoreceptor may differ from that of stereoisomers of epinephrine.
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Coburn RA, Clark MT, Evans RT, Genco RJ. Substituted 2-(2-hydroxyphenyl)benzimidazoles as potential agents for the control of periodontal diseases. J Med Chem 1987; 30:205-8. [PMID: 3806595 DOI: 10.1021/jm00384a035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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A series of 16 substituted 2-(2-hydroxphenyl)benzimidazoles was synthesized and evaluated in vitro for antibacterial activity against bacteria associated with periodontal diseases. Several compounds demonstrated a high level of activity, in tube dilution assay, against Actinomycetes viscosus and Bacteriodes gingivalis. These results indicate that several of these compounds may serve as topical antibacterial agents for the control of acute marginal inflammatory gingivitis and periodontitis.
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The 5-fluoro and 8-fluoro analogues of trimetoquinol, TMQ, have been synthesized and evaluated for beta 2- and beta 1-adrenoceptor activity in guinea pig trachea and atria, respectively. The fluoro analogues of TMQ maintained potent beta 2-adrenoceptor agonist activity but had reduced beta 1-adrenoceptor agonist activity. The changes in beta 1-activity of these compounds were correlated to differences in phenolic pKa's. The beta 1- and beta 2-adrenoceptor actions of 2 and 3 were blocked in a competitive manner by propranolol. The enhanced beta 2/beta 1 selectivity for the analogues was found to be 8-fluoro analogue 3 greater than 5-fluoro analogue 2 greater than trimetoquinol (1).
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Clark MT, Chang J, Navran SS, Huzoor-Akbar, Mukhopadhyay A, Amin H, Feller DR, Miller DD. Synthesis and investigation of the beta-adrenoceptor agonist and platelet antiaggregatory properties of 1,7,8-trisubstituted 2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-2-benzazepine analogues of trimetoquinol. J Med Chem 1986; 29:181-5. [PMID: 2869145 DOI: 10.1021/jm00152a003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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The synthesis and biological evaluation of 7,8-dihydroxy (2) and 7,8-methylenedioxy (3) analogues of 1-[(3,4,5-trimethyoxyphenyl)methyl]-2,3,4,5-tetradhyo-1H-2-b enzazepine on beta-adrenoceptor systems and human platelets were undertaken and compared with trimetoquinol (TMQ, 1). Whereas 1 is a potent beta-adrenoceptor agonist in guinea pig atria and trachea (pD2 = 8.2), analogue 2 was marginally effective at relaxing guinea pig tracheal smooth muscle (pD2 = 4.4) and inactive as an agonist on guinea pig atria. Analogues 2 and 3 were inhibitors of phospholipase C (PLC; from Clostridium perfringens) induced and secondary wave of ADP-induced aggregation responses and inactive against low-dose thrombin-induced or stable endoperoxide (U46619) induced human platelet aggregation. Against ADP-induced serotonin secretion, 3 was 9-fold more active than analogue 2. Further, the rank order of TMQ isomers and 3 as inhibitors of PLC-induced platelet aggregation, serotonin secretion, and phosphatidylinositol degradation was identical (3 greater than (S)-(-)-1 greater than (R)-(+)-1). The results suggest that these compounds are blocking the action of PLC by interfering with phosphatidylinositol turnover in platelet membranes. The inhibition of ADP-induced responses in human platelets by analogues 2 and 3 also suggests a site of inhibition at a level of arachidonic acid release. Thus, ring expansion of 1 as in the benzazepine analogues 2 and 3 has allowed us to develop selective inhibitors of platelet function that lack significant beta-adrenoceptor activity.
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A series of 22 5-(alkylsulfonyl)salicylanilides was synthesized and evaluated for in vitro antibacterial and antiplaque activity against Actinomyces viscosus and Streptococcus mutans, adherent microorganisms implicated in periodontal disease and dental caries. The minimum inhibitory concentrations of 25 salicylanilides (including 5-acyl-, 5-alkyl-, and 5-(alkylsulfonyl)-4'-bromo- and -4'-(trifluoromethyl)salicylanilides) were found to correlate (r = 0.94) with estimated log D values. Several salicylanilides, such as 5-(decylsulfonyl)- and 5-(dodecylsulfonyl)-4'-(trifluoromethyl)salicylanilides (15 and 19) were found to exhibit high levels of in vitro antibacterial and antiplaque activity against A. viscosus and S. mutans.
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Camilleri P, Clark MT, Gilmore IJ, Cole-Hamilton D. The synthesis and electrochemical properties of some novel photosynthesis electron acceptors. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1985. [DOI: 10.1039/p29850000833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Camilleri P, Bowyer JR, Clark MT, O'Neill P. Dioxathiadiaza-heteropentalenes. New Photosystem-I electron acceptors. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics 1984. [DOI: 10.1016/0005-2728(84)90018-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The commonly used buffering agent tris(hydroxymethyl)methylamine (tris) antagonizes the action of iontophoretically applied acetylcholine on neurons of Aplysia californica. Concentrations of 5 to 10 millimolar tris markedly reduced both excitatory and inhibitory responses.
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Birchall JM, Clark MT. Rearrangements of diphenylamine derivatives. Part V. Rearrangements of 4-substituted N-acyldiphenylamines and related reactions. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1973. [DOI: 10.1039/p19730001259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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