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- Sohrabi, Farnaz, et al.
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Coordinated bidding of multi-product charging station in electricity markets using rolling planning and sample average approximation
- 2023
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In: International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems. - : Elsevier BV. - 0142-0615 .- 1879-3517. ; 146, s. 108786-
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Recently, there has been an urgent tendency to steer the transport system towards zero-emission. Along natural gas vehicles, electric and hydrogen vehicles represent a promising way to a low-carbon system. Since the development of these vehicles relies on advances of refueling stations, their economic and operational aspects need to be considered. Therefore, this paper addresses a multi-product charging station for refilling electric, hydrogen and natural gas vehicles. The station participates in day-ahead and intra-day markets where the market price is subject to the uncertainty. For charging station participating in sequential markets with different prices, it is necessary to consider the coordinated bidding. Taking into account the sequential clearing of these markets and the gradual realization of market prices, the bidding problem is formulated as a two-stage stochastic program. In order to solve this large-scale stochastic program with a huge number of scenarios, the rolling planning method in combination with sample average approximation and SCENRED tool are applied. The study aims to attain the optimal operation of devices and bidding curves of the charging station in order to maximize its profit. The obtained average optimality gap based on Monte Carlo sampling approach, which is less than 1%, proves the effectiveness of our proposed algorithm in solving this large scale stochastic optimization. The submitted bidding curves to the intra-day market are found to be dependent on changes in the day-ahead market prices. Tornado diagrams indicate that the selling price and demand of electricity are ranked as the most effective factors on profit.
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- Daneshvar, Ehsan, et al.
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Application of response surface methodology for the biosorption of Acid Blue 25 dye using raw and HCl-treated macroalgae
- 2015
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In: Desalination and Water Treatment. - : Informa UK Limited. - 1944-3994 .- 1944-3986. ; 53:6, s. 1710-1723
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The present study was conducted to optimize the various experimental conditions, such as biomass loading, initial C.I. Acid Blue 25 (AB25) dye concentration, and initial solution pH for biosorption of dye on raw and HCl-treated brown alga, Padina australis and red alga, Jania adhaerens. Biosorption process was optimized in a batch system under Box-Behnken design. Second-order polynomial equation was successfully used to describe the effects of studied variables on response. The quadratic models exhibited higher R-2 values, significant p-values, and insignificant lack-of-fit p-values showed high adequacy for predicting the response. Chemically modified red alga exhibited better AB25 dye biosorption capacity as compared to modified brown alga. Maximum dye removal efficiencies of 77.34, 71.28, 50.56, and 85.19% for P. australis, HCl-treated P. australis, J. adhaerens, and HCl-treated J. adhaerens, respectively, were obtained at optimal conditions. The surface modification on tested algal biomass was found to be strongly dependent on their cell wall constituents.
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- Daneshvar, Ehsan, et al.
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Shrimp shell as an efficient bioadsorbent for Acid Blue 25 dye removal from aqueous solution
- 2014
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In: Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers / Elsevier. - : Elsevier BV. - 1876-1070 .- 1876-1089. ; 45:6, s. 2926-2934
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- This study focused on kinetics, equilibrium and thermodynamics of Acid Blue 25 (AB25) dye biosorption from aqueous solution using the shell of Penaeus indicus shrimp as a biosorbent. Optimum sorption conditions were identified by varying solution pH, biomass dosage, initial dye concentration, contact time, salinity and ionic strength. Equilibrium data were well fitted by the Temkin, Freundlich and Langmuir isotherm models, while the pseudo-second order model best described kinetics. Thermodynamic data showed that AB25 dye biosorption onto shrimp shell was a feasible, spontaneous and exothermic one. The biosorption capacity increased with decreasing the sorbent particle size and with the addition of salts (NaCl, MgSO4, KNO3 and KH2PO4). The high sorption capacity of P. indicus shell obtained in this study suggests its use as an effective, low-cost biosorbent for the removal of acid dyes from wastewaters.
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- de Erausquin, Gabriel A, et al.
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Chronic neuropsychiatric sequelae of SARS-CoV-2: Protocol and methods from the Alzheimer's Association Global Consortium.
- 2022
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In: Alzheimer's & dementia (New York, N. Y.). - : Wiley. - 2352-8737. ; 8:1
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has caused >3.5 million deaths worldwide and affected >160 million people. At least twice as many have been infected but remained asymptomatic or minimally symptomatic. COVID-19 includes central nervous system manifestations mediated by inflammation and cerebrovascular, anoxic, and/or viral neurotoxicity mechanisms. More than one third of patients with COVID-19 develop neurologic problems during the acute phase of the illness, including loss of sense of smell or taste, seizures, and stroke. Damage or functional changes to the brain may result in chronic sequelae. The risk of incident cognitive and neuropsychiatric complications appears independent from the severity of the original pulmonary illness. It behooves the scientific and medical community to attempt to understand the molecular and/or systemic factors linking COVID-19 to neurologic illness, both short and long term.This article describes what is known so far in terms of links among COVID-19, the brain, neurological symptoms, and Alzheimer's disease (AD) and related dementias. We focus on risk factors and possible molecular, inflammatory, and viral mechanisms underlying neurological injury. We also provide a comprehensive description of the Alzheimer's Association Consortium on Chronic Neuropsychiatric Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (CNS SC2) harmonized methodology to address these questions using a worldwide network of researchers and institutions.Successful harmonization of designs and methods was achieved through a consensus process initially fragmented by specific interest groups (epidemiology, clinical assessments, cognitive evaluation, biomarkers, and neuroimaging). Conclusions from subcommittees were presented to the whole group and discussed extensively. Presently data collection is ongoing at 19 sites in 12 countries representing Asia, Africa, the Americas, and Europe.The Alzheimer's Association Global Consortium harmonized methodology is proposed as a model to study long-term neurocognitive sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection.The following review describes what is known so far in terms of molecular and epidemiological links among COVID-19, the brain, neurological symptoms, and AD and related dementias (ADRD)The primary objective of this large-scale collaboration is to clarify the pathogenesis of ADRD and to advance our understanding of the impact of a neurotropic virus on the long-term risk of cognitive decline and other CNS sequelae. No available evidence supports the notion that cognitive impairment after SARS-CoV-2 infection is a form of dementia (ADRD or otherwise). The longitudinal methodologies espoused by the consortium are intended to provide data to answer this question as clearly as possible controlling for possible confounders. Our specific hypothesis is that SARS-CoV-2 triggers ADRD-like pathology following the extended olfactory cortical network (EOCN) in older individuals with specific genetic susceptibility.The proposed harmonization strategies and flexible study designs offer the possibility to include large samples of under-represented racial and ethnic groups, creating a rich set of harmonized cohorts for future studies of the pathophysiology, determinants, long-term consequences, and trends in cognitive aging, ADRD, and vascular disease.We provide a framework for current and future studies to be carried out within the Consortium. and offers a "green paper" to the research community with a very broad, global base of support, on tools suitable for low- and middle-income countries aimed to compare and combine future longitudinal data on the topic.The Consortium proposes a combination of design and statistical methods as a means of approaching causal inference of the COVID-19 neuropsychiatric sequelae. We expect that deep phenotyping of neuropsychiatric sequelae may provide a series of candidate syndromes with phenomenological and biological characterization that can be further explored. By generating high-quality harmonized data across sites we aim to capture both descriptive and, where possible, causal associations.
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- Divakar, Pradeep K., et al.
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Evolution of complex symbiotic relationships in a morphologically derived family of lichen-forming fungi
- 2015
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In: New Phytologist. - : Wiley. - 0028-646X .- 1469-8137. ; 208:4, s. 1217-1226
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- We studied the evolutionary history of the Parmeliaceae (Lecanoromycetes, Ascomycota), one of the largest families of lichen-forming fungi with complex and variable morphologies, also including several lichenicolous fungi. We assembled a six-locus data set including nuclear, mitochondrial and low-copy protein-coding genes from 293 operational taxonomic units (OTUs). The lichenicolous lifestyle originated independently three times in lichenized ancestors within Parmeliaceae, and a new generic name is introduced for one of these fungi. In all cases, the independent origins occurred c. 24 million yr ago. Further, we show that the Paleocene, Eocene and Oligocene were key periods when diversification of major lineages within Parmeliaceae occurred, with subsequent radiations occurring primarily during the Oligocene and Miocene. Our phylogenetic hypothesis supports the independent origin of lichenicolous fungi associated with climatic shifts at the Oligocene-Miocene boundary. Moreover, diversification bursts at different times may be crucial factors driving the diversification of Parmeliaceae. Additionally, our study provides novel insight into evolutionary relationships in this large and diverse family of lichen-forming ascomycetes.
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- Larsson, Ann-Charlotte, et al.
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Pilot-scale investigation of Pt/alumina catalysts deactivation by organosilicon in the total oxidation of hydrocarbons
- 2007
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In: Topics in Catalysis. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 1572-9028 .- 1022-5528. ; 45:1-4, s. 121-124
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The deactivation of alumina-supported platinum catalyst for VOC oxidation by long-term exposure for hexamethyldisiloxane (HMDS) has been investigated in a pilot scale reactor for up to 1000 h of exposure. Catalyst samples were characterized by ICP-AES, BET and silicon deposition by SEM. Catalyst activity was investigated using oxidation of ethyl acetate showing deactivation of the catalyst samples as exposed to HMDS increasing with exposure time. Silicon was shown to deposit on the catalyst as well as on the blank alumina support. SEM investigation of an individual pellet revealed a radial eggshell silicon distribution. CO chemisorption showed strong decrease of Pt active sites after deactivation, while still maintaining reasonable oxidation levels of ethyl acetate.
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- Leavitt, Steven D., et al.
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Multiple, Distinct Intercontinental Lineages but Isolation of Australian Populations in a Cosmopolitan Lichen-Forming Fungal Taxon, Psora decipiens (Psoraceae, Ascomycota)
- 2018
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In: Frontiers in Microbiology. - : FRONTIERS MEDIA SA. - 1664-302X. ; 9
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Multiple drivers shape the spatial distribution of species, including dispersal capacity, niche incumbency, climate variability, orographic barriers, and plate tectonics. However, biogeographic patterns of fungi commonly do not fit conventional expectations based on studies of animals and plants. Fungi, in general, are known to occur across exceedingly broad, intercontinental distributions, including some important components of biological soil crust communities (BSCs). However, molecular data often reveal unexpected biogeographic patterns in lichenized fungal species that are assumed to have cosmopolitan distributions. The lichen-forming fungal species Psora decipiens is found on all continents, except Antarctica and occurs in BSCs across diverse habitats, ranging from hot, arid deserts to alpine habitats. In order to better understand factors that shape population structure in cosmopolitan lichen-forming fungal species, we investigated biogeographic patterns in the cosmopolitan taxon P. decipiens, along with the closely related taxa P. crenata and P. saviczii. We generated a multi-locus sequence dataset based on a worldwide sampling of these taxa in order to reconstruct evolutionary relationships and explore phylogeographic patterns. Both P. crenata and P. decipiens were not recovered as monophyletic; and P. saviczii specimens were recovered as a monophyletic clade closely related to a number of lineages comprised of specimens representing P. decipiens. Striking phylogeographic patterns were observed for P. crenata, with populations from distinct geographic regions belonging to well-separated, monophyletic lineages. South African populations of P. crenata were further divided into well-supported sub-clades. While well-supported phylogenetic substructure was also observed for the nominal taxon P. decipiens, nearly all lineages were comprised of specimens collected from intercontinental populations. However, all Australian specimens representing P. decipiens were recovered within a single well-supported monophyletic clade consisting solely of Australian samples. Our study supports up to 10 candidate species-level lineages in P. decipiens, based on genealogical concordance and coalescent-based species delimitation analyses. Our results support the general pattern of the biogeographic isolation of lichen-forming fungal populations in Australia, even in cases where closely related congeners have documented intercontinental distributions. Our study has important implications for understanding factors influencing diversification and distributions of lichens associated with BSC.
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- Owe-Larsson, Björn, et al.
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Circinaria arida spec. nova and the ‘Aspicilia desertorum’ complex
- 2011
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In: Biomonitoring, Ecology, and Systematics of Lichens. - Berlin/Stuttgart : J. Cramer. - 9783443580858 ; , s. 235-246
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Book chapter (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Circinaria arida sp. nova is described from the Sonoran area. In the Sonoran Desert Lichen Flora 3 it was tentatively treated as Aspicilia desertorum. This name, however, is based on Lecanora desertorum, an illegitimate name introduced by Krempelhuber for both vagrant and saxicolous taxa, but usually only applied to non-vagrant, saxicolous specimens. In the analysis presented here these are shown to represent more than one taxon. For American specimens the epithet elmorei is available, and the combination Circinaria elmorei is proposed.
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- Paukov, Alexander G., et al.
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Three new species, new combinations and a key to known species of Lobothallia (Megasporaceae)
- 2019
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In: The Lichenologist. - : Cambridge University Press. - 0024-2829 .- 1096-1135. ; 51:4, s. 301-322
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Three species, Lobothallia brachyloba Paukov & I. V. Frolov, L. epiadelpha Paukov & A. Nordin and L. zogtii Paukov & Davydov, from arid regions of Eurasia (Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, China and Mongolia) are described as new to science. Lobothallia brachyloba has flat, firmly attached lobes, immersed apothecia lacking a distinct thalline margin, and contains norstictic acid. Both Lobothallia epiadelpha and L. zogtii contain stictic acid and have a brown thallus and sessile apothecia. Lobothallia epiadelpha initially develops on crustose Circinaria spp, has thick lobes loosely attached to the substratum, and brown apothecial discs with constant thalline margins. Lobothallia zogtii is a free-living species with brownish black to jet black apothecial discs surrounded by a receding thalline margin. Lecanora bogdoensis is synonymized with Lobothallia praeradiosa and Lobothallia helanensis is synonymized with L. subdiffracta. Three new combinations, Lobothallia hedinii (H. Magn.) Paukov, A. Nordin & Sohrabi, L. lacteola (Oxner) Senkardesler, Paukov, Davydov & Sohrabi, and L. subdiffracta (H. Magn.) Paukov, are proposed. Phylogenetic analyses of Lobothallia brachyloba, L. epiadelpha and L. subdiffracta (ITS, mtSSU) are presented, showing their relationships within Lobothallia. The lectotype of the name Aspicilia lacteola Oxner is designated. A key to 18 species of Lobothallia is provided.
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- Roux, Claude, et al.
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Quelques espèces d’Aspicilia peu connues ou nouvelles des Pyrénées-Orientales
- 2011
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In: Bulletin de la Société linnéenne de Provence. Numéro spécial. - 0373-0875. ; :14, s. 177-227
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The nomenclature of the Aspicilia anatomy is reconsidered and six species are described. Two of these are new to science (A. calcitrapa and A. prestensis), two are poorly known (A. spermatomanes and A. subdepressa), one is new to Europe (A. brucei), and one is very variable and often confused with other species (A. cinerea). The phylogenetic relationships are assessed by use of PAUP and SplitsTree analyses based on ITS data. In an appendix A. bricconensis discussed.
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- Sohrabi, Mohammad, et al.
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Aspicilia rogeri sp. nov. (Megasporaceae), and other allied vagrant species in North America
- 2011
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In: The Bryologist. - : American Bryological and Lichenological Society. - 0007-2745 .- 1938-4378. ; 114:1, s. 178-189
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- A short revision of the vagrant Aspicilia species of North America is presented based on morphological, molecular and ecological data. Vagrant Aspicilia are common lichens throughout the steppes of the western United States and in southwestern parts of Canada. Species delimitation of these lichens is difficult because of the paucity of morphological characters and large degree of variation. Inferences from nuITSrDNA sequences reveals that the North American specimens of A. fruticulosa are not most closely related to their Eurasian populations but instead share a unique ancestor with A. hispida. The specimens of A. fruticulosa from the New World are hereby recognized as a distinct species, A. rogeri. Its differentiation from the similar A. fruticulosa and A. hispida is discussed. The exclusion of A. fruticulosa from the N. American checklist is proposed temporarily.
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- Sohrabi, Mohammad, et al.
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Aspicilia tibetica, a new terricolous species of the Himalayas and adjacent regions
- 2010
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In: Mycological progress. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 1617-416X .- 1861-8952. ; 9:4, s. 491-499
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- A new species, Aspicilia tibetica Sohrabi & Owe-Larss., is described from Tibet, where it grows on soil and plant debris at altitudes between 4,600 and 5,400 m, and where it seems to be rather commonly distributed. It is characterized by a crustose, white thallus, 8-spored asci with small, globose to ellipsoid ascospores, a brown epihymenium, and non-moniliform to submoniliform paraphyses. It lacks secondary substances. The new species is compared with other terricolous Aspicilia species. Morphological, chemical, and phytogeographical differences between the non-vagrant terricolous species are summarized.
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- Zamora, Juan Carlos, et al.
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Considerations and consequences of allowing DNA sequence data as types of fungal taxa
- 2018
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In: IMA Fungus. - : INT MYCOLOGICAL ASSOC. - 2210-6340 .- 2210-6359. ; 9:1, s. 167-185
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Nomenclatural type definitions are one of the most important concepts in biological nomenclature. Being physical objects that can be re-studied by other researchers, types permanently link taxonomy (an artificial agreement to classify biological diversity) with nomenclature (an artificial agreement to name biological diversity). Two proposals to amend the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (ICN), allowing DNA sequences alone (of any region and extent) to serve as types of taxon names for voucherless fungi (mainly putative taxa from environmental DNA sequences), have been submitted to be voted on at the 11th International Mycological Congress (Puerto Rico, July 2018). We consider various genetic processes affecting the distribution of alleles among taxa and find that alleles may not consistently and uniquely represent the species within which they are contained. Should the proposals be accepted, the meaning of nomenclatural types would change in a fundamental way from physical objects as sources of data to the data themselves. Such changes are conducive to irreproducible science, the potential typification on artefactual data, and massive creation of names with low information content, ultimately causing nomenclatural instability and unnecessary work for future researchers that would stall future explorations of fungal diversity. We conclude that the acceptance of DNA sequences alone as types of names of taxa, under the terms used in the current proposals, is unnecessary and would not solve the problem of naming putative taxa known only from DNA sequences in a scientifically defensible way. As an alternative, we highlight the use of formulas for naming putative taxa (candidate taxa) that do not require any modification of the ICN.
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- Glasbey, JC, et al.
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- 2021
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- Bravo, L, et al.
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- 2021
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- Tabiri, S, et al.
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- 2021
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