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Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work
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Article
2023
Racial Disparities in Cardiovascular Health Among the Acute Coronary Syndrome Population
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POPULATION HEALTH MANAGEMENT
. 26:378-386.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1089/pop.2023.0142
Web of Science:
001110753600003
2023
Regional Variation in Health Care Utilization Among Adults With Inadequate Cardiovascular Health in the USA
Full Text via DOI:
10.7759/cureus.44121
Web of Science:
001073626300011
2023
Association between Non-Dietary Cardiovascular Health and Expenditures Related to Acute Coronary Syndrome in the US between 2008–2018
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
. 20.
Full Text via DOI:
10.3390/ijerph20095743
2022
Religion and Death in the United States: A Meta-Regression Comparative Assessment of Between-County Mortality Heterogeneity in the United States
Full Text via DOI:
10.3390/ijerph19020757
Web of Science:
000756588200001
2019
The effectiveness of educational technology applications on adult English language learners' writing quality: a meta-analysis
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COMPUTER ASSISTED LANGUAGE LEARNING
. 32:132-162.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1080/09588221.2018.1501069
Web of Science:
000467651000001
2015
Recommendation to Reduce Patients' Blood Pressure and Cholesterol Medication Costs
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PREVENTING CHRONIC DISEASE
. 12.
Full Text via DOI:
10.5888/pcd12.150253
Web of Science:
000368665600022
2015
Model-Driven Meta-Analyses for Informing Health Care: A Diabetes Meta-Analysis as an Exemplar
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WESTERN JOURNAL OF NURSING RESEARCH
. 37:517-535.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1177/0193945914548229
Web of Science:
000350483300009
2012
Reduction in Estimated 10-Year Coronary Heart Disease Risk Using Reynolds Risk Score: A Post-Hoc Analysis of Exenatide-Treated Patients with Diabetes
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JOURNAL OF CLINICAL LIPIDOLOGY
. 6:256-257.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1016/j.jacl.2012.04.015
2012
Treatment with exenatide once weekly or twice daily for 30 weeks is associated with changes in several cardiovascular risk markers
Full Text via DOI:
10.2147/VHRM.S37969
Web of Science:
000210414300070
2011
Endotoxin Exposure and Childhood Wheeze and Asthma: A Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies
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JOURNAL OF ASTHMA
. 48:685-693.
Full Text via DOI:
10.3109/02770903.2011.594140
Web of Science:
000294118100005
2011
Endotoxin exposure and childhood asthma: a meta-analysis of observational studies
Full Text via DOI:
10.1016/s1526-0542(11)70055-0
2010
Increasing Alcoholic Beverage Taxes Is Recommended to Reduce Excessive Alcohol Consumption and Related Harms
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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
. 38:230-232.
Web of Science:
000274419600014
2009
Recommendations for Reducing Excessive Alcohol Consumption and Alcohol-Related Harms by Limiting Alcohol Outlet Density
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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
. 37:570-571.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1016/j.amepre.2009.09.021
Web of Science:
000272769700016
2009
The Effectiveness of Worksite Nutrition and Physical Activity Interventions for Controlling Employee Overweight and Obesity A Systematic Review
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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
. 37:340-357.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1016/j.amepre.2009.07.003
Web of Science:
000270336800012
2005
Acupuncture-point stimulation for chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting
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JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY
. 23:7188-7198.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1200/JCO.2005.06.028
Web of Science:
000232232000047
2002
A Meta-analysis of the Effect of HIV Prevention Interventions on the Sex Behaviors of Drug Users in the United States
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JAIDS-JOURNAL OF ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROMES
. 30:s73-s93.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1097/00126334-200207011-00008
2002
A Protocol for the Analytical Aspects of a Systematic Review of HIV Prevention Research
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JAIDS-JOURNAL OF ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROMES
. 30:s62-s72.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1097/00126334-200207011-00007
2002
A meta-analysis of the effect of HIV prevention interventions on the sex behaviors of drug users in the United States
.
JAIDS-JOURNAL OF ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROMES
. 30.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1097/00042560-200207011-00008
2002
A protocol for the analytical aspects of a systematic review of HIV prevention research
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JAIDS-JOURNAL OF ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROMES
. 30:S62-S72.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1097/01.QAI.0000018888.47949.1B
Web of Science:
000177039000007
2002
HIV Prevention Research for Men Who Have Sex with Men: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
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JAIDS-JOURNAL OF ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROMES
. 30:s118-s129.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1097/00126334-200207011-00011
2002
Meta-analysis of the Effects of Behavioral HIV Prevention Interventions on the Sexual Risk Behavior of Sexually Experienced Adolescents in Controlled Studies in the United States
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JAIDS-JOURNAL OF ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROMES
. 30:s94-s105.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1097/00126334-200207011-00009
2002
Meta-analysis of the effects of behavioral HIV prevention interventions on the sexual risk behavior of sexually experienced adolescents in controlled studies in the United States
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JAIDS-JOURNAL OF ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROMES
. 30.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1097/00042560-200207011-00009
2002
Is this patient clinically depressed?
.
JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
. 287:1160-1170.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1001/jama.287.9.1160
Web of Science:
000174186000032
2001
Garlic shows promise for improving some cardiovascular risk factors
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ARCHIVES OF INTERNAL MEDICINE
. 161:813-824.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1001/archinte.161.6.813
Web of Science:
000167611200003
2001
Defining and managing chronic fatigue syndrome.
2000
Homeopathy and rheumatic disease
Full Text via DOI:
10.1016/S0889-857X(05)70125-3
Web of Science:
000085056600011
2000
Milk thistle: effects on liver disease and cirrhosis and clinical adverse effects.
1999
Impact of study quality on outcome in placebo-controlled trials of homeopathy
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JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
. 52:631-636.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1016/S0895-4356(99)00048-7
Web of Science:
000081121200006
1998
META-ANALYSIS: ARE the CLINICAL EFFECTS of HOMEOPATHY PLACEBO EFFECTS?
1997
A meta-analysis of trials evaluating patient education and counseling for three groups of preventive health behaviors
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PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING
. 32:157-173.
Web of Science:
A1997YH02200003
1997
The Treatment of Chronic Constipation in Adults A Systematic Review
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JOURNAL OF GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE
. 12:15-24.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1046/j.1525-1497.1997.12103.x
1996
St John's wort for depression - An overview and meta-analysis of randomised clinical trials
Full Text via DOI:
10.1136/bmj.313.7052.253
Web of Science:
A1996VA90300020
1995
CASE-FINDING INSTRUMENTS FOR DEPRESSION IN PRIMARY-CARE SETTINGS
Full Text via DOI:
10.7326/0003-4819-122-12-199506150-00004
Web of Science:
A1995RC27000004
1994
A METAANALYSIS OF RANDOMIZED TRIALS OF PRENATAL SMOKING CESSATION INTERVENTIONS
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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY
. 171:1328-1334.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1016/0002-9378(94)90156-2
Web of Science:
A1994PT26500030
1992
IS COMBINATION SULFONYLUREA AND INSULIN THERAPY USEFUL IN NIDDM PATIENTS - A METAANALYSIS
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DIABETES CARE
. 15:953-959.
Full Text via DOI:
10.2337/diacare.15.8.953
Web of Science:
A1992JF36900002
1988
RELATIVE EFFICACY OF VASODILATOR THERAPY IN CHRONIC CONGESTIVE HEART-FAILURE - IMPLICATIONS OF RANDOMIZED TRIALS
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JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
. 259:3422-3426.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1001/jama.259.23.3422
Web of Science:
A1988N729500023
1988
Relative efficacy of vasodilator therapy in chronic congestive heart failure. Implications of randomized trials
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JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
. 259:3422-3426.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1001/jama.259.23.3422
1987
HEART-DISEASE - STRATEGIES FOR PREVENTION
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EVALUATION & THE HEALTH PROFESSIONS
. 10:255-286.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1177/016327878701000302
Web of Science:
A1987K803300002
Identifying depression in primary care: a literature synthesis of case-finding instruments
Full Text via DOI:
10.1016/S0163-8343(02)00195-0
Web of Science:
000176679900005
Systematic review and meta-analysis of fear of falling and fall-related efficacy in a widely disseminated community-based fall prevention program
.
ARCHIVES OF GERONTOLOGY AND GERIATRICS
. 91.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1016/j.archger.2020.104235
Web of Science:
000579456600044
Book Chapter
2009
Rehabilitation interventions for improving physical and psychosocial functioning after hip fracture in older people
Full Text via DOI:
10.1002/14651858.cd007624
2005
Interventions to modify sexual risk behaviors for preventing HIV infection in drug users (WITHDRAWN)
Full Text via DOI:
10.1002/14651858.cd001228.pub3
2000
Acupuncture for chemotherapy‐induced nausea or vomiting among cancer patients
Full Text via DOI:
10.1002/14651858.cd002285
1998
Interventions to modify sexual risk behaviors for preventing HIV infection in drug users
Full Text via DOI:
10.1002/14651858.cd001228
1998
Interventions to modify sexual risk behaviors for preventing HIV infection in drug users (WITHDRAWN)
Full Text via DOI:
10.1002/14651858.cd001228.pub2
Conference
2011
Treatment with exenatide BID and QW for 30 weeks was associated with favourable lipid subclass changes
.
DIABETOLOGIA
. S324-S324.
Web of Science:
000307671301454
2002
A meta-analysis of the effect of HIV prevention interventions on the sex behaviors of drug users in the United States
.
JAIDS-JOURNAL OF ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROMES
. S73-S93.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1097/01.QAI.0000017613.32101.90
Web of Science:
000177039000008
Letter
1988
In Reply
.
JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
. 2510.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1001/jama.1988.03410170058032
Note
2009
Improving the health of populations - Evidence for policy and practice action
. 216-219.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1111/j.1756-5391.2009.01044.x
Other Scholarly Work
2016
Erratum: Community Preventive Services Task Force. Reducing Recreational Sedentary Screen Time: A Community Guide Systematic Review (American Journal of Preventive Medicine (2016) 50:3 (402-415))
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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
. 809.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1016/j.amepre.2016.03.006
2014
Acupuncture-point stimulation for chemotherapy-induced nausea or vomiting (Withdrawn Paper. 2014. CD002285)
.
COCHRANE DATABASE OF SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS
.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1002/14651858.CD002285.pub3
Web of Science:
000347646200007
2002
Erratum: Interventions for the treatment and management of chronic fatigue syndrome: A systematic review (Journal of the American Medical Association (December 26, 2001) 286 (3079))
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JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
.
Preprint
2023
Association between Non-Dietary Cardiovascular Health and Expenditures Related to Acute Coronary Syndrome in the US between 2008–2018
Full Text via DOI:
10.1101/2023.04.28.23289253
2022
Global burden of mental health problems among children and adolescents during COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic umbrella review
Full Text via DOI:
10.1101/2022.04.22.22274169
Living with “long COVID”: A systematic review and meta-synthesis of qualitative evidence
Full Text via DOI:
10.31235/osf.io/r7gxu
Review
2023
A Meta-Analysis of Social Skills Interventions for Preschoolers with or at Risk of Early Emotional and Behavioral Problems
Full Text via DOI:
10.3390/bs13110940
Web of Science:
001120798000001
2023
Living with "long COVID": A systematic review and meta-synthesis of qualitative evidence
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PLOS ONE
.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0281884
Web of Science:
001047063700096
2022
Global burden of mental health problems among children and adolescents during COVID-19 pandemic: An umbrella review
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PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH
.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1016/j.psychres.2022.114814
Web of Science:
000860404600001
2021
Bacterial Vaginosis and Its Association With Incident
Trichomonas vaginalis
Infections: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
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SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES
. E192-E201.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1097/OLQ.0000000000001537
Web of Science:
000717084400006
2020
Opioid Use and the Risk of Falls, Fall Injuries and Fractures among Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
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JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES A-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES
. 1989-1995.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1093/gerona/glaa038
Web of Science:
000579867400034
2020
Building the Evidence Base for the Prevention of Raw Milk-Acquired Brucellosis: A Systematic Review
Full Text via DOI:
10.3389/fpubh.2020.00076
Web of Science:
000525723600001
2019
The effectiveness of intelligent tutoring systems on K-12 students' reading comprehension: A meta-analysis
. 3119-3137.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1111/bjet.12758
Web of Science:
000491231200022
2019
A systematic review and meta-analysis of the prevalence of osteoarticular brucellosis
.
PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES
.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1371/journal.pntd.0007112
Web of Science:
000457398700060
2016
Biobehavioral determinants of glycemic control in type 2 diabetes: A systematic review and meta-analysis
.
PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING
. 1558-1567.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1016/j.pec.2016.03.020
Web of Science:
000383361500004
2016
Reducing Recreational Sedentary Screen Time A Community Guide Systematic Review
.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
. 402-415.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1016/j.amepre.2015.09.030
Web of Science:
000370260300018
2012
Statin Therapy in the Prevention of Recurrent Cardiovascular Events
A Sex
-
Based Meta
-
analysis
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ARCHIVES OF INTERNAL MEDICINE
. 909-919.
Web of Science:
000305594200005
2012
Socioeconomic status and survival of people with human immunodeficiency virus infection before and after the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy: A systematic literature review
Full Text via DOI:
10.4172/2155-6113.1000163
2010
Rehabilitation interventions for improving physical and psychosocial functioning after hip fracture in older people
.
COCHRANE DATABASE OF SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS
.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1002/14651858.CD007624.pub3
Web of Science:
000274653900037
2009
Rehabilitation interventions for improving physical and psychosocial functioning after hip fracture in older people
.
COCHRANE DATABASE OF SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS
.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1002/14651858.CD007624.pub2
2006
Acupuncture-point stimulation for chemotherapy-induced nausea or vomiting (Retracted Article)
.
COCHRANE DATABASE OF SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS
.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1002/14651858.CD002285.pub2
Web of Science:
000236932100012
2006
The promise and pitfalls of systematic reviews
. 81-102.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1146/annurev.publhealth.27.021405.102239
Web of Science:
000237271600005
2004
A meta-analysis comparing the effect of thiazolidinediones on cardiovascular risk factors
.
ARCHIVES OF INTERNAL MEDICINE
. 2097-2104.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1001/archinte.164.19.2097
Web of Science:
000224711100003
2002
Milk thistle for the treatment of liver disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis
. 506-515.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1016/S0002-9343(02)01244-5
Web of Science:
000179148600010
2002
A protocol for the analytical aspects of a systematic review of HIV prevention research
.
JAIDS-JOURNAL OF ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROMES
.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1097/00042560-200207011-00007
2002
HIV prevention research for men who have sex with men: A systematic review and meta-analysis
.
JAIDS-JOURNAL OF ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROMES
.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1097/00042560-200207011-00011
2002
HIV prevention research for men who have sex with men: A systematic review and meta-analysis
.
JAIDS-JOURNAL OF ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROMES
. S118-S129.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1097/01.QAI.0000018918.84759.19
Web of Science:
000177039000011
2001
Interventions for the treatment and management of chronic fatigue syndrome -: A systematic review
.
JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
. 1360-1368.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1001/jama.286.11.1360
Web of Science:
000171024500030
1999
Treatment of depression--newer pharmacotherapies.
. 1-4.
1998
Evidence report on treatment of depression -: Newer pharmacotherapies
. 409-795.
Web of Science:
000084614900004
1997
Are the clinical effects of homoeopathy placebo effects? A meta-analysis of placebo-controlled trials
.
LANCET
. 834-843.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1016/S0140-6736(97)02293-9
Web of Science:
A1997XX40100009
1997
The treatment of chronic constipation in adults - A systematic review
.
JOURNAL OF GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE
. 15-24.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1046/j.1525-1497.1997.12103.x
Web of Science:
A1997WG81100003
1996
How well can the chest radiograph diagnose left ventricular dysfunction?
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JOURNAL OF GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE
. 625-634.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1007/BF02599031
Web of Science:
A1996WA56900008
1996
Promoting weight loss in type II diabetes
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DIABETES CARE
. 613-624.
Full Text via DOI:
10.2337/diacare.19.6.613
Web of Science:
A1996UN44000011
The validity of health claims on the World Wide Web:: A systematic survey of the herbal remedy
Opuntia
.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HEALTH PROMOTION
. 21-28.
Full Text via DOI:
10.4278/0890-1171-15.1.21
Web of Science:
000089762400005
Research
principal investigator on
SDRME Research
awarded by
Society Directors Rsrch MedicalEducation
2010 - 2012
ARRA - Public Health Traineeship Program
awarded by
Health Resources & Services Administrati
2009 - 2012
Public Health Traineeship
awarded by
Health Resources & Services Administrati
2009 - 2012
subproject principal investigator on
Evidenced-Based Public Health Traineeships
awarded by
Health Resources & Services Administrati
2012 - 2013
Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students in Medicine, Nursing and Public Health Fields
awarded by
Health Resources & Services Administrati
2011 - 2012
ARRA - Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students
awarded by
Health Resources & Services Administrati
2010 - 2011
Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students in Medicine, Nursing and Public Health Fields
awarded by
Health Resources & Services Administrati
2010 - 2011
ARRA - Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students
awarded by
Health Resources & Services Administrati
2009 - 2010
Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students
awarded by
Health Resources & Services Administrati
2009 - 2010
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