Professor of Geography, University of Sussex
Michael Collyer is Professor of Geography at the University of Sussex. He is a political geographer with an interest in the relationship between people on the move and state institutions. His books include Migration (with Michael Samers) and Emigration Nations. He has held visiting fellowships around the world and was a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Washington. He currently chairs the Independent Advisory Group on Country of Origin Information, within the Office of the UK's Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration. He also chairs Sanctuary on Sea, Brighton's City of Sanctuary group.
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Dr Michael A. Cowling is an information technologist with a keen interest in educational technology and technology ubiquity in the digital age, especially as it relates to International students and those from non-English speaking backgrounds.
He is currently a Visiting Project Scientist in the Department of Informatics at University of California Irvine (UCI), where he is on sabbatical from his substantive position as a Senior Lecturer in Educational Technology at CQUniversity Australia.
Dr Cowling is the recipient of three CQUniversity Learning and Teaching grants related to teaching technology and was a 2015 recipient of the Vice-Chancellors Award for Outstanding Contribution to Learning & Teaching; as well as a 2007 recipient of the CQUniversity Award for Excellence in Learning & Teaching (International Campuses).
He is actively researching in the area of educational technology and technology ubiquity and has conducted numerous radio and print media interviews on the topic.
He was also a member of the Vice-Chancellors Excellence in Teaching Committee at CQUniversity and has written oped opinion pieces for The Courier Mail, Campus Review and Education Review.
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Assistant Professor / Agricultural Entomologist, University of Delaware
Dr. Crossley is an agricultural entomologist and molecular ecologist who integrates eco-informatics and population genomics approaches to understand how changing agricultural landscapes and management practices affect insect ecology and evolution. His research specifically explores the role of rapid evolution in driving pest success and seeks to develop and refine innovative pest management strategies that benefit growers, the environment and society.
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Professor of Philosophy, University of South Carolina
For a couple of decades, I worked in philosophy of physics, especially quantum theory. After a (too-long) stint as an administrator, I have returned to civilian life, and am developing a new research expertise in philosophy of music. This new interest grows out of a lengthy training as a classical pianist and French horn player, a brief career as a professional musician before becoming a philosopher, and a continued abiding and serious interest in both musicology and musical performance. I am currently studying existing work in the field, and developing a few projects of my own.
In addition, I am reviving an old interest in medieval philosophy, originally developed as a graduate student, and subsequently as a teaching avocation at Indiana University, where I worked for ten years in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science. Specifically, I have an interest in medieval theories of truth and medieval aesthetics (and the connections between them), among other things.
I have also done some research in game theory, especially variations of signaling games. This work has included both analytical results and simulations of multi-agent systems.
Finally, I have done some work in what we might as well call 'epistemology of of philosophy', focused on the role that so-called 'intuitions' in fact play in contemporary philosophy (which is prominent in some areas) as compared to the role that I believe they should play (which is nil). My view in a nutshell is that rather than citing 'intuition' as a form of evidence, we should admit that we don't know, and just leave such things as 'thoughts deserving of further investigation'.
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Michael specialises in EU Law, particularly EU constitutional law, the Single Market and EU welfare law.
His work on the EU constitution and institutions covers processes of constitutional reform as well as the relationship between Union law and the national legal systems. He has published widely on the EU's constitutional framework after the Lisbon Treaty, on the principle of direct effect of Union law in national courts, and on the enforcement of Union law.
Michael has also written extensively on single market law, especially the free movement of goods, persons and services, and processes of harmonisation of Member State laws.
In the field of EU welfare law, Michael's research has focused on the interaction between free movement rights and social security entitlement and the impact of EU citizenship in this area. Michael looks in particular at the role played by the Court of Justice in shaping and delimiting citizenship and fundamental rights.
Together with other members of the Liverpool European Law Unit, Michael's research has contributed to wider public and political debates about European law. For example, Michael has provided written and oral evidence to a range of Parliamentary committees and enquiries; and acted as an external advisor to various Government departments and EU institutions on important developments - such as the enactment of the European Union Act 2011, the Review of the Balance of Competences Between the UK and the EU, and efforts to resolve the Eurozone crisis.
Michael is Joint Editor of the Common Market Law Review - the world's leading journal for European legal studies.
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Professor of Finance, Dublin City University
I specialise in financial technology research. My research tends to fuse technology advances with behavioural understanding applied to finance.
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As Deputy Director of the Energy Institute, Co-Director of the Clean Energy Incubator, Josey Centennial Fellow in Energy Resources, and Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Dr. Michael E. Webber trains the next generation of energy leaders at the University of Texas at Austin through research and education at the convergence of engineering, policy, and commercialization. He has authored more than 200 publications, holds 4 patents, and serves on the advisory board for Scientific American. His television special Energy at the Movies is currently in national syndication on PBS stations, and his massive open online course (MOOC) “Energy 101” closed with record results in December. Webber holds a B.S. and B.A. from UT Austin and M.S. and Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Stanford. He was honored as an American Fellow of the German Marshall Fund, an AT&T Industrial Ecology Fellow, and on three separate occasions by the University of Texas for exceptional teaching.
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Senior Lecturer in Digital Studies, The University of Melbourne
I am a literary scholar by training, and a programmer by fascination. I connect these two sides of my work in two ways. The first way: I use computation to unweave literary texts, and discover beautiful patterns in their words. The second way: I use literature to unweave computation, drawing on the rich resources of literary tradition to understand the nature and role of software.
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Principal Research Fellow, University of Reading
My research focusses on invertebrate ecology in the agri-environment and primarily the impacts of farming practice and land management on the ecosystem services of pest control and pollination underpinning crop production. I have worked in many cropping systems including arable, soft fruit and top fruit production and my research is applied and often industry funded.
Specific areas of interest include:
– Insect pollination ecology and crop production
– Ecological intensification of smallholder farming systems
– Effects of agricultural practices on pests and natural enemies
– Trophic influences of soil fertility management in agricultural systems
– Integrated Pest Management.
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Professor of Landscape Archaeology, University of Glasgow
I am Professor of Landscape Archaeology in the School of Humanities, University of Glasgow, Scotland. I specialise in historical and landscape archaeology, particularly in Cyprus and in Scotland, and am particularly interested in the relationship between people and environment. I have conducted archaeological survey in Cyprus, Egypt, Greece, Scotland and Turkey. From 2017 to 2024 I was director of the publication phase of the Excavations at Kourion’s Amathous Gate Cemetery, Cyprus, and I an currently co-director of the Glencoe Archaeological Project.
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Professor of Physiology, Texas A&M University
I am a Professor of Physiology at Texas A&M University. My independent research program focuses on the interface between pregnancy and epigenetics, trying to understand how environmental exposures before conception or early in development cause disease later in life. Through this research, my lab seeks to define the biochemical mechanisms of epigenetic inheritance through sperm, determine how exposure to alcohol influences these processes, and identify the capacity of these heritable changes to contribute to the development of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs).
My long-term goals are to change the narrative on the origins of alcohol-induced birth defects, define epigenetic mechanisms of paternal inheritance, and provide an entertaining yet impactful learning experience to future professionals in the biomedical sciences.
My research is supported by the NIH (R01AA028219) and a Medical Research Grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation and focuses on defining the epigenetic mechanisms by which paternal drinking influences the development of alcohol-induced congenital disabilities.
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Host + Producer, The Conversation
Michael Green is a Walkley Award–winning journalist and producer. He's the co-host of Fear & Wonder, a podcast for The Conversation that takes listeners inside the UN's era-defining climate report – via the hearts and minds of the scientists from all around the world who wrote it.
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Senior Lecturer, Centre for Broadcasting and Journalism, School of Arts & Humanities, Nottingham Trent University
Former newspaper journalist and education correspondent, fully accredited by the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ). Moved into teaching in 2010. Founder and editor of the World Treasures Music blog, created in 2014.
Currently lecture at the Centre for Broadcasting and Journalism at Nottingham Trent University (NTU), module leader for Public Affairs/Democracy in Action and Political Journalism modules. Also work on Media Law modules, Sports Journalism and various supervision roles.
A Senior Fellow, with a Masters in Newspaper Journalism from NTU and most recently a Masters completed with distinction at the University of Bradford in Peace, Conflict and Development Studies. My dissertation looked at journalism and its influence on conflict, with a particular focus on Syria and a range of relevant news organisations.
As well as keen interests in sport, music and politics, am constantly looking for new research opportunities related to the media, Peace Studies and global affairs.
Currently on the Public Affairs for Journalists qualification board for the NCTJ and have also been a Trustee of an education, arts and music charity based in Leeds, UK, that supports young people excluded from mainstream education.
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Privatdozent Dr, Biology, University of Konstanz
My research investigates the evolution of cooperation, language-like adaptations and cognition in birds. I combine diverse methods, including longitudinal studies, field experiments and comparative work to do my research. My current research investigates the ecological and proximate drivers of social relationships among unrelated individuals.
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Assistant Professor of Political Science, George Washington University
Dr. Michael Hankinson studies how institutional spatial scale affects political behavior to undermine democratic representation. He uses original data to show that collective outcomes in housing, health policy, and voting behavior are all shaped by the spatial scale of institutions. Previous research has suggested that when institutions are designed to shift power to smaller spatial scales, they may result in normatively positive outcomes. His research indicates that the smaller spatial scale of institutions may change political behavior in ways that prevent the development of needed public goods, such as housing and public health infrastructure. In short, the design of political institutions can subvert representation and collective action around the siting of things society needs, but nobody wants nearby.
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Associate Professor, Strategic Studies, Deakin University
Michael Hatherell completed his PhD at Deakin University in International Politics and has experience teaching at the undergraduate and postgraduate level in a number of disciplines, including international relations, strategic studies, political science, middle east studies and Indonesian language. He was seconded to the Australian Defence College in 2016. Between 2016 and late 2017 he worked in the Curriculum Design and Evaluation team and in late 2017 was promoted to the position of Academic Adviser and convener of the Master of Arts (Strategic Studies) program run in conjunction with the Defence and Strategic Studies Course (DSSC). In 2019, he took up the role of Academic Director under a revised academic services contract with Defence, leading a team of 4 academics and 6 professional staff. Both these roles have provided the opportunity to work with a talented and committed group of senior officers and civilian leaders as they pursue their studies and research interests.
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Honorary Senior Lecturer/Consultant Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Leeds
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Professor of Applied Dementia Research, University of East Anglia
Michael is the Professor of Applied Dementia Research at the Norwich Medical School and the Associate Dean of Innovation, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. His research focuses on improving diagnosis, disease progression tracking and symptom management in dementia.
His research group employs various research methodologies (clinical, cognition, sensor technology, neuroimaging and genetics) as well as disease interventions (pharmacological and non-pharmacological) for their research studies. His current research is particularly focused on spatial orientation and navigation deficits in dementia and how this has an impact on people's outdoor activities such as driving and walking safely.
Michael is originally from Germany but gravitated soon to England where he did his PhD at University College London before working at Cambridge University. He spent six years in Sydney (Australia) before returning to Cambridge and finally arriving at UEA in November 2015. In his spare time he loves listening to Jazz, playing passionately - though badly - the violin and going cycling.
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PhD Candidate, Department of Communication Studies, Concordia University
I am a FRQSC-funded doctoral candidate in Concordia University’s Communication program where my dissertation research focuses on videogame afterlife, fandom, and intellectual property law.
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Associate professor, Monash University
I am an observational astronomer, studying how galaxies evolve over billions of years.
I was born and raised in Melbourne’s southeastern suburbs. My interest in astronomy began as a child, when the Voyager spacecraft visited the outer planets. I undertook my undergraduate and postgraduate studies at the University of Melbourne during the 1990s. For my PhD, I used (now antiquated) photographic plates to identify thousands of galaxies and measure their distribution in space.
In 2000 I joined the staff of the National Optical Astronomy Observatory, and started working on surveys of the distant Universe with large ground-based telescopes and satellites. In 2004 I was awarded Princeton University’s Henry Norris Russell Fellowship, and studied the growth of the most massive galaxies. Using thousands of galaxies in the constellation of Bootes, I found that the most massive galaxies have grown slowly over the past seven billion years, which is almost certainly due to mergers of galaxies.
Since 2007 I have been at Monash University’s School of Physics and Astronomy. I am measuring spectra of galaxies across the electromagnetic spectrum, which is useful for measuring the distances to galaxies, the luminosities of galaxies and how rapidly galaxies form stars. I am also using large astronomical surveys to measure how rapidly galaxies are growing, and how this growth compares to the growth of dark matter halos.
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Associate Professor of Tropical Plants & Soil Sciences, University of Hawaii
I am interested in the intersection between genomics, agriculture and ecology. My goal is to examine complex interactions so that everyone can work toward creating food systems that are more productive and sustainable. Currently my research broadly focuses on the breeding and genetics of vegetable crops through the use of crop wild relatives.
My lab is interested in the intersection between genomics, agriculture and ecology. The goal is to examine complex interactions so that everyone can work toward creating food systems that are more productive, healthy and sustainable. Currently the lab broadly focuses on the breeding and genetics of vegetable crops through the use of crop wild relatives.
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Michael Keating was born in 1950, graduated from the University of Oxford in Philosophy, Politics and Economics in 1971, gained his PhD at Glasgow College of Technology (now Glasgow Caledonian University) in 1975,and received the qualification of Incorporated Linguist (Institute of Linguists) in 1981. He has a doctorate honoris causa from the Facultés Universitaires Catholiques de Mons (Belgium). He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, a Fellow of the British Academy and an Academician of the Academy of Social Sciences.
He has worked at the University of Essex (1975-6), North Staffordshire Polytechnic (1976-9) and the University of Strathclyde (1979-88). From 1988 until 1999 he was Professor of Political Science at the University of Western Ontario. From 2000 until 2010 he was Professor of Political and Social Sciences at the European University Institute, Florence and was head of department between 2004 and 2007. He has held visiting positions at the Institut d'Etudes Politques de Paris; University of Santiago de Compostela; University of the Basque Country; Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; the Norwegian Nobel Institute; Nuffield College, Oxford; University of Grenoble; Autonomous University of Barcelona. He is presently part-time professor at the University of Edinburgh. From 2010 until 2013 he was Professorial Fellow and in 2013-14 he is Senior Fellow on the Future of the UK and Scotland programme..
Michael Keating speaks English, French, Spanish and Italian.
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Senior Lecturer, School of Social Sciences, Nottingham Trent University
Michael Keenan is a lecturer on the Sociology course. He teaches on a number of courses including Religion and Society, Introduction to Social Structure, Researching Sociology and Exploring Social Life. Michael's teaching interests focus on the Sociology of Religion, and issues related to family, sexuality and relationships. Michael is also first year tutor on the Sociology course.
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Professor of Public Policy, Department of Politics and International Studies, University of Cambridge
Michael is the director of the Bennett Institute for Public Policy at the University of Cambridge. He is also a co-director of the British Academy’s Governing England programme, a visiting fellow at UCL’s Constitution Unit, and sits on the Leverhulme Trust’s advisory committee.
He was previously professor of politics in the School of Politics and International Relations, Queen Mary, University of London, and the inaugural director of the Mile End Institute. He has held posts at Queen’s University, Belfast, the College of William and Mary in the US, and Sheffield University (where he was appointed head of department). He has been awarded visiting fellowships at Wolfson College, Oxford, and the Centre for Research into the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities at Cambridge. In 2008, he was appointed senior visiting research fellow at the Institute for Public Policy Research, and is currently an Associate Fellow at the IPPR.
Michael's latest book is Fractured Union: Politics, Sovereignty and the Fight to Save the UK (published by Hurst in January 2024).
His media work involves writing for a wide range of newspapers and magazines including the Guardian, the Daily Telegraph, Prospect and Total Politics, and appearing as a commentator on a variety of radio and television programmes.
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Lecturer in Coastal and Ocean Geoscience, University of Newcastle
Mike is a coastal marine geoscientist and lecturer in the School of Environmental & Life Sciences at the University of Newcastle, Australia. His primary research focus is coastal barrier-estuary systems and their depositional landforms, including beaches, dunes, deltas and the shoreface-continental shelf. He combines field-based sampling, remote sensing, spatial analysis and modelling techniques to study coastal sediment dynamics, landform evolution, ocean processes and coastal natural hazards. He completed his PhD at the University of Sydney and was a coastal & marine research scientist at the NSW Department of Planning & Environment prior to joining the University of Newcastle. He co-founded the CoastSnap Community Beach Monitoring citizen science project and has a keen interest in finding pathways towards adaptive coastal management aided by community engagement, remote sensing monitoring and evidence-based decision making.
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University Senior Lecturer in International Macroeconomics at Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge
Michael Kitson is an Assistant Director of the Centre for Business Research (CBR), Cambridge, and is Hub Director of the UK-Innovation Research Centre. He has undertaken research for: the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC); the Department of Business Innovation and Skills (BIS); the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC); the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC); and the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA).
Michael Kitson was Assistant Director of the National Competitiveness Network (NCN) of the Cambridge-MIT Institute (CMI) between 2000 and 2003, and Director of NCN between 2003 and 2007. CMI was a joint venture between Cambridge University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to improve competitiveness, innovation and entrepreneurship in the UK. He has provided evidence and advice to: the EU; the House of Lords enquiry into globalisation; and various regional and local governments. He is currently advising the Northern Ireland Government about its innovation policy.
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Climate Model Specialist, Utrecht University
Michael Kliphuis is a climate model specialist in marine and atmospheric research at Utrecht University.
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Senior Lecturer in Human Resource Management & Organisational Behaviour, Brunel University London
Michael Koch is Senior Lecturer in Human Resource Management & Organisational Behaviour at Brunel Business School, Brunel University London
He previously worked at the University of Kent, Swansea University and EMLYON Business School. Before entering academia, Michael was employed as a consultant at the Human Capital Group of Towers Perrin (now Willis Towers Watson), a leading HR consultancy. During his tenure with Towers Perrin, Michael provided consultancy services in a range of HR-related areas, including Rewards Management, Incentive Design, Performance Management, Job Structures and Grading, and HR Strategy.
Michael received a Master's degree in Human Resource Management and Employment Relations from Université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne and holds a PhD in Management jointly awarded by EMLYON Business School and the University of Geneva.
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Research Fellow, School of Psychological Science, The University of Western Australia
Michael Kyron is postdoctoral researcher and lecturer with the School of Psychological Science at the University of Western Australia. He is also the business support manager with the Suicide Prevention and Resilience Research Centre (SPARRC).
Michael's work has primarily been focused on the application of innovative methods to predict and prevent suicide, including the application of dynamic modelling, machine learning, and wearable technology. He has extensive research experience with clinical and adolescent populations, and with ecological momentary assessment and large-scale longitudinal cohort research designs.
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Senior Lecturer in Landscape Management, Anglia Ruskin University
I am a Senior Lecturer in Landscape Management at Anglia Ruskin University, Writtle Campus. I have worked here since the year 2000 and my specialisms are in relation to environmental horticulture, which involves the various ways that we can deploy plants in a non-food context for environmental improvement. Originally training as an estate gardener, I went on to study at Leeds University, and then Wye College (Imperial) before commencing my current position.
In between studies, I have also worked as a commercial interior and exterior landscaper, as well as gaining experience in ornamental production horticulture. I have authored several books on the subject of plants, horticulture and sustainable gardening techniques but have also written for numerous consumer (gardening) magazines. I also have the honour to have been awarded 3 gold medals for educational exhibits at the the RHS Chelsea show, and regularly feature as an expert guest on radio garden shows. Through my time as a lecturer, I have always sought to ensure that work undertaken by academics and researchers can be made accessible and relevant to amateur audiences; hence much of my output is community focussed and aimed at widening participation for students of all backgrounds.
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Dr Michael Lazarus teaches politics and philosophy, Monash University
Dr Michael Lazarus teaches philosophy and politics at Monash University. His work focuses on the relationship between Critical Theory (Marx to Honneth), political economy and normative social theory.
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Woodruff Endowed Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
Dr. Leamy's research interests are in emerging and multidisciplinary areas of engineering science, with an emphasis on simulating nonlinear dynamical behavior present in structures and materials. His research interests and activities center on developing analytical and computational models capable of capturing linear and nonlinear response in systems ranging in scale from the macro- to the nano-scale. Modeling techniques required in this research often cross traditional domains and include elements of nonlinear continuum mechanics and dynamics, electromagnetics, hydraulics, atomistic mechanics, and nonlinear dynamics. Systems of interest include dry-friction damped vehicle accessory drives, hybrid-electric and hydraulic hybrid vehicles, nanoscale materials, and periodic metamaterials. His research has been supported by the Ford Motor Corporation, General Motors, Ferrari S.p.A., the National Science Foundation, the Department of Energy, the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, the Army Research Office, the Office of Naval Research, Électricité de France, and ThyssenKrupp Elevator America.
Dr. Leamy joined Georgia Tech in 2007 as an Assistant Professor. Prior, he was a Research Scientist in the Emerging Technology Office at the MITRE Corporation, a Federally Funded Research and Development Center, and an Assistant Professor at the United States Military Academy at West Point. Dr. Leamy has also been a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Technion, Israel's Institute of Technology, and a Research Associate at the NASA Langley Research Center.
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