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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/journal-article-abstracts/s40615-023-01552-2/) Comparing Behavioral Health Outcomes and Treatment Utilization of Those With and Without Justice Involvement Within the Past Year Among American Indian and Alaska Native Adults
Apr 17th 2024, 15:53

Abstract
Similar to other populations, worse health, increased emergency healthcare utilization, and heightened substance misuse are correlated with higher justice involvement among American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) populations. The historical context and resulting contemporary injustices for AI/AN populations have directly contributed to higher rates of these health and behavioral health conditions among this population. As a result, AI/AN individuals have disproportionate rates of incarceration in the USA, with young AI/AN males having the highest odds of incarceration when compared to any other group. American Indian and Alaska Native populations are overrepresented in the criminal justice system across different touchpoints. However, there remains a scarcity of data and research on AI/AN peoples’ involvement with the justice system, and what their lives look like prior to, during, and after justice involvement. The current study addresses this gap in the literature by exploring rates of substance use and mental health diagnoses and treatment utilization among justice-involved and non-justice-involved AI/AN samples. Further, we examined correlates associated with past-year service utilization. Data from the 2015–2019 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (N = 214,505 adults aged 18+) was used. For this study, we examined a subsample of 3068 AI/AN adults. Quantitative data analyses using STATA 16 were run to test for differences on service utilization, mental health status, and substance misuse between AI/AN non-justice-involved and justice-involved samples. Among adults in the sample, 446 (15%) reported justice involvement in the past year. Justice-involved AI/AN individuals were significantly more likely to use the emergency department, utilize mental health treatment, and access substance use treatment in the past year. Additionally, justice-involved AI/AN individuals reported significantly higher rates of mental illness and past-year substance use disorder. In regression models, justice involvement was significantly associated with past-year substance use treatment and past-year mental health treatment. The findings from this work highlight the differences among substance use, mental illness, and treatment utilization between justice-involved and non-justice-involved AI/AN individuals. Findings suggest that justice-involved individuals fair worse in all areas and argue for the consideration of interventions that incorporate both culturally sensitive and justice-responsive models to improve the behavioral health outcomes of these populations. Lastly, while justice-involved AI/AN populations utilize treatment services at higher and disproportionate levels, there is reason to believe that there continues to be a mismatch of need and utilization and further exploration is warranted.
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/news/maine-is-latest-state-to-approve-interstate-compact-for-social-worker-licenses/) Maine is latest state to approve interstate compact for social worker licenses
Apr 17th 2024, 15:04

The Maine Legislature passed a bill to join the compact on Friday. Seven other states have enacted similar legislation, and the proposal is pending in at least 19 others, according to the National Association of Social Workers.
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/grey-literature/how-should-colleges-collect-parenting-student-data-version-1-0/) How Should Colleges Collect Parenting Student Data? (Version 1.0)
Apr 17th 2024, 13:52

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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/journal-article-abstracts/management_of_chronic_pain_associated_with-4-aspx/) Management of Chronic Pain Associated With Temporomandibular Disorders: Hope on the Horizon
Apr 17th 2024, 13:52

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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/journal-article-abstracts/s11162-024-09779-6/) Making the Band: Constructing Competitiveness in Faculty Hiring Decisions
Apr 17th 2024, 13:52

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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/meta-analyses-systematic-reviews/a-systematic-review-and-meta-analysis-of-transdiagnostic-cognitive-behavioural-therapies-for-emotional-disorders/) A systematic review and meta-analysis of transdiagnostic cognitive behavioural therapies for emotional disorders
Apr 17th 2024, 13:02

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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/journal-article-abstracts/chronic_low_back_pain_improves_more_with_cognitive-2-aspx/) Chronic Low Back Pain Improves More With Cognitive Functional Therapy Than With Core Exercises
Apr 17th 2024, 12:52

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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/open-access-journal-articles/overcoming-common-anxieties-in-knowledge-translation-advice-for-scholarly-issue-advocates/) Overcoming Common Anxieties in Knowledge Translation: Advice for Scholarly Issue Advocates
Apr 17th 2024, 12:42

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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/open-access-journal-articles/how-negative-self-views-may-interfere-with-building-positive-relationships-an-experimental-analogue-of-identity-dysfunction-in-borderline-personality-disorder/) How negative self-views may interfere with building positive relationships: An experimental analogue of identity dysfunction in borderline personality disorder
Apr 17th 2024, 12:24

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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/monographs-edited-collections/bizarro-the-surreal-saga-of-americas-secret-war-on-synthetic-drugs-and-the-florida-kingpins-it-captured/) Bizarro: The Surreal Saga of America’s Secret War on Synthetic Drugs and the Florida Kingpins It Captured
Apr 17th 2024, 12:19

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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/journal-article-abstracts/s10826-024-02793-3/) The Index of Parental Activities, Context and Experiences (I-PACE): Psychometric Properties of a New Brief Early Parenting Questionnaire
Apr 17th 2024, 12:11

Abstract
Time pressures make brevity important for parent self-report measures, yet evidence highlights the multi-faceted nature of parenting and contextual influences. To straddle these competing goals, we developed a brief (23-item) yet broad Index of Parental Activities, Context, and Experiences (I-PACE) aimed at parents of toddlers and pre-schoolers. In two studies we assessed the validity and reliability of the I-PACE. Study 1 involved 870 caregivers (95% female, 75% with degrees, 90% White British) and examined I-PACE ratings alongside; (a) ratings of children’s social-emotional skills and behavior problems; and (b) child age and parental depressive symptoms, to assess its sensitivity to contrasts in child development and parental experience. Study 2 included 191 families with 14-month-olds, for whom 188 mothers and 178 fathers completed the I-PACE and an index of life satisfaction. Supporting the replicability of findings from the I-PACE, both studies showed the same differentiated 5-factor structure (i.e., parental experiences, parenting activities, home environment quality, neighborhood environment quality and childcare environment quality). Supporting the I-PACE’s validity, Study 1 showed that all 5 factors were independently related to both children’s social-emotional skills and behavior problems, with predicted associations with child age and parental depressive symptoms. Supporting the I-PACE’s inter-rater reliability, within-couple associations were significant for parenting activities, home environment, neighborhood quality and childcare quality. Together, these findings indicate that the I-PACE offers a broad yet brief index of early parenting with good psychometric properties and we discuss promising avenues for future research.
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/journal-article-abstracts/s11162-024-09778-7/) Exploring the Interplay Between Equity Groups, Mental Health and Perceived Employability Amongst Students at a Public Australian University
Apr 17th 2024, 11:22

Abstract
This article explores the interplay between perceived employability (PE), mental health, and equity group membership amongst students at a large public urban university in Australia. The article reports from a study conducted between 2017 and 2022, during which students self-assessed their PE. Differences in PE by equity group membership were assessed using responses to structured fields in the questionnaire (n = 24,329). Custom measures were constructed using student responses to open-ended fields to proxy student wellbeing based on sentiment analysis and mention of mental health or synonymous terms (n = 12,819). Analyses included two-way tests of differences between groups and multivariate analyses considering the effect of equity group membership and mental health concerns on employability beliefs. Results indicate that students with a disability, with English as a second language, or with wellbeing concerns report lower perceived employability. Of all the PE dimensions, academic self-efficacy is most consistently affected by equity group membership and wellbeing concerns. Further, wellbeing concerns are more prevalent for students with disabilities. The findings strengthen support for policy and institutional initiatives focusing on student wellbeing in general but also specifically for equity groups that are already associated with poorer employability beliefs. In particular, students with disabilities appear to have poorer self-esteem and academic self-efficacy and are more likely to have mental health concerns.
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/journal-article-abstracts/diagnosis_and_management_in_patients_with_pain_in-1-aspx/) Diagnosis and Management in Patients With Pain in the Setting of Obesity
Apr 17th 2024, 10:52

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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/funding/cooperative-agreements-for-the-garrett-lee-smith-state-tribal-youth-suicide-prevention-and-early-intervention-program-due-by-june-3/) Cooperative Agreements for the Garrett Lee Smith State/Tribal Youth Suicide Prevention and Early Intervention Program (Due by June 3)
Apr 17th 2024, 10:34

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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/guidelines-plus/migraine-trainer-app/) Migraine Trainer® App
Apr 17th 2024, 10:22

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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/grey-literature/whats-the-magnitude-of-the-housing-crisis-it-depends-on-your-definition-of-affordable/) What’s the Magnitude of the Housing Crisis? It Depends on Your Definition of ‘Affordable’
Apr 17th 2024, 10:11

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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/news/to-understand-the-risks-posed-by-ai-follow-the-money/) To understand the risks posed by AI, follow the money
Apr 17th 2024, 10:06

We ought to heed Collingridge’s warning that technology evolves in uncertain ways. However, there is one class of AI risk that is generally knowable in advance. These are risks stemming from misalignment between a company’s economic incentives to profit from its proprietary AI model in a particular way and society’s interests in how the AI model should be monetised and deployed.
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/podcasts/april-2024-neural-responses-to-intranasal-oxytocin-in-youths-with-severe-irritability/) April 2024: Neural Responses to Intranasal Oxytocin in Youths With Severe Irritability
Apr 17th 2024, 10:02

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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/video/importance-of-social-workers-phillipines/) Importance of Social Workers Phillipines
Apr 17th 2024, 09:59

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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/journal-article-abstracts/s12529-024-10263-9/) Social Disconnectedness in Individuals with Cardiovascular Disease: Associations with Health Literacy and Treatment Burden
Apr 17th 2024, 09:53

Abstract

Background
Knowledge is limited on associations between social disconnectedness (i.e. loneliness and social isolation), health literacy and perceived treatment burden in individuals with cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, understanding these associations may be important for clinical practice.

Methods
This study used cross-sectional self-reported data from the 2017 Danish health and morbidity survey entitled ‘How are you?’, investigating the associations of loneliness and social isolation with low health literacy and high treatment burden in individuals with CVD (n = 2521; mean age = 65.7 years).

Results
Logistic regression analysis showed that loneliness and social isolation were associated with low health literacy in terms of difficulties in ‘understanding health information’ (loneliness: adjusted odds ratio (AOR) = 1.32, 95% confidence intervals (CI) [1.16, 1.50]; social isolation: AOR = 1.47, 95% CI [1.24, 1.73]) and ‘engaging with healthcare providers’ (loneliness: AOR = 1.53, 95% CI [1.37, 1.70]; social isolation: AOR = 1.21, 95% CI [1.06, 1.40]) and associated with high treatment burden (loneliness: AOR = 1.49, 95% CI [1.35, 1.65]; social isolation: AOR = 1.20, 95% CI [1.06, 1.37]).

Conclusions
Our findings show that loneliness and social isolation coexisted with low health literacy and high treatment burden in individuals with CVD. These findings are critical as socially disconnected individuals experience more health issues. Low health literacy and a high treatment burden may potentially exacerbate these issues.

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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/open-access-journal-articles/experts-views-on-translating-nhs-support-to-stop-smoking-in-pregnancy-into-a-comprehensive-digital-intervention/) Experts’ views on translating NHS support to stop smoking in pregnancy into a comprehensive digital intervention
Apr 17th 2024, 08:42

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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/journal-article-abstracts/s00127-024-02638-w/) Testing a syndemics perspective on the effects of multiple adversities on depression and anxiety symptoms in a representative population sample
Apr 17th 2024, 07:53

Abstract

Purpose
Considerable empirical evidence indicates that stressful life experiences may have a negative impact on mental health. However, it is unclear how multiple adverse experiences may intersect to influence symptoms of depression and anxiety. Using a syndemics approach to identify potential synergistic effects between major stressors, we aimed to quantify the roles of multiple recent adverse life experiences on depression and anxiety symptoms.

Methods
A population-representative sample of 1090 Australian adults (53% women, Mage 47 years) completed a cross-sectional survey in 2022 that assessed mental health and retrospective reports of nine specific stressful life experiences in the past year.

Results
The most common adverse life experiences in the past year were financial problems (64%), loneliness (63%), or a major health problem (51%). In multivariate logistic regression analyses, financial problems, personal health problems, health problems in a close contact, relationship problems and loneliness were significantly associated with both depression and anxiety symptoms (p < 0.05). There was just one synergistic interaction and one buffering interaction of combined adversities on anxiety, and no synergistic interactions of adverse experiences on depression. The perceived impact of combined adversities was associated with both depression (b = 0.59, p < 0.001) and anxiety (b = 0.48, p < 0.001).

Conclusion
Adversity was strongly associated with depression and anxiety. Inconsistent with a syndemics framework, there were very few synergistic relationships between different types of adversities, suggesting that different adverse experiences may independently influence mental health. The findings indicate important opportunities for early intervention to prevent depression and anxiety during difficult times.

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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/news/hawkins-named-to-new-vice-dean-role-at-unc-school-of-social-work/) Hawkins named to new vice dean role at UNC School of Social Work
Apr 17th 2024, 07:43

Robert L. Hawkins, Ph.D., associate dean for academic and faculty affairs at the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at nearby North Carolina State University, has been named to the new position of vice dean at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Social Work
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/journal-article-abstracts/s00127-024-02630-4/) Shaping tomorrow’s support: baseline clinical characteristics predict later social functioning and quality of life in schizophrenia spectrum disorder
Apr 17th 2024, 06:53

Abstract

Purpose
We aimed to explore the multidimensional nature of social inclusion (mSI) among patients diagnosed with schizophrenia spectrum disorder (SSD), and to identify the predictors of 3-year mSI and the mSI prediction using traditional and data-driven approaches.

Methods
We used the baseline and 3-year follow-up data of 1119 patients from the Genetic Risk and Outcome in Psychosis (GROUP) cohort in the Netherlands. The outcome mSI was defined as clusters derived from combined analyses of thirteen subscales from the Social Functioning Scale and the brief version of World Health Organization Quality of Life questionnaires through K-means clustering. Prediction models were built through multinomial logistic regression (ModelMLR) and random forest (ModelRF), internally validated via bootstrapping and compared by accuracy and the discriminability of mSI subgroups.

Results
We identified five mSI subgroups: “very low (social functioning)/very low (quality of life)” (8.58%), “low/low” (12.87%), “high/low” (49.24%), “medium/high” (18.05%), and “high/high” (11.26%). The mSI was robustly predicted by a genetic predisposition for SSD, premorbid adjustment, positive, negative, and depressive symptoms, number of met needs, and baseline satisfaction with the environment and social life. The ModelRF (61.61% [54.90%, 68.01%]; P =0.013) was cautiously considered outperform the ModelMLR (59.16% [55.75%, 62.58%]; P =0.994).

Conclusion
We introduced and distinguished meaningful subgroups of mSI, which were modestly predictable from baseline clinical characteristics. A possibility for early prediction of mSI at the clinical stage may unlock the potential for faster and more impactful social support that is specifically tailored to the unique characteristics of the mSI subgroup to which a given patient belongs.

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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/journal-article-abstracts/s10566-023-09759-4/) Parental Education-related Gaps in Externalising Behaviour at age 3–4 Years: Evidence from a Harmonised Framework from the United Kingdom, the United States, and the Netherlands
Apr 17th 2024, 06:12

Abstract

Background
Research on factors underlying socioeconomic status (SES)-related inequalities in child development mainly focuses on single countries and specific influential factors. Only few studies scrutinize to what extent differences in children’s early behavioural outcomes vary across countries and whether the processes that account for them are common or context-specific.

Objective
The aim of this study was to explore SES-related inequalities and explanatory factors in 3- to 4-year-old children’s externalising behaviour as well as their generalisability across outcome variables (hyperactivity, conduct problems) and countries.

Methods
The study uses harmonised data from three longitudinal large-scale studies conducted in the United Kingdom (UK), the United States (US), and the Netherlands and a decomposition method to comparatively analyse early SES-related gaps and explanatory factors.

Results
Results show that the extent of parental education-related gaps varied across countries. The included explanatory factors accounted for significant amounts of gaps in hyperactivity and conduct problems. Yet, while family income and maternal depressive feelings significantly explained gaps in each facet of externalising behaviour across all three countries, other factors were country-specific. In the US and the UK, health-related factors were additionally relevant for explaining early gaps in both child outcomes; in the UK, also structural aspects of the family significantly explained gaps in conduct problems; no other factors contributed to the explanation of gaps in the Netherlands.

Conclusions
Mechanisms that might reduce SES-related inequalities in child behaviour and that may be helpful when constructing appropriate interventions are partially similar, yet also significantly different between countries and child outcomes.

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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/journal-article-abstracts/s00127-024-02635-z/) From classrooms to controllers: how school closures shaped children’s video gaming habits
Apr 17th 2024, 05:53

Abstract

Objectives
This study aimed to assess the impact of COVID-19-related school closures on screen time and video gaming habits among governmental school students in Qatar and explore the prevalence of Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD) within this context.

Methods
A cross-sectional approach was employed, spanning two months from June to August 2022. A random sample of students aged 8–15 years was drawn from the national electronic health record system of Qatar. Telephone interviews with parents were conducted to collect data. The Parental Internet Gaming Disorder Scale (PIGDS) was used for IGD assessment.

Results
Of 428 parents, 257 (60%) confirmed their child’s engagement in video gaming during school closures. Participants averaged 11 years in age with 92 (35.8%) females and 165 (64.2%) males. Nationality included 62.6% expatriates and 37.4% Qatari locals. Average weekly screen time increased significantly from 19.7 ± 10.1 h to 31.9 ± 12.6 h during closure (p < 0.001). Video gaming time rose from 8.6 ± 8.6 h to 13.0 ± 12.4 h per week (p < 0.001). The prevalence of IGD was 8.6% (95% CI 5.4–12.7). Male students, expatriates, and those reporting increased video gaming time were more likely to develop IGD than their female and local counterparts.

Conclusion
The observed associations between video gaming increase and IGD highlight the need for focused interventions to address potential risks and promote healthier digital habits among this population.

(https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00127-024-02635-z?error=cookies_not_supported&code=b15e031b-2dc4-4998-8f86-93ba9f0919f4) Read the full article ›
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/meta-analyses-systematic-reviews/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-of-faith-healers-and-psychiatric-illnesses-a-systematic-review-of-the-literature-in-the-arab-world/) The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Faith Healers and Psychiatric Illnesses: A Systematic Review of the Literature in the Arab World
Apr 17th 2024, 05:07

The post (https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/meta-analyses-systematic-reviews/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-of-faith-healers-and-psychiatric-illnesses-a-systematic-review-of-the-literature-in-the-arab-world/) The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Faith Healers and Psychiatric Illnesses: A Systematic Review of the Literature in the Arab World was curated by (https://ifp.nyu.edu) information for practice.

(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/journal-article-abstracts/s10734-024-01210-4/) Knowledge for the unknown? A history of the future in Swedish higher education and research policy, 1970–2020
Apr 17th 2024, 04:52

Abstract
This article analyses how the future has been discussed in Swedish higher education and research policy, providing an overview of public inquiries during the period 1970–2020. Expanding on the conceptual framework of German historian Reinhart Koselleck, the article approaches discourses on the future through the analytical lens of sociology of expectations. The findings demonstrate that all inquiries that attempt to advance arguments for policy change address the future—with temporal perspectives usually limited to the coming 15–20 years—whereby the future is conceptualised as an unknown and complex ‘knowledge society’, characterised by acceleration, high demands and fierce competition. A number of inquiries discuss the future development based on empirical data like shrinking age cohorts among potential students, while others describe threats and challenges based on needs for creating a sense of urgency. Inter- and multidisciplinarity, with respect to such future needs in both research and education, is consequently a key area of discussion throughout the period in question. Several other themes emerge as prevalent, including technological change and digitalisation as well as broader issues of how to organise the curriculum and lifelong learning. The historical analysis presented in this article is crucial for ongoing university debates, as it is demonstrated that temporal dynamics and future imaginaries have been highly formative for the development of Swedish higher education and research.
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/news/present-and-future-outlook-of-turkiyes-welfare-system/) Present and future outlook of Türkiye’s welfare system
Apr 17th 2024, 04:08

Türkiye has overhauled its welfare model and significantly increased social protection investments in the past two decades, with Erdoğan’s policies greatly improving the conditions of many in society. Above: A man takes a ride in a ferry crossing the Bosporus in Istanbul, Türkiye
The post (https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/news/present-and-future-outlook-of-turkiyes-welfare-system/) Present and future outlook of Türkiye’s welfare system was curated by (https://ifp.nyu.edu) information for practice.

(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/open-access-journal-articles/social-network-enhanced-behavioral-interventions-for-diabetes-and-obesity-a-3-arm-randomized-trial-with-2-years-follow-up-in-jordan/) Social network enhanced behavioral interventions for diabetes and obesity: A 3 arm randomized trial with 2 years follow-up in Jordan
Apr 17th 2024, 03:58

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