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Work Design: Occupational Ergonomics

Work Design: Occupational Ergonomics

This book gives readers the tools they need to achieve work design that is ergonomically effective while remaining economically feasible. Whether studying work design/ergonomics in a college classroom preparing for the Board of Certification in Professional Ergonomics (BCPE) exam or working as a professional in the field readers can depend on this book to provide them with the information they need. Work Design is a single source for ergonomics work design and work measurement. Its engineering orientation equips readers with practical design information and procedures; its explicit organization conversational style and clear explanations make it easy to read and understand. The book's many charts and graphics dynamically illustrate important concepts and principles and its extensive references give readers confidence in the material. | Work Design: Occupational Ergonomics

GBP 175.00
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Prevention of Accidents at Work Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on the Prevention of Accidents at Work (WOS 2017) October 3

Prevention of Accidents at Work Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on the Prevention of Accidents at Work (WOS 2017) October 3

Prevention of Accidents at Work collects papers presented at the 9th International Conference on the Prevention of Accidents at Work (WOS 2017) held in Prague Czech Republic on October 3-6 2017 organized by the VSB-Technical University of Ostrava. The conference on current issues within occupational safety is organized under the umbrella of Workingonsafety. net (WOS. net). WOS. net is an international network of decision-makers researchers and professionals responsible for the prevention of accidents and trauma at work. The network aims to bring accident prevention experts together in order to facilitate the exchange of experience new findings and best practices between different countries and sectors. WOS. net is supported by the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA). The overall theme is safety management complexity in a changing society with the motto: Do we need a holistic approach? Underlying topics include: Foundations of safety science: theories principles methods and tools; Research to practice: achievements lessons learned and challenges; Risk management and safety culture: case studies best practices and further needs; Safety regulation: reasonable practicable approach; Education and training: prerequisite for safety; Complexity and safety: multidisciplinarity and inter-stakeholder views. Prevention of Accidents at Work should be valuable to researchers policy makers safety professionals labor inspectors labor administrators and other experts in the prevention of occupational accidents. | Prevention of Accidents at Work Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on the Prevention of Accidents at Work (WOS 2017) October 3

GBP 180.00
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MOST Work Measurement Systems

MOST Work Measurement Systems

This book is an essential supplement for MOST (Maynard Operation Sequence Technique) certification training. An excellent resource for practicing professionals and newcomers in the fields of industrial engineering and management it provides a detailed explanation of each of the three MOST Systems. This edition is updated with relevant examples using today’s technology to develop engineered standards. Content includes refreshed charts and guidelines to selecting a MOST System and completing a MOST analysis based on the application rules for BasicMOST MiniMOST and MaxiMOST. A new informative chapter highlights the use of standards to improve workforce performance and increase productivity. A must for MOST certification for engineers productivity improvement specialists staffing and costing professionals. Certification training can be completed online and worldwide through authorized partners. | MOST® Work Measurement Systems

GBP 140.00
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ERGOCHECK for a Preliminary Mapping of Risk at Work Tools Guidelines and Applications

ERGOCHECK for a Preliminary Mapping of Risk at Work Tools Guidelines and Applications

One of the latest developments being pursued by the World Health Organization (WHO) and other international organizations (ILO ISO) in relation to preventing work-related diseases and disorders concerns the creation of toolkits and within them of simple tools. This book suggests a methodology and a comprehensive simple tool (ERGOCHECK downloadable for free from the website www. epmresearch. org) for bringing together various potential risk factors to undertake a preliminary mapping of discomfort/danger in the workplaces and to assess consequent priorities for prevention especially (but not only) in small and very small businesses. The tool is primarily designed to be used by employers OSH (Occupational Health and Safety) operators and trade union representatives but it may also be useful for occupational medical staff conducting periodical inspections and drafting health surveillance protocols and for supervisory bodies (labor inspectors) conducting inspections in the workplace needing to rapidly detect potentially dangerous situations requiring specific preventive interventions. Daniela Colombini is a certified European ergonomist and a senior researcher at the Research Unit Ergonomics of Posture and Movement Milan where she developed methods for the analysis evaluation and management of risk and damage from occupational biomechanical overload. She was a professor at the School of Specialization in Occupational Medicine in University of Milan and University of Florence. She is the coauthor of the OCRA method (EN 1005-5 standard and ISO 11228-3). She is the founder and president of the EPM International Ergonomics School (EPMIES). She has been working with accredited native teachers in countries such as the USA France India Spain Chile Colombia Guatemala Costa Rica Brazil and other South American countries. She is a member of the Ergonomics Committee of UNI working in the international commissions of European Committee for Normalization (CEN) and International Organization for Standardization (ISO). Enrico Occhipinti is a certified European ergonomist. He is a professor at the School of Specialization in Occupational Medicine in University of Milano and the director of the Research Unit Ergonomics of Posture and Movement (EPM) at Fondazione Don Gnocchi ONLUS-Milano. He developed and coauthored the OCRA method. He is a member and has been a coordinator (up to 2012) of the Technical Committee on Prevention of Musculoskeletal Disorders of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA) and represents Italy in international commissions of the CEN and the ISO dealing with ergonomics and biomechanics. | ERGOCHECK for a Preliminary Mapping of Risk at Work Tools Guidelines and Applications

GBP 105.00
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Ghosts in the Machine Rethinking Learning Work and Culture in Air Traffic Control

Ghosts in the Machine Rethinking Learning Work and Culture in Air Traffic Control

This book provides a socio-cultural analysis of the ways in which air traffic controllers formally and informally learn about their work and the active role that organisational cultures play in shaping interpretation and meaning. In particular it describes the significant role that organizational cultures have played in shaping what is valued by controllers about their work and its role as a filter in enabling or constraining conscious inquiry. The premise of the book is that informal learning is just as important in shaping what people know and value about their work and that this area is frequently overlooked. By using an interpretative research approach the book highlights the ways in which the social structure of work organisation culture and history interweaves with learning work to guide and shape what is regarded by controllers as important and what is not. It demonstrates how this social construction is quite different from a top-down corporate culture approach. Technological and organizational reform is leading to changes in work practice and to changes in relationships between workers within the organization. These have implications for anyone wishing to understand the dynamics of organizational life. As such this study provides insights into many of the changes that are occurring in the nature of work in many different industries. Previous research into learning in air traffic control has centred largely on cognitive individual performance performance within teams or more recently on performance at a systems level. By tracing the role of context in shaping formal and informal learning this book shows why interventions at these levels sometimes fail. | Ghosts in the Machine Rethinking Learning Work and Culture in Air Traffic Control

GBP 52.99
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Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Work Atmospheres Occurrence and Determination

Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Work Atmospheres Occurrence and Determination

This book deals with the sources distribution analytical methods and monitoring of Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in the occupational environment. It is hoped that this book will make a contribution to understanding the formation and determination of PAH in work atmosphere and that it will make a particular contribution to occupational health projects. Much of the information given in this book has been generating in studies carried out in cooperation with the Norwegian aluminium industry. | Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Work Atmospheres Occurrence and Determination

GBP 39.99
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Medical Generalism Now Reclaiming the Knowledge Work of Modern Practice

Medical Generalism Now Reclaiming the Knowledge Work of Modern Practice

Medical Generalism Now! is a unique and timely consideration of generalist medical practice. With a focus on the knowledge work of clinical practice and by taking a whole healthcare system view the book responds to a recognized need to strengthen generalist practice within modern healthcare delivery in both primary and secondary care settings. Through a series of creative provocations directed to consulting clinicians and their trainers/educators service leaders and managers and policy makers readers are encouraged to challenge the orthodox view that generalism is an outdated 'jack of all trades’ sub-set of clinical medicine delivering the ‘simpler’ aspects of medicine with more complex issues requiring onward specialist referral. Case studies are used throughout to illustrate the challenges to be faced accompanied by a description of the principles of generalist knowledge work needed to tackle the scenarios described and discussing the implications for practice and service redesign. Essential reading for clinicians managers and policy makers across all healthcare settings the book concludes with a call to action synthesizing the learning from each chapter to define and describe delivery of the key changes needed. | Medical Generalism Now Reclaiming the Knowledge Work of Modern Practice

GBP 32.99
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Liquid Chromatography for the Analyst

Liquid Chromatography for the Analyst

This work provides a clear presentation of the chromatographic process - demonstrating the functions of all associated instrumentation and the procedures necessary to obtain accurate qualitative and quantitative results. The work supplies a host of applications from a variety of sources to help identify the best equipment the most appropriate columns and the most suitable phase systems for specific samples. | Liquid Chromatography for the Analyst

GBP 59.99
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Fëdor Khitruk A Look at Soviet Animation through the Work of One Master

Fëdor Khitruk A Look at Soviet Animation through the Work of One Master

This book is a first and long-awaited study of the directorial work of the animation master Fëdor Khitruk (1917–2012) an artist who formed in the tradition of classical cel animation only to break the conventions once he turned into a director; a liaison between artists and authorities; a personality who promoted daring films to be created in the Soviet Union dominated by socialist realism; and a teacher and supporter of young artists that continued to carry on his legacy long after the Soviet empire collapsed. Fëdor Khitruk: A Look at Soviet Animation through the Work of One Master reveals Khitruk’s mastery in the art of the moving image and his critical role as a director of films that changed the look of Soviet animation and its relation to the animation world within and beyond the Eastern Bloc. Based on archival research personal interviews published memoirs and perceptive analyses of Khitruk’s production of films for children and adults this study is a must-read for scholars in Soviet art and culture as well as readers fascinated by traditional animation art. | Fëdor Khitruk A Look at Soviet Animation through the Work of One Master

GBP 44.99
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Health and Safety Management An Alternative Approach to Reducing Accidents Injury and Illness at Work

Health and Safety Management An Alternative Approach to Reducing Accidents Injury and Illness at Work

At a time when our knowledge and understanding of health and safety at work is at its highest statistics show that ongoing improvements in accident rates and time taken off work due to injury and ill-health are stagnating. Alongside the fact that around 80% of accidents can be attributed to human error there is also increasing concern that modern-world issues of mental and physical wellbeing are undermining recent gains made ensuring the safety of people at work. By applying the principles of marginal gain and using lessons drawn from the high-risk world of outdoor adventure and high level sport this book provides a variety of practical solutions and seeks to reduce the incidence of human error in the workplace and the number of accidents and near-misses. The concept of Free Thinking Hazard Identification is introduced alongside the importance of managing changing circumstances and minimising the frequently underestimated risk to experienced workers. A range of practical recommendations are also made to help reduce time taken off work due to injury or ill-health through managing fitness diet and health and paying attention to mental wellbeing. | Health and Safety Management An Alternative Approach to Reducing Accidents Injury and Illness at Work

GBP 59.99
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Computer Modeling Applications for Environmental Engineers

Computer Modeling Applications for Environmental Engineers

Computer Modeling Applications for Environmental Engineers in its second edition incorporates changes and introduces new concepts using Visual Basic. NET a programming language chosen for its ease of comprehensive usage. This book offers a complete understanding of the basic principles of environmental engineering and integrates new sections that address Noise Pollution and Abatement and municipal solid-waste problem solving financing of waste facilities and the engineering of treatment methods that address sanitary landfill biochemical processes and combustion and energy recovery. Its practical approach serves to aid in the teaching of environmental engineering unit operations and processes design and demonstrates effective problem-solving practices that facilitate self-teaching. A vital reference for students and professional sanitary and environmental engineers this work also serves as a stand-alone problem-solving text with well-defined real-work examples and explanations.

GBP 59.99
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Pattern Language for Game Design

Pattern Language for Game Design

Chris Barney’s Pattern Language for Game Design builds on the revolutionary work of architect Christopher Alexander to show students teachers and game development professionals how to derive best practices in all aspects of game design. Using a series of practical rigorous exercises designers can observe and analyze the failures and successes of the games they know and love to find the deep patterns that underlie good design. From an in-depth look at Alexander’s work to a critique of pattern theory in various fields to a new approach that will challenge your knowledge and put it to work this book seeks to transform how we look at building the interactive experiences that shape us. Key Features: Background on the architectural concepts of patterns and a Pattern Language as defined in the work of Christopher Alexander including his later work on the Fifteen Properties of Wholeness and Generative Codes. Analysis of other uses of Alexander’s work in computer science and game design and the limitations of those efforts. A comprehensive set of example exercises to help the reader develop their own patterns that can be used in practical day-to-day game design tasks. Exercises that are useful to designers at all levels of experience and can be completed in any order allowing students to select exercises that match their coursework and allowing professionals to select exercises that address their real-world challenges. Discussion of common pitfalls and difficulties with the pattern derivation process. A guide for game design teachers studio leaders and university departments for curating and maintaining institutional Pattern Languages. An Interactive Pattern Language website where you can share patterns with developers throughout the world (patternlanguageforgamedesign. com). Comprehensive games reference for all games discussed in this book. Author Chris Barney is an industry veteran with more than a decade of experience designing and engineering games such as Poptropica and teaching at Northeastern University. He has spoken at conferences including GDC DevCom and PAX on topics from core game design to social justice. Seeking degrees in game design before formal game design programs existed Barney built his own undergraduate and graduate curricula out of offerings in sociology computer science and independent study. In pursuit of a broad understanding of games he has worked on projects spanning interactive theater live-action role-playing game (LARP) design board games and tabletop role-playing games (RPGs). An extensive collection of his essays of game design topics can be found on his development blog at perspectivesingamedesign. com.

GBP 56.99
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Ergonomics for Beginners A Quick Reference Guide Third Edition

Ergonomics for Beginners A Quick Reference Guide Third Edition

Loaded with information on the design of work systems workplaces and workstations as well as human anthropometics Ergonomics for Beginners: A Quick Reference Guide Third Edition provides a useful quick reference and valuable tool for novices and experienced professionals alike. Retaining the features that made each previous edition a bestseller the authors have meticulously revised the information to address rapid developments in information and communications technology offering ergonomics advice on topics such as wireless remote and hands-free controls website design mobile interaction and virtual offices. Understand the Utility and Limitations of Modern Technology In their trademark eloquent style the authors explain the application of a human-centered approach to the design testing and evaluation of work systems by considering the interrelated set of physical cognitive social organizational and other relevant human factors. Their elemental but comprehensive treatment of the subject matter provides an authoritative and archival reference of basic theoretical and practical knowledge that will help enhance human performance and reduce the undesirable effects and unintended consequences of many human interactions with technology and the organizational environment. Small enough to carry along to work sites with simple and clear illustrations the book examines how to improve performance and reduce the undesirable effects and unintended consequences of many human interactions with technology and the work environment. | Ergonomics for Beginners A Quick Reference Guide Third Edition

GBP 175.00
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AI for Games

AI for Games

What is artificial intelligence? How is artificial intelligence used in game development? Game development lives in its own technical world. It has its own idioms skills and challenges. That’s one of the reasons games are so much fun to work on. Each game has its own rules its own aesthetic and its own trade-offs and the hardware it will run on keeps changing. AI for Games is designed to help you understand one element of game development: artificial intelligence (AI).

GBP 22.99
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The Executive MBA for Engineers and Scientists

The Executive MBA for Engineers and Scientists

All too often a simple lack of understanding of fundamental business concepts is enough to prevent capable scientists and engineers from receiving otherwise deserved promotions. These days technical merit and hard work alone no longer guarantee upward mobility. For scientists and engineers with aspirations of moving up the corporate ladder a keen grasp of business basics is a must. Presenting concepts in a manner that is easily accessible The Executive MBA for Engineers and Scientists covers the business principles and applications that today’s technical managers need to know. The book touches upon all the essentials including marketing sales finance manufacturing and accounting. It details technical considerations including quality control technical services and R & D and highlights how to effectively integrate business concepts with technical considerations. Examples based on the author’s experience working in the pharmaceutical industry and with the Food and Drug Administration illustrate how similar situations can occur in other industries and explain how to solve the problems using the same techniques. This easy-reading reference not only facilitates the understanding required of today’s technical professional but also provides a time-saving reference for business men and women on the move upward in sales marketing and manufacturing who need to expand their knowledge of technical functions. From break-even analysis to technical quality control this practical guide arms you with the business savvy required to walk into your next meeting with confidence and walk out with an increased sense of accomplishment.

GBP 74.99
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Materials for Energy

Materials for Energy

Materials for Energy offers a comprehensive overview of the latest developments in materials for efficient and sustainable energy applications including energy conversion storage and smart applications. Discusses a wide range of material types such as nanomaterials carbonaceous electrocatalysts and electrolytes thin films phase change materials 2D energy materials triboelectric materials and membrane materials Describes applications that include flexible energy storage devices sensors energy storage batteries fuel and solar cells photocatalytic wastewater treatment and more Highlights current developments in energy conversion storage and applications from a materials angle Aimed at researchers engineers and technologists working to solve alternative energy issues this work illustrates the state of the art and latest technologies in this important field.

GBP 48.99
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The Patient Factor Theories and Methods for Patient Ergonomics

The Patient Factor Theories and Methods for Patient Ergonomics

Patients are increasingly encouraged to take an active role in managing their health and health care. New technologies cultural shifts trends in healthcare delivery and policies have brought to the forefront the work patients families and other non-professionals perform in pursuit of health. Volume I provides a theoretical and methodological foundation for the emerging discipline of Patient Ergonomics – the science of patient work. The Patient Factor: Theories and Methods for Patient Ergonomics Volume I defines Patient Ergonomics explains its importance and situates it in a broader historical and societal context. It reviews applicable theories and methods from human factors/ergonomics and related disciplines across domains including consumer technology patient-professional communication self-care and patient safety. The Patient Factor is ideal for academics working in health care and patient-centered research their students human factors practitioners working in healthcare organizations or at technology companies frontline healthcare professionals and leaders of healthcare delivery organizations. | The Patient Factor Theories and Methods for Patient Ergonomics

GBP 150.00
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A Robotic Framework for the Mobile Manipulator Theory and Application

A Robotic Framework for the Mobile Manipulator Theory and Application

By proposing and forming a mobile manipulator for modern multi-floor buildings A Robotic Framework for the Mobile Manipulator: Theory and Application helps readers visualize an end-to-end workflow for making a robot system work in a targeted environment. From a product-oriented viewpoint this book is considered as a bridge from theories to real products in which robotic software modules and the robotic system integration are mainly concerned. In the end readers will have an overview of how to build and integrate various single robotic modules to execute a list of designed tasks in the real world as well as how to make a robot system work independently without human interventions. With references and execution guidelines provided at the end of each chapter the book will be a useful tool for developers and researchers looking to expand their knowledge about the robotics and the robotic software. | A Robotic Framework for the Mobile Manipulator Theory and Application

GBP 44.99
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Applied Safety for Engineers Systems and Products

Applied Safety for Engineers Systems and Products

Global competition and other factors are forcing manufacturers to produce highly safe engineering systems and products. This book meets the needs for product designers systems engineers and safety engineers that work together and need a single resource which considers all three areas when designing new products and systems that they can refer to. Applied Safety for Engineers: Systems and Products serves as a comprehensive resource offering a wide range of safety topics when involved with product design engineering system analysis and engineering maintenance. Examples along with their solutions are placed at the end of each chapter to test reader comprehension. The book facilitates the importance for product designers safety and systems engineering professionals to work closely during the product design phase so they can understand each other’s discipline. Written in a manner that readers do not need any previous knowledge on the subject the book offers many sources for further reading at the end of each chapter. This book will be useful to product designers system engineers safety specialists graduate and senior undergraduate students researchers and manufacturers industrial engineers safety engineers and engineers-at-large. | Applied Safety for Engineers Systems and Products

GBP 105.00
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Design Engineering A Manual for Enhanced Creativity

Design Engineering A Manual for Enhanced Creativity

As with any art science or discipline natural talent is only part of the equation. Consistent success stems from honing your skills cultivating good techniques and hard work. Design engineering a field often considered an intuitive process not amenable to scientific investigation is no exception. Providing descriptive theory broad context and practical examples Design Engineering: A Manual for Enhanced Creativity explores how to quantify creativity codify inspiration and document a process seemingly based solely on intuition. The authors discuss how to clarify the design task conceptualize candidate solutions and search for alternatives. They delineate how these phases fit into an industrial context including engineering product development and what to consider during design engineering to satisfy all customers. The book discusses activities and methods for performing engineering design work in a rational reviewable and documented way increasing the likelihood of finding an optimal solution. The presentation covers substantiated use of intuition and opportunism as an integral part of rational systematic and methodical designing. It examines the influence of other topics on the work such as psychology computers teamwork application of methods and education. The authors recommend that results from these less systematic activities be brought into the rational and systematic framework to document the results. Based on the authors' extensive industrial experience the book elucidates a coherent body of knowledge of design engineering. The book clearly details an easily applicable theory that not only gives you solid design tools but can also be adapted to any existing design situation. | Design Engineering A Manual for Enhanced Creativity

GBP 59.99
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Statistical Methods for Engineers and Scientists

Statistical Methods for Engineers and Scientists

This work details the fundamentals of applied statistics and experimental design presenting a unified approach to data handling that emphasizes the analysis of variance regression analysis and the use of Statistical Analysis System computer programs. This edition: discusses modern nonparametric methods; contains information on statistical process control and reliability; supplies fault and event trees; furnishes numerous additional end-of-chapter problems and worked examples; and more. | Statistical Methods for Engineers and Scientists

GBP 59.99
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Physics for Technology Second Edition

Physics for Technology Second Edition

This text provides an introduction to the important physics underpinning current technologies highlighting key concepts in areas that include linear and rotational motion energy work power heat temperature fluids waves and magnetism. This revision reflects the latest technology advances from smart phones to the Internet of Things and all kinds of sensors. The author also provides more modern worked examples with useful appendices and laboratories for hands-on practice. There are also two brand new chapters covering sensors as well as electric fields and electromagnetic radiation as applied to current technologies. | Physics for Technology Second Edition

GBP 44.99
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Options for Wastewater Management in Harare Zimbabwe

Options for Wastewater Management in Harare Zimbabwe

The sustainable management of waste water should aim at pollution prevention and reduction first followed by resource recovery and reuse. This work shows that substantial water quality improvements could be achieved through a so-called 3-Step Strategic Approach. The frameworks developed in this research for managing water on-site and at centralized and de-centralized levels can be used in re-designing current systems or designing new systems that make optimal use of wastewater components whilst minimising pollution. | Options for Wastewater Management in Harare Zimbabwe

GBP 175.00
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