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Polarization Measurements of Hot Dust Stars and the Local Interstellar Medium
Marshall, J. P., Cotton, D. V., Bott, K., Ertel, S., Kennedy, G. M., Wyatt, M. C., Del Burgo, C., Absil, O., Bailey, J. and Kedziora-Chudczer, L.. 2016. "Polarization Measurements of Hot Dust Stars and the Local Interstellar Medium." The Astrophysical Journal: an international review of astronomy and astronomical physics. 825 (2), pp. 1-11. https://doi.org/10.3847/0004-637X/825/2/124

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The linear polarization of Southern bright stars measured at the parts-per-million level
Cotton, Daniel V., Bailey, Jeremy, Kedziora-Chudczer, Lucyna, Bott, Kimberly, Lucas, P. W., Hough, J. H. and Marshall, Jonathan P.. 2016. "The linear polarization of Southern bright stars measured at the parts-per-million level." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 455 (2), pp. 1607-1628. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stv2185

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A dynamical analysis of the proposed HU Aquarii planetary system
Horner, J., Marshall, J. P., Wittenmyer, Robert A. and Tinney, C. G.. 2011. "A dynamical analysis of the proposed HU Aquarii planetary system." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters. 416 (1), pp. L11-L15. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-3933.2011.01087.x

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The Pan-Pacific planet search. II. Confirmation of a two-planet system around HD 121056
Wittenmyer, Robert A., Wang, Liang, Liu, Fan, Horner, Jonathan, Endl, Michael, Johnson, John Asher, Tinney, C. G. and Carter, B. D.. 2015. "The Pan-Pacific planet search. II. Confirmation of a two-planet system around HD 121056." The Astrophysical Journal: an international review of astronomy and astronomical physics. 800 (74), pp. 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/800/1/74

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A detailed analysis of the HD 73526 2:1 resonant planetary system
Wittenmyer, Robert A., Tan, Xianyu, Lee, Manhoi, Horner, Jonathan, Tinney, C. G., Butler, R. P., Salter, G. S., Carter, B. D., Jones, H. R. A., O'Toole, S. J., Bailey, J., Wright, D., Crane, J. D., Schectman, S. A., Arriagada, P., Thompson, I., Minniti, D. and Diaz, M.. 2014. "A detailed analysis of the HD 73526 2:1 resonant planetary system." The Astrophysical Journal: an international review of astronomy and astronomical physics. 780 (2), pp. 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/780/2/140

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GJ 832c: a super-earth in the habitable zone
Wittenmyer, Robert A., Tuomi, Mikko, Butler, R. P., Jones, H. R. A., Anglada-Escude, Guillem, Horner, Jonathan, Tinney, C. G., Marshall, J. P., Carter, B. D., Bailey, J., Salter, G. S., O'Toole, S. J., Wright, D., Crane, J. D., Schectman, S. A., Arriagada, P., Thompson, I., Minniti, D., Jenkins, J. S. and Diaz, M.. 2014. "GJ 832c: a super-earth in the habitable zone." The Astrophysical Journal: an international review of astronomy and astronomical physics. 791 (2). https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/791/2/114

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On the RZ Draconis substellar circumbinary companions: stability study of the proposed substellar circumbinary system
Hinse, Tobias C., Horner, Jonathan, Lee, Jae Woo, Wittenmyer, Robert A., Lee, Chung-Uk, Park, Jang-Ho and Marshall, Jonathan P.. 2014. "On the RZ Draconis substellar circumbinary companions: stability study of the proposed substellar circumbinary system." Astronomy and Astrophysics: a European journal. 565, p. A104. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201423799

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Revisiting the proposed circumbinary multiplanet system NSVS 14256825
Hinse, Tobias Cornelius, Lee, Jae Woo, Gozdziewski, Krzysztof, Horner, Jonathan and Wittenmyer, Robert A.. 2014. "Revisiting the proposed circumbinary multiplanet system NSVS 14256825." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 438 (1), pp. 307-317. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stt2183

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A dynamical investigation of the proposed BD +20 2457 system
Horner, J., Wittenmyer, R. A., Hinse, T. C. and Marshall, J. P.. 2014. "A dynamical investigation of the proposed BD +20 2457 system." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 439 (1), pp. 1176-1181. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stu081

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The Anglo-Australian planet search. XXIII. Two new Jupiter analogs
Wittenmyer, Robert A., Horner, Jonathan, Tinney, C. G., Butler, R. P., Jones, H. R. A., Tuomi, Mikko, Salter, G. S., Carter, B. D., Koch, F. Elliott, O'Toole, S. J., Bailey, J. and Wright, D.. 2014. "The Anglo-Australian planet search. XXIII. Two new Jupiter analogs." The Astrophysical Journal: an international review of astronomy and astronomical physics. 783 (2), pp. 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/783/2/103

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An orbital stability study of the proposed companions of SW Lyncis
Hinse, T. C., Horner, Jonathan and Wittenmyer, Robert A.. 2014. "An orbital stability study of the proposed companions of SW Lyncis." Journal of Astronomy and Space Science. 31 (3), pp. 187-197. https://doi.org/10.5140/JASS.2014.31.3.187

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Testing proposed planetary systems - to destruction
Horner, J., Wittenmyer, R. A., Marshall, J. P., Hinse, T. C. and Robertson, P.. 2014. "Testing proposed planetary systems - to destruction." Astronomy and Geophysics. 55 (4), pp. 4.30-4.35. https://doi.org/10.1093/astrogeo/atu164

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Photometry of very bright stars with Kepler and K2 smear data
Pope, B. J. S., White, T. R., Huber, D., Murphy, S. J., Bedding, T. R., Caldwell, D. A., Sarai, A., Aigrain, S. and Barclay, T.. 2015. "Photometry of very bright stars with Kepler and K2 smear data." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 455 (1), pp. L36-L40. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnrasl/slv143

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HAT-P-57b: A Short-period Giant Planet Transiting a Bright Rapidly Rotating A8V Star Confirmed Via Doppler Tomography
Hartman, J. D., Bakos, G. A., Buchhave, L. A., Torres, G., Latham, D. W., Kovacs, G., Bhatti, W., Csubry, Z., de Val-Borro, M., Penev, K., Huang, C. X., Beky, B., Bieryla, A., Quinn, S. N., Howard, A. W., Marcy, G. W., Johnson, J. A., Isaacson, H., Fischer, D. A., ..., Sari, P.. 2015. "HAT-P-57b: A Short-period Giant Planet Transiting a Bright Rapidly Rotating A8V Star Confirmed Via Doppler Tomography." The Astronomical Journal. 150 (6), pp. 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-6256/150/6/197

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HAT-P-56b: An Inflated Massive Hot Jupiter Transiting a Bright F Star Followed Up with K2 Campaign 0 Observations
Huang, C. X., Hartman, J. D., Bakos, G. A., Penev, K., Bhatti, W., Bieryla, A., de Val-Borro, M., Latham, D. W., Buchhave, L. A., Csubry, Z., Kovacs, G., Beky, B., Falco, E., Berlind, P., Calkins, M. L., Esquerdo, G. A., Lazar, J., Papp, I. and Sari, P.. 2015. "HAT-P-56b: An Inflated Massive Hot Jupiter Transiting a Bright F Star Followed Up with K2 Campaign 0 Observations." The Astronomical Journal. 150 (3), pp. 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-6256/150/3/85

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A High Obliquity Orbit for the Hot-Jupiter HATS-14b Transiting a 5400K Star
Zhou, G., Bayliss, D., Hartman, J. D., Fulton, B. J., Bakos, G. A., Howard, A. W., Isaacson, H., Marcy, G. W., Schmidt, B. P., Brahm, R. and Jordan, A.. 2015. "A High Obliquity Orbit for the Hot-Jupiter HATS-14b Transiting a 5400K Star." The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 814 (1), pp. 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1088/2041-8205/814/1/l16

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HATS-8b: A low-density transiting super-Neptune
Bayliss, D., Hartman, J. D., Bakos, G. A., Penev, K., Zhou, G., Brahm, R., Rabus, M., Jordan, A., Mancini, L., de Val-Borro, M., Bhatti, W., Espinoza, N., Csubry, Z., Howard, A. W., Fulton, B. J., Buchhave, L. A., Henning, T., Schmidt, B., Ciceri, S., ..., Sari, P.. 2015. "HATS-8b: A low-density transiting super-Neptune." The Astronomical Journal. 150 (2), pp. 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-6256/150/2/49

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HATS-7b: A Hot Super Neptune Transiting a Quiet K Dwarf Star
Bakos, G. A., Penev, K., Bayliss, D., Hartman, J. D., Zhou, G., Brahm, R., Mancini, L., de Val-Borro, M., Bhatti, W., Jordan, A., Rabus, M., Espinoza, N., Csubry, Z., Howard, A. W., Fulton, B. J., Buchhave, L. A., Ciceri, S., Henning, T., Schmidt, B., ..., Sari, P.. 2015. "HATS-7b: A Hot Super Neptune Transiting a Quiet K Dwarf Star." The Astrophysical Journal: an international review of astronomy and astronomical physics. 813 (2), pp. 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637x/813/2/111

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Information overload and risks in climate adaptation for local government authorities
Best, P. and Burton, D.. 2010. "Information overload and risks in climate adaptation for local government authorities." Palutikof, Jean and Ash, Andrew (ed.) Climate Adaptation Futures: Preparing for the Unavoidable Impacts of Climate Change (2010). Gold Coast, Australia 29 Jun - 01 Jul 2010 Brisbane, Australia.

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Revisiting the proposed planetary system orbiting the eclipsing polar HU Aquarii
Wittenmyer, Robert A., Horner, J., Marshall, J. P., Butters, O. W. and Tinney, C. G.. 2012. "Revisiting the proposed planetary system orbiting the eclipsing polar HU Aquarii." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 419 (4), pp. 3258-3267. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2011.19966.x

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Size and albedo of Kuiper belt object 55636 from a stellar occultation
Elliot, J. L., Person, M. J., Zuluaga, C. A., Bosh, A. S., Adams, E. R., Brothers, T. C., Gulbis, A. A. S., Levine, S. E., Lockhart, M., Zangari, A. M., Babcock, B. A., DuPre, K., Pasachoff, J. M., Souza, S. P., Rosing, W., Secrest, N., Bright, L., Dunham, E. W., Sheppard, S. S., ..., Gilmore, A.. 2010. "Size and albedo of Kuiper belt object 55636 from a stellar occultation." Nature. 465 (7300), pp. 897-900. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature09109

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A detailed investigation of the proposed NN Serpentis planetary system
Horner, J., Wittenmyer, R. A., Hinse, T. C. and Tinney, C. G.. 2012. "A detailed investigation of the proposed NN Serpentis planetary system." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 425 (1), pp. 749-756. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.21620.x

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On the dynamical stability of the proposed planetary system orbiting NSVS 14256825
Wittenmyer, Robert A., Horner, J. and Marshall, J. P.. 2013. "On the dynamical stability of the proposed planetary system orbiting NSVS 14256825." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 431 (3), pp. 2150-2154. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stt299

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Main-sequence progenitor configurations of the NN ser candidate circumbinary planetary system are dynamically unstable
Mustill, Alexander J., Marshall, Jonathan P., Villaver, Eva, Veras, Dimitri, Davis, Philip J., Horner, Jonathan and Wittenmyer, Robert A.. 2013. "Main-sequence progenitor configurations of the NN ser candidate circumbinary planetary system are dynamically unstable." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 436 (3), pp. 2515-2521. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stt1754

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The McDonald observatory planet search: new long-period giant planets and two interacting Jupiters in the HD155358 system
Robertson, Paul, Endl, Michael, Cochran, William D., MacQueen, Phillip J., Wittenmyer, Robert A., Horner, J., Brugamyer, Erik J., Simon, Attila E., Barnes, Stuart I. and Caldwell, Caroline. 2012. "The McDonald observatory planet search: new long-period giant planets and two interacting Jupiters in the HD155358 system." The Astrophysical Journal: an international review of astronomy and astronomical physics. 749 (1), pp. 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/749/1/39

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A second giant planet in 3:2 mean-motion resonance in the HD 204313 system
Robertson, Paul, Horner, J., Wittenmyer, Robert A., Endl, Michael, Cochran, William D., MacQueen, Phillip J., Brugamyer, Erik J., Simon, Attila E., Barnes, Stuart I. and Caldwell, Caroline. 2012. "A second giant planet in 3:2 mean-motion resonance in the HD 204313 system." The Astrophysical Journal: an international review of astronomy and astronomical physics. 754 (1), pp. 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/754/1/50

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Resonances required: dynamical analysis of the 24 sex and HD 200964 planetary systems
Wittenmyer, Robert A., Horner, Jonathan and Tinney, C. G.. 2012. "Resonances required: dynamical analysis of the 24 sex and HD 200964 planetary systems." The Astrophysical Journal: an international review of astronomy and astronomical physics. 761 (2), pp. 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/761/2/165

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A dynamical analysis of the proposed circumbinary HWVirginis planetary system
Horner, J., Hinse, T. C., Wittenmyer, R. A., Marshall, J. P. and Tinney, C. G.. 2012. "A dynamical analysis of the proposed circumbinary HWVirginis planetary system." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 427 (4), pp. 2812-2823. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.22046.x

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A detailed dynamical investigation of the proposed QS Virginis planetary system
Horner, J., Wittenmyer, R. A., Hinse, T. C., Marshall, J. P., Mustill, A. J. and Tinney, C. G.. 2013. "A detailed dynamical investigation of the proposed QS Virginis planetary system." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 435 (3), pp. 2033-2039. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stt1420

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Mass extinction and the structure of the Milky Way
Filipovic, M. D., Horner, J., Crawford, E. J., Tothill, N. F. H. and White, G. L.. 2013. "Mass extinction and the structure of the Milky Way ." Serbian Astronomical Journal. 187 (187), pp. 43-52. https://doi.org/10.2298/SAJ130819005F

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Direct imaging of long period radial velocity targets with NICI
Salter, Graeme S., Tinney, Chris G., Wittenmyer, Robert A., Jenkins, James S., Jones, Hugh R. A. and O'Toole, Simon J.. 2013. "Direct imaging of long period radial velocity targets with NICI." Booth, Mark, Matthews, Brenda C. and Graham, James R. (ed.) International Astronomical Union Symposium No. 299 (IAU 299): Exploring the Formation and Evolution of Planetary Systems. Victoria, Canada 02 - 07 Jun 2013 United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1743921313007904

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Signals embedded in the radial velocity noise: periodic variations in the tau Ceti velocities
Tuomi, M., Jones, H. R. A., Jenkins, J. S., Tinney, C. G., Butler, R. P., Vogt, S. S, Barnes, J. R., Wittenmyer, R. A., O'Toole, S. J., Horner, J., Bailey, J., Carter, B. D., Wright, D. J., Salter, G. S. and Pinfield, D.. 2013. "Signals embedded in the radial velocity noise: periodic variations in the tau Ceti velocities." Astronomy and Astrophysics: a European journal. 551 (A79), pp. 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220509

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Forever alone? Testing single eccentric planetary systems for multiple companions
Wittenmyer, Robert A., Wang, Songhu, Horner, Jonathan, Tinney, C. G., Butler, R. P., Jones, H. R. A., O'Toole, S. J., Bailey, J., Carter, B. D., Salter, G. S., Wright, D. and Zhou, Ji-Lin. 2013. "Forever alone? Testing single eccentric planetary systems for multiple companions." Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 208 (1), pp. 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1088/0067-0049/208/1/2

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HAT-P-44b, HAT-P-45b, and HAT-P-46b: Three Transiting Hot Jupiters in Possible Multi-planet Systems
Hartman, J. D., Bakos, G. A., Torres, G., Kovacs, G., Johnson, J. A., Howard, A. W., Marcy, G. W., Latham, D. W., Bieryla, A., Buchhave, L. A., Bhatti, W., Beky, B., Csubry, Z., Penev, K., de Val-Borro, M., Noyes, R. W., Fischer, D. A., Esquerdo, G. A., Everett, M., ..., Sari, P.. 2014. "HAT-P-44b, HAT-P-45b, and HAT-P-46b: Three Transiting Hot Jupiters in Possible Multi-planet Systems." The Astronomical Journal. 147 (6), pp. 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-6256/147/6/128

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A spin-orbit alignment for the hot Jupiter HATS-3b
Addison, B. C., Tinney, C. G., Wright, D. J. and Bayliss, D.. 2014. "A spin-orbit alignment for the hot Jupiter HATS-3b." The Astrophysical Journal: an international review of astronomy and astronomical physics. 792 (2), pp. 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/792/2/112

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Using Moodle and eReaders to overcome the digital divide in the education of incarcerated offenders: work in progress report
Farley, Helen, Janke, Des, Murphy, Angela and Fowler, Jonathon. 2012. "Using Moodle and eReaders to overcome the digital divide in the education of incarcerated offenders: work in progress report." MoodleMoot Au 2012: Riding the Wave. Gold Coast, Australia 01 - 04 Jul 2012 Gold Coast, Australia.

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Observing strategies for the detection of Jupiter analogs
Wittenmyer, Robert A., Tinney, C. G., Horner, J., Butler, R. P., Jones, H. R. A., O'Toole, S. J., Bailey, J., Carter, B. D., Salter, G. S. and Wright, D.. 2013. "Observing strategies for the detection of Jupiter analogs." Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 125 (926), pp. 351-356. https://doi.org/10.1086/670680

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The shortest period sdB plus white dwarf binary CD-30 11223 (GALEX J1411-3053)
Vennes, S., Kawka, A., O'Toole, S. J., Nemeth, P. and Burton, D.. 2012. "The shortest period sdB plus white dwarf binary CD-30 11223 (GALEX J1411-3053)." The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 759 (1), pp. L25 (1)-L25 (5). https://doi.org/10.1088/2041-8205/759/1/L25

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Herschel view of the Taurus B211/3 filament and striations: evidence of filamentary growth?
Palmeirim, P., Andre, Ph., Kirk, J., Ward-Thompson, D., Arzoumanian, D., Konyves, V., Didelon, P., Schneider, N., Benedettini, M., Bontemps, S., Francesco, J.D., Elia, D., Griffin, M., Hennemann, M., Hill, T., Martin, P.G., Men’shchikov, A., Molinari, S., Motte, F., ..., White G.L.. 2013. "Herschel view of the Taurus B211/3 filament and striations: evidence of filamentary growth?" Astronomy and Astrophysics: a European journal. 550, pp. 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220500

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HATS-2b: A transiting extrasolar planet orbiting a K-type star showing starspot activity
Mohler-Fischer, M., Mancini, L., Hartman, J. D., Bakos, G. A., Penev, K., Bayliss, D., Jordan, A., Csubry, Z., Zhou, G., Rabus, M., Nikolov, N., Brahm, R., Espinoza, N., Buchhave, L. A., Beky, B., Suc, V., Csak, B., Henning, T., Wright, D. J., ..., Conroy, P.. 2013. "HATS-2b: A transiting extrasolar planet orbiting a K-type star showing starspot activity." Astronomy and Astrophysics: a European journal. 558, pp. 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201321663

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