Institute for Life Sciences and the Environment


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HeadProf Robert Sang
Prof John Bell
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Prof John Bell

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Determinants of organic soil fertilization methods use over time and in the face of climate vulnerability
Sharna, Shaima Chowdhury, Maraseni, Tek and Radanielson, Ando Mariot. 2024. "Determinants of organic soil fertilization methods use over time and in the face of climate vulnerability." Soil and Tillage Research. 240. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2024.106066

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Sr65: a widely effective gene for stem rust resistance in wheat
Norman, Michael, Chen, Chunhong, Miah, Hanif, Patpour, Mehran, Sørensen, Chris, Hovmøller, Mogens, Forrest, Kerrie, Kumar, Subodh, Prasad, Pramod, Gangwar, Om Prakash, Bhardwaj, Subhash, Bariana, Harbans, Periyannan, Sambasivam and Bansal, Urmil. 2024. "Sr65: a widely effective gene for stem rust resistance in wheat." Theoretical and Applied Genetics: international journal of plant breeding research. 137 (1). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00122-023-04507-7

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Phenotypic profiling of lentil (Lens culinaris Medikus) accessions enabled identification of promising lines for use in breeding for high yield, early flowering and desirable traits
Naik, Yogesh Dashrath, Sharma, Vinay Kumar, Ask, Muraleedhar Sidaram, Rangari, Sagar Krushnaji, Kumar, Raj, Dikshit, Harsh Kumar, Sangita, Sahani, Kant, Ravi, Mishra, Gyan, Mir, Reyazul Rouf, Kudapa, Himabindu, Elango, Dinakaran, Zwart, Rebecca S., Varshney, Rajeev Kumar and Thudi, Mahendar. 2024. "Phenotypic profiling of lentil (Lens culinaris Medikus) accessions enabled identification of promising lines for use in breeding for high yield, early flowering and desirable traits ." Plant Genetic Resources: Characterization and Utilization. 22 (2), pp. 69-77. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1479262124000042

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Building capacity for climate adaptation planning in protected area management: Options and challenges for World Heritage
Melbourne-Thomas, Jess, Lin, Brenda B., Hopkins, Mandy, Hill, Rosemary, Dunlop, Michael, Macgregor, Nicholas, Merson, Samuel D., Vertigan, Caitlin, Donegan, Luke, Sheppard, Marian, Meyers, Jacqui, Thomas, Linda, Visschers, Lola, McNeair, Bianca, Syme, Lance, Grant, Chrissy, Pedrocchi, Nicholas, Oakley, Patricia, Stevens, Amy, ..., Ireland, Tracy. 2024. "Building capacity for climate adaptation planning in protected area management: Options and challenges for World Heritage." Biological Conservation. 290. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2024.110459

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The use of idealised experiments in testing a new convective parametrization: Performance of CoMorph-A
Lavender, Sally L., Stirling, Alison J., Whitall, Michael, Stratton, Rachel A., Daleu, Chimene L., Plant, Robert S., Lock, Adrian and Gu, Jian-Feng. 2024. "The use of idealised experiments in testing a new convective parametrization: Performance of CoMorph-A." Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society. 150 (760), pp. 1581-1600. https://doi.org/10.1002/qj.4660

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Community forestry in a changing context: A perspective from Nepal's mid-hill
Laudari, Hari Krishna, Sapkota, Lok Mani, Maraseni, Tek, Subedi, Poorneswor, Pariyar, Shiva, Kaini, Tika Raj, Lopchan, Shyam Babu, Weston, Christopher and Volkova, Luba. 2024. "Community forestry in a changing context: A perspective from Nepal's mid-hill." Land Use Policy: the international journal covering all aspects of land use. 138. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2023.107018

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Talcarpones A and B: bisnaphthazarin-derived metabolites from the Australian fungus Talaromyces johnpittii sp. nov. MST-FP2594
Lacey, Alastair E., Minns, Scott A., Chen, Rachel, Vuong, Daniel, Lacey, Ernest, Kalaitzis, John A., Tan, Yu Pei, Shivas, Roger G., Butler, Mark S. and Piggott, Andrew M.. 2024. "Talcarpones A and B: bisnaphthazarin-derived metabolites from the Australian fungus Talaromyces johnpittii sp. nov. MST-FP2594." The Journal of Antibiotics. 77 (3), pp. 147-155. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41429-023-00688-x

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Effects of planting basins and farmyard manure addition on soil carbon and nitrogen pools under on-farm conditions in Makueni county of Kenya
Kichamu-Wachira, Edith, Xu, Zhihong, Reardon-Smith, Kathryn, Winowiecki, Leigh Ann, Ayele, Gebiaw, Biggs, Duan, Magaju, Christine, Taresh, Sabah, Hosseini-Bai, Shahla and Omidvar, Negar. 2024. "Effects of planting basins and farmyard manure addition on soil carbon and nitrogen pools under on-farm conditions in Makueni county of Kenya." Soil Use and Management. 40 (1). https://doi.org/10.1111/sum.13008

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Short-term wind speed forecasting using an optimized three-phase convolutional neural network fused with bidirectional long short-term memory network model
Joseph, Lionel P., Deo, Ravinesh C., Casillas-Perez, David, Prasad, Ramendra, Raj, Nawin and Salcedo-sanz, Sancho. 2024. "Short-term wind speed forecasting using an optimized three-phase convolutional neural network fused with bidirectional long short-term memory network model." Applied Energy. 359. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2024.122624

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Quasi-Biennial Oscillation influence on Australian summer rainfall
Jiang, Xiaoxuan, Holbrook, Neil J., Marshall, Andrew G. and Love, Peter T.. 2024. "Quasi-Biennial Oscillation influence on Australian summer rainfall." Npj Climate and Atmospheric Science. 7 (1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41612-023-00552-7

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Meta-QTL analysis enabled identification of candidate genes and haplotypes for enhancing biotic stress resistance in chickpea
Isha, Ishita, Singh, Sarvjeet, Jha, Uday, Laxuman, C., Kudapa, Himabindu, Varshney, Rajeev K. V and Thudi, Mahendar. 2024. "Meta-QTL analysis enabled identification of candidate genes and haplotypes for enhancing biotic stress resistance in chickpea." Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13562-024-00873-5

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Statistical relationships between the Interdecadal Pacific Oscillation and El Niño–Southern Oscillation
Heidemann, Hanna, Cowan, Tim, Power, Scott B. and Henley, Benjamin J.. 2024. "Statistical relationships between the Interdecadal Pacific Oscillation and El Niño–Southern Oscillation." Climate Dynamics. 62 (3), pp. 2499-2515. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-023-07035-8

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Does joint land ownership empower rural women socio-economically? Evidence from Eastern Nepal
Ghimire, Puspa Raj, Devkota, Niranjan, Maraseni, Tek, Khanal, Ghanashyam, Deuja, Jagat and Khadka, Umesh. 2024. "Does joint land ownership empower rural women socio-economically? Evidence from Eastern Nepal." Land Use Policy: the international journal covering all aspects of land use. 138. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2024.107052

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A cost-effective approach to estimate plant available water capacity
Gajurel, Suman, Lai, Yunru, Lobsey, Craig and Pembleton, Keith G.. 2024. "A cost-effective approach to estimate plant available water capacity." Geoderma. 442. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2024.116794

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Herbivory-driven shifts in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal community assembly: increased fungal competition and plant phosphorus benefits
Frew, Adam, Opik, Maarja, Oja, Jane, Vahter, Tanel, Hiiesalu, Inga and Aguilar-Trigueros, Carlos A.. 2024. "Herbivory-driven shifts in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal community assembly: increased fungal competition and plant phosphorus benefits." New Phytologist. 241 (5), pp. 1891-1899. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.19474

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Asian Anthropogenic Aerosol Forcing Played a Key Role in the Multidecadal Increase in Australian Summer Monsoon Rainfall
Fahrenbach, Nora L. S., Bollasina, Massimo A., Samset, BjØrn H., Cowan, Tim and Ekman, Annica M. L.. 2024. "Asian Anthropogenic Aerosol Forcing Played a Key Role in the Multidecadal Increase in Australian Summer Monsoon Rainfall." Journal of Climate. 37 (3), pp. 895-911. https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-23-0313.1

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Predicting the current habitat refugia of Himalayan Musk deer (Moschus chrysogaster) across Nepal
Dhami, Bijaya, Chhetri, Nar Bahadur, Neupane, Bijaya, Adhikari, Binaya, Bashyal, Bijay, Maraseni, Tek Maraseni, Thapamagar, Tilak, Dhakal, Yogesh, Tripathi, Aashish and Koju, Narayan Prasad. 2024. "Predicting the current habitat refugia of Himalayan Musk deer (Moschus chrysogaster) across Nepal." Ecology and Evolution. 14 (2). https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.10949

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The interplay between the entrepreneurial leadership identity, entrepreneurial leadership competency and venture growth intentions of women in rural Australia
Dhakal, Purushottam, Wiesner, Retha and Maraseni, Tek. 2024. "The interplay between the entrepreneurial leadership identity, entrepreneurial leadership competency and venture growth intentions of women in rural Australia." PLoS One. 19 (2). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0296865

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Questioning the use of ensembles versus individual climate model generated flows in future peak flood predictions: Plausibility and implications
Devkota, Laxmi Prasad, Bhattarai, Utsav, Devkota, Rohini, Maraseni, Tek and Marahatta, Suresh. 2024. "Questioning the use of ensembles versus individual climate model generated flows in future peak flood predictions: Plausibility and implications." Journal of Flood Risk Management. 17 (2). https://doi.org/10.1111/jfr3.12978

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Australia's Tinderbox Drought: An extreme natural event likely worsened by human-caused climate change
Devkota, Anjana, Falster, Georgina M., Gillett, Zoe E., Hobeichi, Sanaa, Holgate, Chiara M., Jin, Chenhui, Mu, Mengyuan, Parker, Tess, Rifai, Sami W., Rome, Kathleen S., Stojanovic, Milica, Vogel, Elisabeth, Abram, Nerilie J., Abramowitz, Gab, Coats, Sloan, Evans, Jason P., Gallant, Ailie J. E., Pitman, Andy J., Power, Scott B., ..., Ukkola, Anna M.. 2024. "Australia's Tinderbox Drought: An extreme natural event likely worsened by human-caused climate change." Science Advances. 10 (10). https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adj3460

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Observing and forecasting the retreat of northern Australia’s rainy season
Cowan, Tim, Hinds, Emily, Marshall, Andrew G., Wheeler, Matthew C. and Burgh-Day, Catherine. 2024. "Observing and forecasting the retreat of northern Australia’s rainy season." Journal of Southern Hemisphere Earth Systems Science. 74 (1). https://doi.org/10.1071/ES23022

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Knowledge mapping for a secure and sustainable hemp industry: A systematic literature review
Aryal, Kishor, Maraseni, Tek, Kretzschmar, Tobias, Chang, Dennis, Naebe, Maryam, Neary, Liz and Ash, Gavin. 2024. "Knowledge mapping for a secure and sustainable hemp industry: A systematic literature review." Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering. 9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cscee.2023.100550

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Impacts of environmental feedbacks on the production of a Central Queensland beef enterprise in a future climate
An-Vo, Duc-Anh, Cobon, David, Owens, Jo, Liedloff, Adam, Cowan, Tim and Power, Scott. 2024. "Impacts of environmental feedbacks on the production of a Central Queensland beef enterprise in a future climate." Agricultural Systems. 214. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2023.103838

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Understanding Constraints and Enablers of Climate Risk Management Strategies: Evidence from Smallholder Dairy Farmers in Regional South India
Shantharaju, Anupama, Islam, Md Aminul, Kath, Jarrod M., Mushtaq, Shahbaz, Muniyappa, Arun and Singh-Peterson, Lila. 2024. "Understanding Constraints and Enablers of Climate Risk Management Strategies: Evidence from Smallholder Dairy Farmers in Regional South India." Sustainability. 16 (5). https://doi.org/10.3390/su16052018

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Are Vietnamese coffee farmers willing to pay for weather index insurance?
Lan, Le, Mushtaq, Shahbaz, Wang, Qingxia (Jenny), Barlis, Angelica, Deniau, Aline, Mittahalli Byrareddy, Vivekananda, Anh, Huynh Tan and Swaans, Kees. 2024. "Are Vietnamese coffee farmers willing to pay for weather index insurance?" International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 100. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2023.104185

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A Novel Free-Air Diesel and Ozone Enrichment (FADOE) Research Platform
Mofikoya, Adedayo O., James, Laura, Mullinger, Neil J., Ryalls, James M.W. and Girling, Robbie D.. 2024. "A Novel Free-Air Diesel and Ozone Enrichment (FADOE) Research Platform." MethodsX. 12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mex.2024.102635

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Determination of deep bed drying rates for abattoir paunch waste using revised co-efficients for the Hukill equation
Spence, Jenny, Buttsworth, David, Carter, Brad and Amar, Abdurazaq. 2024. "Determination of deep bed drying rates for abattoir paunch waste using revised co-efficients for the Hukill equation." Thermal Science and Engineering Progress. 49, p. 102461. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsep.2024.102461

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Applying the FAIR principles to the Drought Monitor to improve accessibility of data
Gacenga, Francis, An-Vo, Duc-Anh, McCulloch, Jillian and Cobon, David. 2024. "Applying the FAIR principles to the Drought Monitor to improve accessibility of data." 30th Conference of the Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society. Canberra, Australia 05 - 09 Feb 2024 Australia.

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Water scarcity assessment in Iran’s agricultural sector using the water footprint concept
Dehghanpir, Shahla, Bazrafshan, Ommolbanin, Ramezani-Etedali, Hadi and Collins, Brian. 2024. "Water scarcity assessment in Iran’s agricultural sector using the water footprint concept." Environment, Development and Sustainability: a multidisciplinary approach to the theory and practice of sustainable development. 26 (11), pp. 28995-29020. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-023-03852-3

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Evaluation of meteorological datasets in estimating the water footprint components of wheat and maize (case study: Qazvin, Iran)
Ramezani-Etedali, Hadi, Gorginpaveh, Faraz, Kakvand, Parisa, Elbeltagi, Ahmed and Collins, Brian. 2024. "Evaluation of meteorological datasets in estimating the water footprint components of wheat and maize (case study: Qazvin, Iran)." AIMS Agriculture and Food. 9 (1), pp. 84-107. https://doi.org/10.3934/agrfood.2024006

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Atmospheric degradation of ecologically important biogenic volatiles: investigating the ozonolysis of (E)-β-ocimene, isomers of α and β-farnesene, α-terpinene and 6-methyl-5-hepten-2-one, and their gas-phase products.
Touhami, Dalila, Mofikoya, Adedayo O., Girling, Robbie D., Langford, Ben, Misztal, Pawel K. and Pfrang, Christian. 2024. "Atmospheric degradation of ecologically important biogenic volatiles: investigating the ozonolysis of (E)-β-ocimene, isomers of α and β-farnesene, α-terpinene and 6-methyl-5-hepten-2-one, and their gas-phase products." Journal of Chemical Ecology. 50 (3-4), pp. 129-142. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-023-01467-6

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Residue dynamics of a contact and a systemic fungicide in pollen, nectar, and other plant matrices of courgette (Cucurbita pepo L.)
Gierer, Fiona, Vaughan, Sarah, Slater, Mark, Elmore, J. Stephen and Girling, Robbie. 2024. "Residue dynamics of a contact and a systemic fungicide in pollen, nectar, and other plant matrices of courgette (Cucurbita pepo L.)." Environmental Pollution. 342. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2023.122931

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A fictional field case study to understand the genetic basis of host-fungal pathogen interactions using the wheat powdery mildew-wheat pathosystem
Sotiropoulos, Alexandros G., Sánchez-Martín, Javier, Widrig, Victoria, Isaksson, Jonatan, Bernasconi, Zoe, Koller, Teresa, Bearth, Giulia, Herren, Gerhard, Wicker, Thomas and Keller, Beat. 2024. "A fictional field case study to understand the genetic basis of host-fungal pathogen interactions using the wheat powdery mildew-wheat pathosystem." Journal of Biological Education. 58 (5), pp. 1022-1034. https://doi.org/10.1080/00219266.2022.2147574

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Mutagenesis of wheat powdery mildew reveals a single gene controlling both NLR and tandem kinase-mediated immunity
Bernasconi, Zoe, Stirnemann, Ursin, Heuberger, Matthias, Sotiropoulos, Alexandros, Graf, Johannes, Wicker, Thomas, Keller, Beat and Sánchez-Martín, Javier. 2024. "Mutagenesis of wheat powdery mildew reveals a single gene controlling both NLR and tandem kinase-mediated immunity." Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions. 37 (3), pp. 264-276. https://doi.org/10.1094/MPMI-09-23-0136-FI

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Two-step deep learning framework with error compensation technique for short-term, half-hourly electricity price forecasting
Ghimire, Sujan, Deo, Ravinesh C., Casillas-Perez, David and Salcedo-sanz, Sancho. 2024. "Two-step deep learning framework with error compensation technique for short-term, half-hourly electricity price forecasting." Applied Energy. 353 (Part A). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2023.122059

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Adaptive Regularization and Resilient Estimation in Federated Learning
Uddin, Md Palash, Xiang, Yong, Zhao, Yao, Ali, Mumtaz, Zhang, Yushu and Gao, Longxiang. 2024. "Adaptive Regularization and Resilient Estimation in Federated Learning." IEEE Transactions on Services Computing. 17 (4), pp. 1369-1381. https://doi.org/10.1109/TSC.2023.3332703

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Beyond conventional farming: exploring the benefits of planting basins with manure on soil quality as reflected in labile organic carbon and nitrogen indicators in Kenya
Kichamu-Wachira, Edith, Bai, Yifan, Xu, Zhihong, Reardon-Smith, Kathryn, Biggs, Duan and Liu, Hongdou. 2024. "Beyond conventional farming: exploring the benefits of planting basins with manure on soil quality as reflected in labile organic carbon and nitrogen indicators in Kenya." Journal of Soils and Sediments: protection, risk assessment and remediation. 24 (1), pp. 402-413. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11368-023-03651-3

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Atmospheric water vapour transport in ACCESS-S2 and the potential for enhancing skill of subseasonal forecasts of precipitation
Reid, Kimberley J., Hudson, Debra, King, Andrew D., Lane, Todd P. and Marshall, Andrew G.. 2024. "Atmospheric water vapour transport in ACCESS-S2 and the potential for enhancing skill of subseasonal forecasts of precipitation." Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society. 150 (758), pp. 68-80. https://doi.org/10.1002/qj.4585

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Covariance Clustering: Modelling Covariance in Designed Experiments When the Number of Variables is Greater than Experimental Units
Forknall, Clayton R., Verbyla, Arūnas P., Nazarathy, Yoni, Yousif, Adel, Osama, Sarah, Jones, Shirley H., Kerr, Edward, Schulz, Benjamin L., Fox, Glen P. and Kelly, Alison M.. 2024. "Covariance Clustering: Modelling Covariance in Designed Experiments When the Number of Variables is Greater than Experimental Units." Journal of Agricultural, Biological, and Environmental Statistics. 29 (2), pp. 232-256. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13253-023-00574-x

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Genomic approaches to enhance adaptive plasticity to cope with soil constraints amidst climate change in wheat
Bhoite, Roopali, Han, Yong, Alamuru, Alamuru Krishna, Varshney, Rajeev K. and Sharma, Darshan Lal. 2024. "Genomic approaches to enhance adaptive plasticity to cope with soil constraints amidst climate change in wheat." The Plant Genome. 17 (1). https://doi.org/10.1002/tpg2.20358

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