The Northan Lass
- Authors: Durban, Kim
- Date: 2019
- Type: Text , Play
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- Description: Performed 18th September-22nd September 2019 By Richard Brome Presented by the Third Year Acting Company The Northern Lass by Richard Brome, a play written and first staged in 1638, is a boisterous comedy with music that focuses on the wooing and marriage of four women: Mistress Fitchow, a rich and domineering widow; Constance, the innocent Northern Lass of the title, freshly arrived in the city; Trainwell, who acts as her governess ;and Camitha Holdup, a cunning courtesan who impersonates the Northern Lass. They are wooed by Triedwell, Squelch, Nonsense, Widgeon and Luckless… as these names suggest, there is a little gentle satire about love, and more confusion here than an episode of MAFS. Director: Kim Durban Venue: Helen Macpherson Smith Theatre, Camp Street Campus
Long-term declines in multiple waterbird species in a tidal embayment, south-east Australia
- Authors: Hansen, Birgita , Menkhorst, Peter , Moloney, Paul , Loyn, Richard
- Date: 2015
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Austral Ecology Vol. , no. (2015), p.
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- Description: Worldwide, local extinctions and severe declines in waterbird densities are being reported from many important waterbird sites. Waterbird sites often exist as a network, collectively providing crucial habitat for different life history stages of different species. Therefore, population changes at one site may strongly influence others. In Australia, many waterbird species are highly mobile, and move rapidly over long distances in response to rainfall. Large tidal wetlands often serve as drought refugia or alternative breeding habitat for these species. These sites are also the migration terminus of many species of shorebirds that spend their non-breeding season in Australia. One such site in south-eastern Australia is Western Port, a Ramsar-listed tidal embayment forming part of the East Asian-Australasian Shorebird Site Network. We measured waterbird population trends over nearly 40 years in Western Port to see whether changes showed consistent trends over time across multiple species. Thirty-nine species were recorded often enough to allow an analysis of trends over time using dynamic linear models and, where appropriate, piecewise linear regression. Twenty-two species had declined, including four species of duck, five species of fish-eating bird (cormorants, terns and pelicans), one species each of grebe, gull and heron, and 10 species of shorebird. Only two species (Australian pied oystercatcher Haematopus longirostris and straw-necked ibis Threskiornis spinicollis) increased significantly over the same time period. Patterns of decline in non-migratory waterbirds may reflect diminishing wetland availability, local reductions in fish prey, increased predation pressure and changes in inland wetland resources. Declines in migratory shorebirds are most likely related to loss of habitat elsewhere in their trans-equatorial migration routes. These trends in waterbirds that use Western Port reflect widespread impacts on populations elsewhere in Australia and overseas, necessitating more than simply local management of this tidal embayment.
Effects of recycled aggregate growth substrate on green roof vegetation development: A six year experiment
- Authors: Bates, Adam , Sadler, Jon , Greswell, Richard , Mackay, Rae
- Date: 2015
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Landscape and Urban Planning Vol. 135, no. (2015), p. 22-31
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- Description: Green roofs have the potential to address several of the environmental problems associated with urbanisation, and can be used as mitigation for habitats lost at ground level. Brown roofs (a type of green roof) can be used to mitigate for the loss of brownfield habitat, but the best way of designing these habitats remains unclear. This paper reports an experiment to test the effects of different types of recycled aggregate on the development of vegetation assemblages on brown roof mesocosms. Five recycled aggregates were tested: (1) crushed brick, (2) crushed demolition aggregate, (3) solid municipal waste incinerator bottom ash aggregate, (4) a 1:1 mix of 1 and 2, and (5) a 1:1 mix of 3 and 2. Each was seeded with a wildflower mix that also included some Sedum acre and vegetation development was studied over a six-year period. Species richness, assemblage character, number of plants able to seed, and plant biomass were measured. Drought disturbance was the key factor controlling changes in plant assemblage, but effects varied with substrate treatment. All treatments supported a similar plant biomass, but treatments with a high proportion of crushed brick in the growth substrate supported richer assemblages, with more species able to seed, and a smaller amount of Sedum acre. Crushed brick, or recycled aggregates with a high proportion of crushed brick, are recommended as good growth substrate materials for encouraging brown roof plant diversity. This investigation demonstrates the importance of multi-year studies of green roof development for the generation of robust findings.
Medical Parasitology Taxonomy Update, June 2020-June 2022
- Authors: Mathison, Blaine , Bradbury, Richard , Pritt, Bobbi
- Date: 2023
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Journal of Clinical Microbiology Vol. 61, no. 5 (2023), p. e0028622-e0028622
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- Description: The taxonomy of medically important parasites continues to evolve. This minireview provides an update of additions and updates in the field of human parasitology from June 2020 through June 2022. A list of previously reported nomenclatural changes that have not been broadly adapted by the medical community is also included.
Methane and CO2 emissions from China's hydroelectric reservoirs: a new quantitative synthesis
- Authors: Li, Siyue , Zhang, Quanfa , Bush, Richard , Sullivan, Leigh
- Date: 2015
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Environmental Science and Pollution Research Vol. 22, no. 7 (2015), p. 5325-5339
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- Description: Controversy surrounds the green credentials of hydroelectricity because of the potentially large emission of greenhouse gases (GHG) from associated reservoirs. However, limited and patchy data particularly for China is constraining the current global assessment of GHG releases from hydroelectric reservoirs. This study provides the first evaluation of the CO
Scalar reward is not enough JAAMAS Track
- Authors: Vamplew, Peter , Smith, Benjamin , Källström, Johan , Ramos, Gabriel , Rădulescu, Roxana , Roijers, Diederik , Hayes, Conor , Heintz, Frederik , Mannion, Patrick , Libin, Pieter , Dazeley, Richard , Foale, Cameron
- Date: 2023
- Type: Text , Conference paper
- Relation: 22nd International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems, AAMAS 2023, London, 29 May to 2 June 2023, Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems, AAMAS, Vol. 2023-May, p. 839-841
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- Description: Silver et al. [14] posit that scalar reward maximisation is sufficient to underpin all intelligence and provides a suitable basis for artificial general intelligence (AGI). This extended abstract summarises the counter-argument from our JAAMAS paper[19]. © 2023 International Foundation for Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (www.ifaamas.org). All rights reserved.
'Ecologically complex carbon' - linking biodiversity values, carbon storage and habitat structure in some austral temperate forests'
- Authors: Weston, Narelle , Wright, Wendy , Loyn, Richard , Macnally, Ralph
- Date: 2010
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Global Ecology and Biogeography Vol.20, no. 11 (2011), p.260-271
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- Description: Aim We assessed how avian biodiversity and above-ground carbon storage were related in different forest age-classes, including mature stands (> 100 years), in a managed, mixed-species eucalypt forest. Location Gippsland, south-eastern Australia. Methods In 50 2-ha stands ranging in age from ≤ 5 years to mature stands > 100 years, we undertook repeated avian surveys, performed detailed habitat measurements and estimated amounts of above-ground carbon. Extensive wildfire reduced the number of sites to 28 (seven in each of four age classes) upon which analyses and inferences were made. We also analysed data on carbon storage and some bird responses from previously published studies. Results Mature vegetation (> 100 years) had the greatest richness, abundance and biomass of birds. Key ecological resources, such as tree-hollows for nesting, generally occurred mostly in stands > 60 years. Avian richness per unit of above-ground carbon storage was relatively low for stands of 20–60 years. While above-ground carbon storage appeared to increase in a monotonic fashion as stands age and mature, there were quantum increases in all measures of avian biodiversity in mature stands (> 100 years). Main conclusions Our results suggest that carbon is organized in a different way, with substantially greater biodiversity benefits, in very old stands. Mature vegetation simultaneously maximizes both avian biodiversity and above-ground carbon storage. These results bolster arguments for allocating highest priorities to the preservation of old-growth forest stands rather than alternative investments (e.g. reafforestation for carbon sequestration).
Grid-based information retrieval for the aggregation of legal datasets in online dispute resolution
- Authors: Saeed, Ather , Stranieri, Andrew , Dazeley, Richard , Ma, Liping
- Date: 2009
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Communications of SIWN Vol. 6, no. April (2009), p. 16-22
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- Description: The Web is a stateless and complex environment when it comes to the retrieval of information from millions of computers connected to the Internet via WWW servers. Information Retrieval (IR) from heterogeneous data sources poses a great challenge as the information of interest is stored in a variety of different formats. Answering an enormous amount of queries is a resource and computational intensive task in ODR (Online Dispute Resolution). Information availability also poses a challenge when it comes to the mediation and arbitration processes in resolving eCommerce and legal disputes. A new Grid-based information retrieval model is proposed for the aggregation and replication of legal datasets from remote machines with indexed-based search facility. Datasets of interests will be indexed with a slight modification to the existing indexing scheme. A new strategy is proposed to deal with similar queries posted over and over again and how the commonality among the XML query trees are exploited and merged for the efficient retrieval of information.
Post-modernism and witchcraft history
- Authors: Waldron, David
- Date: 2001
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: The Pomegranate: Journal of Neo-Pagan Thought Vol. 15, no. 7 (2001), p. 16-22
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- Description: C1
- Description: 2003003419
Keeping women in Sport: Positive experiences of six women's experiences Growing up and staying with sport in Portugal.
- Authors: Gonçalves, Carlos , Carvalho, Humberto , Light, Richard
- Date: 2011
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Asian Journal of Exercise & Sports Science Vol. 8, no. 1 (2011), p. 39-52
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- Description: In addition to playing an important role in combating lifestyle diseases such as obesity, participation in youth sport provides opportunities to develop skills and competencies in sport and in life-long social, moral, and personal development (Light, 2008; Georgakis & Russell, 2011). In countries that have well-developed clubs, youth sports systems such as those in Australia, the UK, Canada, Germany, and Portugal attract children and young people to sports and keep them participating. It presents a challenge for government bodies with youths (particularly females) beginning to drop out of sports at the age of 13. Patterns of sport participation are different between boys and girls with the rate of female participation significantly lower than their male peers. While attention has been paid to dropout and burnout (Fraser-Thomas, Côté, & Deakin, 2008), less attention has been paid to the reasons why girls continue involvement in sport. This study redresses this oversight in the literature by evoking the trajectories of young female athletes in sport from their first steps in sport up to their present situation as adult, competitive players. The study focuses on the experiences of six female athletes aged between 20 and 22 who participate in basketball, volleyball, and judo.
Benchmark22 : undergraduate visual arts
- Date: 2022
- Type: Text , Artwork , Visual art work
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- Description: WED 3 AUG – FRI 26 AUG 2022 Cassie BYRON, Sarah CANHAM, Abbey CODY, Erin COOMANS, Liarne CORKE, Michael CREANEY, Hannah D’ANTONIO, Vanessa DICKSON, Katherine DOUGLAS, Kristen FREEMAN, Angela GERRARD, Greg HORRICKS, Peta KALISPERIS, Clayton KEEFE, Shelia-anne KORS, Kristen LEIGH, Stacy LIVITSANIS, Jasmine MCKAY, Sarah MISCHKER, Tiarna PRATTLEY, Tahlia ROBERTS, Selina ROBERTSON, Ilona TOPOLCSANYI, Travis TRUDGEON. In this important Arts Academy annual exhibition, twenty-four undergraduate Visual Arts students showcase their recent work. Here, students explore and experiment with a range of media, expressing complex ideas surrounding politics and society, fantasy and fiction, memory and nostalgia, and the environment across a broad range of disciplines including painting, printmaking, drawing, textiles, ceramics, sculpture and mixed-media. This exhibition was opened by Associate Professor Richard Chew, Director, Arts Academy Ballarat and Gippsland, Institute of Education, Arts and Community on Fri 5 Aug 2022. NB: Due to continuing health concerns with the COVID19 pandemic, we strongly suggest maintaining safe social distancing and wearing a mask in the Gallery space. Image: Abbey Cody Smoke Break, 2022 oil on wood 25.4 x 20.32 cm Courtesy the artist
- Description: WED 3 AUG – FRI 26 AUG 2022 Cassie BYRON, Sarah CANHAM, Abbey CODY, Erin COOMANS, Liarne CORKE, Michael CREANEY, Hannah D’ANTONIO, Vanessa DICKSON, Katherine DOUGLAS, Kristen FREEMAN, Angela GERRARD, Greg HORRICKS, Peta KALISPERIS, Clayton KEEFE, Shelia-anne KORS, Kristen LEIGH, Stacy LIVITSANIS, Jasmine MCKAY, Sarah MISCHKER, Tiarna PRATTLEY, Tahlia ROBERTS, Selina ROBERTSON, Ilona TOPOLCSANYI, Travis TRUDGEON. In this important Arts Academy annual exhibition, twenty-four undergraduate Visual Arts students showcase their recent work. Here, students explore and experiment with a range of media, expressing complex ideas surrounding politics and society, fantasy and fiction, memory and nostalgia, and the environment across a broad range of disciplines including painting, printmaking, drawing, textiles, ceramics, sculpture and mixed-media. This exhibition was opened by Associate Professor Richard Chew, Director, Arts Academy Ballarat and Gippsland, Institute of Education, Arts and Community on Fri 5 Aug 2022. NB: Due to continuing health concerns with the COVID19 pandemic, we strongly suggest maintaining safe social distancing and wearing a mask in the Gallery space.
Supporting regional aged care nursing staff to manage residents’ behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia, in real time, using the nurses’ behavioural assistant (NBA) : A pilot site 'end-user attitudes’ trial
- Authors: Klein, Britt , Clinnick, Lisa , Chesler, Jessica , Stranieri, Andrew , Bignold, Adam , Dazeley, Richard , McLaren, Suzanne , Lauder, Sue , Balasubramanian, Venki
- Date: 2018
- Type: Text , Conference paper
- Relation: 2017 Global Telehealth Meeting, GT 201; Adelaide, Australia; 22nd-24th November 2017; published in Telehealth for our Ageing Society (part of the Studies in Health Technology and Informatics series) Vol. 246, p. 24-28
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- Description: Background: This regional pilot site ‘end-user attitudes’ study explored nurses’ experiences and impressions of using the Nurses’ Behavioural Assistant (NBA) (a knowledge-based, interactive ehealth system) to assist them to better respond to behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) and will be reported here. Methods: Focus groups were conducted, followed by a four-week pilot site ‘end-user attitudes’ trial of the NBA at a regional aged care residential facility (ACRF). Brief interviews were conducted with consenting nursing staff. Results: Focus group feedback (N = 10) required only minor cosmetic changes to the NBA prototype. Post pilot site end-user interview data (N = 10) indicated that the regional ACRF nurses were positive and enthusiastic about the NBA, however several issues were also identified. Conclusions: Overall the results supported the utility of the NBA to promote a person centred care approach to managing BPSD. Slight modifications may be required to maximise its uptake across all ACRF nursing staff.
Richard's Saw Mill, Mirboo North [picture].
- Date: 1883
- Type: Still Image
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- Description: Three horses and a group of men are standing in front of William Richard's saw mill at Mirboo North in 1883.
- Description: Item held by Gippsland and Regional Studies Collection, Federation University Australia.
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Data analytics identify glycated haemoglobin co-markers for type 2 diabetes mellitus diagnosis
- Authors: Jelinek, Herbert , Stranieri, Andrew , Yatsko, Andrew , Venkatraman, Sitalakshmi
- Date: 2016
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Computers in Biology and Medicine Vol. 75, no. (2016), p. 90-97
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- Description: Glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) is being more commonly used as an alternative test for the identification of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) or to add to fasting blood glucose level and oral glucose tolerance test results, because it is easily obtained using point-of-care technology and represents long-term blood sugar levels. HbA1c cut-off values of 6.5% or above have been recommended for clinical use based on the presence of diabetic comorbidities from population studies. However, outcomes of large trials with a HbA1c of 6.5% as a cut-off have been inconsistent for a diagnosis of T2DM. This suggests that a HbA1c cut-off of 6.5% as a single marker may not be sensitive enough or be too simple and miss individuals at risk or with already overt, undiagnosed diabetes. In this study, data mining algorithms have been applied on a large clinical dataset to identify an optimal cut-off value for HbA1c and to identify whether additional biomarkers can be used together with HbA1c to enhance diagnostic accuracy of T2DM. T2DM classification accuracy increased if 8-hydroxy-2-deoxyguanosine (8-OhdG), an oxidative stress marker, was included in the algorithm from 78.71% for HbA1c at 6.5% to 86.64%. A similar result was obtained when interleukin-6 (IL-6) was included (accuracy=85.63%) but with a lower optimal HbA1c range between 5.73 and 6.22%. The application of data analytics to medical records from the Diabetes Screening programme demonstrates that data analytics, combined with large clinical datasets can be used to identify clinically appropriate cut-off values and identify novel biomarkers that when included improve the accuracy of T2DM diagnosis even when HbA1c levels are below or equal to the current cut-off of 6.5%. © 2016 Elsevier Ltd.
Richard Bennison [picture].
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- Description: Portrait of Richard Bennison (1813-1876) who had the Port Albert Hotel from 1846 to 1850. He held the Yanakie run from 1850 and in 1856 took over an hotel at Sale.
- Description: Item held by Gippsland and Regional Studies Collection, Federation University Australia.
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- Description: 09-Oct-91
Upside down at the bottom of the world: taking Richard Brome to the Antipodes
- Authors: Durban, Kim
- Date: 2010
- Type: Text , Book chapter
- Relation: Richard Brome Online p. 1-21
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EVERSUN : A phase 2 trial of alternating sunitinib and everolimus as first-line therapy for advanced renal cell carcinoma
- Authors: Davis, Ian , Long, A. , Yip, Sonia , Espinoza, David , Thompson, John F. , Kichenadasse, G. , Harrison, M. , Lowenthal, R. M. , Pavlakis, N. , Azad, Arman , Kannourakis, George , Steer, C. , Goldstein, D. , Shapiro, J. , Harvie, R. , Jovanovic, L. , Hudson, Amanda , Nelson, Chris , Stockler, Martin , Martin, Andrew
- Date: 2015
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Annals of Oncology Vol. 26, no. 6 (2015), p. 1118-1123
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- Description: Background: We hypothesised that alternating inhibitors of the vascular endothelial growth factor receptor (VEGFR) and mammalian target of rapamycin pathways would delay the development of resistance in advanced renal cell carcinoma (aRCC). Patients and methods: A single-arm, two-stage, multicentre, phase 2 trial to determine the activity, feasibility, and safety of 12-week cycles of sunitinib 50 mg daily 4 weeks on / 2 weeks off, alternating with everolimus 10 mg daily for 5 weeks on / 1 week off, until disease progression or prohibitive toxicity in favourable or intermediate-risk aRCC. The primary end point was proportion alive and progression-free at 6 months (PFS6m). The secondary end points were feasibility, tumour response, overall survival (OS), and adverse events (AEs). The correlative objective was to assess biomarkers and correlate with clinical outcome. Results: We recruited 55 eligible participants from September 2010 to August 2012. Demographics: mean age 61, 71% male, favourable risk 16%, intermediate risk 84%. Cycle 2 commenced within 14 weeks for 80% of participants; 64% received >= 22 weeks of alternating therapy; 78% received >= 22 weeks of any treatment. PFS6m was 29/55 (53%; 95% confidence interval [CI] 40% to 66%). Tumour response rate was 7/55 (13%; 95% CI 4% to 22%, all partial responses). After median follow-up of 20 months, 47 of 55 (86%) had progressed with a median progression-free survival of 8 months (95% CI 5-10), and 30 of 55 (55%) had died with a median OS of 17 months (95% CI 12-undefined). AEs were consistent with those expected for each single agent. No convincing prognostic biomarkers were identified. Conclusions: The EVERSUN regimen was feasible and safe, but its activity did not meet pre-specified values to warrant further research. This supports the current approach of continuing anti-VEGF therapy until progression or prohibitive toxicity before changing treatment.
Nurses and occupational violence : The role of organisational support in moderating professional competence
- Authors: Deans, Cecil
- Date: 2004
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing Vol. 22, no. 2 (2004), p. 14-18
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Assessing capture and tagging methods for brolgas, Antigone rubicunda (Gruidae)
- Authors: Veltheim, Inka , Chavez-Ramirez, Felipe , Hill, Richard , Cook, Simon
- Date: 2015
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Wildlife Research Vol. 42, no. 5 (2015), p. 373-381
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- Description: Context Studies assessing welfare issues and efficiency of animal capture methods are important, as capture can pose a significant welfare risk and methods can be time consuming to develop. It is imperative to choose methods that minimise injuries, maximise capture rates and minimise time spent on capture. Aims To test methods of crane capture and tagging (transmitter, colour and metal band fitting), and to compare and develop safe and time efficient methods for capturing brolgas (Antigone rubicunda). Methods We tested three types of noose traps, cannon nets, clap-nets, spotlighting at night roosts and active pursuit of pre-fledged chicks. We also tested two band sizes and two transmitter attachment methods. We compared the success and capture efficiency of these methods and considered welfare issues by comparing the number of injuries and mortalities resulting from these methods. Key results We successfully captured brolgas with noose traps and a cannon net, and by using active pursuit of pre-fledged chicks. Noose traps became more efficient when deployed with call playback and taxidermy decoys. Australian noose traps and active pursuit of pre-fledged chicks were the safest methods with fewest injuries. Conclusions For maximum capture success with minimum injuries to target and non-target species, we recommend noose traps with call playback and taxidermy decoys for capturing adult and juvenile brolgas at feeding areas, and active pursuit for pre-fledged chicks at breeding sites. Noose lines should have elastic at both pegged ends, to avoid injuries. To minimise injuries from tagging, we recommend leg-band-fitted transmitters in preference to harness-fitted transmitters, Australian size 35 bands and colour bands with an internal diameter of 22mm. Implications The use of Australian noose traps with call playback and taxidermy decoys is a safe and time efficient method for capturing brolgas, and is also likely to work for other crane species. Our recommendations can help reduce capture-related mortalities and injuries to brolgas (and potentially other cranes), which is crucial, given the brolga is a threatened species. © 2015 CSIRO.
Waterloo Canticle No.1: Swords into Ploughshares
- Authors: Chew, Richard
- Date: 2012
- Type: Text , Visual art work
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