ExploratoryResearch in the Social Sciences . Thousand Oaks, CA Sage. Steven J. Taylor Taylor, Steven ...distinguish qualitative data For the journal Qualitative Research Refimprove date April 2010 Sociology Qualitative research is a method of inquiry employed in many different academic disciplines, traditionally in the social sciences , but also in market research and further contexts. ref Denzin, Norman K. & Lincoln, Yvonna S. Eds. . 2005 . The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research 3rd ed. . Thousand ... support for such research hypotheses. This view has been disputed by Oxford University professor Bent Flyvbjerg , who argues that qualitative methods and case study research may be used both for hypotheses ... Case Study Research. Qualitative Inquiry , vol. 12, no. 2, April, pp. 219 245. Bent Flyvbjerg, 2011 ... K. Denzin and Yvonna S. Lincoln, eds., The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research, 4th Edition ... this data through empiricism . These researchers embraced a qualitative research paradigm , attempting to make qualitative research as rigorous as quantitative research and creating myriad methods for qualitative research. In the 70s and 80s, the increasing ubiquity of computers aided in qualitative ..., and gender, leading to research and writing becoming more reflexive . Throughout the 1990s, the concept of a passive observer researcher was rejected, and qualitative research became more participatory ... can count as scientific research in scholarship, a current, ongoing debate in the academy. Data collection ... research or actor network theory . Forms of the data collected can include interviews and group .... Qualitative research often categorizes data into patterns as the primary basis for organizing ... . Designing Qualitative Research . Thousand Oaks, CA Sage. ISBN 0 7619 1340 8 ref The ways of participating ..., B. C. 2002 Qualitative communication research methods Second edition . Thousand Oaks, CA Sage ... cal soc190 fssba2009 ParticipantObservation.pdf title Qualitative Research Methods A Data ... more details
Articles on Railway research include International Association of Railway Operations Research Matrai , Iran Railway Research Center Railway Technical Research Institute , Japan British Rail Research Division , Derby disambig ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 A research supervisor often referred to as simply supervisor is responsible for the general oversight of an academic research project. Research Associate s liaise with their research supervisor on a regular basis to advise him or her on the research status and receive any guidelines. Research supervisor for post doctoral research usually has to hold the rank of a Professor . See also research assistant research fellow Postdoctoral researcher researcher DEFAULTSORT Research Supervisor Category Academic administration Job stub ... more details
A research center is a facility or building dedicated to research , commonly with the focus on a specific area. There are over 14,000 research centers in the United States. ref Evaluating Research Centers and Institutes for Success A Manual and Guide with Case Studies William R. Tash WT & Associates, 2006. 229 pages ref Centers apply varied disciplines including basic research and applied research in addition to non traditional techniques. Notable research centers Ames Research Center Bell Labs Marine Sciences Research Center Palo Alto Research Center Thomas J. Watson Research Center References reflist External links Evaluating research centres http educationpr.org 2008 08 18 book review evaluating research centers Category Research org stub fa ... more details
The title of research associate is used to denote an academic research position at a university or similar institution. A research associate usually conducts research under the supervision of a principal investigator. In contrast to a research assistant or research officer , a research associate often has a graduate degree, such as a master s e.g. Master of Science or doctoral degree e.g. Doctor of Philosophy or Doctor of Medicine . ref cite web url http www.hbs.edu research ra title Research Associates Harvard Business School publisher www.hbs.edu accessdate 2010 05 13 ref In some cases it can be synonymous with postdoctoral research . References references See also Researcher Research assistant Research fellow DEFAULTSORT Research Associate Category Academic administration fr ing nieur de recherche ... more details
GEC Research Ltd was formed in the early 1980s when the General Electric Company plc reorganised its various research laboratory laboratories into a distinct organisation. It was headed by Derek Roberts and comprised Hirst Research Centre GEC Hirst Research Centre Marconi Research Centre GEC Marconi Research Centre GEC Nelson Research Laboratories orphan date April 2011 Unreferenced date April 2011 UK company stub Category Research organizations Category General Electric Company plc ... more details
Mutation research may refer to Study of mutation , part of genetics Mutation Research journal Mutation Research journal , a scientific journal dab ... more details
unsourced date January 2009 A research park is a research facility that is often linked with a major research university . Throughout North America , there are more than 170 research parks. They exist to create linkages between the university, industry and the community. The first research park was started at Stanford University , and was followed shortly thereafter with the development of Research Triangle Park in North Carolina . Combining the knowledge assets of a community with local business expertise in order to create high paying jobs is the raison d etre of research parks. Today, there are major research parks in many countries. Belgium Arenberg Research Park A ropole Science Park Crealys Science Park Da Vinci Research Park Erasmus Research Park Greenbridge science park Haasrode Research Park Initialis Science Park Limburg Science Park Li ge Science Park Louvain la Neuve Science Park Mercator Research Park Qualitis Science Park Vesalius Research Park Waterfront Researchpark Zwijnaarde science park France Sophia Antipolis Villeneuve d Ascq India InfoPark, Kochi Technocity, Trivandrum Technopark, Trivandrum Coimbatore Institute of Technology Coimbatore Institute of Technology CIT , Coimbatore Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai North America Stanford Research Park Central Florida Research Park Research Triangle Park Cummings Research Park Purdue Research Park University Research Park Piedmont Triad Research Park Sandia Science and Tech Park University City Science Center , Philadelphia, PA University of Pittsburgh Applied Research Center U PARC University of Utah Research Park Centennial Campus South Dakota State University Innovation Campus University of Kentucky Coldstream Research Campus University of Illinois Research Park Illinois Technology and Research Corridor Pakistan Kahuta Research Laboratories , Military research complex, Kahuta . Portugal ... Kingdom Main article List of science parks in the United Kingdom See also Science park List of research ... more details
Research International is a market research company, founded in 1962 By Eileen Cole and part of the Kantar Group , the parent company for WPP Group WPP s worldwide information and consultancy interests. Research International has offices in 50 countries and employs approximately 2,500 people across the world. Research International specializes in qualitative research qualitative and quantitative research quantitative custom market research. It has experience in most major sectors, particularly consumer packaged goods, retail, new media, financial services, energy and utilities, technology, the postal sector and telecommunications. The London office of Research International is based in the More London estate. Research International s genesis was the market research division of Unilever . Bob Meyers is CEO of the company. Five main areas of specialization Research International structures services around five main areas 1 Innovation Management 2 Brand Experience 3 Market Strategy 4 Market Survey 5 Service Measurement Further reading cite web url http www.mrweb.com drno news6111.htm title UK s Best Agencies Inseparable date 2006 11 07 work 2006 Market Research and Excellence Awards External links http www.research int.com Research International http www.research int.fr Research International France http www.research network.org.uk resources summer04.pdf Eileen Cole Obituary page 7 Category WPP Group de Research International fr Research International sv Research International ... more details
No footnotes date September 2010 Practice research is a form of academic research which incorporates an element of practice in the methodology or research output. Citation needed date August 2010 Rather ... been the case see academia theory and practice heading , there is a growing body of practice research academics across a number of disciplines who use practice as part of their research. For example the practice based research network PBRN within clinical medical research . Practice led research ... to define this emerging research phenomenon, and there are a variety of models of practice research practice as research, practice based, practice led, mixed mode research practice and practice through research , see for example screen media practice research . The potential, nature and scope for this research ... s model of education through art to describe different ways of thinking about research, noting that research could be FOR practice, where research aims are subservient to practice aims, THROUGH practice, where the practice serves a research purpose, or INTO practice, such as observing the working processes of others. ref Frayling, C. 1993 Research in art and design. Royal College of Art Research Paper ref Bruce Archer s statement in 1995 shows the growing recognition of arts practice as research ..., calculated to explore,embody or test it. ref Archer, B. 1995 The Nature of Research Co Design Jan 95 6 13 ref . This led to the acceptance of practice research in these disciplines to be reviewed alongside traditional research disciplines in the sphere of Higher Education a debate supported ... and Humanities Research Council had a Steering Committee devoted to practice led research and its report was completed in September 2007. ref AHRC Research Review Practice Led Research in Art, Design ... Kirsty Smart, Peter Walters Mark Elshaw ref , titled AHRC Research Review in Practice Led Research ... as research in art, design and architecture, media, and creative writing. This in turn brought ... more details
Secondary research also known as desk research involves the summary, collation and or synthesis of existing research rather than primary research , where data is collected from, for example, research subjects or experiments. ref Name Crouch cite book title Marketing research for managers The Marketing Series Chartered Institute of Marketing last Crouch first authorlink coauthors Sunny Crouch, Matthew Housden year 2003 publisher Butterworth Heinemann location isbn 0750654538 page 19 pages url http books.google.com books?id UC1f3Qk5x40C&pg PA19&dq 22Desk research 22&hl en&ei aUZtTPyzI8P6lwf03PmHDQ&sa X&oi book result&ct result&resnum 2&ved 0CDYQ6AEwAQ v onepage&q 22Desk 20research 22&f false ref The term is widely used in medical research and in market research . The principal methodology in medical secondary research is the systematic review , commonly using meta analytic statistical techniques, although other methods of synthesis, like realist reviews and meta narrative ref http www.blackwellpublishing.com book.asp?ref 9780727918697 Diffusion of Innovations in Health Service Organisations ... research uses the primary research of others typically in the form of research publications and reports. In a market research context, secondary research is taken to include the re use by a second party of any data collected by a first party or parties. In archaeology and landscape history , desk research is contrasted with fieldwork . Sometimes secondary research is required in the preliminary stages of research to determine what is known already and what new data is required, or to inform research design. At other times, it may be the only research technique used. A key performance area in secondary research is the full citation of original sources, usually in the form of a complete listing or annotated listing. Secondary sources could include previous research reports, newspaper, magazine ... DEFAULTSORT Secondary Research Category Evidence based medicine Category Medical research Category ... more details
Games Research may refer to Games Research Inc a boardgame publisher in the 60s and 70s, the publisher of Diplomacy game Diplomacy Game Research Design a board wargame publisher formed in 1985, the publisher of the Europa wargame Europa series disambig ... more details
refimprove date September 2009 A research program United Kingdom UK research programme is a coordinated set of project s undertaking related research , often at national or even international level, with government funding. In philosophy , a research program is a unit of analysis in the philosophy of science . fact date September 2009 It was proposed by Imre Lakatos as the focus of a demarcation problem demarcation criterion that depends on the distinction between progressive and degenerating research programs. fact date September 2009 See also Program management Examples http www.warwick.ac.uk fac soc complabstuds russia Russian Research Programme , University of Warwick , UK http www.globalchange.gov United States Global Change Research Program http wcrp.wmo.int World Climate Research Programme philo stub science stub Category Research Category Project management pt Programa de pesquisa ... more details
Image Wallops Balloon With BESS Payload DSC00088.JPG thumb Research balloon ready for launch Research balloons are balloon s that are used for scientific research. They are usually though not always unmanned, filled with a lighter than air gas like helium , and fly at high altitude balloon high altitudes . Meteorology, atmospheric research, astronomy, and military research may be conducted from a research balloon. Weather balloon s are a type of research balloon. Research balloons usually study a single aspect of science, such as air pollution, air temperature, or wind currents, although sometimes several experiments or equipment are flown together. Image Malcolm Ross AHM USNO19570507 212.png thumb right Malcolm Ross balloonist Malcolm Ross piloting a research balloon down from the stratosphere Other than weather balloons, few research balloons are launched every year. This is driven by the large cost of the balloon, the instrument, which is usually custom made, and the cost of the launch. Because of the altitude reached by most research balloons, the air is too thin and too cold for humans to survive, therefore most research balloons are unmanned and operated remotely. There have been some balloons equipped with pressurized cabins, beginning with professor Auguste Piccard in the 1930s. Research balloons are not only used on earth. With the help of a research balloon, the upper atmosphere of Venus was examined by the Vega program . External links Commons Research balloon Category Balloons aircraft Tech stub de Forschungsballon ... more details
Applied research is a form of scientific method systematic inquiry involving the practical application of science . It accesses and uses some part of the research communities the academy s accumulated theories, knowledge, methods, and techniques, for a specific, often State polity state , Commerce business , or customer client driven purpose. Applied research is compared to pure research basic research in discussion about research ideals, methodologies, programs, and projects. ref cite web title why the distinction between basic and applied research url http www2.lse.ac.uk CPNSS projects CoreResearchProjects ContingencyDissentInScience DP DPRoll HansenOnline0409.pdf accessdate August 17, 2011 ref Applied research deals with solving practical problems ref cite web title a definition of applied research url http www.lbl.gov Education ELSI research main.html accessdate August 17, 2011 ref and generally employs empirical methodologies. Because applied research resides in the messy real world, strict research protocols may need to be relaxed. For example, it may be impossible to use a random sample . Thus, transparency in the methodology is crucial. Implications for interpretation of results brought about by relaxing an otherwise strict canon of methodology should also be considered. The OECD s Frascati Manual ref cite web title Frascati Manual Page 30 url http browse.oecdbookshop.org oecd pdfs free 9202081e.pdf accessdate August 17, 2011 ref describes Applied Research as one of the three forms of research, along with Basic research & research and development Experimental Development . Due to its practical focus, applied research information will be found in the literature associated with individual disciplines. ref cite web title Open J gate journals url http www.openj gate.com ... accessdate August 17, 2011 ref See also Frascati Manual Research Applied science Basic research References reflist DEFAULTSORT Applied Research Category Research Sci stub de Zweckforschung et Rakendusuuringud ... more details
DIY Research DIY Market Research means marketing , customer or personnel research using Online research methods online research methods that any individual or organization, whether they be a professional researcher or not, carries out via special online research software, or online survey tool. These survey software products allow users to connect and perform one on one online interviews, ref http www.research live.com news new business diy online interview service gutcheck in beta mode 4003632.article DIY online interview service GutCheck in beta mode Research live.com ref ref http www.fastcompany.com 1713068 gutcheck diy market research The Insta Focus Group GutCheck s DIY Market Research FastCompany.com ref create online questionnaires , ref http www.marketingweek.co.uk opinion diy market research 3012876.article DIY Market Research Marketing Week ref distribute them to an email list ref http www.research live.com features world of temptation 4000459.article DIY ResearchResearch live.com ref or Custom online panel internet access panels , and analyze the data in real time without outsourcing ref http www.mra net.org perspective index.cfm?blogId 54 20 Why DIY Research is Good for Everyone Marketing Research Association ref to a specialised research agency or data processing company. Leading providers of DIY research in the United States U.S. are QuestionPro.com Survey Analytics Question Pro and Zeitgeist Research References Reflist External links http www.surveyanalytics.com Survey Analytics Quesiton Pro http www.zeitgeistresearch.com Zeitgeist Research http gutcheckit.com GutCheck http www.cint.com Cint http www.mra net.org Marketing Research Association http www.research live.com Research Magazine Category Market research ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 A research station is a station that is built for the purpose of conducting scientific research . Research station sites might include outer space such as the International Space Station and ocean s. Many nations have research stations in Antarctica Showa Station Antarctica Showa Station , Halley Research Station Halley and Troll research station Troll are examples. DEFAULTSORT Research Station Category Research Science stub et Polaarjaam lv Pol rstacija nl Poolstation ru uk ... more details
notability date October 2011 SAP Research is the global technology research unit of SAP AG with a network of 13 research centers worldwide. Each center is located in close proximity to an SAP development ... breakthrough technologies through applied research. In contrast to SAP s product groups and development ... t yet been developed into products. The business model of SAP Research is based on co innovation through collaborative research in collaboration with leading universities, partners, customers, and SAP product groups, SAP Research drives the development of promising ideas and prototypes into market ready software for maximum customer value. ref SAP Research. http www.sap.com about company research index.epx ref To that end, customers are involved early on in the research process through special Lighthouse Projects. Meanwhile, dedicated Living lab Living Labs demonstrate technological research ... SAP Research Living Labs. http www.sap.com about company research livinglabs index.epx ref Among the leading research topics are the Internet of Services and the Internet of Things . The Internet of Services ... as precisely as possible. SAP Research spearheads efforts in the THESEUS research program, which ... more effective. Within the program, the TEXO project, led by SAP Research, is helping to create an Internet based service economy. ref SAP Research Service Ecosystems Project. http www.sap.com about company research areas internet services texo.epx. ref The Internet of Things seamlessly integrates ... via integrated sensors. Among the most recent successes of SAP Research are the opening of the Future Factory in Dresden,Germany a joint effort of SAP Research as well as industrial and academic partner organizations to foster research and development for the manufacturing industry and its participation in the Cooperative Research Centre on Smart Services Smart Services CRC in Australia. ref SAP Research Future Factory Initiative http www.sap.com about company research livinglabs futurefactory ... more details
Implementation research is the scientific study of methodology methods to promote the uptake of research findings. Often research projects focus on small scale pilot studies or laboratory based experiments, and assume that findings can be generalised to roll out into a practice based domain with few changes. Implementation research explores the challenges that are faced when generalising research findings in the real world , for example in the fields of healthcare or school based education. References Walker, Anne E., Grimshaw, J., Johnston, M., Pitts, N. Steen, N., and Eccles, M. PRIME PRocess modelling in ImpleMEntation research selecting a theoretical basis for interventions to change clinical practice. BMC Health Services Research 2003, 3 22 doi 10.1186 1472 6963 3 22 http www.biomedcentral.com 1472 6963 3 22 Category Methodology Category Research methods ... more details
Wikify date August 2010 Historical Research is a scholarly journal published by the Institute of Historical Research at the University of London . It was first published in 1923 under the title Bulletin of the Institute of Historical Research . Beginning with Vol. 60, no. 141 Feb. 1987 , the journal appeared under its present name Historical Research . External links http www.history.ac.uk historical research Historical Research page at the Institute of Historical Research http www.wiley.com bw journal.asp?ref 0950 3471 Historical Research page from Wiley Blackwell publisher Category History journals Category Publications established in 1923 Category Wiley Blackwell academic journals Category English language journals humanities journal stub ... more details
Multiple issues advert September 2010 wikify September 2010 orphan August 2010 primarysources August 2010 no footnotes September 2010 Infobox company company name Hansa Research company logo Image HR logo.jpg 150px Hansa s brand logo tag line Reliable Information and Insights foundation 1983 location India key people Ashok Das, Managing Director MD industry Market Research services Market Research, Business Intelligence, Market Analysis, Indian Readership Survey num employees 1100 Hansa Research,2010 homepage http www.hansaresearch.com www.hansaresearch.com Hansa Research is a full service global market research agency conducting market research in 77 countries globally with offices in India and US. It is the only global market research agency headquartered in India. Citation needed date September 2010 Under the leadership of Mr. Ashok Das, the Managing Director, Hansa Research became one of the fastest growing market research agencies in India. In 2006 it was the first Indian market research company to acquire a U.S. based firm, GCR . With research offices across India and the U.S., Hansa Research s infrastructure is comparable to the best in the industry. class wikitable Year Employees 1983 Established by Mr. R K Swamy 2003 MRUC Awards IRS, world s largest readership survey contract to Hansa Research 2005 Hansa Research introduces HPI an indicator of consumer premiumness 2006 Hansa Research buys GCR, in the US and establishes a US presence 2009 Hansa Research launches CelebTrack, world s largest celebrity study References Reflist http www.afaqs.com news story.html?sid 22757 PTM Hansa Research to launch celebrity research study External links http www.hansaresearch.com aboutus about hansa.asp About Hansa Research Category Companies based in Mumbai Category Companies established in 1983 Category Marketing research companies of India ... more details
Unreferenced date April 2009 The terms independent research and alternative research are used broadly interchangeably, to mean research that is not produced by a bank or broker , and thus is ostensibly less prone to influence from within a bank from, say, investment bankers keen to win company s Initial public offering IPO mandate. However, someone has to fund the costs of conducting the research, and when the funder is the company being researched, this form of independent research is termed sponsored or company paid research. Unfortunately, with the subject company paying directly for these services, this form of research suffers from a real or perceived lack of objectivity science objectivity , which reduces its value to investor s and hence to the companies themselves. Intermediated Research improves significantly upon the sponsored research model, by introducing important safeguards into the commercial and research process framework. Central here are the company has no choice in its allocation to a research provider once matched with the research provider, the company is under a long term contract in order to minimize commercial pressure or influence and the fees paid to the research provider are not sufficiently material for the company to be able to exert any influence over the content or conclusions of the research report. Collectively, these measures enhance the value of the report to investors and consequently, to the company itself. The Intermediated Research framework includes the further protections ensuring that the independent research firms involved have no investment banking or brokerage operations in their business model s conduct no traditional company paid research deliver a standard template for analysis of every company so that all standard topics are covered and avoiding ratings and target prices in the reports, since these can risk becoming a focus of pressure exerted on the research provider by the subject company. Category Research methods ... more details
Unreferenced date September 2010 The term e Research alternately spelled eResearch refers to the use of information technology to support existing and new forms of research. E research extends e Science and cyberinfrastructure to other disciplines, including the humanities and social sciences. Examples of e Research problems range across disciplines and include modelling of ecosystems or economies exploration of human genome structures studies of large linguistic corpuses integrated social policy analyses The main features of e Research are that it is collaborative uses grid computing technologies is data intensive E Research includes research activities that use a spectrum of advanced information and communication technology ICT capabilities. It embraces new research methodologies emerging from increasing access to Networks Services Tools Compu stub External links UK http www.nesc.ac.uk index.html UK National e Science Centre http www.omii.ac.uk OMII UK http www.oerc.ox.ac.uk Oxford e Research Centre http www.merc.ac.uk Manchester eResearch Centre at The University of Manchester http www.kcl.ac.uk iss cerch Centre for e Research, King s College London Australia http www.eresearchsa.edu.au eResearch South Australia http www.intersect.org.au Intersect Australia Ltd NSW http www.ivec.org iVEC Western Australia http www.itee.uq.edu.au eresearch eResearch group at The University of Queensland http www.monash.edu.au eresearch Monash e Research Centre http www.qcif.edu.au Queensland CyberInfrastructure Foundation http www.versi.edu.au Victorian eResearch Strategic Initiative DEFAULTSORT E Research Category Research ... more details
Wikify date May 2010 Notability date May 2010 A research statement is a summary of research achievements and a proposal for upcoming research. It often includes both current aims and findings, and future goals. Research statements are usually requested as part of a relevant job application process, and often assist in the identification of appropriate applicants. ref cite web url http sciencecareers.sciencemag.org career magazine previous issues articles 2002 07 26 noDOI.4611149009600202486 title Writing a Research Plan Science Careers Biotech, Pharmaceutical, Faculty, Postdoc jobs on Science Careers publisher Sciencecareers.sciencemag.org date 2002 07 26 accessdate 2010 07 10 ref A typical research statement follows a typical pattern in regard to layout, and often includes features of other research documents including an Abstract summary abstract , research background and goals. Often these reports are tailored towards specific audiences, and may be used to showcase job proficiency or underline particular areas of research within a program. ref cite web url http www.columbia.edu cu gsas sub pstudents oma preparing the app research.html title Tips On Structuring The Research Statement publisher Columbia.edu date 2010 04 05 accessdate 2010 07 10 ref References Reflist External links http www.vpul.upenn.edu careerservices gradstud samples researchstatement guide.html Research statement guide http www.the aps.org trainees Symposia 2008 20talks WEB Pawelczyk.ppt Crafting the Research Statement DEFAULTSORT Research Statement Category Academia edu stub job stub ... more details
A research proposal is a document written by a researcher that provides a detailed description of the proposed program. It is like an outline of the entire research process that gives a reader a summary of the information discussed in a project. Research proposals are written for various reasons, such as budget request for the research they describe, certification requirements for research example ... s protected by animal rights laws , as a task in tertiary education e.g., before performing research for a dissertation , or as a condition for employment at a research institution which usually requires Sponsor commercial sponsor approved research proposals . The phrasing of research proposals has many similarities to that of scientific articles . Research proposals are written in future tense and have different points of emphasis. Like scientific articles, research proposals have sections describing the research background, significance, research methods methods , and references . The method section of research proposals is far more detailed than those of scientific articles, allowing profound ... describing the results, research proposals have a section describing the hypotheses or the expected results. A typical research proposal includes an extensive but focused literature review . A research proposal may also include preliminary results. In contrast to scientific articles, research ... for proving that the personnel asking to conduct the research are capable of doing so. For example, a research proposal for a study including Injection medicine injection s would be expected to name at least one researcher qualified to inject human beings. Similarly, a research proposal in biology ... academic institutes, a detailed resume of the thesis mentor is required on the research proposal in order to show that the mentor can help the student with the subject of the thesis. Research sponsors publish calls for research proposals, specifying the topics into which they fund research and their detailed ... more details
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