Maria A. Goula is Professor of Catalysis in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Director of the Laboratory of Alternative Fuels and Environmental Catalysis (LAFEC), of the University of Western Macedonia (UOWM). She is also a collaborating faculty member in the Hellenic Open University (HOU) for the MSc program entitled “Environmental Catalysis for Pollution Abatement and Clean Energy Production” and in Chemical Process and Energy Resources Institute of Centre for Research and Technology (CPERI). Prof. M.A. Goula obtained her diploma (Chemistry) in 1987 and her Ph.D. (Catalysis) in 1993, from the University of Patras (UOP). From 1993-1997 she worked as a Senior Researcher at the Chemical Process Engineering Research Institute (CPERI), and from 2001-2002 at the Institute for Solid Fuels Technology and Applications (ISFTA) - both of the Centre for Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH). From 2000-2004 she worked as an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Departments of (i) Mechanical Engineering, (ii) Medicine, and (iii) Biochemistry and Biotechnology, of the University of Thessaly (UOT). In 2004 she was appointed as Assistant Professor at the Department of Environmental and Pollution Control Engineering (Technological Educational Institute of Western Macedonia TEIWM); the position became a permanent one in 2007. She was elected an Associate Professor in 2012 and full Professor in 2017. Prof. M.A. Goula is author or co-author of more than 115 research publications in Peer Reviewed International Journals with a total Impact Factor ~ 950 and average IF/paper= 7.5, which have received over 5450 citations (Scopus), giving her a Hirsch (h)-index= 40. She also has a large number of publications in peer reviewed international (175) and national (97) conference proceedings. She is on the Editorial Board of eight international scientific journals (Discover Chemical Engineering, Discover Catalysis, Frontiers in Fuels, Frontiers in Chemistry, Chemistry, Catalysts, International Journal of Environmental Engineering, Journal of Environment & Waste Management) and acted as Guest Editor for various international scientific journals. She acts as a regular reviewer in over than 150 Scientific Journals (>7500 reviews). She also acts as research projects reviewer for HORIZON, Greek Secretariat for Research and Development, Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia, Cyprus Research Promotion Foundation (RPF), ERA.Net RUS Plus Innovation, American Chemical Society, Croatian Science Foundation (CSF) and Marie Curie FP7-PEOPLE.

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Daniela Laura Buruiana is a passionate environmental engineer and ready for new challenges. She has the ability to manage her time wisely, making every effort to complete her work in a timely yet efficient manner. 2020-present: Head of Department of Materials and Environmental Engineering (DIMM), Faculty of Engineering 2020-present: Head of Interdisciplinary Research Centre in the Field of Eco-Nano Technology and Advance materials CC-ITI, Faculty of Engineering 2014-present: Coordinator of Laborator of Integrated Monitoring of environmental factors 22 published ISI articles, 7 published books, 30 conference entries and 17 awards given at conferences and projects.

Impact of Artificial Saliva pH on Properties of Zr2.5Nb Alloy for Dental Applications

Professor des. Dr. Per Arvid Löthman obtained his Ph.D. degree from Twente University , The Netherlands in the field of Magnetics and Self-assembly, conducted research in Canada, France and Germany on carbon nanotubes, Graphen and related 2D nanomaterials. His research is interdisciplinary and involve sensors and sensing, 2D advanced materials, BioNanotechnology including DNA, S-layers, Viruses (archaea, bacteriophages), Biomolecular Architecture, Botany and functional surfaces, Mechatronics and BioMechatronics. Dr. Löthman has published over 90 scientifical articles, several book chapters & books and serves as a reviewer and he is on the editorial board for several journals such as Nature, Nature Materials, Journal of Bioanalytical and Analytical Chemistry, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, Thin Solid Films, Sensors and Actuators, Microsystems Technologies. Dr. Löthman is Professor des. in BioMechatronics at the European University of Applied Science Hamburg, and researchgroup leader at University of Bayreuth in the field Organ-on-a-Chip and 3D Bioprinting. Furthermore, Dr. Per Arvid Löthman is Senior lecturer in “Nanomedicine, Nanopharmacy” and “Sensors and Sensing in Engineering, Biology and Medicine” (Kaiserslautern University) and Mechatronics Systems and Design (Hamburg University), Germany and Manufacturing Engineering (HTW Berlin) Germany.

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Victor R. Orante-Barrón, Ph.D. Associate Professor since february, 2010. Departamento de Investigación en Polímeros y Materiales. Universidad de Sonora. México. Education Ph.D., Materials Science, Universidad de Sonora. México. 2009. M.Sc., Polymers and Materials, Universidad de Sonora. México. 2005. B.Sc., Chemical Sciences, Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Campus Monterrey (ITESM). México. 1999. Research Fellowships Post-Doctoral Fellowship, in the Radiation Dosimetry Laboratory of Oklahoma State University. From 2009 to 2010. Supervisor: Dr. Eduardo G. Yukihara. Visiting Researcher, in the Department of Physics of University of South Africa (UNISA), from September 4 to December 6, 2015. Awards Member of the National System of Researchers (SNI, in Spanish) of the National Council of Science and Technology (CONACyT, in Spanish). Level 1, since January, 2011. Acknowledgement to Desirable Profile from Program for Professional Teacher Development (PRODEP, in Spanish) of the National Secretary of Public Education. Participation in Conferences 98 presentations of scientific contributions in national and international conferences. Publications 24 articles published in international journals. Organizing Committees Member of organizing committees for three international conferences. Teaching Professor of several courses for undergraduate and graduate students. Human Resources Training Advisor of three B.Sc. theses (two concluded, one in process), five M.Sc theses (four concluded, one in process), and one Ph.D. thesis (in process)

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Dr. Sunirmal Jana born on 12th July, 1966. He did his Master of Science Degree in Chemistry in the year 1991 from Kalyani University, India and obtained his Ph.D. (Science) degree in 1998 from Jadavpur University, India. He also completed Bachelor of Education degree (B. Ed.) and “Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) organized “Leadership Development Programme (LDP 0905)” Management Course for middle to senior level leaders” at CSIR HRDC, Gaziabad, India. In December 1997, Dr. Jana joined CSIR-Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute (CSIR-CGCRI), Kolkata, India as a Junior Scientist. Presently, he is working at the same Institute (CSIR-CGCRI) as Chief Scientist of CSIR under Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India and Senior Professor of Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research (AcSIR). Dr. Jana is also performing his duties as a Course Co-ordinator and as a Professor for the course, “Structural and Functional Coatings” of AcSIR. He is also worked for 6 years as Guest Teacher for B. Tech. students in Chemical Technology, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, West Bengal, India on the subjects, “Sol-gel materials, carbon nanotubes, sonochemical synthesis etc.” from 2016 to 2021. Dr Jana is actively involved / coordinated / performed / performing as Principal Investigator (PI) / Co-PI of various National and International Research Projects. His current research activities basically are dielectric / metal oxide semiconductors (MOS) based sol-gel thin functional nanostructured films/coating, superhydrophobic cum antibacterial coatings, carbon based nanomaterials, low thermal expansion nanostructured glass-ceramics etc. for different applications. At present, he has published over 80 SCI/peer reviewed research papers (h-index: 24; i10-Index 51, Citations: ~2000) in internationally reputed different journals, 9 Book Chapters, 8 Conf. Proceeding, 85 conference papers and 5 Indian Patents. He has already guided 6 Ph.D. (Science/Engineering) students and also guiding several Ph.D. students. In addition, he has already supervised 15 M.Tech/M.Sc/B.Tech. students for the projects to fulfill their respective degrees. Under his active leadership, three major facilities (Solar Panel Coating, Drain Coating and Smelter cum Reactor) of national importance have been created indigenously at CSIR-CGCRI. He is the Fellow and Life Member of International Society for Development and Sustainability (ISDS), Japan and Indian Institute of Ceramics. Dr. Jana is an elected member of the Council of Indian Ceramic Society for the four terms (years 2015 and 2016; 2017 and 2018; 2019 and 2020; 2023 and 2024) and he is working as one of the EC members of Materials Research Society of India (MRSI), Kolkata Chapter, India. He is also the life members of CHD C Division Council, Bureau of Indian Standards, Materials Research Society of India, Indian Ceramic Society, Electron Microscopy Society of India, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science and NCE Bengal & Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India. Dr. Jana is the life-time Fellow of International Society for Development and Sustainability (Japan) and Indian Institute of Ceramics, India. Dr Jana is one of the Senior Members of International Engineering and Technology Institute (IETI), Hong Kong. Dr. Jana availed Brain Pool Fellowship from Korean Federation of Science & Technology Societies (KOFST) and worked as a visiting scientist at Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT), Daejeon, South Korea for one year during 2005-2006. He also did his research work as visiting scientists in other prestigious research Institutes in abroad (Slovenia and Portugal). Presently, Dr. Jana is functioning as one of the Editor/Associate Editor/Editorial Board Member including Advances in Nanoparticles (Scientific Research Publishing), General Chemistry (USA), Kenkyu Journal of Nanotechnology and Nanoscience (Kenkyu Group, India), Journal of Advanced Nanomaterials (Isaac Publishing Co. Ltd., Hong Kong), Source Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (USA), Journal of Material Science and Nanoengineering (Neonex International Online Publishing Pvt. Ltd, India). He also delivered 26 Plenary / Keynote / invited talks in India/abroad and also chaired the technical sessions at various national/international conferences / seminars / symposia. Dr. Jana also evaluated / examined several PhD theses / conducted PhD Viva voce Examinations as an external examiner of many Indian Universities (e.g. Karunya University, Sastra University, Manonmaniam Sundaranar Univerisity, Alagappa University, Periyar University, Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur; Formerly Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur, West Bengal, India, Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research (AcSIR), India). He has participated in different events as a speaker, panelist, roundtable moderator / session chairman. He is a regular reviewer of research manuscripts from American Chemical Society (ACS), Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), Elsevier, Spingers, Taylor & Francis, IOP, SCIRP etc. In addition to winning several poster paper awards, Dr. Jana won prestigious Distinguished Scientist Award of Venus International Research Awards (VIRA-2016) by Venus International Foundation, Chennai, India in the year 2016.

Organic-Inorganic Functional Nanohybrid Composites: Wet Chemical Synthesis, Properties and Applications

Auciello graduated with honors: M.S. (1973), Ph.D. (1976) – Physics, Institute “Balseiro”/Universidad Nacional Cuyo-Argentina); EE-Universidad Córdoba-Argentina (1964-1970). Postdoctoral-McMaster University, Canada (1977-1979); Distinguished Research Scientist-University of Toronto-Canada (1979-1984), Associate Professor/North Carolina State University-USA (1984-1988), Distinguished Scientist-Microelectronic Center North Carolina-USA (1988-1996), Distinguished Argonne Fellow (1996-2012)-Argonne National Laboratory-USA. Currently (2012-present), Auciello is Distinguished Endowed Chair Professor-University of Texas-Dallas, Materials Science/Engineering and Bioengineering Departments. Auciello directs basic/applied research on multifunctional oxide [ferroelectric (piezoelectric)/high-K dielectrics films], and nanocarbon films (novel Ultrananocrystalline Diamond (UNCDTM) and graphene films) and applications to industrial, high-tech, and external and implantable medical devices. UNCD film technology is commercialized for industrial products by Advanced Diamond Technologies (Auciello et al.-Founders -2003, profitable-2012, sold to large company for profit-2019), and by Original Biomedical Implants (OBI-USA, 2013) and OBI-México (2016) (Auciello and colleagues /founders), for new generations of superior medical devices/prostheses and other implants. Auciello edited 33 books and published about 500 articles in several fields, holds 23 patents, He was Associate Editor of Applied Physics Letter, and currently of Integrated Ferroelectrics, Functional Diamond, and Coatings. He was President of the Materials Research Society (2013) Auciello is Fellow of AAAS, MRS and IAAM, and has numerous Awards.

Review on Nanomaterials Science / Engineering for Application to Industrial / High-Tech Products, Implantable Medical Devices / Prosthetics Based on a Transformational Multifunctional / Best Biocompatible / Low Cost Ultrananocrystalline Diamond (UNCDTM) Coating

Dr. Viktor Balema is an expert in novel electronic and energy materials, as well as non-conventional materials preparation techniques. He earned his BS/MS degrees from L'viv State University, Ukraine, and PhD from the A. Nesmeyanov Institute of the Academy of Sciences in Moscow. Subsequently, he conducted research at the universities of Karlsruhe and Leipzig, Germany as Visiting Scientist, then joined Ames Laboratory of the US Department of Energy. Over two decades, Dr. Balema directed the Hard Materials Segment and Materials Science R&D at Sigma-Aldrich Co. and held Senior Scientist and CTO positions at Ames Laboratory and in the chemical industry. Currently, he is an Adjunct Professor at Clemson University, SC, USA. Dr. Balema has authored over 100 papers and patents, delivered numerous invited talks, and served as a reviewer for the US DOE, NSF, US CRDF, ACS PRF, and numerous peer-reviewed journals. His research has also been featured in popular scientific magazines, including New Scientist and Scientific American.

Emerging Materials Preparation Techniques: Mechanical Alloying and Solvent-Free Mechanochemistry

Professor Dobrota Dan is currently working at Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, Romania. He obtained his undergraduate degree in Machine Building Technology (1994) from University of Craiova, Romania. I received his Ph.D. in Technology of Materials field from the University of Craiova, Romania, in 1998. Also, I obtained another undergraduate degree in Finance and Assurance, at Constantin Brancusi University of Targu Jiu, Romania (2004). In year 2013 he supported the habilitation thesis at Polytechnic University of Bucharest in Industrial Engineering domain. I was promoted to Full Professor in 2007. I have published over 137 scientific articles, among which over 84 in international journals indexed Web of Science. He is the reviewer for 52 Web of Science indexed journals (Journal of Cleaner Production, Materials, Polymers, etc.), 55 of which are rated Q1. I am the author of 32 books, one of which is published by the international publishing house LAMBERT. I was editor of the special volume “Design of Welded Steel Structures” of the journal Metals indexed Web of Science and now, of the special volume of the journal ”Materials” entitled “Ecodesign for Composite Materials and Products” (classified Q1).

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Ahmed Mourtada Elseman is a highly accomplished scientist with a strong educational background in Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry. He obtained his B.Sc., M.Sc., and Ph.D. degrees from the Faculty of Science at Al-Azhar University in Egypt. His Ph.D. research, completed in February 2017, focused on perovskite solar cells. In addition to his degrees, Ahmed also holds two diplomas from prestigious institutions in China. First, in 2015, he received a diploma from the Inner Mongolia Institute of Scientific and Technological in Hohhot, and second, in 2017, he obtained another diploma from the Institute of New Energy in Wuhan. Currently, Ahmed serves as an Associate Professor and Head of the Electronic and Magnetic Materials Department (EMMD) at the Central Metallurgical Research & Development Institute (CMRDI) in Egypt. His exceptional talent and expertise were recognized when he was awarded the Talent Young Scientific (TYSP) Postdoctoral Research Fellow position, funded by the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), in Beijing, China, from 2017 to 2018. Following his postdoctoral fellowship, Ahmed was appointed as a lecturer in the School of Materials and Energy at Southwest University in Chongqing, China, where he served from 2018 to 2020. During this time, his outstanding contributions to the field were acknowledged with the CMRDI prize for excellence in a scientific publication in 2018. From 2020 - 2023, he achieved the remarkable distinction of being ranked 1st in Africa and Egypt for his pioneering work on low-cost perovskite solar cells, as assessed by the SciVal Analyzer website. His current research endeavors revolve around comprehending the mechanisms and fundamental properties of perovskite solar cells while also striving to develop scalable protocols for achieving high efficiency in these devices. Given his expertise, Ahmed actively contributes to the scientific community as a reviewer and a member of the editorial board for several prestigious journals. He has attained an H-index of 27 from Scopus and 30 from Google Scholar citations, further underscoring his significant contributions to the inorganic and analytical chemistry field.

AgSCN as a new hole transporting material for inverted perovskite solar cells

Valeriy V. Bykouski (Bykovskiy) completed Master of Science equal degree from Chemistry Department of the Chemistry and Biology Faculty Gomel State University named after F. Scorina, Belarus. He has been working as a Senior Scientist of Radiochemistry Department at Radiobiology Institution of National Academy of Science of Belarus, and as a Senior Scientist of Chemistry, Corrosion Protection, Material specialization and testing, Microbiology and associated researches Department in NOC Belarusneft, LLC LUKOIL and LLC LUKOIL-Engineering for onshore and offshore objects. He has published more than 21 papers and 5 of which in reputed journal.

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Dr. Eltahir Abuelgasim Mohammed Elshaikh Assistant Professor of Construction Engineering & Management Head of Engineering Department, Riyadh Branch, National Construction Academy, Saudi Arabia (PMP, RMP, VMA, Strategic Planning & KPI Practivist, Assets Valuation) certifed With over 17 years of experience in academia and industry, Dr. Eltahir Abuelgasim Mohammed Elshaikh is a renowned expert in Construction Engineering and Management. He holds a Ph.D. in Construction Management from Sudan University of Science and Technology and has published numerous research papers in reputable journals. Dr. Elshaikh has held various leadership positions, including Former Dean of Engineering College, Former Dean of Admissions & Registration, and Former Head of Construction Engineering at Sudan University for Science & Technology. He is also a Consultant Engineer at the Sudanese Engineering Council. His research interests include Sustainability in Construction Materials, Construction Management, and Legal Issues in Construction. Dr. Elshaikh is a Full Member of the Sudanese Engineering Society, Sudanese Association for Assets & Valuation, and Sudanese Council for Sustainable Building. Throughout his career, Dr. Elshaikh has received several awards and recognition for his outstanding contributions to the field of Construction Engineering and Management.

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Ratiba Benzerga received her Ph.D. degree in plasma physics and materials from the Université d'Orléans, France, and her HDR (Habilitation à Diriger la Recherche) degree in electronics from the Université de Rennes, France, in 2005 and 2023 respectively. Since 2006, she has been an Assistant Professor at the Université de Rennes, France, and is affiliated with the FunMat Team in the ‘Antennes et Dispositifs Micro-ondes’ Department of the IETR Lab (Institut d'Électronique et des Technologies du numéRique). Her research field focuses on the achievement and use of materials for microwave applications. Her research interests include the synthesis of organic and inorganic materials and metamaterials for absorbing applications, the synthesis and use of dielectric and ferroelectric thin films for miniature and/or reconfigurable antenna applications, 3D ceramic printing for dielectric resonator antennas, surface laser treatment for morphological modification and crystallization of thin films, and also the physical and dielectric characterizations of materials.

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Dr. Shahid Hussain, is currently working as Professor (Full) at School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, China. He completed his PhD degree in Chongqing University, 2015, after started Post-Doctoral research fellowship 2015-2017. He joined Jiangsu University as Associate Professor in July 2017 and based on his outstanding achievements and experiences, he was promoted as Full Professor in July, 2020, and was approved by the state, Govt of China. He is life time memebr for FIAAM (Fellow of International Association of Advanced Materials) since DEC 2024. Research foundation and working conditions At present, Dr. Shahid Hussain and the project team have executed a lot of work in the field of metal oxide, sulfides, MXenes and metal-organic based gas sensors, supercapacitors and LiS Batteries. He has published high quality research articles, and also has a wealth of experience, which laid a solid foundation for the project related research. Dr Shahid Hussain has excellent working experience on gas sensors and has been working on sensor device fabrication since 2011. He has published more than 330+ SCI indexed journal research articles with h-Index is 56 and i-10 index 215 in Google Scholar with 11000 citations (~ January 2025) and 11 book Chapters including Nano Energy, Chemical Engineering Journal, Journal of Hazardous Materials, Applied Materials & Interfaces, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Sensors and Actuators B, Chemosphere, Inorganic Chemistry, Journal of Cleaner Production, Applied Surface Science, Electrochemica Acta, Materials Science and Engineering, etc and has impact factor ~ IF>2550. He is also working as an Editor for 17 SCI indexed journals (Elsevier, Springer, Frontiers, Hindawi, American Scientific Publishers and MDPI). Moreover, he has appeared as Keynote speaker in 28 international conferences and as Conference Chair in 3 international conferences. He also has an honorserving as a Coordinator for Materials Science Society of Pakistan (MSSP). He is also member for International Think Tank Institute of Peace and Development (INSPAD-UNO) since August 2020.

New Trends and Diversities in Gas Sensors Application

Séverine A.E. Boyer is a CNRS Researcher (France). She has completed her PhD from Clermont-Ferrand University (France) and was associate-researcher from Tokyo Metroplitan University (Japan), and Mines Paris and Mines Douai (France). Topics: Functional Meta-Structures activities to conduct combinations of chemo-physics / morphologies / poly-morpho-genesis / interfaces in hybrids materials (ceramics and polymers composites) to meet the challenges of energies of tomorrow, i.e. to develop new materials, new model-experiments and new numerical models based on the understanding phenomena. International recognitions: ‘William F. Giauque Student Award, CALCON 2003 (USA)’; ‘ICTAC Young Scientific Award, ICTAC 2012 (Japan)’ (1st time awarded to a French researcher); ‘First Place Best Poster, PPS 2019 (South Africa)’; and Awards deserved to her collaborative colleagues.

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Gianluca Genovese is an accomplished researcher in civil and transport engineering, with a strong focus on risk analysis and hydrogen safety. He earned his master’s degree with honors in Civil Engineering from the University of Salerno in 2019, specializing in transport engineering. His thesis pioneered a quantitative risk assessment of hazardous materials transported through road tunnels, with a particular emphasis on hydrogen. In 2020, he obtained his Ph.D. in Risk and Sustainability in Civil Engineering, Architecture, and Environmental Engineering Systems at the University of Salerno, successfully defending his dissertation in 2024. His doctoral research advanced CFD-based methodologies for assessing the risks associated with liquid hydrogen transport in road tunnels. As part of his academic journey, he conducted a research period at the Technical University of Denmark, where he investigated the consequences of hydrogen releases in confined environments. Since February 2024, he has been a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Salerno, furthering his contributions to the field. He is actively engaged in the scientific community, serving as a reviewer, guest editor, and academic editor for multiple high-impact international journals. His research has been widely recognized, with over 10 peer-reviewed publications indexed in Scopus and numerous presentations at international conferences. His expertise encompasses risk analysis, computational fluid dynamics modeling, evacuation dynamics, road tunnel resilience, hydrogen safety, traffic simulation, and road materials.

Experimental Study on the Mechanical Performance of Crumb Rubber Modified Asphalt Mixtures

Ilenia Farina is Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering at the University of Naples Parthenope. She received her PhD in Energy Science and Engineering and her Master of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Naples “Parthenope”. Her research interests focus on materials science, low-carbon binders, and the recycling and valorization of waste materials. She has actively contributed to advancing sustainable construction through innovative approaches to utilizing industrial by-products and waste for environmentally friendly building materials. She participated in several R&D projects, including collaborative efforts on green construction technologies and circular economy initiatives. With an excellent track record of scientific publications, Dr. Farina has presented her work as an invited and keynote speaker at prestigious international conferences. She also serves as an editor and reviewer for several reputable scientific journals. She is the author of numerous peer-reviewed journal articles and international conference papers, reflecting her dedication to advancing the field of sustainable engineering.

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