Hai Tao - Publications

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1999 University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Urbana-Champaign, IL 

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2010 Zhao Q, Yang Z, Tao H. Differential earth mover's distance with its applications to visual tracking. Ieee Transactions On Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence. 32: 274-87. PMID 20075458 DOI: 10.1109/Tpami.2008.299  0.372
2009 Zhao Q, Tao H. A motion observable representation using color correlogram and its applications to tracking Computer Vision and Image Understanding. 113: 273-290. DOI: 10.1016/J.Cviu.2008.10.007  0.451
2008 Tang F, Tao H. Probabilistic Object Tracking With Dynamic Attributed Relational Feature Graph Ieee Transactions On Circuits and Systems For Video Technology. 18: 1064-1074. DOI: 10.1109/Tcsvt.2008.927106  0.346
2007 Tang F, Crabb R, Tao H. Representing images using nonorthogonal Haar-like bases. Ieee Transactions On Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence. 29: 2120-34. PMID 17934222 DOI: 10.1109/Tpami.2007.1123  0.328
2007 Tang F, Tao H. Fast linear discriminant analysis using binary bases Pattern Recognition Letters. 28: 2209-2218. DOI: 10.1016/J.Patrec.2007.07.007  0.327
2007 Tu J, Tao H, Huang T. Face as mouse through visual face tracking Computer Vision and Image Understanding. 108: 35-40. DOI: 10.1016/J.Cviu.2006.11.007  0.464
2002 Tao H, Sawhney HS, Kumar R. Object tracking with Bayesian estimation of dynamic layer representations Ieee Transactions On Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence. 24: 75-89. DOI: 10.1109/34.982885  0.454
2002 Tao H, Huang TS. Visual estimation and compression of facial motion Parameters - Elements of a 3D model-based video coding system International Journal of Computer Vision. 50: 111-125. DOI: 10.1023/A:1020389714861  0.472
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2021 Jing W, Tao H, Rahman M, Kabir MN, Yafeng L, Zhang R, Salih SQ, Zain J. RERS-CC: Robotic facial recognition system for improving the accuracy of human face identification using HRI. Work (Reading, Mass.). PMID 33612534 DOI: 10.3233/WOR-203426  0.227
2018 Tao H, Diop L, Bodian A, Djaman K, Ndiaye PM, Yaseen ZM. Reference evapotranspiration prediction using hybridized fuzzy model with firefly algorithm: Regional case study in Burkina Faso Agricultural Water Management. 208: 140-151. DOI: 10.1016/J.Agwat.2018.06.018  0.186
2022 Tao H, Salih S, Oudah AY, Abba SI, Ameen AMS, Awadh SM, Alawi OA, Mostafa RR, Surendran UP, Yaseen ZM. Development of new computational machine learning models for longitudinal dispersion coefficient determination: case study of natural streams, United States. Environmental Science and Pollution Research International. PMID 35061183 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-18554-y  0.166
2018 Tao H, Bobaker AM, Ramal MM, Yaseen ZM, Hossain MS, Shahid S. Determination of biochemical oxygen demand and dissolved oxygen for semi-arid river environment: application of soft computing models. Environmental Science and Pollution Research International. PMID 30421367 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-018-3663-x  0.159
2019 Jing W, Yaseen ZM, Shahid S, Saggi MK, Tao H, Kisi O, Salih SQ, Al-Ansari N, Chau K. Implementation of evolutionary computing models for reference evapotranspiration modeling: short review, assessment and possible future research directions Engineering Applications of Computational Fluid Mechanics. 13: 811-823. DOI: 10.1080/19942060.2019.1645045  0.156
2020 Guo H, Tao H, Salih SQ, Yaseen ZM. Optimized parameter estimation of a PEMFC model based on improved Grass Fibrous Root Optimization Algorithm Energy Reports. 6: 1510-1519. DOI: 10.1016/j.egyr.2020.06.001  0.152
2018 Al-Saffar A, Awang S, Tao H, Omar N, Al-Saiagh W, Al-Bared M. Malay sentiment analysis based on combined classification approaches and Senti-lexicon algorithm. Plos One. 13: e0194852. PMID 29684036 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0194852  0.149
2020 Tao H, Al-Sulttani AO, Salih Ameen AM, Ali ZH, Al-Ansari N, Salih SQ, Mostafa RR. Training and Testing Data Division Influence on Hybrid Machine Learning Model Process: Application of River Flow Forecasting Complexity. 2020: 1-22. DOI: 10.1155/2020/8844367  0.146
2021 Tao H, Arafatur Rahman M, Al-Saffar A, Zhang R, Salih SQ, Zain J, Al-Hajri AM. Security robot for the prevention of workplace violence using the non-linear adaptive heuristic mathematical model. Work (Reading, Mass.). PMID 33612528 DOI: 10.3233/WOR-203419  0.124
2021 Tao H, Rahman M, Jing W, Li Y, Li J, Al-Saffar A, Zhang R, Salih SQ. Interaction modeling and classification scheme for augmenting the response accuracy of human-robot interaction systems. Work (Reading, Mass.). PMID 33720867 DOI: 10.3233/WOR-203424  0.123
2024 Yaseen ZM, Melini Wan Mohtar WH, Homod RZ, Alawi OA, Abba SI, Oudah AY, Togun H, Goliatt L, Ul Hassan Kazmi SS, Tao H. Heavy metals prediction in coastal marine sediments using hybridized machine learning models with metaheuristic optimization algorithm. Chemosphere. 352: 141329. PMID 38296204 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.141329  0.12
2021 Tao H, Rahman M, Yao L, Guangnan Z, Al-Saffar A, Meng Q, Liu W, Yaseen Z. Security and privacy issues related to the workplace-based security robot system. Work (Reading, Mass.). PMID 33612530 DOI: 10.3233/WOR-203421  0.112
2014 Tao H, Ma ZZ, Wu HY, Wang P, Han C. Anatomic study of the lacrimal fossa and lacrimal pathway for bypass surgery with autogenous tissue grafting. Indian Journal of Ophthalmology. 62: 419-23. PMID 24817745 DOI: 10.4103/0301-4738.121137  0.11
2023 Tao H, Jawad AH, Shather AH, Al-Khafaji Z, Rashid TA, Ali M, Al-Ansari N, Marhoon HA, Shahid S, Yaseen ZM. Machine learning algorithms for high-resolution prediction of spatiotemporal distribution of air pollution from meteorological and soil parameters. Environment International. 175: 107931. PMID 37119651 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2023.107931  0.108
2021 Tao H, Wang J, Yaseen ZM, Mohammed MN, Zain JM. Shrewd vehicle framework model with a streamlined informed approach for green transportation in smart cities Environmental Impact Assessment Review. 87: 106542. DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2020.106542  0.103
2020 Tao H, Salih SQ, Saggi MK, Dodangeh E, Voyant C, Al-Ansari N, Yaseen ZM, Shahid S. A Newly Developed Integrative Bio-Inspired Artificial Intelligence Model for Wind Speed Prediction Ieee Access. 8: 83347-83358. DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2020.2990439  0.098
2023 Tao F, Tao H, Jin L, Gao H, Luo Y, Zhang Z. Isolated medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction improves static bipedal balance control in young patients with recurrent lateral patellar instability. Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research. 18: 771. PMID 37828531 DOI: 10.1186/s13018-023-04272-9  0.097
2021 Wei H, Rahman MA, Hu X, Zhang L, Guo L, Tao H, Salih SQ. Robotic mounted rail arm system for implementing effective workplace safety for migrant workers. Work (Reading, Mass.). PMID 33612527 DOI: 10.3233/WOR-203418  0.097
2013 Liu XH, Tao H, Li M, Xi M, Han C, Wang P. [Preliminary study on features of three-dimensional ultrasound reconstruction of the lacrimal sac of normal adults]. [Zhonghua Yan Ke Za Zhi] Chinese Journal of Ophthalmology. 49: 993-6. PMID 24513000  0.096
2021 Jing W, Tao H, Rahman M, Salih SQ, Al-Saffar A, Zhang G, Zhang R. ADA-SR: Activity detection and analysis using security robots for reliable workplace safety. Work (Reading, Mass.). PMID 33612535 DOI: 10.3233/WOR-203427  0.095
2018 Tao H, Sulaiman SO, Yaseen ZM, Asadi H, Meshram SG, Ghorbani MA. What Is the Potential of Integrating Phase Space Reconstruction with SVM-FFA Data-Intelligence Model? Application of Rainfall Forecasting over Regional Scale Water Resources Management. 32: 3935-3959. DOI: 10.1007/s11269-018-2028-z  0.095
2023 Zhang Z, Tao H, Zhao Y, Xiang W, Cao H, Tao F. High tibial osteotomy improves balance control in patients with knee osteoarthritis and a varus deformity. Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research. 18: 538. PMID 37507811 DOI: 10.1186/s13018-023-04041-8  0.091
2021 Zheyuan C, Arafatur Rahman M, Tao H, Liu Y, Pengxuan D, Yaseen ZM. Need for developing a security robot-based risk management for emerging practices in the workplace using the advanced human-robot collaboration model. Work (Reading, Mass.). PMID 33612525 DOI: 10.3233/WOR-203416  0.09
2020 Yaseen ZM, Ameen AMS, Aldlemy MS, Ali M, Abdulmohsin Afan H, Zhu S, Sami Al-Janabi AM, Al-Ansari N, Tiyasha T, Tao H. State-of-the Art-Powerhouse, Dam Structure, and Turbine Operation and Vibrations Sustainability. 12: 1676. DOI: 10.3390/su12041676  0.087
2002 Hou B, De J, Wu H, Gesang D, Bu P, Qiangba S, Tao H, Da W, Du A, Luo B, Qin X, Gao M. [Prevalence of blindness among adults aged 40 years or above in Linzhou county of Lasa]. [Zhonghua Yan Ke Za Zhi] Chinese Journal of Ophthalmology. 38: 589-93. PMID 12487906  0.084
2022 Zheng H, Tao H, Wan J, Lee KY, Zheng Z, Leung SSY. Preparation of Drug-Loaded Liposomes with Multi-Inlet Vortex Mixers. Pharmaceutics. 14. PMID 35745796 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics14061223  0.082
2018 Tao H, Tang X, Jin L, Zhao Y, Luo Y, Zhang Z, Cai L, Tao F, Guo W. Synergistic effect of docetaxel combined with cisplatin on inhibiting human osteosarcoma in nude mice. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. PMID 30253943 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2018.09.105  0.08
2022 Tao H, Alawi OA, Hussein OA, Ahmed W, Abdelrazek AH, Homod RZ, Eltaweel M, Falah MW, Al-Ansari N, Yaseen ZM. Thermohydraulic analysis of covalent and noncovalent functionalized graphene nanoplatelets in circular tube fitted with turbulators. Scientific Reports. 12: 17710. PMID 36271129 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-22315-9  0.078
2021 Zeng X, Nazir MS, Khaksar M, Nishihara K, Tao H. A day-ahead economic scheduling of microgrids equipped with plug-in hybrid electric vehicles using modified shuffled frog leaping algorithm Journal of Energy Storage. 33: 102021. DOI: 10.1016/j.est.2020.102021  0.075
2022 Tao H, Tang X, Tao H. TLR4 activation inhibits the proliferation and osteogenic differentiation of skeletal muscle stem cells by downregulating LGI1. Journal of Physiology and Biochemistry. PMID 35294724 DOI: 10.1007/s13105-022-00888-3  0.074
2020 Tao F, Shi Z, Tao H, Wei A, Tao H, Cao H, Zhao Y, Zhang Y, Xiang W. Comparison of subtotal vertebral resection with reconstruction and percutaneous vertebroplasty for treatment of metastasis in the lumbar spine. British Journal of Neurosurgery. 34: 308-312. PMID 32614272 DOI: 10.1080/02688697.2020.1729959  0.07
2019 Luo Y, Tao H, Jin L, Xiang W, Guo W. Exerts Oncogenic Role in Osteosarcoma by Promoting Cell Proliferation and Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition. Cancer Biotherapy & Radiopharmaceuticals. PMID 31724892 DOI: 10.1089/cbr.2019.2885  0.068
2021 Tao H, Ewees AA, Al-Sulttani AO, Beyaztas U, Hameed MM, Salih SQ, Armanuos AM, Al-Ansari N, Voyant C, Shahid S, Yaseen ZM. Global solar radiation prediction over North Dakota using air temperature: Development of novel hybrid intelligence model Energy Reports. 7: 136-157. DOI: 10.1016/j.egyr.2020.11.033  0.067
2020 Salih SQ, Sharafati A, Khosravi K, Faris H, Kisi O, Tao H, Ali M, Yaseen ZM. River suspended sediment load prediction based on river discharge information: application of newly developed data mining models Hydrological Sciences Journal. 65: 624-637. DOI: 10.1080/02626667.2019.1703186  0.065
2019 Alwanas AAH, Al-Musawi AA, Salih SQ, Tao H, Ali M, Yaseen ZM. Load-carrying capacity and mode failure simulation of beam-column joint connection: Application of self-tuning machine learning model Engineering Structures. 194: 220-229. DOI: 10.1016/J.ENGSTRUCT.2019.05.048  0.064
2024 Zhang Z, Dong L, Tao H, Dong Y, Xiang W, Tao F, Zhao Y. RNA-binding proteins potentially regulate the alternative splicing of apoptotic genes during knee osteoarthritis progression. Bmc Genomics. 25: 293. PMID 38504181 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-024-10181-w  0.063
2023 Xiang W, Cao H, Tao H, Jin L, Luo Y, Tao F, Jiang T. Applications of chitosan-based biomaterials: From preparation to spinal cord injury neuroprosthetic treatment. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 123447. PMID 36708903 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.123447  0.061
2023 Tao H, Zhao Y, Tao F, Xiang W, Cao H, Zhang Z. Effect of autogenous osteochondral mosaicplasty on the balance control of patients with cartilage defects of the knee: a pilot study. Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research. 18: 336. PMID 37149624 DOI: 10.1186/s13018-023-03821-6  0.059
2019 Fang S, Tao H, Xia K, Guo W. Proscillaridin A induces apoptosis and inhibits the metastasis of osteosarcoma in vitro and in vivo. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. PMID 31708095 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2019.11.012  0.058
2019 Tao H, Mei J, Tang X. The anticancer effects of 2-methoxyestradiol on human huh7 cells in vitro and in vivo. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. PMID 30914193 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2019.02.068  0.057
2022 Tao H, Hashim BM, Heddam S, Goliatt L, Tan ML, Sa'adi Z, Ahmadianfar I, Falah MW, Halder B, Yaseen ZM. Megacities' environmental assessment for Iraq region using satellite image and geo-spatial tools. Environmental Science and Pollution Research International. PMID 36441299 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-24153-8  0.056
2002 Xiao L, Lu X, Tao H, Wu H. The clinical study of lateral orbitotomy. [Zhonghua Yan Ke Za Zhi] Chinese Journal of Ophthalmology. 38: 392-5. PMID 12410995  0.055
2021 Tao F, Ma S, Tao H, Jin L, Luo Y, Zheng J, Xiang W, Deng H. Chitosan-based drug delivery systems: From synthesis strategy to osteomyelitis treatment - A review. Carbohydrate Polymers. 251: 117063. PMID 33142615 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2020.117063  0.054
2021 Jinqiu Y, Bing L, Tingting S, Jinglei H, Zelai K, Lu L, Wenhua H, Tao H, Xinyu H, Zengqing L, Guowen C, Yajun C. Integrated Physiological and Transcriptomic Analyses Responses to Altitude Stress in Oat ( L.). Frontiers in Genetics. 12: 638683. PMID 34220929 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2021.638683  0.053
2020 Tang X, Tao F, Xiang W, Zhao Y, Jin L, Tao H. Anticancer effects and the mechanism underlying 2-methoxyestradiol in human osteosarcoma and . Oncology Letters. 20: 64. PMID 32863897 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2020.11925  0.052
2019 Tao H, Keshtegar B, Yaseen ZM. The Feasibility of Integrative Radial Basis M5Tree Predictive Model for River Suspended Sediment Load Simulation Water Resources Management. 33: 4471-4490. DOI: 10.1007/s11269-019-02378-6  0.051
2023 Tao H, Al-Hilali AA, Ahmed AM, Mussa ZH, Falah MW, Abed SA, Deo R, Jawad AH, Abdul Maulud KN, Latif MT, Yaseen ZM. Statistical and spatial analysis for soil heavy metals over the murray-darling river basin, Australia. Chemosphere. 137914. PMID 36682637 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.137914  0.05
2013 Wang L, Li J, Li G, Xu X, Tao H, Chen W. Combined Topical-Intracameral Anesthesia in Manual Small-Incision Cataract Surgery: A Prospective, Randomized, Double-Masked, Placebo-Controlled Trial. Asia-Pacific Journal of Ophthalmology (Philadelphia, Pa.). 2: 9-14. PMID 26107861 DOI: 10.1097/APO.0b013e318274c335  0.05
2020 Tao H, Wang YS, Wang F, Wang HB, Dong WL, Bai F, Wang P, Zhou XB, Wang LH, Liu C. Diagnosis of lacrimal punctum lesions using optical coherence tomography: a preliminary study. International Journal of Ophthalmology. 13: 902-906. PMID 32566500 DOI: 10.18240/ijo.2020.06.07  0.049
2023 Zhang HY, Zhang CY, Wang F, Tao H, Tian YP, Zhou XB, Bai F, Wang P, Cui JY, Zhang MJ, Wang LH. Identification of a novel mutation in the gene in a Chinese family with obvious congenital lacrimal duct dysplasia in lacrimo-auriculo-dento-digital syndrome. International Journal of Ophthalmology. 16: 499-504. PMID 37077496 DOI: 10.18240/ijo.2023.04.02  0.049
2014 Tao H, Xu LP, Han C, Wang P, Bai F. Diagnosis of lacrimal canalicular diseases using ultrasound biomicroscopy: a preliminary study. International Journal of Ophthalmology. 7: 659-62. PMID 25161938 DOI: 10.3980/j.issn.2222-3959.2014.04.15.13  0.047
2023 Ouyang GX, Bai F, Tao H. Preliminary study on the efficacy of lacrimal duct reconstruction with pedicled conjunctival flap in the treatment of severe lacrimal canalicular obstruction with conjunctivochalasis. International Journal of Ophthalmology. 16: 539-546. PMID 37077491 DOI: 10.18240/ijo.2023.04.07  0.042
2020 Tao F, Tang X, Tao H, Luo Y, Cao H, Xiang W, Zhao Y, Jin L. Surgical treatment of diabetic foot ulcers during the COVID-19 pandemic in China. Journal of Diabetes and Its Complications. 34: 107622. PMID 33051005 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2020.107622  0.041
2020 Tao F, Tang X, Tao H, Luo Y, Cao H, Xiang W, Zhao Y, Jin L. Surgical treatment of diabetic foot ulcers during the COVID-19 pandemic in China. Journal of Diabetes and Its Complications. 107622. PMID 32419767 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2020.107622  0.041
2014 He H, Tao H, Xiong H, Duan SZ, McGowan FX, Mortensen RM, Balschi JA. Rosiglitazone causes cardiotoxicity via peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ-independent mitochondrial oxidative stress in mouse hearts. Toxicological Sciences : An Official Journal of the Society of Toxicology. 138: 468-81. PMID 24449420 DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfu015  0.038
2010 Jin W, Cai L, Niu G, Tao H. Proliferation inhibition effect of docetaxel combined with cisplatin on osteosarcoma cells. Medical Oncology (Northwood, London, England). 27: 491-4. PMID 19488863 DOI: 10.1007/s12032-009-9240-x  0.035
2020 Li J, Tao H, Shuhong L, Salih SQ, Zain JM, Yankun L, Vivekananda GN, Thanjaivadel M. Internet of things assisted condition‐based support for smart manufacturing industry using learning technique Computational Intelligence. 36: 1737-1754. DOI: 10.1111/coin.12319  0.035
2020 Tao F, Jiang T, Tao H, Cao H, Xiang W. Primary cilia: Versatile regulator in cartilage development. Cell Proliferation. e12765. PMID 32034931 DOI: 10.1111/cpr.12765  0.034
2012 Xu LP, Tao H, Han C, Wang P. [Measurement of canaliculus with ultrasound biomicroscopy]. [Zhonghua Yan Ke Za Zhi] Chinese Journal of Ophthalmology. 48: 637-42. PMID 22943870  0.03
2013 Tao H, Wang P, Han C, Zhang J, Bai F, He ZY. One-stitch anastomosis through the skin with bicanalicular intubation: a modified approach for repair of bicanalicular laceration. International Journal of Ophthalmology. 6: 656-8. PMID 24195043 DOI: 10.3980/j.issn.2222-3959.2013.05.19  0.03
2014 Wang T, Tao H, Han C, Wang P, Bai F, Zhang J. [Preliminary study on CT retrograde intubation dacryosystography (CT-RIDC) and its impact factors]. [Zhonghua Yan Ke Za Zhi] Chinese Journal of Ophthalmology. 50: 766-71. PMID 25547580  0.026
2012 He H, Hoyer K, Tao H, Rice R, Jimenez J, Tardiff JC, Ingwall JS. Myosin-driven rescue of contractile reserve and energetics in mouse hearts bearing familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy-associated mutant troponin T is mutation-specific. The Journal of Physiology. 590: 5371-88. PMID 22907055 DOI: 10.1113/Jphysiol.2012.234252  0.024
2013 Jingya B, Ye H, Jing W, Xi H, Tao H. Quantitative analysis and comparison of BMI among Han, Tibetan, and Uygur university students in Northwest China. Thescientificworldjournal. 2013: 180863. PMID 24453807 DOI: 10.1155/2013/180863  0.021
2023 Bai F, Tao H, Zhou XB, Wang F, Wang P, Wang LH, Zhang HY. Primary lacrimal sac lymphoma: a case-based retrospective study in a Chinese population. International Journal of Ophthalmology. 16: 532-538. PMID 37077481 DOI: 10.18240/ijo.2023.04.06  0.021
2020 Wang F, Tao H, Han C, Bai F, Wang P, Zhou XB, Wang LH, Liu C. Preliminary report on screening IGSF3 gene mutation in families with congenital absence of lacrimal puncta and canaliculi. International Journal of Ophthalmology. 13: 1351-1355. PMID 32953570 DOI: 10.18240/ijo.2020.09.02  0.021
2017 Bai F, Tao H, Zhang Y, Wang P, Han C, Huang YF, Tao Y. Old canalicular laceration repair: a retrospective study of the curative effects and prognostic factors. International Journal of Ophthalmology. 10: 902-907. PMID 28730080 DOI: 10.18240/ijo.2017.06.11  0.02
2021 Jin L, Luo Y, Zhao YC, Tao H. MiR-183-5p Promotes Tumor Progression of Osteosarcoma and Predicts Poor Prognosis in Patients. Cancer Management and Research. 13: 805-814. PMID 33536788 DOI: 10.2147/CMAR.S285909  0.018
2020 Bai F, Tao H, Wang P, Wang L, Zhou X, Wang F, Liu C, Huang Y. Berberine hydrochloride inhibits inflammation and fibrosis after canalicular laceration repair in rabbits. Life Sciences. 118479. PMID 32966840 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2020.118479  0.01
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