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Subsidy strategies of grain supply chain considering stakeholder efforts on post-harvest loss reduction and pollution emission reduction 考虑利益相关者减少收获后损失和减少污染排放的粮食供应链补贴策略

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Cogent Food & Agriculture Pub Date : 2023-10-12 DOI: 10.1080/23311932.2023.2247178

Pan Liu, Jiamin Zhu, Mengjuan Li, Changxia Sun, Bingjun Li

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Nutrition knowledge, food security, and other risk factors in a sample of college students in Jordan: A cross-sectional design 约旦大学生的营养知识、食品安全及其他风险因素:横断面设计

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Cogent Food & Agriculture Pub Date : 2023-10-11 DOI: 10.1080/23311932.2023.2265109

Tamara Y. Mousa, Latefa A. Dardas

{"title":"Nutrition knowledge, food security, and other risk factors in a sample of college students in Jordan: A cross-sectional design","authors":"Tamara Y. Mousa, Latefa A. Dardas","doi":"10.1080/23311932.2023.2265109","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/23311932.2023.2265109","url":null,"abstract":"This cross-sectional research assessed nutrition knowledge in a sample of college students in Amman, Jordan and its association with food security and other risk factors. An Arabic Nutrition Knowledge Index (ANKI) was developed and validated in 122 college students (pilot study). In the replication study, the demographics scale, validated ANKI, and Arabic Individual Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES) were administered to 470 students. The ANKI was reliable (Cα = 0.82) and stable over time (ICC = 0.82, P < 0.001; paired t-test P = 0.57). Mean ANKI score was good for the pilot study (19.52±0.48) and replication study (19.68 ± 0.22). In the replication study, mean ANKI score was significantly larger among food secure (20.07 ± 0.23) than among moderately (18.28 ± 0.63) and severely food insecure students (14.22 ± 0.70) (F = 11.87, P = 0.000). Thus, measuring nutrition knowledge using the ANKI would provide baseline data for researchers and policy-makers to develop dietary guidelines for Jordanians. Finally, interventions are needed to raise nutrition awareness among college students, to maintain a healthy lifestyle.","PeriodicalId":10521,"journal":{"name":"Cogent Food & Agriculture","volume":"29 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136213442","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Market integration and price transmission analysis of foreign and Ghanaian beef and mutton markets; the effect of crude oil price and exchange rate fluctuations 国外和加纳牛羊肉市场整合与价格传导分析原油价格和汇率波动的影响

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Cogent Food & Agriculture Pub Date : 2023-10-10 DOI: 10.1080/23311932.2023.2260611

Nanii Yenibehit

{"title":"Market integration and price transmission analysis of foreign and Ghanaian beef and mutton markets; the effect of crude oil price and exchange rate fluctuations","authors":"Nanii Yenibehit","doi":"10.1080/23311932.2023.2260611","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/23311932.2023.2260611","url":null,"abstract":"This study explored the average price series of two meat products (beef and mutton) sold at retail markets in five countries worldwide using monthly data from 2016 to 2020. The study applied the standard TAR and its extensions (CTAR and CMTAR) models to assess the speed of price movement and nature of market integration of foreign and domestic beef and mutton markets in Ghana. Due to evidence of asymmetries in the cointegration analysis among these beef and mutton market pairs, the asymmetric error correction framework was used to analyse the short-run price adjustment process. All the markets are exhibiting asymmetry processes to indicate that price movements in the foreign markets are quickly transferred to the domestic markets at different levels. The beef market pair of South Africa and Ghana exhibited threshold and asymmetric adjustment, and therefore, price change in the reference market (South Africa) must exceed the threshold price before an adjustment could occur in the Ghanaian beef market. However, there is no evidence to conclude that instability or volatility of the exogenous variables such as oil prices and exchange rates has any significant impact on the price transmission process, especially beef and mutton prices in the country. For symmetric price transmission across these markets, which indicates market efficiency, a properly functioning agricultural market information system is recommended, especially for foreign markets and domestic markets, to promote price information flow to market agents across these markets.","PeriodicalId":10521,"journal":{"name":"Cogent Food & Agriculture","volume":"30 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136294975","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Effects of dietary inclusion of sugarcane ( saccurum officinarum) filter cake on the performances of broiler chickens 饲粮中添加甘蔗滤饼对肉鸡生产性能的影响

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Cogent Food & Agriculture Pub Date : 2023-10-10 DOI: 10.1080/23311932.2023.2263966

Mariye Melkam, Getahun Kebede, Ashenafi Mengistu

{"title":"Effects of dietary inclusion of sugarcane ( <i>saccurum officinarum)</i> filter cake on the performances of broiler chickens","authors":"Mariye Melkam, Getahun Kebede, Ashenafi Mengistu","doi":"10.1080/23311932.2023.2263966","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/23311932.2023.2263966","url":null,"abstract":"This study evaluated the feed value of sugarcane filter cake (SFC) for broilers. A total of 336 one-day-old Cobb500 were randomly allotted to seven treatments (T) with three replications. A diet without SFC (T0, control) was formulated for the starter (1–14 days), grower (15–28 days) and finisher (29–49 days) phases. The test diets contained sun-dried SFC at two levels (5% and 10%) and varied with feeding periods [(5%SFC (T1)- and 10%SFC-based diets (T2) for the entire period, 5%SFC (T3)- and 10%SFC-based diets (T4) for grower to finisher phases and 5%SFC (T5)- and 10%SFC-based diets (T6) for finisher phase]. Feed intake (FI), final body weight (FBW), total body weight gain (TBWG) and feed conversion ratios (FCR) were not affected (P > 0.05) at the starter phase. However, FI and ADG on 10%SFC diets were reduced (P < 0.05) at the grower phase. ADG and FBW (P < 0.05) were higher for the 10%SFC diet at the finisher phase. No performance differences (P > 0.05) were observed for the finisher and entire periods on 5%SFC-based diets. The overall FI, ADG and FCR did not vary among treatments (P > 0.05) however, TBWG was highest in T5 and T6. The overall feed consumption ranged from 3.86–4.26 kg/bird (P > 0.05). Treatments did not differ in dressed and eviscerated carcasses, cut parts, visceral organs and meat-to-bone ratios (P > 0.05). The 5%SFC- and 10%SFC-based diets resulted in higher net income. In conclusion, up to 10%SFC inclusion in the broiler diet for the whole period or at the finisher phase increases performances and economic benefit.","PeriodicalId":10521,"journal":{"name":"Cogent Food & Agriculture","volume":"44 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136352382","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Analysis of rice price transmission in West Java, Indonesia 印尼西爪哇稻米价格传导分析

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Cogent Food & Agriculture Pub Date : 2023-10-08 DOI: 10.1080/23311932.2023.2266198

Bayu Kharisma, Zefri Mario Sandy Indrawan

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Soilless culture technology to transform vegetable farming, reduce land pressure and degradation in drylands 无土栽培技术改造蔬菜种植，减少旱地的土地压力和退化

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Cogent Food & Agriculture Pub Date : 2023-10-08 DOI: 10.1080/23311932.2023.2265106

Wolie Gebremicheal Gebereegziher

{"title":"Soilless culture technology to transform vegetable farming, reduce land pressure and degradation in drylands","authors":"Wolie Gebremicheal Gebereegziher","doi":"10.1080/23311932.2023.2265106","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/23311932.2023.2265106","url":null,"abstract":"Use of farmlands for food production is under pressure and providing food for a growing population is a global concern due to alternative land use and degradation, pest infestations, urbanization and industrialization which led to climate change and encroaches arable land; especially in drylands where water, fertilizer, land, and other farm input resources are scares and needs to be utilized efficiently to enhance crop yields. Soilless culture technology reduces the challenges facing in soil-based farming which could lower yields. Improving food production and access could be possible using soilless culture. However, limited and incomplete information is available to indicate the role of soilless culture in reducing land pressure and degradation in drylands. This review aimed to examine the role of soilless culture as climate change occurs to transform dryland vegetable farming, reduce land pressure and degradation. Data gathered from relevant and recently published peer-reviewed papers and converted into uniform measurement units, paraphrased, and discussed. Studies indicated that soilless culture efficiently uses water, fertilizer, and land by 90, 70 and 75%, respectively, with average yield advantage of 147.3 t. ha−1 over soil-based farming. Soilless culture avoids soil disturbance and reduces land pressure and degradation while promoting crop intensification through year-round production. It supports soil-based farming, minimizes the negative impacts of agrochemicals on the environment, mitigates climate change, and increases productivity in drylands. It is economically feasible, environmentally sound, and socially accepted.","PeriodicalId":10521,"journal":{"name":"Cogent Food & Agriculture","volume":"67 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135199652","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Fe and Zn-loaded cotton-sticks biochar and organic amendments improves chickpea production by enhancing ionic uptake and chemical properties of sandy soils 含铁、含锌棉花棒生物炭和有机改进剂通过提高沙质土壤的离子吸收和化学性质来提高鹰嘴豆产量

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Cogent Food & Agriculture Pub Date : 2023-10-08 DOI: 10.1080/23311932.2023.2265110

Sana Ullah, Tanveer Ul Haq, Muhammad Asif Shehzad, Khawaja Shafique Ahmad, Muhammad Imran, Amar Matloob, Hafiz Shahzad Ahmad, Muhammad Arif, Ihab Mohamed Moussa, Hosam O. Elansary, Jianyong Wang

{"title":"Fe and Zn-loaded cotton-sticks biochar and organic amendments improves chickpea production by enhancing ionic uptake and chemical properties of sandy soils","authors":"Sana Ullah, Tanveer Ul Haq, Muhammad Asif Shehzad, Khawaja Shafique Ahmad, Muhammad Imran, Amar Matloob, Hafiz Shahzad Ahmad, Muhammad Arif, Ihab Mohamed Moussa, Hosam O. Elansary, Jianyong Wang","doi":"10.1080/23311932.2023.2265110","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/23311932.2023.2265110","url":null,"abstract":"Low nutrient availability in sandy soils is a serious threat to crop productivity. The present study evaluated the effectiveness of cotton-sticks biochar, sugarcane press-mud, and vegetable compost on soil chemical properties and chickpea yield in sandy soils. Two chickpea varieties, Bittal-2016 and Noor-2019, were grown in soil amended with cotton-sticks biochar at 10 and 15 Mg ha−1; sugarcane press-mud at 10 and 15 Mg ha−1; vegetable compost at 10 and 15 Mg ha−1; cotton-sticks biochar at 10 and 15 Mg ha−1 plus loaded with Fe/Zn including no amendment. Cotton-sticks biochar at 15 Mg ha−1 loaded with Fe/Zn significantly increased chlorophyll (48.40), N (3.1, 2.5, and 3.9%), P (1.13%, 1.10, and 1.4%), and K (1.44, 2.26, and 1.27%) in root, shoot, and grains of var. Noor-2019. Soil amended with vegetable compost at 10 Mg ha−1 and Fe/Zn-loaded biochar at 15 Mg ha−1 exhibited a marked increase in shoot length (43.2 cm), root length (25.8 cm), root fresh weight (8.0 g), pods per plant (34), 100-grain weight (32.7 g), and grain yield (25.9 g) for var. Noor-2019. Amended soil with Fe/Zn-loaded biochar at 10 Mg ha−1 depicted a remarkable increase in soil EC, pH, OM, and N by 2.12 dS m−1, 8.4, 0.67% and 0.20%, respectively. Conclusively, Fe/Zn-loaded cotton-sticks biochar at 15 Mg ha−1 and vegetable compost at 10 Mg ha−1 effectively improved the soil chemical properties, nutrient uptake, and yield of var. Noor-2019. Hence, cotton-sticks biochar could be used as eco-friendly approach for improving chickpea production in coarse-textured soils.","PeriodicalId":10521,"journal":{"name":"Cogent Food & Agriculture","volume":"23 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135197497","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Spatial analysis of carbon source and sink in China’s planting industry from 2000 to 2020 2000 - 2020年中国种植业碳源汇空间分析

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Cogent Food & Agriculture Pub Date : 2023-10-08 DOI: 10.1080/23311932.2023.2264592

Guofeng Wang, Pu Liu, Baohui Zhao, Fan Zhang

{"title":"Spatial analysis of carbon source and sink in China’s planting industry from 2000 to 2020","authors":"Guofeng Wang, Pu Liu, Baohui Zhao, Fan Zhang","doi":"10.1080/23311932.2023.2264592","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/23311932.2023.2264592","url":null,"abstract":"The planting industry plays a significant role as both a source of global greenhouse gas emissions and a carbon sink system. It is crucial to clarify the carbon sources and sinks of the planting industry for the development of low-carbon agriculture. This study calculates the carbon sources and sinks of the planting industry based on crop data from 2000 to 2020 and utilizes the Theil index for further analysis. The results indicate that the total carbon sources of the planting industry in China initially increased and then decreased, ranging from 75.71 million tons to 98.22 million tons, with an average annual growth rate of 2.06%. On the other hand, the carbon sinks of the planting industry increased from 563.805 million tons to 864.42 million tons, reflecting a 53.32% increase. Notably, the national net carbon sinks demonstrated a steady growth trend, rising from 488.10 million tons in 2000 to 766.21 million tons in 2020. Secondly, the differences of carbon sources and sinks have increased and the distribution differences were basically differences within regions. Thirdly, with regionally unbalanced distribution, there were obvious differences in the variation of regional net carbon sinks. Guangxi had the highest level of net carbon sinks. Consequently, the development of a low-carbon planting industry necessitates reduced reliance on agricultural inputs and the formulation of region-specific agricultural carbon reduction policies. It also involves exploring the potential for agricultural carbon reduction in each region, promoting regional cooperation, and improving the mechanism for dividing regional tasks.","PeriodicalId":10521,"journal":{"name":"Cogent Food & Agriculture","volume":"32 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135199811","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Understanding the biofortified cassava market in Nigeria: Determinants of consumer demand and farmer supply 了解尼日利亚生物强化木薯市场:消费者需求和农民供应的决定因素

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Cogent Food & Agriculture Pub Date : 2023-10-08 DOI: 10.1080/23311932.2023.2263972

O.U. Oteh, J.A. Mbanasor, N. M Agwu, K. Hefferon, C. N Onwusiribe, H. De Steur

{"title":"Understanding the biofortified cassava market in Nigeria: Determinants of consumer demand and farmer supply","authors":"O.U. Oteh, J.A. Mbanasor, N. M Agwu, K. Hefferon, C. N Onwusiribe, H. De Steur","doi":"10.1080/23311932.2023.2263972","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/23311932.2023.2263972","url":null,"abstract":"Biofortified foods are smart and strategic nutritious foods which plays critical role in addressing global burden of micronutrients in many emerging economies. While there is more and more consensus about the potential benefits of biofortification, the challenge lies on how to scale up its consumption and market system. This requires understanding of the dynamics of the biofortified cassava consumer demand and producers supply. Therefore, the study aims to identify the demand and supply drivers for biofortified foods and how it affects the food security of households across Nigeria.. A survey was administered to 240 willing consumers and 90 producers of biofortified cassava. The results revealed that price, marketing orientation, institutional support, price of substitute and education had a significant influence on supply, while the price of substitute, expenses on nutritional products, awareness of benefits, income, recommendation from experts, and education had a significant impact on demand for biofortified cassava. Our study lends support to the important role of communication to improve awareness and increase adoption, and also recommends institutional and infrastructural support to encourage market orientation and investments in biofortified crops. Our study provided evidences that scaling up sustainable market growth for biofortified foods required the convergence of consumer knowledge, awareness and expert recommendations, as well as effective communication strategies. Our concluded that dynamics of demand and supply of food must be targeted at enhancing access, availability and utilization of food to achieve goal of the SDGs.","PeriodicalId":10521,"journal":{"name":"Cogent Food & Agriculture","volume":"17 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135197638","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Extent of adoption of mobile phone applications by smallholder dairy farmers in Tharaka Nithi County, Kenya 肯尼亚Tharaka Nithi县小农奶农采用移动电话应用程序的程度

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Cogent Food & Agriculture Pub Date : 2023-10-08 DOI: 10.1080/23311932.2023.2265225

Samuel P. Mutuma, Wangare L. Ngare, Eric K. Bett, Christopher N. Kamau

{"title":"Extent of adoption of mobile phone applications by smallholder dairy farmers in Tharaka Nithi County, Kenya","authors":"Samuel P. Mutuma, Wangare L. Ngare, Eric K. Bett, Christopher N. Kamau","doi":"10.1080/23311932.2023.2265225","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/23311932.2023.2265225","url":null,"abstract":"In Kenya, smartphones are readily available at lower cost than before, allowing farmers to access agricultural information through mobile applications. However, despite increased ownership of smartphones and the availability of mobile applications, the overall usage of mobile applications is still low. This research aimed to assess the factors that determine the adoption of mobile phone applications among smallholder dairy farmers in Tharaka Nithi County of Kenya. A multistage stratified sampling procedure was used to interview 427 farmers. A Double Hurdle approach was employed to analyze the drivers of decision and extent of adoption of mobile applications. The study revealed that 51% of the respondents used mobile applications to access agricultural information. The decision to use a mobile phone application was influenced by the sex of the household head, age and level of education, distance to the market center, farming (as the primary occupation), access to credit, channels of access to information, farmer’s perception on the cost and ease of use of the mobile application. Subsequently, farm size and the various channels through which farmers access information about the applications positively influenced the number of mobile applications used. This study recommends strengthening the existing extension pathways to disseminate more information regarding the use of mobile applications among smallholder farmers. Supporting public-private partnerships will be crucial in increasing the utilization of mobile phone applications.","PeriodicalId":10521,"journal":{"name":"Cogent Food & Agriculture","volume":"51 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135198572","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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