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19 Citations
5,865 Views
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8 May 2023

The spatial distribution characteristics and influencing factors of tourist attractions in China are analyzed by GIS and SPSS. The spatial distribution characteristics and main influencing factors of urban landscape tourism resources in China are dee...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Geospatial Data for Landscape Change)
  • Article
  • Open Access
56 Citations
7,382 Views
18 Pages

30 September 2021

This research focusing on the world architectural heritage sites registered in the World Heritage List established by UNESCO aimed to analyze its spatial distribution characteristics and influencing factors at the world and regional level to provide...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Heritage Patterns—Representative Models)
  • Article
  • Open Access
49 Citations
14,036 Views
16 Pages

30 July 2019

The popularity of the sharing economy, including organizations such as Airbnb and Uber, has increased rapidly over the last few years. Regarding Airbnb, several studies have demonstrated potential problems related to it, such as rising housing costs...

(This article belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)
  • Article
  • Open Access
128 Citations
8,319 Views
18 Pages

Traditional villages carry the essence of traditional culture, which is necessary for rural revitalisation. However, continuous urban expansion has resulted in the rapid decline and even disappearance of these villages in recent decades. It is necess...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Ecosystem Health and Environmental Geography in the Belt and Road Regions)
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  • Open Access
5 Citations
1,566 Views
37 Pages

4 April 2025

Multi-aspect synthetic aperture radar (SAR) is an emerging observation mode in SAR. Through multi-aspect observations, along with coherent and incoherent image processing, multi-aspect SAR effectively addresses issues like layovers, shadows, and fore...

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  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,926 Views
16 Pages

5 December 2021

Drought is a widespread phenomenon in the context of global climate change. Owing to the geographical location of Hunan Province in the middle reaches of Yangtze River and the abundance of forests area in this region with a large population, there is...

(This article belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)
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  • Open Access
20 Citations
2,401 Views
15 Pages

28 February 2023

The fracture field and permeability distribution model of comprehensive working face goaf was integrated upon the theoretical examination to investigate the fracture field distribution law of goaf and gas migration and accumulation characteristics, a...

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  • Open Access
37 Citations
4,890 Views
24 Pages

Geographical Distribution Characteristics of Ethnic-Minority Villages in Fujian and Their Relationship with Topographic Factors

  • Xiang Xu,
  • Paolo Vincenzo Genovese,
  • Yafei Zhao,
  • Yidan Liu,
  • Eyasu Markos Woldesemayat and
  • Abraham Nathan Zoure

24 June 2022

The geographical distribution characteristics of villages characterised by ethnic minorities are determined by the selection of the site when the village was initially established. The location of inherited and well-preserved minority villages must b...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Smart Cities and Smart Villages and the Global Digital Transformation: Strategy and Community Engagement)
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  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,103 Views
18 Pages

In order to quantitatively describe the influence of aggregate distribution on crack development and peak stress of recycled aggregate concrete, a multifractal spectrum theory was proposed to quantitatively characterize aggregate distribution in spec...

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  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,847 Views
16 Pages

Spatial Distribution Characteristics of Public Fitness Venues: An Urban Accessibility Perspective

  • Yong Jiang,
  • Yangyang Liu,
  • Zelei Liu,
  • Chunwei Wang,
  • Zhipeng Shi,
  • Hongbo Zhao,
  • Dongqi Sun,
  • Wei Sun and
  • Xiangquan Wang

29 December 2022

In the context of healthy China, the study of the spatial distribution characteristics of urban sports venues is not only beneficial to planning the construction of sports venues in cities, but also to the health protection of urban residents. Theref...

(This article belongs to the Topic Advances in Sustainable Communities, Neighborhoods and 15-Minute Cities-Theory, Methods and Techniques)
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  • Open Access
17 Citations
4,798 Views
15 Pages

Distribution Characteristics and Sources of Microplastics in Inland Wetland Ecosystem Soils

  • Xuan Zhang,
  • Changchao Li,
  • Xiaoke Liu,
  • Yongkang Zhao,
  • Yan Wang,
  • Yi Zhang and
  • Jian Liu

16 January 2025

Microplastic (MP) pollution, an emerging global change factor, disturbs the ecosystem functioning. Inland wetlands, providing important ecosystem services, might be an important sink for MPs. Understanding the distribution, source, and fate of MPs in...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Impact of Microplastics on Aquatic Ecosystems)
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  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,340 Views
20 Pages

Distribution Characteristics of Epiphytic Algal Communities in the Third Largest River in China

  • Weiwei Wei,
  • Hanxue Lv,
  • Chunhua Li,
  • Hongchao Guo,
  • Chun Ye,
  • Yan Wang and
  • Ning Hu

22 August 2025

To elucidate the spatial distribution characteristics of algal communities and their correlation with environmental factors in the Heilongjiang River, algal surveys and water quality monitoring were carried out from May to October 2023. The results w...

(This article belongs to the Section Water Resources Management, Policy and Governance)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,717 Views
19 Pages

27 October 2021

For irregular end milling cutters, the incomplete equality of the pitch angle and helix angle will lead to an uneven mass distribution. The problems of centroid distribution caused by this, and whether it would affect the dynamic characteristics of m...

(This article belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
379 Views
21 Pages

Modeling and Prediction of Mechanical Properties of MFRC Based on Fiber Distribution Characteristics

  • Kuan Lu,
  • Jianjian Wu,
  • Yajing Guan,
  • Kaixing Liao,
  • Deming Zeng and
  • Mingli Cao

21 March 2026

This study develops a multi-scale fiber-reinforced cementitious composite (MFRC) by hybridizing calcium carbonate whisker (CW), polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) fiber, and steel fiber. The interfacial micromechanical properties between steel fiber/matrix and...

(This article belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)
  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
3,711 Views
13 Pages

19 April 2023

The energy distribution in molten pool is highly related to the quality of the weld formation in aluminum alloy welding. The forming defects in the weld are often improved by adjusting the molten pool dynamic behaviors affected by energy distribution...

(This article belongs to the Section Sustainable Engineering and Science)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,404 Views
14 Pages

16 July 2018

Sorption properties play a key role in the mobility of selenium (Se) and fraction distribution changes, leading to the bioavailability of Se in the soil environment. Thus, the effect of soil physicochemical properties on the sorption of exogenous sel...

(This article belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
1,066 Views
25 Pages

The velocity distribution at the deflector jet outlet significantly influences the pressure characteristics of the pilot stage, thereby affecting the dynamic performance of the servo valve. Conventional mathematical models fail to account for the inf...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Aerospace Vehicles and Complex Fluid Flow Modelling)
  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
3,433 Views
15 Pages

20 February 2021

Profound knowledge of the movement characteristics and spatial distribution of the particles under compression during the crushing of rocks and ores is essential to further understanding kinetic energy release law. Various experimental methods such a...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Techniques and Efficiency Assessment of Mechanical Processing)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,574 Views
30 Pages

20 August 2023

Establishing the National Comprehensive Disaster-Reduction Demonstration Community (NCDDC) is crucial for enhancing comprehensive disaster risk reduction at the grassroots level in China. Studying the distribution characteristics and influencing fact...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Land Use Planning, Sustainability and Disaster Risk Reduction)
  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,740 Views
13 Pages

15 September 2022

This paper focuses on ancient settlements in the Luzhong region (the centre of Shandong Province) of China and analyses the spatial–temporal distribution and morphological characteristics of ancient settlements with the help of GIS technology a...

(This article belongs to the Topic Sustainability in Heritage and Urban Planning)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,559 Views
15 Pages

A kitchen is an important part of a residence, and air quality in kitchens is a major factor affecting residents’ health and performance. Its influence is especially more evident in kitchens with typical Chinese cooking. Thus, it is important t...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Healthy Green Building Planning and Design)
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  • Open Access
17 Citations
4,369 Views
12 Pages

Distribution and Release Characteristics of Phosphorus in a Reservoir in Southwest China

  • Yuanming Wang,
  • Kefeng Li,
  • Ruifeng Liang,
  • Shiqing Han and
  • Yong Li

Dam construction changes the nutrient transport of a river system. Phosphorus is an important fundamental material in the global biochemical cycle and is always a limiting factor in the primary productivity of reservoirs. Extending the study of phosp...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Water Quality Improvement and Ecological Restoration)
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,111 Views
19 Pages

9 March 2023

Roundabouts are a common traffic infrastructure, which are supposed to facilitate safe and smooth traffic flow. Electric bikes as a common traffic tool in a lot of cities in China play an important role in relieving traffic congestion due to the rapi...

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  • Open Access
285 Views
16 Pages

Evaluating Spatial Distribution of Cultural Ecosystem Services (CESs) Based on Rural Landscape Characteristics

  • Yongjun Li,
  • Jiayi Song,
  • Jiaxing Wei,
  • Xin Jiang,
  • Luyao Zhu and
  • Mengmeng Zhou

24 August 2026

Cultural ecosystem service (CES) assessment is essential for comprehensively understanding and evaluating ecosystem services. Optimizing the spatial zoning of CESs can provide more targeted information for ecosystem management. By identifying the typ...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Ecosystem Service Flows and Human Well-Being Links Under Landscape Change)
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  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,989 Views
19 Pages

5 October 2024

An investigation into the spatial–temporal distribution characteristics of ancient settlements and their relationship with the environment in the Sichuan Basin can enhance our understanding of the evolution of the regional human–land rela...

  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
4,069 Views
20 Pages

The Distribution Characteristics of Vegetation in the Subrange of the Altai Mountains, Xinjiang

  • Qiumei Cao,
  • Yan Wei,
  • Wenjun Li,
  • Ying Feng and
  • Ozodbek S. Abduraimov

20 November 2023

The Altai Mountains are an important center of biodiversity and are a major habitat for threatened and endemic species in Asia. Moreover, the Altai Mountains are a valuable site for the study of the evolution of central Asian vegetation. The Xinjiang...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Mapping Asia Plants)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,380 Views
20 Pages

As a pivotal industrial hub in southwestern China, Kunming City has accumulated abundant industrial heritage resources. Investigating the spatial distribution characteristics and influencing factors of industrial heritage across different districts i...

(This article belongs to the Section Architectural Design, Urban Science, and Real Estate)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,140 Views
15 Pages

Spatial and Temporal Distribution Characteristics of Landslide Surge Based on Large-Scale Physical Modeling Experiment

  • Yangyang Zhang,
  • Qingfu Huang,
  • Shizhuang Chen,
  • Fudong Chi,
  • Huachen Wang and
  • Weiya Xu

3 March 2024

Surge is a common secondary disaster caused by reservoir landslides. The study of its spatial and temporal distribution characteristics is important since it affects not only the normal operation of reservoirs but also the safety of people residing a...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Latest Research on Geotechnical Engineering)
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  • Open Access
613 Views
15 Pages

Microwave Irradiation: Effects on Particle Size Distribution, Rheological and Fluorescent Characteristics of Wine

  • Xiao-Li Yang,
  • Jiang-Feng Yuan,
  • Zhuo-Yao Chen,
  • Xiao-Wen Yang,
  • Wen-Ting Duan,
  • Kai Sun and
  • Dong-Zhao Liu

16 March 2026

This study investigated the effects of microwave irradiation on the particle size distribution, rheological properties, fluorescent characteristics, and sensory characteristics of wine. Wine samples were treated under varying microwave power (100&nda...

(This article belongs to the Section Food Process Engineering)
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  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,108 Views
19 Pages

Spatial Distribution Characteristics of Droplet Size and Velocity in a Methanol Spray

  • Zehao Feng,
  • Junlong Zhang,
  • Jiechong Gu,
  • Yu Jin,
  • Xiaoqing Tian and
  • Zhixia He

13 June 2025

The atomization performance of methanol fuel plays a crucial role in enhancing methanol engine efficiency, contributing to the decarbonization of the shipping industry. The droplet microscopic characteristics of methanol spray were experimentally inv...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Low/Zero Carbon Fuels Production, Transportation, Storage and Utilization)
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  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,445 Views
17 Pages

30 October 2024

The development of the tourism industry serves as a crucial pathway for guiding urban spatial vitality, making the study of the matching relationship between the spatial distribution characteristics of tourist attractions and regional spatial vitalit...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sustainable Travel Development)
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  • Open Access
16 Citations
3,384 Views
15 Pages

To study the influence of the fractal distribution of particle size on the critical state characteristics of calcareous sand, a type of calcareous sand from a certain reef of the South China Sea was used in this study. For comparison, standard quartz...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Fractal and Fractional in Geomaterials)
  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
3,969 Views
14 Pages

Effect of Layer Charge Characteristics on the Distribution Characteristics of H2O and Ca2+ in Ca-Montmorillonites Interlayer Space: Molecular Dynamics Simulation

  • Jun Qiu,
  • Guoqing Li,
  • Dongliang Liu,
  • Shan Jiang,
  • Guifang Wang,
  • Ping Chen,
  • Xiangnan Zhu,
  • Xiaoqiang Cao and
  • Xianjun Lyu

20 July 2019

The charge characteristics of montmorillonite have significant effects on its hydration and application performances. In this study, a molecular dynamics simulation method was used to study the influence of the charge position and charge density of m...

(This article belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)
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  • Open Access
12 Citations
7,092 Views
27 Pages

31 July 2022

Urban regeneration (UR) has been a leading concern in urban studies globally. China’s rapid urbanization has undergone profound urban decay and social contestation, for which UR has emerged as a viable solution. However, UR is not without its d...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Urban Regeneration and Sustainable Construction Management)
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  • Open Access
1,903 Views
22 Pages

6 June 2025

Traditional villages contain rich natural and humanistic information, and exploring the spatial distribution characteristics and cultural landscape zoning of traditional villages can provide scientific support for their centralized and continuous pro...

(This article belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,876 Views
14 Pages

9 July 2023

The spatial arrangement of towns and cities reflects comprehensively on their economic, social, and cultural aspects, constituting the foundation of regional economic and social development and exerting a significant driving effect on the surrounding...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,423 Views
19 Pages

The distribution pattern and the morphology of sandy beaches have been extensively studied, while those in turbid coastal environments near large river estuaries are still unclear. This study analyzes the distribution pattern, morphological character...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Sedimentology and Coastal and Marine Geology—2nd Edition)
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  • Open Access
40 Citations
4,652 Views
29 Pages

18 November 2022

In recent traditional village studies, spatial distribution characteristics have gained importance as a basis for rural revitalization and holistic protection; however, the total number of such studies remains small, and these studies do not account...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Smart Cities and Smart Villages and the Global Digital Transformation: Strategy and Community Engagement)
  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
38 Citations
9,768 Views
14 Pages

13 July 2018

Corrosion scales formed on iron pipe surfaces are an important factor defining water quality in drinking water distribution systems, since they would release contaminants and cause water discoloration at transient hydrodynamic regimes. Consequently,...

(This article belongs to the Section Water and One Health)
  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
5,767 Views
19 Pages

Spatial and Temporal Distribution Characteristics and Potential Sources of Microplastic Pollution in China’s Freshwater Environments

  • Hualong He,
  • Sulin Cai,
  • Siyuan Chen,
  • Qiang Li,
  • Pengwei Wan,
  • Rumeng Ye,
  • Xiaoyi Zeng,
  • Bei Yao,
  • Yanli Ji and
  • Xingjun Tian
  • + 12 authors

29 April 2024

Microplastic pollution is a research hotspot around the world. This study investigated the characteristics of microplastic pollution in the freshwater environments of 21 major cities across China. Through indoor and outdoor experimental analysis, we...

(This article belongs to the Topic Microplastics Pollution)
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  • Open Access
1,244 Views
19 Pages

With the widespread integration of distributed energy resources and novel loads, the DC attributes of distribution networks are becoming increasingly pronounced. Multi-terminal flexible DC distribution networks have emerged as a trend for future dist...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Efficient and Resilient DC Energy Distribution Systems)
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  • Open Access
14 Citations
2,579 Views
13 Pages

The Influence of Angle of Attack on the Icing Distribution Characteristics of DU97 Blade Airfoil Surface for Wind Turbines

  • Chuanxi Wang,
  • Weirong Lin,
  • Xuefeng Lin,
  • Tong Wu,
  • Zhe Meng,
  • Anmin Cai,
  • Zhi Xu,
  • Yan Li and
  • Fang Feng

25 January 2024

This study explores the influence of angle of attack (AOA) on the icing distribution characteristics of asymmetric blade airfoil (DU97) surfaces for wind turbines under icing conditions by numerical simulation. The findings demonstrate a consistence...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Recent Developments on Functional Coatings for Industrial Applications, Volume II)
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  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,145 Views
16 Pages

Analysis of Train-Induced Vibration Transmission and Distribution Characteristics in Double-Layer Metro Depot

  • Xinwei Luo,
  • Xuan Jiang,
  • Qingsong Feng,
  • Wenlin Hu,
  • Qinming Tu and
  • Yanming Chen

When urban subway trains run in the depot, they can cause vibration and noise, which affects the safety and reliability of the structure under the track, and these transmits to the over-track buildings and often trouble passengers and staff. This pap...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Building Vibration and Soil Dynamics)
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  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,819 Views
15 Pages

23 February 2024

Collichthys lucidus is a small fish found in offshore waters that is economically important for China. It is imperative to understand its distribution characteristics and driving factors. Based on survey data of trawl fishery resources offshore of Zh...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Biodiversity and Spatial Distribution of Fishes)
  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,158 Views
20 Pages

30 November 2022

This paper aims to contribute to the effectiveness of pro-poor tourism in rural areas. We use 5770 pro-poor tourism villages in China as the research objects; the spatial distribution characteristics of pro-poor tourism villages in China are analyzed...

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  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,306 Views
16 Pages

25 April 2023

With the advancement of “targeted poverty alleviation”, the main problems we face at this stage are analyzing the causes of poverty and preventing poverty-stricken villages from falling back into poverty. Using the last batch of poverty-s...

(This article belongs to the Section Land Socio-Economic and Political Issues)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,340 Views
13 Pages

The Distribution Characteristics and Ecological Risks of Alkylphenols and the Relationships between Alkylphenols and Different Types of Land Use

  • Yajun Hong,
  • Miao Chen,
  • Ziwei Zhu,
  • Wei Liao,
  • Chenglian Feng,
  • Zhenfei Yan,
  • Yu Qiao,
  • Yaru Mei and
  • Dayong Xu

3 July 2023

In this study, the spatial distribution characteristics of nine alkylphenols (APs) in the Yongding River and Beiyun River were analyzed. The differences in the concentrations and spatial distribution patterns of nine APs were systematically evaluated...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Effects of Environmental Organic Pollutants on Environment and Human Health: The Latest Updates)
  • Article
  • Open Access
34 Citations
4,864 Views
23 Pages

20 March 2020

Inventorying landslides in mountainous areas is of great importance for prevention of geologic hazards. This study aimed to establish a detailed landslide inventory of Baoshan City, Yunnan Province, China, based on a large set of high-resolution sate...

(This article belongs to the Section Sustainability in Geographic Science)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
1,197 Views
21 Pages

The Distribution Characteristics of Adsorbed CH4 in Various-Sized Pore Structures of Coal Seams

  • Biao Hu,
  • Zeyu Ren,
  • Shugang Li,
  • Xinxin He,
  • Hang Long,
  • Liang Cheng and
  • Rongwei Luo

10 September 2025

The distribution characteristics of adsorbed CH4 across pores of various sizes underpin coal mine gas disaster prevention, resource assessment, and efficient coalbed methane (CBM) extraction. Utilizing Grand Canonical Monte Carlo (GCMC) simulations a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,812 Views
17 Pages

The Characteristics of Fracturing Fluid Distribution after Fracturing and Shut-In Time Optimization in Unconventional Reservoirs Using NMR

  • Xin Huang,
  • Lei Wang,
  • Nan Wang,
  • Ming Li,
  • Shuangliang Wu,
  • Qun Ding,
  • Shucan Xu,
  • Zhilin Tuo and
  • Wenqiang Yu

9 August 2023

Post-fracturing shut-in, as an important means of improving the energy efficiency of fracturing fluid, has been widely used in the development process of unconventional reservoirs. The determination of the shut-in duration is key to the effectiveness...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Phase Change, Interphase Coupling, and Multiphase Transport in Porous Structures)

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