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Alicia Cintron, PhD @cintronrevised.com · 11/09/2026
How Becoming an Influencer Can Make You a Better Scientist www.insidehighered.com/opinion/care...
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Being an Influencer Can Make You Better Scientist (opinion)
Far from frivolous, science communication on social media forces us to confront the context of our research on a daily basis.
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Alicia Cintron, PhD @cintronrevised.com · 15/07/2026
When it comes to science engagement, hire a professional. physicstoday.aip.org/features/whe...
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When it comes to science engagement, hire a professional
Researchers don’t need to do science engagement alone. Working with professionals makes the job easier and more effective and can lead to better science.
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Alicia Cintron, PhD @cintronrevised.com · 13/07/2026
10 Lessons From an Office of Public Scholarship, 3 Years In www.insidehighered.com/opinion/care...
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10 Lessons From an Office of Public Scholarship (opinion)
How can institutions better support scholars wanting to do public-facing work?
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Alicia Cintron, PhD @cintronrevised.com · 16/06/2026
Physical scientists: if federal funding cuts or policy changes have disrupted your career, @aip.bsky.social wants your story. These accounts will be preserved for history. Share yours: www.aip.org/library/ex-l... #sciencecommunication
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Physical Science Careers Disrupted
Documenting the Impact of Federal Funding & Policy Changes
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Alicia Cintron, PhD @cintronrevised.com · 03/06/2026
The future of science communication is not an article like this. (or a post like this). www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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The future of science communication is not an article like this
Researchers and science publishers need to seize the opportunity offered by the drastic shifts in the way news is produced — one reason Nature has joined TikTok.
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Alicia Cintron, PhD @cintronrevised.com · 01/03/2026
The science influencers going viral on TikTok to fight misinformation www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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The science influencers going viral on TikTok to fight misinformation
Scientists and medical experts are countering climate denialism, vaccine scepticism and wellness pseudoscience on social media.
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Alicia Cintron, PhD @cintronrevised.com · 16/02/2026
3 Practical Ways Academic Societies Can Elevate Field Research cintronrevised.com/blog/researc...
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How Academic Societies Can Elevate Research | (Cintron, Revised)
Discover 3 practical strategies academic societies can use to elevate field research without overwhelming your board or budgets. Start today! (Cintron, Revised)
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Alicia Cintron, PhD @cintronrevised.com · 10/02/2026
"Science communication is not a "soft" skill, but rather how the public comes to understand, trust, and act on scientific and medical knowledge." www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...
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Opinion | Science Communication Should Be a Core Competency in Medical Training
We've seen how profoundly things unravel when communication breaks down
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Alicia Cintron, PhD @cintronrevised.com · 03/02/2026
the first question comms professionals should ask faculty is "what is it they want to achieve with their communication efforts?" the answer will help guide any coaching/support/efforts to feel more authentic, less laborious, and very intentional. www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
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Helping faculty build channels to audiences that matter
How higher education communicators should help faculty build durable, direct channels to reach audiences that matter.
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Alicia Cintron, PhD @cintronrevised.com · 03/02/2026
"When management reduces impact to a series of checkboxes, academics quickly recognise that their work is being measured and scrutinised, rather than supported." www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/diffe...
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The difference between good and bad impact management
How do academics and research managers really feel about impact management? Here’s how it can be done badly, and how to do it right
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Alicia Cintron, PhD @cintronrevised.com · 19/01/2026
Science is best communicated through identity and culture – how researchers are ensuring STEM serves their communities theconversation.com/science-is-b...
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Science is best communicated through identity and culture – how researchers are ensuring STEM serves their communities
Scientists have traditionally focused on educating the public on science or correcting misinformation. But researchers from marginalized communities often have broader goals in science communication.
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Alicia Cintron, PhD @cintronrevised.com · 28/11/2025
How to engage with stakeholders for research that matters. www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/how-e...
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How to engage with stakeholders for research that matters
For meaningful research impact, stakeholder engagement has to be genuine and built over time. Follow these tips for better collaboration
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Alicia Cintron, PhD @cintronrevised.com · 11/11/2025
Trust in science means trusting the process (even when that’s hard) cen.acs.org/education/sc...
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Trust in science means trusting the process (even when that’s hard)
Researchers and science journalists need to be transparent about nuance and context in the scientific process
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Alicia Cintron, PhD @cintronrevised.com · 10/11/2025
Community Engagement is Vital When Combating Scientific Misinformation ... a TL;DR version via @scicommbites.bsky.social scicommbites.org/community-en...
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Community Engagement is Vital When Combating Scientific Misinformation - SciCommBites
In the battle against misinformation, local leaders are a cornerstone to reaching historically marginalized communities.
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Alicia Cintron, PhD @cintronrevised.com · 24/10/2025
The genius of the amateur. www.worksinprogress.news/p/why-scienc...
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The genius of the amateur
The greatest breakthroughs often come from outsiders who can take a fresh perspective
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Alicia Cintron, PhD @cintronrevised.com · 10/10/2025
When women researchers publish, media attention doesn’t always follow | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
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When women researchers publish, media attention doesn’t always follow
Men-led papers receive more media coverage than women’s, new study finds
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Science Homecoming @sciencehomecoming.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Homecoming isn’t just for football. Scientists, write an article for SCIENCE HOMECOMING
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Alicia Cintron, PhD @cintronrevised.com · 08/10/2025
"We should always encourage people to ask questions—not automatically mistake them for skepticism or antagonism." via @physorg_com phys.org/news/2025-10...
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Opinion: People want to engage with science. Don't mistake questions for controversy
Science is advancing faster than ever—and so are its impacts on our lives around the world.
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Alicia Cintron, PhD @cintronrevised.com · 06/10/2025
What Makes a Great Op-Ed? An ‘L.A. Times’ Editor Explains www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
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What Makes a Great Op-Ed? An “L.A. Times” Editor Explains
Op-ed editor Philip Gray shares advice for academics on how to get published in a national paper and how submitting pieces is a numbers game.
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Alicia Cintron, PhD @cintronrevised.com · 05/10/2025
How can universities show the impact of their research and boost connections with the public? www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/how-c...
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How can universities show the impact of their research and boost connections with the public?
The need for higher education institutions to show economic, social and environmental impact of their research and how it benefits communities is urgent. Here, a panel from Australia and New Zealand s...
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Alicia Cintron, PhD @cintronrevised.com · 24/09/2025
Driving into Great Sand Dunes National Park in Colorado, you can see massive 750-foot sand dunes from miles away at the base of mountains! My first thought: "how the hell did sand end up here?" One well-designed sign at the visitors center answered immediately. Good science communication in action.
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Alicia Cintron, PhD @cintronrevised.com · 19/09/2025
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7 Tips to Keep You Safe From Online Doxing
Experts offer solutions to prevent doxing and advice about how to respond and keep yourself safe if it happens to you.
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Alicia Cintron, PhD @cintronrevised.com · 17/09/2025
"The message dies when scientists confuse the empirical with the imperial." particle.scitech.org.au/people/scien...
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Science communication is a conversation, not a script | Particle
How science is told matters as much as what it says.
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Alicia Cintron, PhD @cintronrevised.com · 15/09/2025
Bluesky posts about science garner more likes and reposts than similar ones on X. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Research posts on Bluesky are more original — and get better engagement
Bluesky posts about science garner more likes and reposts than similar ones on X.
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Alicia Cintron, PhD @cintronrevised.com · 30/08/2025
"[academic] writing is not just about sharing information; it also involves making a political and moral statement." doi.org/10.37602/IJS...
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Alicia Cintron, PhD @cintronrevised.com · 19/08/2025
Wild that a university would argue public engagement isn't part of faculty work, therefore they owe no protection when researchers face harassment. WILD. www.wissenschaftskommunikation.de/instead-of-f...
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“Instead of fixing their policies, they chose to fight me”
Microbiologist Siouxsie Wiles helped lead New Zealand through the pandemic. Then the death threats came, followed by a legal battle over whether her university had done enough to protect her. Now, the...
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Alicia Cintron, PhD @cintronrevised.com · 06/08/2025
Planning fall courses? 📚 Consider adding communication training to your grad course. With 56.9% of PhDs working outside academia, students need skills that work everywhere. Communication training makes them better academics AND stronger job candidates. cintronrevised.com/blog/communi...
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Communication Training I PhD programs | (Cintron, Revised)
Discover how PhD programs, faculty, and administration can enhance student marketability through communication skills training. Learn more at (Cintron, Revised)
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Alicia Cintron, PhD @cintronrevised.com · 06/08/2025
"You don’t need to leave higher ed to write for the public. And you certainly don’t need permission." www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
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Don’t Wait for Permission to Write for the Public
You don’t need a public engagement grant or media team to begin. Here’s how—and why—to share your expertise now.
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Alicia Cintron, PhD @cintronrevised.com · 23/07/2025
NIH: The quiet engine of science is being dismantled open.substack.com/pub/yourloca...
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NIH: The quiet engine of science is being dismantled
And what you can do
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Alicia Cintron, PhD @cintronrevised.com · 22/07/2025
I've been thinking about shifting my #newsletter from #MailerLite. I've mentally outgrown it. I'm looking for something a bit more turnkey, more fun, and easier to use. Any suggestions? Which do you love? Why do you love it? What was your experience shifting your newsletter to another platform?
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Alicia Cintron, PhD @cintronrevised.com · 30/06/2025
Tanzanian Researchers Develop Step-by-Step Guide to Impactful Science Communication. thechanzo.com/2025/06/30/t...
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Tanzanian Researchers Develop Step-by-Step Guide to Impactful Science Communication - The Chanzo
Dr Buguzi and Dr Nyinondi challenge researchers to integrate effective science communication as a fundamental component of their research process
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Alicia Cintron, PhD @cintronrevised.com · 18/06/2025
How should we respond to people “doing their own research?” open.substack.com/pub/yourloca...
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What we misunderstand about “doing your own research”
It’s become a punchline – but it points to something broken in how we share health information
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Alicia Cintron, PhD @cintronrevised.com · 18/06/2025
Hopefully this also reduces the instances of assholery in the peer review process. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Transparent peer review to be extended to all of Nature’s research papers
From today, all new submissions to Nature that are published will be accompanied by referees’ reports and author responses — to illuminate the process of producing rigorous science.
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Alicia Cintron, PhD @cintronrevised.com · 12/06/2025
"How we communicate research matters just as much as the research itself" www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
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Higher Ed Must Make Research Matter
Three tips to help bridge the gap between academic research and public relevancy.
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Alicia Cintron, PhD @cintronrevised.com · 11/06/2025
What’s the best approach for sharing research beyond academia? 🤔 The question is fundamentally flawed. There is no best approach. But there is the best approach that works for YOU. I created writing prompts to help you find YOUR unique path👇🏾 cintronrevised.com/blog/researc...
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Sharing Research Beyond Academia | (Cintron, Revised)
Writing prompts to help you discover the best approach for sharing research beyond academia that fits your strengths & reaches your audience. (Cintron, Revised)
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Alicia Cintron, PhD @cintronrevised.com · 03/06/2025
Raise your hand if you've explained your research and got a blank stare 🙋🏾‍♀️ The problem isn't that your research isn't important—it's that we were never taught how to talk about it in ways people understand. Here are 5 techniques to address this👇🏾 cintronrevised.com/blog/researc...
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Alicia Cintron, PhD @cintronrevised.com · 02/06/2025
It’s truly a miracle I’m out in the world instead of working from my couch and watching the French Open. 📍Sarasota, FL
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Alicia Cintron, PhD @cintronrevised.com · 02/06/2025
Imagine if every scientist published an op-ed in their hometown paper showing how their community sparked their curiosity & shaped the research that's now changing the country? That's what @sciencehomecoming.bsky.social is promoting—collective action, one story at a time. doi.org/10.1038/d415...
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How we’re battling Trump’s science cuts across small-town America
Neuroscientist Jessica Cantlon is urging scientists to use the power of local newspapers in the fight against US research-funding cuts.
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Alicia Cintron, PhD @cintronrevised.com · 27/05/2025
We've all come face to face with unreadable journal articles. So rife with jargon & passive voice that we abandon ship. Academic writing IS research communication. This @insidehighered.com article shows how small changes can transform the reading experience. www.insidehighered.com/opinion/care...
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Five Science-Backed Ways to Improve Academic Writing (opinion)
There’s a science behind writing clearer sentences, Yellowlees Douglas writes.
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Alicia Cintron, PhD @cintronrevised.com · 21/05/2025
"Share your research! Build your platform!" These well-meaning calls rarely acknowledge how uneven the playing field is. And now: New research shows Black female scientists receive significantly lower credibility ratings when presenting identical information: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Race and gender biases persist in public perceptions of scientists’ credibility - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Race and gender biases persist in public perceptions of scientists’ credibility
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Alicia Cintron, PhD @cintronrevised.com · 21/05/2025
A student organization at Cornell University has launched a grassroots science communication campaign to encourage budding researchers to communicate the value proposition of their federally funded research. 👇🏾 www.forbes.com/sites/shalin...
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NSF, NIH Funding Cuts Spur Student-Led Science Communication Campaign
In the wake of funding cuts from the Trump administration, Cornell University students and early career researchers are turning to local media to make their voices heard.
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Alicia Cintron, PhD @cintronrevised.com · 21/05/2025
Adjust the back-end of your journal's website so that a relevant preview image is shared when research is shared from your website. Subtle but obvious adjustments that can make a major difference. 👇🏾 www.southernfriedscience.com/its-2025-why...
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It’s 2025. Why do so many scientific journal articles still display weird when shared on social media?
Social media is, despite it’s challenges and limitations, an incredibly powerful (and widely used) professional tool for scientists. One common use of social media is to share one’s res…
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Alicia Cintron, PhD @cintronrevised.com · 17/05/2025
I am exactly where I am supposed to be. 📍Siesta Key Beach, FL
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Alicia Cintron, PhD @cintronrevised.com · 14/05/2025
As a researcher, getting media coverage shouldn't require PR expertise or connections. So if you're looking to get your research featured in media, check out @getqwoted.bsky.social ! It's a free platform that connects experts with journalists. www.qwoted.com
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Alicia Cintron, PhD @cintronrevised.com · 12/05/2025
Buen día. ☀️ I am not a morning person. At least that's what I used to tell myself. Then—faced with Mexico City's poor air quality + road traffic and now central Florida's brutal summer heat—I was forced to reconsider that story. 📍Parrish, FL, USA
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Alicia Cintron, PhD @cintronrevised.com · 07/05/2025
Including jargon in your research abstracts and titles may make you sound smarter, but it's also turning off your readers. And potentially negatively impacting your citations. #ResearchCommunication #SciComm #ScienceCommunication #Research
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Alicia Cintron, PhD @cintronrevised.com · 05/05/2025
Stop announcing your research and start reaching your readers ✨ Are you excited to share a new paper? You should be! But how do you want people to actually engage with it? Reflect on these 4 questions before sharing your next paper on social media:
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Alicia Cintron, PhD @cintronrevised.com · 02/05/2025
Before you starts your cinco de mayo festivities, maybe take 30 minutes to learn about the history of the day? Here’s a start: it’s not Mexico’s Independence Day. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...
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Cinco de Mayo: What happened and why the US loves it
Podcast Episode · Mexico: The Podcast · 05/01/2025 · 31m
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 29/04/2025
Vietnam was the first so-called “living room war,” watched on TV and seen through remarkable photography. Photojournalists captured the war’s most personal moments, the best and worst of human nature. See the photos, 50 years after the war ended. nyti.ms/4iG1Kd0
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British Science Association @britsciassoc.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Explore the power of community engaged research. We've published essays amplifying voices often left out of traditional research, created with fantastic communities & organisations, sponsored by UKRI. #CreatingKnowledgeTogether Read here: www.britishscienceassociation.org/News/creatin...
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‘Creating knowledge together’ essay series explores power of community-engaged research
A new series of essays published by the British Science Association explores the power of community-engaged research, and the importance of bringing missing voices into the research process for the be...
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