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Luciano Bosso

@lucianobosso.bsky.social
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Senior scientist in #Ecology 🌍 #Biogeography 🗺 #Conservation #biology 🦇 at National Research Council of #Italy - @mail: luciano.bosso@cnr.it - Senior Editor of Journal of Biogeography 📚 Enthusiastic for #scientific #communication 🗣 and #outreach 📢

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Luciano Bosso @lucianobosso.bsky.social · 5h
🚨 NEW PUBLICATION 🚨 Our new study on the Asiatic black bear in Pakistan, published in Animals @MDPIOpenAccess, shows how innovative ecological modelling can support biodiversity and sustainable ecosystem management. 📖 doi.org/10.3390/ani1... #pakistan #biodiversity #conservation
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Luciano Bosso @lucianobosso.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
🎉 New paper just published! 🎉 I’m very pleased to share our new study introducing AIRTREE v2.0, an upgraded model designed to predict the ecosystem services provided by Italian urban parks under future climate scenarios 😍 Open access: doi.org/10.1016/j.je... #tree #climate
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Luciano Bosso @lucianobosso.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
🌳🐦 New publication! Link: shorturl.at/D14cC Our findings emphasize that urban planning can play a key role in biodiversity conservation by preserving heterogeneous habitats and integrating nature into city landscapes #Birds #Biodiversity #Conservation #Beijing
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Luciano Bosso @lucianobosso.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
An endemic bird with an uncertain future🚨 Fly over and read our latest paper 👉 shorturl.at/2ZXb0 New study on climate change impacts on this endemic Iranian bird: fragmented habitats, insufficient protected areas, and up to 52% habitat loss under the worst-case scenario 😵‍💫
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Luciano Bosso @lucianobosso.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
For the third year in a row, we made it 💪❤️ #ricerca #ecologia #evoluzione #ecology #Evolution #research #science #Scienza #scienze #ricercatore #scientist #cnr
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Luciano Bosso @lucianobosso.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Our study on a tiny endemic bird 🐦 (Podoces pleskei) from Iran just made the cover of Ecology and Evolution 🎉
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Luciano Bosso @lucianobosso.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
🌿🚨 New paper! 🚨🌿 We modeled current, past & future habitat of Primula palinuri, Tyrrhenian cliff endemic. Key: 41% of suitable habitat is unprotected. Big expansion in LGM, strong loss projected by 2100. Full paper: link.springer.com/article/10.100… @CNRsocial_ @isafomcnr
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Francesca Raffini Lab @francescaraffini.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
🎮 Come try SeaDefenders: Operation Fiasco at Play: Festival del Gioco! 📅 22–24 May 📍 BolognaFiere Padiglione 15 – Stand F25 ℹ️ tinyurl.com/mwmcf79e ​👾 Stop the invasion with us: raffinifrancescalab.weebly.com/game.html A huge thanks to Federico Plazzi - University of Bologna for hosting us! 🙏💙
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Luciano Bosso @lucianobosso.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Even in times of war, we remain focused on saving an iconic Iranian endemic species threatened by climate change, among other factors. Stay tuned! 😍 #bird #conservation #animal #wildlife #species
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Luciano Bosso @lucianobosso.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
ATTENTION: high-beauty cover! ❤️‍🔥🐾 Our article is on the April cover of Conservation Science and Practice! 🤩 Kabir et al. (2026) — leopard mortality hotspots in N Pakistan doi.org/10.1111/csp2...
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Francesca Raffini Lab @francescaraffini.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
🎉 No Party, No Science 🥂🧑‍🔬 has kicked off at @szndohrn.bsky.social 🇮🇹🧜 Bringing all staff together to strengthen the bonds that drive our scientific and social mission forward 🌊🚀 Great science🔬starts with great teams🤝 and drinks 🍷🥳
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Luciano Bosso @lucianobosso.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
🔥 New paper out in Conservation Science and Practice! 🐆 Where leopards die: identifying mortality hotspots in northern Pakistan 🇵🇰 👉 shorturl.at/WlaRd Geostatistics + time-series to uncover conflict hotspots & human-driven leopard mortality 😉 #pakistan #animal
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Where leopards die: identifying mortality hotspots in northern Pakistan
The relevance of this work to conservation policy and practice is twofold. First, it offers concrete spatial insights that can directly inform the design of targeted mitigation strategies and proacti...
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Francesca Raffini Lab @francescaraffini.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Happy Lunar new year! 🧧 Happy (sea)horse year! 🌊🐴
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Luciano Bosso @lucianobosso.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Here we go! 😎🎉🌱
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Luciano Bosso @lucianobosso.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
As an #editor: I beg the whole world just to get 1 reviewer 😭 As an author: editors magically find 10 #reviewers willing to #review my paper 😱 This time it’s going to be a massacre! 😂🤪
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Luciano Bosso @lucianobosso.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
🎉 Our paper in Journal of #Biogeography is on the cover of the first 2026 issue! 🦇✨ Link: shorturl.at/FbK7H Thanks to Mauro Mucedda for the stunning photo 📸 Proud of our work on island #bat #ecology 🌍 #animal #JBI #sardinia #italy #endemic #endemism
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Luciano Bosso @lucianobosso.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Una mia intervista a Radio popolare sull’Orso della luna 🐻🌙 e sulle ricerche che stiamo portando avanti in #Pakistan per la sua #conservazione 😍 shorturl.at/vMPRL
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Considera l’armadillo di martedì 02/12/2025
Considera l'armadillo di martedì 2 dicembre 2025 Con Luciano Bosso, Ricercatore @CNR abbiamo parlato di Orsi della luna in Pakistan e delle iniziative per aiutate la specie a sopravvivere di @salviamo...
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Luciano Bosso @lucianobosso.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
🚨 New publication alert!🚨 Thrilled to share our latest paper just published in Global Ecology and Biogeography 🌍✨ 📄 Curious to know more? Read the full article: shorturl.at/JrKYC #birdlife #birds #animals #zoology #ecology #science #adaptation #evolution
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Francesca Raffini Lab @francescaraffini.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
🤿 Dive into Sea Defenders: Operation FIASCO! This roll-and-write game lets you be a 🧑‍🔬🦸 battling 👾👾👾 to save the 🌊: 🎲📝 Grab dice & a pen! 🧠🤝 Solo or co-op fun! 📥 FREE Download: fiascoproject.odoo.com/game #BoardGames #Conservation #ScienceOutreach #FIASCOproject #SeaDefenders
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Luciano Bosso @lucianobosso.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Il nostro evento M'ammalia - La settimana dei Mammiferi su Il Mattino Trovate l'articolo completo qui: shorturl.at/hROsA Vi aspettiamo numerosissimi 😍
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Luciano Bosso @lucianobosso.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
I find this year’s Journal of Biogeography #Wiley covers simply wonderful! Congratulations to all the photo authors! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal... #biogeography #pictures #photo #photographer #cover #animal #plant #bird #birdphotography #snake Traduci post
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Luciano Bosso @lucianobosso.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Happy reading! Journal of Biogeography | Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Island Life and Interspecific Dynamics Influence Body Size, Distribution and Ecological Niche of Long‐Eared Bats
Aims Island ecosystems represent a paramount opportunity to investigate interspecific interactions and ecological niche dynamics under constrained conditions. This study investigates how insularity ...
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Luciano Bosso @lucianobosso.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
🦇 Three bats, one island, one story of adaptation! 🌍 On Sardinia Plecotus bats show unique niche shifts and larger body sizes — Protecting island habitats means preserving evolution in action! 💪🌿 Link journal: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... Link RG: shorturl.at/4FMtU
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Luciano Bosso @lucianobosso.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Felice di annunciare che il 12 novembre, durante M’ammalia – La settimana dei #Mammiferi, presenterò i risultati di 5 anni di ricerche e pubblicazioni sull’ #Orso della Luna in #Pakistan 🐻 Vi aspettiamo numerosi! 🥰
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Luciano Bosso @lucianobosso.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Thrilled to share that my role as Senior Editor for the Journal of Biogeography - Wiley has been renewed for two more years! Over the past two years, we’ve grown submissions by 45% and raised the IF from 3.4 to 3.6 — excited to keep building on this momentum! 😍
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Luciano Bosso @lucianobosso.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
A bee-eater, a Kentish plover, and a little ringed plover… sounds like the start of a joke, but they’re actually the stars of our posters at the XXII Italian #Ornithology Conference 🐦 With @szndohrn.bsky.social #conservation #bird #animal #ecology #science
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Francesca Raffini Lab @francescaraffini.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
A special thanks 💗 to @jevbio.bsky.social @eseb.bsky.social for supporting our attendance and in-person gatherings 🤝, and the Equal Opportunity Initiative @annecharmantier.bsky.social for all their efforts to disseminate and increase #diversity, #inclusivity and #equity in science 🌈
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Francesca Raffini Lab @francescaraffini.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
We came, we saw, we evolved! 🔝 #ESEB2025 🐚🧑‍🔬 colonization: SUCCESS✅ With two 📜, a symposium, many brilliant 💬🧠⚡️ with old & new colleagues 🫂, and 🍷🥘🍻, our mission in 🇪🇸 was not a fiasco! Huge thanks to everyone ❤️ #Evolution #PopGen #consgen #MarineBiology #InvasionScience
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Francesca Raffini Lab @francescaraffini.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
Our 🌊 🐚 & FIASCO 👩‍🔬👨‍🔬👩‍🔬👨‍🔬 are heading to @eseb2025.bsky.social in Barcelona! 🇪🇸💃 Curious about how colonizations evolve in success or failure 🟢🧳🔴? Join us @ 📃 Session 1, Aug 18th, 5:00-7:00PM with two groundbreaking studies 🔍🔍! 💬 Let’s chat about science, survival, and snail tales! 🔬💪🐌 See you there? 👋
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Luciano Bosso @lucianobosso.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
Our new paper on Mediterranean #seahorses has just been published in the prestigious journal Reviews in Aquaculture! What are you waiting for? Go read it — it's open access! Here’s the direct link to the webpage: shorturl.at/167K0 @szndohrn.bsky.social
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Luciano Bosso @lucianobosso.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
🎊🎉 NEW SEAHORSE PAPER 🎊🎉 🛑Ethics, Laws, and Research: The Case of Mediterranean #Seahorses (#Hippocampus hippocampus and Hippocampus guttulatus) In collaboration with @szndohrn.bsky.social Happy reading! ❤️🌊🐴 📍Download the paper: shorturl.at/Pt6Fm
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Francesca Raffini Lab @francescaraffini.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
🚀 Breaking news in #evolution #speciation! Why are some populations almost separate species - while others aren’t? Our new Molecular Ecology study dives into 🐌🌊🐚 in 🇸🇪 & 🇪🇸. Same species, same selection pressures...but wildly different reproductive barriers! 🧵👇 📖 Full story: tinyurl.com/2w8dhbnn
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Luciano Bosso @lucianobosso.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
🌈🐝 Gruccioni in aumento, api in pericolo? Alla RICERCA di una convivenza possibile! Ricercatori + apicoltori insieme in un progetto di #CitizenScience Leggi l'articolo su: www.fanpage.it/kodami/grucc... #Api #Gruccioni #Apicoltura #Biodiversità
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Luciano Bosso @lucianobosso.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Il nostro progetto di #citizenscience su api e #gruccione arriva su @mm-repubblica-bot.bsky.social! 🐝🐦 Apicoltori ed scienziati insieme per promuovere convivenza tra apicoltura e natura! 📖 Leggi: shorturl.at/ytpq2 #apicoltura #ecologia #ambiente #miele
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Aumentano i gruccioni: una minaccia per le api? Un progetto di citizen science per scoprirlo
I coloratissimi uccelli vivono un inatteso boom demografico, favorito dalla crisi climatica. Ora un progetto di citizen science chiama a raccolta gli apicoltor…
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Luciano Bosso @lucianobosso.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
🚨Call for Papers🚨 We are looking for contributions that represent and analyze terrestrial biodiversity in Italy at different levels, using robust data and cutting-edge methodological approaches 🐻🐦🐌🦊🐞 📢 Info 👉 shorturl.at/lRMiz
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Francesca Raffini Lab @francescaraffini.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
🎮 Playtesting in progress! 👾 Our semestral gathering wasn’t just about research—it was also the perfect chance to test our board game in action 🦀🎲💪🐚 Huge thanks to everyone who jumped in—your feedback is 🔥! More updates coming soon… 👀 #GameDev #SciComm #BoardGames #evolution #consgen
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Luciano Bosso @lucianobosso.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
🌿 Call for Papers in JBI — #Biodiversity Frontiers: Insights from Brazil’s Natural Laboratories 🇧🇷 Submit your #ecology/#evolution/#conservation work on Brazilian ecosystems! 🗓️ Deadline: Mar 1, 2026 Guest Editor: Dr. Bruno Soares More Info: shorturl.at/lgEnT
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Journal of Biogeography Call for Papers Biodiversity Frontiers: Insights from Brazil’s Natural Laboratories
The Journal of Biogeography explores the intersection of biology and geography, describing patterns and mechanisms that shape biodiversity through time and space.
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Luciano Bosso @lucianobosso.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Happy to share some great news! 😍🥳 Our poster “Ecological dynamics and #conservation strategies for the Asiatic black #bear in the Hindu Raj Mountains” was awarded third place at the 43rd #Pakistan Congress of #Zoology!
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Luciano Bosso @lucianobosso.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
Tomorrow, June 30th, I’ll have the pleasure to present online at the University of #Chittagong (#Bangladesh) about #geoportals. Proud to join the 3rd edition of the Blue Talk 💙 with many researchers, technical experts, and the Ambassador of #France, Mrs. Marie Masdupuy 🤩
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Francesca Raffini Lab @francescaraffini.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
So grateful to our adventurous collaborators Kerstin & Bo Johannesson @cemeb.bsky.social who spent their summer break chasing🐚 along the Baltic Sea entrance in 🇸🇪🇩🇰- a🧵👇! Their passion and dedication make this research possible 💙 🐌🌊 adventure - see🧵👇! #ScienceHeroes #MarineBiology #EvolutionInAction
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Luciano Bosso @lucianobosso.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
I was just awarded the "Editor of Distinction Award 2025" by Scientific Reports @springer1842.bsky.social for my meticulous assessment of submissions and rigorous management of the peer review process, safeguarding the scientific accuracy of the published record 😍
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Francesca Raffini Lab @francescaraffini.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
🚀 PhD Opportunity 🎓: Why do some species survive #climatechange while others vanish? Join us in 🧜‍♀️ to 🔍🌊🐌🐚 🤿🔬🧬💻🧠🤝🌈: 🐚Unravel rapid #evolution & #adaptation, biological invasions & extinction 🐚Integrate #PopGen, #consgen, ecology & more 🐚Turn science into conservation action ℹ️ tinyurl.com/fhzxr7ed
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Luciano Bosso @lucianobosso.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
🚨 NEW PUBLICATION 🚨 We conducted a GIS-based study to assess the descriptors of the #Marine Strategy Framework Directive at a regional scale in the Tyrrhenian #Sea (#Italy) 🌊 Read it here: shorturl.at/4W2Qp #FEAMP #GIS #data #ecology #marinedata #Campania
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GIS-based integration of marine data for assessment and management of a highly anthropized coastal area - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - GIS-based integration of marine data for assessment and management of a highly anthropized coastal area
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Francesca Raffini Lab @francescaraffini.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
How is human activity reshaping 🌊? 🚀 Our latest GIS-powered study highlights the need for multi-descriptor spatial integration for effective assessment of vulnerable coasts 🏖️: shorturl.at/ftkY7 📜 🌎 A blueprint for smarter ocean management #MarineScience #Sustainability
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Luciano Bosso @lucianobosso.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
From #Data to Decisions: #Geoportals Driving #Sustainable #Oceans In our latest publication, we provide an overview of the potential application of geoportals linked to #MarineSpatialPlanning to support stakeholders in #marine #Science Read more 👉 shorturl.at/UriJt
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(PDF) Geoportals in marine spatial planning: state of the art and future perspectives
PDF | Geoportals have been employed to generate integrated information and support research and decisions on the sustainable development and... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on Resea...
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Luciano Bosso @lucianobosso.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
🌊 Dive into the digital #seas! 🌍 Our latest review analysed 147 marine #geoportals used in Marine Spatial Planning. 🔍 We explored trends, gaps & future directions. Read more 👉 shorturl.at/YiCPv #OceanScience #MarineData #Geoportal #MSP #GIS #sea #marine #data #FAIR
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Francesca Raffini Lab @francescaraffini.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Our perspective on 🌊 geoportals has been accepted in Ocean & Coastal Management! These powerful tools are 🔑 for: ✔️ Smart data mining ✔️ Evidence-based decision-making Yet, they’re often overlooked. Time to change that! 📄 doi.org/10.1016/j.oc... #OpenScience #MarineTech #Geospatial
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Francesca Raffini Lab @francescaraffini.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
September 2024: Fieldwork in Tjärnö🇸🇪 got magical🪄! We witnessed the Northern Lights ⬆️💡💡 in all their glory - an absolute dream to capture. Nature never fails to amaze ✨😍 Swipe to see the aurora borealis dance! #NorthernLights #fieldwork #Evolution
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Francesca Raffini Lab @francescaraffini.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Fall 2024: a nice sampling day near Tjärnö, one of 🇸🇪’s most exposed coasts. Glacial-scraped granite 🪨 makes a harsh home for 🐚🐌 - only the tiniest survive, wedged in crevices to escape pounding 🌊. Life hangs on, even here! 🐚🌊🐌 #MarineBiology #Fieldwork #evolutionsbiologie
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Dr Robert Bohan @robertbohan.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
🧵 Seahorses (2025) | Original pen & ink on paper drawing by Robert Bohan [1]
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