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Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention: A Potential Role in Cancer Prevention for Young Adults
American Journal of Preventive Medicine 2017;53(3S1):S55–S62
LR McKnight-Eily, SJ Henley, PP Green, EC Odom, DW Hungerford
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Screening for Excessive Alcohol Use and Brief Counseling of Adults — 17 States and the District of Columbia, 2014
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report  March 31, 2017; 66(12); 313-319 CDC
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Impact of the CHOICES intervention in preventing alcohol-exposed pregnancies in American Indian women
Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research,  2017 Feb 7, epub ahead of print
JD Hanson, ME Nelson, JL Jensen, A Willman, J Jacobs-Knight, K Ingersoll
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Neurobehavioral Disorder Associated With Prenatal Alcohol Exposure
Pediatrics 2016; DOI 10.1542/peds.2015-1553. Epub September 27, 2016
Hagan JF (Chair), Balachova T, Bertrand J, Chasnoff I, Dang E, Fernandez-Baca D, Kable J, Kosofsky B, Senturias YN, Singh N, Sloane M, Weitzman C, Zubler J on behalf of Neurobehavioral Disorder Associated with Prenatal Alcohol Exposure Workgroup; American Academy of Pediatrics, Elk Grove, IL.
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Alcohol intervention for adolescents with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders: Project Step Up, a treatment development study
Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research 2016; DOI: 10.1111/acer.13111. Epub 2016 May 24
O’Connor MJ, Quattlebaum J, Castañeda M, Dipple KM
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Vital Signs: Alcohol-Exposed Pregnancies—United States, 2011–2013
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 2016;65(4):91–7.
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Alcohol use and binge drinking among women of childbearing age – United States, 2011–2013
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report; September 25, 2015; 64(37); 1042-1046 CDC
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Methods for surveillance of fetal alcohol syndrome: The Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Surveillance Network II (FASSNetII) – Arizona, Colorado, New York, 2009 – 2014
Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. Mar 2015; 103(3):196-202. doi: 10.1002/bdra.23335. Epub 2015 Mar 12
O’Leary LA, Ortiz L, Montgomery A, Fox DJ, Cunniff C, Ruttenber M, Breen A, Pettygrove S, Klumb D, Drushel C, Frias JL, Robinson LK, Bertrand J, Ferrara K, Kelly M, Gilboa SM, Meaney FJ, FASSNetII.
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The knowledge of rehabilitation professionals concerning fetal alcohol spectrum disorders
Occupational Therapy in Health Care 2015; DOI: 10.3109/07380577.2015.1053163
Birch SM, Carpenter HA, Marsh AM, McClung KA, Doll JD
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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Among Children Aged 7-9 Years – Arizona, Colorado, and New York, 2010
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report; January 30, 2015; 64(3):54-57 CDC
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The effect of low to moderate prenatal alcohol exposure and binge drinking episodes on draw-a-person at age 5 years
Medical Research Archives 2015;2(2):1-6. DOI
Jensen LU, Falgreen Eriksen HL, Marchetta C, Reynolds M, Owens JR, Denny CH, Kesmodel US, Mortensen EL, Bertrand J. .
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Community translation of the Math Interactive Learning Experience Program for children with FASD
Research in Developmental Disabilities, 2015: 10.1016/j.ridd.2014.12.031
Kable JA, Taddeo E, Strickland D, Coles CD
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The association of pre-pregnancy alcohol drinking with child neuropsychological functioning
BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 2014; DOI 10.1111/1471-0528.13172
Kesmodel U, Kjaersgaard M, Denny C, Bertrand J, Skogerbø Å, Eriksen HL, Bay B, Underbjerg M, Mortensen E.
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Alcohol screening and brief intervention: A clinical solution to a vital public health issue
American Nurse Today 2014;9(9):34-35
Cheal NE, McKnight-Eily L, Weber MK
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Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders: Survey of healthcare providers after continuing education
Journal of Intellectual Disability – Diagnosis and Treatment 2014;2(2):133-143
Evans SF, Tenkku LE, Kennedy T, Zoorob R, Rudeen PK
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Prevalence and characteristics of women at risk for an alcohol-exposed pregnancy (AEP) in the United States: Estimates from the National Survey of Family Growth
Maternal and Child Health Journal 2014; DOI: 10.1007/s10995-014-1563-3
Cannon MJ, Guo J, Denny CH, Green PP, Miracle H, Sniezek JE, Floyd RL
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Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: An Overview for Pediatric and Adolescent Care Providers
Current Problems in Pediatric and Adolescent Health Care 2014; 44:74-81
Senturias, Y
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Fetal Spectrum Disorders: An Overview of Ethical and Legal Issues for Healthcare Providers
Current Problems in Pediatric and Adolescent Health Care 2014; 44:102-104
Senturias, Y, Baldonado, M
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Screening and Brief Intervention for Risky Alcohol Use
Current Problems in Pediatric and Adolescent Health Care 2014; 44:82-87
Zoorob, R, Snell, H, Kihlberg, C, Senturias, Y
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Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: Guidance for Recognition, Diagnosis, Differential Diagnosis and Referral
Current Problems in Pediatric and Adolescent Health Care 2014; 44:88-95
Senturias, Y, Asamoah, A
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Managing Children and Adolescents With Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders in the Medical Home
Current Problems in Pediatric and Adolescent Health Care 2014; 44:96-101
Senturias, Y, Burns, B
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Vital Signs: Communication Between Health Professionals and Their Patients About Alcohol Use—44 States and the District of Columbia, 2011
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report; January 10, 2014; 63(01); 16-22. CDC
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A novel integration effort to reduce the risk for alcohol-exposed pregnancy among women attending urban STD clinics
Public Health Reports; 2014; 129(1):56-62.
Hutton HE, Chander G, Green PP, Hutsell CA, Weingarten K, Peterson KL
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Higher functioning children with prenatal alcohol exposure: Is there a specific neurocognitive profile?
Child Neuropsychology: A Journal on Normal and Abnormal Development in Childhood and Adolescence; 2013; 19(6):561-578
Quattlebaum JL, O’Connor MJ
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Predictors of intelligence at the age of 5: Family, pregnancy and birth characteristics, postnatal influences, and postnatal growth
PLoS ONE 2013;8(11): e79200, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0079200
Eriksen H-LF, Kesmodel US, Underbjerg M, Kilburn TR, Bertrand J, Mortensen EL
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A randomized trial comparing telephone versus in-person brief intervention to reduce the risk of an alcohol-exposed pregnancy
Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment 2013;45(5):389-394; DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2013.06.006
Wilton G, Moberg DP, Van Stelle KR, Dold LL, Obmascher K, Goodrich J
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The association of mild, moderate, and binge prenatal alcohol exposure and child neuropsychological outcomes: A meta-analysis
Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research 2013; DOI: 10.1111/acer.12214:1-13.
Flak AL, Su S, Bertrand J, Denny CH, Kesmodel US, Cogswell ME
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Factors associated with contraceptive use in a rural area in Western Cape Province
South African Medical Journal; 2013; 103(6):406-412
Peer N, Morojele N, London L
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Women’s knowledge, views, and experiences regarding alcohol use and pregnancy: Opportunities to improve health messages
American Journal of Health Education; 2013; 44(4):177-190
Elek E, Harris SL, Squire CM, Margolis M, Weber MK, Dang EP, Mitchell E
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The effects of low to moderate alcohol consumption and binge drinking in early pregnancy on behavior in 5-year-old children: a prospective cohort study on 1628 children
BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology; 2013; doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.12208
Skogerbø Å, Kesmodel US, Denny CH, Kjaersgaard MIS, Wimberley T, Landrø NI, Mortensen EL
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Prevention of alcohol-exposed pregnancies among nonpregnant American Indian women
American Journal of Health Promotion 2013;27(3)S66-S73
Hanson JD, Miller AL, Winberg A, Elliott A
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Does binge drinking during early pregnancy increase the risk of psychomotor deficits?
Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research; 2013; doi: 10.1111/acer.12072
Kesmodel US, Bay B, Wimberley T, Eriksen H-LF, Mortensen EL
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A randomized controlled trial of motivational interviewing to prevent risk for an alcohol-exposed pregnancy in the Western Cape, South Africa
Addiction; 2012; 108:725-732
Rendall-Mkosi K, Morojele N, London L, Moodley S, Singh C, Girdler-Brown B
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Vital Signs: Binge Drinking Among Women and High School Girls – United States, 2011
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report; January 11, 2013; 62(01); 9-13 CDC
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Alcohol Use and Binge Drinking Among Women of Childbearing Age – United States, 2006-2010
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report; July 20, 2012; 61(28); 534-538 CDC
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The effect of different alcohol drinking patterns in early to mid pregnancy on the child’s intelligence, attention, and executive function
BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology; 2012; doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2012.03393.x
Kesmodel US, Bertrand J, Støvring H, Skarpness B, Denny CH, Mortensen EL, and the Lifestyle During Pregnancy Study Group (Bakketeig LS, Boyle CA, Cogswell ME, Falgreen Eriksen H-L, Grove J, Kilburn T, Landrø NI, Skogerbø Å, Underbjerg M, Wimberley T)
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The effects of low to moderate prenatal alcohol exposure in early pregnancy on IQ in 5- year-old children
BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology; 2012; doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2012.03394.x
Falgreen Eriksen H-L, Mortensen EL, Kilburn T, Underbjerg M, Bertrand J, Støvring H, Wimberley T, Grove J, Kesmodel US
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The effect of alcohol binge drinking in early pregnancy on general intelligence in children
BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology; 2012; doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2012.03395.x
Kesmodel US, Falgreen Eriksen H-L, Underbjerg M, Kilburn TR, Støvring H, Wimberley T, Mortensen EL
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The effects of low to moderate alcohol consumption and binge drinking in early pregnancy on selective and sustained attention in 5-year-old children
BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology; 2012; doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2012.03396.x
Underbjerg M, Kesmodel US, Landrø NI, Bakketeig L, Grove J, Wimberley T, Kilburn TR, Sværke C, Thorsen P, Mortensen EL
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The effects of low to moderate alcohol consumption and binge drinking in early pregnancy on executive function in 5-year-old children
BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology; 2012; doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2012.03397.x
Skogerbø Å, Kesmodel US, Wimberley T, Støvring H, Bertrand J, Landrø NI, Mortensen EL
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Racial and ethnic disparities in preconception risk factors and preconception care
Journal of Women’s Health; 2012; doi: 10.1089/jwh.2011.3259
Denny CH, Floyd RL, Green PP, Hayes DK
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Comparing the effectiveness of on-line versus in-person caregiver education and training for behavioral regulation in families of children with FASD
International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction; 2012; doi: 10.1007/s11469-012-9376-3
Kable JA, Coles CD, Strickland D, Taddeo E
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Characteristics and behaviors of mothers who have a child with fetal alcohol syndrome
Neurotoxicology and Teratology; 2012; 34(1):90-95
Cannon MJ, Dominique Y, O’Leary LA, Sniezek JE, Floyd RL
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Translation of an evidence-based social skills intervention for children with prenatal alcohol exposure in a community mental health setting
Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research; January 2012;36(1):141-152
O’Connor MJ, Laugeson EA, Mogil C, Lowe E, Welch-Torres K, Keil V, Paley B
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Low to moderate alcohol intake during pregnancy and risk of psychomotor deficits
Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research; 2011; doi: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2011.01657.x
Bay B, Støvring H, Wimberley T, Denny CH, Mortensen EL, Eriksen HL, Kesmodel US
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Motivational interviewing + feedback intervention to reduce alcohol-exposed pregnancy risk among college binge drinkers: determinants and patterns of response
Journal of Behavioral Medicine; 2011; doi: 10.1007/s10865-010-9308-2
Ceperich SD & Ingersoll KS
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Evaluation of a service provider short course for prevention of fetal alcohol syndrome
Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs 2011;72:530-535
Mwansa-Kambafwile J, Rendall-Mkosi K, Jacobs R, Nel E, London L
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Medical expenditures of children in the United States with fetal alcohol syndrome
Neurotoxicology and Teratology; 2010; doi: 10.1016/j.ntt.2010.10.008
Amendah DD, Grosse SD, Bertrand J
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Alcohol consumption, nutrition, cardiovascular disease and iron status in South Africa: Implications for South Africa’s drinking guidelines
South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition; 2010;23(3)(Supplement 1)
Morojele N
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Training needs of healthcare providers related to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention core competencies for fetal alcohol spectrum disorders
Journal of Population Therapeutics and Clinical Pharmacology; 2010; 17(3); e405-417
Brems C, Boschma-Wynn R, Dewane SL, Edwards AE, Robinson RV
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Neurodevelopmental Functioning in Children with FAS, pFAS, and ARND
Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics; April 2010; 31(3):192-201
Chasnoff IJ, Wells AM, Telford E, Schmidt C, Messer G
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Knowledge, Opinions, and Practice Patterns of Obstetrician-Gynecologists Regarding their Patients’ Use of Alcohol
Journal of Addiction Medicine; June 2010; 4(2):114-121
Anderson BL, Dang EP, Floyd RL, Sokol R, Mahoney J, Schulkin J
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Concurrent Alcohol Use or Heavier Use of Alcohol and Cigarette Smoking Among Women of Childbearing Age with Accessible Health Care
Prevention Science; June 2010; 11:197-206
Tsai J, Floyd RL, Green PP, Denny CH, Coles CD, Sokol RJ
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A Dual-Focus Motivational Intervention to Reduce the Risk of Alcohol-Exposed Pregnancy
Cognitive and Behavioral Practice; May 2010; 17(2):203-212
Velasquez MM, Ingersoll KS, Sobell MB, Floyd RL, Sobell LC, von Sternberg K
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Impact of a Social Skills Intervention on the Hostile Attributions of Children with Prenatal Alcohol Exposure
Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research; February 2010; 34(2):231-241
Keil V, Paley B, Frankel F, O’Connor MJ
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Predictors of Risk of Alcohol-Exposed Pregnancies Among Women in an Urban and a Rural Area of South Africa
Social Science & Media; February 2010; 70(4):534-542
Morojele NK, London L, Olorunju SA, Matjila MJ, Davids AS, Rendall-Mkosi KM
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Intervention for Individuals with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: Treatment Approaches and Case Management
Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews; 2009; 15(3):258-267 Paley B, O’Connor MJ
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“Family Matters:” Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders and the Family
Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews; 2009;15:235-249
Olson HC, Oti R, Gelo J, Beck S
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Prevention of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews; September 2009; 15(3):193-199
Floyd RL, Weber MK, Denny CH, O’Connor MJ
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Interventions for Children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASDs): Overview of Findings for Five Innovative Research Projects
Research in Developmental Disabilities; Sept-Oct 2009; 30(5):986-1006
Bertrand J on behalf of the Interventions for Children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Research Consortium
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Alcohol Use Among Pregnant and Nonpregnant Women of Childbearing Age – United States, 1991-2005
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report; May 22, 2009; 58 (19); 529-532 CDC
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Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Competency-Based Curriculum Development Guide for Medical and Allied Health Education and Practice
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; April 2009
FASD Regional Training Centers Curriculum Development Team
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Integrating Case Topics in Medical School Curriculum to Enhance Multiple Skill Learning: Using Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders as an Exemplary Case
Academic Psychiatry; March-April 2009; 33(2):143-148
Paley B, O’Connor MJ, Baillie SJ, Guiton G, Stuber M
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Reducing Alcohol-Exposed Pregnancies: A Report of the National Task Force on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effect
Barry KL, Caetano R, Chang G, DeJoseph MC, Miller LA, O’Connor MJ, Olson HC, Floyd RL, Weber MK, DeStefano F, Dolina S, Leeks K, National Task Force on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effect. Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; March 2009.
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A Call to Action: Advancing Essential Services and Research on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders – A Report of the National Task Force on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effect
Olson HC, Ohlemiller MM, O’Connor MJ, Brown CW, Morris CA, Damus K, National Task Force on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effect; March 2009.
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Alcohol Use and Serious Psychological Distress Among Women of Childbearing Age
Addictive Behaviors; February 2009; 34(2):146-153
Tsai J, Floyd RL, O’Connor MJ, Velasquez MM
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Additional Articles

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