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	<guid isPermaLink="true">https://bioinformaticsonline.com/fun/view/9207/biogeek-fun</guid>
	<pubDate>Sun, 16 Mar 2014 06:33:31 -0500</pubDate>
	<link>https://bioinformaticsonline.com/fun/view/9207/biogeek-fun</link>
	<title><![CDATA[BioGeek Fun]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[<p>1. A futuristic computational biology student was told to write "It is in my gene!!!" on the board 100 times as a punishment. here's his response -<br /><br />use warnings;<br />for ($count=1; $count &lt;=100; $count++) { print "It is in my gene!!!";}<br /><br />I guess, he is gonna to be a real biogeek. Nice try though. Smart kid.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>2. In some perl script I found this <br />&nbsp;. . . . . .<br />&nbsp;. . . . . .<br /># It works for me, only God understood how it is working<br />while (/(&lt;\/[^&gt;]+&gt;)|(&lt;[^&gt;]+&gt;)|(&lt;[^&gt;]+&gt;)$|([^&gt;&lt;]+)/go) {<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; $startGene=$1;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; $beginChromosome=$2;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<br />. . . . . .<br />&nbsp;.. . . . . .<br />}</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>3. One more interesting message in Perl found &hellip;. It will must tickle you bone :) <br />open(my $fh, "&lt;", "gene.txt")&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;or kill " Me if you think this is a mistake :$!";<br /><br /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>4. From the Perl <br /><br />&nbsp; while () {&nbsp; # "The Mothership Connection is here!"<br />&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;print &ldquo;$_\n&rdquo;; # Printing the offspring :)</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>5. Perl message<br />if ($1) { print &ldquo;Just found a the error in chromosome !!!, yahoo&hellip;&rdquo;; else { &ldquo;That is not error, but mutation you moron!&rdquo;;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>6. One genome database curator walk in wine bar asked the bartender:<br />CREATE TABLE gene IF NOT EXISTS SexOnTheBeach;</p>]]></description>
	<dc:creator>Jit</dc:creator>
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  <guid isPermaLink='true'>https://bioinformaticsonline.com/opportunity/view/41043/postdoctoral-scientist-genome-analytics-genome-bioinformatics-mf</guid>
  <pubDate>Sun, 16 Feb 2020 02:57:40 -0600</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Postdoctoral scientist genome analytics/ genome bioinformatics (m/f/*)]]></title>
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<p>https://www.uksh.de/jobs/Stellenangebote-nr-20190570-p-8.html<br />Your profile:<br />Degree in bioinformatics, biostatistics, or equivalent<br />Experience in the processing and analysis of large-scale genomics data using compute clusters / high-performance computing<br />Strong competence in working in Unix/Linux environments (shell)<br />Strong programming skills (in particular: Python, R, Perl)<br />Experience with using git and snakemake<br />Fluent English language skills, both spoken and written<br />Strong communication skills and motivation to work in a young, interdisciplinary, dynamic team</p>

<p>Additional Information:</p>

<p>If you have any questions about scientific aspects of this position, please contact Prof. Lars Bertram, head of LIGA (lars.bertram@uni-luebeck.de).</p>

<p>Please contact Ms. Anna Wolbert for further questions about administrative details (recruiting@uksh.de).</p>

<p>Weitere Informationen erhalten Sie auch unter www.uksh.de/karriere.</p>

<p>Wir freuen uns auf Ihre Bewerbung bis zum 15.03.2020 unter Angabe unserer Ausschreibungsnummer 20190570.119.CL.</p>
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  <guid isPermaLink='true'>https://bioinformaticsonline.com/researchlabs/view/9327/jarvis%E2%80%99-laboratory</guid>
  <pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2014 18:53:47 -0500</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Jarvis’ laboratory]]></title>
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<p>Dr. Jarvis’ laboratory studies the neurobiology of vocal communication. We want to know how the brain generates, perceives, and learns behavior. We use vocal communication as a model behavior. Emphasis is placed on the molecular pathways involved in the perception and production of learned vocalizations. We use an integrative approach that combines behavioral, anatomical, electrophysiological, and molecular biological techniques. The main animal model used is songbirds, one of the few vertebrate groups that evolved the ability to learn vocalizations. The overall goal of the research is to advance knowledge of the neural mechanisms for vocal learning and basic mechanisms of brain function.</p>

<p>Lab page: http://jarvislab.net/</p>
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	<guid isPermaLink="true">https://bioinformaticsonline.com/bookmarks/view/43892/choosing-the-right-ngs-sequencing-instrument-for-your-study</guid>
	<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2022 00:37:29 -0500</pubDate>
	<link>https://bioinformaticsonline.com/bookmarks/view/43892/choosing-the-right-ngs-sequencing-instrument-for-your-study</link>
	<title><![CDATA[Choosing the Right NGS Sequencing Instrument for Your Study]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[<p>The right sequencing instrument for your study depends on your project goal. Setting aside turnaround time and price, it essentially comes down to the numbers of reads and read length you need for your experiment. Below, we've described and compared metrics for each of the instruments available. If you&rsquo;re new to high-throughput sequencing and have questions about how you should design your sequencing run, fill out our&nbsp;<a href="https://genohub.com/ngs-consultation/"><span>free consultation form</span></a>&nbsp;and we'll get in touch with you to help.</p>
<p>More at&nbsp;https://genohub.com/ngs-instrument-guide/</p><p>Address of the bookmark: <a href="https://genohub.com/ngs-instrument-guide/" rel="nofollow">https://genohub.com/ngs-instrument-guide/</a></p>]]></description>
	<dc:creator>Neel</dc:creator>
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  <guid isPermaLink='true'>https://bioinformaticsonline.com/opportunity/view/9518/professor-and-associate-professors-pb-iv-assistant-professors-pb-iii-job-at-iiit-allahabad</guid>
  <pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2014 08:09:07 -0500</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Professor and Associate Professors (PB-IV) Assistant Professors (PB-III) Job at IIIT, Allahabad]]></title>
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<p>Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad <br />Devghat, Jhalwa, Allahabad – 211012, Uttar Pradesh, India <br />E-mail: contact@iiita.ac.in, faculty.applications@iiita.ac.in <br />Web: www.iiita.ac.in Phone : 0532-2922031/27/67 </p>

<p>Applications are invited on prescribed format along with self attested copies of the certificates for Faculty Positions in the following areas:  <br />Sciences – Systems Biology, Computer Aided Drug Designing, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Applied Physics. BioMedical Engineering – BioMechanics, BioMedical Instrumentation.  </p>

<p> Last Date : May 10, 2014 </p>

<p>Details are available on our website : http://www.iiita.ac.in</p>

<p>http://www.iiita.ac.in/downloads/announcements/uploads/FACULTY_Advertisement_NO-FS-01_2014130.pdf</p>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 09 Mar 2023 02:48:02 -0600</pubDate>
	<link>https://bioinformaticsonline.com/blog/view/44229/common-steps-for-reads-mapping</link>
	<title><![CDATA[Common steps for reads mapping !]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[<div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p>Mapping reads to a reference genome is an essential step in many types of genomic analysis, such as variant calling and gene expression analysis. Here are some general steps to follow for mapping reads to a genome:</p><ol>
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<p>Choose a read mapper: There are many read mappers available, such as BWA, Bowtie, and HISAT2. Choose a mapper that is appropriate for your type of data and research question.</p>
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<p>Index the reference genome: Before mapping reads, the reference genome needs to be indexed. This involves creating an index of the genome sequence that allows the mapper to quickly find matches to the reads. Most mappers have their own indexing tools.</p>
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<p>Prepare the read data: The reads should be in a format that is compatible with the mapper. Most mappers accept FASTQ or BAM files. Depending on the quality of the data, it may need to be filtered or trimmed before mapping.</p>
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<p>Run the mapper: The mapper is run with the command-line interface or using a graphical user interface. The specific command depends on the mapper being used, but typically involves specifying the input data, reference genome, and output file format.</p>
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<p>Evaluate the mapping results: After the mapping is complete, the results should be evaluated. This includes assessing the quality of the mapping, such as the mapping rate, the number of mapped reads, and the mapping quality score.</p>
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<p>Post-processing: Depending on the analysis being performed, post-processing of the mapped reads may be necessary. This can include filtering reads based on quality, removing duplicate reads, and calling variants.</p>
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</ol><p>Overall, mapping reads to a reference genome is a complex process that requires careful consideration of the type of data, the research question, and the specific mapper being used.</p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>]]></description>
	<dc:creator>BioStar</dc:creator>
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	<guid isPermaLink="true">https://bioinformaticsonline.com/pages/view/9639/find-certain-filesdocuments-in-linux-os</guid>
	<pubDate>Sun, 06 Apr 2014 23:56:18 -0500</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Find certain files/documents in Linux OS]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[<p>As bioinformatician I know the fact that we usually handle the large dataset and lost in the huge numbers of files and folders. In order to search the missing file a strong search command is required. The Linux Find Command is one of the most important and much used command in Linux sytems. Find command used to search and locate list of files and directories based on conditions you specify for files that match the arguments. Find can be used in variety of conditions like you can find files by permissions, users, groups, file type, date, size and other possible criteria.<br /><br />Through this article we are sharing our day-to-day Linux find command experience and its usage in the form of examples. In this article we will show you the most used 35 Find Commands examples in Linux. We have divided the section into Five parts from basic to advance usage of find command.</p><p><strong>Part I &ndash; Basic Find Commands for Finding Files with Names</strong><br />1. Find Files Using Name in Current Directory<br /><br />Find all the files whose name is gene.txt in a current working directory.<br /><br /># find . -name gene.txt<br /><br />./gene.txt<br /><br />2. Find Files Under Home Directory<br /><br />Find all the files under /home directory with name gene.txt.<br /><br /># find /home -name gene.txt<br /><br />/home/gene.txt<br /><br />3. Find Files Using Name and Ignoring Case<br /><br />Find all the files whose name is gene.txt and contains both capital and small letters in /home directory.<br /><br /># find /home -iname gene.txt<br /><br />./gene.txt<br />./Gene.txt<br /><br />4. Find Directories Using Name<br /><br />Find all directories whose name is Gene in / directory.<br /><br /># find / -type d -name Gene<br /><br />/Gene<br /><br />5. Find fasta Files Using Name<br /><br />Find all php files whose name is gene.fasta in a current working directory.<br /><br /># find . -type f -name gene.fasta<br /><br />./gene.fasta<br /><br />6. Find all PHP Files in Directory<br /><br />Find all fasta files in a directory.<br /><br /># find . -type f -name "*.fasta"<br /><br />./gene.fasta<br />./cancer.fasta<br />./allgene.fasta<br /><br /><strong>Part II &ndash; Find Files Based on their Permissions</strong><br />7. Find Files With 777 Permissions<br /><br />Find all the files whose permissions are 777.<br /><br /># find . -type f -perm 0777 -print<br /><br />8. Find Files Without 777 Permissions<br /><br />Find all the files without permission 777.<br /><br /># find / -type f ! -perm 777<br /><br />9. Find SGID Files with 644 Permissions<br /><br />Find all the SGID bit files whose permissions set to 644.<br /><br /># find / -perm 2644<br /><br />10. Find Sticky Bit Files with 551 Permissions<br /><br />Find all the Sticky Bit set files whose permission are 551.<br /><br /># find / -perm 1551<br /><br />11. Find SUID Files<br /><br />Find all SUID set files.<br /><br /># find / -perm /u=s<br /><br />12. Find SGID Files<br /><br />Find all SGID set files.<br /><br /># find / -perm /g+s<br /><br />13. Find Read Only Files<br /><br />Find all Read Only files.<br /><br /># find / -perm /u=r<br /><br />14. Find Executable Files<br /><br />Find all Executable files.<br /><br /># find / -perm /a=x<br /><br />15. Find Files with 777 Permissions and Chmod to 644<br /><br />Find all 777 permission files and use chmod command to set permissions to 644.<br /><br /># find / -type f -perm 0777 -print -exec chmod 644 {} \;<br /><br />16. Find Directories with 777 Permissions and Chmod to 755<br /><br />Find all 777 permission directories and use chmod command to set permissions to 755.<br /><br /># find / -type d -perm 777 -print -exec chmod 755 {} \;<br /><br />17. Find and remove single File<br /><br />To find a single file called gene.txt and remove it.<br /><br /># find . -type f -name "gene.txt" -exec rm -f {} \;<br /><br />18. Find and remove Multiple File<br /><br />To find and remove multiple files such as .fa or .gb, then use.<br /><br /># find . -type f -name "*.fa" -exec rm -f {} \;<br /><br />OR<br /><br /># find . -type f -name "*.gb" -exec rm -f {} \;<br /><br />19. Find all Empty Files<br /><br />To file all empty files under certain path.<br /><br /># find /tmp -type f -empty<br /><br />20. Find all Empty Directories<br /><br />To file all empty directories under certain path.<br /><br /># find /tmp -type d -empty<br /><br />21. File all Hidden Files<br /><br />To find all hidden files, use below command.<br /><br /># find /tmp -type f -name ".*"<br /><br /><strong>Part III &ndash; Search Files Based On Owners and Groups</strong><br />22. Find Single File Based on User<br /><br />To find all or single file called gene.txt under / root directory of owner root.<br /><br /># find / -user root -name gene.txt<br /><br />23. Find all Files Based on User<br /><br />To find all files that belongs to user Rahul under /home directory.<br /><br /># find /home -user rahul<br /><br />24. Find all Files Based on Group<br /><br />To find all files that belongs to group Developer under /home directory.<br /><br /># find /home -group developer<br /><br />25. Find Particular Files of User<br /><br />To find all .txt files of user Rahul under /home directory.<br /><br /># find /home -user rahul -iname "*.txt"<br /><br /><strong>Part IV &ndash; Find Files and Directories Based on Date and Time</strong><br />26. Find Last 50 Days Modified Files<br /><br />To find all the files which are modified 50 days back.<br /><br /># find / -mtime 50<br /><br />27. Find Last 50 Days Accessed Files<br /><br />To find all the files which are accessed 50 days back.<br /><br /># find / -atime 50<br /><br />28. Find Last 50-100 Days Modified Files<br /><br />To find all the files which are modified more than 50 days back and less than 100 days.<br /><br /># find / -mtime +50 &ndash;mtime -100<br /><br />29. Find Changed Files in Last 1 Hour<br /><br />To find all the files which are changed in last 1 hour.<br /><br /># find / -cmin -60<br /><br />30. Find Modified Files in Last 1 Hour<br /><br />To find all the files which are modified in last 1 hour.<br /><br /># find / -mmin -60<br /><br />31. Find Accessed Files in Last 1 Hour<br /><br />To find all the files which are accessed in last 1 hour.<br /><br /># find / -amin -60<br /><br /><strong>Part V &ndash; Find Files and Directories Based on Size</strong><br />32. Find 50MB Files<br /><br />To find all 50MB files, use.<br /><br /># find / -size 50M<br /><br />33. Find Size between 50MB &ndash; 100MB<br /><br />To find all the files which are greater than 50MB and less than 100MB.<br /><br /># find / -size +50M -size -100M<br /><br />34. Find and Delete 100MB Files<br /><br />To find all 100MB files and delete them using one single command.<br /><br /># find / -size +100M -exec rm -rf {} \;<br /><br />35. Find Specific Files and Delete<br /><br />Find all .gb files with more than 10MB and delete them using one single command.<br /><br /># find / -type f -name *.gb -size +10M -exec rm {} \;</p>]]></description>
	<dc:creator>Rahul Nayak</dc:creator>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 12:14:20 -0500</pubDate>
	<link>https://bioinformaticsonline.com/blog/view/45358/the-variant-everyone-ignored</link>
	<title><![CDATA[The Variant Everyone Ignored]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[<p>Consider a scenario in which a patient's genome has been sequenced. Among billions of DNA bases, a structural alteration may explain the patient's disease. Multiple advanced algorithms analyze the data, yet only one detects the variant, while the others do not. In standard bioinformatics workflows, such a solitary result is often regarded as unreliable and subsequently discarded. Although the solution exists within the data, prevailing computational protocols may overlook it.</p><p>A recent study published in Genome Biology (https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13059-026-04280-y) addressed this challenge by introducing dicast (https://github.com/burgshrimps/dicast), a machine-learning approach for detecting structural variants in short-read sequencing data. Structural variants, such as large deletions, insertions, duplications, and inversions, can have significant biological and clinical implications, yet they are challenging to identify with short-read technologies. Because different detection methods frequently yield divergent results, researchers commonly employ consensus calling, considering a variant valid only if multiple tools detect it. While this approach reduces false positives, it relies on the potentially flawed assumption that the majority is always correct.</p><p>The researchers explored the impact of evaluating the supporting evidence for each variant, rather than simply tallying the number of algorithms that identified it. To establish a ground truth, they analyzed nine genomes using multiple sequencing technologies and 15 detection methods, initially identifying approximately 35 million potential variants. Through extensive filtering, evidence integration, and manual review of over 11,500 variants, they developed a robust benchmark comprising more than 236,000 structural variants. The findings underscored the complexity of the problem: short-read methods detected fewer than half of deletions and less than 10 percent of insertions, with performance declining markedly in repetitive genomic regions. In contrast, long-read technologies demonstrated superior detection capabilities. However, replacing the substantial volume of existing short-read data in clinical and research settings is not immediately feasible. Consequently, the researchers questioned whether short-read data might harbor more information than conventional analytical pipelines currently extract.</p><p>This line of inquiry led to the development of dicast. Rather than merely confirming agreement among multiple tools, dicast identifies patterns in sequencing data, including split and clipped reads, discordant read pairs, alignment characteristics, and the surrounding genomic context. An XGBoost machine-learning model evaluates which combinations of these signals are indicative of genuine structural variants. Thus, the approach shifts from tallying algorithmic consensus to interpreting the underlying evidence.</p><p>The researchers subsequently conducted a targeted evaluation by examining structural variants detected by only a single short-read tool, which are typically missed by consensus-based approaches. dicast successfully recovered approximately 81% of these single-caller deletions, insertions, and duplications. The signals for these variants were present in the data, but conventional filtering methods failed to integrate them effectively.</p><p>The utility of dicast was further demonstrated in cohorts with rare diseases, including congenital limb malformations, atrial fibrillation, and neuromuscular disorders. In one instance, dicast achieved a deletion recall rate of approximately 0.96, compared to 0.74 using consensus calling. The median number of variants requiring manual review was 29 per sample. Among 31 experimentally validated variants that standard filters would have missed, dicast identified 12, whereas consensus calling detected only one.</p><p>Overall, dicast identified approximately 20 percent more potential disease-causing deletions than consensus-based methods. While a 20 percent increase may appear modest, in clinical genomics such improvements can have significant practical implications. Missing a deletion may leave a case unresolved, whereas detecting a structural variant can provide critical diagnostic insights.</p><p>The study does not claim that machine learning has rendered short-read sequencing superior to long-read approaches. Instead, the results underscore the effectiveness of long-read sequencing for structural variant detection. However, dicast highlights a more nuanced perspective: substantial biological information may still be recoverable from the extensive short-read datasets already available.</p><p>The principal lesson extends beyond the detection of structural variants. For many years, bioinformatics pipelines have relied on threshold-based criteria, such as minimum coverage, quality scores, or support from multiple tools. While these rules are useful, biological phenomena do not always conform to rigid checklists; multiple weak signals, when considered collectively, can provide compelling evidence.</p><p>This perspective prompts consideration of the solitary variant: one algorithm identifies it, while several others do not. Traditional consensus techniques might have dismissed it, yet machine learning approaches evaluate the available evidence to determine whether the variant is plausible.</p><p>Occasionally, the most significant variant within a genome is the one that is almost universally overlooked.</p><p>Read more at&nbsp;https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13059-026-04280-y</p>]]></description>
	<dc:creator>BioStar</dc:creator>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2014 23:59:48 -0500</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Raghava's Group]]></title>
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<p>Raghava's group is known for developing open source software or web servers. Group have developed large number of web-based services.</p>

<p>Find more at http://www.imtech.res.in/raghava/</p>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2018 04:44:29 -0500</pubDate>
	<link>https://bioinformaticsonline.com/bookmarks/view/37674/qualimap2-evaluating-next-generation-sequencing-alignment-data</link>
	<title><![CDATA[Qualimap2: Evaluating next generation sequencing alignment data]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Qualimap 2</strong><span>&nbsp;is a platform-independent application written in Java and R that provides both a Graphical User Inteface (GUI) and a command-line interface to facilitate the quality control of alignment sequencing data and its derivatives like feature counts.&nbsp;</span><br><br><span>Supported types of experiments include:</span></p>
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<li>RNA-seq (speical mode available)</li>
<li>ChIP-seq</li>
</ul><p>Address of the bookmark: <a href="http://qualimap.bioinfo.cipf.es/" rel="nofollow">http://qualimap.bioinfo.cipf.es/</a></p>]]></description>
	<dc:creator>Jit</dc:creator>
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