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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
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311

Maternity services for urban Aboriginal women experiences of six women in Western Sydney /

Beale, B. L. January 1996 (has links)
Thesis (M.Nurs.)(Hons)--University of Western Sydney, Nepean, 1996. / Title from electronic document (viewed 25/5/10) Includes bibliography.
312

L’accès adapté au sein du réseau de cliniques universitaires de l’Université de Montréal : une étude observationnelle

Martel, Geneviève 08 1900 (has links)
No description available.
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Acesso e utilização do serviço de atendimento móvel de urgência de Porto Alegre por usuários com demandas clínicas / Access and use of the mobile emergency medical service of Porto Alegre by users with clinical demands

Marques, Giselda Quintana January 2010 (has links)
O estudo tem por objetivos analisar a utilização do Serviço de Atendimento Móvel de Urgência (SAMU) pelos usuários com demandas clínicas, a organização do atendimento, as interfaces com os Serviços de Saúde e a regulação do acesso dos usuários aos cuidados e ao Sistema Municipal de Saúde. A estratégia de investigação foi triangulação de métodos. Os dados quantitativos foram coletados por meio de registros informatizados do sistema de informações da Central de regulação de urgência de Porto Alegre, referentes às solicitações clínicas atendidas, totalizando 779 atendimentos. Os dados qualitativos foram obtidos por meio de observação livre e por entrevistas semi-estruturadas com 25 profissionais. Os dados quantitativos foram analisados no Programa Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS), pela utilização de técnicas de estatística descritiva e inferencial, com nível de significância de 5% (p<0,05). Os dados qualitativos foram analisados pela abordagem dialética, contemplando as particularidades, historicidade e contexto social dos dados empíricos.Os resultados foram apresentados em núcleos principais: utilização do SAMU pelos usuários com demandas clínicas; organização do atendimento no SAMU e o acesso aos cuidados no Sistema Municipal de Saúde. As demandas foram motivadas por situações que ultrapassam a dimensão clínico-biológica e de risco imediato à vida, tendo relação com o contexto socioeconômico do usuário, as características da organização da atenção às urgências, à solidariedade, à pressão social e à necessidade de informação. O usuário/solicitante demanda o SAMU para responder a suas necessidades, mesmo naquelas situações em que a demanda não corresponde aos critérios de prioridade estabelecidos. As respostas efetivas às solicitações garantem ao serviço a credibilidade e a confiabilidade necessárias ao seu funcionamento A organização da assistência influencia a utilização pelos usuários, assim como regula o acesso da população ao atendimento de urgência. Os profissionais têm entendimentos diferenciados sobre a pertinência das solicitações, apesar da existência de protocolos e normatizações. As peculiaridades dos agravos clínicos fazem com que a atuação próxima da realidade de usuários predisponha os profissionais a um senso crítico que lhes permite um olhar diferenciado e contextualizado das situações de urgência, embora essa percepção nem sempre beneficie o usuário. É o médico regulador quem regula o acesso aos cuidados realizados pelas equipes. O trabalho integrado dos profissionais possibilita ao usuário o acesso inicial ao Sistema Municipal de Saúde, embora nem sempre garanta a continuidade dos cuidados iniciados na urgência. Dependente do tipo de agravo e da gravidade da situação, o usuário é forçado a procurar, novamente, as unidades de urgência para resolução do mesmo problema. Recomenda-se aumentar a responsabilidade das ações de saúde, com participação de todos os envolvidos, ampliando a resolutividade. Os resultados evidenciaram o perfil epidemiológico das demandas e as lacunas de atendimento, propiciando uma reflexão sobre o atendimento de urgência, sua operacionalização e inserção no contexto da atenção à saúde. / The study is aimed at analyzing the use of the Mobile Emergency Care Service - SAMU (original acronym in Portuguese standing for Serviço de Atendimento Móvel de Urgência) by users with clinical demands, the organization of the attendance, the interfaces with the Health Services, and the regulation of the user’s access to health care in the Municipal Health System. Method triangulation was the strategy used for investigation. Quantitative data was obtained using electronic records from the information system of the Porto Alegre Center for Emergency Regulation, referring to the clinical situations attended, totaling 779 cases. Qualitative data were collected by free observation and by semi-structured interviews with 25 professionals. The quantitative data was analyzed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS), using descriptive and inferential statistics with significance at 5% (p<0.05). Qualitative data analysis was performed using the dialectic approach, addressing the particularities, historicity and social contexts of the empirical data. The results were presented in main nuclei: SAMU services to users with clinical demands; service organization of SAMU and access to health care in the Municipal Health System. The demands were motivated by situations that surpass the clinical-biological dimension and with a low immediate risk to life, associated with the socioeconomic context of users, the features of emergency service organization, solidarity, social pressure and the need for information. Users/demanders require SAMU to answer their needs, even in situations when the demand does not correspond to the established priority criteria. The effective answers to the demands assign the necessary credibility and trustworthiness to the service. Service organization affects how individuals use it, and regulates population access to emergency care. Different professionals have different understandings about the pertinence of the requests, despite the existence of protocols and norms. The specificities of the users’ clinical problems imply providing care close to their reality and, thus, predispose professionals to developing a critical perspective that offers them a differentiated and contextualized look over emergency situations, though that perception not always benefits the user. The attending physician is responsible for determining the access to the care from the health teams. The integrated work of professionals gives users initial access to the Municipal Health System, though it does not always guarantee the continuity of the care initiated at the emergency service. Depending on the type of complication and the severity of the situation, the user was forced to turn, once again, to emergency care centers to solve the same problem. The responsibility of health actions should be increased, counting with the participation of all those involved, increasing the solution of problems. Results showed the epidemiological profile of the demands and the service gaps, promoting a reflection about emergency care, how to make it operational and adding context to health care.
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Análise da demanda não pertinente ao SAMU do município de Porto Alegre

Veronese, Andréa Márian January 2011 (has links)
O estudo teve por objetivo analisar a demanda ao Serviço de Atendimento Móvel de Urgência de Porto Alegre (SAMU) considerada não pertinente pelo serviço (DNP), a partir da agência dos solicitantes cujos agravos de saúde deram origem a essa demanda. A não pertinência fica estabelecida quando o caso não se configura, para o médico regulador, em situação que envolve risco à vida, sendo desnecessário, portanto, o envio de ambulâncias para o atendimento. A investigação ocorreu em duas etapas. Na primeira, realizou-se a análise das ligações telefônicas ao SAMU do ano de 2009. Esses dados foram analisados no Statistical Package for the Social Sciences. Na segunda etapa, foram entrevistados 31 solicitantes da DNP desse mesmo ano. As entrevistas, semiestruturadas, foram analisadas seguindo as premissas da Grounded Theory. Os conceitos da Teoria da Estruturação, de Anthony Giddens, contribuíram para a análise. Entre os resultados, destaca-se que, em 2009, a DNP ao SAMU de Porto Alegre representou 33,2% (26.233) das chamadas telefônicas dirigidas ao 192. As chamadas mais frequentes partiram do sexo feminino (53%), faixa etária dos 20 aos 39 anos (32,8%), em domingos e sextas-feiras (15,2%), no mês de julho (10,2%), tipo de socorro clínico (45%) e subtipo de socorro orientação (26%). Na análise qualitativa, descrevem-se elementos da DNP relacionados à agência dos solicitantes da DNP e à estrutura por eles escolhida para atendimento de um agravo de saúde. Esses elementos são de natureza biológica, econômica, social e cultural e são produtos e produtores da DNP. A caracterização e a análise da DNP subsidiam a proposta de que enfermeiros atuem em oficinas de primeiros socorros para problematizar esse assunto – que tem sido tratado como de domínio dos profissionais da saúde – com a comunidade. A outra sugestão é resolver o problema da DNP no âmbito intersetorial, formando e articulando entre si redes sociais, de serviços de saúde, do setor de ensino, do setor da assistência social, da segurança, do transporte, entre outros. / The study aimed to examine the demand to the Mobile Emergency Care Service (SAMU) considered non pertinent by the department (DNP) from the agency of applicants whose injuries caused this demand. This non pertinence is established when the case is not configured, by the regulator physician, as life-threatening situation, being unnecessary, therefore, sending ambulances to attend. The investigation occurred in two stages. At first, it was made an analysis of telephone calls at SAMU in 2009. These data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences. In the second stage, 31 applicants from the DNP of that same year were interviewed. Semi-structured interviews were examined following the premises of Grounded Theory. The concepts of Anthony Giddens’s Theory of Structuration contributed to the analysis. Among the results, it is highlighted that, in 2009, the DNP to SAMU of Porto Alegre represented 33.2% (26,233) of calls directed to 192. The most frequent calls came from females (53%), aged to 20 to 39 years (32.8%), on Sundays and Fridays (15.2%), of clinical relief type (45%) and orientation relief sub-type (26%). In qualitative analysis, there are described elements of DNP related to the agency of applicants of DNP and the structure chosen by them to treat a health injury. These are elements of biological, economic, social and cultural nature and are products and producers of DNP. The characterization and analysis of DNP subsidize the proposal that nurses act in first aid workshops to discuss this issue – which has been treated as a domain of health professionals – with the community. The other suggestion is to solve the problem of DNP in intersectoral scope, creating and articulating together social networks, health services, education sector, social assistance sector, security, transport, among others. / El estudio tuvo el objetivo de analizar la demanda del Servicio de Atendimiento Móvil de Urgencia de Porto Alegre (SAMU) considerada no pertinente por el servicio (DNP), a partir de la agencia de los solicitantes cuyos agravios de salud dieron origen a esta demanda. La no pertinencia queda establecida cuando el caso no se configura, para el médico regulador, en situación que envuelve riesgo a la vida, siendo desnecesario, por lo tanto, el envío de ambulancias para el atendimiento. La investigación se desarrolló en dos etapas. En la primera, se hizo el análisis de las llamadas telefónicas al SAMU del año de 2009. Estos datos fueron analizados en el Statistical Package for the Social Sciences. En la segunda etapa, fueron entrevistados 31 solicitantes de la DNP de ese mismo año. Las entrevistas semiestructuradas fueron analizadas siguiendo las premisas de la Grounded Theory. Los conceptos de la Teoría de la Estructuración, de Anthony Giddens, contribuyeron para el análisis. Entre los resultados, se destaca que, en 2009, la DNP al SAMU de Porto Alegre representó 33,2% (26.233) de las llamadas telefónicas dirigidas al 192. Las llamadas más frecuentes partieron del sexo femenino (53%), faja etaria de los 20 a los 39 años (32,8%), en los domingos y viernes (15,2%), en el mes de julio (10,2%), clase de socorro clínico (45%) y subclase de socorro orientación (26%). En el análisis cualitativo, se describen elementos de la DNP relacionados a la agencia de los solicitantes de la DNP y a la estructura por ellos escogida para atendimiento de un agravio de salud. Estos elementos son de naturaleza biológica, económica, social y cultural y son productos y productores de la DNP. La caracterización y el análisis de la DNP subsidian la propuesta de que los enfermeros actúen en talleres de primeros socorros para problematizar ese asunto – que ha sido tratado como de dominio de los profesionales de salud – con la comunidad. La otra sugestión es resolver el problema de la DNP en el ámbito intersectorial, formando y articulando, entre sí, redes sociales, de servicios de salud, del sector de enseñanza, del sector de la asistencia social, de la seguridad y del transporte, entre otros.
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The impact of the community-based rehabilitation strategy on people with disabilities and their families : a case of the Oniipa Constituency, Namibia

Mukumbuta, Christopher Lubinda 01 1900 (has links)
Community-based Rehabilitation (CBR) emerged as a response to the failure of the conventional rehabilitation system in developing countries. CBR involves service provision to People with Disabilities (PWDs), changing community attitudes towards disability and transferring knowledge and skills to PWDs, their families and their community. The study investigated the impact of the CBR strategy on PWDs and their families within the Oniipa Constituency in Namibia. The study used a mixed methods research approach and adopted explorative and descriptive research designs. It determined that CBR has initiated positive change processes in community attitudes and increased social integration of PWDs. The study recommends reviewing the definition of CBR, providing financial incentives to CBR Volunteer Workers and reviewing the current legislations on disability in Namibia. A final recommendation is that government should formalise disability studies in the country through the provision of accredited training courses to ensure greater assistance to PWDs and their families. / Public Administration / M.P.A.
316

An evaluation of governmental health and welfare interventions in response to HIV/AIDS in South Africa: 1997–2005

Mphou, Lejone Jonas 11 1900 (has links)
The point of departure in this study was to find a logical structure to answer the research question. In order to do this, the central concept adequate was defined, clarified and linked to the research question while on the same score, concepts related to it were also defined and clarified. The objectives of the study and the conceptual instruments were combined and thereafter linked to HIV/AIDS as a real life phenomenon. The literature reviewed assisted in accessing sources relevant to the topic, in setting the theoretical framework for the study and selecting appropriate tools to measure and evaluate the adequacy of governmental health and welfare interventions. The theoretical framework of the study is informed by the idea that the Government has obligations in terms of a social contract with society. On this basis, a conceptual instrument was built, bearing in mind section 2 of the 1996 Constitution. The evaluation criteria used involves collection and sifting through information and data while on the same score, making judgements about the validity of information obtained and deriving inferences from such information. / Public Administration and Management / M. Admin. (Public Administration)
317

Acceptance, accessibility and utilisation of VCT services by women using contraceptives at City of Johannesburg Municipal clinics

Ndlazi, Bandile Ernest 06 1900 (has links)
Background: The South Africa’s reproductive health policy put more emphasis on dual methods in preventing unwanted pregnancies, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) transmission. Regardless of such policies, the uptake of voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) services remains a personal choice. Aim: The purpose of the study was to determine the accessibility, acceptance and utilisation of VCT services by women on hormonal contraceptives. Methods: About 134 women obtaining hormonal contraceptives were interviewed in a cross-sectional study. Descriptive and logistic regression analysis was applied to analyse the study data. Results: Respondents displayed positive attitudes towards Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) testing. Unavailability and poor access to in-house VCT services was found to be a barrier for use of these services. Conclusion: There’s a need for provider initiated counselling and testing (PICT) strengthening and integration of VCT services into family planning. / Public Health / M.P.H. (Public Health)
318

The experience of Eritrean immigrants regarding utilisation of healthcare services in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Mesghane Ghirmai Asgedom 11 1900 (has links)
This study explored and described the experiences of Eritrean immigrants regarding utilisation of healthcare services in Indianapolis. Qualitative descriptive phenomenological design was utilised. Data were collected using a semi-structured interview format, on eight conveniently selected Eritrean immigrants, living in Indianapolis. Data were analysed using Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis Framework for data analysis. Three superordinate themes emerged from data analysis: Healthcare financing system, Positive side of healthcare services and Challenges related to utilisation of healthcare service. All these factors have an impact on the utilisation of the Healthcare services by Eritrean immigrants. Recommendations have been put forward to advocate for policy change regarding financing of healthcare services for immigrants and improved healthcare services to accommodate cultural diversity. Further research should be conducted on ways of improving utilisation of healthcare services by Eritrean immigrants in Indianapolis. / Public Health / M.A. (Health Studies)
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Condição de saúde bucal em populações ribeirinhas no estado do Amazonas: estudo de caso / Oral health status of people living in the state of Amazonas: a case study

Cohen-Carneiro, Flávia January 2009 (has links)
Made available in DSpace on 2011-05-04T12:42:03Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2009 / Objetivo: O objetivo desta tese foi descrever as condições de saúde bucal e analisar os fatores associados ao processo saúde-doença, em duas populações rurais ribeirinhas do município de Coari-AM. A hipótese de que a distância geográfica do centro urbano influencia os desfechos de saúde bucal em populações remotas foi testada. Métodos: As comunidades ribeirinhas foram selecionadas com base no critério de localização: uma deveria ser a mais próxima da sede do município (Comunidade de Isidoro) e a outra a mais distante (Comunidade de LauroSodré). Um estudo de corte transversal foi conduzido, seguindo os critérios da OMS para pesquisas epidemiológicas em saúde bucal. O estudo incluiu indivíduos de 1 a 75 anos, e os grupos etários para análise incluíram os preconizados pela OMS. Os desfechos clínicos foram: cárie para dentição decídua (ceo-d) e permanente (CPO-D), condição periodontal de acordo com os índices CPI, PIP e de sangramento gengival, e lesões de tecido mole. As variáveis analisadas foram: local de residência, dados socioeconômicos, hábitos de higiene e dieta. Adicionalmente, foram aplicados questionários estruturados a indivíduos acima de 18 anos, e entrevistas semi-estruturadas a informantes-chave para se obter dados sobre freqüência de uso dos serviços odontológicos / Objective: The aim of this thesis was to evaluate oral health conditions and to analyze factors associated with the health-disease process in two rural riverine populations located in the Amazonas state (Brazil). The hypothesis that the geographical distance from urban centers influences oral health outcomes in remote populations, has been tested. Methods: The riverine communities were selected based on the location criteria: one was the nearest from the administrative center of the town (Isidoro Community), and the other was the farther (Lauro Sodré Community). A cross-sectional study was conducted following the WHO guidelines for epidemiological surveys in oral health. The study covered population aged from 1 to 75 years, and the age groups for analysis included the WHO pattern. The clinical outcomes were: dental caries for deciduous (dmf-t) and permanent (DMF-T) teeth, periodontal condition according to the CPI and PIP indexes and to gingival bleeding, and soft tissue lesions. The variables analyzed were: place of residence, socioeconomic data, oral hygiene habits and diet. Additionally, structured questionnaires were applied to individuals above 18 years-old and semi-structured interviews were led with key-informants to obtain data about the frequency of use of dental health services. The OHIP-14 was validated and applied to individuals above 18 years-old for the description of oral health impacts. Bivariate and multivariate analyses were performed for the comparison of the two communities. Results: 136 individuals in Isidoro and 242 individuals in Lauro Sodré were examined. The farther community (Lauro Sodré) presented more caries, a higher prevalence of edentate persons, more time in between since their last dental visit, and more negative impacts of oral health than the nearest community. For the DMF-T outcome, when socioeconomic, hygiene and diet variables were controlled in the multivariate analyses, only place of residence and age remained significant. The psychometric properties of the OHIP-14 was good (ICC=0,97 and Cronbach s alpha=0,89). Conclusions: The prevalence of untreated caries, oral pain, edentulism and oral health negative impacts were high for the riverines, especially for those who live further distant from the urban center. Additionally, the limited access to dental health services for these populations points to the need for imminent deployment of broad measures of health promotion, along with greater availability of services.
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Acesso e utilização do serviço de atendimento móvel de urgência de Porto Alegre por usuários com demandas clínicas / Access and use of the mobile emergency medical service of Porto Alegre by users with clinical demands

Marques, Giselda Quintana January 2010 (has links)
O estudo tem por objetivos analisar a utilização do Serviço de Atendimento Móvel de Urgência (SAMU) pelos usuários com demandas clínicas, a organização do atendimento, as interfaces com os Serviços de Saúde e a regulação do acesso dos usuários aos cuidados e ao Sistema Municipal de Saúde. A estratégia de investigação foi triangulação de métodos. Os dados quantitativos foram coletados por meio de registros informatizados do sistema de informações da Central de regulação de urgência de Porto Alegre, referentes às solicitações clínicas atendidas, totalizando 779 atendimentos. Os dados qualitativos foram obtidos por meio de observação livre e por entrevistas semi-estruturadas com 25 profissionais. Os dados quantitativos foram analisados no Programa Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS), pela utilização de técnicas de estatística descritiva e inferencial, com nível de significância de 5% (p<0,05). Os dados qualitativos foram analisados pela abordagem dialética, contemplando as particularidades, historicidade e contexto social dos dados empíricos.Os resultados foram apresentados em núcleos principais: utilização do SAMU pelos usuários com demandas clínicas; organização do atendimento no SAMU e o acesso aos cuidados no Sistema Municipal de Saúde. As demandas foram motivadas por situações que ultrapassam a dimensão clínico-biológica e de risco imediato à vida, tendo relação com o contexto socioeconômico do usuário, as características da organização da atenção às urgências, à solidariedade, à pressão social e à necessidade de informação. O usuário/solicitante demanda o SAMU para responder a suas necessidades, mesmo naquelas situações em que a demanda não corresponde aos critérios de prioridade estabelecidos. As respostas efetivas às solicitações garantem ao serviço a credibilidade e a confiabilidade necessárias ao seu funcionamento A organização da assistência influencia a utilização pelos usuários, assim como regula o acesso da população ao atendimento de urgência. Os profissionais têm entendimentos diferenciados sobre a pertinência das solicitações, apesar da existência de protocolos e normatizações. As peculiaridades dos agravos clínicos fazem com que a atuação próxima da realidade de usuários predisponha os profissionais a um senso crítico que lhes permite um olhar diferenciado e contextualizado das situações de urgência, embora essa percepção nem sempre beneficie o usuário. É o médico regulador quem regula o acesso aos cuidados realizados pelas equipes. O trabalho integrado dos profissionais possibilita ao usuário o acesso inicial ao Sistema Municipal de Saúde, embora nem sempre garanta a continuidade dos cuidados iniciados na urgência. Dependente do tipo de agravo e da gravidade da situação, o usuário é forçado a procurar, novamente, as unidades de urgência para resolução do mesmo problema. Recomenda-se aumentar a responsabilidade das ações de saúde, com participação de todos os envolvidos, ampliando a resolutividade. Os resultados evidenciaram o perfil epidemiológico das demandas e as lacunas de atendimento, propiciando uma reflexão sobre o atendimento de urgência, sua operacionalização e inserção no contexto da atenção à saúde. / The study is aimed at analyzing the use of the Mobile Emergency Care Service - SAMU (original acronym in Portuguese standing for Serviço de Atendimento Móvel de Urgência) by users with clinical demands, the organization of the attendance, the interfaces with the Health Services, and the regulation of the user’s access to health care in the Municipal Health System. Method triangulation was the strategy used for investigation. Quantitative data was obtained using electronic records from the information system of the Porto Alegre Center for Emergency Regulation, referring to the clinical situations attended, totaling 779 cases. Qualitative data were collected by free observation and by semi-structured interviews with 25 professionals. The quantitative data was analyzed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS), using descriptive and inferential statistics with significance at 5% (p<0.05). Qualitative data analysis was performed using the dialectic approach, addressing the particularities, historicity and social contexts of the empirical data. The results were presented in main nuclei: SAMU services to users with clinical demands; service organization of SAMU and access to health care in the Municipal Health System. The demands were motivated by situations that surpass the clinical-biological dimension and with a low immediate risk to life, associated with the socioeconomic context of users, the features of emergency service organization, solidarity, social pressure and the need for information. Users/demanders require SAMU to answer their needs, even in situations when the demand does not correspond to the established priority criteria. The effective answers to the demands assign the necessary credibility and trustworthiness to the service. Service organization affects how individuals use it, and regulates population access to emergency care. Different professionals have different understandings about the pertinence of the requests, despite the existence of protocols and norms. The specificities of the users’ clinical problems imply providing care close to their reality and, thus, predispose professionals to developing a critical perspective that offers them a differentiated and contextualized look over emergency situations, though that perception not always benefits the user. The attending physician is responsible for determining the access to the care from the health teams. The integrated work of professionals gives users initial access to the Municipal Health System, though it does not always guarantee the continuity of the care initiated at the emergency service. Depending on the type of complication and the severity of the situation, the user was forced to turn, once again, to emergency care centers to solve the same problem. The responsibility of health actions should be increased, counting with the participation of all those involved, increasing the solution of problems. Results showed the epidemiological profile of the demands and the service gaps, promoting a reflection about emergency care, how to make it operational and adding context to health care.

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