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Workshop on Generative AI models
by ijwa dline.info 28 Jun '23

28 Jun '23

First Workshop on "Next-Generation Models for Generative AI" (In conjunction with the Third International Conference on Digital Data Processing 2023) University of Bedfordshire, Luton. UK. November 27-29, 2023 https://socio.org.uk/ddp/workshop (IEEE CPS will publish the proceedings, and papers should follow the IEEE template) AI models use billions of parameters to detect and retrieve text and images. The currently available LL models are experimented with for their efficiency, and at the same time, newer models are being developed. There are many challenges associated with generative AI. The pre-training volume and efficiency are a focus. To leverage the training set with comprehensiveness and accuracy, billions of parameters are injected into the LLM. Current GPTs face criticisim and governments issue a caution to their use. For example, Zhuang Rongwen, China’s cyberspace chief, raises concerns over the power of generative AI and pledges to make it ‘controllable'. The agenda for the future Generative AI is not clear. Improved generative tools should be capable of characterising extremist narratives in corpora to reveal different contexts, which may lead to building semantic-rich content for end-users. Testing the current models and their results may contribute to future research. Considering these issues, we framed a workshop to address the theme, Next Generation Models. The workshop themes include but are not limited to the following. Text, Image, Code, Video, 3D models Domain-specific models Impact of Generative AI on Teaching and Learning Knowledge and Semantic Issues in Generative AI Future LLM AI Ethical Issues AI and NLP Embedding in AI Reinforcement learning Data Support and Datasets in AI Standards and Benchmarks Compositional generative models Workshop Chairs Gloria Tengyue Li North China University of Technology Beijing China Simon Fong University of Macau Macau Hathairat Ketmaneechairat King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok, Thailand Important Dates Full Paper Submission: September 10, 2023 Notification of Acceptance/Rejection: October 10, 2023 Registration Due: November 10, 2023 Camera Ready Due: November 10, 2023 Workshops/Tutorials/Demos: November 28, 2023 Main conference: November 27-29, 2023 Post-conference proceedings: December 20, 2023 Paper Submission: http://socio.org.uk/ddp/paper-submission/ Contact: stm(a)socio.org.uk

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New report on encrypted messaging apps
by Zelly Claire Eliane Martin Geurink 27 Jun '23

27 Jun '23

Hi All, I am writing to share a recent report from our team at UT Austin’s Propaganda Research Lab at the Center for Media Engagement, “Encrypted Messaging Apps and Political Messaging: How they work and why understanding them is important for combating global disinformation.” This report serves as a descriptive guide to six popular encrypted messaging applications (EMAs) and details the role they play in the manipulation of public opinion globally. It also includes a list of further readings on this topic. You can find it here: https://mediaengagement.org/research/encrypted-messaging-applications-and-p… EMAs, such as WhatsApp and Signal, are utilized in the spread of political misinformation in the U.S. and around the world. People are moving their online communications to these apps at rapid rates and are increasingly using them for community gathering, news sharing, and entertainment. Understanding how they work is critical in the effort to combat disinformation. Our latest report aims to provide valuable knowledge for journalists, policymakers, activists, and the public about the role EMAs play in global disinformation efforts and the manipulation of public opinion. To this end, the report breaks down how EMAs work, shares notable features of popular apps, and provides examples of how EMAs have been used for political manipulation. Thank you to the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Omidyar Network, Open Society Foundations, and The Miami Foundation for supporting our work. We hope this is useful for some of you and always love to hear thoughts! Best, Zelly Zelly Martin | PhD Candidate and Graduate Research Assistant Center for Media Engagement | Moody College of Communication | The University of Texas at Austin mediaengagement.org/propaganda/<https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmediaengag…>| @zellycmartin

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Call for Papers: Oregon Surveillance Studies Workshop 2023
by Bryce Newell 27 Jun '23

27 Jun '23

Dear colleagues, We are excited to announce the Call for Proposals for a Surveillance Studies Network (SSN) conference to be held in Eugene, Oregon (USA) in October 2023. The conference theme is focused on the intersections between media, information, and surveillance. This is a designed to be a smaller conference than the flagship biannual SSN conference, and will be based around a paper-workshop model in which sessions are devoted to feedback of single draft papers, much like the Privacy Law Scholars Conference (PLSC) model. We anticipate having some limited options for remote/hybrid sessions in addition to the in-person conference. The submission for paper proposals (abstracts) is June 30, 2023. More details and an online CFP can be found at https://blogs.uoregon.edu/ssnoregon2023/ The CFP follows: *** Oregon Surveillance Studies Workshop 2023 October 13-14, 2023 | University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon (USA) Conference Theme: Media, Information, and Surveillance Organized by the Surveillance Studies Network (SSN)<https://www.surveillance-studies.net> and hosted by the University of Oregon's School of Journalism and Communication (SOJC)<https://journalism.uoregon.edu/>, with additional support from Oregon State University's School of Communication<https://liberalarts.oregonstate.edu/soc>. Conference website: https://blogs.uoregon.edu/ssnoregon2023/ Conference Co-Chairs: * Bryce Newell - University of Oregon * Joshua Reeves - Oregon State University Theme: The 2023 Oregon Surveillance Studies Workshop welcomes proposals from scholars across disciplines to workshop works-in-progress papers that focus on issues of surveillance and/in society, with a particular emphasis on scholarship that brings media, communication, or information studies perspectives to these issues. Our broad theme is focused on the interconnections between "Media, Information, and Surveillance." Proposals that align with the theme of the conference will receive some priority in the selection process. By framing the conference theme around issues of media, information, and surveillance, we hope to foster connections and dialogue about how approaching and understanding emerging surveillance practices and technologies from media studies, communication theory, information science, and critical data studies perspectives can provide new insights or open new directions for surveillance studies research. For example: How can theories, concepts, and approaches from media studies and the information sciences inform how we conceptualize, study, and regulate emerging forms of data-intensive surveillance? More details: Over twenty years ago, in 2002, Gary Marx presented his ideas about "the new surveillance" (Marx 2002) in the first issue of Surveillance & Society. Examining the evolution of surveillance practices and their increasing reliance on information technologies, Marx argued that the defining feature of this new surveillance was "the use of technical means to extract or create personal data" (Marx 2002: 12). Much has changed in the intervening years, both in terms of technology and surveillance practices, but this definition continues to apply to new forms of data-intensive surveillance today. At the same time, the transdisciplinary field of surveillance studies has matured over the past two decades, bringing together scholars from a variety of academic disciplines interested in conducting research at the intersections of surveillance and society. The purpose of this workshop is to bring together scholars from the fields of media studies, communication, the information sciences, critical data studies, and related fields to explore how theories, concepts, and ideas from these fields can inform transdisciplinary research and scholarship into the realities, social implications, and regulation of new and emerging surveillance and data-intensive technologies in society. The Oregon Surveillance Studies Workshop is a discussion-based conference in which each session is dedicated to discussing and providing feedback on a single draft paper. Designated discussants briefly present the paper and provide comments and feedback, after which the author may respond (but does not present or summarize their paper), and then the room is opened for broad discussion amongst, and feedback from, everyone else in attendance. Because of this format, participants are expected to have read papers before the sessions and to actively provide constructive feedback. As such, conference participants have ample opportunities to engage and contribute to the sessions even if they do not workshop a paper (for example, as a discussant who provides commentary and feedback). The conference will take place over two days and will include both physical and virtual attendance options. We anticipate hosting several sessions of the conference as dedicated or hybrid virtual sessions designed to allow scholars who are not able to easily travel to Oregon the opportunity to participate in at least some of the discussions at the conference. However, not all of the physical sessions of the conference will be streamed virtually, so virtual attendance is likely to provide a much more limited array of attendance options than in-person attendance. Applicants must designate on their initial application whether they are available to attend in person or only remotely. The in-person conference will include face-to-face roundtable discussions on both days of the conference as well as several meals and extended breaks to allow for networking and informal discussions to take place between participants. We anticipate being able to workshop at least 24 papers in person, with several more offered in a virtual format. Dates and deadlines: * Abstract submission deadline: June 30, 2023 * Acceptance/rejection decisions back to authors: July 22, 2023 * Registration (early bird) deadline: August 18, 2023 * Author/Discussant/Commenter final registration deadline: Sept. 16, 2023 * Full drafts of accepted papers due: Sept. 16, 2023 (full drafts not submitted by this date will be withdrawn from the program)* * Conference dates: October 12-13, 2023 *Important note about full drafts: Proposals will be accepted on the basis of abstracts, but full drafts of accepted papers must be submitted in time for discussants and other participants to read and prepare comments as noted below. If authors of accepted abstracts do not submit a full draft paper by the Sept. 16 deadline, their paper will be removed from the program and will not be workshopped at the conference. Submission instructions: Authors should submit an abstract as part of their application to have their research workshopped at the conference. Your abstracts should be in English and be between 500 and 700 words. You should clearly and concisely link your ideas and research to existing scholarly literature (and fully reference cited literature in a references section following your abstract). Abstracts should identify the theories, concepts, methods, and conclusions of your paper, and should also demonstrate your awareness and understanding of the existing relevant literature and explain how your work relates to, informs, or diverges from the existing body of knowledge. If you wish to cite your own work in your abstract, you should refer to your work in the third person - for example, "As Newell and Reeves (2023) argued," instead of something like "in our prior work...." Note: Abstracts which reveal the identity of the author(s), are not accompanied by full references to prior work (those cited in the abstract), or which are significantly below 500 words or above 700 words will be rejected without review. Finally, please remember that substantially completed full drafts (which need not be polished but should be complete enough for meaningful discussion and feedback during the conference) will be required for all accepted proposals. Please indicate in your abstract/application whether you anticipate being available to attend the conference in person or whether you intend to participate remotely. (Note that there will be more limited opportunities for remote participation.) You should submit<https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ssnoregon2023> your abstracts through EasyChair<https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ssnoregon2023> (link: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ssnoregon2023) Questions? Please direct any of your questions to the conference co-chairs, Bryce Newell (bcnewell(a)uoregon.edu<mailto:bcnewell@uoregon.edu>) and Joshua Reeves (reevejos(a)oregonstate.edu<mailto:reevejos@oregonstate.edu>). Please put "SSN Oregon 2023" in the subject line of your email. Please also check the conference website for additional information as the conference dates get closer: https://blogs.uoregon.edu/ssnoregon2023/ Our Sponsors: Surveillance Studies Network (SSN)<https://www.surveillance-studies.net> University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication (SOJC)<https://journalism.uoregon.edu/> Oregon State University School of Communication<https://liberalarts.oregonstate.edu/soc> *** Bryce C. Newell, PhD, JD Assistant Professor, School of Journalism and Communication<https://journalism.uoregon.edu/>, University of Oregon Researcher, Utrecht University School of Law<https://www.uu.nl/en/organisation/utrecht-university-school-of-law> Co-Director of the Surveillance Studies Network (SSN)<https://www.surveillance-studies.net/> & Dialogue Editor of Surveillance & Society<https://ojs.library.queensu.ca/index.php/surveillance-and-society> New papers: Surveillance as Information Practice<https://asistdl.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/asi.24734> (JASIST 2023) New books: Police Visibility: Privacy, Surveillance, and the False Promise of Body-Worn Cameras<https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520382909/police-visibility> (University of California Press, 2021) Police on Camera: Surveillance, Privacy, and Accountability<https://www.routledge.com/Police-on-Camera-Surveillance-Privacy-and-Account…> (Routledge, 2021) www.bcnewell.com<http://www.bcnewell.com/> | Google Scholar<https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=7kICf7kAAAAJ> | @newmedialaw<http://twitter.com/newmedialaw>

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Real-Time Intelligent Systems
by ijwa dline.info 27 Jun '23

27 Jun '23

REDUCED REGISTRATION FEES FOR MOROCCO AUTHORS CALL FOR PAPERS Fifth International Conference on Real-Time Intelligent Systems (RTIS 2023) October 09-11, 2023 University of Bedfordshire, Luton. UK (Hybrid mode- Physical/Virtual) www.socio.org.uk/rtis Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems by Springer https://www.springer.com/series/15179 Earlier conferences took place in Taipei, Taiwan (2018); Casablanca, Morocco (2017); Beijing, China (2016). The 5th RTIS will take place at the University of Bedfordshire, UK. Over the last few years, real-time intelligent computing has radically transformed the human lifestyle. Research on real-time intelligent systems is multi-disciplinary, exploiting concepts from diverse areas such as big data processing, computational intelligence, location-based services, recommendation systems, and multimedia processing. In today’s highly dynamic environment, analysing data in real-time is a must to understand how systems process data, reason the outputs, and anticipate trends in intelligent computing. To this end, this conference will serve as a platform to manifest the ongoing research in the field. Thus, RTIS welcomes theoretically grounded, methodologically sound papers that address aspects related to topics, such as: Artificial Intelligence Techniques Artificial Intelligence and Data mining Streaming data, streaming engines Trace-based intelligent real-time services Adaptive vision algorithms Location-based services Intelligent Robotic Systems Collaborative Intelligence Processing Intelligent Databases Data capture in real-time Data quality and cleansing Intelligent Data Analysis Intelligent Database Systems Big Data systems and applications for high-velocity data Intelligent Information Systems Privacy and Security in Intelligence Software Engineering Solutions Intelligent Soft Computing Real-time multiprocessor systems Internet of Things Architectures for Intelligence Real-time distributed coding Smart services and platforms Real-time modelling user information needs Wireless Communication Real-time intelligent communication Real-time intelligent network solutions Mobile Smart Systems Broadband Intelligence Cloud Computing and Intelligence Collaborative Intelligence Analysis in domains such as energy, sensors, Expert Systems Smart Life Systems Decision support systems in real time Multi-agent Intelligent Systems Multilingual information access Recommendation systems Real-time intelligent, alert systems Real-time remote access systems Intelligent Transportation Systems Critical Real-Time Applications Hybrid Intelligent Systems Real-time noise removal systems Event-driven analytics Intelligent Fuzzy Systems Machine translation in real time OLAP for real-time decision support Crowdsourcing and crowd intelligence Submission, proceedings Papers must be submitted online through OpenConf (https://www.socio.org.uk/rtis/paper-submission/) Author instructions and LaTex2e (preferred) and Word macro files are available on the submission page. Submitted papers should be within 14 pages (long papers) and eight pages (short ones), including figures, tables, and references. Authors of accepted papers are required to transfer their copyrights. For a paper to appear in the proceedings, at least one of the authors MUST register for the conference by the camera-ready submission deadline with full registration. Springer will publish The proceedings in Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems. Extended versions of the conference papers will be considered for publication in the below journals. Journal of Computational Methods in Sciences and Engineering (JCMSE) Future Internet https://www.mdpi.com/journal/futureinternet Data https://www.mdpi.com/journal/data (For Data and Future Internet, the discounted APC is applicable, which is 50%) Journal of Digital Information Management Journal of Intelligent Computing Venue The venue is the University of Bedfordshire, UK. Plenary speakers Professor Eric Atwell, Professor of Artificial Intelligence for Language School of Computing, University of LEEDS, UK Professor Wang Department of Electrical and Software Engineering University of Calgary, Canada Important Dates Full Paper Submission: July 20, 2023 Notification of Acceptance/Rejection: August 15, 2023 Registration Due: September 15, 2023 Camera Ready Due: September 15, 2023 Workshops/Tutorials/Demos: October 08, 2023 Main conference: October 09-11, 2023 Post-conference proceedings: October 25, 2023 General Chairs Ricardo Rodriguez-Jorge, Jan Evangelista Purkyně University , Czech Republic Martín LÓPEZ-NORES, University of Vigo, Spain Program Chairs Yao-Liang Chung, National Taiwan Ocean University, Taiwan Pit Pichappan, Digital Information Research Labs, India Workshop/Special Issues Chair Ezendu Ariwa, University of Warwick, UK www.socio.org.uk/rtis Contact: stm(a)socio.org.uk

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CFP: 1st International Workshop on Webomics and/as Hypertext
by Ernesto Priego 27 Jun '23

27 Jun '23

Dear all, With apologies for cross posting. Web/Comics 2023 is the first in a new workshop series for the ACM Hypertext conference <https://ht.acm.org/ht2023/>. The Web/Comics workshop focuses on the transformation of the comics medium enacted by hypertext through the emergence of webcomics, or “graphic sequential narratives that are created, published, and read on-line". The workshop will be held in person in conjunction with the Hypertext 2023 conference, 4-8 September, at the Biblioteca Hertziana, Rome. Participants are asked to submit a short lightning paper representing current work or original thinking in this area with the intention of encouraging interactive group discussion. The work presented should directly engage with the hypertextual specificity of webcomics. Links https://ht.acm.org/ht2023/webcomics/ <https://ht.acm.org/ht2023/webcomics/> https://ht.acm.org/ht2023/ Important dates - *Papers submission:** June** 28**, 202**3 (AoE)* - Notification of acceptance: July 24, 2023 - Camera-ready paper due: August 6, 2023 - Workshop: September 4-8, 2023 Topics Submissions of original, previously unpublished papers are invited in the following, not exhaustive, topic areas: - Hypertext systems for webcomics publishing - Cognitive processing, hypertext and webcomics - Emergent webcomics formats - Webcomics and transmedia - User interface in webcomics - Reading webcomics as hypertexts - Authoring webcomics - Issues in interdisciplinary webcomics research All the best, Ernesto Priego, City, University of London, UK ernesto.priego.1(a)city.ac.uk Francesca Benatti, The Open University, UK francesca.benatti(a)open.ac.uk Linda Berube, City, University of London, UK linda.berube(a)city.ac.uk @ernestopriego https://ernestopriego.com/ The Comics Grid: Journal of Comics Scholarship http://www.comicsgrid.com/ Parables of Care: https://blogs.city.ac.uk/parablesofcare/ Symbola Comics: https://figshare.com/collections/Symbola_Comics/4090025 Subscribe to the Comics Grid Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/iOYAj The information contained in this email is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended for the addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete this e-mail. The contents of this e-mail must not be forwarded, disclosed or copied without the sender's consent. The statements and opinions expressed in this message are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of any related organisations, projects, colleagues or employers.

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PhD position in Digital Sociology
by Simon Lindgren 26 Jun '23

26 Jun '23

The DIGSUM Centre for Digital Social Research is looking for a new PhD candidate. The position is fully funded and salaried for four years. The work is to be carried out with us at Umeå University, Sweden. The work of the candidate will be in the area of public opinion dynamics, broadly defined. This includes the study of disinformation and misinformation, and also related phenomena such as conspiracy theories, propaganda, hate speech, and so on. A particular focus for the research is how these forms may occur under societal threats. Processes and phenomena of interest include polarization (of opinion), issue alignment, and other communicative practices on social media in relation to politics and democracy. The position is connected to the WASP-HS graduate school, which means that an emphasis on the role of algorithms, automation, and datafication is implied. The application is to be submitted via our e-recruitment system no later than August 16 2023. Follow this link for more information: <https://www.digsum.org/digsum-feed/phd-position-in-digital-sociology> Contact: <simon.lindgren(a)umu.se>

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New Fairwork Project report released on Gender and Platform Work
by Michelle Gardner 26 Jun '23

26 Jun '23

This report draws on the four years of findings from the Fairwork project to shed light on gendered experiences in location-based platform work. The report is based on Fairwork’s research conducted across 38 countries and with over 190 unique location-based digital platforms, most of which work across multiple countries. Report: https://fair.work/en/fw/publications/gender-and-platform-work-beyond-techno… The Guardian published details about the report and it’s release: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2023/jun/26/violence-and-abu… Michelle Gardner she/her Fairwork<https://fair.work/> Project Administrator Oxford Internet Institute

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Call for Papers: 14th Int. Conference on Networked Learning in Higher Education, Lifelong Learning and Professional Development (May 15-17, Valletta, Malta)
by Vitomir Kovanovic 24 Jun '23

24 Jun '23

Dear colleagues, We are pleased to announce the Call for Papers for the 14th International Conference on Networked Learning in Higher Education, Lifelong Learning and Professional Development. The overarching theme of the conference is "Networked Learning as a Pedagogy of Hope", and some of the key themes are: * Digital futures and environmental renaissance * Artificial intelligence, learning analytics and emergent digital technologies * Ethical and responsible innovation and research The conference is hosted by the University of Malta, at the Valletta Campus in Malta, on May 15-17, 2024. Keynote Speakers: * Jen Ross, University of Edinburgh, Scotland * Alexei Dingli, University of Malta, Malta * Felicitas Macgilchrist, University of Goettingen, Germany Key Dates: * Full/short papers or symposia proposals must be submitted by 6th October 2023 * Workshops/Round tables must be submitted by 17th November 2023 * Notification of acceptance by 15th December 2023 All submissions are peer-reviewed, and accepted submissions are published in the conference proceedings. Selected papers are invited for publication in an edited book as part of the Springer book series "Research in Networked Learning<https://www.springer.com/series/11810>". Full conference details can be found at: <http://www.networkedlearning.aau.dk/> https://www.networkedlearning.aau.dk/nlc-2024 To receive updates from the Networked Learning Consortium - sign up for the newsletter: https://www.networkedlearning.aau.dk/news Best regards, Maarten de Laat, Thomas Ryberg, Nina Bonderup Dohn, Maria Cutajar, and Carmel Borg

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Invitation to High-dimensional cinema (6 July 2023)
by daniel.chavez＠kcl.ac.uk 24 Jun '23

24 Jun '23

Dear FriendHave you ever thought about how Artificial Intelligence is changing the way we study and understand audiovisual culture?Join us for High-dimensional Cinema on Thursday, July 6th at 6:00 PM at King's College London, for a lively panel discussion tackling this question from three research perspectives at the intersection between technology and culture.Register now to secure your spot. This event is organised by the Department of Digital Humanities and the Digital Futures Institute at King's College London. Featured Events: High-dimensional cinema | King's College London | 2023-07-06T17:00:00Z https://www.eventbrite.com Unsubscribe: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/organizations/missive/activity/unsubscribe/?p=…

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DEADLINE SOON: submit your abstract for the Symposium on Misinformation & Marginalization
by Yvonne Eadon 23 Jun '23

23 Jun '23

Dear colleagues, We are excited to announce the call for papers for the Symposium on Misinformation & Marginalization to be hosted by the Center for Information, Technology, and Public Life (CITAP) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on October 16, 2023. The symposium theme focuses on the interactions between discourses of misinformation circulated by and about marginalized communities, featuring a keynote by renowned scholar Dr. Sarah Banet-Weiser. This hybrid one-day symposium, to be held both in-person and online, will consist of three themed panels exploring misinformation and marginalization from different angles: gender and sexuality, diasporic communities, and global perspectives on race and religion. See the full CFP <https://citap.unc.edu/news/call-for-papers-symposium-on-misinformation-marg…> for more details. The submission deadline for paper proposals (extended abstracts of 800 - 1000 words) is *June 30, 2023.* Please share this call widely with your networks! Warmly, -- Yvonne M. Eadon, MLIS, PhD Postdoctoral Research Fellow Center for Information, Technology, and Public Life <http://citap.unc.edu/> University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill She/ her website <http://yvonneeadon.com> | twitter <https://twitter.com/yvonnemelisande>

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