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Katharine O'Moore-Klopf, ELSDid you know there are <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/predatory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#predatory</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/book" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#book</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/publishers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#publishers</a>? Read all about them in this two-part essay on the Scholarly Kitchen blog. <a href="https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/06/03/guest-post-trust-and-transparency-in-open-access-book-publishing-part-1/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/06/03/guest-post-trust-and-transparency-in-open-access-book-publishing-part-1/</a> <a href="https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/06/04/guest-post-trust-and-transparency-in-open-access-book-publishing-part-2/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/06/04/guest-post-trust-and-transparency-in-open-access-book-publishing-part-2/</a>

beSpacific50 US Code Sec 21 <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Restraint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Restraint</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Regulation</a> & <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Removal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Removal</a> Whenever there <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/declared" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#declared</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/war" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#war</a> between <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#US</a> & any <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/foreign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#foreign</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/nation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nation</a> or <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#government</a>, or any <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/invasion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#invasion</a> or <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/predatory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#predatory</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/incursion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#incursion</a> is perpetrated, attempted, or threatened against <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/territory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#territory</a> of US by any foreign <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/nation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nation</a> or <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#government</a>, President makes public proclamation of event, all natives, citizens, denizens, or subjects of hostile nation govt who shall be within US not actually naturalized, shall removed as alien <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/enemies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#enemies</a>. <a href="https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/50/21" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/50/21</a>

-0--1-<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DavidFrum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DavidFrum</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a> is <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Malignant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Malignant</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Predatory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Predatory</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/g7goMhEQt9U?feature=shared" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/g7goMhEQt9U?feature=shared</a>

petersuberNew study: In a group of 186 Canadian plastic surgery residency applicants, 117 had published 388 journal articles. "156 (40.2%)…were published in <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/OpenAccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OpenAccess</a> journals by 76 (40.8%) applicants. 14 (3.6%)…were published in <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/predatory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#predatory</a> journals by 14 (7.5%) applicants…These findings stress the importance of raising awareness within the plastic surgery community, including medical students, about the deceptive nature of predatory journals." <a href="https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/22925503241300336" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/22925503241300336</a>

Ultra Verified 🇺🇦If you thought <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#racism</a> was unheard of in lily white <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/NH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NH</a>, meet the Goodwins. This type of group <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/predatory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#predatory</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/racist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#racist</a> behavior should result in <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/felony" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#felony</a> convictions and years long jail sentences. These creeps are being handled with kid gloves, and it's repugnant AF. <a href="https://www.wcax.com/2024/10/31/race-motivated-assault-charges-filed-against-former-new-hampshire-cop/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.wcax.com/2024/10/31/race-motivated-assault-charges-filed-against-former-new-hampshire-cop/</a>

Dr. Jack Brown :verified:1 of 20/ Body Language and Behavior Analysis No. 4759: Donald Trump's Sadistic Pleasure and Predatory Behavior Tell – Nonverbal and Emotional Intelligence <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/EmotionalIntelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EmotionalIntelligence</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BodyLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BodyLanguage</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BodyLanguageExpert" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BodyLanguageExpert</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BehaviorAnalysis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BehaviorAnalysis</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DonaldTrump</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Sadism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Sadism</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Sadistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Sadistic</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Predatory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Predatory</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Predator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Predator</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Bozeman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bozeman</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Montana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Montana</a><a href="https://youtu.be/JI5lQx2gXR8" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/JI5lQx2gXR8</a>

Matt WillemsenCOMMENTARY Is This Journal Legit? Open Access and Predatory Publishers <a href="https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/this-journal-legit-open-access-and-predatory-publishers-2024a10009pv?src=rss&form=fpf" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/this-journal-legit-open-access-and-predatory-publishers-2024a10009pv?src=rss&form=fpf</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/publication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#publication</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenAccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OpenAccess</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Predatory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Predatory</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/paywall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#paywall</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PeerReview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PeerReview</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/license" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#license</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/copyright" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#copyright</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fees</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/curation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#curation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ImpactFactor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ImpactFactor</a>

petersuberNew study: Given the publishing requirements for medical professors in <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/India" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#India</a>, and given the number of future medical professors in the pipeline, it's possible to calculate that Indian medical journals cannot meet the expected author-side demand. "Thus there is a need to have a national medical <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/repository" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#repository</a> such as <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/MedRxiv" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MedRxiv</a> to prevent publication in <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/predatory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#predatory</a> journals." <a href="https://nmji.in/publication-requirement-for-faculty-promotion-in-medical-institutions-in-india-mind-the-gap/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://nmji.in/publication-requirement-for-faculty-promotion-in-medical-institutions-in-india-mind-the-gap/</a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/GreenOA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GreenOA</a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Medicine</a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Preprints" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Preprints</a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/ScholComm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ScholComm</a>

LM LittleIf you read one article today, this would be the one. It speaks to Dr. Christine Blasey Ford's testimony at the Senate Judiciary Committee. But still Kavanaugh was installed on the Supreme Court embedding and championing <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/patriarchal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#patriarchal</a> patterns of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/injustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#injustice</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/power" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#power</a> abuses, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/predatory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#predatory</a> behaviours, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/whitemalePrivilege" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#whitemalePrivilege</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/misogyny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#misogyny</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/classism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#classism</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#racism</a>, and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/imperialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#imperialism</a>. <a href="https://thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/culture-made-trump-kavanaugh-turner" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/culture-made-trump-kavanaugh-turner</a>

AI6YR Ben🤨 h/t <a href="https://mastodon.social/@jsrailton" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@jsrailton</a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/predatory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#predatory</a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/banking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#banking</a>

Janice SelbieAbrahamic <a href="https://mas.to/tags/religions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#religions</a> encourage male <a href="https://mas.to/tags/narcissistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#narcissistic</a> & <a href="https://mas.to/tags/predatory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#predatory</a> behaviour by insisting on submission, obedience, & forgiveness by women and children. <a href="https://amp.kansascity.com/news/local/article283459528.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://amp.kansascity.com/news/local/article283459528.html</a>

Nando161"So let’s talk about <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Flex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Flex</a>. I’ve been getting email from them and my apartment complex. Flex is a new <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/payment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#payment</a> options where they take your <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/rent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#rent</a> and divide it over two to four payments. But of course flex has it own <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/fee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fee</a>. So essentially Flex pays your rent with a fee and you pay flex back. Sounds good right. But I did some digging because they are pushing this so hard. Come to find out, Flex is horrible. It doesn’t tell you how much the fee is until you sign up. Once you sign up it’s damm near impossible to get out of it. So let’s say you need to split September rent, but in October you are fine. You still have to go thru flex and pay the fee. Then I found this article. Not only could the lady not get out of flex, she ended up owing them about 1k in fees. That <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/article" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#article</a> also states that Flex as a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#business</a> has 1 out of 5 stars on BBB. Their customer service is damm never nonexistent. But I think we are missing a bigger issue. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Apartments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Apartments</a> are pushing flex because they know people can not afford the rent. And because people can’t afford the rent there are more <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/evictions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#evictions</a> and loss of payment. So instead of lowering the rent they push flex. They want it to seem like they are helping when they are not. Most people get evicted and the apartment never get their money. 7 years later it falls off your credit report. So to keep people in these buildings and to keep a steady income they offer some shit like flex. It’s <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/predatory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#predatory</a> and will most likely leave a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/tenant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tenant</a> in worst standing than before. Please don’t use it."<a href="https://www.wsbtv.com/news/2-investigates/online-app-used-help-people-pay-rent-fails-causing-bigger-issues-cobb-county-woman/WSKA2VRGVJFXHPIK4TZFOABK3I/?outputType=amp" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.wsbtv.com/news/2-investigates/online-app-used-help-people-pay-rent-fails-causing-bigger-issues-cobb-county-woman/WSKA2VRGVJFXHPIK4TZFOABK3I/?outputType=amp</a><a href="https://www.tumblr.com/hater-of-terfs/735760988574547968" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.tumblr.com/hater-of-terfs/735760988574547968</a>

petersuberIf you've heard that Chinese research reforms "restrict" <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/OpenAccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OpenAccess</a> publications, don't draw the wrong conclusion. The restrictions are merely "a prohibition to use research funding to pay for article processing charges (<a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/APC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#APC</a>), except for high-quality publications, and the blacklisting of <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/predatory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#predatory</a> journals." <a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1134/S1019331623020107" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://link.springer.com/article/10.1134/S1019331623020107</a>PS: Both are reasonable. Both are compatible with a strong preference for OA (tho this article doesn't discuss that). <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#China</a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/ScholComm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ScholComm</a>

beSpacificOur analyses show that educational debt has increased substantially for blacks relative to whites in past decade. Notably, this unequal growth is not attributable to differences in educational attainment across <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/racial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#racial</a> groups. Rather, and as we argue, this trend reflects a process of <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/predatory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#predatory</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/inclusion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#inclusion</a>—a process wherein lenders and financial actors offer needed services to <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/black" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#black</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/households" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#households</a> but on exploitative terms that limit or eliminate their long-term benefits. <a href="https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/2329496516686620" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/2329496516686620</a>

petersuberI've seen 3 common explanations for why authors publish in <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/predatory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#predatory</a> journals: (1) they're deceived; (2) they're padding their resumes; (3) their work is weak. This letter proposes a 4th, money. <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-02911-z" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-02911-z</a> (<a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/paywalled" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#paywalled</a>) "Many scientists from <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/LMICs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LMICs</a>…are rewarded with bonuses & promotions by their institutions [when they publish]…Many are likely to consider it worth paying an author publication charge [<a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/APC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#APC</a>] of $50 to secure a $300 research bonus for a guaranteed publication."

Nonilex“To serve its <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/predatory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#predatory</a> ends, the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Kremlin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Kremlin</a> is exploiting the suffering & sacrifice of all those who lived through WWII & survived the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Holocaust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Holocaust</a>,” the memo stated. “In the process, the Kremlin is detracting from critically important global efforts to combat <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/antisemitism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#antisemitism</a> & is instead propagating one of antisemitism’s most insidious forms, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HolocaustDistortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HolocaustDistortion</a>.”

AI6YR BenNot sure who is to be blamed here... Per article, the towing company in question " has been the target of much ire — from members of the public and public officials alike — over its prolific trespass towing, which many claim is done in a reckless or “predatory” manner." <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/predatory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#predatory</a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/towing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#towing</a>

petersuberNew study of authors who submit work to <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/predatory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#predatory</a> journals. <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-02553-1" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-02553-1</a>Some are cynical (padding their resumes), some naïve, some a strange mix:"I was shocked by how adrift many authors seemed when faced with the workings of scholarly publishing…Several researchers mistook me for a journal and replied to my <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/survey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#survey</a> e-mail by attaching articles, with comments thanking me in advance for their 'next quick publication' or asking me 'how much it will cost them in dollars'."

Kriszta SatoriBBC News - <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Westminster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Westminster</a> : House of <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Commons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Commons</a> culture still ' <a href="https://journa.host/tags/predatory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#predatory</a> ', say staff <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66097839" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66097839</a>

petersuberThis article advocating the abolition of <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/APCs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#APCs</a> would be more interesting if it fixed a few problems. <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S096522992300047X" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S096522992300047X</a>It says w/o evidence that "most" APC-based journals are <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/predatory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#predatory</a>.It says incorrectly that US <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/copyright" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#copyright</a> law bars scholars at some public unis from transferring copyrights to publishers. (Nearest thing: work by govt employees is uncopyrightable.)It's aware of APC waivers but not no-APC OA journals (<a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/DiamondOA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DiamondOA</a>), their numbers, & the many initiatives to foster them.

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