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Directories and Associations
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INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF NURSING EDITORS
URL: http://www.nursingeditors.org/
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MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY: AMERICAN MEDICAL WRITERS ASSOCIATION
REF R119 M51 2001.
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Internet Guides and Resources
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APA STYLE: ELECTRONIC MEDIA AND URLS
Update on APA Style guidelines for citing
electronic resources
URL: http://www.apastyle.org/elecmedia.html
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CITING MEDICINE: THE NLM STYLE GUIDE FOR AUTHORS, EDITORS, AND PUBLISHERS
Citing Medicine provides
assistance to authors in compiling
lists of references for their
publications, to editors in
revising such lists, to publishers
in setting reference standards for
their authors and editors, and to
librarians and others in
formatting bibliographic citations.
URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?rid=citmed.TOC&depth=2
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ETBLAST
A FREE search engine that allows searching
by using entire paragraphs. Results include
a list of releated articles listed in order
of relevance.
URL: http://invention.swmed.edu/etblast/index.shtml
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GREY LITERATURE REPORT
(NYAM).
The New York Academy of Medicine
has
compiled a database of 'Grey
Literature'
presenting many aspects of Public
Health.
URL: http://www.nyam.org/library/pages/grey_literature_report
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SHERPA
"It is developing open-access institutional
repositories in a number of research
universities to facilitate the rapid and
efficient worldwide dissemination of
research."
Lists existing institutional repositories.
Lists publishers with information on their
copyright policies for self-archiving.
It is Britain based (hosted be the
University of Nottingham)
URL: http://www.sherpa.ac.uk/index.html
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Resumes
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RESUME WRITING: A COMPREHENSIVE HOW-TO-DO-IT GUIDE
Bostwick, B.E..
4th ed.
REF HF5383.B65 1990.
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RESUMES AND PERSONAL STATEMENTS FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
Tysinger, J.W. 2nd ed..
REF R690.T96 1999 .
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RESUMES FOR THE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
Marino, K..
REF R690 M333 2000.
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RESUMES THAT KNOCK 'EM DEAD
Yate, M.J. 6th ed. .
REF HF5383.Y38 2004.
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Proposals and Grants
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DIRECTORY OF OPERATING GRANTS: A REFERENCE DIRECTORY IDENTIFYING GENERAL OPERATING GRANTS AVAILABLE TO NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.
8th ed.
REF HV89.E34 2006.
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DIRECTORY OF RESEARCH GRANTS
LB 2338D62 2006.
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GRANT APPLICATION WRITER'S HANDBOOK
Reif-Lehrer, L..
R853.P75 R27 2005.
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GUIDE TO EFFECTIVE GRANT WRITING: HOW TO WRITE A SUCCESSFUL NIH GRANT
Yang, Otto O..
REF RA11.D6 Y36 .
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NIH PUBLIC ACCESS POLICY
A new policy for the submission of peer-review articles that result from NIH funding to PubMed Central.
URL: http://scholcomm.columbia.edu/nih-public-access-policy
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QUALITATIVE RESEARCH PROPOSALS AND REPORTS: A GUIDE
Patricia L. Munhall, PL, Chenail.R.
"This step-by-step, instructive
guide provides essential
information on formatting and
reporting qualitative research
abstracts and reports. Key
features include internet
resources and appendices with
examples of outlines and
different methods for qualitative
research studies, as well as
example dissertation outlines."--
BOOK JACKET.
REF RT81.5 .M854.
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RESEARCH PROPOSALS: A GUIDE TO SUCCESS
Ogden, T.E..
3rd. ed.
REF R853.P75 O35 2002.
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THE FOUNDATION CENTER'S GUIDE TO PROPOSAL WRITING
Geever, J.C..
4th ed.
REF HG177.5 U6 G44 2004.
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THE GRANTS REGISTER
REF LB2338 G76 .
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WRITING THE NIH GRANT PROPOSAL: A STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE
Gerin, William.
REF RA11.D6 G47 .
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Research Papers, Theses and Dissertations
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GUIDE TO THE SUCCESSFUL THESIS AND DISSERTATION: A HANDBOOK FOR STUDENTS AND FACULTY
Mauch, J.E..
4th ed.
REF LB 2369.M377 1998.
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HOW TO WRITE A PAPER
Hall, G.M.. 3rd ed..
URL: http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?clio4863082
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MANUAL FOR WRITERS OF TERM PAPERS, THESES AND DISSERTATIONS
Turabian, K..
6th ed.
REF Z253.T84 1996.
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QUALITATIVE RESEARCH PROPOSALS AND REPORTS: A GUIDE
Patricia L. Munhall, PL, Chenail.R.
"This step-by-step, instructive
guide provides essential
information on formatting and
reporting qualitative research
abstracts and reports. Key
features include internet
resources and appendices with
examples of outlines and
different methods for qualitative
research studies, as well as
example dissertation outlines."--
BOOK JACKET.
REF RT81.5 .M854.
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RESEARCH PROPOSALS: A GUIDE TO SUCCESS
Ogden, TE.
REF R853.P75 O35 2002.
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Publishing in Professional Journals
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HOW TO REPORT STATISTICS IN MEDICINE: ANNOTATED GUIDELINES FOR AUTHORS, EDITORS, AND REVIEWERS
Lang, Thomas A..
REF RA409 .L357 .
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HOW TO WRITE AND PUBLISH A SCIENTIFIC PAPER
Day, R.A..
5th ed.
REF T11.D33 1998.
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INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS IN THE HEALTH SCIENCES
Links to Web sites which provide
instructions to authors of over
2,000 journals in the health
sciences. All links are to
publishers or organizations
having editorial responsibilities
for particular titles.
URL: http://mulford.meduohio.edu/instr/
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INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF NURSING EDITORS
URL: http://www.nursingeditors.org/
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JANE (JOURNAL/AUTHOR NAME ESTIMATOR)
This resource offers help in
finding the best journal for
publishing a new paper, and more.
URL: http://www.biosemantics.org/jane/
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NURSE AUTHOR AND EDITOR JOURNAL DIRECTORY
"Nurse Author & Editor is an
international publication
dedicated to nurse authors,
editors and reviewers." "Each
issue of Nurse Author & Editor
consists of articles offering
advice on writing quality
manuscripts, avoiding rejection,
finding publishing opportunities,
editing and reviewing."
Offers a nursing Journals
Directory with Author Guidelines
for each journal.
URL: http://www.nurseauthor.com/library.asp
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PUBLISHING AND PRESENTING CLINICAL RESEARCH
Browner, W.S.. 2nd edition.
Includes chapters on references and electronic publishing, authorship, posters, oral presentations, and responding to journal published reviews...
R852 .B77 2006.
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THE CLINICIAN'S GUIDE TO MEDICAL WRITING
Robert B. Taylor.
"This book teaches what clinicians need to know about medical writing and publishing...Readers learn how to translate observations and ideas from practice into written form and eventually into print." Book Jacket
R119 .T395 2005.
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UNIFORM REQUIREMENTS FOR MANUSCRIPTS SUBMITTED TO BIOMEDICAL JOURNALS
Developed by the International
Committee of Medical Journal Editors,
formerly known as the Vancouver Group.
URL: http://www.icmje.org/#aboutur
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WRITERS' GUIDE TO NURSING PERIODICALS
Daly, JM.
RT 24.D35 2000.
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WRITING AND GETTING PUBLISHED: A PRIMER FOR NURSES
Barum, B.S..
REF RT24.B37 1995.
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WRITING AND PUBLISHING IN MEDICINE
Huth, E.J..
3rd ed.
REF R119.H97 1999.
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Style Manuals
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NASW PRESS AUTHOR GUIDELINES
National Association of Social Workers.
Manuscript submission requirements
for the NASW with guidance on
general rules of writing.
URL: http://naswpress.org/authors/guidelines/00-contents.html
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AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION MANUAL OF STYLE: A GUIDE FOR AUTHORS AND EDITORS
Iverson, Cheryl (editor).
REF R119 .A53 .
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APA - PUBLICATION MANUAL OF THE AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
American Psychological Association..
REF BF76.7.P96 .
URL: http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/DocAPA.html
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APA STYLE - ELECTRONIC REFERENCES
A brief guide to citing electronic
references using American Psychological
Association style.
URL: http://www.apastyle.org/elecref.html
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BRIEF GUIDE TO CITING GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS
A guide to citing government publications
from the University of Memphis libraries.
URL: http://www.lib.memphis.edu/resource/unclesam/citeweb.html
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CITING GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS: A SHORT BIBLIOGRAPHY OF GUIDES TO CITATION FORMATS USEFUL FOR RESEARCHERS USING GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS
URL: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/libraries/indiv/dsc/citation.html
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CITING MEDICINE: THE NLM STYLE GUIDE FOR AUTHORS, EDITORS, AND PUBLISHERS
Citing Medicine provides
assistance to authors in compiling
lists of references for their
publications, to editors in
revising such lists, to publishers
in setting reference standards for
their authors and editors, and to
librarians and others in
formatting bibliographic citations.
URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?rid=citmed.TOC&depth=2
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COLUMBIA GUIDE TO ONLINE STYLE
Walker, J.R..
URL: http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?clio7187058
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CONNOTEA
FREE online reference
management service for scientists, created
in December 2004 by Nature Publishing Group.
URL: http://www.connotea.org/
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ELECTRONIC STYLE: A HANDBOOK FOR CITING ELECTRONIC INFORMATION
Li, X..
2nd ed.
REF Z253.L5 1996.
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ENDNOTE
This bibliographic software
package is available free of
charge to all current students,
faculty and staff of Columbia.
For a schedule of classes on how
to use ENDNOTE, click the
link "classes" from the Health
Sciences Library homepage or call
the HSL Reference Desk at 212-305-
3692.
URL: http://www.columbia.edu/acis/software/endnote/
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NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE RECOMMENDED FORMATS FOR BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION
Patrias, K..
REF R119.P37 1991 Q.
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ONLINE! CITATION STYLE GUIDES
Guide to e-resource referencing from several
guides and manuals, including MLA, APA, CBE,
and Chicago Style.
URL: http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/citex.html
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REFERENCE MANAGER
This bibliographic software package is
available free of charge to all current
students, faculty and staff of Columbia.
For a schedule of classes on how to use
REFERENCE MANAGER, click the link "classes"
from the Health Sciences Library homepage
or call the HSL Reference Desk at 212-305-
3692.
URL: http://www.columbia.edu/acis/software/referencemanager/
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REFWORKS
RefWorks is a Web-based bibliographic
citation management program.
URL: https://www.refworks.com/Refworks/login.asp?WNCLang=false
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RESEARCH, WRITING, AND STYLE GUIDES
URL: http://www.aresearchguide.com/styleguides.html
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SCIENTIFIC STYLE AND FORMAT: THE CBE MANUAL FOR AUTHORS, EDITORS AND PUBLISHERS
CBE Style Manual Committee..
6th ed.
REF Z250.6 B5 C102 1994.
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THE AMA MANUAL OF STYLE: A GUIDE FOR AUTHORS AND EDITORS
Iverson, C..
10th ed.
REF R119.A53 2007.
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THE CHICAGO MANUAL OF STYLE
University of Chicago Press..
14 th. ed.
REF Z253.Un4 1993.
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THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO CITING GOVERNMENT INFORMATION RESOURCES: A MANUAL FOR WRITERS AND LIBRARIANS
Garner, D.L..
Revised ed.
REF Z7164.G7G37 1993.
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THE WORLD'S EASIEST GUIDE TO USING THE APA : A USER FRIENDLY MANUAL FOR FORMATTING RESEARCH PAPERS ACCORDING TO THE AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION STYLE GUIDE.
Amato, C.J..
3rd ed.
REF BF76.7.A468 2002.
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WRITING FOR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONS
Cormack, D.F.S..
2nd. ed.
REF R119.C64 1994.
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Miscellaneous
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A-Z OF MEDICAL WRITING
Albert, Tim..
"The purpose of this book is to help
doctors and other health professionals with
their writing problems. It consists of
several hundred topics, from the process of
writing to authorship, and from the use of
semi-colons to the law of late literals.
These are arranged alphabetically, with
extensive cross referencing and, where
appropriate, lists of books that the author
has read and recommends. The book will
provide concise, practical information
about how to tackle any form of writing
required of health care professionals."
URL: http://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=66506
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ASSIGNMENT CALCULATOR
Assists students in designing possible
schedules
for completion of their assignment in many
disciplines. Guides them through the
process of completion the assignment,
describing the possible stages of such a
process.
URL: http://www.lib.umn.edu/help/calculator/
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BIOWIZARD: THE BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH PORTAL
Commercial WEB site, allows sharing
opinions and rating Pubmed articles and
facilitates other ways of scholarly
exchange of opinion. Provides its own
interface for Pubmed searching with limited
Pubmed functionality. Free but needs
registration.
URL: http://www.biowizard.com/
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EFFECTIVE PHRASES FOR PERFORMANCE APPRAISALS: A GUIDE TO SUCCESSFUL EVALUATIONS
Neal, J.E..
9th. ed.
REF HF 5549.5.R3 N34 2000.
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HOW TO WRITE MEANINGFUL NURSING STANDARDS
Mason, E.J..
2nd. ed.
REF RT85.5 M38 1994.
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MEDICAL SECRETARY'S AND ASSISTANT'S ENCYCLOPEDIC DICTIONARY
Karlin, L..
REF R728.8 K14 1984.
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THE ASPEN GUIDE TO EFFECTIVE HEALTH CARE CORRESPONDENCE
Lawrence, K.E..
REF R119.A75 1993.
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UNDERSTANDING CLINICAL PAPERS
Bowers, David.
"Understanding Clinical Papers,... uses
actual papers to illustrate how to
understand and evaluate published research,
but goes beyond this to provide an
explanation of a range of important
research-related topics."
REF R118.6 .B69 .
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WRITING SKILLS IN PRACTICE: A PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
Williams, Diana.
" ... a comprehensive overview of the
development of writing skills for both
students and practitioners in health care,
offering useful information on all the main
areas of writing practice ..." Available
through ebrary. Installation of Active X
necessary for viewing.
URL: http://site.ebrary.com/lib/columbia/Doc?id=10064383
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Software
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CONNOTEA
FREE online reference
management service for scientists, created
in December 2004 by Nature Publishing Group.
URL: http://www.connotea.org/
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DEL..ICIO.US
Del.ic.ious allows tagging any webpage you
visit with relevant words to describe its
content. Anyone can view webpages
corresponding to a specific tag or view
which tags were given to a page. Use
program's Help for more information.
URL: http://del.icio.us/
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ENDNOTE
This bibliographic software
package is available free of
charge to all current students,
faculty and staff of Columbia.
For a schedule of classes on how
to use ENDNOTE, click the
link "classes" from the Health
Sciences Library homepage or call
the HSL Reference Desk at 212-305-
3692.
URL: http://www.columbia.edu/acis/software/endnote/
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FURL
Furl is a free service that saves a
personal copy of any page you find on the
Web, and lets you find it again instantly
by searching your archive of pages. It's
your Personal Web.
URL: http://www.furl.net/index.jsp
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REFERENCE MANAGER
This bibliographic software package is
available free of charge to all current
students, faculty and staff of Columbia.
For a schedule of classes on how to use
REFERENCE MANAGER, click the link "classes"
from the Health Sciences Library homepage
or call the HSL Reference Desk at 212-305-
3692.
URL: http://www.columbia.edu/acis/software/referencemanager/
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REFWORKS
RefWorks is a Web-based bibliographic
citation management program.
URL: https://www.refworks.com/Refworks/login.asp?WNCLang=false
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ZOTERO
Zotero [zoh-TAIR-oh] is a free, easy-to-use Firefox extension to help you collect, manage, and cite your research sources.
URL: http://www.zotero.org/
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