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Name: Michal Cohen Dar Date: 10/10/2012

CURRICULUM VITAE

1. PERSONAL DETAILS

Name: Michal Cohen Dar

Date of Birth: 24/12/1949

Country of Birth : Israel

Identity Card Number: 030396758

Marital Status : Divorced with 4 children

Permanent Home Address: Poria Elit D.N.G.T

Home Telephone Number: 972-4-6750343

Office Telephone Number: 972-4-6460063

Electronic Address: [email protected]

Fax Number: 972-4-6561465

2. Higher Education

Period of Study Name of

Institution and

Department

Degree Date of Degree

1971-1978 Bologna

University, Italy

M.D 14/12/1978

1990-1991 School of Public

Health, Hadassah

Medical School,

Hebrew

University,

Jerusalem

M.P.H 9/11/1993

February 2010 London school of

hygiene and

Tropical

medicine

Academic session:

Introduction of

Environmental

Epidemiology

(short course)

2010

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3. Academic Ranks and Tenure in Institutes of Higher Education

Date Name of Institution and

Department

Rank/ Position

1995 - 2009 Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine,

Technion, Haifa, Israel

Adjunct lecturer

2001 The Emek Yezreel College, Afula, Health

Administration System

Lecturer

2003 – Current School of Public Health, Faculty of Health

and Social Sciences, Haifa University, Haifa,

Israel

Lecturer (proposed rank)

adjunct track

2011- Current Faculty of Medicine in the Galilee Bar-

Ilan University

Lecturer

4. Offices in University Academic Administration

None applicable

5. Scholarly Positions and Activities outside the University

Abroad:

- A focal point of the Region for Health Network in Europe, (RHN), of the World Health

Organization (WHO), 1999- current.

In Israel

Member of the accreditation committee for specialization at the Israeli medical Association , at the

scientific counseling , 2003- current:

o Head of committee:

August 2004 The Ministry of Health – Ashkelon District Public Health

March 2005 The community medicine and Epidemiology at the Carmel Medical

Hospital Public Health

July 2006 The community medicine and Epidemiology at the Rambam Medical

Hospital

o Membership:

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March 2003 - The Ministry of health Tel Aviv District - Public Health

January 2007 - The Ministry of Health – Ashkelon District - Public Health

June 2007 - Occupational clinic – of " clalit health services " -Natanyiah

July 2007 - Health administration - The mental health center- Tirat Hacarml

January 2008 - Occupational clinic – Rambam Medical Center -Haifa

*June 2008 - Occupational clinic – of " Leumit health services

July 2008 - Occupational clinic – of " clalit health services"- Haifa

October 2008 - Occupational clinic – of " clalit health services " – Tiberias

*June 2009 - The Ministry of health Haifa District - Public Health

*November 2009 - Health administration -Rambam Medical Hospital Haifa

Another comities :

o Membership:

* "Reduced the gap between the periphery and the center" (2009)

multi professional committee. Chairman Dr Oscar Ambon

* "Reorganization of the health services in the Northern of Israel" ( 2009 - 2010)

Chairman Prof. Mordechai Shani

*"The committee for the unity of the three missioners hospitals in Nazareth" (2010)

Representative of the Director General of the National "Council for health

promotion" (2011- current)

Representative of the Minister of health in the Council of Magen David Adom in

Israel (2011 – current) director in the MADA board of directors

Preparedness for Emergencies:

o Head of committees

March 2000- preparedness of guidelines for the function of the District Health

office ,during military confrontation in the Northern District , at the settlement of

the confrontation line ,set the guidelines for action taken at the second Lebanon

war

January 2007- preparedness of guidelines for the District Health Office for

prolonged emergencies confrontation.

January 2009- the draw lesson's about the guidelines abut the impanation of 2007

guidelines at the "Oferet Yetzuka" operation.

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6. Participation in Scholarly Conferences

A. Active Participation in Israel

No Date Name of

Conference

Place of

Conference

Subject of Lecture/

Discussion/ Comment

Role

1

1996 The 2nd national

meeting on

promotion of food

and nutrition

Jerusalem, Israel Health promotion

program on nutrition

habits and healthy life

style among middle

school students in

Izrae'el sub district.

Invited lecturer

2

1996 The national

conference on

Health Promotion

Jerusalem, Israel An intervention

program to reduce

infant mortality rate,

congenital

malformation and

prematurely in the

Arab population of

Israel and Nazareth

sub-districts- the

Northern District

Invited lecturer

3

1997 The 15th

conference of the

Israeli

epidemiological

association

Ramat Gan, Israel An intervention

program to reduce


congenital

malformations and

prematurely in the Arab

population of two

Northern sub-districts.

Invited lecturer

1997 Conference on MOH and An intervention Invited lecturer

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4

consanguinity

marriage

Ben Gurion

University, Israel

program to reduce


congenital

malformations and

prematurely in the Arab

population of two

Northern sub-districts.

5

12/ 2001 Conference on

promotion of

organizational

excellence

Tel Aviv, Israel Quality management

processes in the

Northern District

Invited lecturer

6

11/ 2002 The 14th

international

conference of the

Israeli society for

Quality.

Jerusalem, Israel The implementation of

the EFQM Model in the

Northern District health

office ,Ministry of

Health

Invited lecturer

And participant

in the panel

7

12/ 2002

Conference on

organizational

excellence


the EFQM model in the

Northern District (the

departments of

environmental health

and the ERs of the 8

hospitals in the district)

Invited lecturer

8

5/ 2003 The 10 th

Scientific

Conference of the

Israeli society for

quality in medicine

Ramat Gan, Israel Towards breakthrough

Improvements: The

Northern district health

office perspective

Invited lecturer

9

9/ 2003

Conference on

organizational

excellence


the EFQM Model in the

Northern District health

office, Ministry of

Health

Invited lecturer

5/ 2008 The 2th

national Ramat Rachel, A Smoke Free Region, Invited lecturer

of 21

10

conference of

prevention &

cessation of

Smoking

Israel process milestones,

The Northern District

Experience

11

1/ 2009 17th

RHN Annual

Conference –

Wellbeing &Health

Manchester

England

Northern Region smoke

free- The program

Invited lecturer

As a focal point

of the Northern

District Israel

B. Organization of Conferences or Sessions

No Date Name of Conference Place of

conference

Subject of conference/

Role at conference/

Comments

Role

1

7/ 1996 The school as a

central pivot in

interventional plan

to reduce infant

mortality due to

consanguineous

marriages

Tiberius,

Israel

Instruction to the teachers

of high school to give

lectures about the subject

and to cooperate with the

doctors , nurses and social

worker/ the organizer and

the initiator of the

conference

Organization

and chairman of

the steering

committee

2

7/ 1997 Genetic diseases

among the Arab

population at the

Northern District

Tiberius,

Israel

Genetic diseases among

population at risk. the

organizer and the initiator

of the conference

Organization

and chairman of

the steering

committee

3

5/ 1999 The quality assurance

of services and the

improvement of the

services at the

Northern District

Tiberius,

Israel

Building four

improvement teams at the

Northern District and its

sub districts. the organizer

and the initiator of the

Organization

and chairman of

the steering

committee

of 21

conference

4

12/ 1999 Knowledge market ,

the health promotion

programs

Nazareth ,

Israel

Presentation of health

promotion programs – in

different methods and

tools/ the organizer and

the initiator of the

conference

Organization

and chairman of

the steering

committee

5

12/ 1999 Water Quality in

Israel – Upper

Galilee

Keryat

shmona, Israel

How to improve the water

quality in the kibbutzim

and the upper Galilee

settlements, cooperation

with the agriculture, ,

tourism, housing and

interior ministry /

Organization

and chairman of

the steering

committee the

organizer and

the initiator of

the conference

6

6/ 2000 The religious leaders

conference

Magd

Elkrom, Israel

The launching conference

for the religious Arab

leaders on consanguineous

marriages, infant

mortality& genetic

diseases (with the district

health promoter)

member of the

steering

committee

7

12/ 2000 Forum of Quality

Assurance of the 8

hospitals

managements with

ministry of health,

the Northern District.

Cessariea,

Israel

Building 3 improvement

teams– crossing all the 8

hospitals:

1) The patients discharge

process of the patients

from the hospitals.

2) How to prevent

Nosocomial Infections

3) Administration of

medications. The

Organization

and the

chairman of the

steering

committee

of 21

organizer and the initiator

of the conference.

8

6/ 2001 The happening of the

assurance quality

programs

The western

Galilee

hospital -

Nahariyah ,

Israel

Presentation of the

improvement teams

Organization

with the head of

Nahariya

hospital

Prof Shasha,

and the

chairman of the

steering

committee

9

5/ 2002 The happening of the

assurance quality –

health promotion

programs at the

hospitals with

Ministry of health –

the Northern District.

The western

Galilee

hospital -

Nahariyah,

Israel

The role of the hospital as

health promoter in the

community, prevention of

road accidents among

children. (with

prof.Shasha. S)

Organization

and the

chairman of the

steering

committee

10

8/ 2002 Proposal of the

implementation of

the EFQM Model in

the 8 emergency

rooms of the

hospitals, with

Ministry of health –

the Northern Region .

Zefat , Israel The implementation of

the EFQM Model in the 8

emergency rooms of the

hospitals of the Northern

Region

Organization

and the

chairman of the

steering

committee

11

2/2008 The Northern District

smoking free –

launching

conference

Carmiel –

Israel

The Northern Region

smoking free (

intervention program to

reduce smoking in the

Northern population )

Organization

and the

chairman of the

steering

committee

of 21

7. Colloquium Talks and Invited lectures

No Date Place of

Lecture

Name of Forum Presentation/ Comments

1

12/ 2006 Tel –Hashomer

( Hospital) –

Tel Aviv-

Israel

The Association of

state and Territorial

Health Officials

Delegation in

U.S.A

(Preparedness for

Emergencies)

The activities and the draw lessons of

medical health officer- Northern District at

the Lebanon war 2. Medical aspects related to

the public health and the health services that

were provided to the community

2

2007 Taub Institute

(for the

political &

social research

) – Jerusalem,

Israel

The Health

steering Committee

of the Institute


medical health officer- Northern District at

the Lebanon war 2. Medical Aspects related

to the Public health and the health services

that were provided to the community- equality

in health

3

4/ 2007 Tel –Hashomer

Hospital – Tel

Aviv- Israel

The Ministry of

Welfare & JDC

ESHEL 1-

The readiness of the institution to

emergencies in war time

4

9/ 2007 Ramat Efal –

Instruction

Center , Israel

Seniors military

officers


Medical health officer- Northern District at

the Lebanon war 2. Medical aspects related to

the public health and the health services that

were provided to the community

5

12/2011

The health

system in

dealing with

inequality -

Nazareth –

Health insurance

Economics

Division of the

Ministry of health

Methods and ways of action centers for

intervention and reducing educational gap

1 The Association for the Planning and Development of Services for the Aged in Israel

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Israel

8. Research Grants

a. Grants Awarded

Role in

Research

Co researchers Topic Funded by Year

Co - PI T A Swartz, LM

Shulman, R

Handscher, d

SOFER, t

SHOHAT , S

habib , E Barak ,

Z Dror , T peled –

Leviathan, R

Yulzari, E

Mendelson

Evaluation of community

protection against poliomyelitis

following Israeli combined

vaccine (EIPV + TOPV) program

by measure of oral Poliovirus

vaccine challenge spreading in

family

The Israeli

Center

Disease

Control

March – June 2000

# 4 in published

articles list

Co - PI Dr liora Ore Validity & reliability of the

screening vision test among

school children in the Northern

District

Ministry of

Health ,

chief

scientist

120,000

NIS for

2yers

2003 # 5,6,7, in

published articles list

PI Dr liora Ore Improvement of health services

at the periphery

The

Research

foundation

of the

Ministry of

Health

500,000

2007-2009

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NIS

For 3yers

*Co - PI Samira obied

Nitza cohen

Preventing child home accidents

at the North region of the ministry

of health.Training nurses as

agencies to promote children

home accidents prevention

The

Committee

of

approving

health

promotion

programs –

Ministry of

health

(60,500 NIS

for 3yers)

2009-2011

*PI Samira obied

Promoting healthy nutrition and

physical activity of school

students at the North region of the

Ministry of health. - Training

school teachers as agencies to

promote healthy nutrition

behaviors and physical activity.

The

Committee

of

approving

health

promotion

programs –

Ministry of

health

(74,800 NIS

for 3yers)

2010-2012

*Co - PI Samira obied

Dr. Neomi

Haiman

Promoting Dementia diagnoses

and treatment among Arabs

elderly at the North region

Training health workers to

promote the diagnoses and

treatment of the Dementia

patients.

The

Committee

of

approving

health

promotion

programs –

Ministry of

health

2009-2011

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(33,000 NIS

for 2yers)

PI Niza cohen

Samira Obeid

Naama constantin

Rani polak

Empowering Woman By Mother

and child Health clinics ("Tipat

Halav") nurses to enhance The

lifestyle of the women and their

families in nthe region

Jewish

commvuty

federation

of

Cleveland

3 year

002,222 $

2012-2014

* CO-PI Jacob gindin Assessment mstrents and quality

indicators in long term care I inter

strategic planing in northern

regain

INTERIAI+

MINISTRY

of the senior

citizen

40,000 NIS

for one year

(pailot)

2012-2014

*PI Samira Obeid Northern Region "Smoke Free"

interventional program

ministry of

health _

Israeli

parliament

850,000

NIS for year

2010-2016

* PI Noa de castro

Haim Rothbard

Samira Obeid

Milena Weinstein

Evaluation 15 years After the

intervention Program to reduce

infant mortality rate congenital

malformations and prematurity in

the arab population of the

Northern sub districts

Ministry of

health funds

70,000 NIS

2 year

2012-2013

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b. Submission of Research Proposals – pending

c. Submission of Research Proposals – Denied

Role in

Research

Co researchers Topic Funded by Year

*PI Smoking habits , attitudes

towards smoking in

hospitals and willingness to

serve as ”guardians of clean

air” among employees in the

seven general hospitals in

the northern district of

Israel: Baseline data for

evaluating the “Smoke-free

northern district” Program

Israel Cancer

Association

2009-2010

*PI The evaluation of The

process Northern Region

"Smoke Free"

Faiser 400,000 NIS

for 1 years

2009-2010

*CO-PI Ronit Almog Process and outcome

indicators of screeninig for

gestational diabetes mellitus

among Arab and Jewish

women living in North

District of Israel

National Institute for

Health Police

Research 120,000

NIS

2010

*CO-PI Samira obied Caffeine abuse among

pregnant women attending

the public health clinics at

the North region of the

Ministry of health A novel

research to investigate the

consumption of energy

Chief scientist office

Jerusalem Ministry

of Health 40,810

NIS for 2 years

2010-2011

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drinks, knowledge and

attitudes about the

consequences of these

drinks among pregnant

women and their children.

9. Scholarships, Awards and Prizes

- Award from the general director – Ministry of Health

The prize was given for my prolonged dedication and excellence at work 2008 (5000 NIS)

-* Award from the regional Authority of Emeq Hayrden – dedicated for my prolonged activitiys at the

Public health and contribution to the community.

10. Teaching

a. Courses Taught in Recent Years

Year Name of Course Type of

Course

Lecture/

seminar/

Workshop

Degree

No of

students

1995-2009 Public Health Lecture M.D Technion , Faculty

of Medicine, Haifa

70

1995-2011 Public Health

Epidemiology

Lecture Training courses for

doctors and nurses at

the public health field.

Instruction division of

public health services

30

2001 Public Health

Management

Lecture M.H.A

E'mmek Yezreal

College

50

2001 Public Health Lecture B.Sc 60

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Management the Israeli

College, Haifa

2003- current Analysis of Environmental

& Public Health Events

lecture M.P.H

School of Public

Health, Faculty of

Health and Social

Sciences, Haifa

University, Haifa, Israel

8-12

2003-current Selected Topics in Public

Health Implementation

Lecture M.P.H

School of Public

Health, Faculty of

Health and Social

Sciences, Haifa


8-15

*2009-current Introduction to

Environmental Health

Lecture M.P.H

School of Public

Health, Faculty of

Health and Social

Sciences, Haifa


12

*2010 current Critical reading

Environmental Health

Lecture M.P.H

School of Public

Health, Faculty of

Health and Social

Sciences, Haifa


7

*2011 current Health Promotion (Public

Health) and Environmental

health

Lecture M.D

Faculty of Medicine in

the Galilee. Bar-

Ilan University

70

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b. Supervision of Graduate Students

Name of Student Title of Thesis Degree Date of

completion

in progress

Student's

achievement

Dr. Olga Vinitsky The Examination of the

Israeli screening policy for

cancer of the cervix

M.PH 2000 The deputy of

the medical

health officer

Northern

District

ministry of

health

Dr. Husam Safia Morbidity and mortality

among Israeli Jews and Arabs

M.P.H 2001 Doctor in

charge at the

K'innerth sub

district office

ministry of

health

Dr. Yenuka Remez Evaluation of community

protection against

poliomyelitis following

Israeli combined vaccine

(EIPV + TOPV) program by

measure of oral Poliovirus

vaccine challenge spreading

in family

M.P.H 2002 Doctor in

charge at the

Zefat sub

district office

ministry of

health

Graduate Students Evaluation ofc.

Name of

Student

Title of Thesis Degree Date of

completion

in progress

Elena Shneyer Differences between adverse effects after MMR M.P.H 2007

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(Measles-Mumps-Rubella) & DTaP-Hib-IPV (

Diphtheria-Tetanus-a cellular Pertussis ,Haemophilus

influenza type b , Poliomyelitis ) vaccines given

simultaneously and separately to one year old children

born in 2004/2005 in "Tipat Halav" Afula

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II. PUBLICATIONS

A. Ph.D. Dissertation

M.P.H Thesis (1994)

Title: Validity of the communication screening test among two and a half years old Arab toddlers, and

it’s appropriateness of use in mother and child health Israeli clinics.

Language: Hebrew

Supervisor: Rennert G .MD

Institute: School of Public Health, Hadassah Medical School, Hebrew University, Jerusalem

M.D THESIS 1978

Title: The conservative therapy of Chronic Renal Failure. (160 pages)

Language: Italian

Supervisor: Bonomini V. Prof

Institute: Bologna University, Italy

B. Scientific Books

None

C. Monographs

None

D. Articles in Referred Journals

The order of the listed authors appears according to their relative contribution with the last author

contributing as the first

Published

1. Kalusky N D., Leventhal A., Aberbuch Y., Rishpon S., Cohen- Dar .M., Habib S., Bellmaker I.,

Rubin L., Rachmiel S., Amitai Y., & Palti H. (2001) "Five decades of trends in anemia in Israeli

infants: implications for food fortification policy". European Journal Of Clinical

Nutrition.55(2): 82-87

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IF 2.686

2. Tirosh E., Bandaria S., Golan G., Tamir A., Cohen-Dar M . (2003) "Regulatory disorders in

Israeli infants – An epidemiological perspective". Journal of child Neurology .18 (11):748-754

IF 1.433

3. Cohen-Dar M., Ore L., Levi H., Strulov A., Shiab S ., Maoz R ., Sela H., Leventhal A.. (2003) "

Impact on the Delivery of Health Care to a Refugees Lebanese Population: The IDF Evacuation

from Southern Lebanon, 2000".Harefuah , journal of the Israel Medical Association .142 (7)

:520-524 (Hebrew)

4. Swartz T A., Shulman L M., Handscher R., Sofer D., Cohen-Dar M., Shohat T., Habib S., Barak

E., Dror Z., Somekh E., Peled-Leviathan T., Yulzari R., Libling A., Mendelson E ., Green M S.

(2008) "Intestinal immunity following a combined enhanced inactivated polio vaccine/oral polio

vaccine programme in Israel" Vaccine . 26 (8): 1083-1090

IF 3.298

5. Ore L., Garzozi H J., Tamir A, Stein N., Cohen – Dar M. (2008) "Measures performance of

the illiterate E-chart vision screening test used in Northern District Israeli school children".

Journal of medical screening. 15: 65-71

IF 1.183

6. Ore L., Garzozi H J., Tamir A, Stein N., Cohen – Dar M (2009) "Reliability of school

children vision screening test" journal of nursing scholarship; 41:3, 250–259

IF 1.07

7. Ore L., Garzozi H J., Tamir A., Cohen – Dar M (2009)."Vision screening among Northern

Israeli Jewish and Arab schoolchildren" Imaj, ( 11) 160-165

IF 0.628

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8. Vinitsky O., Ore L.,Habibalala H., Cohen-Dar M. "Geographical and Epidemiological Analysis

of the Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Outbreak in the Northern District of Israel, 2000 – 2003" Imaj •

VOL 12 • November 2010 78-82

9. Cohen - Dar M, Di- Castro N, Grotto I "Pseudomonas folliculitis outbreaks associated

with swimming pools or whirlpools, in two guest-room sites at the Northern region of

Israel. H'arefua VOL 151 July 2012 p. 381-386

Submitted

1. Savion M, Amitai Y, Cohen-Dar M, Remez Y "Evaluation of the Effect of a

National Injury Prevention Program in Israel on Parents' Knowledge and Behavior"

“ Preventive Medicine” (2011)

2. Ore L., Hanna J. Garzozi., Stein N., Schwartz N., Cohen – Dar M. "Factors

Influencing Prevalence of Vision and Ocular Abnormalities among Jewish and

Arab Israeli School Children". (Imaj Jun 2012)

E. Other Works and Activities Connected with your Scholarly Field

1. Cohen – Dar M., Leventhal A (2000)"Clean water to bring health and prosperity to

upper Galilee" The Regions for Health Network (RHN) Newsletter,

2. Cohen – Dar M .(2000)" Health Impact Assessment (HIA) in projects conducted in the

Northern District of Israel" The Regions for Health Network (RHN) Newsletter,

3. Cohen – Dar M.,Gruner E., Geraisy N., Ore L (2002) "Mental health in unstable area"

The Regions for Health Network (RHN) Newsletter,

F. Summary of my Activities & Future Plans

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The preparation of the intervention programs of the "smoke free Region at the Northern

District" the Northern experience, and presented it to the head of the public health

services in the health ministry. The report includes: justification to the activity, the

Target population and the details of the intervention at the three fields of the activity;

prevention, rehabbing, enforcement.

The intervention is based on a Modular applied program and the followed pages 27- 39

are describing the model and the applying intervention.

The modular applied program is also used in other fields such as nutrition and physical

activity and we adapt part of it in two sub districts and we got the permission of the

health promotion committee of the health ministry.

The modular applied program will be adapted for another health promotion program.

Publication in Preparation

The order of the listed authors appears according to their relative contribution with the last author

contributing as the first

1. Cohen – Dar M, Samah haiek, "The smoking prevalence at the Northern Region, the

Northern district survey".

2. Cohen – Dar M., Donchin M. "A smoke free Northern Region" the Israeli

Experience".

3. *Cohen – Dar M. "Microbiological standards for thermals water & their relationship

to health risk" Articles review.

4. *Cohen – Dar M Toxin producing Cyanobacteria (in the See of Galilee) and its possible

association with allergic symptoms

5. *Cohen – Dar M ." evaluation program 15 y after contributed by religious leaders ".

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