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The following manufacturers are covered:Astellas Pharma Inc.AveXis, Inc.Bioblast Pharma Ltd.Cytokinetics, Inc. 24F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd.GenethonGenzyme CorporationGMP-Orphan SASIonis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Longevity Biotech, IncNeurodyn Inc.Neurotune AGNovartis AGSarepta Therapeutics, Inc.Voyager Therapeutics, Inc.Vybion, Inc.WAVE Life Sciences Ltd.

Segment by RegionsNorth AmericaEuropeChinaJapanSoutheast AsiaIndia

Segment by TypeLMI-070ND-602NT-1654NusinersenNXD-30001Others

Segment by ApplicationHospitalClinicOthers

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SOUTH BEND Dr. David Clayton came from a family of farmers.

My father was a dairy farmer, and my uncles and grandfathers were all dairy farmers, so that was a family tradition, Clayton said. There was always plenty to do and we never had problems finding something to do and I learned good work ethic there.

Clayton thought hed join his father in the family business when he returned to LaPorte after graduating from Purdue University.

Then, he had a talk with his academic adviser.

Between my junior and senior year in college, my counselor at Purdue talked about his son going into medicine, Clayton recalled.

The discussion drifted to the counselors son and what he was doing in medical school and during his residency.

That just planted a seed and I thought of going into medicine and thats when between my junior and senior year in college I decided to go into medicine.

I wanted to do something where I could serve people and be with people.

He switched his major and went on to Indiana University School of Medicine before embarking on a career as a general practice physician in South Bend in a 45-year career that ended with his retirement last week.

During that time, Clayton charted his own path by providing a level of personal care that marked him as one of the the last breed of doctors who remain in independent practice rather than joining a network.

There are not many practices left where the doctor manages his practice and where the doctor does the hiring and firing because the doctor is independent, Clayton said. That is a huge difference from when I started.

Remaining independent allowed Clayton to practice medicine the way that he wanted, and that meant that his patients and staff had more stability.

My office manager has been with me for 23 years and my nurse has been here about nine years, he said. Everybody knows them and likes them.

Joan Heiser, Claytons longtime office manager, said staff longevity has allowed the office to offer patients a personal touch.

We dont have a voicemail system, so we have to answer the phone and try to get patients in the same day, and our patients are so appreciative, Heiser said.

She noted that Clayton has always made it a priority to give his patients a high level of personal care.

There is hardly any office like ours and that are as small as ours, Heiser, who also retired at the end of the month, said. Most offices you need to call and then you have to choose a button to go to whatever extension you may want to leave a message and sometimes you cant get through.

Dr. Clayton has always prided himself on the ability for our patients to be able reach our office and get prompt medical attention, Heiser said.

Those patients became Claytons singular focus once their appointment started.

Ive tried to listen to my patients and not be worried about typing into a computer, Clayton said. I take notes while listening to them and I dictate after I finish and have it transcribed into the charts.

Thats an advantage to the patient to have more eye contact and more individual patient contact.

Renee Milnar has been a patient of Claytons since 1976 when he served as her obstetrician. In March of 1977, he delivered our first child, our daughter, and weve been with him ever since, Milnar said. He was just always very compassionate but thorough.

My husband and I are very healthy and we owe a lot of that to Dr. Clayton and the advice that he has given us over the years like having a proper diet and walking and staying physically active.

Clayton said that watching patients and their families grow over the years has been one of his joys and best accomplishments during his years in medicine.

Clayton worked as on obstetrician, as well as being in general practice for 25 years. That allowed him get to know the mother and father during the prenatal visits and then take care of the newborn.

It gave us an opportunity to know the family well and it was a wonderful experience of having a healthy baby and each time I came away from the delivery thinking what a miracle that everything was perfectly formed, Clayton said.

Clayton worked in general practice for the last 20 years because he wanted to spend more time with his family and being in obstetrics requires a doctor be prepared to go to the hospital at any time.

Besides, its uncommon for doctors be in family practice and work in obstetrics. That is just one of the changes that have come to medicine over the last 45 years. Clayton marvels at the medical advances that have occurred during his career.

A lot of the medicines that we have today we didnt have 30 or 40 years ago, he said.

The COVID-19 pandemic has ushered in one more change virtual medicine.

Virtual medicine is different than what Im used to in my career. So this might be a good time to retire, he said.

Clayton said he plans to spend time working in the yard and traveling with his wife.

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Feeling overwhelmed and stressed lately? Youre certainly not alone. Plenty of research is emerging about how the past couple months are driving anxiety and stress toward record levels.

For example, in an April Gallup poll, the percentage of U.S. adults who reported they are thriving has dropped to 48 percentthe lowest level since the Great Recession in 2008. The number of U.S. adults experiencing significant stress and worry on a daily basis has also risen significantly, to 60 percent, researchers report.

There are numerous techniques that can help you relax, from deep breathing to telehealth therapy sessions, but one major way you can tame the stress dragon is through exercise, research has noted.

Working out has been touted as a tension-busting strategy many timesheres a look at four evidence-based reasons why hopping on your bike, doing some yoga, or hitting the weights truly may be the ultimate stress hack.

[Want to fly up hills? Climb! gives you the workouts and mental strategies to conquer your nearest peak.]

The connection between regular exercise and quality sleep is a strong one. According to a study in Mental Health and Physical Activity, those who were active fell asleep faster and felt less sleepy during the day, thanks to getting adequate sleep throughout the night.

With deeper, uninterrupted sleep, youre able to reduce levels of cortisol, the hormone most related to the stress response, according to W. Christopher Winter, M.D., president of Charlottesville Neurology and Sleep Medicine and author of The Sleep Solution.

As your cortisol lowers in the evening, that allows melatoninthe hormone that induces drowsiness and keeps you on a solid sleep-wake cycleto surge. Exercise can help get you on this schedule, Winter says, and with consistency in both workouts and sleep habits, it often leads to more deeper, more quality sleepwhich has an impact on your emotional health throughout the day.

Sleep also allows us to react to situations more rationally and with more appropriate emotion, he tells Bicycling. It also allows us to understand situations more fully and with better emotional responses.

The cortisol-melatonin balance isnt just for sleep quality. Having a chronically elevated cortisol levelwhich can happen with ongoing stress, anxiety, and perceived threatscomes with all kinds of problems.

High cortisol levels wreak havoc over time, deplete your happy brain chemicals like serotonin, rob your sleep, and make you store fatespecially in your belly, Sara Gottfried, M.D., author of The Hormone Cure, tells Bicycling. High cortisol is likewise linked to depression, food addiction, and sugar cravings, as well as lowered resiliency.

Exercise does tend to temporarily increase circulating levels of cortisol, since the body sees high-intensity activity as a stressor, but balancing that out with adequate recovery time can create better regulation, Gottfried says.

Theres been a significant amount of research about the role of your gastrointestinal system in regulating emotions, energy, immunity, and even skin health and chronic disease. All that good and bad bacteria in your digestive tract is central to your health, according to Jo Ann Hattner, R.D., and coauthor of Gut Insight.

A healthy gut makes a healthy body, she tells Bicycling. That includes a better stress response, because the gut microbiome helps regulate central nervous system function and supplies most of the bodys serotonin, the neurotransmitter most responsible for feelings of wellbeing.

You could see this one coming: A major contributor to a happy gut is exercise. A research review in Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity highlighting the protective and metabolic functions of the gut microbiota found that exercise is beneficial in numerous ways, including energy regulation. Another study, done on rugby players, found that exercise created more diversity in gut bacteria, which has been linked to increased health overall.

Chronic inflammation has been implicated in a range of health issues, from dementia to allergies.

A study in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience suggested that excessive inflammation plays a critical role in creating a stress response, and the connection goes both wayshigh levels of stress can also induce more inflammation.

Regular exercise can break the cycle and create anti-inflammatory effects, according to a study in Brain, Behavior, and Immunity. Plus, it doesnt take much, that research notedjust a single session of walking 20 minutes on a treadmill was enough to trigger a cascade of reactions that lowered participant inflammation levels.

In addition to better regulation of cortisol, higher levels of happy chemicals, and lower inflammation, research also suggests exercise can prompt over good-for-you habits, like eating more healthfully and maintaining social connections.

So, if youre feeling frazzled and overwhelmedwhether thats being driven by pandemic issues, civil unrest, or simply lifeconsider upping your daily exercise, either with an easy bike ride or your favorite cross-training options. Youll be glad you did.

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The Doherty and Rega Institutes both used state-of-the-art high containment virology facilities to independently conduct extensive tests on a BIOPROTECT formulation by ViaClean Technologies to study its effects on SARS-CoV-2 infectivity on various surfaces. The standard ASTM E1053 test methodology was adapted to assess SARS-CoV-2 viricidal efficacy of microbicides on environmental surfaces. GVN scientists at the Doherty Institute under the direction of Prof. Damian Purcell, and at the Rega Institute under the direction of Prof. Johan Neyts, definitively demonstrated that the BIOPROTECT formulation eliminates SARS-CoV-2 by both reducing its ability to be infectious and by destroying its genomic material.

Our studies on numerous antiseptic agents for surfaces contaminated with SARS-CoV-2 show that the BIOPROTECT formulations long-lasting activity is far superior to conventional decontamination agents in general use, said Prof. Damian Purcell, Head of the Molecular Virology Laboratory in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity at The University of Melbourne. The Doherty Institutes comprehensive report is expected to be available next week.

The tests were conducted in both wet and dry conditions. In the wet test, SARS-CoV-2 was coated on stainless steel disks which were then treated with a wet solution of the BIOPROTECT formulation. In the dry test, the BIOPROTECT formulation was first applied to stainless steel samples which, 46 days later, were then exposed to a high titer of SARS-CoV-2. Proving the longevity of the BIOPROTECT formulation on treated surfaces, tests revealed that the presence of the BIOPROTECT formulation maintained the ability to inactivate SARS-CoV-2 to negligible levels. Furthermore, test results from Rega demonstrated that the disks pretreated with the BIOPROTECT formulation averaged a 99.7% inactivation of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. All tests conducted were designed to conform with the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and equivalent standards of regulatory agencies in Europe and Australia, to ensure the acceptability and credibility of the results.

We tested BIOPROTECT formulation and found that it eliminated 99.7% of the SARS-CoV-2 present, 46 days after the tested material was treated with BIOPROTECT formulation, said Dr. Johan Neyts, Professor of Virology at the Rega Institute for Medical Research, KU Leuven. This product is unique and its long-lasting ability to eliminate SARS-CoV-2 far exceeds conventional disinfectants, which makes it very helpful in the battle against COVID-19. The Rega Institutes report is accessible here.

The results of the tests conducted by the Doherty and the Rega Institutes clearly demonstrate that BIOPROTECT eradicates SARS-CoV-2 on surfaces and provides continuous residual antimicrobial protection for an extended period of time, said Dr. Brchot. It is clear that effective antimicrobials will be extremely important in containing the COVID-19 pandemic, given the time it will take to implement mass vaccination and fully develop novel therapies. In this context, we are not aware of any microbicide surface treatment that continuously prohibits the growth and surface transmissibility of SARS-CoV-2 for an extended period of time. This represents a significant breakthrough in inhibiting the spread of COVID-19 by preventing surfaces from being contaminated by the virus and stopping the spread of the virus through contact with contaminated surfaces. Identifying and exploring innovative solutions, as well as fostering and facilitating collaboration between academic and industrial partners, be it large pharmaceutical firms or small biotech companies, is one of several ways the GVN can make a consequential contribution to the fight against COVID-19.

GVN Also Advances The Concept Of The Oral Polio Vaccine As A Preventive Measure Against SARS-CoV-2

The GVN has also advanced a concept developed by Dr. Robert Gallo, The Homer & Martha Gudelsky Distinguished Professor in Medicine, Co-Founder & Director of the Institute of Human Virology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and Co-Founder & Chairman of the International Scientific Leadership Board of the Global Virus Network, and by Dr. Konstantin Chumakov, Associate Director for Vaccines at the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) and a GVN Center Director, to use the existing and proven safe Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV) as a preventive measure against SARS-CoV-2. Non-specific protective effects of OPV have been demonstrated several times against a broad set of different virus outbreaks in the 1960s and 70s. More recent studies confirmed these observations and revealed that other live vaccines produce pronounced non-specific protective effects, whereas inactivated vaccines do not. Data from randomized clinical studies showed that OPV immunization campaigns reduced all-cause mortality despite the complete absence of poliovirus circulation. The emerging body of evidence suggests that besides inducing specific humoral and cellular immune responses, OPV may activate multiple branches of the immune system, including training innate immunity and thus increasing resistance to a broad spectrum of pathogens, including SARS-CoV-2. The Institute of Human Virology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, a GVN Center of Excellence, submitted a proposal to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for an 11,000-person clinical trial to demonstrate and establish the efficacy of OPV against SARS-CoV-2.

The GVN is playing a very meaningful role in the battle against SARS-CoV-2 by coalescing the worlds foremost virologists and COVID-19 specialists to collaboratively share their expertise, findings and research, and by bringing together academia and industry to collaborate on the development and advancement of novel technologies, therapeutics and vaccine candidates for COVID-19, said Dr. Gallo. I am pleased the GVN was able to identify laboratories to independently verify the efficacy of BIOPROTECT, bring the potential benefit of OPV to the forefront of the scientific community and spearhead OPV clinical studies in China, Iran, Russia and the United States.

About the Global Virus Network (GVN) The Global Virus Network (GVN) is essential and critical in the preparedness, defense and first research response to emerging, exiting and unidentified viruses that pose a clear and present threat to public health, working in close coordination with established national and international institutions. It is a coalition comprised of eminent human and animal virologists from 53 Centers of Excellence and 10 Affiliates in 32 countries worldwide, working collaboratively to train the next generation, advance knowledge about how to identify and diagnose pandemic viruses, mitigate and control how such viruses spread and make us sick, as well as develop drugs, vaccines and treatments to combat them. No single institution in the world has expertise in all viral areas other than the GVN, which brings together the finest medical virologists to leverage their individual expertise and coalesce global teams of specialists on the scientific challenges, issues and problems posed by pandemic viruses. The GVN is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization. For more information, please visit http://www.gvn.org. Follow us on Twitter @GlobalVirusNews

About the Peter Doherty Institute Located in the heart of Melbournes Biomedical Precinct, the Doherty Institute is named in honor of Patron, Laureate Professor Peter Doherty, winner of the 1996 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovering how the immune system recognizes virus-infected cells. Under the expert guidance of Director, University of Melbourne Professor Sharon Lewin, a leader in research and clinical management of HIV and infectious diseases, the Doherty Institute has more than 700 staff who work on infection and immunity through a broad spectrum of activities. This includes discovery research; diagnosis, surveillance and investigation of infectious disease outbreaks; and the development of ways to prevent, treat and eliminate infectious diseases.

About the Rega Institute of Medical Research The Rega Institute was founded in 1954 by Professor Piet De Somer and named after the 18th century philanthropist and professor Josephus Rega of Leuven. It hosts part of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology. Since its inception, the Rega Institute hosts also the Section of Medicinal Chemistry of the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and it is thus a true interdepartmental and interdisciplinary research institute. The Rega Institute has always been a jewel in the crown of research and innovation at KU Leuven on the basis of publications, citations and prestigious scientific prizes of its members.

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Treadmill tests have long been considered the gold standard for measuring a person's fitness level.

But a simple blood test may provide a more nuanced assessment, according to Stanford Medicine researchers who have been studying the body's molecular response to exercise.

Such a test eventually could be used as a complement to the treadmill assessment, which measures a person's aerobic fitness levels. That belief stems from a study the researchers conducted, collecting hundreds of thousands of molecular measurements from 36 people between ages 40-75 before and after exercise.

"Everybody knows exercise is good for you, but we really don't know what drives that at a molecular level," Michael Snyder, chair of genetics at Stanford said in a statement. "Our goal at the outset was to conduct a highly comprehensive analysis of what's happening in the body just after exercising."

Study participants had their blood drawn before completing a treadmill test, which requires people to run while wearing an oxygen-measuring masks until reaching peak oxygen consumption. They then had blood taken 2 minutes, 15 minutes, 30 minutes and 60 minutes after the exercise.

The researchers tracked molecular markers for various biological processes, including metabolism, immunity, oxidative stress and cardiovascular function. Those markers, found in blood and other bodily fluids and tissues, can be used to evaluate a person's health.

The study participants who were the most physically fit had similar molecular signatures in their blood samples taken before they exercised, researchers found. That led them to believe a blood test could be developed to measure fitness.

"Aerobic fitness is one of the best measures of longevity, so a simple blood test that can provide that information would be valuable to personal health monitoring," saidKvin Contrepois, the genetics department's director of metabolomics and lipidomics.

Most participants' molecular markers of inflammation, tissue healing and oxidative stress spiked as their bodies started to recover from the exercise, Snyder said. Two minutes after exercise, their blood samples showed that their bodies were metabolizing certain amino acids for energy, but they switched to metabolizing glucose by the 15-minute mark.

The researchers also found that participants who had a form of diabetes or pre-diabetes and were insulin-resistant had a dampened immune response after exercise.

While there appears to be a strong correlation between certain molecular markers of immunity, metabolism and muscle activity and a person's aerobic fitness, Snyder said more research is needed to fully understand the connection.

His team also is working to narrow the number of biomarkers needing to be measured to best predict a person's fitness level. The researchers have a created a proof-of-principle test based on their preliminary data and filed a patent application.

The blood test is not available to the public, but they hope to eventually offer an inexpensive and faster way to measure aerobic fitness. The study was published inCell.

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Dr. Christian Chenay, Frances oldest doctor (Courtesy of subject)

Christian Chenay, Frances oldest doctor, is still providing medical assistance to a local community of missionaries, whom he has served as a doctor for 50-plus years.

The singular and comforting story of Catholic doctor Christian Chenay, Frances oldest practicing physician, has gone round the Western world over the past weeks, as recounted through various media accounts. Because the ongoing health crisis has shaken entire populations, making people regain awareness of their finiteness and the frailty of earthly life, models of courage and tenacity are indeed a much-needed source of hope and inspiration in the face of hardship.

It must be said that, at nearly 99 years old, Dr. Chenay is a survivor, in many respects. He was born on June 20, 1921, after surviving an abortion attempt instigated by his father, who didnt want children. During the Nazi occupation of France during World War II, he was forcibly enrolled in the German Compulsory Work Service and sent to Dresden. Once again, he escaped a dreadful fate by managing to jump out of the train that was bringing him to the German city, where all of his comrades died from Allied bombings of Dresden in 1945.

Chenay started his medical career as a psychiatrist in 1951 and rubbed shoulders with many leading thinkers of the time, such as Jacques Lacan. Discouraged by what he considered as medicinal and systemic excesses of psychiatry during the following years, he moved toward radiology and, more recently, in 2014, general medicine. In fact, as his town of Chevilly-Larue (in the southern suburbs of Paris) has only three family doctors for 19,000 inhabitants, such a decision was inspired by a strong sense of duty.

The Strength of a Vocation, Against All Odds

I was retired, but I resumed my activity four years ago because my city had become a so-called medical desert and I wanted to help, Chenay told the Register. He explained that the only reason why he initially retired was because he was expropriated from his medical practice by the French government within the framework of the big construction project Mtropole du Grand Paris, launched in 2007, which included the suburbs of Paris.

At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, he continued to work, despite the serious risks for someone of his age and despite his wifes concern. However, his goodwill and bravery came up against the harshness of the reality in the field. Indeed, in addition to the lack of logistic means to welcome the crowds of patients coming to his office, the growing violence of some patients forced Chenay to suspend his consultations, at least until the end of the health crisis.

When I got to my office at 8:30 in the morning, there were already 30 people crowded in front of my door, and the situation was getting out of control, he said, explaining that a vast majority of his patients today are recent immigrants who easily lose patience. Newcomers paid a lot of money to get to France with the belief they would be given everything, and they become very aggressive when they realize they were deceived.

Chenay said he had to close his practice after being attacked by a group of people who stole his entire stock of masks and hydroalcoholic sanitizing gel. They also got mad because they didnt like the color of my masks, and they spit on me.

This most recent experience is far from being the first time, however, that Dr. Chenay confronted violence in his practice. He already experienced the worst in 1997, when his first wife who also was his assistant was killed by 17 stab wounds after an altercation with a patient because ofadminitrative issues. The killer was sentenced to six months in jail only.

He also mentioned that his office has been broken into several times since then and that he was robbed by an armed man a few years ago.

The situation deteriorated a lot in the past years, but it is the force of habit that keeps me going, even because there are many local families that I have known for so many years and that still count on me, he said, adding that at the end of the pandemic, he will probably follow his historical patients remotely through telemedicine and restrict personal visits to the local retirement home run by the Congregation of the Holy Spirit. Otherwise known as the Spiritans, Chenay has served as the congregations personal physician since 1951.

Fidelity to Local Missionaries

Ive always taken good care of this community that Ive always liked, and they know they can count on me anytime, Chenay said, adding that it is the least they deserve, after giving their whole life to the Church, often at great cost. Ive known them young, in great shape, leaving as missionaries for Africa, South America, to the four corners of the world; and now we are reunited again, as old men.

Chenay mentioned in particular his friendship with the former director of studies of the Spiritan home of Chevilly-Larue, Spiritan Father Alphonse Gilbert, who is the exact same age and whose missionary life has been as eventful as that of Chenays.

They met when Father Gilbert was a young student, so there is a special complicity between the two men, who always talk about each other with great respect, Spiritan Father Gabriel Myotte-Duquet, the superior of the community, told the Register. Dr. Chenay built a strong relationship with the whole community over the years and has a special relation of trust with our religious nurses.

After explaining that the community currently has 52 members 33 are over 80 years old and 17 are over the age of 90 Father Myotte-Duquet highlighted the importance of the doctors stable presence. His weekly visits give a sense of security to our elderly missionaries, and it is crucial for their longevity.

Father Myotte-Duquet said that Chenays Catholic faith helps the doctor understand the way the congregation lives and it makes him even more respectful of human life. He knows the limits of medicine, and he understands that we want to die at home and not at the hospital, which is a blessing for us, the priest said.

Rehabilitating Old Age

Your example is an inspiration, President Emmanuel Macron told Chenay while receiving him at the Elyse Palace on May 1, after several media outlets featured his story. Hearing about you makes people feel so optimistic, he said.

In fact, Chenay understood a long time ago that his singular position and testimony of life gave him the power to change mentalities with regard to the elderly, and he is determined to make the most of it. As a privileged witness to the evolution of Western societies over the past century, he has seen the treatment given to senior citizens significantly deteriorate. Life is not worth much anymore. Its value has weakened a lot, especially over the past years, Chenay said, denouncing the individualistic and utilitarian shift taken by so many societies, which reached new heights during the pandemic. In the past, we used to respect the elderly and to keep them at home, while now we send them to the hospital; and when we need to make room, we have come to find solutions to get rid of them quicker.

Yet Chenay is living proof that every stage of life is precious and meaningful. Through his book Et si la vieillesse ntait pas un naufrage? Seniors, rveillez-vous! (What if Old Age Was Not a Shipwreck? Senior Citizens, Wake Up!) and his forthcoming Survival Manual for Retired French People, he hopes he can infuse in elderly people a sense of confidence in life and in the future, in order to help them live the last stage of their earthly pilgrimage serenely.

Despite pushing toward the century mark and by anyones account a well-earned retirement, Chenay is determined to continue, one way or another, his mission of serving his fellow citizens. My old age doesnt prevent me from working, and I would do something anyway, so I keep going, hoping for better days to come for all of us, Chenay said, adding, I am in a better shape at 99 years old than at 75. The cycle of life has its mysteries!

Solne Tadi is theRegisters Europe correspondent.

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