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Dr Farley Simon
Nobre - PhD, MSc & BSc
Professor of Sustainability and Innovation
e-mail: f.nobre@ufpr.br / fsmnobre@gmail.com
skype: farley.nobre
Overview the New Book on Innovation 2011
Farley S. Nobre (Ph.D., M.Sc., B.Sc.) is Professor at the School of Management of The Federal University of Parana, in Curitiba-PR, Brazil. His research interests include organizations, knowledge management systems, innovation and sustainability. He received his Ph.D. at The University of Birmingham (UK) with thesis On Cognitive Machines in Organizations, and he participated in the ARMMS project. He was Guest Researcher with the Institute of Organization Theory and the Artificial Intelligence Research Group of the Humboldt University of Berlin, and he participated in the Socionics project. With the multinational NEC he worked in the areas of software process improvement. He received the 1998 NEC Industrial Honor Prize for his contributions in the areas of innovation and quality. Dr. Nobre has authored international books, chapters and papers in journals and conferences worldwide. He is first author of “(Nobre, Tobias & Walker, 2009) Organizational and Technological Implications of Cognitive Machines: Designing Future Information Management Systems. IGI Global, USA.” He is member of SERVAS (a voluntary worldwide institution in support of peace and multi-cultural integration).
(i) Affiliation
AND
POSITION
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Professor of Knowledge Management, Innovation, and Sustainability
Federal University of Parana
- Brazil (since 2009)
School of Management /
Postgraduate Programme in Business Administration
Roles:
Teaching, Supervision and Research
Correspondence
address:
Federal
University of Parana (UFPR) / DAGA / PPGADM
Av. Pref.
Lothario Meissner, 632 / 2nd floor
Jardim Botanico / CEP 80210-170 / Curitiba – PR / Brazil
Tel: +55 (41) 3360 4365 / Fax: +55 (41) 3360 4495
Mobile: +55 (41) 9699 1185
Email: f.nobre@ufpr.br
Site: http://www.ppgadm.ufpr.br/
(ii) Current
PROJECTS
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Principal Editor of
Technological, Managerial and Organizational Core Competencies: Dynamic
Innovation and Sustainable Development
An international book
edited by Dr. Nobre, Prof. Walker, and Dr. Harris
To be published in 2011 by:
IGI Global USA
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Sustainable Business Administration:
A project for the design
and creation of a new undergraduate course in partnership with the Weatherhead
School of Management of the Case Western Reserve University (USA), Industry
Federation of Parana (FIEP PR, Brazil), Federal University of Parana (Brazil),
and Education Minister of Brazil (MEC-CAPES).
(iii) Areas of Interests
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Current Research:
- Innovation and Sustainability based on: "Creating Shared Value (by Michael Porter & Mark Kramer)", “Creating Sustainable Value (by Stuart L. Hart & Mark B. Milstein)”, “The Great Leap (by Stuart L. Hart & Clayton M. Christensen)”, “The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid (by C.K. Prahalad & Stuart L. Hart)", “Natural-Resource-Based View of the Firm (by Stuart L. Hart and Glen Dowell)", and others.
• Main Focus:
- Innovation and
Sustainability (in Society, Organizations, Business, and Technology),
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Ability-based View of the Organization,
- Micro-Foundations of Dynamic Capabilities and Competencies,
- Knowledge Management Systems,
- and Cognitive Machines.
• Other Focuses:
- Organizational
Ability,
Cognition, and Learning.
- Organization Theory and Behaviour.
- Management and Decision Sciences.
- Computational Organizational Theory.
- Fuzzy Logic Systems and Soft Computing Applications.
(iv) Academic
Background
• Ph.D.
Thesis: “On Cognitive Machines in Organizations”
Keywords: Organizations, Cognition and Artificial Intelligence
The University of Birmingham - UK (http://www.bham.ac.uk)
School of Engineering / Department of Manufacturing Engineering
• M.Sc.
Thesis: “Analysis and Design of Fuzzy Controllers”
Keywords: Fuzzy Systems, Automation and Control
State University of Campinas - UNICAMP - Brazil (http://www.unicamp.br)
Faculty of Computer and Electrical Engineering
• B.Sc.
Keywords: Electrical-Electronics, Automation, Information
Systems
Catholic University of Minas Gerais - PUC-MG – Brazil (http://www.pucminas.br)
Department of Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering
(v) AWARDS
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SERVAS International member.
- TJFS Editorial Board Member
- PRODOC Research Grant: CAPES - UFPB / PPGEP - Brazil (2009).
- Member of Editorial Advisory Review Board of IGI Global Publishing (since 01/2008)
- Guest researcher with the Artificial Intelligence Research Group and the School of Economics and Business Administration of The Humboldt University of Berlin (2002-2003).
- Participation of SOCIONICS Project in the Humboldt University of Berlin: which denotes the combination of Sociology and Computer Sciences (2002-2003).
- Participation of ARMMS Project: FP7 European Union Thematic Network on Agile Reconfigurable Manufacturing Machinery Systems (UK, 2001-2002).
- Founder and coordinator of the Brazilian Society of The University of Birmingham UK (2001-2005).
- NEC Honour Prize: The Industrial Director Premium in the category of Quality and Productivity (1998).
- CNPq Grant: PhD Scholarship (2002-2004).
- NEC Grant: PhD Scholarship (2001).
- CAPES Grant: M.Sc. Research Brazilian Scholarship (1994-1996).
- Brazilian Government Grant: B.Sc. Tuition Scholarship (1989-1993).
- IPUC Lecturer Assistantship: Undergraduate Assistant (1991-1993).
- CEMIG Engineering Trainee Scholarship. The Electrical Power Company of MG, Brazil (1992).
(vi) Industrial Experience
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Innovation
Technology
Enterprise
(2008-2009)
Position: Founder & Researcher
Areas: - Organizational
Learning and Information Systems.
• NEC (Telecommunications Business, 1997-2000)
Industrial Plant located in Sao Paulo - Brazil
Position: Software Project Engineer
Activities:
- Development of Organizational Learning Policies for Software Process Improvement
and Project Management.
- Implementation of
The Capability Maturity Model of the Carnegie Mellon University.
- Coordination of
Quality Assurance processes.
- Publication and
presentation of results of the organization in international events and
conferences.
- Software Development for Telecommunications Management Networks (TMN ITU-T).
• University of Birmingham - UK (http://www.bham.ac.uk)
Venue: Business School
/ Centre for International Business and Organization Research (CIBOR) and
International Management and Organization Group (IMO).
Examiners: Prof. Dr.
John Child e Prof. Dr. Suzana Rodrigues
Author: Nobre, F.S.
- Title: Analysis and Design of Organizations - Towards a Theory of Organization
Cognition.
Keywords:
Organizations, Cognition and Artificial Intelligence.
Date:
24/11/2004
• University
of Humboldt-Berlin (http://www.hu-berlin.de)
Venue: Artificial
Intelligence Research Group / Department of Computer Science
Examiners: Prof. Dr.
Hans-Dieter Burkhard e Dra.
Gabriela
Lindemann
Author: Nobre, F.S.
- Title: “Organizations
and Technology - Past, Present and Future Perspectives”
Keywords: History of
Organizations (evolution and development), Organization Theory, Schools of
Organizations (the 20th century), Industrial Revolution, Cognitive Machines in
Organizations.
Date: 01/07/2003
- Title: “Beyond Bounded-Rationality - Towards Economic Decision-Making
Machines”
Keywords:
Bounded-rationality and rational choice theories, cognitive psychology and
information processing systems, fuzzy systems and computational theory of
perceptions, decision-making in organizations.
Date:
15/07/2003
- Title: “Fuzzy Systems”
Keywords: Systems
Theory, Fuzzy Sets and Fuzzy Logic, Industrial Applications of Fuzzy Control.
Date:
14/01/2003
- Title: “Organisational Systems: Towards A Unified Theory”
Keywords: General
Systems Theory, Organizations, Cognition and Artificial Intelligence,
Complexity.
Date:
05/11/2002
(viii) IDIOMS
Fluency in
English, Portuguese and Spanish; and knowledge of German.
(ix) PUBLICATIONS
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International Books
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Title:
Technological,
Managerial and Organizational Core Competencies: Dynamic Innovation and
Sustainable Development Editors: Farley Nobre, David Walker, and Robert Harris Year: September 2011 Language: English IDOI: 10.4018/978-1-61350-165-8 ISBN13: 978-1-61350-165-8 / ISBN10: 1-61350-165-X EISBN13: 978-1-61350-166-5 Publisher: IGI Global, USA Book Brochure / Book Website |
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Title:
Organizational and Technological
Implications of Cognitive Machines - Designing Future Information Management
Systems Authors: Farley Nobre, Andrew Tobias & David Walker Year: Feb. 2009 Paperback: 338 pages Language: English ISBN: 978-1-60566-302-9 Publisher: Information Science Ref. - IGI Global, USA Book Brochure / Book Website |
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Title: Cognitive
Machines in Organizations - Concepts and Implications |
• International Book Chapters
[Nobre, F.S., 2011] The Customer-Centric Face of Organizations. In: Dr. Mohammad Ali Sarlak. (Org.). The New Faces of Organizations in the 21st Century (1st ed.). The North American Institute of Science and Information Technology (NAISIT) Pubishers, 2011, v.2, p.115-156. ISBN (print): 978-0-9865335-1-8 | ISBN (e-book): 978-0-9865335-4-9.
[Nobre, F.S., 2011] The Roles of Cognitive Machines in Customer-Centric Organizations: Towards Innovations in Computational Organizational Management Networks. In: F. Nobre, D. Walker & R. Harris (ed.). Technological, Managerial and Organizational Core Competencies: Dynamic Innovation and Sustainable Development. IGI Global, USA. DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61350-165-8 / ISBN13: 978-1-61350-165-8 / ISBN10: 1-61350-165-X / EISBN13: 978-1-61350-166-5.
• PhD and MSc Thesis
[Nobre, F. 2005] On Cognitive Machines in Organizations. PhD Thesis. University of Birmingham / Birmingham-UK. 343 pages. Control Number: M0266887BU. (in English).
[Nobre, F. 1997] Design and Analysis of Fuzzy Logic Controllers. M.Sc. Thesis. Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering / State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil. 110 Pages. (in Portuguese).
• International Journals (in English)
[Nobre, F.S., & Walker, D., 2011] An Ability-based View of the Organization: Strategic-Resource and Contingency Domains. The Learning Organization, 18(4): 333-345. ISSN: 0969-6474. (in English).
[Nobre, F.S., & Walker, D., 2011] A Dynamic Ability-based View of the Organization. International Journal of Knowledge Management, 7(2): 86-101. DOI: 10.4018/IJKM. ISSN:1548-0666. (in English).
[Nobre, F.S., 2011] Core Competencies of the New Industrial Organization. Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management, 22(4): 422-443. ISSN:1741-038X. (in English).
[Nobre, F.S., Tobias, A.M. & Walker, D., 2010] A New Contingency View of the Organization: Managing Complexity and Uncertainty Through Cognition. Brazilian Administration Review, 7(4): 379-396. ISSN:1807-7692. (in English).
[Nobre, F.S., Tobias, A.M. & Walker, D., 2010] New Frontiers in Industrial Organizations: Towards Computational Organizational Management Networks. Journal of Information Technology Research - IGI Global USA, 3(1): 43-54. ISSN:1938-7857. (in English).
[Nobre, F.S., Tobias, A.M. & Walker, D., 2009] The Impact of Cognitive Machines in Complex Decisions and Organizational Change. Journal of AI & Society - Springer, 24(4): 365-381. ISSN:0951-5666. DOI:10.1016/j.jmsy.2009.01.001. (in English).
[Nobre, F.S., Tobias, A.M. & Walker, D.S., 2008] The Pursuit of Cognition in Manufacturing Organizations. Journal of Manufacturing Systems - Elsevier, 27(4): 145-157. ISSN 0278-6125. DOI: 10.1016/j.jmsy.2009.01.001. (in English).
• Brazilian Journals (in Portuguese / English)
[Nobre, F.S., 2011] Uma Visão da Empresa Baseada em Habilidades: Contextos Estratégicos e Contingenciais. Revista de Administração Contemporânea (RAC), 15(3): 413-432. ANPAD, Brazil. ISSN 1415-6555. (in Portuguese).
[Araujo, C.N. & Nobre, F.S., 2009] Mercosul e Sustentabilidade: Estudo Exploratório. Revista Integração (Multidisciplinar) da USJT, vol.XV, no.59: p.387-393. São Paulo. ISSN 1413-6147. (in Portuguese).
[Nobre, F.S., 2009] Modelo de Políticas Públicas Municipais para Gestão de Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação. Revista Integração (Multidisciplinar) da USJT, vol.XV, no.57: p.185-190. São Paulo. Dezembro. ISSN 1413-6147. (in Portuguese).
[Nobre, F.S., Tobias, A.M. & Walker, D., 2008] A Theory of Organizational Cognition: Principles and Concepts. FACES Journal – FUMEC, Brazil. Vol.7, no.4, pp.10-30. ISSN 1517-8900. (in English).
[Nobre, F.S., 2008] Fuzzy Logic, Engenharia e P&D. Revista Multidisciplinar das Faculdades Integradas Pitágoras (p.03-07). FIP-MOC, Montes Claros. August. ISBN 1808-6969. (in Portuguese).
[Nobre, F.S., 2000] Fuzzy Logic: Aplicações. Revista Integração (Multidisciplinar) da USJT, vol.VI, no.23: p.264-267. São Paulo. Dezembro. ISBN 1413-6147. (in Portuguese).
[Nobre, F.S., 1998] Controle Nebuloso de Câmaras de Crescimento de Plantações. Revista Integração (Multidisciplinar) da USJT, vol.IV, no.15: p.257-261. São Paulo. Dezembro. ISSN 1413-6147. (in Portuguese).
[Nobre, F.S., 1998] Fuzzy Logic, Engineering and R&D. The Journal of NEC from Brazil S.A., no.35: pp.4-7. São Paulo. (in Portuguese).
[Nobre, F.S. and Palhares, A.G., 1997] Informações Quantitativas e Qualitativas no Projeto de Controladores Nebulosos. Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Automática (SBA): Controle & Automação, vol.8, no.2: p.77-93. Maio. ISSN: 1807-0345. (in Portuguese).
• Conferences
[Nobre, F.S., 2011] Micro-Foundations of Dynamic Innovation: An Ability-based View. In: The XXII ISPIM Conference Sustainability in Innovation: Innovation Management Challenges, 12-15 June 2011, Hamburg. p. 1-8. (in English).
[Nobre, F.S., 2010] Core Ability: The Sources of Core Competencies of the Organization. Organizational Studies Brazilian Meeting (EnEO-ANPAD, 2010). 10 pages. Florianopolis-SC, Brazil, May 23-25th 2010. ISSN 2177-2371. (in English).
[Nobre, F.S. 2010] Orchestrating Innovation and Sustainabilityin Municipalities: Strategic Resources and Public Policies. International Conference on Education for Sustainable Development (EDS-2010). May 18-20th 2010. Curitiba-PR, Brazil: FIEPR. (in English and Portuguese).
[Nobre, F.S. 2010] Education for Sustainable Management: A Perspective of Constructivism. International Conference on Education for Sustainable Development (EDS-2010). May 18-20th 2010. Curitiba-PR, Brazil: FIEPR. (in English and Portuguese).
[Nobre, F.S., Tobias, A. & Walker, D. 2008] Organizational Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Information Systems and the Future of Industrial Organizations. Brazilian Symposium on Production and Information Systems (SSPI). 6 pages. CEFET-MG, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Dec. 04-06th 2008. ISBN 978-85-99872-14-7. (in English).
[Nobre, F.S., Tobias, A. & Walker, D. 2008] Organizational Learning in Software Business. Brazilian Symposium on Production and Information Systems (SSPI). 6 pages. CEFET-MG, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Dec. 04-06th 2008. ISBN 978-85-99872-14-7. (in English).
[Nobre, F.S. 2004] Analysis and Design of Organizational Systems. 1st ABEP Congress. Oxford University UK, March 19th 2004. (in English).
[Nobre, F.S. and Steiner, S.J., 2003] Perspectives on Organizational Systems: Towards a Unified Theory. Doctoral Consortium on Cognitive Science at the ICCM 2003. Bamberg-Germany, April 09th 2003. (in English).
[Nobre, F.S. and Steiner, S.J. 2003] Beyond Bounded Rationality: Towards Economic Decision-Making Machines. Conference on Dynamical Systems Approaches to Cognitive and Consciousness. Proceeding: 31. Switzerland. (in English).
[Nobre, F. and Steiner, S.J., 2002] Beyond the Thresholds of Manufacturing: Perspectives on Management, Technology and Organizations. IEEE International Engineering Management Conference. Proceedings vol.2, p.788-793. Cambridge-UK. ISBN: 0-7803-7385-5. (in English).
[Nobre, F.S. and Steiner, S.J., 2002] Fuzzy Logic in Control: A Tutorial. Proceedings of the 8th Postgraduate Research Symposium: pp.61-65. School of Engineering / The University of Birmingham, England. ISBN 0704423413. (in English).
[Nobre, F. and Steiner, S.J., 2001] A Computational Framework for Evaluating Agility. World Manufacturing Congress (WMC). In the Proceedings. Rochester-NY, USA. Postponed to April 2-5th 2002. (in English).
[Nobre, F.S. and Steiner, S.J., 2001] Towards Intelligent and Immersive Manufacturing Systems. The UK Workshop on Computational Intelligence. Proceedings pp.232-236. Edinburgh, UK. (in English).
[Nobre, F.S. and Steiner, S.J., 2001] Fuzzy Logic in Organization Analysis and Control. International Conference in Fuzzy Logic and Technology (EUSFLAT). Proceedings pp.126-129. Leicester, England. (in English).
[Nobre, F.S. and Steiner, S.J., 2001] Fuzzy Logic in Management Control Systems. Proceedings of the 7th Postgraduate Research Symposium, pp.61-64. School of Manufacturing Engineering / The University of Birmingham, England. ISBN 0704423057. (in English).
[Nobre, F.S. and Steiner, S.J., 2001] Towards Customer Centred Manufacturing Systems. Proceedings of the 7th Postgraduate Research Symposium, pp.75-77. School of Manufacturing Engineering / The University of Birmingham, England. ISBN 0704423057.
[Nobre, F.S. et al, 2000] Fuzzy Logic in Management Control: A Case Study. IEEE International Engineering Management Conference (IEEE-EMS). Proc. pp.414-419. Albuquerque-NM, USA. 0-7803-6442-2. (in English).
[Volpe, R., Nobre, F.S., et al, 2000] The Role of Software Process Improvement into TQM: An Industrial Experience. IEEE International Engineering Management Conference. Proc. pp.29-34. Albuquerque-NM, USA. (in English).
[Nobre, F.S. and Nakasone, J., 1999] A Fuzzy Computational Approach for Evaluating Process Control Quality. IEEE International Conference on Fuzzy Systems. Proc. vol.III: pp.1701-1706. Seoul, Korea. ISBN: 0-7803-5406-0. (in English).
[Nobre, F.S. and Volpe, R., 1999] SEI-CMM Implementation at the NEC from Brazil S.A. International Conference on Software Technology. Proc. Industrial Track: pp.45-72. Curitiba, Brazil. (in English).
[Nobre, F.S. and Palhares, A.G., 1998] Design and Analysis of a Fuzzy Logic Controller and Its Application to Robotic Manipulator Control. Automatic Control Brazilian Congress. Proc. Track C. Uberlândia, Brazil. (in Portuguese).
[Nobre, F.S., 1995] Performance Analysis of a Fuzzy Logic Controller: A Nonlinear Application. International Fuzzy Systems Association World Congress (IFSA). Proc. vol.I: pp.353-356. Sao Paulo, Brazil. (in English).
[Nobre, F.S., 1995] Genetic-Neuro-Fuzzy Systems: A Promising Fusion. IEEE International Conference on Fuzzy Systems (FUZZ-IEEE/IFES). Proc. vol.I: pp.259-266. Yokohama, Japan. ISBN: 0-7803-2461-7. (in English).
• Industrial
Reports
(Nobre, F.S., 1997) Fuzzy Sets: Tutorial. Internal Report, pages.1-48. NEC from Brazil S.A. / Radio Division / Engineering Department. Sao Paulo, Brazil. May. (in Portuguese).
(x) SUMMARY OF CV - MAIN FINDINGS
2009-Today: Lecturer, Researcher and Supervisor with the Post-graduate Programme in Business Administration at the School of Management of the Federal University of Parana, in Brazil.
2010-2011: Main Editor and Author of "(Nobre, Walker & Harris, 2011) Technological, Managerial, and Organizational Core Competencies: Dynamic Innovation and Sustainable Development" (by IGI Global, NY, USA).
2008-2009: Founder of Innovation Technology Enterprise - Researcher & Consultant in the areas of Organizational Learning, Information Systems & Software Business.
2008-2009: Author of international books: [Nobre, 2008] “Cognitive Machines in Organizations: concepts and implications“, Ed. VDM-Verlag, Alemanha, ISBN: 978-3639068627; and [Nobre et al, 2009] “Organizational and Technological Implications of Cognitive Machines: Designing Future Information Management Systems”, Ed. IGI Global – Information Science Reference, EUA, ISBN: 978-1-60566-302-9.
2008: Lecturer of Information Technology (FIP, Montes Claros MG, Brazil).
2006-2007: Founder of the Computational Organizational Systems Research Group (COS) in the State University of Montes Claros, Brazil. The COS research fields lie in the areas of organizational learning, computational organizational theory, information management systems and artificial intelligence; Lecturer in Operations Management, Total Quality Management and Social Research Methods.
2001-2005: Ph.D. in Production (Manufacturing) Engineering by The University of Birmingham, England (2001-2005). His Ph.D. thesis “On Cognitive Machines in Organizations” was concerned with the areas of organizational learning and cognition, information systems and the implications of cognitive machines for organizations. In UK, 2001, he participated in the ARMMS FP7 Project (Agile Reconfigurable Manufacturing Machinery Systems).
2002-2003: Guest researcher with the Artificial Intelligence Research Group and the Institute of Organization Theory of the Humboldt-University of Berlin. In Berlin, he presented seminars, completed courses on organizations, behavioural economics and artificial intelligence, and participated in the SOCIONICS – which is the designation of an interdisciplinary research project supported by the German Research Foundation whose main areas of investigation involve the combination of Social and Computer Sciences.
1997-2000: Software Project Engineer with NEC. He worked in the areas of: development of norms and policies on organizational learning processes; implementation of the Capability Maturity Model (SEI-CMM); research on software process improvement models with publications in worldwide events; and development of software for telecommunications management networks. He received from NEC in Brazil the 1998 Industrial Honor Prize in the areas Productivity and Quality which included developments of expert systems for evaluation of customer satisfaction and process productivity.
2000: Completion of Advanced Mathematics for Engineers provided by the R&D Center of NEC in Brazil.
1998 & 2000: Lecturer in software engineering, information systems and control in the Universities of USJT and UNICSUL, both located in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
1994-1997: M.Sc. in Electrical and Computer Engineering by The State University of Campinas, Brazil, (UNICAMP), with thesis about “design and analysis of fuzzy systems”.
1989-1993: B.Sc. degree in Electronics Engineering from the Polytechnic Institute of the Catholic University of Minas Gerais, Brazil, (PUC-MG, 1989-1993).
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