Publications 2010-today 1. Barbagallo, B., Fugazza D., Diolaiuti G.A., Senese A. 2025. Integrating Satellite and Field Data for Glacier Melt Modeling in High-Mountain Asia: A Case Study on Passu Glacier. Remote Sens. 2025, 17(23), 3907https://doi.org/10.3390/rs17233907 2. Salerno, F., Guyennon, N., Colombo, N., Melis, M. T., Dessì, F. G., Verza, G., Bista, K., Sheharyar, A., & Tartari, G. 2025. What is climate change doing in Himalaya? Thirty years of the Pyramid Meteorological Network (Nepal). Earth Syst. Sci. Data Discuss. https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-2024-591 3. Mohr, C., et al. 2025. Direct high-altitude observations of 2-methyltetrols in the gas- and particle phase in air masses from Amazonia. Faraday Discussions. https://doi.org/10.1039/D4FD00179F 4. Aliaga, D., et al. 2025. New Particle Formation dynamics in the central Andes: Contrasting urban and mountain-top environments. Aerosol Research, 3: 15–44. https://doi.org/10.5194/ar-3-15-2025 5. Mikkola, J., Gohm, A., Sinclair, V. A. & Bianchi, F. 2025. Valley floor inclination affecting valley winds and transport of passive tracers in idealised simulations. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 25(511-533) https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-511-2025 6. Ciarelli, G., Cholakian, A., Bettineschi, M., Vitali, B., Bessagnet, B., Sinclair, V. A., Mikkola, J., el Haddad, I., Zardi, D., Marinoni, A., Bigi, A., Tuccella, P., Bäck, J., Gordon, H., Nieminen, T., Kulmala, M., Worsnop, D. & Bianchi, F. 2025. The impact of the Himalayan aerosol factory: results from high resolution numerical modelling of pure biogenic nucleation over the Himalayan valleys. Faraday Discussions. https://doi.org/10.1039/D4FD00171K 7. Pettenati, F., D. Sandron, G. Verza, M. P. Plasencia Linares, R. Percacci, K. Bistia, C. Cravos, & A. Rebez (2024). The Seismic Station IO.EVN at Pyramid EvK2cnr (Everest): 10 Yr of Activity, Seismol. Res. Lett. 96, 1733–1746, https://doi.org/10.1785/0220240111 8. Almagioni, C.D., V. Manara, G.A. Diolaiuti, M. Maugeri, A. Spezza & D. Fugazza. 2025. Snow Cover Variability and Trends over Karakoram, Western Himalaya and Kunlun Mountains During the MODIS Era (2001–2024). RemoteSensing, 17(5): 914. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs17050914 9. Heitto, A., et al. 2024. Analysis of atmospheric particle growth based on vapor concentrations measured at the high-altitude GAW station Chacaltaya in the Bolivian Andes. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 24(2): 1315–1328. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-1315-2024 10. Vitali, B., et al. 2024. Analysis of chemical and transport processes of biogenic aerosols over the northern Apennines: Insights from the WRF-CHIMERE model. Environmental Science: Atmospheres, 4(9): 967–987. https://doi.org/10.1039/d4ea00040d 11. Mardoñez-Balderrama, V., et al. 2024. Atmospheric black carbon in the metropolitan area of La Paz and El Alto, Bolivia: Concentration levels and emission sources. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 24: 12055–12077. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-12055-2024 12. Ficetola, G.F., S. Marta, A. Guerrieri, I. Cantera, A. Bonin, S. Cauvy-Fraunié, R. Ambrosini, M. Caccianiga, F. Anthelme, R.S. Azzoni, P. Almond, P. Alviz Gazitúa, J.L. Ceballos Lievano, P. Chand, M. Chand Sharma, J.J. Clague, J.A. Cochachín Rapre, C. Compostella, R.C. Encarnación, O. Dangles, P. Deline, A. Eger, S. Erokhin, A. Franzetti, L. Gielly, F. Gili, M. Gobbi, S. Hågvar, R. Kaufmann, N. Khedim, R.I. Meneses, M.A. Morales-Martínez, G. Peyre, F. Pittino, A. Proietto, A. Rabatel, K. Sieron, L. Tielidze, N. Urseitova, Y. Yang, V. Zaginaev, A. Zerboni, A. Zimmer, G.A. Diolaiuti, P. Taberlet, J. Poulenard, D. Fontaneto, W. Thuiller & A. Carteron. 2024. The development of terrestrial ecosystems emerging after glacier retreat. Nature, 632(8024): 336–342. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-07778-2 13. Carteron, A., I. Cantera, A. Guerrieri, S. Marta, A. Bonin, R. Ambrosini, F. Anthelme, R.S. Azzoni, P. Almond, P. Alviz Gazitúa, S. Cauvy-Fraunié, J.L. Ceballos Lievano, P. Chand, M. Chand Sharma, J.J. Clague, J.A. Cochachín Rapre, C. Compostella, R.C. Cruz Encarnación, O. Dangles, A. Eger, S. Erokhin, A. Franzetti, L. Gielly, F. Gili, M. Gobbi, S. Hågvar, N. Khedim, R.I. Meneses, G. Peyre, F. Pittino, A. Rabatel, N. Urseitova, Y. Yang, V. Zaginaev, A. Zerboni, A. Zimmer, P. Taberlet, G.A. Diolaiuti, J. Poulenard, W. Thuiller, M. Caccianiga & G.F. Ficetola. 2024. Dynamics and drivers of mycorrhizal fungi after glacier retreat. New Phytologist, 242(4): 1739–1752. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.19682 14. Guerrieri, A., I. Cantera, S. Marta, A. Bonin, A. Carteron, R. Ambrosini, M. Caccianiga, F. Anthelme, R.S. Azzoni, P. Almond, P. Alviz Gazitúa, S. Cauvy-Fraunié, J.L. Ceballos Lievano, P. Chand, M. Chand Sharma, J. Clague, J.A. Cochachín Rapre, C. Compostella, R.C. Cruz Encarnación, O. Dangles, P. Deline, A. Eger, S. Erokhin, A. Franzetti, L. Gielly, F. Gili, M. Gobbi, S. Hågvar, N. Khedim, R.I. Meneses, G. Peyre, F. Pittino, A. Proietto, A. Rabatel, N. Urseitova, Y. Yang, V. Zaginaev, A. Zerboni, A. Zimmer, P. Taberlet, G.A. Diolaiuti, J. Poulenard, D. Fontaneto, W. Thuiller & G.F. Ficetola. 2024. Local climate modulates the development of soil nematode communities after glacier retreat. Global Change Biology, 30(1): e17057. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.17057 15. Melis, M.T., D. Fugazza, L. Naitza, M. Gallo, F. Dessì, M. Casu, A. Ahmad, B. Barbagallo, G. Diolaiuti, A. Senese, R. Ul Hassan, M.A. Zaib, S. Munir, A. Hussain & D. Simonetti. 2024. New remote sensing methodology to map the glacier extent: The new inventory of glaciers in Pakistan. Trends in Earth Observation, 3: 46–49. 16. Colombo N., Balestrini R., Godone D., Vione D., Said-Pullicino D., Viviano G., Martin M., Delconte C.A., Fratianni S., Capodaglio A.G., Pintaldi E., Freppaz M. & Salerno F. 2024. High-resolution temporal variations of nitrate in a high-elevation pond in alpine tundra (NW Italian Alps). Catena, 235: 107635. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2023.107635 17. Scholz, W., et al. 2023. Measurement report: Long-range transport and the fate of dimethyl sulfide oxidation products in the free troposphere derived from observations at the high-altitude research station Chacaltaya (5240 m a.s.l.) in the Bolivian Andes. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 23(2): 895–920. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-895-2023 18. Zha, Q., et al. 2023. Measurement report: Molecular-level investigation of atmospheric cluster ions at the tropical high-altitude research station Chacaltaya (5240 m asl) in the Bolivian Andes. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 23(7): 4559–4576. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-4559-2023 19. Zha, Q., et al. 2023. Oxidized organic molecules in the tropical free troposphere over Amazonia. National Science Review, 11(1): nwad138. https://doi.org/10.1093/nsr/nwad138 20. Mikkola, J., Sinclair, V. A., Bister, M., & Bianchi, F. 2023. Daytime along-valley winds in the Himalayas as simulated by the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 23(1): 821–842. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-821-2023 21. Salerno F., Guyennon N., Yang K., Shaw T.E., Lin C., Colombo N., Romano E., Gruber S., Bolch T., Alessandri A., Cristofanelli P., Putero D., Diolaiuti G., Tartari G., Verza G., Thakuri S., Balsamo G., Miles E.S. & Pellicciotti F. 2023. Local cooling and drying induced by Himalayan glaciers under global warming. Nature Geoscience, 16(12): 1120-1127. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-023-01331-y 22. Ahmad, A. & D. Fugazza. 2023. Fusion of Sentinel-1 interferometric coherence and Sentinel-2 MSI for debris-covered glacier boundary delineation: Case study of Batura, Passu, Ghulkin, and Gulmit Glaciers, Pakistan. Geografia Fisica e Dinamica Quaternaria, 46(1–2): 229–240. https://doi.org/10.4454/76ghdjt5 23. Shen, J., et al. 2022. High gas-phase methanesulfonic acid production in the OH-initiated oxidation of dimethyl sulfide at low temperatures. Environmental Science & Technology, 56(19): 13931–13944. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.2c05154 24. Smiraglia, C., Fugazza, D. & Diolaiuti, G. 2021. Continua inarrestabile il regresso dei ghiacciai italiani e alpini. Le evidenze dei recenti catasti. Il Bollettino – Comitato Scientifico Centrale Club Alpino Italiano, 7: 7–22. 25. Aliaga, D., et al. 2021. Identifying source regions of air masses sampled at the tropical high-altitude site of Chacaltaya using WRF-FLEXPART and cluster analysis. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 21(21): 16453–16477. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-16453-2021 26. Bianchi, F., Junninen, H., Bigi, A., Sinclair, V. A., Dada, L., Hoyle, C. R., Zha, Q., Yao, L., Ahonen, L. R., Bonasoni, P., Buenrostro Mazon, S., Hutterli, M., Laj, P., Lehtipalo, K., Kangasluoma, J., Kerminen, V.-M., Kontkanen, J., Marinoni, A., Mirme, S., Molteni, U., Petäjä, T., Riva, M., Rose, C., Sellegri, K., Yan, C., Worsnop, D. R., Kulmala, M., Baltensperger, U., & Dommen, J. 2021. Biogenic particles formed in the Himalaya as an important source of free tropospheric aerosols. Nature Geoscience, 14(1): 4–9. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-020-00661-5 27. Bianchi, F., et al. 2021. The SALTENA experiment: Comprehensive observations of aerosol sources, formation and processes in the South American Andes. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 103(2): E212-E229. https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-20-0187.1 28. Sigdel S.R., Pandey J., Liang E., Muhammad S., Babst F., Leavitt S.W., Shen M., Zhu H., Salerno F., Piao S., Camarero J.J. & Peñuelas J. 2021. No benefits from warming even for subnival vegetation in the central Himalayas. ScienceBulletin, 66(18): 1825-1829. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scib.2021.06.005 29. Lin C., Yang K., Chen D., Guyennon N., Balestrini R., Yang X., Acharya S., Ou T., Yao T., Tartari G. & Salerno F. 2021. Summer afternoon precipitation associated with wind convergence near the Himalayan glacier fronts. Atmospheric Research, 259: 105658. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosres.2021.105658 30. Thakuri S., Lama F., Malla R., Khadka N., Ghimire N.P. & Salerno F. 2021. Lake watershed dynamics and bathymetry modeling of Rara and Begnas lakes in Nepal. Earth (Switzerland), 2(2): 272-286. https://doi.org/10.3390/earth2020016 31. Marta, S., R.S. Azzoni, D. Fugazza, L. Tielidze, P. Chand, K. Sieron, P. Almond, R. Ambrosini, F. Anthelme, P. Alviz Gazitúa, R. Bhambri, A. Bonin, M. Caccianiga, S. Cauvy-Fraunié, J.L.C. Lievano, J. Clague, J.A.C. Rapre, O. Dangles, P. Deline, A. Eger, R.C. Encarnación, S. Erokhin, A. Franzetti, L. Gielly, F. Gili, M. Gobbi, A. Guerrieri, S. Hågvar, N. Khedim, R. Kinyanjui, E. Messager, M.A. Morales-Martínez, G. Peyre, F. Pittino, J. Poulenard, R. Seppi, M.C. Sharma, N. Urseitova, B. Weissling, Y. Yang, V. Zaginaev, A. Zimmer, G.A. Diolaiuti, A. Rabatel & G.F. Ficetola. 2021. The retreat of mountain glaciers since the Little Ice Age: A spatially explicit database. Data, 6(10): art. no. 107. https://doi.org/10.3390/data6100107 32. Bollati, A., Ventura, F., Smiraglia, C., Diolaiuti, G., Fugazza, D. & Azzoni, R.S. 2020. Lo stato dei ghiacciai himalayani – confronti fotografici, rilevamento e telerilevamento per uno studio tra Nepal e Tibet. Geologicamente, 1: 9–17 https://doi.org/10.3301/GM.2020.01 33. Fugazza, D., T.E. Shaw, S. Mashtayeva & B. Brock. 2020. Inter-annual variability in snow cover depletion patterns and atmospheric circulation indices in the Upper Irtysh basin, Central Asia. Hydrological Processes, 34(18): 3738–3757. https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.13843 34. Pandey J., Sigdel S.R., Lu X., Salerno F., Dawadi B., Liang E. & Camarero J.J. 2020. Early growing-season precipitation drives radial growth of alpine juniper shrubs in the central Himalayas. Geografiska Annaler, Series A: Physical Geography, 102(3): 317-330. https://doi.org/10.1080/04353676.2020.1761097 35. Tymko, M.M., Hansen, A.B., Tremblay, J.C., Patrician, A., Hoiland, R.L., Howe, C.A., Rieger, M.G. & Ainslie, P.N. 2020. UBC-Nepal expedition: dynamic cerebral autoregulation is attenuated in lowlanders upon ascent to 5050 m. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 120(3): 675–686. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-020-04307-7 36. Smiraglia, C. & Diolaiuti, G.A. 2020. Lo stato attuale dei ghiacciai italiani e la loro recente evoluzione. Risultati di un nuovo inventario. Istituto Lombardo – Accademia di Scienze e Lettere – Rendiconti di Scienze, 150: 15–30. https://doi.org/10.4081/scie.2016.539 37. Azzoni, R.S., Bollati, A., Diolaiuti, G., Fugazza, D., Smiraglia, C. & Ventura, F. 2019. Remote sensing e repeat photography per lo studio dei ghiacciai himalayani: esempi dal Nepal e dalla Cina. Nimbus, 81: 32–49. 38. Bianchi, F., et al. 2019. Highly Oxygenated Organic Molecules (HOM) from gas-phase autoxidation involving peroxy radicals: A key contributor to atmospheric aerosol. Chemical Reviews, 119(6): 3472–3509. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemrev.8b00395 39. Howe, C.A., Ainslie, P.N., Tremblay, J.C., Carter, H.H., Patrician, A., Stembridge, M., Williams, A., Drane, A.L., Delorme, E., Rieger, M.G., Tymko, M.M., Gasho, C., Santoro, A., MacLeod, D.B. & Hoiland, R.L. 2019. UBC-Nepal Expedition: Haemoconcentration underlies the reductions in cerebral blood flow observed during acclimatization to high altitude. Experimental Physiology, 104(12): 1963–1972. https://doi.org/10.1113/EP087663 40. Hoiland, R.L., Howe, C.A., Carter, H.H., Tremblay, J.C., Willie, C.K., Donnelly, J., MacLeod, D.B., Gasho, C., Stembridge, M., Boulet, L.M., Niroula, S. & Ainslie, P.N. 2019. UBC-Nepal expedition: phenotypical evidence for evolutionary adaptation in the control of cerebral blood flow and oxygen delivery at high altitude. The Journal of Physiology, 597(12): 2993–3008. https://doi.org/10.1113/JP277596 41. Rieger, M.G., Nowak-Flück, D., Morris, L.E., Niroula, S., Sherpa, K.T., Tallon, C.M., Stembridge, M., Ainslie, P.N. & McManus, A.M. 2019. UBC-Nepal Expedition: Cerebrovascular Responses to Exercise in Sherpa Children Residing at High Altitude. High Altitude Medicine & Biology, 20(1): 45–55. https://doi.org/10.1089/ham.2018.0083 42. Pratali, L., A. Marinoni, A. Cogo, K. Ujka, S. Gilardoni, E. Bernardi, P. Bonasoni, R.M. Bruno, L. Bastiani, E. Vuillermoz, P. Sdringola & S. Fuzzi. 2019. Indoor air pollution exposure effects on lung and cardiovascular health in the High Himalayas, Nepal: an observational study. European Journal of Internal Medicine, 61: 81–87. Epub 2018 Nov 1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejim.2018.10.023. PMID: 30391165 43. Derin Y., Anagnostou E., Berne A., Borga M., Boudevillain B., Buytaert W., Chang C.-H., Chen H., Delrieu G., Hsu Y.C., Lavado-Casimiro W., Manz B., Moges S., Nikolopoulos E.I., Sahlu D., Salerno F., Rodríguez-Sánchez J.-P., Vergara H.J. & Yilmaz K.K. 2019. Evaluation of GPM-era global satellite precipitation products over multiple complex terrain regions. Remote Sensing, 11(24): 2936 https://doi.org/10.3390/rs11242936 44. Thakuri S., Dahal S., Shrestha D., Guyennon N., Romano E., Colombo N. & Salerno F. 2019. Elevation-dependent warming of maximum air temperature in Nepal during 1976–2015. Atmospheric Research, 228: 261-269. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosres.2019.06.006 45. Diolaiuti, G.A., R.S. Azzoni, C. D'Agata, D. Maragno, D. Fugazza, M. Vagliasindi, G. Mortara, L. Perotti, A. Bondesan, A. Carton, M. Pecci, R. Dinale, A. Trenti, C. Casarotto, R.R. Colucci, A. Cagnati, A. Crepaz & C. Smiraglia. 2019. Present extent, features and regional distribution of Italian glaciers. Houille Blanche, 2019-December(5-6): art. no. 2019035. https://doi.org/10.1051/lhb/2019035 46. Baldasso, V., A. Soncini, R.S. Azzoni, G. Diolaiuti, C. Smiraglia & D. Bocchiola. 2019. Recent evolution of glaciers in Western Asia in response to global warming: the case study of Mount Ararat, Turkey. Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 137(1-2): 45–59. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00704-018-2581-7 47. Kerminen, V.-M., et al. 2018. Atmospheric new particle formation and growth: Review of field observations. Environmental Research Letters, 13(10): 103003 https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/aadf3c 48. Ruggiero, L., Hoiland, R.L., Hansen, A.B., Ainslie, P.N. & McNeil, C.J. 2018. UBC-Nepal expedition: peripheral fatigue recovers faster in Sherpa than lowlanders at high altitude. The Journal of Physiology, 596(22): 5365–5377. https://doi.org/10.1113/JP276599 49. Tremblay, J.C., Hoiland, R.L., Carter, H.H., Howe, C.A., Stembridge, M., Willie, C.K., Gasho, C., MacLeod, D.B., Pyke, K.E. & Ainslie, P.N. 2018. UBC-Nepal expedition: upper and lower limb conduit artery shear stress and flow-mediated dilation on ascent to 5,050 m in lowlanders and Sherpa. American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology, 315(6): H1532–H1543. https://doi.org/10.1152/ajpheart.00345.2018 50. Tremblay, J.C., Howe, C.A., Ainslie, P.N. & Pyke, K.E. 2018. UBC-Nepal Expedition: imposed oscillatory shear stress does not further attenuate flow-mediated dilation during acute and sustained hypoxia. American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology, 315(1): H122–H131. https://doi.org/10.1152/ajpheart.00717.2017 51. Hansen, A.B., Hoiland, R.L., Lewis, N.C.S., Tymko, M.M., Tremblay, J.C., Stembridge, M., Nowak-Flück, D., Carter, H.H., Bailey, D.M. & Ainslie, P.N. 2018. UBC-Nepal expedition: The use of oral antioxidants does not alter cerebrovascular function at sea level or high altitude. Experimental Physiology, 103(4): 523–534. https://doi.org/10.1113/EP086887 52. Ruggiero, L., Yacyshyn, A.F., Nettleton, J. & McNeil, C.J. 2018. UBC-Nepal expedition: acclimatization to high-altitude increases spinal motoneurone excitability during fatigue in humans. The Journal of Physiology, 596(15): 3327–3339. https://doi.org/10.1113/JP274872 53. Willie, C.K., Stembridge, M., Hoiland, R.L., Tymko, M.M., Tremblay, J.C., Patrician, A., Steinback, C., Moore, J., Anholm, J., Subedi, P., Niroula, S., McNeil, C.J., McManus, A., MacLeod, D.B. & Ainslie, P.N. 2018. UBC-Nepal Expedition: An experimental overview of the 2016 University of British Columbia Scientific Expedition to Nepal Himalaya. PLoS ONE, 13(10): e0204660. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0204660 54. Khan, U., Lovari, S., Ali Shah, S. & F. Ferretti. 2018. Predator, prey and humans in a mountainous area: loss of biological diversity leads to trouble. Biodiversity & Conservation, 27: 2795-2813. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-018-1570-6 55. Potter E.R., Orr A., Willis I.C., Bannister D. & Salerno F. 2018. Dynamical drivers of the local wind regime in a Himalayan valley. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 123(23): 13,186-13,202. https://doi.org/10.1029/2018JD029427 56. Sun F., Ma Y., Hu Z., Li M., Tartari G., Salerno F., Gerken T., Bonasoni P., Cristofanelli P. & Vuillermoz E. 2018. Mechanism of daytime strong winds on the northern slopes of Himalayas, near Mount Everest: Observation and simulation. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, 57(2): 255-272. https://doi.org/10.1175/JAMC-D-16-0409.1 57. Yang K., Guyennon N., Ouyang L., Tian L., Tartari G. & Salerno F. 2018. Impact of summer monsoon on the elevation-dependence of meteorological variables in the south of central Himalaya. International Journal of Climatology, 38(4): 1748-1759. https://doi.org/10.1002/joc.5293 58. Magnani A., Ajmone-Marsan F., D'Amico M., Balestrini R., Viviano G., Salerno F. & Freppaz M. 2018. Soil properties and trace elements distribution along an altitudinal gradient on the southern slope of Mt. Everest, Nepal. Catena, 162: 61-71. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2017.11.015 59. Rounce D.R., King O., McCarthy M., Shean D.E. & Salerno F. 2018. Quantifying debris thickness of debris-covered glaciers in the Everest region of Nepal through inversion of a subdebris melt model. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 123(5): 1094-1115. https://doi.org/10.1029/2017JF004395 60. Azzoni, R.S., I. Tagliaferri, A. Franzetti, C. Mayer, A. Lambrecht, C. Compostella, M. Caccianiga, U.F. Minora, C.A. Garzonio, E. Meraldi, C. Smiraglia, G.A. Diolaiuti & R. Ambrosini. 2018. Bacterial diversity in snow from mid-latitude mountain areas: Alps, Eastern Anatolia, Karakoram and Himalaya. 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