Associate Professor Patrick O'Connor
Associate Professor
School of Economics and Public Policy
Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics
Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.
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Awards and Achievements
Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount 2016 Fellowship President's International Fellowship Initiative Chinese Academy of Sciences China - 2013 Award Premier’s NRM ‘Big Picture’ Award, South Australia – Finalist Premier South Australia Australia - 2007 Award South Australian Spatial Excellence Award ASIBA Australia - 2007 Recognition South Australian Landcare Award - - -
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Journals
Year Citation 2023 Loch, A., Scholz, G., Auricht, C., Sexton, S., O’Connor, P., & Imgraben, S. (2023). Valuing Protected Area Tourism Ecosystem Services Using Big Data. Environmental Management, 71(2), 260-273.
2023 Guo, T., O'Connor, P. J., Zhao, X., Zhou, T., Wang, Y., & Zhang, M. (2023). The win-win effects of nitrification inhibitors on soil-crop systems: Decreasing carbendazim residues but promoting soil bacterial community diversities and stabilities and crop yields.. Journal of hazardous materials, 451, 131175.
2022 Zhang, Y., Ma, J., O'Connor, P., & Zhu, Y. G. (2022). Microbial communities on biodegradable plastics under different fertilization practices in farmland soil microcosms. Science of the Total Environment, 809, 10 pages.
Scopus7 WoS8 Europe PMC12022 Luo, Y., Yang, D., O'Connor, P., Wu, T., Ma, W., Xu, L., . . . Lin, J. (2022). Dynamic characteristics and synergistic effects of ecosystem services under climate change scenarios on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Scientific Reports, 12(1), 15 pages.
Scopus4 WoS42022 Nunes, L. M., Li, G., Chen, W. Q., Meharg, A. A., O'Connor, P., & Zhu, Y. G. (2022). Embedded Health Risk from Arsenic in Globally Traded Rice. Environmental Science and Technology, 56(10), 6415-6425.
Scopus1 WoS12022 Davidson, A. A., Young, M. D., Leake, J. E., & O'Connor, P. (2022). Aid and forgetting the enemy: A systematic review of the unintended consequences of international development in fragile and conflict-affected situations. Evaluation and Program Planning, 92, 13 pages.
2022 Nguyen, T. T. T., Malek, L., Umberger, W. J., & O'Connor, P. J. (2022). Household food waste disposal behaviour is driven by perceived personal benefits, recycling habits and ability to compost. Journal of Cleaner Production, 379, 10 pages.
2021 Li, X., Li, S., Zhang, Y., O'Connor, P. J., Zhang, L., & Yan, J. (2021). Landscape Ecological Risk Assessment under Multiple Indicators. LAND, 10(7), 16 pages.
Scopus16 WoS162021 Bi, Q. F., Jin, B. J., Zhu, D., Jiang, Y. G., Zheng, B. X., O'Connor, P., . . . Zhu, Y. G. (2021). How can fertilization regimes and durations shape earthworm gut microbiota in a long-term field experiment?. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 224, 1-10.
Scopus5 WoS5 Europe PMC32021 Armitage, C., Auld, T., Bradby, K., Campbell, H., Clarkson, B., Cox, A., . . . Wrigley, D. (2021). The Darwin Agreement: A collaboration between Australian restoration organisations in support of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration. Ecological Management and Restoration, 22(3), 220-222.
Scopus1 WoS12021 Zhang, M., O'Connor, P. J., Zhang, J., & Ye, X. (2021). Linking soil nutrient cycling and microbial community with vegetation cover in riparian zone. Geoderma, 384, 114801.
Scopus18 WoS172021 Wang, L., Cui, S., Hu, Y., O'Connor, P., Gao, B., Huang, W., . . . Xu, S. (2021). The co-benefits for food carbon footprint and overweight and obesity from dietary adjustments in China. Journal of Cleaner Production, 289, 1-12.
Scopus8 WoS82021 Ding, Z., Li, R., O'Connor, P., Zheng, H., Huang, B., Kong, L., . . . Ouyang, Z. (2021). An improved quality assessment framework to better inform large-scale forest restoration management. Ecological Indicators, 123, 107370-1-107370-11.
Scopus2 WoS22021 Summers, D., Regan, C., Settre, C., Connor, J., O'Connor, P., Abbott, H., . . . Cavagnaro, T. R. (2021). Current carbon prices don't stack up to much land use change, despite bundled ecosystem service co-benefits. Glob Chang Biol, 27(12), 2744-2762.
Scopus3 WoS32021 Prowse, T. A. A., O'Connor, P. J., Collard, S. J., Peters, K. J., & Possingham, H. P. (2021). Optimising monitoring for trend detection after 16 years of woodland-bird surveys. Journal of Applied Ecology, 58(5), 1090-1100.
Scopus3 WoS22021 Li, R., Zheng, H., O'Connor, P., Xu, H., Li, Y., Lu, F., . . . Daily, G. C. (2021). Time and space catch up with restoration programs that ignore ecosystem service trade-offs.. Sci Adv, 7(14), eabf8650.
Scopus38 WoS37 Europe PMC22021 Zhu, D., Lu, L., Zhang, Z., Qi, D., Zhang, M., O'Connor, P., . . . Zhu, Y. G. (2021). Insights into the roles of fungi and protist in the giant panda gut microbiome and antibiotic resistome. Environment International, 155, 1-9.
Scopus12 WoS12 Europe PMC22020 Ma, J., Sheng, G. D., Chen, Q. L., & O'Connor, P. (2020). Do combined nanoscale polystyrene and tetracycline impact on the incidence of resistance genes and microbial community disturbance in Enchytraeus crypticus?. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 387, 122012.
Scopus41 WoS41 Europe PMC32020 Ma, J., Chen, Q., O'Connor, P., & Sheng, G. (2020). Does soil CuO nanoparticles pollution alter the gut microbiota and resistome of Enchytraeus crypticus?. Environmental Pollution, 256, 113463.
Scopus24 WoS22 Europe PMC52020 Huang, B., Li, R., Ding, Z., O'Connor, P., Kong, L., Xiao, Y., . . . Wang, X. (2020). A new remote-sensing-based indicator for integrating quantity and quality attributes to assess the dynamics of ecosystem assets. Global Ecology and Conservation, 22, 1-11.
Scopus7 WoS72020 Zheng, F., Zhu, D., Chen, Q. L., Bi, Q. F., Yang, X. R., O'Connor, P., & Zhu, Y. G. (2020). The driving factors of nematode gut microbiota under long-term fertilization. FEMS microbiology ecology, 96(4), 11 pages.
Scopus13 WoS12 Europe PMC52020 Zhu, D., Ding, J., Yin, Y., Ke, X., O'Connor, P., & Zhu, Y. G. (2020). Effects of Earthworms on the Microbiomes and Antibiotic Resistomes of Detritus Fauna and Phyllospheres. Environmental science & technology, 54(10), 6000-6008.
Scopus31 WoS29 Europe PMC32020 Ma, J., Sheng, G., & O'Connor, P. (2020). Microplastics combined with tetracycline in soils facilitate the formation of antibiotic resistance in the Enchytraeus crypticus microbiome. Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987), 264, 114689.
Scopus42 WoS38 Europe PMC22020 Regan, C. M., Connor, J. D., Summers, D. M., Settre, C., O'Connor, P. J., & Cavagnaro, T. R. (2020). The influence of crediting and permanence periods on Australian forest-based carbon offset supply. Land Use Policy, 97, 1-9.
Scopus10 WoS102020 Li, R., Zheng, H., Polasky, S., Hawthorne, P. L., O'Connor, P., Wang, L., . . . Ouyang, Z. (2020). Ecosystem restoration on Hainan Island: can we optimize for enhancing regulating services and poverty alleviation?. Environmental Research Letters, 15(8), 14 pages.
Scopus11 WoS122020 Li, X., Zhang, L., O’Connor, P., Yan, J., Wang, B., Liu, D. L., . . . Li, Y. (2020). Ecosystem services under a climate‐change‐ impacted water infrastructure in a highly forested basin. Water (Switzerland), 12(10), 2825.
Scopus9 WoS92019 Xiang, Q., Zhu, D., Chen, Q. L., O'Connor, P., Yang, X. R., Qiao, M., & Zhu, Y. G. (2019). Adsorbed Sulfamethoxazole Exacerbates the Effects of Polystyrene (∼2 μm) on Gut Microbiota and the Antibiotic Resistome of a Soil Collembolan. Environmental Science and Technology, 53(21), 12823-12834.
Scopus43 Europe PMC42019 Wang, H. T., Zhu, D., Li, G., Zheng, F., Ding, J., O'Connor, P. J., . . . Xue, X. M. (2019). Effects of Arsenic on Gut Microbiota and Its Biotransformation Genes in Earthworm Metaphire sieboldi. Environmental Science and Technology, 53(7), 3841-3849.
Scopus53 WoS45 Europe PMC52019 Li, Y., & O'Connor, P. (2019). "Scientific writing for impact is a learned skill-it can be enhanced with training": An interview with patrick o'connor. Publications, 7(1), 17.
Scopus32019 Ma, J., Zhu, D., Sheng, G., O'Connor, P., & Zhu, Y. (2019). Soil oxytetracycline exposure alters the microbial community and enhances the abundance of antibiotic resistance genes in the gut of Enchytraeus crypticus. Science of the Total Environment, 673, 357-366.
Scopus24 WoS22 Europe PMC22019 Bond, A. J., O'Connor, P. J., & Cavagnaro, T. R. (2019). Remnant woodland biodiversity gains under 10 years of revealed-price incentive payments. Journal of Applied Ecology, 56(7), 1827-1838.
Scopus8 WoS82019 Bond, A. J., Saison, C. L. A., Lawley, V. R., & O Connor, P. J. (2019). Bridging the Urban–Rural Divide Between Ecosystem Service Suppliers and Beneficiaries: Using a Distributed Community Nursery to Support Rural Revegetation. Environmental Management, 64(2), 166-177.
Scopus5 WoS32019 Li, Y., Cargill, M., Gao, X., Wang, X., & O'Connor, P. (2019). A scientist in interdisciplinary team-teaching in an English for Research Publication Purposes classroom: beyond a “cameo role”. Journal of English for Academic Purposes, 40, 129-140.
Scopus6 WoS72019 Zhu, D., Xiang, Q., Yang, X. R., Ke, X., O'Connor, P., & Zhu, Y. G. (2019). Trophic Transfer of Antibiotic Resistance Genes in a Soil Detritus Food Chain. Environmental science & technology, 53(13), 7770-7781.
Scopus48 WoS43 Europe PMC32019 Prowse, T. A. A., O'Connor, P. J., Collard, S. J., & Rogers, D. J. (2019). Eating away at protected areas: Total grazing pressure is undermining public land conservation. Global Ecology and Conservation, 20, 10 pages.
Scopus23 WoS212019 Collard, S. J., O Connor, P., Prowse, T. A. A., Gregg, D., & Bond, A. J. (2019). Objectives versus realities: Spatial, temporal, financial and social deficiencies in Australia’s public revegetation investment model. Ecological Management and Restoration, 21(1), 35-41.
Scopus4 WoS42019 Ding, J., Zhu, D., Li, H., Ding, K., Chen, Q., Lassen, S., . . . Zhu, Y. (2019). The gut microbiota of soil organisms show species-specific responses to liming. Science of the Total Environment, 659, 715-723.
Scopus13 WoS13 Europe PMC32018 Guerin, G., O Connor, P., Sparrow, B., & Lowe, A. (2018). An ecological climate change classification for South Australia. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia, 142(1), 70-85.
Scopus4 WoS42018 Cargill, M., Gao, X., Wang, X., & O'Connor, P. (2018). Preparing Chinese graduate students of science facing an international publication requirement for graduation: Adapting an intensive workshop approach for early-candidature use. English for Specific Purposes, 52, 13-26.
Scopus17 WoS192018 O'Connor, P. J., & Cargill, M. A. (2018). Better Scientific Writing Does Not Need Linguistic Alchemy: Response to Doubleday and Connell 2017. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 33(11), 813-814.
Scopus3 WoS32018 Rolfe, J., Schilizzi, S., Boxall, P., Latacz-Lohmann, U., Iftekhar, S., Star, M., & O'Connor, P. (2018). Identifying the causes of low participation rates in conservation tenders. International Review of Environmental and Resource Economics, 12(1), 1-45.
Scopus252018 Bond, A., O'Connor, P., & Cavagnaro, T. (2018). Who participates in conservation incentive programs? Absentee and group landholders are in the mix. Land Use Policy, 72, 410-419.
Scopus13 WoS132017 Prowse, T., Collard, S., Blackwood, A., O'Connor, P., Delean, S., Barnes, M., . . . Possingham, H. (2017). Prescribed burning impacts avian diversity and disadvantages woodland-specialist birds unless long-unburnt habitat is retained. Biological Conservation, 215, 268-276.
Scopus17 WoS17 Europe PMC12014 Gao, P., Duan, T. Y., Nan, Z. B., & O'Connor, P. J. (2014). First report of Septoria apocyni causing spot blight on the species of apocynum venetum and poacynum pictum in China. Plant Disease, 98(10), 1429.
Scopus1 Europe PMC12014 Cargill, M., O'Connor, P., & Matthews, R. (2014). Publication skills development in the sciences: decision support for effective program design. Revista Canaria de Estudios Ingleses, 69, 101-114. 2012 Cargill, M., O'Connor, P., & Li, Y. (2012). Educating Chinese scientists to write for international journals: Addressing the divide between science and technology education and English language teaching. English for Specific Purposes;An International Journal of English for Specific Purposes, 31(1), 60-69.
Scopus71 WoS542010 Chen, M., Yin, H., O'Connor, P., Wang, Y., & Zhu, Y. (2010). C: N: P stoichiometry and specific growth rate of clover colonized by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Plant and Soil, 326(1-2 Sp Iss), 21-29.
Scopus39 WoS332010 Cargill, M., & O'Connor, P. (2010). Vignette 12: Structuring interdisciplinary collaboration to develop research students' skills for publishing research internationally: Lessons from implementation. International Perspectives on Higher Education Research, 5, 279-292.
Scopus52009 O'Connor, P., Manjarrez Martinez, M., & Smith, S. (2009). The fate and efficacy of benomyl applied to field soils to suppress activity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Canadian Journal of Microbiology, 55(7), 901-904.
Scopus11 WoS11 Europe PMC62007 O'Connor, P., & Bond, A. (2007). Maximizing the effectiveness of photopoint monitoring for ecological management and restoration. Ecological Management and Restoration, 8(3), 228-234.
Scopus12007 Field, S., O'Connor, P., Tyre, A., & Possingham, H. (2007). Making monitoring meaningful. Austral Ecology, 32(5), 485-491.
Scopus162 WoS157 Europe PMC392007 Zhu, Y., O'Connor, P., & Cao, J. (2007). Where do Chinese scientists publish their research in environmental science and technology?. Environmental Pollution, 147(1), 1-3.
Scopus1 WoS12006 Cargill, M., & O'Connor, P. (2006). Getting research published in English: Towards a curriculum design model for developing skills and enhancing outcomes. Revista Canaria de Estudios Ingleses, 53(November), 79-94. 2006 Cargill, M., & O'Connor, P. (2006). Developing Chinese scientists' skills for publishing in English: evaluating collaborating-colleague workshops based on genre analysis. Journal of English for Academic Purposes, 5(3), 207-221.
Scopus732005 Field, S., Tyre, A., Thorn, K., O'Connor, P., & Possingham, H. (2005). Improving the efficiency of wildlife monitoring by estimating detectability: a case study of foxes (Vulpes vulpes) on the Eyre Peninsula, South Australia. Wildlife Research, 32(3), 253-258.
Scopus35 WoS362003 Li, X., Zhou, H., Wang, X., Zhu, Y., & O'Conner, P. (2003). The effects of sand stabilization and revegetation on cryptogam species diversity and soil fertility in the Tengger Desert, Northern China. Plant and Soil, 251(2), 237-245.
Scopus118 WoS1012002 Antoniolli, Z., Facelli, E., O'Connor, P., Miller, D., Ophel-Keller, K., & Smith, S. (2002). Spore communities of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and mycorrhizal associations in different ecosystems, South Australia. Revista Brasiliera de Ciencia do Solo, 26(3), 627-635.
2002 O'Connor, P., Smith, S., & Smith, F. (2002). Arbuscular mycorrhizas influence plant diversity and community structure in a semiarid herbland. New Phytologist, 154(1), 209-218.
Scopus203 WoS167 Europe PMC702001 O'Connor, P., Smith, S., & Smith, F. (2001). Arbuscular mycorrhizal associations in the southern Simpson Desert. Australian Journal of Botany, 49(4), 493-499.
Scopus52 WoS44 Europe PMC81998 Barker, S., Stummer, B., Gao, L., Dispain, I., O'Connor, P., & Smith, S. (1998). A mutant in Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. with highly reduced VA mycorrhizal colonization: isolation and preliminary characterisation. Plant Journal, 15(6), 791-797.
Scopus150 WoS143 Europe PMC321996 Barker, S., Stummer, B., O'Connor, P., Dispain, I., & Smith, S. (1996). Screening tomato mutants for abnormalities in VA mycorrhizal symbiosis. Report of the Tomato Genetics Cooperative, TCG, 46, 6. -
Books
Year Citation 2013 Cargill, M., & O'Connor, P. (2013). Writing Scientific Research Articles: Strategy and steps (2nd ed) (2nd ed.). Wiley. 2009 Cargill, M., & O'Connor, P. (2009). Writing scientific research articles : strategy and steps. UK: Wiley. 2006 O'Connor, P. J., Tesoriero, J., Morgan, A., & Bolt, S. (2006). Learning on the run. South Australia: South Australian Murray-Darling Basin Local Action Planning Groups. -
Book Chapters
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Conference Papers
Year Citation 2012 O'Connor, P. J., Bond, A., Mahoney, P., Collard, S., & Milne, T. (2012). Informed communities are adaptive communities: community-led monitoring of native vegetation condition. In Australian National Landcare Concerence Proceedings. Canberra. 2011 O'Connor, P. J., Cargill, M., & Peng, G. (2011). Preparing science graduate students to publish research articles internationally: How much can applied linguists do prior to research experience?. In 16th AILA World Congress. Beijing. -
Conference Items
Year Citation 2018 Guerin, G. R., O'Connor, P., Sparrow, B., Lowe, A. J., & Rogers, D. (2018). An ecological climate change classification for South Australia. Poster session presented at the meeting of South Australian NRM Science Conference. The University of Adelaide. -
Report for External Bodies
Year Citation 2022 Loch, A., Sexton, S., Scholz, G., Maclean, J., & O'Connor, P. (2022). Willingness to Pay and Avoided Health Costs associated with Metropolitan Parks. Adelaide, SA: South Australian Department for Environment and Water. 2022 Dumbrell, N., O'Connor, P., Matthews, K., Johns, C., Maier, H., Umberger, W., . . . Cavagnaro, T. (2022). Achieving a carbon neutral farming future in South Australia. 2021 Loch, A., Auricht, C., & O'Connor, P. (2021). Economic Value of South Australia’s National Parks and Wildlife Service Parks FY 2018-19: Secondary Economic Value of NPWS Parks. South Australian Department of Environment & Water. 2021 Loch, A., Auricht, C., & O'Connor, P. (2021). Economic Value of South Australia’s National Parks and Wildlife Service Parks FY 2018-19: Kangaroo Island Wilderness Trail Case Study,. Adelaide, SA: South Australian Department of Environment and Water. 2019 O'Connor, P. J., Summers, D. M., Connor, J., & Cavagnaro, T. R. (2019). Assessing South Australian carbon offset supply and policy for co-beneficial offsets: barriers to supply. Goyder Institute for Water Research Technical Report Series No. 19/09.. 2019 Regan, C., Summers, D. M., Connor, J., O'Connor, P. J., Lowe, A., & Cavagnaro, T. R. (2019). Assessing South Australian carbon offset supply and policy for co-beneficial offsets: Pollination service supply in lucerne seed production. Goyder Institute for Water Research Technical Report Series No. 19/07. 2017 Guerin, G., & O'Connor, P. (2017). ‘Grazing Pressure and Climate Change Response’ : Part 2. Ecological climate change classification for South Australia. Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network. 2015 O'Connor, P. J. (2015). The Tree Scheme and Nursery: Review and Options. 2015 O'Connor, P. J., & bond, A. (2015). Park Visitation: information needs and business drivers. 2013 O'Connor, P. J. (2013). Informing Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting and Improvement (MERI) Prioritisation. 2012 O'Connor, P. J., Saison, C., Morgan, A., Bond, A., & Lawley, V. (2012). Implementation of the Multiple Ecological Communities Conservation Auction in South Australia. 2009 O'Connor, P., Raja Segaran, R., & Lewis, M. (2009). Remote sensing soil erosion risk reduction on Eastern Eyre Peninsula: Assessing change in soil erosion risk through the tender-based approach of the Kielpa to Coast Soil Management Project. 2008 Dart, J., & O'Connor, P. J. (2008). Performance story report: a study of the Mount Lofty Ranges Southern Emu‐wren and Fleurieu Peninsula Swamps Recovery Program and how it contributed to biodiversity outcomes in the Adelaide and Mount Lofty Raources Management region.. 2000 Bickerton, H., Field, S., & O'Connor, P. J. (2000). A biological survey and monitoring in the South Para region. South Australia: Nature Conservation Society of South Australia. -
Datasets
Year Citation - Bond, A., O'Connor, P., & Cavagnaro, T. (n.d.). Data from: remnant woodland biodiversity gains under ten years of revealed-price incentive payments.
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Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name 2023 Principal Supervisor valuing stacked ecosystem services Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Mimi Salminah 2021 Co-Supervisor Investigating Food Loss and Waste Reduction in the Food Supply Chain in Asia-Pacific Region Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Trang Thi Thu Nguyen 2020 Co-Supervisor Optimising fire and herbivore management for biodiversity conservation in temperate woodlands Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Ms Johanna Grace Kuhne 2020 Principal Supervisor Fiji Horticulture Industry Transformation; How Changing Consumption Patterns and Modern Food Channels are Transforming The Horticultural Sector Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Mr Craig Johns 2019 Principal Supervisor Wheat, Weapons and Worship: Improving the Delivery of Agricultural Development in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Situations Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Mr Angus Alexander Davidson -
Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name 2017 - 2019 Co-Supervisor Not 'Going, Going, Gone': Affordable Biodiversity Gains from a Conservation Auction Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Dr Anthelia Bond 2006 - 2011 Co-Supervisor Collaborative Interdisciplinary Publication Skills Education:
Implementation and implications in international science research contextsDoctor of Education Doctorate Part Time Dr Margaret Cargill
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Board Memberships
Date Role Board name Institution name Country 2019 - ongoing Director National Landcare Network National Landcare Network Australia 2015 - ongoing President Cystic Fibrosis Australia - Australia -
Committee Memberships
Date Role Committee Institution Country 2016 - ongoing Member Members Council of the National Landcare Network National Landcare Network Australia -
Editorial Boards
Date Role Editorial Board Name Institution Country 2019 - ongoing Board Member Soil Ecology Letters Springer China 2015 - ongoing Board Member HAYATI Journal of Biosciences - Indonesia 2008 - ongoing Board Member Acta Ecologica Sinica Chinese Ecological Society China
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