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Liferay.Portlet.register('com_liferay_journal_content_web_portlet_JournalContentPortlet_INSTANCE_R0xN'); Liferay.Portlet.onLoad( { canEditTitle: false, columnPos: 0, isStatic: 'end', namespacedId: 'p_p_id_com_liferay_journal_content_web_portlet_JournalContentPortlet_INSTANCE_R0xN_', portletId: 'com_liferay_journal_content_web_portlet_JournalContentPortlet_INSTANCE_R0xN', refreshURL: '\x2fc\x2fportal\x2frender_portlet\x3fp_l_id\x3d10969\x26p_p_id\x3dcom_liferay_journal_content_web_portlet_JournalContentPortlet_INSTANCE_R0xN\x26p_p_lifecycle\x3d0\x26p_t_lifecycle\x3d0\x26p_p_state\x3dnormal\x26p_p_mode\x3dview\x26p_p_col_id\x3dcolumn-1\x26p_p_col_pos\x3d0\x26p_p_col_count\x3d1\x26p_p_isolated\x3d1\x26currentURL\x3d\x252Flegal-notice', refreshURLData: {} } ); Liferay.Loader.require('metal-dom/src/all/dom', function(metalDomSrcAllDom) { (function(){ var dom = metalDomSrcAllDom; (function() {var $ = AUI.$;var _ = AUI._; var focusInPortletHandler = dom.delegate( document, 'focusin', '.portlet', function(event) { dom.addClasses(dom.closest(event.delegateTarget, '.portlet'), 'open'); } ); var focusOutPortletHandler = dom.delegate( document, 'focusout', '.portlet', function(event) { dom.removeClasses(dom.closest(event.delegateTarget, '.portlet'), 'open'); } ); })();})(); });AUI().use('liferay-menu', 'liferay-notice', 'aui-base', 'liferay-session', 'liferay-poller', function(A) {(function() {var $ = AUI.$;var _ = AUI._; if (A.UA.mobile) { Liferay.Util.addInputCancel(); } })();(function() {var $ = AUI.$;var _ = AUI._; new Liferay.Menu(); var liferayNotices = Liferay.Data.notices; for (var i = 1; i < liferayNotices.length; i++) { new Liferay.Notice(liferayNotices[i]); } })();(function() {var $ = AUI.$;var _ = AUI._; Liferay.Session = new Liferay.SessionBase( { autoExtend: true, redirectOnExpire: false, redirectUrl: 'https\x3a\x2f\x2fwww\x2eecha\x2eeuropa\x2eeu\x2fweb\x2fguest', sessionLength: 900, sessionTimeoutOffset: 70, warningLength: 0 } ); })();}); // ]]> </script> <script src="https://www.echa.europa.eu/o/echa-revamp-theme/js/main.js?browserId=ie&minifierType=js&languageId=en_GB&t=1732764580000" type="text/javascript"></script>   <div id="SiteMessages" style="display:none;"> <div class="SiteMessage SiteMessageWarning explorer-outdated-warning" style="display:none"> <p> Welcome to the ECHA website. This site is not fully supported in Internet Explorer 7 (and earlier versions). Please upgrade your Internet Explorer to a newer version.</p> <p> <button class="btn CloseSiteMessage btn-primary btn-default" id="explorerOutdatedWarningCloseButton" name="explorerOutdatedWarningCloseButton" onClick="closeWarningMessage(); return false;" type="submit" > <span class="lfr-btn-label">Close</span> </button> <label> <input type="checkbox" name="toggleExplorerOutdatedWarningCheckbox" id="toggleExplorerOutdatedWarningCheckbox" class="aui-field-input aui-field-input-choice" checked="checked"> Do not show this message again </label> </p> </div> <div class="SiteMessage SiteMessageCookies" id="CookieNotification" style="display:none;"> <p>This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our websites.</p> <p> <button class="btn CloseSiteMessage btn-primary btn-default" id="dlti" onClick="setNotificationCookie();" type="submit" > <span class="lfr-btn-label">Close</span> </button> Find out more on <a href="http://www.echa.europa.eu/legal-notice#cookies">how we use cookies.</a> </p> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> // <![CDATA[ AUI().use('cookie', function(A) {(function() {var $ = AUI.$;var _ = AUI._; AUI().ready( function() { initializeCookieNotification(); initializeExplorerWarning(); } ); setNotificationCookie = function() { setCustomCookie("CookieNotification","echa_cookie","/","30"); $("#CookieNotification").slideUp(); } function initializeExplorerWarning() { var explorerOutdatedWarningDiv = A.one('.explorer-outdated-warning'); var version = getExplorerVersion(); if((version<=7) && (getCustomCookieValue("ECHAIExplorerWarning")!="suppressed")){ explorerOutdatedWarningDiv.setStyle('display','block'); } } function getExplorerVersion() { var nAgt = navigator.userAgent; var nameOffset, verOffset, version; nameOffset = nAgt.indexOf("MSIE"); if(nameOffset!=-1){ verOffset= nameOffset+5; return parseInt(nAgt.substring(verOffset).split(";")[0],10); } } function initializeCookieNotification() { var cookieNotificationDiv = A.one('#CookieNotification'); if (getCustomCookieValue("CookieNotification") !='echa_cookie'){ cookieNotificationDiv.setStyle('display', 'block'); } else{ cookieNotificationDiv.setStyle('display', 'none'); } } closeWarningMessage = function() { var toggleChecked = AUI().one("#toggleExplorerOutdatedWarningCheckbox").get('checked'); $(".explorer-outdated-warning").slideUp(); if (toggleChecked) { document.cookie="ECHAIExplorerWarning=suppressed;path=/"; } } closeTranslationMessage = function() { var toggleChecked = AUI().one("#toggleTranslationMessageCheckbox").get('checked'); $(".translation-notice").slideUp(); if (toggleChecked) { AUI().use("aui-base", "aui-io-request", function(A) { A.io.request( themeDisplay.getPathMain() + '/portal/session_attribute/set', { data: { 'disableTranslationNotice': toggleChecked }, dataType: 'JSON' } ) }); } } $(document).ready(function() { var siteMessages = A.one('#SiteMessages'); AUI().one('body').prepend(siteMessages); siteMessages.setStyle('display', 'block'); }); function initImagePanning(){ (function ($) { "use strict"; $.fn.imagePanning = function () { var $mainBanner, mainBanner, $map, $image, $mapCenterContainer, $spots, init, moveMouseEnabled, isTouch, speed, //animation/tween speed switchToMobile, autoHotspotPositionScreen, dest, lastDest, map, mapCenterContainer, $this, mapImageContainer, imgH, imgW, mapOffset, offsetTop, $this = this, mapImageContainer = this.get(0), _init = function(){ $mainBanner = $('#main-banner'); $map = $('.map'); $image = $('.map-image', $map); $mapCenterContainer = $(".map-center-container", $map); $spots = $(".js-spot"); init = "center"; moveMouseEnabled = true; isTouch = Modernizr.touchevents ? true : false; speed = isTouch ? 1000 : 1400; //animation/tween speed switchToMobile = 1200; autoHotspotPositionScreen = 479; map = $map.get(0); mainBanner = $mainBanner.get(0); mapCenterContainer = $mapCenterContainer.get(0); _update(); }, _update = function(){ imgH = $image.outerHeight(true); imgW = $image.outerWidth(true); offsetTop = $map.offset().top; mapOffset = $map.offset(); }, //custom js tween _tweenTo = function (el, prop, to, duration, easing, overwrite) { if(!el._mTween) {el._mTween = {top:{}, left:{} }; } var startTime = _getTime(), _delay, progress = 0, from = el.offsetTop, elStyle = el.style, _request, tobj = el._mTween[prop]; if(prop === "left"){ from = el.offsetLeft; } var diff = to - from; if(overwrite !== "none"){ _cancelTween(); } _startTween(); function _step() { if(!dest) return; progress = _getTime() - startTime; _tween(); if(progress >= tobj.time){ tobj.time = (progress > tobj.time) ? progress + _delay - (progress - tobj.time) : progress + _delay - 1; if(tobj.time < progress + 1){tobj.time = progress + 1; } } if(tobj.time < duration){tobj.id = _request(_step); } } function _tween() { if(duration > 0){ tobj.currVal = _ease(tobj.time,from,diff,duration,easing); elStyle[prop] = Math.round(tobj.currVal) + "px"; }else{ elStyle[prop] = to + "px"; } } function _startTween(){ _delay = 1000 / 60; tobj.time = progress + _delay; _request = (!window.requestAnimationFrame) ? function(f){_tween(); return setTimeout(f,0.01);} : window.requestAnimationFrame; tobj.id = _request(_step); } function _cancelTween() { if(tobj.id == null) { return; } if(!window.requestAnimationFrame) { clearTimeout(tobj.id); } else { window.cancelAnimationFrame(tobj.id);} tobj.id = null; } function _ease(t, b, c, d, type) { var ts = (t /= d) * t, tc = ts * t; return b + c * (0.499999999999997 * tc * ts + -2.5 * ts * ts + 5.5 * tc + -6.5 * ts + 4 * t); } function _getTime(){ if(window.performance && window.performance.now){ return window.performance.now(); }else{ if(window.performance && window.performance.webkitNow){ return window.performance.webkitNow(); }else{ if(Date.now){return Date.now(); } else {return new Date().getTime(); } } } } }, _initHotSpots = function(){ var content, direction, position, mHeight, mWidth, contentSize = {}; function setSpotContentPosition(element){ var $content, self, elOffset = {}; $content = element.find('.hot-spot-article'); if($content.length < 1) return; direction = ''; content = $content.get(0); self = element.get(0); contentSize.width = $content.width(); contentSize.height = $content.height(); mHeight = $map.height(); mWidth = $map.width(); elOffset = element.offset(); position = element.position(); if ((elOffset.top - mapOffset.top) > (mHeight / 2) ){ setVerticalDirection('toBottom'); } else{ setVerticalDirection('toTop'); } if (elOffset.left > (mWidth / 2)){ // too close to the right side of the screen on mobile if(mWidth < autoHotspotPositionScreen && position.left < contentSize.width){ setHorizontalDirection('toLeft'); }else{ setHorizontalDirection('toRight'); } }else{ // too close to the left side of the screen on mobile if(mWidth < autoHotspotPositionScreen && (imgW - mWidth) < position.left){ setHorizontalDirection('toRight'); }else{ setHorizontalDirection('toLeft'); } } if($(window).width() < autoHotspotPositionScreen){ setPosition(direction, position, elOffset, contentSize); } } function setVerticalDirection(side){ if(side === 'toTop'){ content.style.bottom = null; content.style.top = mHeight - position.top > contentSize.height + 15 ? "50%" : "-" + ( contentSize.height + 15 - (mHeight - position.top)) + 'px'; direction += 'top'; }else{ content.style.top = null; content.style.bottom = position.top > contentSize.height + 15 ? "50%" : "-" + (contentSize.height + 15 - position.top) + 'px'; direction += 'bottom'; } } function setHorizontalDirection(side){ if(side === 'toRight'){ content.style.left = null; content.style.right = "50%"; direction += '##right'; }else{ content.style.right = null; content.style.left = "50%"; direction += '##left'; } } function setPosition(direction, position, offsets, contentSize){ var contH = $map.height(), contW = $map.width(), imgH = $image.outerHeight(true), imgW = $image.outerWidth(true), x, y, moveX, moveY; if(~direction.indexOf('top')){ moveY = Math.round((imgH - contH) * (position.top / contH)) + 15; y = (moveY) < imgH - contH ? moveY : imgH - contH; }else{ moveY = Math.round((imgH - contH) * (position.top / contH)) - contentSize.height - (contH - offsets.top - $map.offset().top); y = (moveY) > 0 ? moveY : 0; } if(~direction.indexOf('left')){ x = position.left > 0 ? position.left : 0; }else{ moveX = position.left - contentSize.width ; x = moveX <= imgW - contW ? moveX : imgW - contW; } dest = [y,x]; } function setPositionAbsoluteCSS (el, x, y){ el.style.top = y+"%"; el.style.left = x+"%"; } function isNumber (n) { return !isNaN(parseFloat(n)) && isFinite(n); } $spots.each(function(i, element) { var $el = $(element), spotX, spotY; spotX = element.getAttribute('data-x'); spotY = element.getAttribute('data-y'); if((isNumber(spotX) && spotX < 100) && (isNumber(spotY) && spotY < 100)){ setPositionAbsoluteCSS(element, spotX, spotY); element.className += " visible"; $el.on("click",function(e){ var $this = $(this), $parent = $this.parent(); if($parent.hasClass('opened')) return; $parent.addClass('opened').siblings().removeClass('opened'); setSpotContentPosition($this); }); } }); }, _initCenterContainer = function(){ var topCSS = parseInt($this.css('top'),10), leftCSS = parseInt($this.css('left'),10), title = $('.map-title-container').get(0), scroller = $('.js-scroll-bottom').get(0), ww = $(document).width(); mapCenterContainer.style.top = Math.abs(topCSS) +'px'; mapCenterContainer.style.left = Math.abs(leftCSS) +'px'; mapCenterContainer.style.width = ww + 'px'; if(!title.classList.contains('visible')) title.className += ' visible'; if(!scroller.classList.contains('visible')) scroller.className += ' visible'; }, _centralize = function(){ var imgCont = $this.get(0), contH = $map.height(), contW = $map.width(); dest=[Math.round((imgH-contH)*(contH/2/contH)),Math.round((imgW-contW)*(contW/2/contW))]; imgCont.style.top = '-'+dest[0]+'px'; imgCont.style.left = '-'+dest[1]+'px'; dest = null; }, _setAspectRatio = function(windowW, windowH){ var currImgW = $image.get(0).naturalWidth, currImgH = $image.get(0).naturalHeight, ww = (windowW) ? windowW : $(window).width(), wh = (windowH) ? windowH : $(window).height(), windowRatio = ww / (wh - mapOffset.top), imageRatio = currImgW / currImgH, screenMode = (windowRatio < imageRatio) ? 'vertical' : 'horizontal', width, height; if(screenMode === 'vertical'){ height = wh - mapOffset.top, width = getImgAspectRation(currImgW, currImgH, null, height); mapImageContainer.classList.remove('vertical-fit', 'horizontal-fit'); mapImageContainer.className += ' vertical-fit'; mainBanner.style.height = height + 'px'; }else{ width = ww, height = getImgAspectRation(currImgW, currImgH, width, null); mapImageContainer.classList.remove('vertical-fit', 'horizontal-fit'); mapImageContainer.className += ' horizontal-fit'; mainBanner.style.height = wh - mapOffset.top + 'px'; } imgH = height; imgW = width; mapImageContainer.style.width = width + 'px'; mapImageContainer.style.height = height + 'px'; function getImgAspectRation(imageWidth, imageHeight, width, height){ if(width) return Math.round(width * imageHeight / imageWidth); else return Math.round(height * imageWidth / imageHeight); } }, _loadImage = function(){ //image loaded fn $image.one("load",function(){ _setAspectRatio(); setTimeout(function(){ $mainBanner.addClass("loaded"); _centralize(); },1); setTimeout(function(){ _initCenterContainer(); _initHotSpots(); moveMouseEnabled = true; },300); }).each(function(){ //run load fn even if cached if(this.complete) $(this).load(); }); }; return this.each(function(i, el){ _init(); var timer, resizeTimeout, contH, contW, imgW, imgH, $map, isPointer, evt, coords, imgCont, mapOffset = $('.map').offset().top, img = $image.get(0), touchmoved=false, mapImageCont = this, prevPage = { y: 0, x: 0 }, ww = $(window).width(), wh = $(window).height() - mapOffset; if($this.data("imagePanning")) return; this.resize = function(){ _update(); _setAspectRatio(); _centralize(); _initCenterContainer(); } _loadImage(); $this.data("imagePanning",1) //panning fn .parent().on('mousemove',function(e,p){ if(!moveMouseEnabled) return; var cont = $(this); e.preventDefault(); contH = cont.height(), contW = cont.width(), imgH = $image.outerHeight(true), imgW = $image.outerWidth(true), isTouch = e.type.indexOf("touch") !== -1, isPointer = e.type.indexOf("pointer") !== -1, evt = isPointer ? e.originalEvent : isTouch ? e.originalEvent.touches[0] || e.originalEvent.changedTouches[0] : e; moveMouseEnabled = !p ? true : false; coords=[ !p ? evt.pageY - cont.offset().top : init === "center" ? contH / 2 : 0, !p ? evt.pageX - cont.offset().left : init === "center" ? contW / 2 : 0 ]; dest = [Math.round((imgH - cont.height()) * (coords[0] / cont.height())),Math.round((imgW - cont.width()) * (coords[1] / cont.width()))]; }) .on('touchmove',function(e,p){ if(!moveMouseEnabled) return; var cont = $(this); e.preventDefault(); contH = cont.height(), contW = cont.width(), imgH = $image.outerHeight(true), imgW = $image.outerWidth(true), isTouch = e.type.indexOf("touch") !== -1, isPointer = e.type.indexOf("pointer") !== -1, evt = isPointer ? e.originalEvent : isTouch ? e.originalEvent.touches[0] || e.originalEvent.changedTouches[0] : e; moveMouseEnabled = !p ? true : false; if(!dest){ dest = [Math.round((imgH - contH) * (contH / 2 / contH)), Math.round((imgW - contW) * (contW / 2 / contW))]; } if(!touchmoved) return; var contOffset = cont.offset(), maxW = imgW-cont.width(), maxH = imgH-cont.height(), topOffset = cont.offset().top, pageX = evt.pageX - contOffset.left, pageY = evt.pageY - contOffset.top, windowW = $(window).width(), windowH = $(window).height(); if(pageX < cont.width() && pageX > 0){ // check on device touch, if(pageY < cont.height() && pageY > 0){ // if cursor is out of the frame var x = prevPage.x - pageX; var y = prevPage.y - pageY; prevPage.x = pageX; prevPage.y = pageY; dest[0] = dest[0] + y; dest[1] = dest[1] + x; if(dest[1] > 0){ if(dest[1] > maxW){ dest[1] = maxW; } }else{ dest[1] = 0; } if(dest[0] > 0){ if(dest[0] > maxH){ dest[0] = maxH; } }else{ dest[0] = 0; } } } }) .on('touchstart',function(e){ //e.preventDefault(); touchmoved = true; isTouch = e.type.indexOf("touch") !== -1, isPointer = e.type.indexOf("pointer") !== -1, evt = isPointer ? e.originalEvent : isTouch ? e.originalEvent.touches[0] || e.originalEvent.changedTouches[0] : e; prevPage.y = evt.pageY; prevPage.x = evt.pageX; }) .on('touchend',function(e){ touchmoved = false; }) $('.js-spot').on("click",function(e){ lastDest = dest; dest = null; }); $(window).on("resize",function(){ clearTimeout(resizeTimeout); resizeTimeout = setTimeout(function(){ _setAspectRatio(); _centralize(); _initCenterContainer(); $('.opened','.hotspots-list').removeClass('opened'); }, 100); }); //if(!isTouch){ //panning animation 60FPS if(timer) clearInterval(timer); timer=setInterval(function(){ if(!dest) return; _tweenTo($this[0],"top", -dest[0], speed); _tweenTo($this[0],"left", -dest[1], speed); },16.6); //} }); } $(document).ready(function(){ $('html').click(function(event) { if(!$(event.target).closest('.js-spot').length) { $('.opened','.hotspots-list').removeClass('opened'); } }); }); })(jQuery); } function initHeader(){ var $wrapper = $('#header'), $pageContent = $('.page-content'), height; if($wrapper.length < 1 || $pageContent.length < 1) return; height = $wrapper.height(); $pageContent.css('padding-top',height); var resizeTimeout; $(window).on("resize",function(){ clearTimeout(resizeTimeout); resizeTimeout = setTimeout(function(){ height = $wrapper.height(); $pageContent.css('padding-top',height); }, 100); }); } function resizeHotspotsImage(){ var $hotspotsMap = $(".map-image-container"); if($hotspotsMap.length > 0){ $hotspotsMap.get(0).resize(); } } function panHotspotsImage(){ var $hotspotsMap = $(".map-image-container"); if($hotspotsMap.length > 0){ $hotspotsMap.imagePanning(); } } function popupClose(){ setTimeout(function(){ initHeader();resizeHotspotsImage(); },425); } })();}); // ]]> </script> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> $(document).ready(function() { var textContainer = $('.showMoreLessParagraphWrapper'); textContainer.each(function(index, obj) { initializeShowHideText($(this)); }); }); function initializeShowHideText(textContainer){ var moreLink='<span id="moreLinkContainerExpanded"></span> '+ '<span id="moreLinkWrapper" class="aui-helper-hidden">'+ ' <a class="aboutMore" title="Show more" href="javascript:;"></a>'+ '</span>'; textContainer.append(moreLink); var moreLinkWrapper = textContainer.find('#moreLinkWrapper'); var limitChars=textContainer.data("limit-chars"); var limitReached = false; var totalChars = 0; var indexParagraphReached = 0; var moreLinkAdded = false; 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} }); if(limitReached){ //Add the moreLink element to the spacific paragraph var moreLinkContainer = textContainer.find("#moreLinkContainer"); moreLinkContainer.html( moreLinkWrapper.html() ); } textContainer.removeClass("aui-helper-hidden"); showHideTextOnWebContentNew(textContainer); } function showHideTextOnWebContentNew(textContainer){ var moreLinkContainer = textContainer.find("#moreLinkContainer"); var moreLinkContainerExpanded = textContainer.find("#moreLinkContainerExpanded"); textContainer.delegate("a.aboutMore", "click",function(){ var moreLink = $(this); if(!moreLink.hasClass("isTriggered")){ moreLink.addClass("isTriggered"); textContainer.find(".showHideText").removeClass("hiddenText"); moreLink.attr('rel', moreLink.attr('title')); moreLink.attr('title', ''); moreLink.appendTo(moreLinkContainerExpanded); moreLinkContainer.find('a.aboutMore').remove(); }else{ moreLink.removeClass("isTriggered"); textContainer.find(".showHideText").addClass("hiddenText"); moreLink.attr('title', moreLink.attr('rel')); moreLink.appendTo(moreLinkContainer); moreLinkContainerExpanded.find('a.aboutMore').remove(); } }); } </script> <script type="text/javascript"> // <![CDATA[ AUI().use('aui-toggler', function(A) {(function() {var $ = AUI.$;var _ = AUI._; function migratePanels(item){ console.log('migratePanels ext'); titleBar=item.one('.lfr-panel-titlebar'); panelContent=item.one('.lfr-panel-content'); if(titleBar && panelContent){ transformPanelClasses(item,titleBar,panelContent); panelContent.all('.echa-panel').each( function(item, index, collection) { titleBarNested=item.one('.lfr-panel-titlebar'); panelContentNested=item.one('.lfr-panel-content'); if(titleBarNested && panelContentNested){ transformPanelClasses(item,titleBarNested,panelContentNested); panelContentNested.html('<div class="accordion-inner">'+panelContentNested.html()+'</div>'); } }); panelContent.html('<div class="accordion-inner">'+panelContent.html()+'</div>'); } } function transformPanelClasses(item,titleBar,panelContent){ item.removeClass('lfr-collapsible'); 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AUI().ready(function(A) { var locationSearch = window.location.search; var locationSearchIndex = locationSearch.indexOf('?'); if (locationSearchIndex >= 0 && locationSearch.length > 1) { locationSearch = locationSearch.substring(locationSearchIndex + 1); var queryParams = A.QueryString.parse(locationSearch); if (queryParams.panel) { A.all('#' + queryParams.panel + '.echa-panel > .toggler-header').replaceClass('toggler-header-collapsed', 'toggler-header-expanded'); A.all('#' + queryParams.panel + '.echa-panel > .toggler-content').replaceClass('toggler-content-collapsed', 'toggler-content-expanded'); } } }); })();}); // ]]> </script> <script type="text/javascript"> // <![CDATA[ AUI().use( 'aui-base', function(A) { var frameElement = window.frameElement; if (frameElement && frameElement.getAttribute('id') === 'simulationDeviceIframe') { A.getBody().addClass('lfr-has-simulation-panel'); } } ); // ]]> </script><script type="text/javascript"> // <![CDATA[ Liferay.Loader.require('frontend-js-tooltip-support-web@2.0.5/index', function(frontendJsTooltipSupportWeb205Index) { (function(){ var TooltipSupport = frontendJsTooltipSupportWeb205Index; (function() { try { TooltipSupport.default() } catch (err) { console.error(err); } })();})(); }); // ]]> </script></body> </html>

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