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Research in Abuja

Science Explorer records 51 research institutions in Abuja, Nigeria. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Abuja, Nile University of Nigeria and Baze University.

Research institutions
51
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
16k
▲ 51% vs 2018-21
Citations
135k
8.5 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
11.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record

A city carries no overall standing here. The quality score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Abuja?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of AbujaUniversity 3,727 #4,131
2Nile University of NigeriaUniversity 1,519 #5,425
3National Blood Transfusion ServiceInstitution 1,433 #21,170
4Baze UniversityUniversity 784 #6,617
5National Space Research and Development AgencyGovernment institution 599 #11,523
6Veritas UniversityUniversity 578 #7,214
7National Hospital AbujaHospital / health system 554 #12,886
8National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and DevelopmentGovernment institution 522 #14,986
9Federal Ministry of HealthGovernment institution 507 #11,149
10National Primary Health Care Development AgencyGovernment institution 506 #9,898
11African Institute of Science and TechnologyUniversity 484 #12,157
12Medical Laboratory Science Council of NigeriaGovernment institution 388 #16,687
13Nigerian Meteorological AgencyGovernment institution 349 #12,210
14African Field Epidemiology NetworkNonprofit 298 #17,759
15National Office for Technology Acquisition and PromotionGovernment institution 272 #18,069 all time
16Nigeria Centre for Disease ControlGovernment institution 247 #11,176
17AIDS Prevention Initiative in NigeriaNonprofit 205 #16,804
18Ministry of EnvironmentGovernment institution 202 #15,641
19Nigerian Institute of International AffairsGovernment institution 199 #18,460
20Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentGovernment institution 199 #18,163
21National Universities CommissionUniversity 186 #16,255
22Centre for the Study of the Economies of AfricaNonprofit 166 #32,213 all time
23National Agency for the Control of AIDSGovernment institution 162 #26,759 all time
24Society for Family Health NigeriaNonprofit 151 #31,229 all time
25FCT College of EducationUniversity 135 #30,487 all time
26Nigerian Geological Survey AgencyGovernment institution 93 not ranked
27Federal Ministry of Innovation, Science and TechnologyGovernment institution 88 not ranked
28Center for Clinical Care and Research in NigeriaInstitution 57 not ranked
29Federal Government of NigeriaGovernment institution 56 not ranked
30Caritas NigeriaInstitution 53 not ranked
31Beni American UniversityUniversity 48 not ranked
32Comprehensive Autism and related Disabilities Education and TrainingUniversity 43 not ranked
33Nigerian University Games AssociationUniversity 42 not ranked
34Centre for Democracy and DevelopmentNonprofit 37 not ranked
35Zankli Medical CentreHospital / health system 33 not ranked
36Songhai Health TrustHospital / health system 33 not ranked
37Achieving Health Nigeria InitiativeNonprofit 28 not ranked
38Science Teachers Association of NigeriaNonprofit 28 not ranked
39Afrihealth Optonet AssociationHospital / health system 20 not ranked
40Solina Group (Nigeria)Company 19 not ranked
41Society of Gynaecology and Obstetrics of NigeriaNonprofit 17 not ranked
42Excellence & Friends Management Care CentreNonprofit 13 not ranked
43Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine ServiceGovernment institution 12 not ranked
44Health Strategy and Delivery FoundationNonprofit 11 not ranked
45Centre for Integrated Health ProgramsNonprofit 7 not ranked
46Civil Society Legislative Advocacy CentreNonprofit 7 not ranked
47Common Heritage FoundationNonprofit 5 not ranked
48African Ministers' Council on WaterNonprofit 1 not ranked
49Africa Youth Growth FoundationNonprofit 1 not ranked
50Preston Healthcare ConsultingNonprofit 1 not ranked
51African Council on NarcoticsNonprofit 1 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022-now. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

How concentrated the city is

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

University of Abuja: 24.6%Nile University of Nigeria: 10.0%National Blood Transfusion Service: 9.5%Baze University: 5.2%47 others listed: 50.7%25%largest
University of Abuja3,727 · 24.6%Nile University of Nigeria1,519 · 10.0%National Blood Transfusion Service1,433 · 9.5%Baze University784 · 5.2%47 others listed7,663 · 50.7%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which fields of science does Abuja work in?

In 2022-now, 34% of research in Abuja is in Social Sciences, 29% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (18%), Social Sciences (16%), Engineering (9%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 2,409 fractional works · 34.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,114 fractional works · 15.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 355 fractional works · 5.0% of its workEducation: 224 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 138 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHealth: 64 fractional works · 0.9% of its workUrban Studies: 43 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 40 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLaw: 34 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopment: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 38 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 488 fractional works · 6.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 342 fractional works · 4.9% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 80 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFinance: 66 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 466 fractional works · 6.6% of its workAccounting: 155 fractional works · 2.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 100 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 68 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 52 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 50 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMarketing: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness and International Management: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 132 fractional works · 1.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 49 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 46 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 37 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 111 fractional works · 1.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 80 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 97 fractional works · 1.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhilosophy: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReligious studies: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 40 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2,073 fractional works · 29.4% of its workEngineering: 660 fractional works · 9.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 104 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 88 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 77 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 71 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 66 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOcean Engineering: 44 fractional works · 0.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 42 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 39 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMedia Technology: 37 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 485 fractional works · 6.9% of its workPollution: 104 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 74 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 55 fractional works · 0.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 53 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 50 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 48 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 45 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 41 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 472 fractional works · 6.7% of its workInformation Systems: 211 fractional works · 3.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 137 fractional works · 1.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 31 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSignal Processing: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 111 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 91 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 103 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 47 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomaterials: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 80 fractional works · 1.1% of its workModeling and Simulation: 43 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics and Probability: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 71 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeophysics: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 47 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 35 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,670 fractional works · 23.7% of its workMedicine: 1,302 fractional works · 18.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 197 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 184 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEpidemiology: 152 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 109 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSurgery: 69 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 44 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 41 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHematology: 39 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 36 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 36 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 36 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 33 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 32 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOphthalmology: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 105 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 277 fractional works · 3.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 167 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 34 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 34 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 68 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 65 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 894 fractional works · 12.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 530 fractional works · 7.5% of its workPlant Science: 181 fractional works · 2.6% of its workFood Science: 82 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 63 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 47 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 42 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSoil Science: 37 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workForestry: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 193 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 91 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGenetics: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiotechnology: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 42 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 103 fractional works · 1.5% of its workImmunology: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVirology: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workParasitology: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMicrobiology: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 40 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKAbuja7,045fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences29%Health Sciences24%Social Sciences34%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this city does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Social Sciences2,40934.2%
    1. Social Sciences1,11415.8%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance4886.9%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting4666.6%
    4. Psychology1321.9%
    5. Decision Sciences1111.6%
    6. Arts and Humanities971.4%
    1. Engineering6609.4%
    2. Environmental Science4856.9%
    3. Computer Science4726.7%
    4. Energy1111.6%
    5. Materials Science1031.5%
    6. Mathematics801.1%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences711.0%
    8. Chemistry470.7%
    9. Physics and Astronomy350.5%
    10. Chemical Engineering70.1%
  2. Health Sciences1,67023.7%
    1. Medicine1,30218.5%
    2. Health Professions2773.9%
    3. Nursing681.0%
    4. Veterinary120.2%
    5. Dentistry120.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences5307.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1932.7%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology1031.5%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics400.6%
    5. Neuroscience290.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Abuja strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Abuja is most concentrated in Modeling and Simulation, General Economics, Econometrics and Finance and Infectious Diseases (5.1× the world share in Modeling and Simulation).

  1. Modeling and SimulationSubfield · 40.4 works5.1×
  2. General Economics, Econometrics and FinanceSubfield · 68.9 works4.8×
  3. Infectious DiseasesSubfield · 175.4 works4.5×
  4. PollutionSubfield · 82.6 works3.7×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once: above the ring is more than a place this size would be expected to do. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1.62× its world share, 440 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.53× its world share, 162 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.53× its world share, 88 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.24× its world share, 22 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.78× its world share, 36 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.29× its world share, 6 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.47× its world share, 42 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.83× its world share, 368 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.68× its world share, 61 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.59× its world share, 84 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.66× its world share, 562 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.33× its world share, 378 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.45× its world share, 90 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.07× its world share, 72 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.24× its world share, 31 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.35× its world share, 10 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.55× its world share, 234 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.00× its world share, 1,099 worksMedicineNursing: 2.02× its world share, 56 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.28× its world share, 10 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.42× its world share, 69 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.03× its world share, 374 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.62× its world share, 89 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.36× its world share, 410 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.57× its world share, 100 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.14× its world share, 821 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3.36×410 works
  2. Business, Management and Accounting2.03×374 works
  3. Nursing2.02×56 works
  4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.78×36 works
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.62×440 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.62×89 works
  7. Energy1.59×84 works
  8. Health Professions1.55×234 works
  9. Immunology and Microbiology1.53×88 works
  10. Environmental Science1.33×378 works
  11. Veterinary1.28×10 works
  12. Social Sciences1.14×821 works
  13. Mathematics1.07×72 works
  14. Medicine1.00×1,099 works
  15. Computer Science0.83×368 works
  16. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.68×61 works
  17. Engineering0.66×562 works
  18. Psychology0.57×100 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.53×162 works
  20. Chemistry0.47×42 works
  21. Materials Science0.45×90 works
  22. Arts and Humanities0.42×69 works
  23. Dentistry0.35×10 works
  24. Chemical Engineering0.29×6 works
  25. Neuroscience0.24×22 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.24×31 works

Which keywords describe research in Abuja?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Economic Growth, Epidemiology, Vaccine, Sustainability, Governance, Environmental Impact, Globalization and Development.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in 2022-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology423▲ 1.51×128 topics
  2. Sustainability300▲ 1.74×93 topics
  3. Economic Growth286▲ 5.0×30 topics
  4. Machine Learning269◆ 1.15×87 topics
  5. Globalization268▲ 1.93×101 topics
  6. Environmental Impact255▲ 2.1×62 topics
  7. Education250▲ 2.1×82 topics
  8. Climate Change234▲ 1.22×100 topics
  9. Renewable Energy224▲ 2.2×50 topics
  10. Sustainable Development214▲ 1.95×77 topics
  11. COVID-19180▲ 1.97×32 topics
  12. Public Health172▲ 1.68×62 topics
  13. Vaccine163▲ 5.8×11 topics
  14. Development147▲ 5.8×18 topics
  15. Governance146▲ 6.4×13 topics
  16. Immune Response143▲ 3.6×22 topics
  17. Corporate Governance138▲ 2.7×24 topics
  18. Risk Management135▲ 4.0×14 topics
  19. Fiscal Policy123▲ 8.6×7 topics
  20. ICT121▲ 13×5 topics
  21. Nigeria119▲ 78×3 topics
  22. Gender Equality119▲ 6.0×14 topics
  23. Inequality118▲ 7.3×10 topics
  24. Institutional Quality111▲ 15×3 topics
  25. Knowledge Economy102▲ 13×7 topics
  26. Infectious Diseases101▲ 4.3×9 topics
  27. Maternal Mortality101▲ 6.4×5 topics
  28. Inclusive Development100▲ 33×2 topics
  29. Mobile Phones100▲ 31×2 topics
  30. financial access100▲ 36×1 topic
  31. gender inclusion100▲ 36×1 topic
  32. Community Health Workers87▲ 14×2 topics
  33. Infrastructure84▲ 10×6 topics
  34. Health Inequalities83▲ 9.7×5 topics
  35. Quality Assurance82▲ 6.8×8 topics
  36. Transport Infrastructure81▲ 14×3 topics
  37. Socio-economic Factors80▲ 10×2 topics
  38. Child Mortality79▲ 16×1 topic
  39. Health Systems79▲ 16×1 topic
  40. Poverty Reduction79▲ 8.6×5 topics

What research is done in Abuja?

  1. 1 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 67 works
  2. 2 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 64 works
  3. 3 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 64 works
  4. 4 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 49 works
  5. 5 Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research Infectious Diseases 46 works
  6. 6 Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy Health 46 works
  7. 7 African Education and Politics Education 40 works
  8. 8 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 38 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 epidemiological studies Modeling and Simulation 37 works
  10. 10 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 36 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Abuja9.9% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 15.9% in 2009.

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