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Research in Okayama

Science Explorer records 38 research institutions in Okayama, Japan. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Okayama University, Okayama University of Science and Okayama Prefecture.

Research institutions
38
10 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
70k
▼ 2% vs 2018-21
Citations
1M
15.0 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
9.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Okayama

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 Okayama?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Okayama UniversityUniversity 52,369 #1,094
2Okayama University of ScienceUniversity 9,520 #5,517
3Sakakibara HospitalHospital / health system 1,081 #16,639
4Industrial Technology Center of Okayama PrefectureResearch facility 951 #21,813
5Okayama PrefectureResearch facility 826 #15,236
6Okayama Medical CenterHospital / health system 787 #20,918
7Hayashibara (Japan)Company 648 #27,205 all time
8Shujitsu UniversityUniversity 531 #18,863
9Okayama Red Cross General HospitalHospital / health system 379 #22,335
10Okayama Saiseikai General HospitalHospital / health system 374 #32,714 all time
11Akebono ClinicHospital / health system 321 #21,494
12Okayama Rosai HospitalHospital / health system 297 #22,122
13Okayama Psychiatric Medical CenterHospital / health system 267 #27,015 all time
14Notre Dame Seishin UniversityUniversity 207 #29,794 all time
15Shigei Medical Research InstituteHospital / health system 196 #30,750 all time
16Okayama Shoka UniversityUniversity 173 #31,441 all time
17International Pacific UniversityUniversity 118 not ranked
18Chugoku Gakuen UniversityUniversity 107 not ranked
19Sanyo Gakuen UniversityUniversity 104 not ranked
20Okayama Central HospitalHospital / health system 93 not ranked
21Okayama Institute for Quantum PhysicsResearch facility 89 not ranked
22Nagashima HospitalHospital / health system 74 not ranked
23Okayama City Ishii Elementary SchoolUniversity 33 not ranked
24Okayama Ceramics Research FoundationInstitution 33 not ranked
25Okayama Saidaiji HospitalHospital / health system 28 not ranked
26Okayama Prefectural Okayama Technical High SchoolUniversity 20 not ranked
27Kansai High SchoolUniversity 15 not ranked
28Kake Educational InstitutionUniversity 14 not ranked
29Wesco (Japan)Company 14 not ranked
30Mannari HospitalHospital / health system 13 not ranked
31Okayama Prefectural PoliceGovernment institution 13 not ranked
32Benesse Holdings (Japan)Company 10 not ranked
33Okayama University of Commerce Attached high SchoolUniversity 10 not ranked
34Okayama Prefectural Okayama Asahi High SchoolUniversity 8 not ranked
35Okayama Prefectural MuseumArchive 4 not ranked
36Okayama Prefectural Katsumata High SchoolUniversity 3 not ranked
37Okayama City LibraryArchive 1 not ranked
38Okayama Foundation for Science and TechnologyNonprofit 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.

Okayama University: 75.1%Okayama University of Science: 13.7%Sakakibara Hospital: 1.6%Industrial Technology Center of Okayama Prefecture: 1.4%34 others listed: 8.3%75%largest
Okayama University52k · 75.1%Okayama University of Science9,520 · 13.7%Sakakibara Hospital1,081 · 1.6%Industrial Technology Center of Okayama Prefecture951 · 1.4%34 others listed5,811 · 8.3%

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

Which fields of science does Okayama work in?

In 2022-now, 42% of research in Okayama is in Health Sciences, 33% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (39%), Engineering (12%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (10%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 3,357 fractional works · 41.9% of its workMedicine: 3,104 fractional works · 38.7% of its workSurgery: 525 fractional works · 6.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 408 fractional works · 5.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 242 fractional works · 3.0% of its workOncology: 233 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEpidemiology: 187 fractional works · 2.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 120 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhysiology: 113 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 106 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNeurology: 105 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRheumatology: 95 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 93 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 80 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 59 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 56 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHematology: 54 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 54 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 47 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNephrology: 43 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOphthalmology: 37 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHepatology: 36 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 36 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGastroenterology: 35 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 32 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 31 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrology: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 77 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Professions: 115 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 40 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 53 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDentistry: 79 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOral Surgery: 32 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPeriodontics: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 41 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 38 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmall Animals: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2,605 fractional works · 32.5% of its workEngineering: 976 fractional works · 12.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 247 fractional works · 3.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 238 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 119 fractional works · 1.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 73 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Mechanics: 56 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 55 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 44 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 35 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 465 fractional works · 5.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 128 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 77 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 73 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems: 61 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 276 fractional works · 3.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 148 fractional works · 1.9% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 43 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomaterials: 38 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 206 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEcology: 45 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 55 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemistry: 203 fractional works · 2.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 145 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 36 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 199 fractional works · 2.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 57 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 46 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 38 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiation: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 113 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeophysics: 46 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtmospheric Science: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 45 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematics: 98 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeometry and Topology: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematical Physics: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 57 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnergy: 43 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 41 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 1,520 fractional works · 19.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 800 fractional works · 10.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 446 fractional works · 5.6% of its workGenetics: 134 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCancer Research: 56 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCell Biology: 50 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiotechnology: 33 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 42 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 327 fractional works · 4.1% of its workPlant Science: 182 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 39 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 32 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 45 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 203 fractional works · 2.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 63 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 58 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 52 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 141 fractional works · 1.8% of its workImmunology: 105 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 36 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 49 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 532 fractional works · 6.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 208 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 65 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEducation: 49 fractional works · 0.6% of its workTransportation: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 76 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychology: 154 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 52 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 40 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 36 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 56 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 46 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 32 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 37 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 31 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKOkayama8,014fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences19%Physical Sciences33%Health Sciences42%Social Sciences7%

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. Health Sciences3,35741.9%
    1. Medicine3,10438.7%
    2. Health Professions1151.4%
    3. Dentistry791.0%
    4. Nursing410.5%
    5. Veterinary180.2%
    1. Engineering97612.2%
    2. Computer Science4655.8%
    3. Materials Science2763.4%
    4. Environmental Science2062.6%
    5. Chemistry2032.5%
    6. Physics and Astronomy1992.5%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences1131.4%
    8. Mathematics981.2%
    9. Energy430.5%
    10. Chemical Engineering260.3%
  3. Life Sciences1,52019.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology80010.0%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3274.1%
    3. Neuroscience2032.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology1411.8%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics490.6%
    1. Social Sciences2082.6%
    2. Psychology1541.9%
    3. Arts and Humanities560.7%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance460.6%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting370.5%
    6. Decision Sciences310.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Okayama strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Okayama is most concentrated in Gastroenterology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Condensed Matter Physics (3.7× the world share in Gastroenterology).

  1. GastroenterologySubfield · 31.1 works3.7×
  2. Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield · 357.8 works3.3×
  3. Condensed Matter PhysicsSubfield · 33.5 works2.9×
  4. Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield · 217.1 works2.9×
← 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: 0.84× its world share, 285 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.85× its world share, 702 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.70× its world share, 122 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.58× its world share, 183 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.75× its world share, 44 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.96× its world share, 24 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.60× its world share, 179 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.77× its world share, 429 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.88× its world share, 98 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.57× its world share, 38 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.84× its world share, 904 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.50× its world share, 177 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.99× its world share, 247 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.05× its world share, 88 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.13× its world share, 180 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.00× its world share, 69 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.54× its world share, 102 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.00× its world share, 2,737 worksMedicineNursing: 1.06× its world share, 37 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.59× its world share, 15 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.24× its world share, 50 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.15× its world share, 34 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 28 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.28× its world share, 43 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.64× its world share, 139 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 176 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 2.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry2.00×69 works
  2. Medicine2.00×2,737 works
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.85×702 works
  4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.75×44 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology1.70×122 works
  6. Chemistry1.60×179 works
  7. Veterinary1.59×15 works
  8. Neuroscience1.58×183 works
  9. Physics and Astronomy1.13×180 works
  10. Nursing1.06×37 works
  11. Mathematics1.05×88 works
  12. Materials Science0.99×247 works
  13. Chemical Engineering0.96×24 works
  14. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.88×98 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.84×285 works
  16. Engineering0.84×904 works
  17. Computer Science0.77×429 works
  18. Psychology0.64×139 works
  19. Energy0.57×38 works
  20. Health Professions0.54×102 works
  21. Environmental Science0.50×177 works
  22. Decision Sciences0.41×28 works
  23. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.28×43 works
  24. Arts and Humanities0.24×50 works
  25. Social Sciences0.20×176 works
  26. Business, Management and Accounting0.15×34 works

Which keywords describe research in Okayama?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Chemotherapy, Immunotherapy, Oxidative Stress, Treatment, Diagnosis and Prognostic Factors.

▲ 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. Epidemiology484▲ 1.52×132 topics
  2. Inflammation345▲ 2.0×82 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress228▲ 1.73×59 topics
  4. Treatment193▲ 1.98×50 topics
  5. Chemotherapy192▲ 3.4×24 topics
  6. Cancer179▲ 1.66×56 topics
  7. Deep Learning171▼ 0.62×77 topics
  8. Immunotherapy169▲ 2.9×19 topics
  9. Diagnosis165▲ 2.2×41 topics
  10. Quality of Life130◆ 1.13×46 topics
  11. Biomedical Applications125▲ 1.32×36 topics
  12. Prognostic Factors123▲ 3.5×14 topics
  13. Clinical Practice Guidelines122▲ 2.8×14 topics
  14. Cardiovascular Disease117▲ 1.28×38 topics
  15. Management116▲ 1.82×35 topics
  16. Genetic Mutations112▲ 3.2×23 topics
  17. Tumor Microenvironment105▲ 2.9×8 topics
  18. Surgical Management99▲ 3.0×20 topics
  19. Heart Failure97▲ 2.7×14 topics
  20. Echocardiography96▲ 4.3×8 topics
  21. Complications92▲ 2.3×16 topics
  22. Genetics90▲ 1.59×26 topics
  23. Tissue Engineering85▲ 1.75×13 topics
  24. Radiotherapy85▲ 2.7×13 topics
  25. Guidelines82▲ 2.2×13 topics
  26. Pathogenesis79▲ 1.93×24 topics
  27. Neoadjuvant Therapy76▲ 4.0×5 topics
  28. Surgery71▲ 2.5×11 topics
  29. Angiogenesis69▲ 2.6×16 topics
  30. Chronic Kidney Disease67▲ 3.3×9 topics
  31. Treatment Guidelines66▲ 3.8×7 topics
  32. Molecular Characterization66▲ 4.7×6 topics
  33. Survival Analysis65▲ 3.0×7 topics
  34. Fibrosis61▲ 3.9×8 topics
  35. PET Imaging60▲ 4.5×5 topics
  36. Endoscopic Resection52▲ 6.6×2 topics
  37. Adjuvant Therapy52▲ 5.2×2 topics
  38. Transplantation50▲ 6.0×4 topics
  39. Gastric Cancer48▲ 5.4×3 topics
  40. Mesenchymal Stem Cells47▲ 5.4×3 topics

What research is done in Okayama?

Pancreatic and Hepatic O…32Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research: 32 fractional worksGastric Cancer Managemen…28Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes: 28 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 26 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 24 fractional worksCardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments: 23 fractional worksTransplantation: Methods and Outcomes: 22 fractional worksLymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment: 21 fractional worksLung Cancer Treatments a…20Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations: 20 fractional worksPulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments: 20 fractional worksTracheal and airway disorders: 20 fractional works
OncologyPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSurgery1 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research Oncology 32 works
  2. 2 Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 28 works
  3. 3 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 26 works
  4. 4 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 24 works
  5. 5 Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 23 works
  6. 6 Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes Surgery 22 works
  7. 7 Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment Pathology and Forensic Medicine 21 works
  8. 8 Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 20 works
  9. 9 Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 20 works
  10. 10 Tracheal and airway disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 20 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
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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 counting5%10%15%Okayama10.5% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 14.3% in 2007.

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