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Research in Providence

Science Explorer records 49 research institutions in Providence, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Brown University, Providence College and Lifespan.

Research institutions
49
10 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
96k
◆ 1% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.4M
35.3 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
18.6%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Providence

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 Providence?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Brown UniversityUniversity 74,217 #232
2Providence CollegeUniversity 10,726 #1,920
3Rhode Island CollegeUniversity 2,612 #9,556
4University GastroenterologyUniversity 1,752 #20,357
5LifespanHospital / health system 1,414 #3,416
6Textron (United States)Company 1,344 #15,310 all time
7Healthcentric AdvisorsNonprofit 939 #9,819
8Rhode Island Department of HealthGovernment institution 816 #10,628
9Rhode Island School of DesignUniversity 692 #13,859
10NeuroDevelopment CenterResearch facility 674 #10,195
11Johnson & Wales UniversityUniversity 469 #17,302
12Providence CenterHospital / health system 259 #14,112 all time
13American Mathematical SocietyInstitution 244 #26,609 all time
14Warren Alpert FoundationNonprofit 112 not ranked
15EpiVax (United States)Company 83 not ranked
16Rhode Island Department of Environmental ManagementGovernment institution 83 not ranked
17National Perinatal Information CenterNonprofit 45 not ranked
18Vision Systems Incorporation (United States)Company 28 not ranked
19Providence AthenaeumArchive 26 not ranked
20Nortek (United States)Company 22 not ranked
21Clinica Esperanza/Hope ClinicHospital / health system 22 not ranked
22Rhode Island Blood CenterHospital / health system 18 not ranked
23Rhode Island Health Center AssociationHospital / health system 17 not ranked
24Providence Public LibraryArchive 15 not ranked
25Rhode Island Historical SocietyInstitution 15 not ranked
26Howard Brain Sciences FoundationNonprofit 11 not ranked
27Day OneInstitution 10 not ranked
28Rhode Island Department of Human ServicesGovernment institution 7 not ranked
29Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth & FamiliesGovernment institution 7 not ranked
30State of Rhode Island Office of Library and Information ServicesGovernment institution 6 not ranked
31Groden NetworkNonprofit 5 not ranked
32Southside Community Land TrustNonprofit 5 not ranked
33Providence Community Health CentersNonprofit 4 not ranked
34GAIA Vaccine FoundationInstitution 3 not ranked
35Nabsys (United States)Company 3 not ranked
36Spectrum Coatings (United States)Company 3 not ranked
37Rhode Island PBS FoundationNonprofit 2 not ranked
38Rhode Island Council for the HumanitiesFunder 2 not ranked
39Rhode Island FoundationNonprofit 2 not ranked
40Cody FoundationNonprofit 2 not ranked
41Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary EducationGovernment institution 1 not ranked
42Rhode Island Commerce CorporationGovernment institution 1 not ranked
43What Kids Can DoNonprofit 1 not ranked
44Tivorsan Pharmaceuticals (United States)Company 1 not ranked
45Rhode Island League of Cities and TownsNonprofit 1 not ranked
46Gnosys Systems (United States)Company 1 not ranked
47Big Picture LearningInstitution 0 not ranked
48Rhode Island Black Heritage SocietyArchive 0 not ranked
49Everett Company Stage SchoolUniversity 0 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.

Brown University: 76.7%Providence College: 11.1%Rhode Island College: 2.7%University Gastroenterology: 1.8%42 others listed: 7.7%77%largest
Brown University74k · 76.7%Providence College11k · 11.1%Rhode Island College2,612 · 2.7%University Gastroenterology1,752 · 1.8%42 others listed7,415 · 7.7%

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

Which fields of science does Providence work in?

In 2022-now, 48% of research in Providence is in Health Sciences, 23% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (42%), Social Sciences (9%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (6%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 7,004 fractional works · 47.8% of its workMedicine: 6,147 fractional works · 41.9% of its workSurgery: 809 fractional works · 5.5% of its workEpidemiology: 580 fractional works · 4.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 527 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 477 fractional works · 3.3% of its workOncology: 358 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 328 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 253 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPhysiology: 252 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 235 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 213 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNeurology: 209 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 186 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 174 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 140 fractional works · 1.0% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 132 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRheumatology: 125 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEmergency Medicine: 120 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGenetics: 93 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 89 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDermatology: 76 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 75 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 74 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNephrology: 66 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 60 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 58 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 49 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 49 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 46 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 42 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 42 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 41 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 31 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 137 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 752 fractional works · 5.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 519 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 66 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 39 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacy: 39 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 90 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 73 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 59 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 18 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 15 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 3,335 fractional works · 22.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,352 fractional works · 9.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 485 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEducation: 144 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 141 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth: 127 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGender Studies: 127 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnthropology: 54 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 52 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 48 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 46 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 130 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychology: 938 fractional works · 6.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 436 fractional works · 3.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 198 fractional works · 1.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 164 fractional works · 1.1% of its workApplied Psychology: 67 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 60 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 498 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPhilosophy: 103 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 75 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 51 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory: 50 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 43 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 40 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMusic: 35 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 100 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 307 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 250 fractional works · 1.7% of its workFinance: 45 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 151 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 34 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAccounting: 33 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 31 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 53 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 89 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 31 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 58 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2,472 fractional works · 16.9% of its workEngineering: 648 fractional works · 4.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 191 fractional works · 1.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 135 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Mechanics: 81 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 43 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 37 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 161 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Science: 458 fractional works · 3.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 185 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 64 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems: 55 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 52 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 34 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 68 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 347 fractional works · 2.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 94 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 73 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 55 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 125 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 324 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 90 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 80 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 62 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 55 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 37 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 259 fractional works · 1.8% of its workStatistics and Probability: 60 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Mathematics: 48 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeometry and Topology: 43 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematical Physics: 43 fractional works · 0.3% of its workModeling and Simulation: 30 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 36 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 196 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 63 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeophysics: 51 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOceanography: 37 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 45 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 137 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 82 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 55 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 69 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 19 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 15 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 1,849 fractional works · 12.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 951 fractional works · 6.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 515 fractional works · 3.5% of its workGenetics: 168 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCancer Research: 102 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCell Biology: 47 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 118 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeuroscience: 468 fractional works · 3.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 251 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 78 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 73 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 67 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 227 fractional works · 1.5% of its workImmunology: 151 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 76 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 156 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPlant Science: 45 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 39 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFood Science: 30 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 41 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 47 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKProvidence15kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences17%Health Sciences48%Social Sciences23%

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 Sciences7,00447.8%
    1. Medicine6,14741.9%
    2. Health Professions7525.1%
    3. Nursing730.5%
    4. Dentistry180.1%
    5. Veterinary150.1%
  2. Social Sciences3,33522.7%
    1. Social Sciences1,3529.2%
    2. Psychology9386.4%
    3. Arts and Humanities4983.4%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3072.1%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting1511.0%
    6. Decision Sciences890.6%
    1. Engineering6484.4%
    2. Computer Science4583.1%
    3. Environmental Science3472.4%
    4. Physics and Astronomy3242.2%
    5. Mathematics2591.8%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences1961.3%
    7. Materials Science1370.9%
    8. Chemistry690.5%
    9. Energy190.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering150.1%
  4. Life Sciences1,84912.6%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology9516.5%
    2. Neuroscience4683.2%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology2271.5%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1561.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics470.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Providence strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Providence is most concentrated in Emergency Medicine, Applied Psychology and Psychiatry and Mental health (3.5× the world share in Emergency Medicine).

  1. Emergency MedicineSubfield · 107.6 works3.5×
  2. Applied PsychologySubfield · 61.9 works3.4×
  3. Psychiatry and Mental healthSubfield · 210.2 works3.3×
  4. Geriatrics and GerontologySubfield · 45.2 works3.3×
  5. Obstetrics and GynecologySubfield · 112.3 works3.1×
  6. Internal MedicineSubfield · 23.5 works3.0×
← 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: 0.21× its world share, 130 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.22× its world share, 834 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.52× its world share, 196 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.99× its world share, 412 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.90× its world share, 40 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.32× its world share, 14 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.31× its world share, 63 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.38× its world share, 373 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.87× its world share, 174 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.15× its world share, 17 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.30× its world share, 583 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.47× its world share, 298 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.28× its world share, 124 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.51× its world share, 228 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.02× its world share, 291 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.26× its world share, 16 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.95× its world share, 656 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.21× its world share, 5,436 worksMedicineNursing: 1.01× its world share, 63 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.71× its world share, 12 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.01× its world share, 371 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.32× its world share, 130 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 70 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.01× its world share, 276 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.07× its world share, 806 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.72× its world share, 1,160 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 2.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine2.21×5,436 works
  2. Psychology2.07×806 works
  3. Neuroscience1.99×412 works
  4. Health Professions1.95×656 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology1.52×196 works
  6. Mathematics1.51×228 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.22×834 works
  8. Physics and Astronomy1.02×291 works
  9. Nursing1.01×63 works
  10. Arts and Humanities1.01×371 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.01×276 works
  12. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.90×40 works
  13. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.87×174 works
  14. Social Sciences0.72×1,160 works
  15. Veterinary0.71×12 works
  16. Decision Sciences0.57×70 works
  17. Environmental Science0.47×298 works
  18. Computer Science0.38×373 works
  19. Chemical Engineering0.32×14 works
  20. Business, Management and Accounting0.32×130 works
  21. Chemistry0.31×63 works
  22. Engineering0.30×583 works
  23. Materials Science0.28×124 works
  24. Dentistry0.26×16 works
  25. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.21×130 works
  26. Energy0.15×17 works

Which keywords describe research in Providence?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Mental Health, Inflammation, Risk Factors, Public Health, Quality of Life, Treatment and Depression.

▲ 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. Epidemiology1,226▲ 2.1×133 topics
  2. Inflammation524▲ 1.68×83 topics
  3. Mental Health466▲ 2.2×44 topics
  4. Public Health429▲ 2.0×67 topics
  5. Risk Factors409▲ 2.5×37 topics
  6. Quality of Life376▲ 1.78×57 topics
  7. Treatment349▲ 1.96×51 topics
  8. Oxidative Stress319▲ 1.32×60 topics
  9. Depression309▲ 2.4×25 topics
  10. Cardiovascular Disease282▲ 1.69×39 topics
  11. Cancer257▲ 1.30×57 topics
  12. Biomarkers254▲ 2.5×18 topics
  13. Diagnosis235▲ 1.72×40 topics
  14. Immunotherapy221▲ 2.1×19 topics
  15. Clinical Trials212▲ 2.2×19 topics
  16. Genetics211▲ 2.0×25 topics
  17. Chemotherapy210▲ 2.0×25 topics
  18. Metabolic Syndrome210▲ 1.77×23 topics
  19. Mortality208▲ 2.5×13 topics
  20. Primary Care205▲ 3.8×15 topics
  21. Aging200▲ 2.5×18 topics
  22. Complications193▲ 2.6×17 topics
  23. Anxiety190▲ 2.7×12 topics
  24. Adolescents188▲ 3.5×10 topics
  25. Mortality Risk179▲ 5.1×6 topics
  26. Prevalence177▲ 3.0×15 topics
  27. Global Burden176▲ 2.2×12 topics
  28. Guidelines169▲ 2.4×13 topics
  29. Substance Use Disorders167▲ 15×2 topics
  30. Emotion Regulation162▲ 3.5×9 topics
  31. Psychiatric Disorders154▲ 7.7×4 topics
  32. Neuroimaging147▲ 3.6×11 topics
  33. Health Disparities144▲ 3.8×9 topics
  34. Clinical Outcomes141▲ 4.5×6 topics
  35. Global Burden of Disease136▲ 3.7×4 topics
  36. Health Care Utilization122▲ 7.7×3 topics
  37. Quality of Care101▲ 8.2×4 topics
  38. Behavioral Interventions97▲ 8.1×3 topics
  39. Impulsivity94▲ 12×2 topics
  40. Long-Term Care94▲ 8.6×2 topics

What research is done in Providence?

Substance Abuse Treatmen…75Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes: 75 fractional worksGeriatric Care and Nursi…74Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes: 74 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 72 fractional worksOpioid Use Disorder Trea…71Opioid Use Disorder Treatment: 71 fractional worksHealthcare Policy and Ma…64Healthcare Policy and Management: 64 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 52 fractional worksHIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk: 50 fractional worksAcute Ischemic Stroke Ma…49Acute Ischemic Stroke Management: 49 fractional worksDiversity and Career in Medicine: 44 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 44 fractional works
EpidemiologyGeneral Health ProfessionsPsychiatry and Mental healthPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health4 others

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

  1. 1 Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Epidemiology 75 works
  2. 2 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes General Health Professions 74 works
  3. 3 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 72 works
  4. 4 Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 71 works
  5. 5 Healthcare Policy and Management Economics and Econometrics 64 works
  6. 6 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 52 works
  7. 7 HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk Epidemiology 50 works
  8. 8 Acute Ischemic Stroke Management Epidemiology 49 works
  9. 9 Diversity and Career in Medicine Gender Studies 44 works
  10. 10 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 44 works

Research output over time

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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 counting20%40%Providence17.1% 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 30.4% in 2016.

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