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Research in Worcester

Science Explorer records 39 research institutions in Worcester, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester Polytechnic Institute and Clark University.

Research institutions
39
8 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
59k
▲ 3% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.1M
35.5 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
17.7%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Worcester

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 Worcester?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of Massachusetts Chan Medical SchoolUniversity 28,693 #363
2Worcester Polytechnic InstituteUniversity 13,739 #1,209
3Clark UniversityUniversity 7,125 #2,942
4College of the Holy CrossUniversity 4,085 #7,320
5UMass Memorial Health CareHospital / health system 1,266 #4,571
6Worcester State UniversityUniversity 1,170 #12,064
7Saint Vincent HospitalHospital / health system 875 #16,608
8Assumption CollegeUniversity 716 #14,678
9Worcester Memorial HospitalHospital / health system 368 #18,998 all time
10Becker CollegeUniversity 126 #30,373 all time
11Reliant Medical GroupHospital / health system 102 not ranked
12Microbiotix (United States)Company 92 not ranked
13Community HealthlinkHospital / health system 72 not ranked
14Regional Environmental CouncilNonprofit 65 not ranked
15Family Health Center of WorcesterHospital / health system 64 not ranked
16ECI Biotech (United States)Company 58 not ranked
17Quinsigamond Community CollegeUniversity 51 not ranked
18Biomedical Research Models (United States)Company 49 not ranked
19Worcester Public SchoolsUniversity 48 not ranked
20BioPAL (United States)Company 43 not ranked
21American Antiquarian SocietyArchive 41 not ranked
22GlsynthesisCompany 37 not ranked
23Antigen Express (United States)Company 33 not ranked
24Worcester Recovery Center and HospitalHospital / health system 29 not ranked
25Bancroft School of Massage TherapyUniversity 25 not ranked
26Haleakala Research and Development (United States)Company 25 not ranked
27Worcester Art MuseumArchive 24 not ranked
28Nemucore Medical Innovations (United States)Company 17 not ranked
29Zata Pharmaceuticals (United States)Company 14 not ranked
30Curadel (United States)Company 9 not ranked
31Grove Instruments (United States)Company 8 not ranked
32Worcester Public LibraryArchive 5 not ranked
33Attogen Biomedical ResearchHospital / health system 4 not ranked
34RCAP SolutionsNonprofit 2 not ranked
35Advirna (United States)Company 2 not ranked
36John W. Higgins ArmoryArchive 2 not ranked
37Worcester Historical MuseumArchive 2 not ranked
38International Society for VaccinesNonprofit 1 not ranked
39Targeted Cell Therapies (United States)Company 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 Massachusetts Chan Medical School: 48.6%Worcester Polytechnic Institute: 23.3%Clark University: 12.1%College of the Holy Cross: 6.9%35 others listed: 9.2%49%largest
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School29k · 48.6%Worcester Polytechnic Institute14k · 23.3%Clark University7,125 · 12.1%College of the Holy Cross4,085 · 6.9%35 others listed5,446 · 9.2%

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

Which fields of science does Worcester work in?

In 2022-now, 36% of research in Worcester is in Health Sciences, 25% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (31%), Social Sciences (11%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (10%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 3,246 fractional works · 35.6% of its workMedicine: 2,869 fractional works · 31.5% of its workSurgery: 327 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 257 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEpidemiology: 239 fractional works · 2.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 238 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 212 fractional works · 2.3% of its workOncology: 167 fractional works · 1.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 128 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhysiology: 120 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNeurology: 117 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 97 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 85 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 78 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 73 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRheumatology: 71 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 67 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medicine: 55 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHematology: 52 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 47 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 45 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 42 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 32 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGastroenterology: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOphthalmology: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInternal Medicine: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 91 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Professions: 314 fractional works · 3.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 196 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Information Management: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 48 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 38 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 9 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2,305 fractional works · 25.3% of its workEngineering: 816 fractional works · 9.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 204 fractional works · 2.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 125 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 121 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 65 fractional works · 0.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 51 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 39 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 33 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 624 fractional works · 6.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 220 fractional works · 2.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 111 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInformation Systems: 69 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 57 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 43 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 33 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHardware and Architecture: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 247 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 46 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 37 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 36 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 61 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 163 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 80 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 141 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 82 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomaterials: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 37 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 112 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStatistics and Probability: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 83 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 100 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOceanography: 55 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeophysics: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 59 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 33 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 2,083 fractional works · 22.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 983 fractional works · 10.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 331 fractional works · 3.6% of its workEducation: 165 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 120 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGender Studies: 51 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnthropology: 50 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 49 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 48 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 36 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 86 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychology: 409 fractional works · 4.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 154 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 113 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 56 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 48 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 321 fractional works · 3.5% of its workHistory: 70 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 55 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhilosophy: 51 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 36 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReligious studies: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 59 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 160 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 122 fractional works · 1.3% of its workFinance: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 124 fractional works · 1.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 36 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 66 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDecision Sciences: 86 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 43 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 1,476 fractional works · 16.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 905 fractional works · 9.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 545 fractional works · 6.0% of its workGenetics: 128 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCell Biology: 78 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCancer Research: 51 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAging: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiophysics: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 55 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 218 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 87 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 52 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 32 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 193 fractional works · 2.1% of its workImmunology: 147 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 45 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 140 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPlant Science: 58 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFood Science: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 35 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKWorcester9,111fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences16%Physical Sciences25%Health Sciences36%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 Sciences3,24635.6%
    1. Medicine2,86931.5%
    2. Health Professions3143.4%
    3. Nursing380.4%
    4. Dentistry160.2%
    5. Veterinary90.1%
    1. Engineering8169.0%
    2. Computer Science6246.8%
    3. Environmental Science2472.7%
    4. Physics and Astronomy1631.8%
    5. Materials Science1411.5%
    6. Mathematics1121.2%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences1001.1%
    8. Chemistry590.7%
    9. Energy220.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering210.2%
  3. Social Sciences2,08322.9%
    1. Social Sciences98310.8%
    2. Psychology4094.5%
    3. Arts and Humanities3213.5%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1601.8%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting1241.4%
    6. Decision Sciences860.9%
  4. Life Sciences1,47616.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology9059.9%
    2. Neuroscience2182.4%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology1932.1%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1401.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics210.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Worcester strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Worcester is most concentrated in Aging, History and Philosophy of Science and Cell Biology (12.6× the world share in Aging).

  1. AgingSubfield · 23.9 works13×
  2. History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 32.8 works2.7×
  3. Cell BiologySubfield · 65.0 works2.7×
← 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: 0.32× its world share, 121 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.82× its world share, 766 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.15× its world share, 171 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.42× its world share, 182 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.67× its world share, 19 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.62× its world share, 17 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.43× its world share, 53 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.87× its world share, 534 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.78× its world share, 97 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.28× its world share, 20 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.62× its world share, 731 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.56× its world share, 221 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.44× its world share, 123 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.02× its world share, 95 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.83× its world share, 146 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.37× its world share, 14 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.30× its world share, 270 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.63× its world share, 2,482 worksMedicineNursing: 0.85× its world share, 33 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.70× its world share, 8 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.18× its world share, 270 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.43× its world share, 109 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.95× its world share, 72 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.89× its world share, 150 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.47× its world share, 354 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.85× its world share, 847 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 2.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology2.15×171 works
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.82×766 works
  3. Medicine1.63×2,482 works
  4. Psychology1.47×354 works
  5. Neuroscience1.42×182 works
  6. Health Professions1.30×270 works
  7. Arts and Humanities1.18×270 works
  8. Mathematics1.02×95 works
  9. Decision Sciences0.95×72 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.89×150 works
  11. Computer Science0.87×534 works
  12. Nursing0.85×33 works
  13. Social Sciences0.85×847 works
  14. Physics and Astronomy0.83×146 works
  15. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.78×97 works
  16. Veterinary0.70×8 works
  17. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.67×19 works
  18. Chemical Engineering0.62×17 works
  19. Engineering0.62×731 works
  20. Environmental Science0.56×221 works
  21. Materials Science0.44×123 works
  22. Chemistry0.43×53 works
  23. Business, Management and Accounting0.43×109 works
  24. Dentistry0.37×14 works
  25. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.32×121 works
  26. Energy0.28×20 works

Which keywords describe research in Worcester?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, Inflammation, Mental Health, Deep Learning, Diagnosis, Treatment and Oxidative Stress.

▲ 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. Epidemiology550▲ 1.51×133 topics
  2. Deep Learning279◆ 0.89×76 topics
  3. Inflammation256▲ 1.32×80 topics
  4. Machine Learning252▼ 0.83×81 topics
  5. Risk Factors207▲ 2.1×37 topics
  6. Mental Health196▲ 1.50×40 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress194▲ 1.30×58 topics
  8. Public Health183▲ 1.38×60 topics
  9. Treatment178▲ 1.61×52 topics
  10. Globalization177◆ 0.99×110 topics
  11. Cancer168▲ 1.37×53 topics
  12. Climate Change166▼ 0.67×95 topics
  13. Diagnosis161▲ 1.89×41 topics
  14. Quality of Life151◆ 1.15×52 topics
  15. Depression130▲ 1.63×23 topics
  16. Management122▲ 1.67×33 topics
  17. Genetics121▲ 1.88×26 topics
  18. Cardiovascular Disease116◆ 1.12×36 topics
  19. Healthcare115◆ 1.11×31 topics
  20. Identity108▲ 1.63×61 topics
  21. Aging101▲ 2.0×17 topics
  22. Immune Response98▲ 1.89×22 topics
  23. Immunotherapy96▲ 1.46×19 topics
  24. Gender94▲ 1.92×45 topics
  25. Guidelines94▲ 2.2×13 topics
  26. Nationalism88▲ 2.1×30 topics
  27. Colonialism84▲ 1.95×42 topics
  28. Primary Care83▲ 2.5×14 topics
  29. Religion79▲ 1.88×36 topics
  30. Medical Education72▲ 2.9×12 topics
  31. Health Disparities70▲ 3.0×8 topics
  32. Innate Immunity70▲ 2.4×11 topics
  33. Mortality Risk64▲ 2.9×6 topics
  34. Gene Therapy62▲ 3.5×6 topics
  35. Chronic Disease Management58▲ 3.2×7 topics
  36. Sea Level Rise51▲ 4.5×3 topics
  37. Geodetic Measurements50▲ 5.2×2 topics
  38. GRACE50▲ 11×1 topic
  39. groundwater depletion50▲ 11×1 topic
  40. Solar Wind49▲ 5.9×2 topics

What research is done in Worcester?

Geophysics and Gravity M…50Geophysics and Gravity Measurements: 50 fractional worksMethane Hydrates and Rel…32Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena: 32 fractional worksCRISPR and Genetic Engineering: 31 fractional worksIonosphere and magnetosphere dynamics: 30 fractional worksRNA Research and Splicing: 28 fractional worksRNA Interference and Gene Delivery: 26 fractional worksRNA and protein synthesis mechanisms: 24 fractional worksGenetics, Aging, and Lon…24Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms: 24 fractional worksRNA modifications and cancer: 24 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional Law and Politics: 22 fractional works
OceanographyEnvironmental ChemistryMolecular BiologyAstronomy and Astrophysics2 others

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

  1. 1 Geophysics and Gravity Measurements Oceanography 50 works
  2. 2 Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena Environmental Chemistry 32 works
  3. 3 CRISPR and Genetic Engineering Molecular Biology 31 works
  4. 4 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 30 works
  5. 5 RNA Research and Splicing Molecular Biology 28 works
  6. 6 RNA Interference and Gene Delivery Molecular Biology 26 works
  7. 7 RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms Molecular Biology 24 works
  8. 8 Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms Aging 24 works
  9. 9 RNA modifications and cancer Molecular Biology 24 works
  10. 10 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 22 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 counting20%40%Worcester15.9% 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 31.3% in 2006.

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