{"id":865,"date":"2016-03-09T14:03:17","date_gmt":"2016-03-09T14:03:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/physiology\/?page_id=865"},"modified":"2024-09-23T11:27:40","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T15:27:40","slug":"faculty","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/physiology\/faculty\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty &#038; Research Interests"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row type=&#8221;vc_default&#8221;][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Faculty &amp; Research Interests&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=&#8221;vc_default&#8221;][vc_column]<style type=\"text\/css\" data-type=\"the7_shortcodes-inline-css\">.dt-team-shortcode.team-masonry-shortcode-id-13ddb27c7b4e1b41f0eaa87f92875811 .team-desc {\n  padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n.dt-team-shortcode.team-masonry-shortcode-id-13ddb27c7b4e1b41f0eaa87f92875811 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.dt-css-grid .wf-cell {\n    width: 100%;\n  }\n}<\/style><div class=\"dt-team-masonry-shortcode dt-team-shortcode team-masonry-shortcode-id-13ddb27c7b4e1b41f0eaa87f92875811 loading-effect-none mode-grid jquery-filter content-align-left dt-css-grid-wrap scale-img dt-css-grid-wrap dt-icon-bg-on dt-icon-border-on dt-icon-hover-bg-on dt-icon-border-hover-on move-icons-under-position resize-by-browser-width  \" data-padding=\"10px\" data-cur-page=\"1\" data-post-limit=\"30\" data-pagination-mode=\"pages\" data-desktop-columns-num=\"6\" data-v-tablet-columns-num=\"2\" data-h-tablet-columns-num=\"4\" data-phone-columns-num=\"1\" data-width=\"0px\" data-columns=\"0\"><div class=\"iso-filter extras-off filter\"><div class=\"filter-categories\" data-default-order=\"asc\" data-default-orderby=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/physiology\/faculty\/\" class=\"show-all act\" data-filter=\"*\" aria-label=\"Apply filter: View all\">View all<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/physiology\/faculty\/?term=28\" class=\"colaborating-faculty\" data-filter=\".category-28\" aria-label=\"Apply filter: Colaborating Faculty\">Colaborating Faculty<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/physiology\/faculty\/?term=26\" class=\"faculty\" data-filter=\".category-26\" aria-label=\"Apply filter: Faculty\">Faculty<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/physiology\/faculty\/?term=27\" class=\"adjunct-appointments\" data-filter=\".category-27\" aria-label=\"Apply filter: Joint Appointments\">Joint Appointments<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"dt-css-grid\" ><div class=\"visible wf-cell category-26\" data-post-id=\"869\" data-date=\"2016-03-09T13:57:14-04:00\" data-name=\"Dr. Annabell C. Segarra\"><div class=\"team-container visible post post-869 dt_team type-dt_team status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry dt_team_category-faculty dt_team_category-26 description-off\"><div class=\"team-media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/physiology\/dt_team\/dr-annabell-c-segarra\/\" class=\"rollover layzr-bg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"preload-me iso-lazy-load aspect\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D&#39;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#39;%20viewBox%3D&#39;0%200%20300%20300&#39;%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/physiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/03\/Annabell-C.-Segarra.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/physiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/03\/Annabell-C.-Segarra.jpg 300w\" loading=\"eager\" style=\"--ratio: 300 \/ 300\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\"  title=\"Annabell C. Segarra\" alt=\"Dr. Annabell C. Segarra\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"team-desc\"><div class=\"team-author\"><div class=\"team-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/physiology\/dt_team\/dr-annabell-c-segarra\/\">Dr. Annabell C. Segarra<\/a><\/div><p>Professor<\/p><\/div><div class=\"team-content\"><\/div><div class=\"soc-ico\"><a title=\"E-mail\" href=\"mailto:annabell.segarra@upr.edu\" target=\"_top\" class=\"mail\"><span class=\"soc-font-icon\"><\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">E-mail<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"visible wf-cell category-26\" data-post-id=\"873\" data-date=\"2016-03-09T14:01:00-04:00\" data-name=\"Dr. Carlos A. Jim\u00e9nez Rivera\"><div class=\"team-container visible post post-873 dt_team type-dt_team status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry dt_team_category-faculty dt_team_category-26 description-off\"><div class=\"team-media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/physiology\/dt_team\/dr-carlos-a-jimenez-rivera\/\" class=\"rollover layzr-bg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"preload-me iso-lazy-load aspect\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D&#39;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#39;%20viewBox%3D&#39;0%200%20300%20300&#39;%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/physiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/03\/Carlos-A.-Jimenez.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/physiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/03\/Carlos-A.-Jimenez.jpg 300w\" loading=\"eager\" style=\"--ratio: 300 \/ 300\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\"  title=\"Carlos A. Jim\u00e9nez\" alt=\"Dr. Carlos A. Jim\u00e9nez Rivera\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"team-desc\"><div class=\"team-author\"><div class=\"team-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/physiology\/dt_team\/dr-carlos-a-jimenez-rivera\/\">Dr. Carlos A. Jim\u00e9nez Rivera<\/a><\/div><p>Professor<\/p><\/div><div class=\"team-content\"><\/div><div class=\"soc-ico\"><a title=\"E-mail\" href=\"mailto:carlos.jimenez8@upr.edu\" target=\"_top\" class=\"mail\"><span class=\"soc-font-icon\"><\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">E-mail<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"visible wf-cell category-26\" data-post-id=\"1591\" data-date=\"2025-10-09T09:25:55-04:00\" data-name=\"Dr. Carlos A. Torres Ramos\"><div class=\"team-container visible post post-1591 dt_team type-dt_team status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry dt_team_category-faculty dt_team_category-26 description-off\"><div class=\"team-media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/physiology\/dt_team\/dr-carlos-a-torres-ramos\/\" class=\"rollover layzr-bg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"preload-me iso-lazy-load aspect\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D&#39;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#39;%20viewBox%3D&#39;0%200%20300%20300&#39;%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/physiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/03\/Carlos-A.-Torres.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/physiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/03\/Carlos-A.-Torres.jpg 300w\" loading=\"eager\" style=\"--ratio: 300 \/ 300\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\"  title=\"Carlos A. Torres\" alt=\"Dr. Carlos A. Torres Ramos\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"team-desc\"><div class=\"team-author\"><div class=\"team-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/physiology\/dt_team\/dr-carlos-a-torres-ramos\/\">Dr. Carlos A. Torres Ramos<\/a><\/div><p>Professor<\/p><\/div><div class=\"team-content\"><\/div><div class=\"soc-ico\"><a title=\"E-mail\" href=\"mailto:carlos.torres27@upr.edu\" target=\"_top\" class=\"mail\"><span class=\"soc-font-icon\"><\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">E-mail<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"visible wf-cell category-28\" data-post-id=\"868\" data-date=\"2016-03-09T13:55:04-04:00\" data-name=\"Dr. Guido E. Santacana\"><div class=\"team-container visible post post-868 dt_team type-dt_team status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry dt_team_category-colaborating-faculty dt_team_category-28 description-off\"><div class=\"team-media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/physiology\/dt_team\/dr-guido-e-santacana\/\" class=\"rollover layzr-bg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"preload-me iso-lazy-load aspect\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D&#39;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#39;%20viewBox%3D&#39;0%200%20300%20300&#39;%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/physiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/03\/guido-santacana.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/physiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/03\/guido-santacana.jpg 300w\" loading=\"eager\" style=\"--ratio: 300 \/ 300\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\"  title=\"guido&#8211;santacana\" alt=\"Dr. Guido E. Santacana\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"team-desc\"><div class=\"team-author\"><div class=\"team-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/physiology\/dt_team\/dr-guido-e-santacana\/\">Dr. Guido E. Santacana<\/a><\/div><p>Professor<\/p><\/div><div class=\"team-content\"><\/div><div class=\"soc-ico\"><a title=\"E-mail\" href=\"mailto:guido.santacana1@upr.edu\" target=\"_top\" class=\"mail\"><span class=\"soc-font-icon\"><\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">E-mail<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"visible wf-cell category-26\" data-post-id=\"867\" data-date=\"2016-03-09T13:53:54-04:00\" data-name=\"Dr. Jorge D. Miranda\"><div class=\"team-container visible post post-867 dt_team type-dt_team status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry dt_team_category-faculty dt_team_category-26 description-off\"><div class=\"team-media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/physiology\/dt_team\/dr-jorge-d-miranda\/\" class=\"rollover layzr-bg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"preload-me iso-lazy-load aspect\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D&#39;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#39;%20viewBox%3D&#39;0%200%20300%20300&#39;%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/physiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/03\/dr-miranda.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/physiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/03\/dr-miranda.jpg 300w\" loading=\"eager\" style=\"--ratio: 300 \/ 300\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\"  title=\"Dr. Jorge D. Miranda\" alt=\"Dr. Jorge D. Miranda\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"team-desc\"><div class=\"team-author\"><div class=\"team-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/physiology\/dt_team\/dr-jorge-d-miranda\/\">Dr. Jorge D. Miranda<\/a><\/div><p>Interim Chair<\/p><\/div><div class=\"team-content\"><\/div><div class=\"soc-ico\"><a title=\"E-mail\" href=\"mailto:jorge.miranda3@upr.edu\" target=\"_top\" class=\"mail\"><span class=\"soc-font-icon\"><\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">E-mail<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"visible wf-cell category-28 category-26\" data-post-id=\"871\" data-date=\"2016-03-09T13:59:50-04:00\" data-name=\"Dr. Keven J. Laboy-Ju\u00e1rez\"><div class=\"team-container visible post post-871 dt_team type-dt_team status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry dt_team_category-colaborating-faculty dt_team_category-faculty dt_team_category-28 dt_team_category-26 description-off\"><div class=\"team-media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/physiology\/dt_team\/keven-j-laboy-juarez\/\" class=\"rollover layzr-bg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"preload-me iso-lazy-load aspect\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D&#39;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#39;%20viewBox%3D&#39;0%200%20300%20300&#39;%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/physiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/03\/kevenlaboy.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/physiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/03\/kevenlaboy.jpg 300w\" loading=\"eager\" style=\"--ratio: 300 \/ 300\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\"  title=\"kevenlaboy\" alt=\"Dr. Keven Laboy\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"team-desc\"><div class=\"team-author\"><div class=\"team-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/physiology\/dt_team\/keven-j-laboy-juarez\/\">Dr. Keven J. Laboy-Ju\u00e1rez<\/a><\/div><p>Assistant Professor (Adhonorem)<\/p><\/div><div class=\"team-content\"><\/div><div class=\"soc-ico\"><a title=\"E-mail\" href=\"mailto:keven.laboy@upr.edu\" target=\"_top\" class=\"mail\"><span class=\"soc-font-icon\"><\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">E-mail<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"visible wf-cell category-26\" data-post-id=\"863\" data-date=\"2016-03-09T13:48:52-04:00\" data-name=\"Dr. Maria J. Crespo\"><div class=\"team-container visible post post-863 dt_team type-dt_team status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry dt_team_category-faculty dt_team_category-26 description-off\"><div class=\"team-media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/physiology\/dt_team\/maria-j-crespo-ph-d\/\" class=\"rollover layzr-bg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"preload-me iso-lazy-load aspect\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D&#39;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#39;%20viewBox%3D&#39;0%200%20300%20300&#39;%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/physiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/03\/dra-crespo.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/physiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/03\/dra-crespo.png 300w\" loading=\"eager\" style=\"--ratio: 300 \/ 300\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\"  title=\"dra-crespo\" alt=\"Dr. Mar\u00eda J. Crespo\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"team-desc\"><div class=\"team-author\"><div class=\"team-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/physiology\/dt_team\/maria-j-crespo-ph-d\/\">Dr. Maria J. Crespo<\/a><\/div><p>Professor<\/p><\/div><div class=\"team-content\"><\/div><div class=\"soc-ico\"><a title=\"E-mail\" href=\"mailto:maria.crespo3@upr.edu\" target=\"_top\" class=\"mail\"><span class=\"soc-font-icon\"><\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">E-mail<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"visible wf-cell category-26\" data-post-id=\"864\" data-date=\"2016-03-09T13:50:41-04:00\" data-name=\"Dr. Nelson Escobales\"><div class=\"team-container visible post post-864 dt_team type-dt_team status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry dt_team_category-faculty dt_team_category-26 description-off\"><div class=\"team-media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/physiology\/dt_team\/dr-nelson-escobales\/\" class=\"rollover layzr-bg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"preload-me iso-lazy-load aspect\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D&#39;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#39;%20viewBox%3D&#39;0%200%20300%20300&#39;%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/physiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/03\/Nelson-Escobales.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/physiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/03\/Nelson-Escobales.jpg 300w\" loading=\"eager\" style=\"--ratio: 300 \/ 300\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\"  title=\"Nelson Escobales\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"team-desc\"><div class=\"team-author\"><div class=\"team-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/physiology\/dt_team\/dr-nelson-escobales\/\">Dr. Nelson Escobales<\/a><\/div><p>Professor<\/p><\/div><div class=\"team-content\"><\/div><div class=\"soc-ico\"><a title=\"E-mail\" href=\"mailto:nelson.escobales@upr.edu\" target=\"_top\" class=\"mail\"><span class=\"soc-font-icon\"><\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">E-mail<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"visible wf-cell category-26\" data-post-id=\"1594\" data-date=\"2025-09-23T08:44:15-04:00\" data-name=\"Dr. Rebecca Mar\u00eda Parodi-Rull\u00e1n\"><div class=\"team-container visible post post-1594 dt_team type-dt_team status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry dt_team_category-faculty dt_team_category-26 description-off\"><div class=\"team-media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/physiology\/dt_team\/dr-rebecca-maria-parodi-rullan\/\" class=\"rollover layzr-bg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"preload-me iso-lazy-load aspect\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D&#39;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#39;%20viewBox%3D&#39;0%200%20300%20300&#39;%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/physiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/03\/rebecca-parodi.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/physiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/03\/rebecca-parodi.jpg 300w\" loading=\"eager\" style=\"--ratio: 300 \/ 300\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\"   alt=\"Rebecca Mar\u00eda Parodi-Rull\u00e1n\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"team-desc\"><div class=\"team-author\"><div class=\"team-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/physiology\/dt_team\/dr-rebecca-maria-parodi-rullan\/\">Dr. Rebecca Mar\u00eda Parodi-Rull\u00e1n<\/a><\/div><p>Assitant Professor<\/p><\/div><div class=\"team-content\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"visible wf-cell category-27\" data-post-id=\"913\" data-date=\"2016-03-09T15:26:49-04:00\" data-name=\"Dr. Walter Frontera\"><div class=\"team-container visible post post-913 dt_team type-dt_team status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry dt_team_category-adjunct-appointments dt_team_category-27 description-off\"><div class=\"team-media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/physiology\/dt_team\/dr-walter-frontera\/\" class=\"rollover layzr-bg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"preload-me iso-lazy-load aspect\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D&#39;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#39;%20viewBox%3D&#39;0%200%20300%20300&#39;%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/physiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/03\/Walter-Frontera.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/physiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/03\/Walter-Frontera.jpg 300w\" loading=\"eager\" style=\"--ratio: 300 \/ 300\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\"  title=\"Walter Frontera\" alt=\"Dr. Walter Frontera\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"team-desc\"><div class=\"team-author\"><div class=\"team-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/physiology\/dt_team\/dr-walter-frontera\/\">Dr. Walter Frontera<\/a><\/div><p>Professor<\/p><\/div><div class=\"team-content\"><\/div><div class=\"soc-ico\"><a title=\"E-mail\" href=\"mailto:walter.frontera@upr.edu\" target=\"_top\" class=\"mail\"><span class=\"soc-font-icon\"><\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">E-mail<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"visible wf-cell category-26\" data-post-id=\"870\" data-date=\"2016-03-09T13:58:28-04:00\" data-name=\"Dr. Walter I. 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