Health Research Policy and Systems

Papers
(The median citation count of Health Research Policy and Systems is 3. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)
ArticleCitations
Optimising a co-production framework for developing public health interventions: application and testing of school-based Research Action Groups157
Development of the Arabic Health Measures database: a bibliometric analysis of Arabic health-related measures83
Prevalence and determinants of unmet needs for hypertension care among the older population in Selangor: cross-sectional study82
Exploring HIV/AIDS investigator perceptions of equity within research partnerships between low-and middle-income and high-income countries: a pilot survey78
The Cameroon Health Research and Evidence Database (CAMHRED): tools and methods for local evidence mapping75
Using qualitative research to develop an elaboration of the TIDieR checklist for interventions to enhance vaccination communication: short report71
Comprehensive HIV knowledge and associated factors among reproductive-age women: analysis of the Gambia Demographic and Health Survey 2019/202069
A novel social-network-analysis-based approach for analyzing complex network of actors involved in accessibility of anti-cancer medications in Iran64
Healthcare providers’ implementation of severe acute malnutrition guidelines and the factors associated with it among healthcare providers working at public health facilities of South Wollo Zone, Nort63
Using the WHO-INTEGRATE evidence-to-decision framework to develop recommendations for induction of labour55
“They don't have the luxury of time”: interviews exploring the determinants of public health research activity that contextualise embedded researcher roles in local government53
Evaluating the impact of the global evidence, local adaptation (GELA) project for enhancing evidence-informed guideline recommendations for newborn and young child health in three African countries: a52
A novel policy dialogue to build sustainable and resilient health systems: findings from PHSSR Portugal50
Facilitators, barriers and strategies for health-system guidance implementation: a critical interpretive synthesis protocol49
Research impact assessment of a Canadian digital health funding program: a case study48
Open science at the science–policy interface: bringing in the evidence?47
A framework for sustainable capacity-building for collaborative North–South translational health research and training in a resource-constrained setting44
The benefits for health care staff of involvement in applied health research: a scoping review43
The organization and impacts of clinical research delivery workforce redeployment during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative case study of one research-intensive acute hospital trust37
A review of implementation and evaluation frameworks for public health interventions to inform co-creation: a Health CASCADE study37
Understanding healthcare professionals’ responses to patient complaints in secondary and tertiary care in the UK: A systematic review and behavioural analysis using the Theoretical Domains Framework34
Agenda-setting in policies related to high-risk sexual behaviours, stimulants, and alcohol abuse in Iranian adolescents30
Conflict and fragmented public health emergency management system in Tigray region of Northern Ethiopia: A double burden to accommodate resilient and advanced public health emergency management. A com30
Planning, implementing and governing systems-based co-creation: the DISCOVER framework29
Adopting, implementing and assimilating coproduced health and social care innovations involving structurally vulnerable populations: findings from a longitudinal, multiple case study design in Canada,29
Strategies to adapt and implement health system guidelines and recommendations: a scoping review29
Correction: Determinants of consent for electronic health information exchange: an observational retrospective study28
Research-related knowledge, understanding and practice in public mental health: the voices of social workers and occupational therapists25
Outcomes of an integrated knowledge translation approach in five African countries: a mixed-methods comparative case study25
Stakeholder perspectives on facilitators and barriers to implementing a zero-dollar copay program for chronic conditions study25
Participatory policy analysis in health policy and systems research: reflections from a study in Nepal23
Policy implementation and outcome evaluation: establishing a framework and expanding capacity for advocacy organizations to assess the impact of their work in public policy23
Strengthening research ethics governance and regulatory oversight in Central America and the Dominican Republic in response to the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study23
COVID-19: protocol for observational studies utilizing near real-time electronic Australian general practice data to promote effective care and best-practice policy—a design thinking approach22
The value of hackathons in integrated knowledge translation (iKT) research: Waterlupus22
Understanding policy commitments for universal health coverage: a framework for analysis22
Standardising policy and technology responses in the immediate aftermath of a pandemic: a comparative and conceptual framework21
Identifying knowledge gaps in social determinants of health and related challenges in Iran; 202321
Applying a participatory system dynamics approach to childhood overweight and obesity in the local context: reflections from the LIKE project21
Pharmaceutical subsidy policy in Iran: a qualitative stakeholder analysis21
Assessing unConventional Evidence (ACE) tool: development and content of a tool to assess the strengths and limitations of ‘unconventional’ source materials21
Use of evidence to inform regional primary health care planning in Australia20
A comprehensive review on cardiovascular disorders development due to salt intake: an emphasis on policy implementation20
Why and how has the United Kingdom become a high producer of health inequalities research over the past 50 years? A realist explanatory case study19
A decade of change towards Value-Based Health Care at a Dutch University Hospital: a complexity-informed process study19
What the policy and stewardship landscape of a national health research system looks like in a developing country like Iran: a qualitative study19
Health policy and systems research priority-setting exercise in Ethiopia: a collaborative approach19
Enhancing multi-sectoral collaborations for the prevention and control of NCDs in Thailand with a new approach19
Utilization obstacles to hypertension services provided at comprehensive health centers: a content analysis study18
Unravelling the impact of dental workforce training and education programmes on policy evolution: a mixed-method study protocol18
What methods are currently available for incorporating implementation considerations within the economic evaluation of health technologies? A scoping review18
Combining public health evidence, policy experience and communications expertise to inform preventive health: reflections on a novel method of knowledge synthesis18
Inclusion of diabetic retinopathy screening strategies in national-level diabetes care planning in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review18
Factors influencing the uptake of evidence in child health policy-making: results of a survey among 23 European countries17
Strategies for communicating scientific evidence on healthcare to managers and the population: a scoping review17
Partnered health research in Canada: a cross-sectional survey of perceptions among researchers and knowledge users involved in funded projects between 2011 and 201917
Exploring barriers and facilitators to integrated policy formulation and implementation of family planning and urban development programmes in Nigeria17
What funders are doing to assess the impact of their investments in health and biomedical research16
A systems approach to the exploration of research activity and relationships within a local authority15
Policy impact of the Imperial College COVID-19 Response Team: global perspective and United Kingdom case study15
Quantitative evaluation of hospital workplace violence prevention and control policies in China: based on PMC index model15
Applying the WHO-INTEGRATE evidence-to-decision framework in the development of WHO guidelines on parenting interventions: step-by-step process and lessons learnt15
Identifying health and healthcare priorities in rural areas: A concept mapping study informed by consumers, health professionals and researchers15
Strategies for engaging older adults and informal caregivers in health policy development: A scoping review15
The predictors of COVID-19 mortality among health systems parameters: an ecological study across 203 countries15
Multi-sectoral collaborations in selected countries of the Eastern Mediterranean region: assessment, enablers and missed opportunities from the COVID-19 pandemic response15
Policymaker perspectives on self-management of disease and disabilities using information and communication technologies15
Priority setting to support a public health research agenda: a modified Delphi study with public health stakeholders in Germany15
How to improve the dissemination of clinical practice guidelines in the Brazilian Unified Health System? Report of a pilot project14
A critical review of definitions of rural areas in Indonesia and implications for health workforce policy and research14
Correction: A rapid review to inform the policy and practice for the implementation of chronic disease prevention and management programs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in primary ca14
Connections between health research systems and decision-making spaces: lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic in the province of Québec, Canada14
Lessons learnt while designing and conducting a longitudinal study from the first Italian COVID-19 pandemic wave up to 3 years14
Knowledge management tools and mechanisms for evidence-informed decision-making in the WHO European Region: a scoping review13
Rapid research response to the COVID-19 pandemic: perspectives from a National Institute for Health Biomedical Research Centre13
Embedding rapid reviews in health policy and systems decision-making: Impacts and lessons learned from four low- and middle-income countries13
Co-designing a theory-informed intervention to increase shared decision-making in maternity care13
A mixed-methods systematic review of suicide prevention interventions involving multisectoral collaborations13
Ethical and regulatory requirements for conducting researcher-driven large-scale multinational genetic haematological studies: the INHERENT experience13
Designing a knowledge translation tool for women’s health research in the U.S. Military Health System13
The role of music and singing as research methods to improve migrants’ involvement in health research and policy-making12
Examining the variations in the implementation of interventions to address stillbirth from the national to subnational levels: experiences from Uganda12
Future health technology trends, policy, and governance perspective: the Turkish case12
Catastrophic health expenditure of inpatients in emerging economies: evidence from the Indian subcontinent12
How to work with intangible software in public health systems: some experiences from India12
Competency profiles for evidence-informed policy-making (EIPM): a rapid review12
The use of participatory systems mapping as a research method in the context of non-communicable diseases and risk factors: a scoping review12
How does academia respond to the burden of infectious and parasitic disease?12
Barriers and facilitators to implementing pulmonary rehabilitation guidelines in China: a qualitative study using implementation science frameworks11
Unmet needs for hypertension diagnosis among older adults in Myanmar: secondary analysis of a multistage sampling study11
Electronic community health information system in Ethiopia: current maturity status, opportunities and improvement pathways11
When the messenger is more important than the message: an experimental study of evidence use in francophone Africa11
Integrating case management for patients with complex needs in the ground practice: the importance of context in evaluative designs11
Multimorbidity healthcare expenditure in Belgium: a 4-year analysis (COMORB study)11
Using a priority setting exercise to identify priorities for guidelines on newborn and child health in South Africa, Malawi, and Nigeria11
Respective healthcare system performances taking into account environmental quality: what are the re-rankings for OECD countries?11
Evaluating the impact, implementation experience and political economy of primary care networks in Kenya: protocol for a mixed methods study11
Development and psychometric validation of an age-friendly health system assessment tool in the Iranian context11
The influence of the National Health Insurance scheme of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic on healthcare access and catastrophic health expenditures for patients with chronic renal disease, and the11
The value of health service-based research to health service organisations: a qualitative study with senior health service executives11
Citizen engagement in healthcare procurement decision-making by healthcare insurers: recent experiences in the Netherlands11
Study protocol: a mixed-methods study of the implementation of doula care to address racial health equity in six state Medicaid programs11
Building capacity for integrated knowledge translation: a description of what we can learn from trainees’ experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic11
Degree of protection provided by poverty alleviation policies for the middle-aged and older in China: evaluation of effectiveness of medical insurance system tools and vulnerable target recognition10
Health equity innovation in precision medicine: data stewardship and agency to expand representation in clinicogenomics10
Community health workers at the dawn of a new era: 9. CHWs’ relationships with the health system and communities10
From trials to communities: implementation and scale-up of health behaviour interventions10
How can health technology assessment support our response to public health emergencies?10
Household financial burden associated with healthcare for older people in Viet Nam: a cross-sectional survey10
Evidence is not enough: health technology reassessment to de-implement low-value care10
Keeping healthcare afloat: a protocol for a 5-year multi-sited interdisciplinary research project into preparedness of healthcare for floods in the Netherlands10
Community health workers at the dawn of a new era: 11. CHWs leading the way to “Health for All”10
An integrated knowledge mobilization approach to substance use health9
Knowledge translation platforms: Broker, intermediary or more? A scoping review of definitions, functions and characteristics9
Universal health coverage saves more lives among severely ill COVID-19 patients: A difference-in-differences analysis of individual patient data in South Korea9
The power of partnerships: state public health department multisector collaborations in major chronic disease programme areas in the United States9
Making intersectoral stakeholder engagement in medicine quality research work: lessons from the STARmeds study in Indonesia9
A framework for seroepidemiologic investigations in future pandemics: insights from an evaluation of WHO’s Unity Studies initiative9
Measuring health science research and development in Africa: mapping the available data9
Is value-based payment for healthcare feasible under Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme?9
The whole-of-society approach of mass COVID-19 vaccination in China: a qualitative study9
Do German university medical centres promote robust and transparent research? A cross-sectional study of institutional policies9
The development of an integrated neighborhood approach for health promotion and prevention: a qualitative exploration of stakeholders’ views9
Trainee-led research using an integrated knowledge translation or other research partnership approaches: a scoping review9
Perceptions, barriers and enablers of salt reduction in Malaysian out-of-home sectors (MySaltOH): from the point of view of policy-makers and food industries9
Development of the National Policy for Quality in Healthcare for Malaysia9
Child and adolescent mental health services in a devolved healthcare system: a qualitative exploration of sustainable practices9
To what extent is equity entrenched in HIV/AIDS-related policy documents in Ethiopia? A policy content analysis9
Towards universal health coverage in Vietnam: a mixed-method case study of enrolling people with tuberculosis into social health insurance9
Factors influencing the research impact in cancer research: a collaboration and knowledge network analysis8
Challenges and opportunities for Iranian global health diplomacy: lessons learned from action for prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases8
Lessons learnt from the process of designing care coordination interventions through participatory action research in public healthcare networks of six Latin American countries8
The embedded research model: an answer to the research and evaluation needs of community service organizations?8
Analysis of health service utilization and influencing factors due to COVID-19 in Beijing: a large cross-sectional survey8
Co-creating mental health promotion and prevention interventions with groups in vulnerable situations in Europe: a mixed-methods study protocol for co-creation implementation and participatory evaluat8
Progress and challenges in implementing non-communicable disease policies in Sudan8
Engaging communities as partners in health crisis response: a realist-informed scoping review for research and policy8
Co-designing an intervention for cardiovascular disease risk assessment and management after hypertensive disorders of pregnancy in primary care8
Development and pilot implementation of a novel protocol to assess capacity and readiness of health systems to adopt HPV detection-based cervical cancer screening in Europe8
How to improve the system of care for adolescents with emotional and behavioural problems from the perspective of care providers: a concept mapping approach8
Understanding adverse childhood experiences and the call for trauma-informed healthcare system in Turkey: a review8
What are the priorities of consumers and carers regarding measurement for evaluation in mental healthcare? Results from a Q-methodology study7
Enhancing cancer-supportive care through virtual reality: a policy brief7
Collaborative networks in community-based health and social care services: insights from Blackpool and the Fylde Coast (United Kingdom)7
A qualitative study on the management system for investigator-initiated studies in healthcare institutions in Beijing, China7
Fit for purpose. Co-production of complex behavioural interventions. A practical guide and exemplar of co-producing a telehealth-delivered exercise intervention for people with stroke7
Community health workers at the dawn of a new era7
Psychological, social and technical factors influencing electronic medical records systems adoption by United States physicians: a systematic model7
Assessing the scalability of a health management-strengthening intervention at the district level: a qualitative study in Ghana, Malawi and Uganda7
Research protocol for impact assessment of a project to scale up food policies in the Pacific7
The impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic experiences on attitudes towards vaccinations: on the social, cultural and political determinants of preferred vaccination organization model7
Patterns of collaboration and knowledge generated by an Australian rural research centre over 20 years: a co-authorship network analysis7
Dynamics in implementing the Good Financial Grant Practice standard across three African universities: an Indigenous realist evaluation7
National governance of de-implementation of low-value care: a qualitative study in Sweden7
Strengthening the national health information system through a capacity-building and mentorship partnership (CBMP) programme: a health system and university partnership initiative in Ethiopia7
Community health workers at the dawn of a new era: 7. Recent advances in supervision7
Understanding the policy dynamics of COVID-19 vaccination in Ghana through the lens of a policy analytical framework7
Political economy analysis of universal health coverage and health financing reforms in low- and middle-income countries: the role of stakeholder engagement in the research process7
Rapid method through routine data to evaluate real-world vaccine effectiveness against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection: lessons from Thailand7
Network evaluation of an innovation platform in continuous quality improvement in Australian Indigenous primary healthcare7
User involvement in ageing and health research: a survey of researchers’ and older adults’ perspectives7
Identifying key complex relations between education and healthcare in the Netherlands for future pandemic management7
What is context in knowledge translation? Results of a systematic scoping review7
Saving millions of lives but some resources squandered: emerging lessons from health research system pandemic achievements and challenges7
Physical activity policies in Saudi Arabia and Oman: a qualitative study using stakeholder interviews7
Navigating the path towards successful implementation of the EU HTA Regulation: key takeaways from the 2023 Spring Convention of the European Access Academy7
Exploring the facilitators and barriers to achieving universal health coverage in Uganda: a qualitative study of the free healthcare policy6
What are the research priorities for strengthening public health emergency preparedness and response in Africa?6
Towards a learning healthcare community in the Bronx: evaluating the Bridging Research, Accurate Information and Dialogue (BRAID) model6
Use of research evidence varied in efforts to expand specific pharmacist autonomous prescriptive authority: an evaluation and recommendations to increase research utilization6
The qualitative experience of telehealth access and clinical encounters in Australian healthcare during COVID-19: implications for policy6
Intriguing insight into unanswered questions about Mpox: exploring health policy implications and considerations6
Living evidence and adaptive policy: perfect partners?6
The economic and health impact of substandard uterotonic use for prevention of postpartum hemorrhage in three Sub-Saharan African countries: a comparative analysis6
The understanding, application and influence of complexity in national physical activity policy-making6
Health system governance assessment in protracted crisis settings: Northwest Syria6
Consumer and community involvement: implementation research for impact (CCIRI) – implementing evidence-based patient and public involvement across health and medical research in Australia – a mixed me6
Impact of the workforce allocation on the technical performance of mental health services: the collective case of Helsinki-Uusimaa (Finland)6
Understanding the sustainment of population health programmes from a whole-of-system approach6
Institutional roles, structures, funding and research partnerships towards evidence-informed policy-making: a multisector survey among policy-makers in Nigeria6
Translation of oral health research priorities into research topics in an equity-based priority setting exercise6
An evidence-informed policymaking (EIPM) competency profile for the Brazilian Health System developed through consensus: process and outcomes6
The TransFORmation of IndiGEnous PrimAry HEAlthcare Delivery (FORGE AHEAD): economic analysis6
In-service training programme for health and social care workers in the Philippines to strengthen interprofessional collaboration in caring for older adults: a mixed-methods study6
Research evidence use in local government-led public health interventions: a systematic review6
Evaluation of the effect of DRG payment policy based on interrupted time series modeling: evidence from a tertiary hospital in Anhui Province6
Quality of care in the context of universal health coverage: a scoping review6
Impact of good governance, economic growth and universal health coverage on COVID-19 infection and case fatality rates in Africa6
What makes knowledge translation work in practice? Lessons from a demand-driven and locally led project in Cameroon, Jordan and Nigeria6
A framework for health information governance: a scoping review6
The use of implementation science theories, models, and frameworks in implementation research for medicinal products: A scoping review6
Collaboration on evidence synthesis in Africa: a network study of growing research capacity6
Tools and frameworks for evaluating the implementation of learning health systems: a scoping review6
Engaging health system, service and consumer representatives in the co-design of a multi-criteria decision-making framework for commissioning overweight and obesity programs and services6
How to strengthen societal impact of research and innovation? Lessons learned from an explanatory research-on-research study on participatory knowledge infrastructures funded by the Netherlands Organi5
Development of a STandard reporting guideline for Evidence briefs for Policy (STEP): context and study protocol5
Correction: Role and promise of health policy and systems research in integrating rehabilitation into the health systems5
Development and validation of a guideline on sexual and reproductive health services for polycystic ovary syndrome in Iran: a mixed-methods study protocol5
Highlighting global inequities in health services quality research: a systematic review and quantitative evidence (2014–2023)5
Conceptualising the value of simulation modelling for public engagement with policy: a critical literature review5
Assessing the implementation of physical activity-promoting public policies in the Republic of Ireland: a study using the Physical Activity Environment Policy Index (PA-EPI)5
Uncovering the key working mechanisms of a complex community-based obesity prevention programme in the Netherlands using ripple effects mapping5
Developing, implementing, and monitoring tailored strategies for integrated knowledge translation in five sub-Saharan African countries5
Increasing research capacity in Canadian community hospitals: an intrinsic descriptive case study5
Correction to: An analysis of how health systems integrated priority-setting in the pandemic planning in a sample of Latin America and the Caribbean countries5
Community health workers at the dawn of a new era: 2. Planning, coordination, and partnerships5
Key element missed in nutrition policy: why does undernutrition not decline among pregnant women in Ethiopia?5
Facilitating co-research: lessons learned from reflection forms within three participatory action research projects5
Unlocking policy synergies, challenges and contradictions influencing implementation of the Comprehensive Sexuality Education Framework in Zambia: a policy analysis5
Scaling training facilities for patent and proprietary medicine vendors in Nigeria: insights and lessons learned for policy implication and future partnerships5
Transforming health in Nepal: a historical and contemporary review on disease burden, health system challenges, and innovations5
Facilitators and barriers in the implementation of patient-centred care interventions among general practitioners: a systematic review protocol5
The impact of policy interventions to promote the uptake of biosimilar medicines in Belgium: a nationwide interrupted time series analysis5
Evaluating the quality of research co-production: Research Quality Plus for Co-Production (RQ + 4 Co-Pro)5
Assessing the potential for scaling evidence-based interventions in African health systems: A deliberate dialogue5
Producing knowledge together: a participatory approach to synthesising research across a large-scale collaboration in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health5
Exploring static and dynamic relationships between burden of disease and research funding in the United States5
Implementation of national policies and interventions (WHO Best Buys) for non-communicable disease prevention and control in Ghana: a mixed methods analysis5
Stakeholder engagement in healthcare research in India – A systematic review5
How to set the agenda for hepatitis C: a theory-driven policy analysis5
Faculty members as academic knowledge brokers in Iran's health sector: a social network analysis study5
Where are the links? Using a causal loop diagram to assess interactions in healthcare coordination for youth experiencing homelessness in Toronto, Canada4
Bridging the gap between pregnancy loss research and policy and practice: insights from a qualitative survey with knowledge users4
The implementation of physical activity policies in the Netherlands: a study applying the Physical Activity Environment Policy Index (PA-EPI)4
Using collective intelligence methods to improve government data infrastructures and promote the use of complex data: The example of the Northern Ireland Longitudinal Study4
Defining research priorities for youth public mental health: reflections on a coproduction approach to transdisciplinary working4
What implementation strategies and outcome measures are used to transform healthcare organizations into learning health systems? A mixed-methods review protocol4
A scoping review of the globally available tools for assessing health research partnership outcomes and impacts4
If health organisations and staff engage in research, does healthcare improve? Strengthening the evidence base through systematic reviews4
Working in a relational way is everything: Perceptions of power and value in a drug policy-making network4
Production and use of rapid responses during the COVID-19 pandemic in Quebec (Canada): perspectives from evidence synthesis producers and decision makers4
Collaboration for implementation of decentralisation policy of multi drug-resistant tuberculosis services in Zambia4
The response of the Military Health System (MHS) to the COVID-19 pandemic: a summary of findings from MHS reviews4
Collective health research assessment: developing a tool to measure the impact of multistakeholder research initiatives4
A novel methodological approach to participant engagement and policy relevance for community-based primary medical care research during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia and New Zealand4
How to improve research capacity strengthening efforts: learning from the monitoring and evaluation of four research consortia in Africa4
Identifying factors for promoting evidence-based policymaking in Japan with the perspective of policymakers, researchers and knowledge brokers: a semistructured interview4
Exploring the evidence base for Communities of Practice in health research and translation: a scoping review4
Challenges encountered in comparing international policy responses to COVID-19 and their effects4
Functionality of technical working groups in enabling evidence-informed decision-making within Malawi's Ministry of Health: a cross-sectional qualitative study4
Salt reduction policy for out of home sectors: a supplementary document for the salt reduction strategy to prevent and control non-communicable diseases (NCDS) in Malaysia 2021–20254
Exploring factors affecting knowledge creation in under-researched healthcare topics: a case study of women’s health research4
Improving prioritization processes for clinical practice guidelines: new methods and an evaluation from the National Heart Foundation of Australia4
Assessment of data demand for informed-decisions among health facility and department heads in public health facilities of Amhara Region, northwest Ethiopia4
The co-production process of an assessment programme: Between clarifying identity and developing the quality of French-speaking Belgian community health centres4
Public health research priorities for WHO on COVID-19 in the South-East Asia Region: results of a prioritization survey4
Towards an effective collaboration between the South Western Sydney Local Health District and local councils: insights from a qualitative study4
An analysis of migrant health policies in Iran4
Gender and non-communicable diseases in Mexico: a political mapping and stakeholder analysis4
Stakeholder perceptions and experiences from the implementation of the Gratuité user fee exemption policy in Burkina Faso: a qualitative study4
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