Dr. R. Rox Anderson Profile

Dr. R. Rox Anderson

Director at Wellman Ctr for Photomedicine

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Publications (35)

Proceedings Article | 13 March 2024 Open Access

Joy and promise of attacking medical problems with untested optical strategies

Rox Anderson

Proceedings Volume PC12816, PC1281601 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3029887

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Proceedings Article | 13 March 2024 Presentation

Translational development of antimicrobial blue light for wound infection control: new therapeutic window, treatment regimen, and wearable device

Jie Hui, Wonjoon Moon, Pu-Ting Dong, Carolina dos Anjos, Laisa Negri, Hao Yan, Ying Wang, Joshua Tam, Tianhong Dai, Rox Anderson, Jeremy Goverman, Jeff Gelfand, Seok-Hyun Andy Yun

Proceedings Volume PC12822, PC128220I (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3001119

KEYWORDS: Skin, Control systems, In vivo imaging, Wound healing, Thermal effects, Resistance, Light sources and illumination, Biomedical applications, Windows, Wearable devices

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Proceedings Article | 11 August 2023 Paper

New models of innovation through collaboration: the translation journey of novel concepts in corneal refractive surgery

Lara Buhl, Maron Dolling, Ying Wang, Badri Parshad, Xiaolei Li, Christian Wertheimer, Stefan Kassumeh, Siegfried Priglinger, Mark Bischoff, Conor Evans, R. Rox Anderson, Reginald Birngruber, Gabriela Apiou-Sbirlea

Proceedings Volume 12627, 126270P (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2687846

KEYWORDS: Surgery, Biomedical optics, Medical research, Cornea, Industry, Photomedicine, Ophthalmology, Medicine, Translational research

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Proceedings Article | 17 March 2023 Presentation

Antimicrobial blue light promotes an important role in enzymatic activity and degradation of β-lactamases.

Carolina dos Anjos, Rox Anderson, Tianhong Dai, Leon Leanse

Proceedings Volume PC12358, PC123580B (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2651168

KEYWORDS: Bacteria, Resistance, Proteins, Microorganisms

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Proceedings Article | 17 March 2023 Presentation

Blue light enhances antibiotic activity in multidrug-resistant bacteria

Leon Leanse, Carolina dos Anjos, Rox Anderson, David Hooper, Tianhong Dai

Proceedings Volume PC12358, PC123580A (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2655368

KEYWORDS: Bacteria, Pathogens, Switches, Resistance, Oxygen, Microorganisms, Medicine

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Proceedings Article | 17 March 2023 Poster + Presentation

Corneal filler injection for enhancement after myopic small-incision lenticule extraction (SMILE)

Lara Buhl, Maron Dolling, Stefan Kassumeh, Siegfried Priglinger, R. Rox Anderson, Mark Bischoff, Reginald Birngruber

Proceedings Volume PC12360, PC123600P (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2649215

KEYWORDS: Optical coherence tomography, Refraction, Interfaces, Cornea, Tissues, Silver, Monochromatic aberrations, Liquids, Image processing, Femtosecond phenomena

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Proceedings Article | 7 March 2022 Presentation

Antimicrobial blue light for prevention of lethal Vibrio vulnificus infection in mice

Carolina dos Anjos, Leon Leanse, Richard Anderson, Tianhong Dai

Proceedings Volume PC11939, PC1193908 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2610455

KEYWORDS: In vitro testing, Resistance, Oceanography, In vivo imaging, Bioluminescence

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SPIE Journal Paper | 23 May 2019 Open Access

Correction of hyperopia by intrastromal cutting and liquid filler injection

Sebastian Freidank, Alfred Vogel, Richard Anderson, Reginald Birngruber, Norbert Linz

JBO, Vol. 24, Issue 05, 058001, (May 2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JBO.24.5.058001

KEYWORDS: Cornea, Optical coherence tomography, Liquids, Laser cutting, Eye, Laser vision correction, Surgery, Refractive index, LASIK, Monochromatic aberrations

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Proceedings Article | 4 March 2019 Presentation

Drug-resistant catheter-associated urinary tract Infection (CAUTI): an enlightened therapeutic approach (Conference Presentation)

Jeffery Gelfand, Yingying Huang, Anton Wintner, Timothy Brauns, Patrick Seed, Rox Anderson, Michael Hamblin, Tianhong Dai

Proceedings Volume 10863, 108630P (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2507562

KEYWORDS: Resistance, Bladder, Photodynamic therapy, Potassium, Fiber lasers, In vitro testing

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Proceedings Article | 4 March 2019 Presentation

Visualization of neo-epidermis formation and evaluation of wound closure using UV fluorescence excitation imaging at two wavelengths (Conference Presentation)

Ying Wang, Wenli Cai, Kezhi Kong, Xueyuan Jia, Richard Rox Anderson, Walfre Franco

Proceedings Volume 10851, 108510H (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2511329

KEYWORDS: Luminescence, Visualization, Skin, Ultraviolet radiation, Wound healing, Animal model studies, Visual process modeling, Collagen, Biopsy, Biological research

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Proceedings Article | 14 March 2018 Presentation

Fluorescence visualization of wound closure in partial and full-thickness wound models (Conference Presentation)

Ying Wang, Antonio Ortega-Martinez, William Farinelli, Richard Anderson, Walfre Franco

Proceedings Volume 10467, 104670P (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2287164

KEYWORDS: Skin, Wound healing, Luminescence, Visualization, Visual process modeling, Ultraviolet radiation, In vivo imaging

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Proceedings Article | 16 May 2017 Presentation

Correction of hyperopia by intrastromal cutting and biocompatible filler injection (Conference Presentation)

Sebastian Freidank, Alfred Vogel, Richard Anderson, Reginald Birngruber, Norbert Linz

Proceedings Volume 10045, 100451J (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2252776

KEYWORDS: Ultraviolet radiation, Picosecond phenomena, Laser vision correction, Optical coherence tomography, Laser cutting, LASIK, Cornea, Excimers, Tissues, Liquids

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Proceedings Article | 6 February 2017 Presentation + Paper

In vivo assessment of wound re-epithelialization by UV fluorescence excitation imaging

Ying Wang, Antonio Ortega-Martinez, Juan Pablo Padilla-Martinez, Maura Williams, William Farinelli, R. Anderson, Walfre Franco

Proceedings Volume 10037, 100370R (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2253934

KEYWORDS: Wound healing, In vivo imaging, Skin, Image processing, Cell mechanics, Visualization, Fluorescent proteins, Tissues, Imaging systems

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SPIE Journal Paper | 20 December 2016 Open Access

Biomedical optics centers: forty years of multidisciplinary clinical translation for improving human health

Bruce Tromberg, R. Rox Anderson, Reginald Birngruber, Ralf Brinkmann, Michael Berns, John Parrish, Gabriela Apiou-Sbirlea

JBO, Vol. 21, Issue 12, 124001, (December 2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JBO.21.12.124001

KEYWORDS: Biomedical optics, Laser therapeutics, Laser applications, Photonics, Tissue optics, Medical research, LASIK, Photomedicine, Medicine, Laser optics

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Proceedings Article | 29 February 2016 Presentation + Paper

Fluorescence imaging of tryptophan and collagen cross-links to evaluate wound closure ex vivo

Ying Wang, Antonio Ortega-Martinez, Bill Farinelli, R. Anderson, Walfre Franco

Proceedings Volume 9689, 96890G (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2211045

KEYWORDS: Wound healing, Collagen, Skin, Tissues, Direct methods, In vivo imaging, Dermatology, Imaging systems

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Proceedings Article | 8 March 2013 Paper

Development of a wide-field fluorescence imaging system for evaluation of wound re-epithelialization

Walfre Franco, Enoch Gutierrez-Herrera, Martin Purschke, Ying Wang, Josh Tam, R. Rox Anderson, Apostolos Doukas

Proceedings Volume 8565, 85650T (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2008476

KEYWORDS: Luminescence, Skin, Ultraviolet radiation, Imaging systems, Tissues, Wound healing, In vitro testing, Natural surfaces, Fluorescence spectroscopy, Near ultraviolet

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Proceedings Article | 21 February 2013 Paper

Oxygen saturation in free-diving whales: optical sensor development

Enoch Gutierrez-Herrera, Paulino Vacas-Jacques, Rox Anderson, Warren Zapol, Walfre Franco

Proceedings Volume 8592, 859201 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2008547

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Tissues, Optical amplifiers, Oxygen, Optical sensors, Tissue optics, Avalanche photodiodes, Modulation, Light scattering, Absorbance

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Proceedings Article | 18 February 2011 Paper

Laryngeal imaging with polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography

James Burns, Ki Hean Kim, R. Rox Anderson

Proceedings Volume 7883, 78832N (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.875443

KEYWORDS: Optical coherence tomography, Tissues, Tissue optics, Birefringence, Polarization, Collagen, Pathology, In vivo imaging, Natural surfaces, Visualization

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 January 2007 Open Access

Fluorescence polarization of tetracycline derivatives as a technique for mapping nonmelanoma skin cancers

Anna Yaroslavsky, Elena Salomatina, Victor Neel, Richard Anderson, Thomas Flotte

JBO, Vol. 12, Issue 01, 014005, (January 2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.2435710

KEYWORDS: Luminescence, Polarization, Tumors, Tissues, Skin, Cancer, Skin cancer, Surgery, Mohs surgery, Tissue optics

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 January 2005 Open Access

Combining multispectral polarized light imaging and confocal microscopy for localization of nonmelanoma skin cancer

Anna Yaroslavsky, Jose Barbosa, Victor Neel, Charles DiMarzio, Richard Anderson

JBO, Vol. 10, Issue 01, 014011, (January 2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.1854173

KEYWORDS: Confocal microscopy, Tumors, Curium, Multispectral imaging, Skin cancer, Tissues, Tissue optics, Cancer, Natural surfaces, Skin

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Proceedings Article | 13 July 2004 Paper

Optical mapping of nonmelanoma skin cancer

Anna Yaroslavsky, Victor Neel, Richard Anderson

Proceedings Volume 5326, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.532843

KEYWORDS: Tumors, Luminescence, Polarization, Reflectivity, Skin cancer, Tissue optics, Surgery, Skin, Cancer, Tissues

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Proceedings Article | 21 May 2001 Paper

Microsurgical laser scalpel based on spectroscopic feedback: the Smart Scalpel

KengHui Lim, Colin Brenan, R. Rox Anderson, Ian Hunter

Proceedings Volume 4244, (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.427794

KEYWORDS: Optical fibers, Absorption, Optical filters, Convolution, Image processing, Skin, Tissues, Tissue optics, Laser therapeutics, Blood vessels

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Proceedings Article | 22 June 1999 Paper

Laser treatment of nevus flammus (port-wine stain) with spectroscopic feedback: the smart scalpel

Elizabeth Sebern, Colin Brenan, R. Rox Anderson, Ian Hunter

Proceedings Volume 3590, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.350984

KEYWORDS: Blood vessels, Skin, Absorption, Imaging systems, Tissues, Tissue optics, Blood, Laser therapeutics, Image resolution, Feedback control

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Proceedings Article | 22 June 1999 Paper

Confocal imaging of benign and malignant proliferative skin lesions in vivo

Salvador Gonzalez, Milind Rajadhyaksha, R. Rox Anderson

Proceedings Volume 3590, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.351007

KEYWORDS: Skin, In vivo imaging, Confocal microscopy, Curium, Reflectivity, Microscopy, Image resolution, Tissue optics, Diagnostics, Tissues

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Proceedings Article | 5 October 1998 Paper

Tissue modification with feedback: the smart scalpel

Elizabeth Sebern, Colin Brenan, R. Rox Anderson, Ian Hunter

Proceedings Volume 3519, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.325744

KEYWORDS: Blood vessels, Tissues, Skin, Absorption, Tissue optics, Imaging systems, Blood, Laser therapeutics, Feedback control, Laser tissue interaction

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Proceedings Article | 16 June 1997 Paper

Mapping blood oxygen saturation using a multispectral imaging system

Peter Dwyer, R. Rox Anderson, Charles DiMarzio

Proceedings Volume 2976, (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.275535

KEYWORDS: Oxygen, Reflectivity, Skin, Tissue optics, Absorption, Imaging systems, Blood, Monte Carlo methods, Signal to noise ratio, Cameras

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Proceedings Article | 30 May 1995 Paper

Optical coherence tomography in multiply scattering tissue

Guillermo Tearney, Mark Brezinski, Michael Hee, Brett Bouma, Joseph Izatt, Eric Swanson, James Southern, R. Rox Anderson, James Fujimoto

Proceedings Volume 2389, (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.209993

KEYWORDS: Microscopes, In vitro testing, Image enhancement, Scattering, Signal detection, Tissues, Skin, Tissue optics, Confocal microscopy, Optical coherence tomography

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Proceedings Article | 7 September 1994 Paper

Determination of protoporphyrin IX distributions in skin tumors after the application of topical aminolevulinic acid

Alex Martin, Joop Grevelink, Jon Starr, Jessica Fewkes, Thomas Flotte, R. Rox Anderson, Thomas Deutsch

Proceedings Volume 2128, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.184902

KEYWORDS: Tumors, Luminescence, Skin, Tissues, Photodynamic therapy, Imaging systems, Surgery, Clinical trials, CCD cameras, Digital imaging

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Proceedings Article | 1 March 1994 Paper

Photodynamic therapy of malignancies with benzoporphyrin derivative monoacid ring A

Julia Levy, Elizabeth Waterfield, Anna Richter, Claire Smits, Harvey Lui, Luciann Hruza, R. Rox Anderson, Vincent Salvatori

Proceedings Volume 2078, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.168659

KEYWORDS: Skin, Tumors, Photodynamic therapy, Plasma, Tissues, Clinical trials, Optical filters, Logic, Dermatology, Cancer

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Proceedings Article | 1 July 1993 Paper

Comparison of the treatment of epidermal pigmented lesions with the Q-switched Nd:YAG laser (1064 nm and 532 nm) and the Q-switched ruby laser (694 nm)

Suzanne Kilmer, R. Rox Anderson

Proceedings Volume 1876, (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.147015

KEYWORDS: Nd:YAG lasers, Q switched lasers, Ruby lasers, Photomedicine

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Proceedings Article | 1 July 1993 Paper

Photodynamic therapy of malignant skin tumors with Benzoporphyrin derivative-monoacid ring A (BPD-MA): preliminary observations

Harvey Lui, Luciann Hruza, Nikiforos Kollias, Joanne Wimberly, Vincent Salvatori, R. Rox Anderson

Proceedings Volume 1876, (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.147033

KEYWORDS: Tumors, Skin, Photodynamic therapy, Sodium, Visible radiation, Optical filters, Logic, Clinical trials, Argon ion lasers, Tunable lasers

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Proceedings Article | 18 June 1993 Paper

Monitoring of benzoporphyrin derivative monoacid ring A (BPD-MA) in skin tumors by fluorescence during photodynamic therapy: preliminary observations

Nikiforos Kollias, Harvey Lui, Joanne Wimberly, R. Rox Anderson

Proceedings Volume 1881, (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.146329

KEYWORDS: Luminescence, Tumors, Skin, Photodynamic therapy, Calibration, Fluorescence spectroscopy, Signal detection, Laser scattering, Scattering, Tissues

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Proceedings Article | 1 June 1991 Paper

Preliminary evaluation of collagen as a component in the thermally induced 'weld'

G. Lemole, R. Rox Anderson, Sue DeCoste

Proceedings Volume 1422, (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.43947

KEYWORDS: Collagen, Tissues, Molecules, Laser tissue interaction, Dermatology, Glasses, Aluminum, Laser welding, Tissue optics, Laser bonding

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Proceedings Article | 1 June 1991 Paper

Comparison of thermal and optical techniques for describing light interaction with vascular grafts, sutures, and thrombus

Susan Obremski, Glenn LaMuraglia, Ulrich Bruggemann, R. Rox Anderson

Proceedings Volume 1427, (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.44118

KEYWORDS: Absorption, Scattering, Temperature metrology, Thermography, Optical testing, Reflection, Radiometry, Laser tissue interaction, Laser scattering, Reflectivity

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Proceedings Article | 1 July 1990 Paper

Fluid-core optical transmission for laser angioplasty

Kenton Gregory, R. Rox Anderson

Proceedings Volume 1201, (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.17531

KEYWORDS: Laser energy, Laser therapeutics, Transmittance, Optical fibers, Cladding, Blood, Refraction, Microfluidics, Tissue optics, Tissues

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Proceedings Volume Editor (14)

SPIE Conference Volume | 21 May 2001

Lasers in Surgery: Advanced Characterization, Therapeutics, and Systems XI

SPIE Conference Volume | 17 May 2000

Lasers in Surgery: Advanced Characterization, Therapeutics, and Systems X

SPIE Conference Volume | 22 June 1999

Lasers in Surgery: Advanced Characterization, Therapeutics, and Systems IX

SPIE Conference Volume | 1 July 1998

Lasers in Surgery: Advanced Characterization, Therapeutics, and Systems VIII

SPIE Conference Volume | 1 July 1998

Lasers in Surgery: Advanced Characterization, Therapeutics, and Systems VIII

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Conference Committee Involvement (31)

SPIE BiOS

2 February 2019 | San Francisco, United States

SPIE BiOS

27 January 2018 | San Francisco, United States

SPIE BiOS

28 January 2017 | San Francisco, United States

SPIE BiOS

13 February 2016 | San Francisco, United States

SPIE BiOS

7 February 2015 | San Francisco, United States

SPIE BiOS

1 February 2014 | San Francisco, United States

SPIE BiOS

2 February 2013 | San Francisco, United States

SPIE BiOS

21 January 2012 | San Francisco, United States

SPIE BiOS

22 January 2011 | San Francisco, United States

SPIE BiOS

23 January 2010 | San Francisco, United States

SPIE BiOS

24 January 2009 | San Jose, United States

SPIE BiOS

19 January 2008 | San Jose, United States

SPIE BiOS

20 January 2007 | San Jose, United States

SPIE BiOS

21 January 2006 | San Jose, United States

SPIE BiOS

22 January 2005 | San Jose, United States

Biomedical Optics 2004

24 January 2004 | San Jose, United States

Lasers in Surgery: Advanced Characterization, Therapeutics, and Systems XI

20 January 2001 | San Jose, CA, United States

Lasers in Surgery: Advanced Characterization, Therapeutics, and Systems X

22 January 2000 | San Jose, CA, United States

Lasers in Surgery: Advanced Characterization, Therapeutics, and Systems IX

23 January 1999 | San Jose, CA, United States

Cutaneous Applications of Lasers: Dermatology, Plastic Surgery, and Tissue Welding

25 January 1998 | San Jose, CA, United States

Lasers in Surgery: Advanced Characterization, Therapeutics, and Systems VIII

24 January 1998 | San Jose, CA, United States

Cutaneous Applications of Lasers: Dermatology, Plastic Surgery, and Tissue Welding

9 February 1997 | San Jose, CA, United States

Lasers in Surgery: Advanced Characterization, Therapeutics, and Systems VII

8 February 1997 | San Jose, CA, United States

Lasers in Dermatology and Plastic Surgery

28 January 1996 | San Jose, CA, United States

Lasers in Surgery: Advanced Characterization, Therapeutics, and Systems VI

27 January 1996 | San Jose, CA, United States

Photonics West '96

27 January 1996 | San Jose, United States

Lasers in Surgery: Advanced Characterization, Therapeutics, and Systems V

4 February 1995 | San Jose, CA, United States

Lasers in Surgery: Advanced Characterization, Therapeutics, and Systems IV

23 January 1994 | Los Angeles, CA, United States

Lasers in Dermatology and Plastic Surgery

23 January 1994 | Los Angeles, CA, United States

Lasers in Otolaryngology, Dermatology, and Tissue Welding

16 January 1993 | Los Angeles, CA, United States

Lasers in Dermatology and Plastic Surgery

21 January 1992 | Los Angeles, CA, United States

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