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Dataset Title: | [microcosm_summary] - Experimental results: summary of microcosm data from Dauphin Island Cubitainer Experiment (DICE) from samples collected by R/V E.O. Wilson in the Gulf of Mexico, Alabama (En-Gen DMSP Cycling project) (En-Gen: A Functional Genomics Approach to Organic Sulfur Cycling in the Ocean) |
Institution: | BCO-DMO (Dataset ID: bcodmo_dataset_3857) |
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Attributes { s { exp_id { String bcodmo_name "exp_id"; String description "Name of the experiment. DICE = Dauphin Island Cubitainer Experiment."; String long_name "Exp Id"; String units "text"; } latitude { String _CoordinateAxisType "Lat"; Float64 _FillValue NaN; Float64 actual_range 30.05068, 30.05068; String axis "Y"; String bcodmo_name "latitude"; Float64 colorBarMaximum 90.0; Float64 colorBarMinimum -90.0; String description "Latitude of the sample collection site. North = Positive."; String ioos_category "Location"; String long_name "Latitude"; String nerc_identifier "https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P09/current/LATX/"; String standard_name "latitude"; String units "degrees_north"; } longitude { String _CoordinateAxisType "Lon"; Float64 _FillValue NaN; Float64 actual_range -87.99513, -87.99513; String axis "X"; String bcodmo_name "longitude"; Float64 colorBarMaximum 180.0; Float64 colorBarMinimum -180.0; String description "Longitude of the sample collection. West = Negative."; String ioos_category "Location"; String long_name "Longitude"; String nerc_identifier "https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P09/current/LONX/"; String standard_name "longitude"; String units "degrees_east"; } site_desc { String bcodmo_name "site_descrip"; String description "Description of the sample collection site."; String long_name "Site Desc"; String units "text"; } microcosm { String bcodmo_name "sample"; String description "Identifier for the microcosm experiment. C1 and C2 were control microcosms containing Gulf of Mexico seawater. E1 and E2 were experimental microcosms containing Gulf of Mexico seawater amended with inorganic N and P."; String long_name "Microcosm"; String nerc_identifier "https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P02/current/ACYC/"; String units "text"; } microcosm_type { String bcodmo_name "sample_descrip"; String description "Type of microcosm. Experimental or Control."; String long_name "Microcosm Type"; String units "text"; } exp_day { Byte _FillValue 127; String _Unsigned "false"; Byte actual_range 0, 6; String bcodmo_name "unknown"; String description "Sequential day of the experiment. Day 0 = start of the experiment."; String long_name "Exp Day"; String units "integer"; } leu_inc_rate { Float32 _FillValue NaN; Float32 actual_range 0.67, 29.1; String bcodmo_name "unknown"; String description "Amount of leucine incorporated into bacterial protein per day."; String long_name "Leu Inc Rate"; String units "nM/d"; } leu_inc_rate_sd { Float32 _FillValue NaN; Float32 actual_range 0.01, 1.0; String bcodmo_name "unknown"; Float64 colorBarMaximum 50.0; Float64 colorBarMinimum 0.0; String description "Standard deviation of leu_inc_rate."; String long_name "Leu Inc Rate Sd"; String units "nM/d"; } chl_a { Float32 _FillValue NaN; Float32 actual_range 0.38, 6.47; String bcodmo_name "chl_a_fluor"; Float64 colorBarMaximum 30.0; Float64 colorBarMinimum 0.03; String colorBarScale "Log"; String description "Concentration of chlorophyll a."; String long_name "Concentration Of Chlorophyll In Sea Water"; String nerc_identifier "https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P01/current/CPHLFLPC/"; String units "ug/L"; } chl_a_sd { Float32 _FillValue NaN; Float32 actual_range 0.0, 0.77; String bcodmo_name "unknown"; Float64 colorBarMaximum 50.0; Float64 colorBarMinimum 0.0; String description "Standard deviation of chl_a."; String long_name "Chl A Sd"; String units "ug/L"; } Fv_to_Fm { Float32 _FillValue NaN; Float32 actual_range 0.24, 0.62; String bcodmo_name "unknown"; String description "Ratio of Fv to Fm; chlorophyll fluorescence."; String long_name "Fv To Fm"; String units "dimensionless"; } Fv_to_Fm_sd { Float32 _FillValue NaN; Float32 actual_range 0.02, 0.16; String bcodmo_name "unknown"; Float64 colorBarMaximum 50.0; Float64 colorBarMinimum 0.0; String description "Standard deviation of Fv_to_Fm."; String long_name "Fv To Fm Sd"; String units "dimensionless"; } sulfate_yield { Byte _FillValue 127; String _Unsigned "false"; Byte actual_range 1, 83; String bcodmo_name "unknown"; String description "DMS consumption - sulfate = percent of radiolabeled DMS released into the medium as sulfate."; String long_name "Sulfate Yield"; String units "%"; } sulfate_yield_sd { Byte _FillValue 127; String _Unsigned "false"; Byte actual_range 0, 11; String bcodmo_name "unknown"; Float64 colorBarMaximum 50.0; Float64 colorBarMinimum 0.0; String description "Standard deviation of sulfate_yield."; String long_name "Sulfate Yield Sd"; String units "%"; } DMSP_tot { Float32 _FillValue NaN; Float32 actual_range 36.12, 98.84; String bcodmo_name "unknown"; String description "Concentration of total dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP). This is the sum of particulate and dissolved DMSP (DMSPp + DMSPd)."; String long_name "DMSP Tot"; String units "nM"; } DMSP_tot_sd { Float32 _FillValue NaN; Float32 actual_range 0.62, 15.45; String bcodmo_name "unknown"; Float64 colorBarMaximum 50.0; Float64 colorBarMinimum 0.0; String description "Standard deviation of DMSP_tot."; String long_name "DMSP Tot Sd"; String units "nM"; } DMSO { Float32 _FillValue NaN; Float32 actual_range 5.56, 52.48; String bcodmo_name "unknown"; String description "Dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) concentration."; String long_name "DMSO"; String units "nM"; } DMSO_sd { Float32 _FillValue NaN; Float32 actual_range 0.04, 5.11; String bcodmo_name "unknown"; Float64 colorBarMaximum 50.0; Float64 colorBarMinimum 0.0; String description "Standard deviation of DMSO."; String long_name "DMSO Sd"; String units "nM"; } DMSO_yield { Byte _FillValue 127; String _Unsigned "false"; Byte actual_range 10, 98; String bcodmo_name "unknown"; String description "A measure of dimethylsulfide (DMS) consumption. DMSO yield = percent of radiolabeled DMS released into the medium as dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO)."; String long_name "DMSO Yield"; String units "%"; } DMSO_yield_sd { Byte _FillValue 127; String _Unsigned "false"; Byte actual_range 0, 5; String bcodmo_name "unknown"; Float64 colorBarMaximum 50.0; Float64 colorBarMinimum 0.0; String description "Standard deviation of DMSO_yield."; String long_name "DMSO Yield Sd"; String units "%"; } DMSPd { Float32 _FillValue NaN; Float32 actual_range 0.91, 5.41; String bcodmo_name "unknown"; String description "Dissolved dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSPd) concentration."; String long_name "DMSPD"; String units "nM"; } DMSPd_sd { Float32 _FillValue NaN; Float32 actual_range 0.0, 1.0; String bcodmo_name "unknown"; Float64 colorBarMaximum 50.0; Float64 colorBarMinimum 0.0; String description "Standard deviation of DMSPd."; String long_name "DMSPD SD"; String units "nM"; } DMSPd_rate_const { Float32 _FillValue NaN; Float32 actual_range 0.4, 21.1; String bcodmo_name "unknown"; String description "Dissolved dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSPd) rate constant; the fraction of DMSPd removed per day."; String long_name "DMSPd Rate Const"; String units "1/d"; } DMSPd_rate_const_sd { Float32 _FillValue NaN; Float32 actual_range 0.0, 1.1; String bcodmo_name "unknown"; Float64 colorBarMaximum 50.0; Float64 colorBarMinimum 0.0; String description "Standard deviation of DMSPd_rate_const."; String long_name "DMSPd Rate Const Sd"; String units "1/d"; } DMSPd_consump { Float32 _FillValue NaN; Float32 actual_range 1.5, 70.3; String bcodmo_name "unknown"; String description "Dissolved dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSPd) consumption rate; amount of DMSPd removed per day."; String long_name "DMSPd Consump"; String units "nM/d"; } DMSPd_consump_sd { Float32 _FillValue NaN; Float32 actual_range 0.0, 7.2; String bcodmo_name "unknown"; Float64 colorBarMaximum 50.0; Float64 colorBarMinimum 0.0; String description "Standard deviation of DMSPd_consump."; String long_name "DMSPd Consump Sd"; String units "nM/d"; } DMSPd_assim { Byte _FillValue 127; String _Unsigned "false"; Byte actual_range 17, 57; String bcodmo_name "unknown"; String description "A measure of dissolved dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSPd) consumption. assimilation = percent of radiolabeled DMSPd assimilated into bacterial biomass."; String long_name "DMSPd Assim"; String units "%"; } DMSPd_assim_sd { Byte _FillValue 127; String _Unsigned "false"; Byte actual_range 0, 8; String bcodmo_name "unknown"; Float64 colorBarMaximum 50.0; Float64 colorBarMinimum 0.0; String description "Standard deviation of DMSPd_assim."; String long_name "DMSPd Assim Sd"; String units "%"; } DMSPd_uptake { Byte _FillValue 127; String _Unsigned "false"; Byte actual_range 10, 28; String bcodmo_name "unknown"; String description "A measure of dissolved dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSPd) consumption. uptake = percent of radiolabeled DMSPd transported into the cell."; String long_name "DMSPd Uptake"; String units "%"; } DMSPd_uptake_sd { Byte _FillValue 127; String _Unsigned "false"; Byte actual_range 0, 4; String bcodmo_name "unknown"; Float64 colorBarMaximum 50.0; Float64 colorBarMinimum 0.0; String description "Standard deviation of DMSPd_uptake."; String long_name "DMSPd Uptake Sd"; String units "%"; } DMS { Float32 _FillValue NaN; Float32 actual_range 0.94, 18.09; String bcodmo_name "unknown"; String description "Concentration of dimethylsulfide (DMS)."; String long_name "DMS"; String units "nM"; } DMS_sd { Float32 _FillValue NaN; Float32 actual_range 0.02, 2.32; String bcodmo_name "unknown"; Float64 colorBarMaximum 50.0; Float64 colorBarMinimum 0.0; String description "Standard deviation of DMS."; String long_name "DMS SD"; String units "nM"; } DMS_rate_const { Float32 _FillValue NaN; Float32 actual_range 0.18, 2.32; String bcodmo_name "unknown"; String description "Dimethylsulfide (DMS) rate constant; fraction of DMS removed per day."; String long_name "DMS Rate Const"; String units "1/d"; } DMS_rate_const_sd { Float32 _FillValue NaN; Float32 actual_range 0.0, 0.25; String bcodmo_name "unknown"; Float64 colorBarMaximum 50.0; Float64 colorBarMinimum 0.0; String description "Standard deviation of DMS_rate_const."; String long_name "DMS Rate Const Sd"; String units "1/d"; } DMS_consump { Float32 _FillValue NaN; Float32 actual_range 0.3, 10.2; String bcodmo_name "unknown"; String description "Dimethylsulfide (DMS) consumption rate; amount of DMS removed per day."; String long_name "DMS Consump"; String units "nM/d"; } DMS_consump_sd { Float32 _FillValue NaN; Float32 actual_range 0.0, 2.1; String bcodmo_name "unknown"; Float64 colorBarMaximum 50.0; Float64 colorBarMinimum 0.0; String description "Standard deviation of DMS_rate."; String long_name "DMS Consump Sd"; String units "nM/d"; } DMS_assim { Byte _FillValue 127; String _Unsigned "false"; Byte actual_range 0, 37; String bcodmo_name "unknown"; String description "A measure of dimethylsulfide (DMS) consumption. assimilation = percent of radiolabeled DMS transported into the cell and assimilated into bacterial biomass."; String long_name "DMS Assim"; String units "%"; } DMS_assim_sd { Byte _FillValue 127; String _Unsigned "false"; Byte actual_range 0, 10; String bcodmo_name "unknown"; Float64 colorBarMaximum 50.0; Float64 colorBarMinimum 0.0; String description "Standard deviation of DMS_assim."; String long_name "DMS Assim Sd"; String units "%"; } DMS_yield { Byte _FillValue 127; String _Unsigned "false"; Byte actual_range 4, 14; String bcodmo_name "unknown"; String description "A measure of dissolved dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSPd) consumption. DMS yield = percent of radiolabeled DMSP released as dimethylsulfide (DMS)."; String long_name "DMS Yield"; String units "%"; } DMS_yield_sd { Byte _FillValue 127; String _Unsigned "false"; Byte actual_range 0, 3; String bcodmo_name "unknown"; Float64 colorBarMaximum 50.0; Float64 colorBarMinimum 0.0; String description "Standard deviation of DMS_yield."; String long_name "DMS Yield Sd"; String units "%"; } } NC_GLOBAL { String access_formats ".htmlTable,.csv,.json,.mat,.nc,.tsv,.esriCsv,.geoJson"; String acquisition_description "See Howard et al. 2011 and Rinta-Kanto et al. 2011 for detailed methods, summarized below: \\\"In October 2006, seawater was collected from surface waters (<1 m deep) in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Dauphin Island, AL (lat: 30 03.041N; lon: 87 59.708W). Water was filtered through a 200-um mesh into six 20-liter polyethylene Cubitainers with minimal headspace. Three microcosms were amended with 10 um sodium nitrate (NaNO3) and 0.6 um potassium phosphate (K2HPO4) to serve as the experimental microcosms. Three microcosms were left untreated to serve as the control. The Cubitainers were maintained at 27 degrees C on a 12-hour light/dark cycle for the duration of the experiment. Chemical and activity measurements were collected from the microcosms at the beginning of the experiment (Day 0) and every day for the duration of the experiment at the same time. Chlorophyll-a samples were collected by filtration on Whatman GF/F fiters. The filters were extracted in 90% acetone for 24 hours at -20 degrees C. The extracts were quantified by fluorometry on a Turner Designs TD-700. Samples for dissolved dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSPd) were collected by filtration through GF/F filters. Total dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP), dissolved + particulate, was measured by acidifying whole seawater with 5 ul per ml of 50% H2SO4. Dissolved and total DMSP were quantified as dimethylsulfide (DMS) after alkaline hydrolysis. Bacterial production was measured by [3H]leucine incorporation. Rates of DMSPd consumption were determined by multiplying the DMSPd concentrations by their respective DMSPd loss rate constant from parallel samples. DMSPd consumption rate constants were determined by measuring the loss of tracer levels of [35S]-DMSP from the dissolved (< 0.2 um) pool over time. DMS production and DMS yield (ratio of DMS production to DMSPd consumption) were measured as described in Vila-Costa et al. (2008)\\\" References: Vila-Costa, M., Kiene, R.P., and Sim\\u00f3, R. (2008) Seasonal variability of the dynamics of dimethylated sulfur compounds in a coastal northwest mediterranean site. Limnol Oceanogr 53: 198\\u2013211."; String awards_0_award_nid "55114"; String awards_0_award_number "OCE-0724017"; String awards_0_data_url "http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=0724017"; String awards_0_funder_name "NSF Division of Ocean Sciences"; String awards_0_funding_acronym "NSF OCE"; String awards_0_funding_source_nid "355"; String awards_0_program_manager "David L. Garrison"; String awards_0_program_manager_nid "50534"; String cdm_data_type "Other"; String comment "Summary of data from microcosm experiments PI: Mary Ann Moran (UGA) Co-PIs: Ronald Kiene (DISL) and William Whitman (UGA) Version: 19 Nov 2012"; String Conventions "COARDS, CF-1.6, ACDD-1.3"; String creator_email "info@bco-dmo.org"; String creator_name "BCO-DMO"; String creator_type "institution"; String creator_url "https://www.bco-dmo.org/"; String data_source "extract_data_as_tsv version 2.3 19 Dec 2019"; String date_created "2013-01-17T20:16:54Z"; String date_modified "2019-11-01T15:07:51Z"; String defaultDataQuery "&time<now"; String doi "10.1575/1912/bco-dmo.3857.1"; Float64 Easternmost_Easting -87.99513; Float64 geospatial_lat_max 30.05068; Float64 geospatial_lat_min 30.05068; String geospatial_lat_units "degrees_north"; Float64 geospatial_lon_max -87.99513; Float64 geospatial_lon_min -87.99513; String geospatial_lon_units "degrees_east"; String history "2024-12-03T17:32:40Z (local files) 2024-12-03T17:32:40Z https://erddap.bco-dmo.org/erddap/tabledap/bcodmo_dataset_3857.html"; String infoUrl "https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset/3857"; String institution "BCO-DMO"; String instruments_0_acronym "bucket"; String instruments_0_dataset_instrument_description "Water was collected in the field using a clean bucket."; String instruments_0_dataset_instrument_nid "6048"; String instruments_0_description "A bucket used to collect surface sea water samples."; String instruments_0_instrument_external_identifier "https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/L22/current/TOOL0536/"; String instruments_0_instrument_name "bucket"; String instruments_0_instrument_nid "569"; String instruments_0_supplied_name "bucket"; String instruments_1_acronym "TD-700"; String instruments_1_dataset_instrument_nid "6047"; String instruments_1_description "The TD-700 Laboratory Fluorometer is a benchtop fluorometer designed to detect fluorescence over the UV to red range. The instrument can measure concentrations of a variety of compounds, including chlorophyll-a and fluorescent dyes, and is thus suitable for a range of applications, including chlorophyll, water quality monitoring and fluorescent tracer studies. Data can be output as concentrations or raw fluorescence measurements."; String instruments_1_instrument_external_identifier "https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/L22/current/TOOL0510/"; String instruments_1_instrument_name "Turner Designs 700 Laboratory Fluorometer"; String instruments_1_instrument_nid "694"; String instruments_1_supplied_name "Turner Designs 700 Laboratory Fluorometer"; String keywords "assim, bco, bco-dmo, biological, chemical, chemistry, chl, chl_a, chl_a_sd, chlorophyll, concentration, concentration_of_chlorophyll_in_sea_water, const, consump, data, dataset, day, defense, desc, dmo, dms, DMS_assim, DMS_assim_sd, DMS_consump, DMS_consump_sd, DMS_rate_const, DMS_rate_const_sd, DMS_sd, DMS_yield, DMS_yield_sd, dmso, DMSO_sd, DMSO_yield, DMSO_yield_sd, dmsp, DMSP_tot, DMSP_tot_sd, dmspd, DMSPd_assim, DMSPd_assim_sd, DMSPd_consump, DMSPd_consump_sd, DMSPd_rate_const, DMSPd_rate_const_sd, DMSPd_sd, DMSPd_uptake, DMSPd_uptake_sd, earth, Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Chemistry > Chlorophyll, erddap, exp, exp_day, exp_id, Fv_to_Fm, Fv_to_Fm_sd, inc, latitude, leu, leu_inc_rate, leu_inc_rate_sd, longitude, management, meteorological, microcosm, microcosm_type, ocean, oceanography, oceans, office, preliminary, program, rate, satellite, science, sea, seawater, site, site_desc, sulfate, sulfate_yield, sulfate_yield_sd, tot, type, uptake, water, yield"; String keywords_vocabulary "GCMD Science Keywords"; String license "https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset/3857/license"; String metadata_source "https://www.bco-dmo.org/api/dataset/3857"; Float64 Northernmost_Northing 30.05068; String param_mapping "{'3857': {'lat': 'master - latitude', 'lon': 'master - longitude'}}"; String parameter_source "https://www.bco-dmo.org/mapserver/dataset/3857/parameters"; String people_0_affiliation "University of Georgia"; String people_0_affiliation_acronym "UGA"; String people_0_person_name "Mary Ann Moran"; String people_0_person_nid "51592"; String people_0_role "Principal Investigator"; String people_0_role_type "originator"; String people_1_affiliation "Dauphin Island Sea Lab"; String people_1_affiliation_acronym "DISL"; String people_1_person_name "Ronald Kiene"; String people_1_person_nid "51594"; String people_1_role "Co-Principal Investigator"; String people_1_role_type "originator"; String people_2_affiliation "University of Georgia"; String people_2_affiliation_acronym "UGA"; String people_2_person_name "William Whitman"; String people_2_person_nid "51593"; String people_2_role "Co-Principal Investigator"; String people_2_role_type "originator"; String people_3_affiliation "Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution"; String people_3_affiliation_acronym "WHOI BCO-DMO"; String people_3_person_name "Shannon Rauch"; String people_3_person_nid "51498"; String people_3_role "BCO-DMO Data Manager"; String people_3_role_type "related"; String project "En-Gen DMSP Cycling"; String projects_0_acronym "En-Gen DMSP Cycling"; String projects_0_description "The recent discovery of key genes that mediate competing pathways at a critical juncture in the marine sulfur cycle has allowed biogeochemists to make rapid advances in understanding where and when sulfur transformations occur in the ocean, and most importantly, what factors regulate them. This project describes an environmental functional genomics project that will rapidly increase our knowledge of the role that bacterioplankton play in dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP) cycling in ocean surface waters, focusing particularly on biological controls of volatile sulfur exchange across the ocean/atmosphere boundary. The investigators have asked three critical hypotheses to explain the regulation of bacterial DMSP degradation: that involve investigations on the energy constraints of DMSP cycling, the role that DMSP concentration in the oceans plays, and the sulfur requirements for bacterial growth. These research areas serve as the focus for hypothesis-driven laboratory and field studies using functional genomics approaches that will track patterns in gene expression in relation to sulfur metabolism. The hypotheses will be tested with: 1) chemostat systems with a model marine bacterium Silicibacter pomeroyi; 2) microcosm experiments with Gulf of Mexico seawater; and 3) field studies at various sites in the Gulf of Mexico. Marine bacterioplankton play a key role in regulating the flux of DMSP-derived sulfur to the atmosphere, a process of great importance for global climate regulation and marine productivity. The investigators will also be involved in graduate and undergraduate student education, and two post-doctoral associates will be trained to address multidisciplinary challenges in environmental microbiology. High school biology students in Athens, GA will participate in marine microbial biology research that includes bacterial diversity and discovery studies in coastal Georgia, follow-up training in molecular tools and bioinformatics in their own classroom, and summer internships at the University of Georgia and Dauphin Island Sea Laboratory. (The description above is from the NSF Award Abstract)."; String projects_0_end_date "2012-09"; String projects_0_geolocation "Sapelo Island, GA, USA, 31.4° N Lat, 81.3° W Lon / Dauphin Island, AL, USA, 30.3 ° N Lat, 88.1° W Lon"; String projects_0_name "En-Gen: A Functional Genomics Approach to Organic Sulfur Cycling in the Ocean"; String projects_0_project_nid "2244"; String projects_0_start_date "2007-10"; String publisher_name "Biological and Chemical Oceanographic Data Management Office (BCO-DMO)"; String publisher_type "institution"; String sourceUrl "(local files)"; Float64 Southernmost_Northing 30.05068; String standard_name_vocabulary "CF Standard Name Table v55"; String subsetVariables "exp_id,latitude,longitude,site_desc"; String summary "Summary of parameters measured in experimental and control microcosms as part of the Dauphin Island Cubitainer Experiment (DICE)."; String title "[microcosm_summary] - Experimental results: summary of microcosm data from Dauphin Island Cubitainer Experiment (DICE) from samples collected by R/V E.O. Wilson in the Gulf of Mexico, Alabama (En-Gen DMSP Cycling project) (En-Gen: A Functional Genomics Approach to Organic Sulfur Cycling in the Ocean)"; String version "1"; Float64 Westernmost_Easting -87.99513; String xml_source "osprey2erddap.update_xml() v1.3"; } }
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