By Mr Joseph Descallar

Journal articles

Girgis A; Kelly B; Boyes A; Haas M; Viney R; Descallar J; Candler H; Bellamy D; Proietto A, 2014, 'The PACT study protocol: A time series study investigating the impact, acceptability and cost of an integrated model for psychosocial screening, care and treatment of patients with urological and head and neck cancers', BMJ Open, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2013-004147

Seagrave KG; Naylor J; Armstrong E; Leong KM; Descallar J; Harris IA, 2014, 'Data quality audit of the arthroplasty clinical outcomes registry NSW', BMC Health Services Research, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-014-0512-6

Chavada R; Ng J; Maley M; Descallar J, 2014, 'Emergence of Klebsiella pneumoniae liver abscesses in South-western Sydney', Infection, 42, pp. 595 - 596, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s15010-014-0617-1

Bawazeer O; Gray A; Arumugam S; Vial P; Thwaites D; Descallar J; Holloway L, 2014, 'Evaluation of the ability of a 2D ionisation chamber array and an EPID to detect systematic delivery errors in IMRT plans', Journal of Physics Conference Series, 489, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/489/1/012071

Hee L; Nguyen T; Whatmough M; Descallar J; Chen J; Kapila S; French JK; Thomas L, 2014, 'Left atrial volume and adverse cardiovascular outcomes in unselected patients with and without ckd', Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 9, pp. 1369 - 1376, http://dx.doi.org/10.2215/CJN.06700613

Middleton JW; Simpson GK; De Wolf A; Quirk R; Descallar J; Cameron ID, 2014, 'Psychological distress, quality of life, and burden in caregivers during community reintegration after spinal cord injury', Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 95, pp. 1312 - 1319, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2014.03.017

Lim SH; Delaney GP; Descallar J; Sayaloune P; Papadatos G; de Souza P, 2014, 'Outcomes of ethnic minority groups with node-positive, non-metastatic breast cancer in two tertiary referral centers in Sydney, Australia.', PLoS One, 9, pp. e95852, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0095852

Boxer MM; Duggan KJ; Descallar J; Vinod SK, 2013, 'DO PATIENTS DISCUSSED AT LUNG CANCER MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM MEETINGS RECEIVE GUIDELINE-RECOMMENDED TREATMENT?', JOURNAL OF THORACIC ONCOLOGY, 8, pp. S1300 - S1300, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000339624906166&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Tognela A; Lim S; Descallar J; Vinod S; Yip PY; Bray V, 2013, 'PATTERNS OF CARE IN PATIENTS RECEIVING ADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY FOR RESECTED NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER (NSCLC) IN SOUTH WESTERN SYDNEY LOCAL HEALTH DISTRICT (SWSLHD)', JOURNAL OF THORACIC ONCOLOGY, 8, pp. S1218 - S1218, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000339624906029&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Ma SYL; Whittle T; Descallar J; Murray GM; Darendeliler MA; Cistulli P; Dalci O, 2013, 'Association between resting jaw muscle electromyographic activity and mandibular advancement splint outcome in patients with obstructive sleep apnea', American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, 144, pp. 357 - 367, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajodo.2013.04.015

Chuan A; Tiong C; Maley M; Descallar J; Ziochos H, 2013, 'Decontamination of ultrasound equipment used for peripheral ultrasound-guided regional anaesthesia', Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, 41, pp. 529 - 534, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0310057x1304100415

Malone M; Gannass A; Descallar J; Bowling FL; Dickson HG, 2013, 'Pedal osteomyelitis in patients with diabetes: A retrospective audit from Saudi Arabia', Journal of Wound Care, 22, pp. 318 - 323, http://dx.doi.org/10.12968/jowc.2013.22.6.318

Hee L; Nguyen T; Watmough M; Descallar J; Kapila S; French J; Thomas L, 2013, 'Left Atrial Volume and Left Ventricular Mass: Prognostic Value and Risk Stratification in Chronic Kidney Disease', Heart Lung and Circulation, 22, pp. s186, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2013.05.442

Shafiei M; Depczynski B; Russell HD; Apte MV; Wilson JS; Descallar J, 2013, 'The impact of diabetes on acute pancreatitis', Pancreatology, 13, pp. e73, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pan.2012.12.309

Lim S; Descallar J; Sayaloune P; Delaney G; Papadatos G; de Souza P, 2012, 'CORRELATION OF GRADE & HORMONE-RECEPTOR STATUS WITH STAGE IN NODE-POSITIVE, NON-METASTATIC BREAST CANCER', ASIA-PACIFIC JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY, 8, pp. 335 - 335, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000310544400357&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Gattellari M; Descallar J; Worthington JM, 2012, 'The effect of neurosurgical services and patient characteristics on intracerebral haemorrhage outcomes.', INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF STROKE, 7, pp. 8 - 9, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000307882800023&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Thientosapol E; Nelson M; Descallar J; de Souza P, 2012, 'AN EXPLORATORY ANALYSIS OF THE LONGITUDINAL RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN AND THE INFLAMMATORY MARKERS C-REACTIVE PROTEIN AND ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE', ASIA-PACIFIC JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY, 8, pp. 58 - 58, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000306960100049&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Lim SH; Descallar J; Sayaloune P; Papadatos G; De Souza P; Delaney G, 2012, '262P Outcomes of Ethnic Minority Groups With Node-Positive, Non-Metastatic Breast Cancer in a Tertiary Referral Centre in Sydney', Annals of Oncology, 23, pp. ix100, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0923-7534(20)32823-4

Lim S; Descallar J; Sayaloune P; Delaney G; Papadatos G; de Souza P, 2012, 'TUMOUR:NODE RATIO IN NODE-POSITIVE, NON-METASTATIC BREAST CANCER', ASIA-PACIFIC JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY, 8, pp. 37 - 37

Conference Papers

Haider S; Hong M; Descallar J; Balakrishnar B; Roberts TL; Keat K; Chua W, 2026, 'Safety and efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitors in patients with melanoma and pre-existing autoimmune conditions: a systematic review and meta-analysis', in Immuno Oncology and Technology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.iotech.2025.101559

Pipicella JL; Karimi N; Wang G; Willmann L; Descallar J; O’Connor K; Connor S; Leung Y; Huang V; Williams A-J, 2021, 'IDDF2021-ABS-0062 A novel decision aid improves knowledge and quality of pregnancy-related decision-making in IBD', in Gut, BMJ, pp. a108 - a108, presented at Clinical Gastroenterology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/gutjnl-2021-iddf.126

Gibson K; Gerogevsky D; Huang F; Fang R; Descallar J, 2019, 'Performance of the Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System 29-item Profile in Comparison to the Clinical Disease Activity Index (CDAI) and Routine Assessment of Patient Index Data 3 (RAPID3) in an Australian Rheumatoid Arthritis Cohort', in ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY, WILEY, GA, Atlanta, presented at Annual Meeting of the American-College-of-Rheumatology/Association-of-Rheumatology-Professionals (ACR/ARP), GA, Atlanta, 08 November 2019 - 13 November 2019

Wilkinson KJ; Yap MLL; Freimund AE; Descallar J; Ly T; Bray V; Yip PY, 2017, 'Application of Clinical Guidelines in the Management of Small Cell Lung Cancer', in ASIA-PACIFIC JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY, WILEY, pp. 109 - 110, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000413954500134&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Smith B; Agar M; Delaney G; Descallar J; Dobell-Brown K; Grand M; Aung JCC; Patel P; Kaadan N; Girgis A, 2017, 'Cancer Research Participation by Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) Patients in South Western Sydney from 2006 to 2016: A Retrospective Analysis', in ASIA-PACIFIC JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY, WILEY, pp. 96 - 96, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000413954500098&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Vinod SK; Chandra A; Berthelsen A; Descallar J, 2017, 'Does Timeliness of Care in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Impact on Survival?', in ASIA-PACIFIC JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY, WILEY, pp. 188 - 188, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000413954500310&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Kaadan N; Delaney G; Moylan E; Harvey M; Jobburn K; Boyd P; Tran T; Descallar J; Della-Fiorentina S, 2017, 'Monitoring Variations in Chemotherapy Prescribing Practices in South Western Sydney Local Health District', in ASIA-PACIFIC JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY, WILEY, pp. 179 - 179, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000413954500290&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Spring K; Lim S; Descallar J; Ng W; Chua W; de Souza P; Bokey L; MacKenzie S, 2015, 'Circulating tumour cell release in the peri-operative setting during curative colorectal cancer surgery', in Annals of Oncology, Oxford University Press (OUP), Barcelona, SPAIN, presented at ESMO 17th World Congress on Gastrointestinal Cancer, Barcelona, SPAIN, 01 July 2015 - 04 July 2015, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/annonc/mdv233.297

Duggan K; Wiltshire J; Strutt R; Boxer M; Berthelsen A; Descallar J; Vinod S, 2014, 'PATTERNS OF PALLIATIVE AND PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE IN METASTATIC NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER IN SOUTH WESTERN SYDNEY', in ASIA-PACIFIC JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY, WILEY-BLACKWELL, pp. 83 - 84, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000345350900027&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Frew J; Cabrera S; Descallar J; Cains GD, 2014, 'Longitudinal analysis of psoriasis severity, metabolic syndrome and quality of life in patients on biologic therapy', in AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY, WILEY-BLACKWELL, pp. 18 - 18, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000335981400060&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Wang D; Koh E-S; Descallar J; Pramana A; Vinod SK; Shon IH, 2014, 'APPLICATION OF NOVEL QUANTITATIVE PARAMETERS FOR FDG-PET/CT IN NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER PATIENTS RECEIVING CURATIVE RADIOTHERAPY', in INTERNAL MEDICINE JOURNAL, WILEY-BLACKWELL, pp. 38 - 38, presented at NA, - , http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=000334282000113&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Tognela A; Descallar J; Vinod S; Bray V; Yip PY, 2013, 'PATTERNS OF CARE IN ELDERLY PATIENTS WITH RESECTED NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER (NSCLC) IN SOUTH WESTERN SYDNEY LOCAL HEALTH DISTRICT (SWSLHD)', in ASIA-PACIFIC JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY, WILEY-BLACKWELL, pp. 101 - 101, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000325868800134&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Lim SH; Descallar J; Sayaloune P; Papadatos G; De Souza P; Delaney G, 2012, 'OUTCOMES OF ETHNIC MINORITY GROUPS WITH NODE-POSITIVE, NON-METASTATIC BREAST CANCER IN A TERTIARY REFERRAL CENTRE IN SYDNEY', in ANNALS OF ONCOLOGY, OXFORD UNIV PRESS, AUSTRIA, Vienna, pp. 100 - 100, presented at 37th Congress of the European-Society-for-Medical-Oncology (ESMO), AUSTRIA, Vienna, 28 September 2012 - 02 October 2012, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000309409000256&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Duggan K; Vinod SK; Descallar J, 2012, 'Is there a survival benefit in the receipt of guideline recommended therapy in non metastatic non small cell lung cancer?', in Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 8 303-303; 3 SI NOV 2012, presented at Joint Meeting of the COSA 39th Annual Scientific Meeting and IPOS 14th World Congress of Psycho–Oncology, Brisbane

Lim S; Descallar J; Sayaloune P; Papadatos G; De Souza P; Delaney GP, 2012, 'Outcomes of ethnic minority groups with node-positive, non-metastatic breast cancer in a tertiary referral centre in Sydney', in Annals of Oncology, Oxford Univ Press, Oxford, England, pp. 23 100-100; 9 SEP 2012, presented at ESMO Congress Vienna

Lim S; Descallar J; Sayaloune P; Delaney GP; Papadatos G; De Souza P, 2012, 'Tumour:node ratio in node-positive, non-metastatic breast cancer', in Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 8 37-37; 2 SI AUG 2012, presented at ANZUP Annual Scientific Meeting

Shafiei M; Depczynski B; Russell HD; Apte MV; Wilson JS; Descallar J, 2012, 'The Impact of Diabetes on Acute Pancreatitis', in PANCREAS, LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, pp. 1402 - 1403

Olivier J; Descallar J, 2011, 'Statistical power of relative risk in Poisson regression: How important is exposure data?”', in 2011 JSM Proceedings, American Statistical Association, Miami Beach, Florida, pp. 1017 - 1023, presented at 2011 Joint Statistical Meeting, Miami Beach, Florida, 30 July 2011 - 04 August 2011

Conference Posters

Rachumalla PR; Descallar J; Pal A; Wilson BE; Xuan W; Kiely BE; Mok K; Moylan E; Balakrishnar B; Adams D; Harvey S; Harrison M; Tognela A; Asghari R; DellaFiorentina S; De Souza P; Yap M; Lim K; Delaney G; Papadatos G; Boxer M; Vinod S; Lee CI, 2018, 'Is serum CA15-3 useful for assessing disease progression during systemic therapy in patients with metastatic breast cancer (MBC)?', Vol. 14, pp. 168 - 168, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000449544200282&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Duggan KJ; Vinod SK; Descallar J, 2013, 'CLINICAL GUIDELINE ADHERENCE IN LOCALLY ADVANCED NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER: A SOUTH WESTERN SYDNEY PERSPECTIVE', Vol. 8, pp. S558 - S559, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000339624902273&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Conference Presentations

Short K; Eadie P; Descallar J; Comino E; Kemp L, 2016, 'The Gudaga Study: Risk and protective factors in longitudinal vocabulary development in urban Aboriginal chilren', presented at Longitudinal Data Conference, National Convention Centre, Canberra, 25 October 2016 - 27 October 2016

Padinharakam S; Chua W; Lim S; Karikios D; Adams D; Della-Fiorentina S; Desouza P; Moylan E; Harrison M; Descallar J; Balakrishnar B, 2015, 'Patterns of care and outcomes among sarcomatoid renal cell carcinoma patients in South Western Sydney'

Chan H; Kok P-S; Chao C; Descallar J; Bray V; Tognela A; Yip PY, 2015, 'Timing and patterns of referral to palliative care for patients with metastatic non-small cell cancer (NSCLC) in South Western Sydney Local Health District (SWSLHD)'

Kok PS; Chan H; Chao C; Descallar J; Bray V; Tognela A; Yip PY, 2015, '369O Timing of palliative care referral and its impact on receiving aggressive end of life care in patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in Southwest Sydney', http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/annonc/mdv531.02

Girgis A; Bonaventura T; Bonevski B; Hogan M; Boyes A; Proietto T; Ackland S; Crowley M; Descallar J, 2013, 'FEASIBILITY STUDY OF AN ONCOLOGY NURSE PRACTITIONER MODEL OF CARE IN A RURAL CANCER SETTING', https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000325868800198&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Watt S; Vinod SK; Dimigen M; Descallar J; Zogovic B; Atyeo J; Wallis S; Holloway L, 2013, 'INTER-OBSERVER VARIABILITY IN GROSS TUMOUR VOLUME DELINEATION ON KILO-VOLTAGE CONE BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (CBCT) SCANS FOR LUNG CANCER RADIOTHERAPY TREATMENT VERIFICATION', https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000339624901297&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Duggan KJ; Vinod SK; Descallar J, 2012, 'IS THERE A SURVIVAL BENEFIT IN THE RECEIPT OF GUIDELINE RECOMMENDED THERAPY IN NON METASTATIC NON SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER?', https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000310544400263&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Conference Abstracts

Ní Chróinín D; Bùi TA; Brady B; Radhakrishnan S; McEvoy L; Hong S; Lim D; Descallar J; Penm J; Kimmel L; March M; Harris IA; Johns N; Angus J; Tcharkhedian E; Wan TT; Devereux R; Sidhu B; Hoang KD; Naylor J, 2026, 'HITH4HIPs: a feasibility trial of hospital in the home after hip fracture', in BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, Springer Nature, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12891-026-10399-7

Lea V; Lim SH-S; Descallar J; Chua W; Wilkinson KJ; Ng WL; Wang B; Roberts T; Becker T; Farzin M; Lee CS, 2026, 'PIK3CA alterations in metastatic colorectal cancer.', in Journal of Clinical Oncology, American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), Vol. 44, pp. 150 - 150, http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jco.2026.44.19_suppl.150

Haider S; Hong M; Descellar J; Balakrishnar B; Roberts TL; Keat K; Chua W, 2025, 'Safety and Efficacy of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors Patients With Melanoma and Pre-existing Autoimmune Conditions: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis', in ASIA-PACIFIC JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY, WILEY, Vol. 21

Jue TR; Pham VVH; Shai-Hee T; Cazzoli R; Descallar J; Nagabushan S; Koh E-S; Vittorio O, 2024, 'BIOM-29. UNMASKING COPPER DEPENDENCE IN GLIOMA: 19-GENE SIGNATURE FOR PATIENT STRATIFICATION AND TARGETED THERAPY', in Neuro-Oncology, Oxford University Press (OUP), Vol. 26, pp. viii25 - viii25, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/neuonc/noae165.0102

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