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drzamirchem@ru.ac.bd

Department of Chemistry drzamirchem@ru.ac.bd


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Associate Professor
Chemistry


Education Summary  
M Sc. (Chittagong University), PhD (Dhaka University, Sandwich Program with Stockholm University)

Research Interest  
POPs analysis in Plasma and Serum of Biota and Fruits, Safety Assessment of Traditional Drugs (ADHM, ESHM and others),Quality Assessment of Soil Samples from Tea State, Potency Assessment of Herbal Medicines,Microbial Contaminant Assessment and Adverse Health Effect Investigation in HM, Food Safety Study
Level Institution Year
Doctoral
(PhD)
Dhaka University [sandwich programme with Stockholm University] 2009
Masters
(M.Sc.)
Chittagong University 2001

Experience in Rajshahi University

Duration Organization/Institute Position
2024-11-12 to Chemistry ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
2020-03-11 to 2024-11-11 Chemistry ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
2019-05-12 to 2020-05-11 Department of Chemistry LECTURER

Experience in other Organization/Institute

Duration Organization/Institute Position
2015-05-01 to 2019-05-11 Dept. of Natural Sciences, Daffodil International University Associate Professor
2013-09-01 to 2016-04-30 Department of Natural Sciences, Daffodil International University Assistant Professor
2010-04-01 to 2013-08-30 Department of Chemistry, Bangladesh University of Health Sciences Assistant Professor
2009-04-01 to 2010-03-31 Bangladesh Institute of Health Sciences Sr Research Fellow
2008-04-01 to 2009-03-31 Bangladesh Institute of Health Sciences Guest Faculty

Book Chapter

1. Rausan Zamir, ">Nazmul Islam, ">Sunzid Ahmed, Md. Ali Asraf, ">Nikhil C. Bhoumik, ">Omar Faruque and Akhter Farooque "Biological and Physical Contaminants in Anti- Diabetic Herbal Medicines of Bangladesh" Pp: 1-14 (14)

Published: July 2021
2. Rausan Zamir, ">Nazmul Islam, Mahfuza Parveen, Shipra Sarker, Rajib Kanti, M. Safiur Rahman and Omar Faruque "Quantification and Health Safety Assessment of Some Toxic Metals in Anti-Diabetic Herbal Preparations Collected from Local Retailers Using the XRF Analytical Tool" Pp: 15-24 (10)

Published: July 2021

Journal

1. Md. Ekhlass Uddin,Md. Faruk Hossen, Md. Ali Asraf, Md Rausan Zamir and Md.Kudrat-E- Zahan., "The Rubberized Mechanical Features: Hardness, Modulus, Tensile Strength, Elongation at Break and Aging for Manufacturing Automotive Tires-An Overview," Mediterranean Journal of Chemistry, 15(1), 1-28,

Published: January 2025
2. Nazmul, Islam., Rausan, Zamir., Omar Faruque, "Health Risk Assessment of Toxic Metal(loids) Consumed Through Plant‑Based Anti‑diabetic Therapeutics Collected in the Northern Divisional City of Rajshahi, Bangladesh, Biological Trace Element Research, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12011-024-04338-7" Biological Trace Element Research, 2024

Published: August 2024
3. Rashid MR, Islam N, Ahmad H, Zakaria CM, Banu LA, Islam N, and Zamir R "Investigation of Water- Soluble Preservatives in Frequently Used Energy- Stimulating Herbal Drugs in Rajshahi City, Bangladesh," Journal of Applied Science and Process Engineering, Vol. 11, No.1

Published: April 2024
4. Islam N, Zamir R, Faruque MO. "Health Risk Assessment of Metals in Antidiabetic Herbal Preparations: A Safety Screening, Evidence- 2024." Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, vol. 2024, Article ID 6507185, 12 pages,

Published: January 2024
5. Rashid MA, Zamir R, Islam N, Ahmed H, & Zakaria CM "Assessment of Toxic Metals in Commonly Used Energy-Stimulating Herbal Drugs Manufactured in Rajshahi City" Bangladesh. Borneo Journal of Resource Science and Technology, 13(2), 142-150

Published: March 2023
6. Nazmul Islam a,b, Md. Omar Faruque a and Rausan Zamir c* "Investigation of Sodium Benzoate and Potassium Sorbate in Anti-Diabetic Herbal Drugs" Journal of Applied Science & Process Engineering Vol. 9, No. 1, 2022

Published: April 2022
7. Zamir R, Islam N, Zahan KE, Asraf A, Zakaria CM "An Insight into Pathway and Health Risk Assessment of Toxic Metals in Herbal Medicines" Journal of Chemistry, vol. 2022, Article ID 2610852, 7 pages

Published: March 2022
8. Rausan Zamir ,1 Nazmul Islam,2,3 Kudrat-E-Zahan,1 Ali Asraf,1 and Choudhury M. Zakaria1 "An Insight into Pathway and Health Risk Assessment of Toxic Metals in Herbal Medicine" Volume 2022 |Article ID 2610852 |

Published: March 2022
9. Dipta Sarker, Md. Faruk Hossen, Md. Kudrat-E-Zahan, Md. Masuqul Haque, Rausan Zamir and Md. Ali Asraf "Cu (II) Complex of 1- Naphthaldehyde Semicarbazone: Synthesis, Characterization, Thermal Analysis and Antibacterial Activity" Asian Journal of Advanced Research and Reports (10(1): 1-9, 2020; Article no.AJARR.56729)

Published: May 2020
10. Tuly Paul, Md. Faruk Hossen, Md. Kudrat-E-Zahan, Md. Masuqul Haque, Rausan Zamir and Md. Ali Asraf "Structural Investigation and Antibacterial Activity of Cu(II), Co(II), Ni(II) and Zn(II) Complexes of a Schiff Base Derived from Salicylaldehyde and Thiosemicarbazide" Asian Journal of Applied Chemistry Research (5(3): 39-48, 2020; Article no.AJACR.57087)

Published: May 2020
11. Dipta Sarker, Md. Faruk Hossen, Md. Kudrat-E-Zahan, Md. Masuqul Haque, Rausan Zamir and Md. Ali Asraf "Synthesis, Characterization, Thermal Analysis and Antibacterial Activity of Cu (II) and Ni(II) Complexes with Thiosemicarbazone Derived from Thiophene-2-aldehyde" Journal of Materials Science Research and Reviews (5(2): 15-25, 2020; Article no.JMSRR.56339)

Published: April 2020
12. RAUSAN ZAMIR, NAZMUL ISLAM, SHARMIN PARVIN, SAFIUR RAHMAN, M. OMAR FARUQUE, MD. ALI ASRAFand M. ZAKARIA "Chemical Contamination in Date Fruits Collected During Ramadan from Different Markets of Dhaka North City, Bangladesh" Asian Journal of Chemistry (Vol. 32, No. 5 (2020), 1203-1206)

Published: April 2020
13. Rausan Zamir, Nazmul Islam, Anisur Rahman, Masudul Hasan and Omar Faruque "PHARMACOLOGICAL SCREENING OF ANTIDIABETIC HERBAL PREPARATIONS IN STREPTOZOTOCIN INDUCED TYPE-2 DIABETIC MODEL RATS" PharmacologyOnline (Archives • 2019 • vol.1 • 385-396)

Published: April 2020
14. Dipta Sarker, Md. Yeamin Reza, Md. Masuqul Haque, Rausan Zamir and Md. Ali Asraf "Synthesis, Characterization, Antibacterial and Thermal Studies of Cu(II) Complex of Thiophene-2- aldehyde Semicarbazone" Asian Journal of Applied Chemistry Research, 4(4): 1-10, 2019; Article no.AJACR.54376

Published: February 2020
15. Rausan Zamir, Nazmul Islam and Akhter Faruque "Comparison of Toxic Metal Concentrations in Antidiabetic Herbal Preparations (ADHPs) Available in Bangladesh Using AAS and XRF Analytical Tools" The Scientific World Journal (Volume 2019: 1-8, Article ID 7154984)

Published: December 2019
16. Dipta Sarker1 , Md. Rabiul Karim1 , Md. Masuqul Haque1 , Rausan Zamir1 and Md. Ali Asraf1* "Copper (II) Complex of Salicylaldehyde Semicarbazone: Synthesis, Characterization and Antibacterial Activity" Asian Journal of Chemical Sciences, 6(4): 1-8,

Published: November 2019
17. Rausan Zamir, A. B. M. Nazmul Islam, Anisur Rahman, Sunzid Ahmed, and M. Omar Faruque "Microbiological Quality Assessment of Popular Fresh Date Samples Available in Local Outlets of Dhaka City, Bangladesh" International Journal of Food Science, vol. 2018, Article ID 7840296, 4 pages

Published: August 2019
18. Rausan Zamir1, Nazmul Islam, M. Anisur Rahman, and M. Safiur Rahman "DAILY EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT OF As, Ni, Hg, Al AND Mn IN ANTI DIABETIC HERBAL PREPARATIONS (ADHPs)" vol.2, pp. 282-293

Published: August 2019
19. Rausan Zamir, Nazmul Islam, Anisur Rahman, Masudul Hasan and Omar Faruque "PHARMACOLOGICAL SCREENING OF ANTIDIABETIC HERBAL PREPARATIONS IN STREPTOZOTOCIN INDUCED TYPE-2 DIABETIC MODEL RATS" vol.1 pp.385-396

Published: April 2019
20. Rausan Zamir, Anowar Hosen, M. Obayedullah and NilufarNahar "Microbial and Heavy Metal Contaminant of Anti Diabetic Herbal Preparations Formulated in Bangladesh" Evidence based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2015, Article ID: 243593, 9 pages

Published: October 2015
21. Rausan Zamir, Nazmul Islam, M. F. Hossain "Study On Buffering Capacity And Organic Matter Of Some Soil Samples From Rungicherra Tea-Estate, Bangladesh" International Letters of Natural Sciences Vol. 44 (2015) pp 31-37

Published: July 2015
22. Rausan Zamir, Anowar Hosen, Nazmul Islam and Abdul Mannan "Determination of Antifungal and Antibacterial Activities of Sperata Aor" 7th International Conference on Medical, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences (ICMBPS'2015) June 17-18, 2015 Pattaya (Thailand)

Published: June 2015
23. Rausan Zamir, Anowar Hosen, Nazmul Islam and Abdul Mannan "Determination of Antifungal and Antibacterial Activities of Sperata Aor" 7th International Conference on Medical, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences (ICMBPS'2015) June 17-18, 2015 Pattaya (Thailand), 59-61.

Published: June 2015
24. Md Ranzu Ahmed, Begum Rokeya, A. K. Azad Khan, Md Rausan Zamir, M. Abu Sayeed and M. Mosihuzzaman "Efficacy Appraisal of Some Antidiabetic Herbal Preparations Available In Bangladesh" British Journal of Pharmaceutical Research, 8(3), 2015, 1-6.

Published: January 2015
25. M.M.H. Khan, M.R. Zamir, M. Maniruzzaman, M.A. Islam "Effects of Farmed Fish Flesh and Oil on Glycimic Status In Diabetic Rat" City Dent. Coll. J, 12(2), (july-2014), 16-18.

Published: July 2014
26. Shah Mohammed Keramot Ali. R Zamir, S M Farid Imam, Md Mahfuj Alam Siddek, "Role of Zink in Low Birth Weight," Daffodil Int. Univ. J. 1(1), (2014), 43-49

Published: July 2014
27. Saiedullah M, Hayat S, Zamir R, Arif M, Howlader ZH and Rahman M "DNA damage in lymphocytes in hypertensive subjects Bangladesh." J. Sci. Res. 5(3), (2013), 535-543

Published: August 2013
28. Zamir R. Hossain M. Nahar N. Shoeb M. Mamun M.I.R. and Mosihuzzaman M "Organochlorine Pesticides in Three Fish Samples" Dhaka Univ. J. Sci.61(2), (2013), 215-16.

Published: July 2013
29. Linderholm L, Jakobsson K, Lundh T, Zamir R, Shoeb M, Nahar N and Bergman Å. "Environmental exposure to POPs and heavy metals in urban children from Dhaka, Bangladesh," J. Environ. Monit., 13(10), (2011) 2728-34

Published: October 2011
30. Zamir R, Nahar N, Mamun MIR, Mosihuzzaman M, Athanasiadou M and Bergman Å. "Persistent organohalogen contaminants in female and male plasma from groups of humans with different occupations in Bangladesh," Chemosphere, 74 (3), (2009), 453-9

Published: January 2009
31. Nahar N, Mamun MIR, Zamir R and Mosihuzzaman M "Analysis of pesticide residues in some local fish and vegetables" Dhaka Univ. J. Sci.56(2): (2008), 1-4.

Published: July 2008
32. Mamun MIR, Zamir R, Nahar N, Mosihuzzaman M, Linderholm L, Athanasiadou Mand Bergman Å "Traditional organochlorine pollutants in blood from humans living in the Bangladesh capital area" Organohalogen Compounds,69, (2007), 2026-30.

Published: September 2007
33. Shamsuddin M. Ahmed, Zamir R and Sanaullah FM, "Active acidity, reserve acidity, clay content and cation exchange capacity of some tea soil of Bangladesh" Int. J. Agri. Biol., 8(1), (2006), 89-92

Published: January 2006
34. Shamsuddin M. Ahmed, Zamir M. R. And Sanaullah F. M "Organic carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus contents of some tea soils" Pak. J. Anal. Chem. 6(1), (2005), 10-15

Published: August 2005

Conference

1. Mamun Ar Rashid, Rausan Zamir and Nazmul Islam. "Toxic elemental impurities in energy stimulating plant-based therapeutics: A study Adopting ICP-OES." 2nd ICRAC-2024, Department of Chemistry, Jagannath University, Bangladesh, January 31- Feb 01, 2025.

Published: January 2025
2. Nazmul Islam, Rausan Zamir and Omar Faruque. "Over- the- counter plant-based therapeutics : Impact of information on safe consumption." 2nd ICRAC-2024, Department of Chemistry, Jagannath University, Bangladesh, January 31- Feb 01, 2025.

Published: January 2025
3. Rausan Zamir, Nazmul Islam, Laila Arjuman Banu, Nurul Islam,Hasan Ahmed, Omar Faruque and Choudhury M. Zakaria. "Safety issue of herbal drugs in Bangladesh." 2nd ICRAC-2024, Department of Chemistry, Jagannath University, Bangladesh, January 31- Feb 01, 2025.

Published: January 2025
4. Islam N, Zamir R, Faruque O. "Safety assessment of plant-based anti-diabetic therapeutics: Analytical and Model based Approach." The Role of Science and Technology towards 4IR. October 5-6, 2023. Faculty of Science, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi.

Published: October 2023
5. Islam S, Islam B, Islam N, Islam N, Banu LA. "Investigation of Metformin and Glimepiride in herbal formulations used for hyperglycemia by high performance liquid chromatography." The Role of Science and Technology towards 4IR. October 5-6, 2023. Faculty of Science, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi.

Published: October 2023
6. Rahman M, Zihad NH, Akbar A, Islam N, Shamim H, Islam N, Banu LA, and Zamir R. "Safety assessment of gastrointestinal disorder treating herbal medicines in terms of toxic metals, microbial contaminants and preservatives." The Role of Science and Technology towards 4IR. October 5-6, 2023. Faculty of Science, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi.

Published: October 2023
7. Alom M, Zamir R, Islam A, Islam N, Khalekuzzaman M, Rashed Zaman and Md. Asadul Islam. "Assessing the hepatotoxicity and nephrotoxicity profiles of gastrointestinal-tract herbal remedies: a comprehensive pharmacological safety evaluation." The Role of Science and Technology towards 4IR. October 5-6, 2023. Faculty of Science, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi.

Published: October 2023
8. Sorna SD, Zamir R, Islam N, Banu LA, and Islam N. "Assessment of health risk accompanying by level of toxic metals in different herbal medicines used for blood disorder." The Role of Science and Technology towards 4IR. October 5-6, 2023. Faculty of Science, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi.

Published: October 2023
9. Zamir R, Islam N. Faruque O. "Safety and Efficacy Assessment of Some Anti- Diabetic Herbal Drugs." International Conference on Drug Discovery and Development. Sept. 19-20, 2022, IUB, Dhaka.

Published: September 2022
10. Zamir R, Khatun M, Islam I, Rashid MA, Zaman S, Islam N, Ahmed H, Zakaria CM. "Microbial and Metal Contamination in Some Plant- Based Energy Stimulating Medicines Formulated in Bangladesh." International Conference on Drug Discovery and Development. Sept. 19-20, 2022, IUB, Dhaka.

Published: September 2022
11. Nazmul Islam, RausanZamir, Omar Faruque.. "Safety assessment of Anti- Diabetic Drugs Available in Bangladesh." The International Conference on Environmental Protection for Sustainable Development. Sept. 2-4. 2022. BCSIR, Dhaka.

Published: September 2022
12. Rausan Zamir, Nazmul Islam "Studies of toxic metals in composite plant materials and finished herbal products" International Conference on Science and Technology for Celebrating the Birth Centenary of Bangabandhu (ICSTB-2021)

Published: March 2021
13. Rausan Zamir, Nazmul Islam "Adverse Health Effect Investigation of some Energy Stimulated herbal Drugs collected from Dhaka City" International Conference on Science and Technology for Celebrating the Birth Centenary of Bangabandhu (ICSTB-2021)

Published: March 2021
14. Nazrul Islam, Nazmul Islam and Rausan Zamir "Toxic metal analysis of some energy stimulating herbal drugs collected from northern divisional city of Bangladesh- Rajshahi by using Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer" International Conference on Science and Technology for Celebrating the Birth Centenary of Bangabandhu (ICSTB-2021)

Published: March 2021
15. Rausan Zamir "Assessment of Safety of Some Antidiabetic Herbal Preparation Formulated in Bangladesh" International Conference on Food, Ecological and Life Sciences, 03-04 December, 2015, Antalya, Turkey

Published: December 2019
16. M. Rausan Zamir, A.B.M. Nazmul Islam, Shipra Sarker, Rajib Kanti, M. Safiur Rahman and M. Omar faruque "Quantification and health safety assessment of major heavy metals in anti diabetic herbal preparations available in Bangladesh" Bangladesh Chemical Congress (BCC), 17-19 0ct 2018 (Awarded), PP no: 110

Published: October 2018
17. M.R. Zamir, S. Pervin, M.T. Ahmed, M.O. faruque, , Y.N. Jolly, S. Akter and M. Safiur Rahman "Estimation of toxic metal with some specific macro and micro mineral contents of different types of data available in different markets of Dhaka City in Bangladesh" International conference on Chemical Science and Technology, Khulna

Published: February 2018
18. R. Zamir, N. Islam, A. Rahman, S. Ahmed and S. Rahman "Assessment of microbiological contamination and metal toxicity in Anti diabetic herbal medicines, available in local market of Dhaka city, Bangladesh" 168th International Conference on Food microbiology and Food Safety, Tokyo, Japan 6th-7th November, 2017

Published: November 2017
19. R. Zamir, A. Rahman, N. Islam and S. Rahman "Preliminary assessment of efficacy in some anti diabetic herbal preparations formulated in Bangladesh on Streptozotocin induced type 2 diabetic rats" 8th International Conference on Chemical, Agricultural, Biological and Environmental Sciences" Singapore, August, 10-11, 2017

Published: August 2017
20. R. Zamir, , A. Rahman, N. Islam and S. Rahman "Assessment of toxic heavy metals concentration in traditional herbal preparations commonly consumed by the people of Bangladesh" 8th International Conference on Chemical, Agricultural, Biological and Environmental Sciences" Singapore, August, 10-11, 2017

Published: August 2017
21. M.R. Zamir, M.A. Rahman, A. Amin, M. Saifur Rahman "Toxic Metal Concentration in Antidiabetic Herbal Preparation" 38th annual conference on Chemistry for food safety, Bangladesh, 31st march, 2017

Published: March 2017
22. Rausan Zamir "Preliminary Assessment of Microbial Contaminants in Some Antidiabetic Herbal Preparations" 2015 International Conference on Food Nutrition, Chemical and Environmental Engineering, 25-26 August, 2015, Kuala Lampur, Malaysia

Published: August 2015
23. Rausan Zamir "Assessment of Heavy Metal Content in Antidiabetic Herbal Medicines available in Bangladesh" 7th International Conference on Medical, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, June 17-18, 2015, Pattaya,Thiland

Published: June 2015
24. Rausan Zamir "Studies of Harmful Constituent in Antidiabetic Herbal Preparations available in Bangladesh" 12th International Congress of Ethnopharmacology, Kolkata, India. 2012

Published: June 2012

Seminar / Symposium / workshop attended

1. M Rausan Zamir [Invited Lecture] "Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) as a Risk Factor of Diabetes ," 7th International Seminar on Prevention & Management of Diabetes, Kathmandu, Nepal

Published: May 2013
2. Rausan Zamir "Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) and Diabetes," 3rd Indian National Seminar of ANRAP, Kolkata, India, 2012

Published: November 2012

Pharmacokinetics (Chem 513F)

Pharmacokinetic process, Plasma Level- Time Curve, Different types of Pharmacokinetic Model, Drug Absorption, Drug Distribution and Protein Binding, Pharmacokinetics of Drug Absorption, non linear Pharmacokinetics,

Running

Solutions and Phase Equilibria, Course Code: Chem211F

Phase Equilibria in Unitary Systems, Fluid Phase Equilibria in Binary Systems, Solid-Liquid Phase Equilibria in Binary Systems

Running

Chemical Kinetics, Course Code: Chem 312F Course

Chemical kinetics; reactions rate, units of rate, rate laws, rate constants, order and molecularity of reactions; pseudo order, zero order, first order, second order and third order reactions, determination of order of reactions; Integrated rate laws and

Running

Research Grant

·       Project Title: "Studies on Safety and Adverse Health Effect of Herbal Formulations in Bangladesh”

 

Grant Donator :  International Science Programme, Uppsala University (Sweden)

 

2012-2013: Pilot project 

2014-2015: Pilot project renewal

2016-2018: Project continuation

2019-2021: Project continuation

2022-2024: Project continuation

2025-2026 : Project continuation


Other course completed

Environmental statistics course, a part of the advanced course “Metabolism and risk assessment of environments” at the department of Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University, Sweden


Membership

·       Bangladesh Chemical Society (LM-1055),

·        Network of Instrument Technical personnel and User scientists of Bangladesh (NITUB) LM-50.

·       Asian Network of Research on Antidiabetic Plants (ANRUP), LM


Attended Nobel Lecture

·       Nobel Lecture of Roger Roger D. Kornberg delivering at the Aula Magna, Stockholm University, 8 December 2006


Training and exposure on sophisticated Environmental Lab Instruments

·     Use and Maintenance of Gas Chromatography (GC) and GC-Mass Spectroscopy (GC-MS) Organized by Network of Instrument Technical personnel and User scientists of Bangladesh (NITUB), 26-31 December, 2001.

      Use and Maintenance Trouble-Shooting of Ultra-Violet, Visible and Infrared Spectrophotometry Organized by Network of Instrument Technical personnel and User scientists of Bangladesh (NITUB), 10-15 September, 2005.

·      61st training programme of NITUB on the principle, application, maintenance and trouble-shooting of Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS), held on December 17-22, 2016.     


Technical Expertise

·       Worked as a Technical expert in the 26th training program on Use and Maintenance of Gas Chromatography (GC) Organized by Network of Instrument Technical personnel and User scientists of Bangladesh (NITUB) at the department of Chemistry, University of Dhaka, June, 24 - 29, 2006.

·    Worked as a Technical expert in the 35th training program on Gas Chromatography (GC) Organized by Network of Instrument Technical personnel and User scientists of Bangladesh (NITUB) at the department of Chemistry, University of Dhaka AND Research Division, BIRDEM, Dhaka, 29 November - 04 December, 2008.


Research Collaboration visit in Different Countries

Sweden, Finland, Norway, Austria, Hungary, Chez Republic, Slovakia, Nepal, Thailand, Malaysia, Kenya, Turkey, Denmark, Singapore, Japan, India 



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