Dr Yaqoot Fatima (Fatima) is a Pharmacist, Sleep Scientist and Epidemiologist. Her research involves identifying approaches to enhance health outcomes for vulnerable and disadvantaged population groups, specifically focusing on how epidemiological analyses can better inform policy and health services to reduce health disparities. Fatima has led significant research into the epidemiology of poor sleep and the connection between poor sleep, mental health and cardio-metabolic outcomes with a number of projects focused on rural, remote and Indigenous Australian populations. She is nationally recognised for her leadership and advocacy for improving the sleep health of First Nations peoples in Australia. She also has significant experience in rural and remote health services evaluation and identifying strategies for better uptake and delivery of health services.
Fatima was recently honoured with a 2021 Queensland Young Tall Poppy Science Award in recognition of her work in leading the co-design and delivery of a sleep health program for Indigenous adolescents and facilitating Indigenous youth workers’ training and upskilling to work as a sleep coach in the community. She is also establishing a sleep clinic in remote Queensland led by nurses and Aboriginal health workers, which will be the prototype for rolling out similar services in rural and remote Australia.
Fatima is currently a member of the Indigenous working party of the Australasian Epidemiological Association, the Australasian Sleep Association and has recently joined the Sleep Health Foundation as the Chair of the Working Party for Sleep Health of First Nations Peoples. Fatima’s research has been published in reputed international journals and received considerable local and global media attention (covered in over 450 media stories and more than 30 radio and television interviews).
Journal Article: Time trends, projections, and spatial distribution of low birthweight in Australia, 2009-2030: evidence from the National Perinatal Data Collection
Huda, M. Mamun, Callaway, Leonie K., Jackson, Greg, Fatima, Yaqoot, Cumming, Janet, Biswas, Tuhin, Paz, Gonzalo R., Boyle, Fran, Sly, Peter D. and Mamun, Abdullah Al (2023). Time trends, projections, and spatial distribution of low birthweight in Australia, 2009-2030: evidence from the National Perinatal Data Collection. Birth, 50 (1), 76-89. doi: 10.1111/birt.12708
Fatima, Yaqoot, Liu, Yongbo, Cleary, Anne, Dean, Julie, Smith, Valance, King, Stephanie and Solomon, Shaun (2023). Connecting the health of country with the health of people: application of “caring for country” in improving the social and emotional well-being of Indigenous people in Australia and New Zealand. The Lancet Regional Health. Western Pacific, 31 100648, 100648. doi: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2022.100648
Journal Article: Epidemiology of Caesarean section on maternal request in Australia: A population-based study
Begum, Tahmina, Anuradha, Satyamurthy, Fatima, Yaqoot and Mamun, Abdullah Al (2023). Epidemiology of Caesarean section on maternal request in Australia: A population-based study. Midwifery, 117 103578, 103578. doi: 10.1016/j.midw.2022.103578
(2023–2028) NHMRC MRFF EMCR - Early to Mid-Career Researchers
(2022–2027) NHMRC Partnership Projects
Strategic Evaluation of Health and Wellbeing Queensland's Prevention Programs
(2021–2024) Health and Wellbeing Queensland
Sleep health promotion in Indigenous Australian communities: Untapped potential of Indigenous youth workers as ¿Sleep Coaches¿
Doctor Philosophy
(2023) Doctor Philosophy
(2022) Doctor Philosophy
Fatima, Yaqoot, Cleary, Anne, King, Stephanie, Solomon, Shaun, McDaid, Lisa, Hasan, Md Mehedi, Al Mamun, Abdullah and Baxter, Janeen (2022). Cultural identity and social and emotional wellbeing in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. Family dynamics over the life course: foundations, turning points and outcomes. (pp. 57-70) edited by Janeen Baxter, Jack Lam, Jenny Povey, Rennie Lee and Stephen R. Zubrick. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-12224-8_4
Huda, M. Mamun, Callaway, Leonie K., Jackson, Greg, Fatima, Yaqoot, Cumming, Janet, Biswas, Tuhin, Paz, Gonzalo R., Boyle, Fran, Sly, Peter D. and Mamun, Abdullah Al (2023). Time trends, projections, and spatial distribution of low birthweight in Australia, 2009-2030: evidence from the National Perinatal Data Collection. Birth, 50 (1), 76-89. doi: 10.1111/birt.12708
Fatima, Yaqoot, Liu, Yongbo, Cleary, Anne, Dean, Julie, Smith, Valance, King, Stephanie and Solomon, Shaun (2023). Connecting the health of country with the health of people: application of “caring for country” in improving the social and emotional well-being of Indigenous people in Australia and New Zealand. The Lancet Regional Health. Western Pacific, 31 100648, 100648. doi: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2022.100648
Epidemiology of Caesarean section on maternal request in Australia: A population-based study
Begum, Tahmina, Anuradha, Satyamurthy, Fatima, Yaqoot and Mamun, Abdullah Al (2023). Epidemiology of Caesarean section on maternal request in Australia: A population-based study. Midwifery, 117 103578, 103578. doi: 10.1016/j.midw.2022.103578
Hasan, Md. Mehedi, Tariqujjaman, Md., Fatima, Yaqoot and Haque, Md. Rabiul (2023). Geographical variation in the association between physical violence and sleep disturbance among adolescents: A population-based, sex-stratified analysis of data from 89 countries. Sleep Health, 9 (2), 151-158. doi: 10.1016/j.sleh.2022.11.007
Hasan, Md. Mehedi, Fatima, Yaqoot, Cleary, Anne, McDaid, Lisa, Munir, Kerim, Smith, Simon S., Dias, Shannon, Baxter, Janeen and Mamun, Abdullah (2023). Geographical variations in the prevalence of traditional and cyberbullying and its additive role in psychological and somatic health complaints among adolescents in 38 European countries. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 164 111103, 111103. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2022.111103
Begum, Tahmina, Fatima, Yaqoot, Anuradha, Satyamurthy, Hasan, Md and Mamun, Abdullah Al (2022). Longitudinal association between caesarean section birth and cardio-vascular risk profiles among adolescents in Australia. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 46 (6), 776-783. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.13288
Sleep health and its implications in First Nation Australians: A systematic review
Blunden, Sarah, Yiallourou, Stephanie and Fatima, Yaqoot (2022). Sleep health and its implications in First Nation Australians: A systematic review. The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific, 21 100386, 100386. doi: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2022.100386
Hasan, Md Mehedi, Soares Magalhaes, Ricardo J., Garnett, Sarah P., Fatima, Yaqoot, Tariqujjaman, Md, Pervin, Sonia, Ahmed, Saifuddin and Mamun, Abdullah A. (2022). Anaemia in women of reproductive age in low- and middle-income countries: progress towards the 2025 global nutrition target. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 100 (3), 196-204. doi: 10.2471/BLT.20.280180
Multigenerational transmission of obesity: a systematic review and meta‐analysis
Kanmiki, Edmund W., Fatima, Yaqoot and Mamun, Abdullah A. (2022). Multigenerational transmission of obesity: a systematic review and meta‐analysis. Obesity Reviews, 23 (3) e13405, 1-13. doi: 10.1111/obr.13405
Hasan, Md. Mehedi, Fatima, Yaqoot, Smith, Simon S., Tariqujjaman, Md., Jatrana, Santosh and Mamun, Abdullah A. (2022). Geographical variations in the association between bullying victimization and sleep loss among adolescents: a population-based study of 91 countries. Sleep Medicine, 90, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2021.12.014
Fatima, Yaqoot, Hays, Richard, Neilson, Anne, Knight, Sabina and Jatrana, Santosh (2022). Why patients attend emergency department for primary care type problems: views of healthcare providers working in a remote community. Rural and Remote Health, 22 (1) 7054, 7054. doi: 10.22605/RRH7054
Periodic limb movements during sleep: a narrative review
Drakatos, Panagis, Olaithe, Michelle, Verma, Dhun, Ilic, Katarina, Cash, Diana, Fatima, Yaqoot, Higgins, Sean, Young, Allan H., Chaudhuri, K. Ray, Steier, Joerg, Skinner, Timothy, Bucks, Romola and Rosenzweig, Ivana (2021). Periodic limb movements during sleep: a narrative review. Journal of Thoracic Disease, 13 (11), 6476-6494. doi: 10.21037/jtd-21-1353
Hasan, Md. Mehedi, Ahmed, Saifuddin, Soares Magalhaes, Ricardo J., Begum, Tahmina, Fatima, Yaqoot and Mamun, Abdullah A (2021). Temporal trends in between and within‐country inequalities in caesarean delivery in low‐ and middle‐income countries: a Bayesian analysis. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 128 (12) 1471-0528.16744, 1928-1937. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.16744
Pathways linking bullying victimisation and suicidal behaviours among adolescents
Hasan, Md. Mehedi, Fatima, Yaqoot, Pandey, Sumali, Tariqujjaman, Md., Cleary, Anne, Baxter, Janeen and Mamun, Abdullah A (2021). Pathways linking bullying victimisation and suicidal behaviours among adolescents. Psychiatry Research, 302 113992, 113992. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2021.113992
Begum, Tahmina, Fatima, Yaqoot, Perales, Francisco, Anuradha, Satyamurthy and Mamun, Abdullah (2021). Associations of caesarean section with body mass and waist circumference trajectories from age 2 to 13 years: A nationally representative birth cohort study in Australia. Pediatric Obesity, 16 (7) e12769, e12769. doi: 10.1111/ijpo.12769
Hasan, Md. Mehedi, Magalhaes, Ricardo J. Soares, Ahmed, Saifuddin, Pervin, Sonia, Tariqujjaman, Md., Fatima, Yaqoot and Mamun, Abdullah A. (2021). Geographical variation and temporal trend in anemia among children 6-59 months of age in low- and middle-income countries during 2000-2018: forecasting the 2030 SDG target. Public Health Nutrition, 24 (18), 1-11. doi: 10.1017/s1368980021002482
Fatima, Yaqoot, Hays, Richard, Knight, Sabina, Neilson, Anne, Fleming, Rhonda, Panaretto, Kathryn, Jatrana, Santosh and Skinner, Isabelle (2021). Drivers of general practice–type presentations to the emergency department in a remote outback community. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 29 (3), 391-398. doi: 10.1111/ajr.12706
Hasan, Md. Mehedi, Ahmed, Saifuddin, Soares Magalhaes, Ricardo J., Fatima, Yaqoot, Biswas, Tuhin and Mamun, Abdullah A. (2021). Double burden of malnutrition among women of reproductive age in 55 low- and middle-income countries: progress achieved and opportunities for meeting the global target. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 76 (2), 277-287. doi: 10.1038/s41430-021-00945-y
Jatrana, Santosh, Hasan, Md. Mehedi, Mamun, Abdullah A. and Fatima, Yaqoot (2021). Global variation in hand hygiene practices among adolescents: the role of family and school-level factors. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18 (9) 4984, 1-14. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18094984
Sleep health in Indigenous Australian children: a systematic review
Blunden, S., Fatima, Y. and Yiallourou, S. (2021). Sleep health in Indigenous Australian children: a systematic review. Sleep Medicine, 80, 305-314. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2021.01.065
Shift work is associated with increased risk of COVID‐19: findings from the UK Biobank cohort
Fatima, Yaqoot, Bucks, Romola S., Mamun, Abdullah A., Skinner, Isabelle, Rosenzweig, Ivana, Leschziner, Guy and Skinner, Timothy C. (2021). Shift work is associated with increased risk of COVID‐19: findings from the UK Biobank cohort. Journal of Sleep Research, 30 (5) e13326, e13326. doi: 10.1111/jsr.13326
Hasan, Md. Mehedi, Soares Magalhaes, Ricardo J. , Fatima, Yaqoot, Ahmed, Saifuddin and Mamun, Abdullah A. (2021). Levels, trends, and inequalities in using institutional delivery services in low- and middle-income countries: a stratified analysis by facility type. Global Health: Science and Practice, 9 (1), 1-11. doi: 10.9745/ghsp-d-20-00533
Hasan, Md. Mehedi, Soares Magalhaes, Ricardo J., Ahmed, Saifuddin, Ahmed, Sayem, Biswas, Tuhin, Fatima, Yaqoot, Islam, Md. Saimul, Hossain, Md. Shahadut and Mamun, Abdullah A. (2020). Meeting the global target in reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health care services in low- and middle-income countries. Global Health: Science and Practice, 8 (4), 654-665. doi: 10.9745/ghsp-d-20-00097
Fatima, Yaqoot, Bucks, Romola S., Mamun, Abdullah A., Skinner, Isabelle, Rosenzweig, Ivana, Leschziner, Guy and Skinner, Timothy C. (2020). Sleep trajectories and mediators of poor sleep: findings from the longitudinal analysis of 41,094 participants of the UK Biobank cohort. Sleep Medicine, 76, 120-127. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2020.10.020
Begum, Tahmina, Saif-Ur-Rahman, K. M., Yaqoot, Fatima, Stekelenburg, Jelle, Anuradha, Satyamurthy, Biswas, Tuhin, Doi, Suhail A. and Mamun, Abdullah Al (2020). Global incidence of caesarean deliveries on maternal request: a systematic review and meta-regression. BJOG, 128 (5) 1471-0528.16491, 798-806. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.16491
Fatima, Yaqoot, Al Mamun, Abdullah, Bucks, Romola S. and Charles Skinner, Timothy (2020). Late bedtime and body mass index gain in indigenous Australian children in the longitudinal study of indigenous children. Acta Paediatrica, 109 (10), 2084-2090. doi: 10.1111/apa.15219
Mamun, Abdullah A., Scott, James, Najman, Jake M., Williams, Gail M., Alati, Rosa and Fatima, Yaqoot (2020). Generational changes in young adults’ sleep duration: a prospective analysis of mother–offspring dyads. Sleep Health, 6 (2), 240-245. doi: 10.1016/j.sleh.2019.12.007
Fitts, Michelle S., Bird, Katrina, Gilroy, John, Fleming, Jennifer, Clough, Alan R., Esterman, Adrian, Maruff, Paul, Fatima, Yaqoot and Bohanna, India (2019). A Qualitative Study on the Transition Support Needs of Indigenous Australians following Traumatic Brain Injury. Brain Impairment, 20 (2), 137-159. doi: 10.1017/BrImp.2019.24
Fatima, Yaqoot, Kazmi, Sarvat, King, Stephanie, Solomon, Shaun and Knight, Sabina (2018). Positive placement experience and future rural practice intentions: findings from a repeated cross-sectional study. Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, 11, 645-652. doi: 10.2147/JMDH.S178138
Prenatal and early life origins of adolescence sleep problems: evidence from a birth cohort
Fatima, Yaqoot, Cairns, Alice, Skinner, Isabelle, Doi, Suhail A.R. and Mamun, Abdullah Al (2018). Prenatal and early life origins of adolescence sleep problems: evidence from a birth cohort. International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health, 33 (1) 0048. doi: 10.1515/ijamh-2018-0048
Sleep problems in adolescence and overweight/obesity in young adults: is there a causal link?
Fatima, Yaqoot, Doi, Suhail A R and Al Mamun, Abdullah (2018). Sleep problems in adolescence and overweight/obesity in young adults: is there a causal link?. Sleep Health, 4 (2), 154-159. doi: 10.1016/j.sleh.2018.01.002
Central serous retinopathy and hand–foot–mouth disease: coincidence or causation?
Taylor, Selina, Khan, Maureen, Zaidi, Shams, Alvi, Umair and Fatima, Yaqoot (2018). Central serous retinopathy and hand–foot–mouth disease: coincidence or causation?. International Medical Case Reports Journal, 11, 277-282. doi: 10.2147/IMCRJ.S181088
Continuity of sleep problems from adolescence to young adulthood: results from a longitudinal study
Fatima, Yaqoot, Doi, Suhail A.R., Najman, Jake M. and Al Mamun, Abdullah (2017). Continuity of sleep problems from adolescence to young adulthood: results from a longitudinal study. Sleep Health, 3 (4), 290-295. doi: 10.1016/j.sleh.2017.04.004
Taylor, Selina, Fatima, Yaqoot, Lakshman, Navaratnam and Roberts, Helen (2017). Simulated interprofessional learning activities for rural health care services: perceptions of health care students. Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, 10, 235-241. doi: 10.2147/JMDH.S140989
Sleep quality is associated with weight loss maintenance status: the MedWeight study
Fatima, Yaqoot (2017). Sleep quality is associated with weight loss maintenance status: the MedWeight study. Sleep Medicine, 34, 246-247. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2017.03.003
Smith, Kaye, Fatima, Yaqoot and Knight, Sabina (2017). Are primary healthcare services culturally appropriate for Aboriginal people? Findings from a remote community. Australian Journal of Primary Health, 23 (3), 236-242. doi: 10.1071/PY16110
Exploring gender difference in sleep quality of young adults: findings from a large population study
Fatima, Yaqoot, Doi, Suhail A. R., Najman, Jake M. and Al Mamun, Abdullah (2016). Exploring gender difference in sleep quality of young adults: findings from a large population study. Clinical Medicine and Research, 14 (3-4), 138-144. doi: 10.3121/cmr.2016.1338
Sleep quality and obesity in young subjects: a meta-analysis
Fatima, Y., Doi, S. A. R. and Mamun, A. A. (2016). Sleep quality and obesity in young subjects: a meta-analysis. Obesity Reviews, 17 (11), 1154-1166. doi: 10.1111/obr.12444
Fatima, Yaqoot, Doi, Suhail A. R., O'Callaghan, Michael, Williams, Gail, Najman, Jake M. and Mamun, Abdullah Al (2016). Parent and adolescent reports in assessing adolescent sleep problems: results from a large population study. Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics, 105 (9), E433-E439. doi: 10.1111/apa.13404
Fatima, Y., Doi, S. A. R. and Mamun, A. A. (2015). Longitudinal impact of sleep on overweight and obesity in children and adolescents: a systematic review and bias-adjusted meta-analysis. Obesity Reviews, 16 (2), 137-149. doi: 10.1111/obr.12245
Enantioselective reduction of aryl ketones using immobilized cells of Candida viswanathii
Fatima, Yaqoot, Kansal, Himani, Soni, Pankaj and Banerjee, Uttam C. (2007). Enantioselective reduction of aryl ketones using immobilized cells of Candida viswanathii. Process Biochemistry, 42 (10), 1412-1418. doi: 10.1016/j.procbio.2007.07.010
Poor Sleep and Mental Health Issues Among First Nations Peoples
Fernandez, D., McDaid, L., Tran, N., Jabran, D., King, S. and Fatima, Y. (2022). Poor Sleep and Mental Health Issues Among First Nations Peoples. 33rd annual scientific meeting of Australasian Sleep Association (ASA) & Australian and New Zealand Sleep Science Association (ANZSSA) Sleep DownUnder 2022, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 8-11 November 2022. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/sleepadvances/zpac029.114
Prevalence of poor sleep in First Nations peoples across the globe: A systematic review
Jabran, D., Potia, A., Smith, S., Solomon, S., Fernandez, D. and Fatima, Y. (2022). Prevalence of poor sleep in First Nations peoples across the globe: A systematic review. 33rd annual scientific meeting of Australasian Sleep Association (ASA) & Australian and New Zealand Sleep Science Association (ANZSSA) Sleep DownUnder 2022, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 8-11 November 2022. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/sleepadvances/zpac029.130
Jabran, S., Smith, S., Fatima, Y. and King, S. (2021). Sleep health promotion in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities: untapped potential of Indigenous youth workers as sleep coaches. 32nd annual scientific meeting of Australasian Sleep Association (ASA) & Australian and New Zealand Sleep Science Association (ANZSSA), Online, 10-13 October 2021. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/sleepadvances/zpab014.006
The effect of caesarean birth on childhood body mass index (BMI) trajectories in Australia
Begum, Tahmina, Fatima, Yaqoot, Anuradha, Satyamurthy and Mamun, Abdullah (2021). The effect of caesarean birth on childhood body mass index (BMI) trajectories in Australia. World Congress of Epidemiology, Melbourne, VIC Australia, 7-9 September 2021.
Sleep pattern and body mass index gain in Indigenous Australian children
Fatima, Y., Al Mamun, A. and Skinner, T. (2019). Sleep pattern and body mass index gain in Indigenous Australian children. 31st Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) of the Australasian-Sleep-Association and the Australasian-Sleep-Technologists-Association (Sleep DownUnder), Sydney, Australia, 16-19 October 2019. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. doi: 10.1111/jsr.23_12912
Community Resilience Project Evaluation Plan Report
Cleary, Anne, Inch, Hannah Zebedee, Yaqoot, Fatima, Robinson, Mark, Reddel, Tim, Fielding, Kelly and Lisa McDaid (2021). Community Resilience Project Evaluation Plan Report . St Lucia, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland - ISSR.
Health and wellbeing Queensland health and wellbeing Queensland program data audit report
Fatima, Y., Mamun, A.A., Mayfield, S., Maymann, N., Robinson, M. and McDaid, L. (2021). Health and wellbeing Queensland health and wellbeing Queensland program data audit report. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Institute for Social Science Research.
Health and wellbeing Queensland health and wellbeing Queensland data governance framework
Mamun, A.A., Mayfield, S., Maymann, N., Robinson, M., Salom, C., Fatima, Y., Western, M. and McDaid, L. (2021). Health and wellbeing Queensland health and wellbeing Queensland data governance framework. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Institute for Social Science Research.
Keep Queenslanders Healthy Evaluation Framework Report
McDaid, Lisa, Cleary, Anne, Fatima, Yaqoot, Inch, Zeb, Reddel, Tim, Smith, Simon, Western, Mark and Mamun, Abdullah (2020). Keep Queenslanders Healthy Evaluation Framework Report. Indooroopilly, QLD Australia: Institute for Social Science Research .
Yaqoot, Fatima (2017). Sleep Problems in Adolescence and Young Adulthood and their Association with Overweight and Obesity in Young Adults. PhD Thesis, School of Public Health, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/uql.2017.707
(2023–2028) NHMRC MRFF EMCR - Early to Mid-Career Researchers
(2022–2027) NHMRC Partnership Projects
Strategic Evaluation of Health and Wellbeing Queensland's Prevention Programs
(2021–2024) Health and Wellbeing Queensland
Component of the Community Resilience Project
(2021) Bundaberg Regional Council
(2020–2024) MRFF - Indigenous Health Research Grant
(2020–2024) NHMRC Partnership Projects
Research Partnership - Health and Wellbeing Queensland and ISSR
(2020–2023) Health and Wellbeing Queensland
Evaluation Framework for the Keeping Queenslanders Healthy Priority
(2019–2020) Queensland Health
Evaluation of the Try, Test and Learn Fund
(2018–2021) Commonwealth Department of Social Services
Sleep health promotion in Indigenous Australian communities: Untapped potential of Indigenous youth workers as ¿Sleep Coaches¿
Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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Exposure to disinfection by-products in pregnancy and its association with adverse birth outcomes in Queensland
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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(2023) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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(2022) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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