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It criticizes the Festspillene i Bergen and the Norwegian Ski Federation for maintaining long-term partnerships with companies like Equinor, Aker BP, and Vår Energi, arguing that such ties limit freedom of expression, target children and youth for marketing, and contradict climate goals.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"klimkul-000008#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The Festspillene i Bergen and the Norwegian Ski Federation intend to maintain their sponsorships with the oil industry, citing that these long-term partnerships enable development. The author argues this creates a dependency that restricts the institutions' freedom of expression and forces them to legitimize the industry most responsible for the climate crisis.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"klimkul-000008#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Equinor's sponsorship efforts specifically target children and youth through culture and sport. The author suggests this is a strategic move to increase legitimacy, secure future recruitment, and create ambassadors, mirroring tactics used by the American Petroleum Institute (API) since 1919.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"klimkul-000008#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The author contends that oil sponsorship functions as a tool to silence criticism and spread disinformation. He notes that Equinor's renewable energy share is less than 1% of its total energy production, and that globally, oil companies account for less than 1% of renewable energy investments according to the International Energy Agency (IEA).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"klimkul-000008#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"There are close institutional ties between the Norwegian oil industry, the state, and major cultural/sporting bodies. 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Through case studies in the UK, EU, and India, the authors argue that biometrics are transforming human identity into 'coded' information, potentially eroding social trust, increasing exclusion for 'unreadable' bodies, and altering the relationship between the citizen and the state.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001249#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Biometric technologies are shifting the basis of identification from 'indexical data' (documents) to 'biocentric data' (the body), creating a necessary rather than contingent relation of identity.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001249#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"There is a significant risk of 'function creep,' where biometric data is used for purposes other than those for which it was originally collected, often driven by security rationales that override privacy protections.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001249#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The integration of biometric databases across different government sectors (e.g., welfare, health, and policing) enables the tracking of individuals and the 'automatic sorting of mobilities,' potentially creating a divided society of connected and disconnected classes.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001249#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Biometric systems are not infallible; they possess inherent error rates that can disproportionately affect specific groups, such as African-Americans in the US NGI database.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001249#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Large-scale biometric schemes can lead to new forms of social exclusion, particularly for individuals whose biological traits are 'unreadable' by the system due to manual labor or disease.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001249#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The 'informatisation of the body' transforms human identity into a set of coded signals, replacing biographical narratives and social negotiation of trust with binary technical verification.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001249#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"In the European Union, the EURODAC database, originally for asylum management, has seen its purpose expand to allow law enforcement and Europol to compare fingerprints for criminal investigations.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001249#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"India's Aadhaar system, the world's largest biometric database with over 1 billion residents, serves as a global template for using biometrics as a foundation for both state service delivery and security.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001249#insight-8","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The use of facial recognition in the UK for scanning public crowds, such as at festivals or carnivals, creates a 'perpetual lineup' where individuals are monitored without having committed any crime.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001249#insight-9","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":[],"geography_discussed":["India","Kuwait","United Kingdom","United States","Estonia","South Sudan"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["ethical analysis","policy review","case study"]},{"id":"bc3res-000097","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/bc3res-000097","title":"Climate change, Responsibilities, and Defeatism and Complacency","publisher":{"name":"Basque Centre for Climate Change","organization":"basque-centre-for-climate-change"},"document_type":"research paper","language":"en","date_published":"2011-12","source_url":"https://www.bc3research.org/h6T8Uy8Nm4gFs0O/201112120510151788670201.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The author examines how 'paralysing defeatism' and 'complacency' prevent the implementation of feasible mitigation and adaptation measures. 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It advocates for 'climate justice'—a vision to alleviate unequal burdens through fair treatment and policies that address the structures creating inequality. The guide critiques market-based solutions like carbon trading and agrofuels, calling them 'false solutions' that allow rich nations to avoid responsibility. It highlights specific vulnerabilities, noting that women are disproportionately affected due to their roles in managing natural resources and limited access to decision-making. The text also introduces the Greenhouse Development Rights (GDRs) framework, which proposes a 'development threshold' to ensure the poor are not burdened by the costs of the climate transition. 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It analyzes the increasing collaboration between UK universities and industry, noting that while commercialization can distribute beneficial technologies, it often introduces conflicts of interest. 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For example, the US government spends over $1 billion annually on nanotechnologies, but less than 1% of that budget is allocated to researching health or environmental dimensions.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sgr-000125#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Corporate influence contributes to global health imbalances, where approximately 90% of R&D funds are spent on diseases affecting only 10% of the world's population, primarily those in rich, industrialized countries.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sgr-000125#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"In the UK, government policy has actively encouraged corporate-university collaboration through initiatives like the 2004 ten-year Science and innovation investment framework, which uses funds to support collaborative projects and university 'spin-out' companies.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sgr-000125#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"University research is not exempt from corporate influence; ethical concerns arise particularly when projects involve developing new technologies or when universities plan to commercialize products through spin-out companies, which can blur the line between independent academic work and commercial interests.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sgr-000125#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The author identifies the most promising ethical career routes as R&D at universities that are publicly or charity funded, employment at ethically orientated corporations (often in renewable energy or green building), and research or education roles within non-profit organisations.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sgr-000125#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["climate change","green building"],"geography_discussed":["World","United States"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["ethical analysis","career guidance"]},{"id":"sgr-000159","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/sgr-000159","title":"Scientists or soldiers? Career choice, ethics and the military","publisher":{"name":"Scientists for Global Responsibility","organization":"scientists-for-global-responsibility"},"document_type":"briefing","language":"en","date_published":"2006","source_url":"https://www.sgr.org.uk/sites/default/files/2020-02/military_final.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The document discusses the militarisation of science and technology in the UK and USA, highlighting the ethical dilemmas faced by professionals when working on projects that may support offensive force. It details the financial scale of military R&D and the increasing partnerships between universities and defence corporations. Finally, it suggests alternative career paths in peace-building, disarmament, and renewable energy.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sgr-000159#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The UK is a major military power that maintains approximately two hundred nuclear weapons and has recently allocated £2 billion in taxpayers' funding for the expansion and refurbishment of the UK Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sgr-000159#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Global military expenditure exceeded US$1 trillion in 2004, with the UK ranking as the world's second largest spender. The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) allocates only about 6% of its budget to conflict prevention.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sgr-000159#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The UK spends approximately £2.5 billion annually on military research and development, which represents nearly one-third of all public R&D spending, making it the second largest spender in this area after the USA.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sgr-000159#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"There is an increasing trend of 'partnerships' and consortia between universities, government defence ministries, and military corporations. In 2004, 29 British universities were involved in four such consortia: Defence Technology Centres, Towers of Excellence, Defence Aerospace Research Partnerships, and University Technology Centres.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sgr-000159#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Military work presents several ethical dilemmas, including the difficulty of distinguishing between defensive and offensive applications, the involvement of corporations in arms proliferation to governments with poor human rights records, and the potential for reduced openness and limited public scrutiny of research.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sgr-000159#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Alternative career paths for scientists and engineers include working in disarmament, peace-building, and the development of cleaner energy technologies to mitigate climate change, as well as researching non-military landmine clearance methods.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sgr-000159#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["climate change mitigation","renewable energy","energy efficiency","biodiversity loss"],"geography_discussed":["United States","World"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["ethical analysis","policy review","career guidance"]},{"id":"sgr-000005","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/sgr-000005","title":"Tackling climate change: role of the engineer","publisher":{"name":"Scientists for Global Responsibility","organization":"scientists-for-global-responsibility"},"document_type":"research paper","language":"en","date_published":"2005-02-06","source_url":"https://www.sgr.org.uk/resources/tackling-climate-change-role-engineer","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The paper discusses engineering strategies to mitigate climate change, focusing on energy production shifts, technical efficiency, and social changes, while analyzing the ethical risks of nuclear power and carbon capture.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sgr-000005#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Energy production can be decarbonized by switching from coal and oil to gas, which emits \"half the CO2 of coal and two-thirds the CO2 of oil per Joule of energy used\", or by implementing Combined Heat and Power (CHP) plants that can reach efficiencies of \"up to 85%\" compared to conventional plants' 35% to 45%.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sgr-000005#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Renewable energy sources like solar, wind, hydro, biomass, and geothermal produce no greenhouse gases during operation. In the UK, wind energy has the highest potential, and while the government set a target of \"20% of electricity generation to be from renewable energy sources by 2020\", studies suggest the actual potential is higher.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sgr-000005#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Nuclear power provides a non-intermittent source of energy, supplying \"22% of the UK's electricity and 16% of world electricity\", but presents significant ethical and security risks including the potential for fuel to be \"weaponised\", the production of hazardous high-level waste, and vulnerability to terrorist attacks.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sgr-000005#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The economics of nuclear power are described as \"not promising\", as no plant globally has been built without government assistance. In the UK, British Nuclear Fuels (BNFL) faces waste liabilities totaling \"£41 billion\".","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sgr-000005#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"CO2 capture and storage (CCS) is viewed as controversial because it may \"support the continued use of fossil fuels\", divert funding from renewables, and exacerbate geopolitical tensions, particularly in the Middle East.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sgr-000005#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Technical efficiency gains, such as building insulation in the UK or hybrid cars that can \"reduce fuel consumption by up to 50%\", may be undermined if suppliers lower prices to encourage more consumption. The author suggests \"carbon taxes\" as a mechanism to prevent this.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sgr-000005#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"To ensure that climate mitigation does not undermine poverty reduction in the developing world, richer nations should assist the transition, specifically by promoting \"intermediate\" technologies like small-scale hydro and wind which are \"easier to maintain and cheaper\".","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sgr-000005#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["greenhouse gas emissions","renewable energy","wind power","solar energy","hydropower","biomass","geothermal energy","nuclear power","carbon capture and storage","energy efficiency","hydrogen economy","fuel cell","carbon tax","climate finance","sustainable transport"],"geography_discussed":["United Kingdom","North Korea","Iran","Russia","Middle East"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["technical assessment","ethical analysis"]},{"id":"sgr-000191","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/sgr-000191","title":"Unscrambling a space career from military forces","publisher":{"name":"Scientists for Global Responsibility","organization":"scientists-for-global-responsibility"},"document_type":"briefing","language":"en","date_published":"2004","source_url":"https://www.sgr.org.uk/sites/default/files/2020-02/space%26military_final.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The document argues that space technology is deeply intertwined with military agendas, often masking military goals as civilian or scientific. It highlights the militarisation of NASA, the high costs and instability of missile defence systems, and the risks of nuclear power in space, providing a framework for professionals to evaluate the ethics of their employment in the sector.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sgr-000191#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The author contends that military and political agendas consistently outweigh scientific motivations in space exploration, noting that early missions used hardware originally created for military use and that the moon race was politically driven.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sgr-000191#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Despite its founding as a strictly civilian enterprise under the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958, NASA has shifted toward closer cooperation with the US Department of Defense (DoD) and commercial interests.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sgr-000191#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The US has invested over $120 billion in missile defence systems, with a proposed 2004 budget of $9.6 billion; some estimates suggest the total life-cycle cost for a layered system could reach nearly $1.2 trillion by 2035.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sgr-000191#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The use of nuclear materials in space, such as plutonium 238 in Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generators (RTGs), poses significant risks; for example, an inadvertent re-entry of the Cassini probe could have exposed approximately 5 billion people to 99 percent or more of the radiation exposure.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sgr-000191#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The document warns of 'creeping militarism,' where projects are presented as peaceful or ecological but are later used for military purposes, citing Canada's Radarsat 1 as an example of a remote sensing satellite that became a military spy tool.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sgr-000191#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The European Space Agency (ESA) and the European Council have acknowledged that 'dual-use' is inherent to all space technology and that ESA capabilities should be used for security-oriented aspects of European Space Policy.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sgr-000191#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":[],"geography_discussed":["United States","Russia","United Kingdom","Canada","Europe","People's Republic of China","India","Israel","Japan","North Korea","Pakistan","Iran","Iraq","Yorkshire","Germany"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["ethical analysis","policy review"]},{"id":"sgr-000118","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/sgr-000118","title":"Career choice, ethics and animal experimentation","publisher":{"name":"Scientists for Global Responsibility","organization":"scientists-for-global-responsibility"},"document_type":"briefing","language":"en","date_published":"2003","source_url":"https://www.sgr.org.uk/sites/default/files/2020-02/animalexp_final.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The document explores the moral status of animals, the influence of behaviourism on scientific attitudes, and the tension between commercial interests and animal welfare. It highlights a historical decline in animal testing in the US and Europe, while warning that genetic engineering and commercial 'bioreactors' could reverse this trend. Finally, it provides guidance for scientists to pursue careers in non-animal research, refinement of procedures, or animal welfare.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sgr-000118#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The ethical debate over animal research is split between a mainstream utilitarian view that prioritizes human needs, a utilitarian approach by Peter Singer advocating for 'equality of consideration' for sentient animals, and Tom Regan's animal rights position which argues that animals are 'subjects of a life' and experimentation is wrong in principle.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sgr-000118#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The behaviourist school of psychology has historically influenced scientists to ignore the conscious experience of animals, leading to the use of clinical language to describe suffering, such as referring to a mouse's cries as 'vocalisation' or starvation as 'nutritional insufficiency'.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sgr-000118#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"While animal experiments in the USA and European countries have fallen by 30-50% since their peak in the 1970s, there is a significant risk of reversal due to the growth of animal genetic modification.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sgr-000118#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"In the UK, the number of scientific procedures on genetically modified (GM) animals saw a massive increase of more than 1,307% between 1991 and 2001, rising from 62,445 to 630,759.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sgr-000118#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Commercial interests, specifically the use of animals as 'bioreactors' for protein production and as organ sources for transplantation, are identified as drivers that may increase the demand for highly sentient species like primates.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sgr-000118#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Non-animal research methods, including molecular research, cell culture, computer modelling, and human volunteer studies, are increasingly seen as beneficial to scientific standards, though researchers often must justify them via scientific rather than ethical benefits to secure mainstream funding.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sgr-000118#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Scientists can pursue ethical careers by focusing on 'refinement'—reducing suffering through better husbandry or technology like telemetry—or by working in fields that do not require animal models, such as epidemiology or brain imaging.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sgr-000118#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":[],"geography_discussed":["World","European Union","United States","New Zealand"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["ethical analysis","policy review","career guidance"]},{"id":"sgr-000111","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/sgr-000111","title":"An Ethical Career in Science and Technology?","publisher":{"name":"Scientists for Global Responsibility","organization":"scientists-for-global-responsibility"},"document_type":"executive summary","language":"en","date_published":"2001","source_url":"https://www.sgr.org.uk/sites/default/files/2020-02/AECiST_complete_web.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The document argues that scientists and engineers bear a special responsibility for the consequences of their work due to their technical expertise and the dominant role of science in society. 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It advocates for a transition toward 'cleaner technologies' and a holistic approach to global politics and ethics to ensure scientific progress benefits humanity and the environment.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sgr-000111#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Scientists have a unique responsibility to account for the consequences of their research because they possess a superior technical understanding of problems compared to politicians or citizens, can provide solutions to emerging issues, and can warn of future dangers.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sgr-000111#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"A survey of 43 scientists and engineers indicates a general consensus that ethics and the social implications of science and engineering should be a compulsory part of university training, though views differ on whether this should be a separate module or integrated into existing courses.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sgr-000111#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The military sector presents significant ethical challenges for scientists, including the use of secrecy to hide the spending of taxpayer money on projects of 'dubious utility' and the risk of research being applied to weapons systems even when the scientist's specific role is not directly lethal.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sgr-000111#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Large corporations are viewed as a systemic ethical risk, as their structures often discourage individuals from asking ethical questions and prioritize corporate wealth over the interests of humankind and the environment.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sgr-000111#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"UK government funding for science and technology is heavily biased toward military projects, with the Ministry of Defence accounting for one-third of the total £6.3 billion annual spend, while environmental departments receive significantly less.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sgr-000111#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"In the field of genetics, ethical concerns include the patenting of gene sequences, the morality of human cloning and germ-line engineering, and the potential for genetically modified crops to create 'hybrid viruses' or increase chemical herbicide use.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sgr-000111#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The militarization of space is characterized by 'creeping militarism,' where projects promoted for peaceful or ecological purposes are later sold to military interests, and the use of nuclear-fueled generators in probes poses significant radiation risks to Earth's population.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sgr-000111#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"To combat climate change and environmental degradation, there is a critical need for a 'revolution in design' that reduces energy use by 90% and resource use by 80%, moving toward 'eco-design' and product-service systems.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sgr-000111#insight-8","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The World Wide Web faces ethical risks regarding vertical integration, where companies control both the medium and the content, potentially compromising the quality and independence of information.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sgr-000111#insight-9","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["climate change","greenhouse gas emissions","energy efficiency","resource efficiency","natural capital","biodiversity","deforestation"],"geography_discussed":["United States","Russia","People's Republic of China","France","Brazil","Netherlands","East Africa","Indonesia","Germany"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["ethical analysis","survey","policy review"]},{"id":"prio-001143","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/prio-001143","title":"Beredskapspolitikk","publisher":{"name":"Peace Research Institute Oslo","organization":"peace-research-institute-oslo"},"document_type":"report","language":"no","date_published":null,"source_url":"https://www.prio.org/publications/13604","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The report examines the ethical dilemmas inherent in preparedness policy, highlighting the tension between investing in potential future threats versus immediate needs. 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