Macaulay OpenLab | STEAM Festival | Activity https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/groups/steam/ Activity feed for the group, STEAM Festival. Thu, 30 Apr 2026 08:17:46 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 56f4a06afc00786cd4ad9e2f171f62d5 Lisa Brundage wrote a new blog post Arts in NYC: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in the group STEAM Festival https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/steam/?p=3527 Mon, 22 Dec 2025 04:01:25 -0500 Arts in NYC: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Group Members: Connie Pierre-Louis, The Guggenheim Museum underwent a lot of changes before becoming the museum we know today. In 1939, […]

]]> 09a0ecac0a9193904566286debec90e7 Teaching and Learning Collaboratory wrote a new blog post Fashion: NYC Collection in the group STEAM Festival https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/steam/?p=3328 Thu, 18 Dec 2025 19:46:59 -0500 Fashion: NYC Collection Group Members: Felicia Granel, Harquin Rodriguez, Puja Desilva We researched fashion expression in NYC by interviewing New Yorkers […]

]]> e4dbd4b7262d7cc812c5a72f2e56125a Teaching and Learning Collaboratory wrote a new blog post Fragmented Green Spaces: Wildlife Patterns in New York in the group STEAM Festival https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/steam/?p=3331 Thu, 18 Dec 2025 19:46:59 -0500 Fragmented Green Spaces: Wildlife Patterns in New York Group Members: Anjali George, Aleksey Moshkov, Sakshi Tiwari This project examines how golf courses impact wildlife and ecosystem […]

]]> 0d6a44905b29194cc8943962b75d81ec Teaching and Learning Collaboratory wrote a new blog post Fragmented Green Spaces: Wildlife Patterns in New York in the group STEAM Festival https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/steam/?p=3335 Thu, 18 Dec 2025 19:46:58 -0500 Fragmented Green Spaces: Wildlife Patterns in New York Group Members: Anjali George, Aleksey Moshkov, Sakshi Tiwari When researching if golf courses affect the population of nearby animals, […]

]]> 1b2d465c74e34a1b7875d86c69d99f56 Teaching and Learning Collaboratory wrote a new blog post A Caffeinated Crisis in the group STEAM Festival https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/steam/?p=3338 Thu, 18 Dec 2025 19:46:57 -0500 A Caffeinated Crisis Group Members: Jameson Meyer and Eliot Caban While caffeine has a positive impact on your task productivity, it may be harmful to your mental and physical health. View Project

]]> eef0680fcf667bd7f194a6e6a79250c6 Teaching and Learning Collaboratory wrote a new blog post SOUL in the group STEAM Festival https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/steam/?p=3342 Thu, 18 Dec 2025 19:46:57 -0500 SOUL Group Members: Alexa Escamilla SOUL, is a script that follows the story of a girl called Soul who comes out to her religious parents […]

]]> 5e76260853b73c26a799c9a586f56bb9 Teaching and Learning Collaboratory wrote a new blog post Seminar 1 Surrealist Collages in the group STEAM Festival https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/steam/?p=3346 Thu, 18 Dec 2025 19:46:56 -0500 Seminar 1 Surrealist Collages Group Members: N/A My project is just about embracing the beauty within everything. My collages are made from random pages of magazines […]

]]> b2327b9813f9d95a01c7444768469fda Teaching and Learning Collaboratory wrote a new blog post Markowitz's Modern Portfolio Theory Applied to an AI-Centric Portfolio in the group STEAM Festival https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/steam/?p=3350 Thu, 18 Dec 2025 19:46:55 -0500 Markowitz's Modern Portfolio Theory Applied to an AI-Centric Portfolio Group Members: Shafi Ahmed This project shows how a textbook finance model can break down in today’s AI-dominated market, and why d […]

]]> da253d920c79e6b58f38eb2a126fdf21 Teaching and Learning Collaboratory wrote a new blog post AI vs. Brainrot in the group STEAM Festival https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/steam/?p=3354 Thu, 18 Dec 2025 19:46:24 -0500 AI vs. Brainrot Group Members: Angie Mekki, Joseph Geraci, Kateryna Taranenko, Nicholas Runfola This project is about how the latest version of GPT […]

]]> 1958d2b8f81b4f82a4e27d001825930f Teaching and Learning Collaboratory wrote a new blog post Kanwal in the group STEAM Festival https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/steam/?p=3357 Thu, 18 Dec 2025 19:46:23 -0500 Kanwal Group Members: Rehmil Jahan This piece, Kanwal, is inspired by me. Since I was three years old, I have been sketching. I started with […]

]]> acaa0baf3eda6d485a652ed3d2a0a21b Teaching and Learning Collaboratory wrote a new blog post The Broken Ladder: Is AI Automating the Path to Expertise?​ in the group STEAM Festival https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/steam/?p=3361 Thu, 18 Dec 2025 19:46:22 -0500 The Broken Ladder: Is AI Automating the Path to Expertise?​ Group Members: Adam Adler, Ahmed Radwan, Catherine Gardella, Esther Adewoyin​ Although AI has been affecting entry-level jobs, it w […]

]]> 7d04c0a26975eedcf3dffcad64073049 Teaching and Learning Collaboratory wrote a new blog post A Shield and A Path in the group STEAM Festival https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/steam/?p=3365 Thu, 18 Dec 2025 19:46:22 -0500 A Shield and A Path Group Members: Matthew Venditti, Janel Wang, Philopateer Demyan Education is important, and will help you in the long run. View Project

]]> 779d74f18247a33e24e1edcff76732c8 Teaching and Learning Collaboratory wrote a new blog post NYC Pizza Art in the group STEAM Festival https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/steam/?p=3369 Thu, 18 Dec 2025 19:46:21 -0500 NYC Pizza Art Group Members: Vic Chen, Aarush Kumar, Nathan Zheng, and Haroon Awan General Artist’s Statement of “NYC Pizza Art” Created by Vic Chen, […]

]]> e7aa9d701472d04f34fc39317faf4805 Teaching and Learning Collaboratory wrote a new blog post AI Advertisements vs. Vandalism in the group STEAM Festival https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/steam/?p=3373 Thu, 18 Dec 2025 19:46:20 -0500 AI Advertisements vs. Vandalism Group Members: Amirah Alkiswani, Emely Ortiz, Alexandra Hall Our project The Buddy.GPT. ad is a reference to the war between New […]

]]> 1f6fbfb96b06421cd63d24710846e73d Teaching and Learning Collaboratory wrote a new blog post but what does it mean?: art, accessibility & other inconveniences in the group STEAM Festival https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/steam/?p=3378 Thu, 18 Dec 2025 19:46:20 -0500 but what does it mean?: art, accessibility & other inconveniences Group Members: olivia interrogate the art around you and find your own meaning for it! View Project How did completing your […]

]]> 8cf62bacd5b5e3a857a4e959e1e5227e Teaching and Learning Collaboratory wrote a new blog post 5Pointz: The World of Graffiti in the group STEAM Festival https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/steam/?p=3381 Thu, 18 Dec 2025 19:46:19 -0500 5Pointz: The World of Graffiti Group Members: Tasnim Rahman, Koyo Keiter, Daniel Azbel For our project, we wanted to investigate the graffiti world of NYC, which took […]

]]> b6ef431a28b1e7729d60a31b64ff3da7 Teaching and Learning Collaboratory wrote a new blog post How does the availability of green spaces relate to air quality across different Manhattan neighborhoods considering car traffic levels in the group STEAM Festival https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/steam/?p=3385 Thu, 18 Dec 2025 19:46:18 -0500 How does the availability of green spaces relate to air quality across different Manhattan neighborhoods considering car traffic levels Group Members: Eliana Velednitskiy, Aseel Ahmed, Svitlana Hargan, Shams Rary This study seeks to examine how the availability of green […]

]]> 161c5d55914e49af320e3e27f14adc7e Teaching and Learning Collaboratory wrote a new blog post The Art Behind the Walls in the group STEAM Festival https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/steam/?p=3389 Thu, 18 Dec 2025 19:46:18 -0500 The Art Behind the Walls Group Members: Destiny Quinones, Abdullah Astrafi, Alessia Monroy Architecture is its own artform. That was the heart behind the […]

]]> 764083984fa6f2a691355ee5eeb87071 Teaching and Learning Collaboratory wrote a new blog post The New Museum in the group STEAM Festival https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/steam/?p=3392 Thu, 18 Dec 2025 19:46:17 -0500 The New Museum Group Members: Ariana Leung, Bianca Alarcon-Rivera, Catherine Feery Our project focused on the New Museum and its commitment to […]

]]> 8aea868bcb2ef2dbba1f920ed503df71 Teaching and Learning Collaboratory wrote a new blog post An Editorial of Lorna Simpson in the group STEAM Festival https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/steam/?p=3396 Thu, 18 Dec 2025 19:46:16 -0500 An Editorial of Lorna Simpson Group Members: Nazarin Jamil & Janeidy Da Silva The purpose of this project is to draw attention to the nuance posed in contemporary […]

]]> 6965d8aa0ca0c0cb4d8c0d015bd2ce95 Teaching and Learning Collaboratory wrote a new blog post Acts of Protest/ How do YOU Protest? in the group STEAM Festival https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/steam/?p=3400 Thu, 18 Dec 2025 19:46:16 -0500 Acts of Protest/ How do YOU Protest? Group Members: Ayane Castro, Keely Jean-Baptiste, Geronimo Gomariz Bueno, Maria Tsirias, and John Borgese Music is a way for us to […]

]]> 49788694d3d0c9226bcf4aadccb7a3f4 Teaching and Learning Collaboratory wrote a new blog post A Deep Dive Into Middle Village: Finding Beauty In The Mudane in the group STEAM Festival https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/steam/?p=3404 Thu, 18 Dec 2025 19:46:15 -0500 A Deep Dive Into Middle Village: Finding Beauty In The Mudane Group Members: Matthew Bologna, Max Goldstein, Jan Czartoryjski This project is a documentary of sorts with the purpose of telling the […]

]]> 3bc78caff8f4f62b7dcde315b7654fc6 Teaching and Learning Collaboratory wrote a new blog post Souls on a Subway in the group STEAM Festival https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/steam/?p=3415 Thu, 18 Dec 2025 19:46:14 -0500 Souls on a Subway Group Members: Thomas DiLorenzo, Paloma Arena, Bhavani Rupee, Apollo Pittman, Izzy Rodrigues Our project centers around the book The […]

]]> ad0ff5ec0bf91ea0db7d8911a2222c79 Teaching and Learning Collaboratory wrote a new blog post Racial Stress and Academic Outcomes In Hispanic Students of Upper Manhattan in the group STEAM Festival https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/steam/?p=3419 Thu, 18 Dec 2025 19:46:14 -0500 Racial Stress and Academic Outcomes In Hispanic Students of Upper Manhattan Group Members: Kaitlyn Frances, Wilson Wu, Kelly Aquino In our study, we demonstrated an effective comparison between High school […]

]]> 22e6bad2589bb9175661d7b5934727ae Teaching and Learning Collaboratory wrote a new blog post Inside an Immigration Courtroom in the group STEAM Festival https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/steam/?p=3427 Thu, 18 Dec 2025 19:46:13 -0500 Inside an Immigration Courtroom Group Members: Ayesha Ishaq My project is a diorama of an immigration courtroom, showing how overwhelming the space can feel for people […]

]]> 1e9d293f4c1a7327a5c7d283573dc410 Teaching and Learning Collaboratory wrote a new blog post Art in NYC: What It Was, and What AI Is Making It Now in the group STEAM Festival https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/steam/?p=3431 Thu, 18 Dec 2025 19:46:12 -0500 Art in NYC: What It Was, and What AI Is Making It Now Group Members: Christal Colón, Sasha Lopez, Feriel Berrahou, Imene Zarouri, and Ounay Tawadrous When you hear New York City, what’s th […]

]]> c74227790395a80cd17f53d08ebc8bf5 Teaching and Learning Collaboratory wrote a new blog post Racial Stress and Academic Outcomes in Hispanic Students of Upper Manhattan Paper in the group STEAM Festival https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/steam/?p=3435 Thu, 18 Dec 2025 19:46:12 -0500 Racial Stress and Academic Outcomes in Hispanic Students of Upper Manhattan Paper Group Members: Kelly Aquino, Kaitlyn Frances, Wilson Wu Racial Stress and Academic Outcomes in Hispanic Students of Upper […]

]]> c8c1556c4348669b6ce2f31a96184428 Teaching and Learning Collaboratory wrote a new blog post Spectroscopy in the group STEAM Festival https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/steam/?p=3439 Thu, 18 Dec 2025 19:46:11 -0500 Spectroscopy Group Members: Marguerite Mauceri This project examines the foundational 19th-century experiments of Robert Bunsen and Gustav […]

]]> 74175d8e52e702b9867a530590180271 Philopateer Demyan wrote a new blog post How has educational attainment shaped economic outcomes and life expectancy in the United States between 2000 and 2020? in the group STEAM Festival https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/steam/?p=3407 Thu, 18 Dec 2025 19:45:15 -0500 How has educational attainment shaped economic outcomes and life expectancy in the United States between 2000 and 2020? Group Members: Philopateer Demyan, Janel Wang, Matthew Venditti Our project shows one simple but important truth. Education in the […]

]]> e00f0dab42473d8c89ee01946e976757 Michelle wrote a new blog post Spotted Lanternflies and Urban Heat in the group STEAM Festival https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/steam/?p=3411 Thu, 18 Dec 2025 19:45:14 -0500 Spotted Lanternflies and Urban Heat Group Members: Nour Sulaiman, Michelle Lee, Jheillyn Vargas, Chris The spotted lanternflies invasive to the US (and Korea and Japan) […]

]]> 9030a52737f48051367d03212710f55a Jam Woon wrote a new blog post Environmental Impacts on Bee Diversity in the group STEAM Festival https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/steam/?p=3423 Thu, 18 Dec 2025 19:45:13 -0500 Environmental Impacts on Bee Diversity Group Members: Jam Woon, Lars Duhaney, Benjamin Malayev, Hannah Zakry Our project analyzes the information gathered through the 2025 […]

]]> dc3456cc3d62cfe9135e2288b235c2b2 Jasmine Man wrote a new blog post Hostile Architecture in the group STEAM Festival https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/steam/?p=3443 Thu, 18 Dec 2025 19:44:47 -0500 Hostile Architecture Group Members: Francesca Lapointe, Jasmine Man, Lucy Chen, Nicole Chen, Suah Kim For our STEAM project, we have chosen to focus on […]

]]> 9e76b0f7cd9381d0e9b2d3cdcebb8c88 Adam Adler wrote a new blog post The Broken Ladder: Is AI Automating the Path to Expertise?​ in the group STEAM Festival https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/steam/?p=3474 Thu, 18 Dec 2025 19:44:46 -0500 The Broken Ladder: Is AI Automating the Path to Expertise?​ Group Members: Adam Adler, Ahmed Radwan, Catherine Gardella, Esther Adewoyin​ As artificial intelligence’s presence in the workplace i […]

]]> d9e092d44e578bfef67f6216af2cd4be Abdoulaye Diop wrote a new blog post Exploring the Digital Marketplace in the group STEAM Festival https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/steam/?p=3484 Thu, 18 Dec 2025 19:44:45 -0500 Exploring the Digital Marketplace Group Members: Abdoulaye Diop, Gianna Schlagel, Danil Gurshumov My group members and I researched how the increase in online shopping […]

]]> 0242fa599394f15d62b8b62de03fa41b Danil Gurshumov wrote a new blog post How Online Shopping Has Helped and Hurt the U.S. Economy in the group STEAM Festival https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/steam/?p=3495 Thu, 18 Dec 2025 19:44:45 -0500 How Online Shopping Has Helped and Hurt the U.S. Economy Group Members: Danil Gurshumov, Gianna Schlagel, Abdoulaye Diop In this specific research paper, online shopping is discussed. This […]

]]> 535067daea29ac86797fed01cb0c2a99 Dominic Intervallo wrote a new blog post Snowfall Trends Across Urban and Suburban Areas in the group STEAM Festival https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/steam/?p=3515 Thu, 18 Dec 2025 19:44:44 -0500 Snowfall Trends Across Urban and Suburban Areas Group Members: Dominic Intervallo, Aaron Dixon, Zaniel Ortiz, Marooha Atif Our project focuses on snowfall trends and how they compare. […]

]]> b1fc268fb107b4f83487b574521b7dff Teaching and Learning Collaboratory wrote a new blog post Water pollution and its impacts on lifestyles in the group STEAM Festival https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/steam/?p=3499 Thu, 18 Dec 2025 19:44:43 -0500 Water pollution and its impacts on lifestyles Group Members: Suleman R, Asahi O, Amanda W, Dina F Our project seemed to explore the intersections of water pollution and its impacts […]

]]> e3c2da1e4e2286558be56ab4b191b004 Teaching and Learning Collaboratory wrote a new blog post The Science of Bliss Through Everyday Practices in the group STEAM Festival https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/steam/?p=3507 Thu, 18 Dec 2025 19:44:43 -0500 The Science of Bliss Through Everyday Practices Group Members: Nour Eleish, Stephen Lau, Rachel Malamud, Jia Ni Ren Our group aimed to research various methodologies for maximizing […]

]]> 164dd2d6a2366563c3bab7d8b752e7aa Teaching and Learning Collaboratory wrote a new blog post How different intensity of sound effect Red Wigglers in the group STEAM Festival https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/steam/?p=3511 Thu, 18 Dec 2025 19:44:42 -0500 How different intensity of sound effect Red Wigglers Group Members: Kayla Gonzalez, Jean Singh, Maya Ford. Our project seeks to investigate the effects of sound and vibration on worms. […]

]]> f3df35e74b4ac3197ec57a520f03a946 Teaching and Learning Collaboratory wrote a new blog post The Broken Ladder: Is Ai Automating the Path to Expertise? in the group STEAM Festival https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/steam/?p=3491 Thu, 18 Dec 2025 19:44:41 -0500 The Broken Ladder: Is Ai Automating the Path to Expertise? Group Members: Esther Adewoyin, Adam Adler, Ahmed Radwan and Catherine Gardella It explores how artificial intelligence is reshaping […]

]]> e040606f1cfdf15cd2aa3fbaaa6c8cae Teaching and Learning Collaboratory wrote a new blog post Mosquito Spraying in NYC in the group STEAM Festival https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/steam/?p=3503 Thu, 18 Dec 2025 19:44:41 -0500 Mosquito Spraying in NYC Group Members: Alif Yaa Khan. Lia Cardo. Alex Ramlochan, Matthias Yannez, Katherine Ahrens Ever wonder if the city’s mosquito s […]

]]> c077c7666dfe91a916da725f4325923e Teaching and Learning Collaboratory wrote a new blog post Can AI Experience Brainrot? in the group STEAM Festival https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/steam/?p=3447 Thu, 18 Dec 2025 19:44:40 -0500 Can AI Experience Brainrot? Group Members: Joseph Geraci, Angie Mekki, Nicholas Runfola, Kateryna Taranenko Many studies have shown that AI Language Learning Model […]

]]> 77d3d9c15e80163be2dd6882abd72fc0 Teaching and Learning Collaboratory wrote a new blog post RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CHANGES IN TIME OF DAY AND SOUND LEVELS IN MANHATTAN in the group STEAM Festival https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/steam/?p=3480 Thu, 18 Dec 2025 19:44:39 -0500 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CHANGES IN TIME OF DAY AND SOUND LEVELS IN MANHATTAN Group Members: Zoe George, Savanah Barton, Ayden Alcaraz Our group investigates the relationship between time of day and urban sound […]

]]> d464eb8abb16afa1f0120d76cd2d78ad Teaching and Learning Collaboratory wrote a new blog post Sculptures in NYC in the group STEAM Festival https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/steam/?p=3477 Thu, 18 Dec 2025 19:44:39 -0500 Sculptures in NYC Group Members: Mehrin Chowdhury, Sophia Lengyel, Ava Monaco Throughout the semester, our seminar class learned about different types of […]

]]> b7ac8f3ff3cd06ce1aeb087ce49381b1 Teaching and Learning Collaboratory wrote a new blog post Adverse Childhood Experiences and Children’s (0-17 years) Emotional and Behavioral Development in the United States in 2021-2023 in the group STEAM Festival https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/steam/?p=3470 Thu, 18 Dec 2025 19:44:38 -0500 Adverse Childhood Experiences and Children’s (0-17 years) Emotional and Behavioral Development in the United States in 2021-2023 Group Members: Anna Kopachevsky, Brendan Kwan, Nisha Nibu For our research project we focused on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), […]

]]> 37dc10091ab2022756324e9ed48ed09e Teaching and Learning Collaboratory wrote a new blog post The Locals in the group STEAM Festival https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/steam/?p=3466 Thu, 18 Dec 2025 19:44:37 -0500 The Locals Group Members: Noshin Orala, Noor Syar, Nabiha Subaita STEAM. NYC. Origami. The project was created based on these three aspects. Our […]

]]> b68cf49d542b5f3797756b16957ac4ba Teaching and Learning Collaboratory wrote a new blog post The Broken Ladder: Is AI Automating the Path to Expertise? in the group STEAM Festival https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/steam/?p=3462 Thu, 18 Dec 2025 19:44:37 -0500 The Broken Ladder: Is AI Automating the Path to Expertise? Group Members: Ahmed Radwan, Adam Adler, Catherine Gardella, Esther Adewoyin Everyone seems to be asking the same question: “Will AI […]

]]> 637f9383634cdc67e7f93041dedbe1c2 Teaching and Learning Collaboratory wrote a new blog post Opera: What is it and How Does it Connect to New York City? in the group STEAM Festival https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/steam/?p=3458 Thu, 18 Dec 2025 19:44:36 -0500 Opera: What is it and How Does it Connect to New York City? Group Members: Vincent Oppedisano In this project, I will explore the history of opera, common forms or genres of opera, and why it […]

]]> d4b081e4067a6febac39fbe1d15464ec Teaching and Learning Collaboratory wrote a new blog post MTA Art in the group STEAM Festival https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/steam/?p=3454 Thu, 18 Dec 2025 19:44:35 -0500 MTA Art Group Members: Sahra Abrar, Sarah Germana, Mavluda Khaidarova We chose a subway because it’s one place in New York where everyone ends […]

]]> 1f49fdab9a7f3f21740c998abb057677 Teaching and Learning Collaboratory wrote a new blog post The Effects of Golf Course Fragmentation on Wildlife Populations and Biodiversity in NYS? in the group STEAM Festival https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/steam/?p=3450 Thu, 18 Dec 2025 19:44:35 -0500 The Effects of Golf Course Fragmentation on Wildlife Populations and Biodiversity in NYS? Group Members: Aleksey Moshkov, Anjali George, Sakshi Tiwari Golf course fragmentation breaks large natural habitats into smaller, […]

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