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Q1281751
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Cerrado
Located between the Amazon, Atlantic Forests and Pantanal, the Cerrado is the largest savanna region in South America.
The Cerrado is one of the most threatened and overexploited regions in Brazil, second only to the Atlantic Forests in vegetation loss and deforestation. Unsustainable agricultural activities, particularly soy production and cattle ranching, as well as burning of vegetation for charcoal, continue to pose a major threat to the Cerrado’s biodiversity. Despite its environmental importance, it is one of the least protected regions in Brazil.
Facts & Figures
• Covering 2 million km2 , or 21% of the country’s territory, the Cerrado is the second largest vegetation type in Brazil.
• The area is equivalent to the size of England, France, Germany, Italy and Spain combined.
• More than 1,600 species of mammals, birds and reptiles have been identified in the Cerrado.
• Annual rainfall is around 800 to 1600 mm.
• The capital of Brazil, Brasilia, is located in the heart of the Cerrado. • Only 20% of the Cerrado’s original vegetation remains intact; less than 3% of the area is currently guarded by law.
(http://wwf.panda.org. Adaptado.)
The first item from Facts & Figures states that the Cerrado is
the second largest vegetation type in Brazil. Which is the first
largest vegetation type depicted in Map 1?
Q1281749
Inglês
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Cerrado
Located between the Amazon, Atlantic Forests and Pantanal, the Cerrado is the largest savanna region in South America.
The Cerrado is one of the most threatened and overexploited regions in Brazil, second only to the Atlantic Forests in vegetation loss and deforestation. Unsustainable agricultural activities, particularly soy production and cattle ranching, as well as burning of vegetation for charcoal, continue to pose a major threat to the Cerrado’s biodiversity. Despite its environmental importance, it is one of the least protected regions in Brazil.
Facts & Figures
• Covering 2 million km2 , or 21% of the country’s territory, the Cerrado is the second largest vegetation type in Brazil.
• The area is equivalent to the size of England, France, Germany, Italy and Spain combined.
• More than 1,600 species of mammals, birds and reptiles have been identified in the Cerrado.
• Annual rainfall is around 800 to 1600 mm.
• The capital of Brazil, Brasilia, is located in the heart of the Cerrado. • Only 20% of the Cerrado’s original vegetation remains intact; less than 3% of the area is currently guarded by law.
(http://wwf.panda.org. Adaptado.)
The excerpt from the second paragraph “Despite its
environmental importance, it is one of the least protected
regions in Brazil” is reflected in the following item from Facts
& Figures:
Q1281746
Inglês
Examine o cartum de Pia Guerra, publicado no Instagram da revista The New Yorker em 13.11.2018.
“I had that dream again where the small hairy creatures were selling my body for three dollars a gallon.”
A mercadoria a que o cartum faz alusão está diretamente relacionada ao seguinte problema ambiental:
Q1281729
Inglês
Examine o cartum de Steinberg, publicado em seu Instagram em 06.04.2019.
Para o cartunista, a diferença entre estar ou não estar de
dieta limita-se a um sentimento de
Q1280876
Inglês
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HEALTH
PEOPLE WITH A SENSE OF PURPOSE LIVE LONGER,
STUDY SUGGESTS
BY KASHMIRA GANDER ON 5/24/19 AT 11:10 AM EDT
People who have a sense of purpose in life appear to
live longer, according to the latest research linking
this outlook to a person’s quality of life and to better
physical and mental health.
The authors of the study published in the journal
JAMA Network Open looked at data collected from 6,985 adults who were signed up to the Health
and Retirement Study on people ages 50 and above
in the US. The team looked at a group who completed
a questionnaire in 2006 about their purpose in life,
and used it to come up with a score. On average, the
participants were 68.6 years old. Next, the scientists
looked at causes of death in the group between 2006
and 2010. Variables included their demographic,
marital status, race and education level. Lifestyle
choices like smoking and drinking were also noted.
Purpose was defined by the authors as a selforganizing life aim that stimulates goals, promotes
healthy behaviors and gives meaning to life.
The data revealed that the stronger the participants
felt they had a purpose in life, the lower their risk of
dying. This result remained even when the scientists
adjusted their calculations for factors that could affect
their score, such as a participants’ sociodemographic
status and their health.
But scientists don’t know why there seems to be a
link between purposefulness and the length of life.
One explanation is that the attitude and overall wellbeing could prevent genes linked with inflammation
from being expressed in the body. Meanwhile, lacking
a purpose could dampen a person’s motivation to be
healthy and active, the authors suggested.
Andrew Oswald, a professor of economics and
behavioral science at the University of Warwick, in the
U.K., who studies human happiness, told Newsweek:
“It is as though the mind and body can draw on a pool
of immune responses, and a healthy mind allows the
body more immune response, in some way that we
simply do not understand in 2019. Remarkably, a
number of studies seem to show that happy people
and people with a sense of purpose live longer.
<https://tinyurl.com/yykc8uu4> Acesso em: 27.05.2019. Adaptado.
No trecho do segundo parágrafo — and used it to come up
with a score – o termo em destaque se refere a
Q1280875
Inglês
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HEALTH
PEOPLE WITH A SENSE OF PURPOSE LIVE LONGER,
STUDY SUGGESTS
BY KASHMIRA GANDER ON 5/24/19 AT 11:10 AM EDT
People who have a sense of purpose in life appear to
live longer, according to the latest research linking
this outlook to a person’s quality of life and to better
physical and mental health.
The authors of the study published in the journal
JAMA Network Open looked at data collected from 6,985 adults who were signed up to the Health
and Retirement Study on people ages 50 and above
in the US. The team looked at a group who completed
a questionnaire in 2006 about their purpose in life,
and used it to come up with a score. On average, the
participants were 68.6 years old. Next, the scientists
looked at causes of death in the group between 2006
and 2010. Variables included their demographic,
marital status, race and education level. Lifestyle
choices like smoking and drinking were also noted.
Purpose was defined by the authors as a selforganizing life aim that stimulates goals, promotes
healthy behaviors and gives meaning to life.
The data revealed that the stronger the participants
felt they had a purpose in life, the lower their risk of
dying. This result remained even when the scientists
adjusted their calculations for factors that could affect
their score, such as a participants’ sociodemographic
status and their health.
But scientists don’t know why there seems to be a
link between purposefulness and the length of life.
One explanation is that the attitude and overall wellbeing could prevent genes linked with inflammation
from being expressed in the body. Meanwhile, lacking
a purpose could dampen a person’s motivation to be
healthy and active, the authors suggested.
Andrew Oswald, a professor of economics and
behavioral science at the University of Warwick, in the
U.K., who studies human happiness, told Newsweek:
“It is as though the mind and body can draw on a pool
of immune responses, and a healthy mind allows the
body more immune response, in some way that we
simply do not understand in 2019. Remarkably, a
number of studies seem to show that happy people
and people with a sense of purpose live longer.
<https://tinyurl.com/yykc8uu4> Acesso em: 27.05.2019. Adaptado.
Assinale uma explicação dada pelos cientistas para
justificar suas descobertas.
Q1280874
Inglês
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HEALTH
PEOPLE WITH A SENSE OF PURPOSE LIVE LONGER,
STUDY SUGGESTS
BY KASHMIRA GANDER ON 5/24/19 AT 11:10 AM EDT
People who have a sense of purpose in life appear to
live longer, according to the latest research linking
this outlook to a person’s quality of life and to better
physical and mental health.
The authors of the study published in the journal
JAMA Network Open looked at data collected from 6,985 adults who were signed up to the Health
and Retirement Study on people ages 50 and above
in the US. The team looked at a group who completed
a questionnaire in 2006 about their purpose in life,
and used it to come up with a score. On average, the
participants were 68.6 years old. Next, the scientists
looked at causes of death in the group between 2006
and 2010. Variables included their demographic,
marital status, race and education level. Lifestyle
choices like smoking and drinking were also noted.
Purpose was defined by the authors as a selforganizing life aim that stimulates goals, promotes
healthy behaviors and gives meaning to life.
The data revealed that the stronger the participants
felt they had a purpose in life, the lower their risk of
dying. This result remained even when the scientists
adjusted their calculations for factors that could affect
their score, such as a participants’ sociodemographic
status and their health.
But scientists don’t know why there seems to be a
link between purposefulness and the length of life.
One explanation is that the attitude and overall wellbeing could prevent genes linked with inflammation
from being expressed in the body. Meanwhile, lacking
a purpose could dampen a person’s motivation to be
healthy and active, the authors suggested.
Andrew Oswald, a professor of economics and
behavioral science at the University of Warwick, in the
U.K., who studies human happiness, told Newsweek:
“It is as though the mind and body can draw on a pool
of immune responses, and a healthy mind allows the
body more immune response, in some way that we
simply do not understand in 2019. Remarkably, a
number of studies seem to show that happy people
and people with a sense of purpose live longer.
<https://tinyurl.com/yykc8uu4> Acesso em: 27.05.2019. Adaptado.
A explicação dada pelos autores da pesquisa ao conceito
de purpose seria
Q1280873
Inglês
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HEALTH
PEOPLE WITH A SENSE OF PURPOSE LIVE LONGER,
STUDY SUGGESTS
BY KASHMIRA GANDER ON 5/24/19 AT 11:10 AM EDT
People who have a sense of purpose in life appear to
live longer, according to the latest research linking
this outlook to a person’s quality of life and to better
physical and mental health.
The authors of the study published in the journal
JAMA Network Open looked at data collected from 6,985 adults who were signed up to the Health
and Retirement Study on people ages 50 and above
in the US. The team looked at a group who completed
a questionnaire in 2006 about their purpose in life,
and used it to come up with a score. On average, the
participants were 68.6 years old. Next, the scientists
looked at causes of death in the group between 2006
and 2010. Variables included their demographic,
marital status, race and education level. Lifestyle
choices like smoking and drinking were also noted.
Purpose was defined by the authors as a selforganizing life aim that stimulates goals, promotes
healthy behaviors and gives meaning to life.
The data revealed that the stronger the participants
felt they had a purpose in life, the lower their risk of
dying. This result remained even when the scientists
adjusted their calculations for factors that could affect
their score, such as a participants’ sociodemographic
status and their health.
But scientists don’t know why there seems to be a
link between purposefulness and the length of life.
One explanation is that the attitude and overall wellbeing could prevent genes linked with inflammation
from being expressed in the body. Meanwhile, lacking
a purpose could dampen a person’s motivation to be
healthy and active, the authors suggested.
Andrew Oswald, a professor of economics and
behavioral science at the University of Warwick, in the
U.K., who studies human happiness, told Newsweek:
“It is as though the mind and body can draw on a pool
of immune responses, and a healthy mind allows the
body more immune response, in some way that we
simply do not understand in 2019. Remarkably, a
number of studies seem to show that happy people
and people with a sense of purpose live longer.
<https://tinyurl.com/yykc8uu4> Acesso em: 27.05.2019. Adaptado.
A pesquisa descrita no texto sugere que a longevidade
está conectada
Q1280872
Inglês
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HEALTH
PEOPLE WITH A SENSE OF PURPOSE LIVE LONGER,
STUDY SUGGESTS
BY KASHMIRA GANDER ON 5/24/19 AT 11:10 AM EDT
People who have a sense of purpose in life appear to
live longer, according to the latest research linking
this outlook to a person’s quality of life and to better
physical and mental health.
The authors of the study published in the journal
JAMA Network Open looked at data collected from 6,985 adults who were signed up to the Health
and Retirement Study on people ages 50 and above
in the US. The team looked at a group who completed
a questionnaire in 2006 about their purpose in life,
and used it to come up with a score. On average, the
participants were 68.6 years old. Next, the scientists
looked at causes of death in the group between 2006
and 2010. Variables included their demographic,
marital status, race and education level. Lifestyle
choices like smoking and drinking were also noted.
Purpose was defined by the authors as a selforganizing life aim that stimulates goals, promotes
healthy behaviors and gives meaning to life.
The data revealed that the stronger the participants
felt they had a purpose in life, the lower their risk of
dying. This result remained even when the scientists
adjusted their calculations for factors that could affect
their score, such as a participants’ sociodemographic
status and their health.
But scientists don’t know why there seems to be a
link between purposefulness and the length of life.
One explanation is that the attitude and overall wellbeing could prevent genes linked with inflammation
from being expressed in the body. Meanwhile, lacking
a purpose could dampen a person’s motivation to be
healthy and active, the authors suggested.
Andrew Oswald, a professor of economics and
behavioral science at the University of Warwick, in the
U.K., who studies human happiness, told Newsweek:
“It is as though the mind and body can draw on a pool
of immune responses, and a healthy mind allows the
body more immune response, in some way that we
simply do not understand in 2019. Remarkably, a
number of studies seem to show that happy people
and people with a sense of purpose live longer.
<https://tinyurl.com/yykc8uu4> Acesso em: 27.05.2019. Adaptado.
Depreende-se do texto que
Q1280810
Inglês
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The End of Poverty
Equality is a very big idea, connected to
freedom, but an idea doesn’t come for free. In a world
where distance no longer determines who your
neighbor is, paying the price for equality is not just heart,
it’s smart. The destinies of the “haves” are intrinsically
linked to the fates of the “have-nothing-at-alls”. If we
didn’t know this already, it became too clear on
September 11, 2001. Africa is not the front line in the
war against terror, but it soon could be.
“The war against terror is bound up in the war
against poverty.” Who said that? Not me. Not some
beatnik peace group. Secretary of State Colin Powell.
And when a military man starts talking like that perhaps
we should listen. In tense, nervous times isn’t it cheaper
– and smarter – to make friends out of potential enemies
than to defend yourself against them?
We could be the first generation to outlaw the
kind of extreme, stupid poverty that sees a child die of
hunger in a world of plenty, or of a disease preventable
by a twenty-cent inoculation. We are the first generation
that has enough power to do that. The first generation
that is powerful enough to unknot the whole tangle of
bad trade, bad debt, and bad luck. The first generation
that can end a corrupt relationship between the powerful
and the weaker parts of the world which has been so
wrong for so long.
If the rich nations decided they could become
slightly “poorer”, they would truly help the nations in
need. If they agreed to write off the old debts of the poor
countries, the whole world would be safer. This year
millions of people gathered to persuade world leaders
to invest more in fighting poverty and disease in Africa.
We cannot save energy life. But the ones we
can, we must. It is – or it ought to be – unacceptable that
an accident of longitude determines whether a child
lives or dies. Fifteen thousand people dying needlessly
every day from AIDS, TB, and malaria. Behind each of
these statistics is someone’s daughter, someone’s son,
a mother, a father, a sister, a brother.
This is Africa’s crisis. That it’s not on the nightly
news, that we do not treat this as an emergency – that’s
our crisis.
(adapted from Bono’s foreword to the End of Poverty, Jeffrey Sachs,
Penguin Press, and “This is Generation’s Moon Shot”, by Bono in
Time)
Assinale a alternativa correta para o verbo em
destaque na frase abaixo.
––The first generation that “can” end a corrupt relationship between the powerful and the weaker parts of the world….
––The first generation that “can” end a corrupt relationship between the powerful and the weaker parts of the world….
Q1280809
Inglês
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The End of Poverty
Equality is a very big idea, connected to
freedom, but an idea doesn’t come for free. In a world
where distance no longer determines who your
neighbor is, paying the price for equality is not just heart,
it’s smart. The destinies of the “haves” are intrinsically
linked to the fates of the “have-nothing-at-alls”. If we
didn’t know this already, it became too clear on
September 11, 2001. Africa is not the front line in the
war against terror, but it soon could be.
“The war against terror is bound up in the war
against poverty.” Who said that? Not me. Not some
beatnik peace group. Secretary of State Colin Powell.
And when a military man starts talking like that perhaps
we should listen. In tense, nervous times isn’t it cheaper
– and smarter – to make friends out of potential enemies
than to defend yourself against them?
We could be the first generation to outlaw the
kind of extreme, stupid poverty that sees a child die of
hunger in a world of plenty, or of a disease preventable
by a twenty-cent inoculation. We are the first generation
that has enough power to do that. The first generation
that is powerful enough to unknot the whole tangle of
bad trade, bad debt, and bad luck. The first generation
that can end a corrupt relationship between the powerful
and the weaker parts of the world which has been so
wrong for so long.
If the rich nations decided they could become
slightly “poorer”, they would truly help the nations in
need. If they agreed to write off the old debts of the poor
countries, the whole world would be safer. This year
millions of people gathered to persuade world leaders
to invest more in fighting poverty and disease in Africa.
We cannot save energy life. But the ones we
can, we must. It is – or it ought to be – unacceptable that
an accident of longitude determines whether a child
lives or dies. Fifteen thousand people dying needlessly
every day from AIDS, TB, and malaria. Behind each of
these statistics is someone’s daughter, someone’s son,
a mother, a father, a sister, a brother.
This is Africa’s crisis. That it’s not on the nightly
news, that we do not treat this as an emergency – that’s
our crisis.
(adapted from Bono’s foreword to the End of Poverty, Jeffrey Sachs,
Penguin Press, and “This is Generation’s Moon Shot”, by Bono in
Time)
Assinale a alternativa correta para o verbo em
destaque na frase abaixo.
Africa is not the front line in the war against terror, but it soon “could” be.
Africa is not the front line in the war against terror, but it soon “could” be.
Q1280808
Inglês
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The End of Poverty
Equality is a very big idea, connected to
freedom, but an idea doesn’t come for free. In a world
where distance no longer determines who your
neighbor is, paying the price for equality is not just heart,
it’s smart. The destinies of the “haves” are intrinsically
linked to the fates of the “have-nothing-at-alls”. If we
didn’t know this already, it became too clear on
September 11, 2001. Africa is not the front line in the
war against terror, but it soon could be.
“The war against terror is bound up in the war
against poverty.” Who said that? Not me. Not some
beatnik peace group. Secretary of State Colin Powell.
And when a military man starts talking like that perhaps
we should listen. In tense, nervous times isn’t it cheaper
– and smarter – to make friends out of potential enemies
than to defend yourself against them?
We could be the first generation to outlaw the
kind of extreme, stupid poverty that sees a child die of
hunger in a world of plenty, or of a disease preventable
by a twenty-cent inoculation. We are the first generation
that has enough power to do that. The first generation
that is powerful enough to unknot the whole tangle of
bad trade, bad debt, and bad luck. The first generation
that can end a corrupt relationship between the powerful
and the weaker parts of the world which has been so
wrong for so long.
If the rich nations decided they could become
slightly “poorer”, they would truly help the nations in
need. If they agreed to write off the old debts of the poor
countries, the whole world would be safer. This year
millions of people gathered to persuade world leaders
to invest more in fighting poverty and disease in Africa.
We cannot save energy life. But the ones we
can, we must. It is – or it ought to be – unacceptable that
an accident of longitude determines whether a child
lives or dies. Fifteen thousand people dying needlessly
every day from AIDS, TB, and malaria. Behind each of
these statistics is someone’s daughter, someone’s son,
a mother, a father, a sister, a brother.
This is Africa’s crisis. That it’s not on the nightly
news, that we do not treat this as an emergency – that’s
our crisis.
(adapted from Bono’s foreword to the End of Poverty, Jeffrey Sachs,
Penguin Press, and “This is Generation’s Moon Shot”, by Bono in
Time)
Sobre a ideia principal do texto, assinale a
alternativa correta.
Q1280807
Inglês
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NO DIFFERENCE
Small as a peanut,
Big as a giant,
We’re all the same size
When we turn off the light.
Rich as a sultan,
Poor as a mite,
We’re all worth the same
When we turn off the light.
Red, black or orange,
Yellow or white,
We all look the same
When we turn off the light
So maybe the way
To make everything right
Is for God just reach out
And turn off the light!
(Where the Sidewalk Ends, the poems and drawings of Shel
Silverstein. New York, Harper Collins Publishers, 1974)
De acordo com o texto, assinale a alternativa
correta.
Ano: 2019
Banca:
UECE-CEV
Órgão:
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Q1280289
Inglês
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TEXTO
The Future Of Work: 5 Important Ways Jobs
Will Change In The 4th Industrial Revolution
Fonte:
https://www.forbes.com/2019/07/15
As to what employees could do to prepare
for so many changes that are already happening,
the text suggests, among other things,
Ano: 2019
Banca:
UECE-CEV
Órgão:
UECE
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Q1280288
Inglês
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TEXTO
The Future Of Work: 5 Important Ways Jobs
Will Change In The 4th Industrial Revolution
Fonte:
https://www.forbes.com/2019/07/15
Still about the role of employers, the text
mentions they will have to adjust the way they
operate so that they are able to attract talented
people to work in their company by, for instance,
Ano: 2019
Banca:
UECE-CEV
Órgão:
UECE
Prova:
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Q1280287
Inglês
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TEXTO
The Future Of Work: 5 Important Ways Jobs
Will Change In The 4th Industrial Revolution
Fonte:
https://www.forbes.com/2019/07/15
Amongst the transformations companies will
go through, the text highlights a set of skills
employers should be searching for when hiring
new employees. It would be the ones that
Ano: 2019
Banca:
UECE-CEV
Órgão:
UECE
Prova:
UECE-CEV - 2019 - UECE - Vestibular - Língua Inglesa 2ªfase |
Q1280286
Inglês
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TEXTO
The Future Of Work: 5 Important Ways Jobs
Will Change In The 4th Industrial Revolution
Fonte:
https://www.forbes.com/2019/07/15
As to the presence of intelligent machines at
the workplace, the text argues that it can
Ano: 2019
Banca:
UECE-CEV
Órgão:
UECE
Prova:
UECE-CEV - 2019 - UECE - Vestibular - Língua Inglesa 2ªfase |
Q1280285
Inglês
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TEXTO
The Future Of Work: 5 Important Ways Jobs
Will Change In The 4th Industrial Revolution
Fonte:
https://www.forbes.com/2019/07/15
In relation to the fluidity of positions in a
company, the text mentions that this change
would be an attractive feature mainly to
Ano: 2019
Banca:
UECE-CEV
Órgão:
UECE
Prova:
UECE-CEV - 2019 - UECE - Vestibular - Língua Inglesa 2ªfase |
Q1280284
Inglês
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TEXTO
The Future Of Work: 5 Important Ways Jobs
Will Change In The 4th Industrial Revolution
Fonte:
https://www.forbes.com/2019/07/15
Among the ways in which jobs will change,
the text mentions
Ano: 2019
Banca:
UECE-CEV
Órgão:
UECE
Prova:
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Q1280283
Inglês
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TEXTO
The Future Of Work: 5 Important Ways Jobs
Will Change In The 4th Industrial Revolution
Fonte:
https://www.forbes.com/2019/07/15
A report by the McKinsey Global Institute
dealing with automation at work has brought
evidence that
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