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Mechanical Engineering - A Select Guide to Reference Sources


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This is a guide to basic reference sources for mechanical engineering. Most of the materials on engineering are located in the Central Library though some relevant materials may also be found in Science Library. Please always check LINC (the NUS Library INtegrated Catalogue) for the specific location.


Library of Congress Classification Numbers (for science & technology materials)
Use this as a quick guide to our library collection if you do not know the call numbers)

Q Science (General)
QA76 Computer science. Electronic data processing
QD Chemistry
TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering
TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
TH Building construction
TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
TK Electrical engineering
TP Chemical engineering
TS Manufactures

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Literature Guides


These guides tell you how to find engineering materials.

Encyclopedia of physical sciences and engineering information sources. 2nd ed. / Edited by Martin A. Smith; David E. Wilt; Judith B. Erickson. Detroit: Gale Research, 1997.
Z7401 Enc (SC Reference 10)

How to find information in science and technology. 2nd ed. / Jill Lambert; Peter A. Lambert. London: Library Association Pub., 1991.
Q223 Lam (CL Reference)

Information sources in engineering. 3rd ed. / Edited by K. W. Mildren; P. J. Hicks. Guides to Information Sources. London: Bowker-Saur, 1996.
T10.7 Ino (CL Reference)

Information sources in science and technology. 3rd ed. / Charlie D. Hurt. Englewwod, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited, Inc, 1998.
Z7401 Hur (CL Reference)

Walford's guide to reference materials. Vol 1. Science and technology. 7th ed. London: Library Association Pub., 1996.
Z1035 Wal (CL Reference)

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Style Manuals & Guides


These guides teach you how to cite references, write technical papers, reports, etc.

American National Standard for bibliographic references [ANSI Z39.29-1977]. / New York: American National Standards Institute, 1977.
T59.2 Uni.ANS (CL Reference12)

The art of the footnote: the intelligent student's guide to the art and science of annotating texts. / Francis A. Burkle-Young ; Saundra Rose Maley. Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 1996.
PN171 Foo.Bu (CL Reference)

British Standard recommendations for references to published materials [Standard Number: BS1629:1989]. /London: British Standards Institution, 1989.
QC100 Bs (CL Reference12)

The Chicago manual of style. 14 ed. / Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1993.
Z253 Chi (CL Reference,HL Reference, LW Reference, MD Reference9, SC Reference9)

Electronic styles: a handbook for citing electronic information. 2nd ed. / Xia Li and Nancy B. Crane. Medford, NJ: Information Today, 1996.
PN171 Dat.L (CL Reference, MD Reference9, HL Reference)

Handbook for scientific and technical research. / David P. Beach; Torsten K. E. Alvager. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1992.
Q180.3 Bea (CL Reference)

How to write and publish a scientific paper. 5th ed. / Robert A. Day. Phoenix: Oryx Press, 1998.
T11 Day (CL Reference)

How to write and publish engineering papers and reports. 3rd ed. / Herbert B. Michaelson. Phoenix: Oryx Press, 1990.
T11 Mic (CL Reference)

Merriam-Webster's manual for writers and editors. / Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1998.
PN147 Mer (CL Reference)

Science and technical writing: a manual of style. 4th ed. / Edited by Philip Rubens. New York: H. Holt, 1992.
T11 Sce (CL Reference)

Scientific & technical writing : developing writing. / Kate Williams. Oxford: The Centre for Staff Development, 1996.
T11Wil (CL Reference
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Where credit is due: a guide to proper citing of sources, print and nonprint. 2nd ed. / Nancy E. Shields, Mary E. Uhle. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 1997.
PN171 Foo.S (CL Reference)

Note: For more materials on writing, publishing technical papers, please check LINC. Search using the option Subject and typing Technical Writing.

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Encyclopedias & Dictionaries


For such materials, please check LINC. Search using the option Subject Keyword. Use terms like: Heating Dictionaries, Mechanical Engineering Dictionaries.

Comprehensive dictionary of measurement and control. / Instrument Society of America. Research Triangle Park, N.C. : Instrument Society of America, 1995.
TS156.8 Com (CL Reference1)

CRC concise encyclopedia of mathematics. / Eric W. Weisstein. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 1999.
QA5 Wei (CL Reference1, SC Reference1)

Dictionary of engineering acronyms and abbreviations. 2nd ed. / Harald Keller; Uwe Erb. New York: New-Schuman, 1994.
T11 Kel (CL Reference1)

Dictionary of mechanical engineering. 4th ed. / G.H.F. Nayler. Warrendale, PA.: Society of Automotive Engineers; Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann, 1996.
TJ9 Nay (CL Reference1)

Dictionary of materials and testing. / William H. Cubberly. Warrendale, PA. : Society of Automotive Engineers, 1993.
TA402 Cub (CL Reference1)

Dictionary of scientific units: including dimensionless numbers. 6th ed. / Jerrard, H. G.; D.B. McNeill. London: Chapman & Hall, 1992.
QC82 Jer (CL Reference1, SC Reference1)

Encyclopedia of applied physics. / Edited by George L. Trigg; Eduardo S. Vera; Walter Greulich. New York: VCH Pub, 1991.
QC5 Enl (CL Reference1, SC Reference1) 

Encyclopedia of energy technology and the environment. / Edited by Attilio Bisio; Sharon Boots. New York : Wiley , 1995.
TJ163.235 (CL Reference1, LW Reference)
This is a multi-voulme publication

Encyclopedia of fluid mechanics. / Edited by N.P. Cheremisinoff, [et al]. Houston: Gulf Pub. Co., 1991.
TK357 Enc (CL Reference1)
This is a multi-voulme publication

Encyclopedia of tribology. / C. Kajdas, S.S.K. Harvey, E. Wilusz. Amsterdam : Elsevier, 1990. 
TJ1075 Kaj (CL Reference1) 

Encyclopedic dictionary of gears and gearing. / David W. South; Richard H. Ewert. New York : McGraw-Hill , 1994.
TJ184 Sou (CL Referenc1)

HVAC/R terminology : a quick reference guide. / Richard Wirtz. Upper Saddle River, NJ. : Prentice Hall, 1998.
TH7007 Wir (CL Reference1)

Illustrated dictionary of metalworking and manufacturing technology. / Edited by Steve F. Krar. New York: McGraw Hill, 1999.
TN609 Ill (CL Reference1)

The International dictionary of heating, ventilating, and air conditioning. 2nd ed. / Compiled by the Publishing Committee of REHVA (Federation of European Heating and Airconditioning Associations). London : E. & FN Spon , 1994.
TH7007 Int (CL Reference1)

International encyclopedia of heat & mass transfer. / Edited by G.F. Hewitt; G.L. Shires; Y.V. Polezhaev. Boca Raton : CRC Press, 1996.
TJ260 Ieh (CL Reference1)

McGraw-Hill concise encyclopedia of science & technology. 4th ed. / Edited by Sybil P. Parker. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1998.
Q121 Macg (CL Reference1, SC Reference1)

McGraw-Hill encyclopedia of engineering. 2nd ed. / Edited by Sybil P. Parker. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1993.
TA9 Mcr (CL Reference1)

The McGraw-Hill illustrated encyclopedia of robotics & artificial intelligence. / Edited by Stan Gibilisco. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1994.
TJ210.4 Mcg (CL Reference1, SC Reference1)

Plumbing encyclopaedia. 2nd ed. / R.D. Treloar. Oxford ; Cambridge, Mass. : Blackwell Science, 1996.
TH6109 Tre (CL Reference1)

Van Nostrand's scientific encyclopedia. / Edited by Douglas M. Considine; Glenn D. Considine. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1995.
Q121 Vann (CL Reference1, SC Reference1)

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Electronic Resources (CD-ROMs & Web Databases)


Please click on link to Engineering : Databases Available in NUS Library.

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Printed Indexes & Abstracts


These indexes and abstracts allow you to search for citations of journals articles and conference papers on a topic.

Applied mechanics review. Vol 34(1981)-
TA1 AMR (CL Reference5, CL Closed Stacks)
Vol 1(1948)-vol 51(1998) (SC Closed Stacks)

Applied science technology index. 1958-1997.
AI3 AST (CL Reference5, CL Closed Stacks)

Conference papers index: life sciences, chemistry, physical sciences, geosciences, engineering. Vol 7, no. 1,2,12 (Jan, Feb, Dec 1979), Vol 8, no. 1(Jan 1980), Vol 10, no. 1 (1982)-Vol 19 (1991)
Z7403 CPI (CL Reference5, CL Closed Stacks)

Current technology index. 1981-1996.
AI3 CTI (CL Reference5, CL Closed Stacks)

Engineering index annual. 1968-1991. (Equivalent to Compendex Plus). View the electronic version : Ei Compendex (available on Digital Library). 
Z5851 EIA (CL Reference5, CL Closed Stacks) 

Index to scientific reviews: an international interdisciplinary index to the review literature of science, medicine, agriculture, technology, and the behavioral sciences. 1985-
Z7403 ISR (CL Reference5, CL Closed Stacks)

Index to theses accepted for higher degrees by the universities of Great Britain and Ireland and the Council for National Academic awards. 1950-
Z5055 Gre.I (CL Reference5). View the electronic version : Index to Theses.

ISMEC :Mechanical engineering abstracts. Vol 21 (1988)-Vol 25 (1992).
Z5851 ISM (CL Reference5)

Mechanical engineering abstracts. Vol 26 (1993)-Vol 29 (1996).
Z5851 MEA (CL Reference5)
(Previously known as ISMEC :Mechanical engineering abstracts)

Surface treatment technology abstracts. Vol 31(1989)-
Z6679 Cor.ST (CL Reference5)

Wind engineering abstracts. Vol 1(1982)-
TJ825 WE (CL Reference5)

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Databooks


Formulas for stress, strain, and structural matrices. / Walter D. Pilkey. New York: J. Wiley, c1994.
TA407.2 Pill (CL Reference10)

Machine design data handbook. / K. Lingaiah. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1994.
TJ230 Lin (CL Reference10
)

Tables for the hydraulic design of pipes, sewers and channels. / HR Wallingford; D.I.H. Barr. London: T. Telford, 1998.
TC174 Tab (CL Reference10
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Tables of physical and chemical constants. 16th ed. Essex: Longman, 1995.
QC61 Kay (CL Reference10, SC Reference4)

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Examination Database


Contains the NUS examination papers from recent years. To access, go to Digital Library, select Exam Papers under "Browse by Type of Format".

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Handbooks


These provide quick guides to topics, formulas, etc. Most of the latest edition of handbooks are kept in CL Reference. For handbooks on various topics, please check LINC. Search under the option Subject Keyword. Key in terms such as: Heating handbooks, Mechanical engineering handbooks.

Advanced machining technology handbook. / James Brown. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1998.
TJ1185 Bro (CL Reference)

Automotive electronics handbook. 2nd ed. / Edited by Ronald K. Jurgen. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1999.
TL272.5 Aut (CL Reference)

Boiler operator's guide. 4th ed. / Anthony Lawrence Kohan. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1997.
TJ289 Koh (CL Reference)

Composites engineering handbook. / Edited by P.K. Mallick. New York: M. Dekker, 1997.
TA418.9 Cem.C (CL Reference)

The control handbook. / Edited by William S. Levine. New York: IEEE Press, 1996.
TJ213 Con (CL Reference)

CRC handbook of lubrication : theory and practice of tribology. / Edited by E. Richard Booser. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 1983-1994.
TJ1075 Crc (CL Reference)
This is a multi-volulme publication

CRC materials science & engineering handbook. 2nd ed. / James F. Shackelford. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 1994.
TA403.4 Crc (CL Reference)

CRC practical handbook of materials selection. / James F. Shackelford; William Alexander; Jun S. Park. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 1995.
TA403.4 Sha (CL Reference)

Dudley's gear handbook. 2nd ed. / Edited by Dennis P. Townsend. New York : McGraw-Hill , c1991.
TJ184 Dud (CL Reference)

Energy management handbook. 3rd ed. / Wayne C. Turner. Lilburn, GA : Fairmount Press, 1997.
TJ163.2 Tur (CL Reference)

Engineered materials handbook. Materials Park, OH : ASM International, 1995.  
TA403.4 eng (CL Reference)

Engineering handbook. / Edited by Richard C. Dorf. Boca Raton: CRC Press; [Piscataway, NJ]: IEEE Press, 1996.
TA151 Eng (CL Reference)

Engineering mathematics handbook. 4th ed. / Jan J. Tuma; Ronald A. Walsh. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1997.
TA332 Tum (CL Reference) 

Fan handbook : selection, application and design. / Frank P. Bleier. New York : McGraw-Hill, 1997.
TJ960 Ble (CL Reference)

Flow measurement engineering handbook. 3rd ed. / Richard W. Miller. New York : McGraw-Hill , c1996.
TC177 Mil (CL Reference)

Handbook of composites. / Edited by S.T. Peters. London : Chapman & Hall, 1998.
TA418.9 Com.Ha (CL Reference)

Handbook of die design. / Ivana Suchy. New York : McGraw-Hill, 1998.
TS253 Suc (CL Reference)

Handbook of electronics manufacturing engineering. 3rd ed. / Bernard S. Matisoff. New York: Chapman & Hall, 1997.
TK7836 Mat (CL Reference)

Handbook of energy engineering. 4th ed. / Albert Thumann. Lilburn, GA : Fairmount Press, 1997.
TJ163.2 Thu (CL Reference)

Handbook of fluid dynamics and fluid machinery. / Edited by Joseph A. Schetz; Allen E. Fuhs. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1996.
TA357 Han (CL Reference)

- This is a multi-volume publication

Handbook of heat and mass transfer. / Edited by Nicholas P. Cheremisinoff. Houston : Gulf Pub. Co. , c1986-<c1990>
TJ260 Han (CL Reference)
- This is a multi-volume publication

Handbook of hydraulics for the solution of hydraulic engineering problems. 7th ed. / Ernest F. Brater, Horace Williams King ; Edited by James E. Lindell ; C.Y. Wei. New York : McGraw-Hill , c1996.
TC160 Bra (CL Reference)

Handbook of manufacturing engineering. / Edited by Jack M. Walker. New York: M. Dekker, 1996.
TS176 Han (CL Reference)

Handbook of materials selection for engineering applications. / Edited by G. T. Murray. New York : Marcel Dekker, Inc, 1997.
TA403.4 Han (CL Reference)

Handbook of mechanical engineering calculations. / Edited by Tyler G. Hicks. New York : McGraw-Hill, 1998.
TJ151 Han (CL Reference)

Handbook of phase change : boiling and condensation. / Edited by Satish G. Kandlikar, Masahiro Shoji, Vijay K. Dhir. Philadelphia, PA.: Taylor & Francis, 1999.
QC307 Han (CL Reference)

Handbook of plastics joining : a practical guide. / Plastic Joining Library. Norwich: The Library, 1997.
TP1160 Han (CL Reference)

HVAC maintenance and operations handbook. / [Edited by] Robert C. Rosaler. New York : McGraw-Hill, 1997.
TH7011 Hva (CL Reference)

HVAC pump handbook. / James B. Rishel. New York : McGraw-Hill, 1996.
TH7478 Ris (CL Reference)

HVAC systems and components handbook. 2nd ed. / [Edited by] Nils R. Grimm; Robert C. Rosaler. New York : McGraw-Hill, 1997.
TH7011 Hva (CL Reference)

Industrial control handbook. 2nd ed. / E. A. Parr. Oxford : Butterworth-Heinemann, 1995.
TP492 Sto (CL Reference)

Industrial refrigeration handbook. / Wilbert F. Stoecker. New York : McGraw-Hill, 1998.
TS156.8 Par (CL Reference)

Kempe's engineer's year-book. London: Morgan-Grampian, 1999.
TA151 KEY (CL Reference) (Latest ed.)

Machinery's handbook. 25th ed. / Erik Oberg, et al. New York: Industrial Press, 1996.
TJ151 Mac (CL Reference)

Mark's standard handbook for mechanical engineers. 10th ed. / Eugene A. Avallone; Theodore Baumeister III. New York: McGraw Hill, 1996.
TJ151 Mar (CL Reference)

Mathematics handbook for science and engineering. Int'l ed. / Lennart Rade; Bertil Westergren. Cambridge, Ma.: Birkhauser Boston, 1995.
QA41 Rad (CL Reference)

McGraw-Hill machining and metalworking handbook. / Ronald A.Walsh. New York : McGraw-Hill , c1994 [i.e. c1993] 
TJ1185 Wal (CL Reference)

Mechanical design handbook. / Edited by Harold A. Rothbart. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1996.
TJ230 Mec (CL Reference)

Mechanical engineers' handbook. 2nd ed. / Edited by Myer Kutz. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1998.
TJ151 Mec (CL Reference)

Mechanical engineer's reference book. 12th ed. / Edited by Edward H. Smith. Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann, 1994.
TJ151 Mec (CL Reference)

Metric units and conversion charts: a metrication handbook for engineers, technologists, and scientists. 2nd ed. / Theodore Wildi. New York: IEEE Press, 1996.
QC94 Wil (CL Reference)

Motor control electronics handbook. / Richard Valentine. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1998.
TK7881.2 Mot (CL Reference)

Newnes engineering and physical science pocket book. 2nd ed. / J.O. Bird; P.J. Chivers. Oxford: Newnes, 1996.
TA151 Bir (CL Reference)

Plumber's and pipefitter's calculations manual. / R. Dodge Woodson. New York : McGraw-Hill , c1996.
TH6125 Woo (CL Reference)

Plumber's quick-reference manual. / R. Dodge Woodson. New York : McGraw-Hill , c1996.
TH6125 Woo (CL Reference)

Pneumatic handbook. 7th ed. / by Antony Barber. Morden, Surrey: Trade & Technical Press , 1989.
TJ950 Pne (CL Reference)

Process/industrial instruments and controls handbook. 5th ed. /  Edited by Gregory K. McMillan. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1999.
TS156.8 Pro (CL Reference)

Pumping manual. 9th ed. / Dickenson, T. C.. Oxford : Elsevier Advanced Technology, 1995.
TJ900 Pum (CL REF)

Rules of thumb for engineers and scientists. Rev. & expanded ed. / Edited by David Fisher. Houston: Gulf Pub, 1991.
Q199 Rul (CL Reference, SC Reference1)

Rule of thumb for mechanical engineers: a manual of quick, accurate solutions to everyday mechanical engineering problems. / Edited by J. Edward Pope. Houston: Gulf Pub, 1997.
TJ151 Rul (CL Reference)

Scientific unit conversion : a practical guide to metrication. Francois Cardarelli; English translation by M.J. Shields. London: Springer, 1997.
QC94 Car (CL Reference, MD Reference4, SC Reference4)

Seals and sealing handbook. 4th ed. / Melvin W. Brown. Oxford : Elsevier Advanced Technology, 1995.
TJ346 Bro (CL Reference)

Shock and vibration handbook. 4th ed. / Edited by Cyril M. Harris. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1996.
TA355 Sho (CL Reference)

Standard handbook of engineering calculations. 3rd ed. / Tyler G. Hicks; S. David Hicks; Joseph Leto. New York : McGraw-Hill, 1995.
TA151 Sta (CL Reference)

Standard handbook of fastening and joining. 3rd ed. / Edited by Robert O. Parmley. New York : McGraw-Hill, 1996.
TJ1320 Par (CL Reference)

Standard handbook of machine design. 2nd ed. / Edited by Joseph E. Shigley; Charles R. Mischke. New York : McGraw-Hill, 1996.
TJ230 Sta (CL Reference)

Standard handbook of plant engineering. 2nd ed. / Edited by Robert C. Rosaler. New York : McGraw-Hill, 1995.
TS184 Sta (CL Reference,SC Main Shelves)

Standard handbook of powerplant engineering. 2nd ed. / [Edited by] Thomas C. Elliott; Kao Chen; Robert Swanekamp. New York : McGraw Hill, 1997.
TK1191 Sta (CL Reference)

Steel heat treatment handbook. / Edited by George E. Totten; Maurice A.H. Howes. New York : Marcel Dekker, 1997.
TN751 Ste (CL Reference)

Structural engineering & applied mechanics data handbook. / Teng H. Hsu. Houston : Gulf Pub. Co. , c1988-c1991.
TA633 Hsu (CL Reference)
This is a multi-volume publication

Tool and manufacturing engineers handbook: a reference book for manufacturing engineers, managers, and technicians. 4th ed. / Edited by Thomas J. Drozda; Charles Wick. Dearborn, MI: Society of Manufacturing Engineers, 1983-1998.
TJ1125 Too (CL Reference)

This is a multi-volume publication

The tribology handbook. 2nd ed. / Edited by M. J. Neale. Boston : Butterworth-Heinemann, 1995.
TJ1075 Nea (CL Reference)

Valve handbook. / Philip L. Skousen. New York : MacGraw-Hill, 1998.
TS277 Sko (CL Reference)

Welding codes, standards, and specifications. / Jeffrey D. Mouser. New York : McGraw-Hill, 1997.
TS227.2 Mou (CL Reference)

The Wiley engineer's desk reference : a conside guide for the professional engineer. 2nd ed. / Sanford I. Heisler. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1998.
TA151 Hei (CL Reference)

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Academic Exercises and Theses


Academic exercises and theses submitted to the Faculty of Engineering are located at the Central Library Theses Collection (CL Theses Collection). They are for consultation in the library and are not for loan. Permission is required from library staff before photocopying.

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Standards


Standards are kept at CL Reference 12 (inside CL Reference Office) and they are arranged by alphabetical order of the issuing organizations. Standards are for consultations in the library and are not for loan. Permission is required from library staff before photocopying. Some standards such as British Standards are also available on CD-ROMs.

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Document Delivery Service


For NUS academic staff and higher degree students (with approval from their supervisors) who need to obtain journal articles or conference papers that are not found in the library. Request for document delivery service is available via Electronic Forms in the Digital Library page or on prescribed form obtainable at Information Desk, Central Library.

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Inter-Library Loan


NUS academic staff and higher degree students who need books which are not available in NUS Libraries can submit their request for inter-library loan service. This service is available via Electronic Forms in the Digital Library page or on prescribed forms obtainable at Loan Counter 3 (Circulation Dept.) in Central Library.

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Location Codes Used


CL Central Library
HL Hon Sui Sen Memorial Library
LW Law Library
MD Medical Library
SC Science Library

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