Building (edifici) P2, 2nd floor, office (despatx) 216. joaquim.fort(AT)udg.edu
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Complex Systems Lab
BEQUES per a fer la tesi
Divulgacio
Curriculum abreujat
2021 ICREA Academia award, Humanities (2022-2026)
2014 ICREA Academia award, Humanities (2015-2020)
Full professor (Catedratic d'universitat), Physics (2009-present)
SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS
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ORCID: 0000-0003-2647-8558, researcher ID: H-7140-2015
134. Fort J Demic versus cultural diffusion in Neolithic spread: bringing together archaeological, ethnographic and genetic data submitted (2024)
133. Pardo-Gordo S, Fort J Initial growth rates of prehistoric populations: a comparative analysis of early Neolithic groups in the Iberian Peninsula submitted (2024)
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132. Fort J Tendencies in the tempo of premodern agricultural expansions submitted (2024)
130. Bancells P, Fort J Cultural versus demic diffusion in agricultural expansions according to three definitions of dispersal distances Archaeol. Anthropol. Sci. 16, 39 (2024)
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129. Perez-Losada J, Fort J Diffusion of humans out of Africa and the phonemic diversity cline Diffusion Fundamentals 38, 001 (2023)
128. Fort J
Neolithic transitions: diffusion of people or diffusion of culture?
in Diffusive spreading in nature, technology and society, ed. A Bunde, J Caro, J K rger, G Vogl (Springer, Cham, 2023), pp.327-346
127. Fort J Dispersal distances and cultural effects in the spread of the Neolithic along the northern Mediterranean coast Archaeol. Anthropol. Sci. 14, 153 (2022)
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Included in Neolithic Miscellany 31/7/22
126. Fort J Prehistoric spread rates and genetic clines Hum. Popul. Genet. Genom. 2, 0003, 1-36 (2022)
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125. Fort J
The spread of agriculture: quantitative laws in prehistory?
In Simulating Transitions to Agriculture in Prehistory, ed. S Pardo-Gord and S Bergin (Springer, Cham, 2021), pp. 17-28.
124. Fort J Front propagation and cultural transmission. Theory and application to Neolithic transitions Chaos, Solitons and Fractals 148, 111060, 1-11 (2021)
123. Fort J Biased dispersal can explain fast human range expansions Sci. Rep. 10, 9036, 1-10 (2020)
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122. Fort J, Pareta M M Long-distance dispersal effects and Neolithic waves of advance J. Arch. Sci. 119, 105148, 1-11 (2020)
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121. Fort J Genetica antigua: un nuevo camino para desentranar el pasado de la humanidad Investigacion y Ciencia 523, 91-92 (Abril 2020)
Book review of Who we are and how we got here, by David Reich. Spanish edition of Scientific American
120. Isern N, Fort J Assessing the importance of cultural diffusion in the Bantu spread into southeastern Africa PLoS One 14, e0215573, 1-18 (2019)
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119. Cobo J M, Fort J, Isern N The spread of rice in eastern and southeastern Asia was mainly demic
J. Arch. Sci. 101, 123 130 (2019)
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118. Fort J Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza (1922-2018) Human Biology 90, 89-95 (2018)
117. Fort J Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza: simbiosis de ciencia y humanidades Investigacion y Ciencia 505, 12-13 (Octubre 2018)
Spanish edition of Scientific American
116. Fort J, Pareta M M, Sorensen L
Estimating the relative importance of demic and cultural diffusion in the spread of the Neolithic in Scandinavia
J. R. Soc. Interface 15, 20180597 (2018)
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115. Perez-Losada J, Fort J
A serial founder effect model of phonemic diversity based on phonemic loss in low-density populations
  PLoS One 13, e0198346 (2018)
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114. Fort J
The Neolithic transition: diffusion of people or diffusion of culture?
in Diffusive spreading in nature, technology and society, ed. A Bunde, J Caro, J K rger, G Vogl (Springer, Berlin, 2018), pp. 313-331
113. Isern N, Fort J, de Rioja V L
The ancient cline of haplogroup K implies that the Neolithic transition in Europe was mainly demic
Sci. Rep. 7, 11229 (2017)
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Featured by Russian Information Agency (RIA Novosti) 12/09/2017
Spanish version;
History Forum (Geschichtsforum) 16/9/2017
112. Isern N, Zilhao J, Fort J, Ammerman A J
Modeling the role of voyaging in the coastal spread of the early Neolithic in the West Mediterranean
PNAS 114, 897 902 (2017)
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111. Fort J, P rez-Losada J
Can a linguistic serial founder effect originating in Africa explain the worldwide phonemic cline?
J. R. Soc. Interface 13, 20160185 (2016). SI: data, text
110. de Rioja V L, Isern N, Fort J
A mathematical approach to virus therapy of glioblastomas
Biology Direct 11, 1-12 (2016)
109. Isern N, Fort J
Modelling cultural shift: application to processes of language displacement
in Simulating prehistoric and ancient worlds, ed. J A Barcelo and F del Castillo (Springer, Berlin, 2016), chapter 7, pp. 219-232
108. Fort J, Isern N, Jerardino A, Rondelli B
Population spread and cultural transmission in Neolithic transitions
in Simulating prehistoric and ancient worlds, ed. J A Barcelo and F del Castillo (Springer, 2016), chapter 5, pp. 189-197
107. Fort J, Crema E, Madella M
Modeling demic and cultural diffusion: an introduction
Human Biology 87 (3), 141-149 (2015)
106. Fort J
Modelos matematicos de la transicion neolitica
Investigacion y Ciencia 466, 58-65 (Julio 2015). Spanish edition of Scientific American
105. Fort J
Demic and cultural diffusion propagated the Neolithic transition across different regions of Europe
J. R. Soc. Interface 12, 20150166 (2015)
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104. de Rioja V L, Fort J, Isern N
Front propagation speeds of T7 virus mutants
J. Theor. Biol. 385, 112-118 (2015)
103. Jerardino A, Fort J, Isern N, Rondelli B
Cultural diffusion was the main driving mechanism of the Neolithic transition in southern Africa PLoS ONE 9, e113672, 1-19 (2014)
102. Amor D R, Fort J
Cohabitation reaction-diffusion model for virus focal infections
Physica A 416, 611 619 (2014)
101. Isern N, Fort J, Carvalho AF, Gibaja JF, Ibanez JJ
The Neolithic transition in the Iberian Peninsula: data analysis and modelling J. Arch. Method & Theory 21, 447-460 (2014) SI
100. Isern N, Fort J
Language extinction and linguistic fronts
J. Roy. Soc. Interface 11, 20140028, 1-9 (2014)
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99. Amor D R, Fort J
Lag-driven motion in front propagation
Physica A 392, 4946-4955 (2013)
98. Fort J, Sole R V
Accelerated tumor invasion under non-isotropic cell dispersal in glioblastomas New J. Phys. 15, 055001, 1-10 (2013)
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97. Fort J, Perez-Losada J, Sunol JJ
Electric fire hazards at home and in the classroom
Phys. Educ. 48, 558-560 (2013)
95. Fort J, Perez-Losada J
Front speed of language replacement Human Biology 84, 755 772 (2012)
94. Isern N, Fort J, vander Linden M
Space competition and time delays in human range expansions. Application to the Neolithic transition PLoS ONE 7, e51106, 1-9 (2012)
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93. Isern N, Fort J
Modelling the effect of mesolithic populations on the slowdown of the Neolithic transition
J. Arch. Sci. 39, 3671-3676 (2012)
92. Fort J, Pujol T, Vander Linden M
Modelling the Neolithic transition in the Near East and Europe
American Antiquity 77, 203-220 (2012)
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91. Amor D R, Fort J
Effects of punishment in a mobile population playing the prisoner's dilemma game
Phys. Rev. E 84, 066115, 1-10 (2011)
90. Isern N, Fort J
Cohabitation effect on the slowdown of the Neolithic expansion
Europhys. Lett. 96, 58002, 1-5 (2011)
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89. Fort J
Vertical cultural transmission effects on demic front propagation: Theory and application to the Neolithic transition in Europe
Phys. Rev. E 83, 056124, 1-10 (2011)
88. Perez-Losada J, Fort J
Spatial dimensions increase the effect of cultural drift
J. Arch. Sci. 38, 1294-1299 (2011)
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87. Isern N, Fort J
Anisotropic dispersion, space competition and the slowdown of the Neolithic transition New J. Phys. 12, 123002, 1-9 (2010)
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86. Perez-Losada J, Fort J
Age-dependent mortality, fecundity and mobility effects on front speeds: theory and application to the Neolithic transition
J. Stat. Mechs.: Theor. & Exp. 2010, P11006, 1-13 (2010)
85. Amor D R, Fort J
Virus infection speeds: theory versus experiment Phys. Rev. E 82, 061905, 1-9 (2010)
Featured in El Punt, Diari de Girona (sumari),
Catalunya radio, UdG
84. Amor D R, Fort J
Fronts from two-dimensional dispersal kernels: beyond the non-overlapping generations model
Phys. Rev. E 80, 051918, 1-9 (2009)
83. Isern N, Fort J
Time-delayed reaction-diffusion fronts
Phys. Rev. E 80, 057103, 1-4 (2009)
82. Pujol T, Fort J, Montoro L, Sunol J J
Generalized analytical expressions for the burning velocity in a combustion model with non-constant transport coefficients and several specific heats
Physica A 388, 4959-4972 (2009)
81. Fort J
Mathematical models of the Neolithic transition: a review for non-mathematicians
British Arch. Rep. Int. S1964, 211-216 (2009)
80. Isern N, Fort J, Perez-Losada J
Realistic dispersion kernels applied to cohabitation reaction-dispersion equations
J. Stat. Mechs.: Theor. & Exp. 2008, P10012, 1-17 (2008)
79. Fort J, Pujol T
Progress in front propagation research
Rep. Prog. Phys. 71, 086001, 1-41 (2008)
78. Fort J, Perez-Losada J, Sunol JJ, Escoda L, Massaneda JM
Integro-difference equations for interacting species and the Neolithic transition
New J. Phys. 10, 43045, 1-18 (2008)
77. Pujol T, Fort J, Gonzalez J R, Montoro L, Pelegri M
Bounds for the speed of combustion flames: the effect of mass diffusion
Physica A 387, 1987-1998 (2008)
76. Sunol JJ, Fort J
Materials developed by mechanical alloying and melt spinning
Int. Rev. Phys. 2, 31-35 (2008)
75. Sunol JJ, Escoda L, Fort J, Perez-Losada J, Pujol T
Structural and magnetic properties of a nanocrystalline FeNbSiB alloy produced by mechanical alloying
Mat. Lett. 62, 1673-1676 (2008)
74. Fort J, Pujol T
Time-delayed fronts from biased random walks
New J. Phys. 9, 234, 1-14 (2007)
73. Fort J, Perez-Losada J, Isern N
Fronts from integro-difference equations and persistence effects on the Neolithic transition
Phys. Rev. E 76, 031913, 1-10 (2007)
72. Fort J
Fronts from complex two-dimensional dispersal kernels: theory and application to Reid's paradox
J. Appl. Phys. 101, 094701, 1-7 (2007)
71. Ortega-Cejas V, Fort J, Mendez V
Time-delayed predator prey and competition wavefronts. Theory and comparison to experimental observations
Physica A 366, 299-307 (2006)
70. Fort J, Perez-Losada J, Ubeda E, Garcia F J
Fronts with continuous waiting-time distributions: theory and application to virus infections
Phys. Rev. E 73, 021907, 1-8 (2006)
69. Campos D, Fort J, Mendez V
Transport on fractal river networks: Application to migration fronts
Theor. Popul. Biol. 69, 88-93 (2006)
68. Jana D, Fort J
On Mott conductivity exponents of pseudo-gap amorphous systems
in Frontiers in Cond Matt Phys Res ed. J.V. Chang, Nova Sci. Publs, N.Y., pp. 111-128 (2006)
66. Fort J
Energy conservation can predict intervals of time
Phys. Educ. 40, 321-322 (2005)
La conservacion de la energia puede predecir intervalos de tiempo
65. Pujol T, Fort J, Mendez V
Consequences of inter-specific competition among multiple adaptive species in Daisyworld
Theor. & Appl. Climatol. 81, 137-147 (2005)
64. Ortega-Cejas V, Fort J Mendez V
Role of the delay time in the modelling of biological range expansions
Ecology 85, 258-264 (2004)
62. Fort J , Jana D, Humet J M
Multidelayed random walks: theory and application to the neolithic transition in Europe
Phys. Rev. E 70, 031913, 1-6 (2004)
61. Fort J , Campos D, Gonzalez J R, Velayos J
Bounds for the propagation speed of combustion flames
J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 37, 7185-7198 (2004)
60. Campos D, Llebot J E, Fort J
Reaction-Diffusion pulses: a combustion model
J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 37, 6609-6621 (2004)
59. Campos D, Fort J, Mendez V
Propagation through fractal media: the Sierpinski Gasket and the Koch curve
Europhys. Lett. 68, 769-775 (2004)
58. Mendez V, Campos D, Fort J
Speed of travelling fronts: two-dimensional and ballistic dispersal probability distributions
Europhys. Lett. 66, 902-908 (2004)
57. Roura P, Fort J
Local thermodynamic derivation of Young's equation
J. Colloid. Interface Sci. 272, 420-409 (2004)
56. Ortega-Cejas V, Fort J, Mendez V, Campos D
Approximate solution to the speed of spreading viruses
Phys. Rev. E 69, 031909, 1-4 (2004)
55. Mendez V, Campos D, Fort J
Dynamical features of reaction-diffusion fronts in fractals
Phys. Rev. E 69, 016613, 1-7 (2004)
54. Campos D, Mendez V, Fort J
Description of diffusive and propagative behaviour on fractals
Phys. Rev. E 69, 031115, 1-5 (2004)
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53. Jana D, Fort J
A simple scaling approach to Mott conductivity
Physica B 344, 62-65 (2004)
52. Mendez V, Fort J, Rotstein H, Fedotov S
Speed of reaction-diffusion fronts in spatially heterogeneous media
Phys. Rev. E 68, 041105, 1-11 (2003)
51. Mendez V, Fort J, Pujol T
The speed of reaction-diffusion wavefronts in nonsteady media
J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 36, 3983-3993 (2003)
50. Mendez V, Fort J, Pujol T
Effect of initial conditions on the speed of reaction-diffusion fronts
Phys. Rev. E 67, 016213, 1-6 (2003)
49. Fort J
Population expansion in the western Pacific (Austronesia): a wave of advance model
Antiquity 77, (number 297) 520-530 (Sept. 2003)
48. Campos D, Fort J, Llebot J E
Reaction-diffusion wavefronts: Multi-generation biological species under climate change
Phys. Rev. E 66, 062901, 1-4 (2002)
46. Fort J
Journals' online access costs are a shared burden
Phys. Today, June, p.10 (2002)
45. Pujol T, Fort J
The effect of atmospheric absorption of sunlight on the runaway greenhouse point
J. Geophys. Res. D 107, 4566, 1-7 (2002)
44. Fort J, Méndez V
Wavefronts in time-delayed systems. Theory and comparison to experiment
Rep. Progr. Phys. 65, 895-954 (2002)
43. Cukrowski A S, Fort J, Fritzsche S
Simple models for nonequilibrium effects in bimolecular chemical reactions
Acta Phys. Polon. B 33, 1085-1102 (2002)
42. Pujol T, Fort J
States of maximum entropy production in a one-dimensional vertical model with convective adjustment
Tellus 54A, 363-369 (2002)
41. Mendez V, Pujol T, Fort J
Dispersal probability distributions and the wavefront speed problem
Phys. Rev. E 65, 041109, 1-6 (2002)
40. Farjas J, Das D, Fort J, Roura P
Calorimetry of hydrogen desorption from a-Si nanoparticles
Phys. Rev. B 65, 115403, 1-5 (2002) Erratum
39. Fort J, Méndez V
On approximate solutions to the wavefront speed problem
J. Stat. Phys. 107, 805-820 (2002)
38. Roura P, Fort J
Comment on Effects of the surface roughness on sliding angles of water droplets on superhydrophobic surfaces
Langmuir 18, 566-569 (2002)
37. Fort J
A comment on amplification and spread of viruses in a growing plaque
J. Theor. Biol. 214, 515-518 (2002)>
36. Vasconcellos A R, Fort J, Jou D, Luzzi R
Thermodynamics of nonequilibrium radiation (II). Irreversible evolution and experimental setup
Physica A 300, 403-416 (2001)
35. Vasconcellos A R, Fort J, Jou D, Luzzi R
Thermodynamics of nonequilibrium radiation (I). General theory
Physica A 300, 386-402 (2001)
34. Cukrowski A S, Fritzsche S, Fort J
Nonequilibrium effects on the rate of bimoleular chemical reaction in a dilute gas
Chem. Phys. Lett. 341, 585-593 (2001)
33. Mendez V, Fort J
Speed of reaction-transport processes
Phys. Rev. E 64, 011105, 1-4 (2001)
32. Roura P, Fort J
Equilibrium of drops on inclined hydrophilic surfaces
Phys. Rev. E 64, 011601, 1-5 (2001)
31. Fort J, Pujol T, Cukrowski A S
Several-temperature systems: extended irreversible thermodynamics and thermal wavefront propagation
J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 33, 6953-6973 (2000)
30. Mendez V, Fort J
Dynamical evolution of discrete epidemic models
Physica A 284, 309-317 (2000)
29. Roura P, Fort J, Saurina J
How long does it take to boil an egg? A simple approach to the energy transfer equation
Eur. J. Phys. 21, 95-100 (2000)
28. Mendez V, Fort J
Irreversible thermodynamics of Poisson processes with reaction
Phys. Rev. E 60, 6168-6171 (1999)
27. Mendez V, Fort J, Farjas J
Speed of wavefront solutions to hyperbolic reaction-diffusion equations
Phys. Rev. E 60, 5231-5243 (1999)
26. Fort J, Méndez V
Reaction-diffusion waves of advance in the transition to agricultural economics
Phys. Rev. E 60, 5894-5901 (1999)
24. Fort J, Roura P
A comparison between information-theoretic and phenomenological descriptions of nonequilibrium radiation
J. Stat. Phys. 97, 941-955 (1999)
23. Fort J, Jou D, Llebot J E
Temperature and measurement: comparison between two models of nonequilibrium radiation
Physica A 269, 439-454 (1999)
22. Fort J, González J A, Llebot J E, Saurina J
Information Theory and blackbody radiation
Contemporary Physics 40, 57-70 (1999)
21. Fort J
On the nonequilibrium generalization of the Wien displacement
Phys. Lett. A 253, 266-272 (1999)
20. Fort J, Llebot J E, Pujol T
Extended Thermodynamics of heat transport and energy equilibration in radiative systems
J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 32, 3095-3104 (1999)
19. Fort J
Predictions from informational-theoretical models of nonequilibrium radiation
Phys. Rev. E 59, 3710-3713 (1999)
18. Fort J, Casas-Vázquez J, Méndez V
Extended Irreversible Thermodynamics of chemically-reacting systems
J. Phys. Chem. B 103, 861-867 (1999)
17. Pujol T, Llebot J E, Fort J
Greenhouse gases and climatic states of minimum entropy production
J. Geophys. Res. D 104, 24257-24263 (1999)
16. Sancho P, Llebot J E, Fort J
Information-statistical extended thermodynamics and turbulent-induced heat flux inhibition
Open Systs. & Info. Dyn. 6, 415-426 (1999)
15. Roura P, Costa J, López-de-Miguel M, Garrido B, Fort J, Morante J R, Bertran E
Blackbody emission from nanostructured materials
J. Lumin. 80, 519-522 (1999)
Also cited in Sci Cit Index as: Blackbody..., in Light emission from Silicon: Progress towards Si-based optoelectronics (Elsevier),
Eur. Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 77
14. Costa J, Fort J, Roura P, Viera G, Bertr n E, Froyen L
Microstructural study of mechanically allowyed aluminium with nanometer size Silicon Carbide powder
in Metal Matrix Composites, Proc. 1998 Powder Metallurgy World Congress, Granada (Spain),
vol. 5, 110-115 (1998). ISBN: 1-899072-09-8.
13. Costa J, Fort J , Su ol J J, Roura P, Viera G, Bertran E
Thermal desorption of H in Si and SiC nanoparticles grown by PECVP,
in Hydrogen in semiconductors and metals (MRS, Warrendale, USA)
Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 513, 427-432 (1998)
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12. Fort J, Jou D, Llebot J E
Measurable temperatures in nonequilibrium radiative systems
Physica A 248, 97-110 (1998) Erratum
11. Fort J, Llebot J E, Saurina J, Suñol J J
A counterintuitive toy: the bird that never falls down
Phys. Educ. 33, 98-101 (1998)
10. Fort J, Cukrowski A S
Application of information statistical theory to the description of the effect of heat conduction on the chemical reaction rate in gases
Acta Phys. Polon. B 29,1633-1646 (1998)
9. Fort J, Llebot J E
Information-theoretical derivation of an extended thermodynamical description of radiative systems
J. Math. Phys. 39, 345-354 (1998)
8. Cukrowski A S, Fort J, Fritzsche S
Thermodynamic description of translational energy relaxation in binary mixtures of dilute gases
Polish J. Chem. 71, 1718-1724 (1997)
7. Fort J, González J A, Llebot J E
Information-theoretical derivation of an extension of the Wien displacement law
Phys. Lett. A 236, 193-200 (1997)
6. Fort J, Cukrowski A S
The effect of the heat flux on chemical reactions in dilute gases
Chem. Phys. 222, 59-69 (1997)
5. Fort J
Information-theoretical approach to radiative transfer Physica A 243, 275-303 (1997)
4. Fort J, Llebot J E
Radiative transfer in the framework of Extended Irreverible Thermodynamics J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 29, 3427-3436 (1996)
3. Fort J, Poch J, Roget E
Hydrodynamics of shallow lakes subject to wind: gyres and geometry
J. Appl. Math. Mech. (ZAMM) 76, 147-148 (1996)
2. Fort J, Llebot J E
Behaviour of entropy in relaxational hydrodynamics
Phys. Lett. A 205, 281-286 (1995)
1. Fort J, Vachaspati T
Do global string loops collapse to form black holes?
Phys. Lett. B 311, 41-46 (1993)
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