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Dr Rumana Newlands

Dr Rumana Newlands
Dr Rumana Newlands
Dr Rumana Newlands

PhD, MSc, PGDip, BPharm.

Research Fellow

Accepting PhDs

51cg
Email Address
r.newlands@abdn.ac.uk
Telephone Number
+44 (0)1224 438190
Office Address
3rd floor Health Sciences Building
Foresterhill Campus
Foresterhill
AB25 2ZD

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School/Department
School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition

Biography

Rumana graduated from the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (India) in Pharmacy and qualified as a registered pharmacist in India. Following graduation, she worked as a pharmaceutical researcher and gained experience designing and running clinical drug trials. She subsequently obtained an MSc in Health Management and an MSc in Public Health and Health Services Research. In 2016, she was awarded a PhD in Health Sciences from the 51cg. Her doctoral research focused on clinical trial design and evaluation using mixed-methods approaches and stakeholder engagement. Her PhD thesis was titled: “Design and Outcomes of a Feasibility Randomised Controlled Trial of Lifestyle Intervention in Women Treated for Breast Cancer".

She joined the Aberdeen Centre for Evaluation (formerly the Health Services Research Unit) in 2012, contributing initially to the SUDDICU study, which examined infection control practices in intensive care units. Since then, she has worked across a broad portfolio of methodological and applied health services research: (a randomised controlled trial of uncomplicated gallstone disease); the development of core outcome set (COS) for symptomatic uncomplicated gallstone disease; Registry-based RCTs in Surgery; the TRiaDS implementation Research Programme (Pharmacy, Optometry and Dentistry); STEER (developing and piloting evidence-based interventions to improve participant retention in clinical trials); PREP-AI-R (preparing for the evaluation of an AI-assisted diagnostic tool for breast cancer detection in a real-world setting); (evaluation of robot-assisted surgical services in the NHS) and (evaluation of a randomised trial comparing partial versus radical nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma).

She is currently working on ESTABLISH (a randomised controlled trial evaluating treatments of acute limb ischaemia) and PanacEa (a randomised controlled trial of a pain management programme for endometriosis).

 

Memberships and Affiliations

Internal Memberships

1. She is an active member of the University's

  • Career Mentoring Programme for Postgraduate students and
  • Athena SWAN self-assessment team
  • Medicine, Medical Science and Nutrition School Ethics Review Board (SERB)

2. She reviews grant and research proposals.

External Memberships

1. She is a member of the UK Salivary Gland Cancer Research Working Group

2. She reviews manuscripts for journals with an international readership

3. She is a professional reviewer for external research funding organisations.

 

Latest Publications

  • Influences on recruitment and retention to mental health randomised controlled trials from the perspective of trial staff: a qualitative evidence synthesis

    McCann, S., Murphy, E., Newlands, R., Ward, T., Biesty, L., Brooks, E., Carswell, C., Davies, F., Edwards, D., Farrar, N., Mills, N., Parker, A., Realpe, A., Rooshenas, L., Ting, L., Turner, K., Gillies, K.
    Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, vol. 193, 112185
    Contributions to Journals: Review articles
    • [ONLINE] DOI:
    • [OPEN ACCESS]

  • PARTIAL: study protocol for a clinical and cost-effectiveness of complex PARTIAL vs radical nephrectomy for clinically localised renal cell carcinoma randomised trial

    Johnson, D., Thomas, R., Cotton, S., Newlands, R., Cooper, D., McCann, S., Vale, L., Gillies, K., Bex, A., Challacombe, B., Falloon, J., MacLennan, G., Narahari, K., Nicol, D., Sheerin, N., Stewart, G. D., Tran, M., Heer, R., Soomro, N.
    Trials, vol. 27, no. 1, 331
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
    • [ONLINE] DOI:
    • [OPEN ACCESS]

  • User Preferences for the Use of AI in the National Breast Screening Programme: A Discrete Choice Experiment

    Branson, C., Anderson, L., Newlands, R., Lip, G., Loria Rebolledo, L. E., Antunes, M., Scotland, G.
    Contributions to Conferences: Papers
    • [ONLINE]

  • Advancing Salivary Gland Cancer Research: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Addressing the Unmet Clinical Need

    Metcalf, R., Khurram, S., Bingle, I., Newlands, R., Kinloch, E., Boon, I., Jimenez, P., Nelson, A., Burr, N., STOBBS, N., GARIKIPATI, S., Ince, W., DOBBS, S., Romelie, R., Mani, N., SCHILLING, C.
    ESMO Sarcoma and Rare Cancers Congress 2025
    Contributions to Conferences: Abstracts
    • [ONLINE]

  • Acceptability of artificial intelligence in breast screening: Focus groups with the screening-eligible population in England: Acceptability of AI in Breast Screening

    Gatting, L., Ahmed, S., Meccheri, P., Newlands, R., Kehagia, A., Waller, J.
    BMJ Public Health, vol. 2, no. 2, e000892
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
    • [ONLINE] DOI:
    • [OPEN ACCESS]

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Prizes and Awards

1. 51cg Principal's Excellence Awards (2022) for Outstanding Research Team- iCAIRD

The iCAIRD team worked with academia, clinical and industrial stakeholders to drive innovation and change in diagnostic services working towards new methodologies like using artificial intelligence (AI) service for patient benefit.

2. She received prize for best presentation (as a student) at the Nutrition Society Annual Conference, 2012.

Research

Research Overview

  • Clinical trial methodology including the design and evaluation, and implementation of complex designs for improving trial efficiency and reducing research waste

  • Evaluation of complex interventions to improve clinical practice, patients’ health and quality of life

Research Areas

Accepting PhDs

I am currently accepting PhDs in Applied Health Sciences, Artificial Intelligence.

Please get in touch if you would like to discuss your research ideas further.

Applied Health Sciences

  • Supervising
  • Accepting PhDs
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Artificial Intelligence

  • Supervising
  • Accepting PhDs
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Current Research

She is contributing to the process evaluation of clinical trials (ESTABLISH and PanacEa).

She is also leading a scoping review titled "Understanding the impact of hub-and-spoke referral pathways on surgical trials."

Past Research

SUDDiCU

TRiADS

CGALL

STEER

iCAIRD

PARTIAL

REINFORCE

Collaborations

UK Salivary Gland Cancer Research Working Group (ongoing)

Acceptability of artificial intelligence in breast screening programme (ongoing)

King's College London Breast cancer screening evaluation work (2022-2024)

Supervision

My current supervision areas are: Applied Health Sciences, Artificial Intelligence.

Rumana supervises BSc students and post-graduate students at both Masters and PhD levels. 

Her current PhD student's project involves

Methods for the economic evaluation of artificial intelligence algorithms in breast cancer diagnosis.

Her previous PhD student's project involved

Designing and testing a feasibility study of an intervention to reduce anticholinergic burden in older patients using the MRC Framework for Complex Intervention (The REGENERATE Study)

 

Funding and Grants

Katie Gillies, Irfan Ahmed, Miriam Brazzelli, Moira Cruickshank and Rumana Newlands. How to measure outcomes defined as core for evaluating the effectiveness of interventions to treat uncomplicated symptomatic gallstone disease: generation of consensus based recommendations. The NHS Grampian Endowment Research Grant 2017- amount £11,905.00

Teaching

Teaching Responsibilities

 

  • She marks the MSc course assessment for Evidence-Based Health (PU5031)
  • She marks Master's Research Projects (PU5922)
  • She teaches the Qualitative Health Research module (PU5529)
  • She supervises MSc research projects (PU5992)
  • She is a tutor for the Fundamental of Research Design course.
Publications

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  • Influences on recruitment and retention to mental health randomised controlled trials from the perspective of trial staff: a qualitative evidence synthesis

    McCann, S., Murphy, E., Newlands, R., Ward, T., Biesty, L., Brooks, E., Carswell, C., Davies, F., Edwards, D., Farrar, N., Mills, N., Parker, A., Realpe, A., Rooshenas, L., Ting, L., Turner, K., Gillies, K.
    Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, vol. 193, 112185
    Contributions to Journals: Review articles
    • [ONLINE] DOI:
    • [OPEN ACCESS]

  • PARTIAL: study protocol for a clinical and cost-effectiveness of complex PARTIAL vs radical nephrectomy for clinically localised renal cell carcinoma randomised trial

    Johnson, D., Thomas, R., Cotton, S., Newlands, R., Cooper, D., McCann, S., Vale, L., Gillies, K., Bex, A., Challacombe, B., Falloon, J., MacLennan, G., Narahari, K., Nicol, D., Sheerin, N., Stewart, G. D., Tran, M., Heer, R., Soomro, N.
    Trials, vol. 27, no. 1, 331
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
    • [ONLINE] DOI:
    • [OPEN ACCESS]

  • User Preferences for the Use of AI in the National Breast Screening Programme: A Discrete Choice Experiment

    Branson, C., Anderson, L., Newlands, R., Lip, G., Loria Rebolledo, L. E., Antunes, M., Scotland, G.
    Contributions to Conferences: Papers
    • [ONLINE]

  • Advancing Salivary Gland Cancer Research: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Addressing the Unmet Clinical Need

    Metcalf, R., Khurram, S., Bingle, I., Newlands, R., Kinloch, E., Boon, I., Jimenez, P., Nelson, A., Burr, N., STOBBS, N., GARIKIPATI, S., Ince, W., DOBBS, S., Romelie, R., Mani, N., SCHILLING, C.
    ESMO Sarcoma and Rare Cancers Congress 2025
    Contributions to Conferences: Abstracts
    • [ONLINE]

  • Acceptability of artificial intelligence in breast screening: Focus groups with the screening-eligible population in England: Acceptability of AI in Breast Screening

    Gatting, L., Ahmed, S., Meccheri, P., Newlands, R., Kehagia, A., Waller, J.
    BMJ Public Health, vol. 2, no. 2, e000892
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
    • [ONLINE] DOI:
    • [OPEN ACCESS]

  • The importance of process evaluations in trials of surgical procedures and devices

    Campbell, M., Beard, D., Jansen, J., Lawrie, L., Newlands, R., McCann, S., Gillies, K.
    45th Annual Meeting of the Society for Clinical Trials, pp. 47-48
    Contributions to Journals: Abstracts
    • [ONLINE] DOI:

  • The regenerate study: A non-randomised feasibility study of an intervention to reduce anticholinergic burden in older patients

    Nakham, A., Bond, C., Cruickshank, M., Newlands, R., Myint, P. K.
    Geriatrics, vol. 9, no. 6, 152
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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    • [OPEN ACCESS]

  • ‘It’s a bit kind of nebulous’:: Unanticipated impacts of patient referral pathways on clinical trial recruitment

    Newlands, R., Johnson, D., Soomro, N., Heer, R., Gillies, K., McCann, S.
    Contributions to Conferences: Oral Presentations
    • [ONLINE]

  • A stakeholder analysis to prepare for real-world evaluation of integrating artificial intelligent algorithms into breast screening (PREP-AIR study): a qualitative study using the WHO guide

    Newlands, R., Bruhn, H., Rzewuska Diaz, M., Lip, G., Anderson, L., Ramsay, C.
    BMC Health Services Research, vol. 24, no. 1, 569
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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    • [OPEN ACCESS]

  • Acceptability of Artificial Intelligence in breast screening: Focus groups with the screening-eligible population in England

    Gatting, L., Ahmed, S., Meccheri, P., Newlands, R., Kehagia, A., Waller, J.
    Contributions to Conferences: Oral Presentations
    • [ONLINE]

  • The development of theory-informed participant-centred interventions to maximise participant retention in randomised controlled trials

    Newlands, R., Duncan, E., Treweek, S., Elliott, J., Presseau, J., Bower, P., MacLennan, G., Ogden, M., Wells, M., Witham, M. D., Young, B., Gillies, K.
    Trials, vol. 23, no. 1, 268
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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    • [OPEN ACCESS]

  • Barriers and facilitators to reducing anticholinergic burden: a qualitative systematic review

    Stewart, C., Gallacher, K., Nakham, A., Cruickshank, M., Newlands, R., Bond, C., Myint, P. K., Bhattacharya, D., Mair, F. S.
    International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy, vol. 43, pp. 1451-1460
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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    • [OPEN ACCESS]

  • Understanding stakeholder views regarding the design of an intervention trial to reduce anticholinergic burden: a qualitative study

    Cunningham, Y., Wood, K., Stewart, C., Nakham, A., Newlands, R., Gallacher, K. I., Quinn, T. J., Ellis, G., Lowrie, R., Myint, P. K., Bond, C., Mair, F. S.
    Frontiers in Pharmacology, vol. 12, 608208
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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    • [OPEN ACCESS]

  • Why trials lose participants: a multi-trial investigation of participants’ perspectives using the theoretical domains framework

    Newlands, R., Duncan, E., Presseau, J., Treweek, S., Lawrie, L., Bower, P., Elliott, J., Francis, J. J., MacLennan, G., Ogden, M., Wells, M., Witham, M. D., Young, B., Gillies, K.
    Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, vol. 137, pp. P1-13
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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    • [OPEN ACCESS]

  • Identification and categorisation of relevant outcomes for symptomatic uncomplicated gallstone disease: in depth analysis to inform the development of a core outcome set

    Cruickshank, M., Newlands, R., Blazeby, J. M., Ahmed, I., Bekheit, M., Croal, B. L., Innes, K., Ramsay, C., Gillies, K.
    BMJ Open, vol. 11, no. 6, e045568
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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  • Using a behavioural approach to explore the factors that affect questionnaire return within a clinical trial: a qualitative study based on the Theoretical Domains Framework

    Lawrie, L., Duncan, E., Dunsmore, J., Newlands, R., Gillies, K.
    BMJ Open, vol. 11, no. 4, e048128
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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  • Protocol for a randomised controlled trial comparing laparoscopic cholecystectomy with observation/conservative management for preventing recurrent symptoms and complications in adults with uncomplicated symptomatic gallstones (C-Gall trial)

    Ahmed, I., Innes, K., Brazzelli, M., Gillies, K., Newlands, R., Avenell, A., Hernández, R., Blazeby, J., Croal, B., Hudson, J., MacLennan, G., McCormack, K., McDonald, A., Murchie, P., Ramsay, C.
    BMJ Open, vol. 11, no. 3, e039781
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
    • [ONLINE]
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    • [OPEN ACCESS]
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  • Interventions to reduce anticholinergic burden in adults aged 65 and older: A systematic review

    Nakham, A., Myint, P. K., Bond, C. M., Newlands, R., Loke, Y. K., Cruickshank, M.
    Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, vol. 21, no. 2, pp. 172-180.e5
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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  • A qualitative study exploring the key determinants of information gathering to inform the management of over‐the‐counter (OTC) consultations in community pharmacies

    Cassie, H., Duncan, E., Gibb, E., Power, A., Young, L., Newlands, R., Watson, M. C. (.
    BMJ Open, vol. 9, no. 8, e029937
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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  • Barriers and facilitators to reducing anticholinergic burden from the perspectives of patients, their carers, and healthcare professionals: A protocol for qualitative evidence synthesis

    Stewart, C., Gallacher, K., Nakham, A., Cruickshank, M., Newlands, R., Bond, C., Myint, P. K., Bhattacharya, D., Mair, F. S.
    Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, vol. 12, no. 3, pp. 227-231
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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    • [OPEN ACCESS]
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  • Exploring non-retention in clinical trials: A meta-ethnographic synthesis of studies reporting participant reasons for drop out

    Skea, Z. C., Newlands, R., Gillies, K.
    BMJ Open, vol. 9, no. 6, e021959
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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    • [OPEN ACCESS]
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  • Pilot randomised controlled trial of Weight Watchers® referral with or without dietitian-led group support for weight loss in women treated for breast cancer: the BRIGHT (BReast cancer weIGHT loss) trial.

    Newlands, R., Ntessalen, M., Clark, J., Fielding, S., Hoddinott, P., Heys, S. D., McNeill, G., Craig, L. C. A.
    Pilot & Feasibility Studies, vol. 5, 24
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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  • Systematic Techniques to Enhance rEtention in Randomised controlled trials: the STEER study protocol

    Gillies, K., Bower, P., Elliott, J., MacLennan, G., Newlands, R. S. N., Ogden, M., Treweek, S. P., Wells, M., Witham, M. D., Young, B., Francis, J. J.
    Trials, vol. 19, 197
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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  • Quality improvement of community pharmacy services: a prioritisation exercise

    Newlands, R. S., Power, A., Young, L., Watson, M.
    International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, vol. 26, no. 1, pp. 39-48
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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    • [OPEN ACCESS]

  • An Audit and Feedback Intervention for Reducing Antibiotic Prescribing in General Dental Practice: The RAPiD Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial

    Elouafkaoui, P., Young, L., Newlands, R., Duncan, E. M., Elders, A., Clarkson, J. E., Ramsay, C. R., Translation Research in a Dental Setting (TRiaDS) Research Methodology Group
    PLoS Medicine, vol. 13, no. 8, e1002115
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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  • A systematic, mixed methods approach to improving community pharmacy services

    Watson, M. C., Cassie, H., Newlands, R., Duncan, E., Young, L., Power, A.
    International Forum on Quality and Safety in Health Care
    Contributions to Conferences: Abstracts

  • TriaDS programme. Quality improvement of community pharmacy services

    Watson, M. C., Cassie, H., Newlands, R., Duncan, E., Young, L., Power, A.
    Contributions to Conferences: Abstracts

  • Barriers and facilitators of evidence-based management of patients with bacterial infections among general dental practitioners: a theory-informed interview study

    Newlands, R., Duncan, E. M., Prior, M., Elouafkaoui, P., Elders, A., Young, L., Clarkson, J. E., Ramsay, C. R., Translation Research in a Dental Setting (TRiaDS) Research Methodology Group
    Implementation Science, vol. 11, pp. 1-12
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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  • The views of health care professionals about selective decontamination of the digestive tract: An international, theoretically informed interview study

    Duncan, E. M., Cuthbertson, B. H., Prior, M. E., Marshall, A. P., Wells, E. C., Todd, L. E., Bolsover, D., Newlands, R. S., Webster, F., Rose, L., Campbell, M. K., Bellingan, G., Seppelt, I. M., Francis, J. J., SuDDICU International Study Group
    Journal of Critical Care, vol. 29, no. 4, pp. 634-640
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  • Evaluating an audit and feedback intervention for reducing antibiotic prescribing behaviour in general dental practice (the RAPiD trial): a partial factorial cluster randomised trial protocol

    Prior, M., Elouafkaoui, P., Elders, A., Young, L., Duncan, E. M., Newlands, R., Clarkson, J. E., Ramsay, C. R., Translation Research in a Dental Setting (TRiaDS) Research Methodology Group
    Implementation Science, vol. 9, 50
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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  • A randomised feasibility trial with women treated for breast cancer comparing a commercial weight loss programme alone; with additional breast cancer focused dietitian-led groups and waiting- list control: The Breast Cancer Healthy Weight (BRIGHT) Trial

    Newlands, R., Clark, J., Craig, L. C. A., Hoddinott, P., Heys, S. D., McNeill, G.
    American Institute of Cancer Research Annual Research Conference on Food, Nutrition, Physical Activity and Cancer
    Contributions to Journals: Abstracts

  • Intervention vignettes as a qualitative tool to refine complex intervention design

    Hoddinott, P., Morgan, H., Thomson, G., Crossland, N., Craig, L., Britten, J., Farrar, S., Newlands, R., Kiezebrink, K., Coyle, J.
    Trials, vol. 14, no. Suppl 1, pp. O55
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  • Interventions to promote weight loss in women treated for breast cancer: a systematic review

    Newlands, R., Haseen, F., Craig, L., Hoddinott, P., Heys, S., McNeill, G.
    Obesity Facts, vol. 6, no. Suppl. 1, pp. 85
    Contributions to Journals: Abstracts
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  • Focus group discussions to inform the design of a weight loss programme suitable for overweight and obese women treated for breast cancer

    Newlands, R., Clark, J., Craig, L. C. A., McNeill, G., Hoddinott, P., Heys, S.
    Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, vol. 71, no. OCE1, E3
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  • A survey to inform the design of a weight loss programme for overweight and obese women treated for breast cancer

    Newlands, R., Clark, J., Craig, L. C. A., McNeill, G., Hoddinott, P., Heys, S.
    Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, vol. 71, no. OCE1, pp. E4
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  • The provision of current and future Healthy Weight Management (HWM) services from community pharmacies: A survey of community pharmacists’ attitudes, practice and future possibilities

    Newlands, R., Watson, M. C., Lee, A. J.
    International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, vol. 19, no. 2, pp. 106-114
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