Research Publications
Patent:
Naseem Ahmed, Arif Karim, Faisal Ghazanfar, Aftab Usmani, Kashif Hussain, Farhan Aziz, Muhammad Faheem, Junaid Hassan, Abid Karim, Zain Ul Ibad, Hafiz Rub Nawaz, Razia Sultana, Noman Saeed, Abdul Rasheed Mangi, Adeel Ahmed Khan, Zeeshan A. Nayyar. 2024. Test Bench for Flowmetry Devices. Submitted to Intellectual Property Organization of Pakistan, Application # 198/2024.
Research Journal Publications (IF JCR-2021 = 81.284, h-index = 8, i10-index = 5):
Faisal Ghazanfar, Zeeshan A. Nayyar, Abid Karim, Muhammad Saeed, Arif Karim, Mujahid Hussain. 2024. The Industrial Transitions and their Impact on Wind Solar Hybrid Power Generation with Inference Model Approach. Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research Series A: Physical Sciences. HEC Category ‘Y’ Journal. [Submitted].
Nayyer A. Zaigham, Omar S. Aburizaiza, Zeeshan A. Nayyar. Gohar A. Mahar, M. Abbas. 2022. Neo-Hydro-Tectonic Assessment of As-Sabaya Island Emerged in Southern Saudi Arabian Red Sea Offshore Region. International Journal of Water Resources and Arid Environments. DOP: January 2022. Vol. 11(1). 27-42. ISSN: 2079-7079. UoK BASR Recognize Journal.
Nayyer A. Zaigham, Gohar A. Mahar, Omar S. Aburizaiza, Zeeshan A. Nayyar. 2022. Strategic management of flood water can ensure food security in desertic east‑region of Medina, Saudi Arabia. Arabian Journal of Geosciences. DOP: July 06, 2022. Vol. 15. 1258. DOI: 10.1007/s12517-022-10553-0. Impact Factor:1.827.
Ahmed Ali, Zeeshan A. Nayyar. 2021. A ModifiedBuilt-up Index (MBI) for Automatic Urban Area Extraction from Landsat 8 Imagery. Infrared Physics and Technology. DOP: August 2021. Vol. 116. 103769. DOI: 10.1016/j.infrared.2021.103769. Impact Factor: 2.997.
Nayyer A. Zaigham, Gohar A. Mahar, Omar S. Aburizaiza, Zeeshan A. Nayyar. 2021. Historical flood imprints reveal factors causingcatastrophic impacts on modern Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: a case of flash floodsversus rapid urbanization. Arabian Journal of Geosciences. DOP: February 19, 2021. Vol. 14. 342. DOI: 10.1007/s12517-021-06703-5. Impact Factor:1.827.
Nayyer A. Zaigham, Tanveer Alam, Gohar A. Mahar, Zeeshan A. Nayyar. 2021. Dust storms Adding Blooming of Phytoplankton, Tiny Wanderer Plants as Food-Chain, Over ArabianSea: A Research Study based on Temporal Satellite Images. Pakistan Journal of Botany. Vol. 53(4). DOI: 10.30848/PJB2021-4(8). Impact Factor: 1.101.
Ahmed Ali, Zeeshan A. Nayyar. 2020. Extraction of Mangrove Forest through Landsat 8 Mangrove Index (L8MI). Arabian Journal of Geosciences. DOP: October 22, 2020. Vol. 13. 1132. DOI: 10.1007/s12517-020-06138-4. Impact Factor:1.827.
Nayyer A. Zaigham, Omar S. Aburizaiza, Gohar A. Mahar, Zeeshan A. Nayyar. 2020. Hydrogeologic Assessment for Groundwater Prospects in Al-Abwa Drainage Basin, Arid-Terrain of Arabian Shield, Saudi Arabian Red Sea Coastal-Belt. Arabian Journal of Geosciences. DOP: May 16, 2020. Vol. 13. 270. DOI: 10.1007/s12517-020-05367-x. Impact Factor:1.827.
Zeeshan A. Nayyar, Ahmed Ali. 2020. Roughness Classification Utilizing Remote Sensing Techniques for Wind Resource Assessment. Renewable Energy. DOP: April 2020. Vol. 149. 66-79. DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2019.12.044. Impact Factor: 8.634.
Zeeshan A. Nayyar, Nayyer A. Zaigham, Nadeem Mahmood, Muhammad Saeed, Ahmed Ali, Nazia Sadiq. 2019. Review of Available Barriers to the Wind Energy Development Activities in the Coastal Areas of Pakistan. Sukkur IBA Journal of Computing and Mathematical Sciences. DOP: September 13, 2019. Vol 3(1). 58-62. DOI: 10.30537/sjcms.v3i1.321. HEC Category ‘Y’ Journal.
Ahmed Ali, Zeeshan A. Nayyar. 2019. Utilization of Advanced Slope based Indexing Technique (ASIT) for the extraction of Built-up land. International Journal of Remote Sensing. DOP: February 27, 2019. Vol. 40(15). 5992-6007. DOI: 10.1080/01431161.2019.1585592. Impact Factor:3.531.
Nayyer A. Zaigham, Omar S. Aburizaiza, Gohar A. Mahar, Zeeshan A. Nayyar, Naseer A-Amri. 2017. Satellite Remote Sensing Analyses for Hydrogeological Assessment of Rabigh Drainage Basin, Red Sea Coast, Saudi Arabia. International Journal of Water Resources and Arid Environments. DOP: April 2017. Vol. 6(1). 1-12. ISSN: 2079-7079. UoK BASR Recognize Journal.
Nayyer A. Zaigham, Omar S. Aburizaiza, Gohar A. Mahar, Zeeshan A. Nayyar, Azhar Siddique. 2015. Watershed analysis of Rabigh drainage basin, Saudi Arabia. International Journal of Water Resources and Arid Environments. DOP: October 2015. Vol. 4(2). 138-145. ISSN: 2079-7079. UoK BASR Recognize Journal.
Ambreen Insaf, Mirza S. Baig, Zeeshan A. Nayyar, Mirza Aman Baig. 2014. Techniques to identify and test PCB faults with proposed solution. Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences. DOP: December 18, 2014. Vol. 10. 532-536. DOI: 10.6000/1927-5129.2014.10.71. HEC Category ‘Y’ Journal.
Zeeshan A. Nayyar, Nayyer A. Zaigham. 2014. Satellite Image Identification of Wind Channels to Delineate Wind Energy Generation Sites in Pakistan. Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences. DOP: August 11, 2014. Vol. 10. 344-348. DOI: 10.6000/1927-5129.2014.10.45. HEC Category ‘Y’ Journal.
Zeeshan A. Nayyar, Nayyer A. Zaigham, Abdul Qadeer. 2014. Assessment of Present Conventional and Non-Conventional Energy Scenario of Pakistan. Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews. DOP: March 2014. Vol. 31. 543-553. DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2013.12.049. Impact Factor: 16.799.
Sumayya Saied, Erum Zahir, Zeeshan A. Nayyar, Nayyer A. Zaigham, Azhar Siddique. 2014. Speciation and Geospatial Analysis of Disinfection Byproducts in Urban Drinking Water. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology. DOP: May 4, 2013. Vol 11(3). 739-746. DOI: 10.1007/s13762-013-0277-1. Impact Factor: 23.519.
Nayyer A. Zaigham, Omar S. Aburizaiza, Zeeshan A. Nayyar, Gohar A. Mahar, Azhar Siddique. 2013. Salt-Tectonics Plays MajorRole in Contributing High Seawater Salinity in Arabian/persian Gulf: A Constant Constrain on Seawater Desalination. International Journal of Water Resources and Arid Environments. DOP: December 2013. Vol 2(4). 187-194. ISSN: 2079-7079. UoK BASR Recognize Journal.
Omar S. Aburizaiza, Nayyer A. Zaigham, Zeeshan A. Nayyar, Gohar A. Mahar, Azhar Siddique, Sabahat Noor. 2013. Environmental Assessment of Natural & Anthropogenic Hazards and Impact on Seawater Desalination along Red Sea Coast of Saudi Arabia. Journal of Water Resource and Protection. DOP: April 2013. Vol. 5(4). 414-426. DOI: 10.4236/jwarp.2013.54041. Impact Factor: 0.990.
Zeeshan A. Nayyar, Nayyer A. Zaigham. 2013. Assessment of wind potential in southeastern part of Pakistan along coastal belt of Arabia Sea. Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering. February 6, 2013. Vol. 38(7). 1917-1927. DOI: 10.1007/s13369-013-0546-9. Impact Factor: 2.807.
Zeeshan A. Nayyar, Nayyer A. Zaigham, Abdul Qadeer. 2012. Long Term Wind Trends Analysis of Coastal Belt of Pakistan. Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences. Vol. 8(2). 537-546. DOI: 10.6000/1927-5129.2012.08.02.45. HEC Category ‘Y’ Journal.
Nayyer A. Zaigham, Zeeshan A. Nayyar. 2011. Impact of Natural Hazard on Water Management - Remote SensingIdentifies Evidences in Pakistan. International Journal of Water Resources and Arid Environments. DOP: August 2011. Vol. 1(4). 251-260. ISSN: 2079-7079. UoK BASR Recognize Journal.
Zeeshan A. Nayyar, Nayyer A. Zaigham, Abdul Qadeer. 2011. Utilization of Markov Chain Technique to Generate High-Density Wind Speed Data for the Coastal Beltof Pakistan. Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences. Vol. 7(2). 151-155. DOI: 10.6000/1927-5129.2011.07.02.12. HEC Category ‘Y’ Journal.
Nayyer A. Zaigham, Zeeshan A. Nayyar. 2010. Renewable Hot Dry Rock Geothermal Energy Source and its Potential in Pakistan. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. DOP: April 2010. Vol. 14(3). 1124-1129. DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2009.10.002. Impact Factor: 16.799.
Nayyer A. Zaigham, Zeeshan A. Nayyar, Noushaba Hisamuddin. 2009. Review of Geothermal Resources in Pakistan. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. DOP: January 2009. Vol. 13(1). 223-232. DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2007.07.010. Impact Factor: 16.799.
Nayyer A. Zaigham, Zeeshan A. Nayyar. 2008. Integrated Analysis of Satellite Images of Arabian Sea & Surrounding Regions Reveals Growth Factors of Phytoplankton. Journal of Space Science Technology. Vol. 2(1). 65-74.
Gohar A. Mahar, Zeeshan A. Nayyar. 2006. Tsunami Generation and Propagation along the Coastal Zone of Makran and Karachi. Proceeding of IEEE 2006 International Conference on Advances in Space Technologies. IEEE. Islamabad. Pakistan. 88-91. DOI: 10.1109/ICAST.2006.313804. IEEE’s Peer Reviewed Proceeding. INSPEC Accession Number: 9528138 (HEC Recognized Abstracting & Indexing Service).
Technical Magazine Publications:
Satellite Gravity Reveals Deep-Seated Basement Structures - Case Studies of Pakistan and Tunisia: GeoSciences, July 2011, 106-114, Tunis (with Zaigham N. A.).
Satellite Tech-Identification of Groundwater Offshore Springs in Red Sea along Jeddah-Rabigh Costal Belt - A Case ofFault-Zone-Aquifers in Crystalline Rocks of Arabian Shield: GeoSciences, July 2011, 96-105, Tunis (with Zaigham N. A., Aburizaiza O. S., Mahar G. A., Siddique A., Noor S.).
Book Chapter(s):
Nayyer A. Zaigham, Omar S. Aburizaiza, Zeeshan A. Nayyar, Gohar A. Mahar. Volcanic Terrains Reveal Bright Hydrogeological Prospects in Saudi Arabia: A GIS & RSA Linked Research on Harrat Rahat. In Satellite Monitoring of Water Resources in the Middle East, Shaban A. (ed). 2022. ISBN: 978-3-031-15548-2. eISBN: 978-3-031-15549-9. Springer Cham. Switzerland. 287-310. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-15549-9.
Nayyer A. Zaigham, Zeeshan A. Nayyar. Prospects of Renewable Energy Sources in Pakistan. In Renewable-Energy Technologies and Sustainable Development, Khan H. A., Qurashi M. M., Hussa in T., Hayee I. (eds.). 2005. COMSATS’ Series 4. Islamabad. Pakistan. 65-86. http://comsats.org/Publications/Books_SnT_Series/04.%20Renewable-Energy%20Technologies%20and%20Sustainable%20Development%20(Feb.%202005).pdf
Conference Publications:
Estimation of Seasonal Variations for Solar and Wind Energy in South Region of Sindh, Pakistan. Proceedings of Symposium on Renewable Energy & Sustainability. SEGMITE. Karachi, Pakistan, 2024 (with Faisal Ghazanfar, Abid Karim, Muhammad Saeed, Arif Karim).
Cataloging of Natural Hazards to the Wind Farms Development along the Coastal Belt of Pakistan. Proceedings of 17th World Wind Energy Conference 2018. WWEA. Karachi, Pakistan, 2018 (with Ahmed Ali, Nazia Sadiq).
Development of GIS/RS based Roughness Class Map(s) for Karachi, Thatta and Badin district with relation to Wind Energy Development in Pakistan.Proceedings of 17th World Wind Energy Conference 2018. WWEA. Karachi, Pakistan, 2018 (with Ahmed Ali, Nazia Sadiq).
Watershed analysis of Rabigh drainage basin, Saudi Arabia. Peer Reviewed. Proceeding of 6th International Conference on Water Resources and Arid Environment (ICWRAE 6). PSIPW. Riyadh. Saudi Arabia, 2014, 384-355 (with Nayyer A. Zaigham, Omar S. Aburizaiza, Gohar A. Mahar, Azhar Siddique).
Identified Natural Hazards may Cause Adverse Impact on Sustainability of Desalination Plants in Red Sea, Abstract # NH31A-1526, Proceeding of 2011 AGU Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, USA, Available: http://eposters.agu.org/abstracts/identified-natural-hazards-may-cause-adverse-impact-on-sustainability-of-desalination-plants-in-red-sea/?from_search=true, 2011 (with Aburizaiza O. S., Zaigham N. A., Mahar G. A., Siddique A., Noor S.).
Application of Satellite Data to Develop Wind Potential Model: A Case Study of Pakistan Coastal Belt, Abstract # A41F-0179, Proceeding of 2010 AGU Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, USA, Available: http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2010AGUFM.A41F0179N, 2010 (with Zaigham N. A.).
Identification of Groundwater Offshore Springs in Coastal Areas of Red Sea: A Case Study of Satellite Remote Sensing Application, Proceeding of ISNET/NARSS Seminar on Bridging the Gap through Satellite Technology, Cairo, Egypt, 2010 (with Aburizaiza O. S., Zaigham N. A., Mahar G. A., Siddique A., Noor S.).
Impact of Natural Hazards on Water Management-Remote Sensing Identifies Evidences in Pakistan, Proceeding of 4th international Conference on Water Resources and Arid Environments, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 2010 (with Zaigham N. A.).
Oil & Gas exploration abandoned wells can lead to identify new prospect for renewable geothermal energy sources in Pakistan, Proceeding of SPE 2008 Regional Meeting, Islamabad, Pakistan, 2008, 145-152 (with Zaigham N. A. and Hisamuddin N.).
Satellite Gravity Data can Reveal Earth Deformations Relevant to Basement Structures, Hydrocarbon Basins, and Seismic Hazards, Proceeding of ISNET/CRTEAN International Seminar on Space Technology & Applications for Sustainable Development, Tunis, Tunisia, 2008 (with Zaigham N. A. and Hisamuddin N.).
Role of Satellite Technology in Delineation of Groundwater Potentials in Fracture/Fault Zones and Karst Structures of Hard Rocks, Proceeding of ISNET/CRTEAN International Seminar on Space Technology & Applications for Sustainable Development, Tunis, Tunisia, 2008 (with Zaigham N. A.).
Impact of Natural Hazards on Water Management: Remote Sensing Identifies Evidences in Pakistan, Proceeding of ISNET/GORS Seminar on Remote Sensing for Water Resources Management, Damascus, Syria, 2007 (with Zaigham N. A.).
Management of Fracture Zone Aquifers in Crystalline Rocks of Arabian Shield in Jeddah-Makkah Region, Proceeding of ISNET/GORS Seminar on Remote Sensing for Water Resources Management, Damascus, Syria, 2007 (with Zaigham N. A. and Mahar G. A.).
Tsunami Generation and Propagation along the Coastal Zone of Makran and Karachi, Proceeding of IEEE International Conference on Advances in Space Technologies, Islamabad, Pakistan, IEEE Press, 2006, 88-91, DOI: 10.1109/ICAST.2006.313804 (with Mahar G. A.).
Rapid Urbanization has Adverse Impact on Sustainability of Karez Systems in Balochistan Province of Pakistan, Proceeding of Fourth International Conference Ains (Aflaj, Qanats, Karez), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 2006 (with Zaigham N. A.).
Integrated Analysis of Satellite Images of Arabian Sea & Surrounding Regions Reveals Growth Factors of Phytoplankton, Proceeding of ISNET/RSA International Seminar on Space Technology for Peace Rehabilitation and Development, Khartoum, Sudan, 2005 (with Zaigham N. A.).
Wind Mapping Methodology – A Guideline Study, Proceeding of First International Conference on Environmental Horizons, Karachi, Pakistan, 2005 (with Qadeer A. and Faisal M.).
Natural and Anthropogenic Barriers in the Development of Wind Energy Technology in the Coastal Belt of Pakistan, Proceeding of First Kashmir International Science Conference, Muzaffarabad, Azad Jammu & Kashmir, 2005 (with Zaigham N. A.).
Identification of the Wind Channels for the Prospective Wind-Energy Generation Sites in Pakistan by using Satellite Imageries, Proceeding of ISNET/ISA International Seminar on Satellite Technology Applications in Communications and Remote Sensing, Tehran, Iran, 2004, 62-69.
Theses:
Sana Ali Memon and Zeeshan Alam Nayyar (Research Supervisor). 2023. MPhil Thesis. Adaptation of Hybrid Renewable Energy based Power Plants for the Rural Areas of Sindh, Pakistan. Department of Applied Physics. University of Karachi. Karachi. Pakistan.
Farid Alvi and Zeeshan Alam Nayyar (Research Supervisor). 2023. MPhil Thesis. IoT Based Smart Grid Solution for Pakistani Market. Department of Applied Physics. University of Karachi. Karachi. Pakistan.
Mahpara Akram and Zeeshan Alam Nayyar (Research Supervisor). 2023. MPhil Thesis. Rural Electrification of Remote Location of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa using Wind-Solar Hybrid Energy. Department of Applied Physics. University of Karachi. Karachi. Pakistan.
Fakhr Unnisa Muhammad Younus and Zeeshan Alam Nayyar (Research Supervisor). 2023. MPhil Thesis. Comparative Wind Resource Assessment Study between the Coastal and In-land Areas of Balochistan. Department of Applied Physics. University of Karachi. Karachi. Pakistan.
Khadija Rafiq and Zeeshan AlamNayyar (Research Supervisor). 2023. MSc Thesis. Calculation of Shadow Casting of a Wind Farm Located in Jhimpir Region. Department of Applied Physics. University of Karachi. Karachi. Pakistan.
Muhammad Sheharyar and Zeeshan Alam Nayyar (Research Supervisor). 2023. MSc Thesis. Digital Mapping of Windfarms Located in Jhimpir and Gharo Regions of Pakistan. Department of Applied Physics. University of Karachi. Karachi. Pakistan.
Saher and Zeeshan AlamNayyar (Research Supervisor). 2023. MSc Thesis. Development of Python Based Toolkit for the Estimation of Offshore Wind Parameters. Department of Applied Physics. University of Karachi. Karachi. Pakistan.
Unzeela Khalid and Zeeshan AlamNayyar (Research Supervisor). 2023. MSc Thesis. Development of MS-Excel Based Toolkit for Analyzing Onshore Wind Data Parameters. Department of Applied Physics. University of Karachi. Karachi. Pakistan.
Syed Kamran Naqvi and Zeeshan Alam Nayyar (Research Supervisor). 2021. MPhil Thesis. Techno-Financial Viability of PV Solar Energy with Net Metering for Karachi City. Institute of Space Science & Technology. University of Karachi. Karachi. Pakistan.
Nida Nadeem and Zeeshan Alam Nayyar (Research Supervisor). 2021. MPhil Thesis. Effect of Dust on the Wind Turbine Performance. Department of Applied Physics. University of Karachi. Karachi. Pakistan.
Farhan Laeeq and Zeeshan Alam Nayyar (Research Supervisor). 2021. MSc Thesis. Assessment of Biogas Generation Potential using Buffalo Manure for Karachi City. Department of Applied Physics. University of Karachi. Karachi. Pakistan.
Iqra and Zeeshan Alam Nayyar (Research Supervisor). 2021. MSc Thesis. Estimation of Offshore Wind Resource Potential at Hawke’s Bay, Karachi. Department of Applied Physics. University of Karachi. Karachi. Pakistan.
Uzma Naz and Zeeshan Alam Nayyar (Research Supervisor). 2021. MSc Thesis. Estimation of Offshore Wind Resource Potential at Gwadar, Balochistan. Department of Applied Physics. University of Karachi. Karachi. Pakistan.
Yumna Farid and Zeeshan Alam Nayyar (Research Supervisor). 2021. MSc Thesis. Wind Resource Assessment of Umerkot. Department of Applied Physics. University of Karachi. Karachi. Pakistan.
Sana Ali and Zeeshan Alam Nayyar (Research Supervisor). 2021. MSc Thesis. Air Pollutants Emissions due to Crop Residue Burning in Pakistan. Department of Applied Physics. University of Karachi. Karachi. Pakistan.
Yumna Naweed and Zeeshan Alam Nayyar (Research Supervisor). 2021. MSc Thesis. Sugarcane Waste to Energy: Current Scenario and Future Assessment. Department of Applied Physics. University of Karachi. Karachi. Pakistan.
Wajiha Aqeel and Zeeshan Alam Nayyar (Research Supervisor). 2021. MSc Thesis. Generation of Recyclable Material from Municipal Solid Waste of Karachi City. Department of Applied Physics. University of Karachi. Karachi. Pakistan.
Rida Fatima and Zeeshan Alam Nayyar (Research Supervisor). 2021. MSc Thesis. Thermal Treatment of Non-Recyclables from Municipal Solid Waste of Karachi. Department of Applied Physics. University of Karachi. Karachi. Pakistan.
Umair and Zeeshan Alam Nayyar (Research Supervisor). 2021. MSc Thesis. Compost Production using Biodegradable Waste of Karachi City. Department of Applied Physics. University of Karachi. Karachi. Pakistan.
Kumail Raza and Zeeshan Alam Nayyar (Research Supervisor). 2020. MSc Thesis. Biogas Generation using Chicken Manure: A Case Study of Karachi Metropolitan City. Department of Applied Physics. University of Karachi. Karachi. Pakistan.
Maryam Fatima Muqaddam and Zeeshan Alam Nayyar (Research Supervisor). 2019. MSc Thesis. Wind Resource Assessment of Keti Bandar. Department of Applied Physics. University of Karachi. Karachi. Pakistan.
Najm UlQamar and Zeeshan Alam Nayyar (Research Supervisor). 2019. MSc Thesis. Wind Resource Assessment of University of Karachi. Department of Applied Physics. University of Karachi. Karachi. Pakistan.
Ahmed Ali and Zeeshan Alam Nayyar (Research Supervisor). 2019. MPhil Thesis. Development of GIS/RS based Roughness Class Map(s) for Karachi, Thatta a nd Badin districts with relation to Wind Energy Development in Pakistan. Department of Applied Physics. University of Karachi. Karachi. Pakistan.
Zeeshan Alam Nayyar. 2009. Ph.D. Dissertation. Investigation & development of GIS linked aerodynamic wind potential models of Sindh and Balochistan coastal areas of Pakistan. University of Karachi. Karachi. Pakistan. Available: http://prr.hec.gov.pk/jspui/handle/123456789/4745.
Zeeshan Alam Nayyar. 1998. MSc Thesis. Development of single board computer by using Intel's MCS-51 microcontroller. Department of Applied Physics. University of Karachi. Karachi. Pakistan.
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