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Open Access Article Linguistics and Language

Unveiling Discursive Strategies and Ideologies: A Critical Analysis of Migration Discourse in Turkish Newspapers

Awham Rashid Mohammed

58-69

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10.36923/jicc.v24i3.848

Abstract: The portrayal of migrants in the media is frequently shaped by a variety of discursive strategies aimed at influencing public perception. This study examines the discursive strategies employed by two prominent Turkish newspapers, Daily Sabah and Duvar , and the underlying ideologies that drive the selection and utilization of such strategies. The theoretical framework guiding this study draws upon Reisigl’s (2017) model, providing a... [...] Read more

Open Access Article Special Collections Intercultural Communication And Professional Practice...

Intercultural Competence of Social Service Professionals Working with Migrants: Voices from Poland

Anna Linka

121–134

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10.36923/jicc.v25i4.1298

Abstract: Growing migration to Poland over the past decade has heightened the need for social service professionals to work effectively with culturally diverse populations. Although intercultural competence has been widely theorised in Western contexts, its application within Central and Eastern European institutional settings remains underexplored. This study seeks to examine how intercultural competence is understood and enacted by Polish social... [...] Read more

Open Access Article Intercultural Communication

Forced-Migrant Women’s Intercultural Communicative Competency Development in German as a Second Language

Bohdana Heick (Labinska), Daniel Walter

1-11

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10.36923/jicc.v26i2.1420

Abstract: The development of Intercultural Communicative Competence (ICC) has become a central component of successful second language (L2) use and social participation for all L2 learners. This is especially relevant for minoritized groups and forced migrants (i.e., refugees), as the social spaces they navigate produce challenges that traditional L2 learners may not face, and the stakes for their ability to effectively communicate are extremely high,... [...] Read more

Open Access Article Intercultural Communication

Navigating Digital Resilience: High-Skilled International Migrants’ WeChat Use During The 2022 COVID-19 Shanghai Lockdown

Diandian Huang, Bei Ju

131-141

Abstract Views : 243

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10.36923/jicc.v26i1.1417

Abstract: The enabling and constraining roles of social media in crises motivate a dynamic approach to examining digital resilience, inherent in the interplay between technological properties and enabling conditions. To expand the literature on how migrant groups navigate digital resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic, this study uses the concept of affordances as an analytical lens to examine how high-skilled international migrants in China used... [...] Read more

Open Access Article Special Collections Intercultural Communication And Professional Practice...

The Importance of Being Understood: Intercultural Communication in Social Professions as a Tightrope Walking

Sarah Ali Mohamed, Doris Lüken-Klaßen

110-120

Abstract Views : 907

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10.36923/jicc.v25i4.1264

Abstract: Global migration continues to reshape demographic and societal landscapes, requiring close attention to refugee integration and the intercultural communication it demands. This study aims to understand how social professionals navigate intercultural encounters with refugee families in the context of family education and counselling. Using a qualitative longitudinal design, we conducted repeated expert interviews with professionals from 33... [...] Read more

Open Access Article Intercultural Communication

Diversity Contact: The Relationship of Positive and Negative Intergroup Contact with Assimilation and Multiculturalism

Petia Genkova, Henrik Schreiber

164-182

Abstract Views : 1172

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10.36923/jicc.v25i2.1096

Abstract: The present study investigates how positive and negative intergroup contact experiences relate to attitudes toward multiculturalism and assimilation, and examines whether these relationships are mediated by intergroup anxiety, intergroup threat, and pro-diversity beliefs. A secondary analysis was conducted using cross-sectional survey data from a sample of German university students. Structural equation modeling was applied to test the... [...] Read more

Open Access Article Intercultural Communication

Perceived challenges living and integrating into Finnish society: A study among immigrants in Finland

Elvis Nshom, Shomaila Sadaf, Ilkhom Khalimzoda

31-42

Abstract Views : 4965

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10.36923/jicc.v22i3.82

Abstract: The number of immigrants living in Finland has significantly increased since the 1990s. It can be challenging to live and integrate into a new society. This study explores the challenges immigrants face living and integrating into Finnish society. Drawing on data collected from 103 immigrants living in Finland, this study shows that the challenges immigrants face integrating into Finnish society can be classified into four main categories:... [...] Read more

Open Access Article Intercultural Communication

The Double-Edged Sword of Empathy: Two Migrant-Serving Organizations in South Texas

Miriam Sobre, Emily Ehmer

17 - 33

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10.36923/jicc.v21i2.11

Abstract: While Texas has long led other US American states in number of refugees resettled, anti-migrant rhetoric globally and locally creates challenges for nonprofit organizations serving refugees and asylum seekers. This paper represents a portion of an ongoing project focusing on the needs and scope of two organizations serving migrants in San Antonio, Texas: a nonprofit focusing on legal and educational resources for migrants, and a liberal arts... [...] Read more

Open Access Article Intercultural Communication

The Role of Locally-produced Foreign-language Media in the Migration Experiences of Lifestyle Migrants in the Algarve

Kate Torkington, Filipa Perdigão Ribeiro, Laura López Romero

59-73

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10.36923/jicc.v20i3.312

Abstract: This study explores the relationships of northern Europeans living in the Algarve (Portugal) with locally-produced foreign-language media. For such “lifestyle” migrants, these media play an active role in their migration and post-migration experiences. Besides their functional role, they may also contribute to community-making processes. Findings from a survey and focus groups indicate that respondents are familiar with these media, using... [...] Read more

Open Access Article Cultural Studies

Factors Influencing the Implementation of Tourism Culture: A Case Study

Marhanani Tri Astuti, Diyan Putranto, Iskandar Agung, Abdul Kadir Ahmad, Lisa'diyah...

106-119

Abstract Views : 2070

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10.36923/jicc.v23i3.164

Abstract: This paper aims to find out the problems of implementing a Tourism Village by analyzing the factors that influence it. The research was conducted at the tourist attraction of Mount Limestone Hot Springs in Ciseeng District, Bogor Regency, West Java Province, which has been around for a long time but has not been able to attract tourists. The research sample consisted of 140 members of the community living around the tourism object, taken... [...] Read more

Open Access Article Intercultural Communication

Silent but Brewing - Reactive Ethnicity and Interculturality among Chinese Students in Singapore

Qiaolei Jiang, Rajiv George, Arul Chib, Alvin Zhao Yuan, Sie Mun Tan, Lisa Xin Qi Tan, Zhen Wei Woo

1-16

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10.36923/jicc.v16i1.709

Abstract: The study takes an indirect approach towards the intercultural experience of migrants and explores how they perceive discrimination from host society and in turn stereotype it. Previous studies have highlighted how interculturality facilitates the adaptation of migrants in the host country. This study explores (i) how face-to-face (FTF) and mediated contact and perceived discrimination predict stereotyping, and (ii) how contact, perceived... [...] Read more

Open Access Article Intercultural Communication

We were like them” Intersecting Identities and Mediators' Intercultural Communication in a Municipal Service

Dorian Soru, Valentina Schiavinato, Mohammed Khalid Rhazzali, Antonio Aiello

1-10

Abstract Views : 347

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10.36923/jicc.v13i1.615

Abstract: The main aim of this article is to present an intercultural communication study conducted in a municipal service, which focuses on how cultural mediators make sense of their work with migrants, being both representatives of an Italian institution as well as former foreigners/migrants themselves: their shared everyday context, common destiny and their understanding of users’ experiences. The study, on the whole, underlines how cultural... [...] Read more

Open Access Article Intercultural Communication

Occidentalism Revisited: Insights from Contemporary Anglophone Arab Diasporic Literature

Ahmed Shalabi, Yousef Abu Amrieh

134-145

Abstract Views : 1840

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10.36923/jicc.v24i4.977

Abstract: Occidentalism has traditionally been regarded as a theoretical perspective through which the Arab “self” represents the Western “other.” Scholars who have made critical and insightful contributions to the development of the concept of Occidentalism within Arab literary traditions include Hasan Hanafi, Rasheed El-Enany, Zahia Smail Salhi, and most recently, Ahmed Shalabi and Yousef Abu Amrieh. Shalabi and Abu Amrieh have proposed a new... [...] Read more

Open Access Article Intercultural Communication

Professional and personal identity at work: achieving a synthesis through intercultural workplace talk

Janet Holmes, Nicky Riddiford

1-17

Abstract Views : 660

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10.36923/jicc.v10i1.494

Abstract: This paper analyses the ways in which professional migrants from different cultural backgrounds, using English as an Additional Language, manage the demands of constructing a positive professional identity while also negotiating the complex relational aspects of workplace talk. The well-established methodology of the Wellington Language in the Workplace Project was used to collect relevant data from migrant workers interacting in professional... [...] Read more

Open Access Article Intercultural Communication

How "refugees" became "illegal migrants": Constuction, Reconstruction, … Deconstruction

Igor Z. Zagar

1-06

Abstract Views : 359

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10.36923/jicc.v4i1.397

Abstract: In 1998, Marjeta Doupona Horvat, Jef Verschueren, and myself published a booklet The pragmatics of legitimation: The rhetoric of refugee policies in Slovenia. The book discusses an episode in Slovenian public rhetoric, historically situated roughly as a one-year time span from April 1992 to March 1993, and topically defined in terms of "refugee policies". The approach was a pragmatic text analysis in a tradition of empirical ideology... [...] Read more

Open Access Article Intercultural Communication

Interpreting and Intercultural Mediation in Italian Healthcare Settings

Federico Farini

1-07

Abstract Views : 541

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10.36923/jicc.v13i3.662

Abstract: Sociolinguistic studies on dialogue interpretation suggest that the interpreters in healthcare settings play a double role: they interpret and coordinate communication: for this reason, interpreting is considered a form of intercultural mediation. Based on the analysis of 55 tape-recorded conversations in Arabic and Italian in public healthcare services in Italy, this article connects the forms of intercultural communication promoted by the... [...] Read more

Open Access Article Intercultural Communication

The Development of Intercultural Relationships at Work Polish Migrant Workers in Finland

Malgorzata Lahti, Maarit Valo

1-08

Abstract Views : 546

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10.36923/jicc.v13i1.614

Abstract: This article offers an interpersonal communication perspective on relational processes in a workplace affected by the international flow of labor migration. We investigate how temporary migrant workers and their foreign colleagues perceive developing interpersonal relationships with each other through an analysis of in-depth interviews with employees of a Finnish recruitment agency and Polish metal workers it has recruited. The recruitment... [...] Read more

Open Access Article Intercultural Communication

The Interplay between Social Media and Cultural Adjustment: Analysis of the Subjective Well-Being, Social Support, and Social Media Use of Asian International Students in the U.S.

Ming Xie , Chin-Chung Chao

22-32

Abstract Views : 5405

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10.36923/jicc.v22i2.37

Abstract: This research focuses on social media use by Asian international students in the U.S. and its impacts on their subjective well-being, social support, and cultural adjustment. In-depth interviews were conducted with 17 international students from six Asian countries who are studying in a Midwestern University in the U.S. The research finds that social media helps to compensate Asian international students for the loss of social support and... [...] Read more

Open Access Article Intercultural Communication

The Invisible Bridge: How Foreign Tourism Professionals Foster Bridging Social Capital in Japan

Renata Andrea Szabo

101-115

Abstract Views : 3694

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10.36923/jicc.v25i2.1082

Abstract: This study investigates the role of foreign tourism professionals in Japan as key agents of bridging social capital within the tourism industry. These individuals serve as cultural mediators, interpreting Japanese traditions, social norms, and practices for international audiences while facilitating connections between local communities and global visitors. The research adopts a participatory observation approach, in which the author... [...] Read more

Open Access Article Intercultural Communication

Analyzing “Threat” in Asylum Reception: Context, Materiality and Institutional Texts in High-Stakes Intercultural Communication

Eila Isotalus

58-71

Abstract Views : 945

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10.36923/jicc.vi.1269

Abstract: Traditional theories of intercultural communication often overlook the multiplicity of interpretations and the influence of power, materiality, and institutional structures on everyday interactions. In high-stakes environments such as asylum reception, communication is shaped by broader political, economic, and social systems that structure both professional practices and interpersonal relations. This study examines how intercultural... [...] Read more

Open Access Article Intercultural Communication

Cross-Cultural Competence in Health Care: Development and Evaluation of a Multiprofessional Training

Heide Lindtner-Rudolph, Vera Mohwinkel, Mike Mösko

237-249

Abstract Views : 1536

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10.36923/jicc.v25i2.1067

Abstract: Culturally and linguistically diverse patients face an increased risk of developing mental health disorders due to pre- and post-migration stress and are more likely to experience unequal medical treatment and higher rates of misdiagnosis, contributing to a persistent treatment gap. Cultural competence training has been shown to improve the quality of care for these patient populations. This study aimed to develop and implement a... [...] Read more

Open Access Article Organizational Culture

Cross-Cultural Career Paths: Analyzing Traditional and Boundaryless Orientations Among Expatriates in Saudi Arabia's Banking Sector

Saeed T. Alshahrani

104-118

Abstract Views : 1428

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10.36923/jicc.v24i3.887

Abstract: This study aimed to investigate differences in dominant career orientations between self-initiated expatriates (SIEs) and company-assigned expatriates (AEs). Schein’s career model provides a theoretical framework to investigate differences in career preferences and orientations between SIEs and AEs. This paper builds career constructs by dividing the eight career anchors into two groups (boundaryless and traditional-oriented anchors). The... [...] Read more

Open Access Article Communication Linguistics and Language

Online Pravda’s Communicative Intentions Regarding the War in Ukraine: A CDA-Based Study of the Website’s Opinion Articles

Mohammed El-Astal, Abdulaziz Al-Mutawa

26-36

Abstract Views : 1333

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10.36923/jicc.v24i2.575

Abstract: This research paper, based on Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA), aimed to uncover how the opinion articles published on Pravda.ru discursively depicted the war in Ukraine and the parties involved. To achieve this, two elements of CDA analysis, namely presupposition and structural opposition, were examined. The first element was scrutinized to determine how Pravda.ru depicted the war in Ukraine (RQ1), while the second element was analyzed to... [...] Read more

Open Access Article Intercultural Communication

Evaluating Multicultural Educational Experiences and Intercultural Communication Competence in an Arab Context

Fahed Al-Sumait, Marta Tryzna , Mariam Alkazemi, Edward L. Boone

64-74

Abstract Views : 3650

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10.36923/jicc.v22i2.59

Abstract: As an expatriate-majority state with a diverse multicultural and multilingual environment, Kuwait offers a distinctive opportunity for examining intercultural communication competence (ICC). This study examines the extent to which cognitive, affective, and behavioral predispositions toward ICC are present within the context of higher education by examining multilingual student populations at three local universities. Using survey data from... [...] Read more

Open Access Article Intercultural Communication

Тhe History of the Acculturation Concept

Ludmila Sokolskaya, Arturas Valentonis

31-43

Abstract Views : 1407

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10.36923/jicc.v20i3.310

Abstract: The historical concept of acculturation proposed by American researchers in the early 19th Century is important nowadays. The object of contemporary scientific knowledge is intercultural interaction not so much between individual ethnic groups or nationalities but between prominent cultural systems or civilizations. The idea of analyzing the concept of acculturation in the historical aspect seems quite timely: migration processes that have... [...] Read more

Open Access Article Intercultural Communication

Reshaping educational experience by volunteering in the community: Language learners in the real world

Martin Andrew

1-15

Abstract Views : 444

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10.36923/jicc.v11i1.516

Abstract: This paper views tertiary language learners’ gaining a sense of cultural belonging and an awareness of intercultural communication through three prisms: (i) the metaphor of "investment", (ii) the notion of "community of practice" and (iii) the concept of "imagined community". Applied to environments of real world learning, specifically the volunteer sector, the notion of "community" holds a key to reshaping the cultural education experiences... [...] Read more

Open Access Article Intercultural Communication

Journalistic Tactic and Intercultural Deficit: Post-publication Audience Engagement in a Finnish News Case Study

Ilkhom Khalimzoda, Shomaila Sadaf, Sanne van Oosten

131-144

Abstract Views : 1307

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10.36923/jicc.v25i1.1025

Abstract: This study examines audience interaction under a Finnish news article on Facebook, scrutinizing the influence of clickbait headlines and their contribution to Intercultural divisions. Utilizing positioning theory and the concept of ‘othering,’ the research enriches our comprehension of media framing, post-publication gatekeeping, and audience conduct in the digital realm. The comment analysis indicates that the audience primarily reacts to... [...] Read more

Open Access Article Communication

Elements of Spiritual Leadership and its Relations to Leadership Communication in Imran Khan’s Speeches at International Forums

Muhammad Zammad Aslam, Norhafezah Yusof, Mohd. Khairie Ahmad

56-67

Abstract Views : 3332

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10.36923/jicc.v23i3.250

Abstract: The study employs Western spiritual leadership theories yet is supposed to be from an Asian-Pakistani perspective. Associating Imran Khan’s (IK) political communication with these spiritual leadership theories would transform them into the eastern-cum-Asian context. IK and other world leaders may communicate distinctively in public interaction. Because political/religious leaders in Pakistan frequently utilise religious references in their... [...] Read more

Open Access Article Cultural Studies

The Cultural Heritage of Ume Kbubu: Strengthening Atoin Meto Identity Through School Learning

Malkisedek Taneo, Aleksius Madu, Fransina Aprilyse Ndoen

88-103

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10.36923/jicc.v24i3.881

Abstract: The focus of this research is to explore more deeply the values contained in Ume Kbubu as a cultural heritage that can be applied to school learning. The method used in this research is a qualitative method with an ethnographic approach to describe the values contained in the Ume Kbubu house. Data collection was carried out by conducting a literature study to find sources related to the history of Ume Kbubu; direct observation at the... [...] Read more

Open Access Article Intercultural Communication

Digital Stress and Psychological Outcomes in Digital Natives and Digital Immigrants: A Systematic Literature Review

Yining Liu, Mohd. Khairie Ahmad

1-18

Abstract Views : 1225

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10.36923/jicc.v26i1.1202

Abstract: This SLR was conducted in the field of digital communication in the specific context of intercultural communication. The main purpose of this SLR was to assess studies on psychological outcomes, anxiety, self-efficacy, and social media fatigue (SMF) among digital natives and digital immigrants who use social media and experience social media overload (SMO). Unlike meta-analyses, which statistically combine effect sizes, the present study was... [...] Read more

Open Access Article Special Collections Intercultural Communication And Professional Practice...

Interpersonal Intercultural Adaptation Orientations: A Qualitative Study of Engineering Professionals

Brent Jesiek, Samantha Lapka, Kris Acheson, Franki Kung

19-31

Abstract Views : 980

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10.36923/jicc.v26i1.1324

Abstract: Professionals in engineering and many other fields are often expected to work on global teams, setting the stage for frequent interpersonal interactions that span cultural boundaries. To further investigate the nature of such experiences, the findings presented in this paper are based on data collected via interviews and focus groups with 23 technical professionals who had varying levels of exposure to intercultural teamwork. Using an... [...] Read more

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Forced-Migrant Women’s Intercultural Communicative Competency Development in German as a Second Language

Navigating Digital Resilience: High-Skilled International Migrants’ WeChat Use During The 2022 COVID-19 Shanghai Lockdown

The Importance of Being Understood: Intercultural Communication in Social Professions as a Tightrope Walking

Diversity Contact: The Relationship of Positive and Negative Intergroup Contact with Assimilation and Multiculturalism

Perceived challenges living and integrating into Finnish society: A study among immigrants in Finland

The Double-Edged Sword of Empathy: Two Migrant-Serving Organizations in South Texas

The Role of Locally-produced Foreign-language Media in the Migration Experiences of Lifestyle Migrants in the Algarve

Factors Influencing the Implementation of Tourism Culture: A Case Study

Silent but Brewing - Reactive Ethnicity and Interculturality among Chinese Students in Singapore

We were like them” Intersecting Identities and Mediators' Intercultural Communication in a Municipal Service

Occidentalism Revisited: Insights from Contemporary Anglophone Arab Diasporic Literature

Professional and personal identity at work: achieving a synthesis through intercultural workplace talk

How "refugees" became "illegal migrants": Constuction, Reconstruction, … Deconstruction

Interpreting and Intercultural Mediation in Italian Healthcare Settings

The Development of Intercultural Relationships at Work Polish Migrant Workers in Finland

The Interplay between Social Media and Cultural Adjustment: Analysis of the Subjective Well-Being, Social Support, and Social Media Use of Asian International Students in the U.S.

The Invisible Bridge: How Foreign Tourism Professionals Foster Bridging Social Capital in Japan

Analyzing “Threat” in Asylum Reception: Context, Materiality and Institutional Texts in High-Stakes Intercultural Communication

Cross-Cultural Competence in Health Care: Development and Evaluation of a Multiprofessional Training

Cross-Cultural Career Paths: Analyzing Traditional and Boundaryless Orientations Among Expatriates in Saudi Arabia's Banking Sector

Online Pravda’s Communicative Intentions Regarding the War in Ukraine: A CDA-Based Study of the Website’s Opinion Articles

Evaluating Multicultural Educational Experiences and Intercultural Communication Competence in an Arab Context

Тhe History of the Acculturation Concept

Reshaping educational experience by volunteering in the community: Language learners in the real world

Journalistic Tactic and Intercultural Deficit: Post-publication Audience Engagement in a Finnish News Case Study

Elements of Spiritual Leadership and its Relations to Leadership Communication in Imran Khan’s Speeches at International Forums

The Cultural Heritage of Ume Kbubu: Strengthening Atoin Meto Identity Through School Learning

Digital Stress and Psychological Outcomes in Digital Natives and Digital Immigrants: A Systematic Literature Review

Interpersonal Intercultural Adaptation Orientations: A Qualitative Study of Engineering Professionals

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