Overview
Background
Professor Coral Gartner is an international expert in tobacco control policy and the world's leading expert on electronic nicotine delivery systems (or e-cigarettes). She is the Director of the NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence on Achieving the Tobacco Endgame (Tobacco Endgame CRE), an Australian Research Council Future Fellow, and the Chair of the Interdisciplinary Tobacco Endgame Research Network, the country lead Investigator for Australia with the International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation Project (ITC Project), and a Co-Investigator with the SewAUs Wastewater Epidemiology Project. She is currently the Director of Research at the University of Queensland's School of Public Health, the Regional Editor for Australasia for the BMJ journal, Tobacco Control, after serving as a senior editor from 2012-2018. She is the immediate Past President of the Oceania Chapter of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT-O).
She leads a multidisciplinary research team of international experts (located in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the USA, England, and the Netherlands) to develop the evidence base for tobacco endgame strategies and to identify the most promising policies that could end the cigarette epidemic in Australia, and beyond. Her research program includes consideration of how these policies could be implemented, while mitigating potential unintended impacts and increasing equity. Her research methods span cohort studies, clinical trials, policy analyses, simulation modelling and mixed methods research.
Professor Gartner joined the University of Queensland in 2006. With undergraduate qualifications in environmental health and a PhD in environmental epidemiology, she completed a postdoctoral fellowship on tobacco control policy and held a NHMRC Career Development Fellowship (2014-2018). In 2019, she led the development of UQ’s flagship cross-faculty postgraduate programs in Environmental Health Sciences.
Professor Gartner has published over 300 academic works, including journal articles, book chapters, and submissions to government inquiries, and has served as an expert witness to a number of government inquiries and consultations. She has also authored articles on tobacco control topics for The Conversation.
Availability
- Professor Coral Gartner is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Applied Science, Queensland University of Technology
- Bachelor (Honours), Queensland University of Technology
- Doctor of Philosophy, Queensland University of Technology
Works
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2024
Conference Publication
Screen2Quit: Engagement with a remote smoking cessation smartphone app randomized controlled trial in persons eligible for lung cancer screening
Peek, J., Vardon, P., Passmore, L., Peek, H., Yang,, Stone, E., Manser, R., Fogarty, P., Brims, F., McWilliams, A., Gartner, C., Hides, L., Lawler, S., Fong, K. and Marshall, H. (2024). Screen2Quit: Engagement with a remote smoking cessation smartphone app randomized controlled trial in persons eligible for lung cancer screening. TSANZSRS 2024 The Australia & New Zealand Society of Respiratory Science and The Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand (ANZSRS/TSANZ) Annual Scientific Meeting for Leaders in Lung Health & Respiratory Science, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, 22–26 March 2024. Richmond, VIC, Australia: John Wiley & Sons.
2024
Journal Article
Public support for tobacco endgame policies in South Korea: Findings from the 2020 International Tobacco Control Korea Survey
Kang, Heewon, Yoon, Wonjeong, Seo, Hong Gwan, Lee, Sungkyu, Lim, Sujin, Kim, Gil-yong, Kim, Su Young, Xu, Steve S., Yan, Mi, Quah, Anne C. K., Chung-Hall, Janet, Craig, Lorraine V, Gartner, Coral E, Fong, Geoffrey T and Cho, Sung-il (2024). Public support for tobacco endgame policies in South Korea: Findings from the 2020 International Tobacco Control Korea Survey. Tobacco Control tc-2023-058454. doi: 10.1136/tc-2023-058454
2024
Journal Article
Ethical and legal issues in conducting tobacco and nicotine research using social media data
Morphett, Kylie, Carah, Nicholas and Gartner, Coral (2024). Ethical and legal issues in conducting tobacco and nicotine research using social media data. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 26 (Supplement_1), S57-S59. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntad194
2024
Journal Article
Changes in patterns of youth multiple tobacco and/or e-cigarette product use in the US between 2014 and 2020: a multiple-group latent class analysis
Sun, Tianze, Lim, Carmen C W, Rutherford, Brienna N., Johnson, Benjamin, Connor, Jason, Gartner, Coral E, Hall, Wayne D, Leung, Janni and Chan, Gary (2024). Changes in patterns of youth multiple tobacco and/or e-cigarette product use in the US between 2014 and 2020: a multiple-group latent class analysis. Tobacco Control, 33 (1), 21-29. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2022-057266
2023
Journal Article
Commercial tobacco endgame themes in the Australian media from 2000 to 2021
Perusco, Andrew, Holland, Alice, Maddox, Raglan, Morphett, Kylie, Heris, Christina and Gartner, Coral E (2023). Commercial tobacco endgame themes in the Australian media from 2000 to 2021. Tobacco Control tc-2023-058186, tc-2023. doi: 10.1136/tc-2023-058186
2023
Journal Article
The Australian Government's new vaping policy should be part of a larger plan towards a tobacco endgame
Howe, Samantha, Ouakrim, Driss Ait, Blakely, Tony and Gartner, Coral E. (2023). The Australian Government's new vaping policy should be part of a larger plan towards a tobacco endgame. Medical Journal of Australia, 220 (4), 180-183. doi: 10.5694/mja2.52197
2023
Journal Article
Future nicotine use preferences of current cigarette smokers: Findings from the 2020 International Tobacco Control Four Country Smoking and Vaping Survey
Li, Lin, Borland, Ron, Le Grande, Michael and Gartner, Coral (2023). Future nicotine use preferences of current cigarette smokers: Findings from the 2020 International Tobacco Control Four Country Smoking and Vaping Survey. Drug and Alcohol Review, 43 (2), 359-370. doi: 10.1111/dar.13791
2023
Journal Article
Changes in patterns of youth multiple tobacco and/or e-cigarette product use in the US between 2014 and 2020: a multiple-group latent class analysis
Sun, Tianze, Lim, Carmen C. W., Rutherford, Brienna N., Johnson, Benjamin, Connor, Jason, Gartner, Coral E., Hall, Wayne D., Leung, Janni and Chan, Gary (2023). Changes in patterns of youth multiple tobacco and/or e-cigarette product use in the US between 2014 and 2020: a multiple-group latent class analysis. Tobacco Control, 33 (1), 21-29. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2022-057266
2023
Journal Article
Support for nicotine reduction in cigarettes: findings from the 2016 and 2020 ITC Four Country Smoking and Vaping Surveys
Fairman, Robert T., Cho, Yoo Jin, Popova, Lucy, Cummings, K. Michael, Smith, Tracy T., Fong, Geoffrey T., Gravely, Shannon, Borland, Ron, McNeill, Ann, Gartner, Coral E., Morphett, Kylie and Thrasher, James F. (2023). Support for nicotine reduction in cigarettes: findings from the 2016 and 2020 ITC Four Country Smoking and Vaping Surveys. Tobacco Control, tc-2023. doi: 10.1136/tc-2023-058128
2023
Journal Article
Gender differences in cigarette smoking cessation attempts among adults who smoke and drink alcohol at high levels: Findings from the 2018-2020 International Tobacco Control Four Country Smoking and Vaping Surveys
Liu, Chenyang, Yong, Hua-Hie, Gravely, Shannon, East, Katherine, Kasza, Karin, Gartner, Coral, Michael Cummings, K. and Fong, Geoffrey T. (2023). Gender differences in cigarette smoking cessation attempts among adults who smoke and drink alcohol at high levels: Findings from the 2018-2020 International Tobacco Control Four Country Smoking and Vaping Surveys. Addictive Behaviors, 147 107817, 107817. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2023.107817
2023
Journal Article
Adolescent exposure to online advertisements and promotions for tobacco products on the internet - a cross-sectional analysis of the Global Youth Tobacco Surveys
Leung, Janni, Lim, Carmen, McClure-Thomas, Caitlin, Foo, Shaun, Sebayang, Susy, Farassania, Ghea, Fausiah, Fitri, Gartner, Coral and Chan, Gary C. K. (2023). Adolescent exposure to online advertisements and promotions for tobacco products on the internet - a cross-sectional analysis of the Global Youth Tobacco Surveys. Journal of Adolescent Health, 73 (6), 1138-1144. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2023.07.019
2023
Journal Article
Associations of cannabis use, high-risk alcohol use, and depressive symptomology with motivation and attempts to quit cigarette smoking among adults: findings from the 2020 ITC Four Country Smoking and Vaping Survey
Gravely, Shannon, Driezen, Pete, Shahab, Lion, McClure, Erin A., Hyland, Andrew, Cummings, K. Michael, East, Katherine A., Chan, Gary C. K., Walsh, Hannah, Benowitz, Neal L., Gartner, Coral E., Fong, Geoffrey T., Quah, Anne C. K. and Smith, Danielle M. (2023). Associations of cannabis use, high-risk alcohol use, and depressive symptomology with motivation and attempts to quit cigarette smoking among adults: findings from the 2020 ITC Four Country Smoking and Vaping Survey. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. doi: 10.1007/s11469-023-01214-8
2023
Journal Article
Economic effects for citizens and the government of a country-level tobacco endgame strategy: a modelling study
Ait Ouakrim, Driss, Wilson, Tim, Howe, Samantha, Clarke, Philip, Gartner, Coral E., Wilson, Nick and Blakely, Tony (2023). Economic effects for citizens and the government of a country-level tobacco endgame strategy: a modelling study. Tobacco Control tc-2023-058131, tc-2023. doi: 10.1136/tc-2023-058131
2023
Journal Article
The impact of pseudoephedrine regulation at Australian pharmacies through Project Stop: a narrative review
Brookfield, Samuel and Gartner, Coral (2023). The impact of pseudoephedrine regulation at Australian pharmacies through Project Stop: a narrative review. Drug and Alcohol Review, 43 (1), 325-342. doi: 10.1111/dar.13777
2023
Journal Article
New Zealand community pharmacists’ perspectives on supplying smoked tobacco as an endgame initiative: a qualitative analysis
Hoek, Janet, Muthumala, Charika, Fenton, Elizabeth, Gartner, Coral E. and Petrović-van der Deen, Frederieke Sanne (2023). New Zealand community pharmacists’ perspectives on supplying smoked tobacco as an endgame initiative: a qualitative analysis. Tobacco Control tc-2023-058126, tc-2023. doi: 10.1136/tc-2023-058126
2023
Journal Article
Conversational artificial intelligence interventions to support smoking cessation: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Bendotti, Hollie, Lawler, Sheleigh, Chan, Gary C.K., Gartner, Coral, Ireland, David and Marshall, Henry M. (2023). Conversational artificial intelligence interventions to support smoking cessation: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Digital Health, 9 20552076231211634, 1-12. doi: 10.1177/20552076231211634
2023
Journal Article
How has the brain disease model of addiction contributed to tobacco control?
Hall, Wayne, Gartner, Coral and Morphett, Kylie (2023). How has the brain disease model of addiction contributed to tobacco control?. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 253 111033, 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.111033
2023
Conference Publication
Project NEAT: Randomised controlled trial comparing quitline support plus vaporised nicotine products or nicotine replacement therapy following discharge from residential withdrawal services
Guillaumier, Ashleigh, Baker, Amanda L., Manning, Victoria, Gartner, Coral, Walker, Natalie, Segan, Cathy, Bullen, Chris, Oldmeadow, Chris, Bauld, Linda, Dunlop, Adrian J. and Bonevski, Billie (2023). Project NEAT: Randomised controlled trial comparing quitline support plus vaporised nicotine products or nicotine replacement therapy following discharge from residential withdrawal services. APSAD 2023 Conference, Adelaide, SA Australia, 12–15 November 2023. Chichester, West Sussex United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. doi: 10.1111/dar.13749
2023
Conference Publication
Should we be concerned about Australia's growing illicit tobacco market?
Puljevic, Cheneal, Meciar, Isabel and Gartner, Coral (2023). Should we be concerned about Australia's growing illicit tobacco market?. APSAD 2023 Conference, Adelaide, SA Australia, 12–15 November 2023. Chichester, West Sussex United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. doi: 10.1111/dar.13749
2023
Conference Publication
A systematic review and meta-analysis of the relationship between smoking and intelligence measures
Vu, Giang T., Stjepanovic, Daniel, Sun, Tianze, Leung, Janni, Qiu, Yaqi, Thai, Phong, Connor, Jason P., Gartner, Coral, Hall, Wayne D. and Chan, Gary Chung Kai (2023). A systematic review and meta-analysis of the relationship between smoking and intelligence measures. APSAD 2023 Conference, Adelaide, SA, Australia, 12–15 November 2023. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell.
Funding
Current funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
- Professor Coral Gartner is:
- Available for supervision
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Available projects
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Projects related to tobacco control policy and smoking cessation
Tobacco smoking is the leading cause of preventable death globally, killing over 7 million people per year. In Australia, smoking causes 20,933 deaths per year, accounting for nearly 1 in 7 deaths and 9% of disease burden. Discussion is growing about how to end the cigarette epidemic, meaning reducing smoking prevalence to a level that is no longer a major public health issue. Once seen as ‘unthinkable’, this goal is now part of mainstream tobacco control research and government health policy. A range of endgame strategies have been proposed; some have been implemented or are under serious consideration in other countries. The NHMRC-funded Centre of Research Excellence on Achieving the Tobacco Endgame (Tobacco Endgame CRE) will develop the evidence base for and outline a roadmap for Australia to end smoking in Australia.
Please note, I am currently only considering inquiries from PhD applicants with relevant track records in tobacco control policy or smoking cessation research or practice, particularly those with experience/knowledge of the Australian situation.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are especially encouraged to apply.
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Research on ending the tobacco smoking epidemic in Australia
Tobacco smoking is the leading cause of preventable death globally, killing over 7 million people per year. In Australia, smoking causes 20,933 deaths per year, accounting for nearly 1 in 7 deaths and 9% of disease burden. Discussion is growing about how to end the cigarette epidemic, meaning reducing smoking prevalence to a level that is no longer a major public health issue. Once seen as ‘unthinkable’, this goal is now part of mainstream tobacco control research and government health policy. A range of endgame strategies have been proposed; some have been implemented or are under serious consideration in other countries. The NHMRC-funded Centre of Research Excellence on Achieving the Tobacco Endgame (Tobacco Endgame CRE) will develop the evidence base for and outline a roadmap for Australia to end smoking in Australia.
Preferred educational background: Undergraduate Class I or IIA honours or Masters degree in Public Health, Health Sciences, Chemistry, Behavioural Sciences, Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Environmental Health, Regulatory Science, Health Law, Health Policy, Political Science, Business, Economics, Communications, Psychology or a related field. Knowledge and experience in health policy or product regulation would be highly valued. Applicants must have excellent academic track records. Relevant experience in tobacco control related research or practice will be highly valued.
If you are interested in one of these topics, please contact Professor Gartner to discuss. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are especially encouraged to apply.
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Projects related to tobacco control policy and smoking cessation
Tobacco smoking is the leading cause of preventable death globally, killing over 7 million people per year. In Australia, smoking causes nearly 21,000 deaths per year, accounting for nearly 1 in 7 deaths and 9% of disease burden. Discussion is growing about how to end the cigarette epidemic, meaning reducing smoking prevalence to a level that is no longer a major public health issue. Once seen as ‘unthinkable’, this goal is now part of mainstream tobacco control research and government health policy. A range of endgame strategies have been proposed; some have been implemented or are under serious consideration in other countries. The NHMRC-funded Centre of Research Excellence on Achieving the Tobacco Endgame (Tobacco Endgame CRE) is developing the evidence base for a roadmap for how Australia can reduce smoking to very low levels to end the large preventable disease burden.
Please note, I am currently only considering inquiries from domestic PhD applicants or international applicants with very strong relevant track records in tobacco control policy or smoking cessation research or practice, particularly those with experience/knowledge of the Australian situation.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are especially encouraged to apply.
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
The Tobacco Endgame: The legal framework to end the tobacco epidemic in Australia
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Bernadette Richards
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Doctor Philosophy
Exploring Civil and Criminal Litigation and Policy Frameworks of Australia's Tobacco Industry
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
The Tobacco Endgame: The legal framework to end the tobacco epidemic in Australia
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Bernadette Richards
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Doctor Philosophy
The availability and use of illicit tobacco and nicotine vaping products in Australia
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Cheneal Puljevic
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Doctor Philosophy
Smoking Cessation in People with a Serious Mental Illness
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Dan Siskind, Professor Steve Kisely
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Doctor Philosophy
The Illicit Tobacco Market in Australia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Cheneal Puljevic
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Doctor Philosophy
Support for Commercial Tobacco Endgame Policies among People Who Experience Tobacco-Related Stigma
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Henry Marshall, Associate Professor Bernadette Richards, Dr Kylie Morphett
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Doctor Philosophy
Understanding drivers and deterrents of Australia's illicit tobacco market
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Cheneal Puljevic
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Doctor Philosophy
Digital Deterrence: Exploring innovative social media interventions to curtail youth vaping
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jason Connor, Dr Carmen Lim
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Doctor Philosophy
Regulating the design and construction of nicotine and tobacco products
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Kylie Morphett
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Doctor Philosophy
Evaluating the Public Health Impacts of Vaping Product Use
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jason Connor, Emeritus Professor Wayne Hall, Associate Professor Janni Leung, Associate Professor Gary Chung Kai Chan
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Doctor Philosophy
Expansion of smoking bans into contentious spaces and the tobacco endgame
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Kylie Morphett
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Doctor Philosophy
Determinants of alcohol drinking, and tobacco smoking, and e-cigarette vaping in Vietnamese young people and young Vietnamese migrant in Australia : implications for public health interventions and substance-use control policies
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jason Connor, Associate Professor Phong Thai, Associate Professor Gary Chung Kai Chan
Completed supervision
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
The Impact of Tobacco Tax Increases on Smoking Behaviours and Tobacco Purchasing Patterns
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Gary Chung Kai Chan
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Appraisal of a regional smoking cessation campaign in Central Queensland: The '10,000 Lives' Initiative
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Sheleigh Lawler
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Exploring the role of vaporised nicotine as a harm reduction approach amongst people living with HIV who smoke
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Peter Baker, Associate Professor Judith Dean
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2018
Doctor Philosophy
Evaluation and Development of Smoking Cessation and Tobacco Harm Reduction Information Sources for People with Mental Illness: A Multiple Methods Approach
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Pauline Ford
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Doctor Philosophy
The biomedicalisation of smoking cessation: A mixed methods study of lay perspectives on nicotine addiction
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Wayne Hall
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Evaluating the Public Health Impacts of Vaping Product Use
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jason Connor, Emeritus Professor Wayne Hall, Associate Professor Janni Leung, Associate Professor Gary Chung Kai Chan
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Conversational Artificial Intelligence to Support Smoking Cessation: The Co-Design Development of Quin, a Smartphone Application-based Smoking Cessation Chatbot
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Sheleigh Lawler, Associate Professor Henry Marshall
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Emerging trends of cannabis vaping in the USA and Canada: Prevalence, correlates, and online presence
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jason Connor, Emeritus Professor Wayne Hall, Dr Daniel Stjepanovic, Associate Professor Janni Leung, Associate Professor Gary Chung Kai Chan
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Cannabis and Tobacco Use in Young Adults Who Use Amphetamine-Type Stimulants: A Population-Based Study
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Andrew Smirnov
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Exploring the role of health professionals in communicating health messages about nicotine vaping products to smokers: A multiple methods approach
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Kylie Morphett, Associate Professor Kathryn Steadman
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Measuring Population Illicit Drug Use through Wastewater Analysis: Temporal Trends, Spatial Differences and Specific Events
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jochen Mueller
Media
Enquiries
Contact Professor Coral Gartner directly for media enquiries about:
- electronic cigarettes
- Public health - smoking reduction
- Smoking - health
- Smoking - public health policy
- Smoking - quitting
- Snus (smokeless tobacco)
- Tobacco - health
- Tobacco - snus
- vaping
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