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recon-all in freesurfer
by Fatemeh Ahmadi 02 Jan '20

02 Jan '20

External Email - Use Caution Dear all,I'm working on brain surface with conformal geometry algorithms, I need to know whether triangular mesh that gets from "recon-all" in Freesurfer is a Delaunay triangular mesh !? Very thanks in advance

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REST-meta-MDD Data Entered Unrestricted Sharing Phase
by YAN Chao-Gan 02 Jan '20

02 Jan '20

External Email - Use Caution Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to announce that the REST-meta-MDD data entered unrestricted sharing phase since January 1, 2020. The researchers can perform any analyses of interest while not violating ethics. Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is the second leading-cause of disability world-wide, with point prevalence exceeding 4% (1). The pathophysiology of MDD remains unknown despite intensive efforts, including neuroimaging studies. However, the small sample size of most MDD neuroimaging studies entails low sensitivity and reliability (2, 3). Inconsistencies may reflect limited statistical power (2) from small samples, but data analysis flexibility may also contribute, as a large number of preprocessing and analysis operations with many different parameter combinations have been used in fMRI analyses (4). MDD studies have used diverse multiple comparison correction methods, most likely inadequate (5). Data analysis flexibility also impedes large-scale meta-analysis (6, 7). Moreover, clinical characteristics such as number and type of episodes, medication status and illness duration vary across studies, further contributing to heterogeneous results. To address limited statistical power and analytic heterogeneity, we initiated the REST-meta-MDD Project. We implemented a standardized preprocessing protocol on Data Processing Assistant for Resting-State fMRI (DPARSF) (8) at local sites with only final indices provided to the consortium (please see the SI Appendix, Supplementary Methods of the original PNAS paper for details). Contributions were requested from users of DPARSF, a MATLAB- and SPM-based R-fMRI preprocessing pipeline (8). Twenty-five research groups from 17 hospitals in China formed the REST-meta-MDD consortium and agreed to share final R-fMRI indices from patients with MDD and matched normal controls (see Supplementary Table; henceforth “site” refers to each cohort for convenience) from studies approved by local Institutional Review Boards. The consortium contributed 2428 previously collected datasets (1300 MDDs and 1128 NCs). On average, each site contributed 52.0±52.4 patients with MDD (range 13-282) and 45.1±46.9 NCs (range 6-251). Most MDD patients were female (826 vs. 474 males), as expected. The 562 patients with first episode MDD included 318 first episode drug-naïve (FEDN) MDD and 160 scanned while receiving antidepressants (medication status unavailable for 84). Of 282 with recurrent MDD, 121 were scanned while receiving antidepressants and 76 were not being treated with medication (medication status unavailable for 85). Episodicity (first or recurrent) and medication status were unavailable for 456 patients. To improve transparency and reproducibility, our analysis code has been openly shared at https://github.com/Chaogan-Yan/PaperScripts/tree/master/Yan_2019_PNAS. In addition, we would like to share the R-fMRI indices of the 1300 MDD patients and 1128 NCs through the R-fMRI Maps Project ( http://rfmri.org/REST-meta-MDD) These data derivatives will allow replication, secondary analyses and discovery efforts while protecting participant privacy and confidentiality. According to the agreement of the REST-meta-MDD consortium, there would be 2 phases for sharing the brain imaging data and phenotypic data of the 1300 MDD patients and 1128 NCs. *1) Phase 1: coordinated sharing, before January 1, 2020.* To reduce conflict of the researchers, the consortium will review and coordinate the proposals submitted by interested researchers. The interested researchers first send a letter of intent to rfmrilab(a)gmail.com. Then the consortium will send all the approved proposals to the applicant. The applicant should submit a new innovative proposal while avoiding conflict with approved proposals. This proposal would be reviewed and approved by the consortium if no conflict. Once approved, this proposal would enter the pool of approved proposals and prevent future conflict. *2) Phase 2: unrestricted sharing, after January 1, 2020.* The researchers can perform any analyses of interest while not violating ethics. The REST-meta-MDD data entered unrestricted sharing phase since January 1, 2020. The researchers can perform any analyses of interest while not violating ethics. Please sign the Data Use Agreement <http://rfmri.org/sites/default/files/REST-meta-MDD_Data_Use_Agreement.pdf> and email the scanned signed copy to rfmrilab(a)gmail.com to get access credentials of the REST-meta-MDD data on the FTP server. <http://rfmri.org/sites/default/files/REST-meta-MDD_Data_Use_Agreement.pdf> *ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS* This work was supported by the National Key R&D Program of China (2017YFC1309902), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (81671774, 81630031, 81471740 and 81371488), the Hundred Talents Program and the 13th Five-year Informatization Plan (XXH13505) of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing Municipal Science & Technology Commission (Z161100000216152, Z171100000117016, Z161100002616023 and Z171100000117012), Department of Science and Technology, Zhejiang Province (2015C03037) and the National Basic Research (973) Program (2015CB351702). *REFERENCES* 1. 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Xue S, Wang X, Wang W, Liu J, & Qiu J (2016) Frequency-dependent alterations in regional homogeneity in major depression. *Behavioural Brain Research* 306:13-19. 33. Zheng H*, et al.* (2018) The dynamic characteristics of the anterior cingulate cortex in resting-state fMRI of patients with depression. *Journal of Affective Disorders* 227:391-397. 34. Jing B*, et al.* (2013) Difference in amplitude of low-frequency fluctuation between currently depressed and remitted females with major depressive disorder. *Brain Research* 1540:74-83. 35. Yang X*, et al.* (2015) Anatomical and functional brain abnormalities in unmedicated major depressive disorder. *Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat* 11:2415-2423. 36. Cheng Y*, et al.* (2017) Resting-state brain alteration after a single dose of SSRI administration predicts 8-week remission of patients with major depressive disorder. *Psychological Medicine* 47(3):438-450. 37. Yuan Y*, et al.* (2008) Abnormal neural activity in the patients with remitted geriatric depression: A resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging study. *Journal of Affective Disorders* 111(2):145-152. *Supplementary Table. *Samples of the REST-meta-MDD project, consortium sites, contributors, sample size, data acquisition parameters, and published studies based on the present cohorts. Serial Number Sites (cohorts) Principal investigators Data organizer N Scanner Receive (coil) TR (ms) TE (ms) Flip Angle (∘) Thickness/gap Slice number Time points Voxel size FOV Published researches MDD NC 1 National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders (Peking University Sixth Hospital) & Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Ministry of Health (Peking University) Tian-Mei Si Li Wang 74 74 Siemens Tim Trio 3T 32 channel 2000 30 90 4.0mm/0.8mm 30 210 3.28 × 3.28 × 4.80 210 × 210 Wang et al 2013 (9)/2015 (10) 2 Department of Clinical Psychology, Suzhou Suzhou Psychiatric Hospital, The Affiliated Guangji Hospital of Soochow University Yan-Song Liu Yan-Song Liu 30 30 Philips Achieva 3T 8-channel 2000 30 90 4.0mm/0 mm 37 200 1.67 × 1.67 × 4.00 240 × 240 Liu et al., 2017 (11) 3 The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University Shu-Qiao Yao / Xiang Wang Chang Cheng 27 37 Siemens Magnetom Symphony scanner 1.5 T 16 channel 2000 40 90 5.0mm/1.25mm 26 150 3.75 × 3.75 × 6.25 240 × 240 Zhu et al., 2012 (12) 4 The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University Wen-Bin Guo Wen-Bin Guo 24 24 Siemens Skyra 3T 32 channel 2500 25 90 3.5mm/0mm 39 200 3.75 × 3.75 × 3.50 240 × 240 Guo et al., 2014 (13)/2017(14) 5 Department of Psychiatry, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine Yi-Ru Fang / Dai-Hui Peng Ru-Bai Zhou 13 11 GE Signa 3T 32 channel 3000 30 90 5.0mm/0mm 22 100 3.75 × 3.75 × 5.00 240 × 240 Peng et al., 2014 (15)/2015 (16) 6 Department of Psychiatry, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine Yi-Ru Fang / Jun-Juan Zhu Ru-Bai Zhou 15 15 Siemens Tim Trio 3T 32 channel 2000 30 70 4mm/0mm 33 180 3.59 × 3.59 × 4.00 230 × 230 Zhu et al., 2014 (17) 7 Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine Wei Chen Jia-Shu Yao 38 49 GE discovery MR750 8 channel 2000 30 90 3.2/0 37 184 2.29 × 2.29 × 3.20 220 × 220 Shen et al., 2015 (18) 8 Department of Psychiatry, First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University Fei Wang Jia Duan 75 75 GE Signa 3T 8 channel 2000 30 90 3.0mm/0mm 35 200 3.75 × 3.75 × 3.00 240 × 240 Tang et al., 2013 (19) 9 The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University Ying Wang Guan-Mao Chen 50 50 GE Discovery MR750 3.0T 8-channel 2000 25 90 3.0/1.0 mm 35 200 3.75 × 3.75 × 4.00 240 × 240 N/A 10 First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University Ke-Rang Zhang Ai-Xia Zhang 50 33 Siemens Tim Trio 3T 32 channel 2000 30 90 3.0mm/1.52mm 32 212 3.75 × 3.75 × 4.52 240 × 240 Li et al., 2014 (20) 11 Department of Psychiatry, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University Qing-Hua Luo / Hua-Qing Meng Hai-Tang Qiu 32 29 GE Signa 3T 8 channel 2000 30 90 5 mm 33 200 3.75 × 3.75 × 5.00 240 × 240 Du et al., 2016 (21) 12 Department of Psychiatry, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University Hua-Qing Meng / Qing-Hua Luo Hai-Tang Qiu 32 6 GE Signa 3T 8 channel 2000 30 90 5 mm 33 240 3.75 × 3.75 × 4.00 240 × 240 N/A 13 The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an Central Hospital Jian Yang / Xiao-Ping Wu Hong Zhang 25 17 GE Excite 1.5T 16 channel 2500 35 90 4mm/0 36 150 4.00 × 4.00 × 4.00 256 × 256 Wu et al., 2016 (22) 14 The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University Guang-Rong Xie Xi-Long Cui 64 32 Siemens Tim Trio 3T 32 channel 2500 25 90 3.5/0 39 200 3.75 × 3.75 × 3.50 240 × 240 Yang et al., 2017 (23) 15 Department of Psychosomatics and Psychiatry, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University Yong-Gui Yuan Zheng-Hua Hou / Ying-ying Yin 50 50 Siemens Verio 3.0T MRI 12 channel 2000 25 90 4mm/0mm 36 240 3.75 × 3.75 × 4.00 240 × 240 Hou et al., 2018 (24)/2018 (25) 16 Huaxi MR Research Center, West China Hospital of Sichuan University Qi-Yong Gong / Kai-Ming Li Kai-Ming Li 31 31 GE Signa 3T 8 channel 2000 30 90 5mm/0mm 30 200 3.75 × 3.75 × 5.00 240 × 240 Chen et al., 2017 (26) 17 Department of Psychiatry, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University Li Kuang Lan Hu 47 44 GE Signa 3T 8 channel 2000 40 90 4.0mm/0mm 33 240 3.75 × 3.75 × 4.00 240 × 240 Cao et al., 2016 (27) 18 Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University Hong Yang Yu-Shu Shi / Hai-Yan Xie 21 20 Philips Achieva 3.0 T scanner (Philips Healthcare, Netherlands) 8-channel SENSE head coil 2000 35 90 5.0/1.0 mm 24 200 1.67 × 1.67 × 6.00 240 × 240 N/A 19 Anhui Medical University Kai Wang Tong-Jian Bai 51 36 GE Signa 3T 8 channel 2000 22.5 30 4.0/0.6 mm 33 240 3.44 × 3.44 × 4.60 220 × 220 Wang et al., 2017 (28) 20 Faculty of Psychology, Southwest University Jiang Qiu Xin-Ran Wu 282 251 Siemens Tim Trio 3T 12 channel 2000 30 90 3.0mm/1.0mm 32 242 3.44 × 3.44 × 4.00 220 × 220 Cheng et al., 2016 (29)/Ye et al., 2015 (30)/Luo et al., 2015 (31)/Xue et al., 2016 (32) 21 Beijing Anding Hospital, Capital Medical University Chuan-Yue Wang Qi-Jing Bo / Feng Li 86 70 Siemens Tim Trio 3T 32 channel 2000 30ms 90 3.5mm/0.7mm 33 240 3.12 × 3.12 × 4.20 200 × 200 Zheng et al., 2018 (33)/Jing et al., 2013 (34) 22 The Institute of Mental Health, Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University Zhe-Ning Liu Yi-Cheng Long 30 20 Philips Gyroscan Achieva 3.0T 32 channel 2000 30 90 4.0mm/0mm 36 250 1.67 × 1.67 × 4.00 240 × 240 N/A 23 Mental Health Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University Tao Li Yi-Ting Zhou 32 30 Philips Achieva 3.0T TX 8 channal 2000 30 90 4.0mm/0mm 38 240 3.75 × 3.75 × 4.00 240 × 240 Yang et al., 2015 (35) 24 First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University Xiu-Feng Xu / Yu-Qi Cheng Chao-Jie Zou 32 31 GE Signa 1.5T 8 channel 2000 40 90 5/1mm 24 160 3.75 × 3.75 × 6.00 240 × 240 Cheng., et al. 2017 (36) 25 Department of Neurology, Affiliated ZhongDa Hospital of Southeast University Zhi-Jun Zhang Zhi-Jun Zhang 89 63 Siemens Verio 3T 12 channel head coil 2000 25 90 4.0mm/0mm 36 240 3.75 × 3.75 × 4.00 240 × 240 Yuan et al., 2008 (37) Total 1300 1128 Abbreviations: MDD, major depressive disorder; NC, normal control. *(Note: Part of the content of this post was adapted from the original REST-meta-MDD PNAS paper (http://www.pnas.org/cgi/doi/10.1073/pnas.1900390116 <http://www.pnas.org/cgi/doi/10.1073/pnas.1900390116>) under CC BY-NC-ND license.)* Best, Chao-Gan -- Chao-Gan YAN, Ph.D. Professor, Principal Investigator Director, International Big-Data Center for Depression Research Deputy Director, Magnetic Resonance Imaging Research Center Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences 16 Lincui Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100101, China - Initiator DPABI <http://rfmri.org/DPABI>, <http://dpabi.org/>DPARSF <http://rfmri.org/DPARSF>, PRN <http://rfmri.org/PRN> and The R-fMRI Network <http://rfmri.org/> (RFMRI.ORG <http://rfmri.org/>) http://rfmri.org/yan http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=lJQ9B58AAAAJ

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Post-doc position at Harvard Medical School
by Linnman, Clas,Ph.D. 31 Dec '19

31 Dec '19

We are seeking a highly motivated and independent post-doctoral for the Spaulding Neuroimaging Lab. We study brain alterations after spinal cord injury, with a focus on MR metrics, microglia and opioid receptors. The current NIH funded project evaluates the impact of aerobic exercise as a neurorestorative rehabilitation intervention in human SCI. The position encompasses use and development of simultaneous PET-MRI. For more details, apply online at https://partners.taleo.net/careersection/srn/jobdetail.ftl?job=3108990&tz=G… Or send me an email with your CV and scientific goals. Clas ___________________________ Clas Linnman, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Spaulding Neuroimaging Lab Harvard Medical School

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Freeview - command-line label sub-option "opacity" does not work
by Antonin Skoch 30 Dec '19

30 Dec '19

External Email - Use Caution Dear experts, a freeview command-line label sub-option "opacity" does not work for me. Freeview exits with error: Unrecognized sub-option flag 'opacity'. I am using most recent dev version (30 dec 2019). Could you please check that? Regards, Antonin Skoch

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Error in MATLAB while using freesurfer commands
by mahdi mahdavi 30 Dec '19

30 Dec '19

External Email - Use Caution Hi. I'm a medical student and I'm trying to use the QuickNATv2 MATLAB code for structural MRI segmentation for a paper. However, at the last step when I want to execute the Run command for this program, it returns an error related to MRIRead function from freesurfer. I'm, using windows so I Cloned freesurfer library from github and defined its path for MATLAB. The error is: SWITCH expression must be a scalar or a character vector; the MRI data is a .mgz file: Error in load_mgh (line 166) switch type Error in MRIread (line 94) [mri.vol, M, mr_parms, volsz] = load_mgh(fspec,[],[],headeronly); Error in RunFile (line 15) DataVol = MRIread([DataPath,FileName]); I've also tried using linux shell for windows 10 and installed the freesurfer with it but i still get the same error. I didn't find any helpful guides on various forums so I'm mailing you hoping to find a solution cause I really need to run the QuickNAT for a paper. Regards Mahdi

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intensity map
by a Chinese reader 29 Dec '19

29 Dec '19

External Email - Use Caution Dear Freesurfer experts,I have some questions about intensity map: 1. If I would like to calculates the gray matter nulcei to white matter signal intensity ratio (GWR), which command I can use. 2. If I want to calculate half the thickness of the gray matter of the cortex and get the surface file(*.mgh), what should I do? Best regards, Zhang Xia

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Lateral ventricles mask
by Tamir Eisenstein 29 Dec '19

29 Dec '19

External Email - Use Caution Dear FS experts, How can I create a binary mask of the lateral ventricles based on the ASEG output? Thanks! Tamir

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BA_exvivo.thresh.stats
by sarah.kloeppig＠web.de 29 Dec '19

29 Dec '19

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Postdoc in Microstructure Imaging analysis of Hearing Loss: From the ear to the brain network
by Tim B. Dyrby 27 Dec '19

27 Dec '19

External Email - Use Caution Hi FreeSurfer's, Here at DRCMR in Copenhagen we are searching for a postdoc - Are you interested in hearing loss and eager to find out which microstructural changes occur in the auditory system when hearing becomes impaired? Then you might be our new postdoc in the multidisciplinary project “Uncovering Hidden Hearing Loss” (UHeal). *You will be part of the research project UHeal* UHeal is a multidisciplinary project funded by the Novo Nordisk Foundation under the interdisciplinary synergy program and involves The Technical University of Denmark (DTU) (PI: Tosten Dau), Harvard Medical School (PI: Charles Liberman) and Danish Research Centre for Magnetic Resonance (DRCMR) (PI: Tim Dyrby and Hartwig Siebner). Together we will design imaging techniques and auditory methods to detect and diagnose a recently described damages to the auditory nerve caused by exposure to loud sounds. Such damage can cause a ‘hidden hearing loss’ that a large part of the world population may have without knowing it. You can read more about the project at http://www.drcmr.dk/uhealand http://www.hea.healthtech.dtu.dk/research/Uncovering-Hidden-Hearing-Loss *Your contribution to the project * You will be working with microstructure imaging analyses and be responsible foradvancing structural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the human auditory system UHEAL. It will be your responsibility to establish the data analyze setup of microstructural imaging data to map the hearing system, from the ear to the brain network in health and disease. You will also be involved in establishing the imaging protocols on a 3T Prisma human MRI scanner to ensure optimal microstructure imaging contrast for hearing loss. The scanning protocols can include a combinations of myelin mapping using quantitative MRI, multi-dimensional diffusion MRI and DTI for insights into microanatomy, or simply T1W or T2W MRI. You will be part of the interdisciplinary UHeal team exploring the structural functional relationship in hidden hearing loss and together with postdocs and researchers from the other sites you will compare the microstructure imaging analysis with their functional measures and novel hearing loss tests on the same subject group. * The ideal candidate* Should be a motivated international minded team player with: -A PhD degree or corresponding qualification in engineering, physics or computer science. -A strong documented background in diffusion MRI and data analysis of human data. -Proficiency regarding using human MRI scanners, preferably Siemens. -Excellent written and oral communication skills in English *Your tasks* * To advance the field through your own research * To work directly with a dedicated and inspiring cross disciplinary team and international collaborators. * To establish the data analysis for mapping microstructural changes in hearing loss in human subjects. * To be involved in establishing the imaging protocol and data collection on subjects * To be engaged in supervision of BSc, MSc and PhD students, knowledge dissemination and publishing in international, recognized scientific journals. ** *You will be working at DRCMR* You will be part of the Microstructure and Plasticity <http://www.drcmr.dk/map>(MaP) group headed by Tim Dyrby (www.drcmr.dk/map <http://drcmr.dk/map>) at The Danish Research Centre for Magnetic Resonance (DRCMR, www.drcmr.dk <http://www.drcmr.dk>). MaP is a dedicated cross-disciplinary and translational research team with thevision to improve the future non-invasive imaging technologies for better patient diagnosis. Your part of the UHeal project will be carried out at DRCMR but you will be collaborating intensively with the other project partners at DTU and Harvard. The project will be carried out at (DRCMR) which is a leading research center for biomedical MRI in Europe (www.drcmr.dk).Our mission is to triangulate MR physics and basic physiology from preclinical to clinical research. Approximately 75 researchers from a diverse range of disciplines are currently pursuing basic and clinically applied MR research and its validation with a focus on structural, functional, and metabolic MRI of the human brain and its disorders. The DRCMR is embedded in the Center for Functional and Diagnostic Imaging and Research, a large diagnostic imaging department including all biomedical imaging modalitiesat the *Copenhagen University Hospital Hvidovre*. DRCMR has a state-of-the-art MR-research infrastructure enabling translational research, which includes a pre-clinical 7T MR scanner, six whole-body MR scanners (one 7T, three 3T and two 1.5T scanners) and a High-Performance Computer cluster for neuroimaging. The DRCMR has pre-clinical labs, a neuropsychology laboratory, an EEG laboratory, and two laboratories for non-invasive brain stimulation. *Application deadline: 6^th January*2020*** **Starting date: *is expected to be in March 2020 or as soon as possible Interviews will take place in the first half of January Please read mere here: http://drcmr.dk/vacancies/item/1030-postdoc-in-microstructure-imaging-analy… Happy New Year, Tim -- Tim B. Dyrby Associate Professor Microstructure and Plasticity (MaP) Group Danish Research Centre for Magnetic Resonance (DRCMR), section 714 Center for Functional and Diagnostic Imaging and Research Copenhagen University Hospital Hvidovre Kettegård Allé 30 2650 Hvidovre Denmark Office phone: +45 38626542 Mobile:+45 40790282 web:www.drcmr.dk/map andwww.drcmr.dk & Image Analysis and Computer Graphics section Department of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science Technical University of Denmark Richard Petersens Plads, Building 324 2800 Kongens Lyngby Denmark Office Phone: +45 45253424

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Save output as attach file
by Nader Razmara 24 Dec '19

24 Dec '19

External Email - Use Caution Dear I want to save output of freeview as attach file. Which is a segmentation after thick colourmap ad lookptable and thick outline. Best regards

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