Khalifa University celebrated United Arab Emirates’ Flag Day today with an assembly for students faculty and staff. Attendee’s recited the UAE’s National Anthem and the pledge of allegiance while raising the UAE’s flag.

Dr. Arif Sultan Al Hammadi Khalifa University’s Executive Vice President said: “The UAE flag is embedded in the hearts of all Emiratis. It is a symbol of the UAE that reminds us that we are united under the leadership of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan and it motivates our students to become scientists researchers and innovators and future leaders of industry and contribute to the UAE’s prosperity. Our flag is a symbol of the union of our beloved Emirates. It encourages us to work hard study and do everything we can to raise the name of the United Arab Emirates inspired by our wise leadership’s vision.”

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Khalifa University held a special two-day health and wellness event for its students faculty and staff on Tuesday November 1 and Wednesday November 2 which was designed to raise awareness among the University community about the importance of physical and mental health and wellbeing.

Health and Wellness Day is an annual event at Khalifa University featuring an exhibition of doctors nurses and specialists from leading local hospitals fitness centers and diet centers who conducted blood sugar tests blood pressure checks BMI and body composition tests and gave diet fitness and nutritional advice.

This year the event also focused on mental health hosting two lectures on stress management by psychiatrists.

“Khalifa University strongly believes in the importance of a healthy lifestyle and encouraging that in our community ” said Ebrahim Jafar Alahmed Acting Vice President of Communications & Business Development for Khalifa University. “As a center for research into lifestyle diseases such as Type II Diabetes cardiovascular issues and obesity we realize that we have to lead by example and providing our students faculty and staff with access to medical testing and diet and fitness advice is one way to do this. Health and Wellness Day also provides our Biomedical Engineering students a chance to engage with local doctors and nurses and assist with testing and diagnostic tests. Which is helpful to their future careers.”

The Health and Wellness Days follow the announcement that Khalifa University’s new campus will feature one of the largest fitness facilities in the UAE in an academic institution. Housed over four stories the gym will consist of separate two-level men and women’s facilities featuring state-of-the-art cardiovascular and weight lifting equipment as well as studios for Yoga and others for martial arts such as Boxing and Taekwondo. There will also be multi-use courts for basketball squash volleyball and badminton.

The facilities will be manned by experienced personal trainers and fitness professionals who will guide students faculty staff and alumni in proper technique in addition to organizing various group classes.

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Khalifa University held today open houses for two of the University’s eleven research centers. The Visual Signal Analysis and Processing Center (VSAP) which focuses on research into the areas of Surveillance and Machine Vision Video Communications and Image Security and Biometrics and Bio-Imaging and the Khalifa Semiconductor Research Center (KSRC) which is dedicated to investing in research centered around nanotechnology and microchip technology for a range of fields like biomedical engineering and nuclear engineering.

“The establishment of specialized research centers is key to fostering innovation at Khalifa University ” said Dr. Arif Sultan Al Hammadi Khalifa University’s Executive Vice President. “These centers operate as a focal point for industry involvement and a means of collaboration with other centers. By providing this kind of focus we are able to truly spotlight areas of mutual interest and advancement. In addition Innovation Week gives us the opportunity to really highlight the kind of cutting edge research the University is engaged in and offer activities for our students to participate in. It’s truly a wonderful way to highlight the importance of innovation to the UAE and future.”

Khalifa University has also scheduled activities for its other research centers over the rest of the Innovation Week including holding the UAE Advanced Network for Research and Education (Ankabut) annual Users’ Meeting on Monday November 21 which will take place at the Dusit Thani hotel in Abu Dhabi. Monday will also see open houses for the University’s Information Security Research Center (ISRC) and Emirates ICT Innovation Center (EBTIC).

On Wednesday November 23 the Aerospace Research and Innovation Center (ARIC) will be officially opened and Khalifa University will host a Ceremony for the Khalifa Innovation Center (KIC). The University will also hold an open house for the Khalifa University Center of Excellence in Biotechnology (KUCEB).

Thursday November 24 will see open houses for the Khalifa University Robotics Institute (KURI) and the Emirates Technology and Innovation Center (ETIC) as well as an exhibition of student projects.

Khalifa University was recently named the top university in the UAE by two international rankings QS and Times Higher Education both of which highlighted the institution’s faculty to student ratio and faculty publications as clear examples of the University’s dedication to research and innovation. Currently the University is a leader in academic publications and patents with over 50 US patents granted since its establishment in 2008.

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Under the patronage of His Excellency Hussain Al Hammadi the UAE’s Minister of Education the Khalifa University managed Emirates Advanced National Research and Education Network (Ankabut) organized today its 13th users meeting which was held today at the Dusit Thani Abu Dhabi and discussed a range of topics around the theme Read Research Innovate.

The conference brought together leaders in education research and technology for specialized lectures and technical sessions focused on issues related to educational technology. The first day of the event drew approximately 500 attendees primarily from the UAE higher education community and over 100 organizations and government entities.

The meeting also explored various education technology aspects of Ankabut’s services including new services high performance computing (HPC) open track global connectivity learning management systems (LMS) assessment EFADA (Ankabut Library Management System) and security and disaster recovery (DR).

In addition to speeches by Dr. Arif Sultan Al Hammadi Executive Vice President of Khalifa University and Fahem Al Nuaimi ANKABUT’s CEO there was a keynote address by a representative from IBM that focuses on “How rapid technology changes are disrupting the education of the employment system” and two lectures by Schneider Electric the strategic partner of the event and Huawei the event’s Platinum Sponsor. Speakers for the technical sessions included lecturers from various UAE post-secondary institutions such as Khalifa University UAEU NYU Abu Dhabi Masdar Institute Abu Dhabi Center for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (ACTVET) and Institute of Applied Technology (IAT) in addition to local and international industry such as GBI Campus Management GBM CtrlS- Cloud4C Fujitsu Help AG and Bitdefender.

“Innovation is key to the achievement of the wise vision forged by the leadership of the UAE ” said Dr. Arif Sultan Al Hammadi “Ankabut and the services it offers the academic institutions in this country are vital to innovation and vital to our students continued success and academic growth. Connecting academic institutions and making knowledge share easier more accessible and faster allows for greater collaboration and greater communication which can’t help but lead to innovation. Khalifa University is proud to support Ankabut and benefit from the services it provides to the education and research sector.”

“This meeting is not just for the Information Technology community but rather it’s an opportunity for multiple groups who share a common interest in educational technology to gather and discuss key issues and advancements ” said Mr. Al Nuaimi. “This event aims to inspire educators to discover the latest technological developments and to share lessons learnt. It also offers us an opportunity to review Ankabut’s achievements over the past year and showcase our plans for the future.  It is an exciting event that will foster collaboration and innovation.”

In addition to the technical program the meeting will was also witness to the signing of two MOU’s one between Khalifa University and the Canadian University of Dubai and one between the Canadian University and IBM.

Ankabut is an advanced network that connects research and academic institutions in the UAE with a high speed network and while offering them connectivity to other education networks around the world. In addition to connecting universities Ankabut can connect the public institutions together across the UAE with an effective cost model. Ankabut also co-operates on a national GCC regional and international arena representing the UAE in conferences exhibitions and forums. Ankabut aims to offer professional and innovative IT services with a focus on the research and educational sector. Services include Cloud Connectivity IT infrastructure manage services and professional services such as IT Consultancy Project Management Licenses Training and Development.

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Khalifa University held on Thursday November 24th 2016 an exhibition of students’ projects and an open house at its Khalifa University Robotics Institute (KURI) as part of the Innovation Week activities. These events followed a full week of open houses speakers and ceremonies to demonstrate the cutting-edge research and development happening at the University.

The student projects on display covered a range of fields including aerospace biomedical mechanical and computer engineering and included research on a balance system for use in wind tunnels new way of administering insulin to Diabetes patients orally a radiation detection and tracking system wireless communications devices for safe driving and home surveillance and even new ideas for online shopping carts and marketplaces.

In addition the University also held an open house for its Robotics Institute showcasing the latest in unmanned aerial ground and aquatic vehicles. KURI which is also heavily involved in organizing the upcoming Mohammed Bin Zayed International Robotics Challenge (MBZIRC) taking place in 2017 is currently working on robotics technologies that will monitor aircraft for damage conduct search and rescue operations in hazardous areas and even spray environmentally friendly saline solutions capable of dissipating heavy fog to ensure road safety for its users.

“Khalifa University prides itself in being a hub of innovation for the UAE and the region ” said Dr. Arif Al Hammadi Executive Vice President of Khalifa University. “And we appreciate the opportunity to celebrate and demonstrate the capabilities of our research centers students and faculty. As the top university in the UAE we believe that it is our duty to spearhead research into the technological advancements needed to drive the future economy of the UAE one that is dependent not on fossil fuels but on safe clean reliable ones. Innovation Week gives us the opportunity to show the community what we are doing and how we are achieving our goals.”

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Khalifa University (KU) has been named one of the top universities in the emerging world and BRICS (Brazil Russia India China and South Africa) by Times Higher Education (THE). KU placed 49th out of 300 institutions rated in the THE BRICS & Emerging Economies Rankings 2017 and was also ranked ahead of competing institutions in the Arab World. The University was the first ranked of three UAE institutions to appear on the list.

This ranking follows announcements earlier in the year that the University was ranked number one in the UAE according to Times Higher Education and QS World Rankings. In addition the University continues to be the youngest institution to be named one of the top 100 universities under the age of 50 by QS moving up into the top 60 position on the list.

The Times Higher Education BRICS & Emerging Economies University Rankings 2017 only includes institutions in countries classified as “advanced emerging” “secondary emerging” or “frontier” by the Financial Times Stock Exchange (FTSE) including the BRICS. The 2017 Rankings are the first time that the list has extended to 300 universities up from 200 institutions last year and 100 institutions in the previous two years.

“Our rising position in international rankings is demonstrative of the hard work and ingenuity of our faculty and students ” said Dr. Tod Laursen President of Khalifa University. “Our faculty and students are some of the most prolific publishers in the Arab World consistently publishing research papers and findings in prestigious international journals and receiving a high number of citations as well. In addition we lead the UAE in patent production. This high level of intellectual property creation and knowledge transfer is a driving factor in our success as is our level of commitment to our students and to innovation.”

“Once again our young University is being recognized for its achievements and commitment to quality and innovation ” said Dr. Arif Sultan Al Hammadi Khalifa University’s Executive Vice President. “Khalifa University was created with the goal of becoming a hub for research and innovation in the region and our increasing prestige on the international stage is a testament to that goal and to the vision of our wise leadership who sought to establish the country as a technological center driven by a sustainable knowledge economy. This achievement will undoubtedly spur our students faculty and staff to reach ever-farther heights of creativity and innovation.”

Phil Baty Editor THE World University Rankings said “It is no easy task to appear in the 2017 BRICS & Emerging Economies Rankings which use the same 13 rigorous and demanding performance indicators as the overall World University Rankings. Institutions must demonstrate high standards of performance across teaching research international outlook and knowledge transfer and compete with other leading research universities across 50 emerging economy countries. We only rank the very best universities from this cohort so to make the top 300 list is a great achievement in itself and Khalifa University should be heartily congratulated.”

With over 70 issued/filed US patents eleven specialized research centers and institutions and a female student population of 60% (twice the global average for women in science and technology) and two Rhodes Scholars awarded in the last year Khalifa University has consistently put itself on the map locally and globally.

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Khalifa University organizers of the Mohamed Bin Zayed International Robotics Challenge (MBZIRC) have announced that the competition will take place from March 16 – 18 2017 at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi. This inaugural robotics challenge boasts prize winnings of 5 million USD and will test the skills of some of the best robotics designers and programmers in the world.

The contest will inevitably take up a large area of the circuit since it will consist of three challenges and a triathlon type Grand Challenge. Challenge 1 will require teams to use an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) to locate track and land on a moving vehicle. This means that the UAV must be capable of locating the moving vehicle navigating the path and speed of the vehicle and land on the target location while the vehicle is in motion.

Challenge 2 requires an Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) to locate and reach a panel and physically operate a valve stem on it. It will require a UGV capable of navigating the path and locating the panel identifying the valve and choose the appropriate tool to close it.

Challenge 3 requires a team of UAVs to work together in order to search locate track pick up and place a set of still and moving objects. The Grand Challenge will require a team of robots (UAVs and UGVs) to compete in an event that combines challenges 1 2 and 3 simultaneously.

“This will be a hard challenge ” said Dr. Arif Sultan Al Hammadi Khalifa University’s Executive Vice President. “It will require the teams to not only utilize most known robotics technology but also invent new ones. Undoubtedly the resulting technologies from this competition will drive robotics research for some time and as a university dedicated to the advancement of research and development in engineering and technology we are eager to see what the results are.”

He also said: “Khalifa University is proud to be the organizers of the first MBZIRC and we look forward to seeing how it continues to grow in reputation and scope over the coming years.”

The 45 teams selected to take part in the inaugural challenge come from leading universities and international organizations such as the Georgia Institute of Technology the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) the National University of Singapore Xi’an Jiaotong University and the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology the Mohamed Bin Rashed Space Center Accelerated Dynamics from the UK and NaviRobot LLC from Russia.

In addition to teams from the UAE UK and USA teams from Italy Germany KSA Russia Singapore Malaysia Canada South Korea and Spain where chosen from over 316 teams from 45 countries who expressed their interest in participating in the Challenge which is scheduled to take place in March 2017 with prizes totaling $5 million USD.

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Under the patronage of His Excellency Eng. Hussain I. Al Hammadi Minister of Education for the UAE Khalifa University and the Emirates ICT Innovation Center (EBTIC) hosted two innovative programs this week aimed at engaging young Emirati talent in STEM fields and innovation.

32 Emirati students aged between 14 and 18 participated in the EBTIC Innovation and Entrepreneurship Boot Camp which focused on equipping students with the soft skills and business acumen needed to run a successful business including business development commercialization creative and presentation skills. A further 30 aged between 11 and 14 took part in the CoSpace Robotics program which offered a more technical focus with students learning how to program a virtual robot. The students were handpicked for inclusion in the programs by the Ministry of Education based on their interests in the respective fields.

The final day of the programs December 22 saw students showcase their learning through two team-based contests. 32 students the attendees of the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Boot Camp presented their final business strategies to a panel of judges from academia industry and government. The winners of this contest was a team that consists of students Hamda Naser Mariam Al Zahmi Amani Ali Fatima Mustafa and Amna Mohammed. Ibrahim Al Kher and Amna Al Hammadi won the Best Outstanding Male Student Award and the Best Outstanding Female Student Award respectively.

Meanwhile students participating in the CoSpace Robotics program competed in teams to build a virtual robot within the CoSpace virtual reality environment. The winners were Khalifa Al Blooshi and Abdulrahman Al Nuaimi in the first place Mohammed Al Noor and Dawood Abdulla in the second place and Abdulla Mohammed Abdulla and Rashed Al Tunaiji in the third place.

“Youth programs like these are an important way of instilling a sense of ambition and work ethic in young people. They also help them to realize that launching a successful start-up or making it in the evolving world of programming and robotics takes hard work and dedication ” said Dr. Nawaf Al Moosa Deputy Director of EBTIC. “With our focus on technology we believe that we can provide these students with some real life experience and knowledge to help prepare them to make an immediate contribution to the UAE’s burgeoning economy whether that’s through emerging STEM fields such as robotics or bringing the next advance in technology to market. We’d like to thank everyone who was involved in organizing these two programs particularly our international partners.”

“We are proud to have hosted two highly beneficial and innovative programs at the University ” said Dr. Arif Sultan Al Hammadi Khalifa University’s Executive Vice President. “Khalifa University remains dedicated to ensuring that young Emirati students are inspired to pursue STEM fields from an early age and we were grateful to be able to work with international partners to host these engaging programs and look forward for further collaboration in this field.”

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Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Chairman of Abu Dhabi Crown Prince’s Court and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Khalifa University Khalifa University (KU) will hold its fourth graduation ceremony on January 31 2017 at the Abu Dhabi National Theater. The ceremony will honor the University’s most recent 286 graduates from the schools fifteen of the Universities eighteen undergraduate and graduate degrees.

The graduation follows the recent announcements that KU was named one of the top universities in the emerging world and BRICS (Brazil Russia India China and South Africa) by Times Higher Education (THE) placing 49th out of 300 institutions worldwide ranked in the THE BRICS & Emerging Economies Rankings 2017 and coming in first in the Arab World ahead of competing institutions. In addition the University was the first ranked of three UAE institutions to appear on the list.

This honor follows announcements earlier in 2016 that the University ranked number one in the UAE according to Times Higher Education and QS World Rankings. In addition the University continues to be the youngest institution in the world to be named one of the top 100 universities under the age of 50 by QS moving up into the top 60 position on the list.

In total seven students will be awarded their PhD’s at the ceremony while 35 others will receive their MSc’s in either Electrical and Computer Engineering Information Security Mechanical Engineering Nuclear Engineering Civil and International Security or in Engineering by Research. The remainder of the 226 graduates will receive their BSc’s in either Aerospace Biomedical Civil Communication Computer Electrical and Electronic Industrial and Systems or Mechanical Engineering.

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Khalifa University teams placed 2nd in the Robotics for Good and 3rd in the Drones for Good 2016 Competitions for their innovative “Navigation System for the Visually Impaired-Obstacle Detection (NSVI-OD)” robot and “Multi-Perspective Constant Aerial Surveillance System (M-CASS)” drone following the finals held in Dubai on February 17-18 2017.

The NSVI-OD robot was developed by team comprising both students and faculty: Khaled Humood Ahmed Alagha Ali AlShebli and Shakti Singh. Their robot aims to assist people with visual disabilities by providing them with a mechanism namely a rolling cane mounted with a camera and sensor which alerts them to obstacles in their path including staircases.

The M-CASS drone was created by a faculty team from Khalifa University Dr. Lakmal Seneviratne Dr. Guowei Cai and Dr. Tarek Taha with assistance from a team at the Gwangju Institute for Science and Technology. The drone uses two special sub-systems: a stationary tethered aerial robot system (STAR) and a novel 3-D wireless charging platform (3-D WCP) in order to provide continuous aerial surveillance without stopping to recharge the device.

Khalifa University displays innovative student and faculty research projects as part of its participation at the fourth International Defense Exhibition and Conference (IDEX 2017). In addition to showcasing the University’s achievements in the areas of robotics facial recognition software and aerospace design students and faculty are also on hand to discuss the research behind the devices and demonstrations.

The leading university’s booth show visitors the “Moon Cloud” a software platform that enables users to have complete security assurance evaluation of their services during their operations. Moon Cloud provides compliance assessment for cloud services traditional IT solutions on premise solutions and Internet of Things.

Visitors are also shown the “Pioneer Robot” which identifies traces and warns users about sources of indoor radiation. The SHARK ROV (Remotely Operated Vehicle) an underwater vehicle designed to reach depths of up to 100 meters.  A Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) System which uses the latest manufacturing technologies and is capable of using less fuel and carrying a larger payload whilst demonstrating improved communication and maneuverability than current UAV’s.  

Other robotic innovations on display include a UAV that utilizes a tether system to recharge and a UAV capable of making quick and thorough inspections of large-scale aircraft and reporting possible flaws to users faster than the commonly used manual inspection process.

The University also showcases software capable of verifying identify through facial recognition. The “Access System using Kinect-based Face Authentication” uses motion detecting input devices (Kinect) to correctly identify someone through facial images. The system works in two modes: Authentication mode and Suspect Detection mode.  In the authentication mode the user enters there name and a pin code. 

In addition visitors to the stand have the opportunity to learn about the Emirates Technology and Innovation Center (ETIC) which is a joint venture between Emirates Advanced Research and Technology Holding (EARTH) and Khalifa University. ETIC aims to become a driving force for innovation in the field of computer-aided technologies and other selective-system technologies with applications for the military and the defense industry.

“Khalifa University was pleased to have this opportunity to present its research to leaders in the defense and security industry at IDEX 2017 ” said Dr. Arif Sultan Al Hammadi Khalifa University’s Executive Vice President. “IDEX is a great platform for us to present our programs that tie heavily in with local regional and worldwide security. We currently boast Master’s programs in International and Civil Security Information Security and options to specialize in Robotics and Aerospace Engineering at a PhD level.”

He added: “We believe in pushing boundaries and creating technologies that will benefit the UAE and the world and the student projects on display at this event will be a small taste of that.  This is one of the reasons we have been chosen to host Mohamed Bin Zayed International Robotics Challenge. I highly encourage people especially Emirati security professionals interested in pursuing a graduate degree to visit us and discuss the opportunities available for them at Khalifa University.”

Khalifa University currently offers Bachelor of Science degrees in Aerospace Biomedical Communications Computer (with optional concentration in Software Systems) Electrical and Electronic (with optional concentration in Power Systems) Mechanical Industrial and Systems Engineering Civil and Chemical Engineering and a B.Sc. in Applied Mathematics and Statistics (optional concentrations in Financial Mathematics/Mathematical Biology). 

At the graduate level the University offers a variety of highly specialized programs including an M.A. in International and Civil Security and MSc in Information Security Nuclear Engineering and M.Sc. by Research in Engineering (Electrical and Computer) and a M.Sc. in Systems and Engineering Management as well as a Ph.D. in Engineering (with the option to specialize in Electrical and Computer Mechanical Aerospace Nuclear Biomedical or Robotics Engineering).

Abu Dhabi 1 April 2017: Khalifa University of Science and Technology (KU) will be hosting a special “Open Day” at its Abu Dhabi campus on April 3 2017 from 2pm till 8pm. The event is open to prospective students and their families and will give interested attendees the opportunity to learn more about the University’s 12 undergraduate and 8 of its graduate programs. 

KU which was named the top University in the UAE in 2016 by the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings and QS World University Rankings and 76th in Asia by the 2017 THE Asia University Rankings will use the Open Day as a platform to introduce the University’s Bachelor of Science programs in Aerospace Biomedical Civil Communications Computer (with an optional concentration in Software Systems) Chemical Industrial and Systems Petroleum Electrical and Electronic and Mechanical Engineering as well as its BSc in Applied Mathematics and Statistics (with options to concentration in Financial Mathematics or Mathematical Biology) and its BSc in Petroleum Geosciences.

Potential students will also have the chance to learn about scholarships open to both UAE national and expatriate students student housing and community life and take a tour of the institution’s new campus expansion. They will also meet with current students and faculty. 

“Our Open Day is a chance for the public to visit us and learn about our academic offerings and about our University community as a whole ” said the University’s Interim Executive Vice President Dr. Arif Sultan Al Hammadi. “Our students faculty and staff have created a vibrant campus life dedicated to research and innovation as well as personal and professional development.  Our students are earning a top quality degree in engineering and the sciences that will be recognized by employers across the UAE and the world and they are engaged in special interest clubs and activities that help to make them well rounded individuals and active members of society.”

He also said: “We are proud to have students who are known to be innovators scientists researchers volunteers entrepreneurs and artists and we are proud to support them as the future generation of industry leaders and inventors.”

In addition to undergraduate programs students interested in pursuing post-graduate studies can visit the campus to learn about KU’s Master of Science programs in Information Security Electrical and Computer Engineering Systems and Engineering Management Nuclear Engineering Mechanical Engineering and by Research in Engineering as well as a Master of Arts in International and Civil Security and a PhD with the opportunity to specialize in Electrical and Computer Mechanical Aerospace Biomedical Nuclear or Robotics Engineering. 

For more information about the Open Day interested attendees can call 800 33 22 11 or visiting www.khalifauniversity.ac.ae.  

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