Knowledge Base
The Knowledge Base provides access to information about the environmental effects of marine and wind energy, supporting OES-Environmental and WREN initiatives. Relevant documents and OES-Environmental metadata forms are compiled into a user-friendly table with advanced filtering. Filters may be selected on the right, or keywords entered in the Search Text box. Content may also be sorted alphabetically by clicking on column headers.
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| Title | Author* | Date** | Type of Content | Technology Types | Stressors |
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| Factors Influencing Winter Mortality Risk for Pronghorn Exposed to Wind Energy Development | Taylor, K., Beck, J., Huzurbazar, S. | March 2016 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Terrestrial Mammals |
| Living in Habitats Affected by Wind Turbines May Result in an Increase in Corticosterone Levels in Ground Dwelling Animals | Łopucki, R., et al. | January 2018 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Terrestrial Mammals |
| Effects of Wind Turbines on Spatial Distribution of the European Hamster | Łopucki, R., Perzanowski, K. | January 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | Static Device | Terrestrial Mammals |
| Impacts of climate change and renewable energy development on habitat of an endemic squirrel, Xerospermophilus mohavensis, in the Mojave Desert, USA | Inman, R., et al. | August 2016 | Journal Article | N/A | N/A | Terrestrial Mammals |
| Impacts of wind power infrastructure development on semi-domesticated reindeer and reindeer husbandry | Skarin, A., et al. | July 2016 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | Static Device | Terrestrial Mammals |
| Spatial Ecology of Female Mule Deer in an Area Proposed for Wind Energy Development | Webb, S., et al. | November 2013 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | Static Device | Terrestrial Mammals |
| An assessment of non-volant terrestrial vertebrates response to wind farms - a study of small mammals | Łopucki, R., Mróz, I. | February 2016 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Terrestrial Mammals |
| Rangifer within areas of human influence: understanding effects in relation to spatiotemporal scales | Flydal, K., et al. | January 2019 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Terrestrial Mammals |
| Wind turbines cause chronic stress in badgers (Meles meles) in Great Britain | Agnew, R., Smith, V., Fowkes, R. | July 2016 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Terrestrial Mammals |
| Out of Sight of Wind Turbine-Reindeer Response to Wind Farms in Operation | Skarin, A., Sandström, P, Alam, M. | October 2018 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Avoidance | Terrestrial Mammals |
| Do Black-naped Hares Lepus nigricollis (Mammalia: Lagomorpha: Leporidae) have synanthropic association with wind farms? | Anoop, V., Arun, P., Jaypal, R. | June 2018 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | N/A | Terrestrial Mammals |
| Reindeer habitat use in relation to two small wind farms, during preconstruction, construction, and operation | Skarin, A., Alam, M. | June 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Avoidance | Terrestrial Mammals |
| Do human activity and infrastructure disturb domesticated reindeer? The need for the reindeer’s perspective | Skarin, A., Åhman, B. | July 2014 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Avoidance | Terrestrial Mammals |
| Is there Room for All of Us? Renewable Energy and Xerospermophilus mohavensis | Inman, R., et al. | February 2013 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Terrestrial Mammals |
| Response of Rocky Mountain Elk (Cervus elaphus) to Wind-power Development | Walter, W., Leslie, D., Jenks, J. | October 2006 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Terrestrial Mammals |
| Reindeer and Caribou (Rangifer tarandus) Response Towards Human Activities | Reimers, E., Colman, J. | January 2006 | Journal Article | N/A | Avoidance, Habitat Change | Terrestrial Mammals |
| Effects of Wind Turbines on Area Use and Behaviour of Semi-Domestic Reindeer in Enclosures | Flydal, K., et al. | January 2004 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Displacement, Habitat Change | Terrestrial Mammals |
| Lessons from Stakeholder Dialogues on Marine Aquaculture in Offshore Wind Farms: Perceived Potentials, Constraints and Research Gaps | Wever, L., Krause, G., Buck, B. | January 2015 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Stakeholder Engagement |
| From Social 'Acceptance' to Social 'Acceptability' of Wind Energy Projects: Towards a Territorial Perspective | Fournis, Y., Fotrin, M. | January 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general | N/A | Socio-economics, Stakeholder Engagement |
| Public Participation in Wind Energy Projects Located in Germany: Which Form of Participation is the Key to Acceptance? | Langer, K., Decker, T., Menrad, K. | November 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general | N/A | Socio-economics, Stakeholder Engagement |
| At the Heart of a Sustainable Energy Transition: The Public Acceptability of Energy Projects | Perlaviciute, G., et al. | January 2018 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Stakeholder Engagement |
| From consultation to collaboration: A participatory framework for positive community engagement with wind energy projects in Ontario, Canada | Jami, A., Walsh, P. | May 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general | N/A | Socio-economics, Stakeholder Engagement |
| Carbon or Cash: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Environmental and Economic Messages on Attitudes about Wind Energy in the United States | Peterson, D., et al. | May 2019 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general | N/A | Socio-economics, Stakeholder Engagement |
| Social licence in the marine sector: A review of understanding and application | Kelly, R., Pecl, G., Fleming, A. | July 2017 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Stakeholder Engagement |
| Wind Turbines and Coastal Recreation Demand | Landry, C., et al. | January 2012 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Static Device | Socio-economics, Recreation |
| The social dynamics of turbine tourism and recreation: Introducing a mixed-method approach to the study of the first U.S. offshore wind farm | Smith, H., et al. | July 2018 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Recreation |
| The impact of wind turbines on local recreation: Evidence from two travel cost method-contingent behavior studies | Kipperberg, G., et al. | March 2019 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general | N/A | Socio-economics, Recreation |
| Place attachment and marine recreationists' attitudes toward offshore wind energy development | Brownlee, M., et al. | December 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Recreation |
| Winds of change – Predicting water-based recreationists' support and opposition for offshore wind energy development in the Great Lakes | Ferguson, M., et al. | February 2019 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Recreation |
| Likelihood of a Marine Vessel Accident from Wind Energy Development in the Atlantic | Copping, A., et al. | November 2015 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Navigation |
| Maritime Route Delineation using AIS Data from the Atlantic Coast of the US | Breithaupt, S., et al. | March 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Navigation |
| A path planning approach based on multi-direction A* algorithm for ships navigating within wind farm waters | Xie, L., et al. | June 2019 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Navigation |
| Decision Bias in Marine Spatial Planning of Offshore Wind Farms: Problems of Singular Versus Cumulative Assessments of Economic Impacts on Fisheries | Berkenhagen, J., et al. | May 2010 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Marine Spatial Planning |
| Biogeographic Assessments: A Framework for Information Synthesis in Marine Spatial Planning | Caldow, C., et al. | January 2015 | Journal Article | N/A | N/A | Socio-economics, Marine Spatial Planning |
| Assessing use-use interactions at sea: A theoretical framework for spatial decision support tools facilitating co-location in maritime spatial planning | Bonnevie, I., Hansen, H., Schrøder, L. | August 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Marine Spatial Planning |
| International good practices for facilitating transboundary collaboration in Marine Spatial Planning | Kull, M., et al. | January 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Marine Spatial Planning |
| Developing offshore wind farm siting criteria by using an international Delphi method | Ho, L., et al. | February 2018 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Marine Spatial Planning |
| An Italian Proposal on the Monitoring of Underwater Noise: Relationship Between the EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) and Marine Spatial Planning Directive (MSP) | Maccarrone, V., et al. | December 2015 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Socio-economics, Marine Spatial Planning |
| Advances in Marine Spatial Planning: Zoning Earth's Last Frontier | Johnson, C. | January 2014 | Journal Article | N/A | N/A | Socio-economics, Marine Spatial Planning |
| Practical Approaches and Advances in Spatial Tools to Achieve Multi-Objective Marine Spatial Planning | Lombard, A., et al. | April 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Marine Spatial Planning |
| From identification of compatibilities and conflicts to reaching marine spatial allocation agreements. Review of actions required and relevant tools and processes | Kyriazi, Z. | December 2018 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Marine Spatial Planning |
| Evaluation of marine spatial planning | Carneiro, G. | January 2013 | Journal Article | N/A | N/A | Socio-economics, Marine Spatial Planning |
| How sustainable is sustainable marine spatial planning? Part II - The Portuguese experience | Santos, C., et al. | November 2014 | Journal Article | N/A | N/A | Socio-economics, Marine Spatial Planning |
| Marine spatial planning in reality: Introduction to case studies and discussion of findings | Jones, P., Lieberknecht, L., Qiu, W. | September 2016 | Journal Article | N/A | N/A | Socio-economics, Marine Spatial Planning |
| Practical tools to support marine spatial planning: A review and some prototype tools | Stelzenmüller, V., et al. | March 2013 | Journal Article | N/A | N/A | Socio-economics, Marine Spatial Planning |
| The Spanish approach to marine spatial planning. Marine Strategy Framework Directive vs. EU Integrated Maritime Policy | Suárez de Vivero, J., Rodríguez Mateos, M. | January 2012 | Journal Article | N/A | N/A | Socio-economics, Marine Spatial Planning |
| Combined Exploitation of Offshore Wind and Wave Energy in the Italian Seas: A Spatial Planning Approach | Azzellino, A., et al. | April 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wave, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Marine Spatial Planning |
| Integration of marine research results into a maritime spatial plan for Lithuania | Mileriene, R., Blažauskas, N., Gulbinskas, S. | April 2014 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Marine Spatial Planning |
| Building the Blue Economy: The Role of Marine Spatial Planning in Facilitating Offshore Renewable Energy Development | Young, M. | February 2015 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Marine Spatial Planning |
| Adaptive marine spatial planning in the Netherlands sector of the North Sea | de Vrees, L. | February 2019 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Marine Spatial Planning |
| A modelling approach for offshore wind farm feasibility with respect to ecosystem-based marine spatial planning | Pınarbaşı, K., et al. | June 2019 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-Economics, Marine Spatial Planning |
| Energy Performances and Life Cycle Assessment of an Italian Wind Farm | Ardente, F., et al. | January 2008 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Life Cycle Assessment |
| Life Cycle Assessment for Emerging Technologies: Case Studies for Photovoltaic and Wind Power | Jungbluth, N., et al. | November 2004 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general | N/A | Socio-economics, Life Cycle Assessment |
| Life Cycle Assessment of a Multi-Megawatt Wind Turbine | Martínez, E., et al. | March 2009 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Life Cycle Assessment |
| Life Cycle Assessment of a Wind Farm and Related Externalities | Schleisner, L. | July 2000 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general | N/A | Socio-economics, Life Cycle Assessment |
| Life Cycle Assessment of the Offshore Wind Farm Alpha Ventus | Wagner, H., et al. | May 2011 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Life Cycle Assessment |
| Life-Cycle Assessment of Electricity Generation Options: The Status of Research in the Year 2001 | Gagnon, L., Bélanger, C., Uchiyama, Y. | November 2002 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Life Cycle Assessment |
| Evaluating the Environmental Impacts and Energy Performance of a Wind Farm System Utilizing the Life-Cycle Assessment Method: A Practical Case Study | Gomaa, M., et al. | August 2019 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Life Cycle Assessment |
| Research on Chinese Life Cycle-Based Wind Power Plant Environmental Influence Prevention Measures | Wang, H., et al. | August 2014 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Life Cycle Assessment |
| Life-cycle green-house gas emissions of onshore and offshore wind turbines | Wang, S., Wang, S., Jinxiang, L. | February 2019 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Life Cycle Assessment |
| Life Cycle Analysis of Ecological Impacts of an Offshore and a Land-Based Wind Power Plant | Piasecka, I., et al. | January 2019 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general | N/A | Socio-economics, Life Cycle Assessment |
| Life cycle assessment of a floating offshore wind turbine | Weinzettel, J., et al. | March 2009 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Life Cycle Assessment |
| GHG emissions and energy performance of offshore wind power | Raadal, H., et al. | June 2014 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Life Cycle Assessment |
| Comprehensive life cycle assessment of large wind turbines in the US | Alsaleh, A., Sattler, M. | February 2019 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Life Cycle Assessment |
| Life cycle environmental impacts of wind energy technologies: A review of simplified models and harmonization of the results | Mendecka, B., Lombardi, L. | September 2019 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general | N/A | Socio-economics, Life Cycle Assessment |
| A Review of the Application of Lifecycle Analysis to Renewable Energy Systems | Lund, C., Biswas, W. | April 2008 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Riverine, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy general | N/A | Socio-economics, Life Cycle Assessment |
| Life Cycle Assessment of Dernah (Libya) wind farm | Al-Behadili, S., El-Osta, W. | November 2015 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Life Cycle Assessment |
| Life-cycle cost analysis of floating offshore wind farms | Castro-Santos, L., Diaz-Casas, V. | June 2014 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Life Cycle Assessment |
| Life cycle assessment of an onshore wind farm located at the northeastern coast of Brazil | Oebels, K., Pacca, S. | May 2013 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Life Cycle Assessment |
| Exploring technologically, temporally and geographically-sensitive life cycle inventories for wind turbines: A parameterized model for Denmark | Sacchi, R., et al. | March 2019 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general | N/A | Socio-economics, Life Cycle Assessment |
| External Effects of Renewable Energy Projects: Life Cycle Analysis-based Approach | Salnikova, A., et al. | May 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-Economics, Life Cycle Assessment |
| Life cycle assessment of two different 2 MW class wind turbines | Guezuraga, B., Zauner, R., Polz, W. | January 2012 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Socio-Economics, Life Cycle Assessment |
| Community benefits from offshore renewables: The relationship between different understandings of impact, community, and benefit | Rudolph, D., Haggett, C., Aitken, M. | March 2017 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Legal and Policy, Stakeholder Engagement |
| From strategic marine planning to project licences – Striking a balance between predictability and adaptability in the management of aquaculture and offshore wind farms | Schütz, S., Slater, A. | June 2019 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Legal and Policy, Marine Spatial Planning |
| The mechanics of blue growth: Management of oceanic natural resource use with multiple, interacting sectors | Klinger, D., et al. | January 2018 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Legal and Policy, Marine Spatial Planning |
| Challenges in Implementing Sustainable Marine Spatial Planning: The New Portuguese Legal Framework Case | Santos, C., et al. | November 2015 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Legal and Policy, Marine Spatial Planning |
| The politics of Estonia's offshore wind energy programme: Discourse, power and marine spatial planning | Tafon, R., Howarth, D., Griggs, S. | January 2019 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-Economics, Legal and Policy, Marine Spatial Planning |
| Marine governance in an industrialised ocean: A case study of the emerging marine renewable energy industry | Wright, G. | February 2015 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Legal and Policy |
| Renewables-to-reefs: Participatory multicriteria decision analysis is required to optimize wind farm decommissioning | Fowler, A., Macreadie, P., Booth, D. | September 2015 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Legal and Policy |
| Large-Scale Management Experiments and Learning By Doing | Walter, C., Holling, C. | December 1990 | Journal Article | N/A | N/A | Socio-economics, Legal and Policy |
| Weight-of-evidence evaluation in environmental assessment: Review of qualitative and quantitative approaches | Linkov, I., et al. | September 2009 | Journal Article | N/A | N/A | Socio-economics, Legal and Policy |
| Weight of Evidence: A Review of Concept and Methods | Weed, D. | January 2005 | Journal Article | N/A | N/A | Socio-economics, Legal and Policy |
| The determinants of wind energy growth in the United States: Drivers and barriers to state-level development | Schumacher, K., Yang, Z. | December 2018 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Legal and Policy |
| Landscape design: Integrating ecological, social, and economic considerations into conservation planning | Bartuszevige, A., et al. | September 2016 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | Static Device | Socio-economics, Legal and Policy |
| Improving knowledge exchange among scientists and decision-makers to facilitate the adaptive governance of marine resources: A review of knowledge and research needs | Cvitanovic, C., et al. | August 2015 | Journal Article | N/A | N/A | Socio-economics, Legal and Policy |
| Handling the 'environmental knowledge paradox' in estuarine and coastal policy making | de Jonge, V., Giebels, D. | May 2015 | Journal Article | N/A | N/A | Socio-economics, Legal and Policy |
| Spatial targeting, synergies and scale: Exploring the criteria of smart practices for siting renewable energy projects | Frantal, B., et al. | September 2018 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general | N/A | Socio-economics, Legal and Policy |
| Marine Renewable Energy Clustering in the Mediterranean Sea: The Case of PELAGOS Project | Soukissian, T., Adamopoulos, C., Prospathopoulos, A. | February 2019 | Journal Article | N/A | N/A | Socio-economics, Legal and Policy |
| Sustainable energy in Africa: A comprehensive data andpolicies review | Mandelli, S., et al. | September 2014 | Journal Article | N/A | N/A | Socio-economics, Legal and Policy |
| Renewable energy from the high seas: Geo-spatial modelling of resource potential and legal implications for developing offshore wind projects beyond the national jurisdiction of coastal States | Elsner, P., Suarez, S. | May 2019 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Legal and Policy |
| Integrated Assessment of Coastal and Marine Changes Using the Example of Offshore Wind Farms: the Coastal Futures Approach | Kannen, A., Burkhard, B. | September 2009 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Legal and Policy |
| Marine Renewable Energy Law and Policy in the Bay of Fundy: The Impact of Ambiguous Domestic Boundaries in Canada on Nova Scotia's Regulatory Framework | Salcedo, E. | January 2019 | Journal Article | N/A | N/A | Socio-economics, Legal and Policy |
| The economic geography of variable renewable energy and impacts of trade formulations for renewable mandates | Bistline, J., Santen, N., Young, D. | May 2019 | Journal Article | N/A | N/A | Socio-economics, Legal and Policy |
| Sustainably reconciling offshore renewable energy with Natura 2000 sites: An interim adaptive management framework | Le Lièvre, C. | June 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general | N/A | Socio-economics, Legal and Policy |
| Europe, China and the United States: Three different approaches to the development of offshore wind energy | deCastro, M., et al. | July 2019 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Legal and Policy |
| The integrated offshore grid in Europe: Exploring challenges for regional energy governance | Dedecca, J., Hakvoort, R., Herder, P. | June 2019 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Legal and Policy |
| Wind power gone bad: Critiquing wind power planning processes in northeastern Brazil | Gorayeb, A., et al. | June 2018 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Legal and Policy |
| Marine wind energy and the North Sea Offshore Grid Initiative: A Multi-Level Perspective on a stalled technology transition? | Flynn, B. | December 2016 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Legal and Policy |
| Tilting at Offshore Windmills: Regulating Wind Farm Development Within the Renewable Energy Zone | Scott, K. | December 2005 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Legal and Policy |
| Improving policies and regulations for environmental-friendly ocean renewable energy development in Korea | Park, J., Kim, T. | August 2014 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-Economics, Legal and Policy |
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