There have debates on the effects of Electromagnetic radiation, but the major culprit then was the use of the microwaves on foods. Now reports that have been publish recently by scientist have come to blame illnesses on electromagnetic radiation and this is through the use of Cell phones.
I want to ascribe this to the increase in the use of the cell phones all over the world. Scientists have now come out with the facts that the device that exposes man to the highest level of electromagnetic radiation is the cell phones and the reason for this is that man uses this device on a daily basis for a long period of time and this has been adduced to have negative effects on people. Some of these effects can result to cancer or cancerous brain tumors.
Facts about electromagnetic radiation (EMR) exposures
It affects the human cell protein
It damages the human living DNA
It creates leakages in the brain blood barrier
It disrupts hormone balance and this increases estrogen and adrenaline level which is bad for health.
Statistics have shown that brain cancer has a 40% chance of developing in any adult that uses the cell phone for a period of 10 years and above. The most alarming one is the fact that there is a 500% chance that anyone before age of 20 that is using the cell phone can easily develops the brain tumor. These are alarming statistics and also amazing that many cell phone manufactures are churning out various models of this device.
We now have the Ipad, blackberries and many more beautiful models. There is stiff competition between the manufacturers; Nokia, Samsung, LG, Sony Ericsson and many more. People are crazy about phone, can do without phones. Well there is nothing wrong with loving the good things of life but a lot of care is also needed while you use these good things. The controversy still rages on just like the controversy over cigarette smoking. While this is going on people will continue to die, that is why you need to do all you can to protect your self.
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
How to protect yourself from Radiation and its effects
The fact has been established about the possibility that a high level of exposure to electromagnetic radiation can have very bad effects on hour health. The most common one has been attributed to the use of the cell phone that can easily lead to brain tumors.
Despite this revelation does that actually mean that we have to throw away anything that uses radiation to function? Well some researches have said no to this question. This is because they believe that there are ways to protect ones self from too much exposure to radiation in our daily living. I have therefore taken it upon myself to highlight some of these ways.
Ways to protect yourself from radiation
*Make use of the home EMR filters; it has been proven that these filters can help to return electrical noise to the source through the lines. So, to reduce the effects of electrical noise from your television, computers and even your cell phone you might have to use the EMR filters.
* Keeping devices router away from your body will go along way in helping to reduce radiation exposure. So keep it far away from you when ever you are charging your devices.
*Air tube and speaker phone while using your cell phones can also help you to reduce the effects of radiation on you.
*keep your cell phone on you only when it is necessary, you need to device a method whereby your cell phone will not be in your body all the time; in your body includes your purse and your pockets
* Turn off your cell phones when not in use because of the constant radiation it emits due to communication with the network towers.
These are some of the few tips that help you reduce exposure to radiation especially from your home appliances.
Despite this revelation does that actually mean that we have to throw away anything that uses radiation to function? Well some researches have said no to this question. This is because they believe that there are ways to protect ones self from too much exposure to radiation in our daily living. I have therefore taken it upon myself to highlight some of these ways.
Ways to protect yourself from radiation
*Make use of the home EMR filters; it has been proven that these filters can help to return electrical noise to the source through the lines. So, to reduce the effects of electrical noise from your television, computers and even your cell phone you might have to use the EMR filters.
* Keeping devices router away from your body will go along way in helping to reduce radiation exposure. So keep it far away from you when ever you are charging your devices.
*Air tube and speaker phone while using your cell phones can also help you to reduce the effects of radiation on you.
*keep your cell phone on you only when it is necessary, you need to device a method whereby your cell phone will not be in your body all the time; in your body includes your purse and your pockets
* Turn off your cell phones when not in use because of the constant radiation it emits due to communication with the network towers.
These are some of the few tips that help you reduce exposure to radiation especially from your home appliances.
Your Cell Phone, Electro Magnetic Radiation and Cancer
Every day of our lives we live in a world where discoveries and inventions are made. Some of these discoveries can be alarming, some of the inventions can make life easy to live but also can cause some form of damage to the human race. It is a known fact that the depletion in the ozone layer has been attributed to the various ways we live and the amount of gas that we emit into the environment.
Same thing can be said about the inventions that have been made for our daily use. Some of these inventions are the laptops, cell phones, cars, planes, and even some other house hold equipments that we use.
The history of telephones
The invention called the telephone has gone through a lot of transformation. We have used the analog phones, the digital phones and now we are using what is called the wireless mode of communication called the cell phone in some countries it popularly referred to as the GSM which means the global system for mobile communication. It is a known fact that the cell phone uses what is known as the Electromagnetic radiation.
Electromagnetic radiation (EMR)
This is known as a process that makes use of the “self propagating waves in a vacuum or in a matter.” It is a combination of electric and magnetic field which works through a process of oscillation in perpendicular phase working towards each other to the direction where the energy is being propagated.
Types of Electromagnetic radiation (EMR)
Electromagnetic waves are classified according to the frequency of it wavelength. Some of them are as follow.
Radio waves
Microwaves
Infrared radiation
Visible light
Ultraviolet radiation
X-rays
Gamma rays
These classifications have been based on the level of increasing and decreasing of these waves.
As important and powerful has these rays are it has generated a lot of controversies on its effects on human that are unnecessarily exposed to it. This is what has led to controversies on the use of the cell phone on the people who are so much addicted to it. Statistics have shown that we have are faced with exposure to electromagnetic radiation almost on a daily basis, most of these exposure are from electronic sources. One thing that most people don’t know is that most of the home appliances that we are in the habit of using almost to the addiction level expose us to radiation. Ones you have been exposed to a very high level of electromagnetic radiation then you are to wait for the diagnoses of some illnesses in your body.
Got your attention? then read more about your cell phone and cancer
Same thing can be said about the inventions that have been made for our daily use. Some of these inventions are the laptops, cell phones, cars, planes, and even some other house hold equipments that we use.
The history of telephones
The invention called the telephone has gone through a lot of transformation. We have used the analog phones, the digital phones and now we are using what is called the wireless mode of communication called the cell phone in some countries it popularly referred to as the GSM which means the global system for mobile communication. It is a known fact that the cell phone uses what is known as the Electromagnetic radiation.
Electromagnetic radiation (EMR)
This is known as a process that makes use of the “self propagating waves in a vacuum or in a matter.” It is a combination of electric and magnetic field which works through a process of oscillation in perpendicular phase working towards each other to the direction where the energy is being propagated.
Types of Electromagnetic radiation (EMR)
Electromagnetic waves are classified according to the frequency of it wavelength. Some of them are as follow.
Radio waves
Microwaves
Infrared radiation
Visible light
Ultraviolet radiation
X-rays
Gamma rays
These classifications have been based on the level of increasing and decreasing of these waves.
As important and powerful has these rays are it has generated a lot of controversies on its effects on human that are unnecessarily exposed to it. This is what has led to controversies on the use of the cell phone on the people who are so much addicted to it. Statistics have shown that we have are faced with exposure to electromagnetic radiation almost on a daily basis, most of these exposure are from electronic sources. One thing that most people don’t know is that most of the home appliances that we are in the habit of using almost to the addiction level expose us to radiation. Ones you have been exposed to a very high level of electromagnetic radiation then you are to wait for the diagnoses of some illnesses in your body.
Got your attention? then read more about your cell phone and cancer
Sunday, September 5, 2010
Home Remedies for asthma (part two)
If you have been looking for means of relieving your self from the stress attached with your asthma, that is effective and cheap then you may not need to search too far. This is because there are some remedies for asthma that are within your home. These remedies are not only cheap but are also easy to do.
Steps in the remedy regime
The first easy step you can take is to use you daily hot black coffee. This is because the caffeine that is in your black coffee can help to easily open up your airways and the air in your air ways can easily pass to and fro. You will also be able to break up the mucus forming up in your lungs with the heat from your coffee. These two in one remedy can help you to improve your breathing when faced with an imminent asthma attacks.
Turning on your bathroom shower on to the hottest position will help you to stop your asthma attack. You need to go into the bathroom while the steam is all over the place and close the door on yourself. Breath in the steam and you will discover that your breathing difficulty will subside. You can even stick your head into the steaming water of the shower and breathe in the steam this brings in the relieving effect that you need.
Honey plays a very important role in the home remedy for asthma. This is because it can be taken with other substances such as cinnamon powder, cloves of garlic and cups of milk. A mixture of these substances each with honey can help to address the difficulty you may be facing with your asthma.
If having difficulty financing your asthma treatment, a little step by step application of these home remedies can help you to get the treatment you need and at the same time being friendly to your pocket. You really don’t have to break the bank for your asthma treatments.
Steps in the remedy regime
The first easy step you can take is to use you daily hot black coffee. This is because the caffeine that is in your black coffee can help to easily open up your airways and the air in your air ways can easily pass to and fro. You will also be able to break up the mucus forming up in your lungs with the heat from your coffee. These two in one remedy can help you to improve your breathing when faced with an imminent asthma attacks.
Turning on your bathroom shower on to the hottest position will help you to stop your asthma attack. You need to go into the bathroom while the steam is all over the place and close the door on yourself. Breath in the steam and you will discover that your breathing difficulty will subside. You can even stick your head into the steaming water of the shower and breathe in the steam this brings in the relieving effect that you need.
Honey plays a very important role in the home remedy for asthma. This is because it can be taken with other substances such as cinnamon powder, cloves of garlic and cups of milk. A mixture of these substances each with honey can help to address the difficulty you may be facing with your asthma.
If having difficulty financing your asthma treatment, a little step by step application of these home remedies can help you to get the treatment you need and at the same time being friendly to your pocket. You really don’t have to break the bank for your asthma treatments.
How to know if you have asthma.
Asthma is a condition that can affect anybody. That is why you need to make sure that you take care of your respiratory tract so that you can avoid this condition. If you feel you are going through something similar to this condition then you need to seek the advice of a specialist. This is because there are ways through which the diagnosis for asthma can be done. The first thing your specialist will do is to test the capacity of your lung. This will help in determining how severe your asthma is.
Steps in asthma diagnosis
You will be asked by your lung specialist to breathe into a closed tube that is connected to a machine. This machine will be able to measure the speed and the total volume of air expelled from your lungs. The fact that there is nothing wrong with the level of air you expel does not mean that all is okay with your bronchial tubes. This means that your bronchial tubes may be blocked and this may prevents air from being exhaled at the normal rate that is required and this usually leads to asthma.
The use of bronchodilator drug
The bronchodilator drug is used when the first test conducted by an asthma patient shows that there is abnormality in his breathing. The bronchodilator will be inhaled and the patient will be made to repeat the test. A 20% improvement in the rate at which air is exhaled means that the patient has asthma.
Asthma machines
Spirometer is an inexpensive asthma detection machine. There are also many other ones that are quite expensive, some of these machines may be the sophisticated high-tech computer that can be used to record complete functioning of the lungs. Breathe monitoring machines can also be used to diagnose and monitor the progress of the asthma patient.
The peak flow meter is another asthma machine that can be used to monitor air flow through the bronchial tubes in the lungs. This machine enables the asthma patient to monitor their lungs easily at home. When you are looking for the right means to monitor the different stages of an asthma attack and what could be responsible for triggering the attack then you need to make use of the peak flow meter. Apart from using the peak flow meter to measuring the above events, you can also use the machine to adjust your daily medication with the machine according to your doctor’s recommendation. You can only make use of the peak flow machine if you are having the acute or chronic asthma. So if your asthma is the mild one then forget the Peak flow machine.
Steps in asthma diagnosis
You will be asked by your lung specialist to breathe into a closed tube that is connected to a machine. This machine will be able to measure the speed and the total volume of air expelled from your lungs. The fact that there is nothing wrong with the level of air you expel does not mean that all is okay with your bronchial tubes. This means that your bronchial tubes may be blocked and this may prevents air from being exhaled at the normal rate that is required and this usually leads to asthma.
The use of bronchodilator drug
The bronchodilator drug is used when the first test conducted by an asthma patient shows that there is abnormality in his breathing. The bronchodilator will be inhaled and the patient will be made to repeat the test. A 20% improvement in the rate at which air is exhaled means that the patient has asthma.
Asthma machines
Spirometer is an inexpensive asthma detection machine. There are also many other ones that are quite expensive, some of these machines may be the sophisticated high-tech computer that can be used to record complete functioning of the lungs. Breathe monitoring machines can also be used to diagnose and monitor the progress of the asthma patient.
The peak flow meter is another asthma machine that can be used to monitor air flow through the bronchial tubes in the lungs. This machine enables the asthma patient to monitor their lungs easily at home. When you are looking for the right means to monitor the different stages of an asthma attack and what could be responsible for triggering the attack then you need to make use of the peak flow meter. Apart from using the peak flow meter to measuring the above events, you can also use the machine to adjust your daily medication with the machine according to your doctor’s recommendation. You can only make use of the peak flow machine if you are having the acute or chronic asthma. So if your asthma is the mild one then forget the Peak flow machine.
Traditional Home Remedies for Asthma.
Asthmatic conditions can be noticed through wheezing, chest pains, obscure breathing, coughing and other discomforts. This disease can be life threatening if not properly managed. Asthma is a condition that affects the airways or the tubes that regulate the movement of air within the lungs. Ones there is inflammation within the walls of the airways then there will be swollen and mucus will be created in excess and this will lead to difficulty in breathing. No two asthmatic patients can occur the same form of attacks, there are always difference in the way the attacks occurs. When the airways are shut down by swelling and mucus then enough oxygen will not flow through the body and this will affect the organs of the body which may lead to death.
Most people experience asthma because of their allergic reaction to some conditions in the environment. These allergic conditions affect the respiratory tract and there will be breathlessness. When you suffer from asthma you will experience gasping of breath, difficulty in inhaling and exhaling. You need to take early steps to treat your asthma before it becomes a severe case.
Causes of asthma attacks
Weather conditions, foods, drugs, perfumes and every thing that can easily irritate the nostril can cause attacks. You may even be surprised that asthma attacks can occur due to allergic reaction to dust.
Your Home remedies.
There are some home remedies that can be used to cure your asthma. These are the do it yourself remedies.
Honey; inhaling the air from honey jar can help the asthma patients to breath easily and even deeper.
Fig; soak four dry figs overnight in warm water. Drink the water and the water will be able to drain the phlegm that may cause any attack.
Lemon; you can take the juice of lemon and dilute it with water, take a glass of it with your meals and you will get the kind of result that will aid your breathing.
Indian gooseberry mixed with honey. You can mix gooseberry with honey and take it as tonic. You only need five grams of the gooseberry and a table spoon of honey and you have your tonic. Take it every morning.
Bitter Gourd Roots; Get a teaspoon of the root paste of the bitter gourd roots, mixed it with the same quantity of honey. You can also alternatively use the leaves of the tulsi. You will need to take this mixture, ones every night. You should be waiting for a tremendous turn around in your condition.
Drumsticks Leaves; you will need to prepare some soup from the leaves of the drumstick leaves by boiling the leaves in at least 180ml of water, let it boil for 5 minutes. Allow it to cool, add some salt, pepper and a little lime juice to it and your soup is complete. Then you can take it both morning and evening.
Ginger and Garlic; Boil ten garlic cloves with thirty ml of milk and you have your perfect early asthma medicine. This should be taken once every day. You can also mix ginger and garlic together to make a steaming tea and drink once in the morning and night. Additional mixture of ginger juice and fenugreek (decoction) and honey can be use as an expectorant that works on asthma. This can also be taken both in the morning and the night.
Bishop’s weeds and Safflower. Mix half teaspoon of Bishop’s weeds with buttermilk to be taken twice a day. This will work perfectly on any phlegm that has dried up in your respiratory tract. You can also mix the weed with ajwain, boil it to steaming and then inhale the steam and the passages of your bronchial cavity will be widened. You can also mix the powder of the dry seed of sunflower with honey and the expectorant qualities can be used on bronchial asthma.
There are many other home remedies that can be used on asthma but you will need to make sure that you are working in conjunction with your doctor so as not to over do things.
Most people experience asthma because of their allergic reaction to some conditions in the environment. These allergic conditions affect the respiratory tract and there will be breathlessness. When you suffer from asthma you will experience gasping of breath, difficulty in inhaling and exhaling. You need to take early steps to treat your asthma before it becomes a severe case.
Causes of asthma attacks
Weather conditions, foods, drugs, perfumes and every thing that can easily irritate the nostril can cause attacks. You may even be surprised that asthma attacks can occur due to allergic reaction to dust.
Your Home remedies.
There are some home remedies that can be used to cure your asthma. These are the do it yourself remedies.
Honey; inhaling the air from honey jar can help the asthma patients to breath easily and even deeper.
Fig; soak four dry figs overnight in warm water. Drink the water and the water will be able to drain the phlegm that may cause any attack.
Lemon; you can take the juice of lemon and dilute it with water, take a glass of it with your meals and you will get the kind of result that will aid your breathing.
Indian gooseberry mixed with honey. You can mix gooseberry with honey and take it as tonic. You only need five grams of the gooseberry and a table spoon of honey and you have your tonic. Take it every morning.
Bitter Gourd Roots; Get a teaspoon of the root paste of the bitter gourd roots, mixed it with the same quantity of honey. You can also alternatively use the leaves of the tulsi. You will need to take this mixture, ones every night. You should be waiting for a tremendous turn around in your condition.
Drumsticks Leaves; you will need to prepare some soup from the leaves of the drumstick leaves by boiling the leaves in at least 180ml of water, let it boil for 5 minutes. Allow it to cool, add some salt, pepper and a little lime juice to it and your soup is complete. Then you can take it both morning and evening.
Ginger and Garlic; Boil ten garlic cloves with thirty ml of milk and you have your perfect early asthma medicine. This should be taken once every day. You can also mix ginger and garlic together to make a steaming tea and drink once in the morning and night. Additional mixture of ginger juice and fenugreek (decoction) and honey can be use as an expectorant that works on asthma. This can also be taken both in the morning and the night.
Bishop’s weeds and Safflower. Mix half teaspoon of Bishop’s weeds with buttermilk to be taken twice a day. This will work perfectly on any phlegm that has dried up in your respiratory tract. You can also mix the weed with ajwain, boil it to steaming and then inhale the steam and the passages of your bronchial cavity will be widened. You can also mix the powder of the dry seed of sunflower with honey and the expectorant qualities can be used on bronchial asthma.
There are many other home remedies that can be used on asthma but you will need to make sure that you are working in conjunction with your doctor so as not to over do things.
Treat your asthma with herbs and foods
Asthma is an ailment that attacks the respiratory tracts. Cause of attacks can be found in the environment. There are both medical and traditional treatments for this condition.
There are five main types of asthma also known as Shwaasa roga in the treatment of asthma from India. Ayurveda is the wholistic form of treatment through the use of foods and change in lifestyle. The five types of asthma associated with this treatment are;
Tamaka shwaasa roga,
Urdhwa shwaasa roga,
Chinna shwaasa roga,
Maha shwaasa roga
Kshudra shwaasa roga.
Treatment of these conditions
There are treatments for these conditions; the first one is the use of herbs. There are various herbs in the treatment of herbs in the Ayurveda way. The first herb is the Aniseed; it can be used for asthma because of the expectorant properties it contains. The second one is the Arjuna; the powdery form of this plant can be used on rice and condensed milk; not the processed condensed milk but the one known as Kheer.
The other types of herbs are;
Asafetida, Bay Berry, Bishop’s Weed, Black Nightshade, Celery, Clove, Garlic, Ginger. All these herbs can be used to treat asthma if the proper method can be used. This is due to the expectorant qualities that some of these herbs processes.
The second step in the treatment of your asthma is the proper implementation of your dietary treatment. You need to totally avoid some foods because of the fact that they can trigger asthma attacks. You need to avoid sour foods; buttermilk and curds. You need to avoid cold fruits because of the tendency to build up phlegm in your bronchial cavity. Fruits such as; bananas, watermelons, guavas, and papayas are some of the fruits that should not be eaten cold.
You will also need to avoid fried foods. You will also need to avoid foods with pungent smell. The most beneficial fruit you can eat for your asthma dry grapes.
There are many other treatments for asthma that you can use all you need to do is to do a proper research and consult your physician before you make use of any additional treatments.
There are five main types of asthma also known as Shwaasa roga in the treatment of asthma from India. Ayurveda is the wholistic form of treatment through the use of foods and change in lifestyle. The five types of asthma associated with this treatment are;
Tamaka shwaasa roga,
Urdhwa shwaasa roga,
Chinna shwaasa roga,
Maha shwaasa roga
Kshudra shwaasa roga.
Treatment of these conditions
There are treatments for these conditions; the first one is the use of herbs. There are various herbs in the treatment of herbs in the Ayurveda way. The first herb is the Aniseed; it can be used for asthma because of the expectorant properties it contains. The second one is the Arjuna; the powdery form of this plant can be used on rice and condensed milk; not the processed condensed milk but the one known as Kheer.
The other types of herbs are;
Asafetida, Bay Berry, Bishop’s Weed, Black Nightshade, Celery, Clove, Garlic, Ginger. All these herbs can be used to treat asthma if the proper method can be used. This is due to the expectorant qualities that some of these herbs processes.
The second step in the treatment of your asthma is the proper implementation of your dietary treatment. You need to totally avoid some foods because of the fact that they can trigger asthma attacks. You need to avoid sour foods; buttermilk and curds. You need to avoid cold fruits because of the tendency to build up phlegm in your bronchial cavity. Fruits such as; bananas, watermelons, guavas, and papayas are some of the fruits that should not be eaten cold.
You will also need to avoid fried foods. You will also need to avoid foods with pungent smell. The most beneficial fruit you can eat for your asthma dry grapes.
There are many other treatments for asthma that you can use all you need to do is to do a proper research and consult your physician before you make use of any additional treatments.
How to cure your Asthma at home
There are many ailments that man has to live with if it cannot be properly treated. Asthma is one of the various aliments that affect a lot of people. As simple as the ailment is, statistics have shown that many people have died because of this ailment. That is why a lot of care is needed to reduce the rate at which the ailment affects the sufferer.
What is asthma?
Asthma can be described as a chronic respiratory disorder that affects the inner lining of the respiratory tract. This causes inflammation of the respiratory tract. Sometimes the respiratory tract can be blocked by mucus and some other form of restriction can be noticed. Any negative changes to the tract will surely cause a severe respiratory problem and if not properly managed can lead to death
Asthma triggers.
The ailment known as asthma is a chronic disorder that does not affect the sufferer all the time. There are certain conditions that can lead to the attacks suffered by the patient and these conditions are known as asthma triggers. When there is asthma trigger the patients will experience what is known as asthma attack.
Symptoms of asthma attacks
The symptom of asthma can be seen in difficulty in breathing, which is noticeable by wheezing, gasping, shortness of breath and even speech impairment. One known fact is that an asthma attack does not take more than a few minutes but these minutes can be very gruesome. If one experience what is known as a severe attack death could easily occur in these few minutes of the attack.
The Causes of asthma.
So many reasons have been attributed as being the cause or causes of asthma, but one can not lay a finger to one as being the major cause of this condition. What we know for sure is that there are causes of attacks in asthmatic people and some of these causes are environmental in nature. This is because there are conditions in the environment that can trigger attacks. These are conditions that the asthmatic people are allergic to. Some of these allergies are dust, hair, pollen, lint, smoke, cigarette smoke, perfumes, deodorants and a lot of many allergies. Asthmatic attacks occur when there are lots of allergies in the environment and a violent reaction from the sufferer follows such allergies.
What is asthma?
Asthma can be described as a chronic respiratory disorder that affects the inner lining of the respiratory tract. This causes inflammation of the respiratory tract. Sometimes the respiratory tract can be blocked by mucus and some other form of restriction can be noticed. Any negative changes to the tract will surely cause a severe respiratory problem and if not properly managed can lead to death
Asthma triggers.
The ailment known as asthma is a chronic disorder that does not affect the sufferer all the time. There are certain conditions that can lead to the attacks suffered by the patient and these conditions are known as asthma triggers. When there is asthma trigger the patients will experience what is known as asthma attack.
Symptoms of asthma attacks
The symptom of asthma can be seen in difficulty in breathing, which is noticeable by wheezing, gasping, shortness of breath and even speech impairment. One known fact is that an asthma attack does not take more than a few minutes but these minutes can be very gruesome. If one experience what is known as a severe attack death could easily occur in these few minutes of the attack.
The Causes of asthma.
So many reasons have been attributed as being the cause or causes of asthma, but one can not lay a finger to one as being the major cause of this condition. What we know for sure is that there are causes of attacks in asthmatic people and some of these causes are environmental in nature. This is because there are conditions in the environment that can trigger attacks. These are conditions that the asthmatic people are allergic to. Some of these allergies are dust, hair, pollen, lint, smoke, cigarette smoke, perfumes, deodorants and a lot of many allergies. Asthmatic attacks occur when there are lots of allergies in the environment and a violent reaction from the sufferer follows such allergies.
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