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1. The Majorana Demonstrator Status and Preliminary Results

Author: Yu C.-H., Alvis S.I., Arnquist I.J., Avignone F.T., Barabash A.S., Barton C.J., Bertrand F.E., Bode T., Brudanin V., Busch M., Buuck M., Caldwell T.S., Chan Y.-D., Christofferson C.D., Chu P.-H., Cuesta C., Detwiler J.A., Dunagan C., Efremenko Yu, Ejiri H., Elliott S.R., Gilliss T., Giovanetti G.K., Green M., Gruszko J., Guinn I.S., Guiseppe V.E., Haufe C.R., Hehn L., Henning R., Hoppe E.W., Howe M.A., Keeter K.J., Kidd M.F., Konovalov S.I., Kouzes R.T., Lopez A.M., Martin R.D., Massarczyk R., Meijer S.J., Mertens S., Myslik J., Othman G., Pettus W., Poon A.W.P., Radford D.C., Rager J., Reine A.L., Rielage K., Ruof N.W., Shanks B., Shirchenko M., Suriano A.M., Tedeschi D., Varner R.L., Vasilyev S., Vetter K., Vorren K., White B.R., Wilkerson J.F., Wiseman C., Xu W., Yakushev E., Yumatov V., Zhitnikov I., and Zhu B.Z.
Subjects: Physics, QC1-999
Abstract: The Majorana Collaboration is using an array of high-purity Ge detectors to search for neutrinoless double-beta decay in 76Ge. Searches for neutrinoless double-beta decay are understood to be the only viable experimental method for testing the Majorana nature of the neutrino. Observation of this decay would imply violation of lepton number, that neutrinos are Majorana in nature, and provide information on the neutrino mass. The Majorana Demonstrator comprises 44.1 kg of p-type point-contact Ge detectors (29.7 kg enriched in 76Ge) surrounded by a low-background shield system. The experiment achieved a high efficiency of converting raw Ge material to detectors and an unprecedented detector energy resolution of 2.5 keV FWHM at Qββ. The Majorana collaboration began taking physics data in 2016. This paper summarizes key construction aspects of the Demonstrator and shows preliminary results from initial data.
Published: 2018
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2. α-event characterization and rejection in point-contact HPGe detectors

Author: Arnquist, I. J., Avignone, III, F. T., Barabash, A. S., Barton, C. J., Bertrand, F. E., Blalock, E., Bos, B., Busch, M., Buuck, M., Caldwell, T. S., Chan, Y.-D., Christofferson, C. D., Chu, P.-H., Clark, M. L., Cuesta, C., Detwiler, J. A., Drobizhev, A., Edwards, T. R., Edwins, D. W., Edzards, F., Efremenko, Y., Elliott, S. R., Gilliss, T., Giovanetti, G. K., Green, M. P., Gruszko, J., Guinn, I. S., Guiseppe, V. E., Haufe, C. R., Hegedus, R. J., Henning, R., Aguilar, D. Hervas, Hoppe, E. W., Hostiuc, A., Kim, I., Kouzes, R. T., Lopez, A. M., López-Castaño, J. M., Martin, E. L., Martin, R. D., Massarczyk, R., Meijer, S. J., Mertens, S., Myslik, J., Oli, T. K., Othman, G., Pettus, W., Poon, A. W. P., Radford, D. C., Rager, J., Reine, A. L., Rielage, K., Ruof, N. W., Saykı, B., Schönert, S., Stortini, M. J., Tedeschi, D., Varner, R. L., Vasilyev, S., Wilkerson, J. F., Willers, M., Wiseman, C., Xu, W., Yu, C.-H., and Zhu, B. X.
Published: 2022
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3. The processing of enriched germanium for the Majorana Demonstrator and R&D for a next generation double-beta decay experiment

Author: Abgrall, N., Arnquist, I.J., Avignone III, F.T., Barabash, A.S., Bertrand, F.E., Bradley, A.W., Brudanin, V., Busch, M., Buuck, M., Caja, J., Caja, M., Caldwell, T.S., Christofferson, C.D., Chu, P.-H., Cuesta, C., Detwiler, J.A., Dunagan, C., Dunstan, D.T., Efremenko, Yu., Ejiri, H., Elliott, S.R., Gilliss, T., Giovanetti, G.K., Goett, J., Green, M.P., Gruszko, J., Guinn, I.S., Guiseppe, V.E., Haufe, C.R.S., Henning, R., Hoppe, E.W., Jasinski, B.R., Kidd, M.F., Konovalov, S.I., Kouzes, R.T., Lopez, A.M., MacMullin, J., Martin, R.D., Massarczyk, R., Meijer, S.J., Mertens, S., Meyer, J.H., Myslik, J., O’Shaughnessy, C., Poon, A.W.P., Radford, D.C., Rager, J., Reine, A.L., Reising, J.A., Rielage, K., Robertson, R.G.H., Shanks, B., Shirchenko, M., Suriano, A.M., Tedeschi, D., Toth, L.M., Trimble, J.E., Varner, R.L., Vasilyev, S., Vetter, K., Vorren, K., White, B.R., Wilkerson, J.F., Wiseman, C., Xu, W., Yakushev, E., Yu, C.-H., Yumatov, V., Zhitnikov, I., and Zhu, B.X.
Published: 2018
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4. The Majorana Demonstrator calibration system

Author: Abgrall, N., Arnquist, I.J., Avignone III, F.T., Barabash, A.S., Bertrand, F.E., Boswell, M., Bradley, A.W., Brudanin, V., Busch, M., Buuck, M., Caldwell, T.S., Christofferson, C.D., Chu, P.-H., Cuesta, C., Detwiler, J.A., Dunagan, C., Efremenko, Yu., Ejiri, H., Elliott, S.R., Fu, Z., Gehman, V.M., Gilliss, T., Giovanetti, G.K., Goett, J., Green, M.P., Gruszko, J., Guinn, I.S., Guiseppe, V.E., Haufe, C.R., Henning, R., Hoppe, E.W., Howe, M.A., Jasinski, B.R., Keeter, K.J., Kidd, M.F., Konovalov, S.I., Kouzes, R.T., Lopez, A.M., MacMullin, J., Martin, R.D., Massarczyk, R., Meijer, S.J., Mertens, S., Orrell, J.L., O’Shaughnessy, C., Poon, A.W.P., Radford, D.C., Rager, J., Reine, A.L., Rielage, K., Robertson, R.G.H., Shanks, B., Shirchenko, M., Suriano, A.M., Tedeschi, D., Trimble, J.E., Varner, R.L., Vasilyev, S., Vetter, K., Vorren, K., White, B.R., Wilkerson, J.F., Wiseman, C., Xu, W., Yu, C.-H., Yumatov, V., Zhitnikov, I., and Zhu, B.X.
Published: 2017
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5. Muon flux measurements at the davis campus of the sanford underground research facility with the majorana demonstrator veto system

Author: Abgrall, N., Aguayo, E., Avignone, F.T., III, Barabash, A.S., Bertrand, F.E., Bradley, A.W., Brudanin, V., Busch, M., Buuck, M., Byram, D., Caldwell, A.S., Chan, Y-D., Christofferson, C.D., Chu, P.-H., Cuesta, C., Detwiler, J.A., Dunagan, C., Efremenko, Yu., Ejiri, H., Elliott, S.R., Galindo-Uribarri, A., Gilliss, T., Giovanetti, G.K., Goett, J., Green, M.P., Gruszko, J., Guinn, I.S., Guiseppe, V.E., Henning, R., Hoppe, E.W., Howard, S., Howe, M.A., Jasinski, B.R., Keeter, K.J., Kidd, M.F., Konovalov, S.I., Kouzes, R.T., LaFerriere, B.D., Leon, J., Lopez, A.M., MacMullin, J., Martin, R.D., Massarczyk, R., Meijer, S.J., Mertens, S., Orrell, J.L., O’Shaughnessy, C., Overman, N.R., Poon, A.W.P., Radford, D.C., Rager, J., Rielage, K., Robertson, R.G.H., Romero-Romero, E., Ronquest, M.C., Schmitt, C., Shanks, B., Shirchenko, M., Snyder, N., Suriano, A.M., Tedeschi, D., Trimble, J.E., Varner, R.L., Vasilyev, S., Vetter, K., Vorren, K., White, B.R., Wilkerson, J.F., Wiseman, C., Xu, W., Yakushev, E., Yu, C.-H., Yumatov, V., and Zhitnikov, I.
Published: 2017
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6. The Majorana Demonstrator radioassay program

Author: Abgrall, N., Arnquist, I.J., Avignone, F.T., III, Back, H.O., Barabash, A.S., Bertrand, F.E., Boswell, M., Bradley, A.W., Brudanin, V., Busch, M., Buuck, M., Byram, D., Caldwell, A.S., Chan, Y.-D., Christofferson, C.D., Chu, P.-H., Cuesta, C., Detwiler, J.A., Dunmore, J.A., Efremenko, Yu., Ejiri, H., Elliott, S.R., Finnerty, P., Galindo-Uribarri, A., Gehman, V.M., Gilliss, T., Giovanetti, G.K., Goett, J., Green, M.P., Gruszko, J., Guinn, I.S., Guiseppe, V.E., Henning, R., Hoppe, E.W., Howard, S., Howe, M.A., Jasinski, B.R., Johnson, R.A., Keeter, K.J., Kidd, M.F., Kochetov, O., Konovalov, S.I., Kouzes, R.T., LaFerriere, B.D., Leon, J., Loach, J.C., MacMullin, J., MacMullin, S., Martin, R.D., Massarczyk, R., Meijer, S., Mertens, S., Miller, M.L., Orrell, J.L., O'Shaughnessy, C., Overman, N.R., Poon, A.W.P., Pushkin, K., Radford, D.C., Rager, J., Rielage, K., Robertson, R.G.H., Romero-Romero, E., Ronquest, M.C., Schubert, A.G., Shanks, B., Shirchenko, M., Snavely, K.J., Snyder, N., Steele, D., Suriano, A.M., Tedeschi, D., Trimble, J.E., Varner, R.L., Vasilyev, S., Vetter, K., Vorren, K., White, B.R., Wilkerson, J.F., Wiseman, C., Xu, W., Yakushev, E., Yu, C.-H., Yumatov, V., and Zhitnikov, I.
Published: 2016
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7. Status of the Majorana Demonstrator

Author: Cuesta, C., Abgrall, N., Arnquist, I.J., Avignone, F.T., III, Barabash, A.S., Bertrand, F.E., Brudanin, V., Busch, M., Buuck, M., Byram, D., Caldwell, A.S., Chan, Y.-D., Christofferson, C.D., Detwiler, J.A., Efremenko, Yu., Ejiri, H., Elliott, S.R., Galindo-Uribarri, A., Giovanetti, G.K., Goett, J., Green, M.P., Gruszko, J., Guinn, I.S., Guiseppe, V.E., Henning, R., Hoppe, E.W., Howard, S., Howe, M.A., Jasinski, B.R., Keeter, K.J., Kidd, M.F., Konovalov, S.I., Kouzes, R.T., LaFerriere, B.D., Leon, J., MacMullin, J., Martin, R.D., Meijer, S.J., Mertens, S., Orrell, J.L., O'Shaughnessy, C., Overman, N.R., Poon, A.W.P., Radford, D.C., Rager, J., Rielage, K., Robertson, R.G.H., Romero-Romero, E., Schmitt, C., Shanks, B., Shirchenko, M., Snyder, N., Suriano, A.M., Tedeschi, D., Timkin, V., Trimble, J.E., Varner, R.L., Vasilyev, S., Vetter, K., Vorren, K., White, B.R., Wilkerson, J.F., Wiseman, C., Xu, W., Yakushev, E., Yu, C.-H., and Yumatov, V.
Published: 2015
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8. The Majorana Parts Tracking Database

Author: Abgrall, N., Aguayo, E., Avignone, F.T., III, Barabash, A.S., Bertrand, F.E., Brudanin, V., Busch, M., Byram, D., Caldwell, A.S., Chan, Y-D., Christofferson, C.D., Combs, D.C., Cuesta, C., Detwiler, J.A., Doe, P.J., Efremenko, Yu., Egorov, V., Ejiri, H., Elliott, S.R., Esterline, J., Fast, J.E., Finnerty, P., Fraenkle, F.M., Galindo-Uribarri, A., Giovanetti, G.K., Goett, J., Green, M.P., Gruszko, J., Guiseppe, V.E., Gusev, K., Hallin, A.L., Hazama, R., Hegai, A., Henning, R., Hoppe, E.W., Howard, S., Howe, M.A., Keeter, K.J., Kidd, M.F., Kochetov, O., Konovalov, S.I., Kouzes, R.T., LaFerriere, B.D., Leon, J. Diaz, Leviner, L.E., Loach, J.C., MacMullin, J., Martin, R.D., Meijer, S.J., Mertens, S., Miller, M.L., Mizouni, L., Nomachi, M., Orrell, J.L., O׳Shaughnessy, C., Overman, N.R., Petersburg, R., Phillips, D.G., II, Poon, A.W.P., Pushkin, K., Radford, D.C., Rager, J., Rielage, K., Robertson, R.G.H., Romero-Romero, E., Ronquest, M.C., Shanks, B., Shima, T., Shirchenko, M., Snavely, K.J., Snyder, N., Soin, A., Suriano, A.M., Tedeschi, D., Thompson, J., Timkin, V., Tornow, W., Trimble, J.E., Varner, R.L., Vasilyev, S., Vetter, K., Vorren, K., White, B.R., Wilkerson, J.F., Wiseman, C., Xu, W., Yakushev, E., Young, A.R., Yu, C.-H., Yumatov, V., and Zhitnikov, I.
Published: 2015
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9. Background Model for the Majorana Demonstrator

Author: Cuesta, C., Abgrall, N., Aguayo, E., Avignone, F.T., III, Barabash, A.S., Bertrand, F.E., Boswell, M., Brudanin, V., Busch, M., Byram, D., Caldwell, A.S., Chan, Y-D., Christofferson, C.D., Combs, D.C., Detwiler, J.A., Doe, P.J., Efremenko, Yu., Egorov, V., Ejiri, H., Elliott, S.R., Fast, J.E., Finnerty, P., Fraenkle, F.M., Galindo-Uribarri, A., Giovanetti, G.K., Goett, J., Green, M.P., Gruszko, J., Guiseppe, V.E., Gusev, K., Hallin, A.L., Hazama, R., Hegai, A., Henning, R., Hoppe, E.W., Howard, S., Howe, M.A., Keeter, K.J., Kidd, M.F., Kochetov, O., Konovalov, S.I., Kouzes, R.T., LaFerriere, B.D., Leon, J., Leviner, L.E., Loach, J.C., MacMullin, J., MacMullin, S., Martin, R.D., Meijer, S., Mertens, S., Nomachi, M., Orrell, J.L., O'Shaughnessy, C., Overman, N.R., Phillips, D.G., II, Poon, A.W.P., Pushkin, K., Radford, D.C., Rager, J., Rielage, K., Robertson, R.G.H., Romero-Romero, E., Ronquest, M.C., Schubert, A.G., Shanks, B., Shima, T., Shirchenko, M., Snavely, K.J., Snyder, N., Suriano, A.M., Thompson, J., Timkin, V., Tornow, W., Trimble, J.E., Varner, R.L., Vasilyev, S., Vetter, K., Vorren, K., White, B.R., Wilkerson, J.F., Wiseman, C., Xu, W., Yakushev, E., Young, A.R., Yu, C.-H., and Yumatov, V.
Published: 2015
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10. Testing the Ge Detectors for the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR

Author: Xu, W., Abgrall, N., Aguayo, E., Avignone, F.T., III, Barabash, A.S., Bertrand, F.E., Boswell, M., Brudanin, V., Busch, M., Byram, D., Caldwell, A.S., Chan, Y-D., Christofferson, C.D., Combs, D.C., Cuesta, C., Detwiler, J.A., Doe, P.J., Efremenko, Yu., Egorov, V., Ejiri, H., Elliott, S.R., Fast, J.E., Finnerty, P., Fraenkle, F.M., Galindo-Uribarri, A., Giovanetti, G.K., Goett, J., Green, M.P., Gruszko, J., Guiseppe, V.E., Gusev, K., Hallin, A.L., Hazama, R., Hegai, A., Henning, R., Hoppe, E.W., Howard, S., Howe, M.A., Keeter, K.J., Kidd, M.F., Kochetov, O., Konovalov, S.I., Kouzes, R.T., LaFerriere, B.D., Leon, J., Leviner, L.E., Loach, J.C., MacMullin, J., MacMullin, S., Martin, R.D., Meijer, S., Mertens, S., Nomachi, M., Orrell, J.L., O'Shaughnessy, C., Overman, N.R., Phillips, D.G., II, Poon, A.W.P., Pushkin, K., Radford, D.C., Rager, J., Rielage, K., Robertson, R.G.H., Romero-Romero, E., Ronquest, M.C., Schubert, A.G., Shanks, B., Shima, T., Shirchenko, M., Snavely, K.J., Snyder, N., Suriano, A.M., Thompson, J., Timkin, V., Tornow, W., Trimble, J.E., Varner, R.L., Vasilyev, S., Vetter, K., Vorren, K., White, B.R., Wilkerson, J.F., Wiseman, C., Yakushev, E., Young, A.R., Yu, C.-H., and Yumatov, V.
Published: 2015
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11. The Majorana Low-noise Low-background Front-end Electronics

Author: Abgrall, N., Aguayo, E., Avignone, F.T., III, Barabash, A.S., Bertrand, F.E., Boswell, M., Brudanin, V., Busch, M., Byram, D., Caldwell, A.S., Chan, Y-D., Christofferson, C.D., Combs, D.C., Cuesta, C., Detwiler, J.A., Doe, P.J., Efremenko, Yu., Egorov, V., Ejiri, H., Elliott, S.R., Fast, J.E., Finnerty, P., Fraenkle, F.M., Galindo-Uribarri, A., Giovanetti, G.K., Goett, J., Green, M.P., Gruszko, J., Guiseppe, V.E., Gusev, K., Hallin, A.L., Hazama, R., Hegai, A., Henning, R., Hoppe, E.W., Howard, S., Howe, M.A., Keeter, K.J., Kidd, M.F., Kochetov, O., Konovalov, S.I., Kouzes, R.T., LaFerriere, B.D., Leon, J., Leviner, L.E., Loach, J.C., MacMullin, J., MacMullin, S., Martin, R.D., Meijer, S., Mertens, S., Nomachi, M., Orrell, J.L., O'Shaughnessy, C., Overman, N.R., Phillips, D.G., II, Poon, A.W.P., Pushkin, K., Radford, D.C., Rager, J., Rielage, K., Robertson, R.G.H., Romero-Romero, E., Ronquest, M.C., Schubert, A.G., Shanks, B., Shima, T., Shirchenko, M., Snavely, K.J., Snyder, N., Suriano, A.M., Thompson, J., Timkin, V., Tornow, W., Trimble, J.E., Varner, R.L., Vasilyev, S., Vetter, K., Vorren, K., White, B.R., Wilkerson, J.F., Wiseman, C., Xu, W., Yakushev, E., Young, A.R., Yu, C.-H., and Yumatov, V.
Published: 2015
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12. The MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR for 0νββ: Current Status and Future Plans

Author: Green, M.P., Abgrall, N., Aguayo, E., Avignone, F.T., III, Barabash, A.S., Bertrand, F.E., Boswell, M., Brudanin, V., Busch, M., Byram, D., Caldwell, A.S., Chan, Y.-D., Christofferson, C.D., Combs, D.C., Cuesta, C., Detwiler, J.A., Doe, P.J., Efremenko, Yu., Egorov, V., Ejiri, H., Elliott, S.R., Fast, J.E., Finnerty, P., Fraenkle, F.M., Galindo-Uribarri, A., Giovanetti, G.K., Goett, J., Gruszko, J., Guiseppe, V.E., Gusev, K., Hallin, A.L., Hazama, R., Hegai, A., Henning, R., Hoppe, E.W., Howard, S., Howe, M.A., Keeter, K.J., Kidd, M.F., Kochetov, O., Konovalov, S.I., Kouzes, R.T., LaFerriere, B.D., Leon, J., Leviner, L.E., Loach, J.C., MacMullin, J., MacMullin, S., Martin, R.D., Meijer, S., Mertens, S., Nomachi, M., Orrell, J.L., O'Shaughnessy, C., Overman, N.R., Phillips, D.G., II, Poon, A.W.P., Pushkin, K., Radford, D.C., Rager, J., Rielage, K., Robertson, R.G.H., Romero-Romero, E., Ronquest, M.C., Schubert, A.G., Shanks, B., Shima, T., Shirchenko, M., Snavely, K.J., Snyder, N., Suriano, A.M., Thompson, J., Timkin, V., Tornow, W., Trimble, J.E., Varner, R.L., Vasilyev, S., Vetter, K., Vorren, K., White, B.R., Wilkerson, J.F., Wiseman, C., Xu, W., Yakushev, E., Young, A.R., Yu, C.-H., and Yumatov, V.
Published: 2015
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13. A Dark Matter Search with MALBEK

Author: Giovanetti, G.K., Abgrall, N., Aguayo, E., Avignone, F.T., III, Barabash, A.S., Bertrand, F.E., Boswell, M., Brudanin, V., Busch, M., Byram, D., Caldwell, A.S., Chan, Y-D., Christofferson, C.D., Combs, D.C., Cuesta, C., Detwiler, J.A., Doe, P.J., Efremenko, Yu., Egorov, V., Ejiri, H., Elliott, S.R., Fast, J.E., Finnerty, P., Fraenkle, F.M., Galindo-Uribarri, A., Goett, J., Green, M.P., Gruszko, J., Guiseppe, V.E., Gusev, K., Hallin, A.L., Hazama, R., Hegai, A., Henning, R., Hoppe, E.W., Howard, S., Howe, M.A., Keeter, K.J., Kidd, M.F., Kochetov, O., Konovalov, S.I., Kouzes, R.T., LaFerriere, B.D., Leon, J., Leviner, L.E., Loach, J.C., MacMullin, J., MacMullin, S., Martin, R.D., Meijer, S., Mertens, S., Nomachi, M., Orrell, J.L., O'Shaughnessy, C., Overman, N.R., Phillips, D.G., II, Poon, A.W.P., Pushkin, K., Radford, D.C., Rager, J., Rielage, K., Robertson, R.G.H., Romero-Romero, E., Ronquest, M.C., Schubert, A.G., Shanks, B., Shima, T., Shirchenko, M., Snavely, K.J., Snyder, N., Suriano, A.M., Thompson, J., Timkin, V., Tornow, W., Trimble, J.E., Varner, R.L., Vasilyev, S., Vetter, K., Vorren, K., White, B.R., Wilkerson, J.F., Wiseman, C., Xu, W., Yakushev, E., Young, A.R., Yu, C.-H., and Yumatov, V.
Published: 2015
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14. Status of the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR

Author: Vasilyev, S., Abgrall, N., Arnquist, I. J., Avignone, III, F. T., Balderrot-Barrera, C. X., Barabash, A. S., Bertrand, F. E., Bradley, A. W., Brudanin, V., Busch, M., Buuck, M., Byram, D., Caldwell, A. S., Chan, Y-D., Christofferson, C. D., Cuesta, C., Detwiler, J. A., Efremenko, Yu., Ejiri, H., Elliott, S. R., Galindo-Uribarri, A., Gilliss, T., Giovanetti, G. K., Goett, J., Green, M. P., Gruszko, J., Guinn, I., Guiseppe, V. E., Henning, R., Hoppe, E. W., Howard, S., Howe, M. A., Jasinski, B. R., Keeter, K. E., Kidd, M. F., Konovalov, S. I., Kouzes, R. T., LaFerriere, B. D., Leon, J., MacMullin, J., Martin, R. D., Meijer, S. J., Mertens, S., Orrell, J. L., O’Shaughnessy, C., Poon, A. W. P., Radford, D. C., Rager, J., Rielage, K., Robertson, R. G. H., Romero-Romero, E., Shanks, B., Shirchenko, M., Snyder, N., Suriano, A. M., Tedeschi, D., Trimble, J. E., Varner, R. L., Vetter, K., Vorren, K., White, B. R., Wilkerson, J. F., Wiseman, C., Xu, W., Yakushev, E., Yu, C. -H., Yumatov, V., Zhitnikov, I., and The MAJORANA Collaboration
Published: 2017
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15. Search for Pauli exclusion principle violating atomic transitions and electron decay with a p-type point contact germanium detector

Author: Abgrall, N., Arnquist, I. J., Avignone, III, F. T., Barabash, A. S., Bertrand, F. E., Bradley, A. W., Brudanin, V., Busch, M., Buuck, M., Caldwell, A. S., Chan, Y.-D., Christofferson, C. D., Chu, P.-H., Cuesta, C., Detwiler, J. A., Dunagan, C., Efremenko, Yu., Ejiri, H., Elliott, S. R., Finnerty, P. S, Galindo-Uribarri, A., Gilliss, T., Giovanetti, G. K., Goett, J., Green, M. P., Gruszko, J., Guinn, I. S., Guiseppe, V. E., Henning, R., Hoppe, E. W., Howard, S., Howe, M. A., Jasinski, B. R., Keeter, K. J., Kidd, M. F., Konovalov, S. I., Kouzes, R. T., LaFerriere, B. D., Leon, J., MacMullin, J., Martin, R. D., Massarczyk, R., Meijer, S. J., Mertens, S., Orrell, J. L., O’Shaughnessy, C., Poon, A. W. P., Radford, D. C., Rager, J., Rielage, K., Robertson, R. G. H., Romero-Romero, E., Shanks, B., Shirchenko, M., Suriano, A. M., Tedeschi, D., Trimble, J. E., Varner, R. L., Vasilyev, S., Vetter, K., Vorren, K., White, B. R., Wilkerson, J. F., Wiseman, C., Xu, W., Yakushev, E., Yu, C.-H., Yumatov, V., and Zhitnikov, I.
Published: 2016
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16. A high dose mode of action for tetrabromobisphenol A-induced uterine adenocarcinomas in Wistar Han rats: A critical evaluation of key events in an adverse outcome pathway framework

Author: Wikoff, D. S., Rager, J. E., Haws, L. C., and Borghoff, S. J.
Published: 2016
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17. Evidence for an Association between Metabolic Cardiovascular Syndrome and Coronary and Aortic Calcification among Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Author: Talbott, E O., Zborowski, J V., Rager, J R., Boudreaux, M Y., Edmundowicz, D A., and Guzick, D S.
Published: 2004

18. Effect of chemical substitution on the electronic properties of highly aligned thin films of Sr(sub 2-x)A(sub x)FeMoO6 (A=Ca, Ba, La; x=0,0.1)

Author: Branford, W.R., Clowes, S.K., Bugoslavsy, Y.V., Miyoshi,Y., Cohen, L.F., Berenov, A.V., MacManus-Driscoll, J.L., Rager, J., and Roy, S.B.
Subjects: Magnetization -- Analysis, Dielectric films -- Electric properties, Thin films -- Electric properties, Physics
Abstract: The ultrasonic spray pyrolysis, is used to fabricate highly aligned films of composition Sr(sub 1.9)A(sub 0.1)FeMoO6 (A=Ca, Ba, La) and undoped controlled samples. A superexchange mechanism that lowers the overall saturation magnetization, is introduced by the dopants.
Published: 2003

19. Effect of chemical substitution on the electronic properties of highly aligned thin films of Sr[sub 2-x]A[sub x]FeMoO[sub 6] (A=Ca, Ba, La; x=0, 0.1).

Author: Branford, W. R., Clowes, S. K., Bugoslavsky, Y. V., Miyoshi, Y., Cohen, L. F., Berenov, A. V., MacManus-Driscoll, J. L., Rager, J., and Roy, S. B.
Subjects: THIN films, PYROLYSIS, CURIE temperature, MAGNETORESISTANCE
Abstract: Highly aligned films of composition Sr[sub 1.9]A[sub 0.1]FeMoO[sub 6] (A=Ca,Ba,La) and undoped control samples, were fabricated on (100) single-crystal LaAlO[sub 3] by ultrasonic spray pyrolysis. Compared to undoped films, the doped films showed reduced saturation magnetization and magnetoresistance and the lanthanum-doped film showed a significant increase (∼40 K) in the Curie temperature. The electrical resistivity was well described by a spin-dependent transport model for all the films. The transport spin polarization has been determined with this model, and independently by point contact Andreev reflection spectroscopy. The doped films do not have improved polarization over the undoped films and the maximum P obtained is of the order of 63%. © 2003 American Institute of Physics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Published: 2003
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20. Case-crossover analysis of air pollution and cardiorespiratory hospitalizations: using routinely collected health and environmental data for tracking: science and data.

Author: Xu X, Zborowski JV, Arena VC, Rager J, and Talbott EO
Abstract: BACKGROUND: From the early 1900s until its closure in February 1998, a Steel coke oven in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was a key source of air pollution. A case-crossover study was performed to assess the associations between daily air pollution and cardiorespiratory (International Classification of Disease Ninth Revision [ICD-9]: 390-519) hospitalizations before and after plant closure and to evaluate how closure influenced these associations. METHODS: Air pollution data, climatic data, and cardiorespiratory hospitalizations among residents ages 65 years and older were obtained for the period of 1996 through 2000 for the study area. Data were analyzed using a case-crossover design and conditional logistical regression. Two distinct referent-sampling approaches were compared. RESULTS: Significant associations were observed between the fourth quartile in PM10 and cardiorespiratory hospitalizations (odds ratio [OR]: 1.12; 95% CI: 1.02-1.23) and cardiovascular hospitalizations only (ICD-9: 390-459) (OR: 1.13; 95% CI: 1.01-1.26) before the plant closure. After closure of the plant, PM10 was not significantly associated with cardiorespiratory or cardiovascular disease hospitalizations. Moreover, the referent sampling approaches did not greatly alter the estimations in the case-crossover analysis. CONCLUSIONS: Existing secondary data are an economical source to assess the impact of point source pollution on the environmental landscape. The findings suggest that closure of the steel coke plant was associated with a reduction risk of the cardiovascular hospitalizations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Published: 2008

21. Is there an independent effect of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and menopause on the prevalence of subclinical atherosclerosis in middle aged women?

Author: Talbott EO, Zborowski J, Rager J, Stragand JR, Talbott, Evelyn O, Zborowski, Jeanne, Rager, Judy, and Stragand, Juley R
Published: 2008

22. Nachweis einer Neuropathie bei Drusen der Papille mittels der visuell evozierten Potenziale (VEP) und optischen Koh�renztomographie (OCT).

Author: Bernardczyk-Meller, J, Wasilewicz, R, Pecold-Stępniewska, H, and Wąsiewicz-Rager, J
Published: 2006
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23. Convergence of auditory-nerve fiber projections onto globular bushy cells

Author: Spirou, G.A., Rager, J., and Manis, P.B.
Subjects: *BRAIN stem, *CELL physiology, *CYTOLOGY, *ANATOMY
Abstract: Abstract: Globular bushy cells are a key element of brainstem circuits that mediate the early stages of sound localization. Many of their physiological properties have been attributed to convergence of inputs from the auditory nerve, many of which are large with complex geometry, but the number of these terminals contacting individual cells has not been measured directly. Herein we report, using cats as the experimental model, that this number ranged greatly (9–69) across a population of 12 cells, but over one-half of the cells (seven of 12) received between 15 and 23 inputs. In addition, we provide the first measurements of cell body surface area, which also varies considerably within this population and is uncorrelated with convergence. For one cell, we were able to document axonal structure over a distance greater than 100μm, between the soma and the location where the axon expanded to its characteristic large diameter. These data were combined with accumulated physiological information on vesicle release, receptor kinetics and voltage-gated ionic conductances, and incorporated into computational models for four cells that are representative of the structural variation within our sample population. This predictive model reveals that basic physiological features, such as precise first spike latencies and peristimulus time histogram shapes, including primary-like with notch and onset-L, can be generated in these cells without including inhibitory inputs. However, phase-locking is not significantly enhanced over auditory-nerve fibers. These combined anatomical and computational approaches reveal additional parameters, such as active zone density, nerve terminal size, numbers and sources of inhibitory inputs and their activity patterns, that must be determined and incorporated into next-generation models to understand the physiology of globular bushy cells. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
Published: 2006
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24. Raman spectroscopy of highly aligned thin films of Sr.

Author: Zhang, T., Branford, W. R., Trodahl, H. J., Sharma, A., Rager, J., MacManus-Driscoll, J. L., and Cohen, L. F.
Published: 2004
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25. Oxygen Stoichiometry in Sr2FeMoO6, the Determination of Fe and Mo Valence States, and the Chemical Phase Diagram of SrO-Fe3O4--MoO3.

Author: Rager, J., Zipperle, M., Sharma, A., MacManus-Driscoll, J. L., and Roth, R. S.
Subjects: *CRYSTALLIZATION, *HOLMIUM, *YTTRIUM, *DYSPROSIUM, *ELECTRONS, *STOICHIOMETRY, *SOLID solutions
Abstract: Phase diagram studies of the system SrO-Fe3O4-MoO3 were undertaken in Ar/l% H2 at 1200°C with particular emphasis on the region near Sr2FeMoO6 (SFMO). We find that Sr2FeMoO6 is not a point compound but is part of the Sr2+zFe2-xMoxOy solid solution region. The oxygen stoichiometry, y, in Sr2Fe2-xMoxOy was also determined across the solid solution region. Using the experimental data and by invoking a substitution model based on preferential substitution of similar ionic radii for Mo ions on the Fe ion sites, it was possible, for the first time, to calculate the individual Fe and Mo valence states in the substituted samples. In Ar/1% H2 at 1200°C, Fe2+/Fe3+ and Mo5+/Mo6+ are present in Sr2Fe2-xMoxOy. With increasing Mo substitution, the amount of Fe3+ decreases. In the ideal Sr2FeMoO6 composition, we predict the amounts of Fe2+, Fe3+, Mo5+, and Mo6+ to be equal. In Ar/1% H2 at 1200°C, there is a predominance of Mo5+ in Sr2FeMoOy because the oxygen stoichiometry, y, in SFMO has a value of only 5.8. Hence such processing conditions are too reducing. The work predicts the processing conditions for optimizing film and bulk properties, as well as explaining why there is a wide variability of reported sample properties in the literature. To optimize the magnetoresistive properties of Sr2FeMoO6, it is critical (a) to carefully select the correct annealing atmosphere to obtain oxygen stoichiometric Sr2FeMoO6 and (b) to control cation composition; otherwise nonstoichiometric Sr2Fe2-xMoxOy will form instead of Sr2FeMoO6. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Published: 2004
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26. Oxygen Stoichiometry in Sr2FeMoO6, the Determination of Fe and Mo Valence States, and the Chemical Phase Diagram of SrO-Fe3O4--MoO3.

Author: Rager, J., Zipperle, M., Sharma, A., MacManus-Driscoll, J. L., and Roth, R. S.
Subjects: CRYSTALLIZATION, HOLMIUM, YTTRIUM, DYSPROSIUM, ELECTRONS, STOICHIOMETRY, SOLID solutions
Abstract: Phase diagram studies of the system SrO-Fe3O4-MoO3 were undertaken in Ar/l% H2 at 1200°C with particular emphasis on the region near Sr2FeMoO6 (SFMO). We find that Sr2FeMoO6 is not a point compound but is part of the Sr2+zFe2-xMoxOy solid solution region. The oxygen stoichiometry, y, in Sr2Fe2-xMoxOy was also determined across the solid solution region. Using the experimental data and by invoking a substitution model based on preferential substitution of similar ionic radii for Mo ions on the Fe ion sites, it was possible, for the first time, to calculate the individual Fe and Mo valence states in the substituted samples. In Ar/1% H2 at 1200°C, Fe2+/Fe3+ and Mo5+/Mo6+ are present in Sr2Fe2-xMoxOy. With increasing Mo substitution, the amount of Fe3+ decreases. In the ideal Sr2FeMoO6 composition, we predict the amounts of Fe2+, Fe3+, Mo5+, and Mo6+ to be equal. In Ar/1% H2 at 1200°C, there is a predominance of Mo5+ in Sr2FeMoOy because the oxygen stoichiometry, y, in SFMO has a value of only 5.8. Hence such processing conditions are too reducing. The work predicts the processing conditions for optimizing film and bulk properties, as well as explaining why there is a wide variability of reported sample properties in the literature. To optimize the magnetoresistive properties of Sr2FeMoO6, it is critical (a) to carefully select the correct annealing atmosphere to obtain oxygen stoichiometric Sr2FeMoO6 and (b) to control cation composition; otherwise nonstoichiometric Sr2Fe2-xMoxOy will form instead of Sr2FeMoO6. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Published: 2004
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27. Early biochemical characterization of soft-tissue trauma and fracture trauma.

Author: Strecker W, Gebhard F, Rager J, Bruckner UB, Steinbach G, and Kinzl L
Published: 1999
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28. Report on the 3rd European Tokamak programme workshop.

Author: Rager, J P, Gibson, A, Engelmann, F, and Wegrowe, J-G
Published: 1985
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29. The use of a microchannel electron multiplier in spectroscopic instrumentation, involving frequent vacuum breaking.

Author: Rager, J. P. and Renaud, J. F.
Published: 1974
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30. Phase stability and optimum oxygenation conditions for Sr2FeMoO6 formation.

Author: Sharma, A., MacManus-Driscoll, J. L., Branford, W., Bugoslavsky, Y., Cohen, L. F., and Rager, J.
Subjects: HYPERBARIC oxygenation, VOLUMETRIC analysis, MAGNETORESISTANCE, THERMODYNAMICS, COAL gas, ELECTRIC resistance
Abstract: The upper phase stability limit of Sr2FeMoO6 was determined in the temperature range 1140–1220 °C using coulometric titration. At 1200 °C, the decomposition oxygen partial pressure was determined to be 2.2×10-11 atm O2. Hence at 1200 °C, and for pO2’s in excess of this value, the phase is thermodynamically unstable. In order to achieve a pO2 just below the upper stability line a precise gas mixture of 2H2:1CO2 in a background carrier gas of Ar was used for the reaction atmosphere. Highly ordered samples, with high low-field magnetoresistance (LFMR) values were produced, and the very strong dependence of the LFMR on reaction time, which occurs with use of Ar/H2 gas, was eliminated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Published: 2005
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31. Enhanced intergrain magnetoresistance in bulk Sr[sub 2]FeMoO[sub 6] through controlled processing.

Author: Sharma, A., Berenov, A., Rager, J., Branford, W., Bugoslavsky, Y., Cohen, L. F., and MacManus-Driscoll, J. L.
Subjects: MAGNETORESISTANCE, MAGNETIC fields, ELECTRIC resistance, PHYSICS research
Abstract: Enhanced low field magnetoresistance (LFMR) values have been obtained in bulk Sr[sub 2]FeMoO[sub 6] through controlled processing. MR values, R(H)/R(0) of ∼60% [(R(H)-R(H=0)/R(H=0)=40%] were achieved at 50 K, in 1 T, and R(H)/R(0)∼8% [(R(H)-R(H=0)/R(H=0)=92%] at 290 K, in 1 T. For a ∼1 μm starting particle size, the optimum sintering temperature was 1300 °C, 100 °C higher than normally used. The optimum sintering time in Ar/H[sub 2] was only 5 h, much shorter than normally used. The magnitude of the LFMR appears to depend strongly on grain boundary oxygen content, controlled through optimization of sintering temperature and time. © 2003 American Institute of Physics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Published: 2003
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32. Highly aligned, spin polarized thin films of Sr[sub 2]FeMoO[sub 6] by a chemical vapor process.

Author: Rager, J., Berenov, A. V., Cohen, L. F., Branford, W. R., Bugoslavsky, Y. V., Miyoshi, Y., Ardakani, M., and MacManus-Driscoll, J. L.
Subjects: *THIN films, *STRONTIUM compounds
Abstract: Highly oriented films of Sr[sub 2]FeMoO[sub 6] were fabricated by ultrasonic spray pyrolysis. A combined organic/inorganic solution was developed and the films were deposited on single-crystal LaA1O[sub 3] between 600°C and 900°C followed by postannealing at 850°C or 1200°C in Ar/5% H[sub 2]. Optimum films showed a metallic resistivity behavior with less than a 0.25% magnetoresistive effect at 50 K, 1 T, indicative of highly quality intra- and intergranular material. At 4.2 K, the lower bound saturation magnetization, M[sub s] was ∼2.5 μ[sub B]/f.u. and the transport spin polarization was 60 ± 3%. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Published: 2002
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33. Soft X-Ray Image Intensifiers with High Time and Space Resolution.

Author: Bettinali, L., Pecorella, F., and Rager, J. P.
Published: 1971
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34. 8870: Program Administrators' Perceived Challenges Associated with Developing Preceptors.

Author: Rager, J. L., Cavallario, J. M., Hankemeier, D. A., Bacon, C. E. Welch, and Walker, S. E.
Subjects: CONFERENCES & conventions, HEALTH occupations schools, MEDICAL preceptorship, ALLIED health education, SCHOOL administrators -- Psychology, TRAINING of athletic trainers, TEACHER development
Abstract: Context: While research has revealed the characteristics, behaviors, and skills that help improve preceptors' success in meeting the objectives of clinical education, a gap in the literature exists as to how preceptors are being developed to ensure they exhibit such characteristics, behaviors, and skills. Understanding potential barriers that prevent program administrators from providing high-quality preceptor development opportunities will help develop future strategies and initiatives that enhance the development of preceptors. Objective: To explore the challenges program administrators (ie, program directors, clinical education coordinators) encounter when developing preceptors for graduate professional athletic training programs. Design: A consensual qualitative research approach guided this study. Setting: Individual semistructured phone interviews. Patients or Other Participants: Eighteen program administrators (17 clinical education coordinators, 1 program director; 5.92 ± 4.19 years of experience) participated in this study. Data saturation guided the number of participants. Data Collection and Analysis: Semistructured interviews were recorded and transcribed verbatim. A 4-person research team used a consensus process to analyze data and identify emergent themes. A consensual codebook that represented the data was created after researchers independently coded the data and discussed emergent themes. Credibility of the findings was established through the use of multiple researchers, an external auditor, and member checks. Results: Participants identified several challenges related to preceptor development, including what content to include, how and/or when to deliver preceptor development, and the process of creating and modifying preceptor development resources. Presenting content that is relevant and useful to a variety of preceptors from different employment settings and varying levels of experience was difficult. Participants reported not all preceptors were interested in learning about program policies and procedures, new accreditation standards, and/or new clinical skills. Variability in what content to include was challenging to balance when scheduling a large formal meeting of preceptors. Geographical location and busy work schedules made it difficult to decide how or when to deliver consistent and ongoing preceptor development. Finally, participants discussed their workload; while this part of their role was valued, there was no additional release time to plan, organize, and execute preceptor development. Finding adequate time to plan and develop content for preceptors with varying experience levels, interests, and needs was taxing. In addition, some preceptor development, due to scheduling, occurred individually, which further increased the workload for participants. Conclusions: While developing a large network of high-quality preceptors is essential to foster clinical education experiences for students, program administrators may encounter challenges. Different levels of experience and educational needs of preceptors may make it difficult to determine which content to include, especially as clinical immersion experiences increase in number. Administrators may need to offer multiple preceptor development options to accommodate the varying levels of experience, desired content, and geographical locations of preceptors; however, this would subsequently increase the workload challenge. Educating institutional administrators about the importance and demands of developing preceptors may open dialogue regarding workload and necessary resources associated with preceptor development. Future research should examine effective educational techniques to disseminate preceptor development. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Published: 2018
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35. Comparative genomic analyses identify common molecular pathways modulated upon exposure to low doses of arsenic and cadmium

Author: Fry Rebecca C, Smeester Lisa, Rager Julia E, and Benton Margaret
Subjects: Biotechnology, TP248.13-248.65, Genetics, QH426-470
Abstract: Abstract Background Exposure to the toxic metals arsenic and cadmium is associated with detrimental health effects including cancers of various organs. While arsenic and cadmium are well known to cause adverse health effects at high doses, the molecular impact resulting from exposure to environmentally relevant doses of these metals remains largely unexplored. Results In this study, we examined the effects of in vitro exposure to either arsenic or cadmium in human TK6 lymphoblastoid cells using genomics and systems level pathway mapping approaches. A total of 167 genes with differential expression were identified following exposure to either metal with surprisingly no overlap between the two. Real-time PCR was used to confirm target gene expression changes. The gene sets were overlaid onto protein-protein interaction maps to identify metal-induced transcriptional networks. Interestingly, both metal-induced networks were significantly enriched for proteins involved in common biological processes such as tumorigenesis, inflammation, and cell signaling. These findings were further supported by gene set enrichment analysis. Conclusions This study is the first to compare the transcriptional responses induced by low dose exposure to cadmium and arsenic in human lymphoblastoid cells. These results highlight that even at low levels of exposure both metals can dramatically influence the expression of important cellular pathways.
Published: 2011
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36. Simple single and tandem microchannelplate mountings for x-uv or low energy particle windowless image converters.

Author: Bettinali, L., Pecorella, F., and Rager, J. P.
Published: 1975
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37. Reversibility of parameter changes of microchannel electron multipliers due to outgassing.

Author: Rager, J. P., Renaud, J. F., and du Montcel, V. Tezenas
Published: 1974
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38. Applicability of x-ray filter method to thermometry of a noncorona (CH2)n laser-produced plasma.

Author: Rager, J. P. and Robouch, B. V.
Published: 1975
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39. Inflammatory Gene Expression Differentiates With Airway Neutrophil Response To Ozone.

Author: Fry, R., Zhou, H., Zou, B., Rager, J., Brickey, J., Ting, J., Peden, D., and Alexis, N.
Published: 2012
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