Sustainable Development

Papers
(The TQCC of Sustainable Development is 11. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)
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Environmental sustainable development through modeling and ranking of influential factors of reference groups on consumer behavior of green products: The case of Iran295
Exploring Sustainable Careers: Insights From a Bibliometric Lens264
From Inequalities to Inclusion: Sustainable Development for Smallholders163
Navigating the Impact, Challenges and Future Prospects of Carbon Neutrality Under Green Finance Initiatives162
Does industrial sustainable development policy act as a booster for urban economic growth? Evidence from China's eco‐industrial parks154
Quantification of systemic importance of SDGs in Asian‐African countries: A network hierarchy analysis153
Assessing the influence of research quality on policy citations: Quantitative analysis finds non‐academic factors more likely to influence how papers get cited in SDG policy146
Current research trends in child poverty and psychological resilience research: A bibliometric analysis approach137
The Impact of Macroeconomic Factors on the Sustainable Development of the Logistics Industry in the Baltic Sea Region135
Environmentally Sustainable Development: The Role of Supply Chain Digitalization in Firms' Green Productivity134
Assessment of Agri‐Food Supply Chain Challenges for Sustainable Production and Consumption130
Biomimetic Approaches for Renewable Energy and Carbon Neutrality: Advancing Nature‐Inspired Approaches for Sustainable Development106
A Leap Toward Sustainable Consciousness: SCQ‐S Validation for Spanish Adolescents106
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Microplastics in global rivers: Sustainable practices101
Fostering sustainable production via the Amazon Fund collaborative platform99
Exploring the relationship between sustainable entrepreneurship and the United Nations sustainable development goals: A comprehensive literature review96
Impact of environmental policies on the profitability of greenhouse agriculture in southeastern Spain96
Does sustainable corporate governance have an impact on materiality disclosure quality in integrated reporting? International evidence96
Environmental Performance and SDGs: How Do Income Disparity, Urbanization, Resource Consumption, and Female Employers Affect the Ecological Footprint in Emerging Economies?94
Macroeconomic Drivers of Sustainable Tourism Development in Bangladesh: An ARDL Bounds Testing Approach92
Environmental sustainability in developing countries: Understanding the criticality of financial inclusion and globalization90
Sustainable Development in Africa: The Contribution of Chinese Investment and Trade to Environmental Goods90
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How Do Path Dependencies in Family Farming Affect Behavioural Intentions to Adopt Sustainable Practices? Exploring the Potential of Developing Carbon Farming by Smallholders in Serbia89
The Challenge of Introducing Sustainability‐Oriented Innovation—An Ethnographic Study86
Evaluating the Potential of Information and Communication Technologies to Increase Aquaculture Sustainability83
Exploring How Artificial Intelligence (AI) Can Enable Sustainability in the Hospitality Industry82
Advancing Sustainable Development Through Integrated Photovoltaic and Battery Energy Storage Systems in Commercial Buildings: A Strategic, Economic, and Environmental Perspective81
Do Rising Climate Risks Signal Financial Trouble for Food and Agro Based Firms?80
Exploring Asia's Sustainable Future: A Panel Causality Analysis of Financial Growth, Technology, and Institutional Quality in Achieving Sustainable Development Goals78
The Effects of Climate Change on Food Production in Ghana: An Exploration of the Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies Model76
Does industry 5.0 model optimize sustainable performance of Agri‐enterprises? Real‐time investigation from the realm of stakeholder theory and domain75
Corporate board diversity, environmental compliance, and occupational health and safety disclosure for achieving sustainable development goals in an emerging economy74
An evaluation methodological approach to support the definition of effective urban projects: A case study in the city of Rome (Italy)73
Green growth as a pathway toward sustainable development: A systems thinking on the Qinghai‐Tibet Plateau in China72
Extended producer responsibility in e‐waste recycling: A secure path to a sustainable future for UAE71
Ecological and social poverty traps: Complex interactions moving toward sustainable development69
Financing methods for solid waste management: A review of typology, classifications, and circular economy implications68
Development sustainability levels in EU countries66
Non‐state shareholder governance and corporate sustainability: Evidence from environmental, social and governance ratings65
Do command‐and‐control environmental regulations realize the win‐win of “pollution reduction” and “efficiency improvement” for enterprises? Evidence from China65
Green Innovation and Fiscal Spending: Decoding the Path to Sustainable Development62
Forecasting sustainable development goals scores by 2030 using machine learning models61
Circular Economy Practices in the Hotel Industry: An Urban Destination Versus a Sun and Beach Island Destination60
Local resilience for low‐carbon transition in Poland: Frameworks, conditions and opportunities for Central European countries59
Tourism development level and tourism eco‐efficiency: Exploring the role of environmental regulations in sustainable development59
Sustainable practices in hospitality pre and amid COVID‐19 pandemic: Looking back for moving forward post‐COVID‐1959
How ecoefficient is European food consumption? A frontier‐based multiregional input–output analysis58
Financial development and sustainable development: A review of literature58
Financing water investment for global sustainable development: Challenges, innovation, and governance strategies57
Mapping social impacts of agricultural commodity trade onto the sustainable development goals55
Informality and poverty in Africa: Which comes first?54
Climate change and rural livelihoods: The potential of extension programs for sustainable development54
I feel and I invest: Social emotions and sustainable investing in Germany and Japan54
Factors influencing purchase intention for recycled products: A comparative analysis of Germany and South Africa53
Stakeholder Perceptions of Sustainable Development in Industrial Tourism52
Empowering Sustainable Production: Firm Governance, Finance Strategies, and Tech‐Innovation in Advancing Circular Economy for SDG 12 in the US, China and Japan51
Redefining sustainable urban development: A critical analysis in the wake of COVID‐1948
Trending topics and themes in environmental innovation research based on topic modeling48
Supplier–buyer (in)congruence in environmental management accounting for sustainable development in the context of Japan48
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Moving toward sustainable development: Social, economic and environmental value as antecedents of purchase intention in the sustainable crafts sector47
Barriers of social sustainability: an improved interpretive structural model of Indian textile and clothing supply chain45
How Do Institutions Shape the Resilience of the Ethiopian Coffee Sector Amidst the Pressures of Climate Change?45
The Impacts of Heritage Conservation and Tourism Development on the Community Well‐Being of Agricultural Heritage Sites From Sustainable Development Perspective44
Community Social Sustainability: Unpacking the Concept for Urban Governance and Planning44
Energy Communities Toward Sustainable Development: The Role of Economic Factors in a Social Analysis43
Ethical Ideologies and Sustainable Consumption: Insights From Chinese Consumers43
Measuring regions' vulnerability and adaptation to climate change in China: An application of hybrid assessment approach43
Offshore wind energy and fisheries: Sustainable development goals, enterprise practices, and fishermen's perspectives42
Symbiosis coordination between industrial development and ecological environment for sustainable development: Theory and evidence41
Factors Influencing Technology Adoption for Sustainability in Manufacturing Firms: An Empirical Analysis and Literature Review41
Environmental education for sustainable development in Bangladesh and its challenges41
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Exploring the impacts of spatial regulation on environmentally sustainable development: A new perspective of quasi–experimental evaluation based on the National Key Ecological Function Zones in China40
Environmental sustainability in South Africa: Understanding the criticality of economic policy uncertainty, fiscal decentralization, and green innovation40
Realizing environmental sustainability development through the efficiency of Web 3.0 on supply chain resilience40
Enhancing Child Well‐Being: Empowering Women and Improving Infrastructure Access40
Determinants of corporate climate change disclosure: Is the mediating role of corporate strategic response to environmental governance and policy matter? Evidence from emerging market40
Advancing Sustainable Development Goal 15: The Role of Corporate Governance Structures and Environmental Regulations in Emerging Economies39
Environmental information disclosure, environmental innovation, and firms' growth performances: The moderating role of media attention39
A framework for measuring the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goal 4.2 (Quality Preprimary Education) at the local scale: an empirical study in Nanjing, China39
Beyond the direct effect of economic growth on child mortality in Sub‐Saharan Africa: does environmental degradation matter?38
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A step toward the modern and sustainable agriculture: Evaluating the impact of information and communication technology on cereal production in China38
UN‐SDGs framework for child development in India: Evidence from a decentralized analysis38
Understanding transgender persons' careers to advance sustainable development: The case of Trans for Career Thailand38
Feasibility Study for the Implementation of a Renewable Energy Generation System at a Winter Sports Resort37
Resilience in action: Kosovo's National Development Strategy to incorporate sustainable development goals37
Enhancing the Adoption Intensity of Sustainable Land Management Practices in Southeast Nigeria: The Role of Education and Mediating Factors of Trust and Belief36
Sustainable manufacturing adoption in textile industries: A systematic state‐of‐art literature review and future research outline36
Revealing the Effects of Circular Economy, Eco‐Innovation and Industry 4.0 on Sustainability Performance and Competitive Advantage in Manufacturing Companies36
Health insurance uptake, poverty and financial inclusion in the Democratic Republic of Congo35
Unlocking Africa's Green Potentials for Sustainable Growth: Examining the Role of Renewable Energy Technologies, Biocapacity Protection, and Government Policies on CO2 Emissions35
Importance of women empowerment for eco‐efficiency of small farms in the context of other social factors: Building sustainable agriculture in Central and Eastern European countri35
Leveraging stakeholder engagement for market value growth: Empirical evidence on sustainable development leadership in Europe35
Dynamic Configurations of Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Elements for Blended Value Creation34
Going Green in ASEAN: Assessing the Role of Eco‐Innovation, Green Energy, Industrialization, and Environmental Taxes in Achieving Carbon Neutrality34
Understanding Among Societal Groups as a Prerequisite for Constructive Conflict Handling in Sustainable Land Use Change34
How Has Community‐Based Tourism Evolved Over Three Decades (1995–2025): A Bibliometric and Systematic Literature Review on Evolution and Future Research Directions34
Governance, Corruption, Trade Openness, and Innovation: Key Drivers of Green Growth and Sustainable Development in Türkiye33
Barriers and Strategies in Implementing Design for Disassembly and Adaptability Principles in Singapore: A Pathway to Circular Economy in the Construction Industry33
Trust in Sustainability: Unraveling the CSR‐Performance Nexus Through Organizational Trust and Past Performance in the Banking Sector33
Students' Perspectives on Sustainability Competences and Pedagogical Approaches: Groupings and Interrelations Results From 17 International Case Studies33
Ranking our future: University students' prioritization of Sustainable Development Goals and their connection to nature33
Women in the C‐Suite and Carbon Mitigation Actions: Understanding the Impact of the Disruptive Shocks From the COVID19 Pandemic and the Ukraine War33
Social dimension of the circular economy: Impact categories through fuzzy Delphi method32
Factors influencing green purchases: An emerging market perspective32
Introducing the New ESG‐Based Sustainability Uncertainty Index (ESGUI)32
Enhancing supply chain resilience and realizing green sustainable development through the virtual environment of the metaverse32
A green path towards sustainable development: Optimal behavior of the duopoly game model with carbon neutrality instruments32
Enhancing disaster risk reduction and community resilience for sustainable development32
Greening African economies: Investigating the role of financial development, green investments, and institutional quality32
Beyond Growth: The Triple Green Strategy (Green Energy, Green Innovation, and Green Finance) for Sustainable Emissions Reduction in BRICS Countries32
“Crisis in the Cup:” Unveiling the Hazards and Vulnerabilities of the Philippine Coffee Supply Amidst Emerging Risks32
The Role of Green Finance in Driving Artificial Intelligence and Renewable Energy for Sustainable Development32
Measuring food systems sustainability in heterogenous countries: The Brazilian multidimensional index updated version applicability32
Intellectual property rights protection and sustainable innovation performance: The mediating role of technology spillover31
Sustainable development through digital innovation: Unveiling the impact of big data comprehensive experimental zones on energy utilization efficiency31
The synergistic effect of green trade and economic complexity on sustainable environment: A new perspective on the economic and ecological components of sustainable development31
Assessment of digital platforms for the quantification of co‐benefits in nature‐based solutions31
Spillover effects and influencing factors of tourism eco‐efficiency for sustainable development: A case study of cities in the Yangtze River Delta31
The impact of environmental policy on renewable energy innovation: A systematic literature review and research directions30
Sustainable development: Notions, numbers, and narratives30
Analysis of the Impact of Economic Policies on Climate Change Mitigation30
Global SDG composite indicator: A new methodological proposal that combines compensatory and non‐compensatory aggregations30
Path to sustainable development: Does digital economy matter in manufacturing green total factor productivity?30
Achieving Sustainable Development: Bridging Economic Growth and Environmental Resilience Through EKC and LCC30
Sustainable Supply Chain and Carbon Trading: A Resilience Synergy30
Empowering Sustainability: Examining the Psychological Benefits of Sustainable Consumption for Self‐Esteem Enhancement30
Overcoming barriers to sustainable development: Evaluating what information frameworks matter and how they work in reducing consumer food waste29
Bridging the gap: Exploring urban resilience and sustainability in Finnish regional development29
Special issue: Corporate sustainability and stakeholder management in tourism and hospitality29
Environmental Accounting and Sustainability Accounting: Lexical or Substantial Difference?29
Harmonizing Green and Health: A Stakeholder Engagement Framework for Integrated Building Evaluation29
Import competition and sustainable development of global value chains: Evidence from China29
Exploring the role of sustainability reporting strategies in promoting sustainable development in social economy entities: The circular economy as a mediator29
When Responsibility Meets Risk: Firm‐Level Political Risk, GHG Disclosure, and the Moderating Role of Market Complexities29
A sustainable trajectory for the 2030 Agenda: Targeting historical lock‐ins to accelerate progress on all SDGs29
Balancing profit and sustainability: Investigating the eco‐innovation strategies of G20 polluting industries29
Sustainable policies for air pollution reduction after COVID‐19 pandemic: Lessons learnt from the impact of the different lockdown periods on air quality29
Do top management team diversity and chief sustainability officer make firms greener? Moderating role of top management team behavioral integration28
Linking institutional quality to environmental sustainability28
Do you believe it? Green advertising skepticism and perceived value in buying electric vehicles28
The Dark Sides of Artificial Intelligence Implementation: Examining How Corporate Social Responsibility Buffers the Impact of Artificial Intelligence‐Induced Job Insecurity on Pro‐Environmental Behavi28
Teacher Education as an Agent for Sustainability: Validation of an SDGs‐Focused Knowledge, Attitude, and Behavior Questionnaire for Pre‐Service Primary Teachers28
Assessing the progress toward achieving energy‐ and climate‐related sustainable development goals under four global energy transition outlooks28
Impact of regional investment on the sustainable development goals: A group analysis of economic and territorial development28
Sustainable development of the green bond markets in India: Challenges and strategies28
Sustainable Managers for the Future: Are Italian Universities Aligned With Best Practices?28
Sustainable development of carbon sinks? Lessons from three types of peatland partnerships in Indonesia28
Sustainable developments, renewable energy, and economic growth in Canada27
Unleashing the dynamic linkages among natural resources, economic complexity, and sustainable economic growth: Evidence from G‐20 countries27
Bridging energy transition and income inequality: The moderating effect of institutional transparency27
Understanding the behavior of ESG in both OPEC and non‐OPEC countries? The implications for sustainable development reaching27
The sustainable development of mobility in the green transition: Renewable energy, local industrial chain, and battery recycling27
Disruptive Solutions for Carbon Neutrality and Sustainable Development: Evidence From CSARDL Approach26
Does Women Empowerment Promote Sustainable Development in Developing Countries?26
Tracking sustainable development from the dual perspective of environmental and economic performance: A dynamic framework and coupling coordination degree26
Are institutional investors “in love” with the sustainable development goals? Understanding the idyll in the case of governments and pension funds26
The Sharing Economy: A Balance Between Sustainable Production and Consumption26
The Subliminal Ledger: Measuring and Reporting Corporate Culture's Influence on Social Sustainability26
Attaining multiple sustainable development goals through storage hydropower development amidst community vulnerabilities26
Scrutinizing the nexus: Energy, economic growth, and environmental quality: An approach toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (7, 13, and 8)26
Residential exposure to environmental nuisances in Cameroon25
Does labor out‐migration affect the sustainability of disaster mitigation? Insight from the social–ecological system perspective25
Corporate governance code and voluntary disclosure of integrated reporting: Evidence from an emerging economy25
Assessing the efficiency and the justice of energy transformation for the United States of America, China, and the European Union25
Assessing environmental impacts of response strategies for sustainable food system transformation25
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Carbon performance evaluation system and practice analysis for the sustainable enterprises25
Adoption of renewable energy sources, low‐carbon initiatives, and advanced logistical infrastructure—an step toward integrated global progress25
Mapping the Intellectual Landscape of Circular Economy and SDG 12: A Bibliometric Analysis of Research Evolution, Thematic Structure, and Geographical Disparities (2015–2024)25
The linkage between Agile project management and sustainable development: A theoretical and empirical view25
Sustainable development, environmental innovation and export firms: The moderating roles of external collaboration, creativity enhancement and internal development processes25
Impediments of product recovery in circular supply chains: Implications for sustainable development25
Environmental Performance and Firm Value: The Moderating Role of ESG‐Executive Compensation25
Territorial Digital Twins: A key for increasing the community resilience of fragile mountain inner territories?25
Russia‐Ukrainewar, the leadership question and sustainable food security in Africa24
Fintech and urban environmental sustainability: Exploring the impact of financial technology on urban carbon emissions24
Do Anti‐Corruption and Renewable Energy Drive Environmental Sustainability? Testing the EKC Hypothesis for G20 Countries24
Sustainable development goals implementation in a post‐colonial African State: Any future for the African Continental Free Trade Area?24
Rural sustainability methods, drivers, and outcomes: A systematic review24
Environmental effects of growth and global value chains: The case of East and Southeast Asian economies24
Examining the Evolution of Sustainable Supply Chain Management: A Systematic Review and Bibliometric Analysis24
The Priority Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals in Underdeveloped Mountain Regions23
Understanding the nonlinear effect of digital technology development on CO2 reduction23
Nexus between green technology innovation, green financing, and CO2 emissions in the G7 countries: The moderating role of social globalisation23
How to further develop the integrated planting and breeding mode: A case study of the western region of Shandong Province23
Implementing sustainability in teaching: The role of sustainability leadership and transformational leadership in the context of higher education institutions23
Barriers to sustainable development: Critical social factors influencing the sustainable building development based on Swedish experts' perspectives23
Advancing Sustainability Assessment of Renewable Energy: A Study on Indicator‐to‐Framework Methods and Associated Rule Mining23
Do green innovation and financial globalization contribute to the ecological sustainability and energy transition in the United Kingdom? Policy insights from a bootstrap rolling window approach23
When and how the implementation of green human resource management and data‐driven culture to improve the firm sustainable environmental development?23
The Impact of Corporate Governance on the Contribution of Listed Firms to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Disclosures in Ghana22
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Governance‐Aligned CSR, Corporate Sustainable Development Goals Adoption, and Long‐Lasting Performance: An Insight From Tourism and Hospitality Industry22
Trade‐offs and synergies between dimensions of well‐being among smallholder farmers in Savannakhet province, Lao PDR22
Managing Social Sustainability With IoT Implementation: An Industry 5.0 Perspective22
Financing sustainable development goals in Sub‐Saharan Africa: Does international capital flows matter?22
Community resilience implications for institutional response under uncertainty: Cases of the floods in Wayanad, India and the earthquake in Port‐au‐Prince, Haiti22
Understanding the roles of universities for sustainable development transformations: A framing analysis of university models22
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Correction to “Transformation Management and Sustainability Performance: On the Importance of the Enabling and Controlling Uses of Management Control Systems”21
Evaluating Biodiversity Criteria in Green Building Rating Schemes: Toward ‘Nature Positive’ Development21
An econometric study of eco‐innovation, clean energy, and trade openness toward carbon neutrality and sustainable development in OECD countries21
The extrication of complex dynamics and the impact of government policies on tourism supply chain behavior for sustainable tourism in Zimbabwe21
Impact of renewable energy consumption on sustainable development in Central Asia21
Prioritizing Critical Success Factors for Smallholder Maize Farmers in Zambia: A Pathway to Sustainable Food Security and Rural Development21
Inclusive Growth and Sustainable Development Nexus: Where Is the Synergy?21
Glowing Indicators: Nighttime Luminosity as a Tool for Assessing SDG‐8 Progress in Emerging Economies21
Achieving sustainable population: Fertility decline in many developing countries follows modern contraception, not economic growth21
Global lessons from local actions: A typology of polish local government approaches to sustainable development21
Targeting zero hunger to ensure sustainable development: Insights from a panel structure21
Sustainable use of a smartphone and regulatory needs21
Unlocking Informatization's Potential: The Impact of Smart City Initiatives on Inclusive Green Growth21
A Systematic Scoping Review of Biogas as an Instrumental Technology for a Circular Economy and a Way Forward to Ensure Sustainable Development in the Context of Global South Nations21
Climate Change, Land Degradation and Sustainable Development in Africa? Evidence for AfCFTA Implementation21
Sustainability in Agave tequilana weber farming: A life cycle assessment21
How does global trade in environmental goods contribute to theSDGsin developing countries?21
Turning “green” into “gold”: A study on the impact of green finance pilot zone policy on energy carbon emission efficiency20
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Sources of knowledge and innovation for sustainable development: A multifaceted perspective20
Assessment of Sustainable Development Levels, Country Disparities, and Dynamic Evolution Trends of ASEAN‐10 Countries20
Capacity Determinants of Climate Action in Developing Countries20
Multidimensional assessment of regional inequality toward sustainable development20
From Commitment to Transparency: What Drives SDG Disclosure in Asian Universities?20
The Social Dimension of the Circular Economy: A Review Towards a Comprehensive Narrative20
Natural resource dependence, policy and institutions for environmental sustainability and African welfare20
Economic Drivers of Food Security in Latin America: A Composite Indicator Analysis20
Sustainable wastewater management: An imperative for urban development in Lagos, Nigeria20
Sustainable development practices in public higher education: A new conceptual framework for nurturing student satisfaction and reinforcing attractiveness to international students20
Assessing the impacts of formal and informal regulations on ecological footprint20
Environmental Knowledge and Sustainable Consumption Behavior: Evidence From Vietnam20
Building a unified sustainable development goal database: Why does sustainable development goal data selection matter?19
Conceptual framework for analyzing the sustainability of socio‐ecological systems with a focus on ecosystem services that support water security19
Can sustainability be achieved through sustainable oriented innovation practices? Empirical evidence of micro, small and medium scale manufacturing enterprises19
Carrots rather than sticks: Governance of voluntary sustainability standards and farmer welfare in Peru19
Deconstructing knowledge and reconstructing understanding: Designing a knowledge architecture for transdisciplinary co‐creation of energy futures19
Energy and the social contract: From “energy consumers” to “people with a right to energy”19
How do emerging multinationals achieve sustainable development globally? The enabling mechanism of headquarter‐subsidiary structure in subsidiary sustainability19
Gender economic inclusion, governance institutions and economic complexity in Africa19
Exploring moderating role of blockchain adoption on economic and environmental sustainability of organizations: A SEM‐fsQCA technique19
Multidirectional analysis for sustainable development: An examination of sustainable policies, corporate social responsibility, and organizational performance19
National Innovation Systems and Corporate Intangible Investment as a Driver of Sustainable Development: A Cross‐Country Study19
Gender diversity, inclusive innovation and firm performance19
Current status, prospects, and implications of renewable energy for achieving sustainable development goals in Nepal19
The impact of penalties for environmental violations on corporate environmental responsibility19
Alignment of the 2030 Agenda to the port industry18
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