JOURNAL OF AND ENGINEERING Vol. 138 – 2012

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TECHNICAL PAPERS 1 Water-Level Difference Controller for Main Canals / Albert J. Clemmens 9 Estimating Canal Pool Resonance with Auto Tune Variation / A. J. Clemmens, X. Litrico, P.-J. van Overloop, R. J. Strand 16 Long Term Expanding-Disk Rain Sensor Accuracy / Leah Meeks, Michael D. Dukes, Kati White Migliaccio, Bernard Cardenas-Lailhacar 21 Daily Evapotranspiration Modeling from Limited Weather Data by Using Neuro-Fuzzy Computing Technique / Fatemeh Karimaldini, Lee Teang Shui, Thamer Ahmed Mohamed, Mohammadreza Abdollahi, Najmeh Khalili 35 Infiltration, Runoff, and Export of Dissolved Organic Carbon from Furrow- Irrigated Forage Fields under Cover Crop and No-Till Management in the Arid Climate of California / Damodhara R. Mailapalli, William R. Horwath, Wesley W. Wallender, Martin Burger 43 Estimation of Volumetric Runoff Coefficients for Texas Watersheds Using Land-Use and Rainfall-Runoff Data / Nirajan Dhakal, Xing Fang, Theodore G. Cleveland, David B. Thompson, William H, Asquith, Luke J. Marzen 55 Critical Review on the Parameters Influencing Soil-Water Characteristic Curve / C. Malaya, S. Sreedeep 63 Mathematical Forms and Numerical Schemes for the Solution of Unsaturated Flow Equations / Hamid Taheri Shahraiyni, Behzad Ataie-Ashtiani 73 Experimental Investigation of the Outflow Process over a Triangular Labyrinth-Weir / Francesco Giuseppe Carollo, Vito Ferro, Vincenzo Pampalone

CASE STUDIES 80 Droughts and Irrigation: Study in a River-Based Irrigation Scheme in New Zealand / M. S. Srinivasan and M. J. Duncan 90 Evaluation and Comparison of Drip and Conventional Irrigation Methods on Sugar Beets in a Semiarid Region / Houshang Ghamarnia, Issa Arji, Saloome Sepehri, Samera Norozpour, Erfan Khodaei

TECHNICAL NOTES 98 Simple Method for Estimating Pan Coefficients: Conversion of Pan Evaporation to Reference Evapotranspiration / Khil-Ha Lee and Hong- Yeon Cho 104 One-Dimensional Surface Flow and Solute Transport Model for Basin Irrigation in Traditional Surface Application of Fertilizer / Shaohui Zhang, Di Xu, Yinong Li, Meijian Bai nr 2

TECHNICAL PAPERS 111 Regional Calibration of Solar Radiation and Reference Evapotranspiration Estimates with Minimal Data in Florida / Mayank Thepadia, Christopher J. Martinez 120 Analysis of Microclimate Data Measured over Grass and Soybean Canopy and Their Impacts on Penman-Monteith Grass and Alfalfa Reference Evapotranspiration / Kari E. Skaggs, Suat Irmak 135 Validation of Landscape Irrigation Reduction with Soil Moisture Sensor Irrigation Controllers / Melissa B. Haley, Michael D. Dukes 145 Sectoral Conjunctive Use Planning for Optimal Cropping under Hydrological Uncertainty / S. K. Raul, Sudhindra N. Panda, P. M. Inamdar 156 Contribution by Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) under High Salinity, Different Levels, with and without Irrigation / Houshang Ghamarnia, Mohsen Golamian, Salome Sepehri, Issa Arji, Vahid Rezvani 166 Field Assessment of Friction Head Loss and Friction Correction Factor Equations / A. A. Alazba, M. A. Mattar, M. N. EINesr, M. T. Amin 177 Soil Water Retention Characteristics of Vertisols and Pedotransfer Functions Based on Nearest Neighbor and Neural Networks Approaches to Estimate AWC / N. G. Patil, D. K. Pal, C. Mandal, D. K. Mandal 185 Indicator Bacteria Performance of Storm Water Control Measures in Wilmington, North Carolina / J. M. Hathaway, W. F. Hunt 198 Cap-Orifice as a Flow Regulator for Rain Garden Design / James C. Y. Guo 203 Resistance to Shallow Uniform Flow in Small, Riprap-Lined Drainage Channels / David C. Froehlich nr 3

TECHNICAL PAPERS 211 Using Disjunctive Kriging as a Quantitative Approach to Manage and Crop Yield / Ahmed A. Eldeiry, Luis A. Garcia 225 Evaluation of Irrigation Systems by Using Benchmarking Techniques / J. I. Corcoles, J. A. de Juan, J. F. Ortega, J. M. Tarjuelo, M. A. Moreno 235 Field Test of the Variable Source Area Interpretation of the Curve Number Rainfall-Runoff Equation / Helen E. Dahlke, Zachary M. Easton, M. Todd Walter, and Tammo S. Steenhuis 245 Graphical Calculation of Small Catchment Peak Discharge / David C. Froehlich 257 New Theoretical Solution of the Stage-Discharge Relationship for Sharp- Crested and Broad Weirs / V. Ferro

CASE STUDIES 266 Effect of Irrigation Methods on in Alluvial Fan Area / Hai-Long Liu, Xi Chen, An-Ming Bao, Ling Wang, Xiang-liang Pan, Xin-Lin He

TECHNICAL NOTES 274 Storm-Water Management through Infiltration Trenches / Bhagu R. Chahar, Didier Graillot, Shishir Gaur 282 Engelund's Two-Dimensional Drainage Equation for a Toe-Drain and the Dupuit-Forchheimer Drainage Equation for a Ditch: A Coincidental Match / E. G. Youngs nr 4

TECHNICAL PAPERS 285 Simulation Study on the Influence of Roughness on the Downstream Automatic Control of an Irrigation Canal / David Lozano, David Dorchies, Gilles Belaud, Xavier Litrico, Luciano Mateos 294 Simulation of Unsteady Flow and Soil Erosion in Irrigation Furrows / Shiyan Zhang, Jennifer G. Duan, Theodor S. Strelkoff, Eduardo Bautista 304 Using Location-Allocation Algorithms to Distribute Multioutlet Hydrants in Irrigation Networks Design / Francisco Gonzalez Villa, Alberto Garcia Prats 310 Comparison of Laboratory and Field Calibration of a Soil-Moisture Capacitance Probe for Various Soils / Kristoph-Dietrich Kinzli, Nkosinathi Manana, Ramchand Oad 322 Comparison of Methods to Estimate Saturated in Texas Soils with Grass / Runbin Duan, Clifford B. Fedler, John Borrelli 328 New Analytical Solution to Water Content Simulation in Porous Media / M. Nasseri, Y. Daneshbod, M. D. Pirouz, Gh. R. Rakhshandehroo, A. Shirzad 336 Boussinesq Equation-Based Model for Flow in the Drainage Layer of Highway with Capillarity Correction / Han-Cheng Dan, Pei Xin, Ling Li, Liang Li, David Lockington 349 Generalized Neurofuzzy Models for Estimating Daily Pan Evaporation Values from Weather Data / Ozgur Kisi, Ana Pour All Baba, Jalal Shiri 363 Application of Artificial Neural Network to Predict TDS in Talkheh Rud River / Gholamreza Asadollahfardi, Aidin Taklify, Ali Ghanbari 371 Off-Stream Detention Design for Storm-Water Management / James C. Y. Guo

TECHNICAL NOTES 377 Darcian Seepage through a Parallelogrammic Ramp: Toth's Model Revisited / A. R. Kacimov 382 Momentum Considerations in Hydraulic Jumps and Bores / Hubert Chanson

DISCUSSIONS AND CLOSURES 386 Discussion of "Scour due to Crossing Jets at Fixed Vertical Angle" by Stefano Pagliara, Dipankar Roy, and Michele Palermo / S. K. Gupta, Vijay P. Singh, Umank Mishra 390 Closure / S. Pagliara, D. Roy, M. Palermo nr 5

TECHNICAL PAPERS 393 Regional Assessment of Soil Water Salinity across an Intensively Irrigated River Valley / Eric D. Morway, Timothy K. Gates 406 Assessing the Impact of Irrigation Return Flow on River Salinity for Colorado's Arkansas River / Valley Y. Lin, L. A. Garcia 416 ET Mapping with High-Resolution Airborne Remote Sensing Data in an Advective Semiarid Environment / J. L. Chavez, P- H. Gowda, T. A. Howell, L. A. Garcia, K, S. Copeland, C. M. U. Neale 424 Using Cluster Analysis of Hydraulic Conductivity Realizations to Reduce Computational Time for Monte Carlo Simulations / Ayman Alzraiee, Luis A. Garcia 437 Optimizing Irrigation Water Allocation and Multicrop Planning Using Discrete PSO Algorithm / Hamideh Noory, Abdol Majid Liaghat, Masoud Parsinejad, Omid Bozorg Haddad 445 Assessing Irrigation Water Capacity of Land Use Change in a Data-Scarce Watershed of Korea / Taeil Jang, Hakkwan Kim, Sangmin Kim, Chounghyun Seong, Seungwoo Park 455 Usefulness of Empirical Equations in Assessing Canal Losses through Seepage in Concrete-Lined Canal / Erhan Akkuzu 461 Raindrop Size Distribution and Soil Erosion / C. Caracciolo, M. Napoli, F. Porcii, F. Prodi, S. Dietrich, C. Zanchi, S. Orlandini 470 Storm-Water Quality Control Basin with Micropool / James C. Y. Guo, Hui-Ming Max Shih, Ken A. MacKenzie 476 Groundwater Mound due to Artificial Recharge from Rectangular Areas / Sushil K. Singh

TECHNICAL NOTES 481 Field Calibration of Weirs Using Partial Volumetric Flow Measurements / Konstantinos X. Soulis, Nicholas Dercas 485 Shape Factors for Elements of the Infiltration Profile in : Generic Approach / Theodor S. Strelkoff, Albert J. Clemmens, Eduardo Bautista

DISCUSSIONS AND CLOSURES 489 Closure to "New Methods for Parameters from Slug Test Data" by Sushil K. Singh / Sushil K. Singh 490 Closure to "Generalized Analytical Solutions for Groundwater Head in Inclined in the Presence of Subsurface Drains"by Sushil K. Singh / Sushil K. Singh 491 Closure to "Simple Approximation of Well Function for Constant Drawdown Variable Discharge Artesian Wells" by Sushil K. Singh / Sushil K. Singh nr 6

TECHNICAL PAPERS 493 Estimation of Border-Strip Soil Hydraulic Parameters / Shobha Ram, K. S. Hari Prasad, Ajai Gairola, M. K. Jose, M. K. Trivedi 503 Irrigation Patterns and Scheduling of a Telecontrolled Irrigation District in Northeastern Spain / T. Stambouli, N. Zapata, J. M. Fact 517 Real-Time Model for Optimal Water Allocation in Irrigation Systems during Droughts / M. Delavar, M. Moghadasi, S. Morid 525 Water Budget Calculator Created for Residential Urban Landscapes in Albuquerque, New Mexico / Salman D. Al-Kofahi, Dawn M. VanLeeuwen, Zohrab A. Samani, Rolston St. Hilaire 534 Cost Comparison of Conventional Gray Combined Sewer Overflow Control Infrastructure versus a Green/Gray Combination / Jeffrey P. Cohen, Richard Field, Anthony N. Tafuri, Michael A. Ports 541 Characteristics of Flow over Rectangular Sharp-Crested Side Weirs / Sara Bagheri, Manouchehr Heidarpour 548 Experimental Studies on Flow over Labyrinth Weir / B. V. Khode, A. R. Tembhurkar, P. D. Porey, R. N. Ingle

TECHNICAL NOTES 553 Design and Validation of a Test Rig to Simulate High Rainfall Events for Infiltration Studies of Permeable Pavement Systems / Ernest O. Nnadi, Alan P. Newman, Les Duckers, Stephen J. Coupe, Susanne Charlesworth 558 Design and Testing of a Flow Measurement System for an Urban Sewage Drain / S. K. Gupta, Vijay P. Singh, V. B. Mishra 564 Discharge Efficiency of Reservoir-Application-Specific Labyrinth Weirs / B. M. Crookston, B. P. Tullis 569 Hydraulic Characteristics of a Drop Square Manhole with a Downstream Control Gate / Rita F. Carvalho, Jorge Leandro 577 Testing of Microhydropower Generation from a Sprinkler Irrigation System / Tamer Bagatur nr 7

TECHNICAL PAPERS 581 Comparison of SWAP and FAO Agro-Hydrological Models to Schedule Irrigation of Wine Grapes / G. Rallo, C. Agnese, M. Minacapilli, and G. Provenzano 592 Modified Hargreaves-Samani Equation for the Assessment of Reference Evapotranspiration in Alpine River Basins / Giovanni Ravazzani, Chiara Corbari, Stefano Morella, Paride Gianoli, and Marco Mancini 600 Evaporation Studies of Canopy-Covered On-Farm Reservoir / Bharat C. Sahoo, Sudhindra N. Panda, and Pravin Patil 613 Random Scenarios Generation with Minimum Energy Consumption Model for Sectoring Optimization in Pressurized Irrigation Networks Using a Simulated Annealing Approach / Alberto Garcia Prats, Santiago Guillem Pico, Fernando Martinez Alzamora, and Miguel Angel Jimenez Bello 625 Estimating Daily Surface Soil Moisture Using a Daily Diagnostic Soil Moisture Equation / Feifei Pan 632 Performance Analysis and Calibration of a New Low-Cost Capacitance Soil Moisture Sensor / George Kargas and Konstantinos X. Soulis 642 Analytical Solution for Drainflows from Bilevel Multiple-Drain Subsurface Drainage Systems / J. W. Hornbuckle, E. W. Christen, and R. D. Faulkner

CASE STUDIES 651 Effect of Topographic Data Accuracy on Water Storage Environmental Service and Associated Hydrological Attributes in South Florida / Alphonce C. Guzha and Sanjay Shukla 662 Semiquantitative Analysis of Water Appropriations and Allocations in the Upper Rio Grande Basin, Colorado / Ken Mix, Vicente L. Lopes, and Walter Rast 675 Pareto-Based Methodology for the Calibration and Uncertainty Analysis of Gated Culvert Flows / M. M. Wilsnack, J. E. Doherty, and D. E. Welter

TECHNICAL NOTES 685 Montana Flume Flow Corrections under Submerged Flow / Ryan P. Willeitner, Steven L. Barfuss, and Michael C. Johnson

DISCUSSIONS AND CLOSURES 690 Discussion of "Most Hydraulically Efficient Riprap-Lined Drainage Channels" by David C. Froehlich / S. K. Gupta and Vijay P. Singh 694 Closure / David C. Froehlich 696 Discussion of "Recursive Design of Pressurized Branched Irrigation Networks" by Cesar Gonzalez-Cebollada, Bibiana Macarulla, and David Sallan / S. R. Dongre and R. Gupta 697 Closure / Cesar Gonzalez-Cebollada 697 Discussion of "Simplified Method for Sizing Laterals with Two or More Diameters" by Muluneh Yitayew / Gurol Yddinm nr 8

TECHNICAL PAPERS 703 Effects of Hay Mulch on Soil Properties and Potato Tuber Yield under Irrigation and Nonirrigation in New Brunswick, Canada / Zisheng Xing, Pat Toner, Lien Chow, Herb W. Rees, Sheng Li, Fanrui Meng 715 Improved Surface Volume Estimates for Surface Irrigation Volume-Balance Calculations / E. Bautista, T. S. Strelkoff, A. J. Clemmens 727 Errors in Infiltration Calculations in Volume-Balance Models / E. Bautista, T. S. Strelkoff, A. J. Clemmens 736 Optimization Model for BMP Placement in a Reservoir Watershed / Shih-Kai Ciou, Jan-Tai Kuo, Pin-Hui Hsieh, Gwo-Hsing Yu 748 Roughened Channels with Cross Beams Flow Features / Rita Fernandes de Carvalho, Manuel Lorena 757 Labyrinth Weirs: Nappe Interference and Local Submergence / B. M. Crookston, B. P. Tullis

TECHNICAL NOTES 766 Hydraulic Performance of Asymmetric Labyrinth Side Weirs Located on a Straight Channel / A. Parvaneh, S. M. Borghei, M. R. Jalili Ghazizadeh 773 Piano Key Weir: Reservoir versus Channel Application / R. M. Anderson, B. P. Tullis 777 Comparison of Multilevel Calibration and Volume Balance Method for Estimating Furrow Infiltration / B. Moravejalahkami, B. Mostafazadeh-Fard, M. Heidarpour, F. Abbasi

DISCUSSIONS AND CLOSURES 782 Discussion of "Assessing Pressure Changes in an On-Demand Water Distribution System on Performance—Case Study in Italy" by A. Daccache, N. Lamaddalena, and U. Fratino / Gürol Yildirim 784 Closure / A. Daccache, N.Lamaddalena, U. Fratino 784 Discussion of "Iterative Formulas and Estimation Formulas for Computing Normal Depth of Horseshoe Cross-Section Tunnel" by Jiliang Liu, Zhengzhong Wang, and Xing Fang / Pooyan Hosieni, Narges Raee 785 Discussion / M. Bijankhan, H. Savari, S. Kouchakzadeh 786 Discussion / S. K. Gupta, Vijay P. Singh, S. K. Shukla 787 Closure / Jiliang Liu, Zhengzhong Wang, Xing Fang nr 9

TECHNICAL PAPERS 791 Hydraulic and Statistical Analyses of Design Emission Uniformity of Trickle Irrigation Systems / Jafar Safaa Noori, Hayder A. Al Thamiry 799 Two-Dimensional Numerical Model of Basin Irrigation Based on a Hybrid Numerical Method / Shaohui Zhang, Di Xu, Yinong Li 809 Effect of the Capillary Fringe on Steady-State Water Tables in Drained / Lands E. G. Youngs 815 Characterization of Pumps for Irrigation in Central California: Potential Energy Savings / Luis Perez Urrestarazu and Charles M. Burt 823 VIPMET: New Real-Time Data Filtering-Based Automatic Agricultural Weather Station / J. M. Molina-Martinez, P. J- Navarro, M. Jimenez, F. Soto, A. Ruiz-Canales, D. G. Fernandez-Pacheco

CASE STUDIES 830 Optimal Allocation of Resources for the Maximization of Net Agricultural Return / Ajay Singh

TECHNICAL NOTES 837 Urban Weather Data to Estimate Reference Evapotranspiration for Rural / Yufeng Luo, Yunlu Jiang, Shizhang Peng, Shahbaz Khan, Xueliang Cai, Weiguang Wang, Xiyun Jiao 843 Study on the Accelerated Life Test for Durability of Irrigation Microsprayer / Hua Zhao, Di Xu

DISCUSSIONS AND CLOSURES 848 Discussion of "Simple Method for the Design of Microirrigation Paired Laterals on Sloped Fields" / Shufang Jiang, Yaohu Kang Gurol Yildinm 851 Closure / Shufang Jiang, Yaohu Kang 852 Discussion of "Energy and Momentum Velocity Coefficients for Calibrating Submerged Sluice Gates in Irrigation Canals" by Oscar Castro-Orgaz, David Lozano, and Luciano Mateos / M. Bijankhan, E. Darvishi, S. Kouchakzadeh 854 Discussion / A. Habibzadeh, Ali R. Vatankhah, N. Rajaratnam, M. R. Laewen 855 Closure / O. Castro-Orgaz, D. Lozano, L. Mateos nr 10

TECHNICAL PAPERS 857 GIS-Based Decision Support System for Improved Operations and Efficiency Conservation in Large-Scale Irrigation Systems / Enrique Triana, John W. Labadie 868 Evaluation and Regional Calibration of Solar Radiation Prediction Models in Southern Spain / Javier Estevez, Francisco L. M. Padilla, Pedro Gavilán 880 Standardization of Reference Evapotranspiration Models for a Subhumid Valley Rangeland in the Eastern Himalayas / Bhabagrahi Sahoo, Imtisenla Walling, Bidyut C. Deka, Bhagwati P. Bhatt 896 Estimating Water Requirements of an Irrigated Mediterranean Vineyard Using a Satellite-Based Approach / S. Consoli, S. Barbagallo 905 Model for Nonlinear Root Water Uptake Parameter / Vijay Shankar, K. S. Hari Prasad, C. S. P. Ojha, Rao S. Govindaraju 918 Quadrangle Downscaling of Global Climate Models and Application to Riyadh / Zekdi Sen, A. Al Alsheikh, A. S. A. M. Alamoud, A. A. Al-Hamid, A. S. El-Sebaay, A. W. Abu-Risheh 924 New Method for Modeling Thin-Walled Orifice Flow under Partially Submerged Conditions / David Brandes, William T. Barlow 929 Comparison of One- and Two-Dimensional Models to Simulate Alternate and Conventional Furrow Fertigation / Flamed Ebrahimian, Abdolmajid Liaghat, Masoud Parsinejad, Fariborz Abbasi, Maryam Navabian

CASE STUDIES 939 Estimation of Daily Solar Radiation from Measured Air Temperature Extremes in the Mid-Mediterranean Area / G. Grillone, C. Agnese, F. D 'Asaro

TECHNICAL NOTES 948 New Solution Method for Water Surface Profile along a Side Weir in a Circular Channel / Ali R. Vatankhah nr 11

TECHNICAL PAPERS 955 Integrated Salt and Modeling for the Management of Waterlogging and Salinization. I: Validation of SAHYSMOD / Ajay Singh and Sudhindra Nath Panda 964 Integrated Salt and Water Balance Modeling for the Management of Waterlogging and Salinization. II: Application of SAHYSMOD / Ajay Singh and Sudhindra Nath Panda 972 Expanding-Disk Rain Sensor Dry-Out and Potential Irrigation Savings / Leah Meeks, Michael D. Dukes, Kati White Migliaccio, and Bernard Cardenas-Lailhacar 978 Performance of Rain Delay Features on Signal-Based Evapotranspiration Irrigation Controllers / D. C. Rutland and M. D. Dukes 984 Forecasting Spatially Distributed Cotton Evapotranspiration by Assimilating Remotely Sensed and Ground-Based Observations / A. N. French, D. J. Hunsaker, and T. R. Clarke 993 Ultrasonic Flow Measurement for Pipe Installations with Nonideal Conditions / Devin M. Stoker, Steven L. Barfuss, and Michael C. Johnson 999 Machine Learning Approaches for Error Correction of Hydraulic Simulation Models for Canal Flow Schemes / Alfonso F. Torres-Rua, Andres M. Ticlavilca, Wynn R. Walker, and Mac McKee 1011 Head-Discharge Equation for Sharp-Crested Weir with Piecewise-Linear Sides / Ali R. Vatankhah

TECHNICAL NOTES 1019 Effect of Sprinkler Head Geometrical Parameters on Hydraulic Performance of Fluidic Sprinkler / Xingye Zhu, Shouqi Yuan, and Junping Liu 1027 Effect of Stilling Basin Geometry on the Dissipative Process in the Presence of Block Ramps / Stefano Pagliara and Michele Palermo

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TECHNICAL PAPERS 1033 Agricultural Water Management under Uncertainty Using Minimax Relative Regret Analysis Method / P. Du, Y.P. Li, and G.H. Huang 1046 Evaluating the Performance of Ordinary Kriging in Mapping Soil Salinity / Ahmed A. Eldeiry and Luis A. Garcia 1060 Effects of Subsurface Drainage on Evapotranspiration for Corn and Soybean Crops in Southeastern North Dakota / Ishara Rijal, Xinhua Jia, Xiaodong Zhang, Dean D. Steele, Thomas F. Scherer, and Adnan Akyuz 1068 Free-Surface Profiles, Velocity and Pressure Distributions on a Broad- Crested Weir: A Physical Study / Stefan Felder and Hubert Chanson 1075 Effects of Magnetized Water on Soil Chemical Components underneath Trickle Irrigation / B. Mostafazadeh-Fard, M. Khoshravesh, S.F. Mousavi, and A.R. Kiani

TECHNICAL NOTES 1082 Straight-Line Method Generalization for Aquifer Parameter Estimations / Zekai Şen 1088 Use of Turbidity Measurements to Estimate Suspended Solids and Nutrient Loads from Peatland Forestry Drainage / Hannu Marttila and Bjørn Kløve

DISCUSSIONS AND CLOSURES 1097 Discussion of “Experimental Study on the Multisegment Regime of the Water Flow in Drip Emitters” by Wei Qingsong, Lu Gang, Wang Li, Zheng Jincan, Liu Jie, and Shi Yusheng / Gürol Yıldırım 1100 Closure / Wei Qingsong, Li Shuai, and Shi Yusheng

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