Volume 11 | Issue 3

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This paper attempts to show how Jayanta Mohapatra delves into sensibilities and social realities through contextual imageries in his poetry. Poetry is the product of exquisite sensibility which is equivalent to the poet's ability that mirrors the reality. Indian English poetry gives prominence to Jayanta Mohapatra exposing Indian sensibility, social realities and picturizing present-day scene through indicative and startling imagery with a focus on the desolation, starvation, seclusion, and loneliness of the Indian poor with a feeling of being Indian. His dominant concerns are the vision of grief, loss, dejection and rejection through the redolent imageries from Odisha and Jagannath culture. The landscape, cultural history, social life, rites, and rituals of people from India constitute the significant body of writings. His poetic world such as 'Hunger,' 'Summer', 'Her Hand', 'Dwan at Puri' etc. reflect his attachment with native sense. Indianness is a vital element in his thoughts, feeling and imagery. It has become one of the major vocations which he treats as an intensely personal exploration. His poetry is noticeable for the depiction of typical Indian atmosphere. He has committed himself to Indian values, culture, people, and language, and Indianness have always been in his blood and writings. Mahapatra's poetry is remarkable for depth of feelings and true poetic imagination which embraces a wide variety of such themes. Mahapatra's poetry evokes intense emotional benefits out of things around him. His poetic imagination transforms the events into verse. He makes observations about how people behave in social situations and about problems. In fact, he does not relinquish creative quality while addressing socio-cultural and political issues.

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Key Words: Sensibility, Indianness, Imagery, Reality

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Handwritten text recognition is an important area of research with various applications in digitizing historical documents, improving accessibility for visually impaired individuals, and facilitating automated data entry. In this project, we propose a novel approach for handwritten text recognition using a combination of deep learning and traditional computer vision techniques. Our approach utilizes a convolutional neural network (CNN) for feature extraction and a recurrent neural network (RNN) for sequence modeling, followed by a beam search decoding algorithm. We also incorporate various pre-processing techniques such as binarization, noise removal, and skew correction to enhance the accuracy of our model. To evaluate the performance of our approach, we use the IAM Handwriting Database and achieve a word recognition accuracy of 93.7%, outperforming existing state-of-the-art methods. Our approach is efficient and effective, making it suitable for real-world applications.

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In this article, a new medical communication scheme, protocol wireless medical sensor networks for the efficiency of healthcare (PWMSN4EoCH), shorten by (PEH), which uses hasty strategy and random network coding (RNC), is proposed. The new concept improves the performance of the healthcare network. It quickly analyzes the medical network description, focusing on some basic parameters for narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT) systems in wireless mesh networks (WMNs). This PEH effectively meets the requirements prescribed for wireless telemedicine applications in which medical sensors (MSs) share the downlink and uplink resources to its neighborhood, including wireless health hubs (WHHs) and wireless base stations (WBSs) for controlling the health of the human body. The PEH scheme substantially accelerates the implementation devices of telemedicine for patient satisfaction. In contrast, the state-of-the-art technique (SoAT) scheme, which is currently used, misses the entirety of the proposed principle. The proposed scheme is compared with the SoAT in terms of message size (bytes), roundtrip time (RTT) (ms), overall network capacity (ONC) (bytes/s, and delivery delay (DD) in ms. Our investigation has proved that the RTT, ONC, and DD of the proposed PEH are much better than the SoAT schemes, achieving 64%, 66%, and 71%, respectively. The simulation studies clearly indicate that the PEH introduces more than 64% performance enhancement over the SoAT scheme.

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Internet of Things, Random Network Coding, Telemedicine, Viral disease, Wireless Medical Sensor Networks.

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Ayurveda divides the physiological functions of the human body into three categories: Dosha, Dhatu, and plus Mala. These are the basic building blocks of the body. They are fed by Sara portion made from Dhatu and Dhatuvaha Srotas' nutritional fluid. It implies they weren't created using Ahara Rasa directly. Significant physiological units known as Updhatus are produced from Dhatus and identical to Dhatus in structure, function, and natural characteristics. Astanga Sangrahakara classifies these aspects as "Prasadaja" elements. All of the Upadhatus were originally explained in the Samhita by Kala Charaka Samhita in a single Sutra. There are seven Dhatus and their Updhatus in the human body. In the human body, there are seven Dhatus and their Updhatus. Artva (Menstrual blood, Ovum) is a Updhatu of the Rasa Dhatu that is vital for female reproductive health. It alludes to the reproductive system in women, which has a particular purpose. Nowadays, it is referred to as "Menses" in terminology. The physiology of menstruation in Ayurveda will be examined in this topic. In this instance, "Bahipushpa" is taken to refer to menstruation. It is essential for Artava to be "Shuddha," or normal in nature, for the growth of Garbha. Every woman should have a basic awareness of Rajapravrutti because it has a detrimental effect on women's health. These days, maintaining good female health is essential. This topic will include the definition of Artava, several types of Artava, Shudha lakshana, Artava Pravrutti Kala, Artava Matra, Panchbhautikatwa, Artava Nivrutti Kala, Artavadarshanam, opinions of Acharyas regarding Artava, and more.

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Ayurveda, Artava, Dhatu, Updhatu, Menstruation etc.

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Today, smart grid, smart homes, smart water networks, intelligent transportation, are infrastructure systems that connect our world more than we ever thought possible. The common vision of such systems is usually associated with one single concept, the Internet of Things (IoT), where using sensors, the entire physical infrastructure is closely coupled with information and communication technologies; where intelligent monitoring and management can be achieved via the usage of networked embedded devices. These devices will connect to internet to share different types of data. We have proposed an Industrial Monitoring System using WIFI module and sensing based applications for internet of things. By detecting the values of sensors, it can easily find out the Temperature, humidity, over load and gas present in the industrial area.

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Several obstacles must be overcome for oral drug delivery systems in order to sustain drug release and prolong the time the medication remains in the gastrointestinal tract until it has been completely ingested. After a certain amount of time, fully released When the stomach is empty, a process known as gastric emptying takes place. It could be quite helpful for athletes who are experiencing gastrointestinal issues. There is a window for nutrient absorption in the upper small intestine. Drugs that are poorly soluble or unstable in intestinal fluids might benefit greatly from floating microspheres that improve drug retention and enable prolonged action in the stomach. Floating drug delivery systems (FDDS) float in the stomach for a long time because of their lower bulk density than gastric fluids. Due to the possibility that floating microspheres in the stomach may lengthen a medication's retention time, the effects of the drug may remain longer. As a result, a longer drug retention time and a slower metabolism are required to assure long-term efficacy. FDDS dose forms are effective in situations of constipation and hyperactive bowel movement to elicit a significantly better reaction. Floating drug delivery systems (FDDSs) are helpful in these circumstances. They are anticipated to float on the stomach's contents for a considerable amount of time. Gastro retentive dosage forms are available in a variety of formats, such as tablets and capsules. Hollow microspheres are garnering a lot of interest due to their numerous potential uses in medicine delivery. Due to the drug substance being uniformly dispersed throughout the stomach juice, this prevents the drug from being released too soon. This review's objective is to examine floating microspheres approach in Gastro-retentive Drug Delivery System

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Floating drug delivery systems (FDDSs), Floating microspheres, Gastro retentive dosage forms, Gastro-retentive Drug Delivery System.

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Abstract Ecofeminism as a third-wave feminist movement focuses on the interlinkages between nature and women and tries to analyse critically the domination of women and the exploitation of nature. In the early stages, the feminist movement was limited to men and women but later on, after a deep analysis of the issues some feminists find that this problem is associated not only with men and women but also with the environment. The ecofeminists find women's liberation is not possible unless men's immoral treatment of the environment is not resolved. They are against patriarchal domination and value dualism thus, they set their main goal i.e., the 'decentralisation of power'. The main objection of the ecofeminist against patriarchy is that in the patriarchal lens firstly, they apply the same derogatory language against women and nature, and secondly, women and nature both are treated as 'objects' in the hand of patriarchy and in this way the intrinsic value of both women and nature is denied. The reason that ecofeminists find over here is the 'logic of dualism'. So this paper shall try to analyse how ecofeminists address the patriarchal domination over women and nature, and whether they achieve their project at all or is it still elusive.

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Ecofeminism, Third-wave feminism, women-nature relationship.

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Electricity theft is a significant challenge faced by power companies and governments. It not only impacts the economy and growth of a country but also affects domestic, agricultural, and industrial settings where electricity is a basic necessity. Unfortunately, the prevalence of electricity theft is on the rise, and it has become a non-negligible crime. If appropriate actions are not taken to address this issue, future generations will have no scope of living in light, peace, and harmony. To minimize electricity theft, a system is designed using an Arduino Uno, ESP-01 ESP8266 serial WIFI wireless transceiver module, ACS712 current sensors, GPS Neo-6M, GSM SIM800L, and other components. The system aims to reduce the illegal use of electricity and detect any theft that may occur and triggering appropriate actions. The ACS712 detects current usage, and the ESP-01 sends the data to the Thingspeak IoT platform. This platform collects the data, which can be used to monitor and analyze electricity usage. The GPS Neo-6M helps to identify the location of the theft, and the GSM SIM800L enables communication to notify the authorities. Overall, this project aims to minimize the issue of electricity theft and ensure the efficient use of electricity, which is essential for the economic growth and well-being of a nation.

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current sensor, GPS Neo-6m, GSM SIM800L, IOT, ESP-01, Arduino uno.

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Lung cancer is a common cause of death for people all over the world. The most prevalent type of lung cancer has a significant fatality rate. Lung cancer screening can help identify cancer at an early stage if the sickness is recognized and treated while it is still in its early stages. As a result, early detection of lung cancer increases patients' chances of survival. Computed tomography (CT) scans of the lungs may be more accurate than X-rays and MRIs in detecting the presence of cancer. The lungs are scanned, and images are obtained using DICOM (Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine). We apply a range of preprocessing techniques to enhance and smooth images. In this study, the region of interest for the lung tumor is segmented using edge detection and thresholding (ROI). Finally, we compute several geometrical features of the retrieved ROI using Support Vector Machine and classify them into benign and malignant severity levels (SVM). supervised machine learning methods called SVM classifiers are used to categorize data. They have the advantage of handling tiny samples of high dimensional data. Performance of the SVM is assessed using each feature as an input. As a result, a system that employs image processing techniques is used to diagnose lung cancer in CT scans.

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Lung Cancer Detection, Lung Malignant Growth, Lung Diseases

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Skin diseases are a significant public health issue, affecting millions of people globally. Early and accurate diagnosis of these diseases is crucial for effective treatment and prevention of their spread. In recent years, convolutional neural networks (CNNs) have demonstrated outstanding performance in image classification and recognition tasks. Support vector machines (SVMs) are also widely used for classification tasks. In this study, we propose a skin disease diagnosis system that combines the strengths of CNNs and SVMs. Our approach involves training a CNN to extract features from skin lesion images, which are then used as input to the SVM classifier for classification. The CNN model is trained on a large dataset of skin lesion images, and the SVM model is trained on the extracted features from the CNN. The experimental results showed that our proposed method achieved higher accuracy, sensitivity, and specificity compared to other methods, demonstrating its effectiveness in skin disease diagnosis. In conclusion, our proposed skin disease diagnosis system based on CNN and SVM techniques provides a reliable and accurate tool for early and effective skin disease diagnosis, which could have significant implications for the management and treatment of these conditions.

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Pre-processing, segmentation, feature extraction, ,Skin diseases, Computer Vision.

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This approch is to estimate amount of pesticides in water samples based on reduction behaviour on the surface of working electrode by using adsorptive stripping voltammetry. Carbon nano tubes paste electrodes used as working electrodes. Water samples of different regions are collected and investigated for persistence of pesticides.

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Pesticides, Adsorptive Stripping Voltammetry, Carbon Nano Tubes Paste Electrodes Water Samples.

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This study has been undertaken to determine the prevalence of neurological dysfunction in COVID-19 recovered patients of Vadodara district. Background: Three outbreaks connected to newly emerging coronaviruses have been distinguished in the last two decades. The COVID-19 pandemic brought attention to the SARS CoV-2 infection's , it's neurological side effects and increased concern about coronaviruses' potential neuropathogenicity. The objective of this review was to give a brief overview of whether the COVID-19 infection results in any neurological impairment? We are using neurological impairment for this purpose. Aim : To Determine The Prevalence Of Neurological Dysfunction In Covid-19 Recovered Patients Of Vadodara District. Methodology: 147 patient were included in the study depending on the inclusion and exclusion criteria .This subjects were asked to fill the NIS scale depending on the symptoms and severity. Depending on the data collected statistical analysis was done using percentage frequency to determine the neurological dysfunction encountered by patients post COVID. Result: Results showed that most of the patients showed neurological involvement post COVID-19 in which most likely had an impact on the QoL ratings on the Neurological Impairment Scale (NIS), particularly those related to the "MOTOR," "TONE/JOINT RANGE," "COGNITIVE FUNCTION" , "MOOD" , "FATIGUE" and "pain/discomfort" domains.

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COVID-19 , Neurological Dysfunction , SARS CoV-2, Infection, Neurological Impairment Scale (NIS) , Patients

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A product categorised under the category of medical textiles is wet wipes. A wet wipe is a cloth-like product that has been moistened and is intended for a variety of cleaning tasks and it can also used to cure rashes and skin allergy. They are frequently used to clean surfaces and other things that require the gentle touch of a cloth that is typically tenderer. They are constructed of soft constituents, with variety of functions, including as baby wipes and facial tissues. Materials like cotton, viscose, polyester, polyethylene, and others are used to make them. The choice of substrate for wet wipes is made depending on durability and price. Synthetic fibres have a significant drawback in that they are non-degradable, which means they never actually decompose leads to pollution in land and water. Commercially available wet wipes may flushable or disposable, making them simple to use. This study discusses adopting an environmentally friendly product and switching to wet wipes made of natural fibres sugarcane bagasse and wood pulp as a way to get around this. Sugarcane bagasse (Saccharum officinarum) is a natural fibre that is sustainable and has several advantageous qualities, including being soft, light, breathable, and cellulosic. The fundamental benefit of employing bagasse is that it is a pure waste product that can be used in any application with just a few straightforward treatments. A variety of paper-based products are made from wood pulp, which is a type of material produced by processing wood that has been harvested from trees. The wood is processed through a variety of steps to produce paper products, such as disposable paper plates, paper towels, baby wipes, and other typical home items, as end product. Acalypha indica leaf powder is used in Siddha medicine to treat various diseases. It is said to have anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. Moreover, herbal finishes are put on the tissues. The plant is then combined to create the medicinal textiles, which may also have antimicrobial characteristics.

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Background of the study: Among health professionals nursing is most common stressful profession connected to emotional nature of patients who expect continuous care by nurses which results in inter professional as well as interpersonal conflict.associated with advanced health technologies and changes in work set up in different areas. Aim of the study: To Assess The Level of Occupational Burnout And It's Effect On Job Performance Among Staff Nurses Working In Selected Hospitals At Vijayapur. Methodology: A descriptive research design was used to assess occupation burn out and job satisfaction using the Maslach burnout inventory scale and Job performance scale for 100 staff nurses who were selected by using convenient sampling technique. Results:It reveals thatmajority 34(34.0%) of the respondents were in the age group 25-27 years,52(52.0%) were females,47(47.0%) had monthly income between 5000-10000Rs,58(58.0%) were GNM, 52(52.0%) were married, 60(60.0%)were belongs to joint family. 46(46.0%) of the staff nurse had medium level of burn out followed by 42(42.0%) who had high level of burn out, and remaining 12(12.0%) had low level of burn out. 58(58.0%) staff nurse had moderate job performance, 19(19.0%) had Good job performance and remaining 23(23.0%) had poor job performance.

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Job performance, stress, occupational burnout, staff nurses and Maslach inventory scale

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MANDIBULAR FRACTURE AFTER MANDIBULAR THIRD MOLAR REMOVAL - A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY

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MANDIBULAR FRACTURE AFTER MANDIBULAR THIRD MOLAR REMOVAL - A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY

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In the present scenario, herbal shampoos are expected to be popular as they are safer and better performing than their synthetic counterparts. However, a more radical approach to making herbal shampoos is to change the expectations of the consumers. The objective of this study is to formulate and evaluate poly-herbal shampoo for cosmetic purpose from herbal ingredients such as Key lime extract, Sesame extract, Bhringraj powder, Neem powder, Amla powder, Shikakai powder, Reetha powder was procured from local market in powdered form also in the extract form, then prepared decoction of these ingredients and mixing with each other and evaluated for its organoleptic and physico-chemical characteristics. Herbal shampoo is used to cleansing of the hair also conditioning, smoothing, of the hair surface, good health of hair, hair free of dandruff, dirt grease and lice above all, its safety benefits are expected. The advantages of herbal cosmetics is their non-toxic nature, reduce the allergic reactions and time-tested usefulness of many ingredients. Thus, in present work, we found good properties for the Polyherbal shampoo of Key lime extract and Sesame extract and further optimization study benefits of herbal shampoo on human use as cosmetic product.

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Poly-herbal Shampoo, Key lime, Sesame, Anti-Dandruff

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This study talks about the comparative study on brand strategies and its effect on development of brand equity with reference to Fogg & Axe. The main objective of the studies is to study how FOGG dominated AXE, to analyze whether brand strategies help in developing brand equity, to study the perception of consumers towards deodorant, to study the most preferred deodorant by consumers and to analyze the basis of deodorant purchase. The study concluded that concluded that Fogg has dominated Axe and become the market chief. Fogg deodorant was highly preferred by consumers. Most people are happy with their deodorant. Deodorants play a vital function in human existence. Consumers are rate-touchy however additionally select a high-quality product.

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Mindfulness and self-efficacy are important aspects among artists and Athletes. Self-efficacy is the belief in one's capabilities to organize and execute the courses of action required to manage prospective situations. One of the important aspects that help in the proper execution of efficiency one has is self-confidence. It is even possible that someone with lesser ability, but with confidence, can outperform this person because belief in oneself can be a powerful influence. Mindfulness present-centered awareness and activity-focused attention help an individual to perform to his or her potential. The objective of the present study is to understand the level of self-efficacy and mindfulness awareness among artists and athletes. The study involves 75 young adults of age range from 18 to 25 among which there were 25 artists and athletes each. The study also involved 25 young adults who were not artists or athletes. The tools used to assess Self-efficacy and Mindfulness Were Self-Efficacy Scale (Ralf Schwarzer, Matthias Jerusalem, 1993) and the Mindfulness awareness scale (Brown and Ryan). The sample was selected through a purposive sampling method. The result revealed that there is a significant difference in the level of self-efficacy and mindfulness among artists, athletes, and others. The artists have a high level of self-efficacy and mindfulness compared to athletes and others.

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Resilience is a psychological construct observed in some individuals that accounts for success despite adversity. Resilience reflects the ability to bounce back to beat the odds and is considered an asset in human characteristics. The individual's level of resilience seems to play a major role. Being diagnosed with cancer is extremely challenging. Many patients wish to be actively involved in treatment and seek therapy. However, each patient's coping ability and desire to be involved differ. The aim of the study is to learn more about the association between resilience, self-efficacy, and other factors such as demographic and psychological factors. The research was carried out in and around various hospitals in Chennai. 81 patients participated in this study. They were assisted with the Academic Resilience Scale (ARS-30) by Martin and Marsh (2006) and the General Self-Efficacy Questionnaire (GSE-10) by Matthias Jerusalem and Ralf Scehwarzer (1979). The sample consists of age groups between 15 and 17-year-old adolescents. The data was analysed with correlation and t-tests. The result indicates that resilience plays an important role in the lives of cancer patients. Stabilizing or improving resilience is very important, and focus must be given to strengthening it according to one's own needs. There are several factors that influence resilience. However, there are some factors that are difficult to influence, such as educational background, low income, and other characteristics that are described as vulnerable.

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T.S Eliot is not only a well-known name in the poetry circles but also a visionary critic who advocated the importance of tradition in the formation of literary canon for the future writers who aims to undertake research, as he argues in his most seminal essay "Tradition and the Individual Talent", that, "the most individual parts of his (writer's) work may be those in which dead poets, his ancestors assert their immortality most vigorously". This concept of tradition, itself prepares the ground for undertaking research in Manohar Malgonkar's A Bend in the Ganges, an epic saga that provides a "historical sense" in Eliot's terminology of the pre-partition scenario. Manohar Malgonkar was an Indian author of both fiction and nonfiction in the English Language. Malgonkar was born into a royal family,and educated at Bombay University. He was a Lieutenant Colonel in the Maratha Light Infantry a big game hunter, a civil servant, a mine owner and a farmer, and he also stood for parliament. Most of that activity was during to the build-up to Indian Independence and its aftermath, often the settings for his works. The socio-historical milieu of those times forms the backdrop of his novels, which are usually of action and adventure. He also wrote non-fiction, including biography and history. Manohar Malgonkar who earned a prominent space in literary annals, has champion the cause of tradition in his work, as he firmly believes in the notion that one should never forget one's roots because it is from these that we achieve our identity. Therefore, achieving identity of an Indian cannot be duly felt or keenly acknowledged, what it means to be one without referring to what it actually cost to a million of others who struggled in search of a concrete identity, attempting to come to terms with the two worlds, namely India and Pakistan. Literary spaces therefore become spaces of pain when exploring themes related to partition, especially that of India, therefore demanding greater attention from the people across the globe in general while Indians in particular. The present paper seeks to analyze the novel by applying various literary theories in various contexts, thereby expanding its critical understanding in the realm of the reader.

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eroticization, castration, decapitation, imperial gaze.

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