Ali Asgary
School of Administrative Studies
Associate Professor
Associate Director, Advanced Disaster, Emergency and Rapid Response Simulation (ADERSIM)
Adjunct Professor, Graduate Program, School of Information Technology, York University
Office: Atkinson College, 232
Phone: 416-736-2100 Ext: 22879
Email: asgary@yorku.ca
Primary website: http://people.laps.yorku.ca/people.nsf/researcherprofile?readform&shortname=asgary
Secondary website: http://www.yorku.ca/asgary
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Ali Asgary is an expert in disaster, emergency, and business continuity management. His extensive research and applied teaching are enhanced by his active contributions to the profession and by translating them into real world practices at different levels. Because of his award winning research and training for different organizations, Dr. Asgary is always on the cutting edge of the emerging disaster and emergency management field. He was among the faculty members who established this discipline in Canadian Universities, including York University and Brandon University. Ali is the author or coauthor of numerous scholarly and practitioner articles and his work has been extensively cited and referenced by other researchers. His research has been funded by SSHRC, NSERC, GEOIDE, PreCarN, AIF, YUFA, etc. Ali is frequently consulted by media (examples include:CBC, Toronto Star, Globe & Mail, CTV News, CBC Radio, Vancouver Sun, etc. ), associations, governmental and non-governmental organizations and private sector companies – for the latest developments and trends in disaster events, disaster management and business continuity in Canada and globally. Professor Asgary is the recipient of awards for his research, teaching and other contributions, including the International Association of Emergency Management Award, the outstanding paper of the year award by the Journal of Disaster Prevention and Management, and Merit Awards. He is currently the associate director of ADERSIM (Advanced Disaster, Emergency and Rapid Response Simulation- http://adersim.info.yorku.ca/).
Ali Asgary is an expert in disaster, emergency, and business continuity management. His extensive research and effective teaching are enhanced by his active contributions to the profession and by translating them into real world practices at different levels. He is dynamic, engaging, and an award-winning researcher, educator, urban planner, and consultant. Because of his research and training for different organizations, Dr. Asgary is always on the cutting edge of the emerging disaster and emergency management field. He was among the faculty members who established this discipline in Canadian Universities, including York University and Brandon University. Ali is the author or coauthor of numerous scholarly and practitioner articles and his work has been extensively cited and referenced by other researchers. His research has been funded by SSHRC, NSERC, GEOIDE, PreCarN, AIF, YUFA, etc. Ali is frequently consulted by media (examples include:CBC, Toronto Star, Globe & Mail, CTV News, CBC Radio, Vancouver Sun, etc. ), associations, governmental and non-governmental organizations and private sector companies – for the latest developments and trends in disaster events, disaster management and business continuity in Canada and globally. Professor Asgary is the recipient of awards for his research, teaching and other contributions, including the International Association of Emergency Management Award, the outstanding paper of the year award by the Journal of Disaster Prevention and Management, and Merit Awards.
Degrees
PhD, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, EnglandMA, University of Tehran
BA, University of Tehran
Appointments
Faculty of Graduate StudiesProfessional Leadership
Past President, IAEM-CANADA (International Association of Emergency Managers).
Research Interests
Current Research Projects
-
Summary:
Radar-based All-Weather Roadway Safety System for First Responders
Start Date:
- Month: Jul Year: 2018
End Date:
- Month: Jun Year: 2021
Collaborator: Dr. Peter Park
Collaborator Institution: York Regional Police, AUG signals
Funders:
DRDC
Start Date:
- Month: Jul Year: 2016
End Date:
- Month: Jun Year: 2021
Funders:
Ontario Research Fund (ORF), ORF Research Infrastructure
Start Date:
- Month: May Year: 2015
End Date:
- Month: Jun Year: 2021
Funders:
NSERC
Start Date:
- Month: Sep Year: 2015
End Date:
- Month: Jul Year: 2017
Funders:
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC)
Precarn
SSHRC
Asgary A., Nosedal-Sanchez, J., Pantin, B., Wu, J., and Shafei-Sabet, M., “Testing and validating a disaster mutual assistance decision support tool for electricity companies”, Int. J. Business Continuity and Risk Management, 2017, 7(4).
Asgary, A., Pantin, B., Emamgholizadeh Saiir, B., and Wu, J., (2017) "Developing disaster mutual assistance decision criteria for electricity industry", Disaster Prevention and Management: An International Journal, Vol. 26 Iss: 2, pp.230 – 240.
ASGARY, ALI. Business Continuity and Disaster Risk Management in Business Education: Case of York University. AD-minister [online]. 2016, n.28 [cited 2016-09-05], pp.49-72. Available from:
Asgary A., Ansari S., Duncan R., and Pradhan S., “Mapping potential airplane hazards and risks using airline traffic DATA”, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, Volume 13, September 2015, pp. 276-280.
Juan Pablo Sarmiento, Gabriela Hoberman, Maria Ilcheva, Ali Asgary, Ana Maria Majano, Sarah Poggione, Luis R. Duran, Private sector and disaster risk reduction: The Cases of Bogota, Miami, Kingston, San Jose, Santiago, and Vancouver, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction.
Sadeghi-Naini A. and Asgary A. , (2013) "Modeling number of firefighters responding to an incident using artificial neural networks", International Journal of Emergency Services, Vol. 2 Iss: 2, pp.104 – 118.
Ali Asgary, Nooreddin Azimi, Muhammad Imtiaz Anjum, (2013) Measuring small businesses disaster resiliency: case of small businesses impacted by the 2010 flood in Pakistan, International Journal of Business Continuity and Risk Management, 4(2), 170-187.
Asgary A, Anjum MI, Azimi N, (2013) "Disaster recovery and business continuity after the 2010 flood in Pakistan: Case of small businesses", International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 2, 46-56.
Mojtaba Rafieian, Ali Asgary, (2013) "Impacts of temporary housing on housing reconstruction after the Bam earthquake", Disaster Prevention and Management, Vol. 22 Iss: 1, pp.63 - 74.
Azimia, N., Asgary, A., 2013, Rural residents and choice of building earthquake-resistant house: results of a choice experiment study, Environmental Hazards.
Asgary, A., Moeini, S.M., Mehregan, N., 2012, Willingness to pay for enhancing local emergency preparedness programmes: evidences from Canada, International Journal of Emergency Management, Vol. 8, No. 2, PP.168-181.
Asgary, A., Sadeghi Naini, A., Levy, J., 2012, Modeling the risk of structural fire incidents using a self-organizing map, Fire Safety Journal, Volume 49, Pages 1-9.
Asgary A., Halim A., (2011), “Measuring Peoples’ Preferences for Cyclone Vulnerability Reduction Measures in Bangladesh”, Journal of Disaster Prevention and Management 20 (2), 186-198.
Asgary , Ali; Rezvani, Mohammad Reza and Mehregan , Nader (2011): Local Residents’ Preferences for Second Home Tourism Development Policies: A Choice Experiment nalysis. Published in: TOURISMOS: An International Multidisciplinary Journal of Tourism , Vol. 6, No. 1 (15. April 2011): pp. 31-51.
Asgary, A. and Naini, A. S. (2011) , MODELLING THE ADAPTATION OF BUSINESS CONTINUITY PLANNING BY BUSINESSES USING NEURAL NETWORKS. Intelligent Systems in Accounting, Finance and Management. doi: 10.1002/isaf.326
Asgary, A. and Y. Mousavi-Jahromi, 2011. Power outage, business continuity and businesses' choices of power outage mitigation measures. Am. J. Econ. Bus. Admin., 3: 312-320.
Mehregan N., Asgary A., and Rezaei M., 2011, “Disasters and employment changes: impacts of the Bam earthquake on employment structure using shift-share analysis”, Disasters, 17 NOV 2011, DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7717.2011.01268.x
Paulus, Jeremy and Asgary, Ali (2011) "Enhancing Border Security: Local Values and Preferences at the Blue Water Bridge (Point Edward, Canada)," Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management: Vol. 7 (1), Article 77.
Bagheri, Ali, Darijani, Musa, Asgary, Ali, and Morid, Saeid, 2010, “Crisis in Urban Water Systems during the Reconstruction Period: A System Dynamics Analysis of Alternative Policies after the 2003 Earthquake in Bam-Iran, Water Resource Management, 0920-4741, 1573-1650.
Asgary Ali, Ghaffari Alireza, and Levy Jason, 2010, “Spatial and Temporal Analysis of Structural Fire Incidents and Their Causes: A Case of Toronto, Canada”, Fire Safety Journal, 45 (1), 44-57.
Asgary Ali, Spatial and Temporal Analysis of Structural Fire Incidents and Their Causes: A Case of Toronto, Canada, Fire Safety Journal, 2010, 45 (1), 44-57.
Asgary Ali, 2010, “Spatial Patterns and Distribution of Disasters in the OIC Member Countries”, Arab World Geographers, 12 (1,2).
Asgary Ali, Sadeghi Alireza, and Levy, Jason, 2009, “INTELLIGENT SECURITY SYSTEMS ENGINEERING FOR MODELING FIRE CRITICAL INCIDENTS: TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE SECURITY”, J Syst Sci Syst Eng, 1861-9576
Asgary Ali, Levey Jason and Mehregan Nader, 2007, “Estimating Willingness to Pay for a Hypothethical Earthquake Early Warning System”, Environmental Hazards 7, 312-320
Levy, J.K., Hartmann, J., Li, K.W., An, Y. & Asgary, A. (2007) Multi-criteria Decision Support Systems for Flood Hazard Mitigation and Emergency Response in Urban Watersheds, Journal of the American Water Resources Association, 43(2):1-13.
Asgary, A., Klosterman, R. and Razani, A., 2007, “Sustainable Urban Growth Management Using What-If?”, International Journal of Environmental Research, 1(3): 218-230.
Bagheri A., Asgary A., Rafiean M., and Levy J., 2006. “Measuring Urban Water System Performance: A Fuzzy Inference Model Approach”, Journal of the American Water Works Association, 98(11): 84-92.
Badri S.A., Asgary A., Eftekhari, AR., and Levy J., 2006, “Post Disaster Resettlement, Development and Change: 12 Years after Manjil Earthquake”, Disasters, 30 (4): 451-468.
Burns C., Asgary A., and Levy J., (2005), “Operator support for ageing nuclear critical infrastructure systems: integrating ecological interface design with prospect theory, Int. J. Critical Infrastructures, 4(1): 299-311.
Asgary A., Willis K.G., Taghvaei A.A., and Rafiean M., (2004), "Estimating Rural Households Willingness to Pay for Health Insurance", European Journal of Health Economics, 5(3): 209-215.
Eftekhari A.R., Asgary Ali, and Taherkhani Mahdi, 2002, “Industrial Districts and Rural Development: A case Study of Markazi Province”, Asia-Pacific Journal of Rural Development, XII(2):47-60.
Asgary A., Willis K.G., and Hosseini, (2000), “The Impacts of Caspian Sea Level Rise on the Housing Market”, Journal of Humanities, 7(4):1-8.
Asgary Ali, and Willis K.G., (1997), “Estimating the Benefits of Construction Measures to Mitigate Earthquake Risk”, Environment & Planning B, Planning and Design, 24:613-624.
Asgary Ali and Willis K.G., (1997), “Households’ Behavior in Response to Earthquake Risk: An Assessment of Alternative Theories”, International Journal of Disaster Studies, Policy and Management, 21(4).
Ali Asgary, Alireza Ghaffari, and Albert Kong, Automated Intelligent Emergency Assessment of GTA Pipeline Events, ASME Conf. Proc. 2010, 413 (2010), DOI:10.1115/IPC2010-31006
Current Courses
| Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2020 | GS/DEMS5010 3.0 | A | Advanced Disaster & Emergency Management | LECT |
| Fall 2020 | AP/DEMS3703 3.0 | A | Business Continuity Planning | LECT |
Upcoming Courses
| Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter 2021 | AP/DEMS3703 3.0 | M | Business Continuity Planning | ONLN |
| Winter 2021 | AP/DEMS3705 3.0 | M | Emergency Management: Field Experience | FDEX |
Ali Asgary is an expert in disaster, emergency, and business continuity management. His extensive research and applied teaching are enhanced by his active contributions to the profession and by translating them into real world practices at different levels. Because of his award winning research and training for different organizations, Dr. Asgary is always on the cutting edge of the emerging disaster and emergency management field. He was among the faculty members who established this discipline in Canadian Universities, including York University and Brandon University. Ali is the author or coauthor of numerous scholarly and practitioner articles and his work has been extensively cited and referenced by other researchers. His research has been funded by SSHRC, NSERC, GEOIDE, PreCarN, AIF, YUFA, etc. Ali is frequently consulted by media (examples include:CBC, Toronto Star, Globe & Mail, CTV News, CBC Radio, Vancouver Sun, etc. ), associations, governmental and non-governmental organizations and private sector companies – for the latest developments and trends in disaster events, disaster management and business continuity in Canada and globally. Professor Asgary is the recipient of awards for his research, teaching and other contributions, including the International Association of Emergency Management Award, the outstanding paper of the year award by the Journal of Disaster Prevention and Management, and Merit Awards. He is currently the associate director of ADERSIM (Advanced Disaster, Emergency and Rapid Response Simulation- http://adersim.info.yorku.ca/).
Ali Asgary is an expert in disaster, emergency, and business continuity management. His extensive research and effective teaching are enhanced by his active contributions to the profession and by translating them into real world practices at different levels. He is dynamic, engaging, and an award-winning researcher, educator, urban planner, and consultant. Because of his research and training for different organizations, Dr. Asgary is always on the cutting edge of the emerging disaster and emergency management field. He was among the faculty members who established this discipline in Canadian Universities, including York University and Brandon University. Ali is the author or coauthor of numerous scholarly and practitioner articles and his work has been extensively cited and referenced by other researchers. His research has been funded by SSHRC, NSERC, GEOIDE, PreCarN, AIF, YUFA, etc. Ali is frequently consulted by media (examples include:CBC, Toronto Star, Globe & Mail, CTV News, CBC Radio, Vancouver Sun, etc. ), associations, governmental and non-governmental organizations and private sector companies – for the latest developments and trends in disaster events, disaster management and business continuity in Canada and globally. Professor Asgary is the recipient of awards for his research, teaching and other contributions, including the International Association of Emergency Management Award, the outstanding paper of the year award by the Journal of Disaster Prevention and Management, and Merit Awards.
Degrees
PhD, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, EnglandMA, University of Tehran
BA, University of Tehran
Appointments
Faculty of Graduate StudiesProfessional Leadership
Past President, IAEM-CANADA (International Association of Emergency Managers).
Research Interests
Current Research Projects
-
Summary:
Radar-based All-Weather Roadway Safety System for First Responders
Project Type: FundedRole: Co-PI
Start Date:
- Month: Jul Year: 2018
End Date:
- Month: Jun Year: 2021
Collaborator: Dr. Peter Park
Collaborator Institution: York Regional Police, AUG signals
Funders:
DRDC
-
Project Type:
Funded
Role: Co-Lead
Start Date:
- Month: Jul Year: 2016
End Date:
- Month: Jun Year: 2021
Funders:
Ontario Research Fund (ORF), ORF Research Infrastructure
-
Project Type:
Funded
Role: Co-PI
Start Date:
- Month: May Year: 2015
End Date:
- Month: Jun Year: 2021
Funders:
NSERC
-
Project Type:
Funded
Role: Co-investigator
Start Date:
- Month: Sep Year: 2015
End Date:
- Month: Jul Year: 2017
Funders:
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC)
-
Role:
Collaborator
-
Project Type:
Funded
Funders:
Precarn
-
Funders:
SSHRC
-
Project Type:
Funded
Role: Principle Investigator
-
Project Type:
Funded
Role: Principle Investigator
-
Project Type:
Funded
Role: Co-Investigator
All Publications
Asgary A., Nosedal-Sanchez, J., Pantin, B., Wu, J., and Shafei-Sabet, M., “Testing and validating a disaster mutual assistance decision support tool for electricity companies”, Int. J. Business Continuity and Risk Management, 2017, 7(4).
Asgary, A., Pantin, B., Emamgholizadeh Saiir, B., and Wu, J., (2017) "Developing disaster mutual assistance decision criteria for electricity industry", Disaster Prevention and Management: An International Journal, Vol. 26 Iss: 2, pp.230 – 240.
ASGARY, ALI. Business Continuity and Disaster Risk Management in Business Education: Case of York University. AD-minister [online]. 2016, n.28 [cited 2016-09-05], pp.49-72. Available from:
Asgary A., Ansari S., Duncan R., and Pradhan S., “Mapping potential airplane hazards and risks using airline traffic DATA”, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, Volume 13, September 2015, pp. 276-280.
Juan Pablo Sarmiento, Gabriela Hoberman, Maria Ilcheva, Ali Asgary, Ana Maria Majano, Sarah Poggione, Luis R. Duran, Private sector and disaster risk reduction: The Cases of Bogota, Miami, Kingston, San Jose, Santiago, and Vancouver, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction.
Sadeghi-Naini A. and Asgary A. , (2013) "Modeling number of firefighters responding to an incident using artificial neural networks", International Journal of Emergency Services, Vol. 2 Iss: 2, pp.104 – 118.
Ali Asgary, Nooreddin Azimi, Muhammad Imtiaz Anjum, (2013) Measuring small businesses disaster resiliency: case of small businesses impacted by the 2010 flood in Pakistan, International Journal of Business Continuity and Risk Management, 4(2), 170-187.
Asgary A, Anjum MI, Azimi N, (2013) "Disaster recovery and business continuity after the 2010 flood in Pakistan: Case of small businesses", International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 2, 46-56.
Mojtaba Rafieian, Ali Asgary, (2013) "Impacts of temporary housing on housing reconstruction after the Bam earthquake", Disaster Prevention and Management, Vol. 22 Iss: 1, pp.63 - 74.
Azimia, N., Asgary, A., 2013, Rural residents and choice of building earthquake-resistant house: results of a choice experiment study, Environmental Hazards.
Asgary, A., Moeini, S.M., Mehregan, N., 2012, Willingness to pay for enhancing local emergency preparedness programmes: evidences from Canada, International Journal of Emergency Management, Vol. 8, No. 2, PP.168-181.
Asgary, A., Sadeghi Naini, A., Levy, J., 2012, Modeling the risk of structural fire incidents using a self-organizing map, Fire Safety Journal, Volume 49, Pages 1-9.
Asgary A., Halim A., (2011), “Measuring Peoples’ Preferences for Cyclone Vulnerability Reduction Measures in Bangladesh”, Journal of Disaster Prevention and Management 20 (2), 186-198.
Asgary , Ali; Rezvani, Mohammad Reza and Mehregan , Nader (2011): Local Residents’ Preferences for Second Home Tourism Development Policies: A Choice Experiment nalysis. Published in: TOURISMOS: An International Multidisciplinary Journal of Tourism , Vol. 6, No. 1 (15. April 2011): pp. 31-51.
Asgary, A. and Naini, A. S. (2011) , MODELLING THE ADAPTATION OF BUSINESS CONTINUITY PLANNING BY BUSINESSES USING NEURAL NETWORKS. Intelligent Systems in Accounting, Finance and Management. doi: 10.1002/isaf.326
Asgary, A. and Y. Mousavi-Jahromi, 2011. Power outage, business continuity and businesses' choices of power outage mitigation measures. Am. J. Econ. Bus. Admin., 3: 312-320.
Mehregan N., Asgary A., and Rezaei M., 2011, “Disasters and employment changes: impacts of the Bam earthquake on employment structure using shift-share analysis”, Disasters, 17 NOV 2011, DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7717.2011.01268.x
Paulus, Jeremy and Asgary, Ali (2011) "Enhancing Border Security: Local Values and Preferences at the Blue Water Bridge (Point Edward, Canada)," Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management: Vol. 7 (1), Article 77.
Bagheri, Ali, Darijani, Musa, Asgary, Ali, and Morid, Saeid, 2010, “Crisis in Urban Water Systems during the Reconstruction Period: A System Dynamics Analysis of Alternative Policies after the 2003 Earthquake in Bam-Iran, Water Resource Management, 0920-4741, 1573-1650.
Asgary Ali, Ghaffari Alireza, and Levy Jason, 2010, “Spatial and Temporal Analysis of Structural Fire Incidents and Their Causes: A Case of Toronto, Canada”, Fire Safety Journal, 45 (1), 44-57.
Asgary Ali, Spatial and Temporal Analysis of Structural Fire Incidents and Their Causes: A Case of Toronto, Canada, Fire Safety Journal, 2010, 45 (1), 44-57.
Asgary Ali, 2010, “Spatial Patterns and Distribution of Disasters in the OIC Member Countries”, Arab World Geographers, 12 (1,2).
Asgary Ali, Sadeghi Alireza, and Levy, Jason, 2009, “INTELLIGENT SECURITY SYSTEMS ENGINEERING FOR MODELING FIRE CRITICAL INCIDENTS: TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE SECURITY”, J Syst Sci Syst Eng, 1861-9576
Asgary Ali, Levey Jason and Mehregan Nader, 2007, “Estimating Willingness to Pay for a Hypothethical Earthquake Early Warning System”, Environmental Hazards 7, 312-320
Levy, J.K., Hartmann, J., Li, K.W., An, Y. & Asgary, A. (2007) Multi-criteria Decision Support Systems for Flood Hazard Mitigation and Emergency Response in Urban Watersheds, Journal of the American Water Resources Association, 43(2):1-13.
Asgary, A., Klosterman, R. and Razani, A., 2007, “Sustainable Urban Growth Management Using What-If?”, International Journal of Environmental Research, 1(3): 218-230.
Bagheri A., Asgary A., Rafiean M., and Levy J., 2006. “Measuring Urban Water System Performance: A Fuzzy Inference Model Approach”, Journal of the American Water Works Association, 98(11): 84-92.
Badri S.A., Asgary A., Eftekhari, AR., and Levy J., 2006, “Post Disaster Resettlement, Development and Change: 12 Years after Manjil Earthquake”, Disasters, 30 (4): 451-468.
Burns C., Asgary A., and Levy J., (2005), “Operator support for ageing nuclear critical infrastructure systems: integrating ecological interface design with prospect theory, Int. J. Critical Infrastructures, 4(1): 299-311.
Asgary A., Willis K.G., Taghvaei A.A., and Rafiean M., (2004), "Estimating Rural Households Willingness to Pay for Health Insurance", European Journal of Health Economics, 5(3): 209-215.
Eftekhari A.R., Asgary Ali, and Taherkhani Mahdi, 2002, “Industrial Districts and Rural Development: A case Study of Markazi Province”, Asia-Pacific Journal of Rural Development, XII(2):47-60.
Asgary A., Willis K.G., and Hosseini, (2000), “The Impacts of Caspian Sea Level Rise on the Housing Market”, Journal of Humanities, 7(4):1-8.
Asgary Ali, and Willis K.G., (1997), “Estimating the Benefits of Construction Measures to Mitigate Earthquake Risk”, Environment & Planning B, Planning and Design, 24:613-624.
Asgary Ali and Willis K.G., (1997), “Households’ Behavior in Response to Earthquake Risk: An Assessment of Alternative Theories”, International Journal of Disaster Studies, Policy and Management, 21(4).
Ali Asgary, Alireza Ghaffari, and Albert Kong, Automated Intelligent Emergency Assessment of GTA Pipeline Events, ASME Conf. Proc. 2010, 413 (2010), DOI:10.1115/IPC2010-31006
Current Courses
| Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2020 | GS/DEMS5010 3.0 | A | Advanced Disaster & Emergency Management | LECT |
| Fall 2020 | AP/DEMS3703 3.0 | A | Business Continuity Planning | LECT |
Upcoming Courses
| Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter 2021 | AP/DEMS3703 3.0 | M | Business Continuity Planning | ONLN |
| Winter 2021 | AP/DEMS3705 3.0 | M | Emergency Management: Field Experience | FDEX |
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