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Botany

Introduction

WELCOME TO DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY

The Department of Botany, Suren Das College was started in the year 2018, which was then provincialized in 2020 by the Govt. of Assam. The Department has been offering BSc. program in Botany. The Department also prepares the students for a diverse and changing world to contribute to a environmentally aware and scientifically literate society through teaching and by igniting and nurturing passion, in the study of Botany and life sciences. As a newly established department, the faculty members always seek to inculcate the importance of basic sciences and mould the students into a competent scientific professional.

 

     

SYLLABUS

BOTANY CBCS SYLLABUS- MAJOR

BOTANY CBCS SYLLABUS- REGULAR

Mission & Vision

Mission of Botany Department

The mission of the Botany Department is to foster an environment of excellence by attracting and supporting outstanding students, faculty, and staff, by applying conventional as well as non-conventional tools to understand plant processes, and by developing human resources with hands-on experience in the frontier areas of plant sciences. Our Department focuses on the patterns and processes that enable predictive understanding of plants and their environments at the local, regional, and global scales, resulting in strengths in ecology, evolution, and systematics that are socially relevant.

Vision of Botany Department

The continued well being of common man and making a center of excellence for plant sciences.

Year of Establishment

2018

Courses

UG

Seminar Conducted

Awards/ Recognition received by faculty and students

Ms. Debanjali Saikia, M.Phil.

Assistant Professor (Head of the Department)
Date of Joining: 21/12/2020
Ms. Debanjali Saikia, M.Phil.
Assistant Professor (Head of the Department)
Date of Joining: 21/12/2020
Profile:

 

Assistant Professor

 

Date of Joining: 21-12-2020

Profile:

Qualification: M.Sc., M. Phil.

Area of Specialization: Plant Molecular Biology, Cytology and Genetics

Research interest: Stress Physiology, Metabolomics and Tissue Culture. 

E-mail: djsaikia12@gamil.com

 

Publications:

1.      1. Debanjali Saikia, Jnandabhiram Chutia, Lakshmi Narayana R. Vemireddy, Bhaben Tanti (2021). Dissecting the morpho-physiological and biochemical responses in some traditional rice cultivars under submergence stress, Vegetos 34: 191-202. ISSN: 0970-4078.

2.      2. Shamsun Nahar, LIpika Lahkar, Md Aminul Islam, Debnajali Saikia, Zina Moni Shandilya, Lakshminarayana R. Vermireddy, Lingaraj Sahoo and Bhaben Tanti (2020). Genetic diversity based on osmotic stress tolerance-related morpho-physiological traits and molecular markers in traditional rice cultivars. Biologia 669–679. ISSN: 1336-9563.

3.     3.  Kongkona Borborah, Kishor Deka, Debanjali Saikia, S.K. Borthakur, Bhaben Tanti (2020). Habitat distribution mapping of Musa flaviflora Simmonds - a wild banana in Assam, India, Acta Ecologica Sinica 1872-2032. ISSN: 1872-2032.

4.    4.   Kongkona Borborah, Debanjali Saikia, Mehzabin Rehman, Md. Aminul Islam, Saurov Mahanta, Jnandabhiram Chutia, S. K. Borthakur & Bhaben Tanti (2020). Comparative Analysis of Genetic Diversity in Some Non-commercial Cultivars of Musa L. from Assam, India, Using Morphometric and ISSR Markers. International Journal of Fruit Sciences 1814-1828. ISSN: 15538362.

5.      5. Saurov Jyoti Roy, Prantik Sharma Baruah, Lipika Lahkar, Lisha Gurung, Debanjali Saikia and Bhaben Tanti (2018). Phytochemical analysis and antioxidant activities of Homalomena aromatica Schott. Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, 1379-1385. ISSN: 2278-4136.

6.     6.  Debanjali Saikia, Prantik Sharma Baruah, Sneha Hasnu, Subrata Natha , Suraiya Akhtar and Bhaben Tanti (2018). Phytochemical screening and antioxidant activity of leaf extract of Phlogacanthus thyrsiflorus Nees. – a medicinal plant of Assam, India, Bioscience Discovery, 237-243, ISSN/ISBN: 2229-3469.

Mr. Debasish B. Krishnatreya

Assistant Professor
Date of Joining: 21/12/2020
Mr. Debasish B. Krishnatreya
Assistant Professor
Date of Joining: 21/12/2020
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Qualifications: M.Sc., GATE, SLET

E-mail: debasishbk@gmail.com

Specialization in Cytogenetics; Research interest- Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics

Recent Publications:

1. Krishnatreya, D.B., Agarwala, N., Gill, S.S., Bandyopadhyay, T. (2021). Understanding the role of miRNAs for improvement of tea quality and stress tolerance. Journal of Biotechnology 328:34-46. ISSN: 0168-1656. (IF- 3.307)

2. Krishnatreya, D.B., Baruah, P.M., Dowarah, B., Chowrasia, S., Mondal, T.K., Agarwala, N. (2021). Genome-wide identification, evolutionary relationship and expression analysis of AGO, DCL and RDR family genes in tea. Scientific Reports 11:8679. ISSN: 2045-2322. (IF- 4.379)

3. Dowarah, B., Agarwal, H., Krishnatreya, D.B., Sharma, P.L., Kalita, N., Agarwala, N. (2021). Evaluation of seed associated endophytic bacteria from tolerant chilli cv. Firingi Jolokia for their biocontrol potential against bacterial wilt disease. Microbiological Research 248:126751. ISSN: 0944-5013. (IF- 5.415)

4. Baruah, P.M., Krishnatreya, D.B., Bordoloi, K.S., Gill, S.S., Agarwala, N. (2021). Genome wide identification and characterization of abiotic stress responsive lncRNAs in Capsicum annuum. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 162:221-236. ISSN: 0981-9428. (IF- 4.270)

5. Krishnatreya, D.B., Baruah, P.M., Dowarah, B., Bordoloi, K.S., Agarwal, H., Agarwala, N. (2020). Mining of miRNAs from EST data in Dendrobium nobile. Bioinformation 16(3):245‐255. ISSN: 0973-2063 (online) & 0973-8894 (print).

6. Agarwal, H., Dowarah, B., Baruah, P., Bordoloi, K.S., Krishnatreya, D.B., Agarwala, N. (2020). Endophytes from Gnetum gnemon L. can Protect Seedlings against the Infection of Phytopathogenic Bacterium Ralstonia solanacearum as Well as Promote Plant Growth in Tomato. Microbiological Research 238:126503. ISSN: 0944-5013. (IF- 5.415)

7. Bordoloi, K.S., Krishnatreya, D.B., Baruah, P.M., Borah, A.K., Mondal, T.K., Agarwala, N. (2021). Genome-wide identification and expression profiling of chitinase genes in tea (Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze) under biotic stress conditions. Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants 27:369-385. ISSN: 0974-0430 (online) & 0971-5894 (print). (IF- 2.391)

8. Bordoloi, K.S., Dihingia, P., Krishnatreya, D.B., Agarwala, N. (2021). Genome-wide identification, characterization and expression analysis of the expansin gene family under drought stress in tea (Camellia sinensis L.) Plant Science Today 8(1):32-44. ISSN: 2348-1900.

9. Baruah, K., Kalita, S., Krishnatreya, D.B. (2021). Comparative Genomic Analysis of Strains Belonging to Two Different Pathovars of Pseudomonas syringae van Hall. International Journal of Current Research and Review 13(9):103-109. ISSN: 2231-2196 (Print) & 0975-5241 (Online).

10. Baruah, P.M., Kashyap, P., Krishnatreya, D.B., Bordoloi, K.S., Gill, S.S., Agarwala, N. (2021). Identification and functional analysis of drought responsive lncRNAs in tea plant. Plant Gene 27:100311. ISSN: 2352-4073.

11. Kalita S, Krishnatreya DB, Nath N, Ghosh A (2020). Pathogenicity factors and genomic architecture of SARS-CoV-2: A critical review. Journal of critical reviews 7(19):8125-38. ISSN: 2394-5125.

12. Krishnatreya DB, Ray D, Baruah PM, Dowarah B, Bordoloi KS, Agarwal H, Agarwala N. (2021). Identification of putative miRNAs from Expressed Sequence Tags of Gnetum gnemon L. and their cross-kingdom targets in human. Biotechnologia 102(2):179-195. ISSN: 0860-7796.

Ms. Rashmeeta Hajowary, M.Phil.

Assistant Professor
Date of Joining: 21/12/2020
Ms. Rashmeeta Hajowary, M.Phil.
Assistant Professor
Date of Joining: 21/12/2020
Profile:

Qualification: M.Sc., M.Phil, CSIR-UGC-NET-JRF, GATE

Area of specialization-Microbiology

Email: hajowaryrash@gmail.com

Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Rashmeeta-Hajowary

Publications

       2021

  1. Talukdar R., Wary S., Hajowary R., Sarma A., and Tayung K. (2021). Antimicrobial activity of endophytic fungi isolated from some selected ethnomedicinal plants of Assam, India. In: Patil R.H., Maheswari V.L. (eds). Endophytes. Springer Publications, Singapore. ISBN: 978-981-15-9371-0

 

      2020

  1. Hajowary R., Sarma A., and Tayung K. (2020). A review on endophytic fungi associated with wild edible plants and its potential applications in medicine and agriculture. In: Majumdar H.C. (eds). Bioluminescence (Volume-1). EBH Publications, India. ISBN: 978 93 88881 90 6.
  2. Sarma A., Hajowary R., and Tayung K. (2020). Medicinal plants used for the treatment of gastrointestinal diseases. In: Majumdar H.C. (eds). Bioluminescence (Volume-1). EBH Publications, India. ISBN: 978 93 88881 90 6

Program Outcome and Course outcomes for the Academic year 2020-21

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Class Routine 2021-22
10-01-2021

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Academic Calender 2020-21
11-07-2020

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11-02-2020

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Class Routine 2019-20
17-02-2022

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08-02-2022

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Field visit
25-01-2023

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Field visit
Venue
RRLRRS (Rainfed Lowland Rice Research Station), Gerua, Assam
Date
2022-12-01
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Educational Field visit
25-08-2022

A group of 12 students and 2 faculty members visited the ICAR RC NEH, research station. visited the experimental and laboratory facilities and the students involved in hands-on training by the scientists about different instruments and advance biological facilities provided by the institution. 

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Educational Field visit
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ICAR, Research Complex for NEH, Umiam, Meghalaya
Date
2022-08-11
Major Objectives

Fullfillment of the Gauhati Univesity Bsc. Botany (4th semester) Syllabus. 

1. Paper BOT-HC-4026

Plant Ecology and Phytogeography

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2. BOT-HC-4036

Plant Systematics

 

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A group of 12 students and 2 faculty members visited the ICAR RC NEH, research station. visited the experimental and laboratory facilities and the students involved in hands-on training by the scientists about different instruments and advance biological facilities provided by the institution. 

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World Environment Day Celebration 2022
25-08-2022

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Suren Das College, Hajo
Date
2022-06-08
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Objective: Seminar on "Understanding of carbon-dioxide, green house gases and climate change"

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world Environment Day, 2022
25-08-2022

on the occasion of World Environment Dasy on 7th June, 2022, Department of Botany, Hajo in Collaboration with IQAC, Suren Das College, Hajo conducted a planation drive on the college campus. Vice-Principal DR. Ali Akbor Hussain, IQAC co-ordinator Dr. Ripima Buzarbaruah actively participated with the members of the Botany Department alongwith the students of the college and make the occasion a fruitful one. 

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Suren Das College, Hajo
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2022-06-07
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Objective 1. Plantation Drive.

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on the occasion of World Environment Dasy on 7th June, 2022, Department of Botany, Hajo in Collaboration with IQAC, Suren Das College, Hajo conducted a planation drive on the college campus. Vice-Principal DR. Ali Akbor Hussain, IQAC co-ordinator Dr. Ripima Buzarbaruah actively participated with the members of the Botany Department alongwith the students of the college and make the occasion a fruitful one. 

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World Earth Day
25-08-2022

A lecture on "Invest In Our Planet" was delivered by Ms. Debanjali Saikia, HoD, Department Of Botany. 

On the occasion of the "World Earth Day" Department of Botany conducted a plantation drive on the college campus. students of the Department participated on both the programs. 

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World Earth Day
Venue
Suren Das College, Hajo
Date
2022-04-22
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Celebration of World Earth Day.

objective 1. Plantation Drive

              2. Lecture on " Invest on our Planet".  

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A lecture on "Invest In Our Planet" was delivered by Ms. Debanjali Saikia, HoD, Department Of Botany. 

On the occasion of the "World Earth Day" Department of Botany conducted a plantation drive on the college campus. students of the Department participated on both the programs. 

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Educational tour to Daffodil Nursery, Khetri, Assam
07-02-2022

Daffodil College of Horticulture has a wonderful landscape and gardens that play a distinguishing role in enhancing economic condition of nearby community. the students encountered a lot of plant varieties with medicinal and aesthetic values. students were very enthusiatic by the hands- on guidance provided by the proprietor of the organisation Dr Dhrubajyoti Sarma Sir. 

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Daffodil nursery, Khetri, Assam
Date
2022-01-11
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Daffodil College of Horticulture has a wonderful landscape and gardens that play a distinguishing role in enhancing economic condition of nearby community. the students encountered a lot of plant varieties with medicinal and aesthetic values. students were very enthusiatic by the hands- on guidance provided by the proprietor of the organisation Dr Dhrubajyoti Sarma Sir. 

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Orientation Programme in Department of Botany
19-11-2021

The students from both honours and regular courses were explained about the structure of thei syllabus and what outcomes they can expect from each of the units. The proposed programme outcomes, course outcomes and learning outcomes were discussed with them. The students were also made aware about the facilities they can avail in the college related to academics - such as library, internet facilities, ICT tools etc. Being students of Botany, they were also inspired to participate actively in the green initiatives of our college.

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Department of Botany, Suren Das College
Date
2021-11-18
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To explain to the students about their syllabus, its structure, programme outcomes and course outcomes.

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The students from both honours and regular courses were explained about the structure of thei syllabus and what outcomes they can expect from each of the units. The proposed programme outcomes, course outcomes and learning outcomes were discussed with them. The students were also made aware about the facilities they can avail in the college related to academics - such as library, internet facilities, ICT tools etc. Being students of Botany, they were also inspired to participate actively in the green initiatives of our college.

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'Plant a Tree' competition
05-06-2021

The department organised a competition with the title ‘Plant a tree’ on the occasion of World Environment Day (5th June, 2021) with a mass-plantation objective. Students from various colleges actively participated in the event, where they had to plant a sapling, click a selfie with it and send it to us along with a short write-up. The event was jointly organised by department of Botany and Green Campus Cell of Suren Das College, Hajo.

Rejaul Hussain and Manabendra Das of Suren Das College, Hajo, secured the first and second positions respectively, whereas Jaher Ali of Baosi Banikanta Kakoti College, Nagaon, secured the third prize.

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2021-06-05
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The department organised a competition with the title ‘Plant a tree’ on the occasion of World Environment Day (5th June, 2021) with a mass-plantation objective. Students from various colleges actively participated in the event, where they had to plant a sapling, click a selfie with it and send it to us along with a short write-up. The event was jointly organised by department of Botany and Green Campus Cell of Suren Das College, Hajo.

Rejaul Hussain and Manabendra Das of Suren Das College, Hajo, secured the first and second positions respectively, whereas Jaher Ali of Baosi Banikanta Kakoti College, Nagaon, secured the third prize.

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Students' poster presentation
19-04-2021

The students of B.Sc. 1st semester (Honours) were divided into different groups and were assigned separate topics for presentation, such as Mode of reproduction in bacteria, Cell cycle and cell division etc. This type of activities not only improve presentation skills of the students but also inculcate within them a sense of teamwork. The posters were prepared by the students under the guidance of the teachers and were presented before an audience which comprised students of other semesters as well. 

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Department of Botany, Suren Das College, Hajo
Date
2021-04-19
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The activity was orgnaised to improve the presentation skills of the students along with teamwork and problem solving aptitude.

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The students of B.Sc. 1st semester (Honours) were divided into different groups and were assigned separate topics for presentation, such as Mode of reproduction in bacteria, Cell cycle and cell division etc. This type of activities not only improve presentation skills of the students but also inculcate within them a sense of teamwork. The posters were prepared by the students under the guidance of the teachers and were presented before an audience which comprised students of other semesters as well. 

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Faculty Exchange Programme in Nowgong Girls' College
24-03-2021

Ms. Debanjali Saikia (Assistant Professor and Head, Department of Botany) visited Nowgong Girls' College as a part of Faculty Exchange programme. She delivered lectures on 'DNA Replication in prokaryotes and eukaryotes'. She also had the oppurtunity to have fruitful discussions with teachers of Department of Botany, Nowgong Girls' College regarding their academic and research programmes.

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Faculty Exchange Programme in Nowgong Girls' College
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Nowgong Girls' College, Nagaon
Date
2021-03-24
Major Objectives

To encourage professional development through the stimulus of a different setting; and for the host organizations to benefit from the knowledge and skills of the exchanged personnel.

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Ms. Debanjali Saikia (Assistant Professor and Head, Department of Botany) visited Nowgong Girls' College as a part of Faculty Exchange programme. She delivered lectures on 'DNA Replication in prokaryotes and eukaryotes'. She also had the oppurtunity to have fruitful discussions with teachers of Department of Botany, Nowgong Girls' College regarding their academic and research programmes.

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Field visit to Horticultural station, Kahikuchi, Guwahati, Assam
20-03-2021

A field visit was conducted on March 20, 2021, a group of 31 numbers of members having 2 Teachers and 29 no’s of students. The journey starts with a side scene visit on “Deep beel” then to our destination Kahikuchi, the horticultural station is under Assam Agriculture University it is a leading institute deals with diverse plant species and their horticultural aspect. The student group got a chance on practical field observation and hand on training on different vegetative propagating methods viz., Grafting, Layering, Budding etc. they also enjoyed a friendly lunch at the institutional canteen.

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Venue
Kahikuchi, Guwahati, Assam
Date
2021-03-20
Major Objectives

The field trip is a part of the curriculum and is a partial requirement for the completion of the degree course. Additionally, this particular educational trip was aimed at providing the students with a hands-on exposure to various techniques of vegetative propagation such as grafting, layering and bud propagation.

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A field visit was conducted on March 20, 2021, a group of 31 numbers of members having 2 Teachers and 29 no’s of students. The journey starts with a side scene visit on “Deep beel” then to our destination Kahikuchi, the horticultural station is under Assam Agriculture University it is a leading institute deals with diverse plant species and their horticultural aspect. The student group got a chance on practical field observation and hand on training on different vegetative propagating methods viz., Grafting, Layering, Budding etc. they also enjoyed a friendly lunch at the institutional canteen.

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Lectures by visiting faculty as a part of Faculty Exchange Programme
18-03-2021

Dr. Zina Moni Shandilya, Assistant Professor, Department of Botany, Nowgong Girls' College, Nagaon, visited our college on 17th and 18th March, 2021 as a part of Faculty Exchange programme between the two colleges. She delivered lectures on 'Carbohydrates' and 'Algal Diversity' for students in our department. The programme recieved excellent feedback from the students and they interacted actively with the visiting faculty.

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Suren Das College, Hajo
Date
2021-03-17
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To encourage professional development through the stimulus of a different setting; and for the host organizations to benefit from the knowledge and skills of the exchanged personnel.

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Activities Carried out / Detail Description of the Programme

Dr. Zina Moni Shandilya, Assistant Professor, Department of Botany, Nowgong Girls' College, Nagaon, visited our college on 17th and 18th March, 2021 as a part of Faculty Exchange programme between the two colleges. She delivered lectures on 'Carbohydrates' and 'Algal Diversity' for students in our department. The programme recieved excellent feedback from the students and they interacted actively with the visiting faculty.

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