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The global plant factory market size is estimated to be valued at USD 121.8 billion in – GlobeNewswire

New York, Aug. 25, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Reportlinker.com announces the release of the report "Plant Factory Market by Growing System, Facility Type, Light Type, Crop Type And Region - Global Forecast to 2026" - https://www.reportlinker.com/p06130516/?utm_source=GNW

Greenhouses are high-tech structures dedicated to the cultivation of plants, particularly vegetables, flowers, and fruits.Environmental elements such as temperature, light exposure, irrigation, fertilization, humidity, and ventilation can be controlled and monitored for optimal crop growth.

Commercial greenhouses typically cultivate crops in large volumes for consumers; research greenhouses are suited for plant science and medicinal horticulture. By light type, sunlight is projected to dominate the market during the forecast period.

Some plant factories prefer and utilize natural light sources, i.e., sunlight. However, it is suitable for places with a significant amount of sunlight necessary for the growth of indoor plants. Greenhouse farms generally use natural sunlight. For sustainable production, the use of freely available sunlight is preferred.

The European region is projected to record the highest growth rate during the forecast period.The evolution of plant factories or Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) and commercial greenhouses took place in Europe due to the favorable situations for adopting the CEA technique of farming and automation technologies and the encouragement from governments.Many Europe-based companies have invested significantly in the research of various areas of greenhouse automation, hydroponics, aeroponics, aquaponics, including climate control, lighting, and material handling, among others.

As a result of the all-around development in plant factories, Europe has become a major market for plant factory.The plant factory market is segmented region-wise, with a detailed analysis of each region. These regions include Asia Pacific, North America, Europe, South America and Rest of the World including Africa and the Middle East.

Break-up of Primaries By Company: Tier 1 60%, Tier 2 25%, Tier 3 15%, By Designation: CXO 35%, Directors - 45%, and Others - 20% By Region: North America - 10%, Europe - 25%, APAC- 45%, South America 5%, RoW- 15%

Leading players profiled in this report include the following: AeroFarms (US) BrightFarms (US) Gotham Greens (US) Bowery Farming (US) AppHarvest (US) Plenty Unlimited Inc. (US) Mirai Co. Ltd. (Japan) Kalera (Norway) Farminova (Turkey) Taiksha Ltd. (US) Iron Ox (US) Agricool (France) Crop One (UAE) Vertical Harvest (US)

Research CoverageThis report segments the plant factory market based on facility type, growing system, light type, crop type, and region. In terms of insights, this research report focuses on various levels of analysescompetitive landscape, pricing insights, end-use analysis, and company profileswhich together comprise and discuss the basic views on the emerging & high-growth segments of the plant factory market, high-growth regions, countries, industry trends, drivers, restraints, opportunities, and challenges.

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The global aerospace DC-DC converter market size is projected to grow from USD 0.7 billion – GlobeNewswire

New York, Aug. 25, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Reportlinker.com announces the release of the report "Aircraft DC-DC Converter Market by Application, Aircraft Type, Form Factor, Input Voltage, Output Voltage, Output Power, Output Number, Type And Region - Forecast to 2030" - https://www.reportlinker.com/p06130517/?utm_source=GNW

The aerospace DC-DC converter market will majorly be driven by the rise in aircraft renewals and deliveries in the forecasted year. The International Air Transportation Association forecast for air travel demand in 2021 is a 50.4% improvement compared to 2020. This will lead to an increase in the demand for manufacturing and procurement of aircraft. According to Boeings Outlook, long-term forecasting considering a short term for replacement and medium-term for revived growth has shown a requirement of 43,110 new airplanes by 2039. This would lead to a spike in aircraft deliveries in Asia Pacific, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America in commercial, freight, and defense aircraft. These new and renewed aircraft will be equipped with new technologies that consume less power and make them more efficient. This leads to the increase in the demand for aerospace electrical components such as DC-DC converters, which are used in various applications for aircrafts.

The aerospace DC-DC converter market includes major players TDK Lambda Corporation (Japan), Advanced Energy Industries Inc. (US), Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (Japan), Infineon Technologies AG (Germany), and Vicor Corporation (US). These players have spread their business across various countries includes North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East, and Rest of the World. COVID-19 has impacted their businesses as well. Industry experts believe that COVID-19 has affected aerospace DC-DC converter production and services globally in 2020.

Non-Isolated DC-DC Converters: The largest segment of the Aerospace DC-DC Converter market, by Type.

The non-isolated type DC-DC converter are projected to grow at the highest CAGR rate for the aerospace DC-DC converter market during the forecast period.Non-isolated DC-DC converters in aerospace are used in several sub-systems of UAVs and aircrafts, such as cockpit lighting.

In the aerospace and defense industry, 10 to 20 Amp rated non-isolated DC-DC converters are used.These converters can operate in wide temperatures from -40C to 85C.

All DC-DC converters used in the aerospace and defense industry are of military standard. Texas Instruments LM5161 is one such non-isolated aerospace DC-DC converter used in UAVs.

Multiple Power Output: The fastest-growing segment of the aerospace DC-DC Converter market, by Output Number. Based on the output number, the multiple output DC-DC converters are projected to grow at the highest CAGR rate for the aerospace DC-DC converter market during the forecast period.Multiple output DC-DC converters in the aerospace industry are used in avionics systems in cockpits, where the same voltage level is required for driving many sub-systems.

One such sub-system is the cockpit lighting system in aircrafts. They work for input voltage ranges from 18 volts to 32 volts DC and are capable of providing output DC voltage in the range of 3.3 to 18 volts. These converters have an operating efficiency of as high as 98%. RECOM Powers MD200 provides one 5Vdc output and two 12Vdc outputs.

Brick: The fastest-growing segment of the aerospace DC-DC converter market, by Form Factor. Based on the form factor, the brick DC-DC converter is projected to grow at the highest CAGR for the aerospace DC-DC converter market during the forecast period.Brick DC-DC converters offer products in different sizes, fulfilling the need for a compact DC-DC converter.

These can be further categorized into full brick, half brick, quarter brick, eighth brick, and sixteenth brick.<28v: The fastest-growing segment of the aerospace DC-DC converter market, by Input Voltage. Based on the input voltage, the <28v segment is projected to grow at the highest CAGR rate for the aerospace DC-DC converter market during the forecast period. DC-DC converters work on input voltages below 28 volts; these are compact and provide single output. They are used in UAVs for applications such as controllers. Cranes MTR 40 is one such aerospace DC-DC converter that works on 16 to 40 volts input voltage and provides 3.3 volts DC output.

15v: The fastest-growing segment of the aerospace DC-DC converter market, by Output Voltage. Based on output voltage, the 15v output voltage segment is projected to grow at the highest CAGR rate for the aerospace DC-DC converter market during the forecast period.One of the applications where 15 volts DC supply is required is in the Electric Engine Controller (EEC).

These 15 volts DC-DC converters are isolated converters. Infineons Electronic Power Conditioner (EPC) is one such product designed to provide 15 volts regulated DC output for aircrafts.100-250W: The fastest-growing segment of the aerospace DC-DC converter market, by Output Power. Based on output voltage, the 100-250W output power segment is projected to grow at the highest CAGR rate for the aerospace DC-DC converter market during the forecast period.These DC-DC converters are available in both isolated and non-isolated product types.

As they provide high output of 100-250W, they also operate under an ultra-wide range of input voltage, which is as high as 10:1 for some products.These are optimum solutions for working under harsh environmental conditions and are suitable for military and aerospace applications.

These DC-DC converters also have ecoefficiency from 80% to up to 90%. The demand for these power output DC-DC converters will rise during the forecast period with the increasing onboard electronic systems used in More Electric Aircrafts.Environmental Control System: The fastest-growing segment of the aerospace DC-DC converter market, by Application. Based on application, the environmental control system segment is projected to grow at the highest CAGR rate for the aerospace DC-DC converter market during the forecast period.An environmental control system is used to maintain an appropriate temperature in the cockpit.

It uses temperature sensors as an input.According to the readings of these temperature sensors, the ECS controls the environment in the cockpit.

This again is a very important control system used in planes considering the harsh external environment.The temperature sensors used are RTDs because of their capability of measuring a wide range of temperatures.

DC-DC converters are used to convert the output of RTDs into an appropriate form, which is taken as an input to the controller.Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: The fastest-growing segment of the aerospace DC-DC converter market, by Aircraft Type. Based on aircraft type, the unmanned aerial vehicles segment is projected to grow at the highest CAGR rate for the aerospace DC-DC converter market during the forecast period. Commercial UAVs include all drones that are used in non-military applications such as photography or security purposes.

North America: The largest contributing region in the aerospace DC-DC Converter market.

North America is projected to be the largest regional share of the global aerospace DC-DC converter market during the forecast period.The US is one of the leaders in the aerospace DC-DC converters industry.

Major companies such as Advanced Energy(US), Vicor Corp. (US), Texas Instruments(US), Crane Co.(US), XP Power(US), Bel Fuse Inc.(US), and Astronics(US), and small-scale private companies such as Pico Electronics(US), Abbott Tech(US), VPT(US), Martek Power(US), KGS Electronics(US), SYNQOR(US), and AJs Power Source (US) have their headquarters in the US. The above-mentioned major players continuously invest in the R&D of new & improved designs of aerospace and defense-standard DC-DC converters.The progress of aerospace and defense standard DC-DC converters in North America is growing because of the steady demand in the aerospace sector and the development of new and advanced UAVs. Also, the development of More Electric Aircraft (MEA) demands new and improved aerospace and military-standard DC-DC converters.

Breakdown of primariesThe study contains insights from various industry experts, ranging from component suppliers to Tier 1 companies and OEMs. The break-up of the primaries is as follows: By Company Type: Tier 139%; Tier 237%; and Tier 324% By Designation: C Level35%; Directors27%; and Others38% By Region: North America55%; Europe27%; Asia Pacific9%; and Rest of the World9%

TDK Lambda Corporation (Japan), Advanced Energy Industries Inc. (US), Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (Japan), Infineon Technologies AG (Germany), and Vicor Corporation (US) are some of the leading players operating in the aerospace DC-DC converter market report.

Research CoverageThe study covers the aerospace DC-DC converter market across various segments and subsegments.It aims at estimating the size and growth potential of this market across different segments based on aircraft type, form factor, input voltage, output voltage, output power, output number, type, application and region.

This study also includes an in-depth competitive analysis of the key players in the market, along with their company profiles, key observations related to their product and business offerings, recent developments undertaken by them, and key market strategies adopted by them.

Reasons to Buy this ReportThis report is expected to help market leaders/new entrants with information on the closest approximations of the revenue numbers for the overall aerospace DC-DC converter Market and its segments.This study is also expected to provide region wise information about the end use, and wherein aerospace DC-DC converter are used.

This report aims at helping the stakeholders understand the competitive landscape of the market, gain insights to improve the position of their businesses and plan suitable go-to-market strategies. This report is also expected to help them understand the pulse of the market and provide them with information on key drivers, restraints, challenges, and opportunities influencing the growth of the market.Read the full report: https://www.reportlinker.com/p06130517/?utm_source=GNW

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Airbnb Says It Will Host 20,000 Afghan Refugees Following Taliban Takeover of Afghanistan – Gizmodo

A U.S. soldier watches civilians at a processing center for Afghan refugees at Dulles Expo Center in Chantilly, Virginia on Aug. 24, 2021.Photo: Joshua Roberts (Getty Images)

Airbnb said on Tuesday it will provide free temporary accommodations to 20,000 Afghan refugees fleeing the Talibans virtually complete takeover of Afghanistan in the wake of U.S. military withdrawal, with the program beginning immediately.

CEO Brian Chesky tweeted early Tuesday that the company will begin housing 20,000 Afghan refugees globally for free, adding that while the company will be paying for the stays, we could not do this without the generosity of our Hosts. Chesky added: The displacement and resettlement of Afghan refugees in the US and elsewhere is one of the biggest humanitarian crises of our time. We feel a responsibility to step up.

In a statement, Airbnb said that that it and Chesky would be covering costs through the non-profit 501(c)(3) Airbnb.org, which has previously provided housing for disaster victims and health workers during the novel coronavirus pandemic. The organization will also be soliciting donations for its Refugee Fund. It is working with resettlement agencies and other partners to identify those in need of housing. The company added that it urges fellow members of the global business community to join efforts to provide immediate support to Afghan refugees.

Reached by email, Airbnb did not say how long it would be providing the housing or covering bills. However, the company wrote in the statement it has already provided 165 refugees from Afghanistan safe housing shortly after touching down in the U.S. over the last weekend.

The Taliban, an ultra-reactionary Islamic militant group originally backed by the CIA and Pakistans Inter-Services Intelligence agency to fight the Soviets during the Cold War, controlled Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001, when they were deposed by the U.S. in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks for providing safe haven to the Al-Qaeda terror network. But it was never even close to being destroyed and continued to fight both the U.S.-led coalition occupying the country and security forces commanded by the U.S.-backed Afghan government. President Joe Bidens administration, having promised to bring an end to the seemingly never-ending U.S. occupation of the country, has so far chosen to abide by a deal struck with the Taliban under Donald Trumps administration to pull out all U.S. troops (though it extended the timeline to the end of August 2021). Despite assurances to the contrary from Bidens administration, the Afghan government put up little resistance and effectively ceased to exist beyond isolated groups of holdouts as Taliban forces consolidated control in mere weeks.

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The 20 disastrous years of U.S. occupation stretched across four presidential administrations, caused hundreds of thousands of deaths and untold economic and social damage. And according to United Nations estimates, ended with just short of 2.5 million registered Afghan refugees. The only part of Afghanistan where U.S. military forces remain stationed is the airport in Kabul, where tens of thousands of refugees desperate to avoid retribution and/or oppression by the resurgent Taliban have fled in recent weeks in a last-ditch effort to board the last planes leaving the country.

The Taliban have since announced that while they will let foreign nationals leave, they will not allow Afghan citizens to reach the airport, and they oppose any continued evacuations beyond Aug. 31. Witnesses have described the militant groups crackdown on dissent and reprisals against those suspected of assisting U.S. or NATO forces during the occupation. On Tuesday, according to CNBC, the Biden administration said it had evacuated or helped evacuate some 58,700 people from Afghanistan since Aug. 14, including about 21,600 airlifted since Monday. According to the Washington Post, Biden told G-7 leaders on Tuesday that he believes the evacuation will be completed by the Aug. 31 deadline. While he is not expected to announce an extension, the White House left open the possibility that the final withdrawal date could change if necessary.

Many of the refugees are currently in squalid conditions, such as in hangars at Doha, Qatars Al Udeid Air Base, where thousands are reportedly being held in searing August temperatures without air conditioning and a dire lack of resources. Axios obtained an email, sent last Friday by U.S. Central Command supervisory special agent Colin Sullivan, detailing conditions at the base including uncleaned human waste and a rat infestation. Sullivan wrote, While not in any way downplaying the conditions in Kabul nor the conditions the Afghanis [sic] are escaping from, the current conditions in Doha are of our own doing.

Airbnb said in the statement that Airbnb.org has provided accommodation to roughly 75,000 people in need since 2012. Chesky tweeted, I hope this inspires other business leaders to do the same. Theres no time to waste.

The company, which operated in Afghanistan during the U.S. occupation and still has a small number of listing there as of Tuesday afternoon, isnt the only one offering to help during the crisis (and implicitly pick up some PR goodwill in the process). According to Reuters, Verizon Inc. has announced plans to waive charges for calls to Afghanistan through Sept. 6, while Walmart is donating $1 million to nonprofits to support Afghan refugees. The Pentagon said this weekend that it has enlisted 18 aircraft from United Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Airlines, and others to take displaced persons to their next destinations after disembarking from flights leaving Afghanistan, Reuters added.

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Twitter, Facebook May Let Taliban Control Afghan Government Social Media Accounts – Forbes

Afghan militia gather with their weapons to support Afghanistan security forces against the Taliban, ... [+] in Afghan warlord and former Mujahideen leader Ismail Khan's house in Herat on July 9, 2021.

The Taliban control all 34 provinces in Afghanistan, Kabul, the capital city, the presidential palaceand possibly soon a slew of valuable digital assets: Twitter and Facebook accounts once operated by the nations democratically elected government.

The social media companies say they wont rule out allowing the Taliban to run those channels, which number more than two dozen across the two sites. Doing so would almost certainly hand the insurgents a useful platform on which to spread propaganda and misinformation, and no matter the decision, it is likely to reopen long-simmering debates about what should be on the internet and who should determine what belongs there.

If Im a large organization, like the Taliban, I want as many different pathways to shape my narratives and shape perceptions of what Im doing, says William Braniff, director of the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism in Maryland. Having more channels is ultimately quite useful.

Twitter, whose spokesperson couldnt be reached to comment for this story, has allowed different Taliban accounts on its site in the past and continues to let the groups spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid, tweet regularly to his 293,400 followers. Back in 2011, Sen. Joe Lieberman, then head of the Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee, sent a letter to Twitter complaining about two active Taliban accounts, which were eventually taken down. In 2021, Mujahid has been issuing updates throughout the latest conflict in Afghanistan, including one missive sent Monday that said, simply: The situation in Kabul is under control.

As for Facebook, it has officially banned the Taliban from its platform. But even with the prohibition against the organization on its books, Facebook says it cant yet decide what to do about the Afghan government accounts until more time passes, and theres greater clarity about the situation in the country.

The Afghan government accounts range from a Facebook page dedicated to the Afghan embassy in Washington to the Afghan Ministry of Defenses Twitter feed (its motto: Allah, Country, Duty!). These accounts have sizeable followings, likely totaling more than a million subscribers across all of them. These wide audiences would make them useful prizes for the Taliban, who could quickly take these megaphones and begin broadcasting information intended to damage opponents in the West or sow confusion about conditions in the country. They would work to bolster the groups existing efforts on social media to dispense misinformation and draw in recruits and funding.

Most crucially, these Afghan government platforms could give Taliban social media posts an added sheen of respectability and legitimacy. A post from an account belonging to a Taliban commander is one thing. One from a nations Ministry of Defense is another, particularly in an era where internet users have shown little ability to critically analyze whats shared online. It would add one degree of separation between the information and the Taliban, says Braniff.

Twitter and Facebook have long struggled to decide what type of content they would police and remove. Both Twitters Jack Dorsey and Facebooks Mark Zuckerberg have said theyre uncomfortable with the power to make those decisions and shied away from active moderation during much of their companies history. That has changed in recent years after the 2016 election and President Trumps use of social media demonstrated how damaging misinformation and conspiracy theories could become.

Twitter and Facebook already regularly take down large amounts of terrorist content. Facebook said it took action against 9 million pieces of such information in the first quarter, according to the companys latest transparency report, while Twitter said it did the same against nearly 60,000 accounts in the second half of 2020, according to its most recent transparency report. Unlike the challenge of stopping white supremacists and other homegrown radical groups, the social media companies have had greater experience in combating terrorists, whose ideology-laden and irony-free posts are easier for its AI moderation software to catch.

But here is where the situation gets a little trickier: The Taliban arent official terrorists. Or at least they dont appear on the State Departments list of foreign terrorist organizations, a roll that social media companies have in the past relied on to justify taking down accounts. Twitter, for instance, removed accounts linked to Hamas and Hezbollah in November 2019 with the company concluding, There is no place on Twitter for illegal terrorist organizations and violent extremist groups.

Perhaps the Talibans absence from the list could give some cover to Twitter, enough of a reason to hand over the government accounts to the Taliban. But Twitter would likely face pressure to apply the fact-check labels and warnings it has increasingly attached to misleading posts, as well as complaints from conservative U.S. lawmakers who are already outraged that President Trump cant use Twitter, but the Taliban still can.

Since Facebook has already outlawed the Taliban, its much less clear what justification the site could could take to grant the accounts to them. Facebook could fall back on an old idea: Some accounts are so important to hear from, Facebook cant possibly ban themtheyre not only too big to fail, theyre too newsworthy to fail. Matt Perault, director of Duke Universitys Center on Science & Technology, buys into this idea. I think its important that political organizations that run a country are able to speak so that people can see what those organizations believe, he says. The social media companies are going to be put in a really difficult position, but ultimately, its important that people are able to understand what a governing organization thinks. In years past, Facebook may have gone this route, but it has signaled a change in heart recently, one that may stop from them from doing so: In June, it said it would no longer give politicians special treatment and shield them from moderation rules. Its unclear whether the policy switch would apply to things like embassy or ministry accounts or solely to accounts run by elected officials, thought it could presumably.

Even if the platforms do permit the Taliban to run the accounts, they dont, of course, have to let them keep doing so forever. Theres a slower, alternative path the companies could take: Authorize the Taliban to access the accounts, then slowly, methodically catalog the rules they breakthen level a ban. But this would almost certainly require constant enforcement and active policingsomething the companies have long been wont to do. And just as surely, any time given to the Taliban to manage the accounts would give them opportunities to misuse them.

Spreading propaganda, recruiting people, radicalizing people, it would be that type of stuff, says Jeremy Blackburn, a computer science professor at Binghamton University who has studied hate speech and extremists online. Bottom line: Theyd have additional influence and increased reach. With more people hearing from you, you can spread information that much easier and that much further.

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Chinas new draft rules to further tighten control on tech sector – Al Jazeera English

Draft rules ban using algorithms or fake reviews to promote goods & services, prohibit forced exclusivity arrangements.

China has moved once again to tighten control of its technology sector, publishing detailed rules aimed at tackling unfair competition and companies handling of critical data.

On Tuesday, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) issued a set of draft regulations to cover protections for intellectual property and brand reputation as well as a ban against using algorithms or fake reviews to promote goods and services.

Alongside expressly prohibited behaviours like forced exclusivity arrangements, companies will also not be permitted to use technical means to interfere with the operations of rival platforms or maliciously render those services incompatible with their own.

The latter could force giants like Tencent and Alibaba to dismantle their walled-off ecosystems that had prevented users from accessing one companys services from the others platforms.

Beijing has been firming its grip on internet platforms in recent months, citing the risk of abusing market power to stifle competition, misuse of consumers information and violation of consumer rights, in a reversal after years of a more laissez-faire approach.

Tuesdays draft regulations are the latest in the governments change in stance even as it has issued hefty fines to companies including e-commerce giant Alibaba Group and social media company Tencent Holdings as part of a widening crackdown.

Shares in Hong Kong-listed internet stocks slid after the rules were published. Video platform Bilibili Inc fell 7.4 percent, while Tencent, Alibaba, and food-delivery service Meituan dropped 4.1 percent, 4.2 percent, and 2.6 percent, respectively.

The proposed regulations specificity evidences a clear set of priorities in setting the rules of engagement for online competition, said Michael Norris, research and strategy manager at Shanghai-based consultancy AgencyChina.

If promulgated, the regulations will likely increase compliance burdens for transaction platforms, including e-commerce marketplaces and shoppable short video apps.

Internet operators must not implement or assist in the implementation of unfair competition on the Internet, disrupt the order of market competition, affect fair transactions in the market, the SAMR wrote in the draft, which is open to public feedback before a September 15 deadline.

Specifically, the regulator stated, business operators should not use data or algorithms to hijack traffic or influence users choices. They may also not use technical means to illegally capture or use other business operators data.

Companies would also be barred from fabricating or spreading misleading information to damage the reputation of competitors and need to stop marketing practices like fake reviews and coupons or red envelopes cash incentives used to entice positive ratings.

Soon after the draft tech rules were published, Chinas cabinet announced it would also implement regulations on protecting critical information infrastructure operators from September 1.

The State Council said operators must conduct security inspections and risk assessments once a year and should give priority to purchasing secure and credible network products and services, marking an elaboration on the landmark Cybersecurity Law that passed in 2017.

The Chinese government has also taken ownership stakes in the domestic entities of social media giants ByteDance and Weibo, Reuters reported on Tuesday citing corporate filings.

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