Purpose: The aim of the article is to examine the reasons why organizations do not use the information obtained in the audit process. Design/methodology/approach: For the realization of the work we used the results of our own research of organizations that have certified quality management systems for compliance with the requirements of ISO 9001. The information obtained relates to organizations operating in the territory of Poland. Findings: Organizations conducting quality management system audits acquire a variety of information that should be used for management purposes. Some organizations have serious problems with acquiring data and processing it, and using the information for decision-making and improvement-oriented activities. The paper identifies 10 potential reasons why organizations do not use information from the audit process. A comparison was made between the causes found in internal and external audits. An analysis of each of the identified causes was carried out, paying attention to their origins. Attention was paid to the connections between the causes. Directions for eliminating problems were indicated. Practical implications: The results obtained have practical application. Organizations with an awareness of the causes of problems are able to take, both corrective action and preventive action. In the first case, it is about taking corrective actions to existing problems. In the second case, it is about preventive actions, which should prevent a problem from arising. Social implications: The results obtained have social implications. They draw attention to the need to build a pro-quality and improvement-oriented awareness. Originality/value: The article for the first time identifies the causes of problems arising in organizations in the context of the use of audit information. Attention is paid to the mechanism of disorders and ways to eliminate them are indicated. The article is especially recommended to the top management of organizations that conduct system audits.
Purpose: The aim of the article is a theoretical and cognitive characterization of selected instruments for improving university management (such as concepts, systems and methods in the area of quality management), and then analyzing their knowledge and use on the example of the University of Bielsko-Biala. Design/methodology/approach: The article is a theoretical and analytical study in the field of selected instruments for improving university management, based on a case study of the University of Bielsko-Biala. The analytical part of the article was carried out in the last quarter of 2023 and included the university's rector and other management staff. Findings: The case study allowed to indicate which instruments for improving university management are known and used at the analyzed university. The presentation of some of the instruments was supported by practical examples of their use, in particular in the area of value stream mapping. Research limitations/implications: Limitations in the implementation of the case study in the field of university management improvement instruments should be related to the instruments included in the analysis. Such action is usually subjective and the researcher is not always able to comprehensively address the issue at hand, taking into account the methodological and substantive aspects. Practical implications: Through a case analysis, it was indicated which instruments for improving university management are known and used at the studied university. Such an analysis may be a contribution to further research and discussion on management improvement instruments that can be used by universities. Originality/value: The added value of the article is the case analysis, which allowed for the identification of selected improvement instruments that can be used in university management.
Purpose: The main incentive for choosing the topic of the study is related to the need to look for solutions to fundamental problems related to the activities of manufacturing enterprises that must meet the requirements of market competition by achieving competitive advantages and increasing productivity. The subject of the study are advanced manufacturing technologies, characterized by a high level of innovation and automation, and their impact on the productivity of a manufacturing company. The aim of the study is to assess the impact advanced manufacturing technologies on the productivity and production quality on the example of a company producing parts and components for rail vehicles. Design/methodology/approach: the study analyzed the literature on productivity and calculated productivity indicators based on the company's financial data. Moreover, the participant observation method was used to assess the reorganization of the production process, and a survey was conducted for company employees to determine the validity of the implemented technological investments. The case study concerns a company producing parts and components for rail vehicles. Findings: The level of approval of investments in advanced manufacturing technologies and their impact on the quality and efficiency of the manufacturing process of was determined. The implementation of advanced manufacturing technologies allowed the company to: shortened the manufacturing process by approximately 40%, the number of procedures was reduced from nine to five, and the number of employees participating in it was reduced from ten to five. Originality/value: assessment of the effects of the use of advanced technologies, the study is addressed to the management of manufacturing enterprises.
Purpose: The aim of this article is to perform a multivariate statistical analysis of package filling process results for predictive production and quality management. The article presents a case study from the food industry that demonstrates the feasibility of using an appropriate set of control charts for ongoing and predictive production and quality management. Design/methodology/approach: The objectives of the article were achieved through the use of Statistical Process Control (SPC) tools, in particular control charts. The control charts used include both traditional numerical chart such as Xbar and S and special charts such as MA, EWMA, CUSUM and GCC. Findings: SPC tools such as control charts have proven to be extremely useful in monitoring the filling process and predicting future performance. By carefully monitoring the process using traditional and special control charts, it is possible to quickly identify small, gradual or sudden changes that may occur in the production process before the process gets out of control. Research limitations/implications: The research will continue by identifying additional factors that affect the quality of the product, particularly as regards precision and accuracy of dosing, and by evaluating the process studied in terms of its ability to meet customer requirements. Other statistical techniques will also be used to identify patterns and relationships between the various parameters of the process under study. This approach will provide more comprehensive information about the quality and ability of the dosing process to meet customer requirements.. Practical implications: By implementing the right SPC toolkit and using dedicated software that significantly speeds up data analysis, companies can effectively control the quality of the production process. By monitoring the behaviour of the process over time and detecting small changes and trends, it is possible to respond to potential problems in advance. Originality/value: This article is intended for production process managers who want to learn how to use the right SPC toolkit to obtain information about the process behaviour and the moments when intervention actions should be taken.
Purpose: Critical defects are of great significance when evaluating the production process effectiveness, especially in the automotive branch. It is important to analyse these defects and distinguish the crucial ones. In this article, the authors have identified critical defects in the process of brake master cylinders production using quality management tools, and proposed improvement actions. Design/methodology/approach: The aim of the article was to analyse defects and the reasons for their occurrence, and improve the production process of master cylinder with special attention to critical defects. In order to improve this process, critical flaws had to be identified and eliminated from the entire set, which was the engineering problem to be solved. Then the causes of their occurrence as well as the factors causing process disturbances affecting the final occurrence of the defect were identified, and actions eliminating or limiting their occurrence were proposed. In the project, they were used to analyse the tools and principles, i.e. process diagram, Pareto-Lorenz diagram, cause-effect diagram, and to improve the Poka-Yoke process. Findings: Based on the examined causes of defects, improvements were proposed, i.e. guides for applying the body, a program stopping the piston assembly station to control the oil level, purchase of caps from sealed material and the need to work in long-sleeved work clothing, moving the body type verification camera from the final to first station, pallet spacers to protect against piston damage, change of supplier, especially of body castings. Research limitations/implications: The major limitation of the paper is that it is based on one case of an organization. In the future, it will be necessary to conduct studies in more organizations so as to find out if the same result can be achieved. Originality/value: Until now, no quality management tools have been used to analyse and organize the formation of defects in production processes.
The article presents a case study of the practical use of BOST surveys to identify the most important factors in chosen enterprise. This article presents an analysis of the answers given to the question contained in the BOST questionnaire, refer-ring to the roof of Toyota’s house. Toyota’s management principles by Jeffrey Liker were pointed out, which refers to elements of Toyota’s house roof. Results of the survey were presented and the proposal to improving the processes in the enterprise. Research results were subjected to statistical analysis with a use of basic statistical parameters. It was made a correlation analysis connected with elements of the Toyota’s house roof. Evaluation structure was presented in a graphic form. Based on the survey results of carried out on the population of production workers, a series of importance areas for improvement was formulated. The aim of the analysis is to present which factors are the most important by building the significance sequences of obtained results .The results obtained for the type of small and medium-sized enterprises overlap with the results of tests verified in other enterprises.
Faced with ever-increasing customer demands and global competition, companies are forced to look for production reserves, increase efficiency and productivity. Hence, the need to monitor the use of the machine park has arisen, making it possible to identify waste and production reserves in the implemented technological processes. The aim of the article is to evaluate the effectiveness of the production line of internal frame doors and to analyze the correctness of the use of selected key indicators of the production process effectiveness. This article proposes a response to the problems formulated in manufacturing companies, including practical aspects of the use of specific measures to assess the effectiveness of the use of technical infrastructure. The solutions presented in the article can be used in practice for improvements in production units.
The article describes the process of analysing and improving the rolling stock repair. The problem was ineffective qualification of additional works and elements to be replaced in the renovated wagons. The qualification is carried out before undertaking the repair activities. Improper qualification increases the cost of renovation and, in consequence, causes the customer to incur additional expenses, which lowers their trust in the enterprise. The aim was to reduce the number of elements qualified for renovation and, thus, lower the unplanned costs and the wagon repair time. Major problems involved in the process of qualification were identified and, owing to the use of the SD method, corrective and preventive actions were prepared and undertaken. The last stage consisted in the verification of the results obtained.
Wykonano badania nad możliwościami zwiększenia przepuszczalności powietrza papierów przeznaczonych do wytwarzania worków. Porównano skuteczność stosowanej obecnie metody poprawy tego parametru poprzez perforowanie struktury materiału na sucho z nową metodą polegającą na wykonaniu tej operacji wówczas, gdy wstęga papieru jest jeszcze w stanie mokrym. Na podstawie otrzymanych wyników stwierdzono, iż zaproponowana metoda umożliwiła utrzymanie akceptowalnego kompromisu pomiędzy przyrostem przepuszczalności powietrza wytworów papierniczych oraz niewielką utratą ich parametrów wytrzymałościowych (w odniesieniu do efektów uzyskiwanych drogą perforacji na sucho).
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Research works related to the problem of the improvement of air permeability for sack papers were conducted. Comparison of the effectiveness of currently used method based on the puncturing of dry paper with newly proposed method was done. New method is based on the puncturing of paper which is still in wet state. Obtained results show that proposed method allows to maintain the acceptable compromise between obtained high air permeability and acceptable decrease in strength properties of the processed paper.
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Przedmiotem tego artykułu jest przedstawienie propozycji budowy trzech nowych dróg dla transportu szynowego na Dolnym Śląsku, dwóch dla pociągów i jednej dla tramwajów. Wszystkie one mają na celu poprawę skomunikowania oraz skrócenie czasu przejazdu. Wymagają one dodatkowej analizy lecz pozwalają mimo stosunkowo dużych nakładów inwestycyjnych na poprawienie oferty transportu szynowego. Sprzyjałoby to zmniejszeniu obciążenia środowiska naturalnego emisją spalin ze środków transportu.
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The aim of this article is presentation for build the new tracks connections for the rail transport in the region of the Lower Silesia. All of them have the goal to betterment of the communication and reducing the time of the journey. They needs to additional analysis but allowed despite relatively the big preliminary capital expenditure they betterment of the offer of the rail transport. This is conductive to reduce the environmental burden by the emission of exhaust gases from the modes of the transport.
The article is devoted to the current managerial issues of state financial budgets, particularly, the improvement of financial management processes within state budget execution. Effective budgets execution is very important for every state, especially for developing countries. To ensure that, governments need to provide different managerial types, ways and control techniques of financial management. The research methodology of this paper is based on conducting the comparative analysis of existing patterns of macroeconomic development, political and social issues in the context of the financial management processes within state budget execution. It is also implemented SWOT, systematic vision, causes and consequences analysis and expert assessment. In the research, it is carried out the current analysis of financial management issues in state budgets of Ukraine and Kazakhstan from 2013 to 2017. It is determined the main directions for the development and improvement of financial management over the budgets executions in terms of management, control and standardization processes. It is proposed the classification of financial management standards into organizational, functional and special ones, where the solutions and recommendations are designed taking into consideration the short, medium and long-term perspectives.
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Artykuł poświęcony jest aktualnym problemom zarządzania państwowymi budżetami finansowymi, w szczególności poprawie procesów zarządzania finansami w ramach wykonania budżetu państwa. Skuteczne wykonanie budżetów jest bardzo ważne dla każdego państwa, zwłaszcza dla krajów rozwijających się. Aby to zapewnić, rządy muszą zapewnić różne rodzaje zarządzania, sposoby i techniki kontroli zarządzania finansowego. Metodologia badawcza tego artykułu opiera się na przeprowadzeniu analizy porównawczej istniejących wzorców rozwoju makroekonomicznego, kwestii politycznych i społecznych w kontekście procesów zarządzania finansami w ramach wykonania budżetu państwa. Zastosowana jest również analiza SWOT, systematyczna wizja, analiza przyczyn i konsekwencji oraz ocena ekspercka. W badaniach przeprowadzana została analiza bieżących zagadnień zarządzanych z finansami w budżetach państwowych Ukrainy i Kazachstanu w latach 2013-2017. Określa się główne kierunki rozwoju i poprawy zarządzania finansami w zakresie wykonywania budżetów w zakresie zarządzania, procesy kontroli i standaryzacji. Proponuje się klasyfikację standardów zarządzania finansowego na organizacyjne, funkcjonalne i specjalne, w których rozwiązania i zalecenia są projektowane z uwzględnieniem perspektyw krótko-, średnio- i długoterminowych.
The objective of this study was to determine the suitability of the nanofiltration (NF) process to recover the regenerating agent (NaOH) from spent solutions contaminated with organic compounds. NaOH recovery from 2 spent regenerant solutions after cleaning ultrafiltration (UF) membranes (polymeric 30 kDa, ceramic 300 kDa) fouled with natural humic water was carried out using 2 types of NF membranes: NP010P (Na2SO4 rejection: 35–75%) and NP030P (Na2SO4 rejection: 80–95%). It has been shown that the use of the NP030P membrane allows for very high separation efficiency of organic compounds (up to 97% of color intensity reduction) from the tested solutions. It was also observed that the effectiveness of the process, in addition to the type of membrane used, also depends on the time of NF process – along with the elapsed time of the process, the hydraulic and separation properties of the tested membranes deteriorated. The obtained results showed that the use of both tested NF membranes allows for the recovery of NaOH to a degree that allows its re-use.
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W przeprowadzonych badaniach określono przydatność procesu nanofiltracji (NF) do odzysku czynnika regenerującego (NaOH) z roztworów poregeneracyjnych zanieczyszczonych związkami organicznymi. Uzyskane wyniki pokazały, że użycie obu testowanych membran nanofiltracyjnych (NP010P oraz NP030P) pozwala na odzysk NaOH w stopniu pozwalającym na jego ponowne użycie. Wykazano, że zastosowanie membrany NP030P pozwala na uzyskanie bardzo wysokiej skuteczności separacji związków organicznych (do 97% usunięcia barwy) z testowanych roztworów. Zaobserwowano również, że skuteczność procesu, oprócz rodzaju użytej membrany, zależała także od czasu prowadzenia nanofiltracji – wraz z upływającym czasem procesu pogarszały się właściwości hydrauliczne i separacyjne testowanych membran.
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This paper presents a method of improvement of the accuracy in natural frequency determination when having impulse responses from impact testing. A new method is used for obtaining impulse response spectrum. The improvement in natural frequency determination is a result of improving the spectral resolution. For this, the new method uses calculation of surface area under the envelope of the cross-correlation function. This process is repeated by single-harmonic signal generated step-by-step with frequency changed iteratively. Thus the frequency resolution of determined spectrum is independent of length of analysed impulse response.
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Praca przedstawia sposób poprawy dokładności wyznaczania częstotliwości drgań własnych mając odpowiedzi z badań impulsowych. Nowej metody używa się w celu znalezienia widma odpowiedzi impulsowej. Poprawa wyznaczania częstotliwości drgań własnych jest wynikiem poprawy rozdzielczości widmowej. W tym celu nowa metoda wyznacza pole powierzchni pod obwiednią funkcji korelacji wzajemnej. Proces ten dokonuje się cyklicznie włącznie z generacją fali harmonicznej krok po kroku wraz z iteracyjną zmianą jej częstotliwości. W ten sposób, rozdzielczość częstotliwościowa wyznaczanego widma jest niezależna od długości analizowanej odpowiedzi impulsowej.
The article presents identification of problems during the implementation of Lean concept in small and medium-sized enterprises in Poland. Although the Lean methodology is recognized all over the world as one of the best and most effective ways to improve the functioning of enterprises, in Polish conditions exist serious problems with its implementation. Development of small and medium-sized enterprises is regarded as one of the measures of economic growth and a sign of healthy competition. The needs of the economy and the limited resources characterizing this enterprise sector imply the need to adjust its capacities to the requirements of the turbulent environment. In the analysis of problems there were used the results of questionnaire surveys conducted among representatives of the companies participating in the largest Lean conference in Central Europe.
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Poniższy artykuł stanowi próbę spojrzenia na problem akustyki przez pryzmat wymagań energetycznych. Autorzy spróbowali określić na ile wymagania dotyczące dźwiękoizolacyjności i energooszczędności są zbieżne a na ile stoją w sprzeczności względem siebie. W artykule przypomniano krótko zależność pomiędzy izolacyjnością cieplną a dźwiękoizolacyjnością ścian. Przedstawiono zależności pomiędzy izolacyjnością akustyczną właściwą wyrażoną wartością wskaźnika RA2 współczynnikiem przenikania ciepła U a także masą powierzchniową przykładowych szyb zespolonych. Przedstawiono także wyniki badań prze prowadzonych w Laboratorium Wydziału Budownictwa Politechniki Śląskiej dotyczące poprawy izolacyjności akustycznej właściwej ściany z systemem izolacji ETICS, systemem „tradycyjnym” a także systemem izolacji lekkiej suchej. Przedstawiono wykres izolacyjności akustycznej właściwej w funkcji częstotliwości dla kolejnych pasm 1/3 oktawowych w zakresie od 50 do 5000 Hz. Analiza wykresów izolacyjności akustycznej właściwej Rw oraz poprawy izolacyjności akustycznej właściwej ΔRw w funkcji częstotliwości, jednoznacznie wskazuje na przyczynę niekorzystnego wpływu systemu ETICS wynikającą z przesunięcia częstotliwości rezonansowej w kierunku wartości średnich wynoszących od 200 do 400 Hz. Jednocześnie na podstawie wyników badań stwierdzić należy pozytywny wpływ ocieplenia wykonanego systemem „tradycyjnym” a także w technologii lekkiej suchej. Na podstawie przedstawionych w artykule wyników badań stwierdzić należy, że rozwój technologii wykonania obiektów zmusza uczestników procesu budowlanego do dokładniejszego zapoznania się z problematyką akustyki budowlanej. Przyjęcie rozwiązań materiałowych i konstrukcyjnych o dobrych parametrach cieplnych nie daje żadnych gwarancji osiągnięcia dobrych paramentów dźwiękoizolacyjnych przegród.
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The following article is an attempt to look at the acoustic problem from the perspective of energy requirements. The authors attempted to determine whether the sound requirements go hand in hand with energy efficiency. Or on the contrary they are contradictory. The article recalls the relationship between the thermal insulation and sound insulation of walls. Authors presented; the relationship between the value of the index RA2 and the heat transfer coefficient U of insulating glass units, the relationship between the value of the index RA2 and the surface weight of insulating glass units. The article presents the results of research implemented in the Laboratory of the Department of Civil Engineering of Silesian University of Technology for improvement of sound reduction index by ETICS and the another thermal insulation systems ("traditional" and light dry system). The paper also contains a graph of airborne sound insulation as a function of frequency for one-third octave band values for 50 to 5000 Hz. Analysis of these graphs gives the answer about the reason a reduction in sound insulation for walls with ETICS. Shift of the resonance frequency in the direction of the average values 200 ÷ 400 Hz is causing the reduction. Traditional and light dry system does not give such a negative effect. On the basis of research results in the article, it should be noted that the development of technology makes the adoption of materials with good thermal performance does not guarantee parameters of sound insulation walls. All that forces the participants in the construction process must be thoroughly familiar with the problems of building acoustics.
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Purpose: Dynamic recovery is interesting as it limits the maximal deformation strength of crystalline materials. Due to its small grain size, nanocrystalline Ni reaches its maximal strength after small strains < 0.1. It is shown that dynamic recovery contributes to strain and that its kinetics differs from that of hardening strain. Design/methodology/approach: The kinetics of recovery was studied by performing a large stress reduction suppressing thermally activated glide of the hardening type. The transition to a new quasi-stationary state at reduced strain rate and stress was accelerated by incremental increases of stress. Findings: During the transition the kinetics of deformation changes from that of recovery strain to the quasi-stationary one where hardening and recovery are coupled. The results are interpreted in terms of thermally activated hardening strain (in the grains) and thermally activated recovery strain (boundary mediated) linked by internal stresses. The activation volume of the hardening strain rate determined from the small stress increments is not inconsistent with the classical theory of thermally activated dislocation glide. Research limitations/implications: It is proposed to better characterize dynamic recovery by performing small stress changes in the period of dominating recovery strain to quantify the kinetics parameters of recovery strain. Practical implications: Disturbing deformation by sudden changes of stress is recommended as a suitable means to describe the kinetics of dynamic recovery. Recovery strains should enter the modeling of plastic deformation. This holds in particular for cases where dynamic recovery is prominent, e.g. at high stresses, high temperatures, and variable stresses (cyclic deformation, stress relaxation). Originality/value: The stress change method described in this work is generally applicable in deformation testing independent of the type of testing machine, where inelastic strains are measured at the usual accuracy.
In the article enterprise producing different type of plastics was presented. A production process of one product was presented. Results of the BOST survey were introduced. A statistical analysis in the range of the principle 1 of Toyota was undertaken. A structure of evaluations was determined and correlation graphs presenting relations between factors and respondents’ features were built.
The chapter presents the results of utilization of the OEE indicator to measure the level of operating time usage of sewing machine production of air bags. The idea of an OEE indictor, which is a key metrics in Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) program, is presented. The goals and benefits of its calculation are included. The research object – KL 110 air bags sewing machine - what for the machine is used. The calculation of TPM indicators for the analysed machine is presented. The calculation of TPM indicators was undertaken over a period of six months of the machine’s working time. It was indicated that the overall effectiveness of the machine is at a level of 65,7%, the time losses were 34,3%. Most of the losses were related to low performance. Only Availability indicator reaches a word class level, if other indicators such as Performance, Quality and OEE should be improved, their value should be increased. Activities to improve the effectiveness of the machine utilization were determined.
The automotive industry is one of the most important branches of the global industry. For this purpose, products are produced by an extensive network of suppliers. They supply components directly to the (OEM - Original Equipment Manufacturer) or to the secondary market of parts. In recent years, the economic situation in these companies has dramatically deteriorated and it is associated with a decrease in new car sales. These companies are constantly making decisions to improve their production processes using various quality tools. These actions may help to increase their competitive advantage and thereby improve their financial situation. The surveyed company produces drive half-shafts for different types of cars. The studies were carried out to analyse the causes of non-compliance - falling band from the housing on the drive shaft. In order to identify and verify the causes for non-compliance and undertake corrective action following methods were used: Ishikawa diagram, 5WHY and brainstorming.
W artykule przedstawiono wybrane zagadnienia związane z zarządzaniem procesami logistycznymi w przedsiębiorstwie działającym w branży metalowej. W tym celu dokonano ich analizy i oceny. Następnie zaprezentowano wyniki badania ankietowego przeprowadzonego wśród wybranych losowo klientów przedsiębiorstwa. Miało ono za zadanie ocenić poziom satysfakcji z dotychczasowej współpracy i spełnienie wymagań klientów. Odbiorca i stopień jego zadowolenia jest bowiem jednym z wyznaczników efektywności zachodzących w przedsiębiorstwie procesów logistycznych. Przeprowadzone analizy pozwoliły na wysunięcie odpowiednich wniosków i wskazanie kierunków doskonalenia, które mogą wpłynąć na wzrost stopnia spełnienia wymagań klienta i poprawę procesów logistycznych.
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In this article was presented selected issues related with management of logistic processes in the company functioning in metal branch. For this purpose, was made their analysis and evaluation. Then presented results of the survey conducted among selected random customers of company. This survey was conducted to assess the level of satisfaction with the existing cooperation and fulfillment of customer requirements. In fact, the recipient and the degree of his satisfaction is one of the determinants of the effectiveness existing in the company processes of logistics. The conducted analyzes have allowed to eject the relevant conclusions and indication of the directions improvement, which may affect the growth of the fulfillment of customer requirements and improvement of logistics processes.
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