Journal of Studies of Human Settlements Planning: 2 (2)

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1 - On the Analysis of the Role of Hire Purchase Housing in Meeting the Urban Groups' Needs (Case Study: Karaj Cities)
K. ziyari B. Habibiyan M. Varshoy F. Gashtil

Housing and its provision has always been one of the most important issues of urban management for low-income urban groups from past to present. It seems that applied policies in this context were not appropriate enough because of the disproportionate economic and socia More

Housing and its provision has always been one of the most important issues of urban management for low-income urban groups from past to present. It seems that applied policies in this context were not appropriate enough because of the disproportionate economic and social conditions of low-income groups. The objective of this study was to analyze the implementation of hire purchase housing policy in Alborz province (Karaj city) and its role in meeting the quantitative and qualitative needs of target groups. This study was quantitative–analytical. The data were collected through library studies and survey method through questionnaire and interview tools. The collected data were analyzed by SPSS statistical software by descriptive and inferential (one sample t test and two independent t test) methods. The results show hire-purchase housing policy generally failed to meet the required quantitative and qualitative needs of supplying of supplying house for target groups and the residents were not satisfied with the Terms of assignment, physical housing quality and access to urban services and facilities and only access to police services has provided satisfaction with them.   Manuscript profile

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2 - On the Analysis of Structural Pattern of Institutional Relations in the Governance of Agricultural Water Resources (Case Study: Rasht County)
H. Afrakhteh A. Tahmasebi F. Azizpour F. askari

The concept of co-operation and institutional coordination has always been emphasized as one of the key elements in achieving participatory resource management. This study aimed at identifying the structural pattern of institutional relations of 28 organizations associa More

The concept of co-operation and institutional coordination has always been emphasized as one of the key elements in achieving participatory resource management. This study aimed at identifying the structural pattern of institutional relations of 28 organizations associated with the implementation of participatory management of agricultural water resources in Rasht County. For this purpose, the method of social network analysis, with indexes of size, density, centrality of the whole network, the reciprocity measure, the transitivity and the shortest distance between two actors at the macro level were used. The results based on measuring determined indices show that from the number of 756 possible links that could be formed in this network, only 227 cases (about a third) occurred. The network density of information exchange and cooperation among the surveyed organizations was 30%, according to the density and centralization of the measured values, it could be concluded that the institutional coherence among governmental and nongovernmental studied organizations was weak. Accordingly, strengthen the institutional coherence by studying the role of individual actors in the network could be recommended. On the other hand, network connections reciprocity was 23.37% which represented the network centralization and the need to strengthen the reciprocal flow of information and interaction between these organizations. Manuscript profile

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3 - On the Analysis of Barriers in front of Domestic Entrepreneurship in Rural Areas with Emphasis on Resistive Economy to Deprived Areas from Basiji Jihadist Students' Points of View (Case Study: Kamfiroz Rural District, Marvdasht County)
M. Rahmanian koushki Y. Zarei A. Estelaji

Small scale entrepreneurship in business format at home and housework is considered as an important solution for creating employment and revenue around the world, and it can be a shortcut to realizing a resistive economy in our country. Although domestic entrepreneurshi More

Small scale entrepreneurship in business format at home and housework is considered as an important solution for creating employment and revenue around the world, and it can be a shortcut to realizing a resistive economy in our country. Although domestic entrepreneurship is one of the best fields of women’s economic activity, particularly in rural areas, its development is facing lots of obstacles and limitations.Accordingly, the present study was done with the aim of analyzing the barriers in front of domestic entrepreneurship with emphasis on resistive economy. The dominant approach of this study was quantitative based on survey method. The population included 150 Basiji Jihadist students in Marvdasht Islamic Azad university (N=150) which were studied using census method. Finally, 126 questionnaires were collected and analyzed. Questionnaire was the main tool to collect data. Validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by experts and specialists. In order to determine the reliability of the research tool, a pre-test was performed. The Cronbach alpha was calculated for the main scale of the questionnaire (α = 0.794), which indicated the suitability of the research tool. The data was analyzed using SPSSwin22 and LISREL 8.80 software. For identifying obstacles in front of home entrepreneurship with an emphasis on resistive economy, and to investigate the good index of the research model, the exploratory factor analysis and also, confirmatory factor analysis as well as structural equations model (SEM) were employed, separately. The results of factor analysis related to the barriers in front of domestic entrepreneurship showed that variables have been subjected to six factors of supportive weakness, economic barriers, cultural and social barriers, knowledge and information giving weaknesses, family barriers and lack of relevant laws. These six factor explained 70.521 % variance of the obstacles in front of domestic entrepreneurship with an emphasis on resistive economy. Finally, some recommendations were developed based on the research findings.   Manuscript profile

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4 - On the Explanation the Role of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) on Social Capacity Making in Rural Areas (Case Study: Meshkin Shahr County)
V. Heydari sareban A. majnoni totakhanhe

Social capacity making refers to a set of assets within a community which can include the resources needed to accomplish particular tasks or awareness, expertise, and leadership for an event. The objective of this paper is to analyze the role of information and communic More

Social capacity making refers to a set of assets within a community which can include the resources needed to accomplish particular tasks or awareness, expertise, and leadership for an event. The objective of this paper is to analyze the role of information and communication technology on social capacity making in rural areas of Meshkin Shahr. This study was developmental and also, descriptive and analytical research in terms of the purpose and nature. Population of this study included all villages with Rural Information and Communication (ICT) offices of Meshkin Shahr. For estimation of sample size, Cochran sampling method was used with 95% confidence level. In this research, data collection method was used to answer the research questions in both documentary (secondary data) and survey (primary data) and the tools used in the survey method were questionnaire and interview. Validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by experts. Guidance study in the same area as the population was done with 30 questionnaires and the reliability of the various sections of the questionnaire was 0.71-0.84 by data obtained and using the special Cronbach Alpha formula in SPSSsoftware. Finally, the results of the research showed that there is a significant relationship between all variables of research and enjoying the information and communication technology services, except for the variables of social cohesion and social services. Also, practical suggestions were presented according to the results of the research.   Manuscript profile

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5 - On the Analysis of the Regional Development of Markazi Province Using Multi-Criteria Techniques to Achieve Balanced Development
جمیله Tavakoli niya V. Goudarzi R. Samadi

Nowadays, unreasonable and unjust allocation of resources and facilities to certain areas and the deprivation of other areas of these facilities have caused regional inequalities. A topic's reflect can be viewed in the geographic landscape of cities and their heterogene More

Nowadays, unreasonable and unjust allocation of resources and facilities to certain areas and the deprivation of other areas of these facilities have caused regional inequalities. A topic's reflect can be viewed in the geographic landscape of cities and their heterogeneous growth in the cities of Iran can also be found. Hence, regional studies are proposed to create a balance and to form suitable and coherent spaces. The objective of regional studies is to find the abilities and capacity of each region for growth and development. The objective of regional studies is to find the abilities and capacity of each region for growth and development. The present study aimed to determine the degree of development of various economic, social and cultural sectors of city of the Markazi province and ranking them based on the development of descriptive-analytical method and using multivariate techniques decision making such as TOPSIS, SAW, VIKOR and Numerical Taxonomy. The results of the used techniques were compared with the Copland method. In this study, in order to identify and determine the degree of development of each county in the Markazi province, 53 indexes have been studied in the fields of health, medical, social, housing and construction, industry, affairs infrastructure and services and by applying the latest statistics and information in the Statistical Yearbooks. The findings of this study show the lack of homogeneous and balanced distribution of facilities and services in the counties of Markazi province. So, out of total 12 counties of Markazi province, the counties Arak, Saveh and Khomein and also, counties Ashtian, Khandab and Farahan had the first and the last grades, respectively. In general, the counties of Markazi provinces are not identical in terms of having the selected indicators and there are inequalities in the province.   Manuscript profile

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6 - On the Measurement of the Relationship between Residence Place and Social Delinquencies (Case study: Marginalized and Non- Marginalized Neighborhoods of Nehzatabad and Golestan in Ahwaz City)
S. Maleki N. Daripour Z. Sayahi

Marginalization is the manifestation of social-economic inequality related to lack of balance in appropriate distribution of social facilities and resources of the society. The distribution of economic, social and political facilities is not balanced in all regions of t More

Marginalization is the manifestation of social-economic inequality related to lack of balance in appropriate distribution of social facilities and resources of the society. The distribution of economic, social and political facilities is not balanced in all regions of the countries, especially in developing ones and causes migration and transfer population from poor to enjoyed areas, so this situation creates marginalization and creates problems in the process of urbanization which is considered as a negative element in urbanization. The objective of this study is the analysis and measurement of the relationship between residence place and social delinquencies and among marginalized and non- marginalized neighborhoods. This study is Practical and also Descriptive-analytical in terms of objective and also nature and methodology, respectively. Using Cochran formula, sample size was calculated from the population of research in which, the households living in Nehzatabad (marginalized), and Golestan (non-marginalized). Furthermore, 300 members and 320 members were surveyed randomly from Nehzatabad and Golestan, correspondingly. In order to analyze hypothesizes, comparing the mean of two variables and two-way variance were used by SPSS software. Maps were made using ARC GIS software. The mean of social delinquencies equals 1.97 and 2.15 in Nehzatabad marginalized and Golestan non-marginalized neighborhoods, respectively. Given GIS=0.01 and T=2.614, means are significantly different. Therefore it could be concluded that the level of social delinquencies in the Nehzatabad neighborhood is more than Golestan neighborhood. The two-way variance shows an interaction between residence place, education and income level in tendency toward social delinquencies.   Manuscript profile

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7 - On the Effects Analysis of the Implementation of Reconstruction Plans (Case Study: Workaneh Village, Hamedan City)
M. Aazami M. Samian E. Ansari

Most of theorists and researchers believe that villages have always enjoyed a special status in national development programs. In fact, they are an integral part of development programs in different countries. In this regard, rural improvement plans aimed at strengtheni More

Most of theorists and researchers believe that villages have always enjoyed a special status in national development programs. In fact, they are an integral part of development programs in different countries. In this regard, rural improvement plans aimed at strengthening the social, economic and physical foundations of the villages of Iran at rural districts and villages level at penetration zone centered by rural district do classification of social and infrastructure services at rural district level. Finally, by preparing reconstruction plansof the central village, a model for the physical development of the villages at penetration zone with different instructions would be provide. Now, after more than two decades since the beginning of implementation of rural improvement and guiding plans in rural areas of the country and spending huge costs in the various stages of its preparation and implementation, we are witness many works in different fields, such as the transformation in village context, changes in the pattern of housing construction, inconsistency in the village passageways network, facilitating the commuting of the villagers, and so on. The objective of this study was to analyze the effects of the implementation of reconstruction plans in Workaneh village from the villagers' point of view. The research was descriptive analytical method which is for collecting data, field study and documentary methods were utilized. Accordingly, based on the population size (219 households), the sample size of studied households was 214 households through all calculation. To analyze the reliability of the research tool, the questionnaires were given to 30 heads of households, the results were examined and Cronbach alpha was calculated. The obtained result was 0.94% which was rather an acceptable figure. The findings indicated that rural improvement plans had a positive and significant relationship at level 99% in five indexes applied in this study including housing, health, land use, passageways network, economic and social indexes. However, there was no significant effect between the economic status of households and the effect of the mentioned indexes. Also, the results of the Chi-square test showed that there was a positive and significant relationship between the type of main occupation and the resulting variables from rural improvement plans, i.e., housing, health, land use, passageways network, economic and social indexes at level more than 99%. Manuscript profile

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8 - On the Geographical Analysis of the Social Capital Role in the Tribal Households' Quality of Life (Case Study: Il-Noei, Zilaei Tribe, Charam County, Kohkiloyeh and Boyer Ahmad Provinces)
S. Sanaei moghadam B. Mohamadi yaghaneh

Tribal communities as a third community of the country has a significant role in the development of economic, social and cultural development of the country, in terms of population after urban and rural communities. The existence of favorable social capital in these com More

Tribal communities as a third community of the country has a significant role in the development of economic, social and cultural development of the country, in terms of population after urban and rural communities. The existence of favorable social capital in these communities has affected on the various aspects of tribal life which one of these aspects is the quality of life. The question that arises in this regard is what is the relationship between social capital and quality of life in tribal areas? The objective of this study is the Geographical analysis of the social capital role in the tribal households' quality of life within the studied area. The method of this study was descriptive-analytical and its type is applied. Data collection was done through field study and library (questionnaire and interview). For data analysis, descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation and variance) and inferential statistics (correlation Coefficient, regression analysis, and chi-square) were used. The population of this study were all tribal families of Il-Noei. In population and housing census in 2011, Il-Noei had 7 inhabited villages, 4450 population and 1105 households. Based on Cochran formula, the number of 138 required samples were obtained to complete the questionnaire of households. Also selection of the tribal households, was simply randomly till principle of equal opportunity for selection of households to be observed. The results of the research show that there is a direct and significant relationship between the social capital and the quality of life of the tribal families. Studies show that the existence of social participation, which is performed at various ceremonies, is the most important dimension of social capital affecting the tribal households' quality of life. Manuscript profile

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9 - On the Evaluation of the Biogas Production Capability of Animal Wastes in Rural Areas (Case Study: Kermanshah Province)
R. bahrami

Today, access to clean and secure energy sources is one of the main objectives of sustainable development. Biogas can be used as a strategy to replace fossil energy in rural areas by enjoying features such as generating clean energy, improving rural health environment a More

Today, access to clean and secure energy sources is one of the main objectives of sustainable development. Biogas can be used as a strategy to replace fossil energy in rural areas by enjoying features such as generating clean energy, improving rural health environment and production of animal manure which is the main source of nutrients (Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Potassium) and is free of weed seeds and pathogens.Study was conducted aimed to evaluate the production of biogas in rural areas of Kermanshah which people use required energy by means of gas for cooking and consuming water per capita through field study. The use of gas energy has been calculated according to the standards and national regulations of the country. Findings from different aspects infered that biogas is the best alternative for gas plumbing in rural areas economically, socially, and due to the tectonic position of Kermanshah province from 65% savings, Low-durability type of rural houses, and earthquake point of view, respectively. In terms of the environment, biogas cleans the countryside and raise the level of village health. Technologically, training and using biogas in rural areas is simple. The results show that using biogas in rural areas requires localization and creation of cultural and economic grounds through the collaboration of government agencies because of the lack of local people's awareness of it (Jihad and Banks to educate and to allocate loans, correspondingly), and to assist civil institutions.   Manuscript profile

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10 - On the Analysis of the Urban Social Capital Situation (Case Study: Estahban City, Fars Province)
S.R. Akbarian renizi M. Rezaali Z. Chaharrahi

The social capital is an undeniable part of urban planning process which has always been considered as one of the most important and effective factors in achieving sustainable urban development, due to its role and interests. The objective of this study is to measure th More

The social capital is an undeniable part of urban planning process which has always been considered as one of the most important and effective factors in achieving sustainable urban development, due to its role and interests. The objective of this study is to measure the social capital and effective components on its formation in Estahban city (Fars Province). So, this study is an applied rerearch with descriptive–analytical methodology. Documentary and field study (questionnaire) were used to collect the required data. The population consisted of households in Estahban city, which 320 households were selected as the sample size in this study based on Cochran formula. To measure the social capital, 33 indexes were used in the form of 6 main components. Data analysis was performed using T-test, correlation coefficient and regression analysis method. The results show that the social capital in the city under study is higher than the mean level, and from among the studied components, i.e., Coherence and Solidarity, Partnership, Trust and Awareness, there is a statistically direct and meaningful relationship. Also the finding show that the satisfaction from the environmental city quality with degree 0.392 had the most effect on forming the social capital. Manuscript profile

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11 - On the Effects' Evaluation and Analysis of the Implementation Rural Guiding Plans to Improve the Quality of Villagers Life (Case Study: Khavmirabad Villages of Marivan District)
S. Mohammadi سید هادی tayebnya B. Taba A. Davoodi

Promoting and improving the quality of life of villagers is the main goal of implementing rural development programs, and most notably, rural guiding plan is as the most case-driven local development projects. In this regard, it is required that after several years of i More

Promoting and improving the quality of life of villagers is the main goal of implementing rural development programs, and most notably, rural guiding plan is as the most case-driven local development projects. In this regard, it is required that after several years of implementation of the conducting of the conducting of the projects, an assessment would be made to determine the consequences of the implementation of the plan on the changes in the quality of life of the villagers. On the other hand, by identifying the strengths and weaknesses, the information necessary is gained for improved management of these plans to improve the quality of life of villagers. This is the main objective of this applied research, which had been done through descriptive-analytical method and its data had been collected from both documentary and field sources (Interview, Questionnaire and Observation). The Cochran formula was used to determine the sample size of the population, the households supervisors of 8 villages (1252 households) of Khavmirabad district who had been conducting their rural guiding plan for at least 3 years and 250 supervisors which were selected as sample size and after stratified distribution of questionnaires in the villages, questionnaires were distributed randomly among households. The results of data analysis using descriptive statistics (Mean and Mode) and inferential statistics (chi-square, single-sample t-test, Pearson correlation, one-way variance analysis and path analysis) showed that implementation of rural guiding plan failed in promotion and improvement of the economic and social dimensions of the quality of villagers' life. In contrast, it had increased the quality of villagers' life in two dimensions: environmental and physical Also, there is a significant relationship between the quality of villagers' life with the history of implementation of projects and the population of villages, and this is the physical dimension that has had the greatest impact on improving the quality of villagers' life by implementation of rural guiding plan. Manuscript profile

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12 - On the Effects Analysis of Microgrids in Occurring the Challenge of Human Settlements in Urban Space (Case Study: Abadan City)
M. shayan S. Ghanbari F. salmanpoor M. miri M. sanaie qohi

Every year, wind erosion and its related problems imposed heavily damages to the environment, social and health parts of the society. Iran, due to the extent of dry-scrubbing and dust that cover each year a large part of the country, coping and optimal guidance of this More

Every year, wind erosion and its related problems imposed heavily damages to the environment, social and health parts of the society. Iran, due to the extent of dry-scrubbing and dust that cover each year a large part of the country, coping and optimal guidance of this phenomenon is very important. The objective of this study was effects analysis of microgrids in occurring the challenge of human settlements in urban space of Abadan. The population under study included all citizens of Abadan city (N=283601). The sample under study were 250 persons which were selected by stratified sampling method and by the use of Cochran formula. The tool for collecting field study data was a researcher-made questionnaire which its validity was confirmed using the views of the relevant experts and university professors after necessary reforms. The reliability of the study tool was assessed using pre-test (using 30 questionnaires) and Cronbach alpha coefficient was calculated and the results of the pre-test confirmed the reliability of the research tool (Cronbach alpha, 0.7). The results which had been done by the use of SPSS software determined that the level of the awareness of majority of people of that region form the effects of its complications and effects was at average level, but they were in forced to continue living with that in forced phenomenon. The results of the effects of the microgrids on the factors studied showed that this matter posed a serious threat to the physical and mental well-being of the settlements and their environment. It also reduced recreation and sports activities in terms of cultural and social factors. Reducing residents' income was one of the economic factor indexes that had been affected by the phenomenon of microorganisms. Manuscript profile

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13 - Physical Development Planning of Urban Green Space with an Emphasis on Accessibility Factor (Case Study: Babol City)
R. Lahmian

Interest in urban parks has begun as a result of urban population growth and in recent years, attention has been paid to the sustainability of parks in relation to social and environmental issues. In addition to providing aesthetic and recreational value to parks, these More

Interest in urban parks has begun as a result of urban population growth and in recent years, attention has been paid to the sustainability of parks in relation to social and environmental issues. In addition to providing aesthetic and recreational value to parks, these parks also play a key role in economic development, improving public health, creating job opportunities and creating self-sufficiency in natural resources, in all of these factors, the access element is one of the most important dimensions in this regard. The objective of this study is physical development planning of urban green spaces with an emphasis on the accessibility factor of Babol city. Through surveys and field observations, the indexes were collected and next, using the hierarchical analysis model, combination of the variables and share of each one in explaining the availability of the access of urban parks separated from neighborhoods were done. Then, using GIS software and location method, new green spaces are proposed based on the needs of citizens and to address the per capita green spaces in Babol. The study shew that the main prerequisites for the development of green spaces are the awareness of managers and intermediate authorities of the municipalities about the benefits of green spaces, the need for all people to participate in the importance of urban environmental quality issues and access to the equipment needed for green spaces. Manuscript profile

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14 - On the Analysis of Factors Affecting Urban Sustainability (Case Study: Ardabil City)
L. Sayad Y. Gholipour S. Feyzi

  Urbanization development and growing process of urban population has caused problems such as excessive use of resources, environmental pollution, increased social anomalies and economic problems at urban communities. Sustainable development has been the main slo More

  Urbanization development and growing process of urban population has caused problems such as excessive use of resources, environmental pollution, increased social anomalies and economic problems at urban communities. Sustainable development has been the main slogan in the third millennium and the new paradigm in the most popular theoretical and scientific literature concerning urban development and planning. The objective of this study was to analyze and categorize the factors affecting urban sustainability in Ardebil city from the citizens' points of view as the main beneficiaries of urban planning program. The study was descriptive-analytical research and the method of collecting information was documentary and survey (Field Finder). Population were the citizens of Ardabil city. The sample size included 384 members based on Cochran formula, while there was a two stage cluster sampling method. The 26 items of the research questionnaire were reduced to five factors using exploratory factor analysis. All the five factors explain 68.059 percent of total variance. The first factor (environment design) plays the most important role with specific value 5.636 (21.676% of variance) in setting all effective variance factors on urban sustainability. Then the social factor with specific value 3.707 (14.259% of variance), management factor with specific value 3.695 (14.212% of variance) economic-infrastructural factor with specific value 475/2 (518/9% of variance) environmental factor with specific value 183.2 (8.3394 percent variance) were located at second, third, fourth, and fifth level of factors affecting urban sustainability. Manuscript profile

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15 - Text Mining and Drawing a Compiled Social Network of the Journal of Studies of Human Settlements Planning (JSHSP) Studies with a Scientometric Approach
H. Barangi

The aim of this study is to review and the meaning, content and statistics analysis and articles status of the Journal of Human Settlements Planning Studies. To achieve this objective, scientometric techniques were used. To collect data and initial analysis, a software More

The aim of this study is to review and the meaning, content and statistics analysis and articles status of the Journal of Human Settlements Planning Studies. To achieve this objective, scientometric techniques were used. To collect data and initial analysis, a software was designed. The population of this study was all articles of this journal which included 328 articles which were published from 2006 to 2016. Analyses included keywords' communicative clustering, drawing a compiled social network, detecting top researchers with regard to synthetic indicators and indicators related to a variety of centrality, identifying the most cited articles, the best researchers in terms of articles count and referral and top universities in terms of the number of articles published. The results showed that the journal's keywords were located in 5 thematic clusters and rural and tourism development were of the most frequent keywords. The journal's titles were located in 8 thematic clusters which clusters of guide plans' effects, social factors planning and tourism study in the rural areas were of the most important issues in the created clusters. In terms of organizational affiliation, the researchers of Islamic Azad University of Rasht have the most number of articles by participating in writing 93 articles and assigning 30%, and by considering the compiled social network, H-INDEX and the most cited researchers, it can be stated that Teimur Amar is considered as the most influential researcher in the Journal of Human Settlements Planning Studies.   Manuscript profile

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