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1 - The Effect of Couple Therapy based on Imago Relationship Therapy (IRT) on quality of marital relationship in married women
hossein matin Nasser Yoosefi mahya solgi masoumeh arjmand mazidi

10.30486/jsrp.2020.1908467.2599

This study was conducted aimed at investigating the effect of couple therapy based Imago Relationship Therapy (IRT) on quality of marital relationship in married women. The research method was semi-experimental (pre-test -post-test with control group). The statistical p More

This study was conducted aimed at investigating the effect of couple therapy based Imago Relationship Therapy (IRT) on quality of marital relationship in married women. The research method was semi-experimental (pre-test -post-test with control group). The statistical population of this study was married women with marital conflict referring to Hamedan counseling centers in 2018. To select the sample size, 30 women were selected through convenience and purposeful sampling and were randomly assigned into two experimental (15 member) and control (15 member) groups. the experimental group received treatment for 8 sessions of a 90-minute weekly treatment, and the control group received no intervention during this period. To collect data, the instrument of perceived Relationship Quality Components (PRQC) were employed. The collected data was analyzed using multivariate covariance. Based on the results of multivariable covariance analysis of data, it can be said that Imago Relationship Therapy significantly increases the quality of marital relationship dimensions and all six sub-scales (satisfaction of relationship, trust, commitment, passion and love, intimacy and love) have been made (P<0/05). Manuscript profile

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2 - The Relationship between Humor and Difficulty In Setting Excitement With Quality Of Marital Relationship In Female Nurses In Ahvaz Hospitals
Firoozeh Faraji Amin Koraei

The purpose of the present study was to determine the relationship between humor and difficulty in regulating excitement and the quality of marital relationship in female nurses. The population of this study was all married female nurses in Ahwaz city hospitals. A sampl More

The purpose of the present study was to determine the relationship between humor and difficulty in regulating excitement and the quality of marital relationship in female nurses. The population of this study was all married female nurses in Ahwaz city hospitals. A sample of 180 nurses were selected through simple random sampling. The research was descriptive-correlational. Data were collected by Norton Marriage Quality Questionnaire (1983), Sadat Khoshui and colleagues Humor Questionnaire (2009) and Grats and Romer's (2004) Emotional Regulation Scale. Data analysis was performed via using Pearson's simple correlation coefficient and multiple regression. The results of simple correlation coefficient showed that there was a significant correlation between humor and difficulty components in emotional regulation, including the component of non-acceptance of emotional responses, problems in the management of targeted behaviors, problems with impulse control, lack of emotional awareness, lack of access to emotional regulation strategies and lack of emotional clarity with the quality of marital relationship. The results of stepwise regression analysis revealed that the variables of humor, the components of problems in the management of targeted behaviors, lack of emotional awareness, and the component of problems in controlling the impulse were the significant most important predictors of the marital quality of female nurses. Manuscript profile

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3 - Testing a Causal Model of Domestic Violence Based on Mind Reading Through the Eyes and Childhood Psychological Maltreatment Mediated by the Quality of the Marital Relationship in Traumatized Women
Sajjad Basharpoor Matineh Ebadi

The aim of this study was to test a causal model of domestic violence based on mind reading through the eyes and childhood psychological maltreatment mediated by the quality of marital relationship in traumatized women. The statistical population of the study consisted More

The aim of this study was to test a causal model of domestic violence based on mind reading through the eyes and childhood psychological maltreatment mediated by the quality of marital relationship in traumatized women. The statistical population of the study consisted of all married women traumatized by domestic violence in Ardabil in 2021. The number of subjects was 300 who were selected via convenient sampling method and participated in the study online. The research method was descriptive and correlational. To collect data, Haj-Yahia Domestic Violence Against Women Questionnaire (2002), "Reading the Mind in the Eyes'' Test of Baron and Cohen (2005), Childhood Psychological Abuse Scale of Coates and Messman-Moore (2014), and the Marital Quality Scale of Basbi et al. (1995) were used. Data analysis was performed using structural equation modeling. The results showed that the variables of mind reading through the eyes, childhood psychological maltreatment had a direct effect on domestic violence in traumatized women; And these variables through the quality of marital relationship had an indirect effect on domestic violence in traumatized women. The domestic violence in traumatized women causal model goodness of fit was also confirmed using various indicators. Manuscript profile

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4 - The effectiveness of integrated model of emotional-focused approach and Gottman model on emotional self-regulation and integrative self-knowledge in couples with troubled marital relationship
Gholamreza Sanagouye Moharer Elmira Khalilzadeh Kolagar Aram Pazeshki Almani MohammadReza Bagheri

Present research aimed to determine the effectiveness of integrated model of emotional-focused approach and Gottman model on emotional self-regulation and integrative self-knowledge in couples with troubled marital relationship. This study was semi-experimental with pre More

Present research aimed to determine the effectiveness of integrated model of emotional-focused approach and Gottman model on emotional self-regulation and integrative self-knowledge in couples with troubled marital relationship. This study was semi-experimental with pretest and posttest design with control group. The research population was couples with troubled marital relationship referred to counseling centers of Tehran city in 2019 year. The research sample was 30 couple who were selected by available sampling method and randomly replaced into two equal groups. The experimental group received 10 sessions of 90 minutes the group intervention of integrated model of emotional-focused approach and Gottman model and the control group put on the waiting list for training. The research tools were the questionnaires of emotional self-regulation (Larsen & Prizmic, 2008) and integrative self-knowledge (Ghorbani & et al, 2003). To analyzed data used from method of multivariate analysis of covariance and SPSS-22 software. The findings showed that groups had a significant difference in terms of all two variables of emotional self-regulation and integrative self-knowledge (p < 0.05). In the other words, the group intervention of integrated model of emotional-focused approach and Gottman model led to increase emotional self-regulation (F=31.49, p < 0.001) and integrative self-knowledge (F=54.35, p < 0.001) in couples with troubled marital relationship. Therefore, the emotional-focused approach and Gottman model is effective method for improving the traits of couples with troubled marital relationship especially increasing emotional self-regulation and integrative self-knowledge. Manuscript profile

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5 - The effectiveness of intimate relationship skills training on marital relationship transparency and divorce tendency in divorce seeking couples
Sara Moshtaghi Aliasghar Asgharnejad Farid Ghodsi Ahghar

Present research aimed to determine the effectiveness of intimate relationship skills training on marital relationship transparency and divorce tendency in divorce seeking couples. Present study was a semi-experimental with a pretest, posttest and follow-up design with More

Present research aimed to determine the effectiveness of intimate relationship skills training on marital relationship transparency and divorce tendency in divorce seeking couples. Present study was a semi-experimental with a pretest, posttest and follow-up design with control group. The research community was divorce seeking couples of Alborz city referred to Hami Khanevadeh counseling center in 2019 year. The research sample was 20 couples who after reviewing the criteria for entering study were selected by purposive sampling method and randomly replaced into two equal groups. The experimental group trained intimate relationship skills for 8 sessions of 90 minutes and the control group didn’t received training. Data collected with the scales of marital relationship transparency (Saeedifard & et al, 2016) and divorce tendency (Rusbult & et al, 1986) and in the SPSS version 20 software analyzed by repeated measures method. The results showed that intimate relationship skills training led to increase marital relationship transparency and decrease divorce tendency in divorce seeking couples and training results were maintained in the two months follow-up stage (P<0/05). Based on the results the use of intimate relationship skills training method to improve the lives of divorce seeking couples, it is recommended to increase the marital relationship transparency and decrease the divorce tendency. Manuscript profile

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6 - The effect of solution focused couple therapy on marital adjustment, marital relationship quality and social health in divorce applicant couples
Mohammad Mohammadipour Narges Shojaei KalateBali Abolfazl Bakhshipour

The aim of present research was determine the effect of solution focused couple therapy on marital adjustment, marital relationship quality and social health in divorce applicant couples. The research method was semi-experimental with pretest-posttest design with an exp More

The aim of present research was determine the effect of solution focused couple therapy on marital adjustment, marital relationship quality and social health in divorce applicant couples. The research method was semi-experimental with pretest-posttest design with an experimental and control groups. The research population was divorce applicant couples referred to counseling center of Mashhad city in 2020 year. From population 30 couples were selected by available sampling method and randomly replaced into two equal groups including the experimental and control groups. The experimental group 7 sessions of 90 minutes received solution focused couple therapy and control group replaced on the waiting list for training. The research instruments were marital adjustment scale (Busby and et all, 1995), marital relationship quality inventory (Rust and Golombok, 2010) and social health questionnaire (Keyes, 1998). Data were analyzed by multivariate analysis of covariance method in SPSS version 19 software. The results showed that the experimental and control groups there were significantly different in terms of all three variables of marital adjustment, marital relationship quality and social health. In the other words, solution focused couple therapy led to improved marital adjustment, marital relationship quality and social health in divorced applicant couples (P <0.05). Based on the results, psychologists, therapists and health professionals can be use the solution focused couple therapy along with other treatment methods to improve health-related features, especially improving the marital adjustment, marital relationship quality and social health in divorced applicant couples. Manuscript profile

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7 - The relationship between social intelligence, cultural intelligence and emotional intelligence with the quality of marital relationships of married female students of Babol Azad University
Ali Khaneh Keshi Fatemeh Rostampoor Alashti

Abstract This research aimed to determine the relationship of social intelligence, cultural intelligence and emotional intelligence with the quality of marital relationships. This study was a descriptive one with correlation design. The statistical population of the re More

Abstract This research aimed to determine the relationship of social intelligence, cultural intelligence and emotional intelligence with the quality of marital relationships. This study was a descriptive one with correlation design. The statistical population of the research included all the married female students of Babol Azad University in 2021-2022 academic year. The sample of the study consisted of 150 people who were selected using convenience sampling method from the students of different fields of study in master degree. After discarding the distorted questionnaires, 140 questionnaires were analyzed. In order to collect the data of the study, Silvera et al.'s (2001), Ang and Earley's (2004) cultural intelligence, Wang and Lau's (2002) emotional intelligence, and Busby et al.'s (1995) marital relationship quality questionnaires were used. Pearson's correlation test and multiple regression analysis were used to analyze the data.The results of Pearson's correlation coefficient showed that the relationship of social intelligence, cultural intelligence and emotional intelligence with the quality of marital relationships was positive and significant (p<0.05). Multiple regression analysis indicated that the predictor variables explained 20 percent of the variance of the quality of marital relationship, so that the variables of social intelligence, emotional intelligence and cultural intelligence respectively, positively and significantly predicted the quality of marital relationships of students. Also, the components of the predictor variables could explain almost 32 percent of the variance of the quality of marital relationships; that is, the components of the use of emotions, self-perception evaluation, social awareness, regulation of emotions and metacognitive strategy predict the quality of the marital relationship positively and significantly. Keywords: Social intelligence, cultural intelligence, emotional intelligence, marital relationship quality. Manuscript profile

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8 - Development of a model for predicting the Marital Relations based on Social Factors and Satisfaction of Marital relationship in Student Marriages and ranking of these factors
mohsen shariati kamalabadi reza esmaili seed naser hejazi

The purpose of this study was development of a model for predicting the marital stability based on social factors (socio-economic status, social homogeneity, and social capital) and satisfaction of marital relationship in student marriages and ranking of these factors i More

The purpose of this study was development of a model for predicting the marital stability based on social factors (socio-economic status, social homogeneity, and social capital) and satisfaction of marital relationship in student marriages and ranking of these factors in universities of Isfahan. The research method was descriptive structural equation modeling. The research design was a post-event and structural equation modeling. The statistical population included all of Isfahan universities’ students, including University of Isfahan, Isfahan University of Technology, Khorasgan Azad University and Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, who were married as students between 2016 and 2018. From these individuals, a sample of 687 people was selected by purposive convenience sampling. The assessment tool included a researcher-made questionnaire on Social factors, satisfaction of marital relationship and Marital Stability (Shariati, 2019). Data were analyzed using structural equation modeling and Friedman test. Findings showed that among the social factors, only the factor of social homogeneity of spouses (P <0.05) and satisfaction of marital relationship (P <0.01) are able to significantly explain the marital stability in student marriages. Findings of Friedman test also showed that satisfaction of marital relationship, socio-economic status, social homogeneity and social capital are important in the stability of marriage, respectively and there is a significant difference in the mean rankings (P <0.05). According to these findings, basic programs for marital stability should first focus on education and improving marital relationships, and social factors can be considered in premarital programs. Manuscript profile

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9 - Investigated the role of emotional security and sexual activity in tendency of couples to external marital relationship
فرهاد محمدی مصیری کبیر شریفی

The present study investigated the role of emotional security and sexual activity in tendency of couples to external marital relationships. This study was designed and completed descriptively with correlation design. The sample included 380 couples living in Lordegan . More

The present study investigated the role of emotional security and sexual activity in tendency of couples to external marital relationships. This study was designed and completed descriptively with correlation design. The sample included 380 couples living in Lordegan . The Golombok - Rust Inventory of Sexual activity (GRISS), Intimacy Security Questionnaire – Revised (ISQ-R) and tendency to external marital relationships questionnaire were administered ,The correlation analysis showed that tendency of couples to external marital relationships have a significant relationship with their emotional security and sexual activity. Also regression analysis indicated that emotional security and sexual activity are the significant predictor for the tendency to external marital relationships. Findings confirm that there is a significant relationship between emotional security and sexual activity with tendency of couples to external marital relationships and we can predict their tendency to external marital relationships through emotional security and sexual activity . Manuscript profile

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10 - The combined effectiveness of solution-oriented and structural-oriented couple therapy on marital interaction, sexual performance and marital satisfaction in couples
masoomeh gholami fatemeh rafiei

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effectiveness of solution-oriented and systemic structural-oriented couples therapy on marital relationship, sexual performance and marital satisfaction in couples of Kermanshah city. The method of this study was a semi-e More

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effectiveness of solution-oriented and systemic structural-oriented couples therapy on marital relationship, sexual performance and marital satisfaction in couples of Kermanshah city. The method of this study was a semi-experimental pre-test-post-test type with repeated measurements. The statistical population was all the couples who referred to counseling centers in Kermanshah in 2022, after screening with Reed et al.'s (2006) marital relationship questionnaires, Rosen et al.'s sexual performance of women (2000), Rosen's men's sexual performance. and colleagues (1997) and marital satisfaction of Enrich and colleagues, 40 couples were selected purposefully and 20 couples were randomly replaced in the experimental group and 20 couples in the control group. The experimental group received eight sessions of combined solution-oriented and structural-oriented couple therapy interventions as a group, and the control group was placed on the waiting list. The results showed that solution-oriented and structural-oriented couple therapy is significant in the post-test scores of marital relationship, sexual performance, and marital satisfaction. The findings of this research potentially have important practical effects for therapists to pay attention to the combined effectiveness of solution-oriented and structural-oriented couple therapy on marital interaction, sexual performance, and marital satisfaction in couples. Manuscript profile

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11 - Mediating Role of Marital Intimacy in the Relationship of Virtue and Empathy with Relationship Quality of Non-Clinical Couples
fatemeh hajizadeh seyed Ali kimiaee Hadiseh Hosseini

Purpose: This research conducted with the aim of investigating was the mediating role of marital intimacy in the relationship between marital virtue and empathy with the quality of marital relationship. Methodology: The current research was a developmental research in More

Purpose: This research conducted with the aim of investigating was the mediating role of marital intimacy in the relationship between marital virtue and empathy with the quality of marital relationship. Methodology: The current research was a developmental research in terms of its purpose and descriptive-correlational in terms of its method. The statistical population of the current study was all non-clinical married people living in Mashhad in 2023. Based on Cochran's formula, 400 people were selected as a sample. The sample individuals were selected by available sampling method. The tools used in this research were empathy interest questionnaire of Baron-Cohen (2003), marital intimacy questionnaire of Busby et al (1983), marital virtue questionnaire of Mousavi and Dehshiri (2018), marital relationship quality questionnaire of Thompson and Walker (1995). The data was analyzed by the statistical method of structural equations. Findings: The marital intimacy has a mediating role in the relationship between marital virtue and empathy with marital relationship quality (p<0.5). Also, there was a positive and significant correlation between marital virtue and empathy with marital intimacy and marital relationship quality. Conclusion: The marital virtue and empathy Through marital intimacy, they can predict the quality of marital relationship. Manuscript profile

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12 - Comparison of the effectiveness of group education based on mindfulness, Geshtalt theory and religious spiritual approach Islam oriented on psychological distress and quality of perceived marital relationship of Educable Intellectual Disability student's mothers
Nazila Mazruei Marziyeh. Alivandivafa. Naemeh Moheb

10.30495/jwsf.2023.1973523.1786

The present study intended to compare the effectiveness of group education based on mindfulness, Geshtalt theory and religious spiritual approach Islam oriented on psychological distress and quality of perceived marital relationship of educable student's mothers . Metho More

The present study intended to compare the effectiveness of group education based on mindfulness, Geshtalt theory and religious spiritual approach Islam oriented on psychological distress and quality of perceived marital relationship of educable student's mothers . Method: This was a quasi-experimental research design with pretest, posttest, and a control group.The statistical population included all student's mothers With Educatable Intellectual Disability studying in elementary schools of Tabriz in 2020-2021 academic year, of whom 48 male students were selected using convenience sampling and randomly assigned to experimental and control groups (12 each). Data were collected using Dass questionnaire and PRQC). first, a pre-test was administered to groups.Then , the first experimental group received Geshtalt theory for ten sessions, and the second experimental group received mindfulness for eight sessions and other group received religious spiritual approach Islam oriented for eleven swssion . After that, the post-test was administered to groups. Results by Covariance analysis showed that there isnt a significant difference between therapies in psychological distress but there is a significant difference between therapies in quality of perceived marital relationship Also, Mindfulness therapy had stronger effects than others therapy in reducing increasing quality of perceived marital relationship. Conclusion: mindfulness, Geshtalt theory and religious spiritual approach Islam can be utilized as complementary interventions for ameliorating the psychological problems of Educable Intellectual Disability student's mothers. Manuscript profile

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13 - the effectiveness of group education based on religious spiritual approach Islam oriented on psychological distress, Guilt and quality of perceived marital relationship of educable student's mothers
Nazila Mazruei Marziyeh. Alivandivafa. Naeimeh Moheb

10.30495/jwsf.2023.1975613.1790

The present study was conducted with the aim of determining the difference in effectiveness of group training based on Islam-oriented spiritual-religious approach on psychological disturbance, guilt and the perceived quality of marital relationship of mothers of intelle More

The present study was conducted with the aim of determining the difference in effectiveness of group training based on Islam-oriented spiritual-religious approach on psychological disturbance, guilt and the perceived quality of marital relationship of mothers of intellectually disabled students. This research was a semi-experimental study with a pre-test, post-test and control group design; the statistical population included all the mothers of Intellectually disability students in the academic year 1399-1400 who were studying in exceptional primary schools in Tabriz city, of these, 24 samples were selected in 1 experimental groups of 12 people and 1 control group of 12 people. According to the construction of the research and the current conditions (coronavirus), the purposeful sampling method was used to select the sample. The instruments which used were Doss psychological disturbance questionnaire (1995), guilt questionnaire (self-aware emotion) (1992) and Fletcher's perceived relationship quality scale (2002). One of the experimental groups received the mindfulness training program (8 sessions), the next group did not receive the Gestalt training program (10 sessions) and spiritual-religious approach (11 sessions) and the control group did not receive the training program. Multivariate covariance analysis was used to analyze the data. The findings of this research showed that Group training based on the spiritual-religious approach of Islam is effective on psychological disturbance, guilt and perceived marital relationship quality of mothers of intellectually disability students. Based on the results obtained from this research, it can be concluded that group training based on the spiritual-religious approach based on Islam can be used as complementary interventions to reduce problems and improve the psychological problems of mothers of students with Intellectually disabilities. Manuscript profile

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14 - Comparison of the Effectiveness of Group Training Based on Mindfulness, Gestalt Theory and Islam-oriented Spiritual-Religious Approach on the Perceived Marital Relationship Quality of Mothers of Mentally Retarded Students
nazila mazruei marziyeh. alivandivafa naeimeh moheb

10.30495/jinev.2023.1975835.2814

 The present study was conducted with the aim of determining the difference in effectiveness of group training based on mindfulness, Gestalt theory and Islam-oriented spiritual-religious approach on perceived quality of marital relationship of mothers of intellectu More

 The present study was conducted with the aim of determining the difference in effectiveness of group training based on mindfulness, Gestalt theory and Islam-oriented spiritual-religious approach on perceived quality of marital relationship of mothers of intellectually disabled student. The statistical population included all the mothers of Intellectually disability students in the academic year 2020-2021 who were studying in exceptional primary schools in Tabriz city, of these, 48 samples were selected in 3 experimental groups of 12 people and 1 control group of 12 people. According to the construction of the research and the current conditions (coronavirus), the available sampling method was used to select the sample. The instruments which used was Fletcher's perceived relationship quality scale (2002). The results of multivariate covariance analysis showed that group training based on mindfulness, gestalt and Islamic spiritual-religious approach is effective on the perceived marital relationship quality of mothers of mentally retarded students. Based on the results obtained from this research, it can be concluded that group training based on mindfulness, Gestalt theory and the spiritual-religious approach based on Islam can be used as complementary interventions to reduce problems and improve the marital relationship of mothers of students with Intellectually disabilities. Manuscript profile

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15 - Psychometric Properties of Confidence Scale in Marital Relationships And its relation to the scale of love story
raheleh زرگرباشی عبدالحسن فرهنگی

Psychometric Properties of Confidence Scale in Marital Relationships And its relation to the scale of love story

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16 - the Effectiveness of Group Education based on the Islam—Oriented Religious Spiritual Approach on the Psychological Distress, Guilt and Quality of Perceived Marital Relationship of intellectually disabled student's mothers
nazila mazruei Marzieh Alivandi Vafa نعیمه محب

The present study was conducted with the aim of determining the effectiveness of group training based on Islam-oriented spiritual-religious approach on psychological disturbance, guilt and the perceived quality of marital relationship of mothers of intellectually disabl More

The present study was conducted with the aim of determining the effectiveness of group training based on Islam-oriented spiritual-religious approach on psychological disturbance, guilt and the perceived quality of marital relationship of mothers of intellectually disabled students. This research was a semi-experimental study with a pre-test, post-test and control group design; the statistical population included all the mothers of Intellectually disability students in the academic year 1399-1400 who were studying in exceptional primary schools in Tabriz city. From among this population 24 mothers were selected purposfully as the sample and put into two groups of experimental and control, each having 12 members. The instruments which Were used included Doss psychological disturbance questionnaire (1995), guilt questionnaire (self-aware emotion) (1992) and Fletcher's perceived relationship quality scale (2002). the experimental group received the In the Farsi abstract you have written that you have only one experimental and one control group spiritual-religious approach (11 sessions) and the control group did not receive the training program. Multivariate covariance analysis was used to analyze the data. The findings of this research showed that Group training based on the spiritual-religious approach of Islam is effective on psychological disturbance, guilt and perceived marital relationship quality of mothers of intellectually disability students. Based on the results obtained from this research, it can be concluded that group training based on Islam-oriented spiritualreligious approach spiritual-religious approach can be used as complementary interventions to reduce problems and solve the psychological problems of mothers of students with Intellectually disabilities. Manuscript profile

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