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The impact of employer-provided car coverage policies on urban spatial structure and commuting behavior 雇主提供汽车覆盖政策对城市空间结构和通勤行为的影响

IF 3.4 3区工程技术 Q1 ECONOMICS

Research in Transportation Economics

Pub Date : 2025-10-30 DOI: 10.1016/j.retrec.2025.101659

Gökhan Güven

Employer-provided cars have become a standard mode of transportation worldwide, particularly for commuting. In most cases, company cars are considered fringe benefits, with a full package covering all internal travel costs (fuel, tolls, parking, etc.) paid by the employer. However, employers increasingly exclude these nonessential costs and offer only limited coverage packages to employees as a cost-cutting measure. This study analyzes the effects of different coverage policies on urban spatial structure, travel behavior, and residential location preferences under two different congestion management technologies (standard and bottleneck) and labor market structures (locally efficient and inefficient). Limited coverage with standard congestion tolling results in clustered economic activities and populations for both labor market structures. However, limited coverage with bottleneck congestion tolling can cause urban sprawl and more dispersed home locations, mainly due to constant trip costs, given that employers redistribute the surplus in the mobility budget (income effect). This study highlights the policy implications of urban fringe growth and downtown decline.

雇主提供的汽车已经成为世界范围内的一种标准交通方式，尤其是在通勤方面。在大多数情况下，公司的汽车被认为是附带福利，包括所有内部旅行费用（燃料，通行费，停车等）由雇主支付。然而，雇主越来越多地排除这些不必要的成本，只向员工提供有限的保险计划，作为削减成本的措施。本文分析了在两种不同拥堵管理技术（标准和瓶颈）和劳动力市场结构（局部高效和非高效）下，不同覆盖政策对城市空间结构、出行行为和居住区位偏好的影响。标准拥堵收费的覆盖范围有限，导致经济活动和劳动力市场结构的人口聚集。然而，考虑到雇主重新分配流动性预算的盈余（收入效应），有限的瓶颈拥堵收费覆盖范围可能导致城市蔓延和更分散的家庭位置，这主要是由于恒定的出行成本。这项研究强调了城市边缘增长和市中心衰落的政策含义。

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Young people preferences about enhanced transportation services for intercity trips: An integrated choice and latent variable approach 年轻人对加强城际旅行交通服务的偏好：综合选择和潜在变量方法

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Research in Transportation Economics

Pub Date : 2025-10-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.retrec.2025.101660

Yue Huang , Hongcheng Gan , Maria Nadia Postorino , Ke Wang , Xuelian Wu

With rapid urbanization, the demand for intercity travel is increasing, along with the variety of travel options due to technological advancements. However, prior studies on intercity travel mode choice have rarely considered functional amenities and psychological factors, often relying on revealed preference (RP) or stated preference (SP) data. This study designed an RP and SP questionnaire based on a trip chain integrating intra- and intercity mobility, focusing on the Hefei metropolitan area in China. Utilizing RP-SP fusion data, an Integrated Choice and Latent Variable framework incorporating random taste heterogeneity and psychological characteristics was developed to investigate travelers' mode choice behavior for conventional train, high-speed rail, intercity bus, private car, and intercity ride-hailing. Findings indicate that intercity in-vehicle time and cost are the most influential factors, with significant heterogeneity among travelers. There is lower satisfaction with the in-vehicle time of trains and buses, and the costs associated with buses and ride-hailing services. Intra-city access time is also crucial, while service attributes like catering and hygiene conditions, Wi-Fi availability show minimal impact. Psychological traits, including safety concern, hedonism, and social anxiety, significantly affect intercity travel preferences. Elasticity analysis suggests that intercity buses’ market growth potential comes mainly from train and ride-hailing consumers.

随着城市化的快速发展，对城际旅行的需求不断增加，同时由于技术的进步，旅行选择也越来越多。然而，以往关于城际出行方式选择的研究很少考虑功能舒适度和心理因素，往往依赖于显示偏好（RP）或陈述偏好（SP）数据。本研究以合肥都市圈为研究对象，设计了一份基于整合城市内和城际交通出行链的RP和SP问卷。利用RP-SP融合数据，建立了包含随机口味异质性和心理特征的综合选择和潜在变量框架，研究了旅客对传统列车、高铁、城际巴士、私家车和城际网约车的模式选择行为。结果表明，城市间的车内时间和成本是影响城市间出行行为的主要因素，且在不同出行人群中存在显著的异质性。人们对火车和公共汽车的车内时间以及与公共汽车和叫车服务相关的成本的满意度较低。城市内的访问时间也至关重要，而餐饮和卫生条件、Wi-Fi可用性等服务属性的影响最小。安全顾虑、享乐主义和社交焦虑等心理特征显著影响城际旅游偏好。弹性分析表明，城际客车的市场增长潜力主要来自火车和网约车消费者。

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Understanding heterogeneous preferences of physically disabled people for wheelchair-accessible express bus: Towards equitable public transportation 了解残障人士对轮椅无障碍快速巴士的不同偏好：迈向公平的公共交通

IF 3.4 3区工程技术 Q1 ECONOMICS

Research in Transportation Economics

Pub Date : 2025-10-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.retrec.2025.101653

Doosun Hong, Sunghoon Jang

This study explores the heterogeneous adoption preferences of physically disabled people for the introduction of wheelchair-accessible express bus in intercity travel. A face-to-face stated choice experiment for physically disabled people was conducted in South Korea, where significant policy efforts have been made to enhance adoption of wheelchair-accessible express bus. A latent class mixed logit incorporating panel effect was applied to explore inter- and intra-personal heterogeneity in the preferences. The results indicate that both inter- and intra-personal heterogeneity are statistically significant. The inter-personal heterogeneity was discontinuously separated into the classes by some socio-demographics, disability grade, and their intention to increase the number of intercity travel, affecting their value of travel time, then the continuously distributed personal heterogeneity is significantly observed in all the classes. The results further show that the adoption probability is higher in the group with a lower value of travel time. On average, the adoption probabilities are more sensitive to increased travel time or decreased travel cost of the wheelchair-accessible express bus.

本研究探讨残障人士在城际交通中对轮椅无障碍快速巴士的异质选择偏好。韩国进行了一项面向身体残疾人士的面对面陈述选择实验，并在政策上做出了重大努力，以促进轮椅无障碍快速巴士的采用。采用包含面板效应的潜在类别混合logit来探讨偏好的个人间和个人内异质性。结果表明，个体间和个体内的异质性均具有统计学意义。个体间异质性被社会人口特征、残疾程度、增加城际出行次数的意愿等因素不连续地划分为不同的等级，个体间异质性在各等级均呈显著的连续分布。结果进一步表明，出行时间越小的群体被采用的概率越高。平均而言，采用概率对增加出行时间或降低出行成本更为敏感。

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Risk prevention and adaptation strategies for geographically complementary seaports and dry ports under intermodal interaction 多式联运互动下地理互补海港和陆港的风险防范和适应策略

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Research in Transportation Economics

Pub Date : 2025-10-21 DOI: 10.1016/j.retrec.2025.101654

Bi Wang , Canyou Wang , Haike Qiao , Qin Su

Geographically complementary seaports and dry ports confront an elevated susceptibility to a spectrum of regular and disruption risks resulting from their unique geographical location and pivotal socioeconomic roles. Port authorities (PAs) respond to these challenges through preventive investments aimed at reducing the probability of risk occurrence and adaptive investments designed to mitigate the severity of consequences. This study develops a two-stage game-theoretic model to jointly examine these investment decisions, incorporating the dynamics of intermodal competition and cooperation between geographically complementary seaports and dry ports. The analysis reveals a bidirectional free-rider phenomenon, wherein seaports may underinvest in prevention while deriving benefits from the efforts of dry ports, and conversely, dry ports may depend on the adaptation implemented by seaports without contributing proportionally. Under intermodal competition, PAs compete for overlapping hinterland markets, incentivizing them to actively resolve risk uncertainties to strengthen competitive advantage. In cooperative settings, reduced market rivalry leads to a higher tolerance for unresolved uncertainties, prompting PAs to prioritize investments in risks characterized by lower uncertainty. The findings indicate that differentiated investment strategies may compromise the overall profitability of PAs. These findings offer managerial insights for decision-makers seeking to enhance port resilience and optimize resource allocation in port-hinterland system.

地理位置互补的海港和陆港由于其独特的地理位置和关键的社会经济作用，面临着对一系列常规和中断风险的更高敏感性。港口当局（PAs）通过旨在降低风险发生概率的预防性投资和旨在减轻后果严重性的适应性投资来应对这些挑战。本研究建立了一个两阶段博弈论模型，结合地理上互补的海港和陆港之间的多式联运竞争和合作的动态，来共同研究这些投资决策。分析揭示了一种双向搭便车现象，其中海港可能在预防方面投资不足，同时从干港的努力中获益，相反，干港可能依赖海港实施的适应措施，而没有按比例做出贡献。在多式联运竞争下，航空公司会争夺重叠的腹地市场，从而激励航空公司积极化解风险不确定性，以增强竞争优势。在合作环境中，市场竞争的减少导致对未解决的不确定性的容忍度更高，促使pa优先考虑对不确定性较低的风险进行投资。研究结果表明，差异化的投资策略可能会损害PAs的整体盈利能力。这些发现为寻求增强港口弹性和优化港口-腹地系统资源配置的决策者提供了管理见解。

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Multistage modeling of advanced seat reservation and fare product choices 高级座位预订和票价产品选择的多级建模

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Research in Transportation Economics

Pub Date : 2025-10-18 DOI: 10.1016/j.retrec.2025.101652

Chieh-Hua Wen, Zheng Tai

Airlines provide a range of fare products and ancillary services to accommodate travelers’ diverse requirements. This study presents a modeling framework for air travel decisions, focusing on fare product choice and advanced seat selection. The framework is utilized to develop and estimate mixed logit models in multiple stages to enhance air travel demand and revenue forecasting. The proposed models are validated using online survey data collected from a sample of respondents who have traveled from Taipei to Tokyo and/or Taipei to San Francisco. The empirical results indicate that individual socioeconomic status and trip characteristics strongly influence decisions at various stages. Airfare and seat selection fees play crucial roles in air travelers’ decision-making. Significant substitutions between alternatives and notable heterogeneity in preferences were observed. Our findings offer important behavioral and managerial suggestions for airlines.

航空公司提供一系列的票价产品和辅助服务，以满足旅客的不同需求。本研究提出了一个航空旅行决策的模型框架，重点是票价产品选择和高级座位选择。该框架可用于开发和估计多阶段的混合logit模型，以增强航空旅行需求和收入预测。我们使用从台北到东京和/或台北到旧金山旅行的受访者样本收集的在线调查数据来验证所提出的模型。实证结果表明，个体的社会经济地位和出行特征对不同阶段的决策影响较大。机票和选座费在航空旅客的决策中起着至关重要的作用。在选择之间观察到显著的替代和显著的偏好异质性。我们的研究结果为航空公司提供了重要的行为和管理建议。

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Examining parking preferences with private autonomous vehicles using random forest and logit models: the case of commuters to central Melbourne 使用随机森林和logit模型研究私人自动驾驶汽车的停车偏好：以墨尔本市中心的通勤者为例

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Research in Transportation Economics

Pub Date : 2025-10-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.retrec.2025.101651

Allan Pimenta , Liton (Md) Kamruzzaman , Fuad Huda , Graham Currie

Private autonomous vehicles (PAVs) have the potential to significantly reduce the demand for parking spaces and costs in urban centres through their self-driving capabilities to find free or cheaper parking options elsewhere. Yet, limited research has examined how factors such as residential location, residential parking type, and workplace parking payment type (e.g., self-paid or employer-paid) influence PAV parking choices and associated empty-cruising vehicle-kilometres travelled (VKT). This study addresses these gaps using survey data collected from 526 commuters driving to Central Melbourne, Australia. We employ both random forest (RF) and multinomial logistic regression (MNL) models to investigate factors influencing different parking options. The MNL results show that commute time, household composition, residential parking type, region, age, housing type, and walking time are key determinants of preferences for sending PAVs home. Meanwhile, education, household composition, region, and car ownership influence preferences for free suburban parking. These results align with RF model importance rankings, where commute time (19 %) and household composition (11 %) were the top predictors. Additionally, sending vehicles home could generate 13 % more VKT compared to current commuter patterns. These findings have implications for managing future CBD parking supply, regulating empty cruising, and shaping land use and pricing strategies for PAV-era mobility.

私人自动驾驶汽车（pav）具有自动驾驶功能，可以在其他地方找到免费或更便宜的停车位，因此有可能大幅减少城市中心对停车位的需求和成本。然而，有限的研究已经调查了诸如住宅位置、住宅停车类型和工作场所停车支付类型（例如，自费或雇主付费）等因素如何影响PAV停车选择和相关的空巡航车辆行驶公里（VKT）。这项研究利用从526名开车前往澳大利亚墨尔本中部的通勤者中收集的调查数据来解决这些差距。本文采用随机森林（RF）和多项逻辑回归（MNL）模型来研究不同停车选择的影响因素。MNL结果表明，通勤时间、家庭组成、住宅停车类型、地区、年龄、住房类型和步行时间是决定自动驾驶汽车返家偏好的关键因素。同时，教育程度、家庭构成、地区和汽车保有量影响人们对郊区免费停车的偏好。这些结果与RF模型的重要性排名一致，其中通勤时间（19%）和家庭组成（11%）是最重要的预测因素。此外，与目前的通勤模式相比，将车辆送回家可以多产生13%的VKT。这些发现对管理未来CBD的停车供应、调节空车巡航以及为pav时代的交通制定土地使用和定价策略具有重要意义。

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Addressing transport disadvantages in regional and rural areas through integrated mobility services 通过综合交通服务解决区域和农村地区的交通劣势

IF 3.4 3区工程技术 Q1 ECONOMICS

Research in Transportation Economics

Pub Date : 2025-10-14 DOI: 10.1016/j.retrec.2025.101650

Haoning Xi , John D. Nelson , Corinne Mulley , David A. Hensher , Chinh Ho , Camila Balbontin

This paper explores mobility barriers and the impact of transport disadvantage on vulnerable individuals (such as the elderly, disabled, and low-income) in regional and rural areas. Qualitative analysis is conducted using the data collected from community group discussions in three regional towns in New South Wales (NSW), Australia, and identifies a significant gap in the literature concerning the potential for integrated mobility solutions to address mobility barriers of the transport-disadvantaged in regional and rural settings. Our findings highlight the need to strive for the “gold standard” including better infrastructure, integration of services, increased safety, comfort, and convenience, and greater availability, affordability, and flexibility of mobility services. The insights from the discussions suggest that integrated mobility solutions, have significant potential to ameliorate these barriers, improve the quality of life and promote social inclusion for rural populations. The paper provides policy implications on improving the appeal and adoption of integrated mobility solutions more generally in regional and rural settings.

本文探讨了区域和农村地区的流动性障碍和交通劣势对弱势群体（如老年人、残疾人和低收入者）的影响。定性分析是利用从澳大利亚新南威尔士州（NSW）三个区域城镇的社区小组讨论中收集的数据进行的，并确定了文献中关于综合交通解决方案的潜力的重大差距，以解决区域和农村环境中交通劣势人群的交通障碍。我们的研究结果强调，需要努力实现“黄金标准”，包括改善基础设施、整合服务、提高安全性、舒适性和便利性，以及提高移动服务的可用性、可负担性和灵活性。从讨论中得出的见解表明，综合流动性解决方案在改善这些障碍、提高农村人口的生活质量和促进社会包容方面具有巨大潜力。本文提供了在区域和农村环境中更广泛地提高综合移动解决方案的吸引力和采用的政策含义。

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Intention to adopt battery electric vehicles among the early-to-late majority: Policy and behavioral insights from post-subsidy China 采用纯电动汽车的意向：来自补贴后中国的政策和行为洞察

IF 3.4 3区工程技术 Q1 ECONOMICS

Research in Transportation Economics

Pub Date : 2025-10-13 DOI: 10.1016/j.retrec.2025.101649

Feiyu Feng (Associate professor) , Xinhao Ding (Master student) , Jieru Zou , Liangpeng Gao (Associate professor) , Qian Sun (Associate professor)

As the battery electric vehicle (BEV) market matures and fiscal subsidies are phased out, consumer purchase intentions and potential user groups evolve. To further increase BEV penetration in the post-subsidy era, it is crucial to understand cognitive differences and influencing factors across adopter segments. However, limited research has addressed shifting purchasing intentions among adopters at different stages. Guided by innovation diffusion theory, this study fills this gap by identifying current and potential users as early adopters and the early-to-late majority. For the latter group, an extended Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) model is proposed, incorporating BEV-specific factors such as environmental morals, belief in electrification, anticipated grid stability, pleasure-driven incentives, and technological proficiency. Based on survey data from 600 potential car buyers in Beijing, China, partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) is applied to estimate determinants. Results reveal that the early-to-late majority are significantly influenced by social influence, effort expectancy, facilitating conditions, and technological proficiency, whereas performance expectations and environmental concern are no longer significant. This shift reflects a growing emphasis on social value, cost-effectiveness, and ease of use. The findings underscore the need for targeted policy strategies to support BEV adoption in the post-subsidy era.

随着纯电动汽车（BEV）市场的成熟和财政补贴的逐步取消，消费者的购买意愿和潜在用户群体也在不断演变。为了在后补贴时代进一步提高纯电动汽车的普及率，了解不同用户群体的认知差异及其影响因素至关重要。然而，有限的研究已经解决了不同阶段采用者购买意愿的变化。在创新扩散理论的指导下，本研究通过将当前和潜在用户确定为早期采用者和早到晚的大多数人来填补这一空白。对于后者，提出了一种扩展的技术接受和使用统一理论（UTAUT）模型，其中纳入了电动汽车的特定因素，如环境道德、对电气化的信念、预期的电网稳定性、快乐驱动的激励和技术熟练程度。基于对中国北京600名潜在购车者的调查数据，应用偏最小二乘结构方程模型（PLS-SEM）估计决定因素。结果表明，社会影响、努力期望、便利条件和技术熟练程度显著影响了早期到晚期多数，而绩效期望和环境关注不再显著。这种转变反映了对社会价值、成本效益和易用性的日益重视。研究结果强调，在后补贴时代，需要有针对性的政策策略来支持纯电动汽车的采用。

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The impact of the I-35 HOT lane toll cap on congestion and revenue I-35高速公路收费上限对拥堵和收入的影响

IF 3.4 3区工程技术 Q1 ECONOMICS

Research in Transportation Economics

Pub Date : 2025-10-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.retrec.2025.101628

Vivek Kumar Gupta , Mark Burris , Xiubin "Bruce" Wang , Katherine F. Turnbull

The Minnesota Department of Transportation charges tolls to single-occupant vehicles using MnPASS lanes. Their toll algorithm varied tolls from $0.25 up to $8 (the toll cap), based on the traffic conditions in the MnPASS lanes. This research analyzed the occurrences of tolls hitting the cap using two years of toll transaction, speed, and volume data. Many single occupancy vehicle (SOV) travelers continued to use the MnPASS lanes at the maximum toll. Nearly 65 % of MnPASS trips where users paid the maximum toll ($8), had an average trip speed below 50 mph (80 kph). This suggests that the $8 toll cap failed to discourage enough MnPASS users to keep traffic flowing faster than 50 mph. Thus, the MnPASS toll policy might be improved by removing or increasing the $8 toll cap. Our results showed better throughput and increased revenue could be attained if the tolls were allowed to exceed the $8 toll cap.

明尼苏达州交通部向使用MnPASS车道的单人车辆收取通行费。他们的收费算法根据MnPASS车道的交通状况，从0.25美元到8美元（收费上限）不等。该研究利用两年的通行费交易、速度和通行量数据，分析了通行费达到上限的情况。许多单人车辆（SOV）旅客继续以最高收费使用MnPASS车道。在用户支付最高收费（8美元）的MnPASS旅行中，近65%的平均旅行速度低于50英里/小时（80公里/小时）。这表明，8美元的收费上限未能阻止足够多的MnPASS用户，使交通速度超过50英里/小时。因此，通过取消或提高8元的收费上限，可以改善“港铁通”的收费政策。我们的结果显示，如果允许收费超过8元的收费上限，可以获得更好的吞吐量和增加的收入。

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Early-phase evaluation and screening of infrastructure investment projects using the analogy methodology 运用类比方法对基础设施投资项目进行早期评价与筛选

IF 3.4 3区工程技术 Q1 ECONOMICS

Research in Transportation Economics

Pub Date : 2025-09-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.retrec.2025.101637

Hans Otto Hauger

This paper presents the Analogy Method as a pragmatic approach to address the challenges of transportation planning, under the Norwegian government's extensive investment plan of 1308 billion NOK for infrastructure improvements during 2025–2036. The plan aims to foster mobility, regional development and environmental sustainability, necessitating efficient resource allocation that meets political objectives while permitting quantifiable evaluation of impacts. Traditional analytical methods often fall short due to data limitations and time constraints faced by decision-makers. In response, this study demonstrates the broader applicability of the Analogy Method within the transportation sector with an analysis of high-speed railway impacts on regional development in the Eidsvoll and Aurskog-Høland areas. Through the comparative analysis of known phenomena with emerging projects, the Analogy Method facilitates early cost/benefit predictions, offering a strategic tool for decision-makers under pressure. This paper explores the concept of generalised travel costs (GCs) in assessing socio-economic impacts and illustrates the resulting time savings, cost efficiency and clarity in evaluations. The article outlines the method's theoretical foundation and applies it to a case study of a proposed railway station project, aiming to elucidate both the economic profitability for society and the implications for broader planning practices. In addressing two key research questions – whether the Analogy Method can effectively predict socio-economic impacts in data-scarce environments and how its application increases understanding of project benefits and costs – this paper aspires to bridge theoretical insights with practical applications. The findings encourage further exploration of the Analogy Method's potential in transportation planning and its capacity to support informed, data-driven decision-making amidst the complexities of infrastructure development.

根据挪威政府在2025-2036年期间投资1380亿挪威克朗用于基础设施改善的广泛计划，本文提出了类比法作为解决交通规划挑战的实用方法。该计划旨在促进流动性、区域发展和环境可持续性，需要有效的资源分配，以满足政治目标，同时允许对影响进行可量化的评估。由于决策者面临的数据限制和时间限制，传统的分析方法往往存在不足。作为回应，本研究通过分析高速铁路对Eidsvoll和Aurskog-Høland地区区域发展的影响，证明了类比方法在交通运输部门的广泛适用性。通过对已知现象和新兴项目的比较分析，类比法有助于早期的成本/收益预测，为面临压力的决策者提供战略工具。本文在评估社会经济影响时探讨了广义旅行成本（GCs）的概念，并说明了由此产生的时间节约、成本效率和评估的清晰度。本文概述了该方法的理论基础，并将其应用于一个拟建火车站项目的案例研究，旨在阐明社会的经济盈利能力以及对更广泛的规划实践的影响。为了解决两个关键的研究问题——类比法是否可以有效地预测数据稀缺环境中的社会经济影响，以及它的应用如何增加对项目收益和成本的理解——本文渴望将理论见解与实际应用联系起来。研究结果鼓励进一步探索类比方法在交通规划中的潜力，以及在复杂的基础设施发展中支持知情、数据驱动决策的能力。

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