Preface |
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About the Author |
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1 The Role of Assessment in Instruction |
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The Process of Assessment |
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Assessment and Self-Efficacy |
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3 | (1) |
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4 | (2) |
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Assessment Competency Standards |
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Need for a Systematic Approach to Assessment |
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7 | (1) |
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7 | (1) |
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8 | (3) |
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2 The Language of Assessment |
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11 | (1) |
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12 | (1) |
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13 | (2) |
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15 | (1) |
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16 | (1) |
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17 | (4) |
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21 | (1) |
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22 | (1) |
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23 | (4) |
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27 | (1) |
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28 | (3) |
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3 Developing Instructional Objectives |
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32 | (1) |
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Focus of Instructional Objectives |
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33 | (3) |
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36 | (2) |
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Mastery (Performance) Objectives |
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38 | (2) |
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40 | (2) |
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Framework for Writing Objectives |
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42 | (4) |
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46 | (2) |
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Using Instructional Objectives |
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48 | (3) |
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Criteria for Effective Objectives |
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51 | (2) |
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53 | (4) |
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4 Implementing Systematic Test Development |
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Initiating Test Development |
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57 | (1) |
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Scheduling a Semester's Exams |
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58 | (1) |
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Identifying the Purpose of the Test |
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58 | (1) |
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Determining the Length of the Test |
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59 | (1) |
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60 | (1) |
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Selecting the Appropriate Assessment Format |
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61 | (2) |
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Weighting the Content and Course Objectives |
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63 | (2) |
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Developing a Test Blueprint |
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65 | (2) |
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67 | (1) |
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Preparing Students for a Test |
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68 | (2) |
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Determining the Difficulty Level of a Test |
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70 | (2) |
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72 | (5) |
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5 Selected-Response Format: Developing Multiple-Choice Items |
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78 | (1) |
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Electronic Item Development |
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78 | (1) |
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Advantages of Multiple-Choice Items |
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79 | (1) |
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Limitations of Multiple-Choice Items |
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Relevance of Multiple-Choice Items |
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80 | (1) |
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81 | (1) |
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82 | (1) |
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83 | (35) |
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Alternate National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) Items |
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118 | (7) |
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125 | (1) |
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Framing Questions in Terms of the Nursing Process |
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125 | (1) |
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126 | (1) |
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127 | (3) |
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130 | (3) |
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6 Writing Critical Thinking Multiple-Choice Items |
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133 | (30) |
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Introducing Critical Thinking Items |
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133 | (1) |
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Characteristics of Critical Thinking Items |
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134 | (24) |
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158 | (5) |
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7 Selected-Response Format: Developing True-False and Matching Items |
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163 | (18) |
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The True-False Item Format |
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163 | (2) |
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Guidelines for Developing True-False Exams |
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165 | (11) |
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176 | (3) |
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179 | (2) |
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8 Constructed-Response Format: Developing Short-Answer and Essay Items |
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181 | (20) |
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Short-Answer or Completion Item Format |
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181 | (7) |
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188 | (6) |
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194 | (4) |
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198 | (3) |
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9 Assembling, Administering, and Scoring a Test |
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201 | (30) |
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201 | (11) |
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212 | (1) |
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212 | (9) |
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221 | (2) |
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223 | (3) |
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226 | (5) |
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10 Establishing Evidence of Reliability and Validity |
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231 | (18) |
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232 | (12) |
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244 | (2) |
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246 | (3) |
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11 Interpreting Test Results |
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Overall Test Data Analysis |
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250 | (7) |
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257 | (1) |
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258 | (5) |
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263 | (9) |
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Using Item Analysis to Improve Items |
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272 | (6) |
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278 | (7) |
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285 | (4) |
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12 Laboratory and Clinical Evaluation |
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289 | (18) |
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289 | (1) |
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Elements of the Clinical/Laboratory Experience |
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290 | (2) |
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292 | (1) |
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292 | (1) |
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Planning Clinical Learning Experiences |
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293 | (1) |
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Instructing and Evaluating |
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293 | (11) |
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304 | (3) |
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307 | (18) |
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307 | (2) |
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309 | (4) |
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Developing a Grading Plan |
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313 | (6) |
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319 | (1) |
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320 | (2) |
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322 | (3) |
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14 Instituting Item Banking and Test Development Software |
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325 | (18) |
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Establishing an Item Bank |
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326 | (1) |
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Selecting a Test Development Software Program |
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327 | (9) |
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Implementing Test Development Software |
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336 | (5) |
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341 | (2) |
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15 Preparing Students for the Licensure Exam: The Importance of NCLEX |
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343 | (30) |
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The NCLEX Application Process |
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343 | (1) |
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344 | (3) |
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Characteristics of the NCLEX |
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347 | (5) |
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Characteristics of NCLEX Items |
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352 | (1) |
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Preparing Nursing Students for the NCLEX |
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353 | (6) |
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NCLEX Predictor Exit Exams |
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359 | (5) |
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Facilitating Student Success |
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364 | (1) |
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365 | (2) |
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367 | (6) |
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373 | (38) |
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A Steps for Implementing a Systematic Assessment Plan |
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373 | (2) |
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375 | (2) |
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377 | (10) |
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D Targeting Cognitive Levels for Multiple-Choice Item Writing |
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387 | (4) |
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E Sample Item Stems for Phases of the Nursing Process |
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391 | (4) |
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391 | (1) |
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392 | (1) |
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392 | (1) |
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393 | (1) |
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394 | (1) |
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F Sample Item Stems for Client Needs Using the Nursing Process Format |
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395 | (16) |
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395 | (2) |
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II Safety and Infection Control |
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397 | (2) |
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III Health Promotion and Maintenance |
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399 | (1) |
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IV Psychosocial Integrity |
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400 | (2) |
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402 | (2) |
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VI Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies |
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404 | (2) |
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VII Reduction of Risk Potential |
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406 | (1) |
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VIII Physiological Adaptation |
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407 | (4) |
Index |
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