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Fabrication of silver nanoisland films by pulsed laser deposition for surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy

  • Bogusław Budner,
  • Mariusz Kuźma,
  • Barbara Nasiłowska,
  • Bartosz Bartosewicz,
  • Malwina Liszewska and
  • Bartłomiej J. Jankiewicz

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 882–893, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.89

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  • ][8][9], photovoltaics [10] or optical sensing through localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) [11]. It is therefore not surprising that quite a number of studies have been initiated and performed in order to design and fabricate highly active SERS substrates based on metallic nanoparticles and
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Published 16 Apr 2019

Biomimetic synthesis of Ag-coated glasswing butterfly arrays as ultra-sensitive SERS substrates for efficient trace detection of pesticides

  • Guochao Shi,
  • Mingli Wang,
  • Yanying Zhu,
  • Yuhong Wang,
  • Xiaoya Yan,
  • Xin Sun,
  • Haijun Xu and
  • Wanli Ma

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 578–588, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.59

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  • signal intensity [3]. When incident light interacts with the free conduction electrons near the metallic plasmonic nanostructures, the collective oscillation of these electrons is significantly enhanced at metal–dielectric interfaces, which is known as localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR). Namely
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Published 28 Feb 2019

Controlling surface morphology and sensitivity of granular and porous silver films for surface-enhanced Raman scattering, SERS

  • Sherif Okeil and
  • Jörg J. Schneider

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 2813–2831, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.263

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  • increased surface roughness and a matching of the localized surface plasmon resonance with the employed excitation wavelength. Argon plasma treatment also leads to an increase in the surface roughness and an increase in SERS intensity. Changing the conditions of the plasma treatment leads to the ability to
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Published 07 Nov 2018

Polarization-dependent strong coupling between silver nanorods and photochromic molecules

  • Gwénaëlle Lamri,
  • Alessandro Veltri,
  • Jean Aubard,
  • Pierre-Michel Adam,
  • Nordin Felidj and
  • Anne-Laure Baudrion

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 2657–2664, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.247

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  • Abstract Active plasmonics is a key focus for the development of advanced plasmonic applications. By selectively exciting the localized surface plasmon resonance sustained by the short or the long axis of silver nanorods, we demonstrate a polarization-dependent strong coupling between the plasmonic
  • ; Introduction For decades, plasmonic systems have been extensively studied for their potential applications in many research fields. Due to their localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR), metallic nanoparticles have been used to enhance the sensitivity of bio- or chemo-sensors [1], enhance and direct the
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Published 08 Oct 2018

Nanoantenna structures for the detection of phonons in nanocrystals

  • Alexander G. Milekhin,
  • Sergei A. Kuznetsov,
  • Ilya A. Milekhin,
  • Larisa L. Sveshnikova,
  • Tatyana A. Duda,
  • Ekaterina E. Rodyakina,
  • Alexander V. Latyshev,
  • Volodymyr M. Dzhagan and
  • Dietrich R. T. Zahn

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 2646–2656, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.246

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  • Semiconductor Physics, Technische Universitaet Chemnitz, 09126, Chemnitz, Germany 10.3762/bjnano.9.246 Abstract We report a study of the infrared response by localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) modes in gold micro- and nanoantenna arrays with various morphologies and surface-enhanced infrared absorption
  • transverse optical phonons are activated in the infrared spectra. Keywords: localized surface plasmon resonance; metal nanoclusters; nanoantenna; phonons; semiconductor nanocrystals; surface-enhanced infrared absorption; Introduction Surface-enhanced infrared absorption (SEIRA) by organic species placed on
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Published 05 Oct 2018

Fabrication of photothermally active poly(vinyl alcohol) films with gold nanostars for antibacterial applications

  • Mykola Borzenkov,
  • Maria Moros,
  • Claudia Tortiglione,
  • Serena Bertoldi,
  • Nicola Contessi,
  • Silvia Faré,
  • Angelo Taglietti,
  • Agnese D’Agostino,
  • Piersandro Pallavicini,
  • Maddalena Collini and
  • Giuseppe Chirico

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 2040–2048, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.193

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  • antibacterial films and coatings. Keywords: antibacterial properties; gold nanostars; photothermal effect; poly(vinyl alcohol) films; Introduction The photothermal properties of non-spherical gold nanoparticles possessing localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) located in NIR range has already been
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Published 23 Jul 2018

Interaction-tailored organization of large-area colloidal assemblies

  • Silvia Rizzato,
  • Elisabetta Primiceri,
  • Anna Grazia Monteduro,
  • Adriano Colombelli,
  • Angelo Leo,
  • Maria Grazia Manera,
  • Roberto Rella and
  • Giuseppe Maruccio

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 1582–1593, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.150

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  • different sizes and materials. Keywords: colloidal lithography; electrostatic interactions; large-area nanostructure patterning; localized surface plasmon resonance; spherical nanoparticles; Introduction In recent years, ordered nanostructured arrays have attracted great interest because of their
  • -area nanostructure arrays with controlled size and shape for application in localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) sensing and magnonics. Experimental Materials Glass substrates (3.5 × 2.5 cm2) were obtained from Electro Optical Technologies. Polystyrene spheres with diameter of 80 ± 7 nm (sulfate
  • excitation of localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) results in strong light scattering and absorption as well as enhanced electromagnetic fields in proximity of the metal structures. These properties are strongly dependent on particles size, geometry and distribution. As an example, applications based
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Published 29 May 2018

Noble metal-modified titania with visible-light activity for the decomposition of microorganisms

  • Maya Endo,
  • Zhishun Wei,
  • Kunlei Wang,
  • Baris Karabiyik,
  • Kenta Yoshiiri,
  • Paulina Rokicka,
  • Bunsho Ohtani,
  • Agata Markowska-Szczupak and
  • Ewa Kowalska

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 829–841, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.77

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  • -light irradiation suggested that the mechanism of bacteria inactivation was initiated by plasmonic excitation of titania by localized surface plasmon resonance of gold. The antifungal activity tests showed efficient suppression of mycelium growth by bare titania, and suppression of mycotoxin generation
  • localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) at ca. 410–430 nm), they were easily oxidized under ambient conditions, and the resultant silver deposits on titania were composed of a zero valent silver core and a silver oxide shell. XRD analysis confirmed XPS data showing silver in three oxidation states (Ag(0
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Published 07 Mar 2018

Mechanistic insights into plasmonic photocatalysts in utilizing visible light

  • Kah Hon Leong,
  • Azrina Abd Aziz,
  • Lan Ching Sim,
  • Pichiah Saravanan,
  • Min Jang and
  • Detlef Bahnemann

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 628–648, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.59

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  • : localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR); noble metal; plasmonic photocatalyst; reactive radicals; Schottky junctions; visible light; Review Introduction Photocatalysts have played and will continue to play a pivotal role in environmental and energy applications in order to fulfil the needs of the
  • localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) evolution in a noble metal particle irradiated by a light source. Reprinted with permission from [15], copyright 2003 American Chemical Society. (b) LSPR decay processes. Reprinted with permission from [16], copyright 2014 Nature Publishing Group. The metallic
  • equivalent resonant wavelength for 10 nm diameter nanoparticles. Reprinted with permission from [27], copyright 2011 IOP Publishing. Pictorial representation of the localized surface plasmon resonance principle. Reprinted with permission from [31], copyright 2016 Springer. Schematic of the Schottky junction
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Published 19 Feb 2018

Thermo- and electro-optical properties of photonic liquid crystal fibers doped with gold nanoparticles

  • Agata Siarkowska,
  • Miłosz Chychłowski,
  • Daniel Budaszewski,
  • Bartłomiej Jankiewicz,
  • Bartosz Bartosewicz and
  • Tomasz R. Woliński

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 2790–2801, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.278

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  • biology [20] due to their optical properties. These properties are related to the interaction of light with electrons on the NP surface. At a specific frequency of light, the oscillation of electrons on the Au NP surface causes an effect called localized surface plasmon resonance. This phenomena can
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Published 27 Dec 2017

Facile synthesis of silver/silver thiocyanate (Ag@AgSCN) plasmonic nanostructures with enhanced photocatalytic performance

  • Xinfu Zhao,
  • Dairong Chen,
  • Abdul Qayum,
  • Bo Chen and
  • Xiuling Jiao

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 2781–2789, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.277

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  • solution over M2 is shown in Supporting Information File 1, Figure S3. Furthermore, the degradation efficiency of Ag@AgSCN was much higher than that of the pure AgSCN, mainly due to the localized surface plasmon resonance state of Ag particles in the visible-light region. The photogenerated electrons of
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Published 22 Dec 2017

Refractive index sensing and surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy using silver–gold layered bimetallic plasmonic crystals

  • Somi Kang,
  • Sean E. Lehman,
  • Matthew V. Schulmerich,
  • An-Phong Le,
  • Tae-woo Lee,
  • Stephen K. Gray,
  • Rohit Bhargava and
  • Ralph G. Nuzzo

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 2492–2503, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.249

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  • are excited by electromagnetic radiation incident at a metal/dielectric interface. This results in an evanescent decaying electric field that extends from the metal surface for ≈100–200 nm (surface plasmon polaritons), or it can also manifest as a localized surface plasmon resonance at the surface of
  • , and nanoscale holes or voids to effect couplings and further obtain stronger electromagnetic fields and higher spatial resolution from localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) [18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27]. Many fabrication methods have been described that provide structures capable of
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Published 24 Nov 2017

Two-dimensional carbon-based nanocomposites for photocatalytic energy generation and environmental remediation applications

  • Suneel Kumar,
  • Ashish Kumar,
  • Ashish Bahuguna,
  • Vipul Sharma and
  • Venkata Krishnan

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 1571–1600, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.159

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Published 03 Aug 2017

Fixation mechanisms of nanoparticles on substrates by electron beam irradiation

  • Daichi Morioka,
  • Tomohiro Nose,
  • Taiki Chikuta,
  • Kazutaka Mitsuishi and
  • Masayuki Shimojo

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 1523–1529, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.153

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  • been attracting attention because these arrays and patterns offer unique electrical and optical properties. One of the applications of such nanostructure arrays is plasmonic waveguides, in which the energy of light propagates because of the localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) effect [1][2]. In
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Published 26 Jul 2017

A top-down approach for fabricating three-dimensional closed hollow nanostructures with permeable thin metal walls

  • Carlos Angulo Barrios and
  • Víctor Canalejas-Tejero

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 1231–1237, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.124

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  • field (Ex) and y-component of the magnetic field (Hy) at the reflectance peak (λ = 700 nm) are shown in Figure 4. Ex and Hy are enhanced and localized at the edges and on top of the metal disk, respectively, suggesting the excitation of a localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR). On another hand, the
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Published 08 Jun 2017

Optical response of heterogeneous polymer layers containing silver nanostructures

  • Miriam Carlberg,
  • Florent Pourcin,
  • Olivier Margeat,
  • Judikaël Le Rouzo,
  • Gérard Berginc,
  • Rose-Marie Sauvage,
  • Jörg Ackermann and
  • Ludovic Escoubas

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 1065–1072, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.108

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  • wavelength range. The optical properties of these metallic NPs are induced by localized surface plasmon resonances, which are size, shape, material and environment dependent [7]. At the localized surface plasmon resonance wavelengths, the conduction electrons of the NPs oscillate coherently, which induces an
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Published 16 May 2017

Nanoantenna-assisted plasmonic enhancement of IR absorption of vibrational modes of organic molecules

  • Alexander G. Milekhin,
  • Olga Cherkasova,
  • Sergei A. Kuznetsov,
  • Ilya A. Milekhin,
  • Ekatherina E. Rodyakina,
  • Alexander V. Latyshev,
  • Sreetama Banerjee,
  • Georgeta Salvan and
  • Dietrich R. T. Zahn

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 975–981, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.99

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  • . Keywords: cobalt phthalocyanine; cortisol; localized surface plasmon resonance; metal nanoantennas; Raman scattering; surface-enhanced infrared absorption (SEIRA); Introduction Organic semiconductors have been extensively investigated during the past few decades due to their wide range of applications in
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Published 03 May 2017

Comparison of four methods for the biofunctionalization of gold nanorods by the introduction of sulfhydryl groups to antibodies

  • Xuefeng Wang,
  • Zhong Mei,
  • Yanyan Wang and
  • Liang Tang

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 372–380, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.39

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  • containing 1% BSA (pH 7.4) as described previously in our work [17], to eliminate non-specific binding and adsorption. GNRs exhibit a unique optical transduction because of their localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR). The particular sensitivity of the longitudinal plasmon band could induce a significant
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Published 06 Feb 2017

Colorimetric gas detection by the varying thickness of a thin film of ultrasmall PTSA-coated TiO2 nanoparticles on a Si substrate

  • Urmas Joost,
  • Andris Šutka,
  • Meeri Visnapuu,
  • Aile Tamm,
  • Meeri Lembinen,
  • Mikk Antsov,
  • Kathriin Utt,
  • Krisjanis Smits,
  • Ergo Nõmmiste and
  • Vambola Kisand

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 229–236, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.25

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  • was previously utilized both in localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) devices and porous Bragg stacks [17]. As mentioned before, the NPs in our samples are covered with PTSA. This functional coating ensures selectivity and different responses to different VOCs. Figure 6 shows that the proposed NP
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Published 24 Jan 2017

Localized surface plasmons in structures with linear Au nanoantennas on a SiO2/Si surface

  • Ilya A. Milekhin,
  • Sergei A. Kuznetsov,
  • Ekaterina E. Rodyakina,
  • Alexander G. Milekhin,
  • Alexander V. Latyshev and
  • Dietrich R. T. Zahn

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2016, 7, 1519–1526, doi:10.3762/bjnano.7.145

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  • to a few micrometers, while having a width of about 100 nm that is defined by conventional nanolithography used for nanoantenna fabrication. Such nanoantennas exhibit the effect of the localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR), which is observed when the eigenfrequency of electron oscillations in
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Published 26 Oct 2016

Photothermal effect of gold nanostar patterns inkjet-printed on coated paper substrates with different permeability

  • Mykola Borzenkov,
  • Anni Määttänen,
  • Petri Ihalainen,
  • Maddalena Collini,
  • Elisa Cabrini,
  • Giacomo Dacarro,
  • Piersandro Pallavicini and
  • Giuseppe Chirico

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2016, 7, 1480–1485, doi:10.3762/bjnano.7.140

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  • fabrication of analytical and diagnostics tools. These methods could be extended to non-spherical gold nanoparticles that can efficiently release heat locally when irradiated in the near infrared (NIR) wavelength region, due to localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR). However, this promising application
  • number of printed layers, and, critically, on the permeability of the coated paper substrates. These results will promote the development of GNS-based printed platforms for local photothermal therapy. Keywords: gold nanostars; inkjet printing; localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR); photothermal
  • localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR). Highly localized and controlled hyperthermal effects can be obtained under excitation in resonance with the LSPR and applied for local hyperthermic treatments in life sciences [16][17]. In this study, we used well-characterized pentatwinned branched GNS with an
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Published 19 Oct 2016

Tunable longitudinal modes in extended silver nanoparticle assemblies

  • Serene S. Bayram,
  • Klas Lindfors and
  • Amy Szuchmacher Blum

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2016, 7, 1219–1228, doi:10.3762/bjnano.7.113

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  • surface plasmon resonance away from the Fröhlich frequency, which defines the dipole surface plasmon of an isolated nanoparticle. Additional frequency shifts arise in particle ensembles due to electromagnetic interactions and coupling between the localized modes. Subsequent highly confined fields, also
  • valence electrons. For example, localized plasmon resonance arises from the restoring force exerted on electrons driven by an external field, which results in field amplification in the near-field zone at the particle surface. Alterations in particle size and shape cause a frequency shift in the localized
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Published 26 Aug 2016

Sandwich-like layer-by-layer assembly of gold nanoparticles with tunable SERS properties

  • Zhicheng Liu,
  • Lu Bai,
  • Guizhe Zhao and
  • Yaqing Liu

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2016, 7, 1028–1032, doi:10.3762/bjnano.7.95

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  • ; polyelectrolyte; Introduction Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) spectroscopy, which relies on metal nanostructures made of noble metals (Au, Ag and Cu) that sustain localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR), is applied as a promising analytical tool for detecting and identifying trace amounts of
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Published 15 Jul 2016

Large-scale fabrication of achiral plasmonic metamaterials with giant chiroptical response

  • Morten Slyngborg,
  • Yao-Chung Tsao and
  • Peter Fojan

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2016, 7, 914–925, doi:10.3762/bjnano.7.83

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  • excitation of surface plasmon polariton (SPP) waves. Compared to the localized surface plasmon resonance from PCMs, SPP waves from ECMs are extremely sensitive to the angle of incidence and less sensitive to structural imperfections [13]. Furthermore, ECMs are defined by having a zero response angle, which
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Published 24 Jun 2016

Controlled graphene oxide assembly on silver nanocube monolayers for SERS detection: dependence on nanocube packing procedure

  • Martina Banchelli,
  • Bruno Tiribilli,
  • Roberto Pini,
  • Luigi Dei,
  • Paolo Matteini and
  • Gabriella Caminati

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2016, 7, 9–21, doi:10.3762/bjnano.7.2

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  • molecules to large proteins by means of surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) [8][9]. Furthermore, these arrays offer additional sensing capabilities based on the localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) sensitivity to subtle changes in the refractive index of the surrounding molecular environment
  • new peak at 412 nm and a broader signal centred at 640 nm; similar spectral features were already reported for metal nanoparticles on dielectric support [31][43]. These experimental and theoretical studies demonstrate that the degeneracy of the localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) mode is split
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Published 06 Jan 2016
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