Occupation AtlasComputer and Information Research Scientists
O*NET · 15-1221.00
Computer and Information Research Scientists
Conduct research into fundamental computer and information science as theorists, designers, or inventors. Develop solutions to problems in the field of computer hardware and software.
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Zone 5: Extensive Preparation Needed
Extensive preparation. Usually a graduate degree, with extensive skill, knowledge and experience — many of these occupations expect more than five years of experience.
Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.
Occupational interest profile
ICRInvestigative · Conventional · Realistic — the three strongest interests, in order
- I Investigative7.00
- C Conventional4.80
- R Realistic3.74
- A Artistic2.95
- E Enterprising2.49
- S Social2.00
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Education and experience
The education level respondents say the job requires, and the most common answer for experience and training.
- Related work experience
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (44%)
- On-site or in-plant training
- Up to and including 1 month (27%)
- On-the-job training
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year (36%)
Typically associated skills
All 35 O*NET skills, most important first. Importance (1–5) says how much a skill matters here; level (0–7) says how much of it the work calls for, with O*NET's example of a nearby level. Neither is a proficiency rating of a person.
- Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 4.0Level 4.6Level 4 looks like: Evaluate a loan application for degree of risk
- Complex Problem SolvingImportance 4.0Level 4.4Level 4 looks like: Redesign a floor layout to take advantage of new manufacturing techniques
- Critical ThinkingbasicImportance 4.0Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Evaluate customer complaints and determine appropriate responses
- Reading ComprehensionbasicImportance 3.8Level 4.5Level 4 looks like: Understand an email from management describing new personnel policies
- Systems AnalysisImportance 3.8Level 4.4Level 4 looks like: Determine how a new piece of equipment will affect production rates
- Active ListeningbasicImportance 3.8Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Answer inquiries regarding credit references
- Systems EvaluationImportance 3.6Level 4.9Level 4 looks like: Identify the reasons why a client might be unhappy with a product
- ProgrammingImportance 3.6Level 4.5Level 4 looks like: Write a statistical analysis program to analyze demographic data
- Active LearningbasicImportance 3.5Level 4.9Level 4 looks like: Determine the impact of new menu changes on a restaurant's purchasing requirements
- SpeakingbasicImportance 3.5Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Interview applicants to obtain personal and work history
- MathematicsbasicImportance 3.4Level 4.4Level 4 looks like: Calculate the square footage of a new home under construction
- WritingbasicImportance 3.4Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Write an email to staff outlining new directives
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- Time ManagementImportance 3.4Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Allocate the time of subordinates to projects for the coming week
- Technology DesignImportance 3.1Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Redesign the handle on a hand tool for easier gripping
- MonitoringbasicImportance 3.1Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Monitor a meeting and revise the agenda to ensure important topics are discussed
- Operations AnalysisImportance 3.1Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Suggest changes in software to make a system more user friendly
- SciencebasicImportance 3.1Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Conduct product tests to ensure safety standards are met
- CoordinationImportance 3.0Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Work with others to put a new roof on a house
- Learning StrategiesbasicImportance 3.0Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Identify an alternative approach to help trainees who are having difficulties
- InstructingImportance 3.0Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Instruct a coworker in how to operate a software program
- Social PerceptivenessImportance 3.0Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Be aware of how a coworker's promotion will affect a work group
- Management of Personnel ResourcesImportance 2.9Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Direct the activities of a road repair crew with minimal disruption of traffic flow
- PersuasionImportance 2.8Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Convince a supervisor to purchase new office equipment
- Service OrientationImportance 2.8Level 2.9Level 2 looks like: Ask customers if they would like a cup of coffee
- Operations MonitoringImportance 2.6Level 2.8Level 2 looks like: Monitor completion times while running a computer program
- Management of Financial ResourcesImportance 2.5Level 2.9Level 2 looks like: Use available funds to buy office supplies and record the amount of the purchase
- NegotiationImportance 2.5Level 2.6Level 2 looks like: Present justification to a manager for altering a work schedule
- TroubleshootingImportance 2.4Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Identify the source of a leak by looking under a machine
- Quality Control AnalysisImportance 2.4Level 2.6Level 2 looks like: Inspect a draft email for errors (e.g., grammar, punctuation)
- Management of Material ResourcesImportance 2.3Level 2.6Level 2 looks like: Reserve a room for a management meeting
- Operation and ControlImportance 2.0Level 1.8Level 2 looks like: Navigate the settings on an office printer to print on both sides of the paper
- Equipment SelectionImportance 1.9Level 1.8Level 2 looks like: Select a tool to adjust a loose part on a bicycle
- Equipment MaintenanceImportance 1.1Level —
- RepairingImportance 1.1Level —
- InstallationImportance 1.0Level —
Tasks
11 core · 4 supplementalWhat people in this occupation do, as O*NET records it, core tasks first by importance (1–5).
- Analyze problems to develop solutions involving computer hardware and software.Importance 4.2
- Apply theoretical expertise and innovation to create or apply new technology, such as adapting principles for applying computers to new uses.Importance 3.9
- Assign or schedule tasks to meet work priorities and goals.Importance 3.8
- Meet with managers, vendors, and others to solicit cooperation and resolve problems.Importance 3.6
- Conduct logical analyses of business, scientific, engineering, and other technical problems, formulating mathematical models of problems for solution by computers.Importance 3.6
- Design computers and the software that runs them.Importance 3.6
- Evaluate project plans and proposals to assess feasibility issues.Importance 3.5
- Consult with users, management, vendors, and technicians to determine computing needs and system requirements.Importance 3.4
- Participate in multidisciplinary projects in areas such as virtual reality, human-computer interaction, or robotics.Importance 3.4
- Develop and interpret organizational goals, policies, and procedures.Importance 3.2
- Develop performance standards, and evaluate work in light of established standards.Importance 3.1
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- Maintain network hardware and software, direct network security measures, and monitor networks to ensure availability to system users.Importance 3.7
- Direct daily operations of departments, coordinating project activities with other departments.Importance 3.3
- Participate in staffing decisions and direct training of subordinates.Importance 3.0
- Approve, prepare, monitor, and adjust operational budgets.Importance 2.8
Knowledge
Bodies of knowledge the work draws on.
- Computers and ElectronicsImportance 4.6Level 6.1Level 7 looks like: Create a program to scan a computer for viruses
- MathematicsImportance 4.1Level 5.4Level 4 looks like: Analyze data to determine areas with the highest sales
- Engineering and TechnologyImportance 4.0Level 4.8Level 4 looks like: Design a custom office chair
- English LanguageImportance 3.9Level 4.5Level 4 looks like: Edit an article for a news website
- Administration and ManagementImportance 3.3Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Monitor progress of a project to ensure timely completion
- DesignImportance 3.3Level 4.5Level 4 looks like: Design plans for remodeling a kitchen
- TelecommunicationsImportance 3.1Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Install a wireless internet router
- PhysicsImportance 2.8Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Calculate the speed of a falling object
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- Customer and Personal ServiceImportance 2.7Level 2.8
- Education and TrainingImportance 2.7Level 3.7Level 4 looks like: Lead a quality improvement seminar
- Sales and MarketingImportance 2.7Level 2.9
- AdministrativeImportance 2.6Level 2.6
- Personnel and Human ResourcesImportance 2.5Level 2.7
- Production and ProcessingImportance 2.5Level 2.5Level 1 looks like: Put a computer back into its packing materials
- PsychologyImportance 2.4Level 2.4Level 1 looks like: Monitor several children on a playground
- Public Safety and SecurityImportance 2.4Level 2.7
- Communications and MediaImportance 2.3Level 2.1Level 1 looks like: Write a thank you note
- Economics and AccountingImportance 2.2Level 2.1Level 1 looks like: Answer billing questions from credit card customers
- MechanicalImportance 2.1Level 2.2Level 1 looks like: Replace the filters in a furnace
- Law and GovernmentImportance 2.0Level 2.4Level 1 looks like: Describe the length of a U.S. presidential term
- BiologyImportance 1.9Level 2.1Level 1 looks like: Feed domestic animals
- ChemistryImportance 1.9Level 1.7Level 1 looks like: Use a common household bug spray
- GeographyImportance 1.9Level 1.9Level 1 looks like: Know the capital of the United States
- Sociology and AnthropologyImportance 1.9Level 1.9Level 1 looks like: Identify two cultures in a story as being different
- Building and ConstructionImportance 1.6Level 1.2Level 1 looks like: Choose the proper type of wood for adding a deck onto a house
- History and ArcheologyImportance 1.4Level 1.0Level 1 looks like: Take a class in US history
- Medicine and DentistryImportance 1.4Level 1.0Level 1 looks like: Use a band-aid
- Philosophy and TheologyImportance 1.4Level 1.2Level 1 looks like: Watch a TV show on family values
- Fine ArtsImportance 1.3Level 0.7Level 1 looks like: Attend a popular music concert
- Foreign LanguageImportance 1.3Level 0.6Level 1 looks like: Say "please" and "thank you" in a foreign language
- Therapy and CounselingImportance 1.3Level 0.8Level 1 looks like: Put ice on a sprained ankle
- TransportationImportance 1.3Level 1.0Level 1 looks like: Ride a train to work
- Food ProductionImportance 1.1Level —
Abilities
Enduring capacities the work calls for.
- Deductive ReasoningImportance 4.1Level 4.9Level 5 looks like: Decide what factors to consider in selecting stocks
- Inductive ReasoningImportance 4.1Level 4.6Level 4 looks like: Determine the prime suspect based on crime scene evidence
- Oral ComprehensionImportance 4.0Level 4.8Level 4 looks like: Understand a coach's oral instructions for a sport
- Oral ExpressionImportance 4.0Level 4.8Level 4 looks like: Give instructions to a lost motorist
- Fluency of IdeasImportance 3.9Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Think of as many ideas as possible for the name of a new company
- Problem SensitivityImportance 3.9Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Notice from a subtle difference in a client's mood that something is bothering them
- Written ComprehensionImportance 3.9Level 4.4Level 4 looks like: Understand an apartment lease
- Category FlexibilityImportance 3.8Level 4.4Level 3 looks like: Classify flowers according to size, color, and smell
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- Information OrderingImportance 3.8Level 4.3
- Near VisionImportance 3.8Level 4.0Level 5 looks like: Read the fine print of a legal document
- Written ExpressionImportance 3.8Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Write a job recommendation for a subordinate
- OriginalityImportance 3.6Level 4.4Level 4 looks like: Redesign job tasks to be interesting for employees
- Mathematical ReasoningImportance 3.4Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Decide how to calculate profits to determine the amounts of yearly bonuses
- Number FacilityImportance 3.3Level 3.8Level 3 looks like: Calculate a discounted price
- Speech ClarityImportance 3.3Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Make stadium-wide announcements during a sporting event
- Speech RecognitionImportance 3.3Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Identify a former customer's voice over the phone
- VisualizationImportance 3.3Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Follow a diagram to assemble a metal storage cabinet
- Flexibility of ClosureImportance 3.0Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Look for a golf ball in tall grass
- Perceptual SpeedImportance 3.0Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Sort mail according to ZIP codes with no time pressure
- MemorizationImportance 2.9Level 2.9
- Selective AttentionImportance 2.9Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Answer a business call with coworkers talking nearby
- Speed of ClosureImportance 2.9Level 3.0Level 3 looks like: Recognize a song after hearing only the first few notes
- Far VisionImportance 2.6Level 2.6Level 2 looks like: Read a roadside billboard
- Finger DexterityImportance 2.6Level 2.9Level 2 looks like: Put coins in a parking meter
- Time SharingImportance 2.5Level 2.1Level 2 looks like: Listen to music while entering numbers into a spreadsheet
- Hearing SensitivityImportance 2.1Level 1.5Level 2 looks like: Notice a doorbell ringing
- Arm-Hand SteadinessImportance 2.0Level 1.8Level 2 looks like: Light a candle
- Auditory AttentionImportance 2.0Level 1.4Level 2 looks like: Listen to a lecture while people nearby are talking
- Control PrecisionImportance 2.0Level 2.0Level 2 looks like: Adjust a room light with a dimmer switch
- Manual DexterityImportance 2.0Level 1.6Level 1 looks like: Screw a light bulb into a light socket
- Visual Color DiscriminationImportance 2.0Level 2.0Level 1 looks like: Separate laundry into colors and whites
- Trunk StrengthImportance 1.9Level 1.4Level 2 looks like: Sit up in an office chair
- Wrist-Finger SpeedImportance 1.9Level 1.0Level 2 looks like: Use a screwdriver to twist in a screw
- Depth PerceptionImportance 1.8Level 0.8
- Response OrientationImportance 1.1Level —
- Dynamic FlexibilityImportance 1.0Level —
- Dynamic StrengthImportance 1.0Level —
- Explosive StrengthImportance 1.0Level —
- Extent FlexibilityImportance 1.0Level —
- Glare SensitivityImportance 1.0Level —
- Gross Body CoordinationImportance 1.0Level —
- Gross Body EquilibriumImportance 1.0Level —
- Multilimb CoordinationImportance 1.0Level —
- Night VisionImportance 1.0Level —
- Peripheral VisionImportance 1.0Level —
- Rate ControlImportance 1.0Level —
- Reaction TimeImportance 1.0Level —
- Sound LocalizationImportance 1.0Level —
- Spatial OrientationImportance 1.0Level —
- Speed of Limb MovementImportance 1.0Level —
- StaminaImportance 1.0Level —
- Static StrengthImportance 1.0Level —
Work activities
Kinds of activity the work is made of.
- Working with ComputersImportance 5.0Level 6.0Level 7 looks like: Set up a new computer system for a large multinational company
- Making Decisions and Solving ProblemsImportance 4.7Level 5.9
- Analyzing Data or InformationImportance 4.6Level 6.0Level 7 looks like: Analyze the cost of medical care services for all hospitals in the country
- Getting InformationImportance 4.6Level 5.4Level 4 looks like: Review a budget
- Updating and Using Relevant KnowledgeImportance 4.6Level 6.2Level 7 looks like: Learn information related to a complex and rapidly changing technology
- Thinking CreativelyImportance 4.5Level 6.1Level 7 looks like: Create new computer software
- Documenting/Recording InformationImportance 4.4Level 5.1Level 4 looks like: Document the results of a crime scene investigation
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or SubordinatesImportance 4.3Level 4.8Level 4 looks like: Report the results of a sales meeting to a supervisor
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- Identifying Objects, Actions, and EventsImportance 4.3Level 5.6
- Interpreting the Meaning of Information for OthersImportance 4.3Level 5.2Level 4 looks like: Interpret how foreign tax laws apply to U.S. exports
- Processing InformationImportance 4.3Level 6.3Level 7 looks like: Compile data for a complex scientific report
- Communicating with People Outside the OrganizationImportance 4.2Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Present information to potential clients about available services
- Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or InformationImportance 4.2Level 4.7Level 4 looks like: Estimate the time required to evacuate a city in the event of a major disaster
- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal RelationshipsImportance 3.8Level 4.7Level 4 looks like: Maintain good working relationships with almost all coworkers and clients
- Developing Objectives and StrategiesImportance 3.7Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Develop the plan to complete the merger of two organizations over a 3-year period
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing WorkImportance 3.7Level 4.7Level 4 looks like: Plan and adjust a personal to-do list according to changing demands
- Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with StandardsImportance 3.5Level 4.4Level 4 looks like: Evaluate a complicated insurance claim for compliance with policy terms
- Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or PeopleImportance 3.5Level 4.6Level 4 looks like: Determine the value of property lost in a fire
- Scheduling Work and ActivitiesImportance 3.4Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Prepare the work schedule for salesclerks in a large retail store
- Providing Consultation and Advice to OthersImportance 3.3Level 4.4Level 4 looks like: Recommend a new software package to increase operational efficiency
- Training and Teaching OthersImportance 3.2Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Teach a social sciences course to high school students
- Monitoring Processes, Materials, or SurroundingsImportance 3.1Level 3.7Level 4 looks like: Test electrical circuits
- Developing and Building TeamsImportance 2.9Level 2.5Level 1 looks like: Encourage two coworkers to stick with a tough assignment
- Coordinating the Work and Activities of OthersImportance 2.8Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Organize the cleanup crew after a major sporting event
- Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with OthersImportance 2.8Level 2.9
- Guiding, Directing, and Motivating SubordinatesImportance 2.7Level 2.4Level 1 looks like: Work occasionally as a backup supervisor
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or MaterialsImportance 2.7Level 2.7
- Monitoring and Controlling ResourcesImportance 2.7Level 2.7
- Performing Administrative ActivitiesImportance 2.5Level 2.0Level 1 looks like: Complete routine paperwork
- Controlling Machines and ProcessesImportance 2.4Level 2.0Level 1 looks like: Operate a cash register
- Coaching and Developing OthersImportance 2.3Level 2.7
- Assisting and Caring for OthersImportance 2.2Level 2.3Level 1 looks like: Help a coworker complete an assignment
- Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and EquipmentImportance 2.2Level 2.3Level 1 looks like: Specify the lighting for a work area
- Repairing and Maintaining Electronic EquipmentImportance 2.2Level 2.3Level 1 looks like: Use display settings to adjust a television picture
- Selling or Influencing OthersImportance 2.2Level 2.3Level 1 looks like: Convince a coworker to assist with an assignment
- Staffing Organizational UnitsImportance 2.2Level 2.2Level 1 looks like: Work in a position that has minimal staffing requirements
- Performing for or Working Directly with the PublicImportance 2.0Level 1.9Level 1 looks like: Check tickets at a concert
- Performing General Physical ActivitiesImportance 1.8Level 1.3Level 1 looks like: Walk between workstations in a small office
- Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical EquipmentImportance 1.8Level 1.2Level 1 looks like: Make simple, external adjustments to a door hinge with ordinary hand tools
- Handling and Moving ObjectsImportance 1.7Level 1.6Level 1 looks like: Change settings on copy machines
- Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or EquipmentImportance 1.7Level 1.2Level 1 looks like: Drive a car
Work context
The conditions most characteristic of the work, on O*NET's 1–5 context scale.
Technology
164 toolsSoftware used in this work. In demand: among the tools job postings for this occupation name most. Hot: often named in job postings across the economy.
In demand (34)
- Amazon Web Services AWS softwarehot
- Ansible softwarehot
- Apache Hadoophot
- Apache Kafkahot
- Apache Sparkhot
- Bashhot
- Chot
- C++hot
- Dockerhot
- Githot
- GitHubhot
- Gohot
- Grafana Labs Grafana Cloudhot
- IBM Terraformhot
- JavaScripthot
- Jenkins CIhot
- Kuberneteshot
- Linuxhot
- Microsoft Azure softwarehot
- Oracle Javahot
- Prometheushot
- Pythonhot
- PyTorchhot
- Rhot
- Scalahot
- Snowflakehot
- Structured query language SQLhot
- TensorFlowhot
- Amazon Web Services AWS SageMaker
- Hugging Face
- LangChain
- pandas
- Scikit-learn
- Vector database software
Hot (48; 28 more marked hot above)
- Amazon DynamoDB
- Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud EC2
- Amazon Redshift
- Amazon Web Services AWS CloudFormation
- Apache Airflow
- Apache Cassandra
- Apache Hive
- Apache Subversion SVN
- C#
- Chef
- Django
- Eclipse IDE
- Elasticsearch
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- Extensible markup language XML
- GitLab
- Google Analytics
- IBM SPSS Statistics
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft Power BI
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Project
- Microsoft SQL Server
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- Microsoft Visual Basic
- Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications VBA
- Microsoft Visual Studio
- MongoDB
- MySQL
- Node.js
- NoSQL
- Oracle Database
- Oracle Java 2 Platform Enterprise Edition J2EE
- Perl
- PHP
- PostgreSQL
- Puppet
- Redis
- Ruby
- SAS
- Shell script
- Splunk Enterprise
- Tableau
- Teradata Database
- The MathWorks MATLAB
- Transact-SQL
- UNIX
- UNIX Shell
Other tools (82)
- 3D graphics software
- Ada
- Advanced numerical software
- Algorithmic software
- Apache Flume
- Apache HTTP Server
- Apache Pig
- Apache Solr
- Augmint
- Automated document generation software
- Bidirectional encoder representations from transformers (BERT)
- Business software applications
- Charm++
- Chatbot software
- Clustermatic
- CMake
- Computational statistics software
- Computer aided design and drafting CADD software
- Data visualization software
- Doxygen
- Eiffel
- Embarcadero JBuilder
- Extensible stylesheet language transformations XSLT
- Formula translation/translator FORTRAN
- Geographic information system GIS software
- Google Ads
- Graphics pipelines
- Greenhills Ada compilers
- High-performance software libraries
- IBM Cognos Impromptu
- IBM Domino
- IBM InfoSphere DataStage
- IBM Rational Apex
- IBM Rational Rose XDE
- Integrated development environment IDE software
- Intel Integrated Performance Primitives
- Intel Math Kernel Library
- Jupyter Notebook
- List processing language LISP
- Low-level virtual machine LLVM compilers
- Mathematical software
- Microsoft ActiveX
- Microsoft Dynamics
- Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition VBScript
- Microsoft Visual Basic.NET
- Microsoft Visual C# .NET
- Microsoft Visual Studio.NET
- Microsoft Windows XP
- MicroStrategy
- Minitab
- Multisensory data representation software
- National Instruments LabVIEW
- Object oriented development environment software
- Open Graphics Library OpenGL
- OpenAI ChatGPT
- Optimization software
- Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition
- Oracle Solaris
- Parallel systems software
- Perforce Software Configuration Management System
- Plug-in file software
- Polaris parallelizing compilers
- Polhemus Fasttrack System
- Prolog
- PTC Creo Parametric
- Qlik Tech QlikView
- Quest Erwin Data Modeler
- Relational database management software
- Relational database management system software
- Rice Simulator for ILP Multiprocessors RSIM
- SAP Business Objects
- Simulation software
- Software libraries
- Source code management SCM software
- StataCorp Stata
- System testing software
- Ubuntu
- Unified modeling language UML
- Verilog
- Video editing software
- VME PowerPC VxWorks
- Waikato Environment for Knowledge Analysis Weka
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