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Sorenson, Peter David, and peter sorenson@rmit edu au. "Signs of mid-life: images from the contemporary Australian mid-life male psyche." RMIT University. Applied Communication, 2005. http://adt.lib.rmit.edu.au/adt/public/adt-VIT20060428.113457.

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This research project investigates images from the contemporary Australian mid-life psyche, exploring the contribution to individual transformation made through the creation of, and reflective engagement with, personal imagery. Asking the question: 'What do contemporary Australian mid-life males consider to be a rich and sustaining inner life?' This project documents the visual images, descriptions, and reflections of a group of five participants, discussing the individuals' experiences of aesthetic self-inquiry with reference to divergent theories of psychology, art therapy and philosophy of aesthetics.
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Lipe, Bruce, and Phillip Parker. "ADAPS TELEMETRY PROCESSOR MID-LIFE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM." International Foundation for Telemetering, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/606503.

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International Telemetering Conference Proceedings / October 23-26, 2000 / Town & Country Hotel and Conference Center, San Diego, California
This paper will provide details on planned upgrades to the Advanced Data Acquisition and Processing System (ADAPS) Real-Time / Post Flight Processing (RT/PFP) telemetry processor. The ADAPS RT/PFP is used to process real-time telemetry at the Air Force Flight Test Center (AFFTC). The ADAPS telemetry processor is based on the L3 Communications O/S90 telemetry pre-processing system. New modifications to the ADAPS telemetry processor will provide increased processing capability, increased data throughput, and higher reliability.
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Lowe, Pam. "Power and the pill : mid-life women negotiating contraception." Thesis, University of Warwick, 2003. http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/2668/.

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Contraception is often a taken-for-granted element of actively heterosexual women’s lives. Yet while modern contraceptives have technically enhanced women’s ability to control their fertility, the history of women’s struggles to achieve this control shows the importance of understanding the social context within which women’s contraceptive decisions are situated. Previous feminist studies of contraception in the UK have tended to concentrate either on aspects of medicine or on heterosexuality. Whilst both areas have highlighted the need to understand how power relationships structure women’s contraceptive experiences, these two aspects have not been integrated adequately. There has also been a tendency to focus research on younger women, and mature women’s ongoing use of contraception has generally been overlooked. This thesis is based on qualitative interviews with twenty-two mid-life British women aged between 30 and 40, as well as observations at a family planning clinic. It demonstrates that only by giving full consideration to the extent and complexity of the power relationships surrounding contraception can an understanding of women’s decisions and everyday practices be achieved. The concept of ‘subjective power’ is developed to explore how these women make strategic and creative use of circulating discourses, interact with disciplinary regimes, and situate themselves within multi-faceted webs of power relationships, such as in relation to the institutions of medicine, the media, and heterosexuality. The embodied nature of both the risk of pregnancy and the use of contraceptive technologies is argued to lead the women to assert a right of bodily autonomy. Yet this assertion conflicts with their expectation of equitable coupledom within heterosexuality and their routine consideration of men’s preferences. In addition, this thesis will show that taking ‘proper’ responsibility for preventing pregnancy constructs women as respectable, yet may increase their risk of contracting sexually transmitted infections.
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Wood, Natasha. "Marriage and physical capability at mid to later life." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 2016. http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/1532864/.

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Research has shown that married men and women have better physical and psychological health and greater longevity than their unmarried counterparts. However, the past 50 years have witnessed changes in the marriage and divorce rates, resulting in more people at older ages who are unmarried or with varied relationship histories. Given the strong association between marriage and health there could potentially be more people at older ages in poorer health, which may be particularly detrimental given the ageing population. Whilst there is much research looking at marriage and physical and psychological health there is little on marriage and physical capability. Physical capability is the capacity to perform the physical tasks of daily living and is predictive of mortality and future social care use. This PhD investigates the relationship between marriage and physical capability at mid to later life using two measures – grip strength and walking speed – from two nationally representative datasets of people aged 50 years and over in England and the USA. Cross-sectional associations between marriage and physical capability are investigated in a comparative analysis between England and the USA, and longitudinal associations through examining changes in walking speed over a ten year period in England. A descriptive analysis of early life circumstances and its association with entry into and exit out of marriage in England and the USA is also carried out. Findings show that married people had both higher levels of current physical capability and a slower decline in physical capability over time than their unmarried counterparts. Much of the “marriage advantage” is explained by their greater wealth, but there were some unexplained associations, particularly among widowed men. There were few gender and country differences in the association. The results of this thesis suggest that marriage is important for maintaining physical capability for people at mid to later life in England and the USA.
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Davies, Gwenda. "Mid-life women and the search for self in work." Thesis, University of Ottawa (Canada), 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/6307.

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In this qualitative study, five stories of work meaning are explored. Grounded in phenomenology and guided by a constructivist, feminist perspective, its purpose was to describe how mid-life women subjectively understood, interpreted and defined work meaning, after a voluntary transition to work---in either paid or non-paid arenas---which held more personal significance. Following Seidman's (1998) tenets for in-depth phenomenological interviewing, the sessions enabled the women to expand upon the conversational narrative (Kvale, 1984, 1996; Ochs, 1997). The existential dimensions of lived time, lived space, lived body and lived relation provided a systematic structure for developing a thematic textual understanding. Descriptions and interpretations of the women's mosaic and metaphoric accounts were woven together with the researcher's own experience in a narrative structure, revealing everyday, ordinary aspects of work meaning. The analysis uncovered several themes concerning metamorphosis, re-discovery and reclaimed purpose. The results indicated perspectives which coincide with some aspects of both traditional theories of adult development and relational theories of female development. Where they denote a difference is in the centrality of work as a construct that has greater continuing meaning for women's individual psychological development and identity than traditional concepts of mid-life maintenance and decline have allowed. The women in the study did not separate work and enjoyment, and pursued personal meaning and emotional, artistic and intellectual self-fulfillment through work as a way of integrating categories of identity. They were living consciously, activated by an appropriate use of self. By giving voice to this under-represented group, the study makes the work meanings of mid-life women intelligible to educators, career development practitioners and policy makers.
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Goodridge, John Anthony. "Rural life in English poetry of the mid-eighteenth century." Thesis, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/10443/1052.

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This thesis examines several mid-eighteenth century poems, assessing their portrayal of rural life, its literary and historical significance, and the aesthetic and ideological issues it presents. An introductory essay on developments in rural poetry sets'the scene for two extended essays. The first essay is a comparative reading of the subject of rural labour in three poems: James Thomson's The Seasons %724-40, Stephen Duck's The Thresher's Labour (1730,1736) and Mary Collier's The Woman's Labour The viewpoints of a professional poet (Thomson), a farm labourer (Duck), and a working woman (Collier) are compared in relation to kinds of work all three address as well as to individual labouring subjects. The responses of the three poets to such related issues as folk traditions, forms of charity and other 'compensations', are also compared. Some surprising similarities as well as instructive differences are located; and an interesting picture of idealistic and realistic, male-oriented and female-oriented attitudes to labour and labour-related themes emerges. The second essay analyses the subject of agricultural prescription in John Dyer's The Fleece (1757). Drawing on interdisciplinary information, the essay makes a sequential reading of the first book of the poem, whose subject is 'the care of sheep'. It traces the historical and poetic significance of Dyer's advice on land use and environment, breeding and types of sheep, husbandry and veterinary practice. The poet's theoretical models, his use of topography and of epic and pastoral, didactic and popular styles is examined. Dyer is found to make a substantial engagement with contemporary agricultural developments, but also to draw on idealising models of agricultural history and economic development, uniting the contrasting imperatives of the 'practical' and the 'poetical'. Dyer's belief that shepherding provided an important model for society; and his intense engagement with agriculture, inform a complex pattern of mixed motivations.
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Ecker, Diana. "Meanings of Craft and Exercise for Women in Mid-Life." Miami University / OhioLINK, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1196853859.

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Henry, Kristin. "Dancing Across Borders: Women Who Become Lesbians in Mid-Life." Thesis, Connect to this title online, 2004. https://vuir.vu.edu.au/272/.

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This thesis combines theoretical discussion with extracts from transcribed focus groups and interviews to illuminate the impact on the identity of formerly heterosexual women who become lesbians in mid-life. I have conducted my research as participant observer who has this core experience in common with the other subjects. I have also included my poetry and journal extracts to track and comment on the project and the topic. The accounts from twenty-three focus group members and interviewees contribute in two ways to the gap in published literature about the coming out process. First, this is to my knowledge the only Australian study of this kind. Second, the women's stories differ from other collections of coming out narratives because they do not, as a rule, privilege the lesbian experience over the heterosexual one. Instead the study focuses on what changed for the women when they made this transition, and on what stayed the same. They discuss these changes and lack of change with regard to personal identity, relationships with other women, children and families, friends, the workplace and the wider culture. The study investigates how all these elements of the women's lives have been influenced by their own maturity and by the prevailing social attitudes toward homosexuality at the time they came out. It also discusses the women's various attitudes toward the lesbian community and the politics of labelling themselves according to their sexual orientation. The study is underpinned by theoretical perspectives on the formation of identity, on current thinking about sex and gender, and on an understanding of the evolving positions of lesbians and gays in the eyes of the church, the law, psychology and society in general. It pays particular attention to the relationship between lesbianism and feminism, and the impact of queer theory on lesbian identity. It also examines the changing nature of representations of lesbians in popular culture.
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Henry, Kristin. "Dancing across borders women who become lesbians in mid-life /." Connect to this title online, 2004. http://wallaby.vu.edu.au/adt-VVUT/public/adt-VVUT20041018.095939/.

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Meersohn-Schmidt, Cynthia Carolina. "From mid-life to later life : strategies for controlling age transitions among Chileans in metropolitan Santiago." Thesis, Durham University, 2015. http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/11540/.

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This thesis investigates the ways in which transitions from mid-life to later life are envisioned. Undertaken in Santiago de Chile the study explores the following questions: How do individuals deal with stereotypes and contradictory messages about ageing? What strategies do they develop to control transitions whilst coping with ageing processes? Documentary analysis of Chilean parliamentary debates and newspaper articles, and secondary analysis of focus groups with older people were used to construct social imaginaries of ageing. These were compared and tested in a survey of 226 individuals aged 40-90 to reveal four significant tensions. These related to older people as: i) dependent or having dependants, ii) using information as a means or an end; iii) having passive or active roles, and iv) being vulnerable or resourceful in terms of their own health. These tensions were transformed into pictorial stories and used in visual elicitation interviews with 32 men and women aged 40-90 who generated stories of the ways in which they understood the possibilities and challenges presented by these four areas of tension. Findings showed that solutions to tensions i) currently express an equilibrium in generational interdependency, but they are shifting towards increasing intergenerational individualism; ii) technological literacy is becoming a requirement for social inclusion, but education still holds important value for social interactions; iii) although self and other’s ageism still represent barriers for social participation, the existing division between productive and non-productive roles in later life is becoming more flexible and pluralistic projects in later life have entered individuals’ imagination; iv) strategies to maintaining health only postpone vulnerability and loss of control over life decisions. The thesis contributes to expanding the frameworks for the study of transitions and to the design of interventions tailored for particular groups of the ageing population.
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Beige, Sigrun. "Long-term and mid-term mobility decisions during the life course /." Zürich : ETH, 2008. http://e-collection.ethbib.ethz.ch/show?type=diss&nr=17623.

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Macrae, Amanda. "Understanding physical activity in the lives of women in mid-life." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2001. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp05/MQ62788.pdf.

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Wallace, William Scott. "Portraits discovering art as a transformative learning process at mid-life /." [Yellow Springs, Ohio] : Antioch University, 2007. http://www.ohiolink.edu/etd/send-pdf.cgi/Wallace%20William%20Scott.pdf?acc_num=antioch1208450699.

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Thesis (Ph.D.)--Antioch University, 2007.
Title from PDF t.p. (viewed Apr. 29, 2008). Advisor: Carolyn Kenny, PhD. "Submitted to the Ph.D. in Leadership & Change Program of Antioch University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy October, 2007"--from the title page. Keywords: transformative learning, middle-age, portraiture; artists, phenomenology, Jungian psychology, midlife, depth psychology, life change. Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-273).
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Moore, Natasha Lee. "The unpoetical age : modern life and the mid-Victorian long poem." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2012. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.610158.

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Wallace, William Scott. "Portraits: Discovering Art as a Transformative Learning Process at Mid-Life." Antioch University / OhioLINK, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1208450699.

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Donn, Jessica E. "Adult Development and Well-Being of Mid-Life Never Married Singles." Miami University / OhioLINK, 2005. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1123098208.

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Clode, Peter. "The viability of a secondary market in mid-term life assurance policies." Thesis, Nottingham Trent University, 1991. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.302973.

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The surrender of life policies accounts for a large proportion of the total outgo of life assurance companies, in 1987 amounting to £3.6bn or 46% of funds returned to policyholders. In practice most surrenders involve a simple two way interaction in which a policyholder requests a surrender price from the issuing office, and accepts the value without question or negotiation. However, the increasing volume of surrenders, coupled with increasing dissatisfaction of policyholders with the level of surrender prices, has lead to the emergence and development of an imperfect and unorganised market in secondary policies. This market trades less than 5% of the potential volume of tradeable policies. The volume of surrender and the absence of an organised market (which could provide alternative purchasers of mid-term policies, competition and improved values) provides the context and underlying hypothesis for the study. From observation, it appeared that, for the market to evolve, the following developments were necessary. i) A level of organisation and co-operation in which intermediaries co-ordinate the offer for sale from large numbers of individual policyholders with secondary investor's offers to purchase large volumes of policies. ii) Computerised procedures for valuing policies and bundling them appropriately to meet the needs of investors. The research project was interactive with the developing secondary market and included a close involvement in the development of a sophisticated trading system for one group of companies. The Thesis The heart of the thesis is the development of a number of algorithms which are designed to value portfolios of secondary life policies. The valuation procedure uses a discounted cashflow approach which allows the calculation of IRR on the basis of expectations about the future bonus performance of life offices. For each policy there is a statistically measurable chance of the policyholder dying before the maturity date. The implicit value of this effect is accounted for in the valuation procedure. The valuation procedure is based upon an understanding of the sorts of policies likely to be available, the valuation services demanded and the sorts of investment products which may be created through the bundling and packaging of policies. This understanding is developed througha study of the economic interrelationships between policyholder and issuing office and from the viability study of the level of surrender demand in the market and the size of margins between surrender and investment value.
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Ulrich, Deborah L. "Factors related to satisfaction with and adjustment to fatherhood at mid-life /." The Ohio State University, 1988. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1487595712159799.

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Jones, Barbara Leonard. "Factors related to psychological adjustment following myocardial infarction in mid-life men /." The Ohio State University, 1993. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1487843688957665.

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Palandra, Ashley Lauren. "A phenomenological analysis of mid-life women’s challenges in their relationships with food." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/52717.

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To date, the vast majority of research exploring disordered eating (DE) and eating disorders (EDs) among women has been conducted with younger populations. However, a small but growing body of literature has demonstrated the increasing prevalence of eating problems among mid-life women. Despite recent scholarly interest in this area, very little is known about mid-life women’s experiences of living with eating challenges, and the meanings they attribute to this phenomenon. The current study was designed to address this gap in the literature, using a hermeneutic phenomenological methodology (van Manen, 1990). The research question that guided this inquiry was: “What is the meaning and experience of having a problematic relationship with food for women in mid-life?” In-depth, audio-recorded qualitative research interviews were conducted with nine women between the ages of 41 and 65. Interviews were transcribed verbatim, and a thematic analysis consistent with van Manen’s (1990) hermeneutic phenomenological approach was conducted. Six common themes emerged from the participants’ experiences of having a problematic relationship with food in mid-life: (1) Sense of Food as Comfort and a Means of Coping, (2) Sense of Guilt and Shame, (3) Sense of Needing Control, (4) Sense of Food and Eating as Addiction, (5) Sense of Pressure to Conform, and (6) Sense of Loss of Social Power and Visibility. The study findings are discussed within the context of the extant literature exploring EDs among younger and mid-life women, and similarities and differences between these demographic groups are explored. Finally, implications of the study findings for theory, research, and clinical practice are discussed.
Education, Faculty of
Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education (ECPS), Department of
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Findlay-King, Lindsay Joanne. "Understanding sport and physical activity participation in the transition into early mid-life." Thesis, Northumbria University, 2008. http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/105/.

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In my thesis I explain patterns and developments of current participation in sport and physical activity among a group of men and women in the transition to early mid-life (38-43 years of age). I examine their perceptions of the activity and sense of sporting identity over their lives. There is limited research on mid-life experiences of sport and physical activity and more often this takes a social survey approach. The interpretive research on mid-life is still an emerging field, previous research has often focused on a single sport sub-culture, those who are heavily involved in sport, or women only. In depth, topical life history interviews and written timelines were completed with a group of sixteen individuals in this life stage, with varied experiences of sport and physical activity. The data was analysed using Brown and Gilligan's (1992, 1993) `voice centred relational method' of analysis, followed by 'constant comparison' (Glaser and Strauss, 1967) and coding (Strauss and Corbin, 1998). The major theme identified in this study was the complex construction of sport and participation, understood as it relates to the participants lives as a whole and its impact on their participation decision making. Sub-themes included; the different meaning and value of sport and self definition in relation to this, and changes in these across the life course (particularly the transition to midlife) and in relation to the ageing process and relationships. The research demonstrates the relationship between sport and the needs at this life stage, highlighting identity management, and values placed on the ethic of care and sport and physical activity as leisure. Conflicting feelings are experienced in relation to sport and physical activity due to constraints on and into participation. Further to this the thesis provides a grounded theory model of the construction of these activities in the transition to early midlife. The findings were interpreted with theoretical perspectives from: structuration (Giddens, 1979, 1984), dramaturgical (Goffman, 1971, 1972a), relational (Gilligan, 1993), role (Kelly, 1983; Turner, 1956, 1978; Zurcher, 1970, 1979), life cycle (Levinson et al, 1978, 1996), family life cycle (Rapoport & Rapoport, 1975), and role transition (Kelly, 1983) theories.
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Grogan, John Webster. "The evolution of family myths: a qualitative analysis of mid- life married men." Diss., Virginia Tech, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/39848.

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This exploratory study examined the nature of family myths as perceived by mid-life married men. Of particular interest was inquiry into the origin of family mythology and the transmission process of myths as perceived by men. The most pervasive themes were found around "relations with father." These themes were indicated in a two-fold typology of "father is absent" and "father is present." The findings from this research present evidence of family myths originating in the family of origin experiences and evolving into contemporary mythology related to conflict management, marital relations, and career roles. Discussion of methodological issues, as well as implications for future research and clinical interventions are presented.
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Wigtil, JoAnne M. "Variations of Social Support in Married, Divorced, and Widowed Late Mid-Life Women /." The Ohio State University, 1996. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1487935125882222.

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Chaya, Julie. "The Intentions of Mid-Life Women to Search for Sexual Health Information Online." Kent State University / OhioLINK, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent156349164303003.

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Hughes, Charles Richard. "Developing an effective ministry wuth mid life single adults in a mega church." Lynchburg, Va. : Liberty University, 1998. http://digitalcommons.liberty.edu.

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Beach, Foley Thomas. "The effects of mid-life transition on a man's call to the ministry." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2002. http://www.tren.com.

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Smithson, Karin L. "The Relationship among Social Connectedness, Meaning in Life, and Wellness for Adult Women in Levinson's Mid-Life Transition Stage." Digital Archive @ GSU, 2011. http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/cps_diss/63.

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While developmental research on the period of midlife has received increased attention in the literature, limited focus has been paid to the transitional stage into midlife, particularly for women. In this study, 286 women between the ages of 38 - 47 years completed online surveys comprised of a demographic questionnaire, the Social Connectedness Scale – Revised (SCS-R; Lee, Draper, & Lee, 2001), the Life Regard Index – Revised (LRI-R; Debats, 1998), and the Five Factor Wellness Inventory – Adult (FFWel-A; Myers & Sweeney, 1999). Participants were recruited through local community-based organizations and snowballing efforts. Participants resided in a major southern metropolitan city. Results from this study indicate that wellness was significantly higher for women who had advanced degrees, higher income levels, and were in a parenting role. Full-time employment and higher education levels were significantly related to higher feelings of meaning in life for women, but being in a parenting role was not linked to higher meaning in life. Implications for counseling women in the Mid-Life Transition Stage are explored and directions for future research are discussed.
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Rhodes, Heather. "Mid-life career change to home-based self-employment in a group of women." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2000. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape3/PQDD_0009/MQ61486.pdf.

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Lancaster, Claire. "Apolipoprotein ε4 and attentional control : understanding the trajectory of cognitive ageing from mid-life." Thesis, University of Sussex, 2018. http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/73536/.

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The greatest genetic factor in how well we age cognitively is Apolipoprotein E (APOE), a single nucleotide polymorphism with three allelic variants: epsilon-2, epsilon-3 and epsilon-4 (hereafter ε2, ε3, ε4). The ε4 allele is associated with an increased risk of cognitive disadvantage in later life, however, the effects of this variant are not isolated to old-age, with some studies reporting cognitive advantages in youth. This thesis investigates the influence of APOE ε4 on cognition from mid-adulthood, a point in the lifespan when the detrimental effects of this allele may be emerging. This thesis begins with a systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature to-date, and suggests attention may be sensitive to ε4 differences in mid-adulthood, however, effects of the allele are not consistently shown, perhaps due to methodological limitations including the use of insensitive neuropsychological batteries (Chapter 1). Next, behavioural paradigms providing a sensitive index of both selective (Chapter 2) and executive attention (Chapter 3), suggest many attentional processes are intact in mid-age (45-55 years) ε4 carriers. Subtle deficits, however, are apparent on prospective memory (PM) and Stroop-switch paradigms, indicating a goal maintenance disadvantage. In addition, a proxy of cognitive reserve was found to moderate the effects of ε4 on executive attention in mid-adulthood (Chapter 4). Follow-up research used paradigms that target the distinct processes supporting focal and non-focal PM to interrogate the profile of change observed in mid-age ε4 carriers, identifying a profile of disadvantage consistent with that observed in pathological ageing (Chapter 5). PM, however, was not found to differentiate ε4 carriers in older individuals at heightened risk of converting to dementia (Chapter 6). Collectively, this research provides evidence for a profile of accelerated ageing in ε4 carriers, with subtle disadvantages apparent in executive attention by the end of the 5th decade.
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Julian, Teresa W. "Physiological and social-psychological bases of stress associated with the male mid-life transition /." The Ohio State University, 1987. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1487332636474028.

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Anderson, Tamara L. "A comparison of women who divorce in mid-life with those who remain married /." abstract and full text PDF (UNR users only), 2007. http://0-gateway.proquest.com.innopac.library.unr.edu/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:1446790.

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Thesis (M.S.)--University of Nevada, Reno, 2007.
"May 2007." Includes bibliographical references (leaves 80-85). Library also has microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : ProQuest Information and Learning Company, [2008]. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. Online version available on the World Wide Web.
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Authier, Carisa Ishisia. "The psychology of place| A qualitative study of mid-life relocation to Sedona, Arizona." Thesis, California Institute of Integral Studies, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3606919.

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Although defined as the context from which our experiences occur, place often remains in the background of awareness, if not completely unconscious. Place is a subjective and unique experience yet common to all as a primary component of identity development and expression. The purpose of this dissertation research was to expand the understanding of the phenomenon of "psychology of place" as it relates to relocation. This inquiry investigated specifically why adults in mid-life chose to relocate to Sedona, Arizona.

This qualitative research methodology employed a phenomenological-hermeneutic framework to investigate the consciously lived experience of eight individuals, between the ages of 25 and 64 years old, who consider Sedona home. A parallel coder was utilized to help interpret the data. Participants in this study chose to move to Sedona as adults in mid-life and have resided there for a minimum of one year. Middle age is typically the prime time of one's career and yet people were drawn to Sedona for non-employment reasons. It was found that serendipity played a large role in the decisions made by many of the participants in this study. As the author, I explored the motivations for relocation by evaluating interpersonal reasons that were grounded in the current literature while also investigating place attributes that attracted these migrants. This dissertation addressed gaps in the literature, as well as deepened the exploration of place psychology and its role in identity development.

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Perren, Kim. "The influence of work and family roles on women's socioeconomic and psychological well-being at mid-life : a life course perspective." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2001. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.621121.

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Milne, Alisoun. "Two Late Life Challenges : Early Intervention and Mental Health in Later Life and Caring in Mid and Later Life: Exploring Experiences, Advancing Understanding and Informing Care." Thesis, University of Kent, 2010. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.523537.

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King, Mary Tiara (Ti). "The experiences of mid-life daughters who are caregivers to their mothers : a phenomenological study." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/28766.

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Many mid-life daughters are primary caregivers to their elderly mothers. However, in most research studies daughters have been grouped with other caregivers; thus, the daughters' experiences have not been specifically identified. Without this information nurses will be unable to adequately assist mid-life caregiving daughters to attain their optimal levels of health. The phenomenological research method was the methodology used to elicit the experiences of the mid-life daughters. The phenomenological method was congruent with the feminist perspective -- the conceptual framework -- which guided the study. The feminist perspective elucidated the importance of eliciting not only the visible caregiving experiences of the mid-life daughters, but also their internal experiences -- their feelings -- and the meanings they gave to their experiences. The researcher recruited subjects for the study through a daughters-of-aging-parents program which was held at the Women's Resource Centre in Vancouver, British Columbia. In order to collect the data, the researcher interviewed the subjects. Congruent with the phenomenological method, data collection and data analysis ran concurrently throughout the study. The conclusions that the researcher drew from the findings of this study include the following: at the start of a caregiving daughter-mother relationship, a daughter is very responsive to the needs of her mother; when a daughter realizes that she is self-sacrificing herself in order to care for her mother, she becomes less responsive to her mother's needs and focuses, instead, on caring for herself; a daughter who is able to identify her own needs and then act on them Is able to care for her mother and herself in a manner that meets both their needs; a daughter experiences a number of emotions while providing care for her mother; a daughter uses the logical process of working towards healthy differentiation in order to counterbalance her emotional reactivity, and a daughter who successfully counterbalances her emotions with logic discovers her basic self and becomes an entity distinct from, yet interdependent with, her mother.
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Begalke, Rose-Aline. "How do mid-life women integrate their faith into the transition of children leaving home?" Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1999. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp01/MQ40149.pdf.

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Hayward, Lynda Mary. "Mid-life patterns and the residential mobility of the elderly, planning for an aging population." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1998. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/tape17/PQDD_0013/NQ32830.pdf.

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Westbrook, Leslie A. "The experience of mid-life women in the years after the deaths of their parents." Click here for text online. The Institute of Clinical Social Work Dissertations website, 2001. http://www.icsw.edu/_dissertations/westbrook_2001.pdf.

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Dissertation (Ph.D.) -- The Institute for Clinical Social Work, 2001.
A dissertation submitted to the faculty of the Institute of Clinical Social Work in partial fulfillment for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.
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Bosley-Smith, Emma R. "Before and After `I Do': Marriage Processes For Mid-Life Gay and Lesbian Married Couples." The Ohio State University, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1490879787728175.

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Chlipala, M. Linda. "Longitudinal Study of Loneliness and Depression as Predictors of Health in Mid- to Later Life." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2008. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc6124/.

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The longitudinal relationship between loneliness and depression as predictors of chronic health conditions in middle-aged to older adults was investigated utilizing data collected by the Health and Retirement Study (HRS), a national representative longitudinal study of health, retirement, and aging, conducted by the Institute for Social Research (ISR) Survey Research Center (SRC) at the University of Michigan, funded by the National Institute on Aging and the Social Security Administration. The correlation between these loneliness and depression was moderate (r = .32 to r = 51). The single-item subjective self-report of loneliness was found to be an adequate measure of loneliness. A cross-lagged panel correlation and regression design was used to examine the longitudinal relationship between loneliness, depression, and chronic health conditions. A temporal precedence was indicated implying a causal relationship with depression leading to subsequent loneliness. The relationship between recurring loneliness and chronic health conditions was weak (r = .13).
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Chlipala, M. Linda Guarnaccia Charles Anthony. "Longitudinal study of loneliness and depression as predictors of health in mid- to later life." [Denton, Tex.] : University of North Texas, 2008. http://digital.library.unt.edu/permalink/meta-dc-6124.

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McCracken, Martin G. "Barriers to participation in learning for mid-career managers in the Scottish life assurance industry." Thesis, Edinburgh Napier University, 2002. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2547.

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The Life Assurance industry has been through a period of rapid change as a consequence of increased competition, which is resulting in the need for structural re-organisation. The mid-career manager is arguably the most affected by these changes as the flattening structures and the need for obtaining new skills are leading to a re-appraisal of their role, while also diminishing their chances of the vertical progression that was traditionally on offer. It is against this background that an analysis of the barriers to participation in learning was undertaken through in-depth interviews with 61 managers from five of the largest Scottish Life Assurance institutions. A grounded model was developed to identify the prevalence of both intrinsic and extrinsic factors affecting participation levels. The model identified five intrinsic variables (Perceptual, Emotional, Motivational, Cognitive (General) and Cognitive (Vocational)) and three extrinsic factors (Culture, Management Development Culture and Physical Resources) and the managers were categorised against these variables according to their propensity to participate in learning initiatives. While the intrinsic barriers relating to managers perceived need for learning and emotional insecurities were important, the managers appeared to primarily attribute their levels of participation to the presence or otherwise of extrinsic variables. In particular, the organisational culture was seen to be crucial in influencing participation levels, as there were high levels of negativity surrounding the support and guidance structures for learning. The ambiguity of reward strategies was also seen to be an inhibitor, as were time pressures. Organisations need to address the issue of balancing participation in learning activities with the pressures originating from both mid-career managers private and professional lives as a potential solution to these external pressures. It was suggested that barriers to learning could be alleviated through better support and guidance and the development of a learning culture, encompassing top management involvement.
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Barletta, Sandra Anne. "A first kiss is still a first kiss : romancing the mid-life reader and heroine." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2008. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/19205/1/Sandra_Barletta_-_A_Basic_Renovation.pdf.

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Through its depiction of heroines, romance fiction has the capacity to reflect the attitudes and concerns women face in society. However, the depiction of heroines in romance novels is bound by the constraints publishers place upon them. A vibrant, passionate mid-life heroine gets pushed into a subgenre where romance no longer exists as an option, while a mid-life reader in search of a romance heroine to identify with is relegated to novels where romance is a marginal issue, rather than the main impetus that leads the story. This study, and the novel A Basic Renovation, addresses a neglected demographic of reader and heroine who are marginalised within the romance genre. As well, it gives reasons why heroines need not be characterised in particular roles or situations as they age, and a rationale for why their underrepresentation as romance heroines should end.
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Barletta, Sandra Anne. "A first kiss is still a first kiss : romancing the mid-life reader and heroine." Queensland University of Technology, 2008. http://eprints.qut.edu.au/19205/.

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Through its depiction of heroines, romance fiction has the capacity to reflect the attitudes and concerns women face in society. However, the depiction of heroines in romance novels is bound by the constraints publishers place upon them. A vibrant, passionate mid-life heroine gets pushed into a subgenre where romance no longer exists as an option, while a mid-life reader in search of a romance heroine to identify with is relegated to novels where romance is a marginal issue, rather than the main impetus that leads the story. This study, and the novel A Basic Renovation, addresses a neglected demographic of reader and heroine who are marginalised within the romance genre. As well, it gives reasons why heroines need not be characterised in particular roles or situations as they age, and a rationale for why their underrepresentation as romance heroines should end.
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True, Stephanie M. "“LIVING LAVENDER”: LIFE IN A WOMEN’S COMMUNITY." Miami University / OhioLINK, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1185808602.

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Tan, Mustafa Tumer. "Seismic Strengthening Of A Mid-rise Reinforced Concrete Frame Using Cfrps: An Application From Real Life." Master's thesis, METU, 2009. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12610562/index.pdf.

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SEISMIC STRENGTHENING OF A MID-RISE REINFORCED CONCRETE FRAME USING CFRPs: AN APPLICATION FROM REAL LIFE Tan, Mustafa Tü
mer M.S., Department Of Civil Engineering Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Gü
ney Ö
zcebe Co-Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. BariS Binici May 2009, 162 pages FRP retrofitting allows the utilization of brick infill walls as lateral load resisting elements. This practical retrofit scheme is a strong alternative to strengthen low to mid-rise deficient reinforced concrete (RC) structures in Turkey. The advantages of the FRP applications, to name a few, are the speed of construction and elimination of the need for building evacuation during construction. In this retrofit scheme, infill walls are adopted to the existing frame system by using FRP tension ties anchored the boundary frame using FRP dowels. Results of experiments have previously shown that FRP strengthened infill walls can enhance lateral load carrying capacity and reduce damage by limiting interstory drift deformations. In previous, analytical studies, a detailed mathematical model and a simplified version of the model for compression struts and tension ties was proposed and verified by comparing model estimations with test results. In this study, an existing 9-storey deficient RC building located in Antakya was chosen to design and apply a hybrid strengthening scheme with FRPs and reduced number of shear walls. Linear elastic analysis procedure was utilized (force based assessment technique) along with the rules of Mode Superposition Method for the reftrofit design. FRP retrofit scheme was employed using the simplified model and design was conducted such that life safety performance criterion is satisfied employing elastic spectrum with 10% probability of exceedance in 50 years according to the Turkish Earthquake Code 2007. Further analytical studies are performed by using Modal Pushover and Nonlinear Time-History Analyses. At the end of these nonlinear analyses, performance check is performed according to Turkish Earthquake Code 2007, using the strains resulting from the sum of yield and plastic rotations at demand in the critical sections. CFRP retrofitting works started at October 2008 and finished at December 2008 for the building mentioned in this study. Eccentric reinforced concrete shearwall installation is still being undertaken. All construction business is carried out without evacuation of the building occupants. This project is one of the first examples of its kind in Turkey. Keywords: CFRP, Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymers, Masonry Infill Walls, Reinforced Concrete Infill Walls, Mid-Rise Deficient Structures, Turkish Earthquake Code 2007, Modal Pushover Analysis, Nonlinear Time History Analysis, Linear Elastic Building Assessment
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Harvard, Michael Justin. "Mid-life comparative field study investigating stormwater management between a permeable pavement and asphalt parking lot." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/63666.

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As a result of increasing density in the built environment around our cities, there is an ever growing amount of effective impervious area (EIA) which in turn results in greater amounts of runoff due to rain events. While minimizing hard surfaces is a method to minimize EIA, it is not always practical. A common method to better manage stormwater has been the installation of permeable pavement in parking lots. This study investigated the efficacy of permeable pavements in a comparative study against asphalt, at a point 10 years after construction, with the goal of demonstrating the continued benefits to water quality and minimized runoff from the permeable pavement site. The field study, conducted in Burnaby, BC between two parking lots, yielded promising results which demonstrated that with routine maintenance, a permeable pavement system is able to continue minimizing downstream runoff for most types of rain storm events and is able to continue minimizing contaminant effluent concentrations of certain contaminants when compared to an asphalt site.
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Durant, Lesley. "A comparative study of mid-life, women nurses working in the NHS and UK care homes." Thesis, University of Surrey, 2010. http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/843596/.

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This thesis examines the working lives of mid-life (aged 40-55) women who are currently working as nurses. The research focuses on why these mid-life nurses demonstrate occupational and organisational commitment, and compares the NHS and care home sectors. The research explores how the differences in organisational structure, culture and context of these two sectors influence nurses' work orientation, job satisfaction and their motivation to continue nursing, incorporating sociological perspectives relating to commitment and intention to stay. For this qualitative study, in-depth interviews were conducted with a total of 50 registered nurses, 25 recruited from the NHS and 25 from the care home sector, all of whom had qualified in the UK and had nursed for 10 years or more (mean 20 years). To gain an understanding of the nurses' commitment, biographical and work history, data were collected from the participants at interview. Findings indicate that the nurses studied maintained a passion for nursing, and for some, this was the reason for moving to the care sector despite, or because of, professional and managerial restructuring in the NHS. However, nurses in both the NHS and care homes demonstrated an instrumental orientation to work, working because they need to earn a living wage. The findings confirm that flexible working conditions are important to nurses' work-family balance but this is not confined to women with children; equal treatment of all employees is an important issue. The thesis also establishes that respecting, valuing and appreciating the contribution of nurses' work is an important factor in nurses' organisational commitment. However, the different organisational structures, cultures and contexts influence nurses' experiences. The type of organisation they work in also affects the public's perceptions of and respect for the work of NHS and care home nurses. The research partially supports Becker's (1960) 'side bet' theory of commitment, that the reasons for remaining in the occupation often outweigh the option of leaving the job or career. The research concludes that nurses' occupational and organisational commitment is complex and organisations must understand and meet the needs of nurses to ensure long-term commitment.
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Halliwell, Kate. "Towards a grounded theory of how closeness is conceptualised by a group of mid-life men." Thesis, University of Surrey, 2018. http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/849655/.

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This research portfolio contains three pieces of work conducted during my training as a Counselling Psychologist at the University of Surrey. Initially there is a review of literature on men and their close relationships. This is followed by two qualitative studies, with each based on a group of white British, professional mid-life men. The first of these explores experiences of relational closeness and the second focuses on developing new theory regarding how closeness is conceptualised.
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Rawson, Kay T. "Women in Transition at Midlife." DigitalCommons@USU, 1994. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/2621.

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Women in modern America are living longer than ever before and society 's expectations are changing. In 1900, it was expected that most women would die in their forties or early fifties. However, with today's life expectancy of approximately 80 years. midlife is a viable component of a woman's total life course. Since midlife is an important part of the lives of today's women, this study examines the elements of well-being in midlife women over three transitional periods surrounding the half century birthday. A random sample of 1,041 midlife women, ages 34-66, living along the Wasatch Front in Utah, responded to the survey entitled Women's Experience in Family Work Religion and Community. It was hypothesized that there would be differences in levels of life satisfaction, esteem , depression, and marital satisfaction among three groups: pre-midlife transition women (34-44 years old); midlife transition women (45-55 years old); and post-midlife transition women (56-66 years old). The effects of marital status, empty-nest, children, education, employment, denomination, and religiosity were analyzed with measures of well-being. The premise that levels of well-being differ according to the transitional stage in midlife remains unsubstantiated. However, regression equations found a few significant variables: education and husband's income explained variance in life satisfaction, esteem, depression, and marital satisfaction for the pre-midlife and the midlife groups; children, marital status, religiosity, and denomination were significant for the post-midlife group on life satisfaction and esteem measures; no variables were significant with the post-midlife group for marital satisfaction; and wife's income explained a significant amount of variance only for the midlife cohort and only with the esteem scale. Well-being and quality of life were not significantly different for women 34 to 66 years of age. Midlife appeared to be a time of nonturbulence; findings did not support a generalized empty-nest syndrome, revealing instead that women's wellbeing remained stable in all three transition periods. Correlates of well-being were discussed and suggestions for future research, programs, and policies were proposed.
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