{"id":711,"date":"2021-02-21T07:34:01","date_gmt":"2021-02-21T07:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/competition.iium.edu.my\/imc\/?page_id=711"},"modified":"2026-02-27T18:03:45","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T10:03:45","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/competition.iium.edu.my\/imc\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"711\" class=\"elementor elementor-711\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5e73b73 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5e73b73\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3fed8fa\" data-id=\"3fed8fa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a83f45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4a83f45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WHO WE ARE<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1906d2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1906d2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>IIUM MATHEMATICS COMPETITION<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-26c9e18 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"26c9e18\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f7a3326\" data-id=\"f7a3326\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2599d34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2599d34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The IIUM Mathematics Competition (IMC) is an annual event organised by the Department of Computational and Theoretical Sciences in Kulliyyah of Science at the International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuantan Campus.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This competition is an intended mathematics competition for secondary school students, in particular Forms 4 and 5, which covers the topics of number theory, algebra, the product of irreducible polynomials,\u00a0 combinatorics and geometry, excluding calculus and complex numbers.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Through this competition, we hope to promote the beauty of mathematics and mathematical thinking as well as the importance of\u00a0 science itself to the younger generation. Also, this competition will introduce the courses offered in our department to the public in general.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-222859e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"222859e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-190ed03\" data-id=\"190ed03\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dddd4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5dddd4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d62c048 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d62c048\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fd2687f\" data-id=\"fd2687f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44a0c408 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"44a0c408\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">HISTORY<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1aa4af96 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1aa4af96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-89f9e14 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"89f9e14\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-05753bf\" data-id=\"05753bf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c75871 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c75871\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p align=\"\u201djustify\u201d\">The<strong> Department of Computational and Theoretical Sciences\u00a0 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iium.edu.my\/kulliyyah\/kos\/computational-theoretical-sciences\">(CTS)<\/a><\/span>, <\/strong>Kulliyyah of Science <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">(<a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.iium.edu.my\/kulliyyah\/kos\/\">KOS<\/a>)<\/span><\/span> <\/strong>has organized IIUM Mathematics Competition (IMC) since 2005. The event is <strong>opened to secondary school students, from form 4 to form 5 (participation from form 2 and form 3 must be under recommendation from the teacher)<\/strong>.<\/p><p align=\"\u201djustify\u201d\">The first competition in 2005 was held in IIUM main campus, Gombak where more than 100 students from 20 secondary schools in Kuala Lumpur participated in this competition.<\/p><p align=\"\u201djustify\u201d\">After the Kulliyyah of Science moved to Kuantan campus at the end of 2006, the Department of CTS once again organized the IMC in 2007 where this time they invited more than 20 secondary schools from Kuantan area. This marked the opening of this program in our new CTS home.<\/p><p align=\"\u201djustify\u201d\">In the year 2008, this program has been expanded to the whole Pahang state. More than 50 selected students accompanied by their teachers came to Kulliyyah of Science and participated in this event.<\/p><p align=\"\u201djustify\u201d\">\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2b7279f\" data-id=\"2b7279f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f83850 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9f83850\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p align=\"\u201djustify\u201d\">Later, in 2009, due to the increasing interest to this event, a preliminary round was introduced to widen the opportunity of participation among the intent students.\u00a0 More than 1500 students took the test for this qualifying round.<\/p><p align=\"\u201djustify\u201d\">In the years 2012 &#8211; 2014, this event was co-organized with Jabatan Pelajaran Negeri (JPN) Pahang and was also partially sponsored by Persatuan Sains Matematik Malaysia (PERSAMA) and Yayasan Pahang.\u00a0<\/p><p align=\"\u201djustify\u201d\">In Malaysia, only a handful of mathematically capable students choose mathematics in local universities. This could be due to the lack of promotions on mathematics programme to the public. Therefore, this competition hopes to attract more students to further their interest in this area.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1aefc046 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1aefc046\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-76a1ba71\" data-id=\"76a1ba71\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-43835f46 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"43835f46\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b4f8d37\" data-id=\"3b4f8d37\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37946a63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"37946a63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">FROM 2015<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-359b699a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"359b699a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ee5e671 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ee5e671\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p align=\"\u201djustify\u201d\">Starting 2015, in addition to schools in <strong>Pahang state<\/strong>, we had opened the IMC participation to three (3) other states in Malaysia that are <strong>Terengganu, Kelantan,\u00a0<\/strong>and<strong>\u00a0Johor<\/strong>. Jabatan Pelajaran Pahang has also co-organized this event.<\/p><p align=\"\u201djustify\u201d\">\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c012c7\" data-id=\"1c012c7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15929d69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"15929d69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-40997c03 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"40997c03\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-387fd1e9\" data-id=\"387fd1e9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;slideshow&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_gallery&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:731,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/competition.iium.edu.my\\\/imc\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/02\\\/IMG_2008.jpg&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:750,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/competition.iium.edu.my\\\/imc\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/02\\\/CRO2.jpg&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:751,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/competition.iium.edu.my\\\/imc\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/02\\\/CROP1.jpg&quot;}],&quot;background_slideshow_slide_transition&quot;:&quot;slide_left&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_duration&quot;:5000,&quot;background_slideshow_transition_duration&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48ed3a7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"48ed3a7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a940a07\" data-id=\"a940a07\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67e61a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"67e61a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-677d06e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"677d06e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">AS NATIONAL LEVEL<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c62291f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6c62291f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a97e8ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a97e8ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p align=\"\u201djustify\u201d\">In 2016, Ministry of Education agreed to give a national certificate for students who qualify to the Final Round. For IMC 2019, the invitation of participation has been extended to two other states in Malaysia which are\u00a0<strong>Melaka\u00a0and\u00a0Negeri Sembilan<\/strong>.\u00a0The participation is now involves six\u00a0(6) states &#8211; Pahang, Terengganu, Kelantan, Johor, Melaka and Negeri Sembilan.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6564052 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6564052\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-70f5769f\" 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