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Submissions Open: APS Global Psychological Science Summit
by Rachael Jack 20 Jul '24

20 Jul '24

Dear colleagues The call for the APS Global Psychological Science Summit is now open! See below for details. Best [https://mcusercontent.com/9082cc31df19dd4e8c5bfb8e3/images/db40172b-4a84-c7…]<https://psychologicalscience.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9082cc31df1…> APS Global Psychological Science Summit | Virtual | October 23-24, 2024 We hope you’ve heard the exciting news - APS has opened the call for submissions for the inaugural APS Global Psychological Science Summit<https://psychologicalscience.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9082cc31df1…> taking place virtually on October 23-24, 2024. The summit will include plenary sessions, workshops, roundtable discussions, and an opportunity for your students to gain experience presenting their research. It will also be a great chance for you and your faculty colleagues to share your latest work with scientists from around the world. We’d also like to ask for your help in spreading the word about the Call for Submissions<https://psychologicalscience.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9082cc31df1…>. Please forward this email to all students and colleagues who may be interested in submitting. See you online in October. Call for Submissions<https://psychologicalscience.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9082cc31df1…> Submit a standard poster, research proposal poster, or roundtable session by August 12, 2024. Standard Posters must only report data collection and analysis that has been completed by the time the submission is finalized. Research Proposal Posters should represent plans for a future empirical study. Data collection should not be complete. Roundtable Sessions are an opportunity for attendees to lead discussions on a particular topic with fellow attendees. Presenters can discuss empirical results, methods and tools, applications of psychological science, brainstorm a future research project, and more. [https://mcusercontent.com/9082cc31df19dd4e8c5bfb8e3/images/382ed94d-3886-72…]<https://psychologicalscience.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9082cc31df1…> Participation Assistance<https://psychologicalscience.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9082cc31df1…> [https://mcusercontent.com/9082cc31df19dd4e8c5bfb8e3/images/594a992b-98f5-87…]<https://psychologicalscience.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9082cc31df1…> Global Summit FAQs<https://psychologicalscience.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9082cc31df1…> [https://mcusercontent.com/9082cc31df19dd4e8c5bfb8e3/images/018d25a8-05bd-d4…]<https://psychologicalscience.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9082cc31df1…> Featured Speakers<https://psychologicalscience.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9082cc31df1…> APS Code of Conduct<https://psychologicalscience.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9082cc31df1…> Copyright © 2024 Association for Psychological Science, All rights reserved. You're receiving this email because you're a member of the APS community Our mailing address: Association for Psychological Science 1800 Massachusetts Ave NW, Suite 402 Washington, DC 20036-1218 Add us to your address book<https://psychologicalscience.us16.list-manage.com/vcard?u=9082cc31df19dd4e8…> Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences<https://psychologicalscience.us16.list-manage.com/profile?u=9082cc31df19dd4…> or unsubscribe from this list<https://psychologicalscience.us16.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=9082cc31df1…>.

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Call for Papers: ICPR 2024 2nd Workshop Fairness in Biometric Systems
by ABHIJIT DAS 11 Jul '24

11 Jul '24

*Call for Papers* I*CPR 2024: 2nd Workshop on Fairness in Biometric Systems* Biometric systems have spread worldwide and therefore have been increasingly involved in critical decision-making processes, including finances, public security, and forensics. Despite their increasing impact on everybody’s daily life, many biometric solutions perform highly divergent for different groups of individuals, as previous works have shown. Consequently, the recognition performance of such systems is significantly impacted by demographic and non-demographic attributes of users. This brings to the fore discriminatory and unfair treatment of users of such systems. At the same time, several political regulations, such as Article 7 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Article 71 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), have highlighted the importance of the right to non-discrimination. These political efforts show the pertinent need for analyzing and mitigating equability concerns in biometric systems. Given the increasing impact on everybody’s daily life, as well as the associated social interest, research on fairness in biometric solutions is urgently needed. This includes • Developing and analyzing biometric datasets • Proposing metrics related to equability in biometrics • Demographic and non-demographic factors in biometric systems • Investigating and mitigating equability concerns in biometric algorithms including o Identity verification and identification o Soft-biometric attribute estimation o Presentation attack detection o Template protection o Biometric image generation o Quality assessment Important Dates Workshop: December 01, 2024 Full Paper Submission: August 12, 2024 Acceptance Notice: September 20, 2024 Camera-Ready Paper: September 24, 2024

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Postdoctoral position at NYU Abu Dhabi (High-level vision)
by Olivia Cheung 20 Jun '24

20 Jun '24

A postdoctoral researcher position is available at the Objects and Knowledge Laboratory, headed by Dr. Olivia Cheung, at NYU Abu Dhabi ( https://www.oliviacheunglab.org) The postdoctoral researcher will carry out experiments on high-level vision (e.g., object, face, letter, scene recognition) in humans using behavioral, fMRI, and computational methods. Potential research projects include, but are not limited to, investigations of the influences of experience and conceptual knowledge on visual recognition. Apply here: https://apply.interfolio.com/145342 Applicants must have a Ph.D. in Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, or a related field, and should possess strong programming skills (e.g., R, Matlab or Python) and a strong publication record in topics of high-level vision. Prior experience with fMRI, computational, or psychophysical techniques is highly preferred. Initial appointment is for two years, with the possibility of renewal. The start date is flexible, and the position is available from August 15, 2024. The Objects and Knowledge Laboratory is part of the rapidly growing expertise in Cognitive Neuroscience at NYU Abu Dhabi. The lab has access to the state-of-the-art neuroimaging and behavioral facilities (including MRI, MEG, EEG, eyetracking). For consideration, applicants should submit a cover letter, curriculum vita, statement of research interests, the expected date of availability, and at least 2 letters of recommendation here <https://apply.interfolio.com/145342>. Informal inquiries regarding the position, university, or area, are encouraged. If you have any questions, please email Dr. Olivia Cheung (olivia.cheung(a)nyu.edu) Applications will be accepted immediately, and candidates will be considered until the position is filled. The terms of employment are very competitive, including relocation and housing costs, and other benefits among which educational subsidies for children. The NYU Abu Dhabi campus is located on Saadiyat Island (Abu Dhabi’s cultural hub), minutes away from the white sand beaches as well as the world class entertainment, big city and nature activities that have made the area one of the top ten tourist destinations in the world. More information about living in Abu Dhabi can be found here: https://nyuad.nyu.edu/en/campus-life/living-in-abu-dhabi.html *About NYUAD:* NYU Abu Dhabi is a degree-granting research university with a fully integrated liberal arts and science undergraduate program in the Arts, Sciences, Social Sciences, Humanities, and Engineering. NYU Abu Dhabi, NYU New York, and NYU Shanghai, form the backbone of NYU’s global network university, an interconnected network of portal campuses and academic centers across six continents that enable seamless international mobility of students and faculty in their pursuit of academic and scholarly activity. This global university represents a transformative shift in higher education, one in which the intellectual and creative endeavors of academia are shaped and examined through an international and multicultural perspective. As a major intellectual hub at the crossroads of the Arab world, NYU Abu Dhabi serves as a center for scholarly thought, advanced research, knowledge creation, and sharing, through its academic, research, and creative activities.

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[Applications now open!] 2 x EPSRC PhD Studentships on CS+Psych projects @ UofGlasgow
by Rachael Jack 31 May '24

31 May '24

Dear all We’re excited to announce 2 x EPSRC-funded PhD Scholarships on CS+Psych projects hosted in the School of Psychology and Neuroscience in collaboration with the School of Computing Science at the University of Glasgow. Please share widely Deadline: 17 June Project 1: The unconscious effect of physical beauty in human social interactions The aim of the project is to investigate how "physical beauty" can bias the outcomes of social decisions (e.g. job interviews). To do this, we aim to create an algorithm able to transform the "physical beauty" of participants in real time and use that algorithm during negotiations to see how it influences social outcomes and non-verbal behavior. We are searching for a multidisciplinary candidate that is interested in real-time computer vision (e.g. voice/face transformation and analysis) as well as social cognition (e.g., social interactions, non-verbal data analysis, social biases). Project description: https://www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate/doctoraltraining/mvls-epsrc/projects/pab… Project team members: Pablo Arias Sarah (primary supervisor), Alessandro Vinciarelli (co-supervisor), Mathieu Chollet (co-supervisor) Questions? Contact: pablo.arias(a)glasgow.ac.uk<mailto:pablo.arias@glasgow.ac.uk> Project 2: HIGH-FIDELITY 3D FACIAL RECONSTRUCTION FOR SOCIAL SIGNAL UNDERSTANDING Human faces convey a wealth of rich social and emotional information—for example, facial expressions often convey our internal emotion states while the shape, colour, and texture of faces can betray our age, sex, and ethnicity. As a highly salient source of social information, human faces are integral to shaping social communication and interactions. The faces in the video can be viewed as a temporal sequence of facial images with intrinsic dynamic changes. Establishing correlations between faces in different frames is important for tracking and reconstructing faces from videos. Jointly modelling fine facial geometry and appearance in a data-driven manner enables the model to learn the relationship between a single 2D face image and the corresponding 3D face model and thus reconstruct its high-quality 3D face model by leveraging the high capacity of deep neural networks. This project is to investigate computational methods for high-fidelity 3D facial tracking on videos for social signal analysis in social interaction scenarios. It involves developing computational models for reconstruction of 3D facial details capturing geometric facial expression changes and analysing social signals. Project description: https://www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate/doctoraltraining/mvls-epsrc/projects/hui… Project team members: Hui Yu (primary supervisor), Rachael Jack (co-supervisor), Tanaya Guha (co-supervisor) Question? Contact : Hui.Yu(a)glasgow.ac.uk<mailto:Hui.Yu@glasgow.ac.uk> Prof. Rachael E. Jack, Ph.D. Professor of Computational Social Cognition School of Psychology & Neuroscience University of Glasgow Scotland, G12 8QB +44 (0) 141 330 5087 [MOSAIC_small_white.tiff]

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(CfP) CVPR 2023: 5th Workshop and Competition on Affective Behavior Analysis in-the-wild (ABAW)
by Dimitrios Kollias 11 May '24

11 May '24

Dear Colleagues, Please find below the invitation to contribute to the 5th Workshop and Competition on Affective Behavior Analysis in-the-wild (ABAW) to be held in conjunction with the IEEE Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition Conference (CVPR), 2023. (1): The Competition is split into the below four Challenges: * Valence-Arousal Estimation Challenge * Expression Classification Challenge * Action Unit Detection Challenge * Emotional Reaction Intensity Estimation Challenge The first 3 Challenges are based on an augmented version of the Aff-Wild2 database, which is an audiovisual in-the-wild database of 594 videos of 584 subjects of around 3M frames; it contains annotations in terms of valence-arousal, expressions and action units. The last Challenge is based on the Hume-Reaction dataset, which is a multimodal dataset of about 75 hours of video recordings of 2222 subjects; it contains continuous annotations for the intensity of 7 emotional experiences. Participants are invited to participate in at least one of these Challenges. There will be one winner per Challenge; the top-3 performing teams of each Challenge will have to contribute paper(s) describing their approach, methodology and results to our Workshop; the accepted papers will be part of the CVPR 2023 proceedings; all other teams are also encouraged to submit paper(s) describing their solutions and final results; the accepted papers will be part of the CVPR 2023 proceedings. More information about the Competition can be found here<https://ibug.doc.ic.ac.uk/resources/cvpr-2023-5th-abaw/>. Important Dates: * Call for participation announced, team registration begins, data available: 13 January, 2023 * Final submission deadline: 18 March, 2023 * Winners Announcement: 19 March, 2023 * Final paper submission deadline: 24 March, 2023 * Review decisions sent to authors; Notification of acceptance: 3 April, 2023 * Camera ready version deadline: 8 April, 2023 Chairs: Dimitrios Kollias, Queen Mary University of London, UK Stefanos Zafeiriou, Imperial College London, UK Panagiotis Tzirakis, Hume AI Alice Baird, Hume AI Alan Cowen, Hume AI (2): The Workshop solicits contributions on the recent progress of recognition, analysis, generation and modelling of face, body, and gesture, while embracing the most advanced systems available for face and gesture analysis, particularly, in-the-wild (i.e., in unconstrained environments) and across modalities like face to voice. In parallel, this Workshop will solicit contributions towards building fair models that perform well on all subgroups and improve in-the-wild generalisation. Original high-quality contributions, including: - databases or - surveys and comparative studies or - Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning / Deep Learning / AutoML / (Data-driven or physics-based) Generative Modelling Methodologies (either Uni-Modal or Multi-Modal; Uni-Task or Multi-Task ones) are solicited on the following topics: i) "in-the-wild" facial expression or micro-expression analysis, ii) "in-the-wild" facial action unit detection, iii) "in-the-wild" valence-arousal estimation, iv) "in-the-wild" physiological-based (e.g.,EEG, EDA) affect analysis, v) domain adaptation for affect recognition in the previous 4 cases vi) "in-the-wild" face recognition, detection or tracking, vii) "in-the-wild" body recognition, detection or tracking, viii) "in-the-wild" gesture recognition or detection, ix) "in-the-wild" pose estimation or tracking, x) "in-the-wild" activity recognition or tracking, xi) "in-the-wild" lip reading and voice understanding, xii) "in-the-wild" face and body characterization (e.g., behavioral understanding), xiii) "in-the-wild" characteristic analysis (e.g., gait, age, gender, ethnicity recognition), xiv) "in-the-wild" group understanding via social cues (e.g., kinship, non-blood relationships, personality) xv) subgroup distribution shift analysis in affect recognition xvi) subgroup distribution shift analysis in face and body behaviour xvii) subgroup distribution shift analysis in characteristic analysis Accepted workshop papers will appear at CVPR 2023 proceedings. Important Dates: Paper Submission Deadline: 24 March, 2023 Review decisions sent to authors; Notification of acceptance: 3 April, 2023 Camera ready version 8 April, 2023 Chairs: Dimitrios Kollias, Queen Mary University of London, UK Stefanos Zafeiriou, Imperial College London, UK Panagiotis Tzirakis, Hume AI Alice Baird, Hume AI Alan Cowen, Hume AI In case of any queries, please contact d.kollias(a)qmul.ac.uk<mailto:d.kollias@qmul.ac.uk> Kind Regards, Dimitrios Kollias, on behalf of the organising committee ======================================================================== Dr Dimitrios Kollias, PhD, MIEEE, FHEA Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Artificial Intelligence Member of Multimedia and Vision (MMV) research group Member of Queen Mary Computer Vision Group Associate Member of Centre for Advanced Robotics (ARQ) Academic Fellow of Digital Environment Research Institute (DERI) School of EECS Queen Mary University of London ========================================================================

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Join Our Workshop on Bridging Academia and Industry in Affective Computing!
by Emma Hughson 08 May '24

08 May '24

Hello, I hope this message finds you well. We are excited to announce an upcoming workshop that aims to break new ground in the realm of affective computing. The workshop, titled “From Lab to Life: Realising the Potential of Affective Computing”, will encourage discussion from both academic and industry experts, which promises to be an enriching experience for both professionals and researchers alike. Machine capabilities are on the rise. New advances in AI and Robotics have enabled the creation of ever more competent artificial systems that have the potential to contribute to various types of human activities. However, for this potential to result in a step-change in how humans and machines interact and work with each other, machines also need to be competent at understanding their human counterparts. How can task-competent machines become competent teammates, assistants, and companions for human users? How can technology make sense of human behaviour, responses, and experiences? Affective Computing research has been spearheading the effort to answer these questions and resolve challenges of human-machine interaction. To take the unique insights and innovations developed in Affective Computing from lab prototypes to robust and reliable technology solutions for human users, there is a need for academic and industry researchers to come together. In this workshop, we create a forum for this conversation structured around three specific themes: (1) ethics and regulations, (2) industry perspectives, and (3) academic perspectives. Here’s what you can expect from the workshop: 1. Expert insights: gain valuable insights from renowned experts in academia and industry who will share their experiences, perspectives, and ethical considerations on affective computing. 2. Interactive discussions: participate in discussions with experts by submitting a 2 page perspective piece and sharing your perspectives during a moderated panel where both you and speakers can discuss. 3. Networking opportunities: connect with fellow participants, industry professionals, and researchers to exchange ideas, forge new partnerships, and explore potential collaborations. Whether you are a seasoned researcher, an industry professional, or someone in-between interested in the latest developments in affective computing, ethical concerns when navigating affective computing to industry, or curious as to how one can safely streamline affective computing products to consumers, this workshop offers a unique opportunity to expand your knowledge, broaden your network, and contribute to the advancement of this exciting field. We invite you to submit your work and share your insights by submitting to our workshop by June 12th, 2024. For more information what to submit and how, please visit https://www.cambridgeconsultants.com/acii2024-fromlabtolife/<https://url.us.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/Jk9RC9rmgPhm5KmqTONsSC?domain=cambri…>. Thank you for taking the time to consider our invitation and we hope to see you at our workshop this September. Kind Regards, Emma Hughson Senior Affective Computing Engineer, Human Machine Understanding Cambridge Consultants Ltd 29 Science Park, Milton Road, Cambridge, CB4 0DW, UK <https://www.cambridgeconsultants.com/home>www.cambridgeconsultants.com<https://www.cambridgeconsultants.com/home> [cid:image001.png@01DAA148.210A2080] [cid:image002.png@01DAA148.210A2080]<https://www.linkedin.com/company/cambridge-consultants> [cid:image003.png@01DAA148.210A2080]<https://www.youtube.com/user/CamConsultants> [cid:image004.png@01DAA148.210A2080]<https://twitter.com/CambConsultants> [cid:image005.png@01DAA148.210A2080]<https://www.facebook.com/cambridgeconsultantsuk/> [cid:image006.png@01DAA148.210A2080]<https://www.instagram.com/cambridge_consultants/> Sign-up for our newsletter<https://www.cambridgeconsultants.com/newsletter> This email, including attachments, contains confidential information belonging to Cambridge Consultants. It is intended for the addressee only and may only be copied or disclosed to others with permission. If you are not the intended recipient please delete the material from any computer. Emails are subject to monitoring for legal and security purposes. If this email has been sent as a personal message the company accepts no liability for the content.

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Our New Open Multiracial Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test (MRMET)
by Jeremy Wilmer 06 May '24

06 May '24

Hi All, We've created a more inclusive, validated, open alternative to the Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test (RMET). *Paper here <https://link.springer.com/article/10.3758/s13428-023-02323-x>.* Press release here <https://www.wellesley.edu/news/an-accurate-and-inclusive-test-of-mindreadin…>. Freely downloadable from OSF (osf.io/ahq6n) are both open test materials and *large* normative/validity data sets. Data includes item-by-item information to enable detailed reliability/item analyses. Jeremy p.s. Figure 2 in the paper summarizes some of why we thought a new, inclusive (racially diverse and non-gender-stereotyped) version was worthwhile; and Table S2 in Supp info <https://static-content.springer.com/esm/art%3A10.3758%2Fs13428-023-02323-x/…> includes some choice quotes from our TestMyBrain.org participants and ManyBrains.net researchers about the original RMET. [image: image.png]

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Stirling face workshop, booking available
by Peter Hancock 06 May '24

06 May '24

Booking for the workshop on face identification, July 25-6th at Stirling is now open. Attendance is free, limited to 70 places. There is an option to book dinner. Booking: https://shop.stir.ac.uk/conferences-and-events/faculties/faculty-of-natural… Workshop webpage: https://faceresearch.stir.ac.uk/july-workshop/ Peter Peter Hancock (he/him) Professor Psychology, School of Natural Sciences University of Stirling FK9 4LA, UK phone 01786 467675 http://rms.stir.ac.uk/converis-stirling/person/11587 @pjbhancock Latest papers: Face masks and fake masks: the effect of real and superimposed masks on face matching with super-recognisers, typical observers, and algorithms https://rdcu.be/dxAIR Balanced Integration Score: A new way of classifying Developmental Prosopagnosia https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0010945224000054 My messages may arrive outside of the working day but this does not imply any expectation that you should reply outside of your normal working hours. If you wish to respond, please do so when convenient. Web: www.stir.ac.uk<http://www.stir.ac.uk/> [Facebook icon]<https://www.facebook.com/universityofstirling/>[Twitter icon]<https://twitter.com/StirUni>[LinkedIn icon]<https://www.linkedin.com/edu/university-of-stirling-12676>[Instagram icon]<https://www.instagram.com/universityofstirling/>[Youtbue icon]<https://www.youtube.com/user/UniversityOfStirling> [Banner]<https://www.stir.ac.uk/> ________________________________ Scotland's University for Sporting Excellence The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159

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PhD in Psychology, face perception
by Ferenc Kocsor 18 Apr '24

18 Apr '24

Dear All, I would appreciate it if you`d propagate the following opportunity among prospective students. The *Institute of Psychology at the University of Pecs, Hungary*, has started a *PhD program for international students*. During the program, among other possibilities, students can join research that aims to extend our knowledge about the cognitive and neural background of *face perception*. We`re particularly interested in how semantic knowledge about a person interacts with affective processes during recognition. The students will have access to the following equipment in our lab: - device for accurate reaction time measurements (cedrus) - eye-tracker (Toobi TX300) - physiological measurements (BIOPAC modules: EDA, heart rate, respiration rate, EMG etc) - EEG (brain products, 64 channel) - Noldus observer XT For a limited number of students who are *EU-citizens *(or citizens of the European Economic Area) we can provide a *full scholarship* that covers tuition fee and costs of housing. For citizens of other countries there is a tuition fee (3500 euros per semester). Citizens of eligible countries may apply for the Stipendium Hungaricum scholarship that covers tution fee and housing, but because of its deadline (January each year) the costs of those who wish to start in 2024 would be covered from the second year on. The deadline for self-paying students is *15th June, 2024* (with a possibility of extension) . The strict deadline for a fully funded program is *24th May, 2024*. Prior informal inquiries are advised. Details about the program: https://international.pte.hu/study-programs/phd-psychology Ferenc Kocsor, PhD, habil. senior researcher head of the international doctoral program e-mail: kocsor.ferenc(a)pte.hu

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ECVP 2024 - Submission Deadline Extended
by Manassi, Mauro 03 Apr '24

03 Apr '24

Dear colleagues, Due to popular demand, the deadline for Abstract Submission & Early Bird Registration for the European Conference on Visual Perception 2024 has been extended. The new deadline is April 19th at 11:59pm (latest time zone on earth). The deadline for abstract submission will not be extended further. The ECVP 2024 will be held in Aberdeen (Scotland) from Sunday August 25th to Thursday August 29th. See https://ecvp2024.abdn.ac.uk/ For further instructions see: https://ecvp2024.abdn.ac.uk/submission/registration/ We are looking forward to meeting you in Scotland Mauro Manassi & Constanze Hesse ---------------------------------------------- Mauro Manassi Assistant Professor School of Psychology William Guild Building, Room F11 University of Aberdeen, UK https://www.manassilab.com/ The University of Aberdeen is a charity registered in Scotland, No SC013683. Tha Oilthigh Obar Dheathain na charthannas cl?raichte ann an Alba, ?ir. SC013683.

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