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Environmental Health

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Adsorption of heavy metals from mine wastewater using amino-acid modified Montmorillonite
Christiana Boahen, Samuel Wiafe, Fredrick Owusu & Liang Bian
Article: 2152590
Published online: 13 Feb 2023
AbstractforAdsorption of heavy metals from mine wastewater using amino-acid modified Montmorillonite | Full Text | References | PDF (7.8 MB) | EPUB
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ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY, POLLUTION & WASTE MANAGEMENT

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An experimental study of application of activated carbon from nipa fruit waste on herbal drinks
Susinggih Wijana, Husna Atikah, Widhistya Kartikaningrum, Dodyk Pranowo & Hendrix Yulis Setyawan
Article: 2173024
Published online: 07 Feb 2023
AbstractforAn experimental study of application of activated carbon from nipa fruit waste on herbal drinks | Full Text | References | PDF (478.4 KB) | EPUB
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The effect of pyrolysis temperature and ball-milling duration on characteristics of micro bio-char derived from oil palm empty fruit bunches
Hendrix Yulis Setyawan, Laila Safira, Aunur Rofiq Mulyarto, Susinggih Wijana & Dodyk Pranowo
Article: 2173041
Published online: 01 Feb 2023
AbstractforThe effect of pyrolysis temperature and ball-milling duration on characteristics of micro bio-char derived from oil palm empty fruit bunches | Full Text | References | PDF (2.7 MB) | EPUB
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ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Review Article
Carbon dioxide emission, mitigation and storage technologies pathways
K.A. Oyewole, O. B. Okedere, K.O. Rabiu, K.O. Alawode & S. Oyelami
Article: 2188760
Published online: 22 Mar 2023
AbstractforCarbon dioxide emission, mitigation and storage technologies pathways | Full Text | References | PDF (3.1 MB) | EPUB
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CONSERVATION

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Valuing visitor’s willingness to pay for green tourism conservation: A case study of Bukit Larut Forest Recreation Area, Perak, Malaysia
Fazilah Musa & Rutthiradevi Nadarajah
Article: 2188767
Published online: 13 Mar 2023
AbstractforValuing visitor’s willingness to pay for green tourism conservation: A case study of Bukit Larut Forest Recreation Area, Perak, Malaysia | Full Text | References | PDF (2.3 MB) | EPUB
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ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

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How ‘green energy’ is threatening biodiversity, human health, and environmental justice: An example from the Mojave Desert, California
Antje Lauer, Deric English & Melanie Helton Richardson
Article: 2192087
Published online: 26 Mar 2023
AbstractforHow ‘green energy’ is threatening biodiversity, human health, and environmental justice: An example from the Mojave Desert, California | Full Text | References | PDF (12.9 MB) | EPUB
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Review Article
Respiratory effects of running in urban areas with high and low ambient air pollution: A scoping review
David Mc Evoy & Conor J. Buggy
Article: 2194493
Published online: 01 Apr 2023
AbstractforRespiratory effects of running in urban areas with high and low ambient air pollution: A scoping review | Full Text | References | PDF (3.1 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

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The nexus of environmental innovation and circularity: Evidence from European economies
Nguyen Khac Quoc Bao & Le Thanh Ha
Article: 2195086
Published online: 26 Apr 2023
AbstractforThe nexus of environmental innovation and circularity: Evidence from European economies | Full Text | References | PDF (496.6 KB) | EPUB
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Review Article
Salt-affected soils in Tanzanian agricultural lands: Type of soils and extent of the problem
M. M Omar, M. J Shitindi, B. H. J Massawe, K. G Fue, J. L Meliyo & O Pedersen
Article: 2205731
Published online: 26 Apr 2023
AbstractforSalt-affected soils in Tanzanian agricultural lands: Type of soils and extent of the problem | Full Text | References | PDF (2.2 MB) | EPUB
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Feasibility assessment of harvest residue gasification for bioelectricity and its financial impact on conventional plantation forestry
Chidiebere Ofoegbu
Article: 2206506
Published online: 08 May 2023
AbstractforFeasibility assessment of harvest residue gasification for bioelectricity and its financial impact on conventional plantation forestry | Full Text | References | PDF (2.9 MB) | EPUB
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Striving towards carbon neutrality target in BRICS economies: Assessing the implications of composite risk index, green innovation, and environmental policy stringency
Maxwell Chukwudi Udeagha & Nicholas Ngepah
Article: 2210950
Published online: 10 May 2023
AbstractforStriving towards carbon neutrality target in BRICS economies: Assessing the implications of composite risk index, green innovation, and environmental policy stringency | Full Text | References | PDF (763.3 KB) | EPUB
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Environmental Management & Conservation

Review Article
Comparison of conventional and artificial fallout radionuclide (FRNs) methods in assessing soil erosion
Cosmas Parwada, Justin Chipomho & Handsen Tibugari
Article: 2236406
Published online: 19 Jul 2023
AbstractforComparison of conventional and artificial fallout radionuclide (FRNs) methods in assessing soil erosion | Full Text | References | PDF (350.3 KB) | EPUB
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Energy performance of water strip modules for industrial heating in real operation conditions: Steady-state and CFD analyses
Marco Noro, Simone Mancin & Michele Calati
Article: 2236844
Published online: 25 Jul 2023
AbstractforEnergy performance of water strip modules for industrial heating in real operation conditions: Steady-state and CFD analyses | Full Text | References | PDF (9.1 MB) | EPUB
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Ecology

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Assessing habitat quality using the InVEST model in the Dire and Legedadi watersheds, central highland of Ethiopia: Implication for watershed management
Simeneh Admasu, Kumelachew Yeshitela & Mekuria Argaw
Article: 2242137
Published online: 04 Aug 2023
AbstractforAssessing habitat quality using the InVEST model in the Dire and Legedadi watersheds, central highland of Ethiopia: Implication for watershed management | Full Text | References | PDF (5.9 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Environmental Chemistry, Pollution & Waste Management

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The combined effects of the aquatic herbicide fluridone and the lampricide TFM on non-target fish and invertebrates
Andrea K. Townsend, Marian Burgard, Molly Schultz & Eric Paul
Article: 2243686
Published online: 09 Aug 2023
AbstractforThe combined effects of the aquatic herbicide fluridone and the lampricide TFM on non-target fish and invertebrates | Full Text | References | PDF (648.1 KB) | EPUB
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Compost quality of a peri-urban waste composting facility: A case of Mukono municipality, Uganda
Sarah Kizza-Nkambwe, Maxmillan Mpewo, Junior Senyonga Kasima & Kheria Mfuranzima
Article: 2251794
Published online: 30 Aug 2023
AbstractforCompost quality of a peri-urban waste composting facility: A case of Mukono municipality, Uganda | Full Text | References | PDF (3.2 MB) | EPUB
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On the potential of Google Street View for environmental waste quantification in urban Africa: An assessment of bias in spatial coverage
Farouk Umar, Josephine Amoah, Moses Asamoah, Mawuli Dzodzomenyo, Chidinma Igwenagu, Lorna-Grace Okotto, Joseph Okotto-Okotto, Pete Shaw & Jim Wright
Article: 2251799
Published online: 31 Aug 2023
AbstractforOn the potential of Google Street View for environmental waste quantification in urban Africa: An assessment of bias in spatial coverage | Full Text | References | PDF (5.7 MB) | EPUB
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Review Article
Major element analysis of geological samples with wavelength Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence (WDXRF) spectrometry using glass disks and pressed powder pellets
Shin-Ichi Yamasaki, Hiroyuki Yamagishi & Noriyoshi Tsuchiya
Article: 2251805
Published online: 01 Sep 2023
AbstractforMajor element analysis of geological samples with wavelength Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence (WDXRF) spectrometry using glass disks and pressed powder pellets | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB) | EPUB
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ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

Review Article
Bibliometric mapping of the trends and contributions of scientific publications to risk and crisis communication regarding South America
Juan C. Marcillo-Delgado, A. Alvarez-Garcia & Agueda García-Carrillo
Article: 2254145
Published online: 07 Sep 2023
AbstractforBibliometric mapping of the trends and contributions of scientific publications to risk and crisis communication regarding South America | Full Text | References | PDF (6.9 MB) | EPUB
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ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

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Effective demand for climate-smart adaptation: A case of solar technologies for cocoa irrigation in Ghana
Kekeli Kofi Gbodji, William Quarmine & Thai Thi Minh
Article: 2258472
Published online: 24 Sep 2023
AbstractforEffective demand for climate-smart adaptation: A case of solar technologies for cocoa irrigation in Ghana | Full Text | References | PDF (1.7 MB) | EPUB
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Synthesis of magnesium oxide from waste magnesium-rich Cucurbita pepo (pumpkin) seeds
Patience Oduroa Agyapong, Emmanuel Gikunoo, Emmanuel Kwesi Arthur, Daniel Adjah Anang, Frank Ofori Agyemang, Gordon Foli & Douglas Siaw Baah
Article: 2258473
Published online: 21 Sep 2023
AbstractforSynthesis of magnesium oxide from waste magnesium-rich Cucurbita pepo (pumpkin) seeds | Full Text | References | PDF (661.4 KB) | EPUB
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WASTE MANAGEMENT

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Mapping solid waste governance modes in a Mexican municipality
Grecia Cruz-Paz, Darío Navarrete Gutiérrez, Claudia María Monzón Alvarado, Alejandro Espinoza-Tenorio & Hugo Alejandro Nájera-Aguilar
Article: 2258474
Published online: 26 Sep 2023
AbstractforMapping solid waste governance modes in a Mexican municipality | Full Text | References | PDF (5.4 MB) | EPUB
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ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

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Educator beliefs and organizational constraints: Factors that influence informal education about fish consumption advisories in a southeastern US state
Kathleen M. Gray, Margaret R. Blanchard & Catherine E. LePrevost
Article: 2259716
Published online: 27 Sep 2023
AbstractforEducator beliefs and organizational constraints: Factors that influence informal education about fish consumption advisories in a southeastern US state | Full Text | References | PDF (2.2 MB) | EPUB
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WASTE MANAGEMENT

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Pyrolysis of municipal food waste: A sustainable potential approach for solid food waste management and organic crop fertilizer production
Patrick Boakye, Miriam Beneireh Nuagah, Sampson Oduro-Kwarteng, Eugene Appiah-Effah, Jolly Kanjua, Anthony Boakye Antwi, Lawrence Darkwah, Kwame Sarkodie & Yen Adams Sokama-Neuyam
Article: 2260057
Published online: 26 Sep 2023
AbstractforPyrolysis of municipal food waste: A sustainable potential approach for solid food waste management and organic crop fertilizer production | Full Text | References | PDF (2.7 MB) | EPUB
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ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY

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Soil carbon stock and nutrient characteristics of forest–savanna transition: Estimates from four land use systems in Ghana
Deborah Naa Akoto Dodoo, Philip Antwi-Agyei, Emmanuel Baidoo, Vincent Logah, Awudu Abubakari & Bright Oteng Adarkwa
Article: 2262684
Published online: 12 Oct 2023
AbstractforSoil carbon stock and nutrient characteristics of forest–savanna transition: Estimates from four land use systems in Ghana | Full Text | References | PDF (531.8 KB) | EPUB
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ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

Review Article
Outdoor and indoor particle air pollution and its health consequences in African cities: New evidence and an exhortation
Godfred Safo-Adu, Francis Attiogbe, Ismaila Emahi & Francis Gorman Ofosu
Article: 2265729
Published online: 12 Oct 2023
AbstractforOutdoor and indoor particle air pollution and its health consequences in African cities: New evidence and an exhortation | Full Text | References | PDF (2.3 MB) | EPUB
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Environmental Chemistry

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Photocatalytic activity of red emission PVA-GdVO4:Eu3+ nanocomposite towards the degradation of Eosin Y in water
Eric S. Agorku, Ahmed Kangmennaa, Moro Haruna & Francis Opoku
Article: 2266632
Published online: 10 Oct 2023
AbstractforPhotocatalytic activity of red emission PVA-GdVO4:Eu3+ nanocomposite towards the degradation of Eosin Y in water | Full Text | References | PDF (5.6 MB) | EPUB
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ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

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GDP, health expenditure, industrialization, education and environmental sustainability impact on child mortality: Evidence from G-7 countries
Salma Akter, Liton Chandra Voumik, Md. Hasanur Rahman, Asif Raihan & Grzegorz Zimon
Article: 2269746
Published online: 23 Oct 2023
AbstractforGDP, health expenditure, industrialization, education and environmental sustainability impact on child mortality: Evidence from G-7 countries | Full Text | References | PDF (554.9 KB) | EPUB
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CONSERVATION

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The Nexus of farmers’ Sustainable agriculture potential and readiness for more organic use in rice farming: Insights from resilience theory
S. M. W. P. K Ariyarathna, KGM Nanayakkara & S. C. Thushara
Article: 2273619
Published online: 06 Dec 2023
AbstractforThe Nexus of farmers’ Sustainable agriculture potential and readiness for more organic use in rice farming: Insights from resilience theory | Full Text | References | PDF (5.7 MB) | EPUB
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ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

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Green manufacturing for environmental sustainability: The hiccups for manufacturing companies in urban Ghana
Kwame Benyibaling Bour, Kwaku Adu & Emmanuel Narteh Angmor
Article: 2274643
Published online: 19 Nov 2023
AbstractforGreen manufacturing for environmental sustainability: The hiccups for manufacturing companies in urban Ghana | Full Text | References | PDF (392.8 KB) | EPUB
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ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

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Crop Residue burning from high-resolution satellite imagery and PM2.5 dispersion: A case study of Mississippi County, Arkansas, USA
Maryam Zamanialaei, Aaron M. Shew, Justin J. Fain, Ally Borkowski & Jessica L. McCarty
Article: 2274646
Published online: 31 Oct 2023
AbstractforCrop Residue burning from high-resolution satellite imagery and PM2.5 dispersion: A case study of Mississippi County, Arkansas, USA | Full Text | References | PDF (11.5 MB) | EPUB
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The role of government healthcare financing in carbon emissions and climate change
Salem Al Mustanyir
Article: 2275690
Published online: 05 Nov 2023
AbstractforThe role of government healthcare financing in carbon emissions and climate change | Full Text | References | PDF (528.9 KB) | EPUB
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Farmers’ understanding on pesticide safety labels in Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia
Wondimeneh Taye
Article: 2275713
Published online: 29 Oct 2023
AbstractforFarmers’ understanding on pesticide safety labels in Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia | Full Text | References | PDF (301.4 KB) | EPUB
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Research article

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Do livelihood strategies affect the willingness to participate in land conservation? The case of landless people in rural Tigray
Haftu Etsay, Abeba Kelelew, Sehin Kinfu & Melaku Berhe
Article: 2277559
Published online: 10 Nov 2023
AbstractforDo livelihood strategies affect the willingness to participate in land conservation? The case of landless people in rural Tigray | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB) | EPUB
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ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

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Land‑use and land‑cover dynamics nexus to local climate variability in Suha watershed, upper Blue Nile basin, Northwest Ethiopia
Zelalem Yekoye Alemayehu, Amare Sewnet Minale & Solomon Addisu Legesse
Article: 2278828
Published online: 16 Nov 2023
AbstractforLand‑use and land‑cover dynamics nexus to local climate variability in Suha watershed, upper Blue Nile basin, Northwest Ethiopia | Full Text | References | PDF (8.7 MB) | EPUB
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ECOLOGY

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GFRP for modified nano concrete flexual retrofitting of reinforced concrete beams
Brightson Poul Sebastin, Joe M Adams, Maria A Rajesh & Shalin Pricne
Article: 2278829
Published online: 30 Nov 2023
AbstractforGFRP for modified nano concrete flexual retrofitting of reinforced concrete beams | Full Text | References | PDF (2.3 MB) | EPUB
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ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

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Analysis of herbal medicine among Bedouin of the Saint Catherine Protectorate (southern Sinai Peninsula) and its comparison to modern drug design
Rivka Ofir, Roni Lev, Miriam Ron & Ilan Stavi
Article: 2278831
Published online: 12 Nov 2023
AbstractforAnalysis of herbal medicine among Bedouin of the Saint Catherine Protectorate (southern Sinai Peninsula) and its comparison to modern drug design | Full Text | References | PDF (3 MB) | EPUB
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CONSERVATION

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Returns of sustainable land management interventions: Evidence from Southern Ethiopia
Tasew Tadesse
Article: 2280315
Published online: 12 Nov 2023
AbstractforReturns of sustainable land management interventions: Evidence from Southern Ethiopia | Full Text | References | PDF (1.8 MB) | EPUB
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ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

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Examining the Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) status of Rib watershed, Upper Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia
Melkamu Alebachew Anley & Amare Sewnet Minale
Article: 2287906
Published online: 03 Dec 2023
AbstractforExamining the Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) status of Rib watershed, Upper Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia | Full Text | References | PDF (3.6 MB) | EPUB
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Correction

Correction
Correction
Article: 2288990
Published online: 29 Nov 2023
CitationforCorrection | Full Text | PDF (215.2 KB) | EPUB
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ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

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Contribution of on-farm avocado (Persea americana) tree-based agroforestry practice on selected soil physical and chemical properties of Inguti small watershed, in the highlands of North-Western Ethiopia
Zewdu Kindie, Ayalneh Yedem Fentie & Million Girma
Article: 2289702
Published online: 06 Dec 2023
AbstractforContribution of on-farm avocado (Persea americana) tree-based agroforestry practice on selected soil physical and chemical properties of Inguti small watershed, in the highlands of North-Western Ethiopia | Full Text | References | PDF (2.9 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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