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Special Interest Groups (SIGs) 2023-2024
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This directory of AERA SIGs is in alphabetical order. Websites & email addresses, when available, are listed. Although we check this page for errors frequently if you should notice a non-working link please let us know. If your SIG is interested in creating or moving its webpage to the AERA website, please let us know.

SIGs: | A–G | H–Q | R–Z | All |

R–Z

Rasch Measurement (SIG #83)
Purpose: To provide a forum for presentation, discussion, and interaction related to the development of theoretically based and empirically testable instruments with objective linear measures.
Contact: Stefanie A. Wind, University of Alabama, Northport, AL, swind@ua.edu
Dues: $10.00 (1 yr)
Website: Rasch Measurement
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/raschmeasurement
Religion and Education (SIG #84)
Purpose: To focus on religious, ethical, and moral dimensions of educational contexts, processes, and policies at all levels and in all types of educational institutions.
Contact: Elizabeth M. Pope, University of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA, epope@westga.edu
Dues: $10.00 (1 yr); students $5.00 (1 yr)
Website: https://religionanded.com/aera-re/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/72817175357/
X: https://twitter.com/ReligionAndEd
Research Focus on Black Education (SIG #85)
Purpose: To provide a structure and forum within AERA for researchers and developers who focus on educational issues involving Black clients (students and professionals).
Contact: Lakia M Scott, Yale University, New Haven, CT, lakia.scott@yale.edu
Dues: $20.00 (1 yr)
Website: Research Focus on Black Education
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ResearchFocusOnBlackEducation/
X: https://twitter.com/RFBE_AERA
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/RFBE_AERA/
Research Focus on Education and Sport (SIG #164)
Purpose: To dispel the many myths associated with education and sport over the years, shed light on this undervalued and underresearched area of inquiry, and enrich current research agendas on education and sport by making them more relevant. The continual dialogue with the community of scholars, and the ensuring knowledge and perspectives offered by this kind of engagement would inform us of the realities and concerns of education and sport in general.
Contact: Joseph N. Cooper, University of Massachusetts - Boston, Abington, MA, josephn.cooper@umb.edu
Dues: $7.00 (1 yr)
Website: Research Focus on Education and Sport
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Research-Focus-on-Education-Sport-AERA-SIG-120845847979371/
X: https://twitter.com/AERA_RFESSIG
Research in Mathematics Education (SIG #87)
Purpose: To actively promote communication between researchers in mathematics education and related disciplines, and to provide a platform for initiating new developments in the field.
Contact: Meghan M. Shaughnessy, Boston University, Wakefield, RI, mshaugh@bu.edu; Karen L. Terrell, Loyola University Maryland, Baltimore, MD, klterrell@loyola.edu
Dues: $15.00 (1 yr); students $5.00 (1 yr)
Website: Research in Mathematics Education
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sigrme
X: https://twitter.com/AERA_SIGRME
Research in Reading and Literacy (SIG #11)
Purpose: To stimulate communication and inquiry among researchers, policymakers, and others interested in research in reading and literacy from various disciplines and theoretical perspectives.
Contact: Wayne H Slater, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, wslater@umd.edu
Dues: $20.00 (1 yr); students $5.00 (1 yr)
Website: Research in Reading and Literacy
X: https://twitter.com/AERAReading
Research on Evaluation (SIG #90)
Purpose: To create a community of researchers and practitioners interested in research on, dissemination of, and applications of evaluation theory and evaluation methods.
Contact: Jingshun Zhang, Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers, FL, jzhang@fgcu.edu
Dues: $5.00 (1 yr)
Website: Research on Evaluation
X: https://twitter.com/aera_roe
Research on Giftedness, Creativity, and Talent (SIG #91)
Purpose: The purpose of this SIG is to provide leadership that (1) encourages and promotes high-quality scholarship addressing giftedness, creativity and talent, (2) creates a community of scholars and leaders in the field, (3) facilitates communication and dissemination of research both within and outside the field, (4) nurtures future scholars, and (5) advances research in the field.
Contact: Jennifer L. Jolly, University of Alabama, Waco, TX, jljolly1@ua.edu
Dues: $10.00 (1 yr); students $5.00 (1 yr)
Website: Research on Giftedness, Creativity, and Talent
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AERA.ROGCT/
X: https://twitter.com/AERA_GiftedSIG
Research on Learning and Instruction in Physical Education (SIG #93)
Purpose: To provide a forum for the dissemination and critical analysis of research on learning and instruction in physical education.
Contact: Cory Elijah Dixon, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ, dixonc@rowan.edu
Dues: $20.00 (1 yr); students $10.00 (1 yr)
Website: Research on Learning and Instruction in Physical Education
X: https://twitter.com/AeraRlipe
Research on Teacher Induction (SIG #149)
Purpose: To encourage, discuss and disseminate the work of educational researchers and practitioners dedicated to educational equity through the strength of quality teacher induction.
Contact: Jenny Quintana, University of Louisiana at Monroe, West Monroe, LA, quintanacifuentes@ulm.edu
Dues: $10.00 (1 yr)
Website: Research on Teacher Induction
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AERA-SIG-149-Research-on-Teacher-Induction-105172040906056/
X: https://twitter.com/AERASIG_149
Research on the Education of Asian and Pacific Americans (SIG #94)
Purpose: To provide inquiry into educational and equity issues affecting Asian and Pacific Americans, facilitate interdisciplinary discussions around these issues, and provide members with colleagueship and support.
Contact: Yinying Wang, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, ywang103@gsu.edu
Dues: $15.00 (1 yr); students $10.00 (1 yr)
Website: Research on the Education of Asian and Pacific Americans
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/AERA.REAPA/
X: https://twitter.com/REAPA_SIG
Research on the Superintendency (SIG #97)
Purpose: To create a community of researchers and practitioners interested in developing knowledge about the superintendent, encompassing an array of policy, practice, and research issues related to long-term school reform.
Contact: Liz Hollingworth, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, liz-hollingworth@uiowa.edu
Dues: $10.00 (1 yr); students $5.00 (1 yr)
Website: Research on the Superintendency
Research on Women and Education (SIG #98)
Purpose: To sponsor research studying issues related to women and girls in education at the intersection of race, class, and gender through AERA sessions, newsletters, and annual Fall conferences.
Contact: Pamela L. Gray, New Mexico State University, Kyle, TX, pgray@nmsu.edu
Dues: $15.00 (1 yr); students $5.00 (1 yr)
Website: Research on Women and Education
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/Research-on-Women-and-Education-SIG-of-AERA-162989193722352
Research Use (SIG #100)
Purpose: To understand how research is used to improve education policy and practice, and to foster improvement of dissemination and use of research findings.
Contact:
Dues: $5.00 (1 yr)
Website: https://sigru.org/wp/
Rural Education (SIG #102)
Purpose: To promote high quality research that increases understanding of rural education, broadly defined, and has potential to benefit rural schools and communities.
Contact: Catharine Biddle, University of Maine, Orono, ME, catharine.biddle@maine.edu
Dues: $10.00 (1 yr)
Website: Rural Education
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/321796728020270
School Community, Climate and Culture (SIG #104)
Purpose: To examine the school in terms of the community, climate, and culture as perceived not only by the researcher but also by students, teachers, administrators, parents, and community members at large.
Contact: Francis H. Lim Huang, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, huangf@missouri.edu
Dues: $5.00 (1 yr)
Website: School Community, Climate and Culture
School Effectiveness and School Improvement (SIG #105)
Purpose: To exchange ideas and information and encourage further research and evaluation on theory and practices related to issues of school effectiveness and improvement.
Contact: Jennifer Watters, University of Texas - Tyler, Tyler, TX, jwatters@uttyler.edu
Dues: $5.00 (1 yr)
Website: School Effectiveness and School Improvement
School/University/Community Collaborative Research (SIG #107)
Purpose: To share research undertaken collaboratively by school and university educators, programs and practices supporting it, as well as challenges and dilemmas of the work.
Contact: Kathleen Provinzano, Binghamton University - SUNY, Mountain Top, PA, kprovinzano@binghamton.edu
Dues: $10.00 (1 yr); students $5.00 (1 yr)
Website: School/University/Community Collaborative Research
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SUCCR.SIG
X: https://twitter.com/AERA_SUCCR_SIG
School-University Partnership Research (SIG #79)
Purpose: The School-University Partnership Research (SUPR) SIG is committed to exploring the intricacies of school-university collaborations. We offer a context where scholars can exchange insights, forging deeper understanding through collective discussion, while also nurturing an environment of mutual camaraderie and support. At the heart of SUPR SIG's mission is the promotion of comprehensive research — one that draws from a rich mosaic of theoretical frameworks and is armed with a diverse arsenal of investigative techniques. Yet, amidst this diversity, we staunchly uphold the timeless core principles championed by seminal school-university partnership movements, including the likes of the Holmes Group, NNER, Research Practice Partnerships, and NAPDS. Through SUPR SIG, we cultivate a space for introspection, analysis, critique, and, most importantly, collaboration, inviting educators from every corner of the educational spectrum and spanning diverse institutional contexts.
Contact: Susan L. Ogletree, Georgia State University, Mableton, GA, sogletree1@gsu.edu
Dues: $10.00 (1 yr); students $5.00 (1 yr)
Website: School-University Partnership Research
Science Teaching and Learning (SIG #122)
Purpose: To promote research that advances the understanding and improvement of teaching, learning, and understanding in the natural sciences, including philosophical, psychological, and sociocultural issues.
Contact: Douglas B. Larkin, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ, larkind@montclair.edu
Dues: $10.00 (1 yr); students $5.00 (1 yr)
Website: Science Teaching and Learning
X: https://twitter.com/aerastl
Second Language Research (SIG #108)
Purpose: To promote research in second-language learning/acquisition, and to facilitate exchange of ideas among educators involved in second-language teaching and language program administration.
Contact: David Nieto, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, dnieto@niu.edu
Dues: $15.00 (1 yr); students $10.00 (1 yr)
Website: Second Language Research
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/223153721182396
X: https://twitter.com/SLR_SIG_of_AERA
Self-Study of Teacher Education Practices (SIG #109)
Purpose: Self-study research is initiated and conducted by teacher educators, teachers, and other practitioners who study their own practice to contribute to professional learning, ways of knowing, and knowledge generation.
Contact: Valerie A. Allison, Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, PA, allisonv@susqu.edu
Dues: $10.00 (1 yr)
Website: Self-Study of Teacher Education Practices
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/415704359067343/
X: https://twitter.com/sstepsig
Semiotics in Education: Signs, Meanings, and Multimodality (SIG #110)
Purpose: To promote the application of semiotic perspectives to the study of education. Membership includes a subscription to the sig journal, "International Journal of Applied Semiotics."
Contact: Angel Mei Yi Lin, The Education University of Hong Kong, Tai Po, Hong Kong, angellin@eduhk.hk
Dues: $7.00 (1 yr); students $5.00 (1 yr)
Website: Semiotics in Education: Signs, Meanings, and Multimodality
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AERASemiotics/posts/2070180509870505
X: https://twitter.com/AERA_Semiotics
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@aerasigsemioticsineducatio9946
Social and Emotional Learning (SIG #170)
Purpose: To examine relationships among social-emotional competencies and academic, health, and citizenship outcomes; and the impact of SEL interventions on the adjustment, behavior, and academic performance of children and adolescents.
Contact: Christi Crosby Bergin, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, berginc@umsystem.edu
Dues: $10.00 (1 yr); students $5.00 (1 yr)
Website: Social and Emotional Learning
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1658791114393304
X: https://twitter.com/aera_sig_sel
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aera-sig-sel-45879920b/
Blog: https://aeraselsig.wordpress.com/
Social Studies Research (SIG #89)
Purpose: To initiate, exchange, and advance research relevant to social studies education found in P-12 schools and classrooms with students, teachers, and administrators; teacher education programs with teacher candidates, practicing teachers, school administrators, and teacher educators; and in relationship to active citizenship in families, communities, society, and policymakers.
Contact: Kristin Sinclair, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, kristin.sinclair@georgetown.edu
Dues: $10.00 (1 yr)
Website: Social Studies Research
X: https://twitter.com/AERASocialStud1
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCltKUdiz-gHbyVoWKHpcmiw
Sociology of Education (SIG #112)
Purpose: To provide a forum for the analysis and dissemination of research that links sociological perspectives and methods with the study of educational issues.
Contact: Chaddrick James-Gallaway, Texas A&M University, Bryan, TX, cdjgway@tamu.edu
Dues: $15.00 (1 yr); students $5.00 (1 yr)
Website: Sociology of Education
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/aerasocofed
X: https://twitter.com/AERASocofEd
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/AERASocofEd
Socio-Political Issues in Mathematics and Science Education (SIG #184)
Purpose: To support and build a research network among critical mathematics and science educators and researchers who generate diverse and new research approaches and focus on sociopolitical dimensions of mathematics and science education.
Contact: Jasmine Y. Ma, New York University, New York, NY, j.ma@nyu.edu
Dues: $5.00 (1 yr)
Website: Socio-Political Issues in Mathematics and Science Education
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AERASIG184
X: https://twitter.com/AERASIG184
Special and Inclusive Education Research (SIG #113)
Purpose: To explore areas of educational research of interest to special and general educators, including individual differences, teaching strategies, and issues related to learning.
Contact: Katie Mae McCabe, Buffalo State University - SUNY, BUFFALO, NY, mccabekm@buffalostate.edu
Dues: $10.00 (1 yr); students $7.00 (1 yr)
Website: Special and Inclusive Education Research
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/370159613550543
X: https://twitter.com/SIER_SIG
Spirituality and Education (SIG #114)
Purpose: To identify principles of education consistent with a variety of spiritual traditions and their implications for practice, integrating multiple perspectives and emphasizing
Contact: Anne W. Anderson, Independent Researcher, Safety Harbor, FL, awanderson.editing@gmail.com
Dues: $7.00 (1 yr); students $5.00 (1 yr)
Website: Spirituality and Education
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/593388468088255/
Stress, Coping, and Resilience (SIG #117)
Purpose: To act as a clearinghouse to promote research and exchange of ideas and information concerning stress and coping in education and related organizations.
Contact: Elizabeth F. Levine-Brown, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, ebrown11@gmu.edu
Dues: $10.00 (1 yr); students $5.00 (1 yr)
Website: Stress, Coping, and Resilience
X: https://twitter.com/aerasig117
Structural Equation Modeling (SIG #118)
Purpose: To promote the understanding, use, and dissemination of information regarding structural equation modeling, and to share problems, issues, solutions, and various approaches.
Contact: Katerina M. Marcoulides, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, kmarcoul@umn.edu; Yu-Yu Hsiao, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, yuyuhsiao@unm.edu
Dues: $10.00 (1 yr); students $5.00 (1 yr)
Website: Structural Equation Modeling
Studying and Self-Regulated Learning (SIG #121)
Purpose: The Studying and Self-Regulated Learning (SSRL) SIG is dedicated to promoting the development of theory and research in academic studying and self-regulated learning across the life span. The SIG brings together researchers and practitioners to share expertise in all aspects of self-regulated learning, including motivation, metacognition, learning and studying strategies, and the ways in which learners manage their emotions and environments.
Contact: Divya Varier, George Mason University, Clifton, VA, dvarier@gmu.edu; Michelle Taub, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, michelle.taub@ucf.edu
Dues: $15.00 (1 yr); students $10.00 (1 yr)
Website: https://ssrlsig.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/AERASSRL/
X: https://twitter.com/AERA_SSRL
Supervision and Instructional Leadership (SIG #51)
Purpose: To provide a professional forum for those who are involed in current research, theory, and practice in the supervision of instruction.
Contact: Bernard J. Badiali, Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA, bxb8@psu.edu
Dues: $10.00 (1 yr); students $5.00 (1 yr)
Website: Supervision and Instructional Leadership
Survey Research in Education (SIG #123)
Purpose: To provide a forum for educational researchers interested in improving survey methods, fostering communications among survey researchers, and promoting the development and dissemination of scholarly work.
Contact: Peter H. Siegel, RTI International, RTP, NC, siegel@rti.org
Dues: $7.00 (1 yr); students $5.00 (1 yr)
Website: Survey Research in Education
Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (SIG #176)
Purpose: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Contact: James E. Pustejovsky, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI, pustejovsky@wisc.edu
Dues: $5.00 (1 yr)
Website: https://www.srmasig.org/
X: https://twitter.com/SRMA_SIG
Mastodon: https://fediscience.org/@srmasig
Systems Thinking in Education (SIG #124)
Purpose: To focus on applications of systems thinking principles to address various issues in education.
Contact: Linda K. Mayger, The College of New Jersey, Newtown, PA, maygerl@tcnj.edu
Dues: $5.00 (1 yr)
Website: Systems Thinking in Education
Talent Development of Students Placed at Risk (SIG #125)
Purpose: To focus on research, development, intervention, and evaluation aimed at ensuring the academic and personal development of children placed at risk.
Contact:
Dues: $10.00 (1 yr); students $5.00 (1 yr)
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TalentDevelopmentSIG
X: https://twitter.com/AERATalentDev
Teacher as Researcher (SIG #126)
Purpose: To support classroom inquiry research and participation in AERA by PK-12 practitioners.
Contact: Mary Klehr, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI, maryklehr@gmail.com; Alan D. Amtzis, The College of New Jersey, Trenton, NJ, amtzis@tcnj.edu
Dues: $10.00 (1 yr); students $5.00 (1 yr)
Website: Teacher as Researcher
Teacher's Work/Teachers Unions (SIG #127)
Purpose: To provide a forum for critical research and dialogue on the history and politics of teachers' unions and teachers' work culture.
Contact: Dana Morrison, West Chester University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, dmorrison@wcupa.edu; Brianne Kramer, Southern Utah University, Cedar City, UT, briannekramer@suu.edu
Dues: $10.00 (1 yr); students $5.00 (1 yr)
Website: Teacher's Work/Teachers Unions
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/teacherwork/
Teaching and Learning Research Methods (SIG #81)
Purpose: To promote dialogue and research on the teaching and proper usage of quantitative and qualitative educational research methods.
Contact: Jennifer Richardson McGee, Appalachian State University, Hampstead, NC, mcgeejr@appstate.edu
Dues: $10.00 (1 yr); students $5.00 (1 yr)
Website: Teaching and Learning Research Methods
Teaching Educational Psychology (SIG #128)
Purpose: To provide a forum for the presentation, discussion, and encouragement of research on and deliberation about teaching educational psychology to enhance both understanding and use.
Contact: Anna C. Brady, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA, abrady@georgiasouthern.edu
Dues: $10.00 (1 yr)
Website: Teaching Educational Psychology
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/463597090640623
X: https://twitter.com/AERA_TEPsig
Teaching History (SIG #130)
Purpose: To provide a forum for the presentation, discussion, and encouragement of research on and deliberation about the teaching of history.
Contact: Jenni Conrad, Oregon State University - Cascades, Seattle, WA, jenni.conrad@osucascades.edu
Dues: $10.00 (1 yr)
Website: Teaching History
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1683986055230049
Technology as an Agent of Change in Teaching and Learning (SIG #151)
Purpose: TACTL promotes the development and evaluation of preservice and inservice programs intended to transform teacher education, to prepare technology-proficient educators to meet 21st century learners' needs.
Contact: Ai-Chu Elisha Ding, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, ading@uga.edu
Dues: $10.00 (1 yr); students $5.00 (1 yr)
Website: Technology as an Agent of Change in Teaching and Learning
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/tactl
X: https://twitter.com/TACTLSIG
Technology, Instruction, Cognition and Learning (SIG #119)
Purpose: TICL focuses on theoretical foundations, fundamental research and technical advances at the intersection of four disciplines: Technology, Instruction, Cognition & Learning (TICL). TICL also publishes TICL, an interdisciplinary international journal, which publishes many of the presentations at annual TICL sessions.
Contact: Meina Zhu, Wayne State University, Ann Arbor, MI, meinazhuiu@gmail.com
Dues: $5.00 (1 yr)
Website: Technology, Instruction, Cognition and Learning
X: https://twitter.com/AERATICL
Test Validity Research and Evaluation (SIG #72)
Purpose: Brings together educators and researchers concerned with test validity research in education, evaluation, and psychology, and encourages content analysis methods from traditional to computer-aided analysis.
Contact: Hao Song, Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards, Tyrone, GA, hsong@asppb.org
Dues: $10.00 (1 yr); students $6.00 (1 yr)
Website: Test Validity Research and Evaluation
Tracking and Detracking (SIG #163)
Purpose: To engage teachers, administrators, teacher educators, researchers, policymakers and community members in a dialogue about tracking and detracking; to serve as a clearinghouse to disseminate research on tracking and detracking as well as to exchange ideas and information on strategies and best practices in detracking schools.
Contact: Margaret Thornton, Rowan University, Philadelphia, PA, thorntonm@rowan.edu
Dues: $5.00 (1 yr)
Website: Tracking and Detracking
Urban Learning, Teaching and Research (SIG #147)
Purpose: To promote collaborative development and dissemination of the work of the SIG's members in research and professional practice in urban learning and teaching.
Contact: John A. Williams, III, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, jwilliams3@tamu.edu
Dues: $10.00 (1 yr)
Website: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1G2rOBf8REWnEwv7Qxfifdqjlz2HMkEKVMsTwvGT0mZ0/edit
Vocabulary (SIG #133)
Purpose: To promote communication about vocabulary development and instruction, and to foster the sharing of information about ongoing research and promising practices related to vocabulary.
Contact: Rebecca Silverman, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, rdsilver@stanford.edu
Dues: $12.00 (1 yr); students $6.00 (1 yr)
Website: Vocabulary
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/AERAvocabularySIG/
Workplace Learning (SIG #136)
Purpose: Dedicated to articulating, studying, and applying research relating to adult learning processes within the context of work.
Contact: James E. Bartlett, II, Old Dominion University, Cary, NC, drjamesbartlett@gmail.com
Dues: $20.00 (1 yr); students $10.00 (1 yr); students $5.00 (1 yr)
Website: Workplace Learning
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/WorkplaceLearningSIG
Writing and Literacies (SIG #137)
Purpose: To promote research in writing and literacy at all age levels and across cultural and social (including institutional) contexts; to provide a forum for idea exchange related to writing and literacy research, theory, and practice across disciplines.
Contact: Jennifer L. VanDerHeide, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, jvheide@msu.edu
Dues: $10.00 (1 yr); students $5.00 (1 yr)
Website: Writing and Literacies
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/68918490972
X: https://twitter.com/writinglit
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aera.wl.sig/
 
 
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