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Claire Millington
Manager, International Initiatives and Exchanges
Partnership Programs
(613) 563-3961 ext 303
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Research Exchange Projects

The summaries below are presented in the language of the applicants’ submission to the LACREG and CAREG competitions.

Total projects: 75

Synthetically engineered materials for the sorptive removal of metal species from industrial effluent and ground water sites in Canada and Guyana
University of Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan, Canada
University of Guyana, Guyana
Guyana
February 2013 - January 2014
Status: Active
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Les représentations de la nature et de la biodiversité urbaines : un outil de développement territorial et social. Le cas de la ville de Cajazeiras, PB – Brésil
Institut national de la recherche scientifique, Québec, Canada
Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, Brazil
Brazil
January 2013 - January 2014
Status: Active
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Écotourisme et préservation environnementale et sociale des réserves naturelles aux marges des métropoles : le cas de Guaratiba à Rio de Janeiro
University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Université Fédérale de Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Brazil
January 2013 - January 2014
Status: Active
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Capacity building for agroindustrial development of essential oil-based pesticides in Cuba
The University of British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada
Ministry of Higher Education, Cuba
Cuba
January 2013 - January 2014
Status: Active
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Food security and food sovereignty: Connecting sustainable agriculture with the right to food through urban school feeding programs in Canada and Brazil
The University of British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada
State University of São Paulo, Brazil
Brazil
December 2012 - January 2014
Status: Active
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Integración de metodologias de manejo de riesgo en el manejo integrado de zonas costeras en Cuba
Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia, Canada
Universidad de Oriente, Cuba
Delegación del Ministerio de Ciencia Tecnología y Medio ambiente en la Provincia de Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Centro de Estudios Multidisciplinarios de Zonas Costeras, Cuba
Cuba
December 2012 - January 2014
Status: Active
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From theory to practice: Identifying and activating community capitals for sustainable local economic development
Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, Canada
Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, Bolivia
Bolivia
December 2012 - January 2014
Status: Active
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Unraveling the social determinants of mental health: A Brazilian perspective
University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
University of San Paolo, Brazil
Brazil
December 2012 - January 2014
Status: Active
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Extractivism, development and forced displacement in Colombia. Building knowledge networks and generating policy relevant knowledge
York University, Ontario, Canada
Javeriana, Bogota, Colombia
Colombia
November 2012 - January 2014
Status: Active
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Action Plan to control the spread and impact of potentially untreatable Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Peru: research and public health model for the region
University of Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan, Canada
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Peru
Peru
November 2012 - January 2014
Status: Active
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From Indigenous households in the Gran Chaco region to national policy in Argentina: Knowledge translation for Chagas disease prevention
Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, Canada
Universidad Nacional de Luján, Argentina
Universidad Nacional de Tres de Febrero, Caseros, Argentina
Argentina
November 2012 - January 2014
Status: Active
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Assessing drug use, health & social outcomes of marginalized crack users, and developing bilateral follow-up studies on interventions for crack users in Canada & Brazil
Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, Canada
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Ontario, Canada
Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Brazil
November 2012 - January 2014
Status: Active
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Overcoming the knowledge gap between Burkholderia cepacia complex-related infections in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients from North America and Argentina
University of Manitoba, Manitoba, Canada
University of Buenos Aires, Argentina
Argentina
November 2012 - January 2014
Status: Active
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Auditory rehabilitation of Brazilian children with auditory processing disorder
Université de Montréal, Québec, Canada
Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil
Brazil
November 2012 - January 2014
Status: Active
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Ecohealth research on infectious gastrointestinal illness in Peruvian communities
Université de Montréal, Québec, Canada
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Peru
Peru
November 2012 - January 2014
Status: Active
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Resource extraction as a development pathway: Economic and social policies for poverty reduction and rural development
Saint Mary’s University, Nova Scotia, Canada
Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas, Mexico
Mexico
November 2012 - January 2014
Status: Active
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Caribbean youth, urban governance and the right to the city
Queen’s University at Kingston (Queen’s University), Ontario, Canada
University of the West Indies, Jamaica
Jamaica
March 2012 - April 2013
Status: Active
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Psychosocial factors associated with Jamaican adolescent pregnancy and suicidal behaviour
Ryerson University, Ontario, Canada
University of the West Indies, Jamaica
Jamaica
February 2012 - April 2013
Status: Active
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Investigating the applicability of smart irrigation technologies for a small developing island in the Caribbean
McGill University, Québec, Canada
The University of Trinidad & Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago
February 2012 - April 2013
Status: Active
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Driving national competitiveness through innovation – Exploring the role of universities in innovation systems in Canada and Trinidad and Tobago
University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
The University of Trinidad & Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago
February 2012 - April 2013
Status: Active
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Strengthening of international research partnerships and consolidation of emerging research networks
University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago
February 2012 - January 2014
Status: Active
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Role of RAGE in central nervous system abnormalities: diabetes and the development of Alzheimer’s disease
University of Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan, Canada
Institute for Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Argentina
Argentina
February 2012 - April 2013
Status: Active
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Barriers to sexual healthcare in a resource poor tourist area in Atlantic Costa Rica
University of Manitoba, Manitoba, Canada
Universidad de Costa Rica, Costa Rica
Costa Rica
February 2012 - April 2013
Status: Active
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Developing native viral biopesticides for management of lepidopteran insect pests in Cuba; optimization of production technology and molecular characterization
Kwantlen Polytechnic University, British Columbia, Canada
Direccion Provincial Sanidad Vegetal, Sancti Spiritus, Cuba
Cuba
February 2012 - April 2013
Status: Active
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Establishment of a collaborative program between Canada and Cuba on the prevention of the infection caused by the emerging zoonotic pathogen Streptococcus suis
Université de Montréal, Québec, Canada
Université du Québec à Montréal, Québec, Canada
Center for Biomolecular Chemistry, Ciudad de la Habana, Cuba
Universidad Agraria de La Habana, Cuba
Cuba
January 2012 - April 2013
Status: Active
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L’agroforesterie en milieu urbain et périurbain, pour la sécurité alimentaire, nutritionnelle et financière des ménages cubains
Université Laval, Québec, Canada
Universidad de Cienfuegos, Cuba
Cuba
January 2012 - April 2013
Status: Active
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Applying biotechnological solutions to aquaculture food security
University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile
Chile
January 2012 - April 2013
Status: Active
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Economic impact of Canadian mining in Latin America
Carleton University, Ontario, Canada
Catholic University of Peru, Lima , Peru
FLACSO, Argentina
Universidad Nacional de San Juan, Argentina
Peru | Argentina
January 2012 - April 2013
Status: Active
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Knowledge transfer of public participatory GIS innovation
University of New Brunswick, New Brunswick, Canada
University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago
January 2012 - April 2013
Status: Active
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Capacity-building for genomic approaches to animal vaccine development in Cuba
University of Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan, Canada
National Center for Animal and Plant Health, Havana, Cuba
Cuba
January 2012 - April 2013
Status: Active
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Unraveling the effects of neuroleptics on diabetes onset
University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
National Research Council of Argentina, Argentina
Argentina
January 2012 - April 2013
Status: Active
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The flax-PAD study: An international research collaboration
St. Boniface Hospital Research, Manitoba, Canada
University Hospital "V.I. Lenin", Holguin, Cuba
Cuba
January 2012 - April 2013
Status: Active
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Growing up with pollution: Neurocognitive development in Mexico City children
Carleton University, Ontario, Canada
Instituto Nacional de Pediatria, Mexico
Mexico
January 2012 - April 2013
Status: Active
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Trade, investment and forced migration
York University, Ontario, Canada
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Colombia
Colombia
June 2011 - December 2011
Status: Closed
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Agrarian resilience in a changing climate
University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Forestry Research Institute of Ghana, Ghana
Ghana
December 2010 - June 2012
Status: Closed
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Fighting loss of water and sedimentation
Institut national de la recherche scientifique, Québec, Canada
Université de Biskra, Biskra, Algeria
Algeria
October 2010 - June 2012
Status: Closed
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Exploring biodiesels for sustainable socio-economic development
Western University, Ontario, Canada
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology (KNUST), KUMASI, Ghana
Ghana
October 2010 - June 2012
Status: Closed
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New biocontrols to fight brown rot in cocoa plants
Université de Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
Université de Yaoundé, Cameroon
Cameroon
October 2010 - June 2012
Status: Closed
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Enhancing maternal child health
University of Manitoba, Manitoba, Canada
University of Nairobi, Kenya
Kenya
October 2010 - June 2012
Status: Closed
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Protecting biodiversity against climate change
Université Laval, Québec, Canada
Université de Majahanga, Madagasca
Madagascar
October 2010 - June 2012
Status: Closed
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Pursuing jatropha oil as a sustainable biofuel
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada
École Nationale d’Ingénieurs-Abderhamane Baba Touré (ENI-ABT), Mali
Mali
October 2010 - June 2012
Status: Closed
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Transforming lignocellulose materials into biodegradable packaging
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada
Université Cadi Ayyad, Marrakech , Morocco
Morocco
October 2010 - June 2012
Status: Closed
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Indigenous communities and self-governance
Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia, Canada
Fundación Tierra, sucre, Bolivia
Bolivia
March 2010 - April 2011
Status: Closed
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Gender, ethnicity and political inclusion in new municipal structures
Université du Québec à Montréal, Québec, Canada
Université Laval, Québec, Canada
Université de Montréal, Québec, Canada
Universidad Mayor San Simón, Bolivia
Bolivia
March 2010 - April 2011
Status: Closed
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Cooperative recycling and climate change mitigation
University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil
Brazil
March 2010 - April 2011
Status: Closed
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Researchers lay foundation to measure social media
The University of British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada
Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, Brazil
National Institute for Science and Technology for the Web, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Brazil
March 2010 - April 2011
Status: Closed
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Educational resources for street-involved youth
University of Manitoba, Manitoba, Canada
Universidad de Antioquia, Colombia
Alcaldía de Medellín, Colombia
Colombia
March 2010 - April 2011
Status: Closed
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Good bacteria can help plants and crops
Université Laval, Québec, Canada
Universidad de La Habana, Cuba
Cuba
March 2010 - April 2011
Status: Closed
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Lessons from rural and urban agriculture
Université Laval, Québec, Canada
Universidad de Cienfuegos, Cuba
Cuba
March 2010 - April 2011
Status: Closed
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Collaboration leads to new graduate programs
Saint Mary’s University, Nova Scotia, Canada
Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas, Mexico
Universidad Mayor de San Andres, Bolivia
Mexico | Bolivia
March 2010 - April 2011
Status: Closed
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Sexual commercial exploitation of children and women
McMaster University, Ontario, Canada
Ryerson University, Ontario, Canada
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua, Nicaragua
Nicaragua
March 2010 - April 2011
Status: Closed
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A plant gene bank in the Amazon
University of Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan, Canada
Universidad Nacional Toribio Rodriguez de Mendoza de Amazonas (UNIT-A), Chachapoyas, Peru
Peru
March 2010 - April 2011
Status: Closed
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Innovative market chains for women potato farmers
University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada
International Potato Center, Peru
Peru
March 2010 - April 2011
Status: Closed
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An integrated approach to water resource management
University of Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan, Canada
Associación Urpichallay, Ancash Region, Peru
Universidad Nacional Santiago Antunez de Mayolo, Huaraz, Peru
Peru
March 2010 - April 2011
Status: Closed
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Heightened credibility for policy work
The North-South Institute, Ontario, Canada
Latin American Trade Network, Peru
Argentina Node, Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Brazil Node, Brazil
Costa Rica Node, Costa Rica
Peru | Argentina | Brazil | Costa Rica
March 2010 - April 2011
Status: Closed
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“Pulp friction” in northern Ontario and Uruguay
Lakehead University, Ontario, Canada
Universidad de la República, Peru
Peru
March 2010 - April 2011
Status: Closed
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Technology sheds light on water treatment
University of Alberta, Alberta, Canada
Universidad San Francisco Xavier, Bolivia
Bolivia
February 2009 - March 2010
Status: Closed
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Power dynamics in recycling cooperatives
University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil
Brazil
February 2009 - March 2010
Status: Closed
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Rhetoric and reality in responding to women voters
York University, Ontario, Canada
Universidade Federal de Goiás, Brazil
Brazil
February 2009 - March 2010
Status: Closed
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Ecological effects of invasive trout
McGill University, Québec, Canada
Universidad del Mar, Chile
Universidad de Los Lagos, Chile
Chile
February 2009 - March 2010
Status: Closed
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Indigenous rights and fisheries management
University of Prince Edward Island, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Universidad ARCIS Patagonia, Chile
Chile
February 2009 - March 2010
Status: Closed
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Remote sensing of rock glaciers
University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Universidad Mayor, Chile
Chile
February 2009 - March 2010
Status: Closed
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Job growth strategies in resource-based communities
University of Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan, Canada
Centro Latinoamericano parael Desarollo Rural, Santiago, Chile
Chile
February 2009 - March 2010
Status: Closed
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New inroads against dengue
Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, Canada
Centro Internacional de Entrenamiento e Investigaciones Médicas, Pance, Colombia
Colombia
February 2009 - March 2010
Status: Closed
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Defending soybeans against white mould
University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Universidad Agraria de la Habana, Cuba
Cuba
February 2009 - March 2010
Status: Closed
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Reducing exposure to mercury-tainted fish
Université du Québec à Montréal, Québec, Canada
University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Instituto Superior de Tecnologías y Ciencias Aplicadas, Havana, Cuba
Cuba
February 2009 - March 2010
Status: Closed
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Building trust for co-management of vicuñas
Lakehead University, Ontario, Canada
Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo, Ecuador
Ministerio del Ambiente and Reserva de Producción de Fauna Chimborazo, Ecuado
Ecuador
February 2009 - March 2010
Status: Closed
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Mexican migration to Quebec
Université de Montréal, Québec, Canada
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico
Mexico
February 2009 - March 2010
Status: Closed
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Human health risks in a freshwater lake basin
University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Universidad de Guadalajara, Mexico
Instituto Tecnológico de Ciudad Guzmán, Mexico
Mexico
February 2009 - March 2010
Status: Closed
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A model to manage a precious groundwater resource
Université Laval, Québec, Canada
Geoscience Centre, Mexico
Mexico
February 2009 - March 2010
Status: Closed
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Land use and diminishing biodiversity
Université Laval, Québec, Canada
, , Canada
Université de Panama, Panama
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama
Panama
February 2009 - March 2010
Status: Closed
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Biofuel as an engine of growth
Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, Canada
Universidad Americana, Paraguay
Paraguay
February 2009 - March 2010
Status: Closed
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Fair trade, child labour and schooling in the coffee industry
Carleton University, Ontario, Canada
Grupo de Análisis para el Desarrollo, Lima, Peru
Peru
February 2009 - March 2010
Status: Closed
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Water safety and security
University of Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan, Canada
Universidad Nacional Toribio Rodriguez de Mendoza de Amazonas, Peru
Peru
February 2009 - March 2010
Status: Closed
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Mobile telephones, women and healthcare
University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Universidad del Pacífico, Peru
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Colombia
Universidad Católica Andrés Bello, Venezuela
Peru | Colombia | Venezuela
February 2009 - March 2010
Status: Closed
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