March Meeting 2012 • February 27 - March 2 • Boston, Massachusetts
Unit Focus Sessions
Focus Sessions are listed alphabetically by unit acronym.
Unit Acronyms
DAMOP |
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| A45: | Exploring Quantum Phases in Cold Atom Systems |
| J45: | Non-equilbrium Physics with Cold Quantum Gases |
DBP |
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| A39: | Energy Future: Biological and Biometric Systems |
| L40: | Noisy Dynamics as Survival Strategies and Nanopores |
| H39: | Physics of Cancer |
DBP/DPOLY/DCP |
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| B39: | Single Molecule Biophysics II: Novel Single Molecule Approaches to Biology |
| L39: | Single Molecule Biophysics III: Novel Single Molecule Approaches to Biology |
DCOMP |
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| T24: | Quantum Transport Simulations and Computational Electronics—Disorder |
| L24: | Quantum Transport Simulations and Computational Electronics—GNRs and QDs |
| X24: | Quantum Transport Simulations and Computational Electronics—Molecular Junctions |
| D24: | Quantum Transport Simulations and Computational Electronics—Nanostructures |
| H24: | What is Computational Physics? I |
| P24: | What is Computational Physics? II followed by Computational Methods: Numerical Methods for Strongly Correlated Systems II |
DCOMP/DMP |
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| D26: | Iron Based Superconductors—Electronic Structure |
| B23: | Iron Based Superconductors—Electronic Structure, Theory and Spectroscopy |
| J28: | Computational Materials Design - Data-Driven |
| L28: | Computational Materials Design - Property Optimization |
| B24: | Multiscale Modeling - Methodology and applications |
| Q24: | Multiscale Modeling: Heterogeneous Systems and Interfaces |
| J24: | Multiscale Modeling: Structural Materials |
DCOMP/FEd |
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| V21: | Teaching Computational Physics to Classroom and Research Students |
DCP |
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| W41: | Electronic Structure and Applications to Energy Conversion I |
| X41: | Electronic Structure and Applications to Energy Conversion II |
| P41: | Fundamental Issues in Interfacial Charge Transport for Energy Applications I |
| Q41: | Fundamental Issues in Interfacial Charge Transport for Energy Applications II |
| Y39: | Imaging and Interfaces in Energy Science |
| T41: | The Role of Water in Energy Production and Utilization I |
| V41: | The Role of Water in Energy Production and Utilization II |
| A38: | Ultrafast Dynamics and Imaging I |
| J38: | Ultrafast Dynamics and Imaging II |
DCP/DBP |
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| X38: | Non-Equilibrium Insights into Single Molecules and Cell Function I |
| Y38: | Non-Equilibrium Insights into Single Molecules and Cell Function II |
| H38: | Quantum Coherence in Biology I |
| L38: | Quantum Coherence in Biology II |
| P38: | Quantum Coherence in Biology III |
| T38: | Quantum Coherence in Biology IV |
| T42: | The Physics of Evolution I |
| V38: | The Physics of Evolution II |
DFD |
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| B13: | Polymer Colloids: Structure, Function, and Dynamics II |
DFD/DPOLY |
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| A13: | Polymer Colloids: Structure, Function, and Dynamics I |
DMP |
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| V28: | Carbon Nanotubes and Related Materials: Devices III |
| D23: | Search for New Superconductors I: Exploring Emergent Phases |
| L23: | Search for New Superconductors II: Towards Theoretical Design |
| T23: | Search for New Superconductors III: Reduced Dimensionality |
| H34: | Atomic, Molecular, and Memristive Junctions |
| H28: | Carbon Nanotubes and Related Materials: Devices I |
| Q28: | Carbon Nanotubes and Related Materials: Devices II |
| A28: | Carbon Nanotubes and Related Materials: Fundamentals and Applications |
| B28: | Carbon Nanotubes and Related Materials: Growth, Sorting and Properties |
| B12: | Dopants and Defects in Semiconductors: Compound Semiconductors I |
| D12: | Dopants and Defects in Semiconductors: Compound Semiconductors II |
| Q12: | Dopants and Defects in Semiconductors: Conducting Oxides |
| P12: | Dopants and Defects in Semiconductors: Hyper Doping |
| H12: | Dopants and Defects in Semiconductors: Silicon |
| J32: | Electron, Ion, and Exciton Transport in Nanostructures: Nanowires |
| J36: | Graphene Growth, Characterization and Devices: SiC and Metal Substrates |
| B37: | Graphene Growth, Characterization, and Devices: Devices and Contacts |
| D28: | Graphene Growth, Characterization, and Devices: Metal Substrates |
| T36: | Graphene Growth, Characterization, and Devices: Structure, Interfaces and Transfer |
| J37: | Graphene Growth, Characterization, and Devices: Surface Studies |
| V37: | Graphene Growth, Characterization, and Devices: Transport |
| L36: | Graphene Structure, Dopants, and Defects: Adsorbates |
| W36: | Graphene Structure, Dopants, and Defects: Graphene Oxide and Fluoride |
| L37: | Graphene Structure, Dopants, and Defects: Magnetism |
| X37: | Graphene Structure, Dopants, and Defects: Magnetism and Nanoribbons |
| Q36: | Graphene Structure, Dopants, and Defects: Nanoparticles |
| T37: | Graphene Structure, Dopants, and Defects: Nanoribbons |
| D37: | Graphene Structure, Dopants, and Defects: Strain Engineering I |
| P37: | Graphene Structure, Dopants, and Defects: Strain Engineering II |
| H37: | Graphene Structure, Dopants, and Defects: Transport I |
| Q37: | Graphene Structure, Dopants, and Defects: Transport II |
| A37: | Graphene: Growth, Characterization and Devices: Theory and Transport |
| P36: | Graphene: Growth, Characterization, and Devices: Electronic Structure |
| W37: | Graphene: Growth, Characterization, and Devices: Quantum Hall Effect |
| P10: | Growth, Structure, Dynamics, and Function of Nanostructured Surfaces and Interfaces—Metals |
| X10: | Growth, Structure, Dynamics, and Function of Nanostructured Surfaces and Interfaces—Organic Molecules |
| T10: | Growth, Structure, Dynamics, and Function of Nanostructured Surfaces and Interfaces—Oxides |
| V10: | Growth, Structure, Dynamics, and Function of Nanostructured Surfaces and Interfaces—Semiconductors |
| L34: | Interfaces in Complex Oxides - Heterointerfaces |
| A34: | Interfaces in Complex Oxides - LaAlO3/SrTiO3 Transport |
| J34: | Interfaces in Complex Oxides - Microscopy and Local Structure |
| D34: | Interfaces in Complex Oxides - Photo and Electric Field Induced Devices |
| Q34: | Interfaces in Complex Oxides - Polar Interfaces |
| P34: | Interfaces in Complex Oxides - Transport and Optics |
| L32: | Nano-Optics, Semiconductor and Metal Nanostructures |
| A32: | Optical Properties of Nanostructures and Metamaterials I |
| B32: | Optical Properties of Nanostructures and Metamaterials II |
| D32: | Optical Properties of Nanostructures and Metamaterials III |
| Q32: | Optical Properties of Semiconductor and Metal Nanostructures |
| H32: | Photonic Crystals, Metamaterials and Other Optical Systems |
| D31: | van der Waals Bonding in Advanced Materials: Applications to Advanced and Functional Materials |
| B31: | van der Waals Bonding in Advanced Materials: Applications to Systems and Behaviors |
| A31: | van der Waals Bonding in Advanced Materials: Fundamentals and Simple Systems |
| W34: | Optical Properties of Nanocrystals |
DMP/DCOMP |
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| H26: | Iron Based Superconductors—Anisotropic Spin Dynamics |
| L26: | Iron Based Superconductors—ARPES |
| V26: | Iron Based Superconductors—Doping Studies |
| Z26: | Iron Based Superconductors—Electronic Anisotropy |
| X26: | Iron Based Superconductors—Fe(Se-Te) |
| Q23: | Iron Based Superconductors—Fermi Topology |
| X23: | Iron Based Superconductors—Gap Symmetry |
| T26: | Iron Based Superconductors—Magnetic Properties & Phase Diagrams |
| Q26: | Iron Based Superconductors—Optics, Heat Capacity, Thermopower |
| Y26: | Iron Based Superconductors—Orbital Order |
| A26: | Iron Based Superconductors—Theory |
| W26: | Iron Based Superconductors—Tuning Magnetism and Superconductivity |
| J26: | Iron Based Superconductors—Vortices & High Fields |
| P33: | Dielectric, Ferroelectric, and Piezoelectric Oxides: BiFeO3 |
| B33: | Dielectric, Ferroelectric, and Piezoelectric Oxides: Electronic Conduction and Defects |
| Q33: | Dielectric, Ferroelectric, and Piezoelectric Oxides: Interfaces and Optical Properties |
| L33: | Dielectric, Ferroelectric, and Piezoelectric Oxides: Lattice Dynamics, Polarons, and Structure |
| D33: | Dielectric, Ferroelectric, and Piezoelectric Oxides: Multiferroics |
| H33: | Dielectric, Ferroelectric, and Piezoelectric Oxides: Multiferroics & Magnetoelectrics I |
| J33: | Dielectric, Ferroelectric, and Piezoelectric Oxides: Multiferroics & Magnetoelectrics II |
| T33: | Dielectric, Ferroelectric, and Piezoelectric Oxides: Pb-based and novel materials |
| A33: | Dielectric, Ferroelectric, and Piezoelectric Oxides: Piezoelectrics, Oxides on Semiconductors, and Applications |
| V33: | Dielectric, Ferroelectric, and Piezoelectric Oxides: Vortices and Novel Mechanisms |
| B26: | Iron Based Superconductors—Growth |
| P26: | Iron Based Superconductors—Spin Dynamics |
DMP/DPOLY |
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| W38: | Organic Electronics and Photonics—Charge transport |
| Y44: | Organic Electronics and Photonics—Exciton and charge separation physics |
| Z44: | Organic Electronics and Photonics—New Materials and Applications |
| P42: | Organic Electronics and Photonics—Organic Photovoltaic Devices |
| V44: | Organic Electronics and Photonics—Small molecule semiconductors and molecular electronics |
DMP/DPOLY/GERA |
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| Q38: | Organic Electronics and Photonics—Morphology in polymer-based solar cells |
| L43: | Polymers for Energy Storage and Conversion—Emerging Applications |
| B43: | Polymers for Energy Storage and Conversion—Nanoscale Structure in Polymer-based Photovoltaics |
| H42: | Polymers for Energy Storage and Conversion—Physics of Ion Conductivity in Polymers |
| J41: | Polymers for Energy Storage and Conversion—Structure in Organic Semiconductor Blends |
DMP/FIAP/GERA |
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| Y20: | Thermoelectric Materials: Chalcogenides and 1D/2D Systems |
| X20: | Thermoelectric Materials: Theory |
DMP/GERA |
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| A36: | Scalable Technologies for Terawatt Photovoltaics |
DMP/GERA/FIAP |
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| W20: | Thermoelectric Materials: Clathrates and Oxides |
| T20: | Thermoelectric Materials: LAST/TAGS, Heusler, and Silicides |
| L20: | Thermoelectric Materials: Skutterudites, Novel and Nanostructured Materials |
DMP/GIMS/DCP |
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| J21: | Imaging and Modifying Materials at the Limits of Space and Time Resolution I |
| L21: | Imaging and Modifying Materials at the Limits of Space and Time Resolution II |
DMP/GMAG |
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| P17: | Bulk Properties of Complex Oxides - 3d Oxides |
| V17: | Bulk Properties of Complex Oxides - 5d Oxides |
| D17: | Bulk Properties of Complex Oxides - Cobaltites |
| H17: | Bulk Properties of Complex Oxides - Ferrites |
| J17: | Bulk Properties of Complex Oxides - Ferrites + Vanadates |
| A17: | Bulk Properties of Complex Oxides - Manganites I |
| W16: | Bulk Properties of Complex Oxides - Other |
| Q17: | Bulk Properties of Complex Oxides - Ruthenates |
| B34: | Interfaces in Complex Oxides - Spectroscopy and Growth |
| A16: | Magnetic Nanostructures I |
| B16: | Magnetic Nanostructures II |
| J16: | Magnetic Nanostructures III |
| V16: | Magnetic Nanostructures, Exchange Coupled System |
| T16: | Magnetic Nanostructures, Materials & Effects |
| P16: | Magnetic Nanostructures, Vortices & Domain Walls |
| L16: | Magnetic Nanostructures: Probing Using Advanced Methods |
| Q18: | Magnetic Oxide Thin Films - Multiferroic Thin Films |
DMP/GMAG/FIAP |
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| H15: | Spins in Semiconductors - Ferromagnetic Semiconductors |
| T15: | Spins in Semiconductors - III-V Magnetic Semiconductors |
| X15: | Spins in Semiconductors - Manipulation of Dopant Spins |
| P15: | Spins in Semiconductors - Quantum Computing with Defects |
| Q15: | Spins in Semiconductors - Quantum Dots and Nuclear Spins |
| B15: | Spins in Semiconductors - Spin Currents I |
| J15: | Spins in Semiconductors - Spin Currents II |
| A15: | Spins in Semiconductors - Spin Dynamics |
| L15: | Spins in Semiconductors - Spin Torque and Spin Injection |
| W15: | Spins in Semiconductors - Spin-Orbit Effects and Confinement |
DMP/GSCCM/DCOMP |
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| H31: | Materials at High Pressure I: Molecular and Simple Materials |
| J31: | Materials at High Pressure II: Elements |
| L31: | Materials at High Pressure III: Electronic Transitions |
| P31: | Materials at High Pressure IV: Geophysical Materials and Magnetic Transitions |
| Q31: | Materials at High Pressure V: Structure Prediction and Complex Materials |
| H14: | Friction, Fracture and Deformation Across Length Scales I: Sliding Friction and Asperities |
| P14: | Friction, Fracture and Deformation Across Length Scales II: Plasticity and Rupture |
DPOLY |
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| A41: | Active Biopolymers and Biomaterials |
| P44: | Assembly, Structure, & Instabilities in Polymer Films, Network Films, & Interfaces I |
| X43: | Assembly, Structure, & Instabilities in Polymer Films, Network Films, & Interfaces II |
| A42: | Directed Assembly of Hybrid Nanomaterials |
| Q44: | Dynamics of Polymers-Phenomena due to Confinement |
| W44: | Dynamics of Polymers-Phenomena due to Confinement - Diffusion, Particles, & Pores |
| Y42: | Dynamics of Polymers--Phenomena due to Confinement--Theory, Wrinkling, and Glass Transitions |
| X45: | Nanocomposite Physics I-Dispersions and Physical Properties |
| Y40: | Nanocomposite Physics II-Polymer Dynamics |
| W42: | Polymer Brushes |
| A43: | Thin Film Block Copolymers I |
| H43: | Thin Film Block Copolymers II |
| P43: | Thin Film Block Copolymers III |
DPOLY/DBP |
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| B41: | Supramolecular Self-Assembly--Controlling Network and Gel Formation I |
| V42: | Supramolecular Self-Assembly--Controlling Network and Gel Formation II |
| Q43: | Translocation through Nanopores I |
| V43: | Translocation Through Nanopores II |
DPOLY/DFD |
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| J44: | Kinetic Control of Solution Assemblies |
| X44: | Polymer Colloids-Structure, Function, and Dynamics II |
FEd |
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| A14: | New Ways of Communicating Physics |
FIAP/DCOMP |
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| W32: | Frontiers in Computational Thermodynamics of Materials I |
| X32: | Frontiers in Computational Thermodynamics of Materials II |
FIAP/DMP/GERA/DCOMP |
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| A20: | Physics of Energy Storage Materials I—Cathodes and Electrolytes |
| B20: | Physics of Energy Storage Materials II—Anodes and Capacitors |
| H20: | Physics of Energy Storage Materials III—Hydrogen Storage Adsorbents |
| P20: | Physics of Energy Storage Materials IV—Complex Hydrides and Methane |
| V20: | Physics of Energy Storage Materials V—Thermal Storage and Conventional Hydrides |
GERA/DMP |
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| A12: | Electricity-to-Light Conversion: Solid State Lighting I |
| J12: | Electricity-to-Light Conversion: Solid State Lighting II |
GIMS |
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| A21: | Advances in Scanned Probe Microscopy I—Novel Tip and Material Control |
| H21: | Advances in Scanned Probe Microscopy II—High Frequencies and Optical Techniques |
| P21: | Advances in Scanned Probe Microscopy III - Novel SPM of Spin, Force & Conductance |
| D21: | Novel Instrumentation & Measurements for Biomedical Research |
| X21: | Novel X-Ray Instrumentation and Measurement Techniques |
GMAG |
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| P19: | Spin Transport & Magnetization Dynamics in Metals VI |
| V19: | Spin Transport & Magnetization Dynamics in Metals VIII |
GMAG/DAMOP |
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| T45: | Magnetic and Spin Ordering in Atomic and Optical Systems |
GMAG/DMP |
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| B17: | Bulk Properties of Complex Oxides - Manganites II |
| L18: | Low D/Frustrated Magnetism - 2D Lattices |
| D18: | Low D/Frustrated Magnetism - Kagome Lattices |
| J18: | Low D/Frustrated Magnetism - Molecular Magnets I |
| T18: | Low D/Frustrated Magnetism - Molecular Magnets II |
| Y18: | Low D/Frustrated Magnetism - More Frustrated Magnets |
| A18: | Low D/Frustrated Magnetism - Pyrochlore, et al. |
| B18: | Low D/Frustrated Magnetism - Quantum Magnetism |
| X18: | Low D/Frustrated Magnetism - Spin Chains & Ladders |
| V18: | Low D/Frustrated Magnetism - Spin Ice, et al. |
| P18: | Low D/Frustrated Magnetism - Triangular Lattices |
| W17: | Magnetic Oxide Thin Films - Cobaltate and Ferrous Oxide Thin Films |
| L17: | Magnetic Oxide Thin Films - Ferroic and Oxide Tunnel Junctions |
| T17: | Magnetic Oxide Thin Films - Manganite Thin Films |
| X17: | Magnetic Oxide Thin Films - Multiferroic Heterostructures and Europium Oxide |
| W19: | Novel Magnetic Devices |
| A19: | Spin Transport & Magnetization Dynamics in Metals I |
| B19: | Spin Transport & Magnetization Dynamics in Metals II |
| H19: | Spin Transport & Magnetization Dynamics in Metals III |
| L19: | Spin Transport & Magnetization Dynamics in Metals V |
| T19: | Spin Transport & Magnetization Dynamics in Metals VII |
| X16: | Spins in Carbon-Based Materials—Graphene, CNT, and C60 |
| Y16: | Spins in Carbon-Based Materials—Magnetoresistance, Magneto-Electric Effect |
| H16: | Spins in Carbon-Based Materials-- Spin Valves and Interfaces |
GMAG/DMP/FIAP |
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| J19: | Spin Transport & Magnetization Dynamics in Metals IV |
| V15: | Spins in Semiconductors - Spin Currents III |
| Y15: | Spins in Semiconductors - Spin Currents IV |
GQI |
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| H29: | Quantum Information for Quantum Foundations - Axiomatics and Toy Models |
| Q29: | Quantum Information for Quantum Foundations - Experiments and Tests |
| X29: | Quantum Information for Quantum Foundations - Information Measures, Entanglement, and Entropies |
| J29: | Quantum Information for Quantum Foundations - Structures in Hilbert Space |
| A27: | Quantum Optics with Superconducting Circuits I |
| J27: | Quantum Optics with Superconducting Circuits II |
| V27: | Semiconductor Qubits - Dynamic Decoupling, Dephasing, and Relaxation |
| Y27: | Semiconductor Qubits - In Search of Majorana |
| W27: | Semiconductor Qubits - Optical Control, Donors, and Hybrid Systems |
| Q27: | Semiconductor Qubits - Quantum Control |
| H27: | Semiconductor Qubits - Silicon Spin Qubits |
| P27: | Semiconductor Qubits - Spin Readout, Backaction, and Valley Physics in Silicon |
| Z27: | Semiconductor Qubits - Theory and Experiment |
| P29: | Superconducting Qubits |
| T29: | Superconducting Qubits - Coherence and Materials I |
| Y29: | Superconducting Qubits - Coherence and Materials II |
| Z29: | Superconducting Qubits - Coherence and Materials III |
| D27: | Superconducting Qubits - Gates and Algorithms |
| B27: | Superconducting Qubits - Measurement |
GSNP |
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| X13: | Continuum Description of Particulate Media |
| Q14: | Extreme Mechanics: Elasticity and Deformation I |
| T14: | Extreme Mechanics: Elasticity and Deformation II |
| W14: | Extreme Mechanics: Elasticity and Deformation III |
| X14: | Extreme Mechanics: Elasticity and Deformation IV |
| H13: | Jamming Theory and Experiment I |
| J13: | Jamming Theory and Experiment II |
| L13: | Jamming Theory and Experiment III |
| J14: | Physics of Active Materials |
| V14: | Statistical Mechanics of Complex Networks I |
| Y14: | Statistical Mechanics of Complex Networks II |
| Z14: | Statistical Mechanics of Complex Networks III |
| T13: | Transport and Diffusion in Non-equilibrium Systems |
GSNP/DBP |
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| Q13: | Stochastic Processes in Biology I |
| T13: | Stochastic Processes in Biology II |
GSNP/DMP |
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| H32: | Tribophysics — Fracture and Plasticity |







