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<p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt"><font face="Calibri">Due to a lapse in government funding, most National Science Foundation staff will not be receiving or responding to email until further notice.<span style="">
</span>We sincerely regret this inconvenience and look forward to responding to you once we reopen.</font></p>
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