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Running head: CASE ANALYSIS EXAMPLE
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CASE ANALYSIS EXAMPLE
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Case Analysis
Robust Airline Schedule Planning
Your Name
Section Number
College of Aeronautics
Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements of
Aviation Law
Introduction
The construction of timetables for an airline is composed of aircraft and crew. Crew cost is the biggest controllable expenditure for an airline and effective crew assignment is a very important aspect of planning (Gopalakrishnan & Johnson, 2005). Wensveen (2016) defines: airline scheduling as the art of designing systemwide [sic] flight patterns that provide optimum public service, in both quantity and quality, consistent with the financial health of the carrier (p. 388). An airlines decision to offer certain flights is dependent on market demand forecasts, available aircraft operating characteristics, available work force, regulations, and the behavior of competing airlines (Bazargan, 2010, p. 31).
Problem
The problem is that the airline scheduling process in its entirety is very complex. Flight scheduling is the starting point for all other airline planning and operations (Bazargan, 2010, p. 31). Airlines are faced with a number of issues that they have no control over (e.g., illness, weather, volcanoes, earthquakes, etc.). Adding to the complexity are human factors, cultural issues, political issues, and more. Vast numbers of rules and regulations associated with airports, aircraft, and flight crews combined with the global expanse of air traffic networks has a direct impact on the scheduling process.
Significance of the Problem
When a problem arises that has an impact on the schedule that impact can ripple throughout the airlines network (Hamilton & Nilsson, 2010a). In some cases, a delay at a hub airport can have an impact on travelers around the globe. In 2006, the North American airline industry experienced a total of 116.5 million minutes of delay, totaling a $7.7 billion increase in operating costs. Passengers are typically unsympathetic to delays, as far as a passenger is concerned it is the airlines fault. With advancements in internet ticketing, travelers readily avoid an airline with poor on-time performance.
Development of Alternative Actions
Alternative Action 1
Airline and railway modes of transportation should form an intermodal alliance (Iatrou & Oretti, 2007, p. 88). This would enable travelers an option to continue with their travel plans.
Advantages. Access to airports through dedicated public transport could reduce problems associated with road traffic delays around airports. Iatrou and Oretti (2007) suggest an intermodal alliance near airports for quicker access to and from the airport (p. 89).
Disadvantages. The absence of interconnectivity, where air and rail industries have different infrastructures without common rules and facilities (Iatrou & Oretti, 2007, p. 89). High-speed rail links to airports are not profitable in the short-term.
Alternative Action 2
Extend flight schedules by extra minutes to boost on-time performance (McCartney, 2012).
Advantages. Passengers would spend less time on aircraft (McCartney, 2012). Airlines will have fewer planes sitting at terminal gates awaiting connecting passengers.
Disadvantages. An aircraft departing late for a flight will run late for the rest of its flight pattern for that day, and delays can grow exponentially (McCartney, 2012). A flight off the gate late may find a long line of planes waiting to take off or may find that the gate is no longer available at its destination resulting in an extended wait period (McCartney, 2012). The alternative actions may be presented in table form (see Table 1).
Recommendation
Sequential airline schedule planning of aircraft routing and flight crew-pairing decisions are made simultaneously to minimize flight crew and aircraft operating costs (Hamilton & Nilsson, 2010b). The advantage would be quicker turnaround time increasing aircraft utilization. The disadvantage would be flight crews and passengers with less time to connect between their flight legs (Wensveen, 2016). 3
References
Bazargan, M. (2010). Flight scheduling. In Airline operations and scheduling (2nd ed., pp. 31-40). Burlington, VT: Ashgate.
Gopalakrishnan, B., & Johnson, E. L. (2005). Airline crew scheduling: State-of-the-art. Annals of Operations Research, 140(1), 305-305. doi: 10.1007/s10479-005-3975-3
Hamilton, J. S., & Nilsson, S. (2020a). Practical aviation & aerospace law (7th ed.). Newcastle, WA: Aviation Supplies & Academics.
Hamilton, J. S., & Nilsson, S. (2020b). Practical aviation & aerospace law: Workbook (7th ed.). Newcastle, WA: Aviation Supplies & Academics.
Iatrou, K., & Oretti, M. (2007). Once rivals, now partners; how? In Airline choices for the future: From alliances to mergers (pp. 59-90). Burlington, VT: Ashgate.
McCartney, S. (2012, June 14). The middle seat: Reality check: Why airlines are shrinking flight times. Wall Street Journal. Retrieved from the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Hunt Library website: http://search.proquest.com.ezproxy.libproxy.db.erau.edu/docview/1020180498?accountid=27203
Wensveen, J. G. (2016). Principles of airline scheduling. In Air transportation: A management perspective (8th ed., pp. 387-416). Burlington, VT: Ashgate.
Expectations of the Case Analysis Assignment
The introduction should set the stage, establish the environment, set out the nature of the problem. You should consider that you are establishing the context within which your problem exists. You must have in-text citation to substantiate your introduction.
The case analysis assignment requires you to identify and isolate just one problem. This problem should be well developed, where did it come from, why is it able to exist? What conditions and/or factors caused it or contributed to it? Your problem statement is the common thread that you weave throughout your analysis, everything must be connected to your problem. You must have in-text citation to substantiate your problem statement.
The significance of the problem is the result of the problem not being solved. You need to indicate what will happen if your problem is not addressed or fixed. This is your opportunity to tell management they need to do dedicate appropriate resources to fix the problem. You need in-text citation to substantiate the significance of your problem.
Alternative actions are corrective actions based upon the textbook and/or magazine/journal article and/or other sources you are using. You need two alternative actions, each much have reason or rationale, and two advantages and two disadvantages. Here again in-text citation must be used to substantiate your alternative courses of action.
The recommendation must be separate and distinctly different than either alternative action. You should consider what you would do to correct the problem if you had unlimited resources. The recommendation must have reason or rationale, one advantage and one disadvantage. And, in-text citation must be used to substantiate your recommendation.
A reference list (in accordance with the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association) must be compiled based solely upon the sources you used to substantiate your analyses.
Table 1
Matrix Format for Alternative Actions
Alternative Actions
Rationale
Advantages
Disadvantages
1. Meet existing
Existing
a. Reduces cost.
a. Additional
requirements as
requirements meet
b. No layoffs.
oversight.
Specified in Jacobs and
or exceed FAA
b. Government
Chase (2011).
safety standards.
waste.
2. Change existing
Safety can always be
a. Reflects a
a. Takes a lot
requirement.
improved upon.
positive approach
time to make
to safety.
changes.
b. Projects a
b. Results are
safety first
readily
philosophy.
available.
Note. This example is intended to demonstrate how a table can be used. This example includes an in-text and proper APA table formatting. Case_Analysis
Introduction (10%)
Superior (9.0-10%) Above Average (8.0-8.9%) Average (7.0-7.9%) Below Average (6.0-6.9%) Failure (less than 6.0%) %
Thoroughly reflective and evidence-based. Above and beyond instructor expectations. Highly reliable; no or minimal explanation required. High degree of validity; assessment requirements are clearly met or exceeded. Acceptably reflective and evidence-based. Above instructor expectations. Above average reliability; acceptable amount of explanation may be required. Above average degree of validity; assessment requirements clearly met. Minimally reflective and evidence-based. Meets instructor expectations. Average reliability; some explanation would be required. Average degree of validity; assessment requirements are minimally met.
Reflection below average. Not supported by credible sources. Does not meet expections. Below average reliability; extensive explanation required. Unacceptable degree of validity; does not meet assessment requirements.
No reflection is evident. No credible sources. Not reliable; student could not provide an explanation. Fails to demonstrate validity; does not meet assessment requirements.
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Problem Statement (20%)
Superior (18.0-20%) Above Average (16.0-17.9%) Average (14.0-15.9%) Below Average (12.0-13.9%) Failure (less than 12.0%) %
Comprehensively identifies and isolates one specific problem. Identifies factors contributing to the problem with accurate details. Substantiates problem statement with external source(s). Identifies and isolates one specific problem. Identifies some factors contributing to the problem with accurate details. Substantiates problem statement with external source(s). Identifies and isolates a problem with some evidence of contributing factors. May be lacking substantive support of the problem statement. Uses assumptions and has missing information that are not revealed and addressed at any level. Writing generally shows minimal evidence the student has done the required research and analysis, consisting instead of opinions, feelings and impressions. Writing generally shows no evidence the student has done the required research and analysis, consisting instead of opinions, feelings and impressions.
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Significance of the Problem (20%)
Superior (18.0-20%) Above Average (16.0-17.9%) Average (14.0-15.9%) Below Average (12.0-13.9%) Failure (less than 12.0%) %
Clearly establishes problem significance. Argument based on relevant concepts, theories, and frameworks. Outcome predictions support immediate action. Identifies outside sources of support. Establishes problem significance. Well-supported argument based on relevant concepts, theories, and frameworks. Outcome predictions support immediate action while using some outside sources of support. A valid argument with at least some reference to relevant concepts, theories and/or frameworks is present; exhibits thoughtfulness; makes some effort towards predicting outcomes. Arguments presented, if any, are mostly from opinion and not from evidence; while containing little linkage to relevant concepts, theories and/or frameworks. Arguments presented, if any, are from opinion and not from evidence; while containing no linkage to relevant concepts, theories and/or frameworks.
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Alternative Actions (20%)
Superior (18.0-20%) Above Average (16.0-17.9%) Average (14.0-15.9%) Below Average (12.0-13.9%) Failure (less than 12.0%) %
Thorough approach to problem resolution. Rationale for alternatives clearly articulated. Insightful advantages, disadvantage thoroughly support implementation alternative actions. Decision could be made based upon information provided. Realistic approach to problem resolution. Rationale for alternatives provided. Advantages, disadvantages give cause to consider either one or the other alternative actions. Decision probably could be made with information provided. An approach to problem resolution provided. Rationale for alternatives is provided. Advantages, disadvantages are present. Outcome of implementing alternatives is not clear. Decision could possibly be made based on information provided. Problem resolution is not clear. Rationale, advantages/disadvantages are not complete or do not support the analysis. A decision based upon either alternative would be difficult to make without a great deal of additional information. No problem resolution is present. Rationale, advantages, disadvantages are not present, incomplete, or incoherent. A decision based upon either alternative would be not be possible.
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Recommendation (10%)
Superior (9.0-10%) Above Average (8.0-8.9%) Average (7.0-7.9%) Below Average (6.0-6.9%) Failure (less than 6.0%) %
Creative resolution. Rationale clear, supportive. Advantage, disadvantage balanced, substantiate objective analysis; separate, distinctly different from either Alternative Action. Challenges either Alternative. Enables decision. Creative resolution. Rationale is supportive. Advantage, disadvantage balance analysis; different from Alternative Actions. Presents a challenge to Alternatives. Decision could be made solely based upon the information provided. Somewhat creative approach. Rationale stated. Advantage, disadvantage mostly balanced; different than Alternatives. Recommendation may replace one or the other Alternative Action. Decision would require additional information, explanation. Minimally creative. Rationale not clear. Advantage, disadvantage not balanced, not distinctly different than Alternatives, fail to provide an objective solution to the problem. Would not replace either Alternative Action. Decision not possible. No problem resolution is present. Rationale, advantage, disadvantage are not present, incomplete, or incoherent. A decision would not be not be possible.
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Mechanics (10%)
Superior (9.0-10%) Above Average (8.0-8.9%) Average (7.0-7.9%) Below Average (6.0-6.9%) Failure (less than 6.0%) %
Uses proper APA citations and references; grammatically-sound and free of spelling errors, follows required formatting rules; and fully addresses given assignment. Proper use APA with few errors found. Above average grammatically, mostly free of spelling errors, follows required formatting rules; and fully addresses given assignment. Citations are sometimes missing and/or are incorrect; an acceptable level of writing is exhibited, even with mistakes, the communication is clear. Very little support of citation; grammar, spelling, and/or word choice errors are frequent enough that the communication is muddled. The analysis is jeopardized by the extent of errors. Lack of any sort of citation. Grammar, spelling, and/or word choice errors are frequent enough that the analysis is incomprehensible. The extent of errors renders the analysis incomprehensible.
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Course Learning Objectives (CLOs) (10%)
Superior (9.0-10%) Above Average (8.0-8.9%) Average (7.0-7.9%) Below Average (6.0-6.9%) Failure (less than 6.0%) %
Thoroughly accomplished all aspects of the three CLOs for the AVS 4126 Project course. Significantly accomplished all aspects of the three CLOs for the AVS 4126 Project course. Average accomplishment of all three CLOs for the AVS 4126 Project course. Did not satisfactorily accomplish all three CLOs, poor quality. Only __ CLOs were addressed. Did not accomplish an acceptable degree of the three CLOs, did not demonstrate an acceptable level of comprehension. Only __ CLOs were addressed.
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Section 1 &”Times New Roman,Bold”&14 Case Analysis Rubric Case analysis note:-
The danger in the hazardous attitude such as Macho, Anti-authority, impulsivity. Lead to the accidents.
You are limited to no more than four pages: Title page, the analysis (no more than two pages), and the reference list. Be sure to submit your analysis as a Word document.
I recommend three to five sentences for each section, with exception of section four, Alternative Actions. The table format that I provided is a very useful approach to alternative actions.
Here are some lessons learned from Case Analysis One:
1. Use the case analysis template that I provided: it is set up with running head, page numbers, format, reference list, etc.
2. Be sure in-text citations are properly aligned with reference list entries. You probably don’t need more than three to four sources. You should have one in-text citation for each section. They do not have to be different sources. You can use one source several times. All sources must be cited in accordance with the APA, 7th edition. It is a good idea to bring the textbook into your analysis.
3. The introduction sets the foundation for your analysis.
4. The problem statement should be stated right upfront. Don’t expect me to figure out what your problem is, tell me: “The problem is….”
5. The problem statement becomes the central theme of your analysis. Everything must be attached to it.
6. After “The problem is…” everything else in the problem statement should tell me what caused the problem and/or what contributes to it.
7. Significance of the problem is the result of the problem. If the problem is not corrected what will result.
8. Alternative actions, are corrective actions, what you would do to correct the problem. Tell me the reason for your alternatives and then provide two advantages and two disadvantages.
9. The recommendation is your chance to fix the problem if you had unlimited resources. If you were Jeff Besos what would you do? Provide your recommendation, with rationale, one advantage, and one disadvantage.
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Preface
Practical Aviation and Aerospace Law is designed to be used in conjunction
with the Practical Aviation and Aerospace Law Workbook as a university text
for aviation and aerospace law courses and, standing alone, as a reference
guide for aviation and aerospace business managers, pilots, mechanics,
aircraft owners, and others involved in aviation by vocation or avocation.
Originally titled simply Practical Aviation Law, beginning with the first
edition in 1991 and continuing through the fifth edition in 2011, the book has
continuously grown in response to industry developments and instructor
feedback. In much of the world, aviation is generally considered to be
included in the term aerospace industry, but in the United States, a
distinction has persisted, with the term aviation industry generally
encompassing operations, repair and maintenance, while aerospace
industry is used to refer to aircraft, spacecraft, and component design and
manufacturing, and now also spaceflight operations. With the recent
expansion of the number of companies engaged in commercial spacecraft
design and manufacturing, and most of these companies engaging in or
preparing to engage in operation of those spacecraft (beyond the flight test
phase) for commercial purposes, it appeared timely to add a new chapter
covering the law of commercial spaceflight operations in this edition. The
addition of and Aerospace to the title signifies the books expanded scope
for this and subsequent editions. The author of this new chapter (the first
contributed by another author since the books inception) is Dr. Sarah
Nilsson, Assistant Professor at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Universitys
Prescott, Arizona, campus, whose research interests encompass this topic.
Except for certain treaties having worldwide or at least multinational effect,
the scope of previous editions of the book has been limited to the law of the
United States and may have had little relevance to the domestic laws of other
nations. In keeping with the truly global nature of the aviation and aerospace
industries and in recognition of the worldwide employment opportunities that
offers, this edition begins what is likely to be a long-term effort to continually
expand the global perspective. The book does not attempt to explore the
entire seamless web of the lawonly those areas particularly applicable to
aviation and aerospace. I recommend that students considering a career in
aviation and aerospace, whether in operations, maintenance, engineering,
manufacturing or business management, also take courses in business law
and aviation labor relations. While there is some overlap between the content
of those courses and this text, those give much broader and deeper coverage
of some of the legal concepts and principles studied here.
As the title suggests, this book takes a practical viewpoint. It aims to
provide the reader with basic legal knowledge and perspectives along with an
understanding of how the legal system works in relation to aviation and
aerospace activities. It aims to provide that in a form that can be applied to
help you recognize and avoid common legal pitfalls, and to recognize when
the moment has come to stop what you are doing and consult your lawyer. If
this book had a subtitle, it would be How to Avoid Aviation Lawyers and
When to Call One.
No book can hope to advise you what to do in every conceivable situation.
In advising our clients, lawyers must take into consideration not only the law
but also the facts and circumstances. In over thirty-five years of practicing
lawin private practice, as government and later corporate counselI
represented clients in well over three thousand aviation matters involving
every subject in this book, and never saw two identical cases. While similar
facts give rise to similar considerations, slight differences in the facts and
circumstances often lead to major differences in the best approach to solving
the problem. Examples in this book and its accompanying workbook are
drawn largely from cases I encountered in my practice.
The law itself is also in a constant state of change. Even as I write, the
Congress of the United States, fifty state legislatures, and a vast number of
administrative agencies are daily making changes to statutes and regulations,
while hundreds of federal and state courts are writing and publishing case
decisions on the interpretation, application, and constitutionality of those
laws and regulations, along with decisions that modify, clarify, or sometimes
confuse the common law. Simultaneously, U.S. diplomats are negotiating
with their foreign counterparts new or amended treaties to be ratified by their
governments. Such changes as have occurred since the fifth edition of this
book was published are one reason for this expanded and updated sixth
edition.
While this process of continual change keeps the lawyers work from
becoming routine to the point of boredom, it also means that what was good
advice yesterday (or the day this book went to press) may no longer be good
advice today. While the fundamental legal principles discussed in this book
are less susceptible to sudden obsolescence than, say, a text on the Internal
Revenue Code and IRS Regulations, you are cautioned not to attempt to
solve actual individual legal problems on the basis of information contained
in this book. Finding yourself faced with an actual legal problem, you should
recognize that the time has come to consult your lawyer.
Acknowledgments
I would like to thank the following people for their encouragement, advice,
and support, without which I would not have undertaken and persevered with
the writing of this text, the related workbook and teachers manual, and
subsequent updated editions of each. These acknowledgments should not be
construed to imply an endorsement of this teaching system by any of the
persons or organizations mentioned.
Dr. Stacy Weislogel, chair, Department of Aviation, The Ohio State
University, one of the first to urge me to write this book.
Professor Gary Kitely of Auburn University, who recently retired as
executive director of the University Aviation Association, an organization
that consistently provides a wonderful forum and source of information to
those of us who teach aviation-related courses in colleges and universities.
He was a source of encouragement not only in the drafting of the original
manuscript for the first edition, but also in the continuously expanded
international law coverage of each subsequent edition.
Dr. Rex A. Hammarback, director, University of North Dakota Aviation
Foundation and formerly a professor in UNDs renowned aviation program,
who after I had explained my concept for the book said simply and directly:
If you write it, Ill use it.
Hon. John E. Faulk, NTSB administrative law judge (retired), a practicing
attorney with the Trachtmann law firm in Melbourne, Florida, and an adjunct
professor in the School of Aeronautics at the Florida Institute of Technology.
Many of his recommendations based on his classroom experience using this
teaching system have been incorporated as improvements to each successive
edition.
Professor Terri Haynes, Chadron State College, Chadron, Nebraska. She
deserves particular credit for strongly encouraging me to avoid legalese
jargon wherever possible in favor of plain English to make the book as clear
and understandable as possible to students and other readers having no
previous training in the law.
Jonathan Stern, Esq., partner in the Washington, D.C. office of the world-
renowned Schnader, Harrison, Segal & Lewis law firm and editor of the
American Bar Associations Aviation Litigation Quarterly. Jon has been
especially helpful in providing materials, insights, and updates on the
continuing evolution of international law governing airline liability.
Bill Behan, president, AirSure, Ltd., Golden, Colorado. Bill continues to be
a reliable source of information on developments in the ever changing field
of aviation insurance.
John and Kathleen Yodice, a father-and-daughter team in the Yodice &
Associates law firm in Bethesda, Maryland, who do yeoman service for
general aviation as legal counsel for the Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association
and other clients and have proved themselves reliable sources of insights into
recent developments in FAA enforcement, aviation medical, and airport and
airspace access issues.
Professors Robert Kaps of Southern Illinois University (Carbondale) and
Timm Bliss of Oklahoma State University, co-authors with me of the new
Labor Relations in Aviation and Aerospace textbook and study guide with
supplemental readings, published by Southern Illinois University Press, and
Professor Jack Panosian of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Universitys Prescott,
Arizona, campus, who strongly encouraged that effort. All of them also use
this Practical Aviation & Aerospace Law text and motivated me to expand
the coverage of Chapter 17 to provide students a broader introduction to that
topic.
Dr. Sarah Nilsson, Assistant Professor, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical
University, contributing author of the new chapter on commercial spaceflight
operations, was also a particularly helpful sounding board on recent
developments in the law governing unmanned aircraft and on the Pilots Bill
of Rights and proposed Pilots Bill of Rights 2 legislation. Both of these
topics are moving targets, areas of rapid development having application to
and receiving expanded coverage in several chapters.
The Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association, Southern Methodist Universitys
Journal of Air Law and Commerce; DePaul University College of Laws
International Aviation Law Institute (IALI) and its journal, Issues in Aviation
Law and Policy; and the University of Denvers Transportation Law Journal,
each of which consistently provides wonderful forums and opportunities for
attorneys and others interested in aviation and aerospace law to share
knowledge and ideas in print and face-to-face in an atmosphere of
professional collegiality. They continue to contribute greatly to the
advancement of the legal profession and the quality of legal service to
aviation and aerospace clients.
Colleagues teaching aviation and aerospace law courses at numerous
colleges and universities who provide feedback and suggestions that
contribute to the continuous improvement of each successive edition of this
teaching system.
My students, past and present, who continue to relentlessly question,
challenge, and demand clear explanations and sound reasoning, rightly
refusing to settle for less.
Not unlike the airline and aerospace industries, the publishing industry is in
dynamic change as publishing companies merge, are acquired, go out of
business, or adjust their scope and market focus, particularly in response to
technological advancements in alternative means of dissemination of
knowledge. Through all this change, successive editors at Iowa State
University Press, Blackwell Publishing Professional, and now Aviation
Supplies & Academics have recognized the need for this teaching system and
its periodic updates, turning my vision into the solid reality you are now
holding in your hand or viewing on your electronic device.
My family, who encouraged me in this project and more-or-less cheerfully
tolerated the many hours I spent sequestered writing and updating this work
(often after a full day of practicing aviation law, running a corporation or
teaching), and especially my wife Charlotte, who did most of the work of
preparing the original and subsequent manuscripts.
The credit is theirs; the errors are mine.
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a law, legal word or phrase you need to understand to grasp the concepts
under discussion, though italics are also occasionally used to give special
emphasis to a point.
The law is constantly evolving to keep abreast of challenges presented by the
evolution of society and technology. The aviation and aerospace industries
are among the most dynamic of all enterprises, and thus the locus of some of
the most continual legal change. The reader can watch for changes that may
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