SEEDS
Sharing Essential Education & Data for Sovereignty
The main purpose of this repository is to act as a “one-stop shop” for those who are interested in Indigenous Data Sovereignty and how it relates to the many areas of public health. This repository contains a curated list of resources under the following topics: Health policy, Environmental data, Health equity and social determinants of health, Health education and communication, Epidemiology, Data governance, Surveillance and outbreak response, Disease and interventions. The repository is maintained by the D4I TDR Educational Resources Working Group. If there is a resource that is not included but you think should be, please reach out to us at D4itdr@gmail.com
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Veneno en mi agua
Curiel,Patricia, Mena,Gibran & Quinto Elemento (2022)"Veneno en mi agua"
Publication Dates:
2022
Content Types:
Web Article
Exposing Canada’s Chemical Valley: An Investigation of Cumulative Air Pollution Emissions in the Sarnia, Ontario Area
MacDonald Elaine, Rang Sarah. 2007. Exposing Canada’s Chemical Valley: An Investigation of Cumulative Air Pollution Emissions in the Sarnia, Ontario Area. Toronto, ON: Ecojustice. https://www.ecojustice.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/2007-Exposing-Canadas-Chemial-Valley.pdf.
A Systematic Review of Effects of Emerging pollutants on Human Health and Livelihoods of Population living in the Lake Victoria Basin of Kenya
Kanangire, Canasius & Matano, Ally-Said & Dida, Gabriel & Anyona, Douglas. (2018). A Systematic Review of Effects of Emerging pollutants on Human Health and Livelihoods of Population living in the Lake Victoria Basin of Kenya.
Environmental Risks for US Native Lands (1980-2020)
“Environmental Risks for US Native Lands (1980-2020).” 2021. Native Land Information System. Accessed July 14, 2025. https://nativeland.info/dashboard/environmental-risks-us-native-lands/.
Contaminated sites and Indigenous peoples in Canada and the United States: A scoping review
Katherine Chong, Niladri Basu, Contaminated sites and Indigenous peoples in Canada and the United States: A scoping review, Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management, Volume 20, Issue 5, 1 September 2024, Pages 1306–1329, https://doi.org/10.1002/ieam.4869
Publication Dates:
2024
Content Types:
Peer reviewed publication
Monitoring uranium mine pollution on Native American lands: Insights from tree bark particulate matter on the Spokane Reservation, Washington, USA
Flett, L., McLeod, C. L., McCarty, J. L., Shaulis, B. J., Fain, J. J., & Krekeler, M. P. S. (2021). Monitoring uranium mine pollution on Native American lands: Insights from tree bark particulate matter on the Spokane Reservation, Washington, USA. Environmental Research, 194, N.PAG-N.PAG. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2020.110619
Publication Dates:
2021
Content Types:
Peer reviewed publication
Oil and Gas Projects in the Western Amazon: Threats to Wilderness, Biodiversity, and Indigenous Peoples
Finer M, Jenkins CN, Pimm SL, Keane B, Ross C. 2008. Oil and gas projects in the Western Amazon: Threats to wilderness, biodiversity, and indigenous peoples. PloS ONE 3:e2932.
Publication Dates:
2008
Content Types:
Peer reviewed publication
The environmental effects of agricultural trade liberalization in Latin America: an interpretation
Maya PH, Bonilla OS. The environmental effects of agricultural trade liberalization in Latin America: an interpretation. Ecological Economics. 1997;22(1):5–18.
Publication Dates:
1997
Content Types:
Peer reviewed publication
AI/AN Maternal and Child Health Data: Southern Plains Tribal Health Board
Akbaran, M., Tayarachakul, S., AI/AN Maternal and Child Health Data: Southern Plains Tribal Health Board Oklahoma Area Tribal Epidemiology Center 2011-2015.
Tribal Burial Resource Guide
Tribal Burial Resource Guide. Southern Plains Tribal Health Board.
Publication Dates:
2025
Content Types:
Web Article
How to Safely Dispose of Unused or Expired Medicine
FDA. How to Safely Dispose of Unused or Expired Medicine. Youtube. 2020
Report of the Navajo Epidemiology Center
Navajo Cancer Workgroup. Cancer Among the Navajo: Incidence, Mortality, Stage of Diagnosis & Screening 2014-2018
Surveillance Methods Used to Detect, Characterize, and Monitor the COVID-19 Pandemic in Rocky Mountain Tribal Communities
Dobrinen, Erin, et al. "Surveillance methods used to detect, characterize, and monitor the COVID-19 pandemic in Rocky Mountain Tribal communities." Public Health Reports 138.2_suppl (2023): 38S-47S.
Publication Dates:
2023
Content Types:
Peer reviewed publication
Syndromic Surveillance in Tribal Health: Perspectives from Three Tribal Epidemiology Centers on Access and Utilization
Wang, Cheng, Lowrie Ward, and Nicole Holdaway Smith. "Syndromic Surveillance in Tribal Health: Perspectives from Three Tribal Epidemiology Centers on Access and Utilization." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 22.5 (2025): 664.
Publication Dates:
2025
Content Types:
Peer reviewed publication
A GIS software-based method to identify public health data belonging to address-defined communities
Lam, Amanda M., Mariana C. Singletary, and Theresa Cullen. "A GIS software-based method to identify public health data belonging to address-defined communities." Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association 31.11 (2024): 2716-2721.
Publication Dates:
2024
Content Types:
Peer reviewed publication
Surveillance of Infectious Diseases Among American Indians and Alaska Natives
Bertolli, Jeanne, et al. "Surveillance of infectious diseases among American Indians and Alaska Natives." Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice 2.2 (2008): 7.
Publication Dates:
2008
Content Types:
Peer reviewed publication
A Scoping Review of the Current Knowledge of the Social Determinants of Health and Infectious Diseases (Specifically COVID-19, Tuberculosis, and H1N1 Influenza) in Canadian Arctic Indigenous Communities
Kolahdooz, Fariba, et al. "A Scoping Review of the Current Knowledge of the Social Determinants of Health and Infectious Diseases (Specifically COVID-19, Tuberculosis, and H1N1 Influenza) in Canadian Arctic Indigenous Communities." International journal of environmental research and public health 22.1 (2024): 1.
Publication Dates:
2025
Content Types:
Peer reviewed publication
Sociodemographic and geographical inequalities in notifiable infectious diseases in Australia: a retrospective analysis of 21 years of national disease surveillance data
Gibney, Katherine B., et al. "Sociodemographic and geographical inequalities in notifiable infectious diseases in Australia: a retrospective analysis of 21 years of national disease surveillance data." The Lancet Infectious Diseases 17.1 (2017): 86-97.
Publication Dates:
2017
Content Types:
Peer reviewed publication
Epidemiological and genomic determinants of tuberculosis outbreaks in First Nations communities in Canada
Doroshenko, Alexander, et al. "Epidemiological and genomic determinants of tuberculosis outbreaks in First Nations communities in Canada." BMC medicine 16.1 (2018): 128.
Publication Dates:
2018
Content Types:
Peer reviewed publication
An outbreak of influenza A (H1N1) virus in a remote Aboriginal community post‐pandemic: implications for pandemic planning and health service policy
Chidgzey, Philippa J., et al. "An outbreak of influenza A (H1N1) virus in a remote Aboriginal community post‐pandemic: Implications for pandemic planning and health service policy." Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health 39.1 (2015): 15-20.
Publication Dates:
2015
Content Types:
Peer reviewed publication
A prolonged mumps outbreak among highly vaccinated Aboriginal people in the Kimberley region of Western Australia
Bangor‐Jones, Revle D., et al. "A prolonged mumps outbreak among highly vaccinated Aboriginal people in the Kimberley region of Western Australia." Medical journal of Australia 191.7 (2009): 398-401.
Publication Dates:
2009
Content Types:
Peer reviewed publication
Establishment of a sentinel surveillance network for sexually transmissible infections and blood borne viruses in Aboriginal primary care services across Australia: the ATLAS project
Bradley, Clare, et al. "Establishment of a sentinel surveillance network for sexually transmissible infections and blood borne viruses in Aboriginal primary care services across Australia: the ATLAS project." BMC health services research 20.1 (2020): 769.
Publication Dates:
2020
Content Types:
Peer reviewed publication
Parasitic diseases of remote Indigenous communities in Australia
Holt, Deborah C., James S. McCarthy, and Jonathan R. Carapetis. "Parasitic diseases of remote Indigenous communities in Australia." International journal for parasitology 40.10 (2010): 1119-1126.
Publication Dates:
2010
Content Types:
Peer reviewed publication
Incidence of Notifiable Diseases Among American Indians/Alaska Natives — United States, 2007–2011
Adekoya, Nelson, et al. "Incidence of notifiable diseases among American Indians/Alaska Natives-United States, 2007-2011." MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 64.1 (2015): 16-9.
Publication Dates:
2015
Content Types:
Peer reviewed publication
Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS), native communities and public health epidemic surveillance in the United States
Burrell, Darrell Norman. "Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS), native communities and public health epidemic surveillance in the United States." Arab Gulf Journal of Scientific Research 42.4 (2024): 1271-1286.
Publication Dates:
2024
Content Types:
Peer reviewed publication
Influenza surveillance using electronic health records in the American Indian and Alaska Native population
Keck, James W., et al. "Influenza surveillance using electronic health records in the American Indian and Alaska Native population." Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association 21.1 (2014): 132-138.
Publication Dates:
2014
Content Types:
Peer reviewed publication
Case Report: Indigenous Sovereignty in a Pandemic: Tribal Codes in the United States as Preparedness
Hiraldo, Danielle, Kyra James, and Stephanie Russo Carroll. "Case report: indigenous sovereignty in a pandemic: tribal codes in the United States as preparedness." Frontiers in Sociology 6 (2021): 617995.
Publication Dates:
2021
Content Types:
Peer reviewed publication
An urgent call to collect data related to COVID-19 and Indigenous populations globally
Mallard, Alistair, et al. "An urgent call to collect data related to COVID-19 and Indigenous populations globally." BMJ Global Health 6.3 (2021): e004655.
Publication Dates:
2021
Content Types:
Peer reviewed publication
Community-based surveillance of infectious diseases: a systematic review of drivers of success
McGowan, Catherine R., et al. "Community-based surveillance of infectious diseases: a systematic review of drivers of success." BMJ Global Health 7.8 (2022).
Publication Dates:
2022
Content Types:
Peer reviewed publication
Surveilling Indigenous Communities in a Time of Pandemic
Lambert, Simon, and Robert Henry. "Surveilling indigenous communities in a time of pandemic." Surveillance & Society 18.3 (2020): 422-425.
Publication Dates:
2020
Content Types:
Peer reviewed publication
The impact of toxic substances on the human rights of indigenous peoples
Special Rapporteur on toxics and human rights. “Call for Input on the Impact of Toxics on Indigenous Peoples.” Geneva: Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, 2022. https://www.ohchr.org/en/calls-for-input/2022/call-input-impact-toxics-indigenous-peoples.
Assessment of exposure to mixture pollutants in Mexican indigenous children
Flores-Ramírez R, Pérez-Vázquez F, Cilia-López V, Zuki-Orozco B, Carrizales L, Batres-Esquivel L, Palacios-Ramírez A, Diaz-Barriga F (2016) Assessment of exposure to mixture pollutants in Mexican indigenous children. Environ Sci Pollut Res 23:8577–8588
Publication Dates:
2016
Content Types:
Peer reviewed publication
Human Mercury Exposure in Yanomami Indigenous Villages from the Brazilian Amazon
Vega, Claudia M., Jesem D.Y. Orellana, Marcos W. Oliveira, Sandra S. Hacon, and Paulo C. Basta. “Human Mercury Exposure in Yanomami Indigenous Villages from the Brazilian Amazon.” International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 15, no. 6 (June 2018): 1051. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15061051.
Publication Dates:
2018
Content Types:
Peer reviewed publication
Mercury in the environment and riverside population in the Madeira River Basin, Amazon, Brazil
Bastos, Wanderley Rodrigues, João Paulo Oliveira Gomes, Ronaldo Cavalcante Oliveira, Ronaldo Almeida, Elisabete Lourdes Nascimento, José Vicente Elias Bernardi, Luiz Drude de Lacerda, Ene Glória da Silveira, and Wolfgang Christian Pfeiffer. “Mercury in the Environment and Riverside Population in the Madeira River Basin, Amazon, Brazil.” Science of The Total Environment, Selected papers from the 7th International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant, Ljubljana, Slovenia June 27 - July 2, 2004, 368, no. 1 (September 1, 2006): 344–51. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2005.09.048.
Publication Dates:
2006
Content Types:
Peer reviewed publication
Water, sanitation and hygiene and indigenous peoples: a review of the literature
Jiménez, Alejandro, Moa Cortobius, and Marianne Kjellén. 2014. “Water, Sanitation and Hygiene and Indigenous Peoples: A Review of the Literature.” Water International 39 (3): 277–93. doi:10.1080/02508060.2014.903453.
Publication Dates:
2014
Content Types:
Peer reviewed publication
“A State‐of‐the‐Art Review of Indigenous Peoples and Environmental Pollution.”
Fernández‐Llamazares, Álvaro, María Garteizgogeascoa, Niladri Basu, Eduardo Sonnewend Brondizio, Mar Cabeza, Joan Martínez‐Alier, Pamela McElwee, and Victoria Reyes‐García. “A State‐of‐the‐Art Review of Indigenous Peoples and Environmental Pollution.” Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management 16, no. 3 (May 2020): 324–41. https://doi.org/10.1002/ieam.4239.
Publication Dates:
2020
Content Types:
Peer reviewed publication
Oil Pollution in Soils and Sediments from the Northern Peruvian Amazon
Rosell-Melé, Antoni, Núria Moraleda-Cibrián, Mar Cartró-Sabaté, Ferran Colomer-Ventura, Pedro Mayor, and Martí Orta-Martínez. “Oil Pollution in Soils and Sediments from the Northern Peruvian Amazon.” Science of The Total Environment 610–611 (January 1, 2018): 1010–19. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.07.208.
Publication Dates:
2018
Content Types:
Peer reviewed publication
Environmental Health and Safety Hazards of Indigenous Small-Scale Gold Mining Using Cyanidation in the Philippines
Leung, Ana Marie R., and Jinky Leilanie DP. Lu. “Environmental Health and Safety Hazards of Indigenous Small-Scale Gold Mining Using Cyanidation in the Philippines.” Environmental Health Insights 10 (January 1, 2016): EHI.S38459. https://doi.org/10.4137/EHI.S38459.
Publication Dates:
2016
Content Types:
Peer reviewed publication
Impacts of petroleum activities for the Achuar people of the Peruvian Amazon: summary of existing evidence and research gaps
Orta Martínez, Martí, Dora A Napolitano, Gregor J MacLennan, Cristina O’Callaghan, Sylvia Ciborowski, and Xavier Fabregas. “Impacts of Petroleum Activities for the Achuar People of the Peruvian Amazon: Summary of Existing Evidence and Research Gaps.” Environmental Research Letters 2, no. 4 (November 2007): 045006. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/2/4/045006.
Publication Dates:
2007
Content Types:
Peer reviewed publication
A preliminary nationwide survey of the presence of emerging contaminants in drinking and source waters in Brazil
Machado, Kelly C., Marco Tadeu Grassi, Cristiane Vidal, et al. 2016. “A Preliminary Nationwide Survey of the Presence of Emerging Contaminants in Drinking and Source Waters in Brazil.” Science of The Total Environment 572 (December): 138–46. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.07.210.
Publication Dates:
2016
Content Types:
Peer reviewed publication
Pacific-wide simplified syndromic surveillance for early warning of outbreaks
Kool, Jacob L., et al. "Pacific-wide simplified syndromic surveillance for early warning of outbreaks." Global public health 7.7 (2012): 670-681.
Publication Dates:
2012
Content Types:
Peer reviewed publication
Increased Rotavirus Prevalence in Diarrheal Outbreak Precipitated by Localized Flooding, Solomon Islands, 2014
Jones, Forrest K et al. “Increased Rotavirus Prevalence in Diarrheal Outbreak Precipitated by Localized Flooding, Solomon Islands, 2014.” Emerging infectious diseases vol. 22,5 (2016): 875-9. doi:10.3201/eid2205.151743
Publication Dates:
2016
Content Types:
Peer reviewed publication
Mobile Phone–based Syndromic Surveillance System, Papua New Guinea
Rosewell, Alexander, et al. "Mobile phone–based syndromic surveillance system, papua new guinea." Emerging infectious diseases 19.11 (2013): 1811.
Publication Dates:
2013
Content Types:
Peer reviewed publication
Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic: Safety practices and insights from Aboriginal elders, organisations and communities
Amie Furlong, Helen Milroy, Angela Ryder, Shraddha Kashyap, Petra Buergelt, Carolyn Mascall, Selina Edmonds, Michael Wright, Pat Dudgeon, Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic: Safety practices and insights from Aboriginal elders, organisations and communities, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction (2025), 118, 105263, ISSN 2212-4209
Publication Dates:
2023
Content Types:
Peer reviewed publication
Addressing Data Inequities in American Indian Communities Through an Environmental Public Health Tracking Pilot Project
Lucas-Pipkorn, Samantha, and Ashley Tuomi. "Addressing data inequities in American Indian communities through an environmental public health tracking pilot project." Journal of Public Health Management and Practice 23 (2017): S28-S31.
Publication Dates:
2017
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Peer reviewed publication
Indigenous data protection in wastewater surveillance: balancing public health monitoring with privacy rights
Perreault, Melissa L., and Lawrence D. Goodridge. "Indigenous data protection in wastewater surveillance: balancing public health monitoring with privacy rights." Genomic Psychiatry 1.aop (2025): 1-6.
Publication Dates:
2025
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Peer reviewed publication
A call for a coherent One Health strategy for the surveillance of climate-sensitive infectious diseases in the Canadian Arctic and subarctic regions
Daigle, Laurence, et al. "A call for a coherent One Health strategy for the surveillance of climate-sensitive infectious diseases in the Canadian Arctic and subarctic regions." One Health Outlook 6.1 (2024): 25.
Publication Dates:
2024
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Peer reviewed publication
Climate Change and Vibrio cholerae in Herring Eggs: The Role of Indigenous Communities in Public Health Outbreak Responses
Abernethy, Paivi, et al. "Climate change and Vibrio cholerae in herring eggs: the role of Indigenous communities in Public Health outbreak responses." International Journal of Indigenous Health 16.2 (2021).
Publication Dates:
2021
Content Types:
Peer reviewed publication
International Circumpolar Surveillance, An Arctic Network for the Surveillance of Infectious Diseases
Parkinson, Alan J., et al. "International Circumpolar Surveillance, an Arctic network for the surveillance of infectious diseases." Emerging Infectious Diseases 14.1 (2008): 18.
Publication Dates:
2008
Content Types:
Peer reviewed publication
Indigenous People and the COVID Pandemic: a systemic scoping review
Pickering, K., Galappaththi, E. K., Ford, J. D., Singh, C., Zavaleta-Cortijo, C., Hyams, K., ... & Team, C. O. (2023). Indigenous peoples and the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic scoping review. Environmental Research Letters, 18(3), 033001.
Publication Dates:
2023
Content Types:
Peer reviewed publication
COVID-19 Treatments
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Alzheimer’s disease and its related dementias in US Native Americans: A major public health concern
Sehar U, Kopel J, Reddy PH. Alzheimer's disease and its related dementias in US Native Americans: A major public health concern. Ageing Res Rev. 2023 Sep;90:102027. doi: 10.1016/j.arr.2023.102027. Epub 2023 Aug 5. PMID: 37544432; PMCID: PMC10515314.
Publication Dates:
2023
Content Types:
Peer reviewed publication
Viewing Native American Cervical Cancer Disparities through the Lens of the Vaginal Microbiome: A Pilot Study
Łaniewski P, Joe TR, Jimenez NR, Eddie TL, Bordeaux SJ, Quiroz V, Peace DJ, Cui H, Roe DJ, Caporaso JG, Lee NR, Herbst-Kralovetz MM. Viewing Native American Cervical Cancer Disparities through the Lens of the Vaginal Microbiome: A Pilot Study. Cancer Prev Res (Phila). 2024 Nov 4;17(11):525-538. doi: 10.1158/1940-6207.CAPR-24-0286. PMID: 39172513; PMCID: PMC11532753.
Publication Dates:
2024
Content Types:
Peer reviewed publication
Trends in Alzheimer’s Disease Mortality among American Indian and Alaska Native People between 2011-2019
Amiri S, Jiang L, Manson SM, Buchwald DS. Trends in Alzheimer Disease Mortality Among American Indian and Alaska Native People Between 2011 and 2019. Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord. 2023 Apr-Jun 01;37(2):93-99. doi: 10.1097/WAD.0000000000000555. Epub 2023 Apr 28. PMID: 37141452; PMCID: PMC10239373.
Publication Dates:
2023
Content Types:
Peer reviewed publication
Clinicians’ Implicit and Explicit Attitudes about Weight and Race and Treatment Approaches to Overweight for American Indian Children
Sabin JA, Moore K, Noonan C, Lallemand O, Buchwald D. Clinicians' Implicit and Explicit Attitudes about Weight and Race and Treatment Approaches to Overweight for American Indian Children. Child Obes. 2015 Aug;11(4):456-65. doi: 10.1089/chi.2014.0125. Epub 2015 Jul 17. PMID: 26186413; PMCID: PMC4692112.
Publication Dates:
2015
Content Types:
Peer reviewed publication
Drinking water and health assessment in a Northern Arizona community
Cooksey, E., Verhougstraete, M., Sneed, S. J., Joseph, C. N., Blohem, J., Paukgana, M., ... & O’Rourke, M. K. (2023). Drinking water and health assessment in a Northern Arizona community. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment: An International Journal, 29(1), 157-173.
Publication Dates:
2023
Content Types:
Peer reviewed publication
Environmental Concerns for Children with Asthma on the Navajo Nation
Lowe, A. A., Bender, B., Liu, A. H., Solomon, T., Kobernick, A., Morgan, W., & Gerald, L. B. (2018). Environmental concerns for children with asthma on the Navajo Nation. Annals of the American Thoracic Society, 15(6), 745-753.
Publication Dates:
2018
Content Types:
Peer reviewed publication
Astigmatism and myopia in Tohono O’odham Native American children
Twelker, J. D., Miller, J. M., Sherrill, D. L., & Harvey, E. M. (2013). Astigmatism and myopia in Tohono O’odham Native American children. Optometry and Vision Science, 90(11), 1267-1273.
Publication Dates:
2013
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Peer reviewed publication
An indigenous community mental health service on the Tohono O’odham (Papago) Indian Reservation: seventeen years later
Kahn, M. W., Lejero, L., Antone, M., Francisco, D., & Manuel, J. (1988). An indigenous community mental health service on the Tohono O'odham (Papago) Indian reservation: Seventeen years later. American Journal of Community Psychology, 16(3), 369.
Publication Dates:
1988
Content Types:
Peer reviewed publication
Helicobacter pylori in Native Americans in Northern Arizona
Monroy, F. P., Brown, H. E., Sanderson, P. R., Jarrin, G., Mbegbu, M., Kyman, S., & Harris, R. B. (2022). Helicobacter pylori in Native Americans in northern Arizona. Diseases, 10(2), 19.
Publication Dates:
2022
Content Types:
Peer reviewed publication
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