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Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c) and Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act based upon the average of the high and low sales prices of the Registrant's Common Stock as reported on the Nasdaq Capital Market on July 16, 2026, rounded up to the nearest cent.</ffd:OfferingNote>
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