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    <ffd:OfferingNote contextRef="c-3" id="f-44">&lt;span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:7.52pt"&gt;See Note 1.&lt;/span&gt;</ffd:OfferingNote>
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    <ffd:OfferingNote contextRef="c-7" id="f-48">Pursuant to Rule 415(a)(6) under the Securities Act, 10,649,700 ADSs registered hereunder are unsold securities previously covered by the Registrant&#x2019;s registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-274436), which was originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 8, 2023 and declared effective on September 18, 2023 (the &#x201c;Prior Registration Statement&#x201d;). Pursuant to Rule 415(a)(6) under the Securities Act, the $10,632.79 filing fee previously paid at the time of the filing of the Prior Registration Statement in connection with such unsold securities will continue to be applied to such unsold securities. Pursuant to Rule 415(a)(6) under the Securities Act of 1933, the offering of unsold securities under the Prior Registration Statement will be deemed terminated as of the date of effectiveness of this Registration Statement. Estimated in accordance with Rule 457(c) solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee on the basis of the average of the high and low prices of the Registrant&#x2019;s ADSs as reported on the Nasdaq Capital Market on July 29, 2026.</ffd:OfferingNote>
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