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"ind-national-dc-operational-mw", "periodStart": null, "periodEnd": "2026-08-10", "recordedAt": "2026-08-10T00:00:00+03:00", "valueState": "MISSING", "unit": "MW", "valueModifier": "NOT_APPLICABLE", "claimStatus": "UNAVAILABLE", "confidence": "INSUFFICIENT", "lifecycleStage": "UNKNOWN", "comparability": "NOT_COMPARABLE", "evidence": [], "notes": "No comparable national methodology." }, { "id": "obs-dc-ug-unavailable", "geographyId": "geo-ug", "indicatorId": "ind-national-dc-operational-mw", "periodStart": null, "periodEnd": "2026-08-10", "recordedAt": "2026-08-10T00:00:00+03:00", "valueState": "MISSING", "unit": "MW", "valueModifier": "NOT_APPLICABLE", "claimStatus": "UNAVAILABLE", "confidence": "INSUFFICIENT", "lifecycleStage": "UNKNOWN", "comparability": "NOT_COMPARABLE", "evidence": [], "notes": "No comparable national methodology." }, { "id": "obs-dc-et-unavailable", "geographyId": "geo-et", "indicatorId": "ind-national-dc-operational-mw", "periodStart": null, "periodEnd": 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"recordedAt": "2026-08-10T00:00:00+03:00", "valueState": "MISSING", "unit": "index", "valueModifier": "NOT_APPLICABLE", "claimStatus": "UNAVAILABLE", "confidence": "INSUFFICIENT", "lifecycleStage": "NOT_APPLICABLE", "comparability": "NOT_COMPARABLE", "evidence": [], "notes": "Awaiting regulator extraction under a common definition and period." }, { "id": "obs-payments-ke-unavailable", "geographyId": "geo-ke", "indicatorId": "ind-digital-payments-comparable", "periodStart": null, "periodEnd": "2026-08-10", "recordedAt": "2026-08-10T00:00:00+03:00", "valueState": "MISSING", "unit": "index", "valueModifier": "NOT_APPLICABLE", "claimStatus": "UNAVAILABLE", "confidence": "INSUFFICIENT", "lifecycleStage": "NOT_APPLICABLE", "comparability": "NOT_COMPARABLE", "evidence": [{ "sourceId": "src-ca-kenya-q3-2026", "role": "CONTEXT" }, { "sourceId": "src-cbk-mobile-payments-2026", "role": "CONTEXT" }], "notes": "Kenya raw evidence exists, but a one-country observation cannot populate a comparable eight-country dimension." }, { "id": "obs-payments-eg-unavailable", "geographyId": "geo-eg", "indicatorId": "ind-digital-payments-comparable", "periodStart": null, "periodEnd": "2026-08-10", "recordedAt": "2026-08-10T00:00:00+03:00", "valueState": "MISSING", "unit": "index", "valueModifier": "NOT_APPLICABLE", "claimStatus": "UNAVAILABLE", "confidence": "INSUFFICIENT", "lifecycleStage": "NOT_APPLICABLE", "comparability": "NOT_COMPARABLE", "evidence": [], "notes": "Awaiting regulator extraction under a common definition and period." }, { "id": "obs-payments-ma-unavailable", "geographyId": "geo-ma", "indicatorId": "ind-digital-payments-comparable", "periodStart": null, "periodEnd": "2026-08-10", "recordedAt": "2026-08-10T00:00:00+03:00", "valueState": "MISSING", "unit": "index", "valueModifier": "NOT_APPLICABLE", "claimStatus": "UNAVAILABLE", "confidence": "INSUFFICIENT", "lifecycleStage": "NOT_APPLICABLE", "comparability": "NOT_COMPARABLE", "evidence": [], "notes": "Awaiting regulator extraction under a common definition and period." }, { "id": "obs-payments-gh-unavailable", "geographyId": "geo-gh", "indicatorId": "ind-digital-payments-comparable", "periodStart": null, "periodEnd": "2026-08-10", "recordedAt": "2026-08-10T00:00:00+03:00", "valueState": "MISSING", "unit": "index", "valueModifier": "NOT_APPLICABLE", "claimStatus": "UNAVAILABLE", "confidence": "INSUFFICIENT", "lifecycleStage": "NOT_APPLICABLE", "comparability": "NOT_COMPARABLE", "evidence": [], "notes": "Awaiting regulator extraction under a common definition and period." }, { "id": "obs-payments-ug-unavailable", "geographyId": "geo-ug", "indicatorId": "ind-digital-payments-comparable", "periodStart": null, "periodEnd": "2026-08-10", "recordedAt": "2026-08-10T00:00:00+03:00", "valueState": "MISSING", "unit": "index", "valueModifier": "NOT_APPLICABLE", "claimStatus": "UNAVAILABLE", "confidence": "INSUFFICIENT", "lifecycleStage": "NOT_APPLICABLE", "comparability": "NOT_COMPARABLE", "evidence": [], "notes": "Awaiting regulator extraction under a common definition and period." }, { "id": "obs-payments-et-unavailable", "geographyId": "geo-et", "indicatorId": "ind-digital-payments-comparable", "periodStart": null, "periodEnd": "2026-08-10", "recordedAt": "2026-08-10T00:00:00+03:00", "valueState": "MISSING", "unit": "index", "valueModifier": "NOT_APPLICABLE", "claimStatus": "UNAVAILABLE", "confidence": "INSUFFICIENT", "lifecycleStage": "NOT_APPLICABLE", "comparability": "NOT_COMPARABLE", "evidence": [], "notes": "Awaiting regulator extraction under a common definition and period." }, { "id": "obs-grid-za-unavailable", "geographyId": "geo-za", "indicatorId": "ind-grid-reliability-comparable", "periodStart": null, "periodEnd": "2026-08-10", "recordedAt": "2026-08-10T00:00:00+03:00", "valueState": "MISSING", "unit": "index", "valueModifier": "NOT_APPLICABLE", "claimStatus": "UNAVAILABLE", "confidence": "INSUFFICIENT", "lifecycleStage": "NOT_APPLICABLE", "comparability": "NOT_COMPARABLE", "evidence": [{ "sourceId": "src-worldbank-electricity-access", "role": "METHODOLOGY" }], "notes": "Electricity access is not grid reliability. No comparable series located." }, { "id": "obs-grid-ng-unavailable", "geographyId": "geo-ng", "indicatorId": "ind-grid-reliability-comparable", "periodStart": null, "periodEnd": "2026-08-10", "recordedAt": "2026-08-10T00:00:00+03:00", "valueState": "MISSING", "unit": "index", "valueModifier": "NOT_APPLICABLE", "claimStatus": "UNAVAILABLE", "confidence": "INSUFFICIENT", "lifecycleStage": "NOT_APPLICABLE", "comparability": "NOT_COMPARABLE", "evidence": [{ "sourceId": "src-worldbank-electricity-access", "role": "METHODOLOGY" }], "notes": "Electricity access is not grid reliability. No comparable series located." }, { "id": "obs-grid-ke-unavailable", "geographyId": "geo-ke", "indicatorId": "ind-grid-reliability-comparable", "periodStart": null, "periodEnd": "2026-08-10", "recordedAt": "2026-08-10T00:00:00+03:00", "valueState": "MISSING", "unit": "index", "valueModifier": "NOT_APPLICABLE", "claimStatus": "UNAVAILABLE", "confidence": "INSUFFICIENT", "lifecycleStage": "NOT_APPLICABLE", "comparability": "NOT_COMPARABLE", "evidence": [{ "sourceId": "src-worldbank-electricity-access", "role": "METHODOLOGY" }], "notes": "Electricity access is not grid reliability. No comparable series located." }, { "id": "obs-grid-eg-unavailable", "geographyId": "geo-eg", "indicatorId": "ind-grid-reliability-comparable", "periodStart": null, "periodEnd": "2026-08-10", "recordedAt": "2026-08-10T00:00:00+03:00", "valueState": "MISSING", "unit": "index", "valueModifier": "NOT_APPLICABLE", "claimStatus": "UNAVAILABLE", "confidence": "INSUFFICIENT", "lifecycleStage": "NOT_APPLICABLE", "comparability": "NOT_COMPARABLE", "evidence": [{ "sourceId": "src-worldbank-electricity-access", "role": "METHODOLOGY" }], "notes": "Electricity access is not grid reliability. No comparable series located." }, { "id": "obs-grid-ma-unavailable", "geographyId": "geo-ma", "indicatorId": "ind-grid-reliability-comparable", "periodStart": null, "periodEnd": "2026-08-10", "recordedAt": "2026-08-10T00:00:00+03:00", "valueState": "MISSING", "unit": "index", "valueModifier": "NOT_APPLICABLE", "claimStatus": "UNAVAILABLE", "confidence": "INSUFFICIENT", "lifecycleStage": "NOT_APPLICABLE", "comparability": "NOT_COMPARABLE", "evidence": [{ "sourceId": "src-worldbank-electricity-access", "role": "METHODOLOGY" }], "notes": "Electricity access is not grid reliability. No comparable series located." }, { "id": "obs-grid-gh-unavailable", "geographyId": "geo-gh", "indicatorId": "ind-grid-reliability-comparable", "periodStart": null, "periodEnd": "2026-08-10", "recordedAt": "2026-08-10T00:00:00+03:00", "valueState": "MISSING", "unit": "index", "valueModifier": "NOT_APPLICABLE", "claimStatus": "UNAVAILABLE", "confidence": "INSUFFICIENT", "lifecycleStage": "NOT_APPLICABLE", "comparability": "NOT_COMPARABLE", "evidence": [{ "sourceId": "src-worldbank-electricity-access", "role": "METHODOLOGY" }], "notes": "Electricity access is not grid reliability. No comparable series located." }, { "id": "obs-grid-ug-unavailable", "geographyId": "geo-ug", "indicatorId": "ind-grid-reliability-comparable", "periodStart": null, "periodEnd": "2026-08-10", "recordedAt": "2026-08-10T00:00:00+03:00", "valueState": "MISSING", "unit": "index", "valueModifier": "NOT_APPLICABLE", "claimStatus": "UNAVAILABLE", "confidence": "INSUFFICIENT", "lifecycleStage": "NOT_APPLICABLE", "comparability": "NOT_COMPARABLE", "evidence": [{ "sourceId": "src-worldbank-electricity-access", "role": "METHODOLOGY" }], "notes": "Electricity access is not grid reliability. No comparable series located." }, { "id": "obs-grid-et-unavailable", "geographyId": "geo-et", "indicatorId": "ind-grid-reliability-comparable", "periodStart": null, "periodEnd": "2026-08-10", "recordedAt": "2026-08-10T00:00:00+03:00", "valueState": "MISSING", "unit": "index", "valueModifier": "NOT_APPLICABLE", "claimStatus": "UNAVAILABLE", "confidence": "INSUFFICIENT", "lifecycleStage": "NOT_APPLICABLE", "comparability": "NOT_COMPARABLE", "evidence": [{ "sourceId": "src-worldbank-electricity-access", "role": "METHODOLOGY" }], "notes": "Electricity access is not grid reliability. No comparable series located." }, { "id": "obs-ke-mobile-money-subscriptions-2026q3", "geographyId": "geo-ke", "indicatorId": "ind-mobile-money-subscriptions", "periodStart": "2026-01-01", "periodEnd": "2026-03-31", "recordedAt": "2026-08-10T00:00:00+03:00", "valueState": "OBSERVED", "valueNumeric": 53368939, "unit": "subscriptions", "valueModifier": "EXACT", "claimStatus": "VERIFIED", "confidence": "HIGH", "lifecycleStage": "NOT_APPLICABLE", "comparability": "CONTEXT_ONLY", "evidence": [{ "sourceId": "src-ca-kenya-q3-2026", "role": "SUPPORTS", "locator": "page 6, Mobile Money Transfer Services" }], "notes": "Exact regulator table value. Rounded to 53.37m in the legacy UI. Not unique persons." }, { "id": "obs-ke-mobile-money-agents-2026q3", "geographyId": "geo-ke", "indicatorId": "ind-mobile-money-agents", "periodStart": "2026-01-01", "periodEnd": "2026-03-31", "recordedAt": "2026-08-10T00:00:00+03:00", "valueState": "OBSERVED", "valueNumeric": 602470, "unit": "agents", "valueModifier": "EXACT", "claimStatus": "VERIFIED", "confidence": "HIGH", "lifecycleStage": "NOT_APPLICABLE", "comparability": "CONTEXT_ONLY", "evidence": [{ "sourceId": "src-ca-kenya-q3-2026", "role": "SUPPORTS", "locator": "page 6, Mobile Money Transfer Services" }], "notes": "Registered agent count." }, { "id": "obs-ke-mobile-money-penetration-2026q3", "geographyId": "geo-ke", "indicatorId": "ind-mobile-money-penetration", "periodStart": "2026-01-01", "periodEnd": "2026-03-31", "recordedAt": "2026-08-10T00:00:00+03:00", "valueState": "OBSERVED", "valueNumeric": 100.1, "unit": "%", "valueModifier": "EXACT", "claimStatus": "VERIFIED", "confidence": "HIGH", "lifecycleStage": "NOT_APPLICABLE", "comparability": "CONTEXT_ONLY", "evidence": [{ "sourceId": "src-ca-kenya-q3-2026", "role": "SUPPORTS", "locator": "page 9, mobile-money penetration narrative" }], "notes": "Subscription penetration may exceed 100%; it is not the share of unique citizens." }, { "id": "obs-ke-mobile-money-registered-accounts-2026-04", "geographyId": "geo-ke", "indicatorId": "ind-mobile-money-registered-accounts", "periodStart": "2026-04-01", "periodEnd": "2026-04-30", "recordedAt": "2026-08-10T00:00:00+03:00", "valueState": "OBSERVED", "valueNumeric": 92840000, "unit": "accounts", "valueModifier": "EXACT", "claimStatus": "VERIFIED", "confidence": "MEDIUM", "lifecycleStage": "NOT_APPLICABLE", "comparability": "CONTEXT_ONLY", "evidence": [{ "sourceId": "src-cbk-mobile-payments-2026", "role": "SUPPORTS" }], "notes": "Carried forward from the verified explorer. Source endpoint was not retrievable on 10 August; do not convert to unique citizens." }, { "id": "obs-africa-dc-active-adca-2026", "geographyId": "geo-africa", "indicatorId": "ind-dc-capacity-active", "periodStart": "2026-01-01", "periodEnd": "2026-03-28", "recordedAt": "2026-08-10T00:00:00+03:00", "valueState": "OBSERVED", "valueNumeric": 360, "unit": "MW", "valueModifier": "EXACT", "claimStatus": "OPERATIONAL", "confidence": "MEDIUM", "lifecycleStage": "OPERATIONAL", "comparability": "CONTEXT_ONLY", "disputeGroupId": "dispute-africa-dc-capacity-2026", "evidence": [{ "sourceId": "src-adca-2026", "role": "SUPPORTS" }, { "sourceId": "src-nairametrics-2026-07-27", "role": "CONTRADICTS" }], "notes": "ADCA publisher-defined active capacity. Alternative reports use different definitions." }, { "id": "obs-africa-dc-construction-adca-2026", "geographyId": "geo-africa", "indicatorId": "ind-dc-capacity-construction", "periodStart": "2026-01-01", "periodEnd": "2026-03-28", "recordedAt": "2026-08-10T00:00:00+03:00", "valueState": "OBSERVED", "valueNumeric": 238, "unit": "MW", "valueModifier": "EXACT", "claimStatus": "VERIFIED", "confidence": "MEDIUM", "lifecycleStage": "UNDER_CONSTRUCTION", "comparability": "CONTEXT_ONLY", "evidence": [{ "sourceId": "src-adca-2026", "role": "SUPPORTS" }], "notes": "Under-construction capacity; not operational." }, { "id": "obs-africa-dc-planned-adca-2026", "geographyId": "geo-africa", "indicatorId": "ind-dc-capacity-planned", "periodStart": "2026-01-01", "periodEnd": "2026-03-28", "recordedAt": "2026-08-10T00:00:00+03:00", "valueState": "OBSERVED", "valueNumeric": 656, "unit": "MW", "valueModifier": "EXACT", "claimStatus": "PLANNED", "confidence": "MEDIUM", "lifecycleStage": "PLANNED", "comparability": "CONTEXT_ONLY", "evidence": [{ "sourceId": "src-adca-2026", "role": "SUPPORTS" }], "notes": "Planned capacity; never added to operational capacity." }, { "id": "obs-africa-dc-global-share-adca-2026", "geographyId": "geo-africa", "indicatorId": "ind-dc-global-share", "periodStart": "2026-01-01", "periodEnd": "2026-03-28", "recordedAt": "2026-08-10T00:00:00+03:00", "valueState": "OBSERVED", "valueNumeric": 0.6, "unit": "%", "valueModifier": "EXACT", "claimStatus": "VERIFIED", "confidence": "MEDIUM", "lifecycleStage": "NOT_APPLICABLE", "comparability": "CONTEXT_ONLY", "evidence": [{ "sourceId": "src-adca-2026", "role": "SUPPORTS" }], "notes": "Publisher-defined share of global capacity." }, { "id": "obs-africa-dc-active-alt-2026", "geographyId": "geo-africa", "indicatorId": "ind-dc-capacity-active", "periodStart": null, "periodEnd": "2026-07-27", "recordedAt": "2026-08-10T00:00:00+03:00", "valueState": "OBSERVED", "valueNumeric": 500, "unit": "MW", "valueModifier": "GREATER_THAN", "claimStatus": "ESTIMATED", "confidence": "LOW", "lifecycleStage": "OPERATIONAL", "comparability": "NOT_COMPARABLE", "disputeGroupId": "dispute-africa-dc-capacity-2026", "evidence": [{ "sourceId": "src-nairametrics-2026-07-27", "role": "SUPPORTS" }, { "sourceId": "src-adca-2026", "role": "CONTRADICTS" }], "notes": "Alternative industry estimate. Definition and facility universe are not reconciled with ADCA." }, { "id": "obs-africa-dc-pipeline-alt-2026", "geographyId": "geo-africa", "indicatorId": "ind-dc-capacity-planned", "periodStart": null, "periodEnd": "2026-07-27", "recordedAt": "2026-08-10T00:00:00+03:00", "valueState": "OBSERVED", "valueNumeric": 890, "unit": "MW", "valueModifier": "APPROXIMATE", "claimStatus": "ESTIMATED", "confidence": "LOW", "lifecycleStage": "PLANNED", "comparability": "NOT_COMPARABLE", "disputeGroupId": "dispute-africa-dc-capacity-2026", "evidence": [{ "sourceId": "src-nairametrics-2026-07-27", "role": "SUPPORTS" }, { "sourceId": "src-adca-2026", "role": "CONTRADICTS" }], "notes": "Pipeline estimate; not equivalent to ADCA planned capacity." }, { "id": "obs-world-mobile-money-value-2025", "geographyId": "geo-world", "indicatorId": "ind-mobile-money-transaction-value", "periodStart": "2025-01-01", "periodEnd": "2025-12-31", "recordedAt": "2026-08-10T00:00:00+03:00", "valueState": "OBSERVED", "valueNumeric": 2000000000000, "unit": "USD", "valueModifier": "GREATER_THAN", "claimStatus": "VERIFIED", "confidence": "MEDIUM", "lifecycleStage": "NOT_APPLICABLE", "comparability": "CONTEXT_ONLY", "evidence": [{ "sourceId": "src-gsma-2026", "role": "SUPPORTS" }], "notes": "Global observation; not attributable to a country." }, { "id": "obs-ssa-mobile-money-value-2025", "geographyId": "geo-ssa", "indicatorId": "ind-mobile-money-transaction-value", "periodStart": "2025-01-01", "periodEnd": "2025-12-31", "recordedAt": "2026-08-10T00:00:00+03:00", "valueState": "OBSERVED", "valueNumeric": 1400000000000, "unit": "USD", "valueModifier": "APPROXIMATE", "claimStatus": "ESTIMATED", "confidence": "MEDIUM", "lifecycleStage": "NOT_APPLICABLE", "comparability": "CONTEXT_ONLY", "evidence": [{ "sourceId": "src-gsma-2026", "role": "SUPPORTS" }], "notes": "Sub-Saharan Africa regional observation; never nationalise." }, { "id": "obs-world-mobile-money-registered-2025", "geographyId": "geo-world", "indicatorId": "ind-mobile-money-registered-global", "periodStart": "2025-01-01", "periodEnd": "2025-12-31", "recordedAt": "2026-08-10T00:00:00+03:00", "valueState": "OBSERVED", "valueNumeric": 2300000000, "unit": "accounts", "valueModifier": "APPROXIMATE", "claimStatus": "ESTIMATED", "confidence": "MEDIUM", "lifecycleStage": "NOT_APPLICABLE", "comparability": "CONTEXT_ONLY", "evidence": [{ "sourceId": "src-gsma-2026", "role": "SUPPORTS" }], "notes": "Global count; not unique persons." }, { "id": "obs-world-mobile-money-active-2025", "geographyId": "geo-world", "indicatorId": "ind-mobile-money-active-global", "periodStart": "2025-01-01", "periodEnd": "2025-12-31", "recordedAt": "2026-08-10T00:00:00+03:00", "valueState": "OBSERVED", "valueNumeric": 593000000, "unit": "accounts", "valueModifier": "APPROXIMATE", "claimStatus": "ESTIMATED", "confidence": "MEDIUM", "lifecycleStage": "NOT_APPLICABLE", "comparability": "CONTEXT_ONLY", "evidence": [{ "sourceId": "src-gsma-2026", "role": "SUPPORTS" }], "notes": "Global 30-day active account count." }, { "id": "obs-world-mobile-money-activity-rate-2025", "geographyId": "geo-world", "indicatorId": "ind-mobile-money-activity-rate", "periodStart": "2025-01-01", "periodEnd": "2025-12-31", "recordedAt": "2026-08-10T00:00:00+03:00", "valueState": "OBSERVED", "valueNumeric": 25.7, "unit": "%", "valueModifier": "EXACT", "claimStatus": "VERIFIED", "confidence": "MEDIUM", "lifecycleStage": "NOT_APPLICABLE", "comparability": "CONTEXT_ONLY", "evidence": [{ "sourceId": "src-gsma-2026", "role": "SUPPORTS" }], "notes": "Global 30-day activity rate." } ], "reviewDecisions": [ { "id": "review-remove-cassava-20mw", "claim": "Cassava AI Factory deployment is 20 MW", "decision": "REJECTED", "claimStatus": "UNAVAILABLE", "reason": "No official Cassava capacity figure was located.", "sourceIds": ["src-cassava-tech-2026", "src-cassava-ai-2026"] }, { "id": "review-remove-cassava-gpus", "claim": "Cassava deployment contains 12,000–13,000 GPUs", "decision": "REJECTED", "claimStatus": "DISPUTED", "reason": "A secondary report attributes the figure to a founder statement while another report cites approximately 3,000 in an initial phase.", "sourceIds": ["src-connecting-africa-cassava-2026"] }, { "id": "review-remove-cassava-investment", "claim": "Cassava investment value is $720 million", "decision": "REJECTED", "claimStatus": "UNAVAILABLE", "reason": "No official Cassava investment value was located; secondary figures vary.", "sourceIds": ["src-cassava-tech-2026"] }, { "id": "review-remove-kenya-70pct", "claim": "70% of Kenyan citizens use digital money", "decision": "REJECTED", "claimStatus": "UNAVAILABLE", "reason": "No source supports this unique-citizen measure. Subscription and account counts may exceed population.", "sourceIds": ["src-ca-kenya-q3-2026", "src-cbk-mobile-payments-2026"] }, { "id": "review-correct-cape-174", "claim": "Cape Town approved an operational 174 MW data centre", "decision": "REJECTED", "claimStatus": "DISPUTED", "reason": "174 MVA is a grid reservation, approval is conditional land use, and project operational capacity is zero.", "sourceIds": ["src-groundup-2026-07-14", "src-moneyweb-2026-07-23"] }, { "id": "review-remove-fortren", "claim": "Fortren & Company figures are primary evidence", "decision": "REJECTED", "claimStatus": "UNAVAILABLE", "reason": "No primary Fortren publication was located.", "sourceIds": [] }, { "id": "review-remove-national-dc-sums", "claim": "Single-facility commercial figures establish national capacity for Nigeria, Ghana, Egypt, Morocco, Uganda or Ethiopia", "decision": "REJECTED", "claimStatus": "UNAVAILABLE", "reason": "No common national methodology; facility values conflict and cannot be summed defensibly.", "sourceIds": ["src-businessday-ng-2026-08"] }, { "id": "review-remove-editorial-scores", "claim": "Editorial scores of 95, 72 and 45 represent reproducible infrastructure performance", "decision": "REJECTED", "claimStatus": "UNAVAILABLE", "reason": "No reproducible formula or sufficient comparable dimensions.", "sourceIds": [] } ] }