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ABSTRACT

1. AGN CENSUS IN NEARBY GALAXIES

2. RECENT OBSERVATIONAL RESULTS ON LINERs

2.1. Host Galaxy Properties

2.2. Detection of Massive Black Holes

2.3. Detection of Broad-Line Regions

2.4. Ultraviolet Emission and Constraints on Shock Excitation

2.5. Clues from the X-rays

2.6. Compact Radio Cores

2.7. The Spectral Energy Distributions of LINERs

3. A PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION OF LINERs

4. FUTURE DIRECTIONS

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