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+/**
+* [2016] Maximum Difference Between Increasing Elements
+ */
+#include <bits/stdc++.h>
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+using namespace std;
+
+
+// submission codes start here
+
+class Solution
+{
+public:
+    int maximumDifference(vector<int> &nums)
+    {
+        vector<int> heap;
+        heap.reserve(nums.size());
+
+        ranges::make_heap(heap, greater());
+
+        int result = -1;
+        for (int i = 1; i < nums.size(); ++i)
+        {
+            heap.push_back(nums[i - 1]);
+            ranges::push_heap(heap, greater());
+
+            if (heap[0] < nums[i])
+            {
+                result = max(result, nums[i] - heap[0]);
+            }
+        }
+
+        return result;
+    }
+};
+
+// submission codes end
+
+TEST(P2016, Test1)
+{
+    vector nums1 = {7, 1, 5, 4};
+    ASSERT_EQ(4, Solution().maximumDifference(nums1));
+
+    vector nums2 = {9, 4, 3, 2};
+    ASSERT_EQ(-1, Solution().maximumDifference(nums2));
+
+    vector nums3 = {1, 5, 2, 10};
+    ASSERT_EQ(9, Solution().maximumDifference(nums3));
+}
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