Search Results - "Fisher, R. B"

Surface-enhanced emission from single semiconductor nanocrystals by Shimizu, K T, Woo, W K, Fisher, B R, Eisler, H J, Bawendi, M G

“…The fluorescence behavior of single CdSe(ZnS) core-shell nanocrystal (NC) quantum dots is dramatically affected by electromagnetic interactions with a rough…”
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Knowledge diffusion within a large conservation organization and beyond by Fisher, Jonathan R B, Montambault, Jensen, Burford, Kyle P, Gopalakrishna, Trisha, Masuda, Yuta J, Reddy, Sheila M W, Torphy, Kaitlin, Salcedo, Andrea I

“…The spread and uptake of new ideas (diffusion of innovations) is critical for organizations to adapt over time, but there is little evidence of how this…”
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Photoconductivity studies of treated CdSe quantum dot films exhibiting increased exciton ionization efficiency by JAROSZ, M. V, PORTER, V. J, FISHER, B. R, KASTNER, M. A, BAWENDI, M. G

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Do private conservation activities match science-based conservation priorities? by Fisher, Jonathan R B, Dills, Benjamin

“…Private land conservation is an essential strategy for biodiversity protection in the USA, where half of the federally listed species have at least 80% of…”
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Reforestation as a novel abatement and compliance measure for ground-level ozone by Kroeger, Timm, Escobedo, Francisco J, Hernandez, José L, Varela, Sebastián, Delphin, Sonia, Fisher, Jonathan R B, Waldron, Janice

“…Significance Despite often decadeslong control efforts, in many regions of the world ambient concentrations of ground-level ozone threaten human and ecosystem…”
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Co‐benefits for terrestrial biodiversity and ecosystem services available from contrasting land protection policies in the contiguous United States by Vijay, Varsha, Fisher, Jonathan R. B., Armsworth, Paul R.

“…Conservation organizations seek to achieve multiple benefits for biodiversity and ecosystem services through protected area expansion, necessitating an…”
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Impact of satellite imagery spatial resolution on land use classification accuracy and modeled water quality by Fisher, Jonathan R. B., Acosta, Eileen A., Dennedy‐Frank, P. James, Kroeger, Timm, Boucher, Timothy M., Pettorelli, Nathalie, Buchanan, Graeme

“…Remote sensing offers an increasingly wide array of imagery with a broad variety of spectral and spatial resolution, but there are relatively few comparisons…”
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Improving scientific impact: How to practice science that influences environmental policy and management by Fisher, Jonathan R. B., Wood, Stephen A., Bradford, Mark A., Kelsey, Thomas Rodd

“…Scientists devote substantial time and resources to research intended to help solve environmental problems. Environmental managers and policymakers must decide…”
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Dictionary of Computer Vision and Image Processing by Fisher, Robert B, Breckon, Toby P, Dawson-Howe, Kenneth, Fitzgibbon, Andrew, Robertson, Craig, Trucco, Emanuele, Williams, Christopher K. I

“…Written by leading researchers, the 2 nd Edition of the Dictionary of Computer Vision & Image Processing is a comprehensive and reliable resource which now…”
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Examining the relationship between environmental factors and conflict in pastoralist areas of East Africa by Ayana, Essayas K., Ceccato, Pietro, Fisher, Jonathan R.B., DeFries, Ruth

“…The eastern Africa region has long been known for recurring drought, prolonged civil war and frequent pastoral conflicts. Several researchers have suggested…”
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Gender bias and inequity holds women back in their conservation careers by James, Robyn, Fisher, Jonathan R. B., Carlos-Grotjahn, Chelsea, Boylan, Marissa S., Dembereldash, Baigalmaa, Demissie, Meaza Z., Diaz De Villegas, Crystal, Gibbs, Bridget, Konia, Ruth, Lyons, Kristen, Possingham, Hugh, Robinson, Cathy J., Tang, Tiantian, Butt, Nathalie

“…The planet is facing climate and biodiversity loss crises that impact all of humanity and yet globally, women remain underrepresented in leading solutions to…”
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Human centromeric DNAs by LEE, C, WEVRICK, R, FISHER, R. B, FERGUSON-SMITH, M. A, LIN, C. C

“…Human centromeres have been extensively studied over the past two decades. Consequently, more is known of centromere structure and organization in humans than…”
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Gender and conservation science: Men continue to out‐publish women at the world's largest environmental conservation non‐profit organization by James, Robyn, Ariunbaatar, Javkhlan, Bresnahan, Meaghan, Carlos‐Grotjahn, Chelsea, Fisher, Jonathan R. B., Gibbs, Bridget, Hausheer, Justine E., Nakozoete, Cynthia, Nomura, Sarah‐Kate, Possingham, Hugh, Lyons, Kristen

“…The biodiversity and climate crises require diverse solutions, yet peer reviewed literature is dominated by men from the Global North. The Nature Conservancy…”
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Subfractionation and Characterization of Mayan Asphaltene by Miller, J. T, Fisher, R. B, Thiyagarajan, P, Winans, R. E, Hunt, J. E

“…Mayan crude, residuum, and hydrocracked asphaltenes have been separated into two fractions by extended Soxhlet extraction in n-heptane. Although the…”
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A respondent‐driven method for mapping small agricultural plots using tablets and high resolution imagery by Masuda, Yuta J., Fisher, Jonathan R.B., Zhang, Wei, Castilla, Carolina, Boucher, Timothy M., Blundo‐Canto, Genowefa

“…Agricultural statistics on small farms are critical for informing sustainable development policies, but often suffer from selection bias and are time consuming…”
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Structural Determination by XAFS Spectroscopy of Non-Porphyrin Nickel and Vanadium in Maya Residuum, Hydrocracked Residuum, and Toluene-Insoluble Solid by Miller, J. T., Fisher, R. B., van der Eerden, A. M. J., Koningsberger, D. C.

“…The local structure of non-porphyrin Ni and V in Maya residuum, hydrocracked residuum, and toluene-insoluble solid were determined by XAFS spectroscopy. In…”
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Two-Photon Excitation of Quantum-Dot-Based Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer and Its Applications by Clapp, A. R., Pons, T., Medintz, I. L., Delehanty, J. B., Melinger, J. S., Tiefenbrunn, T., Dawson, P. E., Fisher, B. R., O'Rourke, B., Mattoussi, H.

“…Nonradiative fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) between a luminescent quantum dot (QD) donor and a proximal dye brought in close proximity of the QD…”
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Direct least square fitting of ellipses by Fitzgibbon, A., Pilu, M., Fisher, R.B.

“…This work presents a new efficient method for fitting ellipses to scattered data. Previous algorithms either fitted general conics or were computationally…”
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Mercury Induces Regional and Cell-Specific Stress Protein Expression in Rat Kidney by Goering, Peter L., Fisher, Benjamin R., Noren, Bradley T., Papaconstantinou, Andriana, Rojko, Jennifer L., Marler, Ronald J.

“…Cells respond to physiologic stress by enhancing the expression of specific stress proteins. Heat-shock proteins (hsps) and glucose-regulated proteins (grps)…”
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Experiments in curvature-based segmentation of range data by Trucco, E., Fisher, R.B.

“…This paper focuses on the experimental evaluation of a range image segmentation system which partitions range data into homogeneous surface patches using…”
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