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Simultaneous Large Enhancements in Thermopower and Electrical Conductivity of Bulk Nanostructured Half-Heusler Alloys by Makongo, Julien P. A, Misra, Dinesh K, Zhou, Xiaoyuan, Pant, Aditya, Shabetai, Michael R, Su, Xianli, Uher, Ctirad, Stokes, Kevin L, Poudeu, Pierre F. P

“…Large reductions in the thermal conductivity of thermoelectrics using nanostructures have been widely demonstrated. Some enhancements in the thermopower…”
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Enhancement in Thermoelectric Figure of Merit in Nanostructured Bi2Te3 with Semimetal Nanoinclusions by Sumithra, S., Takas, Nathan J., Misra, Dinesh K., Nolting, Westly M., Poudeu, P.F.P., Stokes, Kevin L.

“…The effect of Bi (semimetal) nanoinclusions in nanostructured Bi2Te3 matrices is investigated. Bismuth nanoparticles synthesized by a low temperature…”
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Defining Overfished Stocks: Have We Lost the Plot? by Hilborn, Ray, Stokes, Kevin

“…In recent years, there has been increasing emphasis on prevention of overfishing and agencies such as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration now…”
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Shape Evolution and Self Assembly of Monodisperse PbTe Nanocrystals by Lu, Weigang, Fang, Jiye, Stokes, Kevin L, Lin, Jun

“…In this communication, we report our recent achievement in synthesis and self-assembly of both spherical and cubic PbTe nanocrystals using a high-temperature…”
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A comparative review of fisheries management experiences in the European Union and in other countries worldwide: Iceland, Australia, and New Zealand by Marchal, Paul, Andersen, Jesper Levring, Aranda, Martin, Fitzpatrick, Mike, Goti, Leyre, Guyader, Olivier, Haraldsson, Gunnar, Hatcher, Aaron, Hegland, Troels Jacob, Le Floc'h, Pascal, Macher, Claire, Malvarosa, Loretta, Maravelias, Christos D, Mardle, Simon, Murillas, Arantza, Nielsen, J Rasmus, Sabatella, Rosaria, Smith, Anthony D M, Stokes, Kevin, Thoegersen, Thomas, Ulrich, Clara

“…This study compares the details and performance of fisheries management between the EU and a selection of other countries worldwide: Iceland, New Zealand, and…”
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Comparison of fecal DNA extraction kits for the detection of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis by polymerase chain reaction by Leite, Fernando L., Stokes, Kevin D., Robbe-Austerman, Suelee, Stabel, Judith R.

“…Culture of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) from feces has been considered the gold standard for the diagnosis of paratuberculosis for many…”
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Simple Cubic Super Crystals Containing PbTe Nanocubes and Their Core−Shell Building Blocks by Zhang, Jun, Kumbhar, Amar, He, Jibao, Das, Narayan Chandra, Yang, Kaikun, Wang, Jian-Qing, Wang, Howard, Stokes, Kevin L, Fang, Jiye

“…We report a preparation of high-quality cubic PbTe nanocrystals and their assembly into both square-array, two-dimensional patterns and three-dimensional…”
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Thermal and electronic charge transport in bulk nanostructured Zr0.25Hf0.75NiSn composites with full-Heusler inclusions by MAKONGO, Julien P. A, MISRA, Dinesh K, POUDEU, Pierre F. P, SALVADOR, James R, TAKAS, Nathan J, GUOYU WANG, SHABETAI, Michael R, PANT, Aditya, PAUDEL, Pravin, UHER, Ctirad, STOKES, Kevin L

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Arabidopsis FtsZ2-1 and FtsZ2-2 Are Functionally Redundant, But FtsZ-Based Plastid Division Is Not Essential for Chloroplast Partitioning or Plant Growth and Development by Schmitz, Aaron J., Glynn, Jonathan M., Olson, Bradley J.S.C., Stokes, Kevin D., Osteryoung, Katherine W.

“…FtsZ1 and FtsZ2 are phylogenetically distinct families of FtsZ in plants that co-localize to mid-plastid rings and facilitate division of chloroplasts. In…”
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Discrete dipole approximation for magneto-optical scattering calculations by Smith, Damon A, Stokes, Kevin L

“…Magneto-optical spectra (Faraday effect) for nanometer-scale particles and collections of particles are calculated using a modification of the discrete dipole…”
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The role of individual amino acids in the dimerization of CR4 and ACR4 transmembrane domains by Stokes, Kevin D., Rao, A. Gururaj

“…►TOXCAT assay indicates that the transmembrane domain (TM) of the CRINKLY4 receptor-like kinase (RLK) from maize (CR4) has a higher dimerization potential than…”
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Colocalization of Plastid Division Proteins in the Chloroplast Stromal Compartment Establishes a New Functional Relationship between FtsZ1 and FtsZ2 in Higher Plants by McAndrew, Rosemary S., Froehlich, John E., Vitha, Stanislav, Stokes, Kevin D., Osteryoung, Katherine W.

“…Chloroplast division is driven by a macromolecular complex containing components that are positioned on the cytosolic surface of the outer envelope, the…”
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Effects of Rh on the thermoelectric performance of the p-type Zr0.5Hf0.5Co1―xRhxSb0.99Sn0.01 half-Heusler alloys by MAJI, Pramathesh, TAKAS, Nathan J, MISRA, Dinesh K, GABRISCH, Heike, STOKES, Kevin, POUDEU, Pierre F. P

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Early divergence of the FtsZ1 and FtsZ2 plastid division gene families in photosynthetic eukaryotes by Stokes, Kevin D., Osteryoung, Katherine W.

“…Homologues of the bacterial cell division protein FtsZ are found in higher plants where they function as key components of the chloroplast division complex. In…”
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Effect of NiTe Nanoinclusions on Thermoelectric Properties of Bi2Te3 by Sumithra, S., Takas, Nathan J., Nolting, Westly M., Sapkota, Sanshrut, Poudeu, Pierre F.P., Stokes, Kevin L.

“…Metal nanoinclusions in bulk thermoelectric matrix create metal–semiconductor interfaces, which can result in improvement in the thermoelectric power factor…”
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Dimerization properties of the transmembrane domains of Arabidopsis CRINKLY4 receptor-like kinase and homologs by Stokes, Kevin D., Gururaj Rao, A.

“…CRINKLY4 (CR4) is a plant serine–threonine receptor kinase. In Zea mays, CR4 functions in the differentiation of the leaf epidermis and the aleurone cell layer…”
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Chloroplast division in higher plants requires members of two functionally divergent gene families with homology to bacterial ftsZ by Osteryoung, K.W, Stokes, K.D, Rutherford, S.M, Percival, A.L, Lee, W.Y

“…The division of plastids is critical for viability in photosynthetic eukaryotes, but the mechanisms associated with this process are still poorly understood…”
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Chloroplast Division and Morphology Are Differentially Affected by Overexpression of FtsZ1 and FtsZ2 Genes in Arabidopsis by Stokes, Kevin D., McAndrew, Rosemary S., Rubi Figueroa, Vitha, Stanislav, Osteryoung, Katherine W.

“…In higher plants, two nuclear gene families, FtsZ1 and FtsZ2, encode homologs of the bacterial protein FtsZ, a key component of the prokaryotic cell division…”
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Thermal noise as a spectroscopic tool to determine transport properties by Garrity, Patrick L., Stokes, Kevin L.

“…The utilization of thermal fluctuations or Johnson/Nyquist noise as a spectroscopic method to determine transport properties in conductors or semiconductors is…”
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Effects of Ir Substitution and Processing Conditions on Thermoelectric Performance of p-Type Zr0.5Hf0.5Co1−x Ir x Sb0.99Sn0.01 Half-Heusler Alloys by Takas, Nathan J., Sahoo, Pranati, Misra, Dinesh, Zhao, Hongfang, Henderson, Nathaniel L., Stokes, Kevin, Poudeu, Pierre F.P.

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