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Works from 2011

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Measuring the elastic modulus of polymers by nanoindentation with an atomic force microscope, Daniel Hoffman, Ibrahim Miskioglu, Jaroslaw Drelich, and Katerina Aifantis

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Bending effect of sp-hybridized carbon (carbyne) chains on their structures and properties, Yun Hang Hu

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Fast and exothermic reaction of CO2 and Li3N into C-N-containing solid materials, Yun Hang Hu and Yan Huo

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Preface: Production and Purification of Ultraclean Transportation Fuels, Yun Hang Hu, Xiaoliang Ma, Elise B. Fox, and Xinwen Guo

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Competitive roles of elastic and magnetic interactions in twin boundary behaviors of magnetic shape memory alloys, Yongmei M. Jin

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Altering magnetostrictive strain pathways via morphology of spontaneously aligned domains, Yongmei M. Jin and Harsh Deep Chopra

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Study of NiO-CoO and Co3O4-Ni3O 4 Solid Solutions in Multiphase Ni-Co-O Systems, Sanchai Kuboon and Yun Hang Hu

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Microwave dielectric properties of pyrolyzed carbon, Zhiwei Peng, Jiann Yang Hwang, Wayne Bell, Matthew Andriese, and Shuqian Xie

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Microwave field attenuation length and half-power depth in magnetic materials, Zhiwei Peng, Jiann Yang Hwang, Xiaodi Huang, Matthew Andriese, and Wayne Bell

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Microwave absorption characteristics of conventionally heated nonstoichiometric ferrous oxide, Zhiwei Peng, Jiann yang Hwang, Joe Mouris, Ron Hutcheon, and Xiang Sun

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A simplified in vivo approach for evaluating the bioabsorbable behavior of candidate stent materials, Daniel Pierson, Jacob Edick, Aaron Tauscher, Erin Pokorney, Patrick Bowen, Jesse Gelbaugh, Jaroslaw W. Drelich, Jeremy Goldman, and et. al.

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Effect of oxygen content on structures of graphite oxides, Hui Wang and Yun Hang Hu

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Investigation of Lazy S feature in self-reacting tool friction stir welds, Karl Warsinski, Michael West, Jim Freeman, and Todd Curtis

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An interdisciplinary program for education and outreach in hybrid & electric drive vehicle engineering at Michigan Technological University, Wayne Weaver, Carl Anderson, Jeffrey D. Naber, Jason Keith, Jeremy Worm, John Beard, Bo Chen, and Steven Hackney

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Computing thin film mechanical properties with the Oliver and Pharr method, P. J. Wolff, B. N. Lucas, and Erik G. Herbert

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Effects of magnetocrystalline anisotropy constant K2 on magnetization and magnetostriction of Terfenol-D, Yan V. Yang, Yongxin Y. Huang, and Yongmei M. Jin

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Barriers to Appropriate Technology Growth in Sustainable Development, Ivana Zelenika and Joshua M. Pearce

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Decomposition of lithium amide and lithium imide with and without anion promoter, Junqing Zhang and Yun Hang Hu

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Desorption of dimethylformamide from Zn 4 O(C 8 H 4 O 4 ) 3 framework, Lei Zhang and Yun Hang Hu

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Observation of ZnO nanoparticles outside pores of nano Zn 4O(C8H4O4)3 metal-organic framework, Lei Zhang and Yun Hang Hu

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Strong effects of higher-valent cations on the structure of the zeolitic Zn(2-methylimidazole)2 framework (ZIF-8), Lei Zhang and Yun Hang Hu

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Structure distortion of Zn4O13C24H 12 framework (MOF-5), Lei Zhang and Yun Hang Hu

Works from 2010

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Current and Potential Applications of Secondary Li Batteries, Katerina E. Aifantis and Stephan A. Hackney

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High Energy Density Lithium Batteries: Materials, Engineering, Applications, Katerina E. Aifantis, Stephan A. Hackney, and R. Vasant Kumar

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Preface, Katerina E. Aifantis, Stephan A. Hackney, and R. Vasant Kumar

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Mechanics of Materials for Li-Battery Systems, Katerina E. Aifantis, Kurt Maute, Martin L. Dunn, and Stephan A. Hackney

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SnO2/C Nanocomposites as Anodes in Secondary Li-ion Batteries, K. E. Aifantis, S. Brutti, Stephen Hackney, T. Sarakonsri, and B. Scrosati

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The characterization of new and next-generation materials, Mingdong Cai and Jiann Yang Hwang

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Micromagnetic modeling of magnetization processes in FePt polytwin crystals, Tian Le Cheng, Yongxin Y. Huang, Casey M. Rogers, and Yongmei M. Jin

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Superhydrophilic and superwetting surfaces: Definitions and mechanisms of control, Jaroslaw W. Drelich and Emil Chibowski

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Preface: Advances in CO2 Conversion and Utilization, Yun Hang Hu

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Advances in catalysts for CO2 reforming of methane, Yun Hang Hu

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Thinnest two-dimensional nanomaterial-graphene for solar energy, Yun Hang Hu, Hui Wang, and Bo Hu

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Hydrogen storage in metal-organic frameworks, Yun Hang Hu and Lei Zhang

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Amorphization of metal-organic framework MOF-5 at unusually low applied pressure, Yun Hang Hu and Lei Zhang

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Physical, chemical and antimicrobial characterization of copper-bearing material, Bowen Li, Jiann Yang Hwang, Jaroslaw Drelich, Domenic Popko, and Susan Bagley

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Effects of electric potential on hydrogen adsorption, Xuan Li, Jiann Yang Hwang, Shangzhao Shi, Xiang Sun, and Zheng Zhang

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Role of microstructure, composition and hardness in resisting hydrogen embrittlement of fastener grade steels, N. Nanninga, J. Grochowsi, L. A. Heldt, and K. Rundman

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Charge weld effects on high cycle fatigue behavior of a hollow extruded AA6082 profile, N. Nanninga, C. White, and R. Dickson

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Steering pull compensation, D. X. Wang and Paul G. Sanders

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A systematic investigation of decomposition of nano Zn4O(C 8H4O4)3 metal-organic framework, Lei Zhang and Yun Hang Hu

Works from 2009

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Free-radical retrograde-precipitation copolymerization of vinyl acetate and acrylic acid, Gerard T. Caneba, Zhiyong Xu, and Yadunandan L. Dar

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Simulations of aberration-corrected high-resolution transmission electron microscope images for carbyne chains, Yun Hang Hu

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Solid-solution catalysts for CO2 reforming of methane, Yun Hang Hu

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Stability of sp carbon (carbyne) chains, Yun Hang Hu

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Erratum: Nonsingular dislocation and crack fields: Implications to small volumes (Microsyst Technol (2009) 15:117121 DOI 10.1007/s00542-008-0700-6), J. Kioseoglou, I. Konstantopoulos, G. Ribarik, G. P. Dimitrakopulos, and E. C. Aifantis

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Nonsingular dislocation and crack fields: Implications to small volumes, J. Kioseoglou, I. Konstantopoulos, G. Ribarik, G. P. Dimitrakopulos, and E. C. Aifantis

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Strengthening mechanisms in polycrystalline multimodal nickel-base superalloys, R. W. Kozar, A. Suzuki, W. W. Milligan, J. J. Schirra, M. F. Savage, and T. M. Pollock

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Growth of epitaxial (110) 0.7Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3-0.3PbTiO3 thin films on r-plane sapphire substrates by rf magnetron sputtering, Lakshmi Krishna, Madhana Sunder, and P. D. Moran

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Synthesis and characterization of p-Type Pb0.5Sn0.5Te thermoelectric power generation elements by mechanical alloying, Aaron D. Lalonde and Peter D. Moran

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Sound quality jury analysis versus sound pressure measurement in snowmobiles, Jay Meldrum and Jud Knittel

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The use of body motion for powering biomedical devices, E. Romero, R. O. Warrington, and M. R. Neuman

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Effect of aging treatments on the repassivation potential of duplex stainless steel S32205, N. Sridhar, G. Tormoen, S. A. Hackney, and A. Anderko

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How r-plane Al2O3 surface modifications impact the growth of epitaxial (001) CeO2 thin films, Madhana Sunder and P. D. Moran

Works from 2008

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Nanoscale Engineering for the Mechanical Integrity of Li-Ion Electrode Materials, Katerina E. Aifantis and Stephan A. Hackney

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Wetting phenomena in oil sand systems and their impact on the water-based bitumen extraction process, J. Drelich

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Interactions between amino acid and carboxyl-functionalized C60 cage, Yun Hang Hu

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Role of adsorption activation energy in heat change of irreversible dissociative adsorption with coverage on energetically heterogeneous solid surface, Yun Hang Hu

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Structures, stabilities, and equilibrium contents of C2-fragmentated C70 clusters, Yun Hang Hu

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On cyclical phase transformations in driven alloy systems, Jong K. Lee

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Effect of operating temperature on water-based oil sands processing, Jun Long, Jaroslaw W. Drelich, Zhenghe Xu, and Jacob H. Masliyah

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The microwave processing of electric arc furnace dust, Xiang Sun, Jiann Yang Hwang, and Xiaodi Huang

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The characterization of various ZnO nanostructures using field-emission SEM, Zhiyong Xu, Jiann Yang Hwang, Bowen Li, Xiaodi Huang, and Howard Wang

Works from 2007

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Effect of polyethylene pretreatments on the biomimetic deposition and adhesion of calcium phosphate films, K. C. Baker, J. Drelich, I. Miskioglu, R. Israel, and H. N. Herkowitz

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Determining surface potential of the bitumenwater interface at nanoscale resolution using atomic force microscopy, Jaroslaw Drelich, Jun Long, and Anthony Yeung

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Preparation of Porous Wollastonite Ceramics for Filtration, Mingsheng He, Jianbao Li, Bowen Li, Hong Lin, Xiaozhan Yang, Long Liang, and Gangfeng Guo

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Phase equilibria in the pseudo-binary In < inf> 2 O < inf> 3 -SnO < inf> 2 system, William J. Heward and Douglas Swenson

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Modulation of zinc release from bioactive sol-gel derived SiO < inf> 2 -CaO-ZnO glasses and ceramics, D. B. Jaroch and D. C. Clupper

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Development of Failure Tolerant Multi-Layer Silicon Nitride Ceramics: Review from Macro to Micro Layered Structures, J. Kuebler, G. Blugan, M. Lugovy, V. Slyunyayev, Nina Orlovskaya, and R. Dobedoe

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A Theoretical Model for Digestive Ripening, Dong Kwon Lee, Sung Ii Park, Jong K. Lee, and Nong Moon Hwang

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A theoretical model for digestive ripening, Dong Kwon Lee, Sung Il Park, Jong K. Lee, and Nong Moon Hwang

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Delay Differential Equation Approach to the Stress-strain behavior of crystalline materials during hot working, Jong K. Lee

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Understanding Dynamic Recrystallization Behavior through a Delay Differential Equation Approach, Jong K. Lee

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On Cyclical Phase Transformations in Driven Alloy Systems: A Mass- Action Kinetics Approach, Jong K. Lee and William C. Johnson

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True Sedimentation and Particle Packing Rearrangement during Liquid Phase Sintering, Jong K. Lee, Lei Xu, and Shu Zu Lu

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8.15 - Mechanical Behavior of Bulk Nanocrystalline and Ultrafine-grain Metals, W. W. Milligan

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He ion implantation and the refractive index depth profile in relaxor ferroelectric optical waveguides, P. D. Moran, A. Chen, N. Tangtrakarn, M. Lawrence, S. Bakhru, and H. Bakhru

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A novel method of measuring electrophoretic mobility of gas bubbles, Aref Seyyed Najafi, Jaroslaw Drelich, and Adam Yeung

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Shear band patterns in metallic glasses under static indentation, dynamic indentation, and scratch processes, Ghatu Subhash and Hongwen Zhang

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The effects of suppressed beta tin nucleation on the microstructural evolution of lead-free solder joints, Douglas Swenson

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Small angle scattering study of polyethylene crystallization from solutions, Howard Wang

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Sonogashira reactions catalyzed by water-soluble, β-cyclodextrin- capped palladium nanoparticles, Cuihua Xue, Kumaranand Palaniappan, Ganesh Kumar Arumugam, Stephan A. Hackney, Jian Liu, and Haiying Lui

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Complex carbon nanotube superstructures synthesized with natural mineral catalysts, Zhiyong Xu, Howard Wang, and Jiann Yang Hwang

Works from 2006

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Carburization effects on pig iron nugget making, B. Anameric, K. B. Rundman, and S. K. Kawatra

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Journal of Electronic Materials: Foreword, Sinn Wen Chen, C. Robert Kao, Hyuck Mo Lee, Suzanne Mohney, Katsuaki Suganuma, Douglas Swenson, and Srinivas Chada

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Microstructural evolution of protective La-Cr-O films studied by transmission electron microscopy, Miaofang Chi, Nigel Browning, and Nina Orlovskaya

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Adhesion forces measured between particles and substrates with nano-roughness, Jaroslaw Drelich

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AFM Colloidal Forces Measured Between Microscopic Probes and Flat Substrates in Nanoparticle Suspensions, Jaroslaw W. Drelich, J. Long, Z. Xu, J. Masliyah, J. Nalaskowski, R. Beauchamp, and Y. Liu

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Probing Colloidal Forces Between a Si3N4 AFM Tip and Single Nanoparticles of Silica and Alumina, Jaroslaw W. Drelich, J. Long, Z. Xu, J. Masliyah, and Calvin White

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Thermodynamic treatment of cyclic amorphization during ball milling, William C. Johnson, Jong K. Lee, and G. J. Shiflet

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Avalanche mechanics: LEFM vs. Gradient model, A. Konstantinidis, N. Pugno, P. Cornetti, and E. C. Aifantis

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SiC/SiC woven fabric laminates: Design, manufacturing, mechanical properties, Nina Orlovskaya, Mykola Lugovy, Frank Ko, Sergey Yarmolenko, Jag Sankar, and Jakob Kuebler

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Foreword, Jagannathan Sankar, David Hui, Alan Kin tak Lau, Nina Orlovskaya, and Sergey Yarmolenko

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Journal of Electronic Materials: Foreword, Katsuaki Suganuma, Sinn Wen Chen, C. Robert Kao, Hyuck Mo Lee, Douglas Swenson, and Srinivas Chada

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The effects of suppressed beta tin nucleation on the microstructural evolution of lead-free solder joints, D. J. Swenson

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In vitro flexural properties of hydroxyapatite and self-reinforced poly(L-lactic acid), Debra D. Wright-Charlesworth, Julia A. King, Darinda M. Miller, and Cho Hui Lim

Works from 2005

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Spreading kinetics of water drops on self-assembled monolayers of thiols: significance of inertial effects., Dorota Chibowska and Jaroslaw Drelich

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Rheology and microstructures formation of immiscible model polymer blends under steady state and transient flows, N. C. Das, H. Wang, J. Mewis, and P. Moldenaers

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Finite difference heat transfer model of a steel-clad aluminum brake rotor, James E. Hertel, Jared R. Suster, Justin R. Hawley, and Xiaodi Huang

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Lithium-manganese oxide electrodes with layered-spinel composite structures xLi2 MnO3 • (1 - X)Li1 + y Mn2 - Y O4 (0 < x < 1, 0 ≤ y ≤ 0.33) for lithium batteries, C. S. Johnson, N. Li, J. T. Vaughey, S. A. Hackney, and M. M. Thackeray