… SEARS is an active consultant in construction technology and management. He is Professor
… SEARS is an active consultant in construction technology and management. He is Professor …

… With this fourth edition, we welcome Keoki Sears, as a third generation author. Also, it is
with great respect that we acknowledge Richard Clough's decision to retire from writing …

Master the essentials of planning, scheduling, and managing field construction projects For
more than thirty years, Construction Project Management by Clough and Sears has been …

Distinct morphological characteristics of magnetite formed intracellularly by magnetic bacteria
(magnetosome) are invoked as compelling evidence for biological activity on Earth and …

Iron-rich clay minerals are abundant in the natural environment and are an important source
of iron for microbial metabolism. The objective of this study was to understand the …

We report the discovery of exceptionally large biogenic magnetite crystals in clay-rich sediments
spanning the Paleocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM) in a borehole at Ancora, …

The origin of secondary phyllosilicates in serpentinitic soils of differing moisture regimes is
incompletely understood. The objective of this study was to determine the genesis of …

In contrast to physiologic biomineralization occurring in bones, teeth and otoconia in vertebrates,
calcification of soft tissues occurs in many pathologic conditions. Although similarities …

We describe an unusual mechanism for organelle division. In the yeast Yarrowia lipolytica,
only mature peroxisomes contain the complete set of matrix proteins. These mature …

Controversy surrounds the interpretation of various nano-phenomena as being living
organisms. Incubation of fetal bovine serum under standard cell culture conditions results in the …