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Geologically Constrained Electrofacies Classification of Fluvial Deposits: an Example from the Cretaceous Mesaverde Group, Uinta and Piceance Basins,
      Daniel Allen and Matthew J. Pranter

The Geothermal Power Potential of Hot Stratigraphic Reservoirs,
      Rick Allis and Joseph N. Moore

History of Geologic Investigations and Oil Operations from Teapot Dome, Wyoming,
      Tom Anderson

Geothermal Potential of Deep Sedimentary Basins in the United States,
      Tom Anderson

Reservoir Characterization of the Uteland Butte Formation in the Uinta Basin,
      Jason Anderson and Daniel Pritchard

Curious Proximal Facies: Transgressive Overprinting in the Ferron Sandstone,
      Paul B. Anderson and Ryan King

Ground-truthing a Predictive Model for Locating Fossil Vertebrate Localities in the Eocene of Wyoming,
      Robert Anemone, Brett Nachman, and Charles W. Emerson

Microbialites of the Eocene Green River Formation as Analogs to the South Atlantic Pre-Salt Carbonate Hydrocarbon Reservoirs,
      Stanley M. Awramik and H. Paul Buchheim

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Bluebell-Altamont Field: Core from the Fractured Green River-Wasatch Reservoir, Uinta Basin, Utah,
      Arthur Baclawski, John South, John Lorenz, and Scott Cooper

Geochemistry of Lacustrine Microbialite of the Eocene Green River Formation,
      M'bark Baddouh, Brian L. Beard, Alan R. Carroll, and Clark M. Johnson

Spatial Properties of Natural Fractures in the Mancos Shale, Eastern Utah,
      John M. Bartley, Ziqiang Yuan, Lauren Birgenheier, and Andrew D. McCauley

Microbialite Distribution in a Lacustrine Rift Basin; Great Salt Lake, Utah,
      Robert Baskin

Utilizing the Delta Log R method for Determining Total Organic Carbon of the Niobrara Formation, B Bench, Denver-Julesburg Basin, Colorado,
      Madeline K. Beitz, Robert Cunningham, and Lisa E. LaChance

Point Pattern Analysis of Channel Organization from the Cretaceous John Henry Member of the Straight Cliffs Formation, Kaiparowits Plateau, Southern Utah,
      Wassim Benhallam, Cari L. Johnson, Luke Pettinga, and Lisa Stright

Hydrocarbon Potential of the Chainman Shale, Western Utah,
      S. Robert Bereskin, Thomas C. Chidsey, Craig D. Morgan, and John McLennan

Modeling Hydraulic Fracture Interactions with Natural Fractures,
      Ravindra Bhide, Milind Deo, John McLennan, and Trevor R. Stoddard

In-Place Oil Shale Resources in the Saline Mineral and Saline-Leached Intervals, Piceance Basin, Colorado,
      Justin E. Birdwell, Michael E. Brownfield, Ronald C. Johnson, Tracey J. Mercier

A Facies and Sequence Stratigraphic Model for the Mancos Shale, Uinta Basin: Identifying Unconventional Horizontal Targets,
      Lauren Birgenheier, Brendan Horton, Laini Larsen, Andrew D. McCauley, John McLennan, and Robert Ressetar

Subsurface Isopach Maps for CO2 Sequestration: Woodside Field, East-central Utah,
      Brad G. Bishop, Thomas H. Morris, and Walter A. Harston

Geochemistry of the Green River Formation, Piceance Creek Basin, Colorado,
      Jeremy Boak and Jufang Feng

Gilsonite Veins of the Uinta Basin, Utah,
      Taylor Boden

Stratigraphy and Oil Resource Potential of the Mississippian Heath Formation, Central Montana, USA,
      Richard Bottjer

Seismically-Derived Fracture Mapping for Unconventional Reservoir Exploitation,
      George Bunge

Lower Green River Formation Depositional Environments in the Uinta Basin, Utah,
      Darrin Burton, Kurtus Woolf, and Bobby Sullivan

Using Channel Morphometrics and MPS to Improve Reservoir Model Accuracy: an example from Greater Monument Butte Field, Uinta Basin Utah,
      Darrin Burton, Bobby Sullivan, and Kurtus Woolf

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Greater Aneth Field, Paradox Basin, Southeastern Utah,
      Thomas Chidsey, Jr. and David E. Eby

Re-evaluation of Available Thermal Energy of the Lower Cretaceous Formations in the Denver Basin: Colorado and Nebraska,
      Anna M. Crowell and William D. Gosnold

The Esmeralda Basin: A Proven Intra-continental Lacustrine Rift Play along the Walker Lane Shear Zone, Western Nevada,
      Andrew Cullen and James H. Henderson

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History of the Cedar Creek Anticline, Southeast Montana,
      John Davis

Earliest Record of Plant Preference in Caddisfly Larval Case Armor and of Caddisfly/Stromatolite Symbiosis from the Early Cretaceous Shinhudag Formation, Mongolia,
      Cory Dinter, Kurt Constenius, Cari L. Johnson, and Mark Loewen

The First Absolute Ages and Chronostratigraphic Framework for the Muddy Portion of the Jurassic Entrada Sandstone in South-Central Utah,
      Toby S. Dossett, George Jennings, and Thomas H. Morris

Assessing the Carbon Sequestration Potential within the Bear River Formation of the Wyoming-Idaho-Utah Thrust Belt,
      Ronald M. Drake II and Matthew D. Merrill

Subsurface to Outcrop: Linking Rock Physics and Depositional Environment to Seismic Reflectivity Data, Kaiparowits Plateau, Utah,
      Karenth l. Dworsky, Cari L. Johnson, Lisa Stright, and Tiziana Vanorio

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Structural, Stratigraphic, and Diagenetic Factors Influencing Hydrocarbon Accumulations in the Bakken Petroleum System at the Elm Coulee Field, Williston Basin, MT,
      Henriette V. Eidsnes and Ellen R. Fehrs

Regional Stratigraphy, Elemental Chemostratigraphy, and Organic Richness of the Niobrara Formation, Piceance Basin, Colorado,
      Aya El Attar, Marc Connolly, and Matthew J. Pranter

Geological Controls on Formation Water Salinity Distribution, Southeastern Greater Natural Buttes Field, Uinta Basin, Utah,
      Tuba Evsan, Marc Connolly, and Matthew J. Pranter

Eagle Ford - Colorado Connection: Cenomanian to Coniacian in Southwestern North America,
      Thomas Ewing

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History of Gas and Oil Development of the San Juan Basin, New Mexico and Colorado,
      James Fassett

Stratigraphy of the Three Forks Formation and Implications for Exploration,
      Alyssa Franklin

Differentiation of Mississippian-age Shale Units of Central and Eastern Nevada Using Petrophysical, Mineralogical, and Geochemical Characteristics,
      Don E. French, Jerome P. Walker, James H. Trexler, and Patricia H. Cashman

The Underappreciated Middle Mississippian (C2) Unconformity in the Great Basin: Its Tectonic and Stratigraphic Significance,
      Don French, James H. Trexler, Jerome P. Walker, and Patricia H. Cashman

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Evaluating the Impact of Mineralogy on Reservoir Quality and Completion Quality of Organic Shale Plays,
      Helena Gamero-Diaz, Camron K. Miller, Richard Lewis, and Carmen C. Contreras-Fuentes

Exploration in Southwestern Idaho: Will Idaho Finally Produce?,
      Dean L. Garwood and John A. Welhan

Assessment of Undiscovered Resources in the Bakken Formation of the U.S. Williston Basin, North Dakota and Montana,
      Stephanie B. Gaswirth, Troy Cook, and Kristen R. Marra

Paleocurrent Control of Facies Heterogeneity in Microbial Buildups and Stromatolites; Late Carboniferous (Moscovian) Hermosa Group, Southeastern Utah,
      Gary L. Gianniny, Amanda P. Peterson, Daniel J. Powers, and Shannon M. Boesch

The Origin of Lacustrine Carbonates and Microbialites in Lake Basins,
      Elizabeth Gierlowski-Kordesch

Student Perspectives on Earth Science Data Management for the 21st Century,
      Marko Gorenc, J. Anna Farnsworth, Marjorie A. Chan, Hannah Durkee, William Hurlbut, Mallory Millington, and Brittney Thaxton

Co-Produced Geothermal Power,
      William D. Gosnold and Anna M. Crowell

Distinguishing Between Salt-related and Algal Structures: A 3D Seismic Example from the Northwest Denver Basin,
      Antara Goswami, Katie Joe McDonough, and Brian W. Horn

3D Seismic Interpretation and Evaluation of Mechanism(s) that Cause Along-strike Change in Vergence of Thrust Faults in the Green River Basin of Southwestern Wyoming, Birch Creek Seismic Survey,
      Scott Greenhalgh, John H. McBride, and R. William Keach II

Recognition of the Stratigraphic Heterogeneity of Late Paleozoic Eolian Erg Margin Deposits for Improved Oil Recovery: Weber Sandstone, Rangely Field, Colorado,
      Ryan Grimm, Leigh Owens, Carlos Collantes, Laura Murray, Marina Borovykh, Tashika Charles, Ed Bucher, and Roy Cramer

Discovery of the Weber Sandstone and Development of the Raven Creek Anticline at Rangely Field, Colorado,
      Ryan Grimm, Leigh Owens, Carlos Collantes, Laura Murray, Marina Borovykh, Tashika Charles, Ed Bucher, and Roy Cramer

Geothermal Discovery in the Black Rock Desert of Western Utah,
      Mark Gwynn, Rick Allis, Robert Blackett, and Christian Hardwick

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Facies and Diagenesis of the Park City Formation, Wind River Basin, Sheep Mountain Anticline, Fremont County, WY,
      Daniel Hallau and J. Frederick Sarg

Geology of Eagle Springs Oil Field, Railroad Valley, Nevada,
      Jerome Hansen and Carl Schaftenaar

Investigating Geothermal Resources in the Black Rock Desert, Utah, using MT and Gravity,
      Christian Hardwick, Rick Allis, and David Chapman

Facies and Reservoir Characterization of the Permian White Rim Sandstone, Black Box Dolomite, and Black Dragon Member of the Triassic Moenkopi Formation for CO2 Sequestration at Woodside Field, East-central Utah,
      Walter Harston and Thomas H. Morris

Estimating Total Organic Carbon Content in the Cretaceous Mancos Shale,
      Ryan Hillier, Lisa Stright, and Robert Ressetar

Field Observations And Stable Isotopic Analysis Of Laterally Continuous Calcite Veins Associated With Fault Zones: Insight into Ancient Fluid Travel,
      Elizabeth Horne

Discharge Controls on River Sinuosity: Analysis of a Small Modern Stream,
      Guangming Hu, Marjorie A. Chan, and Ziqiang Yuan

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Uncertainty Quantification of Sequestrated CO2 in CCUS project,
      Wei Jia and Brian McPherson

Structural Controls on the Development of Eocene Lake Gosiute and Lake Uinta, Southwest Wyoming, Northwest Colorado, and Eastern Utah,
      Ronald Johnson

Development of a new Geology Field Book for Utah,
      Shelby L. Johnston, Preston S. Cook, Thomas H. Morris, and Jeffery M. Valenza

The Response of Fluvial Systems in the Uinta Basin, Utah to Extreme Global Warming Events During the Early Eocene Climatic Optimum,
      Evan Jones and Piret Plink-Björklund

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Where Have the Mahogany Oil-Shale Beds Gone? Possible Evidence of Large-Scale Slumping at Sand Wash, Uinta Basin, Utah,
      David Keighley and Michael Vanden Berg

Facies Re-Interpretations of Sunnyside Delta Sandstone in Nine Mile Canyon, Uinta Basin, Utah: the Perils of Model-Driven Geology,
      David Keighley and Stephen Flint

Microbial Fossils, Phosphatization, Heavy Rare Earth Element and Uranium Enrichment: Early Diagenesis of an Upper Green River Formation Oil Shale, Uinta Basin, Utah,
      David Keighley, Chris McFarlane, and Tim E. Ruble

The Polygonal Fault System of the Niobrara Formation,
      Nicholas Kernan

Hydraulic Fracturing - Using Geology & Planning To Avoid Environmental Impacts,
      James M. Kerr Jr., Angus McGrath, and Thomas Fendler

Characterization of Brittle Structures in Basalts of the Western Snake River Plain, Idaho: Implications for Fracture Connectivity in a Potential Geothermal Reservoir,
      James A. Kessler, James P. Evans, Doug R. Schmitt, and John Shervais

Monitoring, Verification and Accounting (MVA) Applied to CO2-EOR Projects,
      Ronald Klusman

CO2 Sequestration via Adsorption in Thermally Treated Coal Seams,
      Robert L. Krumm and Milind Deo

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Development of a Fractured Reservoir Model for the Mesaverde Formation to Support Hydrofracturing Design, Natural Buttes Area, Uinta Basin, UT,
      Paul La Pointe and Hope Sisley

Recognition and Significance of Primary and Recycled Kerogen in Upper Cretaceous Source Rocks, Denver and Powder River Basins, USA,
      Christopher D. Laughrey, Jack D. Beuthin, Jackie Holt, and Wayne Knowles

Reservoirs of the Bakken Petroleum System: A Core-based Perspective,
      Julie A. LeFever, Richard D. LeFever, and Stephan Nordeng

Wyoming's Historical Oil Fields I and II: Still Producing (A Lot) After All These Years,
      Ranie Lynds, Rachel N. Toner, and Alan J. Ver Ploeg

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Characterization of a Basin and Range Type Geothermal System in Southeast Oregon, the Paisley Geothermal System,
      Kyle A. Makovsky, Roy Mink, and Walter Snyder

Assessment of Undiscovered Resources in the Three Forks Formation of the U.S. Williston Basin, North Dakota and Montana,
      Kristen R. Marra, Troy Cook, and Stephanie B. Gaswirth

Testing 3D Seismic Attribute Strategies for Subtle Fault Mapping,
      John McBride, R. William Keach II, and Clayton K. Chandler

Outcrop-to-Subsurface Correlation of Isolated Fluvial Sandstones, Grand Hogback, Piceance Basin, Colorado,
      Bryan McDowell and Piret Plink-Björklund

Reservoir-scale Facies and Stratigraphic Architecture of the Middle and upper Williams Fork Formation, upper Philadelphia Creek, Douglas Creek Arch, Colorado,
      John McFadden Jr., Rex D. Cole, and Matthew J. Pranter

Laguna Mar Chiquita (Argentina): A Possible Modern Analog for Lacustrine Source Rocks in Thick-skinned Foreland Basins,
      Michael M. McGlue and Geoffrey S. Ellis

Influence of the Pronghorn Member of the Bakken Formation on the Drilling and Production Potential of the Upper Three Forks in McKenzie County, Williston Basin, North Dakota,
      Mark Millard, Murray Dighans, and Greg Hilton

Siliceous Cementation of Mesozoic Strata in the Four Corners Area: Evidence for Lacustrine Carbonates in the Jurassic, Morrison Fm. and Silcretes in the Cretaceous, Burro Canyon Fm.,
      Kim Miskell-Gerhardt

Fundamental Analysis of Relative Permeability and Heterogeneity on CO2 Storage and Plume Migration,
      Nathan Moodie

Analysis of Borehole Temperature Data from the Mt. Princeton Hot Springs Area, Chaffee County, Colorado,
      Paul Morgan

Paleozoic Correlations in the Northern San Rafael Swell Area, Carbon and Emery Counties, Utah,
      Craig Morgan and Gerald Waanders

Preservation of Primary Lake Signatures in Carbonates of the Eocene Green River Wilkins Peak-Laney Member Transitional Zone,
      John Murphy and Tim K. Lowenstein

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Source Rock Potential of the Icebox Formation, Winnipeg Group (Ordovician), North Dakota,
      Timothy Nesheim and Stephan Nordeng

Current Understanding of the Sedimentology, Stratigraphy, and Liquid-Oil Potential of the Pennsylvanian Cane Creek Shale of the Paradox Formation, Southeastern Utah,
      Peter Nielsen, Craig D. Morgan, and Michael Vanden Berg

Detailed Sedimentology and Stratigraphy of the Remington 21-1H Cane Creek Shale Core, Pennsylvanian Paradox Formation, Southeastern Utah: Implications for Unconventional Hydrocarbon Recovery,
      Peter Nielsen, Craig D. Morgan, and Michael Vanden Berg

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Sandstone Deposition in the Eocene Green River Formation of Eastern Uinta Basin, Evacuation Creek: Depositional Environments and Reservoir-Scale Architecture,
      T. Ryan O'Hara, Kati Tänavsuu-Milkeviciene, and J. Frederick Sarg

Microbial and Inorganic Depositional Processes in Travertine: Tools for Investigating a Possible Blind Geothermal System in Caribou County, Idaho,
      Sara R. Ohly, Michael O. McCurry, and John A. Welhan

Radiometrics and High Resolution Magnetotellurics in the Exploration for Oil and Gas,
      Robert Olson

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Carbonate Mudrock Microporosity Classification and Characterization through Core Examination: Upper Cretaceous Niobrara Formation, Denver-Julesburg Basin, Colorado & Wyoming,
      Peter D. Pahnke, Tom Anderson, and Scott Ritter

Mechanical Stratigraphy and Stress History of Cap-rocks Analysis of Exhumed Analogs in Central and South-eastern Utah and Implications for CCS,
      Elizabeth S. Petrie and James P. Evans

Central Utah Thrust Belt Exploratioin Is in Its Infancy,
      Michael Pinnell, Spiro Vassilopoulos, and Floyd Moulton

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Gas Well/Water Well Subsurface Contamination - Plan for Investigation,
      Rickard Railsback

Prediction of Organic Maturation by Vitrinite Reflectance Regression in Units of the Mancos Shale, Uinta Basin, Utah,
      Robert Ressetar, Jeffrey Quick, and Andrew D. McCauley

An Integrated, Core-focused Facies and Stratigraphic Model of the Mancos Shale, Uinta Basin,
      Robert Ressetar, Lauren Birgenheier, Laini Larsen, Andrew D. McCauley, John McLennan, and Brendan Horton

Sedimentology and Reservoir Characteristics of the Lower Triassic (Smithian) Sinbad Formation, San Rafael Swell, Utah,
      Scott Ritter, Colton Goodrich, and Caleb Osborn

Digital Characterization of Lower Ismay Phylloid Algal Mounds in the San Juan River Gorge, SE Utah,
      Scott Ritter, Colton Goodrich, and Lincoln Reed

Programmed-pyrolysis Derived Petroleum Yield Determinations Calibrated with Hydrous Pyrolysis: a Case Study of Green River Source Rocks,
      Tim E. Ruble and Michael D. Lewan

Evaluation of Frac Sand Potential in Utah,
      Andrew Rupke and Taylor Boden

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Geothermal Alteration of Basalts of the Snake River Plain, Idaho,
      Christopher J. Sant and John Shervais

Fluvial Sequence Stratigraphy and Depositional Systems of the Tertiary Duchesne River Formation, Northern Uinta Basin, Northeastern Utah,
      Takashi Sato and Marjorie A. Chan

Tar Sand Triangle Bitumen Deposit, Garfield and Wayne Counties, Utah,
      Steven Schamel

Manning Canyon Shale in the Northern San Rafael Swell: A Potential Natural Gas Resource Play?,
      Steven Schamel and Jeffrey Quick

Finding and Protecting Energy Assets with 21st Century Geochemical Tools,
      David Seneshen

Sedimentology and Fluvial Architecture of the upper Williams Fork Formation, Plateau Creek Canyon, Piceance Basin, Colorado,
      Ryan J. Sharma, Rex D. Cole, Penny E. Patterson, and Matthew J. Pranter

Correlation, Age, and Regional Distribution of the Nugget Sandstone and Glen Canyon Group, Utah,
      Douglas A. Sprinkel, Bart J. Kowallis, and Paul H. Jensen

New Insights into the Timing of Exhumation of the Uinta Basin and Mountain-front Retreat of the Uinta Mountains, Utah,
      Douglas A. Sprinkel, Warren Sharp, and Steven Schamel

Mowry Shale, Properties and Potential, Big Horn and Powder River Basins, Wyoming,
      Robert Sterling

Mowry Shale, Properties and Potential, Big Horn and Powder River Basins, Wyoming,
      Robert Sterling

Mancos Shale In-situ Stress Estimation and Fracture Simulation Across the Uinta Basin,
      Trevor Stoddard, Lauren Birgenheier, John McLennan, and Justin Wriedt

Log-Interpreted Reservoir Potential from Cretaceous Mancos Shale in the Uinta Basin,
      Trevor Stoddard, Lauren Birgenheier, Ryan Hillier, Laini Larsen, and John McLennan

Oncolites, Laminated Algal Deposits and Conglomerates in the Canyon Mountains --an Overlooked, but Important Stratigraphic Indicator,
      James Stolle

Quantitative Geologic Analysis of Mancos Shale Core Improves the Geologic Model of the Play,
      Roberto Suarez-Rivera, Eric Edelman, Patrick Gathogo, and David Handwerger

Clay Sensitivity of Lowstand Gravity Flow Deposits of the Douglas Creek Member of the Green River Formation, Greater Monument Butte Field, Uinta Basin, Utah,
      Bobby Sullivan, Darrin Burton, Margaret Lessenger, and Kurtus Woolf

Depositional History and Lateral Variability of a Microbial Carbonate, Three Mile Canyon and Evacuation Creek, Eastern Uinta Basin, Utah,
      Michael Swierenga, J. Frederick Sarg, and Kati Tänavsuu-Milkeviciene

Sedimentary Provenance, Transport, and Mixing of Cretaceous Fluvial and Marginal Marine Strata in the Straight Cliffs Formation, Southern Utah: Insights from Detrital Zircon Geochronology,
      Tyler Szwarc and Cari L. Johnson

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Geology and Seismic Interpretation of the Cisco Springs Area, Uncompaghre Uplift, Grand County, Utah,
      Steven Tedesco

Temporal and Spatial Variations in Lacustrine Depositional Controls from the Middle to Upper Green River Formation, Central and Western Uinta Basin, Utah,
      Leah Toms, Lauren Birgenheier, and Michael Vanden Berg

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The Blackfoot Volcanic Field, Southeast Idaho: A New Structural Paradigm for Hidden Geothermal Resources in the Northeastern Basin and Range,
      John A. Welhan, Dean L. Garwood, and Michael O. McCurry

Geologic Controls on Oil Production from the Niobrara Formation, Silo Field, Laramie County, Wyoming,
      Carrie Welker, Tom Anderson, and Lisa Stright

Basin-scale Sequence Stratigraphy and Distribution of Depositional and Mechanical units in the Middle and upper Williams Fork Formation, Piceance Basin, Colorado,
      Michele Wiechman and Jennifer Aschoff

Sedimentological and Stratigraphic Controls on Reservoir Architecture and Connectivity in a Variable Fluvial System: Mesaverde Group, Greater Natural Buttes Field, Uinta Basin, Utah,
      Ellen Wilcox, Edmund R. Gustason III, and Matthew J. Pranter

Characterization of Tensleep Reservoir Fracture Systems Using Outcrop Analog, Fracture Image logs and 3D Seismic,
      Tom H. Wilson, Alan Brown, and Valerie Smith

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