William Torrence, MS Health Science, is a research associate at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, University Mall, 300 S. University Ave., Little Rock, AR 72205; E-mail: [email protected]. Danielle S. Phillips, B.S., is with the Department of Health and Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843. Jeffrey J. Guidry is associate professor, Department of Health &...

I. INTRODUCTION We humans tend to worry first about our own happiness, then about our families, then about our communities. In times of great stress, such as war or natural disaster, we may focus temporarily on our country but we rarely think about Earth as a whole or the human species as a whole. This narrow perspective, perhaps best exemplified by the American consumer, has led to the environ...

Karun River is the largest and most watery river in Iran. This river is the longest river which located just inside Iran and Ahvaz Metropolis drinking water supplied from Karun River as well (fa.alalam.ir). Karun River as the main source of water treatment plants in Ahvaz, like most surface waters affected by various contaminants which caused changes in water quality of the river (www.aww.co.ir...

The female and male of Dasybasis (Agelanius) cortesi, new species, is described and illustrated from specimens collected in the National Reserve of Río Clarillo, Cordillera Province, Central Chile. Its relationships to other Dasybasis species are discussed.

New technologies allow for the in situ monitoring of nutrients, specifically nitrogen and phosphorus, water systems at increasingly higher temporal frequencies. These near-continuous quality, which can potentially provide new perspectives on variations nutrient concentrations transport dynamics, ultimately supporting more targeted sustainable management. The current study investigated utility n...