Both heliophysical and anthropogenic (wastewater) effects on zooplankton biomass and abundance of the Imandra Lake (the largest subarctic lake at Kola Peninsula, Russia) were investigated during the 1990 - 2003 period. We used different indexes of solar activity (sunspot numbers and UV- radiation values) as heliophysical factors. Information about UV- radiation values was derived from satellite...

Perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) were found in fish muscle collected from high mountain lakes in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, the highest and biggest plateau on Earth. In 96% of the total fifty-nine fish samples were found detectable perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) as prominent PFCs, while only three for perfluorooctanoate (PFOA). The mean PFOS concentrations in fish muscle ranged 0.21ng/g-5.20...

Lundgren, D. L. (University of Utah, Salt Lake City), B. D. Thorpe, and C. D. Haskell. Infectious diseases in wild animals in Utah. VI. Experimental infection of birds with Rickettsia rickettsii. J. Bacteriol. 91:963-966. 1966.-Chickens, pigeons, pheasants, sparrow hawks, red-tailed hawks, ravens, magpies, and a marsh hawk were inoculated with Rickettsia rickettsii, the etiological agent of Roc...

We investigated modern-littoral and subfossil sediment-core diatoms in the shallow (max depth 6.4 m) high-mountain Lake Balma Orsiera Rocciavrè Nature Park (Italian Western Alps). Our study provided evidence that might be related to response of diatom assemblages fish introduction, particular decreasing nutrient-enrichment sensitive low-profile life-form/ecological guild increase species known ...

The palaeoclimatic and palaeoenvironmental data obtained by the study of Buco del Frate cave small-mammals indicate that, around 40,000 years ago (MIS3), eastern part province Brescia, immediately to west Lake Garda, was characterised presence open taiga environment watercourses crossing plain facing cave. Specifically, conditions this north-western Italy – compared climate for 1960-90 measured...

PURPOSE Headache at altitudes has had an incidence of 25-62% through many related studies. Many reasons are identified concerning headache at altitudes such as acute mountain sickness (AMS), sinus headache, migraine, tension type headache, and frontal tension headache. This study tried to compare different types of headache among trekkers on Mount Damavand, a 5671m mountain, Iran, to find their...

As you go through life, you reflect on your choices. Donna Gray ‘90 smiles in hindsight, knowing those choices created the best possible journey for her life. When she walked across the campus of Millersville University with her older sister Denise Draper-Chandler '80, she immediately knew she would follow in her footsteps and attend Millersville. The next major decision to impact her life at M...