1Department of Health Science, The University of Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs CO 80918, USA 2Athletic Development, University of Maine, Orono, ME, USA 3School of Health Science, The University of Notre Dame, Fremantle, Australia *Corresponding author Jay Dawes, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Health Science University of Colorado-Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO 80918, USA Tel....

1. Despite the range of threats to springs and the number of spring-endemic species, studies of temporal changes in the fauna of springs have rarely been reported. Changes in the fish of 22 Oklahoma (USA) springs were compared among surveys in 1981, 1982, and 2001. 2. Twenty-year assemblage differences were correlated with physical alteration of specific springs and stocking of native fish, whi...

The response of rails to moving loads is of interest in the area of high-speed railway transport. For determination of critical velocity of the train a theoretical concept that is based on the assumption that the track structure acts as a continuously supported beam (the rail) resting on a uniform layer of springs is traditionally used. In this contribution dynamic equilibrium of the soil in th...

The Great Artesian Basin (GAB) underlies about one fifth of mainland Australia. Much of this area is arid or semiarid and often artesian water is the only reliable source of potable water, historically via springs. Prior to the 1870s, there were around 3,000 flowing springs ringing the GAB. The springs were a vital source of water for Aborigines as well as early explorers, workers and pastorali...

Glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraethers (GDGTs) found in hot springs reflect the abundance and community structure of Archaea in these extreme environments. The relationships between GDGTs, archaeal communities, and physical or geochemical variables are underexamined to date and when reported often result in conflicting interpretations. Here, we examined profiles of GDGTs from pure cultures of Cr...

Natural frequencies, mode shapes and modal damping ratios must be estimated to assess subsea pipeline spans for vortex-induced vibrations (VIV) response direct wave loading. Several approximate solutions exist a linearly elastic pipe under constant axial force supported by springs beyond the span's shoulders. An exact analytical solution has only recently been published. That is used here in Ra...

1.0 INTRODUCTION Active and fossil hot springs systems occur worldwide, and share many common characteristics that indicate similar genetic histories (White 1955; Waring 1965; Rhinehart 1980; White 1981; Bowen 1989). This research studies the occurrence and characteristics of hot springs at Steamboat Springs, Nevada using Airborne Visible/Infrared Imaging Spectrometer (AVIRIS) data. Both highan...

Introduced as a system in earthquake engineering in 2004 [6], rocking walls are a fairly new system in earthquake engineering. Their performance has been proven, both in research as in practice. However, a few uncertainties about their behavior still remain. One of these uncertainties is the effect of radiation damping on the motion of the system. Existing estimations for the radiation damping ...

Agricultural runoff influenced by nonpoint pollution frequently exceeds the USEPA standards for bacterial contamination of primary contact water (200 fecal coliforms/100 mL). Few studies bave evaluated the effect of cattle (Bos taurus) grazing on fecal contamination of ground water in the karst topography of central Kentucky. Our objectives were to: (i) observe the extent and pattern of fecal b...