Developing a Long-Term Monitoring Protocol for Assessing Freshwater Contaminants for the National Park Service in Southeast Alaska

We are developing a long-term monitoring protocol for the National Park Service (NPS) through a collaboration with the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) and University of Alaska Southeast (UAS). The goal is to monitor the status and trends of freshwater contaminants in the NPS Southeast Alaska Network (SEAN). The protocol will enable long term monitoring of selected chemical, and biological elements that represent the overall health or condition of park resources, the effects of stressors, and elements with important human values. The primary objective for the first phase of this multi-year project is preparing a draft protocol which articulates and adopts the specific measurable objectives of the long-term monitoring program

Emerson or Hawthorne?

This paper focuses on Ralph Waldo Emerson\u27s influence on prominent American writers. Specifically, the paper examines themes that Emerson emphasizes in Self-Reliance and Nature and how those themes are central to selected works by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Walt Whitman, Henry David Thoreau, and Herman Melville. Motifs include, but are not limited to, identity, independence, individuality, introspection, isolation, and ingenuity

The effect of music playlist tempo on self-paced running, mood, and attentional focus tendencies.

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of music playlist tempo on exercise performance, mood, and attentional focus tendencies. This study utilized a repeated measures design with three tempo conditions administered in a partially randomized, balanced fashion. The current study demonstrated that music tempo does not have a significant effect on exercise performance, mood, nor attentional focus tendencies. Runners may listen to music during exercise without worrying about specific tempos on their playlists