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• Prompt diagnosis and extraordinary survival from Naegleria fowleri meningitis: A rare case report

  Authors:A. Sood, S. Chauhan, L. Chandel, and S. JaryalFrom:Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology (Vol. 32, Issue 2)

  April-June 20141,975 words Article 1500LByline: A. Sood, S. Chauhan, L. Chandel, S. Jaryal Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis is a rare fatal meningitis caused by free living amoeba Naegleria fowleri, found in freshwater ponds and lakes. It infects...

• Vanishing ponds not a sure sign of spring

  Author:Dawn Lyons-JohnsonFrom:Agricultural Research (Vol. 45, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 1997672 words Article A study on the effects of freezing and thawing on soil and those of winter conditions on chemical infiltration and water quality was undertaken to examine the implications of water movement in frozen soil. It was...

• Environmental artwork completed in Des Moines

  Author:Heidi LandeckerFrom:Architecture (Vol. 85, Issue 10)

  Oct. 1996300 words Brief article Greenwood Pond: Double Site, by New York-based environmental artist Mary Miss, is the latest installation in an 81-acre park at the Des Moines Art Center. For the 6.5-acre site, Miss arranged bridges, a pavilion,...

• Characterization of Amoeboaphelidium protococcarum, an Algal Parasite New to the Cryptomycota Isolated from an Outdoor Algal Pond Used for the Production of Biofuel

  Authors:Peter M. Letcher, Salvador Lopez, Robert Schmieder, Philip A. Lee, Craig Behnke, Martha J. Powell, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 8, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 20, 20138,132 words Article 1430LAuthor(s): Peter M. Letcher 1 , * , Salvador Lopez 2 , Robert Schmieder 3 , Philip A. Lee 2 , Craig Behnke 2 , Martha J. Powell 1 , Robert C. McBride 2 Introduction The production of biofuels using algae is an...

• The South American lungfish Lepidosiren paradoxa as a new host for Trichodina quelenii/O lungfish sul-americano Lepidosiren paradoxa como novo hospedeiro para Trichodina quelenii.

  Authors:G. Pala, T.H.V. Farias, L.O. Alves, and E.G. Lux HoppeFrom:Brazilian Journal of Biology (Vol. 79, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  April-June 20192,590 words Article 1520LRecently, the South American lungfish Lepidosiren paradoxa is being found inside aquaculture ponds, and even though there are a few studies on their parasite fauna, there is still much to be reported. Thus, the objective...

• Pond-women revelations: the subaltern registers in Maithil women's expressive forms

  Author:Coralynn V. DavisFrom:Journal of American Folklore (Vol. 121, Issue 481) Peer-Reviewed

  Summer 200815,674 words Critical essay 1550LPonds are ubiquitous in the Maithil region of Nepal, and they figure prominently in folk narratives and ceremonial paintings produced by women there. I argue that in Maithil women's folktales, as in their paintings, the...

• Distribution of radiocarbon in sediments of the cooling pond of RBMK type Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant in Lithuania

  Authors:Ruta Bariseviciute, Evaldas Maceika, Zilvinas Ezerinskis, Justina Sapolaite, Laurynas Butkus, Jonas Mazeika, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 15, Issue 8) Peer-Reviewed

  Aug. 17, 20207,094 words Report 1530LAuthor(s): Ruta BariseviciutÄ 1,*, Evaldas Maceika 1, Zilvinas Ezerinskis 1, Justina SapolaitÄ 1, Laurynas Butkus 1, Jonas Mazeika 2, Vytautas Rakauskas 2, Laurynas Juodis 1, Andrius SteponÄnas 2, Ruta DruteikienÄ 1,...

• Simulating the thermal regime and thaw processes of ice-rich permafrost ground with the land-surface model CryoGrid 3

  Authors:S. Westermann, M. Langer, J. Boike, M. Heikenfeld, M. Peter, and G. KrinnerFrom:Geoscientific Model Development (Vol. 9, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 8, 2016370 words Brief article Thawing of permafrost in a warming climate is governed by a complex interplay of different processes of which only conductive heat transfer is taken into account in most model studies. However, observations in many...

• CO.sub.2 Efflux from Shrimp Ponds in Indonesia

  Authors:Frida Sidik and Catherine E. LovelockFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 8, Issue 6) Peer-Reviewed

  June 5, 20133,516 words Article 1540LThe conversion of mangrove forest to aquaculture ponds has been increasing in recent decades. One of major concerns of this habitat loss is the release of stored 'blue' carbon from mangrove soils to the atmosphere. In...

• Structural Characteristics and Contemporary Value of Traditional Water Cultural Landscapes in Huizhou Region.

  Authors:SHI Shuhan and YU KongjianFrom:Landscape Architecture Frontiers (Vol. 9, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Aug. 20218,798 words Article 1630LWater culture is one of the key issues in Water Ecological Civilization. China's traditional water cultural landscape embodies rich water cultures, and have a significance in related research and protection practice....

• Averill Park: time stands still

  Author:Laureen VivianFrom:AMASS (Vol. 14, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Summer 20091,066 words Article 1230LAs I sit here writing, I hear the laughter of children at play in the park. The Jacarandas, which ring Averill Park with their hypnotizing purple like a giant ruffled skirt, are in bloom. This park is special in so many...

• The Learning Pond

  From:Scholastic Teacher (Vol. 127, Issue 3)

  Spring 2018398 words Brief article 1150L1. The Learning Pond Our pond area allows us plenty of room for whole-group activities using the interactive flip charts I create for each weekly read-aloud story; we focus on a different skill (word sorts, shared...

• Conservation partners find a champion in the Oregon chub

  Author:Brent LawrenceFrom:Endangered Species Bulletin

  Summer 2015825 words Report 1490LOccasionally you find a champion in an unexpected place. While the Willamette Valley in western Oregon is known for trout and salmon, the region is also home to the Oregon chub. The small, three-inch-long fish...

• How to Maximally Support Local and Regional Biodiversity in Applied Conservation? Insights from Pond Management

  From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 8, Issue 8) Peer-Reviewed

  Aug. 12, 20138,314 words Article 1530LBiodiversity and nature values in anthropogenic landscapes often depend on land use practices and management. Evaluations of the association between management and biodiversity remain, however, comparatively scarce,...

• Surface composition of debris-covered glaciers across the Himalaya using linear spectral unmixing of Landsat 8 OLI imagery.

  Authors:Adina E. Racoviteanu, Lindsey Nicholson, and Neil F. GlasserFrom:The Cryosphere (Vol. 15, Issue 9) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 29, 2021467 words Article The Himalaya mountain range is characterized by highly glacierized, complex, dynamic topography. The ablation area of Himalayan glaciers often features a highly heterogeneous debris mantle comprising ponds, steep and...

• STUDY ON WATER-CITY PATTERN STRATEGIES OF SHENSHAN SPECIAL COOPERATION ZONE, CHINA WITH SPONGE CITY CONSTRUCTION AT THE WATERSHED SCALE.

  Authors:L.I. Yi, Xue Fei, Jing Ruiying, Wang Yan, and Wang JianFrom:Landscape Architecture Frontiers (Vol. 7, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Aug. 20193,535 words Report 1650LThis article focuses on the water-city pattern development in the ShenShan Special Cooperation Zone in China and discusses the watershed-based sponge city construction strategy. Specific to the challenges of the zone,...

• A survey of Odonata of the Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge and Management Area

  Authors:Donald L. Batema, Amanda Bellian, and Lindsey LandowskiFrom:Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science (Vol. 121, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 23, 20134,463 words Article 1390LABSTRACT. The Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge and Management Area (hereafter Patoka River Refuge or the Refuge) represents one of the largest intact bottomland hardwood forests in southern Indiana, with meandering...

• First nesting records of Wilson's Plover {Charadrius wilsonia) in Guatemala.

  Authors:Bianca Bosarreyes, K. Varinia Sagastume-Pinto, and Rebecca McGuireFrom:The Wilson Journal of Ornithology (Vol. 133, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 20212,463 words Report 1310LThe Wilson's Plover (Charadrius wilsonia) occurs along the Atlantic and Pacific coasts from the United States to Brazil, and occasionally in Chile. It is known to breed in the United States, Mexico, Belize, El Salvador,...

• Road Salts as Environmental Constraints in Urban Pond Food Webs

  Authors:Robin J. Van Meter and Christopher M. SwanFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 9, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 26, 20148,343 words Article 1620LAuthor(s): Robin J. Van Meter 1,*, Christopher M. Swan 2 Introduction Regional and local factors such as dispersal, competition, timing of colonization events and environmental filters in concert determine...

• Pond-breeding amphibian community composition in Missouri

  Authors:Dana L. Drake, Brittany H. Ousterhout, Jarrett R. Johnson, Thomas L. Anderson, william E. Peterman, Christopher D. Shulse, et al.From:The American Midland Naturalist (Vol. 174, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  July 20153,024 words Report 1420LWe examined pond-breeding amphibian community composition at 210 ponds in Missouri between 2002 and 2012 using drift fence, dipnet, and funnel trap data. We encountered a total of 20 pond-breeding amphibian species in...