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The 3 MT yields reliable estimates of CP and consistent estimates of the power-duration relationship. Power for 150 s, in comparison with W', is a more reliable metric of short-term power performance. The square-wave protocol is recommended over the 3 MT for verifying true VO(2max).

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To date, opposition to same‐sex marriage and civil unions has primarily been explained in individual, cross‐sectional fashion using demographic and political characteristics as well as other policy attitudes. Such efforts have yet to explain movement in aggregate opinion on this policy debate over time. One factor driving such movement might be evolving information dynamics related to how the media cover same‐sex marriage and civil unions. I examine how media framing capturing discussions of equality and morality shapes how the public feels concerning same‐sex marriage and civil unions from 2004 to 2011, explaining how media content capturing core values plays a significant role in driving levels of opposition. I find strong evidence that equality framing drives opposition to same‐sex marriage and civil unions downward, as does the extent to which equality framing surpasses morality framing in the competition for space on the media's agenda. Related Articles Related Media Polling Report. . “Same‐Sex Marriage, Gay Rights”: Surveys Conducted between 1998‐2012.” http://www.pollingreport.com/civil.htm National Conference of State Legislatures. . “Same‐Sex Marriage on the Ballot.” http://www.ncsl.org/legislatures‐elections/elections/same‐sex‐marriage‐on‐the‐ballot.aspx A la fecha, la oposición a los matrimonios y uniones civiles entre personas del mismo sexo ha sido explicada principalmente usando estudios transversales individuales que incorporan características demográficas y políticas, así como otras posturas políticas. Un factor impulsando este movimiento puede ser la cambiante dinámica de la información relacionada a cómo los medios de comunicación reportan información sobre matrimonios y uniones civiles del mismo sexo. Examino cómo la presentación de las discusiones sobre igualdad y moralidad condicionan la opinión pública sobre matrimonios y uniones civiles de los años 2004 a 2011, explicando cómo la captura valores fundamentales en contenido de los medios de comunicación juega un papel importante en los niveles de oposición. Encuentro evidencia significativa indicando que la presentación de la información en términos de igualdad disminuye la oposición a matrimonios y uniones civiles entre personas del mismo sexo, hasta el punto en el que la presentación en términos de igualdad supera la presentación en términos morales en la competencia por espacio dentro de la agenda de los medios de comunicación.

Considerable attention is given to absolute nutrient levels in lakes, rivers, and oceans, but less is paid to their relative concentrations, their nitrogen:phosphorus (N:P) stoichiometry, and the consequences of imbalanced stoichiometry. Here, we report 38 y of nutrient dynamics in Flathead Lake, a large oligotrophic lake in Montana, and its inflows. While nutrient levels were low, the lake had sustained high total N: total P ratios (TN:TP: 60 to 90:1 molar) throughout the observation period. N and P loading to the lake as well as loading N:P ratios varied considerably among years but showed no systematic long-term trend. Surprisingly, TN:TP ratios in river inflows were consistently lower than in the lake, suggesting that forms of P in riverine loading are removed preferentially to N. In-lake processes, such as differential sedimentation of P relative to N or accumulation of fixed N in excess of denitrification, likely also operate to maintain the lake’s high TN:TP ratios. Regardless of causes, the lake’s stoichiometric imbalance is manifested in P limitation of phytoplankton growth during early and midsummer, resulting in high C:P and N:P ratios in suspended particulate matter that propagate P limitation to zooplankton. Finally, the lake’s imbalanced N:P stoichiometry appears to raise the potential for aerobic methane production via metabolism of phosphonate compounds by P-limited microbes. These data highlight the importance of not only absolute N and P levels in aquatic ecosystems, but also their stoichiometric balance, and they call attention to potential management implications of high N:P ratios.