Which weather and water conditions affect the biodiversity and abundance of macroinvertebrates the most?

Macroinvertebrates are important biological monitors that play a valuable role in the metabolism of freshwater food chains. Previous studies have suggested that conditions such as dissolved oxygen, pH, water temperature, precipitation, and air temperature can affect the abundance of macroinvertebrates which can in turn affect the health of freshwater ecosystems. This research aimed to find the relationship between macroinvertebrate biodiversity and various environmental conditions in freshwater ecosystems. Weather data was taken from a weather station at Lancer Park and water data was taken on-site at Wilson stream, both locations in Farmville, Virginia. Sample collection and identification occurred twice a week for five weeks. Macroinvertebrates were collected using a depolled net and then stored for identification. It is expected that moderate weather conditions and above average precipitation will be associated with higher observed macroinvertebrate biodiversity. However, if the weather conditions are cooler with below average precipitation there will be a lower biodiversity of aquatic macroinvertebrates

Prospectus, February 28, 1979

COBRAS GO TO STATE; Friends: top of the list; Letters to the editor: Vick Rogers apologizes for past letter to editor, Former griper changes mind about Canteen; PC presents aging sessions; Parkland Players present production; Trustees approve the letting of bids; Apply for PC award; WIU rep. here today; Register to vote; A day to remember...; Blood drive today; Seminar at PC Mar. 7; Political discussion; Tournaments coming to PC; Sleep seminar; WPCD\u27s Best Music List; Classifieds; Goin\u27 for it all; Sectional champion Cobras go to state; Track places second in Parkland Invitationalhttps://spark.parkland.edu/prospectus_1979/1024/thumbnail.jp

An investigation into the experiences of managers who work flexibly

This thesis explores the experiences of managers who work flexibly. Flexible working policies are prevalent in all organizations in the UK because of the legislation giving specific groups of parents and carers the right to request flexible working. Many organizations extend the policies to all employees, yet the take-up is not as high as expected, particularly among staff at managerial levels. This thesis explores how managers construe and experience flexible working arrangements while successfully fulfilling their roles as managers of people. The exploratory study consisted of interviews with eight managers with unique flexible working patterns. Analysis of the interview transcripts identified concepts of consistency and adaptability. Consistency refers to meeting fixed needs from the work and non-work domains, and adaptability refers to the adjustment of schedules to meet the changing demands from those domains. The concepts of consistency and adaptability were further explored in the main study which is based on interviews with 24 women and 10 men who held managerial positions and had a flexible working arrangement which reduced their face time in the workplace. The research offers three main contributions to the literature. At a theoretical level, I propose a model which demonstrates how individuals use consistency and adaptability to meet the fixed and changing demands from the work and non-work domains. This model extends understanding of the complexity of the segmentation/integration continuum of boundary theory, explaining how and why managers use flexible working arrangements as a means of managing boundaries and achieving desired goals in both domains. Four distinct clusters emerged among the managerial participants in terms of the type and direction of adaptability, indicating the range of strategies used by managers to ensure the success of their flexible working arrangements. A detailed description of managers’ flexible working experiences is provided, adding to what is known about the role of manager through the exploration of the enactment of that role when working flexibly.EThOS - Electronic Theses Online ServiceGBUnited Kingdo

An investigation into the experiences of managers who work flexibly

This thesis explores the experiences of managers who work flexibly. Flexible working policies are prevalent in all organizations in the UK because of the legislation giving specific groups of parents and carers the right to request flexible working. Many organizations extend the policies to all employees, yet the take-up is not as high as expected, particularly among staff at managerial levels. This thesis explores how managers construe and experience flexible working arrangements while successfully fulfilling their roles as managers of people. The exploratory study consisted of interviews with eight managers with unique flexible working patterns. Analysis of the interview transcripts identified concepts of consistency and adaptability. Consistency refers to meeting fixed needs from the work and non-work domains, and adaptability refers to the adjustment of schedules to meet the changing demands from those domains. The concepts of consistency and adaptability were further explored in the main study which is based on interviews with 24 women and 10 men who held managerial positions and had a flexible working arrangement which reduced their face time in the workplace. The research offers three main contributions to the literature. At a theoretical level, I propose a model which demonstrates how individuals use consistency and adaptability to meet the fixed and changing demands from the work and non-work domains. This model extends understanding of the complexity of the segmentation/integration continuum of boundary theory, explaining how and why managers use flexible working arrangements as a means of managing boundaries and achieving desired goals in both domains. Four distinct clusters emerged among the managerial participants in terms of the type and direction of adaptability, indicating the range of strategies used by managers to ensure the success of their flexible working arrangements. A detailed description of managers’ flexible working experiences is provided, adding to what is known about the role of manager through the exploration of the enactment of that role when working flexibly.EThOS - Electronic Theses Online ServiceGBUnited Kingdo

Desenvolvimento econômico, preferência pela liquidez e acesso bancário: um estudo de caso [Economic development, liquidity preference and access to bank services: a case study].

The aim of this paper is to study the access to bank services and the public liquidity preference in Minas Gerais. The theoretical approach will be post-keynesian, which suggests that in peripherical regions the liquidity preference would be higher, due to the uncertainty. This situation leads to fewer bank branches, less information within the peripheral region and lower willingness in lending by the bank system. In this way, regions with higher liquidity preferences and lower access to bank services are supposed to show credit problems, what make their development more difficult.economic development; financial system; post-Keynesian

Prospectus, August 30, 1978

WELCOME BACK; Parkland prepares for fall \u2778 semester; Charter member named; Classical vocal choral group begins season; \u27Darrow\u27 stars at PC; Aid for women; WPCD\u27s Top 15 For The Week Of August 28!!!; Enrollment-- A record-breaking year, foreign students join PC; Pres. Staerkel greets students; Dean of students extends welcome; Survival: win the game; 1978-79 PC student government elections Sept. 13 and 14th; PC Communications Division sponsors St. Louis field trip; Low back pain to be discussed; 3 new PC courses; Season tickets now available; Free Classifieds; Coach impresses camp; Campus trainer is honored; Cobras leave mark in \u2777-\u2778 record books; Promising seasonhttps://spark.parkland.edu/prospectus_1978/1014/thumbnail.jp

Prospectus, September 20, 1978

NEW STU-GO OFFICERS; letters to the editor: Were Stu-go elections \u2778 really fair?, Parkland to get soccer?, PC student feels voting procedure is unfair, Student thinks Moeller is definitely a coach; College Cuisine; Advertising Policy; Mini-workshop to be Sept. 21; Tranquilizing discussion; Dental care presentation; Veterans dropping; Donna Drysdale helps students to success; Brotherson is new State Sec.; LRC offers a lot; WPCD presents special daily feature programs; Festival Gallert displays Vera Klement\u27s art work; PC Stu-go elections 1978: Student government officers\u27 responsibilities, Reactions vary among winning candidates, Election results; Woolly bears indicate winter; $1,000 contest; WPCD\u27s Top 15 For The Week Of September 18; Men\u27s fall fashions -- \u2778; Classifieds; Homer rushes toward title; LaBadie thinking big for track; Parkland\u27s first meet Saturday; Fast Freddy contestants accurate; Golf team \u2778 improved; P.C. women\u27s volleyball team for \u2778 chosen; Fast Freddy Contest; Parkland Women\u27s Volleyball Roster for 1978; Women\u27s Volleyball Schedulehttps://spark.parkland.edu/prospectus_1978/1011/thumbnail.jp

Prospectus, September 27, 1978

LOOKING AT CAR REPAIRS; letters to the editor: Student disagrees with Henze\u27s letter; College Cuisine; Corrections; Stugo revises election rules, sweats new members in; Sept. 27-Oct. 3: PC activities for the week; Parkland to have fall play; WPCD plans programs; Spring Student Art Show to be in early May; WPCD new fall program; WPCD\u27s Top 15 For The Week Of September 25; Cholesterol -- Is it more superstition than fact?; Health program coming soon for animals; Parkland seeking truck; PC board member appointed to state; PC transfer is awarded SIU scholarship; Seven-day no smoking program comes to PC; Student nurses to meet tomorrow; Med. technicians can earn ten education units; Learning Lab beneficial to Parkland students; Long living programs now being offered; Car repairs: Pay me now or pay me later; Women\u27s Fashions for Fall -- 1978; Philosophical instructor brings ideas and art; Don\u27t beat me -- dear; Father of PC dies; Classified; $100 increase for state\u27s max. scholarship grant; Santana to be Assembly Hall Oct. 3; Track team expects big year; Three days left for Styx refund; Poetry and fiction at Parkland: Weiss and Curley to give reading; Krannert events this week; WIU rep. here Friday; Kister works in art gallery; Track team expects...; Track team places 12th; Men\u27s Intramural Football; Fast Freddy Contest; Sharp Fast Freddy fans still on winning streak; Fast Freddy Contesthttps://spark.parkland.edu/prospectus_1978/1010/thumbnail.jp

PREFERENCIA DE FORRAJES INTRODUCIDOS POR EL GANADO VACUNO Y OVINO EN EL ALTIPLANO BOLIVIANO

La falta de forraje nutricional en el Altiplano Boliviano limita la producción del ganado vacuno y ovino durante la estación seca Una suplementación alimenticia con pastos ricos en energía y arbustos altamente proteínicos puede mejorar el estado nutricional de los animales durante esta estación. Varias pruebas de preferencia alimenticia en ganado vacuno y ovino fueron realizadas durante los meses de febrero y noviembre del 2005, en dos localidades de Bolivia (Letanías y Tiahuanaco) y se determinó la aceptación de doce variedades de pastos y arbustos en vacas y ovejas. Para esta investigación se utilizaron las siguientes variedades: pasto agropiro pubescente (Agropyron trichophorum), pasto pradera (Bromus inermis), pasto agropiro cresta (Hycrest, Agropyron cristatum x A. desertorum), pasto llorón (Eragrostis curvula), pasto huerto (Dactylis glomerata), pasto timoteo (Phleum pratense), salvia negra (Artemisia nova), atriplex de cuatro hojas (Atriplex canescens), atriplex (Atriplex halimus), caoba de montaña (Cercocarpus montanus), maleza amarga (Pursia tridentata), y forraje kochia (Kochia prostrata). Las vacas y las ovejas rechazaron los arbustos en las dos localidades de experimentación. La aceptación de las diferentes especies de pasto fueron significativas (p < 0.01). El pasto agropiro pubescente fue el más significativo (preferido por el ganado) (17% del tiempo), el pasto pradera (9%) y pasto agropiro cresta el menos significativo (5%). En la prueba de experimentación con ganado vacuno no hubo diferencia significativa entre la preferencia de pastos de verano e invierno. Para el ganado ovino la interacción estacional y la preferencia de las diferentes especies de pastos fueron significativas (p < 0.01). En el verano, el pasto agropiro pubescente (24%) y el pasto de pradera (21%) fueron más preferidos que el pasto llorón, (1%). Durante el invierno, la preferencia para el pasto agropiro pubescente disminuyó considerablemente (13%) al igual que el pasto agropiro cresta (16% en febrero y 6% en noviembre). La preferencia por los otros pastos por los ovinos no cambió significativamente

Prospectus, November 22, 1978

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!; IOC president is impeached; A note of thanks; Death and dying subject of talk; PC may go to 4-day week in summer to save $; Female sexuality to be discussed; When the snow comes…; Brownlee to head WPCD\u27s new team; Coming to Parkland College-- Voices From The Earth; The Turkey Page; Reflections of Fall; Parkland giving thanks; \u27Miracle Worker\u27 \u27miraculous\u27 play; Turkey tips for beginners and other frantic folks; Classifieds; WPCD\u27s Top 10 for the week of Nov. 20; Karate--more than defense a local instructor believes; Truants shocked by today\u27s new laws; Parkland Women\u27s Basketball Schedule; Women\u27s coach hopes to beat record; Bouncing Bob; Fast Freddy Contest; Fast Freddy ends today; IM Basketball Standings After Nov. 15https://spark.parkland.edu/prospectus_1978/1002/thumbnail.jp