Evolution in banking competition

An abstract for this article is not available.Banks and banking ; Competition

FDIC policy toward bank failures

An abstract for this article is not available.Banks and banking

A valuation approach to bank holding company acquisitions

An abstract for this article is not available.Banks and banking

FDIC policy toward bank failures

An abstract for this article is not available.Banks and banking

LIFO inventory accounting : effects on corporate profits, inventory-sales ratios, and inventory investment

An abstract for this article is not availableInflation (Finance)

The competition for transaction accounts

An abstract for this article is not available.Banks and banking

Nonbank activities of Fifth District bank holding companies

An abstract for this article is not availableBanks and banking

Gender role conflict, problem-solving appraisal, and the psychological functioning of firefighters

Title from PDF of title page (University of Missouri--Columbia, viewed on September 17, 2010).The entire thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file; a non-technical public abstract appears in the public.pdf file.Dissertation advisor: Dr. Mary J. Heppner.Vita.Ph. D. University of Missouri--Columbia 2009.The purpose of this study was to evaluate the meditational relationship between gender role conflict, problem-solving appraisal, and psychological functioning in firefighters. Participants were 95 male firefighters from a municipal fire department in the Midwest. Measures included the Gender Role Conflict Scale (O'Neil, Helms, Gable, David, & Wrightsman, 1986), Problem Solving Inventory (Heppner, 1988; Heppner & Petersen, 1982), and the Outcome Questionnaire-45.2 (Lambert et al., 2004). Using the methods of Baron and Kenny and colleagues (Baron & Kenny, 1986; Kenny, Kashy, & Bolger, 1998), regression analyses identified gender role conflict as a significant partial mediator between problem-solving appraisal and psychological functioning. The results provide several implications for understanding problem-solving appraisal and gender role conflict as well as for working with firefighters and similar occupations.Includes bibliographical reference

Plant species as a significant factor in wastewater treatment in constructed wetlands

Due to the character of the original source materials and the nature of batch digitization, quality control issues may be present in this document. Please report any quality issues you encounter to [email protected], referencing the URI of the item.Includes bibliographical references: p. 27-28.Constructed wetlands are one of the newest wastewater treatment technologies. They should reduce the Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) and utilize a large amount of the influent. The BOD determines how much oxygen is used bymicro organisms while oxidizing organic matter. If BOD is high, the effluent is high in organic material, which clogs the soil of the drainfield. Reductions in the BOD can increase the life of a drainfield. The water usage of wetlands is important to drainfields. Reducing the amount of effluent through water uptake can result in smaller drainfields. This study was conducted using Arrowhead (Sagittaria lancifolia), Umbrella Palm (Cyperus alternifolius), Dwarf Umbrella Palm (Cyperus isoclaudus), and Cattail (Typha latifolia) in microcosms fed rural septic influent. The water parameters studied were water usage, ammonium-nitrogen, phosphorus, coliforms, suspended solids, BOD, pH, and turbidity. The BOD for all plants was reduced below the standard levels but none were significantly different. The Umbrella Palm utilized an average of 30% of the wastewater it received over a two-day period and its water usage was significantly different from the others. The Umbrella Palm reduced the BOD and influent volume, making it the best plant choice for use in constructed wetlands

Changes in banking concentration in selected Fifth district SMSAs, 1970-1976

An abstract for this article is not availableBanks and banking ; Federal Reserve District, 5th