Current measures of service quality do not adequately capture customers’ perceptions of
service quality for retail stores (ie, stores that offer a mix of goods and services). A hierarchical …

BACKGROUND: The Department of Veterans Affairs National Surgical Quality Improvement
Program is a unique resource to prospectively analyze surgical outcomes from a cross-…

The present study used work role transitions theory as a guiding framework for examining
changes in survivors' attitudes following an organizational downsizing. A total of 106 …

Background For decades it has been recognized that neutrophilic Fe-oxidizing bacteria (FeOB)
are associated with hydrothermal venting of Fe(II)-rich fluids associated with seamounts …

Selling skills are learned proficiency at performing tasks necessary for a sales job. They are
among the most important predictors of sales performance. However, the research into …

In this article, the authors attempt to develop an improved market orientation scale built on
Kohli, Jaworski, and Kumar’s market orientation scale (MARKOR). The modified scale is then …

Although the topic of a market orientation has attracted considerable research attention, there
still is no clear consensus on its definition and on how to measure it. The authors attempt …

… yanoikuyae JAR02 was used in this study as a model HMW PAH-degrader (Rentz 2004).
Previous studies demonstrated the ability of S. yanoikuyae to colonize plant roots (White et al., …

Iron deposits (Fe plaque) on wetland plant roots contain abundant microbial populations,
including Fe(II)-oxidizing bacteria (FeOB) that have not been cultured previously. In this study, …

Publisher Summary This chapter provides a strong foundation for understanding
phytoremediation of petroleum hydrocarbon contaminated sites from principles to practice. …