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The analogy between virtue and crafts in Plato's early dialogues /
Tankha, Vijay

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This thesis investigates Plato's analogy between virtue and crafts, a comparison made extensively in the early dialogues. I first detail the model of technical knowledge that Plato uses as a paradigm of knowledge. An application of this model shows the…
Fecha:	1990
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Un environnement pour l'acquisition des connaissances et le dev́eloppement de systemes experts constructifs /
Lamontagne, François R. (François René)

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This thesis presents a development environment for Design Expert Systems that features a new language where the roles of knowledge and the way it is brought to bear are predefined by the solution method., The language also allows knowledge to…
Fecha:	1990
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Benefits adults attribute to their participation in a university continuing education management certificate program
Clark, Fiona

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	McGill management certificates are credit continuing education programs. Perceptions of the benefits achieved through participation were investigated, surveying 1424 students in four cohorts: entrants, graduates, alumni and withdrawn., Goals of entrants factored into six categories: career development, gaining knowledge, fulfiling…
Fecha:	1990
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Analysing justice and response orientations in moral reasoning
Keefer, Matthew Wilks

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This thesis examined the knowledge and processes that adults use to reason about moral dilemmas. Two contrasting analyses of moral reasons, Kohlberg's justice orientation and Gilligan's response orientation, were reviewed and criticized. From this a Moral Reasoning Grammar which formally…
Fecha:	1990
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Metacognition in learning-disabled gifted students
Hannah, C. Lynne (Cornelia Lynne)

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	In recent years, research with students identified as academically gifted has focused on what processes enable these students to perform at high levels of ability. The present study was carried out in the context of exploring the role of metacognition…
Fecha:	1990
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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An interval mathematics package for computer-aided design in electromagnetics /
Brett, Craig, 1965-

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Recent developments in CAD for electromagnetic devices have utilized knowledge-based programming techniques to simplify the task of design process automation. The ultimate goal is to duplicate the role an expert designer performs in synthesizing devices such as transformers, motors, and…
Fecha:	1990
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Co-management as transaction : the Kuskokwim River Salmon Management Working Group
Albrecht, Daniel E. (Daniel Edward)

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This thesis focuses on transactional process involved in the construction and operation of the Kuskokwim River Salmon Management Working Group. This cooperative wildlife management mechanism gives Yup'ik commercial and subsistence fishermen and other users a direct role, with the Alaska…
Fecha:	1990
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Determining finite element mesh density from problem specification usng neural networks
Dyck, Derek

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This thesis addresses the problem of how to determine the optimum level of mesh discretization required to solve a magnetic device accurately and efficiently using finite elements. Currently, most finite element packages require user intervention to assure that the mesh…
Fecha:	1990
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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The influence of conditions of reading on early literacy development /
Sollars, Valerie

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This study examines the influence of home, classroom and book-reading conditions on emergent and early readers' developing literacy abilities. The study, done with 60 grade 1 children from the inner-city and more affluent areas of Montreal uses complex multivariate designs…
Fecha:	1990
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Studies on peptidases of cheddar cheese-associated Lactobacillus casei species
Arora, Gulshan

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Preliminary experiments by API ZYM enzyme system showed that Lactobacillus casei (Lb. casei) subspecies contained low proteinase and high aminopeptidase and esterase-lipase activities, which are the desirable traits of microorganisms to be used as starter adjuncts in Cheddar cheese-making. Six…
Fecha:	1990
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Strategy in thin industries : essays in the social organization of industry
Lampel, Joseph

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This dissertation is a study of strategy in thin industries, a class of industries whose members include the aircraft industry, jet engines, heavy electrical equipment, and diesel locomotives. These industries have a number of common features which inter-relate to produce…
Fecha:	1990
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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A longitudinal study of the cognitive and affective development of CEGEP students /
Bateman, Dianne

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	CEGEPs (Colleges d'enseignement general et professionnel) were designed with the aim of developing intellectual abilities in young adults. The purpose of this study was to describe the cognitive and affective abilities of CEGEP students at the beginning and end of…
Fecha:	1990
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Philosophical perceptions of art and education with emphasis on the analytic philosophy of Nelson Goodman
Wood, Elizabeth J., 1959-

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	An epistemological dichotomy involving two kinds of knowledge has evolved historically since the time of the Greeks. This has led to the isolating from one another of the functions of understanding and evaluation, and to the belief that understanding is…
Fecha:	1990
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Job motivation of secondary school teachers : an application of the job characteristics theory
Fournier, Nicole Marie Lucille

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The general purpose of the study was to assess the motivation for a sample of anglophone school teachers using the complete "Job Characteristics Model" designed by Hackman and Oldham (1980)., The findings revealed that the schools were very homogeneous. In…
Fecha:	1990
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Household headship and the nutritional status of children in western Kenya
Onyango, Adelheid Werimo

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This study examines how income, household division of power and maternal decision-making ability influence dietary intake and child morbidity. A sample of 154 households with children between one and three years was drawn from six villages in Busia District, western…
Fecha:	1990
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Hopkinsian influences on the poetry of Dylan Thomas
Searfoss, Kristin

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	While often assumed, Gerard Manley Hopkins' influence on Dylan Thomas has needed substantiation. By placing the issue of Hopkins' influence on Thomas within critical, historical, and literary contexts, this study explores the issue and demonstrates Hopkins' influence. Summary and assessment…
Fecha:	1990
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Nicolas Poussin's The Four Seasons, Four seasons
Challons, Siu

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Nicolas Poussin's landscapes, The Four Seasons, 1660-1664, have been the subject of extensive analysis because of their enigmatic character and the modulation in Poussin's style in his last years. The meaning of these representations has, however, remained cryptic and, to…
Fecha:	1990
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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18.

Identification of time-varying human joint dynamics
MacNeil, Jon Bart

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	In order to develop a comprehensive model of the motor control system the time-varying nature of joint dynamics must be addressed. However, it has not previously been possible to quantitatively observe changes in joint dynamics during a transition of state.…
Fecha:	1990
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Gravity and light : looking through the architecture of Jean Cocteau
Galvin, Terrance

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The thesis examines a select amount of poesie by the artist Jean Cocteau, and through interpretation, explores the architecture of his work. This process of interpretation poses two questions: What is the role of the architect today, compared with his…
Fecha:	1990
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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The influence of an innovative curriculum on the quality of middle-school students' text-based summaries /
Halliday, Frances E. (Frances Elizabeth)

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This study examines the effects of integrated reading, writing and inquiry instruction combined with direct instruction in summary writing on eighth and sixth grade students' text-based summaries. Forty-two innovative curriculum (IC) and forty-two traditional curriculum (TC) students were matched on…
Fecha:	1990
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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A computer-assisted program in timbral ear training : a preliminary study
Quesnel, René

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	One of the main responsibilities of a sound engineer is to control the quality of the sound during the recording process. An important qualitative aspect of a recording, besides the musicality of the performance, is its timbral content. Proper level…
Fecha:	1990
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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22.

Success and failure in first grade : a sociological account of teachers' perspectives and practice in a public school in Brazil
Veit, Maria Helena Degani

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This dissertation seeks to identify teachers' perspectives and practices which play a role in the literacy process. The qualitative method was used in the examination of four first-grade classes in a school serving a slum population in Porto Alegre, Brazil.,…
Fecha:	1990
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Primary schooling and agricultural education in Kenya : can principles of "modern" agriculture be taught effectively in schools?
Abagi, Jared O. (Jared Okwach)

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This study explored the teaching of agriculture in Kenya's primary schools. It sought in particular to determine how the principles of "modern" agriculture may be taught effectively., Previous studies on education and agricultural productivity have ignored the mechanisms through which…
Fecha:	1990
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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On literary expertise : the description of a fictional narrative by experts and novices
Graves, Barbara

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The objective of this research is to provide an account of literary expertise by examining literary experts and students in English Literature as they describe a fictional narrative. The experimental text is a complex narrative conveyed by means of character…
Fecha:	1990
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Conviction in the everyday : Joseph Conrad and skepticism
Smith, Jeremy Mark

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Heart of Darkness, Chance, and Lord Jim can be described as philosophical works if considered in light of "ordinary language" philosophy. Conrad wrestled with skepticism much as Wittgenstein later would, but his struggle with the "bewitchment" of skeptical thinking took…
Fecha:	1990
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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26.

Constraints and their satisfaction in the recovery of local surface structure
Lagarde, Jean W. (Jean Wilfrid)

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This thesis deals with the problem of recovering the local structure of surfaces from discrete range data. It is assumed that this recovery is done mostly in a bottom-up fashion, that is, without the help of a priori knowledge about…
Fecha:	1990
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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27.

Zinc oxide thin film fabrication, characterization and application to acoustic fibers
Tang, Zhirong

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	High quality, well oriented Zinc Oxide polycrystal thin films on oriented Si crystal surfaces and amorphous SiO$ sb2$/Si, Corning Glass and Al/SiO$ sb2$/Si substrates have been produced by a DC conical reactive S-GUN magnetron sputtering technique. X-Ray diffraction measurements, scanning…
Fecha:	1990
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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The temporal and spatial organization of the evoked potential in the cat somatosensory cortex : a voltage and a current source density analysis
Hoeltzell, Perry Bruno

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This thesis describes the temporal and spatial organization of the somatosensory evoked potential in the cat in response to small punctate mechanical stimuli applied to the forepaw. The evoked potential was shown to be spatially and temporally stable as well…
Fecha:	1990
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Production of caseins using extrusion technology
Fichtali, Jaouad

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Preliminary experiments indicated that an acid casein co-precipitate could be produced by extrusion from skim milk powder (SMP). In assessing the problems encountered, experiments were designed to model and optimize the coagulation/washing process using response surface methodology (RSM), to minimize…
Fecha:	1990
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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30.

Infidelity, the novel, and the law
Leckie, Barbara

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This thesis examines the sociolegal context of the representation of infidelity in the Anglo-American novel. It locates the first serious Anglo-American treatment of infidelity in the novels of Henry James and Ford Madox Ford; and it situates these writers for…
Fecha:	1990
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Toward an integrated development communication strategy : an analysis of the SADCC case
Mukasa, Stanford Garikayi

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This thesis reflects an attempt at a theoretical and methodological retaxonomization of development communication research in the aftermath of theory failure in the traditional communication approach to development--a failure largely attributed to the inadequacy of research methods in giving a…
Fecha:	1990
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Age and stage based analysis of the population dynamics of beluga whales, Delphinapterus leucas, with particular reference to the northern Quebec population
Doidge, D. W. (David William)

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The vital rates of beluga, Delphinapterus leucas, harvested in northern Quebec are within the range reported by previous studies in Alaska and the Canadian and Soviet Arctic. Small sample size and inadequate estimates of survivorship rates prevent meaningful calculation of…
Fecha:	1990
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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33.

Moral experience and the moral problem
Beaulieu, Gerald Denis

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This thesis examines the relationship between moral experience and moral knowledge in contemporary analytic meta-ethics. It begins with a critical examination of the work of Michael Smith, notably his book The Moral Problem, which leaves out of consideration the notion…
Fecha:	2004
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Sparse data estimation for knowledge processes
Lari, Kamran A.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	During recent years, industry has increasingly focused on knowledge processes. Similar to traditional or manufacturing processes, knowledge processes need to be managed and controlled in order to provide the expected results for which they were designed. During the last decade,…
Fecha:	2004
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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The concept of ta'līm and tarbiyah in Mutahharī's thought /
Zolghadr, Khadijeh

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Due to the significance of education and upbringing in the individual and social life of human, these two subjects have received a great deal of attention from Muslim thinkers. The present work looks at Murtaḍa Mutahhari's (1920--1980) thought on these…
Fecha:	2004
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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36.

Rainforest fisheries : regional organization and household participation in the aquarium fish trade of the Peruvian Amazon
Moreau, Marie-Annick, 1976-

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Conservation of the world's biodiversity is increasingly viewed as a development problem, requiring the alleviation of poverty together with the promotion of alternative livelihoods in resource-reliant communities. To be successful, such efforts must recognize the underlying logic of resource-users' livelihood…
Fecha:	2004
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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37.

The effects of matching learning strategies to learning modalities in the acquisition of the present perfect with adult ESL learners /
Bourgeois, Sophie

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Three adult ESL students in a private setting participated in this case study, which investigated the effects of teaching students through strategy instruction, to adopt learning strategies that matched their individual learning style. I designed the training to draw attention…
Fecha:	2004
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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38.

Medical problem solving and post-problem reflection in BioWorld, Medical problem solving and post-problem reflection
Faremo, Sonia

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This study examined diagnostic problem solving and post-problem reflection in medical students, residents, and experts. Participants worked on three internal medicine cases from the computer-based learning environment, BioWorld. The analyses focused on general performance measures, problem solving operators and knowledge…
Fecha:	2004
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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39.

Spatial ecology and conservation of the North American wood turtle (Glyptemys insculpta) in a fragmented agri-forest landscape
Saumure, Raymond A.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The impact of agricultural practices on wood turtle (Glyptemys insculpta) movements and survivorship was investigated in a fragmented agri-forest landscape over two years. Agricultural activities and machinery contributed to the death of 20% of radio-tracked turtles. Annual survivorship of adults…
Fecha:	2004
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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40.

Automated discovery of options in reinforcement learning
Stolle, Martin

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	AI planning benefits greatly from the use of temporally-extended or macro-actions. Macro-actions allow for faster and more efficient planning as well as the reuse of knowledge from previous solutions. In recent years, a significant amount of research has been devoted…
Fecha:	2004
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Event-related potential correlates of theory of mind in schizophrenia
Chintoh, Araba

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Theory of mind (ToM) is the knowledge that other people have minds, thoughts, beliefs and values different from our own. Patients with schizophrenia are generally thought to be impaired at tasks requiring this ability. Frith (1992) has proposed that specific…
Fecha:	2004
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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The GINI router : a routing element for user-level micro internet
Xu, Weiling, 1979-

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Most routers, to our knowledge, are difficult for researchers and students without root privileges to implement or modify, because their implementation is in kernel space. GINI is an innovative platform on conventional PCs, which brings the whole functionality of a…
Fecha:	2004
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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The impact of ethnic identity on nursing home placement among Polish older adults /
Kromer, Anna

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	An exploratory, qualitative study on the experiences of Polish older adults who made a transition from independent living to an ethno-specific residential care facility in Toronto is presented. Using the framework of Continuity Theory of Aging, the impact of ethnic/cultural…
Fecha:	2004
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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The survival of the Warsaw system and the new Montreal convention governing certain rules for international carriage by air : are the conflicts solved?
González, Jeanny Romero

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The year 2003 marks the entering into force of the new Montreal Convention governing certain rules for international carriage by air. This, however, does not mean that the international community, including States, air carriers and their agents, passengers, shippers and…
Fecha:	2004
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Critical friends groups at Lower Canada College : the impact of collaborative communities on teachers' professional growth and classroom practices
Moore, J. Brian

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This qualitative inquiry into Critical Friends Groups (CFGs) at Lower Canada College (LCC), a coeducational, bilingual, K-12, private, day school in suburban Montreal, focusses on the impact of CFGs on teachers' professional growth and classroom practices. Using interviews, focus groups,…
Fecha:	2004
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Parents' and teachers' differing views of group work with gifted students, Parents' and teachers' differing views
Saunders, Katie, 1980-

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	In a previous study by our research group, parents and teachers of gifted children disagreed about the importance of group work in the inquiry-based classroom, with parents rating group work as less important than did teachers (Syer & Shore, 2001).…
Fecha:	2004
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Feed-forward neural networks applied to the estimation of magnetic field distributions
Auclair, Andre

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The Finite Element and Finite Difference methods are both widely used in estimating magnetic field solutions. Both methods are based on refining an initial estimate oft a solution using an iterative process; unfortunately, this rarely contains knowledge of the most…
Fecha:	2004
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Sablejit : a retargetable just-in-time compiler
Bélanger, David, 1978-

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	In this thesis, we introduce SableJIT, a retargetable just-in-time compiler for the SableVM Java virtual machine. Our design attempts to minimize the amount of work required to port (or to retarget) our compiler to a new platform. We accomplish this…
Fecha:	2004
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Characterization of ocular and metastatic uveal melanoma in an animal model
Blanco, Paula L.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Uveal melanoma is the most common primary malignant intraocular tumor in adults. The management of uveal melanoma remains a clinical dilemma, which reflects our poor understanding of this life-threatening disease. A major challenge facing researchers investigating this malignancy has been…
Fecha:	2004
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Use of a boundary line approach to determine optimum nutrition levels for three conifers and their application to nutrient diagnosis in the boreal forest
Quesnel, Pierre-Olivier

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Knowledge of optimum concentrations and ratios of major nutrients in tree foliage is required to assess the nutrient status of the boreal forest. This thesis aimed at determining foliar nutritional standards for white spruce (Picea glauca (Moench) Voss), black spruce…
Fecha:	2004
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL