Une préoccupation essentielle traverse cette thèse: l'indifférence systémique de la Loi internationale sur la propriété intellectuelle a l'égard des savoirs traditionnels autochtones. De manière générale, un écart semble d'ailleurs croissant entre l'importance des accords internationaux sur les questions d'intérêt commercial…

Enfermería tiene necesidad de conocimientos
para abordar los nuevos retos con que se
enfrenta ante una realidad social distinta a la
de años atrás y que nos lleva a tener que desarrollar
los cuidados con personas de otras culturas.
Con…

Las formaciones vegetales dominadas por el
esparto o atocha (Stipa tenacissima L.) constituyen uno de los ecosistemas más representativos de las zonas semiáridas de la Península Ibérica y
del norte de África. Estas formaciones han estado íntimamente ligadas a la…

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…

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…

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through participation were investigated, surveying 1424 students in four cohorts: entrants, graduates, alumni and withdrawn., Goals of entrants factored into six categories: career development, gaining knowledge, fulfiling…

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…

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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…

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…