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The influence of schooling on the nutritional knowledge, attitudes and practices of Ethiopian school children and mothers
Girma, Beshah

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The effect of schooling on nutritional knowledge, attitudes and nutritional outcomes in Ethiopia was investigated. Data were obtained in late 1989 in Debre Birhan in Shoa province from three groups: 267 mothers, 114 clinic users and six primary schools with…
Fecha:	1992
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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The politics of knowledge : a critical theoretical approach to feminist epistemology and its educational implications
Todd, Sharon

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Stemming from the dialectical concepts of critical epistemology developed by feminism and Critical Theory (specifically, the Frankfurt School), this thesis attempts to articulate the political dimension of knowledge and to demonstrate how this dimension is incorporated into the liberatory pedagogical…
Fecha:	1992
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Comprehensive care : shaping the moral order in a Japanese institute for the treatment of epilepsy
Yeh, Eluen Ann

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This thesis is about how medical knowledge is constructed by staff for patients and their families in a Japanese 'comprehensive care' facility for the treatment of epilepsy (the JEC). The thesis sets out to explain the possible reasons for differences…
Fecha:	1992
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Antimalarial drug utilization by women in central Ethiopia
Yeneneh, Hailu

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	A survey was undertaken to assess the knowledge, attitudes and practices, with respect to malaria, of 300 women from six randomly selected rural communities in Central Ethiopia from December 1991 to February 1992. Eighty-five per cent were able to recognize…
Fecha:	1992
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Individual differences in knowledge representation and problem- solving performance in physics
Austin, Lydia B. (Lydia Bronwen)

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Concept mapping in college-level physics was investigated. The study was carried out in three parts. First, an attempt was made to validate concept mapping as a method of evaluating student learning at the junior college level (ages 16-21). Several measures…
Fecha:	1992
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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The characterization of learning environments and program structures of instructional programs produced using Logo /
Chen, Mei, 1962-

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	A methodology was developed in this study for identifying the cognitive, pedagogical, and computational characteristics of computer-based learning environments. The characterization of the cognitive and pedagogical features was achieved by decomposing the learning environments into episodes which were composed of…
Fecha:	1992
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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An examination of the proportionality of hazards in epidemiology /
Scott, Susan C. (Susan Catherine)

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Additive and multiplicative statistical models in epidemiology invoke different assumptions regarding exposure-outcome relationships. While either may seem to provide an adequate fit in small data sets, a comparative parameter based on the correct set of assumptions will be more stable…
Fecha:	1992
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Evidence of syntactic rule use in the language of severely physically impaired adults
Sutton, Ann Elizabeth Colquhoun

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The development of language in physically handicapped individuals using augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems has not been described. Therefore our understanding of the role of AAC language encoding limitations in the development of syntax is limited. This study examined…
Fecha:	1992
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Towards the design of an intelligent hypermedia architecture
Fayad, Gilles

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	A design for a unified model based on the hypermedia paradigm is proposed as a means to a better synergism of the functionalities of different knowledge manipulation tools. A survey of past and present hypermdia systems has been achieved, and…
Fecha:	1992
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Improving phoneme models for speaker-independent automatic speech recognition
Galler, Michael

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This thesis explores the use of randomized, performance-based search strategies to improve the generalization of an automatic speech recognition system based on hidden Markov models. We apply simulated annealing and random search to several components of the system, including phoneme…
Fecha:	1992
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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11.

Conceptual understanding of complex biomedical concepts : cardiac output and its regulation
Kaufman, David R.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The application of scientific principles in diverse science domains is widely regarded as a hallmark of expertise. However, the role of basic science knowledge and principles in clinical medicine is the subject of considerable controversy. The study examined the understanding…
Fecha:	1992
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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12.

A knowledge-based system for integrating design tools
Sassine, Raymond M.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The complete design of many electromagnetic devices requires the solution of a coupled problem. Typically, the coupling is in the form of magnetic/thermal, magnetic/structural, magnetic/electronic, or possibly a combination of several disciplines. Computer based tools exist for many of these…
Fecha:	1992
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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13.

Principios activos naturales con acción alucinógena, Natural active principies with hallucinogen action
Mandrile, Eloy L. - Bongiorno de Pfirter, Graciela

Formato:	Articulo, Revision
Enlaces:	En la primera parte de esta revisión sobre Cannabis sativa L. se incluyeron aspectos botánicos de la especie y sus principales componentes químicos, con especial referencia a los cannabinoides (composición química y biosíntesis). En este segundo aporte se considera el…
Fecha:	2009-04-06
Recurso:	Unversidad Nacional de La Plata

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14.

Learning to read with sign language : how beginning deaf readers relate sign language to written words
Ross, Danielle S. (Danielle Suzanne)

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	How deaf children relate signs to written words was investigated. Thirty deaf children participated in a lexical decision task and a production task. On both tasks, the children recognized written words that form part of their sign lexicon more accurately…
Fecha:	1992
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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15.

Three essays on the theory and practice of defence procurement : the case of shipbuilding
Liston, Catherine

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	In this thesis we examine three aspects of procurement policy in the context of asymmetric information. In Chapter 1, we identify an incentive for the contracted firm to underinvest in the comprehensiveness of its internal accounting system, a result similar…
Fecha:	1992
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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16.

Language, media, and the concept of a machine : toward a unified theory of communication in history
Devon, Terrence J. (Terrence John)

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This thesis is focused upon the development of the computer as a communication medium in history. To accomplish this, the computer is understood as constructed by language and technology where these are in turn grounded upon their roles as forms…
Fecha:	1992
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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17.

Northern conservation and tourism : the perceptions of Clyde River Inuit
Nickels, Scot, 1959-

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This thesis focuses upon Clyde River Inuit knowledge, concerns, and attitudes to community tourism development and protected area establishment. The findings suggest that a cross-section of residents have a positive attitude toward community tourism development because it may provide local…
Fecha:	1992
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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18.

The heat pipe injection lance /
Botos, Peter A. (Peter Alex)

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The work performed can be divided into three stages. The first stage involved the development and study of a transparent heat pipe which served to illustrate the principles of heat pipes, specifically, thermosyphons or wickless heat pipes. The second stage…
Fecha:	1992
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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19.

Du bon usage de la jalousie dans quatre romans de Colette
Goudin-Desphelippon, Laurence

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This thesis tackles the theme of jealousy considered as a genuine Art de vivre in four of Colette's novels: Le Ble en herbe, La Chatte, Duo, and La Seconde., The first part of the thesis deals with the years of…
Fecha:	1992
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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20.

On the detection of cirrus clouds from satellite measurements
Di Girolamo, Larry

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	A thorough literature review of cloud algorithm validation strategies is presented, with particular emphasis on the problems of detecting cirrus clouds. To further advance our cirrus detection capabilities, a new cloud detection technique is proposed for the Multi-angle Imaging Spectro-Radiometer…
Fecha:	1992
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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21.

Word and phonological awareness in preliterate children : the effect of a second language
Nicoladis, Elena

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	It has often been suggested that bilingual children might have enhanced metalinguistic awareness, as compared to monolingual children. In this paper, the evidence for such a stance was reviewed. In contrast to most previous thinking, it is suggested here that…
Fecha:	1992
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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22.

La mesure de l'expression : physiognomonie et caractère dans la Nouvelle méthode de Jean-Jacques Lequeu
Bédard, Jean-François

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The work of Jean-Jacques Lequeu (1757-1826) is often used by architectural historians to demonstrate the erosion of the principles of classical architecture at the end of the eighteenth century. The Nouvelle Methode appliquee aux Principes elementaires du dessin completed by…
Fecha:	1992
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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23.

The effect of visual perturbation in planning landing from a jump in adult humans /
Thompson, Hershell William

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Prelanding EMG responses in uniarticular and biarticular flexors and extensors of the leg were assessed during landing from jump-downs at a constant height (0.45 m) or randomly varying heights (0.35, 0.45 and 0.55 meters) in normal humans under four visual…
Fecha:	1992
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Fiction and representation : characters and caractère in l'Architecture... of Claude-Nicolas Ledoux
Ben-Aïssa, Ramla

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	By the end of the eighteenth century, as imagination makes its appearance behind representation, man enters the field of knowledge and literature emerges in the world of fiction. L'Architecture of Claude-Nicolas Ledoux is too complex a work to make its…
Fecha:	1992
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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25.

Comparison of feedback generated by experts and learners during formative evaluation
Israeloff, Alanna

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Despite the recommendation to use both expert and learner feedback during formative evaluation, little research has compared the differences in data produced by these two sources. The presents study examines the differences in feedback produced by experts and learners. Six…
Fecha:	1992
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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26.

Cognitive assessment of certification examination in endocrinology
Josif, Dina

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The study focuses on the cognitive assessment of certification examination in medicine. The purpose was to investigate the relationship between the structure of the examination questions and the examinees' written responses. The responses from three groups of residents with undergraduate…
Fecha:	1992
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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27.

A computer vision system for tracking proliferating cells /
Wheeler, Kim M. (Kim Margaret)

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	A computer vision system which tracks and analyses living cells and their offspring from sequential two-dimensional images is described. The cells are segmented using a method which combines global thresholding, component labeling and noise filtering. The shapes of the cells…
Fecha:	1992
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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28.

More from the water jars
Koller, Michaela

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This study reexamined ability differences on Luchin's (1942) water-jar test, a problem-solving task based on Gestalt theory. On this task a "set" or method of solution is assumed to be induced through the prior solving of a series of problems…
Fecha:	1992
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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29.

Le belle infedeli : l'Iliade in versi e in prosa dell'abate Melchiorre Cesarotti
Barreca, Francesca

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The following work consists of a careful analysis of the translation of the Iliad by Homer prepared by Melchiorre Cesarotti. Caught amidst the dilemma of loyalty to the original and the beauty of translation, Cesarotti decided to compose two versions:…
Fecha:	1992
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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30.

A database for an intensive care unit patient data management system
Fumai, Nicola

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Computerization has had a large impact on hospital intensive care units, allowing continuous monitoring and display of physiological patient data. Treatment of the critically ill patient, however, now requires assimilating large amounts of patient data., Computers can help by processing…
Fecha:	1992
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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31.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The author analyses the copyright protection of musical compositions in the U.S.A. with regard to the development of new reproduction methods. He argues that the existing copyright law has to be reinterpreted or amended in order to control new technologies…
Fecha:	1992
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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32.

The theory of Istiḥsān (juristic preference) in Islamic law
Yūsuf, Riḍwān Arẹmu

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Istihsan(juristic preference) deviates from and sometimes contradicts well-established general precepts of law. It calls for a considerable amount of personal judgment on the part of the jurist who applies it. In the early period of Islam, istihsan was identified with…
Fecha:	1992
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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33.

Landscape of myths and elsewhereness : West Edmonton Mall
Hopkins, Jeffrey

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This dissertation critiques, develops and applies a form of spatial semiotics, specifically topological semiotics, as a means of interpreting and analyzing the design, operation, use and ideological issues of West Edmonton 'Mega'-Mall (WEM) in the context of postmodern culture. Doing…
Fecha:	1992
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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34.

Translational-torsional coupling in asymmetric structures
Yoon, Young-Soo

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	An approximate method for predicting the degree of translational-torsional coupling of mixed-bent type multi-storey building structures subject to dynamic loading is presented. The method uses the parametric approach and is based on the generalized representation of asymmetric wall-frame structures by…
Fecha:	1992
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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35.

A study of corn production and nitrogen cycling in the soil-plant system
Liang, Baochang

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Increased N fertilizer efficiency in crop production is essential for agronomic, economic, and environmental improvement. In order to increase efficiency, a basic knowledge of fertilizer-soil-crop relationships and components is required. Nitrogen components in the soil-corn system were determined on two…
Fecha:	1992
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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36.

Songs of wisdom and circles of dance : an anthology of hymns by the Satpanth Ismāʻīlī Saint, Pīr Shams
Kassam, Tazim R.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This dissertation offers for the first time an extensive scholarly translation of an anthology of 106 ginans (sacred hymns) attributed to the Isma'ili saint-composer, Pir Shams. The Ginan tradition is a sacred corpus of devotional poetry belonging to a sub-sect…
Fecha:	1992
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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What is a narwhal worth? : an analysis of factors driving the narwhal hunt and a critique of tried approaches to hunt management for species conservation
Reeves, Randall R.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The hunting of narwhals (Monodon monoceros) has been an important element in the cultural and economic life of indigenous people in the eastern Canadian Arctic and Greenland for centuries. This dissertation explores factors that have motivated the hunters and ways…
Fecha:	1992
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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38.

Mischievous partners and systemless systems : Laurence Sterne's Tristram Shandy and Friedrich Schlegel's concept of irony
Frock, Clare

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This thesis considers Laurence Sterne's Tristram Shandy in light of Friedrich Schlegel's concept of irony. Departing from previous criticism, which focuses on Sterne's playful narrative techniques, the discussion here elucidates other ways in which Tristram Shandy exemplifies the kind of…
Fecha:	1992
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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39.

Il mito classico nell'opera di Cesare Pavese
Guardo Siino, Lina, 1936-

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	In the first chapter we intend to present, although in a restricted sense, some of the positions of the most recent critics, which will allow us to determine the meaning of our Author., The next chapter is mainly dedicated to…
Fecha:	1992
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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40.

Taller Portal de Revistas UNLP - 2ª edición
De Giusti, Marisa Raquel - Lira, Ariel Jorge - Jaquenod De Giusti, Gisele - Villarreal, Gonzalo Luján - Reynoso, Matías

Formato:	Objeto de conferencia, Objeto de conferencia
Enlaces:	Para facilitar la gestión de revistas, su publicación y difusión en línea la UNLP ha creado el proyecto denominado Portal de Revistas de la UNLP. El portal sirve a revistas existentes que no cuentan con una versión digital, a…
Fecha:	2009-04-20
Recurso:	Unversidad Nacional de La Plata

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Conocimiento y desempeño de buenas prácticas clínicas en equipos de investigación en Santiago de Cuba, Knowledge and performance of good clinical practices in investigation equipments
Ortiz, Lisset - Mora, Elsa - Perdomo, Doris - Saumell, Yaimarelis

Formato:	Articulo, Contribucion a revista
Enlaces:	Se evaluó el nivel de conocimiento y desempeño de Buenas Practicas Clínicas de los investigadores participantes en ensayos clínicos en ejecución en 5 centros asistenciales, desde febrero a abril de 2006. El nivel de conocimiento se evaluó mediante una encuesta,…
Fecha:	2009-05-12
Recurso:	Unversidad Nacional de La Plata

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42.

SeDiCI | Servicio de Difusión de la Creación Intelectual (Intellectual Creativity Diffusion Service)
De Giusti, Marisa Raquel - Villarreal, Gonzalo Luján - Sobrado, Ariel - Lira, Ariel Jorge - Vila, María Marta

Formato:	Articulo, Preprint
Enlaces:	Universidad Nacional de La Plata (UNLP) Intellectual Creativity Diffusion Service (SeDiCI) was formed mainly to publicise the knowledge acquired at the different academic areas of our university, having the goal of restoring to the community the efforts expended on public…
Fecha:	2009-03-26
Recurso:	Unversidad Nacional de La Plata

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43.

Construir el conocimiento necesario para enseñar matemática: prácticas sociales y tecnología, Constructing the necessary knowledge for teaching math: social practice and technology
Llinares Ciscar, Salvador

Formato:	info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Enlaces:	Aprender, desde un punto de vista sociocultural, está relacionado con cómo las personas se apropian de herramientas para pensar y actuar en una comunidad de práctica. Esta perspectiva del aprendizaje tiene implicaciones sobre el diseño de las tareas y entornos…
Fecha:	2009-04-25
Recurso:	RUA Docencia

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Gobierno de la relación educación y trabajo: Arenas de recontextualización
Graizer, Oscar L.

Formato:	Articulo, Articulo
Enlaces:	En la actualidad es posible contemplar una modificación en la mentalidad de gobierno sobre el sistema educativo y cómo éste debe aportar al mercado laboral sujetos "competentes", formados según sus requerimientos que contribuyan al desarrollo económico de las naciones. El…
Fecha:	2009-09-17
Recurso:	Unversidad Nacional de La Plata

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45.

Optimizing constrained problems through a T-Cell artificial immune system
Aragón, Victoria S. - Esquivel, Susana Cecilia - Coello Coello, Carlos

Formato:	Articulo, Articulo
Enlaces:	In this paper, we present a new model of an artificial immune system (AIS), based on the process that suffers the T-Cell, it is called T-Cell Model. It is used for solving constrained (numerical) optimization problems. The model operates on…
Fecha:	2009-04-13
Recurso:	Unversidad Nacional de La Plata

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46.

El hispanismo dionisíaco
Pope, Randolph

Formato:	Articulo, Articulo
Enlaces:	La historia de la literatura nos transmite la historia del entusiasmo que algunos autores han sentido por otros - Rousseau por Buffon, Zorrilla por Larra- pero la pasión dionisíaca ha sido templada por la disciplina de Apolo, que ha reemplazado…
Fecha:	2009-09-17
Recurso:	Unversidad Nacional de La Plata

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47.

Postmodern Rhetorics of Technology: The Montreal Fluoridation Controversy
Charland, Maurice; Concordia University

Formato:	info:eu-repo/semantics/article, research-article, info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Enlaces:	Abstract: Montreal's recent controversy over water fluoridation illustrates the challenge to deliberative rhetoric within postmodernity. The dispute ultimately turns on the claim to knowledge of public health officials. No non-controversial meta-narrative stands to legitimate their character and claims. Rhetorical discourse…
Fecha:	1992-02-01
Recurso:	Canadian Journal of Comumunication

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48.

Networks of Record: All-News Television and Public Affairs Coverage in North America
Hogarth, David; Concordia University

Formato:	info:eu-repo/semantics/article, research-article, info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Enlaces:	Abstract: This paper examines claims about ``record news coverage'' made by 24-hour television news services. It is a critical assessment of the type of social knowledge ``record broadcasting'' provides its public. Résumé: Dans cet exposé, l'auteur analyse un…
Fecha:	1992-04-01
Recurso:	Canadian Journal of Comumunication

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49.

Alertas y retiros de medicamentos del mercado en Cuba, Warnings and recalls of drugs from the market in Cuba
Herrera Llópiz, Aymée - Mateu López, Liliana

Formato:	Articulo, Articulo
Enlaces:	Son diversas las etapas que deben cumplimentarse en Cuba para la introducción de un nuevo medicamento en el mercado, dentro de las que se encuentran la evaluación de parámetros físico-químicos, farmacológicos, toxicológicos y clínicos. Los organismos competentes a nivel nacional…
Fecha:	2009-05-12
Recurso:	Unversidad Nacional de La Plata

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50.

Diseños de experimentos en tecnología y control de los medicamentos, Experimental designs in pharmaceutical technology and control of medicaments
Fernández, Eutimio G. - Fernández Cervera, Mirna - Oliveira, Relma T. - Bermúdez R., Biel - Pérez Sánchez, Irela - Morón G., Yohandro - García M., Viviana - Perdomo L., Iraelio - Pérez S., Néstor

Formato:	Articulo, Revision
Enlaces:	En la presente revisión bibliográfica se esbozan los principales diseños de experimentos que encuentran aplicación en el campo de la tecnología y control de los medicamentos. Se muestran ejemplos de la literatura especializada donde se evidencian las posibilidades que brindan…
Fecha:	2009-05-14
Recurso:	Unversidad Nacional de La Plata