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Kierkegaard on knowledge
Piety, Marilyn Gaye

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Almost no work has been done on the substance of Kierkegaard's epistemology. I argue, however, that knowledge plays a much more important role in Kierkegaard's thought than has traditionally been appreciated., There are two basic types of knowledge, according to…
Fecha:	1994
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Knowledge by presence (al-ʻilm al-ḥuḍûrî) : a comparative study based on the epistemology of Suhrawardî (d. 5871191) and Mullâ Sadrâ Shîrâzî (d. 10501640)
Hejazi, Sayyed Mohammad Reza

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This is a comparative study of the epistemology of Suhrawardi and Mulla Sadra Shi razi, two Muslim thinkers of the 6th/12th and 11th/17th century. It focuses on two main issues: Illuminative theory of knowledge and, in the framework of this…
Fecha:	1994
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Ibn Taymiyya's theory of knowledge
Lamotte, Virginie

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This thesis highlights a new interpretation of the writings of Ibn Taymiyya. Previous scholarship has stressed the legalistic, social or religious aspect, often at the expense of the philosophical content of Ibn Taymiyya's works. The explanatory insight of a study…
Fecha:	1994
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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A methodology for generation of fault diagnostic knowledge
Sandrasegaran, Kumbesan

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This dissertation presents a methodology for generation of fault diagnostic knowledge from a description of a device. The generated knowledge is to be used in a computer based learning environment for fault diagnostic tasks. In the past, developers of such…
Fecha:	1994
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Dharmakīrti's account of yogic intuition as a source of knowledge
Prévèreau, Raynald

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Writing in seventh century India, the Buddhist philosopher Dharmakirti developed a system of epistemology in which he recognized yogic intuition as a valid source of knowledge crowning the practice of meditation and capable of causing the psychological transformation necessary for…
Fecha:	1994
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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An integrated decision support system for backfill design
Huang, Xin, 1958-

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Backfill design is a multi-level, data/information/expertise intensive procedure involving various professional fields. During the life cycle of mining design and operation, a series of decisions are made based on the knowledge and personal experience. The success of mining design depends…
Fecha:	1994
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Self evaluation in volleyball : a cognitive approach
Alnwick, Margot D. (Margot Deborah)

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The purpose of this study was to develop, implement and evaluate a self-evaluation instrument that students would be able to use to assess their metacognitive awareness of volleyball skill and knowledge. The Self Evaluation in Volleyball Questionnaire (SEV) was designed…
Fecha:	1994
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Effectiveness of outreach primary health care in Karachi, Pakistan
Schokking, Ian David

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This study evaluated the Aga Khan University Urban Primary Health Care Program's effectiveness, six years after implementation in lower-middle class Karachi. The study supplemented surveillance data which showed two-fold improvements in health indicators., One Program and one Comparison area were…
Fecha:	1994
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Sensory language and the divine-human relationship in the TENAK [i.e. Tanakh]
Humphrey, Francis

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The five exteroceptive senses are used extensively as metaphors for describing the divine-human relationship in the Old Testament. The thesis seeks to explore the significance of sensory language for understanding the TENAK's perspectives on the relationship between God and mortals.…
Fecha:	1994
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Language and the system : the closed world of Joseph Heller's fiction
Rojas, René

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This is a study of the use of language in Joseph Heller's novels Catch-22, Something Happened, Good as Gold, God Knows and Picture This. Heller's fiction is characterized by self-negating sentences and logic, a repetitive story line and circular structure.…
Fecha:	1994
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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11.

The truth of the trace : constructing the power of the medical image
Beaulieu, Anne

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This thesis traces the developments of imaging technologies used for medical diagnosis. Giddens' sociological theory of modernity serves as a basis for the consideration of the bureaucratisation of medicine and the use of the patient file as source of information…
Fecha:	1994
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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12.

Gauge invariance in perturbation theory
Feng, Yongjian, 1969-

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Gauge theories and their BRST invariance are reviewed. Gauge-invariant (color) subamplitudes for non-Abelian gauge theories are discussed. BRST transformations of non-Abelian vertices are derived, and are used to obtain the gauge transformation of any Feynman diagram. From this minimal set…
Fecha:	1994
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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13.

Mother's problem solving in relation to child nutrition in the Philippines
Ticao, Cynthia J.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This study examined Filipino mothers' problem solving on issues related to child feeding, using a dyadic, peer-help approach. The participants were mothers of children under 6 years of age from the town of Camaligan, in the southern Philippines, where malnutrition…
Fecha:	1994
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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14.

Reasoning about therapeutic and patient management plans in respiratory medicine by physicians & medical students
Chaturvedi, Rakesh K.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Recently, there has been extensive research in the area of diagnostic expertise. The model of diagnostic reasoning and clinical expertise has been well documented (Patel et al., in press). This study attempts to extend this research in order to include…
Fecha:	1994
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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15.

Early doctrine of the Shiåh, according to the Shī̊ī sources
Clarke, Lynda, 1956-

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Well before the Occultation of the Twelfth imam in 330/942 and before the time of the great Shi 'i theologians such as al-Shaykh al-Mufi d (d. 413/1022), the Shi 'ah had constructed their own integral and elaborate system of thought.…
Fecha:	1994
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Promoting the acquisition of active knowledge with the use of computer multimedia : establishing a theoretical basis for guidelines in instructional software design
Auclair, Christian

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The multimedia computer is a relatively new product that is capable of presenting information through a variety of media such as text, animation, video & sound. Commercial developers, researchers and other multimedia advocates have been making claims about the potential…
Fecha:	1994
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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17.

Computer software for the control of potato storage environment
Landry, Jacques-André

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Much research has proven that computer controlled vegetable storage can achieve better storage conditions than traditional control systems. During the last 10 years, the use of microcomputer-based environmental control systems has become commonplace. However, to take full advantage of this…
Fecha:	1994
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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18.

A dialogue manager for a spoken dialogue system
Hermannsdóttir, Sigríður Helga

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	One way to reduce the complexity of the speech recognition is to use syntactic, semantic and pragmatic information to predict the next input of the user. In spoken dialogue systems pragmatic information can include knowledge about the dialogue domain, dialogue…
Fecha:	1994
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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19.

An analysis of the strategies used by intellectually disabled children when learning to add small numbers
Poth, Katalin N.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	There has been a growing trend towards integrating persons with disabilities into community life. Mathematics is important to the success of such an initiative, but very little attention has been given to this area. This paper presents the results of…
Fecha:	1994
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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20.

Seismic response of precast concrete wall panels
Bristowe, Stuart J. (Stuart James)

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Precast concrete structures are not widely used in severe seismic regions due the limited knowledge of the response of these systems to reversed cyclic loading. A series of four precast concrete wall panels were tested to evaluate their response to…
Fecha:	1994
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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21.

Comparison of feedback generated by subject matter and learner experts during formative evaluation
Tremblay, Diana

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The literature on formative evaluation advocates the use of both subject matter and learner experts to review instructional materials, yet there has been little research to support this recommendation. The present study investigates the distinguishing characteristics of these two expert…
Fecha:	1994
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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22.

Rule-based stop recognition with the Karhunen-Loeve transform
Morgan, Siân Yvette

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This thesis proposes a speaker-independent, continuous-speech stop recognition algorithm. The method incorporates knowledge into the system by means of rules whose conditions are linked to acoustic events. Coarticulatory effects present in the speech are taken into account with the analysis…
Fecha:	1994
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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23.

Flutter and forced aileron oscillation analyses of an aircraft wing including the effect of the nonlinear wing-fold hinge
Vermaut, Mahendra

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	A methodology is presented to calculate the response of a wing as well as the aerodynamic forces on the wing, due to forced aileron oscillations. The purpose of oscillating the ailerons in flight is to excite the vibration modes of…
Fecha:	1994
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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24.

A philosophical examination of recent clinical and theoretical psychoanalysis
Massicotte, William J.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The philosophy of psychoanalysis is distinguished from psychoanalysis. An account of psychoanalysis is developed in progressively more detail. Recently published material is assessed, e.g., Bion's. Some older literature objects to an inaccurate account of psychoanalysis. This problem is avoided by…
Fecha:	1994
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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25.

The collaborative process as seen through children's disagreements while learning science
Barfurth, Marion A.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The emphasis in mathematics and science education on children actively constructing their own knowledge, collaborating with each other and in contexts that are technologically rich is resulting in new classroom dynamics. Often portrayed as a series of polite exchanges, this…
Fecha:	1994
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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26.

Caring and culture : the practice of multiculturalism in a Canadian university hospital
Boston, Patricia Helen

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This thesis examines how cultural understandings are generated and transmitted in a Canadian multicultural teaching hospital. It explores how issues of 'culture' are addressed formally and informally in the experiences of patients and practitioners. Using the approach of an institutional…
Fecha:	1994
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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27.

Naming and vocation in the novels of J.R.R. Tolkien, Patricia Kennealy and Anne McCaffrey
Skublics, Heather A. L. E.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	"Naming and Vocation in the Novels of J. R. R. Tolkien, Patricia Kennealy and Anne McCaffrey" discovers in recent works of fantasy and science fiction a pattern of authority which is rooted in the existence of namers and characters who…
Fecha:	1994
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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28.

An expert system for EEG monitoring in the pediatric ICU
Pasupathy, Anitha K.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	A knowledge-based expert system was developed to assess the level of abnormality in the brain electrical activity of pediatric patients monitored in the intensive care unit. Six hours of an 8-channel EEG record serves as the input to the monitoring…
Fecha:	1994
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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29.

Personal "progress functions" in the software process
Sherdil, Khalid

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Individuals can expect continuous improvement in productivity as a consequence of (i) a growing stock of knowledge and experience gained by repeatedly doing the same task (first-order learning) or (ii) due to technological and training programs injected by the organization…
Fecha:	1994
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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30.

World information tool : a geographical approach to resource discovery on the Internet
Stancu, Luminita

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The Internet has been conceived as a communication tool to cross geographical boundaries and allow knowledge to be shared among people from all over the world. As a consequence of the expansion of computer networks, the abundance of available information…
Fecha:	1994
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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31.

The restructuring of the Montreal tourism industry : a sectoral analysis
Pohlmann, Corinne

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Despite its growing importance in industrialized nations, the service sector has received relatively little attention from economic geographers in recent debates over the nature and significance of the current processes of change affecting contemporary capitalism. This lack of attention means…
Fecha:	1994
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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32.

Rural women, the environment and nonformal education in countries of the South
Taji, Mona El

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Over the ages, rural women in subsistence and near-subsistence economies have maintained a sustainable relationship with the environment. This has been manifested in their different roles as users, producers, managers, and income providers. However, the introduction of Western-style development emulating…
Fecha:	1994
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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33.

Study of the correlation of LSP and LPC frequencies for vowel phonemes
Hussain, Rubina

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The objective of this thesis is to provide an analysis of Linear Predictive Coding (LPC) frequencies and Line Spectrum Pair (LSP) frequencies. While it is generally known that LSP frequencies congregate about LPC formants, this study will deal with how…
Fecha:	1994
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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34.

Sexual risk taking behaviors of women at risk for HIV
Kornhauzer, C. Monika (Cvetka Monika)

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The number of women infected with the HIV virus through heterosexual contact is on the rise and expected to increase steadily throughout the 1990's. In order to prevent the further spread of HIV infection and AIDS, behavior change is essential.…
Fecha:	1994
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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35.

Three-dimensional model construction from multiple sensor viewpoints
Aubry, Stéphane

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This work addresses the automatic construction of geometric models of real scenes, from multi-view three-dimensional sensor data., We review range data acquisition, multi-view integration, and solid modeling. We show that knowledge about the data acquisition procedure yields not only the…
Fecha:	1994
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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36.

An investigation of pedagogical expertise in the planning practices of professors with varying degrees of teaching experience /
Gendron, Marie-Josée

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The role of teaching experience has been acknowledged in the development of pedagogical expertise, however, past research has failed to specify the relationship between experience and expertise. The ill-defined nature of the teaching task has led researchers to inadequately define…
Fecha:	1994
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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37.

Wilfred Cantwell Smith's contribution to the study of Islam
Rokhsefat, Seyed Mostafa

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This thesis is a study of Wilfred Cantwell Smith's contribution to the field of religious studies, with special reference to his study of Islam. Smith's views as a historian of religion, as an Islamicist and as the pioneer of a…
Fecha:	1994
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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38.

A study on China Management Training Centre at Chengdu and its impact on the trainees
Lai, Zong Fang

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	In 1978, the Chinese government embarked on an economic reform and adopted an open-door policy for its economic development. The goal of the economic reform was to transform its central planning economy into a market economy. This reform has since…
Fecha:	1994
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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39.

Pragmatism and the grounding of ethics : a study of Clarence Irving Lewis
Nicholls Curwood, Eleanor

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The general view of pragmatism holds that universal moral norms cannot be justified within a pragmatic perspective. Pragmatism, thus, is associated with relativism. C.I. Lewis says that pragmatism without universal norms is a self-contradiction. I defend the view that there…
Fecha:	1994
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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40.

A new approach to the automatic robot action planning problem
Noorhosseini, Seyed Majid

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Action planning ability is essential for autonomous behavior of an intelligent machine. In the robotics domain, planning occurs at different levels of a robotic system; this research targets the problem of planning at the highest level of the hierarchy which…
Fecha:	1994
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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41.

Qualitative spatial reasoning with applications to planar mechanism analysis and motion planning
Liu, Jiming

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This thesis presents a framework for qualitatively representing and reasoning about spatial configurations in the two-dimensional case. The framework contains interval/region based formalisms for describing distances, angles, and locations. These representations lead to the formulation of inference rules, as well…
Fecha:	1994
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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42.

Inspection and repair of underwater concrete structures
D'Argenzio, Domenic

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The service life of any concrete marine structure is influenced by the physical condition of both the above water and below water portions of structure. This requires implementing an adequate inspection, maintenance, and repair program for the entire structure. To…
Fecha:	1994
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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43.

Wildlife-human conflict in Kenya : integrating wildlife conservation with human needs in the Masai Mara Region
Omondi, Paul

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Masai Mara, a large nature reserve in south-western Kenya, was created in the midst of semi-arid agropastoralist rangelands to protect wildlife. Wildlife and indigenous people co-existed for many years, usually with limited conflict; but in recent years, the conflict has…
Fecha:	1994
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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44.

The land wants me around : power, authority and their negations in traditional hunting knowledge at Wemindji (James Bay, Québec)
Nasr, Wren.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This study investigates the importance of traditional hunting knowledge to Cree identity and experience. My fieldwork was conducted in Wemindji, James Bay, Quebec, with Cree trappers and on the interactions of scientific researchers and Cree trappers. I explore the connections…
Fecha:	2007
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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45.

What is the nature of university professors' discipline-specific pedagogical knowledge? : a descriptive multicase study
Berthiaume, Denis.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This research project investigates the nature of university professors' discipline-specific pedagogical knowledge (DPK). Traditionally, DPK has been examined with the help of constructs from two distinct lines of research: the knowledge base for teaching and disciplinary specificity in university teaching.…
Fecha:	2007
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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46.

Examination of the historical sensemaking processes representing the development of knowledge management programs in universities : case studies associated with an emergent discipline
Sutton, Michael J. D.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The purpose of this qualitative study was an investigation of the phenomenon of Knowledge Management (KM) program design and development. The interest in KM programs has grown during the last decade because of the increased demand for KM educational research…
Fecha:	2007
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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47.

Cognitive assessment in a computer-based coaching environment in higher education : diagnostic assessment of development of knowledge and problem-solving skill in statistics
Zhang, Zhidong, 1957-

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Diagnostic cognitive assessment (DCA) was explored using Bayesian networks and evidence-centred design (ECD) in a statistics learning domain (ANOVA). The assessment environment simulates problem solving activities that occurred in a web-based statistics learning environment. The assessment model is composed of…
Fecha:	2007
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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48.

Robust beamforming for collaborative MIMO-OFDM wireless systems
Kwun, Byong-Ok.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Collaborative beamforming is a powerful technique to increase communication energy efficiency and range in an energy-constrained network. To achieve high performance, collaborative beamforming requires accurate knowledge of channel state information (CSI) at the transmitters (collaborative nodes). In practice, however, such…
Fecha:	2007
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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49.

Inuit knowledge and perceptions of the land-water interface
Heyes, Scott Alexander

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The Inuit of Kangiqsualujjuaq have maintained functional and spiritual connections with the landscape and waters of Arctic Quebec (Nunavik) for over four thousand years. While ethnographic studies about this ocean-going population have revealed their pragmatic relationships with the arctic milieu,…
Fecha:	2007
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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50.

Nutrient dynamics and nitrogen-based production in the western Canadian Arctic Ocean
Simpson, Kyle G. F.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Inclement climate conditions have made the Arctic Ocean logistically difficult to study, and thus, our historical knowledge of Arctic Ocean processes are limited. Recent observations indicate rapid and abrupt changes in climate. These changes are thought to includes rising temperatures,…
Fecha:	2007
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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51.

Gene expression of the mycoparasite Stachybotrys elegans during interaction with a fungal host and a hon-host
Arts, Monique R.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The mycoparasite Stachybotrys elegans represents a potential biocontrol agent of Rhizoctonia solani, the causal organism of potato stem canker. The differential expression of two mycoparasitism-induced genes was monitored in S. elegans during interactions with its host, Rhizoctonia solani, and a…
Fecha:	2007
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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52.

Student teachers' understanding of inquiry instruction, Understanding of inquiry
Syer, Cassidy A.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Curriculum reform emphasizes the importance of inquiry instruction for learners. For inquiry-oriented curriculum to occur, attention must be focused on teacher education. Using a mixed-methods design, I investigated if and how groups of student teachers who receive different types of…
Fecha:	2007
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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53.

Camera-independent learning and image quality assessment for super-resolution
Bégin, Isabelle.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	An increasing number of applications require high-resolution images in situations where the access to the sensor and the knowledge of its specifications are limited. In this thesis, the problem of blind super-resolution is addressed, here defined as the estimation of…
Fecha:	2007
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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54.

The determinants of adiponectin in female adolescents : offspring of gestational diabetes and non-diabetes affected pregnancies
Gallo, Sina.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Daughters of gestational diabetes (GDM) affected pregnancies are at greater risk for the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) later in life. Adiponectin is an early marker of DM risk. Dietary fat quality has been proposed to be involved…
Fecha:	2007
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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55.

The biodiversity-ecosystem functioning relationship : separating the effects of species richness, from those of species identity and environmental heterogeneity in a tropical tree plantation
Healy, Chrystal.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This study attempts to expand existing knowledge on the relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning, by studying a four year old tropical tree plantation. The growth of trees coming from monocultures, three species mixtures and six species mixtures was compared.…
Fecha:	2007
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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56.

Classical and quantum strategies for bit commitment schemes in the two-prover model
Simard, Jean-Raymond.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	We show that the long-standing assumption of "no-communication" between the provers of the two-prover model is not sufficiently precise to guarantee the security of a bit commitment scheme against malicious adversaries. Indeed, we show how a simple correlated random variable,…
Fecha:	2007
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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57.

Fear of dental implants among edentulous patients
Nemes, Jordan.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Despite implant-supported overdentures' advantages over conventional dentures, edentulous patients often refuse dental implants for reasons that may be related to fear. Objective. The purpose of this study was to uncover and explain the various forms and sources of dental implant-related…
Fecha:	2007
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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58.

On knowledge representation and decision making under uncertainty
Tabaeh Izadi, Masoumeh.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Designing systems with the ability to make optimal decisions under uncertainty is one of the goals of artificial intelligence. However, in many applications the design of optimal planners is complicated due to imprecise inputs and uncertain outputs resulting from stochastic…
Fecha:	2007
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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59.

Essays on asset pricing with heterogeneous beliefs and bounded rational investor
Lu, Lei, 1975-

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The thesis includes two essays on asset pricing. In the first essay, "Asset Pricing in a Monetary Economy with Heterogeneous Beliefs", we shed new light on the role of monetary policy in asset pricing by focusing on the case where…
Fecha:	2007
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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60.

Integrative bioinformatics for the discovery of genetic modifiers of bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis
Cory, Sean M.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis (BIPF) is a disease caused by the chemotherapeutic bleomycin in which normal lung tissue is replaced with fibrous tissue that is unable to fulfill the normal functions of oxygen exchange in the lung. The development of this…
Fecha:	2007
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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61.

Widely linear minimum variance channel estimation with application to multicarrier CDMA systems
Abdallah, Saeed.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Conventional Minimum-Variance (MV) channel estimation is affected by two sources of error, namely the finite number of samples used to estimate the covariance matrix and the asymptotic bias due to interference and additive noise. On the other hand, widely linear…
Fecha:	2007
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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62.

Talin : a novel inducible antagonist of transforming growth factor-beta 1 (TGF-[beta]1) signal transduction
Rafiei, Shahrzad.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The survival of breast cancer patients declines when tumors are invasive and have an increased possibility of metastasizing to distal sites. Transforming Growth Factor-beta (TGF-beta) suppresses breast cancer formation by preventing cell cycle progression in mammary epithelial cells. However, at…
Fecha:	2007
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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63.

Applied imagination : Giordano Bruno and the creation of magical images
Storch, Michael.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The creation and manipulation of infinite images is central to Bruno's thought, but to the best of my knowledge, this has never been properly treated before. This project is a departure from much of the current scholarship on Bruno which…
Fecha:	2007
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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64.

Long-term changes in the organization of lithic technology : a case study from the Imjin-Hantan River Area, Korea
Yoo, Yongwook, 1969-

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This study is intended to furnish an explicability of hunter-gather's organizational model on the lithic technology. The fieldwork area is the Imjin-Hantan River Area (the IHRA) located at the midwestern part of the Korean Peninsula. The archaeological sites included in…
Fecha:	2007
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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65.

Actual versus best practices for young children with cerebral palsy : a survey of pediatric occupational therapists and physical therapists in Quebec, Canada
Saleh, Maysoun.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Background and rationale. Cerebral palsy (CP) is one of the most common disabling disorders of childhood and constitutes a substantial portion of pediatric rehabilitation. This condition demands comprehensive rehabilitation using age-appropriate tasks and activities and encompassing aspects of body function…
Fecha:	2007
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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66.

Transcriptional and genetic profiling of human uveal melanoma from an immunosuppressed rabbit model
Marshall, Jean-Claude.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Uveal melanoma is the most common primary intraocular malignant tumour in adults. Despite improvements in the diagnosis and treatment of the primary tumour, patients continue to have the same mortality rate as several decades ago, reflecting our poor understanding of…
Fecha:	2007
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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67.

Mechanisms of vitamin D receptor and retinoid X receptor mediated hormone resistance and cell differentiation in normal and cancer cells
Macoritto, Michael.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Vitamin D is a precursor to a steroid hormone, 1,25 dihydroxyvitamin D (1,25(OH)2D). After its discovery and the characterization of its receptor, the vitamin D receptor (VDR), it was initially thought only to be involved in calcium homeostasis, but further…
Fecha:	2007
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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68.

Robustness in ASR : an experimental study of the interrelationship between discriminant feature-space transformation, speaker normalization and environment compensation
Keyvani, Alireza.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This thesis addresses the general problem of maintaining robust automatic speech recognition (ASR) performance under diverse speaker populations, channel conditions, and acoustic environments. To this end, the thesis analyzes the interactions between environment compensation techniques, frequency warping based speaker normalization,…
Fecha:	2007
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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69.

Statistical modeling of extreme rainfall processes in consideration of climate change
Cung, Annie.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Extreme rainfall events may have catastrophic impacts on the population and infrastructures, therefore it is essential to have accurate knowledge of extreme rainfall characteristics. Moreover, both the scientific community and policymakers have recently shown a growing interest in the potential…
Fecha:	2007
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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70.

Strongly coupled Bayesian models for interacting object and scene classification processes
Ehtiati, Tina.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	In this thesis, we present a strongly coupled data fusion architecture within a Bayesian framework for modeling the bi-directional influences between the scene and object classification mechanisms. A number of psychophysical studies provide experimental evidence that the object and the…
Fecha:	2007
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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71.

Role of cki-2 during development in C. elegans
Kim, Dae Young, 1968-

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Rapid progress has been made toward understanding the significance of CDK inhibitor proteins (CKIs) in the regulation of cell cycle progression. The overall goal of this study has been targeted to further expand our knowledge of CKI function through the…
Fecha:	2007
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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72.

The in vivo neuroprotective role of the normal cellular prion protein /
Gains, Malcolm J.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The role of prion protein (PrPC) as a crucial factor in the pathogenesis of the Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSE's) is well known. However, the physiologic role of this highly conserved protein in vivo is thus far, largely unknown. In vitro…
Fecha:	2007
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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73.

Synthesis of aminoglycoside derivatives to combat bacterial resistance
Gao, Feng

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Aminoglycosides are broad spectrum antibiotics that act by binding to 16S rRNA of bacteria. The wide spread of aminoglycoside resistance threatens the use of these important medicines. Two general approaches can be used to address the aminoglycoside resistance problem. One…
Fecha:	2007
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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74.

Bayesian exploration in Markov decision processes
Castro Rivadeneira, Pablo Samuel

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Markov Decision Processes are a mathematical framework widely used for stochastic optimization and control problems. Reinforcement Learning is a branch of Artificial Intelligence that deals with stochastic environments where the dynamics of the system are unknown. A major issue for…
Fecha:	2007
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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75.

Explaining variation in Brazil nut fruit production.
KAINER, K. A. - WADT, L. H. de O. - STAUDHAMMER, C. L.

Formato:	Artigo em periódico indexado (ALICE)
Enlaces:	Brazil nut is widely recognized as the cornerstone of the Amazonian extractive economy. Tight linkages between Brazil nut production, regional income, and intact mature forests have thrust this species into focus as a key component of Amazonian conservation and income…
Fecha:	2008-01-11
Recurso:	Repositório Acesso Livre à Informação Científica da Embrapa (ALICE)

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76.

An approach based on text mining for knowledge acquisition in diagnostic systems.
MASSRUHÁ, S.M.F.S. - MARCHI, R. - SILVA, L.M. CUNHA da - SOUZA, K. X. S. de - OLIVEIRA, L. H. M. de - OLIVEIRA, S. R. de M. - MORANDI, M. A. B.

Formato:	Artigo em anais de congresso (ALICE)
Enlaces:	2007
Fecha:	2014-05-05
Recurso:	Repositório Acesso Livre à Informação Científica da Embrapa (ALICE)

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77.

Completing description logic knowledge bases usign formal concept analysis
Baader, Franz - Ganter, Bernhard - Sertkaya, Baris - Sattler, Ulrike

Formato:	Article
Enlaces:	Descripción completa.
Fecha:	2011-03-03
Recurso:	Universidad Veracruzana

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78.

Humic substance fractions and attributes of histosols and related high-organic-matter soils form Brazil.
VALLADARES, G. S. - PEREIRA, M. G. - ANJOS, L. H. C. dos - BENITES, V. de M. - EBELING, A. G. - MOUTA, R. de O.

Formato:	Artigo em periódico indexado (ALICE)
Enlaces:	Knowledge of the distribution of soil organic matter (SOM) fractions is important in managing soils toward a sustainable agricultural system ina tropical environment, However, data on Histosols in limited. This study developed 19 regions of Brazil. Soil organic matter was…
Fecha:	2014-08-22
Recurso:	Repositório Acesso Livre à Informação Científica da Embrapa (ALICE)

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79.

An object-oriented framework for virtual diagnosis.
MASSRUHÁ, S. M. F. S. - DUTRA, J. P. - CRUZ, S. A. B. - SANDRI, S. - WAINER, J. - MORANDI, M. A. B.

Formato:	Artigo em anais de congresso (ALICE)
Enlaces:	2007
Fecha:	2014-05-05
Recurso:	Repositório Acesso Livre à Informação Científica da Embrapa (ALICE)

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80.

Comparing organic urban consumers in developing and developed countries : First results in Brazil and France.
SIRIEIX, L. - ABREU, L. S. de - WATANABE, M.A. - KLEDAL, P. R.

Formato:	Resumo em anais de congresso (ALICE)
Enlaces:	2007
Fecha:	2014-06-21
Recurso:	Repositório Acesso Livre à Informação Científica da Embrapa (ALICE)

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81.

Simulation of the fate of the insecticide carbofuran in a rice field using a level IV fugacity model.
PARAIBA, L. C. - PLESE, L. P. de M. - FOLONI, L. L. - CARRASCO, J. M.

Formato:	Artigo em periódico indexado (ALICE)
Enlaces:	The object of this work was to verify the utility of a level IV fugacity model to simulate the environmental fate of the insecticide carbofuran when employed in the cultivation of irrigated rice. The model simulated the dynamic distribution of…
Fecha:	2014-03-26
Recurso:	Repositório Acesso Livre à Informação Científica da Embrapa (ALICE)

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82.

Bacterial diversity of soil under eucalyptus assessed by 16S rDNA sequencing analysis.
SILVEIRA, E.L. da - PEREIRA, R.M. - SCAQUITTO, D.C. - PEDRINHO, E.A.N. - VAL-MORAES, S.P. - WICKERT, E. - CARARETO-ALVES, L.M. - LEMOS, E.G. de M.

Formato:	Artigo em periódico indexado (ALICE)
Enlaces:	Studies on the impact of Eucalyptus spp. on Brazilian soils have focused on soil chemical properties and isolating interesting microbial organisms. Few studies have focused on microbial diversity and ecology in Brazil due to limited coverage of traditional cultivation and…
Fecha:	2014-08-23
Recurso:	Repositório Acesso Livre à Informação Científica da Embrapa (ALICE)

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83.

Models and applications for risk assessment and prediction of Asian soybean rust epidemics.
DEL PONTE, E. M. - GODOY, C. V. - CANTERI, M. G. - REIS, E. M. - YANG, X. B.

Formato:	Artigo em periódico indexado (ALICE)
Enlaces:	Asian rust of soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merril] is one of the most important fungal diseases of this crop worldwide. The recent introduction of Phakopsora pachyrhizi Syd. & P. Syd in the Americas represents a major threat to soybean production…
Fecha:	2011-12-14
Recurso:	Repositório Acesso Livre à Informação Científica da Embrapa (ALICE)

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84.

Comparing organic urban consumers in developing and developed countries : First results in Brazil and France.
SIRIEIX, L. - ABREU, L.S. de - WATANABE, M.A. - KLEDAL, P.R.

Formato:	Artigo em anais de congresso (ALICE)
Enlaces:	Despite numerous studies reporting on sustainable consumption or organic consumer profiles, there is a gap in thorough understanding of organic consumers in different places, since most of studies only investigate organic consumption in most developed countries. The goal of this…
Fecha:	2014-04-24
Recurso:	Repositório Acesso Livre à Informação Científica da Embrapa (ALICE)

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85.

Populational fluctuation and spatial distribution of Alphitobius diaperinus (Panzer) (Coleoptera; Tenebrionidae) in a poultry house, Cascavel, Parana state, Brazil.
CHERNAKI-LEFFER, A. M. - ALMEIDA, L. M. - SOSA-GÓMEZ, D. R. - ANJOS, A. - VOGADO, K. M.

Formato:	Artigo de divulgação na mídia (INFOTECA-E)
Enlaces:	Abstract Knowledge of the population fluctuation and spatial distribution of pests is fundamental for establishing an appropriate control method. The population fluctuation and spatial distribution of the Alphitobius diaperinus in a poultry house in Cascavel, in the state of Parana,…
Fecha:	2013-03-12
Recurso:	Informação Tecnológica en Agricultura (Infoteca-e)

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86.

Identification of races os soybean rust and its problems.
KATO, M. - YORINORI, J. T.

Formato:	Resumo em anais de congresso (ALICE)
Enlaces:	Asian soybean rust caused by Phakoprsora pachyrhizi is one of the most important diseases for soybean cultivation. The disease causes yield loss as high as 80%. Until now, fungicide applications were most reliable control measure. However, farmers often lose timing…
Fecha:	2014-10-17
Recurso:	Repositório Acesso Livre à Informação Científica da Embrapa (ALICE)