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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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16.

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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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.

Sources of knowledge acquisition : perspectives of the high school teachercoach
Wilson, Laurie M.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The purpose of this study was to investigate sources of knowledge acquisition of high school team sport coaches. Six teacher/coaches were interviewed using a semi-structured open-ended interview format. Cote, Salmela, and Russell's (1995) guidelines were used to inductively analyze and…
Fecha:	2008
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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45.

Security aspects of zero knowledge identification schemes
Panait, Andreea Mihaela.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	In this thesis we follow two directions: Zero Knowledge Protocols and the Discrete Logarithm Problem. In each direction we present the necessary background and we give a new approach for some parts of the existing protocols., The new parts are…
Fecha:	2008
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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46.

The metacognitive knowledge of adolescent students during the information search process
Bowler, Leanne

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Metacognitive knowledge is a critical piece of the information literacy puzzle. In a world of exploding information and communications possibilities, the difficulty for users of information systems and services may not lie in finding information but in filtering and integrating…
Fecha:	2008
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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47.

Intercollegiate coaches' perceptions of the knowledge and strategies used with elite culturally diverse athletes
Duchesne, Catherine.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The purpose of this study was to identify the knowledge and successful strategies utilized by intercollegiate team sport coaches who have worked with a large number of international athletes. Six head coaches were selected to participate in a semi-structured open-ended…
Fecha:	2008
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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48.

The institutionalization of organizational knowledge : learning to walk the talk
Wiseman, Erica

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This dissertation is a study of organizational learning. Organizational learning is a cyclical process through which knowledge that has been learned on an individual or group level is institutionalized on the organizational level. Organizational learning is at the heart of…
Fecha:	2008
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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49.

Computer-supported collaborative inquiry in remote networked schools
Turcotte, Sandrine.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This study addressed computer-supported collaborative scientific inquiries in Remote Networked Schools. Three dyads of grade 5-6 classrooms from remote locations collaborated using the knowledge-buildng tool Knowledge Forum. Customized scaffold supports embedded in the online tool were used to support student…
Fecha:	2008
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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50.

Examining potential cellular alterations within the anterior cingulate cortex in major depression and suicide
Hercher, Christa.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Representing a major public health concern, suicide is a leading cause of death worldwide. Generally regarded as a behavior with a multitude of state and trait dependent risk factors (e.g. psychiatric disorders, substance abuse, genetics), explanations as to why certain…
Fecha:	2008
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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51.

Local knowledge of, and responses to, HIV-1/AIDS among the Turkana of Lodwar township
Owiti, John Arianda

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This study used a broad theoretical framework encompassing an ecosystem approach to HIV-1/AIDS that investigated: local knowledge of HIV-1/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs); local knowledge of the nexus between HIV-1/AIDS and tuberculosis on one hand, and other STIs…
Fecha:	2008
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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52.

Model-based Bayesian reinforcement learning in complex domains
Ross, Stéphane

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Reinforcement Learning has emerged as a useful framework for learning to perform a task optimally from experience in unknown systems. A major problem for such learning algorithms is how to balance optimally the exploration of the system, to gather knowledge,…
Fecha:	2008
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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53.

Homework and inequality : school responsibility and enabling student achievement in the school
Boychuk, Tuutalik.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	In this conceptual inquiry, I argue how and why homework contributes to inequality. Homework contributes to inequality systemically, as schools continue to rely heavily on it. Homework continues to contribute to inequality discursively and psychologically, as parents and educators encourage…
Fecha:	2008
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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54.

Cycle-to-cycle control of plastic sheet heating on the AAA thermoforming machine
Yang, Shuonan, 1984-

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The objectives of this project are (1) to reduce the excursions between real heater temperatures and the desired values, and (2) to realize cyclic production of plastic sheets on the AAA thermoforming machine., At first, present relevant knowledge and modeling…
Fecha:	2008
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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55.

Professional perceptions of psychiatric advance directives : a view of multiple stakeholders in Ontario and Québec
Ambrosini, Daniele Lamberto.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Psychiatric advance directives (PADs) are legal documents allowing competent individuals to declare their treatment preferences in advance of a mental health crisis. The objective of this thesis is to examine psychosocial perceptions of legal and mental health professionals in Ontario…
Fecha:	2008
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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56.

Gertrude Bell : an Orientalist in context
Schnell, Andréa Elizabeth.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This thesis is about the life and work of Gertrude Bell, a British woman born in the late nineteenth century, whose extensive knowledge of Middle East cultures and people won her a job as the Oriental Secretary in Iraq after…
Fecha:	2008
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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57.

Nrg1p and Rfg1p in Candida albicans yeast-to-hyphae transition
Lacroix, Céline.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The ability of Candida albicans to change morphology plays several roles in its virulence and as a human commensal. The yeast-to-hyphae transition is tightly regulated by several sets of activating and repressing pathways. The DNA-binding proteins Rfg1p, Nrg1p and the…
Fecha:	2008
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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58.

Elizabeth Bowen and cinema
Rangwala, Shama.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The thesis focuses on the significance of the cinematic medium for Elizabeth Bowen's novels, from the level of prose and formal representations to broader aspects of narrative and character. The chapters on To the North (1932) and The House in…
Fecha:	2008
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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59.

Partial hepatectomy and liver regeneration in PCSK9 knockout mice
Roubtsova, Anna.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9, PCSK9, belongs to the proprotein convertase (PC) family. Human mutations in the gene encoding PCSK9 lead to either familial hyper- or hypocholesterolemia, resulting from a gain or loss of function, respectively. Mice lacking PCSK9…
Fecha:	2008
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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60.

Me Llamo Lenika
Smith, Karina Yarwood.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Educating language minority children in Canada is becoming increasingly challenging as our population becomes more and more diverse. Determining the best educational policy to help immigrant children learn English or French, while furthering their knowledge of core subject material has…
Fecha:	2008
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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61.

Three essays on information technology sourcing : a multi-level perspective
Qu, Wen Guang.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Despite the amount of literature on the antecedents and outcomes of IT outsourcing, the vast majority of this research has focused on factors at the firm level. Environmental factors such as industry and country characteristics have received little attention. Environmental…
Fecha:	2008
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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62.

Investigating glial dynamics in the developing hippocampus
Haber, Michael.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Glial cells represent the most abundant cell population in the central nervous system (CNS), and yet, have historically been thought of as merely support cells for neurons. Over the past few decades, however, the number of identified roles that glial…
Fecha:	2008
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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63.

Chemical characterization of honey and identification of novel [alpha]-dicarbonyl compounds
Marceau, Eric.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The physicochemical parameters of fifteen honey samples from a wide range of botanical origins were characterized to identify the influence of composition on the formation of alpha-dicarbonyl compounds during heating. Color, pH, moisture content, water activity, hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF), sugar and…
Fecha:	2008
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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64.

Investigating the neural organisation of response selection and response conflict during language production using functional magnetic resonance imaging and repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation
Tremblay, Pascale.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Motor response selection is the process by which an intention to act is transformed into an action; this multifaceted process occurs at the interface between cognitive and motor systems. Despite the importance of response selection, the nature and neural implementation…
Fecha:	2008
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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65.

Creaturely pleasures : the representation of animals in early modern drama
Margalit, Yael.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This dissertation addresses the profound influence that the shared experience of humans and animals had on the poetics of early modern drama. With reference to a selection of early modern comedies and a range of non-literary texts that includes natural…
Fecha:	2008
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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66.

Understanding the individual turnover decision as a temporal process : an interpretive study of physicians
Klag, Malvina.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Though turnover researchers have called for a deeper understanding of the temporal and contextualized process of individual voluntary turnover, little empirical progress in this direction has been made. Adopting Price's (1977) dynamic conceptualization of turnover as moving from one social…
Fecha:	2008
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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67.

Community, marine rights, and sea tenure : a political ecology of marine conservation in two Bohol villages in central Philippines
Guieb, Eulalio R.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This study focuses on communities in conservation in central Philippines, with reference to marine protected areas. It analyzes communities as intersections of multiple actors with stratified interests and power, involving complex processes of place-making, ecological knowledge, tenure, governance, markets, and…
Fecha:	2008
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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68.

The role of transposons in shaping plant genomes /
Juretic, Nikoleta.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Transposons, also known as transposable elements (TEs), are genetic elements capable of changing their location in the genome and amplifying in number. Because of their ability to cause mutations in the host genome, often with detrimental consequences to the host,…
Fecha:	2008
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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69.

Family caregivers of palliative cancer patients at home : the puzzle of pain management
Mehta, Anita, 1973-

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Pain requiring treatment is experienced by many cancer patients at the end of life. When these patients stay at home, family caregivers are often directly implicated in pain management. There are few studies that examine the process that these family…
Fecha:	2008
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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70.

Making homes smoke-free : the impact of an empowerment intervention for parents
Herbert, Rosemary, 1955-

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	One-third of American children under the age of 18 years and one in ten Canadian children aged 0-11 years are exposed to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) predisposing them to multiple health problems. Although several intervention strategies to reduce ETS exposure…
Fecha:	2008
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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71.

Development of a QCM-D based biosensor for detection of waterborne E. coli O157:H7
Poitras, Charles.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The contamination of drinking water by microbial pathogens is recognized as one of the most pressing water supply problems of our day. To minimize the impact of pathogens and parasites on the environment and public health, accurate methods are needed…
Fecha:	2008
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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72.

Eliciting preferences sequentially using partially observable Markov decision processes
Zawaideh, Zaid

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Decision Support systems have been gaining in importance recently. Yet one of the bottlenecks of designing such systems lies in understanding how the user values different decision outcomes, or more simply what the user preferences are. Preference elicitation promises to…
Fecha:	2008
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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73.

Pro1853 - A mitochondrial complex I assembly factor
Silva Neiva, Lissiene

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	In most eukaryotes, efficient energy generation depends on the presence of a functional mitochondrial respiratory chain. The respiratory chain is composed of five protein complexes, with dozens of accessory factors that participate and are essential to their correct assembly. However,…
Fecha:	2008
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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74.

Pedagogical reflection in statistics instruction, Pedagogical reflection
Cumyn, Lucy A.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Today, education is arguably one of the most important facets used to prepare and train students for the future. Society expects that students will acquire the requisite knowledge and competence in their respective fields to prepare them to successfully navigate…
Fecha:	2008
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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75.

Pathogenesis of HIV-1 nef in adult mice
Rahim, Mir Munir Ahmed, 1975-

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Development of a suitable animal model of AIDS is much needed in AIDS research to study infection and pathogenesis as well as to evaluate methods of prevention and treatment of HIV infection. Small animals such as rodents are attractive candidates…
Fecha:	2008
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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76.

Production and biodegradation of dissolved carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus from Canadian forest floors
Turgeon, Julie.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Dissolved organic matter (DOM) is operationally defined as soluble/colloidal material passing through a 0.45mum filter paper. The importance of DOM in soils relies on its role in soil formation and weathering processes, plant and microbial assimilation and soil and water…
Fecha:	2008
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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77.

The role of Nm23-H1 in uveal melanoma /
Bakalian, Silvin.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Uveal Melanoma (UM) is the most common malignant intra-ocular tumor in adults. Despite the high accuracy of clinical diagnosis and advances in local treatment, more than 50% of UM patients develop metastasis within ten years of initial diagnosis. NM23 is…
Fecha:	2008
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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78.

Numerical study of a tornado-like vortex in a supercell storm
Santos, Jorge Ruben.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Recent observations and numerical simulations have significantly improved our understanding of tornadic storms. However, our knowledge of tornado-genesis remains rudimentary. Necessary atmospheric conditions favoring the formation of tornadoes in supercell storms are known, but sufficient conditions remain elusive. The underlying…
Fecha:	2008
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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79.

Calculation of water and graphite perturbation correction factors for the NACP-02 plane-parallel ionization chamber in high-energy electron beams
Chin, Erika

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	For megavoltage electron beams, current dosimetry protocols assume well-guarded plane-parallel ionization chambers have electron perturbation correction factors of unity. Papers by other researchers have shown the contrary. The National Physical Laboratory (NPL), Teddington UK, has an electron calibration service that…
Fecha:	2008
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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80.

Geographic information systems in the application of precision agriculture for sustainable sugarcane production in the Republic of Panama
Mazumdar, Sohinee

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Geographic Information Systems (GIS) have revolutionized the development of the sophisticated resource management method known as Precision Agriculture (PA). PA involves the wise management of agricultural inputs based on knowledge of soil and plant health heterogeneity over a field, in…
Fecha:	2008
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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81.

Characterization of distinct and conserved features between ciliate and vertebrate telomerases
Marie-Egyptienne, Delphine

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Telomeres are nucleoprotein structures that protect the ends of chromosomes from recombination and fusion. Telomeres are prefentially maintained by the enzyme telomerase. Telomerase is a reverse transcriptase, minimally composed of two core components, a catalytic subunit, TElomerase Reverse Transcriptase (TERT)…
Fecha:	2008
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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82.

An investigation of soil-tunnel interaction in multi-layer ground
Nunes, Miguel Antonio

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Urbanisation is a phenomenon that has continued undisturbed since the rise of the industrial era. As the populations of cities increase so do the needs and demands associated with urban expansion. These include the provision of adequate infrastructure to support…
Fecha:	2008
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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83.

Coatepec: The Great Temple of the Aztecs, recreating a metaphorical state of dwelling
De Orduna Mercado, Santiago

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The present study examines the Great Temple of the Aztecs as it has been seen through the eyes of different people through time. It does not intend to be a comprehensive history of the Temple's interpretations, as many important viewpoints…
Fecha:	2008
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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84.

Nature, reasons, and moral meaningfulness
Charette, Pierre

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The "anthropology of moral life", or "moral anthropology", is an approach to moral philosophy which I take to have been initiated by Peter Strawson, and developed, independently and in different ways, by David Wiggins and Daniel Dennett. I take the…
Fecha:	2008
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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85.

Characterization of ABC transporters in both mammalian cells (ABCG2, ABCC2)and «plasmodium falciparum (Pgh1)»
Leimanis, Mara Laura

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	In the first part of the thesis two ABC transporters in mammalian cells are explored. Initially, the expression of members of the ABC family of transporters in erythrocytes was measured. It was found that ABCG2 (also known as the breast…
Fecha:	2008
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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86.

Modeling of urban tree growth with artificial intelligence and multivariate statistics
Jutras, Pierre

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The urban environment induces severe ecological conditions that impair tree growth. This situation is of major concern to municipal administrations that devote large budgets to arboricultural programmes. To adequately preserve arboreal heritage, three main issues must be resolved. First, biotic…
Fecha:	2008
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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87.

Proof theoretical foundations for constructive Description Logic
Clément, Ian

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Description logics (DLs) are a family of knowledge representation languages to describe concepts in a given domain. While we can define the semantics of description logics using, for example, a translation into first-order logic, so far the proof-theoretic nature of…
Fecha:	2008
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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88.

Thermal conductivity measurement using the 3-omega technique: applications to power harvesting microsystems
de Koninck, David Andrew

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The optimal design of power generating microsystems requires accurate knowledge of the thermal properties of their constituent materials at the appropriate length scale. The goal of this thesis was to build an apparatus for measuring the thermal conductivity of thermally-insulating…
Fecha:	2008
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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89.

Pre-feeding sensorimotor stimulation as an early intervention strategy to enhance oral feeding skills in preterm infants
Fucile, Sandra

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Preterm infants are at high risk of encountering oral feeding difficulties. Safe and successful oral feeding entails the ability to coordinate suck, swallow, and respiration processes. Achievement of such coordination necessitates the function of multiple systems, including musculoskeletal, cardio-respiratory, gastrointestinal,…
Fecha:	2008
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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90.

Exploring rural family physicians' learning from a web-based continuing medical education program on Alzheimer's disease: a pilot study
Luconi, Francesca

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Physicians' online learning has been gaining attention in the continuing medical education (CME) literature. This descriptive multiple case study investigated rural family physicians's (RFPs) learning about early Alzheimer's disease (AD) from an online continuing medical education (OCME) program. To overcome…
Fecha:	2008
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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91.

Hegel's concept of religion
Chetelat, James Pierre

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	In this dissertation I explore how Hegel conceives of the practice of religion. Religion for Hegel cannot be the relationship between humans and a transcendent being, since, as I argue, Hegel's God is not a being of the transcendent sort,…
Fecha:	2008
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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92.

Optimization techniques for distributed Verilog simulation
Li, Lijun

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Moore's Law states that computational power will roughly double every 18 months. To the semiconductor designer, this means the never-ending challenge of bringing increasingly larger and more complex ICs (Integrated Circuits) to market. It is well known that the principle…
Fecha:	2008
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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93.

Measurements and modelling of evapotranspiration to assess agricultural water productivity in basins with changing land use patterns: a case study in the Sao Francisco River basin, Brazil.
TEIXEIRA, A. H. de C.

Formato:	Teses/dissertações (ALICE)
Enlaces:	The São Francisco River basin in Brazil is marked by socio-economic disparities and environrnental vulnerabilities. Water managers in the semi-arid region of the basin are faced with several challenges, such as competition among different water user groups, local over-exploitation of…
Fecha:	2008-11-17
Recurso:	Repositório Acesso Livre à Informação Científica da Embrapa (ALICE)

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94.

Computer simulation of the coffee leaf miner using sexual Penna aging model.
OLIVEIRA, A. C. S. de - MARTINS, S. G. F. - ZACARIAS, M. S.

Formato:	Artigo em periódico indexado (ALICE)
Enlaces:	Forecast models based on climatic conditions are of great interest in Integrated Pest Management (IPM) programs. The success of these models depends, among other factors, on the knowledge of the temperature effect on the pests? population dynamics. In this direction,…
Fecha:	2011-02-15
Recurso:	Repositório Acesso Livre à Informação Científica da Embrapa (ALICE)

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95.

Computer simulation of the coffee leaf miner using sexual Penna aging model.
OLIVEIRA, A. C. S. de - MARTINS, S. G. F. - ZACARIAS, M. S.

Formato:	Artigo em periódico indexado (ALICE)
Enlaces:	Forecast models based on climatic conditions are of great interest in Integrated Pest Management (IPM) programs. The success of these models depends, among other factors, on the knowledge of the temperature effect on the pests? population dynamics. In this direction,…
Fecha:	2011-03-11
Recurso:	Repositório Acesso Livre à Informação Científica da Embrapa (ALICE)

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96.

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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97.

Sucrose metabolism during fruit development in coffea racemosa.
GEROMEL, C. - FERREIRA, L. P. - BOTTCHER, A. - POT, D. - PEREIRA, L. F. P. - LEROY, T. - VIEIRA, L. G. E. - MAZZAFERA, P. - MARRACCINI, P.

Formato:	Artigo em periódico indexado (ALICE)
Enlaces:	Sucrose is one of the compounds in the raw coffee bean that has been identified as an important precursor of coffee flavour and aroma. In order to increase our knowledge of sucrose metabolism in coffee species, sucrose and reducing sugar…
Fecha:	2011-02-15
Recurso:	Repositório Acesso Livre à Informação Científica da Embrapa (ALICE)

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98.

Formato:	Artigo em periódico indexado (ALICE)
Enlaces:	Sucrose is one of the compounds in the raw coffee bean that has been identified as an important precursor of coffee flavour and aroma. In order to increase our knowledge of sucrose metabolism in coffee species, sucrose and reducing sugar…
Fecha:	2011-03-11
Recurso:	Repositório Acesso Livre à Informação Científica da Embrapa (ALICE)

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99.

Mechanical testing of chitosan and zein thin films for packaging purpose.
BRITTO, D. de - SCRAMIN, J. A. - FORATO, L. A. - ASSIS, O. B. G.

Formato:	Artigo em anais de congresso (ALICE)
Enlaces:	2008
Fecha:	2013-08-12
Recurso:	Repositório Acesso Livre à Informação Científica da Embrapa (ALICE)

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100.

Zeins based coatings to protect pears: a preliminary study.
SCRAMIN, J. A. - BRITTO, D. de - ASSIS, O. B. G. - COLNAGO, L. A. - FORATO, L. A.

Formato:	Artigo em anais de congresso (ALICE)
Enlaces:	2008
Fecha:	2013-08-12
Recurso:	Repositório Acesso Livre à Informação Científica da Embrapa (ALICE)