A Estratégia de Saúde da Família se propõe a trabalhar as questões de saúde de maneira interdisciplinar, e para tanto, a equipe deve possuir aportes de conhecimento que sejam condizentes com esta proposta. Neste sentido, o presente artigo investigou o…

This study investigates how Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179), a medieval abbess used visions received during the prodromal stages of migraines to reconstruct herself symbolically. In her visions she believed that God, the "Living Light" instructed her "to write and say…

Human designers use previous designs extensively in solving new design problems and Case-Based Reasoning (CBR) provides a knowledge representation paradigm which attempts to model such process. In this thesis we present a case-based approach to solving design problems by retrieving…

This thesis presents a survey of the development of economic growth theory, including the latest developments in the relationship between international economic integration through international flows of goods and/or knowledge and endogenous economic growth. Based on the following literature review,…

Á undanförnum árum hafa mörg íslensk fyrirtæki verið að alþjóðavæða starfsemi sína. Ljóst er að íslensk fyrirtæki hafa yfir að ráða þekkingu og reynslu sem gæti nýst á nýmörkuðum í framtíðinni, ekki síst í orkumálum. Orkuframkvæmdir eru oft fjármagnsfrekar og…

Para avaliar a adesão à vacina contra a infecção pelo vírus da hepatite B (VHB) em prisioneiros, bem como comportamentos de risco e conhecimento sobre essa infecção, realizou-se um estudo em indivíduos que cumprem pena em regime semi-aberto em Goiânia,…

This thesis considers the dimensional analysis theory in engineering. A Knowledge-Aided Design Tool is presented which permits the solution of many aspects of Dimensional Analysis for electromagnetics. The KAD Tool was coded in the language Lisp with Allegro Common Lisp…

This study focused on the comprehension and cognitive processing of texts in biology by 36 graduate science students for whom Chinese was their first (L1) and English their second language (L2). The students in the study were from two disciplines:…

This study retraces the steps of the 17th century architect and engineer Salomon de Caus through his written and built works, in an attempt to understand the relationship between what he made and the model by which his world was…

The numerous illustrations--or better yet demonstrations--in Viollet-le-Duc's Dictionnaire Raisonne of Gothic architecture were the most powerful means of implementing biological metaphors in order to transfer or situate the discourse of architecture within the realm of nineteenth century positivistic science. Viollet-le-Duc…