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Teacher knowledge in the university classroom : inexperienced, experienced, and award-winning professors' critical incidents of teaching
Rahilly, Timothy J.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The bulk of research on teacher knowledge has taken place in elementary and secondary school settings. The goal of this study was to examine teacher knowledge in higher education by asking: (1) what types of knowledge are drawn upon in…
Fecha:	1997
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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An ethnographic study of knowledge-making in a central bank : the interplay of writing and economic modelling
Smart, Graham.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	A major contribution of research in workplace literacy has been to explore the part that writing plays in the knowledge-making practices of various professional groups. While such enquiry has revealed that writing is essential to the creation and use of…
Fecha:	1997
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Treating children with conduct problems : examining changes in parental knowledge of behavioural principles and parenting skills utilizing conjoint behavioural consultation
Illsley, Staci D.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This study examined the efficacy of conjoint behavioural consultation (CBC) with children evidencing conduct problems, the impact of CBC in enhancing parental knowledge of behavioural principles, and whether knowledge of behavioural principles is related to improved parenting skills. An A/B…
Fecha:	1997
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Un système expert pour la conception structurale préliminaire des lignes de transport d'énergie électrique /
Picard, Benoit, 1969-

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The structural design of power transmission lines requires knowledge from a variety of widely-dispersed expert sources. This thesis demonstrates how an expert system can be efficiently used to assemble and organize this knowledge in order to design a wide range…
Fecha:	1997
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Improved internet information retrieval through the use of user models, filtering agents and a knowledge-based system
Newell, Sima C.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Over the past few years, the amount of electronic information available from the Internet has increased dramatically. Unfortunately, the search tools currently available for retrieving and filtering such information remain inadequate in balancing relevance and comprehensiveness. This work proposes a…
Fecha:	1997
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Ideal motherideal body
Savell, Kristin.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This thesis argues that women's bodies are constituted by discourses about them. It explores the operations of power over women's bodies by analyzing the way in which the maternal body is constructed in the discourses of law, medicine and culture.…
Fecha:	1997
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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The development of a fuzzy decision-support system for dairy cattle culling decisions /
Strasser, Mark.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	In order to investigate the use of fuzzy logic in decision-support systems (DSS) for dairy cattle breeding, a first-generation prototype software system was developed. The objectives were to determine the advantages and limitations of fuzzy logic for this type of…
Fecha:	1997
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Students' ability to apply their knowledge and reason from science instruction in Zimbabwe
Chitepo, Thokozile, 1961-

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The goal of this research was to investigate the knowledge high school students acquire from science instruction in Zimbabwe, and their ability to reason from and apply their knowledge based on previous learning. Science educators in Zimbabwe are concerned with…
Fecha:	1997
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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The role of articulatory-phonological and lexical-semantic factors in short-term memory span /
Pollock, Susan, 1965-

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The nature of the rehearsal mechanism that supports short-term memory span (STM), and the role of lexical and semantic knowledge in list recall was evaluated. Forty university students (aged 17-29 years) recalled lists of words varied in syllable-length (SL), articulatory…
Fecha:	1997
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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10.

Michel Foucault and the transgression of theology : an inquiry into the philosophical implications of the archive for the thinking of theology
Galston, David.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This thesis explores the implications of the thought of Michel Foucault in relation to traditional Systematic Theology. It offers an outline of different types of theology to address the shortcomings exposed in the critique of Systematic Theology., The first two…
Fecha:	1997
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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11.

Medical pluralism : disease, health and healing on the coast of Kenya, 1840-1940
Malowany, Maureen.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The Kenya Coast is populated by Africans, Arab-descendants, Indians and Europeans. As part of the Indian Ocean trading network, the predominantly Muslim Coast is an unusually rich site for investigating the historical interface of distinct medical systems---Islamic, ayurvedic and indigenous---which…
Fecha:	1997
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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12.

Zero acquisition : second language acquisition of the parameter of aspect
Slabakova, Roumyana.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The goal of this thesis is to present a detailed study of the second language acquisition (SLA) of English aspect by native speakers of Slavic languages. A parameterized distinction between English and Slavic aspect is proposed, in order to account…
Fecha:	1997
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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13.

A curious machine for autonomous visual exploration /
Whaite, Peter.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Passively accepting measurements of the world is not enough, as the data obtained is always incomplete, and the inferences made from it uncertain to a degree which is often unacceptable. Machines that operate autonomously will always be faced with this…
Fecha:	1997
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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14.

The mind values meaning above knowledge : narrative and moral education
Pousao-Lopes, Cecilia.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The present study is designed to outline the approaches towards moral development and moral education over the past four decades, and to show how the findings of second-generation cognitive science compel a re-thinking of the role of narrative and narrative…
Fecha:	1997
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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15.

The link between social work education and the social worker's reported ability to respond to the needs of anglophone and allophone clients directly or indirectly affected by substance abuse /
Lannaman, Christine F.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Statistics corroborate the substantial and deleterious impact of substance abuse to both client and client systems. Social workers are regularly exposed to clients who are directly or indirectly affected by substance abuse. A random survey of social workers working with…
Fecha:	1997
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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16.

A unified formulation for mixed incompressible/compressible flows /
Kho, Cedric.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) is emerging as an integral part of engineering design and analysis. Traditionally, idealizations have been made to categorize flows as being either incompressible or compressible, with their respective numerical treatments being completely different. Incompressible flow solvers…
Fecha:	1997
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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17.

Physicians and cost containment : issues of disclosure
Lotan, Gurit.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This thesis explores the scope of physicians' legal and ethical duties of disclosure in an era marred by decreasing available medical resources. Using three hypothetical case scenarios, it examines the scope of physicians' obligations to disclose information about medical interventions…
Fecha:	1997
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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18.

The law of servants and the servants of the law : judicial regulation of labour relations in Montreal, 1830-1845
Pilarczyk, Ian C.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Labour relations in Montreal during the years 1830 to 1845 were characterized by flux. The encroachment of expanding industrialization brought with it new social phenomena and pressures, new technology, and a fundamental restructuring of employment relationships. Master-servant relations still contained…
Fecha:	1997
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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19.

The embroidered word : using traditional songs to educate women in India
Varma, Anushree.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This thesis considers the potential of using women's traditional folk songs as a primary resource in the context of women's educational programs in India. Listening to the voices of protest in women's ancient songs will not only keep women in…
Fecha:	1997
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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20.

The effect of shell geometry on the impact attenuating capabilities of ice hockey helmets relative to liner structural characteristics and impact conditions /
Spyrou, Evangelos.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Shell geometry is one of the many variables that can influence the way energy is absorbed by the helmet during impact. The purpose of this study was to gain knowledge in how shell geometry affects the performance of the shell…
Fecha:	1997
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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21.

(Re)visualizing AIDS : art activism and the popular medicalscientific image of HIV, Revisualizing AIDS
Kudsi-Zadeh, Chantalle B.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This thesis is concerned with AIDS cultural activism. Specifically, it examines artistic responses to the medical/scientific image of HIV that circulates widely in the mainstream press. Examples of AIDS science reporting that focus on the medical/scientific image of HIV are…
Fecha:	1997
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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22.

Reading for reform : history, theology, and interpretation and the work of Elizabeth Gaskell and Charles Kingsley
Findlay, Isobel.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	In a Victorian Britain in crisis, Chartism was as it remains an exemplary site for contestation of various forms of authority--social, political, theological, historical, and literary. When Carlyle in his Chartism essay demands what "the under classes intrinsically mean," he…
Fecha:	1997
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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23.

Discrete choice modelling in conjoint analysis
Lukban, Albert.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Strategic planning is not only necessary in today's global economy where markets are becoming more susceptible to international competition, it is vital. The foresight of market reactions can lead to a competitive advantage. Market share losses can be minimized (and…
Fecha:	1997
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Experimental study of octanol-water partition coefficients for 2,4,6-trichlorophenol and pentachlorophenol : derivation of an empirical model of chlorophenol partitioning behaviour
Nowosielski, B. E. (Bogdan E.)

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The octanol-water partition coefficients (log Kow) of 2,4,6-trichlorophenol and pentachlorophenol were determined as functions of pH, ionic strength, and aqueous metal content. For both chlorophenols, the log Kow exhibits pH dependence in the range pKa-1 < pH < pK a+2.…
Fecha:	1997
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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25.

Distance education on the world-wide web
Spiller, Simone.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The Internet's growing acceptance as a key medium to educate people is the main focus of this thesis. Although distance education has been a popular learning method since the end of the 19th Century, never before has technology made it…
Fecha:	1997
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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26.

La lecture de l'oeuvre d'art chez Marcel Proust /
Barr, Philippe.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	In Proustian aesthetics, the act of reading constitutes a fundamental activity in the elaboration of Remembrance of Things Past. The representation of each art form which the novel proposes to synthesize (architecture, painting, and literature) is based on intertextual relationships…
Fecha:	1997
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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27.

The study of prognosis in Alzheimer's disease : a critical review and comparative analysis of methodology
Lesperance, Kathleen Joan.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Knowledge of the clinical progression and prognosis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is important for planning the care of afflicted individuals and evaluating the potential benefits of interventions. There is little consensus, however, regarding the prognostic importance of clinical and demographic…
Fecha:	1997
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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28.

Revelance of CD44 to cancer biology
Rudzki, Zbigniew.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This thesis explores the role of an adhesion protein, CD44, in the biology of colon cancer. CD44 glycoprotein is a main extracellular receptor for hyaluronic acid. A single CD44 gene composed of 20 exons encodes a variety of isoforms due…
Fecha:	1997
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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29.

Detecting and locating moving objects in images taken from a mobile robot
Bhanji, Altaz.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This thesis describes an algorithm for detecting moving objects in images taken from a moving robot. The algorithm distinguishes itself from other similar, existing solutions in that it lends itself to a fast implementation, yet provides results which are reliable…
Fecha:	1997
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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30.

The "third way" : Russia's religious philosophers in the West, 1917-1996
Baird, Catherine, 1966-

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	In 1922, the Bolshevik government expelled some 160 prominent intellectuals from Russia. Numbered among these were many of the leaders of the Religious Renaissance which had flourished since the turn of the century. They advocated a "third way": neither for…
Fecha:	1997
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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31.

A method for identifying geometrically simple surfaces from three dimensional images /
MacDonald, J. David.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Computational neuroanatomy is an exciting new area where digital tools are used with great advantage in the analysis of structure and function of the brain. One major area of research in this field involves automatically creating computerized representations of the…
Fecha:	1997
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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32.

Nanoparticle size control and coronal structure in block ionomer micelles
Moffitt, Matthew.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Quantum-confined semiconductors have been synthesized in ionomer microdomains, demonstrating thermodynamic control of nanoparticle sizes via a priori knowledge of ion aggregation numbers. In block ionomers, cadmium sulfide (CdS) nanoparticle sizes are found to scale with the ionic block length (N…
Fecha:	1997
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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33.

City at war : the effects of the Second World War on Verdun, Québec
Durflinger, Serge Marc.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This work examines the effects of the Second World War on Verdun, Quebec, an urban, working-class community with a 1941 population of 67,000. Verdun was the third-largest city in Quebec and the thirteenth-largest in Canada. This study assesses the military,…
Fecha:	1997
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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34.

Molecular analysis of human androgen receptor mutations causing motor neuronopathy or infertility.
Abdullah, Abdullah A. Rasool.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	hAR mutations cause, or predispose to, androgen insensitivity syndrome (AIS), spinobulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA, a motor neuronodegenerative disease), and prostate cancer. I investigated the pathogenic mechanism of three AR mutations: expansion of the trinucleotide repeat (CAG)n coding for the polymorphic…
Fecha:	1997
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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35.

The relationship between the grotesque and revolutionary thought in Milton's Paradise lost and Shelley's Prometheus unbound /
White, Michael, 1971-

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	No substantial studies, at least to my knowledge, have yet been dedicated either to Milton's or to Shelley's extensive poetic use of the grotesque. This omission surprises me, especially given the voluminous critical attention both authors receive. Neither Milton nor…
Fecha:	1997
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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36.

ORB : object recognition for real-time autonomous mobile robot navigation
Bui, Don T.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	An object recognition system called ORB1 is proposed and implemented for use on a mobile robot. ORB utilizes the QUADRIS sensor platform developed at the Centre for Intelligent Machines (CIM) at McGill University, which is composed of two BIRIS2 laser…
Fecha:	1997
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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37.

Selecting subjects for participation in clinical research : an empirical inquiry and ethical analysis
Weijer, Charles.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Procedures for the selection of subjects for participation in randomized clinical trials--usually formalized as eligibility criteria in the study protocol--have both scientific and ethical implications. In this thesis, I undertake an examination of eligibility criteria at three stages in the…
Fecha:	1997
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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38.

A sense of belonging : pre-liberation space, symbolics, and leadership in gay Montreal
Higgins, Ross.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This is a study of collective identity formation among Montreal gay men before 1970. Using a theoretical framework based on schema theory and discourse analysis, I show that the success of the gay movement after that date was founded on…
Fecha:	1997
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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39.

Acquisition of segmental structure : consequences for speech perception and second language acquisition
Brown, Cynthia A, 1967-

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Through an investigation of the acquisition of feature geometric representations in first and second language acquisition, this dissertation demonstrates how the Feature Geometry theory contained in Universal Grammar actively guides and constrains the acquisition of segmental representations by children. In…
Fecha:	1997
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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40.

Combinatorial interactions controlling cardiac transcription
Durocher, Daniel.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The establishment and maintenance of the cardiac phenotype requires the activation of cardiac-specific as well as muscle-restricted genes in a tightly regulated spatial manner. This process is presumably governed by the combinatorial action of cell-restricted as well as ubiquitous transcriptional…
Fecha:	1997
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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41.

Transitivity alternations in second language acquisition : a crosslinguistic study of English, Spanish and Turkish
Montrul, Silvina A.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This thesis studies the L2 acquisition of transitivity alternations in English, Spanish and Turkish within the Generative framework. in particular, it sets out to investigate the interaction of universal principles and L1 knowledge in interlanguage grammars, as well as whether…
Fecha:	1997
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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42.

Truncation in second language acquisition
Prévost, Philippe, 1966-

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	In this thesis, I argue that early child second language (L2) grammars allow truncation, on a par with proposals by Rizzi (1993/1994) and Haegeman (1995) for first language (L1) acquisition. This account (the Truncation Hypothesis) holds that Rizzi's (1994) Root…
Fecha:	1997
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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43.

Poetics of the body in feminist art : three modalities
Baert, Renee.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	My thesis is centered on poetics of the body in contemporary feminist art. Poetics, understood as the languages, materials and forms of composition, underscores the symbolically and socially mediated body so rendered, rather than its biological, anatomical, or otherwise 'natural'…
Fecha:	1997
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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44.

Suspended conversations : private photographic albums in the public collection of the McCord Museum of Canadian History
Langford, Martha.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The compilation of albums began almost upon the invention of photography and has continued to this day, migrating now into the realms of electronic and digital imagery. The private album, which includes, but is not limited to, the family album,…
Fecha:	1997
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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45.

Availability of information about sustainable bioenergy technologies: the agro-energy tree of knowledge.
JARDINE, J. G. - SUNDFELD, E. - DURÃES, F. O. M.

Formato:	Artigo em periódico indexado (ALICE)
Enlaces:	In addition to the efforts undertaken by research institutions to generate new knowledge and technologies, it is also necessary to promote the results of this research. Specifically, there is a need for an information system that aggregates, organizes and systematizes…
Fecha:	2014-01-27
Recurso:	Repositório Acesso Livre à Informação Científica da Embrapa (ALICE)

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46.

Seismic sensitivity of tall guyed telecommunication towers.
Ghodrati Amiri, Gholamreza.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	In the wireless, microwave, and satellite communications industry, guyed towers are one of the important structural subsystems. They support a variety of antenna broadcasting systems at great heights, or are themselves radiators in order to transmit radio, television, and telephone…
Fecha:	1997
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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47.

Methane production in bovines using different food additives determined by SF6 tracer technique.
PERNA JUNIOR, F. - RODRIGUES, P. H. M. - PINEDO, L. A. - MARINO, C. T. - ROMERO, L. A. - VASQUEZ, D. C. Z. - BERNDT, A. - FRIGHETTO, R. T. S.

Formato:	Resumo em anais de congresso (ALICE)
Enlaces:	2013
Fecha:	2014-03-18
Recurso:	Repositório Acesso Livre à Informação Científica da Embrapa (ALICE)

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48.

Methane production of goats fed different forage: concentrate ratio.
LIMA, A. C. V. - RESENDE, K. T. - TEIXEIRA, I. A. M. A. - FERNANDES, M. H. M. R. - FRIGHETTO, R. T. S. - BONFÁ, H. C. - JUNIOR, C. S. R. - DIAS E SILVA, N. C.

Formato:	Resumo em anais de congresso (ALICE)
Enlaces:	2013
Fecha:	2014-03-18
Recurso:	Repositório Acesso Livre à Informação Científica da Embrapa (ALICE)

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49.

Pharmacokinetic parameters of moxidectin residue in the serum of lambs.
BAPTISTA, R. C. - FERNANDES, M. A. M. - GILAVERTE, S. - QUEIROZ, S. C. do N. de - FERRACINI, V. L. - ASSALIN, M. R. - MONTEIRO, A. L. G. - REYES, F. G. R.

Formato:	Resumo em anais de congresso (ALICE)
Enlaces:	2013
Fecha:	2014-03-18
Recurso:	Repositório Acesso Livre à Informação Científica da Embrapa (ALICE)

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50.

CLA in milk dairy goats.
MATOS, R. da S. - RODRIGUES, M. T. - BOMFIM, M. A. D. - SILVA, M. M. C da - FELISBERTO, N. R. de O. - SILVA, S. P. da.

Formato:	Resumo em anais de congresso (ALICE)
Enlaces:	2013
Fecha:	2014-01-14
Recurso:	Repositório Acesso Livre à Informação Científica da Embrapa (ALICE)

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51.

Economic values for production traits of sheep raised on native pastures of the Pampa biome in Brazil.
LAMPERT, V. do N. - YOKOO, M. J. I. - AZAMBUJA, R. C. C. - MORAIS, O. R. de - LOBO, R. N. B. - MORAES, J. C. F. - ALVES, R. M. - CARDOSO, F. F.

Formato:	Resumo em anais de congresso (ALICE)
Enlaces:	2013
Fecha:	2014-02-19
Recurso:	Repositório Acesso Livre à Informação Científica da Embrapa (ALICE)

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52.

On Being ‘Actionable’: Clinical Sequencing and the Emerging Contours of a Regime of Genomic Medicine in Oncology.
Cambrosio, Alberto - Nelson, Nicole - Keating, Peter

Formato:	Postprint
Enlaces:	This article explores commercial, academic, and national initiatives aimed at usingsequencing technologies to generate “actionable” genomic results that can beapplied to the clinical management of oncology patients. We argue that the term“actionable” is not merely a buzzword, but signals the…
Fecha:	2013, June 2014
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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53.

21st Century Oncology: A Tangled Web
Cambrosio, Alberto - Keating, Peter

Formato:	Postprint
Enlaces:	Researchers and clinicians in the field of oncology have now entered the second decadeof targeted therapy, widely held to be a revolutionary new form of cancer therapyresearch. The present era is regarded as the end of brute empiricism: as laboratoryresearchers…
Fecha:	2013, June 2014
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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54.

Sistema de organização do conhecimento sobre intensificação agropecuária: agregando valor às redes de conhecimento da Embrapa.
PIEROZZI JUNIOR, I. - OLIVEIRA, L. H. M. de - ALENCAR, M. de C. F. - ALMEIDA, G. M. de B.

Formato:	Capítulo em livro técnico-científico (ALICE)
Enlaces:	O presente trabalho relata a experiência desenvolvimento e aplicação, no âmbito de um projeto de pesquisa, de um modelo de organização e representação do conhecimento sobre os processos de intensificação agropecuária, contextualizados por observações empíricas em regiões produtoras de commodities…
Fecha:	2014-01-29
Recurso:	Repositório Acesso Livre à Informação Científica da Embrapa (ALICE)

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55.

Therapy’s Shadow: A Short History of the Study of Resistance to Cancer Chemotherapy
Cambrosio, Alberto - Keating, Peter - Nelson, Nicole - Mogoutov, Andrei

Formato:	Other
Enlaces:	This article traces the history of research on resistance to drug therapy in oncology using scientometric techniques and qualitative analysis. Using co-citation analysis, we generate maps to visualize subdomains in resistance research in two time periods, 1975–1990 and 1995–2010. These…
Fecha:	2013, June 2, 2014
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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56.

Sistema nacional de inovação: relações de cooperação para inovar nas empresas privadas e estatais brasileiras.
LEIS, F. - SILVA, C. DA S. - BASSI, N. S. S. - POIT, D. R.

Formato:	Artigo em periódico indexado (ALICE)
Enlaces:	A inovação nasce a partir da ação coordenada de diferentes atores. Essas interações estão voltadas para a formação de uma cadeia de conhecimentos que é fundamental para o processo de inovação. Assim, a proposta deste artigo é avaliar as relações…
Fecha:	2014-12-22
Recurso:	Repositório Acesso Livre à Informação Científica da Embrapa (ALICE)

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57.

Antimicrobial activity of amazonian medicinal plants.
OLIVEIRA, A. A. - SEGOVIA, J. F. O. - SOUSA, V. Y. K. - MATA, E. C. G. - GONÇALVES, M. C. A. - BEZERRA, R. M. - MJUNIOR, P. O. M - KANZAKI, L. I. B.

Formato:	Artigo em periódico indexado (ALICE)
Enlaces:	The aqueous extracts of currently utilized Amazonian medicinal plants were assayed in vitro searching for antimicrobial activity against human and animal pathogenic microorganisms. Medium resuspended lyophilized aqueous extracts of different organs of Amazonian medicinal plants were assayed by in vitro…
Fecha:	2014-01-14
Recurso:	Repositório Acesso Livre à Informação Científica da Embrapa (ALICE)

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58.

Comportamento de híbridos e variedades de milho em região semiárida no ano agrícola 2013.
SOUZA, I. M. de - GUEDES, F. L. - FERNANDES, J. K. S. - MELO, M. D. - PRIMO, A. A. - POMPEU, R. C. F. F.

Formato:	Artigo em anais de congresso (ALICE)
Enlaces:	Resumo: A produção de milho no Brasil é bastante difundida, uma vez que o País apresenta áreas consideradas propensas para a implantação de tal cultura. No entanto, em algumas regiões como o Semiárido brasileiro as condições ambientais são variáveis e…
Fecha:	2014-01-07
Recurso:	Repositório Acesso Livre à Informação Científica da Embrapa (ALICE)

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59.

An ecologically-based method for selecting ecological indicators for assessing risks to biological diversity from genetically-engineered plants.
ANDOW, D. A. - LOVEI, G. L. - ARPAIA, S. - WILSON, L. - FONTES, E. M. G. - HILBECK, A. - LANG, A. - TUAT, N. V. - PIRES, C. S. S. - SUJII, E. R. - ZWAHLEN, C. - BIRCH, A. N. E. - CAPALBO, D. M. F. - PRESCOTT, K. - OMOTO, C. - ZEILINGER, A. R.

Formato:	Artigo em periódico indexado (ALICE)
Enlaces:	The environmental risks associated with genetically-engineered (GE) organisms have been controversial, and so have the models for the assessment of these risks. We propose an ecologically-based environmental risk assessment (ERA) model that follows the 1998 USEPA guidelines, focusing on potential…
Fecha:	2014-02-11
Recurso:	Repositório Acesso Livre à Informação Científica da Embrapa (ALICE)

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60.

Fruit development of three guava cultivars (Psidium guava L.).
MATTIUZ, B. H. - GONZAGA NETO, L. - LIMA FILHO, J. M. P.

Formato:	Artigo em periódico indexado (ALICE)
Enlaces:	The knowledge of guava fruiting cycle is of great interest not only due to its biological aspects but also as an important datum for the application of cultural practices. This paper was carried out in the Submedio São Francisco region…
Fecha:	2013-02-14
Recurso:	Repositório Acesso Livre à Informação Científica da Embrapa (ALICE)

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61.

Crabwood oil traditional extraction in Amazon Estuary floodplain forest.
GUEDES, A. L. - SANTOS, M. - GOMES, S. - PINTO, E. - SING, J. - GUEDES, M. - CUNHA, H.

Formato:	Resumo em anais de congresso (ALICE)
Enlaces:	2013
Fecha:	2014-02-13
Recurso:	Repositório Acesso Livre à Informação Científica da Embrapa (ALICE)

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62.

Translators' lack of cultural knowledge when subtitling from english to spanish
González Lemus, Gilberto

Formato:	Trabajo Recepcional
Enlaces:	Tesina presentada a la Facultad de Idiomas de la Universidad Veracruzana, Región Xalapa
Fecha:	2014-01-24
Recurso:	Universidad Veracruzana

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63.

The impact of heterogeneity on the development of english language knowledge
Ortega Guerrero, Amanda - Díaz Bello, Magda

Formato:	Trabajo Recepcional
Enlaces:	Descripción completa.
Fecha:	2014-01-28
Recurso:	Universidad Veracruzana

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64.

Can the use of cognitive and metacognitive self-regulated learning strategies be predicted by learners' levels of prior knowledge in Hypermedia-learning environments?
Taub, Michelle

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Research on self-regulated learning (SRL) in hypermedia-learning environments is a growing area of interest. One major issue is the role of prior knowledge, which can influence how students interact with hypermedia-learning systems in terms of their use of SRL strategies.…
Fecha:	2014
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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65.

La importancia de los estudios regionales de circulación en el Golfo de México
Vidal, V. M. V. - Vidal, F. V.

Formato:	Artículo
Enlaces:	The Gulf of Mexico engenders; a preponderant economie. ecological, oceanographic, and strategic importance. It constitutes an excellent physical laboratory within which major oceanographic processes can be studied aiid extrapolated to other parts of the world's, oceans. Given its geographical location…
Fecha:	2013-08-07
Recurso:	Facultad de Ciencias - UNAM

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66.

Genetic parameters estimates for weight gains of Santa Inês sheep using two-trait model.
PORCIÚNCULA, J. A. da - ALVES, A. A. C. - M. JÚNIOR, C. T. M. - SOUSA, D. R. de - SILVA, M. S. da - LOBO, R. N. B.

Formato:	Resumo em anais de congresso (ALICE)
Enlaces:	2013
Fecha:	2014-02-19
Recurso:	Repositório Acesso Livre à Informação Científica da Embrapa (ALICE)

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67.

Estimation of genetic parameters for mature weight in sheep Santa Inês.
SILVA, M. S. da - ALVES, A. A. C. - PORCIÚNCULA, J. A. da - M. JÚNIOR, C. T. M. - SOUSA, D. R. de - LOBO, R. N. B.

Formato:	Resumo em anais de congresso (ALICE)
Enlaces:	2013
Fecha:	2014-02-19
Recurso:	Repositório Acesso Livre à Informação Científica da Embrapa (ALICE)

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68.

Parasites in Curimata cyprinoides (Characiformes: Curimatidae) from eastern Amazon, Brazil.
TAVARES-DIAS, M. - NEVES, L. R. - PINHEIRO, D. A. - OLIVEIRA, M. S. B. - MARINHO, R. das G. B.

Formato:	Artigo em periódico indexado (ALICE)
Enlaces:	This work is the first study on parasitic fauna of Curimata cyprinoides Linnaeus, 1766 (Curimatidae) and the host-parasite relationship. The total of 154,740 parasites such as Ichthyophthirius multifiliis (Ciliophora), trophozoite of Spironucleus sp. (Hexamitidae), Urocleidoides sp. (Monogenoidea), Digenea gen. sp.…
Fecha:	2014-05-09
Recurso:	Repositório Acesso Livre à Informação Científica da Embrapa (ALICE)

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69.

A importância das Tecnologias da Informação e Comunicação em cursos online: Um estudo exploratório em uma Universidade do Sul de Minas Gerais, The importance of information technology and communication in online courses: an exploratory study at a south of University of Minas Gerais
Ferrugini, Lílian - Freitas, Rodrigo Cassimiro - Souza, Donizete Leandro - Castro, Cléber Carvalho

Formato:	Artigo
Enlaces:	Tendências do mundo atual giram em torno de manter-se atualizado e conectado às diversas e rápidas informações que surgem a todo instante nos mais diversos lugares. As Tecnologias da Informação e Comunicação (TIC’s), dessa forma, possuem o objetivo…
Fecha:	2014-10-13
Recurso:	Universidade Federal de Lavras - UFLA

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70.

Development of a KT intervention to promote the use of dance as a therapeutic modality in rehabilitation
Demers, Marika

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Background: Dance is a modality of choice in rehabilitation, because it combines the benefits of aerobic exercise with an enjoyable social activity. Despite the scientific evidence supporting the use of dance in rehabilitation, this treatment modality is rarely used in…
Fecha:	2014
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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71.

Estratégia de criação de conhecimento em micro e pequenas empresas por meio de programas de estágio: uma realidade ou um desafio?, Strategy creation of knowledge in micro and small enterprises through training programs: a reality or a challenge?
Souza, Donizeti Leandro de - Zambalde, André Luiz - Oliveira, Nivaldo

Formato:	Artigo
Enlaces:	Este estudo tem como objetivo analisar a relação entre a implantação de programas de estágio e a construção de conhecimentos em micro e pequenas empresas (MPE’s), identificando, se na prática, esses programas têm sido desenvolvidos para fins…
Fecha:	2014-08-06
Recurso:	Universidade Federal de Lavras - UFLA

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72.

The reading comprehension of deaf/hard-of-hearing Jamaican students: the contributions of intellectual ability, sign-language comprehension, vocabulary, knowledge and metacognitive awareness
Dockery, Karla

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	A large number of deaf/hard-of-hearing (hh) students never attain grade-appropriate reading comprehension levels. Studies, primarily with North American and European countries, have established that the median reading comprehension level achieved at graduation is grade 4. The present study sought to…
Fecha:	2014
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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73.

Regularized reinforcement learning with performance guarantees
Milani Fard, Mahdi

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Reinforcement learning covers a broad category of control problems in which the learning agent interacts with the environment in order to learn to maximize the collected utility. Such exploratory interaction is often costly, encouraging sample-efficient algorithms to be used in…
Fecha:	2014
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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74.

Propuesta de Metodología para la Gestión de Proyectos de Alianzas Estratégicas en la División Banda Ancha del Sector Telecomunicaciones del ICE a fin de brindar Soluciones de Tercerización a Clientes Empresariales
Santamaría Sandoval, José Roberto - Jiménez Aguirre, María

Formato:	Technical Report
Enlaces:	Currently, the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE) offers a range of customized solutions for enterprise customers-level Information Technology (IT), and its main drawback response time for delivery of these. Having strategic alliances collaborate in resolving the situation. This research is…
Fecha:	2014-02-20
Recurso:	Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica

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75.

Teorias da aprendizagem e gestão do conhecimento: um alinhamento teórico, Learning theories and knowledge management: a theoretical alignment
Souza, Donizeti Leandro - Sousa, Jorgiane Suelen - Ferrugini, Lílian - Zambalde, André Luiz

Formato:	Artigo
Enlaces:	O objetivo desse ensaio é apresentar uma investigação entre os pressupostos das teorias da aprendizagem (Behaviorismo, Inteligências Múltiplas e Teoria Construtivista) e sua relação de simetria com as epistemologias da posse e da prática presentes na literatura sobre…
Fecha:	2014-10-13
Recurso:	Universidade Federal de Lavras - UFLA

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76.

Alfabetismo financiero en jóvenes mexicanos de 15 a 18 años
Villagómez Amezcua, A.

Formato:	info:eu-repo/semantics/workingPaper
Enlaces:	Un mundo crecientemente los individuos tienen menor capacidad para tomar decisiones óptimas debido a la falta de conocimientos sobre conceptos básicos financieros. Esto conduce a equivocaciones en decisiones claves que se toman a lo largo de la vida. El analfabetismo…
Fecha:	2014
Recurso:	CIDE RI

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77.

Revisión e integración del conocimiento de las Orchidaceae de Tabasco, México, Review and integration of knowledge of the Orchidaceae of Tabasco, Mexico
Eliana Noguera Savelli - WILLIAM ROLANDO CETZAL IX

Formato:	info:eu-repo/semantics/article, info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Enlaces:	A la fecha, no existe un trabajo integrador y actualizado de la orquideoflora tabasqueña, lo anterior, a pesar de la existencia de diversos estudios florísticos donde se incluye a la familia y a la cantidad de material disponible en los…
Fecha:	2014
Recurso:	CICY

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78.

An investigation of the role of legends and storytelling in a Kanien’kehá:ka (Mohawk) early childhood facility
Deer, Sandra

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	AbstractThrough the course of our history, Indigenous cultural and spiritual knowledge remains, in many places as faint as the smoke rising from the embers of last nights fire; in other places, with enough flame to ignite another log. In spite…
Fecha:	2014
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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79.

Knowing children: telepathy in Anglo-American fiction, 1846-1946
Holmgren, Lindsay

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	"Knowing Children" describes the means by which telepathic devices present the mind of the child in novels by Charles Dickens, Henry James, William Faulkner, and Carson McCullers. An intellectual interest in the child and childhood flourished not only during the…
Fecha:	2014
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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80.

"They gon' study some [things]": representation of schools and schooling in HBO's «The Wire»
Siam, Habib

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This qualitative inquiry is a close reading of the representations of public schools and schooling in HBO's television drama The Wire. I pay particular attention to the experiences of school administrators, educators, and students. The Wire draws from the ethnographic…
Fecha:	2014
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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81.

Anxiety and depression among participants in an early ovarian cancer diagnosis program
Grigorie, Maria Simona

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Background: Despite its low incidence, ovarian cancer is associated with very poor prognosis and this is common knowledge in the general population. There is limited knowledge about the levels of anxiety and depression in women who undergo diagnostic testing for…
Fecha:	2014
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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82.

Epistemic beliefs and assessment practices:effects on learning strategies and learning outcomes
Chevrier, Marianne

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The aim of this thesis was to better understand the impact of different evaluative tasks on student learning by considering the role that learners’ beliefs about knowledge and knowing might have in this relationship. This study explored whether students’ task…
Fecha:	2014
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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83.

The use of laboratory and participatory ergonomic research models to investigate working posture in industry
Antle, David

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Consensus on physical mechanisms linking work posture to discomfort and disorder risk has not been reached. The objective of this dissertation was to use a series of laboratory studies to identify measurements associated with discomfort and disorder risk in lower…
Fecha:	2014
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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84.

Análisis del uso de los recursos no maderables como modelo sustentable en comunidades indígenas : estudio comparativo en la comunidad Infierno en Madre de Dios, Perú y de Naranjal Poniente en la Zona Maya de México
López Barreto, Mauricio Feliciano

Formato:	info:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesis
Enlaces:	Resumen en español: En la actualidad existe una amplia gama de estrategias para la conservación del medioambiente diseñadas principalmente sobre criterios de tipo puramente económico, que representan una amenaza tanto para los estilos de vida de numerosos pueblos indígenas como…
Fecha:	2014
Recurso:	ECOSUR

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85.

Plan para la Dirección del Proyecto Ampliación de la Oferta de Servicios de Consulta Médica Homeopática en el Área de Salud de Curridabat
Solís Agüero, Sedalí

Formato:	Technical Report
Enlaces:	The objective of the research is to provide the Project Management Plan of the project “Medical Services Offering Extension of the Homeopathic Consultation” to Curridabat Health Area, belonging to the Integral Health Program of the University of Costa Rica. Due…
Fecha:	2014-02-21
Recurso:	Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica

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86.

Pragmática de la desinformación: estratagemas e incidencia de la calidad informativa de los medios
Romero Rodríguez, Luis M.

Formato:	text (thesis)
Enlaces:	Esta investigación ofrece primeramente una categorización de las estrategias de desinformación más comunes, explicadas a la luz de teorías de diferentes campos del conocimiento y contextualizadas a través de análisis de casos históricos y contemporáneos. Posteriormente se ofrece un estudio…
Fecha:	2014
Recurso:	Dialnet (Tesis)

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87.

Knowledge Management and Organizational Resilience in Nigerian Manufacturing Organizations
Umoh, Godwin, Ikpe. - Amah, Edwinah

Formato:	info:eu-repo/semantics/article, Peer-reviewed Article, info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Enlaces:	This study examines the relationship between knowledge management and organizational resilience. The sample for the study consisted of one hundred and twenty eight (128) employees from the thirty four manufacturing companies that are registered with the manufacturers Association of Nigeria,…
Fecha:	2013-10-01
Recurso:	Developing country studies

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88.

Tecnologías de información y padrones gubernamentales: el caso del diseño del proyecto de actualización de registros y expedientes de PROCAMPO
Ríos Marroquín, J. I. - Gil García, J. R.

Formato:	info:eu-repo/semantics/workingPaper
Enlaces:	Information and Communication Technologies (ICT’s) have the potential of radically change governments and the way they interact with citizens, businesses and other levels of government. However, there is a lack of knowledge about the conditions, factors, and aspects that are…
Fecha:	2014
Recurso:	CIDE RI

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89.

Conocimientos, representaciones y actitudes de los estudiantes de titulaciones educativas sobre el VIH/SIDA
Cejudo Cortés, Carmen María Aránzazu

Formato:	text (thesis)
Enlaces:	La tesis doctoral titulada Conocimientos. representaciones y actitudes de los estudiantes de titulaciones educativas sobre el VIH/SIDA, pretende analizar dos cuestiones fundamentales. La primera de ellas consiste en determinar aquellos conocimientos que poseen ios estudiantes sobre el VIH/SIDA y que…
Fecha:	2014
Recurso:	Dialnet (Tesis)

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90.

Elementary school teachers and the ethics and religious culture course
Pelchat, Alex

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	In 2008, a new course entitled Ethics and Religious Culture was introduced in Quebec for students from first grade to secondary five, with the exception of secondary three students. The implementation of the course was controversial and many parents and…
Fecha:	2014
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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91.

Wellbeing and expression with youth dancing Hip Hop in an urban multiethnic neighborhood
Lyke, Claire

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Situated in a Canadian multiethnic urban neighbourhood, this exploratory study examines the experiences of youth dancing Hip Hop. Critical and performance ethnographic research was conducted at a drop-in Hip Hop class at a community centre using participant observation and dyadic…
Fecha:	2014
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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92.

Habitus, charisma, and hysteresis in the United Arab Republic: a Bourdieu-inspired interpretation
Foldy, Benjamin

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This thesis synthesizes different elements of Bourdieu’s writings on practice, politics, and charisma to provide a new interpretation of Egypt and Syria’s three-year merger into a unified state, the United Arab Republic (UAR). It begins with a theoretical chapter that…
Fecha:	2014
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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93.

"These aren't the drones you're looking for" secrecy and the weapon legitimation process, 2009-2013
Anderson, Sean

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This thesis examines variations in specific framing used by the Obama administration and New York Times journalists during the public legitimation process of armed unmanned aerial vehicles. It employs a theoretical framework that examines the socially thick agency created through…
Fecha:	2014
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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94.

Caracterización de ruido en dispositivos activos saturados en ganancia, Noise characterization of active devices with gain saturation
Víctor Hugo Castañeda Miranda

Formato:	info:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesis
Enlaces:	El ruido se de?ne como una perturbación indeseada que se superpone a una señalútil y está presente en sistemas de comunicación. Existen diferentes tipos de ruido como ruido térmico, ruido de difusión, ruido de disparo, etc. Estos tipos de ruido…
Fecha:	2014
Recurso:	CICESE

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95.

Un algoritmo de enumeración completa para la identificación de SCAPs y su implementación en GPUs, A full enumeration algorithm for SCAPs identication and its implementation on GPUs
Najash Marrón Guluarte

Formato:	info:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesis
Enlaces:	Los péptidos catiónicos anpáticosde corta longitud con actividad antimicrobiana son producidos de manera naturalpor una gran variedad de organismos como mecanismo de defensa. Debido a lacreciente resistencia a antibióticos de los microorganismos patógenos, estospéptidos han llamado la atención de manera…
Fecha:	2014
Recurso:	CICESE

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96.

Efecto del tipo de lípido en la actividad de las lipasas digestivas durante la etapa larvaria del lenguado de California (Paralichthys californicus), The effect of lipid type on lipid digestive enzymes during the larval stage of the California halibut (Paralichthys californicus)
José Pablo Fuentes Quesada

Formato:	info:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesis
Enlaces:	El lenguado de California (Paralichthys californicus) es una especie con alto potencial acuícola para el Noroeste de México, por su alto valor de mercado y la buena aceptación del consumidor. Sin embargo, su cultivo larvario presenta limitaciones debido a la…
Fecha:	2014
Recurso:	CICESE

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97.

The bias of libraries: Montréal's Grande Bibliothèque
Mickiewicz, Paulina Maria

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This dissertation is centered on the Grande Bibliothèque (GB) which opened in Montreal in the spring of 2005, and was a library project of unprecedented scale in the city. The Grande Bibliothèque project unfolded during a significant moment in the…
Fecha:	2014
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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98.

A multiscale approach to mechancial modeling of a leaf petiole: integrating cell wall, cellular tissues, and structural morphology
Faisal, Md Tanvir

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	A plant is a natural hierarchical structure, which exhibits remarkable mechanical properties. The macro (scale) mechanical properties of a plant are the cumulative outcome of the structural properties of its preceding level of structural hierarchy. To develop engineering structures inspired…
Fecha:	2014
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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99.

Comparison of methodologies for induction motor design
Kibby, Devon

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	In the last few decades, the world of electric machine design, specifically induction machine design, has been reinvigorated by the introduction of power electronics. Where designers were once limited to a single alternating current waveform with constant voltage and frequency,…
Fecha:	2014
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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100.

Determinants of stress reactivity and memory performance in older adults
Sindi, Shireen

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	It is commonly believed that memory capacities decline with advanced age. Among various biological mechanisms investigated, the stress hormone (cortisol) has received much attention. When cortisol levels are elevated, they impair cognitive performance. Yet evidence shows that there is considerable…
Fecha:	2014
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL