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Putting Patents in Context:Exploring Knowledge Transfer from MIT
Agrawal, Ajay - Henderson, Rebecca

Formato:	Working Paper
Enlaces:	In this paper we explore the degree to which patents are representative of the magnitude, direction, and impact of the knowledge spilling out of the university by focusing on MIT, and in particular on the departments of Mechanical and Electrical…
Fecha:	2003-12-18
Recurso:	MIT

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Modern indigenous curriculum : teaching indigenous knowledge of handicraft at Sami colleges in Finland and Norway = Oddaaigasaš eamialbmoga oahppoplanat : arbevealuš diedu oahpaheapmis duoddji oahpaheapmi Sami allaskuvlaiid, Oddaaigasaš eamialbmoga oahppoplanat :
Stevenson, Charles Blair.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The Sami people have struggled for centuries to maintain their culture in spite of pressures against it from colonialism. The formal education systems of Norway and Finland have acted in discord with Sami decision-making since their inception. In response to…
Fecha:	2001
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Lay reasoning and decision making related to health and illness
Cytryn, Kayla N.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Research in decision making has identified the importance of prior knowledge and heuristics on decision making behaviour. These develop with experience in a fashion similar to how domain experts develop specialized knowledge structures and heuristic reasoning patterns. This research is…
Fecha:	2001
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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The depiction of boxing in classical Athenian art /
Boivin, Lawrence J.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The aim of this study is to test the assumption that the depictions of ancient boxing found on Attic Black and Red Figure pottery are accurate. Due to the scarcity of ancient written material and physical evidence, most of our…
Fecha:	2001
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Patent Litigation As a Leading Market Indicator
Tang, Victor - Huang, Biao

Formato:	Working Paper
Enlaces:	The purpose of this paper is to introduce patent litigation as a leading indicator of market growth. We model the intensity of patent litigation and the market growth for the personal computer and cellular phone market in the US. By…
Fecha:	2003-12-10
Recurso:	MIT

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Experientialist epistemology : Plantinga and Alston on Christian knowledge
Dyck, Timothy Lee.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This study examines Christian experientialist epistemology as articulated of late by Alvin Plantinga especially and also William Alston. It situates their approach to the epistemic status of Christian belief claims within the overall outlook they have respectively developed on what…
Fecha:	2001
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Walter Stace's philosophy of mysticism : a critical analysis
Fanaei Nematsara, Mohammad.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Mysticism can be examined from various viewpoints: historical, theological, sociological, and psychological. This study primarily examines the philosophical status and implications of mysticism, an issue investigated many times, particularly over the last four decades. Walter T. Stace's work in the…
Fecha:	2001
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Inuit values in adult education : a Nunavik case study
Mount, Christopher B. J.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The purpose of this study was to investigate Inuit values and needs in Inuit Adult Education. These can only originate from the Inuit themselves: those attending and employed in Adult Education Centres in Nunavik, graduates of both vocational and academic…
Fecha:	2001
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Individual instructor's perceptions of teaching context : identifying facilitators and barriers to completion of teaching projects
Moxness, Katherine.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Frameworks seeking to explain teaching competency and development in higher education indicate that context and personal perspectives, as well as knowledge and action are crucial components in the understanding of how and why faculty teach as they do and how…
Fecha:	2001
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Three essays on aspects of patent-related information as measures of revealed technological capabilities
Lee, Yender, 1953-

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This dissertation consists of three papers on the theme of technological capabilities. Patent information can be viewed as indicators of inventive activities emanating from a certain underlying technological capability. Cumulative patents may, therefore, be considered as the r&barbelow;evealed manifestations of…
Fecha:	2001
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Machine-learning assisted development of a knowledge-based system in dairy farming
Pietersma, Diederik.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The goal of this research was to explore the use of machine learning to assist in the development of knowledge-based systems (KBS) in dairy farming. A framework was first developed which described the various types of management and control activities…
Fecha:	2001
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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That we might love him the more : an Irenaean theodicy built on Christ crucified
Gallaher, Brandon.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	[B]ut when He became incarnate, and was made man, He recapitulated in Himself the long history of human beings, and furnished us, in brief, with salvation (Irenaeus of Lyons. Against Heresies [= AH] III.xviii.1).This thesis attempts to clarify the mystery…
Fecha:	2001
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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13.

Home and away : the female artist in academia
Gamelin, Anastasia Kamanos.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This dissertation explores the conflicts, contradictions and paradoxes inherent in the lives of those women who, as artists and academics, seek to connect their personal and professional lives in their work. It explores how creativity and the pursuit of self-knowledge…
Fecha:	2001
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Determinación de la constante de propagación de líneas de transmisión no homogéneas utilizando mediciones en el dominio del tiempo y su comparación con métodos en el dominio de la frecuencia, Determination of the propagation constant of lines embedded in transitions by time domain measurements methods and its comparison with frecuency methods
Marco Antonio Panduro Mendoza

Formato:	info:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesis
Enlaces:	Para medir fielmente y de una manera más exacta los parámetros pl_S de dispositivos de microondas, las técnicas de calibración (LRL, LRM, etc.) necesitan conocer la impedancia ZL de las líneas de la base de pruebas donde se encuentra montado…
Fecha:	2001
Recurso:	CICESE

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Remediating conduct problems in children : examining changes in children and parents following consultation
Illsley, Staci D.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The purpose of these investigations was to compare changes in child conduct problem behavior and parental ability and to examine the relationship between parent and child outcome. An A/B research design was used across two studies with a total of…
Fecha:	2001
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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A comparison of the role of the frontal cortex and the anterior temporal lobe in source memory and in the accurate retrieval of episodic information /
Thaiss, Laila Maria.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	It has been argued that patients with frontal lobe lesions are impaired in temporal context memory and, more generally, in retrieving the source of one's knowledge or ideas. Furthermore, it has been speculated that a failure to retrieve source information…
Fecha:	2001
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Integrating information about mechanism and covariation in casual reasoning
Rapus, Tanja L.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Causal reasoning is an important and complex process, in which individuals have multiple sources of information available to inform their judgments. An enduring tension exists between what cues to causality people use and focus on in acquiring causal knowledge and…
Fecha:	2001
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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18.

Accurate radiation dosimetry using liquid- or air-filled plane-parallel ionization chambers
Stewart, Kristin J.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	To optimize delivery of radiation therapy treatments, accurate knowledge of absorbed dose in the clinical beam is essential. In this work we investigated issues related to the use of different types of ionization chambers for accurate radiation dosimetry. We determined…
Fecha:	2001
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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19.

Detecting heritability of brain structure using magnetic resonance imaging
Bellera, Carine.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	A method is described that allows one to assess heritability of brain structures using magnetic resonance images (MRI). We have obtained MRI images for a group of identical twins and another group of fraternal twins. Each MRI image was segmented…
Fecha:	2001
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Assessing the economic feasibility of a carbon tax on energy inputs in Ontario's pulp and paper industry : an econometric analysis
He, Miaofen, 1976-

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Knowledge of price responsiveness of energy is important for designing effective price-based controls to curb the GHG emissions in Canada. The translog and logit models are developed in this study to analyze the demand for four types of energy inputs:…
Fecha:	2001
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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21.

Group comparisons in the presence of length-biased data
Addona, Vittorio.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The effects of length-bias and left-truncation in survival data have been well studied in the statistical literature. To a lesser extent, the phenomena of length-bias and left-truncation have also been investigated when group comparisons are of interest. This literature examines…
Fecha:	2001
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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22.

Cultivating Aristotelian rationality through the arts : a philosophical and practical perspective
Honig, Valerie Amelina.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This thesis presents a description of a five-month project involving the educational unit of a large urban museum and its interaction with a group of elementary-aged students from a disadvantaged community. The description is framed within a philosophic premise that…
Fecha:	2001
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Islamic Fiqh and the contract of international carriage of passengers by air
Naji, Alaa A.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	GOD says in the Holy Qur'aan "O' people, I have created you from a single pair of a male and a female, and made you into nations and tribes that ye may know each other. Verily the most honored of…
Fecha:	2001
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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24.

Conceptions of teaching in higher education : challenges and recommendations
Jazvac, Marian.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Research on academics' conceptions of teaching hopes to enhance understanding of how and why the process of teaching in higher education looks and works the way it does. The following work critically examines this body of literature and identifies problems…
Fecha:	2001
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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25.

Adolescent learners' awareness of first language influence on their second language knowledge
Lepine, Christine.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This research is a replication and expansion of Lightbown and Spada (2000) which investigated the metalinguistic awareness of 11--12 year-old francophone learners of English as second language (ESL). Their research examined whether young L2 learners were able to make explicit…
Fecha:	2001
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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26.

Art and secular spirituality
Walsh, Dale.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Despite the numerous examples throughout history, the study of secular spirituality in art was mostly ignored until recently by contemporary writers, critics, historians, philosophers and educators. In my thesis, through the examination of selected images and writings, I determine how…
Fecha:	2001
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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27.

Fine mapping of the nuclear restorer locus for cytoplasmic male sterility in Brassica napus
Stollar, Rachel.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This thesis will discuss the 'Polima' cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS) system (pol) in Brassica napus (Canola) and detailed genetic mapping of the region surrounding restorer gene ( Rfp) for that system This fine mapping of the Rfp region will facilitate…
Fecha:	2001
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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28.

Data mining and knowledge discovery in financial research : empirical investigations into currency
Wu, Qionglin, 1964-

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Since there exist drawbacks for linear models such as those based on regression techniques, which have been the basis of traditional statistical forecasting models, neural networks are used in this thesis to train and test the input data. This thesis…
Fecha:	2001
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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29.

MR based frickle-gelatin dosimetry : uncertainty evaluation and computerised analysis of measured dose distributions
Belanger, Philippe.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Dynamically delivered intensity modulated beams (IMBs) pose unique verification problems that may be addressed with the use of integrating continuous 3D dosimeters such as gel based Fricke dosimeters. Accurate knowledge of the ability of these dosimeters to measure adequately and…
Fecha:	2001
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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30.

An early Sufi concept of qalb : Hakim al-Tirmidhi's map of the heart
Pavlis, Natalie A.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The Spiritual Journey is of pivotal importance to Sufis. Various mystics have conceived of this journey in different ways. For one early Sufi, al-H&dotbelow;akim al-Tirmidhi, this journey is conceived as an inward one through the concentric circles of the Heart.…
Fecha:	2001
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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31.

The efficiency and mechanisms for pollutant removal in biological wastewater treatment systems /
Cameron, Kimberley A.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The research project was initiated to refine the knowledge available on the treatment of rural municipal wastewater by constructed wetlands. Field and laboratory studies were conducted to determine the treatment capacity of a constructed wetland system and to determine a…
Fecha:	2001
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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32.

Investigation of lateral effects on shock initiation of homogeneous liquid nitromethane
Jette, Francois-Xavier.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	An experimental study of the process of shock initiation of detonation in liquid nitromethane sensitized with diethylenetriamine (DETA) was conducted. In particular, the effect of the lateral boundary conditions on the sensitivity of the explosive to shock stimuli was investigated.…
Fecha:	2001
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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33.

Theory and simulation of texture formation in mesophase carbon fibers
Yan, Jun, 1974-

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Carbonaceous mesophases are discotic nematic liquid crystals that are spun into high performance carbon fibers using the melt spinning process. The spinning process produces a wide range of fiber textures and cross-sectional shapes. The circular planar polar (PP), circular planar…
Fecha:	2001
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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34.

Joint mechanics during movement : experimental and theoretical studies
Lortie, Mireille.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	In the first of three manuscripts, we describe a study in which we measured the electromyographic (EMG) and mechanical responses to brief stretches of the ankle plantarflexors applied at various instants during an imposed movement of the ankle. The results…
Fecha:	2001
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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35.

An investigation of the dual mechanism model of past tense formation : does the model apply to non-native speakers?
Dougherty, Timothy.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The purpose of this research is to further investigate the ongoing debate between the Dual Mechanism Model and the Connectionist Model of language processing by investigating how knowledge of second language (L2) inflectional morphology is represented and processed by learners…
Fecha:	2001
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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36.

Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) of the auditory cortex : an event-related study using pure tone stimulation
Samaha, Mark.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Introduction. The use of Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) in studying central auditory pathways expanded our knowledge of the neurophysiology of hearing. In various studies, an array of diverse auditory stimuli has been used, including pure tones and words, in…
Fecha:	2001
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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37.

Se creer des ancetres. : les ecrits historiques et genealogiques des de Forest et des Forest d'Amerique du Nord, 19e et 20e siecles
Caron, Caroline-Isabelle.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This thesis examines the exercise of genealogy in North America in the 19th and 20th centuries through an analysis of the historical and genealogical writings by and about the (real and presumed) descendants of two Walloon brothers, Jesse (c 1580--1624)…
Fecha:	2001
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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38.

Wounds : theories of violence in theological discourse
Faber, Alyda.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	My dissertation presents a survey of theories of violence in contemporary theological discourse. I consider four positions that represent a range of current trends within theology: Girardian anthropology, the radical orthodoxy movement, liberation theology, and feminist theology., Rene Girard creates…
Fecha:	2001
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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39.

Epistolary constructions of identity in Derrida's "Envois" and Coetzee's Age of Iron
Hogarth, Claire Milne.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	In this thesis, I argue that identity construction is a postal effect: it results from a transmission of some sort, received or sent. I examine three instances of postal effect. In a chapter on Jacques Derrida's "Envois," a collection of…
Fecha:	2001
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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40.

Le livre en serie : histoire et theorie de la collection letteraire
Montreuil, Sophie.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This doctoral thesis examines the literary series [collection litteraire], considered at one and the same time as a form of publication defined and redefined by the publisher since the invention of the printing press and as a paratextual component that…
Fecha:	2001
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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41.

Sweet blood and power : making diabetics count
Rock, Melanie.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	As recently as 1995, sweet blood did not resonate broadly as an urgent transnational concern. This thesis chronicles how diabetes mellitus, sweet blood, became recognized as a social problem besetting Canada, among many other countries., This ethnographic study brings anthropological…
Fecha:	2001
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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42.

Nerve growth factor modulation of basal forebrain neuron acetylcholine release : new perspectives on a classic interaction
Auld, Daniel Scott.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This thesis addresses long- and short-term neurotrophin modulation of basal forebrain cholinergic neurons (BFCNs), focusing on acetylcholine (ACh) release and choline acetyltransferase (ChAT; the enzyme responsible for ACh synthesis) activity. (1) Initially, ACh release was characterized from primary embryonic basal…
Fecha:	2001
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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43.

Modelos didácticos personales y obstáculos para el desarrollo profesional: estudios de caso con profesores de Ciencias Experimentales en Educación Secundaria
Wamba Aguado, Ana María

Formato:	text (thesis)
Enlaces:	Es un estudio de caso con tres profesores expertos de Ciencias Naturales de Educación Secundaria, con el objetivo de identificar obstáculos para su desarrollo profesional. Para la obtención de datos se ha utilizado un cuestionario y una entrevista semiestructurada, grabándose…
Fecha:	2001
Recurso:	Dialnet (Tesis)

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Structural and functionnal [sic] consequences of oxygen induced retinopathy, Structural and functional consequences of oxygen induced retinopathy
Dembinska-Knypinski, Olga.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a potentially blinding retinal disorder, which results from the exposure of the premature infant to hyperoxia. The diagnosis and the assessment of severity of ROP are based on the degree of retinal vascular abnormalities (such…
Fecha:	2001
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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45.

Biochemical and genomic analysis of -galactosidases from Bifidobacterium infantis HL96
Hung, Ming-Ni, 1962-

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Among 29 strains of bifidobacteria studied as sources of beta-galactosidase enzyme, Bifidobacterium infantis HL96 showed the highest hydrolytic and transgalactosylic activities. This strain grew well in a MRS medium containing various sugars including lactose, and produced three beta-galactosidases (termed beta-Gal…
Fecha:	2001
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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46.

C4.5: um recurso para geração de árvores de decisão.
BERNARDES, R. M.

Formato:	Séries anteriores (INFOTECA-E)
Enlaces:	O Sistema de Indução C4.5. Requerimentos-chave para a utilização do software. Um exemplo ilustrativo. Algumas dicas de uso., 2001, Acesso em: 30 maio 2008.
Fecha:	2011-04-09
Recurso:	Informação Tecnológica en Agricultura (Infoteca-e)

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47.

The protection of indigenous medicinal knowledge in international intellectual property law /
Lassonde, Marie-Claire

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	For 20 years, and more intensively during the last decade, indigenous knowledge has challenged the regime of intellectual property. If this field of law has been, in the past, challenged by new technology, it is now, with the problematic of…
Fecha:	2003
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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48.

Intellectual capital governance and the knowledge economy in Canada
Hoffman, Anthony Michael

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Intellectual capital, as opposed to traditional conceptions of intellectual property, is neither as simple to define nor as straightforward to protect and regulate. As companies in the financial services sector attempt the efficient management of increasingly voluminous and strategically important…
Fecha:	2003
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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49.

Crisis and regime change : the nuclear nonproliferation regime and the challenge from nuclear terrorism
Thompson, Jean-Philippe

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	An indirect crisis, the terrorist attacks of September 1 1 , is used as a catalyst to review the tasks of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Regime. However, it is insufficient to initiate a comprehensive change to the regime to incorporate the…
Fecha:	2003
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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50.

Self-regulation of sport specific and educational problem-solving tasks by children with and without developmental coordination disorder
Lloyd, Meghann

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The purpose was to examine the domain specificity of the self-regulatory skills of children with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) compared to their peers without DCD. Participants included 10 children with DCD and 10 without. A sport specific problem-solving task (shooting…
Fecha:	2003
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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51.

Iris Murdoch on knowledge and freedom
Conlin, Alice

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	In chapter one, I describe the different conceptions of self that Murdoch and Nussbaum have, and I show how these affect their depictions of human good. And I relate how each one defends the internal logic of her claims against…
Fecha:	2003
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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52.

Redefining compliance education
Cochrane, Lorna June

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Calls for innovations and research echo in the latest reviews and meta-analyses of methods to enhance compliance (Haynes, McDonald, Garg, & Montague, 2003; Pekkala & Merinder, 2002; Peterson, Takiya, & Finley, 2003). In spite of effective therapy emerging daily from…
Fecha:	2003
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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53.

Clock watchers and stargazers: Berlin's clocks between science, state and the public sphere at the eighteenth century's end
Sauter, M. J. (Michael)

Formato:	info:eu-repo/semantics/workingPaper
Enlaces:	This article argues that modern time discipline was a product of the eighteenth-century. Whereas other works have emphasized the integration of time through nineteenth-century railway networks, this article holds that science and the state combined to bring discipline to time…
Fecha:	2003
Recurso:	CIDE RI

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54.

The implementation of configurable technologies : negotiations between global principles and local contexts
Pozzebon, Marlei

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This investigation focuses on configurable technologies, a term which refers to technologies that are highly parameterizable and are built from a range of components to meet the very specific requirements of a particular organization. They cannot be seen independently of…
Fecha:	2003
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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55.

Integrating new technologies in university second language instruction : teachers' perspectives
Georganta, Angeliki

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This study explores the relationships among technology, language literacy and instruction in University Continuing Education Institutions. Adult second language education strives to update media resources in an information era in which literacy encompasses the abilities to communicate both in different…
Fecha:	2003
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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56.

The dynamics involved in same-sex dyadic sport teams
Wickwire, Tamara L.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The purpose of this study was to identify and explain the dynamics involved in dyadic sport teams, as well as to differentiate dyads from larger teams. Semi-structured individual interviews consisting of open-ended questions were conducted with seven beach volleyball athletes.…
Fecha:	2003
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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57.

Islamic ethical views in vitro fertilization and human reproductive cloning
Al-Qasem, Leena

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	For Muslims all over the world, whether in North America where they form minorities or in all-Muslim societies, their religion permeates every aspect of their lives and ethical decision-making. It is no wonder that when deliberating the treatment of infertility…
Fecha:	2003
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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58.

Issues in the thought of Paul Tillich : the quest for truth, meaning and certainty
Jones, Maureen, 1973-

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Tillich frames the question of truth, meaning, and certainty within the spiritual and social crises of the 20th century. Specifically, be addresses the fragmentation of religion, culture, faith, reason, emotion, and the displacement of religion to the periphery of human…
Fecha:	2003
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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59.

Self-regulation during a kicking task by expert and novice soccer players, and children who are physically awkward
Silva, Karine

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Soccer experts (N = 18), novices (N = 16), and children who are physically awkward (N = 18), were studied for differences in self-regulatory forethought and self-reflection processes during a soccer kicking task. The participants (age range 12--14 years) were…
Fecha:	2003
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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60.

A sociolinguistic inquiry into wax-dyed cloth names in Togo and Côte d'Ivoire /
Davis, Glenda

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	According to Domowitz (1992), the Agni women of Cote d'Ivoire assign proverbs and aphorisms as names to wax-dyed cloth. Women then use the imagery and associated proverbs behind cloth names to send non-verbal messages they would otherwise be unable to…
Fecha:	2003
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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61.

The application of the sag power index to ore body hardness characterization for the design and optimization of autogenous grinding circuits /
Amelunxen, Peter

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The SAG Power Index test (SPI) is a tool for forecasting autogenous mill performance. Much effort has been directed towards the development of the process models relating SPI to throughput estimates, but little has been directed towards ore body modeling.…
Fecha:	2003
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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62.

Factors associated with diet behaviour among individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus attending an outpatient clinic
Belfer, Bonnee

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Diet recommendations to achieve target metabolic control for prevention of micro and macrovascular complications have been outlined. Although previous studies in individuals with type 2 diabetes have identified certain factors associated with adherence to diet recommendations, adherence is multi-factorial in…
Fecha:	2003
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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63.

Risks associated with conduct disorder in girls
Green, Tara

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Conduct disorder is the second most common psychiatric disorder in adolescent girls. In a secondary analysis of an existing data set from a study of pregnant adolescent girls, recruited from three different sites in a Canadian city (N = 252),…
Fecha:	2003
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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64.

Preachers, ponytails and enthusiasm: on the limits of publicness in enlightenment Prussia
Sauter, M. J. (Michael)

Formato:	info:eu-repo/semantics/workingPaper
Enlaces:	This article challenges the reigning understanding of eighteenth-century Prussia' s public sphere. Scholars have argued that Prussia's public was defined by print, and since print was easily distributed, its print public was potentially (if not actually) universal. This article holds,…
Fecha:	2003
Recurso:	CIDE RI

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65.

Social context regulates internalizing versus externalizing responses in children and adolescents during interpersonal conflict
Dolenszky, Eva

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The current study examined the hypothesis that in the presence of a stressor, the social context (dyad relationship versus a group relationship) can influence whether children and adolescents display internalizing as opposed to externalizing emotions and behaviors. Specifically, it was…
Fecha:	2003
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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66.

High strain rate deformation and fracture of engineering materials
Dabboussi, Wael

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Containment structures for aircraft engines must withstand impacts of failed engine components, which may be traveling at extremely high velocities. Therefore, the design of such structures requires a thorough knowledge of material behaviour at high rates of deformation. It is…
Fecha:	2003
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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67.

Theory and simulation of texture selection mechanisms in mesophase carbon fibers
Sharma, Dinesh, 1972-

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Carbon fiber precursors are spun from carbonaceous mesophases using standard melt spinning techniques. These melt spun carbon fibers exhibit a multitude of cross sectional fiber textures. The two widely reported textures in literature are planar radial (PR) and planar polar…
Fecha:	2003
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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68.

Acquisition de la lecture en langue seconde : profil des stratégies utilisées par les apprentis lecteurs
Gagné, Andréanne

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	As a result of migratory movements in recent decades, an increasing number of children are educated in a language which is not their mother tongue. For these children, learning to read takes place in their second language. This learning context…
Fecha:	2003
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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69.

One of the last Ottoman şeyhülislâms, Mustafa Sabri Efendi (1869-1954) : his life, works and intellectual contributions
Karabela, Mehmet Kadri

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The aim of this work is to make some contributions towards understanding the stagnation of Islamic theology and the intellectual life of Muslims by concentrating on the life and works of Mustafa Sabri Efendi, one of the last Ottoman seyhulislams…
Fecha:	2003
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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70.

Teachers' understanding of inquiry
Manconi, Lynn

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This multi-case study compared the practices and knowledge of six experienced teachers who perceive themselves to use an inquiry approach to instruction, to those of two teachers who do not, and compared their conceptualizations to a portrait of the inquiry…
Fecha:	2003
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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71.

The natural history and epidemiology of cervical human papillomavirus infections in Montreal university students
Richardson, Harriet

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Introduction. Only a small proportion of women with oncogenic HPV infections will eventually progress to high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (HSIL) or invasive cervical cancer (ICC), although the reasons why are not well understood. Additional knowledge about viral transmission and persistence…
Fecha:	2003
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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72.

Wireless channel estimation using Kalman Filtering for space-time block coded systems
Jin, Haizhen, 1977-

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	In the recent years, we have witnessed an increased interest in space-time coding, because of its effectiveness in overcoming the impairments due to the signal fading phenomenon. A large number of such codes require channel knowledge for decoding. Therefore, research…
Fecha:	2003
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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73.

Mechanisms of flocculation with poly(ethylene oxide) and novel cofactors : theory and experiment
Gaudreault, Roger

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	In modern papermaking, the use of retention aids, which help to effectively incorporate fines and fillers into a sheet of paper, is widespread. Various single, dual and multi-component retention aid systems are available, one example of which is poly(ethylene oxide)…
Fecha:	2003
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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74.

The genomics of labour : global gene expression profiling and oxytocin receptor gene expression
Gould, Barbara

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Premature labour and subsequent premature birth is a leading cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality. We studied marine labour at term and preterm with models of intrauterine infection and ovariectomy using Affymetrix microarray U74Av2 (containing 12,488 probe sets) and real-time…
Fecha:	2003
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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75.

Beliefs of value similarity between romantic couple members : protective functions and compensatory responses to disconfirmed or suspended beliefs
Hurley, Stefani

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	In two related studies with dating and married couples, the protective function of beliefs about personal value similarity was examined. Relational threat was measured when couple members' value similarity beliefs were disconfirmed or when couple members reported beliefs of value…
Fecha:	2003
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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76.

Nonlinear control of center-node UPFC and VSC-based facts controllers
Lu, Bin, 1969-

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Voltage-Source Converters form the basic modules of a class of power electronic controllers of Flexible AC Transmission Systems (FACTS) which include the STATic COMpensator (STATCOM), the Static Synchronous Series Compensator (SSSC) and the Unified Power Flow Controller (UPFC). The mathematical…
Fecha:	2003
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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77.

Control and protection of multi-terminal DC transmission systems based on voltage-source converters
Tang, Lianxiang, 1970-

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This thesis deals with the control and protection of Multi-Terminal DC (MTDC) transmission systems based on Voltage-Source Converters (VSCs). The MTDC system enables several AC systems to be integrated by way of a DC network. Potential applications of the MTDC…
Fecha:	2003
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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78.

Indoor radio-wave behavior at 850 and 1900 MHz with electromagnetic compatibility applications in hospitals : an experimental, theoretical, statistical and morphological characterization
Davis, Donald P.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This thesis aimed to provide a knowledge base and methodologies to help minimize electromagnetic interference (EMI) in healthcare. Two methods were developed, for the first time, to quantify EMI risk due to radio frequency (RF) sources in hospitals. The first…
Fecha:	2003
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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79.

"Le Canada est un païs de bois" : forest resources and shipbuilding in New France, 1660-1760
Delaney, Monique

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The colonial contribution to the French naval shipbuilding industry in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, explored within the context of the forest from which the resources for the industry were taken, was a remarkably successful venture that came to an…
Fecha:	2003
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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80.

Hacia una lectura crítica de la información radiofónica y televisiva en la escuela
Torregrosa Carmona, Juan Francisco

Formato:	text (thesis)
Enlaces:	Esta Tesis Doctoral estudia las posibilidades de acción educativa que abre la incorporación curricular de los medios de comunicación audiovisual a la escuela. Para ello, se justifica su presencia mediante la consideración de necesidades, objetivos, posibilidades y métodos para la…
Fecha:	2003
Recurso:	Dialnet (Tesis)

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81.

Un nuevo marco conceptual para el análisis electoral
Urdánoz Ganuza, Jorge

Formato:	text (thesis)
Enlaces:	El Marco Conceptual actualmente en vigor a la hora de referirse a los ordenamientos electorales proviene, casi en su integridad, del siglo XIX. Ciertamente, las aportaciones en este terreno a lo largo del siglo XX han sido considerables. En esa…
Fecha:	2003
Recurso:	Dialnet (Tesis)

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82.

La figura del ángel en la generación del 27
Marín Ureña, José Manuel

Formato:	text (thesis)
Enlaces:	A través de esta investigaci6n perseguimos comprender el sentido que la imagen del ángel, tanto en su vertiente celestial como en la infernal, posee en los escritos de los poetas del 27. Para el desarrollo de este cometido era necesario…
Fecha:	2003
Recurso:	Dialnet (Tesis)

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83.

Evaluación de la fitotoxicidad ocasionadas por insecticidas en Chile (Capsicum annum L) cv. ancho San Luis y tomate (Lycopersicon sculentum) cv. río grande en La Paz, B. C. S. (México)
JOSE LUIS GARCIA HERNANDEZ

Formato:	info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion
Enlaces:	"El manejo de los cultivos hortícolas y agrícolas, actualmente incluye la utilización de un elevado número de productos agroquímicos destinados al control de todo tipo de plagas; maleza, enfermedades de hongos, bacterias, virus e insectos. Es claro que un elevado…
Fecha:	2001-06
Recurso:	CIBNOR

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84.

Construcción Social de Conocimiento para un Ambiente Life-Long Learning
Saito Vázquez, Nobuji Alberto

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation, Tesis
Enlaces:	Descripción completa.
Fecha:	2001-12-11
Recurso:	CIRIA

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85.

Revisions of orders in dynamic systems
Falappa, Marcelo Alejandro - Simari, Patricio D.

Formato:	Objeto de conferencia, Objeto de conferencia
Enlaces:	Current reasoning systems attempt to model an agent's knowledge and interaction with its environment in a symbolic manner. This environment, its world is generally dynamic and changing due to natural evolution or the actions of other agents that are a…
Fecha:	2012-09-27
Recurso:	Unversidad Nacional de La Plata

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86.

Actions and arguments: preliminaries and examples
Simari, Guillermo Ricardo - García, Alejandro Javier

Formato:	Objeto de conferencia, Objeto de conferencia
Enlaces:	The goal of this work involves the developing of an argumentation-based formalism that an agent could use for constructing plans. In this formalism, agents will have certain knowledge about the world, and a set of actions that they will be…
Fecha:	2012-10-31
Recurso:	Unversidad Nacional de La Plata

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87.

Summary of a Case Study of a Knowledge-based Organization
Lillies, Phillip

Formato:	info:eu-repo/semantics/article, info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion, Reviewed by editors
Enlaces:	Descripción completa.
Fecha:	2001-07-01
Recurso:	The International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning

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88.

A Framework for Corporate Householding
Madnick, Stuart - Wang, Richard - Zhang, Wei

Formato:	Working Paper
Enlaces:	Previous research on corporate household and corporate householding has presented examples, literature review, and working definitions. In this paper, we first improve our understanding of the area by developing a typology of corporate householding tasks and knowledge…
Fecha:	2003-03-21
Recurso:	MIT

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89.

An argumentative formalism for implementing rational agents
Capobianco, Marcela - Chesñevar, Carlos Iván - Simari, Guillermo Ricardo

Formato:	Objeto de conferencia, Objeto de conferencia
Enlaces:	The design of intelligent agents is a key issue for many applications. Although there is no universally accepted de nition of intelligence, a notion of rational agency has been proposed as an alternative for the characterization of intelligent agency. Modeling…
Fecha:	2012-11-01
Recurso:	Unversidad Nacional de La Plata

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90.

The Satiricon and the Christian Oral Tradition
Cabaniss, J. Allen

Formato:	info:eu-repo/semantics/article, Peer-reviewed Article, info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Enlaces:	A number of passages in the Satyricon reveal knowledge of Christianity, which Petronius can have acquired during his official duties in the eastern provinces.
Fecha:	2001-10-02
Recurso:	Greek, roman and byzantine studies

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91.

Estado del conocimiento sobre la sal de Friedel, Condition of knowledge about the Friedel’s salt
R. Lannegrand; Instituto de Ciencias de la Construcción Eduardo Torroja (CSIC) - G. Ramos; Instituto de Ciencias de la Construcción Eduardo Torroja (CSIC) - R. Talero; Instituto de Ciencias de la Construcción Eduardo Torroja (CSIC)

Formato:	Peer-reviewed article, Artículo revisado por pares
Enlaces:	Se ha realizado un extenso estudio bibliográfico sobre la sal de Friedel. Se indica su estructura, sus probables mecanismos de formación e intervalos de estabilidad en presencia de otras sales, así como también el efecto de la temperatura y el…
Fecha:	2001-06-30
Recurso:	Materiales de construcción

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92.

Wellsprings of Knowledge: Beyond the CBC Policy Trap
Murray, Catherine; School of Communication, Simon Fraser University

Formato:	info:eu-repo/semantics/article, research-article, info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Enlaces:	Abstract: The CBC/Radio Canada is in a policy trap which is endemic to all cultural policy today. A casualty of the 1990s policy focus on the cultural industries, the traditional public interest discourse has failed to gain a toehold in…
Fecha:	2001-01-01
Recurso:	Canadian Journal of Comumunication

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93.

A Colloquium on TVTV
Hanke, Bob; York University

Formato:	info:eu-repo/semantics/article, research-article, info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Enlaces:	Abstract: This article presents a case study of a televised encounter between representatives of the fields of television, journalism, and academic media study. The article moves from a description of what was, and could be, said during Moses Znaimer's A…
Fecha:	2001-03-01
Recurso:	Canadian Journal of Comumunication

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94.

InSite: Using Video-Conferencing Applications over CA*net3 to Enhance the Collaborative Process for National Research Teams
Matishak, Andrea; University of Calgary - Mitchell, David; University of Calgary

Formato:	info:eu-repo/semantics/article, research-article, info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Enlaces:	Abstract: The InSite project aims to demonstrate how broadband video-conferencing technology can assist collaborative research goals. We propose a rigorous and thorough evaluation strategy based on a knowledge-management theoretical framework to deepen our understanding of broadband applications in a research…
Fecha:	2001-03-01
Recurso:	Canadian Journal of Comumunication

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95.

Inventing the Internet
Joel McKim, ; Concordia University

Formato:	info:eu-repo/semantics/article, book-review, info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Enlaces:	Descripción completa.
Fecha:	2001-01-01
Recurso:	Canadian Journal of Comumunication

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96.

Harold Innis in the New Century, Reflections and Refractions
Edward Comor, ; American University

Formato:	info:eu-repo/semantics/article, book-review, info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Enlaces:	Descripción completa.
Fecha:	2001-01-01
Recurso:	Canadian Journal of Comumunication

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97.

Women's Voices in Health Promotion
Baukje Miedema, ; Dalhousie University

Formato:	info:eu-repo/semantics/article, book-review, info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Enlaces:	Descripción completa.
Fecha:	2001-01-01
Recurso:	Canadian Journal of Comumunication

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98.

Mdias et dmocratie: Le grand malentendu
Guy Lachapelle, ; Université Concordia

Formato:	info:eu-repo/semantics/article, book-review, info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Enlaces:	Descripción completa.
Fecha:	2001-01-01
Recurso:	Canadian Journal of Comumunication

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99.

E.con: How the Internet Undermines Democracy
Derek Hrynyshyn, ; York University

Formato:	info:eu-repo/semantics/article, book-review, info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Enlaces:	Descripción completa.
Fecha:	2001-01-01
Recurso:	Canadian Journal of Comumunication

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100.

Reelpolitik: Political Ideologies in '30s and '40s Films
Ger Zielinski, ; Ryerson University

Formato:	info:eu-repo/semantics/article, book-review, info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Enlaces:	Descripción completa.
Fecha:	2001-01-01
Recurso:	Canadian Journal of Comumunication