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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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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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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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12.

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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13.

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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14.

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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15.

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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16.

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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17.

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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18.

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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19.

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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20.

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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21.

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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22.

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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23.

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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24.

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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25.

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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26.

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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27.

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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28.

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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29.

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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30.

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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31.

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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32.

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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33.

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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34.

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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35.

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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36.

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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37.

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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38.

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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39.

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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40.

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

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

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41.

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

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

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42.

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

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

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43.

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

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

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44.

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

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

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45.

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

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

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46.

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

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

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47.

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

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

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48.

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

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

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49.

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

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

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50.

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

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

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51.

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

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

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52.

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

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

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53.

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

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

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54.

Elizabeth Bowen and cinema
Rangwala, Shama.

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

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55.

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

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

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56.

Me Llamo Lenika
Smith, Karina Yarwood.

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

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57.

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

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

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58.

Investigating glial dynamics in the developing hippocampus
Haber, Michael.

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

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59.

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

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

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60.

Effects of a long-term recurrent selection program on the genetic structure of the BSSS maize population.
GUIMARAES, P. E. de O.

Formato:	Teses/dissertações (ALICE)
Enlaces:	Evaluating of Recurrent Selection (RS) programs can lead to increase knowledge of methods, populations, and traits and give support for better management of breeding programs. The objective herein was to evaluate the effects of seven cycles of half-sib selection followed…
Fecha:	2002-04-02
Recurso:	Repositório Acesso Livre à Informação Científica da Embrapa (ALICE)

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

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

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62.

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

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

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63.

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

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

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64.

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

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

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65.

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

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

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66.

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

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

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67.

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

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

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68.

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

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

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69.

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

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

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70.

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

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

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71.

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

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

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72.

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

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

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73.

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

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

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74.

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

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

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75.

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

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

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76.

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

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

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77.

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

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

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78.

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

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

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79.

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

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

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80.

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

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

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81.

Nature, reasons, and moral meaningfulness
Charette, Pierre

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

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82.

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

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

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83.

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

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

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84.

Proof theoretical foundations for constructive Description Logic
Clément, Ian

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

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85.

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

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

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86.

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

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

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87.

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

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

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88.

Hegel's concept of religion
Chetelat, James Pierre

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

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89.

Optimization techniques for distributed Verilog simulation
Li, Lijun

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

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90.

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

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

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91.

Collaborative information environments to support knowledge construction by communities
Stahl, Gerry

Formato:	Article
Enlaces:	Descripción completa.
Fecha:	2009-07-02
Recurso:	Universidad Veracruzana

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92.

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

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

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93.

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

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

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94.

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

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

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95.

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

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

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96.

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

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97.

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

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

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98.

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

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

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99.

Air-dried soil compaction measurement by compton scattered gamma rays.
CRUVINEL, P. E. - BALOGUN, F. A.

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

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100.

Pixe analysis for nutrient losses evaluation from agricultural soil due to heavy machinery processes.
CRUVINEL, P. E.

Formato:	Artigo em anais de congresso (ALICE)
Enlaces:	2008
Fecha:	2013-08-13
Recurso:	Repositório Acesso Livre à Informação Científica da Embrapa (ALICE)