Metabuscador

Filtrado por:

Temas

Recursos

Más...

Año

2015 (3)
2014 (11)
2013 (20)
2010 (12)
1998 (3)
Más...

Aproximadamente 436 registro(s) hasta el momento: (knowledge)

Mostrar 10 | 50 | 100 resultados por página

Recurso libre

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

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

Recurso libre

Soil quality and agricultural sustainability in the Brazilian Cerrado.
SANTANA, D.P. - BAHIA FILHO, A.F.C.

Formato:	Artigo em anais de congresso (ALICE)
Enlaces:	The "Cerrado Region" - the acid savannas of Brazil, as many as thirty years ago, were considered as ecosystem unsuitable for agriculture crop production because environmental limitations. However, a burst in agricultural development has taken place in the area during…
Fecha:	2011-08-24
Recurso:	Repositório Acesso Livre à Informação Científica da Embrapa (ALICE)

Recurso libre

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

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

Recurso libre

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

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

Recurso libre

Organic matter of the anthropogenic dark earths of Amazonia.
MADARI, B. E. - CUNHA, T. J. F. - SOARES, R.

Formato:	Artigo em periódico indexado (ALICE)
Enlaces:	The anthropogenic dark earths (ADE, Terra Preta de Índio or terra preta arqueológica, as are often referred to in Portuguese) feature unique properties that are interesting not only from a pedological point of view but have important agronomic and economic…
Fecha:	2012-02-23
Recurso:	Repositório Acesso Livre à Informação Científica da Embrapa (ALICE)

Recurso libre

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

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

Recurso libre

Importance of experiential context for understanding indigenous ecological knowledge : the Algonquins of Barriere Lake, Quebec
Nickels, Scot, 1959-

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	One of the more recent and alluring phrases used by development and resource management practitioners and theorists is "traditional ecological knowledge." Although there is a substantial amount of the literature on this subject, these studies have unfortunately an inadequate characterization…
Fecha:	1999
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

Recurso libre

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

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

Recurso libre

Ideal motherideal body
Savell, Kristin.

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

Recurso libre

10.

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

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

Recurso libre

11.

Directions in knowledge networking : Advances and opportunities
Olson, Gary M. - Atkins, Daniel E.

Formato:	Other
Enlaces:	Descripción completa.
Fecha:	2009-10-13
Recurso:	Universidad Veracruzana

Recurso libre

12.

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

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

Recurso libre

13.

How scientific experiments are designed : problem solving in a knowledge-rich, error-rich environment
Baker, Lisa M.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	While theory formation and the relation between theory and data has been investigated in many studies of scientific reasoning, researchers have focused less attention on reasoning about experimental design, even though the experimental design process makes up a large part…
Fecha:	1999
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

Recurso libre

14.

Gender, design and education : the politics of voice
Poldma, Tiiu Vaikla.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The purpose of this study is to investigate a series of issues around the primary theme of value constructions and the ways that these influence the construction of interior spaces and impact on its occupants. The ways in which knowledge…
Fecha:	1999
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

Recurso libre

15.

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

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

Recurso libre

16.

View of stakeholders on GMOs in Brazil: where we are now?
CAPALBO, D. M. F. - ARANTES, O. M. N. - OLIVEIRA, P. R. S. - MAIA, A. G. - SILVEIRA, J. M. F. J. da - BORGES, I. C.

Formato:	Artigo em anais de congresso (ALICE)
Enlaces:	ABSTRACT: Transgenic crops have being grown in Brazil since 1995, however regulation for such crops only came into force in 2005, granting a key role to CTNBio (National Technical Committee on Biosafety). There are currently 19 transgenic varieties growing in…
Fecha:	2012-02-24
Recurso:	Repositório Acesso Livre à Informação Científica da Embrapa (ALICE)

Recurso libre

17.

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

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

Recurso libre

18.

Remediating behaviour problems in children with cognitive disabilities
Viola, Teresa.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This study examined the efficacy of conjoint behavioural consultation (CBC) in the remediation of behavioural problems in children with cognitive disabilities. Further, this study sought to determine whether parents' knowledge of behavioural principles and behavioural management skills improved as a…
Fecha:	1999
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

Recurso libre

19.

Creating knowledge in a geographically dispersed context : process and moderating variables
Assudani, Rashmi H.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Increasingly, knowledge-based tasks such as new product development and market research are being conducted by geographically dispersed teams. Early evidence from knowledge-based view of the firm and geographically dispersed work literatures suggests that at least four kinds of knowledge gaps---transactive…
Fecha:	2005
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

Recurso libre

20.

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

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

Recurso libre

21.

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

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

Recurso libre

22.

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

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

Recurso libre

23.

Examining conditions of incidental L2 vocabulary acquisition through reading
Zahar, Richard M.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The study examines to what extent and under what conditions incidental L2 vocabulary acquisition through reading occurs. The all-male subjects were 144 grade seven ESL learners at a French-language high school in Montreal. They were previously placed into 5 groups,…
Fecha:	1999
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

Recurso libre

24.

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

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

Recurso libre

25.

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

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

Recurso libre

26.

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

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

Recurso libre

27.

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

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

Recurso libre

28.

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

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

Recurso libre

29.

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

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

Recurso libre

30.

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

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

Recurso libre

31.

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

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

Recurso libre

32.

Knowledge selection, mapping and transfer in artificial neural networks
Thivierge, Jean-Philippe.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Knowledge-based Cascade-correlation is a neural network algorithm that combines inductive learning and knowledge transfer (Shultz & Rivest, 2001). In the present thesis, this algorithm is tested on several real-world and artificial problems, and extended in several ways. The first extension…
Fecha:	2005
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

Recurso libre

33.

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

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

Recurso libre

34.

Discrete choice modelling in conjoint analysis
Lukban, Albert.

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

Recurso libre

35.

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

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

Recurso libre

36.

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

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

Recurso libre

37.

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

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

Recurso libre

38.

Revelance of CD44 to cancer biology
Rudzki, Zbigniew.

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

Recurso libre

39.

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

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

Recurso libre

40.

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

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

Recurso libre

41.

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

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

Recurso libre

42.

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

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

Recurso libre

43.

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

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

Recurso libre

44.

An alternative possibility of identity development : a discussion of Rudolf Steiner and Waldorf education
Okumoto, Yoko.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This thesis addresses the question of identity from the perspective of Rudolf Steiner and Waldorf Education attempting to make a connection between Steiner's theory of self development in relation to the spiritual world, and the postmodern concept of identity. Fundamentally,…
Fecha:	1999
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

Recurso libre

45.

A neural network model of the primate saccadic system /
Hafed, Ziad M.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	A new, distributed model of the primate oculomotor system is presented. This model generates saccades (rapid eye movements) of various amplitudes, and it is able to exhibit various saccade-related phenomena, including multiple and interrupted saccades. The model differs from those…
Fecha:	1999
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

Recurso libre

46.

Postnatal maturation of the electroretinogram of the guinea pig (Cavia porcellus)
Behn, Darren.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Unlike most rodents, the guinea pig (Cavia porcellus) is born with its eyes open. It has been claimed that most of the functional and structural maturation of the retina takes place in utero. In fact, to our knowledge, no study…
Fecha:	1999
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

Recurso libre

47.

3-D automatic anatomy-based image registration in portal imaging
Sirois, Luc M.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	A three dimensional, automatic, anatomy-based system for portal verification has been developed based on an FFT implementation of Pearson's correlation coefficient (PCC). The PCC requires no anatomy or point-pair identification, is robust when encountering changes in scaling and shifts in…
Fecha:	1999
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

Recurso libre

48.

Pattern formation in the mammalian striatum: the development of the thalamostriatal projection in the rodent
Srivastava, Vinit.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Excitatory amino acids (EAAs) may play a role in sculpting mosaic patterns within the brain. Determining the role of EAA projection systems in sculpting the chemically heterogeneous striatal patch-matrix compartments requires knowledge concerning the spatiotemporal development of afferent EAA systems.…
Fecha:	1999
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

Recurso libre

49.

An object-oriented approach to dimensional analysis for engineering design /
Wong, Yick Kei, 1973-

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This thesis considers an object-oriented approach to dimensional analysis for engineering design. A dimensional analysis system is developed which can be applied to the knowledge-based engineering design especially of electromagnetic devices. All the system is coded in C++. A shell…
Fecha:	1999
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

Recurso libre

50.

Flight simulation
Kesserwan, Nader.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Simulation is the technique by which a physical system can be represented mathematically by a computer program for the solution of a problem. This technique of problem solving is used when it is not feasible due to time, cost, or…
Fecha:	1999
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

Recurso libre

51.

Fabrique et discours : Salomon de Caus and the Vitruvian ideal of architecture
Spriggs, Megan.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	A study of Salomon de Caus' manuscript commentary on the first book of Jean Martin's French translation of Vitruvius (c. 1622--1624) which takes the form of a dialogue between an Architect, an Engineer and a Mathematician. The removal of music…
Fecha:	1999
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

Recurso libre

52.

Developing novel lipases from Bacillus thermocatenulatus to improve enantioselectivity by directed evolution
Liu, Andrew Man Fai, 1975-

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	In order to make use of enzymes in unnatural applications more efficiently, novel enzymes have to be developed and they may arise from an existing enzyme with similar performance. The fast way to improve the performance of the enzyme is…
Fecha:	1999
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

Recurso libre

53.

Resolution based techniques for automated proving of theorems in Tarskian-Euclidian geometry
Savchenko, Sergei.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The discipline of automated theorem proving encompasses techniques which allow us to find a justification of a logical statement expressing an assertion in some domain of knowledge. Beside obvious importance for mathematics, many of the tasks traditionally associated with human…
Fecha:	1999
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

Recurso libre

54.

Helping the poor in underdeveloped countries : a practice of resistance and solidarity
Belanger, Dominique.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Historically, development practice and theory has been focused on increasing the productive capacity of the poor towards the modernization of their society. More than often, this approach resulted in excluding the poor from fully participating in their own development. This…
Fecha:	1999
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

Recurso libre

55.

The rhetoric of silence /
Church Farrell, Mary Joanne.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This study explores how we may read silence in dramatic works as a rhetorical strategy. Silence is usually equated with absence, oppression, or passivity. Speech is usually equated with presence, expression, and action. While silence can be imposed to prevent…
Fecha:	1999
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

Recurso libre

56.

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

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

Recurso libre

57.

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

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

Recurso libre

58.

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

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

Recurso libre

59.

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

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

Recurso libre

60.

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

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

Recurso libre

61.

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

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

Recurso libre

62.

Combinatorial interactions controlling cardiac transcription
Durocher, Daniel.

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

Recurso libre

63.

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

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

Recurso libre

64.

Truncation in second language acquisition
Prévost, Philippe, 1966-

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

Recurso libre

65.

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

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

Recurso libre

66.

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

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

Recurso libre

67.

Knowing about not knowing : a cognitive view of mathematics anxiety, Cognition and mathematics anxiety
Franz, Erika Katharina Elizabeth.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	In order to close the gap that exists between the research areas of mathematics anxiety and mathematics learning, this study examined cognitive, metacognitive, and affective aspects of mathematics anxiety as well as students' mathematics performance and competence. One hundred and…
Fecha:	2005
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

Recurso libre

68.

Reviving the spirit in the practice of pedagogy : a scientific perspective on interconnectivity as foundation for spirituality in education
Golf, Jeffrey.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This thesis is a response to the fragmentation prevalent in the practice of contemporary Western pedagogy. The mechanistic paradigm set in place by the advance of classical science has contributed to an ideology that places the human being in a…
Fecha:	1999
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

Recurso libre

69.

Optimal control for a CTMP process with simulated annealing
Qing, Shuping, 1969-

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	In this thesis, a problem of optimal control for a CTMP(chemi-thermo-mechanical pulping) process is formulated and solved by applying simulated annealing algorithm., Based on priori knowledge accumulated from years of practical operations, a set of imprecise and empirical equations are…
Fecha:	1999
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

Recurso libre

70.

Translation of graphics to haptic boundary representation
Wang, Qingyuan, 1973-

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Recently haptics became a promising research area applicable to a variety of domains, however, little attention has been paid to haptic interaction with images normally displayed graphically. Furthermore, to our knowledge, no attention has been given to how the addition…
Fecha:	1999
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

Recurso libre

71.

Genetic variation and multiple mechanisms of anthelmintic resistance in Haemonchus contortus
Blackhall, William James.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Anthelmintic treatment of livestock is an important aspect of the control of gastrointestinal parasites. Resistance to anthelmintics is common, and an understanding of resistance requires knowledge of an anthelmintic's mode(s) of action and mechanism(s) of resistance. The parasitic nematode, Haemonchus…
Fecha:	1999
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

Recurso libre

72.

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

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

Recurso libre

73.

The caregivers of stroke patients : the evolution of health status over the first three months after the patient returns home
Christopher, Andrew B.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Informal stroke caregivers are, and will continue to be, an essential resource as the number of persons with stroke rises with the aging trend of the population. With the advent of community based medicine, knowledge of the changes in health…
Fecha:	1999
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

Recurso libre

74.

Sexual orientation : prospects and perspectives of a changing norm in international law, Prospects and perspectives of a changing norm in international law
Andersen, Jacob Strandgaard.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Sexual orientation, especially between males, has historically been met with harsh criminal sanctions. Only in this century has the issue been one of fundamental freedom and private choices. This study analyses the legal history of the concept of choice in…
Fecha:	1999
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

Recurso libre

75.

Solution structure and dynamics of bioactive peptides mimicking NGF
Beglova, Natalia, 1962-

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Nerve growth factor (NGF) belongs to the neurotrophin family of growth factors. NGF can bind to two transmembrane receptors, TrkA and p75. TrkA is the NGF specific tyrosine kinase receptor; p75 is a receptor which is common to all neurotrophins.…
Fecha:	1999
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

Recurso libre

76.

Characterization of cyborged ecosystems
Clark, O. Grant (Osborne Grant)

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	In this thesis, a philosophy and lexicon for the engineering of biosystems are established. The focus is on a specific class of biosystems ( ecocyborgs) created by combining ecosystems and technological Components. This work is part of the EcoCyborg Project,…
Fecha:	1999
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

Recurso libre

77.

Previous exposure-dependent factors related to protection against malaria in a Braziliam Amazon migrant population : an open cohort study
Duarte, Elisabeth Carmen.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Malaria remains an important public health problem in developing countries. Because of difficulties in control programmes, naturally acquired immunity (NAI) for many is the only factor that limits the number and severity of malaria episodes. To improve scientific knowledge about…
Fecha:	1999
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

Recurso libre

78.

Representing software engineering knowledge
Mylopoulos, John - Borgida, Alex - Yu, Eric

Formato:	Article
Enlaces:	Descripción completa.
Fecha:	2011-03-24
Recurso:	Universidad Veracruzana

Recurso libre

79.

Ontology-based induction of high level classification rules
Taylor, Merwyn G. - Stoffel, Kilian - Hendler, James A.

Formato:	Working Paper
Enlaces:	En: Proceedings of the SIGMOD Dataming and Knowledge Discovery Workshop 1997
Fecha:	2011-03-24
Recurso:	Universidad Veracruzana

Recurso libre

80.

Learning to construct knowledge bases from the world wide web
Craven, Mark... [et al.]

Formato:	Preprint
Enlaces:	Descripción completa.
Fecha:	2011-03-22
Recurso:	Universidad Veracruzana

Recurso libre

81.

The regulation of parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTHRP) gene expression in hypercalcemia of malignancy /
Aklilu, Fasika.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The studies included in this thesis were aimed at identifying the mechanisms that lead to aberrant expression of the PTHRP gene in cancer., We have used the hepatocyte growth factor receptor oncogene, Tpr-Met, as a model and examined the effect…
Fecha:	1999
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

Recurso libre

82.

The syntax of Spanish multifunctional clitics and near-native competence /
Bruhn de Garavito, Joyce L. S.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This thesis studies the problem of language learnability in relation to two different but related sets of structures in Spanish, both involving multifunctional clitic pronouns. The first of these is the reflexive clitic se which is used in impersonal and…
Fecha:	1999
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

Recurso libre

83.

The knowledge in knowledge management
Nickols, Fred

Formato:	Article
Enlaces:	Descripción completa.
Fecha:	2011-03-02
Recurso:	Universidad Veracruzana

Recurso libre

84.

EMBRAPA cassava & fruits.

Formato:	Folderes / Folhetos / Cartilhas (INFOTECA-E)
Enlaces:	World of science Joining scientific Sharing knowledge and technologies with developing countries efforts to develop better solutions., 2011
Fecha:	2012-03-21
Recurso:	Informação Tecnológica en Agricultura (Infoteca-e)

Recurso libre

85.

Is sustainability certification for biochar the answer to environmental risks?
COWIE, A. L. - DOWNIE, A. E. - GEORGE, B. H. - SINGH, B-P. - VAN ZWIETEN, L. - O'CORNNELL, D.

Formato:	Artigo em periódico indexado (ALICE)
Enlaces:	Biochar has the potential to make a major contribution to the mitigation of climate change, and enhancement of plant production. However, in order for biochar to fulfill this promise, the industry and regulating bodies must take steps to manage potential…
Fecha:	2012-08-02
Recurso:	Repositório Acesso Livre à Informação Científica da Embrapa (ALICE)

Recurso libre

86.

Extracellular Proteins of Mycoplasma synoviae
COUTO, M. S. R. - KLEIN, C. S. - RECH, D. V. - TERENZI, H.

Formato:	Artigo em periódico indexado (ALICE)
Enlaces:	Mycoplasma synoviae is a Gram positive bacteria lacking of cell wall that affects chickens and turkeys causing infection in the upper respiratory tract and in some cases arthritis, with economical impact to broiler breeders. Treatment and prevention of avian synovitis…
Fecha:	2012-10-02
Recurso:	Repositório Acesso Livre à Informação Científica da Embrapa (ALICE)

Recurso libre

87.

Keynote paper information, knowledge and learning : the library in the digital age (Beyond the Beginning : The Global Digital Library)

Formato:	Other
Enlaces:	Descripción completa.
Fecha:	2009-10-13
Recurso:	Universidad Veracruzana

Recurso libre

88.

Strategies to promote farm animal welfare in Latin America and their effects on carcass and meat quality traits.
COSTA, M. J. R. P. da - HUERTAS, S. M. - GALLO, C. - DALLA COSTA, O. A.

Formato:	Artigo em periódico indexado (ALICE)
Enlaces:	Several initiatives, including research and development, increasing stakeholders' awareness and application of legislation and recommendation, have been carried out inLatinAmericatopromoteanimalwelfareand meat quality. Most activities focused on the impact of pre-slaughter conditions (facilities, equipment and handling procedures) onanimalwelfareand meat quality. The…
Fecha:	2012-10-02
Recurso:	Repositório Acesso Livre à Informação Científica da Embrapa (ALICE)

Recurso libre

89.

Collaborative GIS process modelling using the Delphi method, systems theory and the unified modelling language (UML)
Balram, Shivanand

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Efforts to resolve environmental planning and decision-making conflicts usually focus on participant involvement, mutual understanding of the problem situation, evaluation criteria identification, data availability, and potential alternative solutions. However, as the alternatives become less distinct and participant values more diverse,…
Fecha:	2005
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

Recurso libre

90.

The knowledge of elite level coaches of swimmers with a physical disability /
Cregan, Kerry

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The last decade has seen an increase in empirical research pertaining to coaching science and education. A great deal of research has focused on coaches of elite able-bodied athletes, while coaches of athletes with a disability have generally been overlooked.…
Fecha:	2005
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

Recurso libre

91.

The role of frontal oculomotor structures in the predictive control of eye movements /
Gagnon, Danny

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The role of the FEF/FPA and SEF in oculomotor prediction was investigated using psychophysics, functional MRI (fMRI) and TMS. The separate contribution of advance knowledge of target direction and target timing to predictive saccades, and neural activity in frontal oculomotor…
Fecha:	2005
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

Recurso libre

92.

Disagreements in the humanities
Bauerlein, Mark

Formato:	Article
Enlaces:	Descripción completa.
Fecha:	2011-02-25
Recurso:	Universidad Veracruzana

Recurso libre

93.

Technology : a fundamental structure?
Van Wyk, Rias J.

Formato:	Article
Enlaces:	Descripción completa.
Fecha:	2011-02-25
Recurso:	Universidad Veracruzana

Recurso libre

94.

Proposititons for future research
Bear, Jon W.

Formato:	Article
Enlaces:	Descripción completa.
Fecha:	2011-02-25
Recurso:	Universidad Veracruzana

Recurso libre

95.

Implementing topic maps... : 4 Crucial steps to successful enterprise knowledge management

Formato:	Other
Enlaces:	Descripción completa.
Fecha:	2011-03-11
Recurso:	Universidad Veracruzana

Recurso libre

96.

Data mining with relational database management systems
Zou, Beibei, 1974-

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	With the increasing demands of transforming raw data into information and knowledge, data mining becomes an important field to the discovery of useful information and hidden patterns in huge datasets. Both machine learning and database research have made major contributions…
Fecha:	2005
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

Recurso libre

97.

More robust security specifications for 1 out of 2 Oblivious Transfer
Ahsan, Abdul Hannan.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	An 1 out of 2 Oblivious Transfer (( 21 )-OT) is a two-party computation in which a sender A owning two secret bits b0, b 1 can transfer one to them, bc, to receiver Bob who chooses c. This is…
Fecha:	2005
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

Recurso libre

98.

Canadian psychiatrists' current attitudes, practices, and knowledge related to fitness-to-drive in persons with mental illness
Ménard, Ingrid.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Mental illness is characterized by alterations in thinking, mood and behavior and is associated with significant distress and impaired functioning. Many mental illnesses and medications used in their treatment, can in some way impair fitness-to-drive., This thesis comprises two independent…
Fecha:	2005
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

Recurso libre

99.

The typical developmental trajectory of early numerical concepts : the relationship between approximate arithmetic and nonverbal intelligence across childhood, Typical trajectory of early number concepts
Ostfield, Danielle.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The developmental trajectory of basic numerical skills and sequential processing was systematically investigated among a sample of 5 to 11-year-old typically developing boys. Performance was defined in terms of reaction times and error rates during novel computerized tasks that measured…
Fecha:	2005
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

Recurso libre

100.

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)