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Genetic diversity analysis of isolates of the fungal bean pathogen Pseudocercospora griseola from central and southern Brazil.
ABADIO, A. K. R. - LIMA, S. S. - SANTANA, M. F. - SALOMÃO, T. M. F. - SARTORATO, A. - MIZUBUTI, E. S. G. - ARAÚJO, E. F. - QUEIROZ, M. V. de.

Formato:	Artigo em periódico indexado (ALICE)
Enlaces:	Planting resistant varieties is the most effective control measure against the angular leaf spot of dry beans, a fungal disease caused by Pseudocercospora griseola. However, dry bean varieties with durable resistance are not easily obtained. Knowledge about the genetic variability…
Fecha:	2012-09-13
Recurso:	Repositório Acesso Livre à Informação Científica da Embrapa (ALICE)

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

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

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Socio-environmental impacts of sunflower production as feedstock for biodiesel in southern Minas Gerais/BR.
RAMOS, N. P. - BUSCHINELLI, C. C. A. - FONTES, L. P. - VIEIRA, H. B. - CASTRO, C. - LEITE, R. M. V. B. C.

Formato:	Artigo em anais de congresso (ALICE)
Enlaces:	The increase in global demand for renewable energy has encouraged, both directly and indirectly, the production of oilseeds, including sunflower, as feedstocks for biodiesel. In this scenario, Brazil stands out for its excellent agronomic and climatic conditions for growing these…
Fecha:	2012-03-30
Recurso:	Repositório Acesso Livre à Informação Científica da Embrapa (ALICE)

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Genetic diversity for lima bean samples.
SILVA, V. B. da - SILVA, R. N. O. - RODRIGUES, L. L. - GOMES, R. L. F. - LOPES, Â. C. de A. - SILVA, K. J. D. e.

Formato:	Artigo em periódico indexado (ALICE)
Enlaces:	One of the main crops and income and alternative food source for the population from Northeast region of Brazil is the lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus), besides an important source of protein for the rural population from South America and Africa.…
Fecha:	2012-03-30
Recurso:	Repositório Acesso Livre à Informação Científica da Embrapa (ALICE)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Iris Murdoch on knowledge and freedom
Conlin, Alice

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

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Redefining compliance education
Cochrane, Lorna June

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

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

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

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11.

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

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

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12.

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

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

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13.

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

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

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

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

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15.

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

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

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16.

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

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

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

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

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18.

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

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

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Risks associated with conduct disorder in girls
Green, Tara

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

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Determining University Professors' Practical Teaching Knowledge Constructs in Exemplary Incidents of Teaching
Hum, Gregory

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This study delineates practical knowledge bases that university professors draw upon during exemplary Critical Incidents of teaching. One hundred and eight full-time, tenure track, university professors from departments of Biology, Chemistry, Economics, Engineering, English, History, Math, and Philosophy across the…
Fecha:	2009
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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

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

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22.

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

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

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23.

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

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

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24.

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

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

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25.

Teachers' understanding of inquiry
Manconi, Lynn

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

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26.

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

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

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27.

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

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

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28.

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

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

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29.

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

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

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30.

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

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

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31.

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

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

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32.

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

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

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33.

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

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

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34.

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

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

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35.

Three essays on generativity and caring in constructing partnership orientation in learning organizations and the society
Chu, Hankyu.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The three essays in the present dissertation build on and expand the notion of generativity in the context of a learning (i.e., knowledge creating) organization, and learning (i.e., knowledge based) economy in sequential progression with increasing levels of analysis. Essay…
Fecha:	2009
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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36.

How does faculty research activity affect undergraduate instruction in chemistry? An exploration of the perceived impacts of inquiry on pedagogy
Hua, Olivia

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Academics believe in a symbiotic relationship between research and teaching, though evidence challenges its existence. Previous studies may have defined these constructs too narrowly to detect the perceived relationships. This study used a qualitative approach to investigate chemistry professors' beliefs…
Fecha:	2009
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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37.

Knowledge transfer in post-disaster reconstruction: the problem of post-post-disaster reconstruction
Gharaati Kopaei, Mehran

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The history of post-disaster reconstruction programs, especially in developing countries, is replete with the failure to provide safe-construction methods that can be sustained and repeated over time, in spite of the usually acclaimed success of these projects by those in…
Fecha:	2009
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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38.

Building a Knowledge Management Model at Brazil's Embrapa (Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation): Towards a Knowledge-Based View of Organizations.
ALVARENGA NETO, R. C. D. de - VIEIRA, J. L. G.

Formato:	Artigo em periódico indexado (ALICE)
Enlaces:	This paper investigates and analyses the process of building a knowledge management (KM) model at Brazil‟s Embrapa (The Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation). Embrapa is a world class knowledge organization whose mission is to provide feasible solutions for the sustainable development…
Fecha:	2012-09-18
Recurso:	Repositório Acesso Livre à Informação Científica da Embrapa (ALICE)

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Traditional food consumption, anthropometry, nutrient intake and the emerging relationship between Inuit youth and traditional knowledge in a Baffin Island community
Yohannes, Sennait.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	In 2006 a youth health survey was conducted in Pangnirtung, Nunavut as part of a community collaboration. The survey assessed food use, nutrient status and anthropometry. Thirty four percent of youth were above healthy weight; soft drink consumption averaged 1…
Fecha:	2009
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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40.

Genetic variability of body performance and carcass parts in a broiler strain.
MENDONÇA, G. G. - VENTURINI, G. C. - NUNES, B. do N. - LEDUR, M. C. - MUNARI, D. P.

Formato:	Resumo em anais de congresso (ALICE)
Enlaces:	2013
Fecha:	2013-11-13
Recurso:	Repositório Acesso Livre à Informação Científica da Embrapa (ALICE)

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41.

What do we mean by 'gender' and how should it be addressed? Exploring the inclusion of gender in a teacher education curriculum
Airton, Elizabeth

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	In education, 'gender' is consistently operationalized as a body of 'common sense' knowledge that can be freely invoked in an explanatory fashion. This study names such knowledge practices as artefacts of gender-normative privilege and links 'how' knowledge of gender conveyed…
Fecha:	2009
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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42.

Fire, plants and people: exploring environmental relations through local knowledge of postfire ecology at Wemindji, Quebec
Scott, Katherine

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	In the forests of Wemindji Cree Territory on the eastern shores of James Bay, north-western Quebec, forest fires burn frequently, human interventions are rare, and fire is the key agent of forest transformation. This thesis examines Cree perceptions of spatial…
Fecha:	2009
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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43.

Governance, sociotechnical systems and knowledge society: Challenges and reflections
Balloni, Antonio José - Bermejo, Paulo Henrique de Souza - Holm, Jeanne - Tonelli, Adriano Olimpio

Formato:	Artigo
Enlaces:	http://www.igi-global.com/chapter/governance-sociotechnical-systems-knowledge-society/66970
Fecha:	2013-08-30
Recurso:	Universidade Federal de Lavras - UFLA

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44.

Multicultural counselling competencies with adolescents : a qualitative examination of client experiences, MCC with adolescents
Kassan, Anusha.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	In recent years, an important focus has been placed on training counsellors to attend to cultural diversity. In an effort to assist counsellors in this process, models of Multicultural Counselling Competencies (MCC) have been developed for work with adult populations.…
Fecha:	2009
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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45.

The state of health information technology standards: the conflation of the technical and the political in the development of a pan-Canadian electronic health record system
Mardis, Nicole

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The convergence of political and technical challenges is demonstrated in a case study on a collaborative initiative to develop a pan-Canadian Electronic Health Record (EHR) system. It is argued that the juxtaposition of different domains, procedures, knowledge bases, and entities…
Fecha:	2009
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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46.

Cancer prevention and the human papillomavirus vaccine:psychosocial and behavioural factors involved in vaccination decision-making
Krawczyk, Andrea

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The purpose of the present thesis was to examine psychosocial and behavioural factors associated with the decision-making process involved in uptake of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine. In Canada, the HPV vaccine has been approved for women and men aged…
Fecha:	2012
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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47.

B-boy (dance) cipher: an innovative knowledge community's shared activity
Lefebvre, Haidee

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	My study focuses on b-boying, the archetype of hiphop dance, to better understand the informal teaching and learning processes embodied in the freestyle or raw b-boy cipher (improvisational dance circle). I draw from an ethnographic approach to investigate how hiphop…
Fecha:	2012
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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48.

Sample size for the assessment of soybean inbred populations.
COLOMBARI FILHO, J. M. - GERALDI, I. O.

Formato:	Artigo em periódico indexado (ALICE)
Enlaces:	In plant breeding programs, the knowledge about the appropriate sample size for the evaluation of populations is very important. A small sample reduces the chance of selecting superior genotypes, whereas a very large sample may lead to unnecessary increases in…
Fecha:	2014-10-13
Recurso:	Repositório Acesso Livre à Informação Científica da Embrapa (ALICE)

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49.

Quality of service routing using decentralized learning
Heidari, Fariba.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This thesis presents several decentralized, learning-based algorithms for on-line routing of bandwidth guaranteed paths. The presented routing algorithms do not need any a-priori knowledge of traffic demand; they use only their locally observed events and update their routing policy using…
Fecha:	2009
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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50.

Epistemic strategies and games on concurrent processes
Knight, Sophia

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	We develop a game semantics for process algebra with two independent, interacting agents. The purpose of the semantics is to make manifest the role of knowledge and information flow in the interactions between agents and to control the information available…
Fecha:	2009
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL