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Teses e Dissertações orientadas pela Embrapa instrumentação Agropecuária em 2003.
BERNARDES FILHO, R. - MATTOSO, L.H.C. - MARTIN-NETO, L.

Formato:	Documentos (INFOTECA-E)
Enlaces:	The Embrapa Agricultural Instrumentation Center, one of the thematic centers of the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation, is an institution of science and technology in instrumentation. Its purpose is to promote Brazilian agribusiness through the generation, adaptation, and transference of knowledge…
Fecha:	2005-03-18
Recurso:	Informação Tecnológica en Agricultura (Infoteca-e)

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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

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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

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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

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No Toilets in Park.
Macdonald, Roderick A. - MacLean, Jason

Formato:	article (journal), peer reviewed
Enlaces:	The undergraduate law curriculum adopted at McGill University in 1998—the transsystemic programme—was born of the unique political, social, and intellectual histories of its Faculty of Law. This essay reviews these contexts and characterizes the programme as an ongoing conversation about…
Fecha:	2008-08-08
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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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

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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

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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

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Manual de usuário do fórum eletrônico da Embrapa Cerrados.
KINPARA, D. I.

Formato:	Documentos (INFOTECA-E)
Enlaces:	ABSTRACT: This paper is an user's manual for the phpBB2, a bulletin board package (BBS) developed by the phpBB Group. It's an Open Source software chosen, experimentally, as a knowledge management tool to improve research and development activities at Embrapa…
Fecha:	2011-07-08
Recurso:	Informação Tecnológica en Agricultura (Infoteca-e)

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Production of conjugated linoleic acid and conjugated linolenic acid by Bifidobacterium breve JKL03 and its application
Jung, Yun-Kyoung, 1979-

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) is predominantly found in foods of ruminant origin such as milk and processed cheese, and has gained much interest recently due to its beneficial health and biological effects on animals and humans., The bioconversion of linoleic…
Fecha:	2005
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Who manages home garden agrobiodiversity? : patterns of species distribution, planting material flow and knowledge transmission along the Corrientes River of the Peruvian Amazon
Perrault-Archambault, Mathilde

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Agrobiodiversity constitutes an essential resource for traditional rural populations. Home gardens are "hotspots" of agrobiodiversity and important loci of in situ conservation efforts. This study seeks to understand the factors affecting gardeners' choices and to assess the accessibility of planting…
Fecha:	2005
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Theoretical orientations to reading and instructional practices of eleven grade five teachers
Elliott-Johns, Susan E.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This study explores the nature of teachers' understandings of theoretical orientation to reading and the relationships between theoretical orientations to reading and instructional practice. The participants were eleven Grade Five classroom teachers, seven female and four male, in one particular…
Fecha:	2005
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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17.

Data mining using relational database management system
Ma, Xuesong, 1975-

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	With the wide availability of huge amounts of data and the imminent demands to transform the raw data into useful information and knowledge, data mining has become an important research field both in the database area and the machine learning…
Fecha:	2005
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Institutions and long-term development policy
Mayer-Foulkes, D. (David)

Formato:	info:eu-repo/semantics/workingPaper
Enlaces:	Market failures in human capital investment and innovation explain the main features of human development and economic growth. This is shown in a Schumpeterian multi-country model with technology transfer and trade. Thus, only institutions expanding investments in nutrition, education, health,…
Fecha:	2005
Recurso:	CIDE RI

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Drawing inferences : drawing, discourse, and spatio-motor representation in an animation storyboarding activity
Blatter, Janet

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	A case study of collaborative storyboarding in an animation studio grounded this investigation of visual discourse---discourse about and with visual displays. The focus was on a problem occurring during a 40-minute task between the head storyboard artist and his junior…
Fecha:	2005
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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20.

Running out of place : the language and architecture of Lewis Carroll
Dionne, Caroline

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This study examines the links between architecture and literature through the work of English author/mathematician/geometrician Lewis Carroll/Charles L. Dodgson. The premise is that throughout Carroll's work, questions concerning the position of the body in relation to its surroundings---the possibility for…
Fecha:	2005
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Bioinformatic approaches to the discovery of apoptotic proteins
Acoca, Stephane

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The core of this research project revolves around the development of knowledge and expertise in the field of sequence homology identification techniques, as applied towards the discovery of Bcl2 family members. The use of such methods resulted in the uncovering…
Fecha:	2005
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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22.

Heart rate telemetry and time-motion analysis of ice hockey referees
Kahn, Bradley

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Referees have a job to ensure a safe and fair playing environment. The purpose of this study was to quantify on-ice intensities (heart rate) and on-ice movements (forward or backwards skating or stationary) of referees during ice hockey games. 15…
Fecha:	2005
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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23.

Risk-directed exploration in reinforcement learning
Law, Edith L. M.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Reinforcement Learning is a class of methods for solving sequential decision problems when the model of the environment is not known. In this framework, the agent must explore the environment to gather more information about the model and the utility…
Fecha:	2005
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Evaluating the effectiveness of environmental education essential elements in school field trip programming
Futer, Mariam

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This thesis investigated the apparent effectiveness of environmental education essential elements in school field trip programming. First, the elements essential to environmental education field trips were identified from the literature. Second, these elements were incorporated into a questionnaire that was…
Fecha:	2005
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Chasse aux mammifères marins et identité ethnique : le rôle du harpon au sein de la culture thuléenne : analyse comparative des sites Clachan et de l'île Skraeling
Gadoua, Marie-Pierre

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Although the study of Thule harpoon heads has produced important seriations, datings and technological reflections during the last century, a lack of fundamental knowledge about these weapons is still occurring. An attempt is made to document the different contexts surrounding…
Fecha:	2005
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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26.

La critique génétique du Horla de Maupassant /
Nolin, Isabelle

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The result of formal and thematic research undertaken by the author in the1880s, Maupassant's Le Horla (1887), owing to its originality, became a fantastic literature classic. Constituted from the recycling of several passages of independent texts among which La Lettre…
Fecha:	2005
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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27.

Filtering Islam : an analysis of 'the expert on Islam' in Canadian news media
Popowich, Morris

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	A standard element of many news stories that mention Islam is the 'expert.' An expert contributes what is presented as objective knowledge about Islam to a news story. Through ostensibly objective statements, an expert plays a significant role in the…
Fecha:	2005
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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28.

Islamic feminist community organizing for combatting violence against women : a case study of Rifka Annisa, Women Crisis Center, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Setiawan, Dorita

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This thesis focuses on an Islamic feminist community organization, and its activities in combating violence against women. The case example discussed in this study is the Rifka Annisa Women's Crisis Center (WCC Rifka Annisa) located in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. By examining…
Fecha:	2005
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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29.

Bipedal running with one actuator per leg
Neville, Neil

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	RHex is a cockroach-inspired hexapod robot capable of walking, running, and climbing. This thesis presents the development of a novel, three dimensional, bipedal running gait for RHex using only two actuated degrees of freedom (DOF), one per compliant leg. To…
Fecha:	2005
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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30.

Kondo resonance in double quantum dots : a Green's function analysis
Ji, Tao, 1981-

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	In this thesis, an overview of non-equilibrium Green's function (NEGF) technique is presented. The entire formulism is derived from the starting point of the definitions of Green's functions. The special application of NEGF to transport problems is discussed in details.…
Fecha:	2005
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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31.

Determination of the atomic structure of scanning probe microscopy tungsten tips by field ion microscopy
Grütter, Peter

Formato:	article
Enlaces:	Detailed knowledge of the tip apex structure is necessary for quantitative comparison between theory-based simulations and experimental observations of tip-substrate interactions in scanning probe microscopy (SPM). Here, we discuss field ion microscopy (FIM) techniques to characterize and atomically define SPM…
Fecha:	2005,
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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32.

Microfabrication : using bulk wet etching with TMAH
Duan, Xuefeng, 1981-

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	In November 2002 a Microfabrication Lab was established in the physics department of McGill University to support research in nanoscience and technology. At the same time, I arrived at McGill to begin my graduate study. So I was assigned to…
Fecha:	2005
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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33.

The application of Web Ontology Language for information sharing in the dairy industry /
Gao, Yongchun, 1977-

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	In this thesis the Semantic Web and its core technology---Web Ontology Language (OWL)---were studied. Considering the features of the different units involved in the dairy industry, OWL, in its capacity as an ontology description language, can be used to encode…
Fecha:	2005
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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34.

Genetic and phenotypic analysis of clk-1 growth suppressors in Caenorhabditis elegans
Nguyen, Thi Phuong Anh, 1982-

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Ubiquinone (UQ) is a lipid found in all cellular membranes. It is involved in multiple cellular processes, either directly or through its effect on the redox status of the cell. clk-1 encodes a highly conserved hydroxylase required for UQ biosynthesis.…
Fecha:	2005
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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35.

How does what's bred in the bone come out in the flesh? : Devora Neumark's interventions and the concept of flesh
Kiriloff, Vera.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This thesis examines seven of Devora Neumark's artistic interventions that activate an embodied transfer or continuity of knowledge. I am inspired by phenomenologist Maurice Merleau-Ponty's notion of "the flesh of the world," that is the element enabling a reversibility between…
Fecha:	2005
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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36.

Constructive alignment in teacher education : identifying contextually dependent student presage factors and associated learning outcomes, Alignment in teacher education
Redden, Krista Corinne.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	A sequential exploratory design (Creswell, 2003) was used to measure how a social-constructivist oriented educational psychology course could move beyond the inert knowledge Mandl, Gruber, and Renkl (1996) reported to be the outcome of student teacher engagement with formal university…
Fecha:	2005
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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37.

The effect of banked-curves on electromyographic activity in the lower leg during running : by Jennifer Gow.
Gow, Jennifer.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The biomechanics of running on level surfaces has been extensively researched, but there is limited knowledge on the biomechanical adaptations of curvilinear running. The purpose of this study was to investigate the electromyographic activity (EMG) of the lower leg muscles…
Fecha:	2005
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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38.

Competition law and international trade from the GATT to the WTO : the undeniable reality of an emergent jurisprudence
Malek-Bakouche, Farah.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Liberalising trade is not limited to diminishing trade barriers or decreasing tariffs rates, but also ensuring that these efforts are maintained: this is the role of competition rules., It is common knowledge that for decades Countries have been trying to…
Fecha:	2005
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Conocimiento ecológico y sistema de manejo maya del lagarto (Crocodylus moreletii) en Quintana Roo, México
Zamudio Acedo, Fernando

Formato:	info:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesis
Enlaces:	Resumen en español: Analizamos el conocimiento ecológico tradicional (C.E.T.) de un grupo maya sobre el lagarto (Crocodylus moreletii) en el contexto de la cacería realizada en las décadas de 1960 y 1970. Hoy, después de la veda total a la…
Fecha:	2005
Recurso:	ECOSUR

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40.

On distance measurement methods for turbo codes
Ould Cheikh Mouhamedou, Youssouf.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	New digital communication applications, such as multimedia, require very powerful error correcting codes that deliver low error rates while operating at low to moderate ratios (SNRs). Turbo codes have reasonable complexity and can achieve very low error rates if a…
Fecha:	2005
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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41.

Roles of zinc cluster protein transcription factors in conferring drug resistance in Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Candida albicans
MacPherson, Sarah A.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Multi-drug or pleiotropic drug resistance (PDR) is a universally acquired mechanism that is evolutionarily conserved. Saccharomyces cerevisiae serves as an excellent model organism for studying this phenomenon in pathogenic fungi, such as Candida albicans. In yeast, PDR is most often…
Fecha:	2005
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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42.

Peasant adaptation to environmental change in the Peruvian Amazon : livelihood responses in an Amerindian and a non-Amerindian community
Manzi, Maya

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	One of the primary challenges facing researchers and practitioners in their efforts to address issues of poverty and environment is the need to deepen our understanding of the logic that guides local people's decisions over resource use, particularly among the…
Fecha:	2005
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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43.

Giovanni Battista Cavalieri's Ecclesiae militantis triumphi : Jesuits, martyrs, print, and the counter-reformation
Tsoumis, Karine

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Five hundred years of Christian martyrdom are represented in the Ecclesiae militantis triumphi (1583). Engraved by Giovanni Battista Cavalieri, the series that was bound into a book reproduces a fresco cycle in the church of San Stefano Rotondo in Rome.…
Fecha:	2005
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Educational reform : an investigation of democracy and the place of the self in Québec education
Rabinovitch, Lori Diane

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The Province of Quebec launched a province-wide reform of its schools and adult education centres in 1997 to respond to the exigencies of an increasingly multicultural population, and the requirements of a knowledge-based society. The reform aims to enhance democracy…
Fecha:	2005
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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45.

The impact of the legal system on parental alienation syndrome /
Vassiliou, Despina

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The purpose of the present study was to examine Parental Alienation Syndrome (PAS) and to expand the research based knowledge in the area. PAS entails both psychological processes and legal dimensions as it occurs primarily within the context of custody…
Fecha:	2005
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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46.

Seeing music : integrating vision and hearing in the perception of musical performances
Vines, Bradley W.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This thesis investigates cross-modal interactions in auditory and visual perception, focusing on the perception of expressive musical performances. A primary aim of the work is to advance knowledge pertaining to how and when musicians' body movements influence an observer's overall…
Fecha:	2005
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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47.

Contenidos culturales en las televisiones generalistas: Análisis de los formatos televisivos de las cadenas públicas y privadas de ámbito nacional y autonómico
Ruano López, Soledad

Formato:	text (thesis)
Enlaces:	El presente trabajo aborda el estudio de los espacios culturales en la televisión, siendo ésta el medio de comunicación de masas con mayor incidencia social y uno de los pilares básicos de la comunicación. Por tanto aspira a ofrecer una…
Fecha:	2005
Recurso:	Dialnet (Tesis)

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48.

Understanding reflection in teaching : a framework for analyzing the literature
Beauchamp, Catherine.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	In the literature on reflection in teaching, authors frequently lament the lack of clarity in understandings of this concept, despite its wide acceptance as a phenomenon beneficial to teaching and learning. This dissertation reports a study of this literature that…
Fecha:	2005
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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49.

Evolutionarily conserved non-coding sequences confer transcriptional regulation to the Myelin Basic Protein gene
Farhadi, Hooman F.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Myelin formation is an evolutionarily late acquisition that contributes to fast conduction in vertebrate axons. Continuous bidirectional signaling is required for the acquisition and maintenance of the mature nerve fiber phenotype. Myelin Basic Protein (MBP) is a representative structural component…
Fecha:	2005
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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50.

Second language acquisition of Japanese relative clauses
Kayama, Yuhko.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This thesis investigates the second language acquisition of Japanese relative clauses (RCs) by native speakers of English or Korean. Researchers have argued that Universal Grammar (UG) can be accessed in adult second language (L2) acquisition. The Full Transfer Full Access…
Fecha:	2005
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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51.

The impact of meaning-making coping on psychological adjustment to cancer
Lee, Virginia, Dr.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The diagnosis and management of cancer evokes profound questions about one's understanding of the self, the world, and one's purpose in life. The stress and coping literature suggest that the process of meaning-making provides a suitable framework to study such…
Fecha:	2005
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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52.

Why 1839? : the philosophy of vision and the invention of photography
Delmas, Didier

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	1826 is the date attributed to the very first known photograph, Nicephore Niepce's "View from the Window at Gras." For traditional historians of photography this date marks the moment when the genius of man was finally able to merge the…
Fecha:	2005
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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53.

Long-term timing of two young, energetic pulsars
Livingstone, Margaret Anne

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	We report on the long-term phase-coherent timing of two young, energetic pulsars, PSR B1509-58 and PSR B0540-69, using data from the Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer, the Parkes Radio Telescope and the Molonglo Observatory Synthesis Telescope. We present fully phase-coherent timing…
Fecha:	2005
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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54.

Cost-effectiveness decision analyses comparing covered to uncovered self-expandable metal stents to elective or on-demand polyethylene stent changes in patients with distal malignant biliary obstruction
Da Silveira, Eduardo

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Introduction. Endoscopic placement of stents is the preferred treatment for palliation of obstructive symptoms in non-operative candidates but significant differences in procedure and stent-related costs, patency of stents survival of patients exist. Aim. To determine the cost-effectiveness of two strategies…
Fecha:	2005
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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55.

The nature of task representation by novice multimedia authors /
Fournier, Helene

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The continuing importance of literacy and the emergence of electronic text forms have incited interest in the use of technology in a number of domains, among them writing and multimedia authoring. The expectation is that technology will facilitate the writing…
Fecha:	2005
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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The ecological and social dynamics of Inuit narwhal foraging at Pond Inlet, Nunavut /
Lee, David S.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Research over the past several decades on the nature of Inuit hunting of narwhals has focused upon harvesting technologies and the traditional ecological knowledge of modern hunting of the species. However, as much as such work has contributed to our…
Fecha:	2005
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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How do I, a teacher-researcher, contribute to knowledge of teacher learning and practice in teacher education as I explore my values through self-study?, Teacher-researcher
McBride, Judith B.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Stories told of and by teacher-researchers hold the potential to inform members of both academic and school communities with concerns about teaching and learning. The author's self-study and an embedded case study constitute this thesis. The latter is an instrumental,…
Fecha:	2005
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Exploring and comparing client perception of need and social worker perception of risk : a key to improved intervention in cases of child neglect
O'Brien, Michael J., 1952-

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Clients involved with child protection systems due to issues of neglect are known to have multiple needs. The issues that they confront are personal, situational, and social in nature. The emphasis on risk reduction in many jurisdictions within North America…
Fecha:	2005
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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59.

Jasmonates as a new class of signaling molecules in Bradyrhizobium-soybean symbiosis
Mabood, Fazli

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Jasmonic acid (JA) and its methyl ester, methyl jasmonate (MeJA), collectively termed as jasmonates, are naturally occurring in plants and are important signal molecules involved in induced disease resistance and stress responses of plants. Besides their role in-planta, they are…
Fecha:	2005
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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60.

Verb movement parameters in Afrikaans : investigating the Full Transfer Full Access hypothesis
Conradie, Simone

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This thesis sets out to test the Full Transfer Full Access hypothesis (FTFA), which claims (i) that second language (L2) learners start out with the parameter settings instantiated in their first language (L1) grammars ('full transfer') and (ii) that they…
Fecha:	2005
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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61.

Valentinian ethics and paraenetic discourse : determining the social function of moral exhortation in Valentinian Christianity
Tite, Philip L., 1969-

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This dissertation sets out to determine the social function of paraenesis ("moral exhortation") within Valentinian Christianity. In order to explicate this social function, this study places the discussion within the context of ancient rhetorical practices of ethical admonition; i.e., how…
Fecha:	2005
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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62.

Towards robust voxel-coloring : handling camera calibration errors and partial emptiness of surface voxels
Anwar, Zeeshan.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	In this thesis, we present two new methods to overcome the effects of both camera calibration errors and partial emptiness of surface voxels in voxel-coloring. Voxel-coloring is a relatively new volumetric method for 3D scene reconstruction from multiple calibrated views.…
Fecha:	2005
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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63.

Mapeamento da variabilidade espacial das plantas daninhas.
SHIRATSUCHI, L. S. - CHRISTOFFOLETI, P. J. - FONTES, J. R. A.

Formato:	Documentos (INFOTECA-E)
Enlaces:	Traditionally the weed management has been done considering the overall weed infestation in the whole field and then herbicides are sprayed according to a single weed control recommendation for the field. But weeds are not uniformly distributed and normally have…
Fecha:	2011-07-08
Recurso:	Informação Tecnológica en Agricultura (Infoteca-e)

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64.

De Husserl a Aristóteles en la constitución de la filosofía de Zubiri
Peris Sánchez, Antonio

Formato:	text (thesis)
Enlaces:	Un anciano Zubiri concluye su búsqueda en la definición de la filosofía como: �La filosofía no es fenomenología ni ontología sino que es filosofía de lo real en cuanto real, es metafísica�. Mi investigación ha pretendido reconstruir el proceso de…
Fecha:	2005
Recurso:	Dialnet (Tesis)

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65.

Fitat: estudis sobre la seva activitat biològica i els efectes sobre la prevenció de les calcificacions patològiques
Perelló Bestard, Joan

Formato:	text (thesis)
Enlaces:	En aquesta Tesi Doctoral es pretén seguir aprofundint en l�estudi de l�activitat biològica del fitat, molècula que està demostrant unes inusitades, i fins fa poc desconegudes, propietats com inhibidor del desenvolupament de calcificaciones patològiques. En primer lloc, es presenten tres…
Fecha:	2005
Recurso:	Dialnet (Tesis)

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66.

Essays on innovation, leadership, and growth
Jones, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Felt), 1972-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	The first two chapters of this thesis investigate a possibly fundamental aspect of technological progress. If knowledge accumulates as technology progresses, then successive generations of innovators may face an increasing educational burden, forcing them to spend longer periods in education…
Fecha:	2005-08-24
Recurso:	MIT

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67.

A socio-cultural-historical analysis of six Korean students' experiences in L2 learning contexts : learner agency and symbolic power, Che 2 ŏnŏ haksŭp sanghwang e innŭn han'guk haksaeng yŏsŏt myŏng ŭi kyŏnghŏm e taehan sahoe munhwa chŏk chŏpkŭn punsŏk :
Lee, Heekyeong, 1971-

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This inquiry explores six Korean students' personal narratives about their living and learning experiences in their study abroad contexts. My goal is to examine the relationships between learner agency and symbolic power embedded in these six students' second language (L2)…
Fecha:	2005
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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68.

The evolution of functional diversity in tree seedlings /
Marks, Christian O.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This dissertation examined the participation of eight lower-achieving readers in two intermediate-level elementary classrooms (one fourth- and one fifth-grade) during group discussions about literary texts. The purpose of the investigation was to determine the extent to which lower-achieving readers (defined…
Fecha:	2005
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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69.

Stress, texture and electromigration in damascene copper interconnects
Mirpuri, Kabir.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Recently Al was replaced by Cu as an interconnecting material. The primary objective of the present research was to investigate the mechanism of texture and microstructure evolution and to study its influence on electromigration in damascene Cu interconnects. For this…
Fecha:	2005
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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70.

Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal activity in postpartum mothers : the role of infant feeding type, parity, salience of stressor and sociodemographic factors
Tu, Mai Thanh, 1977-

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) responsiveness to stress is generally blunted in lactating rats, except during situations of pup endangerment, suggesting an important role of salience of stressor in stress response during lactation. Conversely, in women, breastfeeding is associated with reduced HPA responses…
Fecha:	2005
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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71.

Communities of practice : clinical teaching in professional nursing education
Foulds, Barbara J.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The need to prepare and support clinical teaching faculty is identified as a priority by nurse educators. However, there is no framework for understanding the practice of clinical teaching (Benner, Tanner & Chelsa, 1996; Davis, Dearman, Schwab & Kitchens, 1992;…
Fecha:	2005
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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72.

The motor system in healthy individuals and in stroke patients before and after rehabilitative therapy /
Chouinard, Philippe

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	A number of brain regions have been implicated in the recovery process after stroke. Yet, we still do not understand how these brain regions may influence each other. To overcome this problem, I used a perturb-and-measure approach, by combining transcranial…
Fecha:	2005
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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73.

Geração de mapas de produtividade para experimentos com milho no âmbito de fazenda.
SHIRATSUCHI, L. S.

Formato:	Comunicado Técnico (INFOTECA-E)
Enlaces:	ABSTRACT: Many farmers do not use precision agriculture tools due to high equipment costs and lack of knowledge about this new approach. A number of farmers have, however, conducted on-farm experiments without the help of these new and still expensive…
Fecha:	2011-07-08
Recurso:	Informação Tecnológica en Agricultura (Infoteca-e)

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74.

Melhoramento vegetal participativo com ênfase na eficiência nutricional.
MACHADO, A. T. - MACHADO, C. T. de T.

Formato:	Documentos (INFOTECA-E)
Enlaces:	ABSTRACT: Participatory plant breeding uses a concept that joint formal (official researches institutions) and informal sector (farmers communities), combining the capabilities and the knowledge of both, and farmer's experiences, practices, and preferences. The goal is to join the yield improvement…
Fecha:	2011-07-08
Recurso:	Informação Tecnológica en Agricultura (Infoteca-e)

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75.

Ciclagem de carbono em ecossistemas terrestres: o caso do cerrado brasileiro.
ADUAN, R. E. - VILELA, M. de F. - KLINK, C. A.

Formato:	Documentos (INFOTECA-E)
Enlaces:	ABSTRACT: In the Cerrado Biome, the internal carbon cycling, the main carbon pools size, and the fluxes intensity between carbon pools are far from to be completely understood. This study presents the main carbon pools and cycling fluxes in terrestrial…
Fecha:	2011-07-08
Recurso:	Informação Tecnológica en Agricultura (Infoteca-e)

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76.

Field determination and modeling of load paths in wood light-frame structures
Doudak, Ghasan.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Low-rise buildings, constructed using wood, are vulnerable to extreme wind storms and earthquakes. While several experimental measurements of the environmental loads (mostly wind) on the building envelope have been made at full scale, none of these studies directly linked these…
Fecha:	2005
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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77.

Comunicação interpessoal em três assentamentos de reforma agrária de Unaí-Minas Gerais.
ROCHA, F. E. de C. - ZOBY, J. L. F. - XAVIER, J. H. V. - GASTAL, M. L.

Formato:	Documentos (INFOTECA-E)
Enlaces:	ABSTRACT: A research project on farming community development has been carried out by Embrapa Cerrados (Savannah Agricultural Research Center of the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation) in three Agrarian Reform Settlement Projects (PA): PA Jibóia, PA Paraíso and PA Santa Clara…
Fecha:	2011-07-08
Recurso:	Informação Tecnológica en Agricultura (Infoteca-e)

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78.

Entrepreneurial clusters in knowledge-driven economies : an essay on their evolutionary dynamics
Ueda, Mitsuyuki, 1971-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	by Mitsuyuki Ueda., Thesis (S.M.M.O.T.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, Management of Technology Program, 2003., Includes bibliographical references (p. 129-131)., This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives…
Fecha:	2005-05-19
Recurso:	MIT

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79.

Global knowledge networking for the multinational enterprise
Lim, Shung Yar, 1979-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	by Shung Yar Lim., Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division, Technology and Policy Program, 2003., Includes bibliographical references (leaves 122-126).
Fecha:	2005-06-02
Recurso:	MIT

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80.

Concurrent process mapping, organizations, project and knowledge management in large-scale product development projects using the Design Structure Matrix method
Guivarch, Antoine D. (Antoine David), 1979-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	by Antoine D. Guivarch., Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division, Technology and Policy Program; and, (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2003., Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-152).
Fecha:	2005-06-02
Recurso:	MIT

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81.

Intrinsic representation : bootstrapping symbols from experience
Larson, Stephen David, 1980-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	If we are to understand human-level intelligence, we need to understand how meanings can be learned without explicit instruction. I take a step toward that understanding by focusing on the symbol-grounding problem, showing how symbols can emerge from a system…
Fecha:	2005-09-26
Recurso:	MIT

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82.

Technological capability catching up : follow the normal way or deviate
Gao, Xudong, 1966-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	The thesis explores a puzzle in technological capability development: many firms in China follow the "normal" way of technological capability development suggested by the existing literature but have not made much progress, while some firms that deviate from the "normal"…
Fecha:	2005-10-14
Recurso:	MIT

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83.

Real-time analysis of physiological data and development of alarm algorithms for patient monitoring in the Intensive Care Unit
Zhang, Ying, 1976-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	The lack of effective data integration and knowledge representation in patient monitoring limits its utility to clinicians. Intelligent alarm algorithms that use artificial intelligence techniques have the potential to reduce false alarm rates and to improve data integration and knowledge…
Fecha:	2005-06-02
Recurso:	MIT

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84.

Exploiting quaternions to support expressive interactive character motion
Johnson, Michael Patrick, 1971-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	A real-time motion engine for interactive synthetic characters, either virtual or physical, needs to allow expressivity and interactivity of motion in order to maintain the illusion of life. Canned animation examples from an animator or motion capture device are expressive,…
Fecha:	2005-08-24
Recurso:	MIT

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85.

Ultrasonic nondestructive evaluation and imaging of defects in reinforced cementitious materials
Wang, Ji-yong, 1967-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	Characterization of defect is one of the important objectives of nondestructive evaluation (NDE) for condition assessment of structures. Among many other NDE techniques, ultrasonic methods play a prominent role in the both quantitative and qualitative assessment of discontinuities in reinforced…
Fecha:	2005-08-24
Recurso:	MIT

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86.

Método do tanque Classe A para irrigação da soja, cultivar Sambaíba, no Cerrado.
GUERRA, A. F. - ROCHA, O. C. - RODRIGUES, G. C. - SOUZA, P. I. de M. de.

Formato:	Comunicado Técnico (INFOTECA-E)
Enlaces:	ABSTRACT: Efficient use of water resources is the key to guarantee suply for future human consumption and irrigation. In the irrigated areas of the Cerrado region pressurized irrigation systems allow high efficiency in water conduction. However, lack of knowledge in…
Fecha:	2011-07-08
Recurso:	Informação Tecnológica en Agricultura (Infoteca-e)

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87.

Rapid learning in high velocity environments
Weber, Charles M. (Charles Maria), 1955-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	This dissertation investigates how rapid learning occurs in high technology industries, many of which operate in what Bourgeois and Eisenhardt (1988) term "high velocity environments." The dissertation consists of three empirical studies, which follow the method of extended case study…
Fecha:	2005-08-24
Recurso:	MIT

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88.

Product traceability in the pharmaceutical supply chain : an analysis of the auto-ID approach
Bellman, Attilio, 1967-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	This thesis analyzes how the Auto-ID technology and information infrastructure will change the management and distribution of pharmaceutical products within the health care industry by enabling item level product traceability functionality. The complexity of the health care industry is steadily…
Fecha:	2005-09-27
Recurso:	MIT

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89.

Modelos de simulação e suas possíveis aplicações no estudo econômico do biodiesel.
KINPARA, D. I.

Formato:	Documentos (INFOTECA-E)
Enlaces:	This paper introduces the system simulation technique and looks for potential application in the biodiesel agribusiness. The simulation basics are presented. It's described the components of a simulation model, the models classification and the model construction process. Some uses in…
Fecha:	2011-07-08
Recurso:	Informação Tecnológica en Agricultura (Infoteca-e)

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90.

Construction of a taxonomy for requirements engineering commercial-off-the-shelf components
Ayala, Claudia - Botella, Pere - Franch, Xavier

Formato:	Articulo, Articulo
Enlaces:	This article presents a procedure for constructing a taxonomy of COTS products in the field of Requirements Engineering (RE). The taxonomy and the obtained information reach transcendental benefits to the selection of systems and tools that aid to RE-related actors…
Fecha:	2008-05-23
Recurso:	Unversidad Nacional de La Plata

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91.

Performance strategies for the knowledge driven built environment : the Singapore case
Aw, Tuan Kee Donald, 1971-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	The Internet and Technology Revolution has created a new business environment, one in which traditional business rules are being challenged, and even repudiated. Information Communication Technology (ICT) has made a major impact to many business sectors, ranging from retail, stock…
Fecha:	2005-06-02
Recurso:	MIT

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92.

Reworking the city of workers : a new housing paradigm for the immigrant city
Butler, Britta Erika, 1974-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	The climate of the reception of immigrants to the United States has soured, and circumstances are becoming increasingly difficult for persons seeking to gain residency. Reasons often given for the reversal in this practice are that immigrants are poor, uneducated,…
Fecha:	2005-08-24
Recurso:	MIT

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93.

Experiential learning environments for structural behavior
Viteri, Victor R. (Victor Raul)

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	Computers have dramatically changed the nature of structural engineering practice by shifting work from process-oriented tasks, such as performing hand calculations and drafting, to structural modeling and interpretation of computer results. To perform these new functions, engineers need to have…
Fecha:	2005-10-14
Recurso:	MIT

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94.

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

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95.

Corpus-based unit selection for natural-sounding speech synthesis
Yi, Jon Rong-Wei, 1975-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	Speech synthesis is an automatic encoding process carried out by machine through which symbols conveying linguistic information are converted into an acoustic waveform. In the past decade or so, a recent trend toward a non-parametric, corpus-based approach has focused on…
Fecha:	2005-05-19
Recurso:	MIT

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96.

Development of a gamma ray telescope for online synovial dosimetry in boron neutron capture synovectomy
Jiang, Hongyu, 1971-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	Boron Neutron Capture Synovectomy (BNCS) is a novel application of the ¹⁰B(n,α) reaction for potential treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. During BNCS clinical trials, real-time knowledge of boron dose delivered to the synovium is necessary so that the remaining irradiation time…
Fecha:	2005-05-19
Recurso:	MIT

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97.

Developing an integrated building design tool by coupling building energy simulation and computational fluid dynamics programs
Zhai, Zhiqiang, 1971-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	Building energy simulation (ES) and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) can play important roles in building design by providing essential information to help design energy-efficient, thermally comfortable and healthy buildings. However, separate applications of ES and CFD usually cannot give an…
Fecha:	2005-06-02
Recurso:	MIT

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98.

Computational comparative genomics : genes, regulation, evolution
Kamvysselis, Manolis, 1977-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	Understanding the biological signals encoded in a genome is a key challenge of computational biology. These signals are encoded in the four-nucleotide alphabet of DNA and are responsible for all molecular processes in the cell. In particular, the genome contains…
Fecha:	2005-08-24
Recurso:	MIT

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99.

Workspace in transition : rethinking workspace through the design of reconfigurable worksurfaces
Cho, Minjung, 1974-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	Communication is an integral part of today's workplace, linking people, objects, and information. Now that knowledge exchange is considered a significant work activity, new technologies have been developed to support communication with people who are On the move. As a…
Fecha:	2005-09-26
Recurso:	MIT

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100.

Análise do nível de informação sobre medicamentos antimicrobianos por pacientes de um centro de saúde de Porto Alegre, Brasil, Analysis of the level of information on antimicrobial drugs that have patients of a healthcare center in the city of Porto Alegre, Brazil
Pires Junior, Joao Valter - Serrate Mengue, Sotero

Formato:	Articulo, Articulo
Enlaces:	O objetivo do estudo foi avaliar o nível de informação do paciente sobre a prescrição de medicamento antimicrobiano. O estudo foi realizado em um Centro de Saúde da cidade de Porto Alegre. Foram entrevistados pacientes que obtiveram medicamento antimicrobiano na…
Fecha:	2008-10-27
Recurso:	Unversidad Nacional de La Plata