The general objective of this thesis is the development of an adaptive technique for extracting knowledge in large databases. Nowadays, technology allows storing huge volumes of information. For this reason, the availability of techniques that allow, as a first stage,…

Les habitats uniques de l'écotone forêt boréale-subarctique dans le nord du Canada subissent les contrecoups du changement climatique. Combinés aux effets de la mondialisation, les changements environnementaux touchent les Inuits de cette région et imposent des contraintes importantes sur leur…

This straightforward and jargon-free book will provide students with the theoretical understandings, practical knowledge and skills they need to carry out independent research. The international contributors identify key research methodologies, data collection tools and analysis methods, and focus on the…

This thesis is based on the premise that small nations face unique challenges in the quest for economic prosperity. They have a small domestic economy and are more dependent than larger economies on international trade. Smallness typically entails a lack…

Webster P. Dove., Originally presented as author's thesis (Ph. D.--Massachusetts Institute of Technology), 1986., Bibliography: p. 209-213., Supported in part by the Advanced Research Projects Agency monitored by ONR under contract no. N00014-81-K-0742 Supported in part by the National Science…

The 1980s saw an increase in learning support assistants (LSAs’) in colleges for further
education to support post-sixteen learners with learning difficulties and disabilities (LDD).
LSAs’ were appointed on an ad hoc basis with little or no experience, or relevant

Due to the economic growth in Thailand, many organizations have recognized the importance of maintaining their employees’ knowledge and tried to create the knowledge sharing environment. In general, knowledge sharing is initiated from an individual level and extended to organizational…

The ability to store, capture, and disseminate knowledge within and across pharmaceutical organizational boundaries has challenged manager for many years. However, as product lifecycles have decreased and environmental complexity and volatility have increase, the need tom manage knowledge is intensifying,…

Knowledge is one of the most precious resources of an organization. Every organization wishes to preserve and fully utilize its knowledge. Within organization knowledge is present in various forms, may be in the minds of workers or in documented form.…

This research explored the role of extra-therapeutic variables contributing to recovery
from chronic Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Within the context of dramatherapy
treatment, those variables were identified as three crucial concepts: 'Client, Post
Traumatic' (C.PT), ‘Imaginary Existence Zone’ (IEZ)…