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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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10.

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

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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

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12.

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

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13.

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

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14.

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

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15.

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

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16.

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

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17.

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

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18.

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

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19.

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

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20.

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

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21.

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

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22.

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

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23.

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

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24.

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

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25.

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

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26.

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

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27.

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

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28.

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

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29.

An econometric study of the agricultural labor market in Brazil: a test of subsistence and commercial family farm models.
ALVES, E. R. de A.

Formato:	Teses/dissertações (ALICE)
Enlaces:	In the last three decennia there has been a sizable shift of labor out of Brazilian agriculture in response to the higher returns to be gained in non-farm employment. The shift has not been rapid enough to equalize the income…
Fecha:	2013-07-16
Recurso:	Repositório Acesso Livre à Informação Científica da Embrapa (ALICE)

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30.

Three essays on knowledge teams
Lee, Kyung Young

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	In contemporary organizations, it is common to encounter teams that are formed to create novel outcomes and that are supported by Information Communication Technologies (ICT). These knowledge teams are also formed by members with diverse expertise, in order to create…
Fecha:	2013
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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31.

Classifying and recommending knowledge in reference documentation to improve API usability
Chhetri, Yam

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Reference documentation is an important source of information on API usage. Programmers, however, can easily overlook reference information because of its tedious nature, and because the information they seek can be buried among irrelevant or boiler-plate text. We propose to…
Fecha:	2013
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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32.

Generating process in adolescent sport participation: a knowledge translation plan bridging research and practice
Dunn, Steven James

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Knowledge translation (KT) has been referred to as "the methods for closing the gaps from knowledge to practice" (Straus, Tetroe & Graham, 2009). During the 2010-2011 academic year, a research project was conducted in the three high schools of the…
Fecha:	2013
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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33.

Mobilizing Inuit knowledge: representation and institutional mediation in the era of global climate change
Johnson, Noor Jehan

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This thesis examines the production and mobilization of Inuit knowledge in and beyond the Canadian Arctic in the context of climate change. Drawing on multi-scale, ethnographic research, it focuses in particular on the role of institutions, such as government departments…
Fecha:	2013
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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34.

Al-Qaeda and the American counterterrorism community: shifting practices, 1991-2013
DePoyster, Jonathan

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This thesis examines variation in the practices of al-Qaeda and the American counterterrorism community. It posits that the interaction of two permissive factors, background knowledge and relational structure, goes a long way in explaining shifts in the practices of both…
Fecha:	2013
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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35.

Towards improving knowledge management and collaborative action in potable water delivery at the local level: case of Buea, Cameroon
Folifac, Fidelis

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The promotion of stakeholders' dialogue and knowledge management at the local level has been heralded by academic researchers as an approach with the potential to address the global challenge of inadequate potable water delivery. However the current design and execution…
Fecha:	2013
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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36.

Relationships between adolescents' oral language skills, metacognitive knowledge and strategies and reading comprehension in English and French
McCoubrey, Gail

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This thesis examined bilingual reading comprehension within the parameters of two theories of second language (L2) reading comprehension performance: the Linguistic Interdependence Hypothesis (LIH) and the Linguistic Threshold Hypothesis (LTH). The oral language skills and metacognitive knowledge and reading strategies…
Fecha:	2013
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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37.

Women's informal medicine, expertise, and authority in medieval and early modern Europe
Reynolds, Kathleen

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	In this thesis, women's involvement in medicine in the medieval and early modern periods will be read through the lens of "experience" and "experiment" as sources of validation. "Experience" was a contested term and concept in this period, and my…
Fecha:	2013
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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38.

Statistical applications in knowledge translation research implemented through the information assessment method
Moscovici, Jonathan

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Of interest are two knowledge translation [27] research projects conducted by and with the ITPCRG (Information Technology Primary Care Research Group) during the period 2010-2012, as well as their underlying statistical analyses. For physicians, continuing medical education (CME) is a…
Fecha:	2013
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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39.

Let there be voice: engaging adolescent girls in participatory research in Cameroon
Kim, Moon-Jeong

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This study explores the perspectives and experiences of eleven adolescent girls in Cameroon on the meanings, purposes and barriers to education. Arts-based and visual methodologies are used to engage the girls in critical dialogue. A participatory approach gives value to…
Fecha:	2013
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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40.

The roles of the citizen practitioner in citizen engagement for architecture, urban design, and planning policy: A Phronesis-based approach
Schaban-Maurer, Basil

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The challenges facing citizen participation/engagement in policy are a pressing area of concern for architects, urban designers, planners, policy-makers, and researchers. This dissertation explores the relationships between citizens and their representatives or professionals, with an emphasis on the nature of…
Fecha:	2013
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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41.

A machine learning toolbox for the development of personalized epileptic seizure detection algorithms
Saulnier-Comte, Guillaume

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Epilepsy is a chronic neurological disorder affecting around 50 million people worldwide. It is characterized by the occurrence of seizures; a transient clinical event caused by synchronous and/or abnormal and excessive neuronal activity in the brain. This thesis presents a…
Fecha:	2013
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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42.

Measuring morphological awareness across languages
Quiroga Villalba, Jorge

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This study was part of a larger study that investigated the effects of biliteracy instruction on 2nd-grade students' morphological awareness in English and French. In order to measure their morphological awareness, a test was designed in each of the two…
Fecha:	2013
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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43.

Exploring perceptions of barriers, facilitators and motivators to physical activity among female bariatric patients
Dikareva, Anastasia

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Canadian women are twice as likely to be severely obese compared to men, are more likely to be physically inactive, and comprise the majority of patients undergoing bariatric treatment for severe obesity. Physical activity (PA) is one of the strongest…
Fecha:	2013
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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44.

Student engagement in technology rich classrooms and its relationship to professors' conceptions of effective teaching
Gebre, Engida

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The benefit of computer related tools in supporting student learning is influenced by the engaging nature of the learning environment and the design of the learning activities. Professors have considerable role in the design of learning environments and activities and…
Fecha:	2013
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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45.

Preserving the intelligibility of digital archives of contemporary music with live electronics: a theoretical and practical framework
Boutard, Guillaume

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This research provides a theoretical and practical framework for the preservation of digital artifacts with a focus on the sustainability of the repertoire of contemporary music with live electronics. The sustainability of instrumental music relies on the organology of musical…
Fecha:	2013
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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The barriers and facilitators of the Kateri Memorial Hospital Center health education curriculum: Kahnawake Schools Diabetes Prevention Project
Khayyat Kholghi, Maedeh

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Introduction: In years 1994 to 1997, the Kateri Memorial Hospital Center in conjunction with the Kahnawake Education Center, and the Kahnawake Schools Diabetes Prevention Project developed an elementary school diabetes prevention curriculum. The curriculum aimed to increase knowledge of type…
Fecha:	2013
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Reason, revelation & the reconstitution of rationality: Taqī al-Dīn Ibn Taymiyya's (d. 728/1328) «Dar' Ta 'ārud al- 'Aql wa-l-Naql» or "The refutation of the contradiction of reason and revelation"
El-Tobgui, Carl Sharif

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This thesis explores the broad outlines of Ibn Taymiyya's attempt to resolve the "conflict" between reason and revelation in late medieval Islam in his 10-volume, 4,000-page magnum opus, Dar’ ta‘arud al-‘aql wa-l-naql, or The Refutation of the Contradiction of Reason…
Fecha:	2013
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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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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Innovation in the Arab world context
Al-Ali, Hiba

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The thesis poses the following research question: how is innovation in the Arab world countries brought to fruition without the enabling institutions that the innovation and NSI literatures consider to be essential? The thesis takes a broad view of innovation…
Fecha:	2013
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Critical evaluation and thermodynamic modeling of phase equilibria in the Fe-Ca-Mg-Mn-Al-Si-O system
Chatterjee, Saikat

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The knowledge of phase equilibria and thermodynamic properties of liquid and solid oxides can help us better understand metallurgical, ceramic or geological processes. The main aim of the present study is the critical evaluation and thermodynamic optimization of solid and…
Fecha:	2013
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL