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Multiscale approaches to analyse risks and vulnerabilities in the coastal zone (Brazil).
IWAMA, A. Y. - BATISTELLA, M. - FERREIRA, L. DA. C.

Formato:	Resumo em anais de congresso (ALICE)
Enlaces:	The objectives of this work were: (i) identified the risk areas of landslides, flooding and sea level rise and social vulnerabilities in different scales of analysis; (ii) analyse the risk perception of people living in this risk areas; (iii) found…
Fecha:	2014-12-29
Recurso:	Repositório Acesso Livre à Informação Científica da Embrapa (ALICE)

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Development of al-Ghazālī's concept of the knowledge of God in his three later works : Iḥyā, al-Munqidh, and Iljām al-Awāmm
Nurbaethy, Andi.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This thesis studies al-Ghazali's theory of knowledge, particularly his concept of knowledge of God in his three later works: "The book of Knowledge" of the Ih&dotbelow;ya', al-Munqidh, and Iljam al-`Awamm. From his conception of knowledge of God the first book…
Fecha:	1998
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Tacit-knowledge of linguistic theories
Barber, Alexander.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	What is the best way to understand 'applies to' when it is said of a linguistic theory that it applies to a particular language-user? We can answer by saying that a linguistic theory is applicable to an individual language-user just…
Fecha:	1996
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Fault diagnosis in mobile mining equipment
Knights, Peter Fielden

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The development of decision support systems for equipment diagnosis has been found to be an iterative process whereby functionality and knowledge are continually added to a prototype until satisfactory performance is achieved. In order to reduce both the dependency on…
Fecha:	1996
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Naturalism and dualism in the study of language and mind
Ungureanu, Manuela L.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The contemporary study in the philosophy of language concentrates extensively on a cluster of questions defining the problem of linguistic knowledge (Evans 1981, Davies 1989, Dummett 1991). What explains a speaker's language mastery? Is it knowledge that underwrites our linguistic…
Fecha:	1998
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Technical language and experience in the mystical philosophy of Ṣadr al-Dīn Qūnavī
Shaker, Asaad.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Sadr al-Din Qunavi (605/1207-673AH/1274 CE)--stepson and pupil of Ibn $ rm sp{c}$Arabi (d. 638 AH/1240 CE)--played a pivotal role in the development of Islamic intellectual history. His contributions in the medieval period helped alter the course of mystico-philosophical tradition, which…
Fecha:	1996
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Patient data management system medical knowledge-base evaluation
Kairouz, Joseph.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The purpose of this thesis is to evaluate the medical data management expert system at the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit of the Montreal Children's Hospital. The objective of this study is to provide a systematic method to evaluate and, progressively…
Fecha:	1996
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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The effects of prior knowledge on concept learning : an issue of function compatibility
Varshney, Nicole Memorice.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This study examines how prior knowledge influences future learning. Although it has been established that prior knowledge does have a strong impact on later learning, it is not clear how this effect manifests itself. Previous research suggests that one way…
Fecha:	1996
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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intelligent power system design
Atanackovic, Djordje.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	In this thesis, the concept of an intelligent system for the design and planning of electric power systems is developed. Such a system serves to preserve the vast body of power system design knowledge by identifying, structuring and consolidating it…
Fecha:	1996
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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The utility of a pre-developed conceptual framework for learning about national human resources development needs : the case of Nicaragua, Human resource development in Nicaragua
Bracegirdle, Peter.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The thesis examines the utility of a pre-developed conceptual framework for learning about the human resource development (HRD) needs in a national context. The literature review focuses on knowledge-building within the main development theories and paradigms, two mainstream approaches to…
Fecha:	1996
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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11.

Decision making in an intensive care environment in medicine
Leccisi, Michael S. G.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Medical professions associated with time pressured environments, incorporate apprenticeship as part of training. While our understanding of decision making has moved towards examining these environments, how does this knowledge apply to instruction in these contexts?, Specific reasoning strategies identified by…
Fecha:	1996
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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12.

General education, aesthetic education and value awareness : rationale for a phenomenological research
McNeil, Isabelle.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Literature in art education suggests a link between aesthetic experiences and value awareness. The existence of such a link could have important implications for the role of art education in our schools, answering to the often expressed need to address…
Fecha:	1996
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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13.

Semantic hyperpriming in dementia of the Alzheimer's type : a distributed representation approach
Geva, Anat.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Semantic knowledge was investigated in patients diagnosed with Dementia of the Alzheimer's Type (DAT) by means of an off-line probe question battery and an on-line measurement of semantic priming in a lexical decision task (LDT) that varied the stimulus onset…
Fecha:	1996
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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14.

The road to sainted motherhood : women in the medical discourse in Québec, 1914-1939
Taylor, Nadine.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	In Quebec, between 1914 and 1939, women were portrayed as keepers of the hearth, roles established since the mid-19th century, and further reinforced in the early 20th century when the Western World was threatened with drops in population, high infant…
Fecha:	1996
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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15.

Rice and bean molecular marker data base.
NARCISO, M. G. - MELLO, R.

Formato:	Resumo em anais de congresso (ALICE)
Enlaces:	The information, when organized and accessible, increases the possibility of generating knowledge, expand its application beyond the purposes for which it was first produced. The use of data bases and informatics tools is critical to the safe storage of the…
Fecha:	2011-12-29
Recurso:	Repositório Acesso Livre à Informação Científica da Embrapa (ALICE)

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16.

An automatic EEG monitoring system in the pediatric ICU
Si, Yixia

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	A knowledge-based expert system was developed to automatically assess the level of EEG abnormality of pediatric patients monitored in the ICU. The system receives six hours of 8-channel EEGs and classifies the background EEG as one of seven abnormality levels.,…
Fecha:	1996
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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17.

Renaissance desire and disobedience : eroticizing human curiosity and learning in Doctor Faustus
Da Silva Maia, Alexandre.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Focusing on the A-text (1604) version of Marlowe's Doctor Faustus , this study further assesses biographical information on the poet and intellectual currents of the Counter Reformation, so as to investigate the play's relation to emergent trends of individualism in…
Fecha:	1998
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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18.

SNR maximizing linear filters with interference suppression capabilities for DS-CDMA
Yoon, Young C.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This thesis considers the design of receivers for multi-user communication systems based on asynchronous direct-sequence code-division multiple-access (DS-CDMA). Its primary aim is to improve current receiver designs which exhibit shortcomings in systems using long sequence spreading (where the spreading sequence…
Fecha:	1998
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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19.

Narrative, knowledge and personhood : stories of the self and Samuel Beckett's first-person prose
Brown, Peter Robert, 1963-

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This dissertation offers both a theoretical investigation into the relationships between narrative, knowledge and personhood and a literary critical analysis of a group of Samuel Beckett's works in which narrative, knowledge and personhood are the central themes., I present an…
Fecha:	1998
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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20.

L2 acquisition of English psych predicates by native speakers of Chinese and French
Chen, Dongdong, 1960-

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This thesis investigates the second language acquisition of English psych predicates by Chinese-speaking and French-speaking adult learners of English within the Government and Binding Theory. Two major parts comprise the whole work: a study of psych predicates across Chinese, English…
Fecha:	1996
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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21.

The characterization of a new set of EST-derived simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers as a resource for the genetic analysis of Phaseolus vulgaris.
GARCIA, R. A. V. - RANGEL, P. N. - BRONDANI, C. - MARTINS, W. S. - MELO, L. C. - CARNEIRO, M. S. - BORBA, T. C. O. - BRONDANI, R. P. V.

Formato:	Artigo em periódico indexado (ALICE)
Enlaces:	Background: Over recent years, a growing effort has been made to develop microsatellite markers for the genomic analysis of the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) to broaden the knowledge of the molecular genetic basis of this species. The availability of large…
Fecha:	2011-06-29
Recurso:	Repositório Acesso Livre à Informação Científica da Embrapa (ALICE)

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22.

The Institutional basis of national advantage in biotechnology
Bartholomew, Susan

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This study investigates the relationship between national institutional context andnational advantage in the biotechnology sector. It is argued that differences in nationaltechnological advantage may be traced to differences in deep-rooted, country-specificinstitutional systems which support the accumulation and diffusion of knowledge…
Fecha:	1996
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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23.

Quality of life : spouses of persons who have had a laryngectomy to treat cancer
St-Hilaire, Sylvie

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	A qualitative study design was used to describe the quality of life as perceived by spouses of persons who have had a laryngectomy within the preceding two years to treat cancer. A convenience sample of 17 spouses of individuals with…
Fecha:	1996
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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24.

Seasonal structure of the Gulf of St. Lawrence upper-layer thermohaline fields during the ice-free months
Doyon, Patrick.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The interactions between the atmosphere and the oceans play a critical role in determining our climate. These generally consist of various exchanges of heat, mass and momentum between the two media through the air-sea interface. Therefore, the physical state of…
Fecha:	1996
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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25.

Mobile robot teleoperation using enhanced video
Lonji, Kadima.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	In the context of teleoperated mobile robotics, the use of video data is one of the most desirable sensing modalities for vehicle guidance. Unfortunately, maintaining reliable noise-free video transmission, especially in cost sensitive teleoperation applications is a frequent problem., We…
Fecha:	1996
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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26.

Dickens and food : realist reflections in a puddle of chicken grease
Trefler, Caroline.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Food has a near-ubiquitous role in the fiction of Charles Dickens. From the action that does and does not take place, to the appearance and essence of the characters, and to the language and style in which they were written,…
Fecha:	1996
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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27.

Understanding older adults in education : decision-making and Elderhostel
Arsenault, Nancy.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This qualitative study explores how older adults, who are retired or contemplating retirement, make choices regarding their non-formal educational experiences. This national study collected data from 154 Elderhostel participants, aged 42 to 85 and, consistent with Moustaka's five phases of…
Fecha:	1996
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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28.

Dynamic object localization via a proximity sensor network
Petryk, Gregory Allen.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Autonomous robotic operation in an unstructured or partially known environment requires sensing and sensor-based control. To overcome the problems with current "eye-in-hand" systems, miniature amplitude-based, infra-red proximity sensors are being studied. Obtaining position and velocity estimates of a rigid body…
Fecha:	1996
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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29.

The evolution of air law in Kenya and its current challenges /
Okumu, Hannington Owuor.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This thesis examines the historical evolution of air law in Kenya, its content and current challenges. Part One is a historical introduction designed to provide a brief background knowledge and information necessary for a proper understanding of the geo-political and…
Fecha:	1996
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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30.

Unnatural desires : cultural dissidence in metaphysical literature
Holmes, Michael M. (Michael Morgan)

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Throughout much of the twentieth century, early modern metaphysical literature has been interpreted as an upholder of traditional morals and cosmic unity. By re-examining the early critical reception of these works in connection with current theories of cultural reproduction, we…
Fecha:	1996
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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31.

Teachers' beliefs about teaching English as a second language (ESL) : two case studies of ESL instruction in Zimbabwe
Nyawaranda, Vitalis.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This inquiry involves two case studies that examine the beliefs of two selected ESL teachers in Zimbabwe teaching at the secondary school level. The study looks at the various nested contexts of the two case studies at the international, national,…
Fecha:	1998
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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32.

Knowledge-based optimization of mineral grinding circuits
Farzanegan, Akbar.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The performance of mineral grinding circuits strongly affects downstream processes such as flotation and cyanidation, and grinding is often the single most expensive unit operation. Hence, optimization efforts must be made on a regular basis to maintain and improve its…
Fecha:	1998
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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33.

Information epidemics and the growth of physics
Tabah, Albert N.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This study examined the prevalence of information epidemics in the physics literature. The primary interest was to find out whether outliers observed on time series charts of literatures are due to information epidemics, whether these epidemics are widespread occurrences in…
Fecha:	1996
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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34.

Evaluation of the quality of an injury surveillance system
MacArthur, Colin.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The health care burden associated with childhood injury is huge. Surveillance--the collection, analysis, interpretation, and dissemination of data--is seen as an important step towards understanding and controlling the injury problem. The usefulness of surveillance data, however, depends on their quality.…
Fecha:	1996
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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35.

Development of a portal imager and of tools for radiation treatment verification
Wang, Hui, 1964-

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	A prototype electrostatic imager has been developed for megavoltage portal imaging in radiation therapy. The imager utilizes amorphous selenium (a-Se) with a front metal plate as the imager receptor and a high resolution voltmeter probe for image readout. Imaging characteristics…
Fecha:	1996
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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36.

An analysis of utilization of health services by the elderly in Canada /
Newman, Edward, 1957-

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Population aging in Canada is expected to result in a sharp increase in the use of health services by the aged. The purpose of this thesis, is to enhance the knowledge of the utilization of the health system by the…
Fecha:	1996
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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37.

Female community health workers in developing countries : How effective are they? An evaluation of a community intervention in Afghan refugee villages in Pakistan (1987-1994)
Bell, Lori

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Community Health Workers (CHWs) have been advocated as a means of providing primary health care to under-served populations in developing countries since the late 1960's. These community based workers are usually volunteers who receive basic training in health education, antenatal/delivery/postnatal…
Fecha:	1996
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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38.

Why portfolios? : history, philosophy and practice together in a portable folder
Oelmann, Julie M.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	When teachers initiate the process of student-kept portfolios in high school language arts, they draw upon implicit beliefs about knowledge, learning, and teaching. This study shows that why we use portfolios is as important as how we use them., I…
Fecha:	1998
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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39.

An intelligent environment for the preliminary design of power transmission networks.
Loud, Lester.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The design of AC/DC power transmission networks is a complex, time-consuming problem. Although a variety of power system analysis tools are available for this purpose, planning engineers still rely heavily on their experience to determine which alternative network designs are…
Fecha:	1996
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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40.

Cavity perturbation technique for measurement of dielectric properties of some agri-food materials.
Venkatesh, Meda S.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Optimal utilization of microwave energy requires more basic knowledge of the dielectric properties of the material under investigation. The dielectric properties of materials subjected to microwaves are known to depend on moisture content, temperature and density of the material as…
Fecha:	1996
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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41.

Exploring reliability in epidemiology and clinical research
Rodella, Stefania

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Quality of measurement is a fundamental issue in medical research and clinical practice, of relevance for any inference or decision-making process. Reliability, as an estimate of the variability in the domain of repeated measurements, is an important component of the…
Fecha:	1996
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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42.

Self-efficacy and goal choice among acting-out adolescents
Melrose, Regalena G.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The goal of this study was to investigate self-efficacy and goal choice among acting-out adolescents in comparison to nonacting-out adolescents. One hundred and sixteen adolescents between the ages of 13 and 16 participated. The adolescents were categorized as either acting-out…
Fecha:	1996
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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43.

Cognitive multi-tasking in situated medical reasoning
Farand, Lambert

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This study evaluates the hypothesis that medical reasoning in real clinical situations involves multiple cognitive tasks whose complex interactions are coordinated in an opportunistic manner. A problem-solving architecture originating from research in artificial intelligence, the blackboard model, is proposed as…
Fecha:	1996
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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44.

Extracellular matrix metabolism in injury-induced atherosclerosis
Wang, He, 1965-

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Remodelling of extracellular matrix (ECM) is a prominent feature of atherosclerotic lesions and contributes to lipoprotein retention as well as smooth muscle cell (SMC) activation. To gain further knowledge about ECM, certain ECM components and their degrading enzymes were studied…
Fecha:	1996
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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45.

Learning to be indigenous or being taught to be Kenyan : the ethnography of teaching art and material culture in Kenya
Rajan, Firoze H. Somjee (Firoze Hassanali Somjee)

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Several independent African states promote teaching of a national culture as one culture and learning about ethnic cultures as separate and distinct aspects of other cultures of the nation. This is often articulated in development philosophies and political discourses that…
Fecha:	1996
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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46.

Reflection of solar radiation by inhomogeneous clouds
Várnai, Tamás.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The goal of this study is to improve knowledge about how cloud inhomogeneities affect the reflection of solar radiation. In particular, it addresses two main questions: what the processes through which inhomogeneities influence solar reflection are, and how this influence…
Fecha:	1996
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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47.

The gestalt line /
Boudewijnse, Geert-Jan A.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The thesis specifies how Franz Brentano inspired some of his students and how those students, in their turn, influenced the next generation of psychologists. After outlining the essentials of Aristotle's psychology, the thesis explains some general positions that Brentano borrowed…
Fecha:	1996
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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48.

Industrial development in an era of structural adjustment : the growth of export informatic services in Jamaica
Mullings, Beverley.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Based on a case study of the export informatic$ sp1$ services industry, this dissertation examines the prospects for industrial development in Jamaica in the twenty first century. It contends that the island's current strategy of neo-liberal industrial restructuring will not…
Fecha:	1996
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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49.

Seven arrows teaching : extra-ordinary teaching and learning by apprenticeship : a study of teaching techniques described in the works of Lynn V. Andrews
Stephenson, Sandra, 1958-

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This examination looks at the contextual and cultural implications of learning, using sources from story-telling traditions. The thesis proposes that perceptions of reality are manipulable fictions. It uses the teachings of the American visionary writer, Lynn Andrews, to illustrate how…
Fecha:	1998
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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50.

Community learning in Haiti : a case study
Paproski, Peter.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Life in a bidonville (poor urban slum) is portrayed in this study using the lens of learning. This contribution to the generally sparse literature and knowledge on communities in Haiti, discusses elements of informal and non-formal learning in this difficult…
Fecha:	1998
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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51.

Interactive realism : a study in the metaphors, models, and poetics of Cyberspace
Downes, Daniel M.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The thesis explores the materiality of communication environment in Cyberspace illustrating both the problem of disembodied rationalism and the benefits of emphasizing the phenomenological sense of presence in virtual spaces. Interactive realism is offered as an approach to explain how…
Fecha:	1998
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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52.

"Coming home to roost" : some reflections on moments of literary response to the paradoxes of empire
Kenny, Tobias.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Ever since Joseph Conrad chose fin de siecle London as the place to begin and end his Heart of Darkness, the city of London has been host to literary meditations on the darker aspects of empire and imperialism. The decline…
Fecha:	1998
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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53.

Studies on the MAIDS defective virus target cells
Klein, Steven J.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Murine acquired immune deficiency syndrome (MAIDS) shares several common characteristics with human AIDS, including immunodeficiency, hypergammaglobulinemia, susceptibility to infection, both B and T cell dysfunctions, lymphadenopathy, splenomegaly and aberrant cytokine production. The etiologic agent of MAIDS has been identified as…
Fecha:	1998
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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54.

Coherent AC transport theory and quantum capacitance
Wei, Haiqing, 1970-

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The AC phase-coherent transport in mesoscopic structures is studied via a scattering approach. A general theory is presented under the guidance of two physical principles: charge and current conservation, gauge invariance. As the AC response is intrinsically a many-body problem,…
Fecha:	1998
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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55.

Throughput analysis of a mobile wireless digital data communication system incorporating simple solftware agents : a simulation approach
Heaps, Richard P. A.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Wireless digital data system designers have formidable future design challenges in order to provide the mobile user with a quality of service comparable to that of a wireline system in such metrics as responsiveness, quality, and throughput. The goal of…
Fecha:	1998
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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56.

Structural and functional aspects of T cell activation by superantigens
Lavoie, Pascal.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The study of how antigens and superantigens are presented to T cell has always been a great challenge to immunologists. Mainly because the understanding of how subtle changes in the interaction of the T cell receptor (TCR) with its ligands…
Fecha:	1998
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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57.

Design and implementation of biosystem control and tools for biosystem simulation
Molenaar, Robert.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	At present, compared to our scientific knowledge of how natural biosystems function, we have practically no knowledge of how to engineer biosystems, i.e., how to design, build, repair, maintain, operate, and modify them in a rational and knowledgeable manner. Thus,…
Fecha:	1998
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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58.

Purification and characterization of HP1 oligomers
Huang, Da Wei.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The distinct structural properties of heterochromatin accommodate a diverse group of vital chromosome functions, yet we have only rudimentary knowledge about its protein composition. One powerful tool for Drosophila biologists has been a group of genes that reverse the repressive…
Fecha:	1998
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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59.

Application of ultrasound technology for selection and production of lean Pekin ducks
Lavallée, Sophie.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Knowledge of carcass merit will help the meat duck breeder identify superior stock and accelerate genetic improvement. Selection for leanness will enhance product acceptance by the consumer. Heritability values for carcass traits are in the medium-high range. Feed intake level…
Fecha:	1998
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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60.

An architectural excursus into the site of becoming : Domenico Fontana's Della trasportatione dell'obelisco Vaticano
Toker, Eric Solomon.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	At the close of the sixteenth century, the Roman architect Domenico Fontana choreographed the transformation of the Vatican Obelisk from its antique position on the circus of Nero, to its present location facing St. Peter's. Fontana's treatise Della trasportatione dell'obelisco…
Fecha:	1998
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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61.

Detecting and referring battered women : an emergency department case study
Iorio, Cristina.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Battery is a major health care issue that, despite increased recognition, fails to be detected in health care institutions. Without adequate detection, referral to social and community services are less likely to occur, rendering women victims vulnerable to continued risk…
Fecha:	1998
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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62.

Mi suete leuedi, her mi béne : the power and patronage of the heroine in Middle English romance
Clout, Karen.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This thesis examines the heroines in Middle English romances and argues that, like the noblewomen who lived in England during the Plantagenet period, they are not helpless princesses simply waiting to be rescued by the brave, strong hero. In fact,…
Fecha:	1998
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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63.

A description of four high school physical education teachers from the perspective of disciplinary mastery and ecological integration value orientations /
Laricchiuta, Nelly.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The purpose of this study was to identify and describe the teaching tasks used by disciplinary mastery (DM) and ecological integration (EI) oriented teachers. Specifically, this case study of four high school physical educators examined (a) the types of instructional…
Fecha:	1998
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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64.

Business English proficiency and its related strategies in the Quebec context
Irving, Patricia M.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This study investigated the use of English in Quebec offices; it further examined the knowledge and strategies used by francophones as they perform various business-related tasks in English. A sample of 26 offices located in a primarily francophone community were…
Fecha:	1998
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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65.

The five-factor model and the processing of self-relevant information /
Sullivan, Maureen, 1955-

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The processing of self-relevant personality trait information was examined using the five factor model of personality. The major question addressed was whether these five personality dimensions impact on the manner in which individuals process information about themselves, relevant to these…
Fecha:	1998
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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66.

Modernity's spiral : popular culture, mastery, and the politics of dance music in Congo-Kinshasa
White, Bob Whitman.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The contagious sound of Congo-Zaire's distinctive popular dance music has made it a kind of 'musica franca' of sub-Saharan Africa. Despite the music's influence outside of its country of origin, virtually no research has been done to explore the history,…
Fecha:	1998
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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67.

Using numerical methods and artificial intelligence in NMR data processing and analysis
Choy, Wing Yiu, 1969-

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	In this thesis, we applied both numerical methods and artificial intelligence techniques to NMR data processing and analysis. First, a comprehensive study of the Iterative Quadratic Maximum Likelihood (IQML) method applied to NMR spectral parameter estimation is reported. The IQML…
Fecha:	1998
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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68.

Using AI in knowledge management : knowledge bases and ontologies
O'Learly, Daniel E.

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

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69.

Description and study of a Phoma sp., a new fungal pathogen of lupines (Lupinus albus L.), in Québec
Phaneuf, Edith.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Lupines (Lupinus albus L.) can provide high levels of good quality protein for human and animal nutrition. Unlike soybeans, lupine seeds do not need to be processed before consumption. Being a member of the legume family, lupines improve soil structure…
Fecha:	1998
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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70.

Modern Qurānic exegesis : a comparative study of the methods of Muḥammad Abduh and Muḥammad Rashīd Riḍā
Jafar, Iftitah.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This thesis is an attempt to analyze and compare the methods of exegesis of `Abduh and Rid&dotbelow;a. The analysis focuses on their works of Qur'anic exegesis, especially their joint project Tafsir al-Manar. Their school of exegesis and principles of exegesis…
Fecha:	1998
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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71.

Calcium permeation of the a4b2 subtype of the neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptor expressed in Xenopus oocytes, Calcium permeation of the alpha-4 beta-2 subtype of the neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptor expressed in xenopus oocytes
Paquet, Michel.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Intracellular calcium has been widely demonstrated as an important part of intracellular signalling pathways. Entry of calcium in cells has been shown to trigger a variety of processes such as contraction in smooth and skeletal muscle, release of neurotransmitter in…
Fecha:	1998
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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72.

Ibn Sīn̄ā and mysticism : a reconsideration
Anwar, Etin.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Ibn Sina has been the object of many contemporary studies, all of which have attempted to examine various angles of the possible connection between Ibn Sina and mysticism. These studies, however, have not fully explored Ibn Sina's understanding of mysticism;…
Fecha:	1998
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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73.

Interference characterization and suppression for integrated wireless DS-CDMA networks
Das, Kaushik.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This dissertation addresses the impact of integrated services on future third generation wireless DS-CDMA networks. The first part of the research characterizes the multiple-access interference (MAI) in an integrated DS-CDMA system. The system model is designed to accommodate bursty packed-based…
Fecha:	1998
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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74.

Characterization of rigid spargers and their selection for flotation columns
Escudero Garcia, Ramiro.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Rigid spargers are enjoying renewed interest in some flotation column applications such as de-inking of recycled paper and de-oiling of water. Sparger selection depends on the physical characteristics of the porous material, the liquid/slurry properties, and the dimensions of the…
Fecha:	1998
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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75.

Affiliation, discrimination, and well-being in modern Egypt : cultural and social dimensions
Kamal, Montasser.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This thesis contributes to knowledge in the field of medical anthropology, particularly in Egypt and the Middle East, in two specific ways. First, the thesis demonstrates how a limited focus on kinship and micro social relations precludes a full understanding…
Fecha:	1998
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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76.

Genetic structure and molecular ecology of the North Atlantic fin whale, Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Bérubé, Martine, 1963-

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Although biological data concerning the North Atlantic fin whale ( Balaenoptera physalus) have been collected since the beginning of this century, much is still unknown regarding their biology and evolution. The aim of this study was to increase our knowledge…
Fecha:	1998
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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77.

Modern ideas about old films : the Museum of Modern Art's Film Library and film culture, 1935-39
Wasson, Haidee.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This dissertation provides a cultural history of the first North American film archive, the Film Library of the Museum of Modern Art (New York), established in 1935. It asks a seemingly simple question: How was it that small, popular, debased,…
Fecha:	1998
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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78.

The transition to university : academic experiences in the first semester
Denison, Donald Brian.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This descriptive case study was an investigation of the transition to university, with a focus on academic experiences in the first semester of the 1992--93 academic year at a Canadian research university. To guide the study, a conceptual framework of…
Fecha:	1998
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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79.

After relativism : literary theory after the linguistic turn
Jolliffe, Christine.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	In this dissertation I examine the issues concerning the problematics of historical-textual relations in the wake of the linguistic turn. I begin by showing how the emphasis on the generative rather than the mimetic properties of language has led a…
Fecha:	1998
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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80.

Anatomy of a radical change
Nguyễn, Huy Quý.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This thesis reports the findings of a three-year field research that explored in real time the managerial processes involved in an attempt to realize radical change in a large and complex organization. The study adopted a multi-perspective approach, interviewing and…
Fecha:	1998
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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81.

Molecular genetics of familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia and neonatal severe hyperparathyroidism
Janicic, Natasa.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The concentration of extracellular ionized calcium (Ca2+ o) is the primary physiological regulator of parathyroid hormone (PTH) secretion. The parathyroid gland has a special ability to sense extracellular the calcium concentration and the mechanism whereby this is achieved became clearer…
Fecha:	1998
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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82.

The 'I' and the individual : the problem of nature in Fichte's philosophy
Wilhelm, Hans-Jakob.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	In this thesis I investigate the relationship between 'I' as principle of transcendental philosophy and its ordinary use as first-personal pronoun. This relationship is a central issue in the philosophy of J. G. Fichte. Fichte was concerned to secure the…
Fecha:	1998
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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83.

Can the use of cognitive and metacognitive self-regulated learning strategies be predicted by learners' levels of prior knowledge in Hypermedia-learning environments?
Taub, Michelle

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Research on self-regulated learning (SRL) in hypermedia-learning environments is a growing area of interest. One major issue is the role of prior knowledge, which can influence how students interact with hypermedia-learning systems in terms of their use of SRL strategies.…
Fecha:	2014
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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84.

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

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

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85.

Adding machine learning and knowledge intensive techiques to a digital library service
Esposito, Floriana - Malerba, Donato - Semeraro, Giovanni - Fanizzi, Nicola - Ferilli, Stefano

Formato:	Article
Enlaces:	Descripción completa.
Fecha:	2009-07-01
Recurso:	Universidad Veracruzana

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86.

Development of a KT intervention to promote the use of dance as a therapeutic modality in rehabilitation
Demers, Marika

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Background: Dance is a modality of choice in rehabilitation, because it combines the benefits of aerobic exercise with an enjoyable social activity. Despite the scientific evidence supporting the use of dance in rehabilitation, this treatment modality is rarely used in…
Fecha:	2014
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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87.

The knowledge in knowledge management
Nickols, Fred

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

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88.

The reading comprehension of deaf/hard-of-hearing Jamaican students: the contributions of intellectual ability, sign-language comprehension, vocabulary, knowledge and metacognitive awareness
Dockery, Karla

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	A large number of deaf/hard-of-hearing (hh) students never attain grade-appropriate reading comprehension levels. Studies, primarily with North American and European countries, have established that the median reading comprehension level achieved at graduation is grade 4. The present study sought to…
Fecha:	2014
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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89.

Regularized reinforcement learning with performance guarantees
Milani Fard, Mahdi

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Reinforcement learning covers a broad category of control problems in which the learning agent interacts with the environment in order to learn to maximize the collected utility. Such exploratory interaction is often costly, encouraging sample-efficient algorithms to be used in…
Fecha:	2014
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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90.

An investigation of the role of legends and storytelling in a Kanien’kehá:ka (Mohawk) early childhood facility
Deer, Sandra

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	AbstractThrough the course of our history, Indigenous cultural and spiritual knowledge remains, in many places as faint as the smoke rising from the embers of last nights fire; in other places, with enough flame to ignite another log. In spite…
Fecha:	2014
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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91.

Knowing children: telepathy in Anglo-American fiction, 1846-1946
Holmgren, Lindsay

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	"Knowing Children" describes the means by which telepathic devices present the mind of the child in novels by Charles Dickens, Henry James, William Faulkner, and Carson McCullers. An intellectual interest in the child and childhood flourished not only during the…
Fecha:	2014
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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92.

"They gon' study some [things]": representation of schools and schooling in HBO's «The Wire»
Siam, Habib

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This qualitative inquiry is a close reading of the representations of public schools and schooling in HBO's television drama The Wire. I pay particular attention to the experiences of school administrators, educators, and students. The Wire draws from the ethnographic…
Fecha:	2014
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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93.

Anxiety and depression among participants in an early ovarian cancer diagnosis program
Grigorie, Maria Simona

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Background: Despite its low incidence, ovarian cancer is associated with very poor prognosis and this is common knowledge in the general population. There is limited knowledge about the levels of anxiety and depression in women who undergo diagnostic testing for…
Fecha:	2014
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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94.

Epistemic beliefs and assessment practices:effects on learning strategies and learning outcomes
Chevrier, Marianne

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The aim of this thesis was to better understand the impact of different evaluative tasks on student learning by considering the role that learners’ beliefs about knowledge and knowing might have in this relationship. This study explored whether students’ task…
Fecha:	2014
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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95.

The use of laboratory and participatory ergonomic research models to investigate working posture in industry
Antle, David

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Consensus on physical mechanisms linking work posture to discomfort and disorder risk has not been reached. The objective of this dissertation was to use a series of laboratory studies to identify measurements associated with discomfort and disorder risk in lower…
Fecha:	2014
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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96.

Elementary school teachers and the ethics and religious culture course
Pelchat, Alex

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	In 2008, a new course entitled Ethics and Religious Culture was introduced in Quebec for students from first grade to secondary five, with the exception of secondary three students. The implementation of the course was controversial and many parents and…
Fecha:	2014
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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97.

Wellbeing and expression with youth dancing Hip Hop in an urban multiethnic neighborhood
Lyke, Claire

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Situated in a Canadian multiethnic urban neighbourhood, this exploratory study examines the experiences of youth dancing Hip Hop. Critical and performance ethnographic research was conducted at a drop-in Hip Hop class at a community centre using participant observation and dyadic…
Fecha:	2014
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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98.

Habitus, charisma, and hysteresis in the United Arab Republic: a Bourdieu-inspired interpretation
Foldy, Benjamin

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This thesis synthesizes different elements of Bourdieu’s writings on practice, politics, and charisma to provide a new interpretation of Egypt and Syria’s three-year merger into a unified state, the United Arab Republic (UAR). It begins with a theoretical chapter that…
Fecha:	2014
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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99.

"These aren't the drones you're looking for" secrecy and the weapon legitimation process, 2009-2013
Anderson, Sean

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This thesis examines variations in specific framing used by the Obama administration and New York Times journalists during the public legitimation process of armed unmanned aerial vehicles. It employs a theoretical framework that examines the socially thick agency created through…
Fecha:	2014
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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100.

Harvest and post-harvest of cassava in Brasil: a case study.
DANTAS, J. L. L. - CUNHA, M. A. P. da.

Formato:	Documentos (INFOTECA-E)
Enlaces:	The cassava, originary from Brasil. received little attention from agricultural research institutions in the past. Its wide adaptation to the most diverse edaphic and climatic conditions as well as the traditional knowledge about this crop accumulated through many years of…
Fecha:	1996-09-30
Recurso:	Informação Tecnológica en Agricultura (Infoteca-e)