The coffee production is an economic mainstay for many countries in the world. Brazil is the world?s largest producer and exporter of coffee, being responsible for about 25% of the world production. It is well known that coffee plantations are…

In integrated pest management (IPM), biological control is one of the possible options for the prevention or remediation of an unacceptable pest activity or damage. The success of forecast models in IPM depends, among other factors, on the knowledge of…

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This study delineates practical knowledge bases that university professors draw upon during exemplary Critical Incidents of teaching. One hundred and eight full-time, tenure track, university professors from departments of Biology, Chemistry, Economics, Engineering, English, History, Math, and Philosophy across the…

Main technologies, recommendations and generated knowledge. Embrapa Soybean and the comunity. Employees: commitment and development of skills. Important challenges: vision on the future., 2005, 1 folder.

The three essays in the present dissertation build on and expand the notion of generativity in the context of a learning (i.e., knowledge creating) organization, and learning (i.e., knowledge based) economy in sequential progression with increasing levels of analysis. Essay…

Academics believe in a symbiotic relationship between research and teaching, though evidence challenges its existence. Previous studies may have defined these constructs too narrowly to detect the perceived relationships. This study used a qualitative approach to investigate chemistry professors' beliefs…

The history of post-disaster reconstruction programs, especially in developing countries, is replete with the failure to provide safe-construction methods that can be sustained and repeated over time, in spite of the usually acclaimed success of these projects by those in…

Carbon and nitrogen cycles in grassland, annual cropping and integrated crop-livestock (ICL) systems control soil quality and regulate greenhouse gas emissions. The aim of this study was to review the knowledge on driving factors controlling soil organic carbon (OC) accumulation…

In 2006 a youth health survey was conducted in Pangnirtung, Nunavut as part of a community collaboration. The survey assessed food use, nutrient status and anthropometry. Thirty four percent of youth were above healthy weight; soft drink consumption averaged 1…