The bivalve Limnoperna fortunei (Dunker, 1857), also called golden mussel, is native to Asia but becoming dispersed around the world. The golden mussel resembles the invasive dreissenid bivalves in many respects, and although much less studied it evidently has broader…

This thesis examines the transmission of intergenerational cultural knowledge on eastern James Bay Cree lands. Geospatial technologies and the representation of Cree knowledge are explored, with emphasis on the geoweb. A geoweb with two parts, old and new, is theorized…

A significant gap exists between evidence-based practice (EBP) and actual occupational therapy (OT) practice in the management of a disabling post-stroke impairment - unilateral spatial neglect (USN). With improved patient outcomes linked to the use of best practices, it is…

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The prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV), a necessary cause of cervical cancer has been found to be high in Inuit populations. This study examined 1) the level of knowledge about HPV infection and its relation to cervical cancer and 2)…

Authentication protocols aim to prevent agent impersonation: A is authenticated to B if B knows who A is. Many formal approaches have been used to verify authentication in distributed systems; however, although authentication is directly related to agent knowledge, it…

Abstract. The great contemporary organizational challenge for enterprises is to create a conceptual and methodological framework allows the management of knowledge by means of networks designed for social interaction. This statement is based on the premise that the competitive drive…

Knowledge management (KM) offers a variety of tools to share and preserve knowledge. In particular, communities of practice (CoPs) have emerged as a KM approach that allows people from different disciplines to better share what they know and to build…

For individuals with disabilities the transition from school to adopting adult roles within the community often presents numerous challenges. In a sample of pre-service education teachers, perceptions of school to community transitions of students with disabilities were investigated. Pre-service education…

This study examined two different strategies of learning with diagrams: drawing diagrams while learning or learning from pre-constructed diagrams. One hundred ninety six junior high school students were randomly placed in a condition either to draw while learning about how…