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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)

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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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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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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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10.

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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11.

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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12.

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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13.

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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14.

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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15.

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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16.

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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17.

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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18.

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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19.

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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20.

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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21.

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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22.

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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23.

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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24.

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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25.

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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26.

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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27.

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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28.

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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29.

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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30.

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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31.

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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32.

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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33.

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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34.

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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35.

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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36.

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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37.

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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38.

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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39.

Towards a philosophy of imagination : a study of Gilbert Durand and Paul Ricoeur
Joy, Mavourneen M.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	A satisfactory definition of the imagination has proved elusive in Western philosophy. Two contemporary French thinkers, Gilbert Durand and Paul Ricoeur, are concerned with establishing a fundamental philosophy of imagination. For Durand the imagination is the source of symbolic mediations…
Fecha:	1981
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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40.

Building a Knowledge Management Model at Brazil's Embrapa (Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation): Towards a Knowledge-Based View of Organizations.
ALVARENGA NETO, R. C. D. de - VIEIRA, J. L. G.

Formato:	Artigo em periódico indexado (ALICE)
Enlaces:	This paper investigates and analyses the process of building a knowledge management (KM) model at Brazil‟s Embrapa (The Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation). Embrapa is a world class knowledge organization whose mission is to provide feasible solutions for the sustainable development…
Fecha:	2012-09-18
Recurso:	Repositório Acesso Livre à Informação Científica da Embrapa (ALICE)

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41.

Cancer prevention and the human papillomavirus vaccine:psychosocial and behavioural factors involved in vaccination decision-making
Krawczyk, Andrea

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The purpose of the present thesis was to examine psychosocial and behavioural factors associated with the decision-making process involved in uptake of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine. In Canada, the HPV vaccine has been approved for women and men aged…
Fecha:	2012
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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42.

B-boy (dance) cipher: an innovative knowledge community's shared activity
Lefebvre, Haidee

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	My study focuses on b-boying, the archetype of hiphop dance, to better understand the informal teaching and learning processes embodied in the freestyle or raw b-boy cipher (improvisational dance circle). I draw from an ethnographic approach to investigate how hiphop…
Fecha:	2012
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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43.

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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Pharmacotherapy of childhood attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: the impact of information interventions on parental knowledge, attitudes and their child's adherence to medication
Gomes, Paul

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Objective: Despite the established effectiveness of medication in improving symptoms of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) (Spencer et al 2000), rates of adherence to pharmacotherapy are low, ranging from 34% to 91% (Gau et al., 2006). Since higher adherence rates are…
Fecha:	2012
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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45.

Learner, text, and context factors on conceptual change in biology
Trevors, Gregory

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This thesis investigated how instructional environments might be optimally designed for all students to restructure prior knowledge and learn counter-intuitive science concepts, referred to as conceptual change. Three independent variables were examined in relation to real-time cognitive processes and subsequent…
Fecha:	2012
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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46.

EMBRAPA cassava & fruits.

Formato:	Folderes / Folhetos / Cartilhas (INFOTECA-E)
Enlaces:	World of science Joining scientific Sharing knowledge and technologies with developing countries efforts to develop better solutions., 2011
Fecha:	2012-03-21
Recurso:	Informação Tecnológica en Agricultura (Infoteca-e)

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Meaningful main effects or intriguing interactions? examining the influences of epistemic beliefs and knowledge representations on cognitive processing and conceptual change when learning physics
Franco, Gina

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of epistemic beliefs and knowledge representations in cognitive and metacognitive processing and conceptual change when learning about physics concepts through text. Specifically, I manipulated the representation of physics concepts in…
Fecha:	2012
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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48.

Beliefs and motives behind the paper: examining relations between epistemic beliefs, achievement goals, writing strategies, and academic writing achievement
Duffy, Melissa

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Throughout university, students are required to complete complex writing tasks that involve a host of cognitive and metacognitive strategies, yet little is known about the differences in students' approach to the writing process. In particular, the role of students' beliefs…
Fecha:	2012
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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49.

Placebos in medicine: from conceptualizations in medical school to integration in clinical practice
Campbell, Natasha

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Placebo effects constitute context-dependent medical phenomena, and exemplify the link between psychosocial factors and physiological processes. By surveying medical students (Study 1) and practicing physicians (Study 2), the present thesis explores the knowledge and attitudes towards the role of placebos,…
Fecha:	2012
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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50.

Text classification using labels derived from structured knowledge representations
Perreault, Mathieu

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Structured knowledge representations are becoming central to the area of Information Science. Search engines companies have said that constructing an entity graph is the key to classifying their enormous corpus of documents in order to provide more relevant results to…
Fecha:	2012
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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51.

The effect of scarcity on product evaluation
Lee, Seung Yun

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Marketers often use scarcity to influence consumers, with announcements such as "limited quantities," "until stocks last," "few tickets left for this event," "limited time offer," or "24 hour sale." Past research indicates that scarcity often has a positive effect on…
Fecha:	2012
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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52.

Computerized interface control documents
Rahmani, Keyvan

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Interfaces between subsystems in collaborative product development projects are presently defined by interface control documents. These documents are created after agreements are made between designers on how to design subsystem interfaces. The designers must commit to the definitions given by…
Fecha:	2012
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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53.

Publication bias and quality of reporting of Pharmacodynamic Studies utilizing invasive research procedures within early phase cancer trials
Freeman, Georgina

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Invasive research procedures, such as biopsy for pharmacodynamic study, often have no value for patient-volunteers in terms of diagnosis or clinical management. Accordingly, their burdens are generally justifiable only by appeal to knowledge value (that is, the benefit to future…
Fecha:	2012
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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54.

Potential hydrologic impacts from deforestation in the southwestern Amazon.
LIMA, L. S. - COE, M. - SOARES-FILHO, B. S. - CUADRA, S. V. - DIAS, L. C. P. - COSTA, M. H.

Formato:	Resumo em anais de congresso (ALICE)
Enlaces:	2012
Fecha:	2013-04-04
Recurso:	Repositório Acesso Livre à Informação Científica da Embrapa (ALICE)

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55.

Scientia in Twelfth Century philosophy in the Latin West
Nájera Carvajal, Rafael

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This thesis a study of the notion of scientia in thinkers of the Latin West in the twelfth century. Scientia is a Latin word that has served to refer to important conceptions of science. Important in medieval philosophy is its…
Fecha:	2012
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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56.

Case-based reasoning for the creative design of electromagnetic devices
Ouyang, Jun

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Design is concerned with the question of how to construct an artifact or system to meet the desired specification and is normally categorized as either routine, non-routine or creative. Up until now, the study of knowledge-based design has concentrated on…
Fecha:	2012
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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57.

Towards the identification of family physician learning needs through a reflective process
Lewis, Denice

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Background Continuing professional development stakeholders are continually searching for better ways of collecting and using data to determine the educational needs of physicians. Research questions1) What, if any, family physician learning needs are revealed through the reflective process prompted by…
Fecha:	2012
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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58.

In search of a citizenship education model for a democratic multireligious Indonesia: case studies of two public senior high schools in Jakarta
Syafruddin, Didin

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Concerned with interreligious conflict in Indonesia, this study seeks to describe and evaluate the current citizenship education that has been designed and implemented for a democratic multireligious Indonesia. The context for the study, outlined in Chapters 1 and 2, is…
Fecha:	2012
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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59.

The role of teachers' pedagogical and subject-matter knowledge in planning and enacting science-inquiry instruction and in assessing students' science-inquiry learning
Birlean, Camelia

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This study explored the relation between pedagogical knowledge and subject-matter knowledge, in the context of inquiry-driven science instruction, and their relation to instructors' performance in the instructional process. This multiple case study focused on three distinct categories of teachers--Novice in…
Fecha:	2012
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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60.

Show me the truth: the conditions of possibility for the invention of photography
Delmas, Didier

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The popularization of science during the eighteenth century generated, toward the end of the century, an epistemological anxiety that reached all levels of the population from the most literate scientist to the poorest peasant, the expert in differential calculus like…
Fecha:	2012
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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61.

Biodiversity and human nutrition in a landscape mosaic of farms and forests in the East Usambara Mountains, Tanzania
Powell, Bronwen

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This dissertation sought to add to knowledge of the links between human and ecosystem health by examining relationships between biodiversity and human nutrition in the East Usambara Mountains, Tanzania. Grounded in a theoretical framework drawing from systems approaches to human…
Fecha:	2012
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Alterations in translational control by eIF4E-Homologous Protein (4EHP)
Henderson, Valerie

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Tight, yet dynamic, control of translation is critical in order for the cell to respond appropriately to intracellular and extracellular cues. This translational control is achieved by modulating the rate of translation in an mRNA-specific or global manner, often by…
Fecha:	2012
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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63.

The algebra of topological quantum computing
Evans, Julia

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Topological quantum computing is an approach to the problem of implementingquantum gates accurately and robustly. The idea is to exploit topological propertiesof certain quasiparticles called anyons to obtain a proposed implementation of quan-tum computing which is inherently fault-tolerant. The mathematical…
Fecha:	2012
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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64.

Vibration measurements on the widely exposed gerbil eardrum
He, Zinan

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Hearing loss is one of the most common birth defects. Early identification of hearing loss is very important because even a mild hearing loss can seriously delay language development and compromise communication, educational and social capabilities. Tympanometry is a promising…
Fecha:	2012
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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65.

A mobile device based identity validation system for online social networks
Shi, Yiwei

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Currently, online social networks (OSNs) do not provide validation mechanisms to verify the identity of a user who is seeking linkage with another user. This shortfall is exploited by attackers to infiltrate other people's social circles to gain access to…
Fecha:	2012
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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66.

Questions concerning architectural machines: or 'pataphysics in early modern architecture
Olshavsky, Peter

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The primary contention of this study is that there are ways to orient architecture other than technological concerns. By studying the nature of architectural machines and their changes through history, their reduction to instrumental and aesthetic concerns is shown to…
Fecha:	2012
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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67.

Learning on the picket line: investigating a politico-administrative regime
Sunar, Nakita

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	In September 2011, approximately 1700 unionized non-academic staff at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec went on strike. Using institutional/political activist ethnography, this study examines the informal learning of non-academic staff during the strike and assesses how their experiences are coordinated…
Fecha:	2012
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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68.

First record of Seticornuta Morley (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Metopiinae) from Brazil and description of a new species., Primeiro registro de Seticornuta Morley (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Metopiinae) do Brasil e descrição de uma nova espécie.
ARAUJO, C. R. - PENTEADO-DIAS, A. M.

Formato:	Artigo em periódico indexado (ALICE)
Enlaces:	A new species of Seticornuta from Brazil is described and illustrated, the frst record of this genus for the Brazilian fauna. This new species was found in a study that aimed to enhance knowledge of the Brazilian fauna of Metopiinae,…
Fecha:	2012-11-29
Recurso:	Repositório Acesso Livre à Informação Científica da Embrapa (ALICE)

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69.

Research approaches, adaptation strategies, and knowledge gaps concerning the impacts of climate change on plant diseases.
GHINI, R. - HAMADA, E. - ANGELOTTI, F. - COSTA, L. B. - BETTIOL, W.

Formato:	Artigo em periódico indexado (ALICE)
Enlaces:	This review discusses the present trends in studies on the impacts of climate change on plant diseases. Firstly, the approaches used for studying the potential effects of altered temperature, water availability, CO2 and O3 air concentrations, and UV-B radiation on…
Fecha:	2012-08-14
Recurso:	Repositório Acesso Livre à Informação Científica da Embrapa (ALICE)

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70.

Perceptions and attitudes of McGill dental students towards poverty: a case study
Reis, Clarice

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Context: Evidence shows a strong positive correlation between poverty and numerous adverse health conditions, including oral health diseases. Low-income individuals face barriers in accessing and receiving dental care services due to many causes including tensions in their relationship with dentists.…
Fecha:	2012
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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71.

Vulnerability of Inuit women's food system to climate change in the context of multiple socio-economic stresses - a case study of Arviat, Nunavut
Beaumier, Maude

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Nunavut has the highest incidence of food insecurity in Canada, where 56% of Inuit households are believed to experience difficulties in obtaining sufficient food. Food insecurity occurs when food systems are stressed such that adequate nutrition is not accessible, available,…
Fecha:	2012
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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72.

On estimation and testing for change points in the hazard density from right censored prevalent cohort survival data
Rabhi, Yassir

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	A practical concern of many studies in survival analysis is the study of the risk patterns of a disease, mortality, or other time-related event in a population. The structural change of these patterns are usually explored via the hazard function,…
Fecha:	2012
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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73.

How to draw out the best musical performance: best practices for studio recording in the digital era
Pras, Amandine

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This thesis aims to identify best practices for musical recording, involving the capture of multiple takes of a musical work in studio. Digital technologies and Internet file sharing have brought the recording industry to a transitional phase in which studio…
Fecha:	2012
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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74.

A distributed storage system for use in the Multiuser Bioinformatic's Laboratory of Embrapa.
CINTRA, L.

Formato:	Resumo em anais de congresso (ALICE)
Enlaces:	The idea is to analyse the data to generate knowledge in biology, and to do that it is necessary a lot of storage space to data., 2012, X-MEETING 2012.
Fecha:	2013-01-28
Recurso:	Repositório Acesso Livre à Informação Científica da Embrapa (ALICE)

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75.

Integrated carbon and land management for poverty alleviation: a collaborative project funded under the Ecosystem Services for Poverty Alleviation (ESPA) Programme.
BLACK, E. - VIDALE, P. L. - VERHOEF, A. - OSBORNE, T. - WADE, A. - CUADRA, S. V.

Formato:	Resumo em anais de congresso (ALICE)
Enlaces:	2012
Fecha:	2013-05-03
Recurso:	Repositório Acesso Livre à Informação Científica da Embrapa (ALICE)

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76.

The impact of culture and ethnicity in psychosocial work
Cisternas Cid, Sonia

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Over the past decades, the population in Canada has become increasingly culturally diverse. Therefore, helping professionals are required to provide services that are culturally appropriate and effective. The main purpose of this research project was to understand the experiences and…
Fecha:	2012
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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77.

Segmental representations in interlanguage grammars: the case of francophones and English /h/
Mah, Jennifer

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The concept that knowledge is transferred from a speaker's first language grammar into the interlanguage grammar being constructed for his second language makes testable predictions for how learners should behave given certain combinations of first and second language. This thesis…
Fecha:	2012
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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78.

Adaptive multiset stochastic decoding of non-binary LDPC codes
Ciobanu, Alexandru

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	In this thesis, we propose a new stochastic decoding algorithm for non-binary LDPC codes with d_v = 2, which is based on the concept of a mutliset, a generalization of the set that allows for multiple occurrences of the same…
Fecha:	2012
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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79.

Social computing as social rationality
Thomas, Neal

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This project concerns the ways in which social computing functions as a rational steering medium in network societies. Exploring cases that include the structured data protocols of an ascendant "Web 3.0", Google PageRank and collaborative filtering services, the work unearths…
Fecha:	2012
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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80.

Monte Carlo based electron treatment planning and cutout output factor calculations
Mitrou, Ellis

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Electron radiotherapy (RT) offers a number of advantages over photons. The high surface dose, combined with a rapid dose fall-off beyond the target volume presents a net increase in tumor control probability and decreases the normal tissue complication for superficial…
Fecha:	2012
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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81.

Dynamic GSCA generalized structured component analysis: a structural equation model for analyzing effective connectivity in functional neuroimaging
Jung, Kwang Hee

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Structural equation modeling (SEM) is often used to investigate effective connectivity in functional neuroimaging studies. Modeling effective connectivity refers to an approach in which a number of specific brain regions, called regions of interest (ROIs), are selected according to some…
Fecha:	2012
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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82.

Understanding the impacts of the 2007-08 global financial crisis on Brazil's forest sector: a qualitative study
Canova, Natalia

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Economic downturns are known to affect the management of natural resources and the environment. Although statistics and industry figures have revealed some impacts of the 2007-08 Global Financial Crisis (GFC), its dynamics and long term consequences for forest management, particularly…
Fecha:	2012
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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83.

Induction of the epithelial polarizing cytokine interleukin-33 by the fungus «Cryptococcus neoformans» in genetically susceptible mice
Flaczyk, Adam

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	With the progression of the AIDS epidemic, understanding the host responseto the opportunistic fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans, responsible forapproximately 650,000 deaths in Sub-Saharan Africa each year, has become animportant topic of research. Current knowledge suggests that susceptibility tocryptococcal pneumonia in…
Fecha:	2012
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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84.

Telomerase regulation by alternative slicing
Khondaker, Shanjadia

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Telomerase, the main mechanism for telomere maintenance, is active in 85% of cancer cells. Telomerase inhibition leads to telomere erosion, chromosome damage, and cell death, thereby validating the enzyme as a prime target in the search for anticancer therapies. hTERT…
Fecha:	2012
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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85.

A penalized quasi-likelihood approach for estimating the number of states in a hidden markov model
McGillivray, Annaliza

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	In statistical applications of hidden Markov models (HMMs), one may have no knowledge of the number of hidden states (or order) of the model needed to be able to accurately represent the underlying process of the data. The problem of…
Fecha:	2012
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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86.

Psychiatry residents' attitudes towards spirituality in psychiatry
Kattan, Wid

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	There is an increasing awareness of the importance of spirituality in mental health as reflected in the addition of the category "religious or spiritual problem" in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR) and the inclusion of knowledge…
Fecha:	2012
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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87.

Contested honour: the clash of international and domestic norms in Jordan's honour crime debate
Mutch, Maryanne

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	While a noteworthy amount of scholarship in the last decade has sought to explain the mechanisms through which international norms are diffused to domestic arenas, substantial gaps in our knowledge still remain. In particular, there has been a lack of…
Fecha:	2012
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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88.

Observations of massive ground ice, Hershel Island, Yukon Territory
Fox, David

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The rapid change in climate currently being recorded in the Western Canadian Arctic is projected to have a major influence on the permafrost ground that underlies more than half of Canada's landmass. The isolation of this vast landscape has inhibited…
Fecha:	2012
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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89.

Cyclist injury risk and pollution exposure at urban signalized intersections
Strauss, Jillian

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Cycling as a mode of travel is becoming more popular especially in urban areas like Montreal, Canada. With this reality come serious concerns for cyclist safety and health. These concerns have initiated the need to study the determinants of cyclist…
Fecha:	2012
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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90.

Mario Bunge's worldview and its implications for the modernization of Arabic-Islamic philosophy
Obiedat, Ahmad

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This study relates philosophy of science and philosophy of religion. It compares a system of western thought and its implications for contemporary Arab-Islamic philosophy. The basis for this approach lies in the concept of worldview as rooted in the process…
Fecha:	2012
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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91.

Internet-based menu planning in type 2 diabetes and its impact on weight, A1C and blood pressure
Bader, Abeer

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Weight loss in overweight and obese persons with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) decreases risk of cardiovascular disease. There is some evidence that written menu plans and Internet-based menu programs advocating healthy eating are associated with weight loss in non-diabetic…
Fecha:	2012
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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92.

Remote sensing of light use effeciency in a boreal forest and peatland in James Bay, Quebec
Rogers, Cheryl

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The photochemical reflectance index (PRI) is a remotely sensed vegetation index that detects a decrease in spectral reflectance at 531nm associated with xanthophyll cycle activity. PRI has been shown to track light use efficiency (LUE) in a number of plant…
Fecha:	2012
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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93.

Geophysical and thermal investigations of ice-rich permafrost at Parsons Lake, Northwest Territories
Angelopoulos, Michael

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Geophysical and thermal investigations of ice-rich permafrost were performed in an area of planned hydrocarbon development at Parsons Lake, Northwest Territories. The site is owned by ConocoPhillips Canada (CPC) and ExxonMobil, and is intended to be a primary target for…
Fecha:	2012
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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94.

Terrestrial habitat and ecology of Fowler's toads (Anaxyrus Fowleri)
Boenke, Morgan

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Habitat loss is the primary driver of global amphibian declines and thus preserving habitat is our best hope for preserving species at risk. The habitat needs of amphibians are complex due to terrestrial and aquatic requirements throughout their life history.…
Fecha:	2012
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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95.

A tool for configuring mappings for musical systems using wireless sensor networks
Rudraraju, Vijay

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Digital musical instruments, which are defined here as interactive musical systems containing a control mechanism and a sound generation mechanism, are powerful tools for analyzing performance practice and for transforming and reimagining the bounds of musical performance. However, the transitory…
Fecha:	2012
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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96.

Coaching and cohesion in university coacting sports
Cormier, Marc

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Cohesion has been cited as a crucial component contributing to increased levels of enjoyment, adherence, and in most cases, performance in intercollegiate sport (Carron, Coleman, Wheeler, & Stevens, 2002). Coaches are believed to play an instrumental role in the development…
Fecha:	2012
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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97.

Does source matter? Using ProMED-mail to compare the timeliness of outbreak communications from governmental and nongovernmental sources
Mondor, Luke

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Background: Nongovernmental (or informal) information sources have been credited with raising earlier warnings of disease threats than traditional governmental reporting systems, thus facilitating the rapid recognition and response to potential pandemics and emerging disease outbreaks. Despite an increased global reliance…
Fecha:	2012
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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98.

Long term predictive values of cervical cytology and Human Papillomavirus DNA testing for the development of biopsy proven high grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia
Chevarie-Davis, Myriam

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Cancer of the uterine cervix remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality, even though it can be prevented by judiciously designed screening programs. Although many studies have compared Human Papillomavirus (HPV) DNA testing to cervical cytology, most of them…
Fecha:	2012
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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99.

Mathematical model of GAL regulon dynamics in «Saccharomyces cerevisiae»
Apostu, Raluca

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Genetic switches are prevalent in nature, and provide cells with a strategy to adapt to changing environmental conditions. This thesis focuses on an intriguing example which is not understood in complete detail: the GAL switch. The GAL switch allows organisms…
Fecha:	2012
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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100.

Understanding how workshops transform participants' lives by exploring their perceived experiences: the Kahnawake Schools diabetes prevention project
Murdoch, Jayne

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Aim: To understand how the healthy lifestyle promoting workshops offered by the Kahnawake Schools Diabetes Prevention Project (KSDPP) bring about transformative experiences that change how participants live their lives.Design: Qualitative study of semi-structured interviews.Setting: KSDPP is a community based participatory…
Fecha:	2012
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL