La rétinogésèse des vertébrés est la culmination de processus biologiques
complexes parfaitement exécutés. Cette délicate orchestration est principalement contrôlée par les facteurs de transcription qui permettent aux progéniteurs rétiniens de proliférer, de s’auto-renouveler et de se différencier de façon appropriée.…

Design and optimization of distillation columns for ethanol dehydration, using a hydrocarbon as entrainer, implies a good knowledge of vapor-liquid (VLE), liquid-liquid (LLE) and vapor-liquid-liquid equilibrium (VLLE). Chemical process simulation programs always require the use of a thermodynamic model that…

The paper explores the origin of the dialogue form in India and its roots in traditional knowledge, discusses the meaning of dialogue and its role in the making of India today, and notes that longitudinal thinking could prove an effective…

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…

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La estimación de precios es un proceso crítico para la elaboración de presupuestos en compañías que tienen que competir para obtener pedidos ofreciendo precios competitivos. En concreto, las compañías de mecanizado de piezas, dicho proceso es complejo, pues se pueden…

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…

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…