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Border-crossing knowledge networking among multinational firms : the case of R&D facilities
Shirvani-Mahdavi, Ali (Ali Agha), 1965-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	(cont.) which is expected, given their additional knowledge resources. The respondents' urgency in looking for the relevant knowledge is the primary explanation for this difference between the two networks. This difference in knowledge networking among the different groups did not…
Fecha:	2005-09-27
Recurso:	MIT

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Re-engineering knowledge networks for development
Raghavan, Amrith, 1976-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	This thesis examines the evolution of Internet based knowledge networks (e-knowledge networks) in the domain of sustainable development. The objective of this thesis is to use an engineering systems approach to understand knowledge networks, identify the barriers to their sustainability…
Fecha:	2005-06-02
Recurso:	MIT

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Mapping the R&D knowledge network, Mapping the research and development knowledge network
Liew, Kou-Yew, 1972-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	Knowledge networks have received a significant amount of attention in the past few decades as people look beyond corporate governance and resource-based approaches to uncover sources of competitive advantage. While this area of research is useful for organizations in general,…
Fecha:	2005-06-02
Recurso:	MIT

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Learning commonsense categorical knowledge in a thread memory system
Stamatoiu, Oana L. (Oana Liana), 1981-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	If we are to understand how we can build machines capable of broad purpose learning and reasoning, we must first aim to build systems that can represent, acquire, and reason about the kinds of commonsense knowledge that we humans have…
Fecha:	2005-06-02
Recurso:	MIT

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City knowledge : an emergent information infrastructure for sustainable urban maintenance, management and planning
Carrera, Fabio, 1961-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	(cont.) updates. It produces plan-ready information, by exploiting the self-serving and opportunistic pursuit of instant return-on-investment by frontline offices. Thanks to its emergent qualities, City Knowledge engenders unexpected plan-demanding situations, where the ability to conduct second-order analyses leads to deeper…
Fecha:	2005-09-27
Recurso:	MIT

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Managing revisions of rules and guidelines used in clinical information systems : exploring a hierarchical knowledge representation model
Scott-Wright, Alicia, 1949-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	One important purpose for creating clinical practice guidelines is to improve quality of care by reducing variations in practice. In the current healthcare environment, guidelines are being advocated as a means to disseminate research findings, standardize care, improve quality of…
Fecha:	2005-09-27
Recurso:	MIT

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Growth strategies of small nations : with special reference to Ireland, Finland and Singapore
Yeo, Lionel, 1972-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	This thesis is based on the premise that small nations face unique challenges in the quest for economic prosperity. They have a small domestic economy and are more dependent than larger economies on international trade. Smallness typically entails a lack…
Fecha:	2005-06-02
Recurso:	MIT

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Emerging technology intelligence : scanning and monitoring for strategic planning
Brockley, Ellen M. (Ellen Marie), 1961-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	In recent years we have seen a confluence of science and technology that portends great impact to business strategy and product development. Just as physicists, chemists and biologists have extended their knowledge to other fields in pursuit of their own…
Fecha:	2005-06-02
Recurso:	MIT

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3-round weak zero-knowledge proofs for [Nu] [Rho], Three-round weak ZK proofs for [Nu] [Rho]
Lim, Dah-Yoh, 1978-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	(cont.) to the verifier., We consider an implementation of a weakened notion of zero-knowledge (weak ZK) where the simulator is also allowed to depend on the distinguisher as well, so this type of ZK entails exhibiting an efficient simulator for…
Fecha:	2005-09-27
Recurso:	MIT

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10.

Architecture and optimization for a peer-to-peer content management system
Edge, Dion M. (Dion Miguel), 1975-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	This thesis will explore the design and optimization of a peer-to-peer network application as a solution to complex content management problems. Currently, most content management systems are expensive, cumbersome and inflexible custom solutions that require knowledge workers to change their…
Fecha:	2005-09-26
Recurso:	MIT

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11.

Building a trajectory syntax through language evolution
Kim, Anthony Hahn, 1980-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	If we are to understand the innately human ability to solve complex problems, we must first understand the cognitive processes that allow us to combine different kinds of knowledge, to learn new things and to communicate with other people. I…
Fecha:	2005-09-26
Recurso:	MIT

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12.

Information technology and business transformation : work location and the allocation of decision rights
Fitoussi, David, 1974-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	(cont.) as well, firms have an incentive to require coordinated investments in technology across the enterprise. Still, research in IS has also highlighted the fact that the productivity of computer investments is highly dependent on co-investment in complementary assets (for…
Fecha:	2005-09-27
Recurso:	MIT

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13.

Sensing and modeling human networks
Choudhury, Tanzeem Khalid, 1975-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	Knowledge of how groups of people interact is important in many disciplines, e.g. organizational behavior, social network analysis, knowledge management and ubiquitous computing. Existing studies of social network interactions have either been restricted to online communities, where unambiguous measurements about…
Fecha:	2005-05-17
Recurso:	MIT

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14.

Organizational design : the integration of pharmaceutical discovery and development
Smith, Peter J. A. (Peter John Anthony), 1959-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	The decline in Pharmaceutical R&D productivity has been attributed to high clinical failure rates suggesting that targets, leads and clinical candidates may be of lower quality in recent years. Senior R&D management generally believes that a greater integration of drug…
Fecha:	2005-09-27
Recurso:	MIT

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15.

System for the online assessment of distributed projects
Shiraishi, Fumiaki, 1977-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	The collaboration of researchers in different fields, institutions, and nations continues to be important as new ideas and solutions result from the combination of different knowledge and experiences. The Cambridge MIT Institute (CMI) Online Project Assessment System(OPAS) aims to collect…
Fecha:	2005-06-02
Recurso:	MIT

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16.

A theoretical plasma physics model of the plasmatron
Burns, Barrett A. (Barrett Adams), 1972-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	An analysis was conducted to determine the behavior of a high pressure electric arc discharge inside the Plasmatron Fuel Reformer. The Plasmatron Fuel Reformer uses an electric arc to partially combust fuel in an internal combustion engine to increase efficiency…
Fecha:	2005-09-06
Recurso:	MIT

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17.

Learning together better : the structured design of learning teams
Timmers, Kendell M. (Kendell MacQueen), 1978-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	There is a great need among educators for a way to quickly assign teams in large or distance learning classrooms in a manner superior to random assignment or student self-selection. Forming teams based on knowledge of students' characteristics is too…
Fecha:	2005-06-02
Recurso:	MIT

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18.

A framework for low-complexity iterative interference cancellation in communication systems
Chan, Albert M. (Albert Michael), 1975-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	Communication over interference channels poses challenges not present for the more traditional additive white Gaussian noise (AWGN) channels. In order to approach the information limits of an interference channel, interference mitigation techniques need to be integrated with channel coding and…
Fecha:	2005-09-27
Recurso:	MIT

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19.

Knowledge trading : computational support for individual and collaborative sense-making activities
Keel, Paul E. (Paul Erich)

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	(cont.) outlined. 2. Demonstration that computer systems can use the discovered relations among data items to help users search for relevant information, prioritize the data exchange between collaborating users, and visualize data in various ways. This investigation looks at how…
Fecha:	2005-09-27
Recurso:	MIT

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20.

Telematics industry dynamics and strategies for converging technologies
Luis, Rodrigo, 1973-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	The Telematics Industry faces tremendous challenges for growth. Regardless of the efforts and investment from vehicle manufacturers and suppliers, telematics has not been that profitable industry that many analyst forecasted five years ago; a 40 billion industry by 2003. This…
Fecha:	2005-06-02
Recurso:	MIT

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21.

Banking channel management : global trends and strategies
Catalan, Renato Teixeira

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	Banking channel management has become a crucial component in the drive for improved efficiency. Since the channel is the interlocutor between customers and products, banks are leveraging their knowledge of channels to efficiently address perfect product portfolio through the most…
Fecha:	2005-06-02
Recurso:	MIT

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22.

The potential business impacts of Semantic Web for system integration
Saita, Akio, 1972-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	This thesis presents research about the potential business impacts of the Semantic Web. The concept of the Semantic Web is an expansion of the Web for computers, enabling them to comprehend the meaning of information. In addition, Semantic Web Services…
Fecha:	2005-06-02
Recurso:	MIT

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23.

Characterization and modeling of polysilicon MEMS chemical-mechanical polishing
Tang, Brian D. (Brian David), 1980-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	Heavily used in the manufacture of integrated circuits, chemical-mechanical polishing (CMP) is becoming an enabling technology for microelectromechanical systems (MEMS). To reliably use CMP in the manufacturing process, designers must be able to accurately predict the CMP process and control…
Fecha:	2005-06-02
Recurso:	MIT

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24.

Modeling and analysis of gene expression arrays
Duggar, Keith Howard, 1976-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	Gene expression arrays are a technology used to measure quantities of messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA). Application of the technology involves a variety of physical processes beginning with the acquisition of mRNA samples and ending with the fluorescence imaging of a…
Fecha:	2005-10-14
Recurso:	MIT

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25.

Predicting the triple beta-spiral fold from primary sequence data
Scanlon, Eben Louis, 1974-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	The Triple β-Spiral is a novel protein structure that plays a role in viral attachment and pathogenesis. At present, there are two Triple β-Spiral structures with solved crystallographic coordinates - one from Adenovirus and the other from Reovirus. There is…
Fecha:	2005-05-17
Recurso:	MIT

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26.

Natural language processing for unmanned aerial vehicle guidance interfaces, Natural language processing for UAV guidance interfaces
Craparo, Emily M. (Emily Marie), 1980-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	In this thesis, the opportunities and challenges involved in applying natural language processing techniques to the control of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are addressed. The problem of controlling an unmanned aircraft via natural language inputs is formulated as a feedback…
Fecha:	2005-05-17
Recurso:	MIT

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27.

Evolution of the university business model and infrastructure planning due to technological innovations
Go, Veronica, 1976-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	The quality of higher education has been a growing concern in the United States and United Kingdom. There have been no notable improvements in the education system until the last few years. Considerable transformation in the higher education arena has…
Fecha:	2005-05-17
Recurso:	MIT

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28.

Wafer bonding : mechanics-based models and experiments
Turner, Kevin Thomas, 1977-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	Direct wafer bonding has emerged as an important technology in the manufacture of silicon-on-insulator substrates (SOI), microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), and three-dimensional integrated circuits (3D IC's). While the process is currently employed in applications such as these, a lack of knowledge…
Fecha:	2005-05-17
Recurso:	MIT

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29.

A robust optimization approach to supply chains and revenue management
Thiele, Aurélie, 1977-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	The contribution of this thesis is to provide a tractable framework for supply chains and revenue management problems subject to uncertainty that gives insight into the structure of the optimal policy and requires little knowledge of the underlying probability distributions.…
Fecha:	2005-05-17
Recurso:	MIT

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30.

Environmental and health management in small and medium size enterprises
Arredondo, Juan C. (Juan Carlos Arredondo Brun), 1974-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	Workers and employees are increasingly exposed in the workplace to chemical compounds and substances that are potentially toxic; for most of these compounds, no information exist regarding effects on human health. As one of the main employment generation sources, Small…
Fecha:	2005-06-02
Recurso:	MIT

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31.

CDGPS-based relative navigation for multiple spacecraft, Carrier-phase Differential Global Positioning System-based relative navigation for multiple spacecraft
Mitchell, Megan Leigh, 1978-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	This thesis investigates the use of Carrier-phase Differential GPS (CDGPS) in relative navigation filters for formation flying spacecraft. This work analyzes the relationship between the Extended Kalman Filter (EKF) design parameters and the resulting estimation accuracies, and in particular, the…
Fecha:	2005-06-02
Recurso:	MIT

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32.

Trust policy management for the financial industry using semantic web rules
Neogy, Chitravanu

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	Trust Management is a growing problem in large corporations today. In industries like financial services, firms need to comply with constantly changing regulations, security requirements and business policies. Information technology is often the backbone of the processes that are regulated…
Fecha:	2005-06-02
Recurso:	MIT

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33.

The key elements of advocacy marketing
Yamaoka, Takashi, 1968-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	Customer power is growing, and customers now have tools that inform them of the true state of affairs. This power enables them to avoid the pushy messages of marketers, make their own decisions, and determine what to buy. A company…
Fecha:	2005-06-02
Recurso:	MIT

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34.

Topology of learning and correction in dynamic balance
Welti-Santos, Larissa, 1978-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	"The discrepancy between [our personal experiences] and our idealizations of knowledge leads us into counterproductive strategies for learning and thinking" (Papert 1993). This discrepancy has driven most research towards understanding how people fail to accomplish a task, while few researchers…
Fecha:	2005-09-06
Recurso:	MIT

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35.

Finding God in the urban landscape : a temple for gnosis in upper Manhattan
Marcus, Andrew Todd

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	Nature and Gnosticism are problematic terms. With the discovery of a library of so called heretical Gnostic texts in 1945, theologians, historians, and believers the world over have been exposed to Christian texts that call into question the liturgical lineage…
Fecha:	2005-09-06
Recurso:	MIT

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36.

Bioinformatics and database tools for glycans
Berry, Eric Zachary, 1980-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	Recent advances in biology have afforded scientists with the knowledge that polysaccharides play an active role in modulating cellular activities. Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) are one such family of polysaccharides that play a very important role in regulating the functions of numerous…
Fecha:	2005-09-06
Recurso:	MIT

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37.

Real options approach to capacity planning under uncertainty
Mittal, Geetanjali, 1979-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	This thesis highlights the effectiveness of Real Options Analysis (ROA) in capacity planning decisions for engineering projects subject to uncertainty. This is in contrast to the irreversible decision-making proposed by the deterministic strategies based on expected estimates of parameters drawn…
Fecha:	2005-09-26
Recurso:	MIT

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38.

A wavelet-based system for event detection in online real-time sensor data
Varadharajan, Charuleka, 1980-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	Sensors are increasingly being used for continuous monitoring purposes, the process of which generates huge volumes of data that need to be mined for interesting events in real-time. The purpose of this research is to develop a method to identify…
Fecha:	2005-09-26
Recurso:	MIT

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39.

A tool for hemodynamic data analysis
Garg, Deepali, 1982-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	Nearly 2% of all live births are very premature (gestational age less than 32 weeks), and 50% of all new cases of cerebral palsy occur in survivors of premature birth (gestational age less than 37 weeks). Because of their underdeveloped…
Fecha:	2005-09-26
Recurso:	MIT

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40.

High-throughput genomic phenotyping
Ericksen, Daniel S. (Daniel Southwick), 1977-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	In the wake of the development of technology to sequence the complete genome of an organism, it has become expedient to generate methodologies to elucidate and characterize the function of all genes constituting the complete genetic makeup of an organism,…
Fecha:	2005-09-27
Recurso:	MIT

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41.

Inferring regulatory networks from multiple sources of genomic data
Yeang, Chen-Hsiang, 1969-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	(cont.) algorithm to identify the regulatory models from protein-DNA binding and gene expression data. These models to a large extent agree with the knowledge of gene regulation pertaining to the corresponding regulators. The three works in this thesis provide a…
Fecha:	2005-09-27
Recurso:	MIT

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42.

Articulatory features for robust visual speech recognition
Saenko, Ekaterina, 1976-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	This thesis explores a novel approach to visual speech modeling. Visual speech, or a sequence of images of the speaker's face, is traditionally viewed as a single stream of contiguous units, each corresponding to a phonetic segment. These units are…
Fecha:	2005-09-27
Recurso:	MIT

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43.

Waves, currents, and sediment transport in the surf zone along long, straight beaches
Tajima, Yoshimitsu, 1972-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	This study presents a theoretical model for predictions of near-shore hydrodynamic characteristics and the local sediment transport rate along long, straight beaches. The wave may be periodic or random, the beach may be plane or barred, and the bed may…
Fecha:	2005-10-14
Recurso:	MIT

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44.

Spaces of innovation : 21st century technopoles
Seitinger, Susanne, 1978-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	Public authorities and private developers around the world are attempting to create and sustain hubs within the innovation-based economy by fostering successful urban environments. These large-scale developments succeed an earlier generation of post-industrial "technopoles" named after the French word popularized…
Fecha:	2005-06-02
Recurso:	MIT

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45.

The design and structural characterization of oligomeric beta beta alpha mini-proteins
Ali, Mayssam H. (Mayssam Hani), 1976-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	Oligomeric mini-proteins, short peptides with protein-like features, constitute valuable minimal models for the study of oligomeric proteins. Oligomerization is a common feature of cellular proteins that may confer structural and functional advantages. Oligomerization is proposed to have arisen by several…
Fecha:	2005-06-02
Recurso:	MIT

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46.

Adaptive modeling of GPS receiver clock for integrity monitoring during precision approaches, Adaptive modeling of Global Positioning System receiver clock for integrity monitoring during precision approaches
Bednarz, Sean G. (Sean Garrett), 1980-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	The FAA is developing the Local Area Augmentation System (LAAS) to replace ground-based navigation aids as the primary means of aircraft precision approaches. Stringent requirements on the integrity of the system have caused significant delays and raised questions about the…
Fecha:	2005-06-02
Recurso:	MIT

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47.

The role of consideration in the pursuit of market share : a study of the U.S. automobile industry
Knight, Kenneth Darnell, 1960-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	The state of business in the U.S. automobile industry is such that competition is fierce, and consumers have a perplexing number of alternatives from which to choose. The final purchase decision by the consumer is where most industry experts focus…
Fecha:	2005-06-02
Recurso:	MIT

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48.

Distributed coordination of autonomous agents by communicating on a need-to-know basis
Chen, Judy Y. (Judy Yann-Yun), 1980-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	Intelligent autonomous agents working cooperatively accomplish tasks more efficiently than single agents, as well as tasks that were infeasible for the single agent. For example, a single agent transporting a ton of blocks will need to take multiple trips, possibly…
Fecha:	2005-06-02
Recurso:	MIT

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49.

Self-organizing event maps
Tardiff, Seth Ronald, 1981-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	To take further steps along the path toward true artificial intelligence, systems must be built that are capable of learning about the world around them through observation and explanation. These systems should be flexible and robust in the style of…
Fecha:	2005-06-02
Recurso:	MIT

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50.

Obligations abroad : towards a just foreign policy
Rothkin, Karen, 1966-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	This dissertation considers three implications of collective self-government for just foreign policies in an imperfect world. Individuals are the appropriate moral unit of analysis, constrained to govern themselves justly, together with compatriots. First I derive limits to state autonomy that…
Fecha:	2005-06-02
Recurso:	MIT

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51.

Effects of surface properties on solder bump formation by direct droplet deposition
Hsiao, Wen Kai, 1972-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	Recent advances in microdroplet generation and deposition processes have made it possible to directly form solder bumps on integrated circuits using micron-sized molten metal droplets. The direct droplet deposition bumping process can potentially produce uniform-sized bumps more economically than the…
Fecha:	2005-09-06
Recurso:	MIT

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52.

Limit linear series in positive characteristic and Frobenius-unstable vector bundles on curves
Osserman, Brian, 1977-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	(cont.) yield a new proof of a result of Mochizuki yield a new proof of a result of Mochizuki Frobenius-unstable bundles for C general, and hence obtaining a self-contained proof of the resulting formula for the degree of V₂., Using…
Fecha:	2005-09-26
Recurso:	MIT

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53.

Reliability quantification of nuclear safety-related software
Zhang, Yi, 1973-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	The objective of this study is to improve quality and reliability of safety-critical software in the nuclear industry. It is accomplished by focusing on the following two areas: Formulation of a standard extensive integrated software testing strategy for safety-critical software,…
Fecha:	2005-09-26
Recurso:	MIT

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54.

Applying axiomatic design methodology to enable adaptation of clinical guidelines to local contexts
Denekamp, Yaron, 1963-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	Background: Local adaptation of guidelines may increase compliance with guidelines that have been developed at a national level and are often not used in practice because of contextual factors. We have developed a representation scheme known as HieroGLIF, that facilitates…
Fecha:	2005-09-27
Recurso:	MIT

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55.

What do firm boundaries do? : employment relationships and transaction governance in internal and outsourced IT projects
Bidwell, Matthew James, 1974-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	Firm boundaries have been the subject of much scholarly interest in recent years, as firms increasingly hire external, "contingent" workers and outsource previously core activities. However, little empirical research has directly studied what happens differently inside the firm's boundaries, versus…
Fecha:	2005-09-27
Recurso:	MIT

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56.

A fracture-based approach to understanding debonding in FRP bonded structural members
GüneÅ, OÄuz, 1971-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	(cont.) members. The experimental program for RC beams involves qualitative and quantitative observation of the changes in the debonding behavior and load capacity of the beams with various configurations of shear and/or flexural strengthening and anchorage conditions in four evolutionary…
Fecha:	2005-09-27
Recurso:	MIT

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57.

Better learning of mechanics through information technology
Regalado S., Carlos A. (Carlos Andrés Regalado Santamaría), 1971-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	(cont.) visualize complex geometric arrangements. Finally, the tools developed represent an alternative to what learning technology has always done; transmit academic knowledge to the student. These tools are an example of how IT can be used to go beyond the…
Fecha:	2005-09-27
Recurso:	MIT

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58.

Oxidation of methionine residues in protein pharmaceuticals
Chu, Jhih-Wei, 1973-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	(cont.) of free methionine. Therefore, the environments surrounding different methionine sites in G-CSF mainly provide spatial restriction to the access to the solvent but do not affect oxidation in a specific manner, consistent with the good correlation between 2SWCN's and…
Fecha:	2005-09-27
Recurso:	MIT

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59.

Cisplatin-induced nucleosome and RNA polymerase II modification mediate cellular response to the drug
Wang, Dong, 1975-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	(cont.) with recombinant material. The in vitro system established in this study will facilitate the investigation of platinum-DNA damage by DNA repair processes and help elucidate the role of specific post-translational modification in NER of platinum-DNA adducts at the physiologically…
Fecha:	2005-09-27
Recurso:	MIT

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60.

Event structure and the encoding of arguments : the syntax of the Mandarin and English verb phrase
Lin, Jimmy J. (Jimmy Jr-Pin), 1979-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	(cont.) to variations in the way functional elements interact with verbal roots. Overall, my work not only contributes to our understanding of how events are syntactically represented, but also explicates interactions at the syntax-semantics interface, clarifying the relationship between surface…
Fecha:	2005-09-27
Recurso:	MIT

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61.

Cognitive-developmental learning for a humanoid robot : a caregiver's gift
Arsenio, Artur Miguel Do Amaral, 1972-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	(cont.) which are then applied to developmentally acquire new object representations. The humanoid robot therefore sees the world through the caregiver's eyes. Building an artificial humanoid robot's brain, even at an infant's cognitive level, has been a long quest which…
Fecha:	2005-09-27
Recurso:	MIT

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62.

Cognitive and neural correlates of memory retrieval in young and older adults
O'Kane, Gail, 1965-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	(cont.) increased activity whenever recollection was attempted, independent of the level of recollection success. The results are consistent with the hypothesis that increased left-lateralized retrieval activity in older adults supports recollection attempt. Age deficits in semantic memory are more subtle…
Fecha:	2005-09-27
Recurso:	MIT

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63.

Decision support tools for urban air quality management
San Martini, Federico M. (Federico Matteo), 1973-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	This thesis developed and applied tools to bridge the gap between available data and action for urban air quality management, focusing on strategies to reduce particle concentrations. One of the principal thesis contributions is a Bayesian method to exploit the…
Fecha:	2005-10-14
Recurso:	MIT

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64.

Strained Silicon on Silicon by Wafer Bonding and Layer Transfer from Relaxed SiGe Buffer
Isaacson, David M. - Taraschi, G. - Pitera, Arthur J. - Ariel, Nava - Fitzgerald, Eugene A. - Langdo, Thomas A.

Formato:	Article
Enlaces:	We report the creation of strained silicon on silicon (SSOS) substrate technology. The method uses a relaxed SiGe buffer as a template for inducing tensile strain in a Si layer, which is then bonded to another Si handle wafer. The…
Fecha:	2004-12-10
Recurso:	MIT

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65.

Performance-Driven Microfabrication-Oriented Methodology for MEMS Conceptual Design with Application in Microfluidic Device Design
Deng, Y.-M. - Lu, Wen Feng

Formato:	Article
Enlaces:	Performance and manufacturability are two important issues that must be taken into account during MEMS design. Existing MEMS design models or systems follow a process-driven design paradigm, that is, design starts from the specification of process sequence or the customization…
Fecha:	2004-12-14
Recurso:	MIT

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66.

Inverse Metabolic Engineering of Synechocystis PCC 6803 for Improved Growth Rate and Poly-3-hydroxybutyrate Production
Tyo, Keith E. - Stephanopoulos, Gregory

Formato:	Article
Enlaces:	Synechocystis PCC 6803 is a photosynthetic bacterium that has the potential to make bioproducts from carbon dioxide and light. Biochemical production from photosynthetic organisms is attractive because it replaces the typical bioprocessing steps of crop growth, milling, and fermentation, with…
Fecha:	2004-12-15
Recurso:	MIT

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67.

Moral experience and the moral problem
Beaulieu, Gerald Denis

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This thesis examines the relationship between moral experience and moral knowledge in contemporary analytic meta-ethics. It begins with a critical examination of the work of Michael Smith, notably his book The Moral Problem, which leaves out of consideration the notion…
Fecha:	2004
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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68.

Sparse data estimation for knowledge processes
Lari, Kamran A.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	During recent years, industry has increasingly focused on knowledge processes. Similar to traditional or manufacturing processes, knowledge processes need to be managed and controlled in order to provide the expected results for which they were designed. During the last decade,…
Fecha:	2004
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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69.

Cognitive conflict in learning three-dimensional space station structures
Benveniste, David, 1977-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	(cont.) reached very high values early in the experiment and was significantly but slightly lower in FC than in GC. The target position relative to the subject's body did not affect performance, but subjects responded significantly faster when they were…
Fecha:	2005-09-06
Recurso:	MIT

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70.

The concept of ta'līm and tarbiyah in Mutahharī's thought /
Zolghadr, Khadijeh

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Due to the significance of education and upbringing in the individual and social life of human, these two subjects have received a great deal of attention from Muslim thinkers. The present work looks at Murtaḍa Mutahhari's (1920--1980) thought on these…
Fecha:	2004
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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71.

Spatiotemporal brain imaging and modeling
Lin, Fa-Hsuan, 1972-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	This thesis integrates hardware development, data analysis, and mathematical modeling to facilitate our understanding of brain cognition. Exploration of these brain mechanisms requires both structural and functional knowledge to (i) reconstruct the spatial distribution of the activity, (ii) to estimate…
Fecha:	2005-06-02
Recurso:	MIT

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72.

Vibration and crack detection in gas turbine engine compressor blades using Eddy current sensors
Lackner, Matthew, 1980-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	(cont.) in the ECS signal, no definitive method for sensing blade vibration using an ECS has yet been developed., High cycle fatigue (HCF) cracks generated by compressor blade vibrations are a common source of failure in gas turbine engines. Current…
Fecha:	2005-09-27
Recurso:	MIT

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73.

Dynamic power allocation and routing for satellite and wireless networks with time varying channels
Neely, Michael J. (Michael James), 1975-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	Satellite and wireless networks operate over time varying channels that depend on attenuation conditions, power allocation decisions, and inter-channel interference. In order to reliably integrate these systems into a high speed data network and meet the increasing demand for high…
Fecha:	2005-05-17
Recurso:	MIT

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74.

Analysis of a duo-selecting membrane reactor for the water-gas shift
Hardy, AliciA Jillian Jackson, 1978-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	The water-gas shift reaction is an exothermic and reversible catalytic process that converts carbon monoxide and water (steam) to hydrogen and carbon dioxide. In regard to energy-related issues, the water-gas shift is part of the process of reforming hydrocarbons to…
Fecha:	2005-09-06
Recurso:	MIT

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75.

Rainforest fisheries : regional organization and household participation in the aquarium fish trade of the Peruvian Amazon
Moreau, Marie-Annick, 1976-

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Conservation of the world's biodiversity is increasingly viewed as a development problem, requiring the alleviation of poverty together with the promotion of alternative livelihoods in resource-reliant communities. To be successful, such efforts must recognize the underlying logic of resource-users' livelihood…
Fecha:	2004
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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76.

Creating knowledge in a geographically dispersed context : process and moderating variables
Assudani, Rashmi H.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Increasingly, knowledge-based tasks such as new product development and market research are being conducted by geographically dispersed teams. Early evidence from knowledge-based view of the firm and geographically dispersed work literatures suggests that at least four kinds of knowledge gaps---transactive…
Fecha:	2005
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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77.

The effects of matching learning strategies to learning modalities in the acquisition of the present perfect with adult ESL learners /
Bourgeois, Sophie

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Three adult ESL students in a private setting participated in this case study, which investigated the effects of teaching students through strategy instruction, to adopt learning strategies that matched their individual learning style. I designed the training to draw attention…
Fecha:	2004
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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78.

Medical problem solving and post-problem reflection in BioWorld, Medical problem solving and post-problem reflection
Faremo, Sonia

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This study examined diagnostic problem solving and post-problem reflection in medical students, residents, and experts. Participants worked on three internal medicine cases from the computer-based learning environment, BioWorld. The analyses focused on general performance measures, problem solving operators and knowledge…
Fecha:	2004
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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79.

Knowledge selection, mapping and transfer in artificial neural networks
Thivierge, Jean-Philippe.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Knowledge-based Cascade-correlation is a neural network algorithm that combines inductive learning and knowledge transfer (Shultz & Rivest, 2001). In the present thesis, this algorithm is tested on several real-world and artificial problems, and extended in several ways. The first extension…
Fecha:	2005
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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80.

Spatial ecology and conservation of the North American wood turtle (Glyptemys insculpta) in a fragmented agri-forest landscape
Saumure, Raymond A.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The impact of agricultural practices on wood turtle (Glyptemys insculpta) movements and survivorship was investigated in a fragmented agri-forest landscape over two years. Agricultural activities and machinery contributed to the death of 20% of radio-tracked turtles. Annual survivorship of adults…
Fecha:	2004
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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81.

Methods for knowledge discovery in data
Serendero Sáez, Santiago Patricio

Formato:	text (thesis)
Enlaces:	Descripción completa.
Fecha:	2004
Recurso:	Dialnet (Tesis)

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82.

Automated discovery of options in reinforcement learning
Stolle, Martin

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	AI planning benefits greatly from the use of temporally-extended or macro-actions. Macro-actions allow for faster and more efficient planning as well as the reuse of knowledge from previous solutions. In recent years, a significant amount of research has been devoted…
Fecha:	2004
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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83.

Event-related potential correlates of theory of mind in schizophrenia
Chintoh, Araba

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Theory of mind (ToM) is the knowledge that other people have minds, thoughts, beliefs and values different from our own. Patients with schizophrenia are generally thought to be impaired at tasks requiring this ability. Frith (1992) has proposed that specific…
Fecha:	2004
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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84.

The GINI router : a routing element for user-level micro internet
Xu, Weiling, 1979-

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Most routers, to our knowledge, are difficult for researchers and students without root privileges to implement or modify, because their implementation is in kernel space. GINI is an innovative platform on conventional PCs, which brings the whole functionality of a…
Fecha:	2004
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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85.

The impact of ethnic identity on nursing home placement among Polish older adults /
Kromer, Anna

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	An exploratory, qualitative study on the experiences of Polish older adults who made a transition from independent living to an ethno-specific residential care facility in Toronto is presented. Using the framework of Continuity Theory of Aging, the impact of ethnic/cultural…
Fecha:	2004
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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86.

The survival of the Warsaw system and the new Montreal convention governing certain rules for international carriage by air : are the conflicts solved?
González, Jeanny Romero

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The year 2003 marks the entering into force of the new Montreal Convention governing certain rules for international carriage by air. This, however, does not mean that the international community, including States, air carriers and their agents, passengers, shippers and…
Fecha:	2004
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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87.

Critical friends groups at Lower Canada College : the impact of collaborative communities on teachers' professional growth and classroom practices
Moore, J. Brian

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This qualitative inquiry into Critical Friends Groups (CFGs) at Lower Canada College (LCC), a coeducational, bilingual, K-12, private, day school in suburban Montreal, focusses on the impact of CFGs on teachers' professional growth and classroom practices. Using interviews, focus groups,…
Fecha:	2004
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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88.

Parents' and teachers' differing views of group work with gifted students, Parents' and teachers' differing views
Saunders, Katie, 1980-

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	In a previous study by our research group, parents and teachers of gifted children disagreed about the importance of group work in the inquiry-based classroom, with parents rating group work as less important than did teachers (Syer & Shore, 2001).…
Fecha:	2004
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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89.

Feed-forward neural networks applied to the estimation of magnetic field distributions
Auclair, Andre

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The Finite Element and Finite Difference methods are both widely used in estimating magnetic field solutions. Both methods are based on refining an initial estimate oft a solution using an iterative process; unfortunately, this rarely contains knowledge of the most…
Fecha:	2004
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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90.

Sablejit : a retargetable just-in-time compiler
Bélanger, David, 1978-

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	In this thesis, we introduce SableJIT, a retargetable just-in-time compiler for the SableVM Java virtual machine. Our design attempts to minimize the amount of work required to port (or to retarget) our compiler to a new platform. We accomplish this…
Fecha:	2004
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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91.

Characterization of ocular and metastatic uveal melanoma in an animal model
Blanco, Paula L.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Uveal melanoma is the most common primary malignant intraocular tumor in adults. The management of uveal melanoma remains a clinical dilemma, which reflects our poor understanding of this life-threatening disease. A major challenge facing researchers investigating this malignancy has been…
Fecha:	2004
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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92.

Use of a boundary line approach to determine optimum nutrition levels for three conifers and their application to nutrient diagnosis in the boreal forest
Quesnel, Pierre-Olivier

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Knowledge of optimum concentrations and ratios of major nutrients in tree foliage is required to assess the nutrient status of the boreal forest. This thesis aimed at determining foliar nutritional standards for white spruce (Picea glauca (Moench) Voss), black spruce…
Fecha:	2004
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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93.

Pre-osteoblast response to three-dimensional titanium scaffolds for bone regeneration applications
St-Pierre, Jean-Philippe

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Porous metals are often used in orthopaedic load-bearing applications because they promote and direct bone ingrowth while maintaining their mechanical integrity for long periods in physiological environments. However, the influence of microstructural parameters of three-dimensional metallic scaffolds on osteogenic cell…
Fecha:	2004
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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94.

Corporations and intellectual assets : a case of being blinded by the economic value
Durell, Karen Lynne

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Corporations appear to be mesmerized by the revenue value of intellectual assets to the exclusion of other attributes thereof. Moreover, empirical evidence suggests that corporate lawyers share this perception, primarily conceptualizing of intellectual assets as a means of generating corporate…
Fecha:	2004
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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95.

Des femmes mettent la main à la pâte : pratiques quotidiennes de cuisines populaires à Villa Maria del Triunfo, Lima (Pérou)
Poulin, Isabelle

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This thesis explores everyday practices of Peruvian women at the soup kitchen, a self-help organization that feeds poor families. Every day, women put their culinary knowledge into practice and provide people with good tasting food in spite of limited material…
Fecha:	2004
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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96.

The patient problem list and clinical reasoning : linking education to practice
Wiseman, Jeffrey

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This study examined how medical tutors used a tool from clinical practice known as the patient problem list to support students' clinical reasoning in a natural internal medicine ward setting. A grounded 2 case comparative study was conducted with 2…
Fecha:	2004
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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97.

Hermann Cohen's history and philosophy of science
Patton, Lydia

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	In my dissertation, I present Hermann Cohen's foundation for the history and philosophy of science. My investigation begins with Cohen's formulation of a neo-Kantian epistemology. I analyze Cohen's early work, especially his contributions to 19th century debates about the theory…
Fecha:	2004
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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98.

Pedagogical reflections : post-modernism in the studio teaching of painting
Spicanovic, Vladimir

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Drawing upon a review of literature and interviews with four artist-teachers, this thesis explores the implications of post-modernism on the studio teaching of painting. Additional emphasis is placed on uncovering the issue of the-death-of-painting and its links to post-modernism, and…
Fecha:	2004
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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99.

Demografía del pasto Zostera marina L. utilizando métodos matriciales en dos ciclos anuales
Olga Flores Uzeta

Formato:	info:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesis
Enlaces:	Se analizó una base de datos de tallos vegetativos del pasto marino Zostera marina, generados durante un periodo comprendido entre Abril de 1999 a Diciembre de 2000. El propósito general, fue proveer una técnica de estudio que minimice los muestreos…
Fecha:	2004
Recurso:	CICESE

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100.

Pro domo mea:" La Cristiada" a la distancia
Meyer, J. A.

Formato:	info:eu-repo/semantics/workingPaper
Enlaces:	En la formulación de mi tesis doctoral (1972) sobre “La Cristiada” me fui demasiado lejos al privilegiar la causalidad religiosa, mejor dicho, al factor religioso para no meternos en el problema científico, filosófico y metafísico de las causas, una y…
Fecha:	2004
Recurso:	CIDE RI