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Determining University Professors' Practical Teaching Knowledge Constructs in Exemplary Incidents of Teaching
Hum, Gregory

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	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…
Fecha:	2009
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Three essays on generativity and caring in constructing partnership orientation in learning organizations and the society
Chu, Hankyu.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	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…
Fecha:	2009
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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How does faculty research activity affect undergraduate instruction in chemistry? An exploration of the perceived impacts of inquiry on pedagogy
Hua, Olivia

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	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…
Fecha:	2009
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Knowledge transfer in post-disaster reconstruction: the problem of post-post-disaster reconstruction
Gharaati Kopaei, Mehran

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	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…
Fecha:	2009
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Traditional food consumption, anthropometry, nutrient intake and the emerging relationship between Inuit youth and traditional knowledge in a Baffin Island community
Yohannes, Sennait.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	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…
Fecha:	2009
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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What do we mean by 'gender' and how should it be addressed? Exploring the inclusion of gender in a teacher education curriculum
Airton, Elizabeth

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	In education, 'gender' is consistently operationalized as a body of 'common sense' knowledge that can be freely invoked in an explanatory fashion. This study names such knowledge practices as artefacts of gender-normative privilege and links 'how' knowledge of gender conveyed…
Fecha:	2009
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Fire, plants and people: exploring environmental relations through local knowledge of postfire ecology at Wemindji, Quebec
Scott, Katherine

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	In the forests of Wemindji Cree Territory on the eastern shores of James Bay, north-western Quebec, forest fires burn frequently, human interventions are rare, and fire is the key agent of forest transformation. This thesis examines Cree perceptions of spatial…
Fecha:	2009
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Silvipastoral systems on Amazon river floodplains: identification of multipurpose forest species based on traditional knowledge of riverside inhabitants.
MARTINEZ, G. B. - OLIVEIRA JUNIOR, M. C. M. de - BRIENZA JUNIOR, S.

Formato:	Resumo em anais de congresso (ALICE)
Enlaces:	2009, Resumo.
Fecha:	2013-12-11
Recurso:	Repositório Acesso Livre à Informação Científica da Embrapa (ALICE)

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Multicultural counselling competencies with adolescents : a qualitative examination of client experiences, MCC with adolescents
Kassan, Anusha.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	In recent years, an important focus has been placed on training counsellors to attend to cultural diversity. In an effort to assist counsellors in this process, models of Multicultural Counselling Competencies (MCC) have been developed for work with adult populations.…
Fecha:	2009
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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The state of health information technology standards: the conflation of the technical and the political in the development of a pan-Canadian electronic health record system
Mardis, Nicole

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The convergence of political and technical challenges is demonstrated in a case study on a collaborative initiative to develop a pan-Canadian Electronic Health Record (EHR) system. It is argued that the juxtaposition of different domains, procedures, knowledge bases, and entities…
Fecha:	2009
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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The impact of participation in an online professional community on the development of elementary pre- service teachers' knowledge of teaching mathematics
Lamb, Natasha

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This inquiry sought to examine the effects of participating in an online discussion forum on the development of knowledge for teaching mathematics. The participants of this study were among the pre-service teachers from a large urban university, chosen as they…
Fecha:	2010
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Quality of service routing using decentralized learning
Heidari, Fariba.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This thesis presents several decentralized, learning-based algorithms for on-line routing of bandwidth guaranteed paths. The presented routing algorithms do not need any a-priori knowledge of traffic demand; they use only their locally observed events and update their routing policy using…
Fecha:	2009
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Epistemic strategies and games on concurrent processes
Knight, Sophia

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	We develop a game semantics for process algebra with two independent, interacting agents. The purpose of the semantics is to make manifest the role of knowledge and information flow in the interactions between agents and to control the information available…
Fecha:	2009
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Anal human papillomavirus infection and anal intraepithelial neoplasia in HIV-seropositive men having sex with other men
De Pokomandy, Alexandra

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	HIV-seropositive men having sex with other men (MSM) are at increased risk for anal Human Papillomavirus (HPV) infection, anal intraepithelial neoplasia (AIN) and anal cancer. Because most studies on the subject were cross-sectional, longitudinal investigations were needed to improve our…
Fecha:	2009
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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How we see this place: an intergenerational dialogue about conservation using Photo-Voice around Tiwai Island, Sierra Leone
Thompson, Jennifer

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	You can express a different story through art. What happens when you use arts-based inquiry to explore environmental knowledge? How can artistic expression value and construct alternative knowledges that might otherwise be overlooked or silenced? Holistic and justice-oriented trends in…
Fecha:	2009
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Visualizing the margins: the experiences of queer people of colour
Lee, Woo Jin Edward

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This study incorporates a critical AOP theoretical framework in order to answer the central research question which seeks to reveal the ways in which queer people of colour conceptualize their intersecting identities and resist interlocking systems of domination. Photovoice, a…
Fecha:	2009
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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17.

Quantum entropic security
Desrosiers, Simon Pierre

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	We present full generalizations of entropic security and entropic indistinguishability,notions introduced by Russell and Wang and then Dodis and Smith, to the quantumworld where no assumption other than a limit on the knowledge of the adversary ismade. This limit is…
Fecha:	2009
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Opportunistic multicasting scheduling using erasure-correction coding over wireless channels
Le, Dang Quang

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	In wireless communications, the broadcast nature can be explored to efficiently support multicast services while the difference in channel gains among the wireless links of users promotes multiuser diversity which can be used to improve multicast performance. This thesis proposes…
Fecha:	2010
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Abstraction and concretization of the Fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil as seen through biblical interpretation and art
Ovadis, Alyssa

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This work examines the patterns inherent to the understanding of the nature of the forbidden fruit in an attempt to demonstrate parallels between the reasoning of biblical interpreters, on one hand, and of artists, on the other., While the biblical…
Fecha:	2010
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Light interaction with the human retinal photoreceptor: finite-difference time-domain analysis
Haji Aboli, Amir

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Approximately 70% of the total sensory receptors in the human body reside in the eye and they provide 80% of the acquired information during life. The initial stage of activating these sensory receptors is the light interaction with photoreceptors, which…
Fecha:	2009
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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21.

Beyond borders: unaccompanied refugee minors and access to protection
Diab, Soha

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The thesis seeks to explore the challenges faced by unaccompanied refugee minors when seeking refugee protection. It will examine the way in which discourses and policies, both in Canada and internationally, undermine unaccompanied refugee minors accessing refugee protection or being…
Fecha:	2009
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Expecting to quit: An implementation evaluation of a smoking cessation intervention for pregnant and parenting women
Gillam, Susan Lydia

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Abstract Women who are disadvantaged have higher rates of smoking during pregnancy and are at higher risk of tobacco-related harm. Smoking cessation interventions have been developed for pregnant and parenting women who smoke however, improvements to smoking cessation interventions for…
Fecha:	2009
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Puzzles rather than answers: co-constructing a pedagogy of experiential, place-based and critical learning in Indigenous education
O'Connor, Kevin

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This research examines the current educational challenges facing First Nation students of northern Canada, through the exploration of two experiential and place-based educational programs. These programs of study are presently being applied in the public school system (primary and secondary)…
Fecha:	2009
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Designing a well-formed activity system for an ICT- supported constructivist learning environment: A CHAT perspective
Park, Jonghwi

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Much educational research has suggested that information and communication technologies (ICTs) promote constructivist classroom. In contrast, most teachers in actual classrooms continue to struggle with the pedagogical and practical challenges in using ICTs to facilitate student knowledge construction and collaboration.…
Fecha:	2009
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Analysis of shock dynamics in supersonic intakes
Tahir, Råbi

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This work investigates fluid mechanical processes involving movement of shock waves inside channels. In particular, the prediction and control of shock motion in intakes is of great importance to high-speed flight and future spacecraft engines--it is a fundamental problem whose…
Fecha:	2009
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Prevalence and correlates of suicidal ideation and suicide attempts among college students in Gujurat, India
Nath, Yogini

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Research on suicidal behaviors from non-Western countries is limited, and knowledge from Western studies may not be suitable for developing appropriate intervention strategies in other cultures. An understanding of the sociocultural context within which suicidal behaviors take place can provide…
Fecha:	2009
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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27.

Dynamics, function and evolution of regulatory networks
Wilds, Roy

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Biochemical regulatory networks are involved in many essential processes of life, such as maintaining homeostatic conditions, cell-cycle division, and responding to environmental stimuli. Such networks contain a staggering degree of complexity, inhibiting our ability to understand how they function. Two…
Fecha:	2009
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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The role of Pax2/8 and Gata3 transcription factors during mouse urogenital system development
Grote, David

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The urogenital system performs essential functions for life and reproduction in all vertebrate species. In humans, congenital malformations of the urogenital system rank among the most common birth defects and can cause life-threatening complications in adults. Therefore, understanding urogenital system…
Fecha:	2009
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Measuring information-sharing behavior : the case of supply chains in operational contexts
Bao, Xiaowen, 1973-

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The purpose of this study is to explore the theoretical foundation for conceptualizing information-sharing behavior and to develop a composite index or a global scale for measuring the overall level of information sharing in the context of supply chains. Specifically,…
Fecha:	2009
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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30.

Dirty-paper coding over noisy feedback channels with ISI
Sollund, Tomas

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This work generalizes the Liu and Elia dirty-paper coding scheme to include feedback channels with additive white Gaussian noise (AWGN) and intersymbol interference (ISI). An optimal scheme is derived which achieves lossless interference cancellation, performs arbitrarily close to the feedback…
Fecha:	2009
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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31.

The effect of lesson characteristics on dialogue duration in classroom discourse and class content learning outcomes on multiple-choice tests
Lemay, David

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	It has been proposed that forms of dialogue (Keegan, 1993) are differentially related to subject knowledge possessed by the student and the roles that teachers and students play within those dialogues. A reading of the socio-constructivist literature suggests that maximal…
Fecha:	2010
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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32.

Energy storage system scheduling in wind-diesel microgrids
Ross, Michael

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This thesis proposes a knowledge based expert system tool that can be used as an on- line controller for the charging/discharging of an energy storage system in a wind-diesel microgrid. The wind-diesel microgrid is modelled, and a typical energy storage…
Fecha:	2010
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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33.

An algebraic approach to dynamic epistemic logic
Phillips, Caitlin

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	In reasoning about multi-agent systems, it is important to look beyond the realm of propositional logic and to reason about the knowledge of agents within the system, as what they know about the environment will affect how they behave. A…
Fecha:	2010
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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34.

The teacher's knowledge community as a third space: tensions and possibilities in curriculum planning
Havard, Kimberly Anne

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Interest in curriculum is often divided between the work of curriculum theorists on one end and the manifestation of curriculum in the classroom on the other. Researchers are drawn to the study of both of these groups, but a third…
Fecha:	2010
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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35.

Extracting semantic information from Wikipedia using human computation and dimensionality reduction
West, Robert

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Semantic background knowledge is crucial for many intelligent applications. A classical way to represent such knowledge is through semantic networks. Wikipedia's hyperlink graph can be considered a primitive semantic network, since the links it contains usually correspond to semantic relationships…
Fecha:	2010
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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36.

Optimal time scales for reinforcement learning behaviour strategies
Comanici, Gheorghe

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Reinforcement Learning is a branch of Artificial Intelligence addressing the problem of single-agent autonomous sequential decision making. It proposes computational models which do not rely on the complete knowledge of the dynamics of stochastic environments. Options are a formalism used…
Fecha:	2010
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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37.

The influence of sensory and cognitive consonance/ dissonance on musical signal processing
Rogers, Susan

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This thesis investigates possible origins of the distinction between consonant and dissonant auditory events and how persons with and without formal musical training judge the distinction. Two studies comprising six experiments used behavioral methods to explore perceptual and cognitive differences…
Fecha:	2010
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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38.

Computer aided design for molecular inhibitors
Lee, Devin

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	In-silico methods used to aid the development of therapeutic drugs have gained utility in the recent past and continue to grow in importance. Small molecule drugs for the use in the treatment of type 2 diabetes were designed using computational…
Fecha:	2010
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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39.

Invisible persons, invisible patients: determining the ethics of hormone-blocker therapy through an understanding of the transgender/transsexual adolescent- physician relationship
Bonifacio, Herbert

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	A new ethical medical dilemma concerns the use of hormone-blockers or medications that put puberty on hold in the care of transgender/transsexual (TG/TS) adolescents. These medications are taken until she is old enough to legally consent to cross-sex hormones. Such…
Fecha:	2010
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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40.

The development of an artificially intuitive reasoner
Sun, Yung Chien

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This research is an exploration of the phenomenon of "intuition" in the context of artificial intelligence (AI). In this work, intuition was considered as the human capacity to make decisions under situations in which the available knowledge was usually low…
Fecha:	2010
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Plotinus' epistemology and his reading of the «theaetetus»
Magrin, Sara

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The thesis offers a reconstruction of Plotinus' reading of the Theaetetus, and it presents an account of his epistemology that rests on that reading. It aims to show that Plotinus reads the Theaetetus as containing two anti-sceptical arguments. The first…
Fecha:	2010
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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42.

Diet and infection as predictors of stunting, iron deficiency and anemia in indigenous Panamanian communities
Lardeau, Marie-Pierre

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This cross sectional study evaluated if coffee, associated with reduced linear growth, anemia and immunomodulation could contribute to childhood stunting and iron deficiency (ID) and anemia in Indigenous Ngöbe Buglé children and mothers. Questionnaires on socio-economic status, health, diet, anthropometry,…
Fecha:	2010
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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43.

Teaching the female adolescent to sing: A survey of choral conductors and voice instructors
Hall, Megan

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Although existence of female voice change is not disputed, symptoms are subtle and not widely understood. Due to the recent nature of research conducted on the female adolescent voice, the researcher investigated what information had reached teachers of singing. The…
Fecha:	2010
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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44.

Learning approximate representations of partially observable systems
Dinculescu, Monica

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Learning agents that interact with complex environments often cannot predict the exact outcome of their actions due to noisy sensors or incomplete knowledge of the world. Learning the internal representation of such partially observable environments has proven to be a…
Fecha:	2010
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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45.

Creation of a personalized stroke risk index calculator
Nobel, Lisa

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	For engaging individuals in reducing personal stroke risk, knowledge about factors that are directly under individual control is relevant. Therefore, the objective was to estimate the risk of first ever stroke for specific combinations of health, lifestyle and psychological related…
Fecha:	2010
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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46.

Policies, leadership, and private daycares
Chivi, Maya

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This thesis examines the legal and ethical obligations of Quebec private daycare owners and directors, towards protecting the rights and safety of children in their care and the staff members who work with these children. Qualitative methodologies included forty-two questionnaires…
Fecha:	2010
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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47.

Running on a cross-slope: a study of the biomechanical adaptations of the lower leg and foot
Tisseyre, Magali

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	To the author's knowledge, no studies have included an analysis of foot or ankle kinematics during cross-sloped running, a condition frequently encountered in the runner's training environment. The goal of this thesis was to evaluate the kinematic adaptations induced at…
Fecha:	2010
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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48.

Using case-based reasoning to learn about ecological engineering
Lanphere, Tania Ruth

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Ecological engineering, the practice of designing, creating or manipulating, and monitoring ecosystems, is applied for a variety of purposes benefiting both human society and the natural environment, often integratively. While there are basic principles that help practitioners in the development…
Fecha:	2010
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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49.

Spinning blood into gold: science, sex work and HIV-2 in Senegal
Gilbert, Hannah

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Through ethnography, this dissertation chronicles how a West African variant of HIV, known as HIV-2, emerged as a knowable entity. It examines how a nation like Senegal, which exists at the margins of capitalism and the periphery of the biomedical…
Fecha:	2010
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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50.

Transforming nature's subsidy: Global markets, Burkinabè women and African shea butter
Elias, Marlène

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	In this dissertation I examine the sustainability of shea butter projects in the centre-west region of Burkina Faso, West Africa. Shea butter derives from the Vitellaria paradoxa tree, which grows in the semi-arid African savanna. Women living in this region…
Fecha:	2010
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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51.

Dynamics of domination and dialogic narrative strategies in Charles Johnson's «Middle Passage», Richard Power's «The Time of Our Singing», and Lesie Marmon Silko's «Almanac of the Dead»
Oltmann, Christina

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The dissertation investigates narrative strategies employed by the contemporary American novel to criticize and counteract the dynamics of domination. The study focuses primarily on Charles Johnson's Middle Passage (1990), Richard Powers's The Time of Our Singing (2003), and Leslie Marmon…
Fecha:	2010
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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52.

Assessing the relationship between propagule pressure and probability of establishment for the aquatic invader «Bythotrephes longimanus» using two complementary approaches
Gertzen, Erin

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Estimating the probability of establishment of non-indigenous species is a crucial element in managing their spread. In this thesis, I use two approaches to estimate the probability of establishment of Bythotrephes longimanus, a predatory cladoceran that is invading lakes in…
Fecha:	2010
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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53.

Investigating tumor suppressor genes involved in renal cell carcinomas
Hudon, Valerie

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Kidney cancer is a complex disease comprising several types of renal carcinomas, which are classified in different subtypes based on their histological characteristics. A small number of cases of renal cancers are due to hereditary predispositions and nearly all the…
Fecha:	2010
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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54.

Capturing and representing the reasoning processes of expert clinical teachers for case-based teaching
Gauthier, Geneviève

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Case-based learning has demonstrated its potential in educational and professional environments for its ability to promote reasoning skills and foster independent learning. However, the use of this instructional approach is limited by current assessment practices. Considering that assessment drives and…
Fecha:	2010
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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55.

Nutrition education in health services and other determinants of complementary feeding in the Eastern region of Ghana
Robinson, Jasna

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	In Ghana, rates of undernutrition peak between 9 and 21 months of age; one major cause is inadequate complementary feeding (CF). This study examined the relationship between hospital-based CF education and caregivers' reported practices through interviews with health workers (n=24),…
Fecha:	2010
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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56.

A history of the medical control of fertility in Peru, 1895 - 1976
Necochea Lopez, Raul

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Demographic transition theorists posit that, beginning in the 1960s, biomedical contraceptive technologies and foreign countries, the United States in particular, have been primarily responsible for changes in medical fertility control ideas and practices in Peru. This dissertation argues that biomedical…
Fecha:	2010
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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57.

Canadian broadcasting regulation and the digital television transition
Taylor, Gregory

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This thesis examines the evolution of Canadian broadcasting regulation since the adoption of the 1991 Broadcasting Act with a specific focus on the digital television transition. For Canada, this technological shift exemplifies many of the greater changes in public policy…
Fecha:	2010
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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58.

Effects of multiple interviews on children's verbal expressive behavior of true and fabricated events
Saykaly, Christine

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Verbal expressive behaviour of children giving true and fabricated reports over multiple interviews was examined. Seventy-eight elementary aged children between the ages of 4 and 11 years played a game with a research assistant (RA) over three consecutive days. Children…
Fecha:	2010
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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59.

Barbadians on the Geoweb: visualizing environmental change with volunteered geographic information
Ricker, Britta

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This study investigates the use of volunteered geographic information to visualize environmental changes in Barbados. The aim of this research is to identify the extent to which participation in the Geoweb allows Bajans to communicate their concerns and observations regarding…
Fecha:	2010
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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60.

Patterns and processes of digit number reduction
Heppleston, Audrey

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Our knowledge of limb development has increased dramatically in the last decades. However, our understanding of how gene expression is translated into morphology remains very limited. Using a variety of experimental approaches, I attempted to uncover the mechanistic factors underlying…
Fecha:	2010
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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61.

Green leafy vegetables of rural India: ethnobotany and contribution to eye health
Bélanger, Julie

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Recognition of the contribution of biological diversity to human health demands more scientifically sound evidence than currently exists, while the multifactorial nature of this relationship calls for innovative research frameworks. This thesis presents a multidisciplinary case study on the contribution…
Fecha:	2010
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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62.

Improv ed: changing thoughts about learning
Ross, David

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Improvisation has long been regarded an integral element of artistic work, but has received less attention for ways it may inform education and learning. This dissertation explores understandings central to improvisation, interrogates how they are embodied in music (Western classical…
Fecha:	2010
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Development and organisational practice: ethnography at the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO)
Dionne, Geneviève

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Anthropologists have analysed development from several angles: some have critiqued development on the grounds that it is a modernising project, while others have sought to understand relationships between actors in development work and proposed alternative methods of pursuing development. Rarely…
Fecha:	2010
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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64.

A framework for integrating environmental modeling towards enhancing bundled environmental services: an example from an Andean watershed
Otero, Martha

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	There is an increasing interest in environmental benefits provided by ecosystems. Among the wide range of environmental services, hydrological services are important not only because they affect all sectors of human behavior, but because they are closely tied to other…
Fecha:	2010
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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65.

Damping of electromechanical oscillations in wide-area power systems such as the Trans-Canadian grid
Golestanifar, Hamed

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This thesis presents two methods to damp electromechanical oscillations in large power systems such as Trans-Canadian grid. A control method, used in conjunction with Wide Area Measurement System (WAMS), is proposed to damp very low frequency inter-area modes of very…
Fecha:	2010
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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66.

Culturally situated self-regulated learning in statistics in a computer-supported collaborative environment
Shi, Yongchao

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This thesis examines the role of context, especially cultural context, in contemporary theoretical models of self-regulated learning. A critical review of prominent models revealed that although current models of self-regulated learning recognize the role of social contexts in forming self-regulatory…
Fecha:	2010
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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67.

Involvement of the polyamine system in suicide
Fiori, Laura

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The polyamine system plays an essential role in a myriad of cellular functions, and dysregulated polyamine metabolism and functioning has been implicated in a number of pathological conditions, including neurological and psychiatric disorders. In recent years, gene expression and genetic…
Fecha:	2010
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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68.

Kindergarten teachers speak: working with language diversity in the classroom
Moons, Caroline

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	In Belgium, language diversity in the classroom is often perceived as a problem. It is necessary, however, to recognize the importance of students' home languages in order to work with this wealth in a constructive manner. Teachers need to be…
Fecha:	2010
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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69.

A bibliometric analysis of Quebec's PhD students' contribution to the advancement of knowledge
Lariviere, Vincent

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Graduate students are an important part of the academic workforce. However, little is known on their overall contribution to science. Using the participation in Web of Science indexed peer-reviewed publications of the complete population of doctoral students in Quebec over…
Fecha:	2010
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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70.

Bridging the transition from hospital-to-home: Effects of the VITAL telehealth program on recovery in coronary artery bypass graft surgery patients and their caregivers
Keeping, Lisa

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This randomized controlled trial determined whether the delivery of a telehealth program after discharge from hospital for coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery made a difference in the post-surgical adjustment and health service use of patients and caregivers. Patients and…
Fecha:	2010
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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71.

Analysis of three stochastic models for discrete populations
Cottrell, David Daniel

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Stochastic models of discrete populations appear in a broad range of contexts. In this thesis, three of these modelling settings are considered: epidemics which spread through both blood transfusion and surgery, stochastic gene expression, and the accumulation of error in…
Fecha:	2010
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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72.

Dissecting mechanisms controlling neural network formation in «Drosophila melanogaster»
Long, Hong

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Formation of precise neuronal networks during development is fundamental for the normal function of the nervous system. As two important domains of a neuron, the axon and the dendrite are required to grow, correctly navigate, and accurately target to their…
Fecha:	2010
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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73.

A Bayesian approach to peptide identification by accurate mass and time tags in proteomics experiments
Yanofsky, Corey

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The Accurate Mass and Time (AMT) tag approach to high-throughput proteomics uses reversed-phase liquid chromatography (RPLC) coupled to high accuracy mass spectrometry to measure both the masses and chromatographic retention-times of tryptic peptides in complex mixtures. These measurements are matched…
Fecha:	2010
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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74.

Benevolent leadership
Karakas, Fahri

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This study develops a higher-order conceptual model of benevolent leadership based on four paradigms of common good in organizational research: Morality, spirituality, positivity, and community. This study is based on the assumption that these four areas of research can provide…
Fecha:	2010
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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75.

Natural Killer cell receptors and decreased susceptibility to HIV infection
Boulet, Salix

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) currently infects over 33 million individuals worldwide. The development of a protective HIV vaccine would provide the ideal tool to fight this pandemic. Recent clinical trials testing candidate T- and B-cell based vaccine strategies have…
Fecha:	2010
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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76.

Ethnography-in-motion: neoliberalism and health in Durban's shack settlements
Walsh, Shannon

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	AIDS in the shack settlements of Durban, South Africa, takes on all kinds of forms. In this thesis I tell the stories of a mother facing her death from AIDS-related illnesses, an HIV-positive orphan left to die in the shacks,…
Fecha:	2010
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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77.

Working memory and controlled attention in bilingual children with and without language impairment
Namazi, Mahchid

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This thesis consists of three studies with the general aim of investigating controlled attention and working memory in the visual and auditory modalities in monolingual and bilingual children equated in visual and verbal working memory as well in bilingual children…
Fecha:	2010
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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78.

Interactions between energy transducer TonB and ferric hydroxamate transport proteins from «Escherichia coli»
Carter, David

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The ferric hydroxamate uptake (Fhu) system of Escherichia coli transports ferric hydroxamate-type siderophores. This system comprises outer membrane (OM) receptor FhuA, periplasmic binding protein FhuD, and ABC permease FhuB/C. In addition, transport through FhuA requires energy input provided by the…
Fecha:	2010
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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79.

Religion, atheism, and the crisis of meaning in Julia Kristeva's critique of modernity
Koloszyc, David Jacob

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This study examines the development of Julia Kristeva's thought on religion and its relevance to her critique of modernity. The study argues that Kristeva's concern with the 'crisis of religion' occupies a central place in her work and permeates all…
Fecha:	2010
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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80.

Methodological issues in the assessment of the safety of medical cannabis
Wang, Tongtong

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Increasing use of cannabis for therapeutic purposes raises safety concerns; however, epidemiological studies have not been conducted to specifically evaluate the safety of herbal cannabis used for medical purposes. Available safety information comes primarily from either observational studies that focus…
Fecha:	2010
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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81.

Implementing regional sustainable development strategies: Exploring structure and outcomes in cross-sector collaborations
Clarke, Amelia Caroline

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Social problems are often too large for any one organization to solve, so are increasingly addressed through multi-organizational, cross-sector collaborations which formulate and implement collaborative strategies. This PhD dissertation examines the implementation of collaborative regional sustainable development strategies (CRSDSs), which…
Fecha:	2010
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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82.

Shear-induced crystallization of nucleated polymers
Tiang, Jen

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Crystallization that occurs during or after a strong shear is important in polymer processing due to its strong effect on product properties and production rate. This study addresses several major gaps in our knowledge of this phenomenon by investigating shear-induced…
Fecha:	2010
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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83.

Contribution of disability to self-perceived health in community dwelling seniors
Petkov, Dobromir

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Self-reported health (SRH) is an important part of the multidimensional construct health related quality of life (HRQL). SRH in the elderly is particularly important, as their absolute and relative numbers are increasing worldwide. In elderly patients, self-reported health is strongly…
Fecha:	2010
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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84.

Expression of Th-17 related cytokines (IL-17A and F) in severe asthma
Al-Ramli, Wisam

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Inflammation and airway remodelling are hallmarks of severe asthma pathology. Although severe asthma represents 10% of the asthmatic population, this subset of patients has greater morbidity, mortality and a disproportionate need for health care services. Severe asthma appears to have…
Fecha:	2010
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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85.

Synthesis and biological study of aminoglycoside derivatives to overcome bacterial resistance
Yan, Xuxu

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Aminoglycosides are broad-spectrum antibiotics that target the A-site of bacterial 16S ribosomal RNA. Their use, however, is increasingly threatened by the rapid spread of resistance. One of the most common determinants of aminoglycoside resistance in bacteria is the expression of…
Fecha:	2010
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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86.

Language development in internationally-adopted children acquiring French as a "second first language"
Gauthier, Karine

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Investigating the development of internationally-adopted (IA) children makes it possible to examine how early life experiences might affect later development and, in particular, the extent to which the language faculty is flexible and can adapt to a new language after…
Fecha:	2010
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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87.

Farabi's virtuous city and the Plotinian world soul: a new reading of Farabi's «Mabadi' Ara' Ahl Al-Madina Al-Fadila»
Bonelli, Gina Marie

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Happiness (sa'a>dah) materializes as the ultimate goal of man in Abu> Nas}r Muh{ammad b. Muh{ammad b. T{arkha>n al- Fa>ra>bi>'s Maba>di' A' Ahl Al-Madi>na Al-Fa>d}ila (Principles of the Views of the Citizens of the Best State). But happiness, i.e., happiness in…
Fecha:	2010
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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88.

Dynamic post-elastic response of transmission towers
Zhang, Xiao Hong

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Collapse of transmission towers can occur due to accidental loads such as conductor breakages, failures of insulators or other components, either under every day conditions (components with marginal strengths) or under extreme conditions such as ice storms, thunderstorms, tornadoes, fires,…
Fecha:	2010
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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89.

The primal and dual forms of variational data assimilation in the presence of model error
El Akkraoui, Amal

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The aim of data assimilation is to find the optimal estimate of the state of the atmosphere at a given time using all the available observational data and the knowledge of the physical and dynamical laws that govern the system's…
Fecha:	2010
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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90.

Immune expression and inhibition of heat shock protein 90 in uveal melanoma
Faingold, Dana

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Uveal melanoma (UM) is the most common intraocular tumor in adults. Despite the increase in diagnostic accuracy over the past several decades and the development of eye saving treatments such as plaque radiotherapy and photon beam therapy, there was no…
Fecha:	2010
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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91.

An analytical model of the relationship knowledge, learning, innovation and sustainability.
CABRAL, J. E. de O. - COSTA, M. da P. B.

Formato:	Artigo em anais de congresso (ALICE)
Enlaces:	2010
Fecha:	2011-03-10
Recurso:	Repositório Acesso Livre à Informação Científica da Embrapa (ALICE)

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92.

Parasitic infections in pirarucu fry, Arapaima gigas Schinz, 1822 (Arapaimatidae) kept in a semi-intensive fish farm in Central Amazon, Brazil.
ARAÚJO, C. S. O. - GOMES, A. L. - TAVARES-DIAS, M. - ANDRADE, S. M. S. - BELEM-COSTA, A. - BORGES, J. T. - QUEIROZ, M. N. - BARBOSA, M.

Formato:	Artigo em periódico indexado (ALICE)
Enlaces:	Studies regarding parasite fauna in farmed fish are of great relevance to lhe knowledge of the parasites species. allowing interference in their proliferation in order to avoid epizooties and consequently. economical losses, This study was designed to investigate the prevalence…
Fecha:	2009-11-12
Recurso:	Repositório Acesso Livre à Informação Científica da Embrapa (ALICE)

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93.

ASK in Latin America and the Caribbean: options for the future.
ARMBRECHT, I. - AVILA, A. F. D.

Formato:	Capítulo em livro técnico-científico (ALICE)
Enlaces:	2009, Autores: Jorge Blajos, Patrick Lavelle, Dalva M. da Mota, Lucia Pitalluga, Sergio Salles Filho, Jorge Irán Vásquez.
Fecha:	2011-10-17
Recurso:	Repositório Acesso Livre à Informação Científica da Embrapa (ALICE)

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94.

Pathogenic variation of Phakopsora pachyrhizi populations in Brazil.
SOARES, R. M. - AKAMATSU, H. O. - YAMAOKA, Y. - YAMANAKA, N. - SUENAGA, K.

Formato:	Artigo em anais de congresso (ALICE)
Enlaces:	The obligate basidiomycete Phakopsora pachyrhizi is the causal agent of soybean rust that has potential to reduce the yield of soybean drastically. Soybean production in Brazil has been threatened by the rust since the pathogen was first discovered in 2001.…
Fecha:	2010-04-05
Recurso:	Repositório Acesso Livre à Informação Científica da Embrapa (ALICE)

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95.

TORNADO: an automated pipeline for de novo hybrid genome assembly based on free software packages for sanger and next generation sequencing technologies (NGS).
HERAI, R. H. - COSTA, G. G. D. L. - R. JÚNIOR, O. - VIDAL, R. O. - NASCIMENTO, L. C. - PARIZZI, L. P. - PEREIRA, G. G. A. - CARAZZOLLE, M. F.

Formato:	Resumo em anais de congresso (ALICE)
Enlaces:	Next generation sequence technologies (NGS) made possible to sequence entirely genomes in a fast way and low cost, from unicellular to complex organisms, like plants and mammals. These sequences can be assembled (i ) using a reference genome or by…
Fecha:	2010-12-02
Recurso:	Repositório Acesso Livre à Informação Científica da Embrapa (ALICE)

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96.

Etiology and epidemiology of Pythium root rot in hydroponic crops: current knowledge and perspectives.
SUTTON, J. C. - SOPHER, C. R. - OWEN-GOING, T. N. - LIU, W. - GRODZINSKI, B. - HALL, J. C. - BENCHIMOL, R. L.

Formato:	Artigo em periódico indexado (ALICE)
Enlaces:	The etiology and epidemiology of Pythium root rot in hydroponically-grown crops are reviewed with emphasis on knowledge and concepts considered important for managing the disease in commercial greenhouses. Pythium root rot continually threatens the productivity of numerous kinds of crops…
Fecha:	2009-12-01
Recurso:	Repositório Acesso Livre à Informação Científica da Embrapa (ALICE)

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97.

Collaborative environments in RD&I institutions of the brazilian agricultural sector.
TORRES, T. Z. - PIEROZZI JUNIOR, I. - BERNARDES, R. M. - VACARI, I.

Formato:	Artigo em periódico indexado (ALICE)
Enlaces:	Research, development and technological innovation (RD&I) companies promote inter- and intra-organizational interactions based on the formation of research nets. This arrangement prioritizes the use of competencies of both people and institutions, stimulating the generation of new knowledge and competencies, and…
Fecha:	2011-04-09
Recurso:	Repositório Acesso Livre à Informação Científica da Embrapa (ALICE)

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98.

Core requirements for automation of analytico-synthetic classifications
Slavic, Aida - Cordeiro, María Inés

Formato:	Conference Paper
Enlaces:	Mcllwaine, I.C.(Eds), Knowledge Organization and the Global Information Society, Proceedings of the 8th International Conference of the International Society for Knowlwdge Organization, University College London, 13-16 july, 2004, Ergon, Würzburg, Advances in Knowledge Organization , v. 9, p. 187-192
Fecha:	2009-07-28
Recurso:	Universidad Veracruzana

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99.

Directions in knowledge networking : Advances and opportunities
Olson, Gary M. - Atkins, Daniel E.

Formato:	Other
Enlaces:	Descripción completa.
Fecha:	2009-10-13
Recurso:	Universidad Veracruzana

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100.

Keynote paper information, knowledge and learning : the library in the digital age (Beyond the Beginning : The Global Digital Library)

Formato:	Other
Enlaces:	Descripción completa.
Fecha:	2009-10-13
Recurso:	Universidad Veracruzana