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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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Sources of knowledge acquisition : perspectives of the high school teachercoach
Wilson, Laurie M.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The purpose of this study was to investigate sources of knowledge acquisition of high school team sport coaches. Six teacher/coaches were interviewed using a semi-structured open-ended interview format. Cote, Salmela, and Russell's (1995) guidelines were used to inductively analyze and…
Fecha:	2008
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Security aspects of zero knowledge identification schemes
Panait, Andreea Mihaela.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	In this thesis we follow two directions: Zero Knowledge Protocols and the Discrete Logarithm Problem. In each direction we present the necessary background and we give a new approach for some parts of the existing protocols., The new parts are…
Fecha:	2008
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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The metacognitive knowledge of adolescent students during the information search process
Bowler, Leanne

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Metacognitive knowledge is a critical piece of the information literacy puzzle. In a world of exploding information and communications possibilities, the difficulty for users of information systems and services may not lie in finding information but in filtering and integrating…
Fecha:	2008
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Intercollegiate coaches' perceptions of the knowledge and strategies used with elite culturally diverse athletes
Duchesne, Catherine.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The purpose of this study was to identify the knowledge and successful strategies utilized by intercollegiate team sport coaches who have worked with a large number of international athletes. Six head coaches were selected to participate in a semi-structured open-ended…
Fecha:	2008
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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The institutionalization of organizational knowledge : learning to walk the talk
Wiseman, Erica

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This dissertation is a study of organizational learning. Organizational learning is a cyclical process through which knowledge that has been learned on an individual or group level is institutionalized on the organizational level. Organizational learning is at the heart of…
Fecha:	2008
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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Effectiveness of cleaning during post harvest handling of fresh market tomatoes.
MAGALHÃES, A. M. de - FERREIRA, M. D.

Formato:	Artigo em anais de congresso (ALICE)
Enlaces:	2008
Fecha:	2013-08-12
Recurso:	Repositório Acesso Livre à Informação Científica da Embrapa (ALICE)

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Optimizing cleaning efficiency at a fresh market tomato packing line.
SILVA, M. C. - FERREIRA, M. D. - TESTEZLAF, R. - MAGALHÃES, A. M. de - FRANCO, A. T. O.

Formato:	Artigo em anais de congresso (ALICE)
Enlaces:	2008
Fecha:	2013-08-12
Recurso:	Repositório Acesso Livre à Informação Científica da Embrapa (ALICE)

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Evaluation of impacts in potato packing line.
ATARASSI, M. E. - FERREIRA, M. D.

Formato:	Artigo em anais de congresso (ALICE)
Enlaces:	2008
Fecha:	2013-08-12
Recurso:	Repositório Acesso Livre à Informação Científica da Embrapa (ALICE)

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Digital image processing for identification of black sigatoka.
SILVA, S. H. M. G. da - MORAES, W. da S. - BENDINI, H. do N. - PADOVANI, C. R. - JORGE, L. A. de C. - SEVEGNANI, K. B.

Formato:	Artigo em anais de congresso (ALICE)
Enlaces:	2008
Fecha:	2013-08-12
Recurso:	Repositório Acesso Livre à Informação Científica da Embrapa (ALICE)

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Protected environments on the development of passion fruit and papaya seedlings in the southern pantanal matogrossense.
COSTA, E. - RODRIGUES, E. T. - SANTOS, L. C. R. dos - VIEIRA, L. C. R. - FERREIRA, M. D.

Formato:	Artigo em anais de congresso (ALICE)
Enlaces:	2008
Fecha:	2013-08-19
Recurso:	Repositório Acesso Livre à Informação Científica da Embrapa (ALICE)

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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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Computer-supported collaborative inquiry in remote networked schools
Turcotte, Sandrine.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This study addressed computer-supported collaborative scientific inquiries in Remote Networked Schools. Three dyads of grade 5-6 classrooms from remote locations collaborated using the knowledge-buildng tool Knowledge Forum. Customized scaffold supports embedded in the online tool were used to support student…
Fecha:	2008
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Examining potential cellular alterations within the anterior cingulate cortex in major depression and suicide
Hercher, Christa.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Representing a major public health concern, suicide is a leading cause of death worldwide. Generally regarded as a behavior with a multitude of state and trait dependent risk factors (e.g. psychiatric disorders, substance abuse, genetics), explanations as to why certain…
Fecha:	2008
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Local knowledge of, and responses to, HIV-1/AIDS among the Turkana of Lodwar township
Owiti, John Arianda

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This study used a broad theoretical framework encompassing an ecosystem approach to HIV-1/AIDS that investigated: local knowledge of HIV-1/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs); local knowledge of the nexus between HIV-1/AIDS and tuberculosis on one hand, and other STIs…
Fecha:	2008
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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Sterile medfly males of the TSL Vienna 8 genetic sexing strain display improved mating performance with ginger root oil.
PARANHOS, B. A. J. - MCLNNIS, D. - URAMOTO, K. - DAMASCENO, I. - GONÇALVES, N. - ALVES, R. M. - COSTA, M. de L. - WALDER, J. - MALAVASI, A. - NASCIMENTO, A.

Formato:	Artigo em anais de congresso (ALICE)
Enlaces:	2008
Fecha:	2011-04-09
Recurso:	Repositório Acesso Livre à Informação Científica da Embrapa (ALICE)

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Model-based Bayesian reinforcement learning in complex domains
Ross, Stéphane

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Reinforcement Learning has emerged as a useful framework for learning to perform a task optimally from experience in unknown systems. A major problem for such learning algorithms is how to balance optimally the exploration of the system, to gather knowledge,…
Fecha:	2008
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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Homework and inequality : school responsibility and enabling student achievement in the school
Boychuk, Tuutalik.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	In this conceptual inquiry, I argue how and why homework contributes to inequality. Homework contributes to inequality systemically, as schools continue to rely heavily on it. Homework continues to contribute to inequality discursively and psychologically, as parents and educators encourage…
Fecha:	2008
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Cycle-to-cycle control of plastic sheet heating on the AAA thermoforming machine
Yang, Shuonan, 1984-

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The objectives of this project are (1) to reduce the excursions between real heater temperatures and the desired values, and (2) to realize cyclic production of plastic sheets on the AAA thermoforming machine., At first, present relevant knowledge and modeling…
Fecha:	2008
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Professional perceptions of psychiatric advance directives : a view of multiple stakeholders in Ontario and Québec
Ambrosini, Daniele Lamberto.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Psychiatric advance directives (PADs) are legal documents allowing competent individuals to declare their treatment preferences in advance of a mental health crisis. The objective of this thesis is to examine psychosocial perceptions of legal and mental health professionals in Ontario…
Fecha:	2008
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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26.

Gertrude Bell : an Orientalist in context
Schnell, Andréa Elizabeth.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This thesis is about the life and work of Gertrude Bell, a British woman born in the late nineteenth century, whose extensive knowledge of Middle East cultures and people won her a job as the Oriental Secretary in Iraq after…
Fecha:	2008
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Nrg1p and Rfg1p in Candida albicans yeast-to-hyphae transition
Lacroix, Céline.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The ability of Candida albicans to change morphology plays several roles in its virulence and as a human commensal. The yeast-to-hyphae transition is tightly regulated by several sets of activating and repressing pathways. The DNA-binding proteins Rfg1p, Nrg1p and the…
Fecha:	2008
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Elizabeth Bowen and cinema
Rangwala, Shama.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The thesis focuses on the significance of the cinematic medium for Elizabeth Bowen's novels, from the level of prose and formal representations to broader aspects of narrative and character. The chapters on To the North (1932) and The House in…
Fecha:	2008
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Partial hepatectomy and liver regeneration in PCSK9 knockout mice
Roubtsova, Anna.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9, PCSK9, belongs to the proprotein convertase (PC) family. Human mutations in the gene encoding PCSK9 lead to either familial hyper- or hypocholesterolemia, resulting from a gain or loss of function, respectively. Mice lacking PCSK9…
Fecha:	2008
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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30.

Me Llamo Lenika
Smith, Karina Yarwood.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Educating language minority children in Canada is becoming increasingly challenging as our population becomes more and more diverse. Determining the best educational policy to help immigrant children learn English or French, while furthering their knowledge of core subject material has…
Fecha:	2008
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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31.

Three essays on information technology sourcing : a multi-level perspective
Qu, Wen Guang.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Despite the amount of literature on the antecedents and outcomes of IT outsourcing, the vast majority of this research has focused on factors at the firm level. Environmental factors such as industry and country characteristics have received little attention. Environmental…
Fecha:	2008
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Investigating glial dynamics in the developing hippocampus
Haber, Michael.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Glial cells represent the most abundant cell population in the central nervous system (CNS), and yet, have historically been thought of as merely support cells for neurons. Over the past few decades, however, the number of identified roles that glial…
Fecha:	2008
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Chemical characterization of honey and identification of novel [alpha]-dicarbonyl compounds
Marceau, Eric.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The physicochemical parameters of fifteen honey samples from a wide range of botanical origins were characterized to identify the influence of composition on the formation of alpha-dicarbonyl compounds during heating. Color, pH, moisture content, water activity, hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF), sugar and…
Fecha:	2008
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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34.

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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Investigating the neural organisation of response selection and response conflict during language production using functional magnetic resonance imaging and repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation
Tremblay, Pascale.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Motor response selection is the process by which an intention to act is transformed into an action; this multifaceted process occurs at the interface between cognitive and motor systems. Despite the importance of response selection, the nature and neural implementation…
Fecha:	2008
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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36.

Creaturely pleasures : the representation of animals in early modern drama
Margalit, Yael.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This dissertation addresses the profound influence that the shared experience of humans and animals had on the poetics of early modern drama. With reference to a selection of early modern comedies and a range of non-literary texts that includes natural…
Fecha:	2008
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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37.

Understanding the individual turnover decision as a temporal process : an interpretive study of physicians
Klag, Malvina.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Though turnover researchers have called for a deeper understanding of the temporal and contextualized process of individual voluntary turnover, little empirical progress in this direction has been made. Adopting Price's (1977) dynamic conceptualization of turnover as moving from one social…
Fecha:	2008
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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38.

Community, marine rights, and sea tenure : a political ecology of marine conservation in two Bohol villages in central Philippines
Guieb, Eulalio R.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This study focuses on communities in conservation in central Philippines, with reference to marine protected areas. It analyzes communities as intersections of multiple actors with stratified interests and power, involving complex processes of place-making, ecological knowledge, tenure, governance, markets, and…
Fecha:	2008
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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The role of transposons in shaping plant genomes /
Juretic, Nikoleta.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Transposons, also known as transposable elements (TEs), are genetic elements capable of changing their location in the genome and amplifying in number. Because of their ability to cause mutations in the host genome, often with detrimental consequences to the host,…
Fecha:	2008
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Family caregivers of palliative cancer patients at home : the puzzle of pain management
Mehta, Anita, 1973-

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Pain requiring treatment is experienced by many cancer patients at the end of life. When these patients stay at home, family caregivers are often directly implicated in pain management. There are few studies that examine the process that these family…
Fecha:	2008
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Making homes smoke-free : the impact of an empowerment intervention for parents
Herbert, Rosemary, 1955-

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	One-third of American children under the age of 18 years and one in ten Canadian children aged 0-11 years are exposed to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) predisposing them to multiple health problems. Although several intervention strategies to reduce ETS exposure…
Fecha:	2008
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Development of a QCM-D based biosensor for detection of waterborne E. coli O157:H7
Poitras, Charles.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The contamination of drinking water by microbial pathogens is recognized as one of the most pressing water supply problems of our day. To minimize the impact of pathogens and parasites on the environment and public health, accurate methods are needed…
Fecha:	2008
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Eliciting preferences sequentially using partially observable Markov decision processes
Zawaideh, Zaid

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Decision Support systems have been gaining in importance recently. Yet one of the bottlenecks of designing such systems lies in understanding how the user values different decision outcomes, or more simply what the user preferences are. Preference elicitation promises to…
Fecha:	2008
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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44.

Pro1853 - A mitochondrial complex I assembly factor
Silva Neiva, Lissiene

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	In most eukaryotes, efficient energy generation depends on the presence of a functional mitochondrial respiratory chain. The respiratory chain is composed of five protein complexes, with dozens of accessory factors that participate and are essential to their correct assembly. However,…
Fecha:	2008
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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Pedagogical reflection in statistics instruction, Pedagogical reflection
Cumyn, Lucy A.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Today, education is arguably one of the most important facets used to prepare and train students for the future. Society expects that students will acquire the requisite knowledge and competence in their respective fields to prepare them to successfully navigate…
Fecha:	2008
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Pathogenesis of HIV-1 nef in adult mice
Rahim, Mir Munir Ahmed, 1975-

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Development of a suitable animal model of AIDS is much needed in AIDS research to study infection and pathogenesis as well as to evaluate methods of prevention and treatment of HIV infection. Small animals such as rodents are attractive candidates…
Fecha:	2008
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Production and biodegradation of dissolved carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus from Canadian forest floors
Turgeon, Julie.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Dissolved organic matter (DOM) is operationally defined as soluble/colloidal material passing through a 0.45mum filter paper. The importance of DOM in soils relies on its role in soil formation and weathering processes, plant and microbial assimilation and soil and water…
Fecha:	2008
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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49.

The role of Nm23-H1 in uveal melanoma /
Bakalian, Silvin.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Uveal Melanoma (UM) is the most common malignant intra-ocular tumor in adults. Despite the high accuracy of clinical diagnosis and advances in local treatment, more than 50% of UM patients develop metastasis within ten years of initial diagnosis. NM23 is…
Fecha:	2008
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Numerical study of a tornado-like vortex in a supercell storm
Santos, Jorge Ruben.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Recent observations and numerical simulations have significantly improved our understanding of tornadic storms. However, our knowledge of tornado-genesis remains rudimentary. Necessary atmospheric conditions favoring the formation of tornadoes in supercell storms are known, but sufficient conditions remain elusive. The underlying…
Fecha:	2008
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL