Thesis (M.B.A.)--University of Hong Kong, 1997. / Includes bibliographical references (leaf 85-86).

Thesis (M.S. in Computer Science)--Naval Postgraduate School, September 2002. / Thesis advisor(s): Bert Lundy, Mike Tatom. Includes bibliographical references (p. 71-77). Also available online.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Virginia Commonwealth University, 2009. / Prepared for: School of Social Work . Bibliography: leaves 154 -175. Also available online via the Internet.

Thesis (B.A.)--Haverford College, Dept. of Psychology, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references.

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Orientador: Maria Helena Baena de Moraes Lopes / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Ciencias Medicas / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-06T19:23:28Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Quelhas_MariaCristinaFerreira_M.pdf: 39126503 bytes, checksum: 55e67dd9b4a09a1e65c2e4fb99c30285 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2006 / Resumo: Este estudo teve como objetivos descrever as etapas de desenvolvimento de um curso de educação a distância (EAD) sobre Processos de Esterilização de Materiais, com o uso da Internet; avaliar o curso por intermédio de especialistas em processos de esterilização e em EAD; descrever o perfil dos alunos e avaliadores; avaliar a participação dos alunos e sua opinião sobre o curso. Tratou-se de uma pesquisa metodológica A população alvo foi constituída por enfermeiros da Região Metropolitana de Campinas e de diferentes cidades do Estado de São Paulo. Foram convidados 58 enfermeiros através de "e-mail" ou telefone. Destes, 14 (24,1%) se inscreveram e 11 finalizaram o curso (11/14 ou 78,6%). Os enfermeiros que concluíram o curso eram todos do sexo feminino, com idade média de 40 anos, e tempo médio de formação igual a 17 anos. O curso foi apresentado em dois módulos, distribuídos em quatro semanas (26 horas). A Aprendizagem Baseada em Casos foi escolhida como metodologia de ensino com o objetivo de promover um processo educativo ativo e permitir a interação entre os alunos, de forma a construir o conhecimento com compromisso, envolvimento e responsabilidade. O ambiente escolhido para criação, participação e administração do curso foi o TelEduc. Antes de iniciar-se o curso foi realizada uma avaliação do primeiro módulo do curso por três especialistas em processos de esterilização e por dois especialistas em EAD. Os três juizes especialistas em esterilização eram do sexo feminino, com idade média de 48 anos, o tempo de experiência na área era em média de 15 anos. Quanto aos dois especialistas em EAD um era do sexo feminino e outro, do sexo masculino, tinham 54 e 34 anos respectivamente, e o tempo de experiência em EAD era de 7 e 3 anos. respectivamente. Ao final do curso, os juízes realizaram nova avaliação Os especialistas em esterilização consideraram o curso adequado nos quesitos Autoria. Apresentação das Informações e Projeto Educacional, e adequado, mas precisando de pequenas reformulações nos quesitos Conteúdo Geral das Informações e Confiabilidade das Informações. Já os especialistas em EAD consideraram o curso adequado nos quesitos Autoria, Conteúdo Geral das Informações e Projeto Educacional. No quesito Apresentação das Informações, o curso foi considerado adequado, mas precisando de pequenas reformulações. Foi utilizado o teste de Friedman para verificar a concordância entre os três juizes de esterilização. Foi encontrada discordância significativa entre o juiz 1 e o juiz 2. Os alunos foram avaliados de forma processual e por auto-avaliação. Para avaliar a opinião dos alunos quanto ao curso foi utilizado um questionário do tipo Likert com enunciados positivos e negativos. O coeficiente Alfa de Cronbach foi utilizado para calcular a consistência interna do instrumento e encontrado o valor de 0,77, o que representa boa consistência. Os resultados demonstraram opinião favorável em relação ao curso. Conclui-se que os objetivos propostos foram atingidos e o curso precisa de pequenas reformulações. A metodologia de ensino utilizada, aprendizagem baseada em casos foi adequada e o ambiente TelEduc favoreceu o desenvolvimento desta metodologia / Abstract: This study was a applied research, which had the following objectives: a) to describe the steps of the development of a long-distance educational course (LDEC) on Surgical Material Sterilization Processes to be given by Internet; b) to evaluate the course through specialists in sterilization processes and in LDEC; c) to describe students and evaluators profile; d) to evaluate students' participation and their opinion about the course. It was about a methodological research The studied population was made of nurses from Campinas Metropolitan Area and from different cities of Sao Paulo State. Fifty-eight nurses were invited through e-mail or telephone; fourteen (24,1%) subscribed and 11 completed the course (11/14 or 78,6%). All nurses who concluded the course were females, with an average age of 40 years, and graduation time of 17 years. The course was presented in two modules, distributed in four weeks (26 hours).The chosen teaching method was the Case-based Learning, with the objectives of promoting an active educative process and allowing interaction among students, in order to build knowledge with commitment, evolvement and responsibility. The course environment chosen for its creation, participation and administration was the TelEduc. Before its beginning, the course's first module was evaluated by three specialists in sterilization processes and by two specialists in LDEC. The judges specialists em sterilization were females, with median age of 48 years, and median time of experience on the area of about 15 years. As for the specialists em LDEC. one was male, the other female, had 34 and 54 years respectively; their experience time in LDEC was de three and seven years, respectively. By the end of the course, the judges performed a new evaluation. The specialists em sterilization considered the course adequate on the items Authorship, Presentation of Information and Educational Project, but needing slight reformulation on General Content of Information and Reliability of Information. On the other hand, the specialists in LDEC considered the course adequate in Authorship, General Content of Information and Educational Project. Regarding the item Presentation of Information, the course was considered adequate, but needing slight reformulation. The test of Friedman was used to verify the agreement enters the three judges of sterilization. Significant discord between the judge 1 and judge 2 was found. Students were evaluated in a processing way as well as through self-evaluation. In order to evaluate students' opinion about the course, a questionnaire Likert-type was used containing positive and negative statements. The Alpha coefficient of Cronbach was used to calculate the internal consistency of the instrument and found the value of 0,77, what it represents good consistency. Results showed a favorable opinion of the course. As conclusion, the proposed objectives of the course were met, although it needs small reformulation. The teaching methodology used - case-based learning - was adequate, and the environment TelEduc favored its development / Mestrado / Enfermagem e Trabalho / Mestre em Enfermagem

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The PCR-based genome walking method has been commonly used to isolate upstream regions from known cDNA sequences. The limitation of this technique is based on the location of the restriction site upstream to the gene-specific primer in the genome; hence, different restriction enzymes have to be used to isolate larger upstream fragments. In this paper, we present the advantageous use of partial and size-selected DNA as templates for genome walking, in isolating larger upstream fragments. We have successfully tested this approach to isolate larger upstream fragments using the FailSafe™ PCR System. Use of partial digestion and size selection can provide better chances in obtaining larger flanking regions of known DNA sequence, when compared to use of total digested DNA.