Browsing Graduate Theses by Title
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K E E P E R : online conversation support scaffolding modeled after ancient and modern social technologies
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)Emergence, when an entity is observed to have properties its parts do not have on their own, is an awe inducing phenomenon seen within nature, complex organization theory, physics, art, and philosophy. Humans can experience ... -
K, Na distribution and unit cell parameters of alkali feldspars.
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1968) -
K-distribution fading models for Bayesian estimation of an underwater acoustic channel
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)Current underwater acoustic channel estimation techniques generally apply linear MMSE estimation. This approach is optimal in a mean square error sense under the assumption that the impulse response fluctuations are well ... -
K-shell ionization in collisions of heavy atoms.
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1972) -
A Ka-band free-electron laser amplifier
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1991) -
Kairoscope : coordinating time socially
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)If everyone says time is relative, why is it still so rigidly defined? There have been many attempts to address the issue of coordinating schedules, but each of these attempts runs into an issue of rigidity: in order to ... -
Kaizen events implementation for cycle time reduction in gauge production line
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)This thesis describes the implementation of three Kaizen events designed to improve efficiency on a gauge production line which consists of both semiconductor and mechanical equipment for manufacturing complex products ... -
Kakeya sets and the method of multiplicities
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)We extend the "method of multiplicities" to get the following results, of interest in combinatorics and randomness extraction. 1. We show that every Kakeya set (a set of points that contains a line in every direction) in ... -
Kalani : product development and leadership in a new venture
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)The development of a start-up creating physical products follows a different path than those working in the digital space. The process of creation requires multiple steps, with many disparate people involved in those steps. ... -
Kaleido : individualistic visual interfaces for software development environments
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)Programming, especially programming in the context of art and design, is a process of reconciling and shifting between individual creative thought and rigid conceptual models of code. Despite advances of programming support ... -
Kalman filter non-linear control law for a gyroscope pulse width modulation torque loop
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Kami : an anarchic approach to distributed computing
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000)This thesis presents a distributed computing system, Kami, which provides support for applications running in an environment of heterogeneous workstations linked together by a high speed network. It enables users to easily ... -
Kasbah, an agent-based marketplace for buying and selling goods
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1997) -
Kasbah@MIT : a real-world agent mediated electronic marketplace
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998) -
Keep the Lights On: Ensuring Bulk-Power System Reliability in a Decarbonized Future
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2021-09)Policy and market forces are ushering in a new power system, one dominated by variable renewable energy (VRE) resources (wind and solar) and energy-limited resources like energy storage. Because these resources have different ... -
Keeping mom and pop fresh : strategies for getting produce into corner stores
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)Availability of fresh, healthy produce for low-income people is a growing concern for advocates and public officials concerned with health disparities and diet-related disease. Healthy corner store conversions are a promising ... -
Keeping New Orleans Afloat: What can be done to ensure another hurricane the size of Katrina will not destroy the entire city?
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2023-09)On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina, a Category 3 storm, struck New Orleans. The location of New Orleans makes the city extremely vulnerable to massive storm surges during hurricane season, and the entire city was relying ... -
Keeping Somerville weird by zoning for artist workspace
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)Artists are often viewed as the precursor to gentrification, and it is true that artists tend to move into neglected parts of the city where rents are cheap and regulations are lax, typically in industrially zoned districts. ... -
Keeping the authority public : public housing preservation and organizational restructuring with the Rental Assistance Demonstration
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)The Rental Assistance Demonstration ("RAD") program is a controversial federal effort to address public housing's financial crisis by opening it up to private investment and recapitalization; in essence, to mortgage public ... -
Keeping warm in New England : a history of residential heating from colonial times
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1976)
