Browsing Graduate Theses by Title
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The "L" is for living : creating urban development linkages with affordable transit-oriented housing
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)What is a city? Who is the city for? A citizen's answer to these questions is closely connected with her or his sense of political power or representation in the city. Harvey Molotch argues that politically influential ... -
L'nuisimk (Speaking Mi'kmaq)
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2023-06)The Mi’kmaq have long been people that were hunter/gatherers, craft workers and artisans before our time. The beauty of Mi’kmaq language is its pure form of fluidity and its pure connection with the culture that has returned ... -
L.A. Micro-Publics : expanding the seams of the transportation system
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)The global city is the privileged site of "repositioning ... citizenship in practice," where traditional notions of identity and citizenship are being radically reconstructed. This thesis examines contemporary Los Angeles ... -
l1-optimal control : solution software and design examples
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1989) -
La Casita -- housing designed for Latinos : two cases from Southern California
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)As the nation's fastest growing minority group, Latinos are expected to be the main engine of household growth over the next decade. This demographic trend is most apparent in Southern California. While much attention has ... -
"La Revelation m'est venue de l'Orient" Henri Matisse
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000)This Master's thesis will analyze Matisse's complex relation to the Orient. In 1947, Hemi Matisse was a recognized avant garde painter, after having deeply reflected on his painting he declared: "The Revelation came to me ... -
Lab experiences for teaching undergraduate dynamics
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)This thesis describes several projects developed to teach undergraduate dynamics and controls. The materials were developed primarily for the class 2.003 Modeling Dynamics and Control I. These include (1) a set of ActivLab ... -
Lab-bc: A Serverless Computing Platform for MIT Educators
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2023-06)In this thesis, we investigate the deployment of real-world Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tools in the digital design classroom. Hands-on experience with these tools is essential to prepare students for state-of-the-art ... -
Labor and development in Latin America
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1956) -
Labor arbitrage : impact of offshoring in the U.S. labor market
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013)The rapid growth of offshoring has ignited a contentious debate over its impact on the US labor market. Between 1983 and 2002, the United States economy lost 6 million jobs in manufacturing and income inequality increased ... -
Labor legislation in India
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Labor risk sharing
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)In this paper we aim to test the extent of labor risk sharing exists in thai village economies. Specifically we test the null hypothesis of full risk sharing at the village level. We outline a simple planner's problem that ... -
Laboratory assignments for teaching introductory signal processing concepts
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)This thesis proposes labs for a new, applications-based signal processing class. These labs span topics in audio, image, and video processing and will combine signal processing techniques with computational tools. The goal ... -
A laboratory building for research and development.
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1965) -
Laboratory Characterization of Mars In-Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) using the Mars Oxygen ISRU Experiment (MOXIE) FlatSat Testbed
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2023-06)The Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment (MOXIE) is a payload onboard NASA’s Perseverance Rover demonstrating the production of oxygen through solid oxide electrolysis of carbon dioxide in the Martian ... -
Laboratory compaction of a silty clay to simulate field density curves
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1956) -
Laboratory evaluation of the constant rate of strain and constant head techniques for measurement of the hydraulic conductivity of fine grained soils
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)This thesis evaluates the constant rate of strain and constant head techniques for measurement of the hydraulic conductivity of fine grained soils. A laboratory program compares hydraulic conductivity measurements made ... -
Laboratory experiments for a wireless communications course
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002) -
Laboratory Experiments of High-Energy-Density Shocks in Magnetized Supersonic Plasma Flows
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2022-02)Magnetized shocks are of interest in many astrophysical environments, in which high Mach number flows interact with ambient media, planetary obstacles, and/or spacecraft to generate strongly radiating shocks. Some examples ... -
Laboratory investigations of a chaotic flow using braid theory
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)Describing transport in fluid flows has been a long-standing challenge in dynamical systems theory, with applications to industrial and natural flows. The detection of Lagrangian structures that stay coherent over time ...