Browsing Graduate Theses by Subject "Technology and Policy Program."
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An abridged enterprise assessment model to promote consistent reassessment : model development, assessment process and results analysis
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)Enterprise assessment is increasingly important, both as a cross-time and cross-industry measurement and as a guiding force in enterprise transformation. Assessments provide crucial information about strengths, areas for ... -
Acceptance by proxy : analyzing perceptions of hydraulic fracturing to better understand public acceptance for geologic storage of carbon dioxide
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)Carbon capture and storage (CCS) represents an important pathway for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in order to mitigate climate change. However, there is significant uncertainty about how the technology will be accepted ... -
Acting on purpose: the reflections of MIT student entrepreneurs
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019)The study of social systems has increasingly relied on data collection and analysis to draw conclusions. In parallel, the research community has often tried to understand entrepreneurs quantitatively, e.g. by understanding ... -
Active participation of buildings in the power sector : the case of small office buildings
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)Under the broad context of decarbonization of the energy sector, commercial buildings are well-suited for providing ancillary services to the electricity grid and poised to transform from passive consumers to active ... -
Adapting a hazards-risk model to water scarcity in rural India : Aurangabad case study
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)The objective of this project is to improve the responsiveness of District Planning to rural water scarcity in India. Through engagements with the Groundwater Survey Development Agency, and Maharashtra State Government ... -
Adaptive electricity access planning
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)About 1.1 billion people worldwide lack access to electricity and an additional 1 billion have unreliable access. The social ramifications of this problem are noteworthy because access to electric power has the potential ... -
Addressing design challenges in mechanical counterpressure spacesuit design and space-inspired informal education policy
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)Extravehicular activity (EVA), or spacewalks allows astronauts to accomplish some of the most important endeavors in space history. The importance of EVA will continue to increase as people venture further into our solar ... -
Advancing clinical gait analysis through technology and policy
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)Quantitatively analyzing human gait biomechanics will improve our ability to diagnose and treat disability and to measure the effectiveness of assistive devices. Gait analysis is one technology used to analyze walking, but ... -
An agent-based approach to HIV/AIDS epidemic modeling : a case study of Papua New Guinea
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)Since AIDS was first discovered, mathematical models of the transmission dynamics of HIV have been developed to determine the drivers of the epidemic. It has become apparent that the most profound factor in the proliferation ... -
Aging, empathy, and the Internet of Things : a measure of physician readiness to treat older adults
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)Aging is an increasingly disruptive force in the US -- nearly 1 in 5 Americans will be at least 65 years old by 2030. Largely due to the high incidence of chronic disease among older adults, health care spending is larger ... -
The air pollution implications of the residential sector : case study of the Mexico City Metropolitan Area
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)The residential sector has been a long-acknowledged, but seldom-addressed, source of air pollution in the Mexico City Metropolitan Area (MCMA). The combination of high emission levels and large numbers of people directly ... -
Air quality co-benefits of renewable energy policy in the U.S.
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)Despite lawmaker interest in transitioning electricity systems toward renewable energy sources and in mitigating harmful air pollution, the extent to which sub-national renewable energy policies in the U.S. can improve air ... -
Air time : another measure of the quality of passenger service
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)The proposal of a new metric called "Air Time" and its various components, show the advantage of having a broader perspective of the travel process of airline passengers. Travel time is basically affected by three different ... -
Aircraft emissions reductions through improved operational performance : challenges, opportunities and policy implications
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001)Aircraft are a significant source of emissions whose impact on local air quality and global climate change is expected to increase as the aviation industry continues to grow. Operational improvements are an attractive ... -
All fired-up about coal : technology & policy recommendations for the 2030 United Kingdom energy strategy
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)Given United Kingdom (UK) carbon dioxide emissions policies that direct attention at the electricity segment, the focus is on the largest electricity polluter, coal, and the immediately pressing issue of UK coal policy. ... -
Alternative passivation for silicon (100), environmentally benign manufacturing, and cooperative strategy in semiconductor industry
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000)My personal involvement, as a research graduate student, sponsored by Engineering Research Center, a center created by National Science Foundation and Semiconductor Research Corporation demonstrates that, through industrial ... -
Analysis and calibration of social factors in a consumer acceptance and adoption model for diffusion of diesel vehicle in Europe
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)While large scale diffusion of alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs) is widely anticipated, the mechanisms that determine their success or failure are ill understood. Analysis of an AFV transition model developed at MIT has ... -
An analysis method for conceptual design of complexity and autonomy in complex space system architectures
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Analysis of aluminum in auto body designs and its strategic implications for the aluminum industry
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001)Although the use of Aluminum in cars has been increasing for the past two decades, there has been limited progress in the development of aluminum auto bodies. Although some carmakers have developed all aluminum spaceframe ... -
Analysis of global airline alliances as a strategy for international network development
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)Since the late 1990s, network airlines worldwide have being enrolling in one of the three current Global Airline Alliances (GALs), oneworld, Star Alliance and SkyTeam. By 2011, airlines belonging to the three GALs transported ...