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Retrieval of cloud-cleared atmospheric temperature profiles from hyperspectral infrared and microwave observations
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002)
This thesis addresses the problem of retrieving the temperature profile of the Earth's atmosphere from overhead infrared and microwave observations of spectral radiance in cloudy conditions. The contributions of the thesis ...
Elucidation of chemically-induced transdermal transport processes
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002)
In this thesis, chemically-induced transdermal transport enhancement has been examined as one of the many techniques currently used to increase the skin permeability to a broader range of pharmaceutically relevant drugs. ...
Ductility enhancement of high performance cementitious composites and structures
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002)
High performance cementitious composites (HP2C) are a new generation of fiber reinforced cementitious composites (FRCC) with substantial improvements in mechanical behavior. The most important development in these HP2C ...
Development of X-ray lithography and nanofabrication techniques for III-V optical devices
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002)
This dissertation covers the development of fabrication techniques for Bragg-grating-based integrated optical devices in III-V materials. Work on this rich family of devices has largely been limited to numerical analysis ...
Thermodynamics and kinetics of antisense oligonucleotide hybridization to a structured mRNA target
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002)
Antisense oligonucleotides have the potential to selectively inhibit the expression of any gene with a known sequence. Antisense-based therapies are under development for the treatment of infectious diseases as well as ...
Efficient computational methods for robustness analysis
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002)
Issues of robust stability and performance have dominated the field of systems and control theory because of their practical importance. The recently developed Integral Quadratic Constraint (IQC) based analysis method ...
Chondrocyte metabolism and matrix nano-electromechanics : the response to cartilage tissue shear deformation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002)
Cartilage functions as a load bearing and friction reducing material in synovial joints and it is constantly exposed to in vivo loading which is coupled to electromechanical and physicochemical forces. The swelling pressure ...
Earth pressure balance (EPB) shield tunneling in Bangkok : ground response and prediction of surface settlements using artificial neural networks
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002)
Although Earth Pressure Balance (EPB) shields have been used for several decades, very little information exists about the actual mechanisms of shield-ground interaction. The ground response mechanism induced by EPB tunneling ...
Airline fleet assignment and schedule design : integrated models and algorithms
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002)
In scheduled passenger air transportation, airline profitability is critically influenced by the airline's ability to construct flight schedules containing flights at desirable times in profitable markets. In this dissertation, ...
Bayesian Belief Network (BBN)-based advisory system development for steam generator replacement project management
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002)
The growing need for improved project management technique points to the usefulness of a knowledge-base advisory system to help project managers understand current and future project status and optimize decisions based ...