Browsing Graduate Theses by Title
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I carry you in my heart : facing an incurable prenatal diagnosis
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)Prenatal diagnosis has given doctors the ability to predict problems before a child is even born. But what happens when the information gleaned from these tests is that the child is fatally sick? Doctors call these "futile" ... -
I, Dentist: Is artificial intelligence the future of oral healthcare?
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2021-09)The field of dentistry has earned a reputation for being more prone to misdiagnosis and overtreatment than other medical subspecialties. This is driven, at least in part, by a professional culture that has traditionally ... -
i-Seek : an intelligent system for eliciting and explaining knowledge
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)We propose i-Seek, an Intelligent System for Eliciting and Explaining Knowledge that leverages the OpenMind [1] Commonsense knowledge base in conjunction with domain- specific knowledge in Personal Finance, Technical Help, ... -
I-Views : a storymaking community of, by and for the audience
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999)This thesis presents I-Views, a system that permits individuals to use published, communally owned media clips to author narratives by assembling clips, and to build communities of similar interests based on comparing these ... -
An I/O port controller for the MAP chip
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I/O: input/output : design strategies : an inquiry into thinking / making
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)This is a journey into the usefulness of physical computing, its implications in architectural design, and its present dangers.There has been much that has been promised in technology-laden future cities and much that is ... -
IBA's proposal for the "South End housing cooperative" : ensuring the future affordability for moderate-income families
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IBC management : an application of WIP control for a pharmaceutical company
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)An Intermediate Bulk Container (IBC) is used to contain raw materials and semi-products in pharmaceutical company ABC. Due to the high price of an IBC, company ABC sought to minimize the number of IBCs needed to support ... -
Ibn Khaldun and the city : a study of the physical formation of medieval Cairo
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1989)This essay is an application of Ibn Khaldun's theories of culture and civilization to a study of the physical formation of medieval Cairo . The study is based on the premise that the city is an historical process governed ... -
Ibo rural housing and planning
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Ice shelf-ocean interactions in a general circulation model : melt-rate modulation due to mean flow and tidal currents
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)Interactions between the ocean circulation in sub-ice shelf cavities and the overlying ice shelf have received considerable attention in the context of observed changes in flow speeds of marine ice sheets around Antarctica. ... -
IceBreakware : designing wearable technologies for spatial awareness and social interactions
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)We live in an era of constant connectedness; we carry a smartphone in our pocket, headsets on our ears and enjoy limitless and regular access to almost any content we wish. However, the use of the personal computing devices ... -
ICEDB : intermittently-connected continuous query processing
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)Several emerging wireless sensor network applications must cope with a combination of node mobility (e.g., sensors on moving cars) and high data rates (media-rich sensors capturing videos, images, sounds, etc.). Due to ... -
ICEMENDR : intelligent capture environment for mechanical engineering drawing
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999)I designed and implemented an intelligent environment for recognizing simple mechanical engineering sketches. This involves the analysis of complex mechanical engineering parts and their components and consists of creating ... -
ICheck--an architecture for secure transactions in the processing of bank checks
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Icon + expectation : exploring the evolution of the American single family home
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000)To propose a new conceptualization of "home", it is necessary to explore the mechanisms that have created this revered icon. Since the industrial revolution, the commercial packaging of the home has continually reinforced ... -
icon : an exploration into learning across distances with a wearable device
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)There are 7 billion people on this planet. Each one of us is a learner and a teacher. Collectively we hold the entire of humanity's knowledge and boundless compassion. We enrich our lives every single day by unknowingly ... -
The ICoN integrated communication and navigation protocol for underwater acoustic networks
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)The deployment of autonomous underwater devices has increased dramatically in the last several years, presenting a strong and growing need for a network protocol to mediate acoustic communications between devices. This ... -
Iconic authentication methods
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Iconographies of pain in Mahmoud Sabri's work
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)Out of Iraq's most noteworthy modernist artists, Mahmoud Sabri was perhaps the most attuned to human suffering. Subjects of political martyrdom, social injustice, and the plight of the dispossessed permeate his work ...
