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Places of interchange in the northeast corridor transportation system
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Placing outer space : an earthly ethnography of other worlds
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)This dissertation concerns the role of place in scientific practice. Ideas of place, I argue, shape and are shaped by science. I specifically look at the community of planetary scientists who, though they cannot step foot ... -
Plagioclase preferred orientation in the layered mylonites : evaluation of flow laws for the lower crust
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)We evaluate the applicability of plagioclase and gabbro flow laws by comparing predicted and observed deformation mechanisms in gabbroic shear zones. Gabbros and layered gabbro mylonites were collected from the Southwest ... -
Plague of absence : insect declines and the fate of ecosystems
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019)In November of 2017, a group of researchers published a paper showing that since the 1980s, insect populations in protected areas in Germany have decreased by over 75 percent. The decline, dubbed by one reporter the "insect ... -
Plague on the Prairie : the fight to save black-footed ferrets from the West's most insidious disease
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)When a single remaining population of black-footed ferrets was discovered in Meeteetse, Wyoming in 1981, scientists had one last chance to save North America's only native ferret from extinction. Though the discovered ... -
Plain objects
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)Given the renewed status of the object in contemporary architectural discourse, this thesis explores the object's potential to participate in urban-scale field conditions despite its singularity and perceived autonomy from ... -
Plan for an area affected by the Valley Forge Expressway
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1950) -
Plan for an electromagnetic survey on nickel mine hill sulphide body, Dracut, Mass.
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1934) -
A plan for Boston University
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1938) -
A plan for comprehensive community action in Lincoln, Nebraska
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1948) -
A plan for Metropolitan State Hospital : imagery as a therapy for an institution
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1988)This thesis is both text and illustration to describe the process of transforming a state mental institution from an outdated, outmoded, conventional hospital into a living community. The goal of the project is to develop ... -
A plan for parcel P-6.
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1973) -
A plan for remodeling an industrial power plant
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1930) -
Plan for widening a stone arch at Pawtucket, R.I.
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1891) -
Plan schematization : a computational approach to morphological structure of architectural space
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1994)In this thesis an architectural design theory is premised so that plan making can start from a 'space scheme' which is a description of 'hierarchic balloon representation'. The space organization of a plan is described in ... -
Plan summarization for decision support in human team planning
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)Humans often make their plans in groups, sharing information, ideas, and preferences before arriving at a final plan. Human team planning sessions, however, often suffer from inefficiencies such as getting off topic, losing ... -
Plan-based proactive computing
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)As the field of ubiquitous computing (ubicomp) has matured, the issue of how ubicomp applications should make use of all the devices available to them has not received much attention. We address this issue by presenting a ... -
Plan-view evolution of wave-dominated deltas
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)Ocean waves are a powerful sediment transport mechanism in the coastal zone. This thesis investigates how waves shape deltaic landforms and how small scale river mouth processes affect large-scale delta morphology. I have ... -
Planar chalcogenide glass materials and devices
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)The intrinsic advantages of small footprint, low fabrication cost and immunity to electromagnetic interference make planar photonic device technologies a promising solution to a number of key technical challenges. The ... -
Planar feasibility study for primary mirror control of large imaging space systems using binary actuators
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)The greatest discoveries in astronomy have come with advancements in ground-based observatories and space telescopes. Latest trends in ground-based observatories have been ever increasing size of the primary mirror, providing ...