Browsing MIT Theses by Title
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Enhancements and computational evaluation of the hit-and-run random walk on polyhedra
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)The symmetry function of a convex set offers us numerous useful information about the set in relation to probabilistic theory and geometric properties. The symmetry function is a measure of how symmetric the convex set is, ... -
Enhancers and phase separation in the control of gene expression
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)Gene regulation underlies the control of cell identity, development, and disease. Transcription of genes is regulated by DNA elements called enhancers, which are bound by transcription factors and coactivators, leading to ... -
Enhancers and super-enhancers in human disease and therapy
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)The human body is made up of a diverse array of cell types, each with specialized properties and functions that support the organism as a whole. Despite this variability, with few exceptions, these cells contain the same ... -
Enhancing access to public spaces : an evaluation of public libraries and the urban situation in Seoul
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)This thesis investigates the current situation of public space in the city of Seoul through public libraries. The public library has been one of the most Important civic spaces since the invention in the 19th century in ... -
Enhancing adversarial robustness of deep neural networks
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019)Logit-based regularization and pretrain-then-tune are two approaches that have recently been shown to enhance adversarial robustness of machine learning models. In the realm of regularization, Zhang et al. (2019) proposed ... -
Enhancing astronaut mobility through spacesuit kinematics and interactive space outreach
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)Human spaceflight programs are facing new challenges rising from the evolution of the exploration agenda, as well as the changing international panel of actors. Planetary exploration missions will require intensive ... -
Enhancing availability and security through boundless memory blocks
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)We present a new technique, boundless memory blocks, that automatically eliminates buffer overflow errors, enabling programs to continue to execute through memory errors without memory corruption. Buffer overflow vulnerabilities ... -
Enhancing business school engagement through a gamified experience in non-pedagogical contexts - a human-centered design approach
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2024-02)Gamification has a significant history of being used as an innovative approach in education and learning in recent years. While previous research has established the effectiveness of gamification for learning in management ... -
Enhancing children's educational television with design rationales and justifications
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000)This research involves creating a system that provides parents with tools and information to help children learn from television. Children who converse with their parents during television viewing are better able to evaluate ... -
Enhancing Cloud Database Performance: General-Purpose Compression and Workload-Driven Layout
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2024-02)Cloud-based disaggregated database systems that divide data across a data layer and a storage layer connected by network calls are popular for analytical query loads. This thesis explores two topics critical to building ... -
Enhancing collaboration through application service providers
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000)Information technology has become the strategic weapon of market leaders everywhere for supporting; influencing and transforming the way companies do business. Applications Service Providers are capable of giving organizations ... -
Enhancing computer-human interaction with animated facial expressions
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Enhancing Corporate Strategy Using Data-Driven Business Growth Decisions
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2021-06)Corporate strategy – the process of formulating and achieving company objectives – is a broad area involving many types of complex decisions. This thesis explores a data-driven approach to executing business growth decisions. ... -
Enhancing CO₂ fixation by synergistic substrate cofeeding
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)The irrevocable rise of atmospheric CO₂ levels has prompted the development of scalable carbon fixation technologies in recent years. To this end, biological non-photosynthetic methods serve as promising leads since they ... -
Enhancing distributed collaboration using sociometric feedback
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)Distributed collaboration is often more challenging than co-located collaboration as many of the social signals become lost in computer-mediated communication. I propose a system that improves the performance of distributed ... -
Enhancing efficiency in the evolving grocery supply chain through vendor integration
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)C&S Wholesale Grocers is a privately-held firm headquartered in Keene, New Hampshire. C&S is a leading low-cost, high-service procurement and distribution provider servicing grocery retailers, and is the second largest ... -
Enhancing functionalities of engineered skeletal muscle tissues by recreating natural environmental cues
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019)Engineered skeletal muscle tissue is a three-dimensional contractile tissue made from muscle cells and the extracellular matrix (ECM). It can be used as a drug testing platform or an implantable tissue, but its practical ... -
Enhancing game-based learning with citizen science concepts
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019)TaleBlazer is a location-based augmented reality platform for educational mobile games. Currently, typical TaleBlazer games enhance passive learning by engaging players in a fictional narrative, but the platform lacks the ... -
Enhancing Gas Absorption with Nanoengineered Surfaces for Bubble Manipulation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2023-06)Efficiently reacting gases with liquid absorbents is a crucial aspect of numerous industrial processes on a large scale. When the gas phase is in the form of discrete bubbles within an absorber unit, such as in bubble ... -
Enhancing human metabolic economy in stair climbing via an elastic crutch mechanism
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)Crutching provides a significant increase in mobility for those with limited walking ability. While level ground walking with crutches has been studied in many different forms, stair climbing is a more energetically taxing ...
