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Impact of changing pricing strategy from perpetual to subscription licensing on an organization
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
There is an increasing trend in SaaS businesses to offer products and services via subscription licensing. According to a Gartner Study', 80 percent of software vendors will change their business model from perpetual ...
Odor mapping in neuroscience and design
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019.)
The olfactory system remains one of the least well understood out of the five senses. In this thesis we examined the mappings of the odors to pathways in the brain as an initial assessment for the feasibility of digital ...
The Good Grains Project
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019)
Foodgrains (like wheat, peanuts, etc.) gain moisture when they are stored, which leads to variation in weight and deterioration in quality. These commodities are sold by weight in India, and therefore, variable weight ...
Assessing the impact of annotation on understanding and retaining online news articles
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019)
Today's online news readers are distracted and inundated with content. Readers tend to skim and spend little time reading an article, leaving them less informed and sometimes, unknowingly, incorrectly informed since they ...
Optimizing automotive electrical distribution systems design and development by reducing design iterations
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
The design and development (D&D) of electrical distribution systems (EDS) is a practice that has been performed in the automotive industry for more than 100 years. The amount of technology infusion in vehicles within this ...
System thinking approach to economic growth and poverty reduction in Cote d'Ivoire
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
The present thesis work aims to propose a pathway to a sustainable economic growth and a fast reduction of poverty in Cote d'Ivoire. Poverty is a major social phenomenon that affects more than 50% of the world's population. ...
Systems theoretic process analysis applied to Air Force acquisition technical requirements development
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
The Air Force experienced 12 Class A aviation mishaps in 2016, which resulted in 16 fatalities and 9 destroyed aircraft. So far in 2017, The Air Force has again experienced 12 Class A mishaps with 5 fatalities and 7 destroyed ...
The societal and environmental impacts of the skincare industry : a case for innovation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
The $17 billion U.S. skincare industry negatively impacts women's health. It sets unrealistic beauty standards and ideals that are meant to influence consumers' product choices. Skincare products are unevenly regulated, ...
Payment systems in the United States and architectures enabled by digital currencies
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)
A payment is a transfer of value from one party to another and cash is the simplest form of payment. However, the cost of cash transactions increases as the volume of transactions or distance between the parties involved ...