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Management of supply chain: an alternative modelling technique for forecasting
(Journal of the Operational Research Society, 2007-05-23)Forecasting is a necessity almost in any operation. However, the tools of forecasting are still primitive in view of the great strides made by research and the increasing abundance of data made possible by automatic ... -
Mass Transport in Water Waves Part I: Theory
(Cambridge, Mass. Dept. of Civil Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1972-04)When a fluid is in periodic wave motion, a fluid particle is carried by a velocity field varying from place to place. At different instants the location of the particle differs and so does the velocity field in its immediate ... -
A Mathematical Model for the Prediction of Unsteady Salinity Intrusion in Estuaries
(Cambridge, Mass. : Ralph M. Parsons Laboratory for Water Resources and Hydrodynamics, Department of Civil Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1972-02)The salinity structure of a tidal estuary fed by upstream fresh water sources is an important factor of water quality. In addition, this structure is intimately related to the circulation of the estuary because of density ... -
Mathematical Models of the Massachusetts Bay
(Cambridge, Mass. : Ralph M. Parsons Laboratory for Water Resources and Hydrodynamics, Dept. of Civil Engineering, School of Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1973-10)Part 1. The vertically integrated conservation of mass and momentum equations for shallow water bodies are reviewed. The equations used in this study are based on only two assumptions: hydrostatic pressure and squares of ... -
Mathematical Predictive Models for Cooling Ponds and Lakes
(Cambridge, Mass. : Ralph M. Parsons Laboratory for Water Resources and Hydrodynamics, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1980-04)Part B. User's manual and applications of MITEMP / Kathleen Hurley Octavio, Masataka Watanabe, E. Eric Adams, Gerhard H. Jirka, Karl R. Helfrich [and] Donald R.F. Harleman -- Part C. A transient analytical model for shallow ... -
Measurement and Analysis of Turbulent Flow of Wood Pulp Fiber Suspensions
(Cambridge, Mass. : Hydrodynamics Laboratory, Dept. of Civil and Sanitary Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1959-09)In a previous report techniques were described for measuring turbulence and velocity profiles in turbulent shear flows of water and dilute fiber suspensions, and some preliminary results presented. The present report ... -
The Methodology of Bayesian Inference and Decision Making Applied to Extreme Hydrologic Events
(Cambridge, Mass. : Ralph M. Parsons Laboratory for Water Resources and Hydrodynamics, Department of Civil Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1974-01)This study presents the methodology of Bayesian inference and decision making applied to extreme hydrologic events. Inference procedures must consider both the natural or 'modelled' uncertainty of the hydrologic process ... -
Methods, Impacts, and Opportunities in the Concrete Building Life Cycle
(MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub, 2011-08)Life cycle assessment (LCA) offers a comprehensive approach to evaluating and improving the environmental impacts of buildings. This research explores and advances three key areas relevant to the field of buildings LCA: ... -
Methods, Impacts, and Opportunities in the Concrete Pavement Life Cycle
(MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub, 2011-08)Life cycle assessment (LCA) offers a comprehensive approach to evaluate and improve the environmental impacts of pavements. This research explores and advances three key areas relevant to the pavement LCA field: methodology, ... -
MINEQL: A Computer Program for the Calculation of Chemical Equilibrium Composition of Aqueous Systems
(Cambridge, Mass. : Water Quality Laboratory, Ralph M. Parsons Laboratory for Water Resources and Environmental Engineering sic, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1976)Introduction: This report describes the computer program for the computation of chemical equilibria in aqueous systems, MINEQL. The purpose of the report is to present the program in sufficient detail that the reader not ... -
Model Study of a Flood-control Pumping Station at the Charles River Dam
(Cambridge, Mass. : Hydrodynamics Laboratory, Dept. of Civil and Sanitary Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1959-06)This report describes the design, construction and testing of a Froudian model of a proposed 8400-cfs capacity pumping station, Site restrictions require that the flow approach the high specific-speed pumps asymmetrically ... -
Modelling of Unidirectional Thermal Diffusers in Shallow Water
(Cambridge, Mass. : Ralph M. Parsons Laboratory for Water Resources and Hydrodynamics, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1977-07)This study is an experimental and theoretical investigation of the temperature field and velocity field induced by a unidirectional thermal diffuser in shallow water. A multiport thermal diffuser is essentially a pipe laid ... -
Molecular Medicine
(2008-07-30)Healthcare problems of the 21st Century shall require effective therapies for emerging infectious diseases. Understanding why some infectious agents and parasites can co-exist or reside within the human host may offer ... -
Molecular Virology: SARS-CoV-2 and CoVID-19 (Current Topics)
(2020-10-16)Low-cost, non-invasive, detection, and diagnostic platform for surveillance of infections in humans, and animals. The system embraces the IoT “digital by design” metaphor by incorporating elements of connectivity, data ... -
Multivariate Seasonal Time Series Forecast with Application to Adaptive Control
(Cambridge, Mass. : Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Ralph M. Parsons Laboratory for Water Resources and Hydrodynamics, 1980-03)A general multivariate model for seasonal riverflow is proposed. The formulation relates discharge at a particular station to current discharge at other stations as well as previous discharges at any station. Additionally, ... -
Nano-sensoromics: Is it Conceptually Similar to Carbonomics?
(2008-12-15)Conceptual systems thinking evoking an amalgam of data analytics in healthcare vs energy -
Negative and Positive Transcriptional Regulation by Thyroid Hormone Receptor Isoforms
(The Endocrine Society (USA), 1990)Negative and positive regulations by multiple forms of thyroid hormone receptors. -
Non-linear Standing Waves in a Rectangular Tank Due to Forced Oscillation
(Cambridge, Mass. : Hydrodynamics Laboratory, Dept. of Civil and Sanitary Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1960-10)This study is concerned with standing waves generated by a two-dimensional wave maker in a rectangular tank. The theoretical investigation was first based on the well-known linear theory of surface waves. The linearized ... -
Nonlinear Filtering, Parameter Estimation and Decomposition of Large Rainfall-Runoff Models
(Cambridge, Mass. : Ralph M. Parsons Laboratory, Hydrology and Water Resource Systems, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil Engineering, 1984-10)Three topics related to the real time forecasting of river flows are studied. First, the usefulness of nonlinear filtering procedures in connection with a conceptual rainfall-runoff model is investigated. By means of a ...
