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The Hawaii carbon dioxide ocean sequestration field experiment : a case study in public perceptions and institutional effectiveness
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)
In December 1997, an international project agreement was signed in Kyoto for a collaborative study of the direct injection of carbon dioxide into the deep ocean. After a detailed international site selection process, the ...
An agent-based approach to HIV/AIDS epidemic modeling : a case study of Papua New Guinea
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
Since AIDS was first discovered, mathematical models of the transmission dynamics of HIV have been developed to determine the drivers of the epidemic. It has become apparent that the most profound factor in the proliferation ...
The supply chain response to environmental pressures
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
Understanding and shaping the relationship between supply chain management and the natural environment is critical not only to human health and the environment, but to the future success of business. While the cumulative ...
Clean energy investments in an uncertain future
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
The energy sector faces a multitude of challenges related to climate change and energy security. These challenges will likely prompt considerable changes in the coming decades, including significant investment and new ...
A knowledge services roadmay for online learning
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
In today's society, there is a need for organizations to have a robust knowledge infrastructure in place, so that they can create or acquire knowledge; store knowledge; disseminate knowledge, and protect and manage their ...
Changes in the characteristics of new drug applications for the treatment and prevention of diabetes mellitus
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
Efforts in managing diabetes, including the medical advances in novel therapies and public health policies of disease control and prevention, have not reduced the disease prevalence since 1990s. I analyze this phenomenon ...
Economic modeling of intermittency in wind power generation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
The electricity sector is a major source of carbon dioxide emissions that contribute to global climate change. Over the past decade wind energy has steadily emerged as a potential source for large-scale, low carbon energy. ...
Adapting a hazards-risk model to water scarcity in rural India : Aurangabad case study
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
The objective of this project is to improve the responsiveness of District Planning to rural water scarcity in India. Through engagements with the Groundwater Survey Development Agency, and Maharashtra State Government ...