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The depth of the river : student matriculation decisions and the black-white college completion gap
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
In the United States, black college students are less likely to graduate than white students, which has lead many to argue that the "climate" at colleges and universities is not conducive to black students' success. However, ...
Optimizing thermal spray quality verification in FAA repair station specializing in rotating components
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
Thermal spray is a manufacturing process where melted particles are sprayed onto a surface to build up thickness. It is used extensively in the aerospace industry to improve and repair part surfaces, extending the useful ...
Accommodation-through-Bypassing : overcoming professionals' resistance to the implementation of algorithmic technology
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
While algorithmic technologies are rapidly changing how work is performed in professional organizations, professional workers are resisting the implementation of these technologies in their workplaces. Previous studies of ...
Invisible value : how peripheral functions display their worth using narrative action
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
Within organizations, "core" functions directly contribute to organizational production, whereas "peripheral" functions offer support by maintaining key infrastructure. Commonly viewed as indirect contributors or even ...
How network structure impacts socially reinforced diffusion?
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
Social scientists have long studied adoption choices that depend on the number of prior adopters. What is the effect of network structure on such adoption dynamics? The emerging consensus holds that when agents require a ...
Transmission system overvoltage mitigation through the use of distributed generation (DG) smart inverters
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
The objective of this project is to demonstrate the technical ability and cost-effectiveness of reducing electric transmission system overvoltage violations using distributed generation (DG) smart inverters connected to ...
Study on social media marketing campaign strategy -- TikTok and Instagram
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
Social media is known as "a group of Internet-based applications that builds on ideological and technological foundations of Web 2.0, and it allows the creation and exchange of user generated content (Kaplan and Haenlein ...
Assessing sales floor capacity and replenishment strategy
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
Target stores (and the upstream supply chain) have been traditionally designed for a predominantly brick and mortar business, fed by a push supply chain model. With the growing need for omnichannel sales fulαllment, supply ...
Process Intensification of Spodoptera frugiperda (Sf) Cell Growth via Multi-Parallel Bioreactor System
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
The objective of this project is to improve the yield of the fed-batch manufacturing process for the production of Flublok influenza vaccine, which was approved by the FDA in 2018. In short, Spodoptera frugiperda (SF+) ...
Product management framework for the development of automation solutions for biologics drug substance manufacturing
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
This thesis presents a product management framework for the development of innovative manufacturing automation solutions, and the application of this framework to the development of automation for a continuous biomanufacturing ...