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Data management in energy and environment systems : a case study of Web services in the E.P.A.'s Clean Air Markets Division.
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
The components comprising the energy and environment system for electric power are both complex and data intensive. With monitoring of different system components becoming common, increasingly the limits posed on participants ...
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 ...
Taiwan's industrial structural change and its implication on energy intensity
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999)
The objective of this thesis is to analyze how the shift in industrial mix had contributed to the energy intensity in Taiwan. The concern for energy intensity is mainly because it is directly related to Carbon Dioxide (CO2) ...
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 ...
ISO 14000 : regulatory reform and environmental management systems
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999)
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 ...
Integrating regional strategic transportation planning and supply chain management : along the path to sustainability
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
A systems perspective for regional strategic transportation planning (RSTP) for freight movements involves an understanding of Supply Chain Management (SCM). This thesis argues that private sector freight shippers and ...
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 ...