Browsing MIT Theses by Title
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Empowering cooperation : Dominican hometown associations and the politics of transnational community development
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)This dissertation examines how three Dominican hometown associations (HTAs) define, negotiate and practice transnational community development, by carefully analyzing the processes through which state, migrants and non-migrant ... -
Empowering K-12 Students to Understand and Design Conversational Agents: Concepts, Recommendations and Development Platforms
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2022-09)Conversation influences nearly every aspect of human life, and has done so for ages. Recently, people have begun to converse with technology. This method of technology interaction has rapidly become prominent, and raises ... -
Empowering novices to understand and use machine learning with personalized image classification models, intuitive analysis tools, and MIT App Inventor
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019)As machine learning permeates our society and manifests itself through commonplace technologies such as autonomous vehicles, facial recognition, and online store recommendations, it is necessary that the increasing number ... -
Empowering Users on Social Media for Better Content Credibility
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2023-09)As misinformation raged on online social spaces and threatened people’s lives and even democracy, platforms rose as the authority on misinformation detection and moderation. However, concerns about freedom of speech and ... -
Empty coffers--tax reform politics in Boston and New York
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1986) -
Empty container logistics optimization : an implementation framework and methods
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)Empty container logistics is a huge cost component in an ocean carrier's operations. Managing this cost is important to ensure profitability of the business. This thesis proposes a 3-stage framework to handle empty container ... -
Emulating the fast-start swimming performance of the Chain Pickerel (Esox niger) using a mechanical fish design
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)Mean maximum start-up accelerations and velocities achieved by the fast-start specialist, northern pike, are reported at 120 ms-2 and 4 ms-1, respectively (Harper and Blake, 1990). In this thesis, a simple mechanical system ... -
Emulation of haptic feedback for manual interfaces
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1996) -
Emulation of microprocessor memory systems using the RAMP design framework
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)With the computer hardware industry and the academic world focused on multiprocessor systems, the RAMP project is aiming to provide the infrastructure for supporting high-speed emulation of large scale, massively-parallel ... -
An emulation-based methodology for integrating design, testing and diagnosis of application-specific integrated circuits
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1994) -
An emulator of an engine-car system by an engine-dynamometer system
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1980) -
Emulsification, separation, and manipulation of oil-water systems using condensation, electrocoalescence, and electrowetting
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)This thesis explores the emulsification, separation, and manipulation of oil/water mixtures using a range of chemical, mechanical, and electrical techniques. Simply explained, this thesis reports new methods to emulsify ... -
En-route airspace capacity under flow separation and scheduling constraints
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002) -
Ena/VASP proteins regulate vertebrate nervous system development : a thesis presented
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)Nervous system development is a complex morphogenetic process. Cell migration, axon guidance and many other regulated cell shape changes build a functional nervous system. These processes depend upon regulation of the actin ... -
Enablers and barriers to successful implementation of activity-based costing in the defense aircraft industry
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999)Activity-Based Costing, ABC, is a strategic cost-allocation method that provides enterprises with better understanding of how cost flows through their organizations. This report analyzes the implementation of ABC within ... -
Enabling a consumer headset in product development
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000)Manufacturing-intensive companies like Ford Motor Company have come to the realization that they need to have a strong consumer focus to survive in today's competitive world. Ford has just recently announced steps to further ... -
Enabling a permanent human presence beyond low Earth orbit: wearable radiation protection and enhanced science through virtual reality
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2023-09)NASA's ambitious plans for human space exploration include returning to the Moon within the next five years and undertaking long-duration, deep-space missions to Mars within the next decade. This thesis encompasses two key ... -
Enabling Accurate and High-Throughput Kinetics Predictions via Message Passing Neural Networks
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2023-09)Quantitative estimates for kinetic properties, namely reaction barrier heights and reaction energies, are essential for developing kinetic mechanisms, predicting reaction outcomes, and optimizing chemical processes. While ... -
Enabling Actionable Maintenance Analytics with Ontology-driven Natural Language Processing
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2023-06)Asset maintenance is a crucial aspect of biomanufacturing operations, with significant associated costs. To mitigate these expenses, companies are increasingly adopting predictive maintenance approaches that leverage data ... -
Enabling and inhibiting urban development : a case study of Lahore Improvement Trust as a late colonial institution
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)This thesis examines the Lahore Improvement Trust in relation to the urban development of the city of Lahore in mid-twentieth century. LIT was responsible for most major urban development in the city from 1936 up until ...