Browsing MIT Theses by Title
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U-Pb geochronological constraints on the tectonic and thermal evolution of paleoproterozoic crust in the Grand Canyon, Arizona
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U-Pb geochronology of the Acasta Gneiss Complex in Northwest Canada
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)The Acasta Gneiss Complex in Northwest Canada contains the oldest dated rocks in the world. The gneisses range in age from 4.03-3.6 Ga, as determined by U-Pb dating of zircons (Bowring and Williams 1999). U-Pb dating of ... -
U-Th dating of lacustrine carbonates
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)Carbonates are prevalent in many modern and ancient lacustrine settings, but reconstructions of past lake levels or environments from such materials have been hindered by poor chronology. Uranium-thorium (U-Th) dating has ... -
U.S. AI Policy - A Balancing Act
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2023-06)Artificial intelligence policy is emerging as a critical component of U.S. strategy and strategies for countries around the world. What type of AI policy will allow the United States to continue to lead the world in AI ... -
The U.S. air bag regulation : an evaluation of public policy
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U.S. airline business models 2006-2015 : trends and key impacts
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)This thesis focuses on the evolution of U.S. airline business models from 2006-2015, and the impacts of these changes on other stakeholders in the U.S. air transportation system. The U.S. airline industry has been affected ... -
U.S. airline industry operating cost measures from 2000-2016
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)This thesis investigates the evolution of U.S. airlines' unit operating costs from 2000-2016 as well as the factors that drove major changes in cost metrics. We assess the trends in operating cost by carrier type as well ... -
The U.S. Army Coprs [sic] of Engineer's role in reconstruction of Kuwait : a case study and its implications for future international missions
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1992) -
U.S. Bamboo house of the future : standardizing ecological living
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)This thesis focuses on ecological living through the use of bamboo. It explores how the material can be used for methods of prefabricated housing design within the United States. It also uses a "ht of parts" and describes ... -
The U.S. cable television industry : the multi-service operator organizational structure as a bundle of competencies
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)The United States cable television industry is experiencing fierce competition from telephone companies and content providers, as well as new and possibly unknown entrants. As organizations in the industry are currently ... -
U.S. Coast Guard financial management : a systems approach to business process reengineering
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is undertaking an enterprise-wide Financial Management Business Process Re-Engineering (FM BPR) effort that will transform its delivery of financial management services which support ... -
The U.S. Coast Guard sector construct : A study of organizational culture
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)The U. S. Coast Guard has recently merged the operational forces responsible for maritime security in port and coastal zones into a new organization called the Sector construct. This thesis examines the cultural issues ... -
U.S. combat rescue operations, 1970-1980
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The U.S. commercial launch industry--government's role in technological development
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1990) -
U.S. construction as a potential market for Korean international construction industry
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1986) -
U.S. export controls on encryption technology
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)(cont.) effort that eventually paid off in 1999. Interest group politics also factors into the actions of the national security establishment as they also lobby the Presidency and Congress to maintain restrictive encryption ... -
U.S. Forest Service policy in northern New Mexico : a case study of the Hassell Report--1967-2000
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000)As a result of a court house raid in Tierra Amarilla, New Mexico, on June 5, 1967, these actions of local landgrant activists made national headlines and elicited highlevel interest in the land management practices of the ... -
U.S. geothermal district heating : barriers and enablers
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)Geothermal district heating experience in the U.S. is reviewed and evaluated to explore the potential impact of utilizing this frequently undervalued renewable energy resource for space and hot water heating. Although the ... -
The U.S. global AIDS response : norms, interests and the duty to treat
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)The dissertation seeks to explain the transformation in the response by the United States to the challenge of global AIDS. Between 1998 and 2008, U.S. spending on global AIDS increased 50-fold to over $6 billion. Most ... -
U.S. health care reform and medical privacy rights
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1994)
