Browsing MIT Theses by Title
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Facades of modernity : image, performance, and transformation in the Egyptian metropolis
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)Shifting political, social and cultural landscapes in contemporary Cairo with the triumph of Neolibralism are defining the city's modem heritage. In order to create a narrative of transformation of architectural production ... -
Face detection and recognition in office environments
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999) -
Face distance : unpacking the role of ethnic ties in venture capital investment
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)Venture capitalists have been shown to be more likely to invest in entrepreneurs of the same ethnicity. At the same time, this result rests on assumptions about how shared ethnicity is defined both theoretically and ... -
Face Interface : a methodology for experimental learning of input modalities
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)This thesis demonstrates that creating a system with a visual representation of the face which mirrors the user's facial gestures appears to solve problems in teaching a user to use the new input affordances of face-based ... -
The face of the German house : modernization and cultural anxiety in twentieth-century architectural photographs
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)This dissertation proposes that architectural photography-which became an independent genre in twentieth century Germany-was a primary route along which the cultural and political conflicts of modernization were addressed ... -
Face recognition and computer graphics for modelling expressive faces in 3D
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)This thesis addresses the problem of the lack of verisimilitude in animation. Since computer vision has been aimed at creating photo-realistic representations of environments and face recognition creates replicas of faces ... -
Face recognition in children : evidence for the development of right hemisphere specialization.
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1976) -
Face representation in Cortex : studies using a simple and not so special model
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003) -
Face-up chemical mechanical polishing : kinematics and material removal rate
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)A working prototype face-up CMP tool has successfully been completed. Experiments conducted on the face-up CMP machine qualitatively correspond with the theoretical polishing model. Discrepancies in data from the theoretical ... -
FaceFacts : study of facial features for understanding expression
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999) -
Facemail : preventing common errors when composing email
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)Facemail is a system designed to investigate and prevent common errors that users make while composing emails. Users often accidentally send email to incorrect recipients by mistyping an email address, accidentally clicking ... -
Faceted Id/Entity : managing representation in a digital world
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002)In this thesis, i articulate a theory of how and why individuals use context to convey only a facet of their identity in social interactions. Through this lens, i discuss current issues in digital identity management. In ... -
Facette : using facets to improve tag-based bookmarking
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)Facette is a web service that uses facets to enhance the organizational capabilities of tag-based bookmarking systems. As with other bookmarking services, Facette allows users to associate tags with bookmarks to assist the ... -
The facial action control editor, face : a parametric facial expression editor for computer generated animation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1989) -
Facial expression recognition for a sociable robot
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)In order to develop a sociable robot that can operate in the social environment of humans, we need to develop a robot system that can recognize the emotions of the people it interacts with and can respond to them accordingly. ... -
Facial feature tracking using deformable templates
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1997) -
Facial protective devices for blast-induced traumatic brain injury mitigation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)The purpose of the work in this thesis was to develop a finite element model of a helmet with various additional protective devices and to investigate how the personal protective equipment system affects the mechanical ... -
Facies, paleogeography, and the carbonate precipitation on the archean (2520 Ma) Campbellrand-Malmani carbonate platform, Transvaal supergroup, South Africa
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1995) -
Facilitating Adoption of Continuous Manufacturing Platforms in the Pharmaceutical Industry
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2023-09)Continuous manufacturing (CM) of pharmaceutical products has gained a great deal of interest over the past decade. CM promises multiple benefits to all pharmaceutical industry stakeholders; however, pharmaceutical manufacturers ... -
Facilitating consensus knowledge acquisition by Andrew W. Trice.
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1990)
