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Advancing clinical gait analysis through technology and policy
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
Quantitatively analyzing human gait biomechanics will improve our ability to diagnose and treat disability and to measure the effectiveness of assistive devices. Gait analysis is one technology used to analyze walking, but ...
Economic impact of the European Union Emission Trading Scheme : evidence from the refining sector
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
I study the economic impact of the European Union Emission Trading Scheme (EU ETS) on the refining industry in Europe. I contrast previous ex-ante studies with the lessons from a series of interviews I conducted with ...
Evolutionary supply chain risk management : transforming culture for sustainable competitive advantage
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
In today's fast-paced and turbulent global economy, the topic of risk management has gained significant interest in the business and academic world. However, in practice, risk management remains rather underdeveloped and ...
Modeling and control of airport departure processes for emissions reduction
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
Taxiing aircraft contribute significantly to the fuel burn and emissions at airports. This thesis investigates the possibility of reducing fuel burn and emissions from surface operations through a reduction of the taxi ...
A technoregulatory analysis of government regulation and oversight in the United States for the protection of passenger safety in commercial human spaceflight
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
Commercial human spaceflight looks ready to take off as an industry, with "space tourism" as its first application. Paying passengers are likely to begin taking suborbital spaceflights within the next several years, both ...
Risk-informed public safety policy for seismic events in the vicinity of a nuclear power plant
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002)
Nuclear Power Plants (NPPs) are potentially vulnerable to accidents, which can either be internally or externally initiated. External events include natural events like tornadoes, hurricanes, and earthquakes. The purpose ...
Metrics for enterprise transformation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
The objective of this thesis is to depict the role of metrics in the evolving journey of enterprise transformation. To this end, three propositions are explored: (i) metrics and measurement systems drive transformation, ...
Putting policy in drive : coordinating measures to reduce fuel use and greenhouse gas emissions from U.S. light-duty vehicles
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
The challenges of energy security and climate change have prompted efforts to reduce fuel use and greenhouse gas emissions in light-duty vehicles within the United States. Failures in the market for lower rates of fuel ...
System dynamics analysis of incentives for Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B) equipage
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
The demand for air transportation is anticipated to continue to grow in the future. In order to accommodate future demands, the U.S. Joint Planning and Development Office (JPDO) proposed the Next Generation Air Transportation ...
The effects of interactions between federal and state climate policies : implications for federal climate policy design
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
In the absence of a federal policy to cap greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions many states are moving forward with their own initiatives, which currently range from announcements of commitments to reduce greenhouse gases to a ...