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Unintended effects of federal transportation policy: a look at the lifecycle costs of the interstate system
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
The federal surface transportation program in the United States stands at a crossroads. Short on money and lacking vision, the program is in need of reevaluation and reform. This thesis attempts to illustrate the current ...
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 ...
Best practices for industry-university research collaborations
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
This thesis reports a study of industry-university collaborations aimed at the development of best practices to enhance the impact of such collaborations on company competitiveness. The data sample involves twenty-five ...
Assessing deployment strategies for ethanol and flex fuel vehicles in the U.S. light-duty vehicle fleet
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
Within the next 3-7 years the US light duty fleet and fuel supply will encounter what is commonly referred to as the "blend wall". This phenomenon describes the situation when more ethanol production has been mandated than ...
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 ...
Development of a public health information infrastructure for postmarket evidence
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
Postmarket data on prescription medical product performance has historically been incomplete, underutilized, and mismanaged to inform safety and comparative clinical effectiveness. Congress has tasked the Food and Drug ...
Knowledge production at the global frontier : the case of China
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
China is increasingly seen as a participant in the global knowledge economy, with recent studies have highlighted the rising number of scientists and engineers educated in Chinese institutions of higher education, and the ...