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Analysis of a top-down bottom-up data analysis framework and software architecture design
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
Data analytics is currently a topic that is popular in academia and in industry. This is one form of bottom-up analysis, where insights are gained by analyzing data. System dynamics is the opposite, a top-down methodology, ...
Bioenergy and its use to mitigate the climate impact of aviation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)
The use of modern bioenergy presents an opportunity to mitigate CO2 emissions contributing to anthropogenic climate change by offsetting fossil fuel use, and the work presented in this thesis contributes to the literature ...
Enhancing astronaut mobility through spacesuit kinematics and interactive space outreach
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
Human spaceflight programs are facing new challenges rising from the evolution of the exploration agenda, as well as the changing international panel of actors. Planetary exploration missions will require intensive ...
An investigation of optimal job characteristics for recruiting and retaining Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) professionals
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
Motivated by the aspiration to extrapolate optimal combinations of job characteristics that may minimize employee turnover rate, this research investigates impacts of specific workplace policies in autonomy, performance ...
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 ...
Economics of end-of-life materials recover : a study of small appliances and computer devices in Portugal
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
The challenges brought on by the increasing complexity of electronic products, and the criticality of the materials these devices contain, present an opportunity for maximizing the economic and societal benefits derived ...
A mixed methods approach to modeling personal protective equipment supply chains for infectious disease outbreak response
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
Personal protective equipment (PPE) is critical to the protection of healthcare workers responding to infectious disease outbreaks. The ability of the PPE supply chain to provide adequate and consistent supply when there ...
Resiliency of interdependent gas and electricity systems : the New England case
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
According to the Presidential Policy Directive 21, the natural gas and the power systems should be able to recover quickly following a disaster and also be able to anticipate high-impact, low-probability events, rapidly ...
Competitive strategy for the proposed Texas High Speed Rail Project : a system dynamics/ CLIOS process approach
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)
The Texas High-Speed Rail (HSR) is an unprecedented US project proposed by a private company. This project has many uncertainties because it will be funded only by the private sectors and it is the first US HSR project ...
Design of a mobile kit for cardiovascular disease screening in resource constrained environments
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)
In the past few decades global health has improved significantly and many countries have started to move away from high mortality rates due to infectious diseases. This trend has however been accompanied by an increase in ...