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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 ...
Analysis of global airline alliances as a strategy for international network development
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
Since the late 1990s, network airlines worldwide have being enrolling in one of the three current Global Airline Alliances (GALs), oneworld, Star Alliance and SkyTeam. By 2011, airlines belonging to the three GALs transported ...
An evaluation of short innovation contest implementation in the federal context
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013)
Technologies over the past three decades have democratized the tools of knowledge creation, thus creating increasing communities of innovators outside traditional organizations' boundaries. Cost effective ways of leveraging ...
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 ...
Prospects for grid-connected solar PV in Kenya
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013)
Kenya's electric power system is heavily reliant on hydropower, leaving it vulnerable during recurring droughts. Supply shortfalls are currently met through the use of expensive leased diesel generation. Therefore, plans ...
Scaling air quality effects from alternative jet fuel in aircraft and ground support equipment
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)
Many of the nation's largest airports, including Los Angeles International Airport, the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Chicago O'Hare International Airport and Washington Dulles International Airport are ...
Responding to traveling patients' seasonal demands for health care services in the Veterans Health Administration
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013)
The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) provides care to over eight million Veterans and operates over 1,700 sites of care distributed across twenty-one regional networks in the United States. Health care providers within ...
Rethinking CCS - strategies for technology development in times of uncertainty
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013)
Concerns over climate change and a reliance on CO₂-emitting fossil fuels for a majority of the world's energy supply have motivated the development of carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS). However, CCS is not yet ...