Browsing Theses - Technology and Policy Program by Title
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Can cable TV network boost broadband competition in Turkey? : developing policy implications for Turkey
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)Turkey is one of the most important emerging markets in the world. Considering its young educated population prone to use computer technologies, Turkey can make more benefit from broadband services. Compared with OECD ... -
Can Nintendo get its crown back? : examining the dynamics of the U.S. video game console market
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)Several generations of video game consoles have competed in the market since 1972. Overall, the entire market shares many similar characteristics, such as network effects and switching cost, which are found in other ... -
Can we reduce parking at MIT : design and development of a functional commuter dashboard
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)This thesis presents the design, development and initial implementation of a new commuter dashboard tool entitled AccessMyCommute for use by all MIT employees. This is the first in a series of new commuter benefit incentives ... -
Capture-ready power plants : options, technologies and economics
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)A plant can be considered to be capture-ready if, at some point in the future it can be retrofitted for carbon capture and sequestration and still be economical to operate. The concept of capture-ready is not a specific ... -
Carbon dioxide capture from coal-fired power plants : a real potions analysis
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)Investments in three coal-fired power generation technologies are valued using the "real options" valuation methodology in an uncertain carbon dioxide (CO2) price environment. The technologies evaluated are pulverized coal ... -
Carbon dioxide capture technology for the coal-powered electricity industry : a systematic prioritization of research needs
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)Coal is widely relied upon as a fuel for electric power generation, and pressure is increasing to limit emissions of the CO2 produced during its combustion because of concerns over climate change. In order to continue the ... -
Carbon permit prices in the European emissions trading system : a stochastic analysis
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)The Emission Trading Scheme (ETS) is a cornerstone for European efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and in its test phase will operate from 2005-2007. It is a cap-and-trade system where an aggregate cap on emissions ... -
Causes and impacts of Class One engineering changes : an exploratory study based on three defense aircraft acquisition programs
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999)Past studies on engineering changes have focused on products other than defense aerospace products, and have concentrated primarily on the design-manufacturing interface within single companies. Thus, engineering changes ... -
Changes in the characteristics of approved New Drug Applications for antihypertensives
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)In this thesis, the control of hypertension provides the backdrop for my effort to investigate how clinical trial design has evolved for antihypertensive drug submissions reviewed and approved by the Food and Drug ... -
Changes in the characteristics of new drug applications for the treatment and prevention of diabetes mellitus
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)Efforts in managing diabetes, including the medical advances in novel therapies and public health policies of disease control and prevention, have not reduced the disease prevalence since 1990s. I analyze this phenomenon ... -
Characterization of a peptide biomaterial used for cell-seeded scaffolds with an analysis of relevant stem cell policy
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)(cont.) We describe the ethical debate and political climate that led to the decision. An examination of the publication data shows that researchers in the United States have in fact remained leaders in the field until ... -
Characterizing performance of residential internet connections using an analysis of measuring broadband America's web browsing test data
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)This thesis presents an analysis of F.C.C.-measured web page loading times as observed in 2013 from nodes connected to consumer broadband providers in the Northeastern, Southern and Pacific U.S. We also collected data for ... -
Characterizing shale gas and tight oil drilling and production performance variability
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)Shale gas and tight oil are energy resources of growing importance to the U.S. and the world. The combination of horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing has enabled economically feasible production from these resources, ... -
Chinese motor vehicle industry : technology strategy for the future
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A chronological probabilistic production cost model to evaluate the reliability contribution of limited energy plants
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)The growth of renewables in power systems has reinvigorated research and regulatory interest in reliability analysis algorithms such as the Baleriaux/Booth convolution-based probabilistic production cost (PPC) model. ... -
Civilian applications and policy implications of commercial unmanned aerial vehicles
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)As UAV capabilities continue to improve the technology will spill out of the military sector and into commercial and civil applications. Already, UAVs have demonstrated commercial marketability in such diverse areas as ... -
Classes of defense for computer systems
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)Computer security incidents often involve attackers acquiring a complex sequence of escalating capabilities and executing those capabilities across a range of different intermediary actors in order to achieve their ultimate ... -
Clean development pathways for India : evaluating feasibility and modeling impact of policy options
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)Sustaining rapid economic growth and satisfying increasing energy demand while limiting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is a central challenge in India. Proposed policy solutions should be evaluated according to their impacts ... -
Clean energy investments in an uncertain future
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)The energy sector faces a multitude of challenges related to climate change and energy security. These challenges will likely prompt considerable changes in the coming decades, including significant investment and new ... -
The climate change debate and its implications for megacities
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999)
