Browsing Technology and Policy - Master's degree by Title
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U.S. geothermal district heating : barriers and enablers
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)Geothermal district heating experience in the U.S. is reviewed and evaluated to explore the potential impact of utilizing this frequently undervalued renewable energy resource for space and hot water heating. Although the ... -
Uncertainty analysis of capacity estimates and leakage potential for geologic storage of carbon dioxide in saline aquifers
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)The need to address climate change has gained political momentum, and Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) is a technology that is seen as being feasible for the mitigation of carbon dioxide emissions. However, there is ... -
Uncertainty analysis of the cost of climate policies
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)Every climate change policy issue is inherently limited by two questions: what are exactly the consequences of climate change for our lives? How much will it cost to deal with them? Almost twelve years after the parties ... -
Uncertainty in synthetic biology for release and possibilities for regulation under the Toxic Substances Control Act
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)The emerging field of synthetic biology is developing rapidly and promises diverse applications. Many anticipated applications, particularly those involving release of engineered microbes into the environment or human ... -
Understanding the differences in the development and use of advanced traveler information systems for vehicles (ATIS/V) in the U.S., Germany, and Japan
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)Traffic congestion is becoming a serious problem. As a solution, advanced traveler information systems (ATIS) mitigate traffic congestion by providing real-time traffic information to travelers. ATIS includes various ... -
Understanding the institutional landscape of cyber security
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)The decentralized architecture of the Internet, which has been key to its development and worldwide deployment, is making it challenging to secure Internet user experience. Many organizations claim to be playing a role in ... -
Understanding user state and preferences for robust spoken dialog systems and location-aware assistive technology
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)This research focuses on improving the performance of spoken dialog systems (SDS) in the domain of assistive technology for people with disabilities. Automatic speech recognition (ASR) has compelling potential applications ... -
Unexpected consequences of demand response : implications for energy and capacity price level and volatility
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)Historically, electricity consumption has been largely insensitive to short term spot market conditions, requiring the equating of supply and demand to occur almost exclusively through changes in production. Large scale ... -
Unintended effects of changes in NIH appropriations : challenges for biomedical research workforce development
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)The U.S. government doubled NIH appropriations between 1998 and 2003, aiming to significantly foster research activities in biomedicine. However, several indicators demonstrate not only that the impact of the budget increase ... -
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 ... -
United States Air Force Air Logistics Centers : lean enterprise transformation and associated capabilities
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)Lean enterprise transformation entails a complementary set of initiatives and efforts executed over a substantial period of time, in a consistent and coordinated manner, at all levels of the enterprise. It builds upon ... -
Unlocking the value of distributed energy resources in electric distribution networks : exploring the role of locational tariffs
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)The proliferation of distributed energy resources (DERs) in electric distribution networks brings both challenges and opportunities to the management of the electric grid. In the right locations these resources can provide ... -
Unraveling Internet identities : accountability & anonymity at the application layer
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)Both anonymity and accountability play crucial roles in sustaining the Internet's functionality, however there is a common misconception that increasing the anonymity of Internet identities necessitates diminishing their ... -
Urban transportation policies toward sustainability of mega-cities
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002)A study was carried out on policies to address the environmental damage caused by urban public transportation in megacities. Policy recommendations were proposed to alleviate the environmental impact of transportation in ... -
The use for frequency-consequence curves in future reactor licensing
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)The licensing of nuclear power plants has focused until now on Light Water Reactors and has not incorporated systematically insights and benefits from Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA). With the goal of making the licensing ... -
Use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to aid in siting dredged material disposal areas
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998)Dredging of the ports and waterways in the United States has implications for the economy and military preparedness and is hampered by a lack of disposal areas. Current dredged material disposal site selection methodologies ... -
The use of satellite-based technology in developing countries
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)Satellite technology in the areas of remote sensing, communication, and navigation can provide valuable information in a number of areas from business to disaster management to agriculture. There is great potential for ... -
Used nuclear fuel storage options including implications of small modular reactors
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)This work addresses two aspects of the nuclear fuel cycle system with significant policy implications. The first is the preferred option for used fuel storage based on economics: local, regional or national storage. The ... -
Using "teacher moments" as an online practice space for parent-teacher conference simulation in preservice teacher education
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)The aim of this thesis is to investigate and improve the suitability of Teacher Moments as an online practice space for parent-teacher conference simulation in preservice teacher education. We evaluate Teacher Moments by ... -
Using a water balance model to analyze the implications of potential irrigation development in the Upper Blue Nile Basin
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)More than 200 rivers in the world cross at least one political border. Any development project including hydropower or irrigation that is implemented in a trans-boundary river is in essence a claim on the resource. Managing ...
