by Guru Prasanna., Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2001., Page 123 blank., Includes bibliographical references (p. 121-122).

The main characteristics of Darwin's life and work will be examined, as well as the developments which occurred after his death, especially neodarwinism and the synthetic theory of organic change. In which ways the extraordinary progress made in the field…

by Biao Huang., Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Technology and Policy Program, 2001., Includes bibliographical references (leaves 112-115).

As interconnect linewidths continue to scale downward, a detailed knowledge of stress evolution and void growth processes enables a determination of the electromigration-induced failure times of these interconnects. This thesis provides this knowledge through the development of an electromigration simulation…

This thesis presents two applications of the prototypical make-to-stock queue model that are mainly motivated by supply chain management and e-commerce issues. In the first part, we consider the decentralized version of the make-to-stock model. Two different agents that we…

ABSTRACT: Efficient use of water resources is the key to guarantee suply for future human consumption and irrigation. In the irrigated areas of the Cerrado region pressurized irrigation systems allow high efficiency in water conduction. However, lack of knowledge in…

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The present article deals with some sociopolitical aspects completely
necessary to understand the current situation of Basque language.
After introducing some general aspects, conditions and development
of the process of linguistic standardization are taken into account in
the Basque territories…

"El manejo de los cultivos hortícolas y agrícolas, actualmente incluye la utilización de un elevado número de productos agroquímicos destinados al control de todo tipo de plagas; maleza, enfermedades de hongos, bacterias, virus e insectos. Es claro que un elevado…

by Jeffrey C. Chi., Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2001., Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-216).