Ensuring environmental sustainability is the aim of the seventh Millennium Development Goal (MDG7). United Nations data shows insufficient progress, especially in developing countries. In order to generate new information about this progress and the main barriers that hinder it, we…

The objective of this thesis is to clarify the ways that organizational factors influence nuclear power plant performance in order to improve performance. Therefore, this thesis studied the nuclear power plant organizational environment by identifying and detailing its important work…

by Christopher Granger Atkeson., Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Whitaker College of Health Sciences, Technology, and Management, Dept. of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, 1986., MICROFICHE COPY AVAILABLE IN ARCHIVES AND SCIENCE, Bibliography: leaves 143-154.

by Kah-Peng Aw., Thesis (M.B.A.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 2001., Includes bibliographical references (leaf 55).

A Síntese de Redes de Equipamentos de Transferência de Massa visa à redução da emissão de poluentes industriais através da integração de processos. Nesta integração, o processo é otimizado do ponto de vista do consumo de agentes de transferência de…

Conhecer as características térmicas dos materiais é extremamente importante para o desenvolvimento de um processo de secagem, pois propicia melhor eficiência operacional, além de melhorar a qualidade do produto final. A literatura fornece isotermas de várias fibras naturais de algodão,…

Modem society requires reliable and safe operation of its infrastructure. Policymakers believe that, in many industries, competitive markets and regulatory incentives will result in system performance superior to that under command-and-control regulation. Analytical techniques to evaluate the reliability and safety…

Current reasoning systems attempt to model an agent's knowledge and interaction with its environment in a symbolic manner. This environment, its world is generally dynamic and changing due to natural evolution or the actions of other agents that are a…

The research was conducted to determine the power of the knowledge of management techniques among indigenous entrepreneurs in Nigeria and make recommendations. The survey research method was used and researchers self-designed questionnaire, titled, “Entrepreneurs Self-Assessment Questionnaire” (ESAQ) and face-to-face personal…

In an era of uncertain and highly competitive business environments business leaders believe that the level of knowledge and skill of the existing human capital are more strategically critical than ever before. The sustainability of a business is highly dependent…