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201.

The role of consideration in the pursuit of market share : a study of the U.S. automobile industry
Knight, Kenneth Darnell, 1960-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	The state of business in the U.S. automobile industry is such that competition is fierce, and consumers have a perplexing number of alternatives from which to choose. The final purchase decision by the consumer is where most industry experts focus…
Fecha:	2005-06-02
Recurso:	MIT

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202.

Distributed coordination of autonomous agents by communicating on a need-to-know basis
Chen, Judy Y. (Judy Yann-Yun), 1980-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	Intelligent autonomous agents working cooperatively accomplish tasks more efficiently than single agents, as well as tasks that were infeasible for the single agent. For example, a single agent transporting a ton of blocks will need to take multiple trips, possibly…
Fecha:	2005-06-02
Recurso:	MIT

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203.

Self-organizing event maps
Tardiff, Seth Ronald, 1981-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	To take further steps along the path toward true artificial intelligence, systems must be built that are capable of learning about the world around them through observation and explanation. These systems should be flexible and robust in the style of…
Fecha:	2005-06-02
Recurso:	MIT

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204.

Obligations abroad : towards a just foreign policy
Rothkin, Karen, 1966-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	This dissertation considers three implications of collective self-government for just foreign policies in an imperfect world. Individuals are the appropriate moral unit of analysis, constrained to govern themselves justly, together with compatriots. First I derive limits to state autonomy that…
Fecha:	2005-06-02
Recurso:	MIT

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205.

Between document and monument : architectural artifact in an age of specialized institutions
Savas, Aysen

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	This dissertation is a critical analysis of the transformations in the definition of a modem architectural artifact and the artifact's changing status in an institutional context. This work develops on a series of themes which proceed on the assumption that…
Fecha:	2005-08-16
Recurso:	MIT

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206.

Projects, management, and protean times : engineering enterprise in the United States, 1870-1960, Engineering enterprise in the United States, 1870-1960
Pinney, Benjamin W

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	In this dissertation, I trace methods for organizing skilled workers engaged in creative, limited-term projects in the United States between the nineteenth century and the 1950s. Examining eras of system building in technical fields-civil engineering in the nineteenth century, laboratory…
Fecha:	2005-08-23
Recurso:	MIT

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207.

Two-electron mixed-valence complexes small molecule activation and photocatalytic hydrogen production, 2-electron mixed-valence complexes small molecule activation and photocatalytic hydrogen production
Heyduk, Alan F. (Alan Frank), 1974-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	Two-electron mixed-valence complexes of rhodium may be supported by diphosphazane ligands (RN(PY2)2). Whereas diphosphazane ligands with strongly [pi]-acidic phosphine groups (Y = F, OCH2CF3) react with RhI starting materials to afford binuclear Rh20,II complexes, Rh20,II(MeN(PY)2)3X2(L) or Rh2"II(MeN(PY),)3X2 (X = Cl,…
Fecha:	2005-08-23
Recurso:	MIT

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208.

Probabilistic risk analysis of restructured electric power systems : implications for reliability analysis and policies
Felder, Frank Andrew

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	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…
Fecha:	2005-08-23
Recurso:	MIT

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209.

Chondrocyte metabolism and matrix nano-electromechanics : the response to cartilage tissue shear deformation
Jin, Moonsoo, 1971-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	Cartilage functions as a load bearing and friction reducing material in synovial joints and it is constantly exposed to in vivo loading which is coupled to electromechanical and physicochemical forces. The swelling pressure of cartilage originates from proteoglycans containing negatively…
Fecha:	2005-08-23
Recurso:	MIT

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210.

Multivariate endpoint detection of plasma etching processes
Goodlin, Brian E., 1974-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	In plasma etching process it is critical to know when the film being etched has cleared to the underlying film, i.e. to detect endpoint, in order to achieve the desired device performance in the resulting integrated circuit. The most highly…
Fecha:	2005-08-23
Recurso:	MIT

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211.

Essays on equilibrium selection
Larson, Nathan (Nathan Christopher), 1974-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	The first two chapters of this thesis explore how coordination happens in simple games. The first chapter models the adaptive play of a 2 x 2 game by pairs of agents matched together from a large population. In contrast with…
Fecha:	2005-08-23
Recurso:	MIT

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212.

José Rafael Moneo Vallés: 1965-1985
Koukoutsi-Mazarakis, Valeria E., 1962-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	Rafael Moneo, a Spanish architect and educator who has been practicing architecture in Madrid since 1965, rose in the profession from local practitioner to designer of international reputation in the mid-1980s with his Museum of Roman Art in MWrida (1980-86)…
Fecha:	2005-08-23
Recurso:	MIT

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213.

Computational comparative genomics : genes, regulation, evolution
Kamvysselis, Manolis, 1977-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	Understanding the biological signals encoded in a genome is a key challenge of computational biology. These signals are encoded in the four-nucleotide alphabet of DNA and are responsible for all molecular processes in the cell. In particular, the genome contains…
Fecha:	2005-08-24
Recurso:	MIT

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214.

Documenting dreams : patient-centered records versus practice-centered records
Østerlund, Carsten Svarrer, 1965-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	This thesis explores how doctors and nurses use documents to share their knowledge within and across healthcare settings. In addressing this question I draw on a 15-month, multi-sited ethnographic study in several pediatric health care settings, following patients from primary…
Fecha:	2005-08-24
Recurso:	MIT

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215.

Analysis of a duo-selecting membrane reactor for the water-gas shift
Hardy, AliciA Jillian Jackson, 1978-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	The water-gas shift reaction is an exothermic and reversible catalytic process that converts carbon monoxide and water (steam) to hydrogen and carbon dioxide. In regard to energy-related issues, the water-gas shift is part of the process of reforming hydrocarbons to…
Fecha:	2005-09-06
Recurso:	MIT

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216.

Effects of surface properties on solder bump formation by direct droplet deposition
Hsiao, Wen Kai, 1972-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	Recent advances in microdroplet generation and deposition processes have made it possible to directly form solder bumps on integrated circuits using micron-sized molten metal droplets. The direct droplet deposition bumping process can potentially produce uniform-sized bumps more economically than the…
Fecha:	2005-09-06
Recurso:	MIT

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217.

Workspace in transition : rethinking workspace through the design of reconfigurable worksurfaces
Cho, Minjung, 1974-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	Communication is an integral part of today's workplace, linking people, objects, and information. Now that knowledge exchange is considered a significant work activity, new technologies have been developed to support communication with people who are On the move. As a…
Fecha:	2005-09-26
Recurso:	MIT

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218.

Limit linear series in positive characteristic and Frobenius-unstable vector bundles on curves
Osserman, Brian, 1977-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	(cont.) yield a new proof of a result of Mochizuki yield a new proof of a result of Mochizuki Frobenius-unstable bundles for C general, and hence obtaining a self-contained proof of the resulting formula for the degree of V₂., Using…
Fecha:	2005-09-26
Recurso:	MIT

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219.

Reliability quantification of nuclear safety-related software
Zhang, Yi, 1973-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	The objective of this study is to improve quality and reliability of safety-critical software in the nuclear industry. It is accomplished by focusing on the following two areas: Formulation of a standard extensive integrated software testing strategy for safety-critical software,…
Fecha:	2005-09-26
Recurso:	MIT

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220.

Applying axiomatic design methodology to enable adaptation of clinical guidelines to local contexts
Denekamp, Yaron, 1963-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	Background: Local adaptation of guidelines may increase compliance with guidelines that have been developed at a national level and are often not used in practice because of contextual factors. We have developed a representation scheme known as HieroGLIF, that facilitates…
Fecha:	2005-09-27
Recurso:	MIT

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221.

What do firm boundaries do? : employment relationships and transaction governance in internal and outsourced IT projects
Bidwell, Matthew James, 1974-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	Firm boundaries have been the subject of much scholarly interest in recent years, as firms increasingly hire external, "contingent" workers and outsource previously core activities. However, little empirical research has directly studied what happens differently inside the firm's boundaries, versus…
Fecha:	2005-09-27
Recurso:	MIT

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222.

A fracture-based approach to understanding debonding in FRP bonded structural members
GüneÅ, OÄuz, 1971-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	(cont.) members. The experimental program for RC beams involves qualitative and quantitative observation of the changes in the debonding behavior and load capacity of the beams with various configurations of shear and/or flexural strengthening and anchorage conditions in four evolutionary…
Fecha:	2005-09-27
Recurso:	MIT

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223.

Better learning of mechanics through information technology
Regalado S., Carlos A. (Carlos Andrés Regalado Santamaría), 1971-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	(cont.) visualize complex geometric arrangements. Finally, the tools developed represent an alternative to what learning technology has always done; transmit academic knowledge to the student. These tools are an example of how IT can be used to go beyond the…
Fecha:	2005-09-27
Recurso:	MIT

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224.

Oxidation of methionine residues in protein pharmaceuticals
Chu, Jhih-Wei, 1973-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	(cont.) of free methionine. Therefore, the environments surrounding different methionine sites in G-CSF mainly provide spatial restriction to the access to the solvent but do not affect oxidation in a specific manner, consistent with the good correlation between 2SWCN's and…
Fecha:	2005-09-27
Recurso:	MIT

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225.

Cisplatin-induced nucleosome and RNA polymerase II modification mediate cellular response to the drug
Wang, Dong, 1975-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	(cont.) with recombinant material. The in vitro system established in this study will facilitate the investigation of platinum-DNA damage by DNA repair processes and help elucidate the role of specific post-translational modification in NER of platinum-DNA adducts at the physiologically…
Fecha:	2005-09-27
Recurso:	MIT

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226.

Event structure and the encoding of arguments : the syntax of the Mandarin and English verb phrase
Lin, Jimmy J. (Jimmy Jr-Pin), 1979-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	(cont.) to variations in the way functional elements interact with verbal roots. Overall, my work not only contributes to our understanding of how events are syntactically represented, but also explicates interactions at the syntax-semantics interface, clarifying the relationship between surface…
Fecha:	2005-09-27
Recurso:	MIT

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227.

Cognitive-developmental learning for a humanoid robot : a caregiver's gift
Arsenio, Artur Miguel Do Amaral, 1972-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	(cont.) which are then applied to developmentally acquire new object representations. The humanoid robot therefore sees the world through the caregiver's eyes. Building an artificial humanoid robot's brain, even at an infant's cognitive level, has been a long quest which…
Fecha:	2005-09-27
Recurso:	MIT

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228.

Cognitive and neural correlates of memory retrieval in young and older adults
O'Kane, Gail, 1965-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	(cont.) increased activity whenever recollection was attempted, independent of the level of recollection success. The results are consistent with the hypothesis that increased left-lateralized retrieval activity in older adults supports recollection attempt. Age deficits in semantic memory are more subtle…
Fecha:	2005-09-27
Recurso:	MIT

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229.

Mechanical and optical behavior of a novel optical fiber crack sensor and an interferometric strain sensor
Olson, Noah Gale, 1969-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	The proper interpretation of measurements from an optical fiber sensor requires a full understanding of its mechanical response to external action and the corresponding change in optical output. To quantify the mechanical behavior it is necessary to know the mechanical…
Fecha:	2005-10-14
Recurso:	MIT

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230.

The synthesis, characterization and catalytic applications of mesocellular silica foams
Lettow, John Stangland, 1973-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	Despite recent progress in materials synthesis, there are few materials with narrow pore size distributions and well-defined pore structures in the size range of 100 - 500 A. Materials with pores of 100 - 500 A possess a potential combination…
Fecha:	2005-10-14
Recurso:	MIT

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231.

Decision support tools for urban air quality management
San Martini, Federico M. (Federico Matteo), 1973-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	This thesis developed and applied tools to bridge the gap between available data and action for urban air quality management, focusing on strategies to reduce particle concentrations. One of the principal thesis contributions is a Bayesian method to exploit the…
Fecha:	2005-10-14
Recurso:	MIT

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232.

Controlling the reactivity of Mo(III) with di- and tri-atomic molecules via sterically demanding ligands
Cherry, John-Paul F. (John-Paul Francis), 1971-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	Chapter 1. Molybdenum Dinitrogen Chemistry: Formation and Reactivity of (Ar[tBu]N)3MoN2- A collection of (Ar[tBu]N)3MoN2- compounds, supported with Na+, K+, Mg2+ and Ca2+ have been prepared through a variety of synthetic routes. In several experiments, N2 was replaced with other small…
Fecha:	2005-08-23
Recurso:	MIT

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233.

Defect reactions and impurity control in silicon
Zhao, Song, 1964-

Formato:	Thesis
Enlaces:	This Ph.D. thesis has covered the scientific issues of defect reactions involving dopants and impurities in Si, and the applications of this knowledge to reactive ion etching (RIE) and Fe gettering processes. The reactions among self-interstitials (Sii), vacancies (V), impurities…
Fecha:	2005-08-23
Recurso:	MIT

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234.

Strained Silicon on Silicon by Wafer Bonding and Layer Transfer from Relaxed SiGe Buffer
Isaacson, David M. - Taraschi, G. - Pitera, Arthur J. - Ariel, Nava - Fitzgerald, Eugene A. - Langdo, Thomas A.

Formato:	Article
Enlaces:	We report the creation of strained silicon on silicon (SSOS) substrate technology. The method uses a relaxed SiGe buffer as a template for inducing tensile strain in a Si layer, which is then bonded to another Si handle wafer. The…
Fecha:	2004-12-10
Recurso:	MIT

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235.

Performance-Driven Microfabrication-Oriented Methodology for MEMS Conceptual Design with Application in Microfluidic Device Design
Deng, Y.-M. - Lu, Wen Feng

Formato:	Article
Enlaces:	Performance and manufacturability are two important issues that must be taken into account during MEMS design. Existing MEMS design models or systems follow a process-driven design paradigm, that is, design starts from the specification of process sequence or the customization…
Fecha:	2004-12-14
Recurso:	MIT

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236.

Inverse Metabolic Engineering of Synechocystis PCC 6803 for Improved Growth Rate and Poly-3-hydroxybutyrate Production
Tyo, Keith E. - Stephanopoulos, Gregory

Formato:	Article
Enlaces:	Synechocystis PCC 6803 is a photosynthetic bacterium that has the potential to make bioproducts from carbon dioxide and light. Biochemical production from photosynthetic organisms is attractive because it replaces the typical bioprocessing steps of crop growth, milling, and fermentation, with…
Fecha:	2004-12-15
Recurso:	MIT