Global ETD Search
Search theses and dissertations gathered from participating repositories worldwide. Every result links back to the library that holds it. No account is needed.
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Showing 1 to 20 of 13994 for “"Technologies"”.
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Privacy and Geospatial Technologies
… examines the role of geospatial and ancillary technologies in the erosion of privacy in contemporary society. The development of Remote Sensing, GIS, and GPS technologies are explored as a means of understanding both their current and predicted uses and capabilities. Examination is also made of …
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Silicon microaccelerometer fabrication technologies
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 1997.
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New technologies for neuromodulation
Non-invasive neural stimulation techniques are of increasing importance as devices move from the lab to the clinical environment. One such technology-transcranial magnetic stimulation-has already made the transition and is currently used by clinicians to treat depression. This device has several …
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Modeling of planarization technologies
… of this thesis is to understand and model new technologies for the planarization of integrated circuits. Two technologies and models are explored: characterization and modeling of a novel polishing pad, and a dynamic wafer level physical model for electrochemical-mechanical polishing (ECMP). …
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Information System for Environmental Technologies
Geographical Information Systems (GIS) play an important role in environmental management solutions, and they are being used with increasing frequency in environmental studies. The use of GIS technology in environmental studies provides a better way to manage, analyze, display and share the …
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Mobile technologies and public spaces
Mobile technologies are the latest technologies in the realm of communication media. They have the potential to flatten the world by making it a place where gender, age, class, race and nationality can no longer hold us back from being heard and being informed. We have learned that these …
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Creative Technologies for Behaviour Change
This thesis presents innovative uses of technology to support motivation, using motivational interviewing (MI) and functional imagery training (FIT) scripts developed specifically for remote delivery. MI scripts aimed to develop discrepancy, evoke solutions and promote self-efficacy. FIT scripts …
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Quantum light for quantum technologies
In this thesis we will theoretically investigate three potentially useful physical systems, after first developing the theoretical framework necessary for studying them. First, we will study the multiphoton absorption properties of maximally path entangled number (N00N) states. This is directly …
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ON SCALABILITY OF BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGIES
In this dissertation, we explore how to improve scalability of blockchains while maintaining their fundamental premise of decentralization. Scalable blockchains are capable of delivering a target throughput and latency in the presence of increasing workload. To this end, first we present …
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Regulation of Novel Biomedical Technologies
… around the theme of regulation of biomedical technologies that are either emerging or that have undergone significant developments over the past decade or so. Each of these three research works examines a legal response to a technological development in the areas of biotechnology and/or …
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Smart Grid Technologies and Implementations
… many literatures talked about some specific technologies and implementations, few of them could give a clear picture on the smart grid implementations in a macro scale like what is the main consideration for the smart grid implementations, how to examine the power system operation with …
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Understanding How Communication Technologies *Regulate
… or collectively influence the values embedded in technologies to promote social goals. This could occur either through market pressure, public pressure, fiscal incentives, or regulation. This section contains a comprehensive analysis of these methods while considering pertinent technological and …
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Global review of CSP technologies
… global review of concentrating solar power (CSP) technologies is based mainly on an assessment of available international literature, up to 31 October 2011. It includes a review of major CSP projects currently operating or under development at this time; the respective CSP technologies employed; …
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Disruptive technologies : an expanded view
The awareness of disruptive technologies and their potential effects on established firms was recently brought to the forefront of business thinking by Clayton Christensen in his book "The Innovator's Dilemma: When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail". While Christensen's work offers a …
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Communications technologies in collaborative design
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 1997.
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A Complex For Computer Technologies
… one which is labeled "a complex for computer technologies" this complex looks at the relationship between architecture and the computer image in three different levels but always promoting human interaction.
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Designing Technologies for Empathic Communication
… I raise the question of whether computer technologies can become brokers of Empathic Communication between people who care about each other, with a specific focus on intimate partners. How can we conceptualize Empathic Communication, how can we build tools that support it, and how do we …
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