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The Legitimation Of Novel Technologies: The Case Of Nanotechnology, Anastasia E. Thyroff
The Legitimation Of Novel Technologies: The Case Of Nanotechnology, Anastasia E. Thyroff
Graduate Theses and Dissertations
Nanotechnology is the control, manipulation, and application of matter on an atomic and molecular level. The technology is complex and confusing to consumers, and its long-term safety and effect on the human body, as well as the environment, are unknown. However, for the past decade, nanotechnology has been used to develop consumer products and food with novel and attractive attributes.
Since nanotechnology is still not well known, it is not legitimized; that is, it has not been deemed safe and accepted by society. However, the market for nanotechnology is in the legitimation process. It will take an entire network of …
Load Mixing To Improve Container Utilization, Crystal Wilson
Load Mixing To Improve Container Utilization, Crystal Wilson
Graduate Theses and Dissertations
The under utilization in trucking leads to nearly 5 billion gallons of wasted fuel annually. One way to recapture part of this waste is to use collaborative logistics. This research focuses on one specific aspect of collaborative logistics: load mixing. Load mixing is the idea of mixing two or more items of different weights in the same container to reduce the number of trucks needed.
Load mixing is similar to other packing problems such as the knapsack and container loading problems. However, traditional packing problems typically only assume a single type of capacity (e.g., weight), whereas load mixing must simultaneously …