Doctoral Dissertations
Dissertations from 2014
Role of Leucine in Modulation of Mitochondrial Biogenesis and SIRT1-AMPK Signaling in C2C12 Myotubes, Chunzi Liang
Regional Assessment of the Relationships of Conservation Practices to Northern Bobwhite and Other Priority Grassland Bird Breeding Populations, Christopher Manuel Lituma
Generation Scheduling for Power Systems with Demand Response and a High Penetration of Wind Energy, Guodong Liu
Neutron Scattering Studies of Cuprates and Iron Pnictides, Mengshu Liu
Atomic Structure of the Vicinal Interface between Silicon Carbide and Silicon Dioxide, Peizhi Liu
Tax Policy and Entrepreneurship, Xiaowen Liu
Phenotypic Modulation of Smooth Muscle Cells on Biodegradable Elastomeric Substrates, Xifeng Liu
Numerical Methods and Algorithms for High Frequency Wave Scattering Problems in Homogeneous and Random Media, Cody Samuel Lorton
Strain-Based Design Methodology of Large Diameter Grade X80 Linepipe, Mark D. Lower
An Analog VLSI Deep Machine Learning Implementation, Junjie Lu
Feature Extraction and Recognition for Human Action Recognition, Jiajia Luo
Some Aspects of Function Theory for Dirichlet-type Spaces, Shuaibing Luo
Agency Theory and Stewardship Theory Integrated, Expanded, and Bounded by Context: An Empirical Investigation of Structure, Behavior, and Performance within Family Firms, Kristen Joie Madison
Reverse Genetics Approach to Examine Myosin XI Functions in Pollen Tube Growth, Stephanie Lin Madison
The prevalence of pathological conditions in a modern skeletal collection – implications for forensic anthropology, Heli Marja Katriina Maijanen
Hi-Fidelity Simulation of the Self-Assembly and Dynamics of Colloids and Polymeric Solutions with Long Range Interactions, Mahdy Malekzadeh Moghani
Geospatial Characterization of Fluvial Wood in a Midwestern, Semi-Confined Alluvial River System, Derek Joseph Martin
Structure, Function and Regulation of Two Isoforms of Glutamine Synthetase from Soybean Root Nodules, Pintu Daulatrao Masalkar
WEARING MANY HATS: ROLE IDENTITY AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP OVER TIME, Blake Dustin Mathias
An Investigation of Diabetes Mellitus in Postmortem Human Remains, Shannon Elizabeth May
Long-Term Impacts of Tillage, Cover Crops, and Nitrogen Rates on Microbial Community Dynamics and Soil Quality Parameters under Continuous Cotton Production in West Tennessee, Lilian Wanjiru Mbuthia
Dynamic Complexity and Causality Analysis of Scalp EEG for Detection of Cognitive Deficits, Joseph Curtis McBride
Proactive model to determine information technologies supporting expansion of air cargo network, Grayson C. McClain
Politically Connected Analysts, Michael B. McDonald
Augmented Reality on Mobile Devices to Improve the Academic Achievement and Independence of Students with Disabilities, Donald Douglas McMahon
Thermodynamic Modeling of Uranium and Oxygen Containing Ternary Systems with Gadolinium, Lanthanum, and Thorium, Jacob Wesley McMurray
Methods for Quantitative Local Structure Analysis of Crystalline Materials Employing High Performance Computing, Tara Marie Michels-Clark
Interest Groups, Political Party Control, Lobbying, and Science Funding: A Population Ecology Approach, Allyn Katherine Milojevich
The role of NAG-1 in Tumorigenesis, Kyung-Won Min
Casein Micelles and their Properties: Polydispersity, Association with Vitamin A and Effect of Ultra-High Pressure Homogenization, Maneesha Sheenu Mohan
Knoxville Moves: Log-in and Get Mobile, Courtney Marie Monroe
Dynamic Simulations and Data Mining of Single-Leg Jump Landing: Implications for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Prevention, Kristin Denise Morgan
Infinite Islands: The Seatrees, Colin Christian Alan Mort
The Dissolution of Cellulose in Ionic Liquids - A Molecular Dynamics Study, Barmak Mostofian
Double-Hinged Di-1,2,4-Triazoles for Synthesis of Breathing MOFs, Christopher Ray Murdock
Effect of a Leucine/Pyridoxine Nutraceutical on Energy Metabolism and Satiety in Lean and Obese Dogs, Maryanne Murphy
A Mirror for Spectators: The Dramaturgy of Participation and Unreliable Mirror Figures in Sixteenth-Century Drama, Virginia Hanlon Murphy
Neutron Polarimetry with Polarized 3He for the NPDGamma Experiment, Matthew Martin Musgrave
Particle Modeling of Fuel Plate Melting during Coolant Flow Blockage in HFIR, Hiraku Nakamura
Acculturative Stress and Social Support Among Immigrant Arab American Adolescents in East Tennessee, Ayat Jebril Nashwan
Prognostic-based Life Extension Methodology with Application to Power Generation Systems, Seyed Ahmad Niknam
Models Linking Epidemiology with Immunology and Ecology, Eric Shu Numfor
Unlocking the Secrets of Multi-Flagellated Propulsion, Stefan Oma Nwandu-Vincent
Exploring the Energy Density Functional with High-Performance Computing, Erik Michael Olsen
Multi-cycle Boiling Water Reactor Fuel Cycle Optimization, Keith Everette Ottinger
Transport Resistance in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells, Jon Patrick Owejan
Stability Analysis of the Rotary Drill-String, Liangming Pan
Computational Studies for Optimization and Design of Extracting Agents for Separation of Lanthanides and Actinides, Deborah Andrea Penchoff
An Epidemiological Study Of Campylobacter Populations Reveals A Selective Pressure By Roxarsone, Sean Jeffery Pendleton
Trust in News Media in post-Communist Eastern Europe: The Case of Serbia, Ivanka Pjesivac
Enhancement of Chronically-induced Breast Carcinogenesis by Combined Environmental and Dietary Carcinogens and Suppression by Dietary Agents, Lenora A. Pluchino
Manufacturing Coalition: Cooperation, Solidarity, and Sisterhood in the New York Women's Trade Union League, 1906-1919, Marybeth Poder
Shared Decision Making in Individualized Education Program Meetings: A Discourse Analysis, Elizabeth Price
Kinesthetic Haptics Sensing and Discovery with Bilateral Teleoperation Systems, Tian Qiu
Exploring Employee-Organization Relationships in Post-Socialist Transition: Local Employees' Experiences in Foreign-Owned Companies in Croatia, Danijela Radić
Engineering Sortase A for generating site-specific protein 3D assemblies, Maryam Raeeszadeh-Sarmazdeh
The Contemporary Encyclopedic Novel, Matthew Warren Raese
A Low-Power, Reconfigurable, Pipelined ADC with Automatic Adaptation for Implantable Bioimpedance Applications, Terence Cordell Randall
La naturaleza en la literatura costarricense pensada desde la eco-culturalidad, Andrew M. Ray
Single Cell Biophysics: Applications in Cardiomyocyte Mechanobiology and Stem Cell Mechanotransduction, Benjamin Edward Reese
Augmenting Functional Adaptation: Does Obesity have a Systemic Effect on Bone Strength Properties in Humans?, Nicole Marie Reeves
Drawing the Primetime Color Line: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Interracial Marriages in Television Sitcoms, Jodi Lynn Rightler-McDaniels
The Roles Boards Play in CEO Succession Planning, Yi Li Rivolta
Relationship quality, individual wellbeing, and gender – A series of longitudinal studies, Patricia Nola Eugene Roberson
Examining the Process of Identification in the Mathematics Classroom and the Role of Students’ Academic Communities, Richard J. Robinson
RELATIONSHIPS AMONG DEPRESSION, POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER, FORGIVENESS, MEANING IN LIFE, AND SPIRITUALITY IN SURVIVORS OF INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE, Shannon Marie Rogers
A Study in Conjugated Polymers: From Solution Properties of P3HT to Synthesis of Highly Functionalized Conjugated Polymers; Moving Toward Block Copolymers and Beyond, Justin Taylor Roop
Characterization of the Reproductive Tract in Recipients for Bovine Embryo Transfer: pH and Bacterial Presence, David Allen Roper
Microbloggers’ motivations in participatory journalism: A cross-cultural study of America and China, Jue Rui
Composition Dependence of the Flory-Huggins Interaction Parameter in Polymer Blends: Structural and Thermodynamic Calculations, Travis H. Russell
Behavioral Activation for Depressed Breast Cancer Patients: The Impact of Therapeutic Compliance and Quantity of Activities Completed on Symptom Reduction, Marlena Maria Ryba
The Long and the Short of it: Testing the Conversion and Cuckold Strategies of Ancestral Human Outgroup Mating, Joseph Frederick Salvatore
Talent and Trust: A Case Study Describing the Process of Designing a Global Elite World-Class University in Denmark, Brian Walter Samble
International Trade and Third Parties' Conflict-Joining Propensities: The Political Economy of Conflict Expansion, Amanda Gale Sanford
Agent of Harm and Good Corporate Citizen? The Case of Tyson Foods, Jennifer Lindmar Schally
The Effects of a Brief Mindfulness Intervention on Lab-based Aggression, Amanda Eliza Seavey
La supervivencia del acompañado: reflexiones y debates sociológicos en cuatro novelas de Benito Pérez Galdós, Mariana Roxana Segovia
Measuring the Norm of Reciprocity on Data Sharing Practices: A Carrot or Stick Approach?, Crystal Pleake Sherline
Development of RF accelerating structures in the front-end system of light ion particle accelerators, Ki Ryung Shin
Do Non-Audit Fees Impair Auditor Independence? Using Goodwill Accounting to Help Reconcile the Debate, Jonathan Edward Shipman
The Temporal Association between Alcohol, Negative Affect, and Dating Violence, Ryan Christopher Shorey
Smoking-Related Fires and the Impact of the Fire Standard Compliant Legislation in the States, Christopher Adam Shults
Properties of Ideal-Based Zero-Divisor Graphs of Commutative Rings, Jesse Gerald Smith Jr.
Two Ethnographic Case Studies of Response to Intervention, Kandy Curtis Smith
Reflective Practice, Collaboration, and Stakeholder Communication: Where Does the Field of Evaluation Stand?, Tiffany Lee Smith
LOCAL FOODS PURCHASING IN THE FARMERS' MARKET CHANNEL: VALUE-ATTITUDE-BEHAVIOR THEORY, Christopher Thomas Sneed
Insurgent Spectacles: Spring Awakening, Woyzeck, Mother Courage and the ‘New’ Broadway Spectacle, Noah Porter Soltau
EXPLORING THE CONSEQUENCES OF SHOPPER-FACING TECHNOLOGIES: THEIR EFFECT ON SHOPPER EXPERIENCES AND SHOPPING OUTCOMES, Brian Ijams Spaid
The Role of Family in Wellbeing and Quality of Life among Palestinian Adults, Carolyn Reagh Spellings
An Examination of the Role of Gender in Understanding Faculty Perceptions of Student-Athletes at NCAA Division I Institutions, Jana Thomas Spitzer
Chemical Fragmentation and Properties of Bulk Graphite and Inorganic Graphite Analogs Produced for Large-Scale Applications in Polymer Composites, Vikram Kumar Srivastava
Increasing the Throughput of Liquid Chromatography, Joseph John Stankovich
SYSTEMS BIOLOGY OF MICROCYSTIS BLOOMS, Morgan Michelle Steffen