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Dissertations from 2013

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Characterization of field evolved resistance to transgenic Cry1Fa maize in Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith), Siva Rama Krishna Jakka

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Christian Heroes and Blood-Stained Villains: The Civil War in Historic Peace Church Memory, 1865-1915, Aaron Duane Jerviss

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Bond Performance of High-Capacity Strands in High Strength Concrete, Xin Jiang

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PATHWAY PROFILING IDENTIFIES MECHANISMS OF ADIPOSE DEPOSITION IN DOMESTIC CHICKENS, Bo Ji

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Tuning Sol-Gel Phase Diagrams of Doubly Thermosensitive Hydrophilic Diblock Copolymers in Water, Naixiong Jin

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Control Studies of DFIG based Wind Power Systems, Zhiqiang Jin

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Studies of Reaction Processes for Voloxidation Methods, Jared Allen Johnson

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Analysis, Segmentation and Prediction of Knee Cartilage using Statistical Shape Models, Joseph Michael Johnson

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Effects of Leaflet Orientation and Root Morphology on Physiological Traits and Yield in Soybeans., Richard DeWayne Johnson

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Toward Direct Biosynthesis of Drop-in Ready Biofuels in Plants: Rapid Screening and Functional Genomic Characterization of Plant-derived Advanced Biofuels and Implications for Coproduction in Lignocellulosic Feedstocks, Blake Lee Joyce

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The Role of an Intergenerational Acculturation Gap in the Adjustment of Immigrant Youth: A Meta-Analysis, Min-Jung Jung

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HYDRAULIC PROPERTIES OF VARIABLY-SATURATED POROUS MEDIA DETERMINED USING QUANTITATIVE NEUTRON RADIOGRAPHY, Misun Kang

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RELIGION AND CONFLICT: WHAT EXPLAINS THE PUZZLING CASE OF “ISLAMIC VIOLENCE” AND ISLAMIST PARTY MODERATION?, Suveyda Karakaya

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A COMPARISON OF MISSISSIPPIAN PERIOD SUBADULTS FROM THE MIDDLE CUMBERLAND AND EASTERN REGIONS OF TENNESSEE TO ASSESS HEALTH AND PAST POPULATION INTERACTIONS, Rebecca Scopa Kelso

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Undergraduate perception of introductory lecture and laboratory biology instructors at the University of Tennessee Knoxville, Katharina Denise Kendall

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Work, Life, And Community College Faculty: Understanding Community College Work/Life Balance Issues Through Socialization Theory And Academic Discipline, David S. Key

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DUAL-MODALITY (NEUTRON AND X-RAY) IMAGING FOR CHARACTERIZATION OF PARTIALLY SATURATED GRANULAR MATERIALS AND FLOW THROUGH POROUS MEDIA, Felix Hoyean Kim

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Three-Dimensional Electrokinetic Trapping of a Single Fluorescent Nanoparticle in Solution, Jason Keith King

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Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) Reactive Power Operation Analysis of the EV/PHEV Bidirectional Battery Charger, Mithat Can Kisacikoglu

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"Every Day, We Have the Opportunity to Make a Difference": NCAA Division I Female Head Coaches' Experiences of Care, Susannah Kaye Knust

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Essays on Trade Costs, Supply Chain Uncertainty and CEO Compensation, Valentina Kozlova

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Development of a Monitoring Framework for the Detection of Diversion of Intermediate Products in a Generic Natural Uranium Conversion Plant, Jennifer L. Ladd-Lively

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1,2,4-Triazine-Accelerated Azide-Alkyne Cycloaddition and Synthesis of Metalloenzyme Inhibitors, Belinda Shea Lady

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Syntheses and Reactions of Early Transition Metal Amidinate Compounds, Adam Christopher Lamb

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A Study of the Optical and Negative Ion Properties of Selected Chiral Molecules, Jason Michael Lambert

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A comparative health and safety analysis of electric-assist and regular bicycles in an on-campus bicycle sharing system., Brian Casey Langford

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A Flute Runs Through It, Sometimes… Understanding Folsom-Era Stone Tool Variation, Robert Detlef Lassen

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Crisis of Legitimacy: Honorius, Galla Placidia, and the Struggles for Control of the Western Roman Empire, 405-425 C.E., Thomas Christopher Lawrence

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Design and Synthesis of Novel Sultams as Non-nucleoside Inhibitors of HIV Reverse Transcriptase, Brian Chadwick LeCroix

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Safety and Immunoreactivity of a Xenogeneic DNA Plasmid Vaccine Expressing Human Tyrosinase in Tumor-Bearing Horses, Luis Miguel Lembcke Perez Prieto

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Exploring Neonatal Intensive Care Nurses’ Affective Responses to Providing End-of-Life Care, Stephanie Lynn Lewis

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Finite Difference and Discontinuous Galerkin Finite Element Methods for Fully Nonlinear Second Order Partial Differential Equations, Thomas Lee Lewis

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Effects of Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs on Cellular Structure and Adhesion Proteins in Human Colorectal Cancer, Jason Lee Liggett

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Growth and Properties of Boron Phosphide Films on Silicon Carbide, Guoliang Li

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Multiple Stakeholder Market Orientation: A Conceptualization and Application in the Field of Destination Marketing, Nathaniel Discepoli Line

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Industrial Robustness: Understanding the mechanism of tolerance for the Populus hydrolysate tolerant strain of Clostridium thermocellum, Jessica Leigh Linville

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Role of Retinoids in the Regulation of Hepatic Glucose and Lipid Metabolism, Rui Li

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Wide-area measurement and applications in power system dynamic modeling and control, Yong Liu

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DUCTILITY ENHANCEMENT AND STRUCTURAL ORIGIN OF DUCTILE-BRITTLE TRANSITION IN BULK METALLIC GLASSES, Weidong Li

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A Pilot Study of the Efficacy and Program Cost-effectiveness of Prevention Plus for Childhood Obesity, Shannon Marie Looney

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Exploration of Breastfeeding Concepts among Current and Future Parents: Results of Questionnaires Administered to Chinese and US University Students and to New Mothers in China, Zixin Lou

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Understanding Contradictions in Teacher-Learner Identity, Digital Video, and Goal-Directed Activity in a Blended Graduate Reading Education Course, Jennifer K. Lubke

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Geographic and Socioeconomic Risk Factors for Sporadic Cryptosdporidiosis and E. coli infection in East Tennessee, Ingrid Elizabeth Luffman

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Numerical Study of Hubbard Model for Iron-based Superconductors, Qinlong Luo

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Effects of Data Resolution and Human Behavior on Large Scale Evacuation Simulations, Wei Lu

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Neutron Scintillation Detectors Based on Polymers Containing Lithium-6 for Radiation Portal Monitor Applications, Andrew Neil Mabe

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JUGGLING DEMANDS: THE IMPACT OF MIDDLE MANAGER ROLES AND PSYCHOLOGICAL CAPITAL, Laura Ternes Madden

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Moldable Items Packing Optimization, Sima Maleki

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Design and Development of Seed Hydration Analyzing Device and its Utilization in Studying Cereal and Legume Hydration, Vinay Kumar Mannam

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Design of Wireless Communication Networks for Cyber-Physical Systems with Application to Smart Grid, Rukun Mao

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Constructing Meanings by Designing Worlds Digital Games as Participatory Platforms for Interest-Driven Learning and Creativity, Vittorio Marone

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Work/family Conflict as a Predictor of Employee Work Engagement of Extension Professionals, April B. Martin

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Optimal Control for Management in Gypsy Moth Models, Marco Vinisio Martinez

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Identifying and Correcting First Order Effects in Explanatory Variables for Longitudinal Real Time Parameter Identification Methods in Atmospheric Turbulence, Borja Martos

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Posttraumatic Growth in Female Sexual Assault Survivors, Jessica Renee Mason

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Quorum Sensing and Metabolism in Marine Environments, Amanda May

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Inscrutable Evils, Skeptical Theism, and the Epistemology of Religious Trust, John David McClellan

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Analysis of Ecological Change in Marine Ecosystems via Novel Imaging and Spectroscopic Techniques on Microalgae Cells, Morgan Breonne McConico-Lewis

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Bedload Transport Sampling, Characterization and Modeling on a Southern Appalachian Ridge and Valley Stream, Patrick Lasater McMahon

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EXPLORING THE PHENOMENON OF SEVERING GOVERANCE TIES WITH THE STATE BAPTIST CONVENTION AT MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE AND GEORGETOWN COLLEGE, Alan Glen Medders

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Motion Segmentation Aided Super Resolution Image Reconstruction, Muharrem Mercimek

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Monte Carlo and Depletion Reactor Analysis for High-Performance Computing Applications, Brenden Thomas Mervin

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Predictive Validation of the Monitoring Instructional Responsiveness: Reading (MIR:R): Investigation of a Group-Administered, Comprehension-Based Tool for RTI Implementation, Kelli Caldwell Miller

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From Prodigy to Pathology: "Monstrosity" in the British Novel from 1850 to 1930, Terri Beth Miller

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Resonance Hyper-Raman Characterization of Nonlinear Chromophores, Christopher Bennett Milojevich

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The Latin Readers of Algazel, 1150-1600, Anthony H. Minnema

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Reporting Crisis: An Analysis of the New York Times’ Sports Section Following the Tragedies of September 11, 2001, Gerard Timothy Mirabito

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Discrete Geometric Based Stress Analysis of the Lumbar Soft Tissues From In Vivo Kinematics, Joseph W. Mitchell

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Optimal Distribution Reconfiguration and Demand Management within Practical Operational Constraints, Benyamin Moradzadeh

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Tennessee Educator Acceleration Model: Teacher Perceptions of One Policy Implementation, Renee Melinda Moran

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In-Plane Shear Investigation on Masonry Walls, Shane Chandler Morrison

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The Impact of Analyzing Correct versus Incorrect Student Work Samples on Students’ Learning Mathematics, Lauren Jeneva Moseley

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Contribution of microRNAs and Robo4 signaling after herpes simplex virus infection: Role for regulatory mechanisms, Sachin Vishvas Mulik

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Investor and client responses to the first PCAOB sanction and Part II disclosure of a Big N Auditor, Leah Elena Muriel

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Copper Mediated, Transmetallation Coupling Reactions using High Intensity Ultrasound, Bryan J. Musolino

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New Application for Indium Gallium Zinc Oxide thin film transistors: A fully integrated Active Matrix Electrowetting Microfluidic Platform, Jiyong Noh

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Examining the Systemic Effects of Relational Trust and Network Trustworthiness on School Community: A Multi-Site Case Study of Three Independent Schools, Stephanie Barnes Ogden

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Application of Computational Molecular Biophysics to Problems in Bacterial Chemotaxis, Davi Ortega

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Decision Utility of Productivity Indicators at the Campus Level, Ryan Sheffield Otto

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Effects of Traffic Noise on the Social Behavior of Tufted Titmice (Baeolophus bicolor)., Jessica Lynn Owens

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From Shell to Center: Gaston Bachelard and the transformation of domestic space in the nineteenth-century French novel, Emily Pace

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The Lived Experience of Transitioning from the Foster Care System to Adulthood, Carla Renee Parker

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La construcción literaria de la identidad de Puerto Rico: El país de cuatro voces, Lisa Ybonne Figueroa Parker

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Academic Work Ethic: Predicating Student Assignment Choice and Evaluating the Academic Work Ethic-Student Measure, John Thomas Parkhurst

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Beta-Delayed Neutron Spectroscopy of Fission Fragments Using the Versatile Array of Neutron Detectors at Low Energy, Stanley Vincent Paulauskas

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Big Homotopy Theory, Keith Gordon Penrod

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“Those events really happened!” How elementary students transact with history and historical fiction while reading the American Girl series, Sarah Lewis Philpott

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Striking out and digging in: A bioarchaeological perspective on the impacts of the Wari expansion on populations in the Peruvian central highlands., Christine M. Pink

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Reducing cell wall recalcitrance and increasing biomass for enhanced ethanol production in switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.), Charleson Rajendran Poovaiah

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Effects of Foot Type on Multi-Segment Foot Motion in High- and Low-Arched Female Recreational Athletes, Douglas W. Powell

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A Tale of Two Protein Switches: Engineering, Characterizing, and Understanding a Novel and a Natural Switch, James Vincent Price

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A study about aqueous reversible air electrode- Catalyst, Electrolyte and Structure, Ming Qi

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From Loop to Strand: Characterization of the Conformation and Dynamics of the Human Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1 Reactive Center, Tihami Qureshi

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Social Control Techniques in College Athletics: An Application of Goffman and Foucault, Kendall M. Rainey

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A DEA Model to Optimize Insurance Payment Plans based on PACs, Gagan Rajpal

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Femtosecond Laser Patterned Templates and Imprinted Polymer Structures, Deepak Rajput

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Multiplicative Sets of Atoms, Ashley Nicole Rand

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Associations Between the Subtypes of Aggression, Parenting Styles and Psychiatric Symptomatology in Children on a Psychiatric Inpatient Unit, Jamie Lee Rathert

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Understanding the Student Perspective of Teacher-Student Engagement in First-Year Studies Courses, Anton R. Reece

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Sensitivity and Uncertainty Analysis of a Fixed Source Criticality Accident Alarm System Benchmark Experiment, Kevin Howard Reynolds