Masters Theses
Masters Theses from 2011
Professional Preparation of the NCAA Division I Athletic Director: An Occupational Framework, Jeffrey Charles Spenard
Bringing Biodiversity to Development: Perceptions of Integrating Eucalyptus and Forest-Corridors around the Serra do Brigadeiro, Brazil, Maggie R Stevens
Effect of Landscape Position and Dairy Manure Addition on Bioavailable Forms of Soil Phosphorus Using Enzyme Hydrolysis, Themis Mahalia Stone
Pulsed laser deposition of boron and boron nitride thin film, Siwei Tang
Thermal Feasibility and Performance Characteristics of an Air-Cooled Axial Flow Cylindrical Power Inverter by Finite Element Analysis, Jonathan Atef Tawfik
Evaluating Substrate Metrics for Monitoring Sediment Impairment of East Tennessee Streams., James Hunter Terrell
USING STABLE ISOTOPES TO ASSESS LONGITUDINAL DIET PATTERNS OF BLACK BEARS (URSUS AMERICANUS) IN GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK, Jennapher Lynn Teunissen Van Manen
PVT Compensation for Single-Slope Measurement Systems, Kevin Vun Kiat Tham
Flowability of Rice Thermally Processed in Pouches: A Pilot Study, Daniel Edward Thomason
Getting Heavy: An Exploration into the Effects of D2O and High Hydrostatic Pressure on R67 Dihydrofolate Reductase, Mary Jane Timson
Worker Shortage, Outsourcing, and Immigration as Features of Computer Technology Competition between the United States and India, Melvin L. Tobias
A Novel Free Form Femoral Cutting Guide, Wesley Andrew Underwood
The Role of Extension in Community Resource and Economic Development as Perceived by Administrators and Directors of the Cooperative Extension Service, Seth Charles Urbanowitz
Continuously Variable Rotorcraft Propulsion System: Modelling and Simulation, Naveen Kumar Vallabhaneni
ANALYZING SUPERCOMPUTER UTILIZATION UNDER QUEUING WITH A PRIORITY FORMULA AND A STRICT BACKFILL POLICY, Michael David Vanderlan
Increasing Accuracy of Simulation Modeling via a Dynamic Modeling Approach, Prasanna Rao Venkateswara Rao
Identifying Pathogens of Switchgrass and Investigating Antimicrobial Activity of Switchgrass-Derived Extractives, Andrea Linh Vu
Optimizing the performance of a glass-ceramic storage phosphor as an imaging plate for medical use, Manh Vu
Purpurae Florem of Mitrou: Assessing the Role of Purple Dye Manufacture in the Emergence of a Political Elite, Rachel Lynn Vykukal
Software Verification for a Custom Instrument using VectorCAST and CodeSonar, Christina Dawn Ward
Establishment and persistence of legumes in switchgrass biomass and forage/biomass production systems, Kara Spivey Warwick
Describing Home Play Food Availability Among Preschoolers Within a Nutritional Context: Relationships with Gender, Food Preferences, Food Neophobia, and Maternal Feeding Styles, Jenna Marie Waters
Effect of Maternal Borderline Personality Disorder on Romantic Attachment in Adolescence, Christopher Daniel Watkins
An Investigation of Stratigraphic Evidence for an Abrupt Climatic Event 8200 yr BP in Valle de las Morrenas, Costa Rica, Brian Thomas Watson
Physical and chemical stability of fish oil-in-water emulsions prepared with preheated WPI and maltodextrins, Sutida Watthanapimol
Allometric scaling of dietary linoleic acid on changes in tissue arachidonic acid using human equivalent diets in mice, Kylie A Weldon
Avian Response to Production Stands of Native Warm-Season Grasses in the Mid-South, Andrew Steven West
Do Thigh Circumference and Mass Changes Associated With Obesity Alter Walking Biomechanics?, Carolyn Grace Westlake
RSS Feeds, Browsing and End-User Engagement, Mary Beth West
Nutrition Knowledge and Child Care Feeding Practices of Early Childhood Education Students: A Preliminary Study, Sarah Jill White
Improvements in Multi-tool Surveying Efficiency for Archaeological Geophysics, Caitlyn Marie Williams
The Effects of Prior Knowledge and Stealing Thunder on Interpersonal Social Attraction, Kathrine Amanda Williams
Automating Real-Time Fault Detection for the University of Tennessee Space Institute, Aviation Systems’ Flight Testing and Airborne Science Applications, Samuel Vivek Williams
The Financial Crisis as an Expression of Macrohistorical Trends: World Hegemony, Neoliberal Globalization, and Financialization in 21st Century Capitalism, Shane Montgomery Willson
Does group feeding by toxic prey confer a defensive benefit? Aristolochic acid content, larvae group size and survival of pipevine swallowtail (Battus philenor) larvae., Lauren Wisner Wilmoth
Bee Visitation to Crops and other Flowers Planted as Bee Food, Michael Edward Wilson
High and low active transit accessibility on greenways: The relationship with physical activity, Dana Lizbeth Wolff
AN INTRICATE SIMPLICITY: CONTRARIES AS AN EVOCATION OF THE SUBLIME IN MOZART’S JUPITER SYMPHONY, K. 551, Emily Michelle Wuchner
The effects of bisphenol A on adipose tissue development, metabolism, and endocrine function and the role it may play in the development of obesity, Brantley Nelson Wyatt
Intellectual Property and Policy Issues in Biotechnology, Amy Iver Yancey
Residual Supply Analysis of the United States Corn Export Market, Melissa Antoinette Yeast
Public Confidence in Social Institutions and Media Coverage: A Case of Belarus, Dzmitry Yuran
Alarm Calling in the Context of Flying Predator Stimuli: A Field Study of Carolina Chickadees (Poecile carolinensis), Christopher Erik Zachau
A Study of Missing Data Imputation and Predictive Modeling of Strength Properties of Wood Composites, Yan Zeng
Positron Emission Tomography (PET) for Flow Measurement, Bi Yao Zhang
Design and Implementation of an Object-Oriented Space-Time GIS Data Model, Ziliang Zhao
Land Use/Land Cover Change and Its Hydrological Impacts from 1984 to 2010 in the Little River Watershed, Tennessee, Chunhao Zhu
Comparison of Baseflow-Stormflow Ion Mass Export for Two Streams in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Guy Thomas Zimmerman
Haptic Tele-operation of Wheeled Mobile Robot and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle over the Internet, Zhiyuan Zuo
Masters Theses from 2010
Performance Space: Shaping the Arts Scene in Asheville, NC, Elizabeth Adair Ahrens
DA-II Electric-Powered Sport Aircraft Utilizing Fuel Cell and Liquid Hydrogen Technologies, Densu Aktas
Enhancement of PROBEPIC Code and Application to Langmuir Probes, Densu Aktas
A Call Center Simulation Study: Comparing the Reliability of Cross-Trained Agents to Specialized Agents, Louis Franklin Ali III
Wind River Range Snowpack Reconstruction Using Dendochronology and Sea Surface Temperatures, SallyRose Anderson
MPI-based Parallel Solution of Sparse Linear Systems Using Chio's Condensation Algorithm and Test Data from Power Flow Analysis, Robert Bernard Armistead
Design and Implementation of Signal Processing Circuitry for Implantable Sensors, Anusha Atla
Soil Moisture Profiles and Root growth of Hardwood Trees Planted in Different Groundcovers on the Steep Slopes of Reclaimed Mine Sites, Elizabeth Anne Aubuchon
Development and Use of a Computer Program “Hyper-N” to Predict the Performance of Air Vehicles Traveling at Hypersonic Speeds, Younes Baalla
Oak Savanna Restoration and Management in the Mid-South, Seth A. Barrioz
Fracture Toughness: Evaluation of Analysis Procedures to Simplify JIC Calculations, Thomas Joseph Battiste
Income and Life Satisfaction Among Voluntary vs. Involuntary Retirees, Lauren Elizabeth Baxter
Monitoring Nitrogen Levels in the Cotton Canopy using Real-Time Active-Illumination Spectral Sensing, Marisol Benitez Ramirez
Effect of Tilted surfaces on Ankle Kinematics and EMG activities in landing, Divya Bhaskaran
Classification and Fertility of Soils in the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area Based on Landscape Position and Geology, Ryan H. Blair
A Tomb With A View and Two Stories, Matthew Louis Blanshei
Soil nitrogen amendments and insect herbivory alter above-and belowground plant biomass in an old-field ecosystem, Jarrod Dwayne Blue
Regional Differences in Adipose Tissue of the Sinclair Minipig, Suzanne Lauren Booker
We're Not Thugs and Rappers: An Examination of African American Male Athletes' Perceptions of the Media, Keia Janese Bragg
Developing, Refining, and Validating a Survey to Measure Adolescent Food Safety Self-Efficacy, Monica K Brandon
The Effect of Bonner Sphere Borehole Orientation on Neutron Detector Response, John Macdougall Brittingham
The Effects of Living Mulches on Organic, Reduced-Till Broccoli Growth and Management, Sarah Elizabeth Broughton
Perceptions Related to Dietary Supplements among College Students, Bethany Hope Brown
Molecular analysis of guano from bats in bat houses on organic pecan orchards, Veronica Angelelli Brown
A Secured Data Protocol for the Trusted Truck(R) System, Srinivasa Anuradha Bulusu
An improved tissue culture and transformation system for switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.), Jason Neil Burris
Tectonic evolution of the west-central portion of the Newton window, North Carolina Inner Piedmont: Timing and implications for the emplacement of the Paleozoic Vale charnockite, Walker Top Granite, and mafic complexes, Heather Elizabeth Byars
Drought response of Populus transformed with stress response transcription factors, Alina S. Campbell
The Effects of Weaning Strategy on the Physiology and Performance of Beef Calves, Cristina Campistol
Aquatic Habitat Mapping within the Obed Wild and Scenic River for Threatened and Endangered Species Habitat Delineation, Joseph Ross Candlish
Developing Chitosan-based Biomaterials for Brain Repair and Neuroprosthetics, Zheng Cao
Perceptions of Digital Libraries with Indigenous Knowledge: An Exploratory Study, Debra Lynn Capponi
Youth Can! Grow Healthy!, Andrew Nils Carberry
Offender Variables: Unique Predictors of Benevolence, Avoidance, and Revenge?, Patrick C. Carmody
Volunteer Management Needs Assessment of the Tennessee 4-H Program, Robbie B. Casteel
Students’ Perceptions of Teaching Styles and Use of Learning Strategies, Ya-Ching Chang
Behavior of Precast Bridge Deck Joints with Small Bend Diameter U-Bars, Cheryl Elizabeth Chapman
High Order Contingency Selection using Particle Swarm Optimization and Tabu Search, Ashwini Chegu
An Empirical Model of Thermal Updrafts Using Data Obtained From a Manned Glider, Christopher E. Childress
Antimicrobial Activity of Casein Hydrolysates against Listeria monocytogenes and Escherichia coli O157:H7, Jessica M Christman
Effect of double interspiking on fertility, behavior, and blood parameters in broiler breeder males reared under heat stress conditions, Karianne Mei-Ying Chung
A High Voltage Charge-Coupled Device (CCD) Controller ASIC for the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST), Ross F. Chun
Novel Approaches for the Efficient Sampling and Detection of Listeria monocytogenes and Brochothrix thermosphacta on Food Contact Surfaces, Jessica Anne Clemons
Information Privacy: A Quantitative Study of Citizen Awareness, Concern and Information Seeking Behavior Related to the Use of the Social Security Number as a Personal Identifier, Rhonda Marisa Clossum
Stability Analysis of Single and Double Steel Girders during Construction, Sean Justin Coffelt
Maladaptive Schemas and Depression Severity: Support for Incremental Validity When Controlling for Cognitive Correlates of Depression, Lindsey K. Colman
Accuracy of Physical Activity Monitors in Pregnant Women, Christopher P. Connolly
Assessment of Control Charts for Evaluating Dynamic Accuracy of Forest Growth Models, Richard Raymond Cristan