Masters Theses
Masters Theses from 2006
"One Major Step Short of War:” Jimmy Carter, the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan, and the Last Chapter of the Cold War, George Uriah
Liberalism, Communitarianism, and the Search for Utopia, Jennifer Marie Vanden Heuval
A Parametric Study of Water Vapor Condensation in Supersonic Nozzle Flow Fields, Todd Branson VanPelt
The Effects of a Periodic Cicada Emergence on Forest Birds and the Ecology of Cerulean Warblers at Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge, Indiana, Dustin W. Varble
Fatigue Characteristics of Field HMA Surface Mixtures Containing Recycled Asphalt Pavement (RAP), Dragon Vukosavljevic
Participation in a Full Service School After Hours Enrichment Program: An Assessment of Students' Academic and Social Progress, Cassandra Staben Walker
Flexible integration, Chun-Yi Wang
Hispanic Students' Mathematics Achievement in Tennessee: Comparing with Asian Students, Yan Wang
Rheology of 1- Butyl-3-Methylimidazolium Chloride Cellulose Solutions, Joy Louise Watson
Validation of the ParvoMedics TrueOne® 2400 Metabolic Measurement System for measuring resting metabolic rate in a heterogeneous adult population, Tracie M. Weinheimer
Soapstone Vessel Chronology and Function in the Southern Appalachians of Eastern Tennessee, Edward William Wells III
An Experimental Study of Incompressible Axisymmetric Cavity Flow with Swirl, Lee Charles Wendell
Sexual Communication and Contraceptive Use in Adolescent Dating Couples, Laura M. Widman
Synergistic Effects of BubR1 and p53 Deficiency in Tumor Formation, Walter Guy Wiles
Consumer Perceptions of Branded Beef Products, Leslie Erin Williams
Origin and Tectonic Evolution of the Southern Appalachian Neoacadin Crystalline Core: Evidence from the Geology of the Gilreath 7.5-Minute Quadrangle, North Carolina, Crystal Gayle Wilson
Design and Optimization of a Wind Deflector for Round-Nose MD-500 Series Helicopters, James Joseph Wright
Constructed Sites ad Collective Memory: A Proposal for Lower Manhattan's African Burial Ground, Jessica Lauren Wright
Probing Precursor Interactions with the Chloroplast Import Apparatus, Sarah Jean Wright
The Effect of Star Formation on Observed Properties of High Redshift Absorption Systems, Yi-Jung Yang
Measuring Effects of Housing Densities on Property Values Using Locally Weighted Regression, Alexander Webber Young
Automatic Image Based Time Varying 3D Feature Extraction and Tracking, Lu Zhang
Novel Materials Used in Hydrogen Energy Economy, Hongliang Zhou
Masters Theses from 2005
Temporal Relationships Between Plasma Cortisol, Corticosteroid-binding Globulin (CBG), and the Free Cortisol Index (FCI) in Pigs, Rebecca Jackson Adcock
Ridge Regression Approach to Color Constancy, Vivek Agarwal
Analytical Modeling and Simulation of SiGe MOS Gate HEMT, Mohmmad Tanvir Alam
Correlation of Wear and Mechanics for Subjects having a Metal-on-Polyethylene Total Hip Arthroplasty Measured in vivo, Katherine Suzanne Alford
A Cartesian Space Approach to Teleoperate a Slave Robot with a Kinematically Dissimilar Redundant Manipulator, Hariharan Ananthanarayanan
Exploring Behavior and Social Relationships of a Captive Group of Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes), Crystal E. Anderson
'It's Not Catching': Hansen Home and the Local Knowledge of Leprosy in the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis, West Indies, Nancy R. Anderson
DNA Degradation and Postmortem Interval: Preliminary Observations and Methods, Rebecca Roberts Anderson
A Case for a Tanker Capability for the U. S. Marine Corps’ Heavy Lift Replacement Helicopter, Anthony Cain Archer
A Pedological Investigation of Soils of the Cumberland Plateau of Tennessee, Edward Gaither Arnold
Analysis of Town Center Mixed-Use Developments to Determine Key Retailer Success Factors, Kelly G. Atkins
Pose Invariant 3D Face Authentication based on Gaussian Fields Approach, Venkat Rao Ayyagari
A Numerical Study of Curved Labyrinth Seals for Steam Turbines, Sricharan Kishore Ayyalasomayajula
Bankfull Hydraulic Geometry of Streams Draining the Southwestern Appalachians of Tennessee, Gregory Scott Babbit
Clinical Significance of Hip Separation in Metal on Polyethylene, Metal on Metal, and Ceramic on Ceramic THA Due to Resonant and Energy Dispersion Effects, Joseph Scott Bader
The Position of the Intellectual in the 1950s: Case Studies of J. D. Salinger and Ayn Rand, Stephen J. Bain
Determining Dollar Spot Fungicide Resistance in Tennessee and Northern Mississippi, Pamela Rene Baird
Investigating Keratoconus Using Optical Eye Modeling, Kevin Charles Baker
Piety and Politics: John Capgrave's The Life of Saint Katherine as Yorkist Propaganda, Michael M. Baker
De-velopment of Demosaicking Techniques for Multi-Spectral Imaging Using Mosaic Focal Plane Arrays, Gaurav Ashok Baone
Breastfeeding Policies and Practices in Tennessee Hospitals, Carrie J. Barker
The Increased Costs of Restricting the Procurement of New Capability in Aircraft Modernisation, Michael Roy Barker
The Development of Computational Tools for Halo Analysis and Study of Halo Growth in the Spallation Neutron Source Linear Accelerator, Dirk A. Bartkoski
Traffic Signal Phase Truncation in the Event of Traffic Flow Restriction, Scott Glenn Beaird
Synthesis of 123-Iodine Labeled Rofecoxib Analogues: Potential Nuclear Medicine Imaging Agents, Brandy U. Belue
Appointing Stability in an Age of Crisis: Lord Charles Cornwallis and the British Imperial Revival, 1780-1801, Bradley S. Benefield
A Test of the Transition Analysis Method for Estimation of Age-at-Death in Adult Human Skeletal Remains, Jonathan D. Bethard
An Infrastructure for the Analysis of Communication Patterns in Virtual Topologies, Nikhil Bhatia
Monte Carlo Simulation of Scatter in a Cone-beam X-ray Micro-CT Scanner, Noel F. Black
Dynamic Response Analysis of the Human Knee Joint, Brandi L. Bohleber
A Comparison Between the Compressive Strength and the Dynamic Properties of Concrete as a Function of Time, Shane Darrel Boone
Anchoring Perception Through Tactile Orientation, David L. Bouldin Jr.
Brassica Mulches and Meal Control Fungal Wheat Pathogens in vitro and Take-all Disease in Soil, Thomas Samuel Breeden
Universal Geometric Camera Calibration with Statistical Model Selection, Chistopher Paul Broaddus
Patterns of Traumatic Injury in Historic African and African American Populations, Christina Nicole Brooks
Transcriptional Changes in Adipose Tissue Before and After the Onset of Hyperphagia in the Zucker (fa/fa) Rat, Mary D. Brown
Novel Algorithms and Datamining for Clustering Massive Datasets, Aruna K. Buddana
Structure, stratigraphy, and tectonics preserved of the northwestern Bays Mountain synclinorium, Greene and Hawkins Counties, northeast Tennessee, John G. Bultman
Cure-Induced Stress Control in Thermosetting Polymer Composites, Richard W. Burgess
Effect of long term resistance training on a senior population with trained peer leadership, Richard John Burke III
Flight Testing Quadeye The First Night Vision Helmet Mounted Cueing System for Fixed Wing Jet Aircraft, Timothy Ghannon Burton
Human Rights, Exploitation, and Genetic Use Restriction Technology: Sowing the Seeds of Reason in the Field of the Terminator Debate., Keith A. Bustos
Modeling of Unreinforced Construction Joints in Plain Concrete Using GT STRUDL, James Christopher Carroll
Evaluation of the Dupont Access Bridge, David Pendleton Chapman
“Design and Verification of a Reusable Self-Reconfigurable Gate Array Architecture, Gabriel Cozmin Chereches
Psychometric Analysis of an Inventory Assessing Mental Toughness, Heather Leanne Cherry
Urban Spa: Capturing the Sensual through the Filmic, Brian K. Chevchek
Joint Unmanned Combat Air System Matching Mission Requirements, Performance Capabilities, and Critical Aviation Systems, Kevin M. Claffy
A Differential Analysis of Factors that Contribute to Kin Support among Employed African Americans, Jacqueline R. Clay
The Relationship Between Social Desirability and Reported Dietary Intake in Healthy and Overweight Children, Nicolle Clemente
Subverting the Panopticon: Privacy in the Public Realm, Stephen Collins
Evaluation of Engineering Plastic for Rollover Protective Structure Mounting, Robert Stephen Comer
Project Green Reach at Brooklyn Botanic Garden: A Case Study of the Summer Program, Susan Conlon
Development of a Dilatant Damage Zone along a Thrust Relay in a Low-Porosity Quartz Arenite, Jennie E. Cook
Development of a Dilatant Damage Zone Along a Thrust Relay in a Low-Porosity Quartz Arenite, Jennie E. Cook
Ruminal Responses in Cattle Grazing Tall Fescue Pastures Differing in Endophyte Level, Alison Marie Corrigan
A Sanitation Assessment of Food Contact Surfaces in Child Care Centers using Microbiological Analysis and Rapid Sanitation Assays, Catherine Moore Cosby
The Evaluation of the Low Probability of Intercept Altimeter (LPIA) and its Impact on EA-6B Operations, Daniel Philip Covelli
Mechanical Design and Integration of a Tracking Fluoroscope System, Robert Bradley Cunningham
Experimental Investigation of the Breakdown of Dolomite and Isotope Transport in Rock Cores at 100 MPa, 650–750 °C, Michael Thomas DeAngelis
An Evaluation of Alternative Permissive Periods on Non-Coordinated Phase Performance in Coordinated Traffic Signal Systems, Manoel Mendonca de Castro-Neto
Cloning and Characterization of Three Alleles of the Mouse Furloss (Frl) Gene, Heather Marie Dech
Simulations and Experiments of Pump Trip Transients in a Mercury Loop at the ORNL Target Test Facility, Nathan Paul DeLauder
Feasibility of Production and Marketing Blueberries in Tennessee, Alejandro Enrique Dellachiesa
Effect of Surface Morphology on Adsorption-Induced Bending of Microcantilevers, Ramya Desikan
Optimization of DSSS Receivers Using Hardware-in-the-Loop Simulations, Balbir Kaur Dhillon
Distribution and Transportation of Coal Tar Contaminants in the Chattanooga Creek Floodplain, Dalphania Syreeta Dickerson
Adolescent Gender Attitudes: Between and Within Couples Effects, Joseph Warren Dickson
Angel on the Mountain: Homestead Heroism in Appalachian Fiction, Nicole Marie Drewitz-Crockett
To Disturb the People as Little as Possible: The Desegregation of Memphis City Schools, Kira Virginia Duke
Ideology and Genocide on the Eastern Front, Elizabeth Grace Dunham
Identification of Terrestrial Alkalic Rocks Using Thermal Emission Spectroscopy: Applications to Martian Remote Sensing, Tasha Laurrelle Dunn
Characterizing Turbulence Structure along Woody Vegetated Banks in Incised Channels: Implications for Stream Restoration, Frank James Dworak