Doctoral Dissertations
Dissertations from 1987
Characterization and structure elucidation of sodium di-n-alkylsulfosuccinate surfactants in water, Kimberlee D. Payne
A study of marriage and divorce in a sample of rural Appalachian women, Margaret Shelley Perry
The identification and perceived importance of special competencies for deafness rehabilitation specialists, Debra Martin Petty
An examination of the relationships among the type A behavior pattern, hostility, and locus of control beliefs, Allan S. Philp
The effect of weight loss on serum androgens in morbidly obese females, Donna Snyder Pierce
Reliability and validity of a model computerized simulation examination for nursing, Tippie Denton Pollard
Low wet pickup repellent finishing of spunlaced nonwovens, Prasad S. Potnis
An investigation of the degree of academic achievement evidenced when third and fourth grade students are taught mathematics through selected learning styles, Lula Cooper Powell
A Whiteheadian interpretation of religious experience, Frank W. Quillen
The expression of affection and social interaction in families with young handicapped children, Melinda M. Raab
Some semi-quantitative characterizations of polystyrene-based sulfonic, phosphinic, and carboxylic ion-exchangers, Abdul Manaf bin Mohamad Radzi
Power and leadership effectiveness: a study of subordinate evaluations of male and female leaders, Belle Rose Ragins
Free wake analysis of helicopter rotor blades in hover using a finite volume technique, Krishnamurthi Ramachandran
Impact of mergers on stock values, bond values, debt capacity, and the transfer of wealth, RS Rathinasamy
Characterization of the primary interaction between the mating pheromone, alpha-factor, and its receptor in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Susan Kay Raths
The experience of death and dying : a phenomenological study, Lawrence Mitchell Ross
The relationships of instructional methodologies and anxiety levels in family members of cardiac care patients, Richa Cox Russell
The arbitrage pricing theory and exchange rates : an empirical study, Frederick Lee Sarver
Laser photofragmentation-fluorescence spectrometric determination of B-Diketonate complexes, John Schendel
Studies in phytoferritin, Steven R. Sczekan
A phenomenological analysis of the experience of "Falling Apart", Bruce G. Seidner
Photodegradation of thermally bonded polyester nonwovens, Georgia Lizabeth Self
Histological and chemical evaluation of collagen in the developing and retained bovine placenta, Kathy Lynn Sharpe
Some moral and conceptual issues in informed consent, Wayne Naylor Shelton
Recoil-energy measurements of slow highly-charged ions produced by synchrotron radiation and by swift-ion impact, Robert Timothy Short
Constructing a measure of shame-proneness and its relation to treatment outcome for hospitalized suicidal individuals, Barry Warren Shreve
The concept of the hero in selected adolescent novels, Gary Simmers
The effect of H/D Substitution and pressure on liquid liquid equilibrium for cyclohexane and methanol, Rajiv R. Singh
A general equilibrium model to forecast market penetration of energy supply technologies, Raul Smith-Fontana
Preparation and characterization of gradient polymer films, Stephen Clark Smith
Interprovincial migration in Indonesia : an economic analysis, Prasetyo Soepono
Soil organic matter fractions of no-tilled and tilled soils and their reactivity with herbicides, Gordon Kim Stearman
An analysis of the elementary social studies methods courses in colleges and universities of Tennessee and selected institutions outside of Tennessee, Jeanette Stepanske
A study of the admissions criteria for allied health programs : and the development of guidelines to reflect admissions of better prepared students, Donald Ralph Stone
Synthesis of new solid-supported phosphorus reagents and application to metal ion recovery, Marc A. Strand
Segment cash flow statement: an empirical examination of its impact on the lending decision, Donna Lee Street
Life-Cycle Cost Effectiveness and Safety Evaluation Involving Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Vehicles, Curtis Lee Sturgill
Studies on unsteady vortex motions including thermo-fluid interactions, P. Sundaram
Ab initio relativistic effective potential and relativistic configuration interaction calculations on diatomic molecules containing heavy elements, Noppawan Tanpipat
Vocational rehabilitation counselor characteristics as predictors of employment outcomes for visually impaired clients, Norma Esther Tedder
The politics of disinvestment: a case study of infrastructure disinvestment in Knoxville, Tennessee, Antoinette Thompson
Estimating firm technical efficiency using alternative frontier function approaches: an application to farrow to finish hog production units, Leland C. Thompson
Molecular cloning and sequence analysis of the porcine transmissible gastroenteritis coronavirus matrix and peplomer protein genes, Frank Yao-Tsung Tung
Simulated discharge from small watersheds before, during, and after disturbance, J. B. Turnmire
Thermal aging and morphology of high voltage crosslinked polyethylene cables, Ali Vatansever
A laboratory study of the erodibilities of four agriculturally productive soils, Earl Dean Vories
Work groups and employee attitudes: issues in the analysis of aggregated data, William Joseph Waldron
Ecology and population biology of Thuja Occidentalis L. in its Southern disjunct range, Gary L. Walker
Cytoplasmic delivery of macromolecules VIA pH-sensitive liposomes, Chen-Yen Wang
Optimal speed of response of a roller follower cam driven system, Baldomero O. Westermann
Conceptual development of a complete LWR reload design methodology based on generalized perturbation theory, John R. White
Phenylthiocarbamide (PTC) tasting and depression: a possible genetic link, Paul B. Whittemore
Censorship and the American novel: an evaluation of three award-winning classics, Connie Larkins Williams
Deception in the comedies and tragicomedies of John Fletcher, Betty Jo Wilson
Selected aspects of the thermal relations and ecophysiology of the Lizard Anolis Carolinensis (Sauria: Iguanidae), Mark Angus Wilson
Analysis of the induction of chromosome aberrations at the molecular level using restriction endonucleases, Richard Alan Winegar
Nonlinear instability of a baroclinic flow, Jie Wu
Arousal and the motivation-performance relationship, George Braungart Yancey
Investigation of non-symmetric jets in cross flow, Fan-Ming Yu
Soft x-ray emission spectroscopy and its application in dilute Al in MG and Lial alloys, Cheng Heng Zhang
Dissertations from 1986
The effects of trickle irrigation and raised beds on tomato production in Tennessee, Mahdi S. Abdal
A comparative analysis of the academic preparation program of secondary social studies teachers in Kenya and selected United States colleges and universities, Margaret S. Akinyi Choka Abungu
Broiler chick growth and physiological and metabolic status as affected by the interaction between dietary crude protein and dietary electrolytes, Adesina Afisu Adekunmisi
The export performance of less developed countries : the case of Iran's non-oil exports, Jafar Alavi
The albino locus in the laboratory mouse Mus Musculus : analysis by somatic cell genetics and interspecies meiotic recombination, Lorraine Moore Albritton
Implementation of nonlinear centralized estimators in a distributed fashion, Ali T. Alouani
Simulation of atmospheric boundary layer turbulence with cross-spectrum and large-scale eddy structure, Ehssanollah F. Arman
The function of oriental allusions in James Joyce's Ulysses, Roshan L. Attrey
An analysis of the impact of freight consolidation in inbound logistics, Prabir Kumar Bagchi
Joseph of Arimathea and the Arthurian tradition, Jerry L. Ball
Influence of Quality of Worklife Variables on the Retention and Career Satisfaction of Science and Mathematics Teachers, Jerry D. Barker
The ordinary world of Horton Foote, George Terry Barr
Executives' Media Paranoia : Differences in the selective perceptions of media messages exhibited by business leaders, education leaders and other elites, Richard London Baxter
The unidimensional versus multidimensional approach to personality development and psychopathology, Michael Bertenthal
The photochemistry of vinylogous amides and imides, Jesse Alvin Binkley
An old-spelling, critical edition of John Ford's The Lover's Melancholy, John Meredith Blackburn
The Firm's Decision to Issue Debt Privately: Motivations and Costs, David William Blackwell
Practices, management, and advising of high school newspapers and their ratings in a national contest/critique, Thomas Edward Blick
Light emission from microstructured tunnel junctions, Mark Joseph Bloemer
An Evolutionary Approach to the Prehistory of Upper East Tennessee and Adjacent Areas, C. Clifford Boyd Jr.
Cultural and evironmental change in the Fayum, Egypt: an investigation based on faunal remains, Douglas J. Brewer
The Concept of the Object Scale and the Assessment of Object Representation, Larry F. Brown
Use of Eye Movement as an Indicator of Sensory Components in Thought, Michael Orval Buckner
A Theoretical Framework for a Combined Social-Ethical Analysis, Michael MacDonald Burgess
Information sources and reference group use and influence by young, single adults in clothing purchase decisions, Sue Gibson Byrd
Characterization and subfractionation of macronuclear chromatin from the hypotrich euplotes eurystomus, Carmen Lydia Cadilla
A molecular characterization of the choroplast genome of the Bryophyte Phscomitrella Patens, Patrick Joseph Calie
Effects of chlorobenzoate counterions on the structure and properties of hexadecyltrimethylammonium surfactant solutions, Michael Thomas Carver
An empirical analysis of the influence of selected political process variables upon industry income tax burdens, Arthur D. Cassill
The influence of female consumers' employment orientation on lifestyle and evaluative criteria of apparel, Nancy Louise Cassill
Vaporization of moving water droplets in air at high temperatures, Su-Ming Chan
A generalized approach to the biased adjoint Monte Carlo calculation, Huan-Tong Chen
Aerosol direct fluorination : syntheses of perfluoroethers and perfluoroesters, Myron Lee Cherry
Mappings of ANR's Whose Images are ANR's, Jung-In Kang Choi
Structural and functional roles of the enzymes: 4-aminobutyrate aminotransferase and L-glutamate decarboxylase, Soo Young Choi