Doctoral Dissertations
Dissertations from 1986
Elizabeth Barrett Browning's poetics of passion, Margaret M. Morlier
The Development of Smallholder Tea Production in Tanzania: An Economic Analysis of Factors Influencing Green Leaf Tea Output, Joseph Tarmo Nagu
Maximum principles for P-Functions in elliptic partial differential equations, Edward Caston Nichols
The Effect of Particle Dynamics on Turbulence Measurements with the Laser Doppler Velocimeter, Robert H. Nichols
Characterization of endogenous Murine Leukemia Virus-Related sequences from the RFM/Un strain mouse, Kave Noghrei Nikbakht
Structure of power and dependency : a case study of sino-thai business community in thailand, Nittaya Wongtada
Towards understanding the somali bureaucracy, Abdusalam Hadliyeh Omer
Directors of for-profit child care centers : do background characteristics predict success?, Sandra Sue Osborne
Relationships of Self-Concept, Food and Nutrition Attitudes and Knowledge, and Health Habits to Food Selection and Nutrient Intake, Diane Jean Palmer Libby
The mechanism of orientation of aromatic solutes in oriented polyethylenes, Deepak R. Parikh
Voluntary divestitures and the firm life cycle : an empirical study, Mary M. Pashley
The risks of radiation : a study of the attitudes of a select sample of residents of southeast Tennessee, Saunook K. Pedigo
Development of an Imaging Fourier Transform Spectrometer, Charles William Pender
A Study of the Perception of Verbal Aggression in Black and White Females, Rosemary E. Phelps
Pressure broadening effects on the lambda doublets of nitric oxide, William Joe Phillips
An investigation of the hypnotic treatment of music performance anxiety, Thomas M. Plott
Essays on international asset pricing in general equilibrium, Tribhuvan N. Puri
An analysis of news coverage of an artificial heat implant and related public relations activities : the case of William Schroeder, Jan Patrice Quarles
A mapped finite difference study of noise transmission in nonuniform ducts, Peter E. Raad
Perceptions of evaluators, Level II and III teachers, Level I teachers, and nonparticipants regarding fundamental beliefs and principles of the career teacher evaluation system, Barbara Parker Randall
Prolactin-enhanced uteroglobin synthesis and secretion by uteri of estrogen and progesterone treated juvenile rabbits, Gary W. Randall
Selected measures of interpersonal relatedness in a sample of college scholars, Isabella K. Rauh
Female labor force participation in the Mexican economy, Manuel E. Ravelo
Comparison and effects of inverse and traditional tutoring for reading improvement in the 1984-85 Campbell County secondary vocational improvement programs, Eunice Huddleston Reynolds
The Tennessee principal : a self perception, Michael D. Richardson
Teacher Time-On-Task: An Analysis of Classroom Time Use for Two City School Systems, 1985, Suzanne Thomas Richards
Effect of phenolic compounds on the adenosine triphosphatase of the membrane of Staphylococcus aureus, Emilia Rico-Munoz
Thermodynamic characterization of lipid interactions and conformational stability of membrane proteins, Christopher White Rigell
A Study of Interorganizational Negotiation of Transportation Service Contracts Using Shippers and Motor Carriers, Lloyd M. Rinehart
Hours of work, attitudes, and well-being : the relationship between work schedule and the quality of life, Michael T. Roberson
An investigation of the possible role of kin selection in the evolution of sociality in Agelena Consociata denis: a west African social spider, Rosemary Roeloeffs
The relationship of principals' attitudes toward health instruction and their reported status of health instruction programs, Joseph D. Rutherford
Energy recovery from a space-charge neutralized positive ion beam by means of magnetic electron suppression, Philip M. Ryan
Automated visual inspection for detection, characterization, and measurement of flaws on machined metal surfaces, Reza Safabakhsh
An analytical and experimental investigation of natural convection heat transfer in vertical channels with a single obstruction, Syed-Ahmed M. Said
Cardiovascular, renal, and neuroendocrine responses to behavioral stress and increased dietary sodium in the borderline hypertensive rat, Brian John Sanders
A longitudinal analysis of mergers and acquistions as homogenous groups, Granville M. Sawyer
Structural and Functional Organization of Macroarthropod Communities in a Mined Versus a Pristine Stream in the Cumberland Mountains of Eastern Tennessee, Joseph R. Schiller
Coronary-prone behavior, control, and reactivity in female clerical workers, Lori Ann Schmied
The macromolecular structure of low rank coals and lignites, Susan E. Shawver
A hermeneutic analysis of metaphor in a successful case of Psychotherapy, John Ewing Shell
A Typology of Information Search Patterns: Apparel Selection of Employed Women, Soyeon Shim
Effects of post-divorce relationships on child adjustment, Daniel E. Shybunko
A comparison of cultural perception of oriental cultures as reflected in selected sixth grade social studies texts and children's literature, Sarah Cleo Skelton
A dynamic achievement task choice model, Laurence Allen Slade
The career satisfaction, future plans, and personal characteristics of Tennessee public school science and mathematics teachers in 1985, Wilmon Ashley Smith
Euglenoid flagellar root systems : ultrastructure and phylogenetic significanc, Jean Adamson Solomon
Embryo induction and plant regeneration from cultured anthers and pistils of orchardgrass (Dactylis glomerata), David D. Songstad
Analysid of action of a male-sterile mutation of the mouse, blind-sterile, bs, Rene E. Sotomayor
The decision to attach a call provision to municipal debt : determinants and cost, Michael F. Spivey
The representation of family change in social science journals and women's magazines, Gretta Guyton Stanger
Determination and Interpretation of Dispersion of Small Particles in Thermoplastics, Yoshiyuki Suetsugu
Hegelian synthesis in the works of Nathaniel Hawthorne, John Charles Sutton
Functional Performance of Thual Barley Grown in Two Locations as Affected by Salt in Model and Food Systems, Ruthann Burroughs Swanson
Comparative Bioavailability of Sediment-Sorbed Hexachlorobiphenyl, C. Michael Swindoll
An experimental and theoretical investigation of an air injection type anti-icing system for aircraft, Abdollah Haddad Tabrizi
Dual career couples and geographic transfer : executives' reactions to commuter marriage and attitude toward the move, Ann Siegrist Taylor
Critical reaction to Goeths̕ West-östlicher Divan through 1905, Finley M. Taylor
Comparative Gene Mapping in Baboon (Papio) Species, Kathleen Lou Moore Thiessen
Essays on Investment and Financing Decisions, George P. Tsetsekos
Forest bird demography in a landscape mosaic, Dean L. Urban
Stereotypes of malingering : a descriptive study, Gail Vant Zelfde
Transmission electron microscopy study of phase transformations in ternary Ni₄Mo-Based alloys containing 0 to 4 weight percent, Ke Vāsudēvan
Effect of molecular weight and pressure on crystallization of Cis-Polyisoprene, Nurhan Vatansever
The relationship between school organizational climate and professional growth and development attitudes of high school teachers, Jean Norman Vest
The Relationship of Loneliness and Social Isolation to Dietary Adequacy of Noninstitutionalized Elderly Individuals, Dellmar Walker
Application of stochastic process analysis to initial counseling interviews, Kathleen Warden
Chinese television news: a content analysis, John Warren
Regulation of the expression of murine adult B-Globin genes, Cynthia Jo Wawrzyniak
An Empirical Investigation of Stoltenberg's Counselor Complexity Model, George Calvin Zeth Weaver III
Managing Instructional Information: A Decision Support System to Aid in Textbook Selection, Fred B. Wheeler Jr.
Psychological Factors Associated with Minority and Majority Student Status in University Settings, Julie Elizabeth Williams
Assessing service equity and program effectiveness in the Tennessee Division of Rehabilitation Services Process, Sally Ann Wise
An alternate pathway for the biosynthesis of platelet activating factor: characterization of the dithiothreitol (DTT)-insensitive cholinephosphotransferase from rat kidney medulla, Donna Susan Woodard
Dynamics of biological fixed film for phenol degradation, Robert Mark Worden
Affectively oriented counselors at three levels of experience : a linguistic analysis, Jean Parker Wycoff
A study of the methodology used in the determination of entry level faculty salaries, salary adjustments, and annual salary increases in selected colleges and universities in the United States, Howard Lee Yarbrough
A phenomenological study of the earliest memory, Janice Gayle Young
Development and Applicability of a Mathematical Model for the High Speed Melt Spinning of Crystallizable Polymers, Kenneth F. Zieminski
Dissertations from 1985
A study of the mechanisms involved in the increased sensitivity of mouse myeloid leukemic cells to the induction of chromosome aberrations, Marilyn Elizabeth Johnson Aardema
The conversion of municipal solid waste to chemicals, Thomas J. Abraham
Interrelationship among magnesium, potassium and platelets in hypomagnesemic ewes, Basel K. Al-Dabbagh
The structure of the macronuclear replication band in hypotrichous ciliated protoza, Randy Leiman Allen
Chemical vapor deposition of silicon carbide from methylsilane and coating of nuclear waste ceramics, Peter Angelini
A microprocessor based simulator/trainer for a dry process control laboratory, John Allen Arnold
A Study of Fine Structure Development of Poly(ethylene terephthalate) in High Speed Spinning by Using a Pneumatic Drawdown Device, Chi-Chung Bai
Management systems in the independent, nondenominational secondary schools in Tennessee, Herschel Killebrew Bailey
Tissue specific expression of rat genes subject to multihormonal regulation, Lisa Ann Francine Balogh
The influence of selected phonetic and linguistic variables on articulatory production in apraxic speakers, James Hager Bargelt
Pattern of state mental health institute utilization : a descriptive analysis of patient characteristics in relation to state mental health policy, Patricia Sauvigné Barnett
The stereochemistry of the SN2' reaction, Charles G. Bass
Selection criteria requirements and current qualifications of aviation faculty in higher education, Margaret June Baty
A microcomputer based program for the management of curricular objectives in mathematics, Michael W. Beck
A comparison of the job satisfaction of graduates of vocational programs and graduates of non-vocational programs, Ralph David Begley
Multipole characterization of the electron loss to the continuum cross section at asymptotically high velocities, Scott Donald Berry