Doctoral Dissertations
Dissertations from 1985
A Search for Systematic Variability in Inter-Finger Ridge Count Variation Among European Groups, Kenneth Melvin Binkley
An examination of selected triggering mechanisms for consumer satisfaction processes, Claire Pera Bolfing
Nuclear structure of light thallium isotopes as deduced from laser spectroscopy on a fast atom beam., John Alan Bounds
A study of psychotherapy and divorced women's object choice, Nancy Brown
Interrelationships between learning styles, formal operations, achievement in specified content areas, age, and level of education, Martha Ruth Bryan
The effects of visuo-motor behavior rehearsal on competitive performance tasks, anxiety, and attentional style, Tina M. Buckles
The relationship of rap group participation, self-management effectiveness, and support unit help to aggressiveness in Vietnam in-country veterans, Craig Wilburn Burnette
A brief educational strategy for parents of preterm infants : its effects on parent-infant bonding and infant development, Doris Sharpe Burrus
Gap and Stand Dynamics of a Southern Appalachian Spruce-Fir Forest, Richard T. Busing
Environmental, socio-cultural, and health factors associated with diarrhea in Santa Cruz Mixtepec, Juxtlahuaca, Oaxaca, Mexico, Paula Merrell Butler
Accuracy of principals' predicted ranks of teacher motivational factors as a function of principals' leadership behaviors, Jan D. Buxton
Migration decisions and the rural-urban turnaround, Charles A. Campbell
An analysis of teacher stress as perceived by faculty members from selected schools in Tennessee, Margie Helton Carico
An experimental investigation of fast ion confinement on the ISX-B tokamak, Antonino Carnevali
Visual-motor instruction and reading achievement, John D. Carroll
Participation in and satisfaction with decision making in selected East Tennessee negotiating and non negotiating school districts, Phyllis Salisbury Casavant
Far-infrared scattering on ELMO Bumpy Torus and impurity study experiments, William H. Casson
Investigation of the dynamic response of aircraft to microburst (JAWS) wind shear, Ho-Pen Chang
Late Middle Woodland Settlement and Subsistence Patterns in the Eastern Highland Rim of Tennessee, James E. Cobb
An objective component for the evaluation of teaching, David L. Cook
The effect of health instruction and counseling on adherence of women to an exercise program, Janet Lynn Cox
A critical old-spelling edition of Thomas Wilsons̓ The Arte of Rhetorique (1553), John Micheal Crafton
Hemisphere preference and its relationship to different therapist variables, Nina Beth Cummings
Fears in middle childhood : peer acceptance, self perception, and coping strategies of rural children, Phyllis Martin Davidson
The Effectiveness of Computer Assisted Instruction of Chapter I Students in Secondary Schools, Robert Lloyd Davidson
Biologically mediated removal of dissolved organic carbon from coal slurry wastewater, John William Davis
Solids segregation in gas-fluidized beds of large particles, Charles Stuart Daw
Risk and the valuation of the multinational enterprise, Richard Armand DeFusco
An evaluation of the benefits of a companion animal to chronic psychiatric inpatients, Margaret Mary Del Monaco
Paternalism, autonomy and responsibility in the medical setting, Kathleen Marie Dixon
The relationship between extra-high frequency hearing and cardiovascular endurance in noise exposed industrial workers, Amy M. Donahue
The effect of group assertiveness training on the assertiveness and self-concept levels of army female enlistees, Lizzie Tyson Donald
Journal writing : its effects on the development of syntactic maturity and attitude in students' writing, Charlotte Kate Dorsey
Investigations of Balsam Woolly Aphid - Fraser Fir Interaction: Feeding Site Characteristics and Wound Response, Christopher Eagar
Characteristic and educational patterns of black pre-medical and medical aspirants, Nina T. Elliott
A study of an air convection pile, a thermosyphon permafrost protection device, Austin Lewis Evans
Multiphoton ionization and two-photon excitation of aromatic molecules in liquids, Homer Faidas
Object relations and the capacity to be alone, Susan Carol Feinberg
Determination of optical properties by third-harmonic generation in noble gases in unfocused laser beams, Wanda R. Ferrell
A kinematic approach to the formation and characterization of biaxially oriented poly (p-phenylene terephthalamide) films, John Edmond Flood
Municipal productivity and service quality : A regression-based fiscal analysis, David Harold Folz
Growth and microclimate of "Essex" soybeans as affected by rowspacing, Paul Brewer Francis
Instrumentation for in-field measurements of energy inputs to tractor-powered agricultural implements, Robert Sherron Freeland
Molecular analysis of endogenous retrovirus-related sequences in chemically transformed NIH 3T3 cells, Malcolm John Gardner
Acute respiratory failure induced by bleomycin and hyperoxia, Mary Elizabeth Pecquet Goad
The enhancement of radio news with voice reports and actualities : An experimental study., Lionel Grady
Effects of pit construction, crate design, and ventilation rate on the air velocities in a model swine farrowing house, George Franklin Grandle
Multivariate procedures for evaluating factors afffecting palatability of beef, Billy Bruce Greene
Estimated genetic parameters of measures of partial nutritional efficiency of cow-calf pairs, Nancy Ella Sanders Greene
The city of Paris : a shape and a shaping force in selected nineteenth century British fiction, Elizabeth Anne Hait
Effects of Cadmium, Calcium, Age and Parity on Bone Mineral, Density and Strength in Female Rats, Beverley F. Hammond
A comparative study between two groups concerning the identification and validation of competencies needed by industrial teacher educators : at the University of Technology in Iraq, Mohammad Riyad Hamza
Congregational leader's perception of the pastoral role : An analysis of the acceptance of women pastors, Thomas Beck Handley
Tradition and creativity : narrative elements in Wirnt von Gravenberg's Wigalois and Heinrich von dem Turlin's Diu Crone, George E. Harding
Studies in molten chloroaluminates : I. multipass spectroelectrochemistry II. spectroscopic and electrochemical investigations of iridium carbonyls, Brisco Lynn Harward
Visual spatial characteristics of eleven to thirteen year old learning disabled children, Martha Nan Hawkes
Potential competition and the Kennecott-Peabody merger : a critical analysis, Gary Lewis Hodgin
Muscle metabolism in dog skeletal muscle during fatiguing work with altered arterial oxygen tensions, Michael C. Hogan
Now joining the North and South : A history of the Mason and Dixon Lines' marketing and operations management, 1932-1982, Craig Allen Hollingshead
A comparative study of reading attitudes, self-concept, and achievement between students of two reading programs, Donna Barnes Hoover
The Mahaica-Mahaicony-Abary Project : socioeconomic change in Guyana, Maurice Reggie Hoppie
The regulation of herpes simplex virus specific cytotoxic T lymphocyte induction by a suppressor cell circuit, David W. Horohov
A descriptive study of facilities, faculty, staff, curriculum, and finances in grades K-12 in schools sponsored by the Church of God in the continental United States, Ray Harrison Hughes
Hormonal responsiveness of developmentally regulated genes in fetal rat liver, Alfred Charles Johnson
Black musicians in music city, U.S.A., Charles Dewitt Johnson
A Floristic and Taxonomic Study of the Wood-rotting Aphyllophorales of the Spruce-fir Forest of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Hack Sung Jung
Molecular cloning and sequence analysis of the porcine transmissible gastroenteritis coronavirus genome, Paul Alan Kapke
Direct investment and welfare: an empirical investigaion of economic integration in less developed countries when foreign firms are present (Andean Case), Khashayar Khazeh
The relationship between participation in selected leisure activities and perceptions of general health : in age-segregated and age-integrated communities, Doris M. Kilgore
Reflections of the Pléiade aesthetic in Edmund Spenser's minor poems, Robin Renée Killman
A Heuristic model for multiobjective resource planning and capacity-constrained scheduling : in material requirements planning systems, Jason Jungsun Kim
Ultrastructural and functional effects of lead poisoning on adult canine myocardium : assessment of thiamin treatment, Nancy Gail Kincaid
Firm-specific influences on liability maturity structure, Alan James Kirkpatrick
The use of Q methodology to study how American students define politics, Joseph Koshansky
A study of the atlantic union movement, 1949-1960, James W. Lantrip
The actin gene of Candida albicans, Brent ALan Lasker
Foundations for a method for knowledge analysis, Peter Joseph Lazzara
Michael Harringtons̓ radical liberalism, Bong Hi Lee
Comparison of steam and water processing on physical, chemical, and nutritive characteristics of southern peas (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp), Phillip Kevin Lee
The design, organization, and methods of strategic information systems : A study of the motor carrier industry, Stephen A. LeMay
Apparel fabrics as barriers to pesticide penetration, Karen K. Leonas
Curriculum development in university mathematics departments : a case study, Betty Bridges Long
The effects of metacomprehension cuing on college student achievement, Elizabeth W. Long
A critique, revision, and normative study of the Leary Interpersonal System of Personality Diagnosis, Jon N. Loveland
John Rawls, social justice, and health-care delivery systems, Margaret I. Lovell
A study of the attitudes of English teachers and students toward the use of commercially prepared literature study guides : in selected Tennessee high schools, Sylvia Dianne Lynch
Embodiment and ambiguity : a phenomenological investigation of the experience of the lived-body, William A. MacGillivray
An analytical study of the pre-service teacher education program at the University of Baghdad for prospective teachers of English in Iraq, Niran Hashim Mahdi
The effects of band-rejection filtering at frequencies corresponding to vowel formants on voiceless consonant recognition and confusion, Sumalai Maroonroge
Factors influencing the utilization of health services among the aged of Knox County, Jo-Ann Summitt Marrs
Cash management in Florida's public schools, Daniel Lee McIntyre
User participation in passive solar housing design, Joan H. McLain-Kark
Polular elements of polemic style in Martin Luthers̓ German prose : colloquial sources of clarity and impact, Charles H. McVey
Microprocessor application in a distributed energy management system, Monte Lee Meals
A study of college faculty and administrator attitudes toward, and involvement with, educational marketing and student recruiting., Katherine Jean Milo
Species composition and pasture productivity of Bermudagrass-fesue-legume combinations for yearling beef steers, Ronald Lewis Mitchell
Development and application of an upland boreal forest succession model, Daryl Lee Moorhead