Doctoral Dissertations
Dissertations from 1985
Social support, stressful life events, and psychological impairment : a study of deaf persons, Randolph Leigh Mowry
Giving birth in hospital places : an analysis of the management of birth in two obstetrical settings, Karen Carroll Mundy
Photolysis and photooxidation of Nylon 66, Adana Ocak Muschelewicz
Special possessions : their characteristics, meaning and developmental function throughout life, Elizabeth Lavenson Myers
Confinement of Electron Orbits and the Interaction between the Electron Beam and Cavity Modes in the Orbitron Maser, Wlodzimierz Nakonieczny
A systematic revision of the neotropical species of nephrolepis schott, Clifton E. Nauman
Public land divestiture : the Tennessee Valley Authority Land Review and Disposal Program, Marshall T. Nelson
Importance of professional competencies for elementary principals in Tennessee : as perceived by educational practitioners and policy makers, Susan Elizabeth Newkirk-Moore
Factors which characterized alcoholics who successfully completed a residential treatment program, Menaja C. U. Obinali
Dependency and identity foreclosure among pregnant Applalachian adolescents, Brenda Gail Earl Owensby
Communication in an island setting: a history of the mass media of the Bahama Islands, 1784-1956, Howard Sidney Pactor
Television coverage of criminal trials with cameras and microphones : A laboratory experiment of audience effects, Anna R. Paddon
Developmental Implications of Palmar Dermatoglyphics Among Highland and Lowland Peruvian Quechua, Kenneth R. Parham
Adjoint-based sensitivity analysis for reactor safety applications, Cecil Vivian Parks
Detrital microbial community development and phosphorus dynamics in a stream ecosystem, Richard E. Perkins
A behavioral process model of customer service evaluation : based on supplier-customer differences in perception, Rammohan Pisharodi
A survey of leadership in social service agencies, Kenya Taylor Potts
Estimating recharge to the Liguanea aquifer of Kingston, Jamaica, Jacqueline Pryce-Harvey
Production of aflatoxin and citrinin in soy extended and nonextended Thuringer sausage as influenced by environmental parameters, Lakshma O. Rao
A Biogeographic Study of Amphibians in Tennessee, William H. Redmond Jr.
Potassium, magnesium, insulin, glucagon and glucose interrelationships in ruminant hypomagnesemia, Christopher K. Reynolds
Engagement and synchrony : the experience of boredom in adolescence, Patricia Anne Ridgeway
Developmental Ossification Patterns in the Human Sternum from Fetus to 19 Years of Age: A Cross Sectional Study Based on Radiographic Analysis, William Cesar Rodriguez III
Early physical stress and birth complications : psychosocial variables and presenting symptoms of out-patient children in light of the MBD/ADD/HA controversy, Arthur Christopher Sebastian Russo
Forest succession in the Upper Rio Negro of Colombia and Venezuela, Juan Guillermo Saldarriaga
Effects of augmented feedback on the aquisition of a motor skill : in two enviromental conditions, Michael Terry Sanders
Evaluation of sensory methodology for ground beef : effect of variation of time, holding method and panels, Ola Goode Sanders
Utilization of creel survery data to evaluate fish harvest trends in Tennessee reservoirs, Bruce Michael Saul
The metabolism : sister chromatid exchanges and macromolecular binding of benzo[a]pyrene by mouse hepatoma cells in culture, Eugene Leonard Schaefer
The Maori and the economic frontier : an economic history of the Maori of New Zealand, 1769-1840, William Carl Schaniel
Crown geometry of plantation-grown American sycamore and its simulation, John Robert Schutt
Lung injury in mice and rats acutely exposed to beryllium, Louis E. Sendelbach
The long term effects of incest on adult female personality development, Robin Leslie Shallcross
Analysis and monitoring of in-core dynamics in pressurized water reactors, Der-Jhy Shieh
Plasmid mediated mineralization of 4-chlorobiphenyl, Malcolm Scott Shields
Investigation of the dynamic behavior of soybean plants during cutting, Steve Shoulders
Learning Style Preferences for Design and Their Relationship to Standardized Test Results, Roger H. Siles
Development, implementation, and effectiveness of a promotion and remediation policy in a rural school system, Elaine U. Sloan
Preschool children's fears : relationships among parents' and teachers' perceptions and children's self-reports, Debbie Jean Smith
Novel approaches to antifungal drug delivery, Herbert A. Smith
Ecology of black bears in a bottomland hardwood forest in Arkansas, Tommy Ray Smith
Radical cations of oxygen-containing organic compounds generated by gamma-irradiation of dilute freon solutions : an electron spin resonance study, Larry Dale Snow
A study of the flow field about an upper surface blown wing and its effects on longitudinal static stability of a small jet airplane, Uwe Peter Solies
Multiple methods for obtaining particle size distribution with a particle sizing interferometer, Jung-Young Son
Quasi-reinforcement and behavioral contrast, Kenneth Martin Steele
An evaluation of selected, affiliated Girls Clubs of America programs in Southern Appalachia, Diana Rae Steinfeld-Hicks
An analysis of the Brazilian motor vehicle industry : the political economy of its development and its significance to the Brazilian economy, Mark A. Stephens
Responses by grizzly bear population dynamics to certain environmental and biosocial factors, Stephen Frederick Stringham
Characterization of the synthesis and processing of the herpes simplex virus type 2 glycoprotein, gG, Henry K. Su
Heat sensitive immunoliposomes, Sean M. Sullivan
Modulation of Drug Metabolism by Food Restiction, Paul Kupen Su
Agreement in classification choices by school psychologists when evaluating children for special education placement, Norma Scott Suttle
The use of mass media and decision making processes in the 1980 presidential election : application of the accumulated information model, Steven Hendricks Swindel
Application of the Monte Carlo Particle Dispersion Model : to simulation of battlefield obscurants, John B. Tappen
The Monetary Theories of Milton Friedman and J. M. Keynes: A Comparison, Millicent Moulder Taylor
An evaluation of characteristic theory : implicit prices and the demand for nutritional attributes, Danny Edward Terry
The effects of orography on land-atmosphere turbulent exchange processes, J. S. Theon
Eggs, small beer, and Hardy : The poetry and prose of Philip Larkin, Michael Thomas Tierce
Isolation and characterization of gene 33 : a hormone-inducible rat gene, Michael H. Tindal
An investigatin into the use of market segmentation analysis in transportation energy planning, Jeffrey W. Trombly
Interactions of Sendai virus with liposome target membrane, Yung-shyeng Tsao
Spectroscopic and electrochemical studies of seleted lanthanides and actinides : in concentrated aqueous carbonate and carbonate-hydroxide solutions and in molten dimethyl sulfone, Peter Gregory Varlashkin
Marlowe and Melville, Alisa Von Brentano
Nutrient Capital Sequestration in Pioneer Plant Communities on Surface-Mine Spoil, Gary Leon Wade
Hierarchical approaches to the study of ecological process and pattern, Joyce Waterhouse
Interim reviews in the performance evaluation process : testing the utility of no surprises, Murray Strathern Weaver
The development of NA⁺-dependent hexose transport in LLC-PK₁: a model for epithelial differentiation, Ellen R. Weiss
A mathematical and statistical analysis of the -3/2 power rule of self-thinning in even-aged plant populations, Donald Ernest Weller
The effectiveness of vicarious learning in advertising, Mary Wurst Werner
Deformation of glassy polymers, Paul A. Westbrook
The new South comes to Wiregrass Georgia, 1865-1910, Mark V. Wetherington
International trade as an engine for economic development, Bert Gregory Wheeler
Cooper minima in the photoelectron dynamic spectra of small molecules : continuum multiple scattering X-alpha calculations, Timothy Alan Whitley
The responsibilities of personhood in the medical setting, Kristine K. Whitnable
Predictors of Life Satisfaction Among Young Adults from Low-Income, Rural Areas of Southern Appalachia, Stephan Maxwell Wilson
Rheological properties and instabilities in polymer processing of polyethylene terephthalates and polyethylenes, Hideki Yamane
The photochemistry of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons adsorbed on the surface of coal fly ash, Robert Alonzo Yokley
Psychometric examination of an adult self-report self-management inventory, Damaris Olsen Young
An investigation of the effects of problem-solving on the standardized test proformance of high school students, Mary Glenell Sims Young
Dissertations from 1984
Comparative ecological studies on the effects of disturbance on rainforest structure and species diversity, Stanley Opunabo Abell
Adolescent perceptions of parental behavior, parental power, and self-esteem, Kay Montgomery Albrecht
An evaluation of computerized systems for acceleration of interpretations from soil surveys and other resource information, Milton Allen
Yield and selected chemical and morphological responses of several soybean cultivars to soil pH, Nuri H. Al-Mohammadi
An empirical investigation of the educational leadership styles, attitudes, and needs in Saudi Arabia, Mohammed A. Al-Shakhis
An application of latent trait theory in analyzing the field test results of a mathematics proficiency test, Megumi Asako
Perceived parental power, parental behavior and adolescent conformity to parents, Semiha Arsoy Atakan
A genetic analysis of corn earworm (Heliothis zea Boddie) resistance in maize (Zea mays L.), John R. Attewell
A model system for studies of specific membrane interactions, Bruce E. Babbitt
A survey and analysis of the perceptions of business executives and community college business instructors of the desired content emphasis for the introductory collegiate business course, Orville E. Bach Jr.
Study of the stipitate hydnums from the southern Appalachian Mountains : genera Bankera, Hydnellum, Phellodon, Sarcodon, Richard E. Baird
Role transition of reentry women, Faye Tanner Barr
Apparent molal volumes, apparent molal compressibilities, and their isotope effects : in aqueous and non-aqueous carbohydrate solutions, Pedro Jose Bernal
Characterizing k-dimensional universal menger compacta, Mladen Bestvina
A comparison of alternative price forecasting models for slaughter hogs, William Noel Blisard
The prediction of recorded delinquency using obvious, subtle, and neutral MMPI psychopathic deviate (Pd) items, Stephen Howard Blum
Movement patterns relative to nesting site locations in a population of green iguanas (Iguana iguana) in Panama, Brian C. Bock
A study and comparison of polymer films formed from isotropic and liquid crystalline solutions, Hassan Bodaghi
Viability of small-farmer communities in the Enriquillo-Cul de Sac Depression of Hispaniola, Hugo C. C. Bodini