Doctoral Dissertations
Dissertations from 2014
The economic costs and ecological benefits of protected areas for biodiversity conservation, Gwenllian D. Iacona
Understanding the Plasmonic Properties of Metallic Nanostructures with Correlated Photon- and Electron-Driven Excitations, Vighter Ozezinimize Iberi
Assessing the Impact of United States mass media on Croatian cultural identities, Iveta Imre
Anesthesia Clinical Core Competencies and High Fidelity Human Simulation, Jeffrey Colby James
Stability, Erosion, and Morphology Considerations for Sustainable Slope Design, Isaac Andres Jeldes Halty
Indefinite Knapsack Separable Quadratic Programming: Methods and Applications, Jaehwan Jeong
Secular change in stature and body mass in Korea over the last two millennia, Yangseung Jeong
Study of ferroelectric oxides and field effect in complex oxides heterostructures, Lu Jiang
A Study of Indentation Cracking in Brittle Materials Using Cohesive Zone Finite Elements, Kurt E. Johanns
Computing Approximate Solutions to the Art Gallery Problem and Watchman Route Problem by Means of Photon Mapping, Bruce Andrew Johnson
Innocent Artists: Creativity and Growing Up in Literatures of Maturation, 1850-1920, Whitney Elaine Jones
Linking DNA Polymorphisms and Populations' Evolutionary History, Ivan Juric
NANOLAYER POLYMERIC COATINGS TO ENHANCE THE PERFORMANCE AND SERVICE LIFE OF INORGANIC MEMBRANES FOR HIGH TEMPERATURE-HIGH PRESSURE BIOMASS PRETREATMENT AND OTHER APPLICATIONS, Vincent C. Kandagor
Single Fiber Mechanical Properties Using Nano-Tensile Testing and Carbon Fiber Structure-Property Relationship, Matthew Erich Kant
Gastrointestinal microbial diversity and diagenetic alteration of bone from the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis), Sarah Wheeler Keenan
Spatial Dynamic Models for Fishery Management and Waterborne Disease Control, Michael Robert Kelly Jr.
SCATTERING AMPLITUDES IN FLAT SPACE AND ANTI-DE SITTER SPACE, Savan Kharel
They Made Us Unrecognizable to Each Other: Human Rights, Truth, and Reconciliation in Canada, Jaymelee Jane Kim
Organic food consumption:Application of the Means-end theory, Yun Hee Kim
A Method to Control Morphology of BHJ OPVs Using End-functionalized Poly(3-hexylthiophene)(P3HT) Grafted to SQDs, William Michael Kochemba
Online Store Atmospherics: Development of a Gender-Neutral Measure, Wanmo Koo
Behavioral responses of Brazilian free-tailed bats (Tadarida brasiliensis) to noctuid moth migrations, Jennifer Joy Krauel
UNDERSTANDING THE MEIOTIC ROLES OF SISTERS UNBOUND IN DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER, Badri Krishnan
“The Dictator without a Uniform: Kārlis Ulmanis, Agrarian Nationalism, Transnational Fascism, and Interwar Latvia”, Jordan Tyler Kuck
Impacts and Implications of Co-occurring Invasive Plant Species, Sara Elizabeth Kuebbing
The Role of Channel-Land Architecture, Diffusion Media Transport Properties, and Aging Effects on Water Transport and Storage in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells, Jacob Michael LaManna
Preparing Preservice Teachers for Inclusive Classrooms: A State-Wide Survey of Teacher Education Faculty, Lucinda Anne Ellenburg Lang
Population dynamics and genetic structure of Louisiana black bears in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley of Louisiana, Jared Scott Laufenberg
State Space Modelling of Dynamic Choice Behavior with Habit Persistence, Kang Bok Lee
DEVELOPMENT OF AN INSTRUMENT OF LEARNING STRATEGIES FOR UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS, Mijoo Lee
Effects of Prenatal Stress and Poverty on Fetal Growth, Teresa Anne Lefmann
Photosystem I-Based Applications for the Photo-catalyzed Production of Hydrogen and Electricity, Rosemary Khuu Le
Role of Leucine in Modulation of Mitochondrial Biogenesis and SIRT1-AMPK Signaling in C2C12 Myotubes, Chunzi Liang
Regional Assessment of the Relationships of Conservation Practices to Northern Bobwhite and Other Priority Grassland Bird Breeding Populations, Christopher Manuel Lituma
Generation Scheduling for Power Systems with Demand Response and a High Penetration of Wind Energy, Guodong Liu
Neutron Scattering Studies of Cuprates and Iron Pnictides, Mengshu Liu
Atomic Structure of the Vicinal Interface between Silicon Carbide and Silicon Dioxide, Peizhi Liu
Tax Policy and Entrepreneurship, Xiaowen Liu
Phenotypic Modulation of Smooth Muscle Cells on Biodegradable Elastomeric Substrates, Xifeng Liu
Numerical Methods and Algorithms for High Frequency Wave Scattering Problems in Homogeneous and Random Media, Cody Samuel Lorton
Strain-Based Design Methodology of Large Diameter Grade X80 Linepipe, Mark D. Lower
An Analog VLSI Deep Machine Learning Implementation, Junjie Lu
Feature Extraction and Recognition for Human Action Recognition, Jiajia Luo
Some Aspects of Function Theory for Dirichlet-type Spaces, Shuaibing Luo
Agency Theory and Stewardship Theory Integrated, Expanded, and Bounded by Context: An Empirical Investigation of Structure, Behavior, and Performance within Family Firms, Kristen Joie Madison
Reverse Genetics Approach to Examine Myosin XI Functions in Pollen Tube Growth, Stephanie Lin Madison
The prevalence of pathological conditions in a modern skeletal collection – implications for forensic anthropology, Heli Marja Katriina Maijanen
Hi-Fidelity Simulation of the Self-Assembly and Dynamics of Colloids and Polymeric Solutions with Long Range Interactions, Mahdy Malekzadeh Moghani
Geospatial Characterization of Fluvial Wood in a Midwestern, Semi-Confined Alluvial River System, Derek Joseph Martin
Structure, Function and Regulation of Two Isoforms of Glutamine Synthetase from Soybean Root Nodules, Pintu Daulatrao Masalkar
WEARING MANY HATS: ROLE IDENTITY AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP OVER TIME, Blake Dustin Mathias
An Investigation of Diabetes Mellitus in Postmortem Human Remains, Shannon Elizabeth May
Long-Term Impacts of Tillage, Cover Crops, and Nitrogen Rates on Microbial Community Dynamics and Soil Quality Parameters under Continuous Cotton Production in West Tennessee, Lilian Wanjiru Mbuthia
Dynamic Complexity and Causality Analysis of Scalp EEG for Detection of Cognitive Deficits, Joseph Curtis McBride
Proactive model to determine information technologies supporting expansion of air cargo network, Grayson C. McClain
Politically Connected Analysts, Michael B. McDonald
Augmented Reality on Mobile Devices to Improve the Academic Achievement and Independence of Students with Disabilities, Donald Douglas McMahon
Thermodynamic Modeling of Uranium and Oxygen Containing Ternary Systems with Gadolinium, Lanthanum, and Thorium, Jacob Wesley McMurray
Methods for Quantitative Local Structure Analysis of Crystalline Materials Employing High Performance Computing, Tara Marie Michels-Clark
Interest Groups, Political Party Control, Lobbying, and Science Funding: A Population Ecology Approach, Allyn Katherine Milojevich
The role of NAG-1 in Tumorigenesis, Kyung-Won Min
Casein Micelles and their Properties: Polydispersity, Association with Vitamin A and Effect of Ultra-High Pressure Homogenization, Maneesha Sheenu Mohan
Knoxville Moves: Log-in and Get Mobile, Courtney Marie Monroe
Dynamic Simulations and Data Mining of Single-Leg Jump Landing: Implications for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Prevention, Kristin Denise Morgan
Infinite Islands: The Seatrees, Colin Christian Alan Mort
The Dissolution of Cellulose in Ionic Liquids - A Molecular Dynamics Study, Barmak Mostofian
Double-Hinged Di-1,2,4-Triazoles for Synthesis of Breathing MOFs, Christopher Ray Murdock
Effect of a Leucine/Pyridoxine Nutraceutical on Energy Metabolism and Satiety in Lean and Obese Dogs, Maryanne Murphy
A Mirror for Spectators: The Dramaturgy of Participation and Unreliable Mirror Figures in Sixteenth-Century Drama, Virginia Hanlon Murphy
Neutron Polarimetry with Polarized 3He for the NPDGamma Experiment, Matthew Martin Musgrave
Particle Modeling of Fuel Plate Melting during Coolant Flow Blockage in HFIR, Hiraku Nakamura
Acculturative Stress and Social Support Among Immigrant Arab American Adolescents in East Tennessee, Ayat Jebril Nashwan
Prognostic-based Life Extension Methodology with Application to Power Generation Systems, Seyed Ahmad Niknam
Models Linking Epidemiology with Immunology and Ecology, Eric Shu Numfor
Unlocking the Secrets of Multi-Flagellated Propulsion, Stefan Oma Nwandu-Vincent
Exploring the Energy Density Functional with High-Performance Computing, Erik Michael Olsen
Multi-cycle Boiling Water Reactor Fuel Cycle Optimization, Keith Everette Ottinger
Transport Resistance in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells, Jon Patrick Owejan
Stability Analysis of the Rotary Drill-String, Liangming Pan
Computational Studies for Optimization and Design of Extracting Agents for Separation of Lanthanides and Actinides, Deborah Andrea Penchoff
An Epidemiological Study Of Campylobacter Populations Reveals A Selective Pressure By Roxarsone, Sean Jeffery Pendleton
Trust in News Media in post-Communist Eastern Europe: The Case of Serbia, Ivanka Pjesivac
Enhancement of Chronically-induced Breast Carcinogenesis by Combined Environmental and Dietary Carcinogens and Suppression by Dietary Agents, Lenora A. Pluchino
Manufacturing Coalition: Cooperation, Solidarity, and Sisterhood in the New York Women's Trade Union League, 1906-1919, Marybeth Poder
Shared Decision Making in Individualized Education Program Meetings: A Discourse Analysis, Elizabeth Price
Kinesthetic Haptics Sensing and Discovery with Bilateral Teleoperation Systems, Tian Qiu
Exploring Employee-Organization Relationships in Post-Socialist Transition: Local Employees' Experiences in Foreign-Owned Companies in Croatia, Danijela Radić
Engineering Sortase A for generating site-specific protein 3D assemblies, Maryam Raeeszadeh-Sarmazdeh
The Contemporary Encyclopedic Novel, Matthew Warren Raese
A Low-Power, Reconfigurable, Pipelined ADC with Automatic Adaptation for Implantable Bioimpedance Applications, Terence Cordell Randall
La naturaleza en la literatura costarricense pensada desde la eco-culturalidad, Andrew M. Ray
Single Cell Biophysics: Applications in Cardiomyocyte Mechanobiology and Stem Cell Mechanotransduction, Benjamin Edward Reese
Augmenting Functional Adaptation: Does Obesity have a Systemic Effect on Bone Strength Properties in Humans?, Nicole Marie Reeves