Doctoral Dissertations
Dissertations from 2006
Developing an Integrated Model of Interactivity in the Context of Travel-Related Web Sites, Juran Kim
Promises to Keep: A Phenomenological Study of ICU Nurses’ Experiences Caring for Dying Patients, Phyllis Ann King
Studies on Cytochrome P450 genes in Drosophila melanogaster: Relationship between over expression and DDT resistance, and xenobiotic induction, Srilalitha Kuruganti
Vertical export of biogenic matter in the Chukchi and Barents Seas, Catherine Lalande
The Tension and Coherence of Love, Identification, and Detachment in Gandhi’s thought, Sanjay Lal
A Study of the Relationship Between Indentation Creep and Uniaxial Creep, James Anthony LaManna Jr.
A Mode Comparison between Mailed and Internet Surveys, Craig T. Laymen
Design Assessment of Two-Wheeled Luggage Based on Mechanical Models and a Usability Test, Jun-Seok Lee
Environmental Manipulation to Increase the Nutritional Content in Leafy Vegetables, Mark Gregory Lefsrud
Impact of Inter-Organizational Influence Communication Strategies on Target Firm Relationship Satisfaction: an Empirical Study of the Food and Chemical Industry in Thailand, Thaweephan Leingpibul
Two Essays on Corporate Reorganization under Chapter 11, Fei Leng
Management of Requirements Changes in Sequence-Based Software Specifications, Lan Lin
Modeling of Terrain Impact Caused by Off-road Vehicles, Qinghe Li
Scheduling Algorithms for Scalable High-Performance Packet Switching Architectures, Xike Li
How Factors Related to Social Control Might Contribute to Juvenile Delinquency Among African American and Caucasian Females, Andridia Victoria Mapson
Cross-Species Comparison of Spermatocyte Responses to Induced DNA Damage: the Laboratory Mouse and Drosophila melanogaster, Shannon Marie Matulis
Solute Transport and U(VI) Reactivity in Natural Heterogeneous Sediments, Melanie A. Mays
Measurement of the 32S(p,d)31S Reaction and Its Astrophysical Implications, Zhanwen Ma
The Taped-Problems Intervention: Increasing Multiplication Fact Fluency Using a Low-Tech Time Delay Intervention, Elizabeth McCallum
Assessment of the Trait Hope Scale with Social Service Providers, Andrea Kelli McCarter
Accelerating Exact Stochastic Simulation of Biochemical Systems, James Michael McCollum
A Test of the Classical Model for Predicting Endurance Running Performance, James Edward McLaughlin
An Investigation into the Nature of the Relationship of Corporate Culture to Logistics Outsourcing Decisions, John Edmund Mello
Forest Certification and Nonindustrial Private Forest Landowners: assessing awareness, acceptance, and educational preferences, David Chester Mercker
Design Criteria for Aerobic Treatment of Grease Waste by Filamentous Microorganisms in Activated Sludge, Christian Edward Seal Mery
Variance Analysis of TDOT Highway Construction Prices for Modeling Estimates, Lloyd Medford Middleton
Methylsilane Derived SiC Particle Coatings Produced By Fluid-Bed Chemical Vapor Deposition, James Henry Miller
Vitronectin and Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1 Form Higher-Order Complexes that Localize to the Extracellular Matrix and Adopt Adhesive Properties, Kenneth H. Minor
Cohomological Dimension With Respect to Nonabelian Groups, Atish Jyoti Mitra
Manifestations of Broken Symmetry: The Surfaces Phases of Ca2−xSrxRuO4, Robert G. Moore II
A Season-Long Mental Skills Training Program for Collegiate Volleyball Players, Taryn Kelly Morgan
Specialized Understanding of Mathematics: A Study of Prospective Elementary Teachers, Margaret Viola Moss
A Critical Case Study of Program Fidelity in TennCare, Carole Lynn Myers
A Multi-Source Model of Perceived Organizational Support and Performance, Sarah Kay Nielsen
Depression, Cognition, and Anosognosia in Alzheimer's Disease: A Rorschach Analysis, Lisa Lillard Oglesby
Current Practices in Blended Instruction, Eunjoo Oh
The Effect of Bacterial Chemotaxis on In situ Bioremediation Rate, Christopher John O'Lenick
On-Line Learning and Wavelet-Based Feature Extraction Methodology for Process Monitoring using High-Dimensional Functional Data, Olufemi Abayomi Omitaomu
Growth and Superconductivity of Pb and Pb-Bi Alloys in the Quantum Regime, Mustafa Murat Ozer
Interdependent Group Contingencies with Randomly Selected Components Applied to Class-wide Performance in the Accelerated Reader Program, Danielle Nicole Pappas
The Mental Demands and Coping Strategies of Professional Motocross Riders: A Qualitative Investigation, Ashwin J. Patel
The Liar as a Comic Figure in Plays by Ruiz de Alarcon, Corneille and Moliere, Robert Matthew Patrick
An Investigation of the Dependability and Standard Error of Measurement of Words Read Correctly Per Minute Using Curriculum-Based Measurement, Brian Charles Poncy
White Collar Radicals: New Deal Labor and Red Scare Communists in the Tennessee Valley Authority, 1935-1955, Aaron D. Purcell
Spatial Processes and Ecotoxicological Risk Assessment Modeling, Steven Thomas Purucker
Pessimistic and Optimistic Personality Traits among Tennessee Adult Tobacco Smokers and Nonsmokers in Selected Worksites, Kandi Delyn Qualls
Analysis and Control of Nonnegative Systems, Jayanthy Ramakrishnan
Differential Neutrophil Function and Intracellular Signaling in Dairy Cows with Specific CXCR1 Genotypes, Magdalena Rambeaud
A Social Constructionist Approach to the Facilitation of Professional Development among Community College Faculty, Linda McKinstry Randolph
The Role of Specific Interactions on the Dispersion and Properties of Carbon Nanotube-Polymer Nanocomposites, Asif Rasheed
Computational Analysis of Mass Spectrometric Data for Whole Organism Proteomic Studies, Evgenia Razumovskaya
Ab-initio Calculations of the Charge-Density Response in Complex Materials, Oscar Dario Restrepo Tovar
The Reaction of Telechelic Polymers at Multicomponent Interfaces: A Molecular Loop Study, James Kevin Rice
Multiple Approaches to the Separation of Amino Acids and Biologically-Relevant Compounds, Lance Andrew Riddle
Alcohol and Analgesic Use in the Baby Boomer Cohort, Martha B. Rider
Scripted vs. Real: An Analysis of Parent-Child Interactions in African American Sitcom Families and Real Life Families, Syrenthia Johnson Robinson
Understanding the Role of the School Resource Officer (SRO): Perceptions from Middle School Administrators and SROs, Teresa Renee Robinson
Urban Transit and the Working Poor: The Geography of Welfare Reform, Jennifer Lynn Rogalsky
Implementation of a Special Education Parent Advisory Committee: A Mixed Methods Investigation into the Members’ Experience of Parental Involvement with the School System, Jeffrey Brian Romanczuk
The Development of a Computer Operator Risk Index to Assist Computer Operators, Sandra Louise Rudd
Benefits, Corporate Motives, and Communication Patterns in Strategic Philanthropic Relationships as Perceived by Nonprofit Partners, Gregory Grant Rumsey
A Theory for Modified Conservation Principles Optimization of CFD Algorithm Fidelity, Sunil Sahu
Nondestructive Evaluation of Loading and Fatigue Effects in Haynes® 230® Alloy, Tarik Adel Saleh
Potential Development of Resistance to Food Antimicrobials by Foodborne Pathogens, Lilia Milagros Santiago Santiago
Accommodating the Needs of Field Dependent Learners in Simulation Gaming Environments, Ahmet Feyzi Satici
Adaptive Discontinuous Galerkin Finite Element Methods for Second and Fourth Order Elliptic Partial Differential Equations, Michael A. Saum
Not so Immaculately Conceived: Imagining the Protestant Madonna 1850-1910, Deborah Ann Scaperoth
Inhibition of Direct Prostaglandin F2α Effects on Pre-attachment Embryos Improves Reproductive Efficiency in Cattle, Fernando Nestor Scenna
The Impact of Authority and Agendas in The Management Of Public Authorities: Studying The Relationship Between Public Transportation Authority Boards And Executives, Robert August Schneider
Winnie-the-Pooh and Lincoln, Too: Children’s Literature as Civic Education, Marc S. Schwerdt
Characterizing the Fate and Transport of Solutes in Soil, Youngho Seo
An Historical Analysis of the Presentation of Controversial Issues in Journals Published by the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS): 1973 - 2003, Kimberlee Anne Sharp
Essays on Quantitative Analysis of Supply Chain Structures, Contracts and Coordination, Xinjie Shi
Scheduling tasks with precedence constraints on heterogeneous distributed computing systems, Zhiao Shi
Madam President: A Content Analysis and Media Effects Approach to Investigating News Nedia Coverage of Female Presidential Primary Candidates, Tiffany Jane Shoop
Synthesis and Radiolabeling of Potassium Trifluoroborate Benzylidene Anabaseine Derivatives, Aaron Landon Smith
The Child Fatality Review Process: A Tennessee Profile, Charity Sue Smith
Graphics Calculators In Developmental Mathematics—Policies And Practice: An Investigation Of Factors Affecting Instructors’ Classroom Usage In Tennessee Community Colleges, Joyce Petty Smith
Remember the Ordinary, If You Can’: Metaphor, Memory and Meaning of 9/11 in the Leading Articles of The Times of London, Anne Snellen
Differential Expression of Skin Cancer and Hair-Follicle Cycle Regulated Genes in Tumor Susceptible K14-Agouti Mice, Yesim Aydin Son
Teachers' Classroom Food-Related Practices and Perceptions of the School Nutrition Environment, Marsha Lynn Spence
Men’s Experiences of Depression: A Phenomenological Investigation, Brian D. Spillman
Biological Anthropological Aspects of the African Diaspora; Geographic Origins, Secular Trends, and Plastic Versus Genetic Influences Utilizing Craniometric Data, Martha Katherine Spradley
A Lifetime-Prediction Approach to Understanding Corrosion: The Corrosion-Fatigue and the Corrosion Behavior of a Nickel-Based Superalloy and a Nanocrystalline Alloy, Rejanah Vernice Steward
Relational Value Exchange: A Grounded Theory Study of Buyers' and Sellers' Approaches to Building, Maintaining, and/or Dissolving Interorganizational Relationships, Geoffrey Todd Stewart
Climate and Student Performance in Tennessee Middle Schools, Myrna Gail Summer
"Is Someone Reading Us?" Fourth Grade Students Respond to Postmodern Picture Books, Elizabeth Anderson Swaggerty
The Decoupling Hypothesis: A new idea for the origin of hominid bipedalism, Adam David Sylvester
Determination of Oriented Strandboard Properties from a 3D Density Distribution using the Finite Element Method, Alan Derek Nii Takie
ASyMTRe: Building Coalitions for Heterogeneous Multi-Robot Teams, Fang Tang
Management of Hybrid Bluegrass (Poa arachnifera Torr. x Poa pratensis L.) in the Transition Zone, Travis Charles Teuton