Doctoral Dissertations
Dissertations from 2003
The Role of Surface States in Electron-Phonon Coupling on the Open Surfaces of Simple Metals, Shu-Jung Tang
“Applications of Coherent Electron Beams, Alexander Erwin Thesen
The ability of earnings management models to detect and predict public discovery of accounting-fraud, Samuel Lockhart Tibbs
Strategies for Enhancing the Performance of Chemical Sensors Based on Microcantilever Sensors, Christopher Tipple
Inherent value : Braddon's 1860 women in historical context, Elizabeth Marie Tollers
Investigating the Impact of Aggregate Household Wealth Changes: Permanent Versus Transitory Wealth Effects on Consumption and Taxable Income, Markland Howard Tuttle
Ethnic differences using behavior rating scales to assess the mental health of children : a measurement equivalence study, Edgar H. Tyson
A Preemption-Based Meta-Scheduling System for Distributed Computing, Sathish Vadhiyar
Changes in backward masking thresholds, reading, phoneme awareness, and language skills following an auditory training program, Daniel Thomas Valentine
Bridging Thought Communities: Implications of Membership in Degree-Completion Program Groups for the Self-Concepts of Adult Students, Matthew S. Vos
Teachers' understandings of phonological awareness, Lou Ann Walker
Multiple-choice exams : student explanations for answer choices, Monica Anne Wallace
Relationship marketing : the dyadic bonding experience between a consumer and a company, Simon Walls
Transportation Shortest Path Search Area Model, Hui Wang
Numerical Simulation of Separating Flows Using Computational Models Based on the Vorticity Confinement Method, Lesong Wang
The Loujon Press : an historical analysis, Leo J. Weddle
Shear and effective elongational rheology and polymer molecular characteristics, Xiaoling Wei
Collaborative conflict and strategic decision making : modeling organizational factors for decision commitment, John Welby Wheeler
Analyzing relationships between student mobility and value-added gain-scores in East Tennessee elementary schools, Duran O'Brian Williams
The Straightedge Subculture on the Internet: A Case Study, James Patrick Williams
Dean Rusk : Southern statesman, Mark Kenneth Williams
Protocol and Training of Educators for the Use of Technology to Enhance Learning in Tennessee Certified Schools, Joe M. Wilson
Mediational effects of the five-factor model of personality on the stress-psychopathology relationship in adolescents, Matthew Bruce Wintersteen
Factors directing the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase jump during discontinuous transcription in coronaviruses, Hung-Yi Wu
Dying for a laugh : death in the comedy of Molière, Clara Noëlle Wynne
Anisotropic Adaptation on Unstructured Grids, Guoping Xia
Thermography Detection on the Fatigue Damage, Bing Yang
The role of polyglutamine aggregate cytotoxicity in Huntington’s Disease, Wen Yang
The Value-Relevance of Nonfinancial Information: The Biotechnology Industry, Ya-wen Yang
Competition and Contestability in Central and Eastern European Banking Markets, H. Semih Yildirim
The effects of naltrexone on repressive coping and disclosure of emotional material : a test of the opioid-peptide theory of repression/hypertension, Jarred Wayne Younger
The social construction of identity in nineteenth century geography schoolbooks, Lisa Lynn Zagumny
Social capital, rationality, and inequality : the distribution of environmental health risks in the Southeastern United States, Sammy Joseph Zahran
Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Defects at Surfaces, Tianjiao Zhang
Superquadric representation of scenes from multi-view range data, Yan Zhang
Ideology, community and demography : explaining the link of violence against human and nonhuman animals, Lisa Anne Zilney
Impacts of Environmental Factors on Flexible Pavements, Gang Zuo
Dissertations from 2002
Solvation of deoxynucleosides in aqueous mixtures of organic sovents probed through their intrinsic flourescence : implications for open base pair states in DNA, Anas Mohammad Ababneh
The development of target skills with a computer component, Eden Michelle Abramson
High pressure crystallization of ethylene-octene copolymers, Samir Abu Iqyas
Personal Identification Based on Patterns of Missing, Filled, and Unrestored Teeth, Bradley Jacob Adams
Personality Characteristics of Responsive Parents: The Relationship to Symptomatology in Children, Brian John Adams
A world-systems perspective on the role of telecommunications in global development, Kendra S. Albright
Isolation and Investigation of the Exopolysaccharide from Thauera sp. MZ1T, Michael S. Allen
Peak Alpha Frequency: an Electroencephalographic Measure of Cognitive Preparedness, Efthymios Angelakis
Effects of ozone treatment on quality of orange juice, Paul David Angelino
Associations between economic distress and African-American adolescents' social competence: an examination of two models, Godwin Samuel Ashiabi
Antecedents of new venture performance : an empirical study of IPO (Initial Public Offering) ventures, Seung Bai Bach
Data Visualization: Graphical Representation in the Evaluation of Experimental Group Therapy Education Outcomes, Randall E. Basham
The Ethical Implications of Telemedicine and the Internet for Home Healthcare, Keith Alan Bauer
The Christmas dilemma for public elementary school leaders, David Ross Berry
The Integrative Model of Personality Assessment for Achievement Motivation and Fear of Failure: Implications for the Prediction of Effort and Performance, Mark Nathaniel Bing
KN and J/[psi]-nucleon scattering in the quark model, Noel F. Black
The Effects of Dietitian Weight and Self-Disclosure About Weight on Women's Evaluations of Registered Dietitians, Wendy Elizabeth Bounds
Bayesian methods for internal and external radiation dosimetry, Ryan Scott Brame
Flexible work arrangements in the United States : a historical analysis applying a systems model, Janis Brickey
Habitat Use, Distribution and Conservation Status of the Mikado Pheasant (Syrmaticus mikado) in Taiwan, Cara Lin Bridgman
The Development and Validation of an Adult Students' Career Needs Questionaire, Connie Sylve Briscoe
Paleoecological evidence of pre-contact human impacts on fire and vegetation in northern New York State, U.S.A., Roger William Brown
Theory to Practice: A Study of Science Teachers' Pedagogical Practices as Measured by the Science Teacher Analysis Matrix (STAM) and Teacher Pedagogical Philosophy Interview (TPPI), Sherri Lynne Brown
Students speak : obtaining youth input regarding tobacco policies, Claudia Ruth Bryant
The rural-urban interface : challenges for the extension system, Ray W. Burden
The new career mentality and psychological contract : integrative theory and measurement, Jennifer Robin Dykes Burgess
Family structure, religiousness and infant gender effects on parenting practices in the African-American family, Daphne S. Cain
Optical sensors for the determination of strong base and acid in harsh organic and saline environments, Thomas Andrew Canada
Scholarly productivity, publication outlets and article themes of faculty in APA-accredited school psychology programs : 1995-1999, Robin M. Carper
Comparisons of traditional and block schedules on the ACT mathematics test and algebra I state examinations, Malon W. Carter
Fatigue in diabetes mellitus : testing a middle range theory of well-being derived from Neuman's theory of optimal client system stability and the Neuman's systems model, Gregory Allen Casalenuovo
Differential classification of juvenile offenders, Marc Ethan Castellani
On Reproducing Kernels and Invariant Subspaces of the Bergman Shift, George Chailos
An Investigation of the Relationships between Accelerated Reader® and Other Factors and Value-Added Achievement in Tennessee Public Schools, Carl William Chaney
Molecular Characterization of the T(4;9)12Gso Mutation and Analysis of the Associated Fitness, Skeletal, and Lymphoproliferative Phenotypes, Laura Ray Chittenden
Media and the state legislature: how state legislators use media tactics to achieve legislative goals, Christopher Alan Cooper
Media and the State Legislature: How State Legislators Use Media Tactics to Achieve Legislative Goals, Christopher Alan Cooper
The Relationship Between Creativity and Self-Directed Learning Among Adult Community College Students, Barry F. Cox
How Mothers Make Decisions for Feeding Young Children: A Grounded Theory Approach, Dana Rae Cox
An evaluation of the psychometric properties of the Test of Dyslexia and Dysgraphia, Elizabeth A. Cox
The Use of Native and Modified Cyclodextrins for Method Development in Capillary Electrophoresis and Chemical Sensor Applications, Mustafa Culha
Per Mile Emissions Taxes and Lump Sum Emissions Taxes: A Comparative Study using a Mathematical Approach to Demand Estimation, Robert Paul Culp
The influence of narcissistic character on the self-esteem of conduct disordered adolescents, Carla-Joy Cumberbatch
Estimating Degree of Market Power and Price-Response Strategies in a Product-Differentiated Oligopoly: The Case of Canned Tuna Industry in a Local Market, Apichart Daloonpate
Sources of attraction to the megachurch : factors influencing the individual's decision to participate, Ray Philip Dalton
The predictors of turnover intentions : an investigation of front-line employees in the retail industry, Hester Alicia Daves
Conversations with the unseen : spiritual growth and adult learning in the human experience, Dent Catron Davis
Conceptualizations of lesbians and lesbian relationships, Christina A. Demuth
Conversion from a sycamore biomass crop to a no-till corn system : soil effects and management implications, Warren Downe Devine
Morphological considerations of the human hyoid bone, Joanne Lorraine Devlin
The Effects of a Constructivist Intervention On Pre-Service Teachers’ Confidence and Perceptions of the Experience, Kathryn Ann DiPietro
Attitudes of educators/administrators toward lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered students, James D. Doubet
Population ecology of black bears in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Thomas H. Eason
Optimization of immiscible polymer blends compatibilized with multiblock copolymers, Eric A. Eastwood
Analysis and Diagnostic Implications of the Fusion and Attachment Protein Genes of Respiratory Syncytial Viruses of Ruminants, Nasser Zakaria Eleraky
Justice and boundaries in ancient stories : guidance for modern bioethics, Timothy George Elledge
Women of Asian descent and their self identification and involvement in sport and physical activity, Catherine C.W. English