Doctoral Dissertations
Dissertations from 2001
Relationships Among Registered Nurses' Moral Judgment and Their Perception and Judgment of Pain and Selected Nurse Factors, David S. Gerstle
Development of a unified probabilistic framework for segmentation and recognition of semi-rigid objects in complex backgrounds via deformable shape models, Shaun Scott Gleason
The Meaning of High-Quality Nursing Care as Derived from King's Interacting Systems, Mary Ellen Gunther
Temporal column abundances of atmospheric nitrous oxide at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, John Stewart Hager
Hafters and crafters : verbal unruliness and the contest for artistic discourse in the english renaissance, David A. Haines
Numerical investigation of a binary solidification design problem, Scott Wayne Hale
--"something more exactly related then a fixion" : Lady Mary Sidney Wroth's Urania and Jacobean religio-political controversy, Jennifer Wallace Hall
Synthesis of the S and C-linked diaccharide analogues related to hyaluronic acid, Sean K. Hamilton
I love being with my family : the mediating role of family rituals between family environment and identity achievement during late adolescence, Howard Jerome Hammond
Governor Jack : from the announcer's booth to the governor's office, Roger Wayne Heinrich
Relationships of plasma corticosteroid-binding globulin (CBG) and CBG mRNA expression during development and stress in pigs, Jeonghoon Heo
Naturalistic generalization of social behaviors in children : the examination of personal style and practice, Melissa Herring
The applicability of the stage of change construct of the transtheoretical model of behavior change to the problem of Type II diabetic adherence, Laura Elizabeth Holcomb
Characterization of factors that affect charge decay in fibrous electret, Hsu-Yeh Huang
The effects of financial stress and interparental conflict on poor adolescent adjustment: the role of fathering behaviors, Shann-Hwa Hwang
Artificial intelligence methods in deregulated power systems operations, Jovan Ilić
EFFECT OF BONDING VARIABLES IN THERMAL BONDING OF POLYPROPYLENE NONWOVENS, Praveen Kumar Jangala
A case study of the performance improvement program at an acute care facility, Patricia Cagley Jenkins
Flour protein content and fat and sugar replacers : effects on wire-cut cookie spread and texture and sensory perception of cookie attributes, Kimberly A. Johnson
Application of data mining techniques of batch profiles for process understanding and improvement, Mark Johnson
Homosexuality and the black church : perceptions of church leaders, Dutchess Renee Jones
A study of mathematics learning centers in Tennessee two-year colleges, Angela Lee Jordan
Beowulf and the floating wreck of history, Eileen A. Joy
Family physician's adoption of innovations in distance learning, Deborah Hall Joyner
Race, criminal embeddedness, and the American Dream, Kent Ryan Kerley
A preconditioned Krylov subspace approach to a tightly coupled aeromechanical system, Kevin Kilpatrick
Dissociation: an examination of memory processes, Brenda Jayne King
Effect of body composition on growth hormone response to exercise in postmenopausal women, George Austin King
The impact of interest group and news media framing on public opinion : the rise and fall of the Clinton health care plan, Jennifer Campbell Koella
An Individual-based Approach to Population Dynamics with Applications to Sockeye Salmon and Iteroparous Organisms, Cynthia Moira Krohn
Physician-assisted suicide in the States : public opinion, public policy and direct democracy, Dina Michele Krois
The influence of expectation for a future deal on the effectiveness of a current price promotion : an application of prospect theory, Kyoung-Nan Kwon
A study of the novels of Harry Mazer and Norma Fox Mazer and their place in young adult literature, Amy J. Lantinga
A case study of the twenty-year history of performance funding at the University of Memphis, Dewitt Austin Latimer
In vitro analysis of the interactions of the N-terminal domain of the southern cowpea mosaic virus coat protein with RNA and membrane, Sook-Kyung Lee
Rise up and call us blessed : from farm to factory in the Tri-Cities, Tennessee-Virginia, 1900-1950, Tommy D. Lee
Biodegradation of TCE in fractured shale and saprolite, Melissa E. Lenczewski
African American student persistence at small colleges in Appalachia, Robert A. Littleton
Two Body Dirac Equations and Nucleon Nucleon Scattering Phase Shift Analysis, Bin Liu
Gene tagging and transgenic approaches for the study of legume nodule and root development, Dasharath Prasad Lohar
Long-Term Effects of Performance Funding: A Case Study of 20 Years at Tennessee Technological University, Jeffrey Lorber
Evaluation of decay odor as a time since death indicator, Jennifer Cheryl Love
Correlates of adolescents' aggression, Kelvin Donald Marcelli
Bridges and barriers to ecosystem-based approaches : the case of Tennessee Valley Authority's adoption of the watershed approach, Brent K. Marshall
'A Ship Leading Itself ... ': A Study of Two Methods to Teach the Public Speaking Course, Rodney K. Marshall
Characterization of fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose accumulation in Blastomyces dermatitidis-associated inflammation, Cary Lee Matwichuk
Causing students to choose more language arts work : an educationally valid investigation of the interspersal procedure, Sadonya F. Meadows
Role of defects in two-dimensional phase transitions, Anatoli Vasilievich Melechko
The logistics and transportation problems of Latin American integration efforts : the Andean Pact : a case of study, María Fernanda Meléndez
Charter schools : why states and communities select them, and their effect on educational outcomes, Matthew Rex Metzgar
The relationship of three higher-order thinking variables to the academic achievement of second-year nursing students in an associate-degree program, Cheryl L. Miller
A market orientation in supply chain management, Soonhong Min
An analysis of factors related to diabetes self-management in middle-aged and older adult women, Gerry Ann Griffin Molavi
Three-dimensional structure and kinematics of the Piedras-Girardot foldbelt in the northern Andes of Colombia, Camilo Montes
Intervention training in school psychology doctoral programs : a millennium mandate, Amanda M. Monville
A hermeneutic-phenomenological investigation of psychotherapist disillusionment, Roberto Morales
Crafting a constitutional rationale : Ruth Bader Ginsburg and gender-based equality, Melanie K. Morris
Effects of applied pressure and polymer architecture on the second virial coefficient of polystyrene solutions, Corey Lynn Moses
The experience of grief after bereavement : a phenomenological investigation, Elizabeth Deirdre Muller
Ten Thousand Years of Population Relationships at the Prairie-Woodland Interface: Cranial Morphology in the Upper Midwest and Contiguous Areas of Manitoba and Ontario, Susan Mary Myster
Pathogenesis of Acid Injury in the Non-Glandular Region of the Equine Stomach: Implications in Gastric Ulcer Disease, Jenifer Ann Nadeau
Forecasting dose-time profiles of solar particle events using a dosimetry-based Bayesian forecasting methodology, John S. Neal
Organizational Citizenship Behavior As A Predictor of Work Team Performance, Tjai M. Nielsen
The fruits of judicial decision : an analysis of Geier v. Sundquist, Brian Eugene Noland
Professional responsibilities of human resource development and organization development practitioners and researchers, Robert Thomas Nora
Criteria for program evaluation in motorcycle safety rider education and training programs, Raymond Joseph Ochs
From arrest to trial : the experience of being a family member of an accused felony offender, Patricia Lynn O'Connor
Automatic mapping of graphical programming applications to microelectronic technologies, Sze-Wei Ong
Color image-based shape reconstruction of multi-color objects under general illumination conditions, Ambrose E. Ejiofor Ononye
Experiential aspects of neglect: a phenomenological inquiry, Kurt D. Openlander
A case study evaluation of the quadrennial evaluation process of the Alabama Commission on Higher Education: the first twenty-five years: 1974-1998, Maurice Armand Ottinger
Computer-modified Rorschach inkblots : a new method for studying projectives, Justin Randall Padawer
Reversible melting and crystallization of short and long flexible chain molecules by Temperature-modulated calorimetry, Jeongihm Pak
The effect of diet alone or in combination with resistance or endurance training on fat oxidation at rest and during exercise, Brian Bradley Parr
Decomposition techniques for large scale stochastic linear programs, Earl Ike Patterson
Analysis of extended Constant Power Speed Range of the Permanent Magnet Synchronous Machine driven by Dual Mode Inverter Control, João Onofre Pereira Pinto
Effects of Dietary Fatty Acids on Intestinal Tumorigenesis in ApcMin/+ Mice, Melissa Hansen Petrik
The effects of an integrated computer program on math and reading improvement in grades three through five, Charles Kenneth Phillips
Giving social support to others: psychosocial and ambulatory blood pressure correlates, Rachel Anderson Piferi
Crusade and conquest : anti-Catholicism, manifest destiny, and the U.S.-Mexican War of 1846-1848, John Christopher Pinheiro
Automated Fault Detection in an Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket Reactor: Comparisons of Biogas Production and Physicochemical Quantities, Alexandra Maria Almeida Carvalho Pinto
Base Closure Impacts and the General Effects of Military Installations on Local Private Employment, Patrick E. Poppert
Petrology and Geochemistry of Upper Mantle and Lower Crustal Xenoliths from Thailand, Prinya Promprated
Petrology and Geochemistry of Upper Mantle and Lower Crustal Xenoliths from Thailand, Prinya Promprated
Design and analysis of an attenuator-based, four-channel, differential, 150 MHz, linear-in-dB VGA with sub-nanosecond delay dispersion for PET applications, Bryan Scott Puckett
Design and analysis of an attenuator-based, four-channel, differential, 150 MHz, linear-in-dB VGA with sub-nanosecond delay dispersion for PET applications, Bryan Scott Puckett
An Externally-Synchronized Coherent Communication System Design, Gary R. Ragsdale
Factor Analysis of Online Instruction Self-Efficacy Using the Tennessee Online Instruction Survey, Frederick Augustus Randall
Generalizations of the Zero-Divisor Graph of a Ring, Shane Patrick Redmond
An Examination of Selected Vowel Structures of Three Generations of Native Appalachian English Speakers, Melinda L. Richards
To thine own selves be true : the possible selves of low-income women, Barbara S. Robinson
To thine own selves be true : the possible selves of low-income women, Barbara S. Robinson
A comparison of ability-achievement discrepancy models for identifying learning disabilities, Adrienne Blunt Roderiques