Doctoral Dissertations
Dissertations from 2000
Heteroepitaxial growth of oxides via solution chemical techniques, Jonathan Sherman Morrell
The woman traveller in French literature of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, Anna Moore Morton
Estimation of absorbed fraction to the anterior nose from inhaled beta emitters, Hanna M. Moussa
Philosophical issues concerning the Bible and animal telos, Kippy Lee Myers
The impact of physician profiling in modifying physician utilization practice patterns, Umagasen Chinnasamy Naidoo
Design and field test of a psychometric instrument for measuring antisocial tendency, Byron Reid Navey
Self-direction and coping in adults with asthma, David A. Nelson
Anticipated life paths : a study of male and female college students, Ellen J. Neufeldt
Innovative laser-based optical detection methodologies for capillary electrophoresis, William Franklin Nirode
Use of episodic and seasonal controls to lower ozone concentrations : their impact and cost effectiveness, Carol Helen Norman
Guidelines for the use of hyperdiverse taxa in biological monitoring: change through time in a southern Appalachian spider assemblage, Kimberly Carol Norris
Comparison of hearing aids and assistive listening devices with omni-directional and directional microphones at personal communication distances, Melissa Lynn Norwood
ENU-induced mutations reveal quaking functions in embryogenesis and postnatal myelination, Janice K. Noveroske
An analysis of injury/illness events among warehouse and transportation workers performing lifting tasks within the food distribution industry, Jeffrey Scott Oakley
Development and education of a liquid jet atomization and spray evolution simulation, Nancy Diane O'Brien
The psychometric properties of the student work habits rating form, Eun Jung Oh
Precise measurement of the left-right asymmetry in Z⁰ boson production by e⁺e⁻ collisions : polarization measurement with the quartz fiber calorimeter, Dmitry Vladimirovich Onoprienko
Extension of LSMS techniques and their applications to magnetic multilayered systems, Andrei Borisovich Oparin
The impact of national culture upon the customer value hierarchy : a comparison between French and American consumers, Jeffrey Wade Overby
La autoafirmación de los personajes femeninos en la obra de Ethel Krauze a través del amor, el cuerpo y el erotismo, Sara Pacifici
U.S. television news coverage of Korea and Japan : a comparative content analysis of evening news, Jowon Park
Collective electronic effects in scanning probe microscopy, Ali Passian
Transformative ethics consultation : a supplement to ethics facilitation for emotionally charged health care value conflicts, David Joseph Perlman
African-American youth and sport : a qualitative investigation of the role of sport in life, Kirk Peterson
"We didn't miss a day" : a history in narratives of schooling efforts for Jewish children and youths in German-occupied Europe, Lisa Anne Plante
Experimental Characterization of Flow Patterns and Flow Characteristics in the Bulk Mercury Flow Field of the Spallation Neutron Source Mercury Target, W. David Pointer
Teacher work sample methodology : a content analysis of the mathematics work samples produced by student teachers at Western Oregon University between 1991-1999, Ernest Oluwole Pratt
Prerequisites for and impediments to success in logistics reengineering projects, Kenneth J. Preissler
Potassium and sulfur interactions in hydrocarbon flames : an application to the CFFF secondary combustor, David Wayne Pruitt
A Delay Model for Exclusive Right-turn Lanes at Signalized Intersections with Uniform Arrivals and Right Turns on Red, Mohammad A. Qureshi
Implementation of a video based respiratory gating system for radiation therapy, Chester R. Ramsey
Residual Stress, Shakedown and Failure in Carburized Hoisting Load Chain, Julian J. Raphael
The point of no return : formerly abused women's experience of staying out of the abusive relationship, Karen S. Reesman
The life history of the green anaconda (Eunectes murinus), with emphasis on its reproductive biology, Jesús Antonio Rivas
A phenomenological investigation of middle school children's experience of getting into trouble, Ronald Lawrence Wegesser Roberts
The affinity of South Carolina's "Gullah" African Americans : biological tests of cultural and historical hypothesis, Nikki L. Rogers
Jewish women in the south: a phenomenological investigation, Marion J. Rosenbaum
Cranial and post-cranial metric variation : regional isolation in Eastern Europe, Ann H. Ross
Stochastic optimazation models for planning and operation of a multipurpose water reservoir, Nasreddine Saadouli
The suggestibility of memory: individual differences, environmental factors and psycho-legal implications, Jennifer Sadoff
Self-assembly of di-chain surfactant in carbon dioxide, Sumeet Salaniwal
The effects of stearic acid and 2-undecanone on the photodecomposition of pyrene adsorbrd on coal fly ash, Sabella Bowers Sauceman
Expression of vitronectin in eurkaryotic cells : evaluation of PAI-1 binding and implications for gene therapy, Christine Rene Schar
Accounts of betrayal in interpersonal relationships, Ariane Kim Schratter
Black box search : framework and methods, Chris W. Schumacher
The detection of atmospheric pressure as a sensory modality, Michael Glenn Scott
Concerns of Liberal Arts Faculty toward Instructional Technology, Vicki G. Sells-Lewallen
Sources of error and variation in QSAR approaches to modeling the population growth impairment of Tetrahymena pyriformis, Julie Rebecca Seward
Commercial frying oils: characteristics during frying and models for prediction of oil degradation, Chen-Chun Shao
An evaluation of Tennessee's performance funding policy at Walters State Community College, Thomas A. Shaw
The phonemic awareness of primary teachers: examining aspects of knowledge, Judith Joanne Shay
The money-output relationship : a disaggregated approach, Gazi Hamdallah Shbikat
The kinetic enhancement of polymer-supported reagents for use in organic synthesis and selective metal ion complexation, Christopher Aaron Shelley
The effect of sexual activity on secretory Immunoglobulin A and cortisol levels in married couples, Jennifer Lorraine Siciliani
Systematic studies with selected members of the genus Melanotus (Strophariaceae, Agaricales), A. David Sime
Assessing the value of improved forecasting management, Carlo DeVittorio Smith
Physiological responses of preterm infants in the neonatal intensive care unit to repeated stressors: moderating effect of skin-to-skin care, Catherine R. Smith
Kentucky main street programs, 1979-1997, Christa Ann Smith
The impact of tool allocation policies on selected performance measures for flexible manufacturing systems, Kevin M. Smith
The Development of a Lutetium Recovery Plant, Peter Michael Smith
Potassium dynamics and exchange equilibria in Loess-derived soils, Sloane Alicia Smith
Development of polymeric reagents with enhanced ionic accessibility, Stephanie Dawn Smith
Micromechanics of smart electrostrictive materials, Thada Somphone
Elementary educators use of the internet and the applications of information literacy skills to student use of the world wide web, Rhonda Greenley Spearman
The development and evaluation of an eating disorder prevention program for college age women, Bethany B. Spiller
Psychometric Analysis of the Self-Test; A Newly developed Brief Screening Test For Detection of Mild Cognitive Impairments In Early Alzheimer's Disease, Mateja de Leonni Stanonik
A qualitative study of a collaborative learning group of novice teachers, Joy Neal Stapleton
Spillover effects of interparental conflict styles : parenting behaviors as linking mechanisms, Melody Gaye Stone
A revision of the pit scale species in the subfamily Asterolecaniinae (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) in North and South America, Christof Friedrich Stumpf
Selection and performance of weed management systems in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) utilizing conventional and herbicide tolerant crop varieties, Jimmy Ray Summerlin
Analysis of ultra-sensitive fluorescence experiments, Yuxing Sun
Meaning in life among Japanese elders: development and validation of a four-factor ikigai scale, Akenori Takeda
Development of the adolescent big five inventory, Holly Elizabeth Tatum
Enhanced electron attachment to vibrationally and electronically excited molecules, Cumali Tav
Computational studies of the He-LiH system, Brian Keith Taylor
Analysis of a Local Food System Policy: Evaluating Implementation and Impact, Julie Lynne Thies
Numerical simulation of pulsed plasma thrusters, Herbert Daniel Thomas
Positional cloning of l7Rn3 and phenotypic analysis of l7Rn3¹⁷⁷⁷SB and l7Rn3²⁵²¹SB, Sharon E. Thomas
The experience of being lost, George Michael Thweatt
Caregiver attitudes and beliefs associated with compliance to childhood immunization in Bamenda, Cameroon, Jude N. Tuma
A comparative study of middle school and k-8 school value-added gains in the areas of reading, language, math, science, and social studies, David Anthony Vaccaro
An investigation into the motivational design qualities of web-based instructional materials, Jun Wang
Speeds of invasion for models with Allee effects, Mei-Hui Wang
Formulation and Assessment of a Customizable Procedure for Pavement Distress Index, Zongren Wang
Foreign language teacher educators and the diffusion of educational innovations, Mark Kellison Warford
Feeding behavior of crayfish snakes (Regina) : allometry, ontogeny and adaptations to an extremely specialized diet, Roy Mark Waters
A comparative study of health risk profile results between Seventh-Day Adventist college students and public college students, Cecilia Michelle Watkins
Six friendships : the social experiences of preschool-aged children with and without disabilities, Sylvia Lynne Webster
Self-report personality measures of fake good in employment selection, Adam D. Weilbaecher
Confidence and the elite athlete: a qualitative investigation, Bernard Joseph Whitney
High resolution photonic analysis with scanned probes, Andrew G. Wig
The relationship between chronic hassles, cardiovascular responsivity and physical health symptomatology: an examination of the allostatic model of stress and health, Zachary Clay Wilcox
A normative subtest taxonomy developed from the universal nonverbal intellegence test : implications and applications, Brian Eugene Wilhoit
A comparison of self-reported parenting behaviors for an at-risk group and a group not identified to be at-risk, Sandra Scruggs Wilson
After the fall: coverage of Richard M. Nixon in Newsweek, Time, and U.S. News & World Report, 1974-1994, Russ Witcher
Help-seeking by older wife caregivers of demented husbands: a grounded theory approach, Janet Witucki
Addressing inappropriate professional behaviors demonstrated by physical therapy students on clinical rotations, Melissa Wolff
Critical-thinking ability as a predictor of success in a large undergraduate course, Stephen Worth