Doctoral Dissertations
Dissertations from 2000
SMO maintenance and multiple campaign successes : a case study of Solutions to Issues of Concern to Knoxvillians, Laurel Long Holland
Between God and markets : class, race, and state in the underdevelopment of the American South, Shirley Ann Hollis
Rating of sports teams via least squares and mean absolute deviation techniques : an empirical study of three NCAA sports, Thalia L. Hooker
Incidence and impact of client suicide on health service providers in psychology, Elizabeth Lynne Howard
Analysis of selected factors as predictors of surviving family members' attitudes towards euthanasia, Jeffrey L. Hoyer
Thin film stress studies using microcantilevers and microcantilever sensors, Zhiyu Hu
Electron beam induced conductivity effect of polymer resists and charging induced electron beam deflection simulation in electron beam lithography, Justin Jia-Jen Hwu
Radiolytic effects on fluoride impurities in a U₃₈, Alan Scott Icenhour
A study of nuclear plant heat rate optimization using nonlinear artificial intelligence and linear statistical analysis models, Claude Irvine
The effect of the essential oil of rosemary and lemon on memory ability in eighth graders, Ronda J. Irvin-Hamilton
Characterization of chloroplast transit peptides and the major stromal Hsp70, CSS1 : implications for an ATP-dependent chloroplast protein import molecular motor, Robert Alvin Ivey
Predicting the Viability of Fish Populations in a Modified Riverine Environment, Henriette I. Jager
The effects of internal audit outsourcing on financial statement users' confidence in their protection from fraudulent financial reporting, Kevin Lamont James
Monetary aggregation and policy decisions : an empirical evaluation across currency-equivalent, divisia, and simple sum aggregates, Hamzeh Ahmed Khaleefeh Jaradat
The psychometric efficacy of positively versus negatively worded items on a self-report measure of middle schoolers' work ethic, Kary O. Jessup
Fatigue Behavior of ULTIMET Alloy: Experiment and Theoretical Modeling, Liang Jiang
Studies in panellus stypticus and the genus panellus complex, Jiankang Jin
The effects of 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone on the map kinase cascade in neoplastic and non-neoplastic pulmonary neuroendocrine cells, Brian Ashley Jull
An exploratory study of a novel enhanced corona discharge for sterilization, Weng Lock Kang
Antecedents and moderators of the state of supply chain logistics measurement and consequential perceived competitiveness, James S. Keebler
Organoboranes in organic synthesis, Shane W. Kelley
Developments and experimental evaluation of partitioning algorithms for adaptive computing systems, Nabil Kerkiz
The dissolution of the "Emotional center of life": women's friendships in American fiction (1873-1915), Kristina Lee Knotts
The relationship between relational committment, spousal intimacy, and regiosity and marital satisfaction, Kris Koehne
Identification and characterization of two peptide transport systems in arabidopsis thaliana, Serry Koh
Efficent implementation of high order methods in computational fluid dynamics, Alexy Yu Kolesnikov
Complex shaped solar sails : a study of the coupled attitude and trajectory dynamics, Christel Brigitte Kolk
Group invariant stable processes, Slawomir Kolodynski
Unbounded Bergman operators, Sherwin Kouchekian-Sabour
Plasticity of morphology, chemoreception, and predatory behavior in garter snakes (Thamnophis Sirtalis), Mark Andrew Krause
Patterns and consequences of ice storms in forested Appalachian landscapes, Charles W. Lafon
A triadic interpretation of balance theory as a mediating factor in conditional agenda-setting, Kyle Langley
Integrating location and logistics models, Agatino La Rosa
An exploratory study of the transition and adjustment of former home schooled students to college life, Vivien H. Lattibeaudiere
A study of interactions between saccharomyces cerevisiae α-factor and its G protein-coupled receptor, Ste2p, Byung-Kwon Lee
Consumer adoption and diffusion of technological innovations : a case of electronic banking technologies, Eun-Ju Lee
Dietary protein-oil supplements for alteration of chemical composition of goat milk and physical characteristics of milk fat, Jung Hoon Lee
Triple threat : chimeric immunoglobulins for the antagonism, prevention, and treatment of autoimmunity, Kevin L. Legge
Pigs, Philistines, and the Ancient Animal Economy of Ekron from the Late Bronze Age to the Iron Age II, Justin Samuel Elan Lev-Tov
African-American Conservatism: A Longitudinal and Comparative Study, Angela K. Lewis
The soft x-ray fluorescence spectra of phosphorus compounds, Lin Lin
Bayesian parameter estimation for compartmental models in biology and physics, Yunnhon Lo
The Southern Appalachian adolescent female's experience of being violent, Rebecca L. Lucas
The study of advanced materials using neutrons, Gary W. Lynn
Instrument Performance Enhancement and Modification through an Extended Instrument Paradigm, Stephen L. Mahan
Investigations of chiral effects in molecular spectroscopy, Shannon Mark Mahurin
Molecular and genetic analysis of cytochrome P450 gene regulation in Drosophila melanogaster, Sushmita Maitra
Application of the electrostatic separation of recoil atoms to the²²⁵Ac-²²¹Fr-²¹⁷At-²¹³Bi decay series, John Daniel Marsh
Individual support for violent group action : why people lend support to nationalist paramilitary movements, Daniel Masters
Social and biological structures in the Mound C Cemetery, Wickliffe Mound Group (15BA4), Hugh Bryson Matternes
Social and Biological Structures in the Mound C Cemetery, Wickliffe Mound Group (15BA4), Hugh Bryson Matternes
The five best novels for adolescents in the 1990s : an evaluative study, Amy Beth Maupin
A molecular dynamics simulation of the effect of shear on molecular orientation, Daniel Larry Maxwell
Relationships among basic empathy, self-awareness, and learning styles of baccalaureate pre-nursing students within King's personal system, Barbara Ann May
Cape Sable seaside sparrow (Ammodramus maritimus mirabilis) habitat and the Everglades : ecology and conservation, Audrey Lorraine Mayer
Thorstein Veblen on culture, biology, and evolution, Raymond Anthony Maynard
Investigating Variation among Arikara Crania Using Geometric Morphometry, Ashley H. McKeown
Feminist identification and feminist therapy behavior: what do feminist therapists do with their clients?, Kayce Lane Meginnis-Payne
Relationships between sixth-graders' perceptions of parental ac[c]eptance-rejection and their performance at school, Sharon Renae Melton
Questing for the Grail: Core Collapse Supernova Simulations With Boltzmann Neutrino Transport, Otis Earl Messer
Job satisfaction among teachers in member schools of the Southeast Region of the Association of Christian Schools International, Gordon D. Miller
Organ specific modulation of autoreactive T cells by neonatal exposure to antigens, Booki Min
Teaching with technology : a qualitative study exploring the experiences of teachers, Joella Ashley Montgomery
Effects of hearing loss on attentional effort during listening tasks, Robert E. Moore
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