Doctoral Dissertations
Dissertations from 1999
Carbon dioxide solvent substitute : fundamental study of aqueous dispersions in supercritical carbon dioxide, Kevin D. Heath
Effects of diazoxide on NPY content in discrete brain nuclei of lean and obese Zucker rats, Ingrid Edgemon Hensley
Leadership in higher education : a study to ascertain significant events, experiences, and persons in the development of senior higher education leaders in academic and student affairs, Michael R. Herbstritt
French influences on the dramas of Bertolt Brecht, Max Frisch, and Heiner Müller, Mary Lucille Hoak
In with a bad crowd : an analysis of criminal decision-making in small groups, Andrew Hochstetler
The relationship between attitudes of public school physical education teachers (K-12) toward students with disabilities at different grade levels and selected teacher attributes, Melanie Thomas Hodgson
Economics impacts on Tennessee's state and regional gross product of three value added forestry development strategies : an integrated linear programming input-output approach, Jorge Alfredo Huarachi Chavez
Slaves to fashion : dress and the "fallen woman" in the novels of George Eliot, Laurie Beth Hughes
The structure and dynamics of magnesium surfaces, Ismail
A certain essence of the sun: Byron Herbert Reece and the southern poetry tradition, Alan Jackson
The Celtic Harp Revival: Ethnicity and Marginality in Scottish Culture, Stevan Reagan Jackson
Personality as a Predictor of Reading Comprehension Skills, Victoria Jacobs-Gray
Holistic obstetrical problem evaluation (HOPE) : testing a midwifery theory to predict maternal and perinatal health outcomes, Darlene Elizabeth Jesse
[Chemistry dissertation], Bin Jiang
A post hoc study of young motherhood, Diane Long Joines
The subversive South : genre-play, aristocratic ideology, and antebellum Southern literature, Paul C. Jones
A generic SPC framework for the characterization of batch profiles, Nitin Kaistha
The sublime, the beautiful and the picturesque in the works of Ann Radcliffe, Sarah Kim Kane
Integrating sexual behavior and intimacy in late adolescence : an investigation of Sullivan's interpersonal theory, Myra Christensen Kawaguchi
The solitary group life of a frugivorous carnivore : ecology, behavior and genetics of kinkajous (Potos flavus), Roland Wesley Kays
Institutionally related foundations at public colleges and universities, Margaret Northern Kelley
Measurement and manifestation of the need to belong, Kristine M. Kelly
Factorization and ring-theoretic properties of subrings of K[X] and K[[X]], Patricia L. Kiihne
Ex-votos Religious and Social Commentaries in Northeast Brazil, Carolyn Lindsey King
The effect of conversion from annual row crops to short-rotation woody crops on soil microbial community structure, Michael Joseph Kirchner
Extremal properties of eigenvalues, Charlotte A. Knotts-Zides
The identification of special competencies of deafness specialists in postsecondary education programs, Marcia Ellen Kolvitz
"'Smile when you call me hillbilly' : the modernization of country music and the struggle for respectability, 1939-1954", Jeffrey J. Lange
Free-riding or barganing? : the case of the U.S.-South Korean alliance, Jong-Sup Lee
Theoretical Understanding of Female Intercollegiate Athletes' Perceptions on Career Development, Kyung-Hoon Lee
Flux enhancements in cross-flow microfiltration, Wen Chang Liao
In-line monitoring of polymer processing using fiber-optic spectroscopy, Jigui Li
Synthesis of a silyl complex and studies of mechanistic pathways in chemical vapor deposition of metal-silicon-nitrogen ternary and zirconium carbide thin films, Xiaozhan Vivian Liu
Local television news viewing : the relationship between anchor characteristics and frequency and exclusivity of viewing, John James Lombardi
Accountability in public agency contracting : the case of child protective services in east Tennessee, Christine G. Ludowise
Working memory and writing : a comparison of two types of dynamic assessment of working memory and the relationship to writing ability of heterogeneously grouped seventh grade students, Sandra Regina Machleit
Goal orientation and work environment needs related to the interpretation of multi-rater feedback, Sabine Brigitte Maetzke
Precision farming : an economic and environmental analysis of within-field variability, Shivakumar B. Mahajanashetti
Real-time fault identification for developmental turbine engine testing, Donald J. Malloy
Factors predicting distribution and threat for island and continental birds, Lisa Louise Manne
Perceived effectiveness of problem-focused and emotion-focused coping : the role of appraisal of event controllability and personality traits, Lawrence Ira Marks
A quasi-static model-based control methodology for articulated mechanical systems, Scott K. Marland
Evaluation of nitric oxide production by bovine alveolar macrophages, Gary L. Mason
Middle-class, white-collar offenders: needy women - greedy men?, Karen A. Mason
The assessment of sexual intimacy : a validity study, Roxie F. Massey
Uses of college radio station web sites : an exploratory study, Steven Robert McClung
The Beauties and Beasts of Nineteenth-century French fiction, Patricia Ann McCoy
A phenomenological study of the experience of the spouse of a heart transplant recipient, Alice Hill McCurry
MMPI-2 studies of posttraumatic adjustment following physical or sexual abuse, Elizabeth Anne McKee
The relationship of nursing care to health outcomes of preterm infants : testing a theory of health promotion for preterm infants based on Levine's Conservation Model of Nursing, Linda Carol Mefford
The influence of the undergraduate chemistry department on female chemistry majors, Gail McDade Meyer
A biomechanical analysis of pelvic tilt control and trunk muscle activity during isometric and dynamic lifting, Marisa Anne Miller
Development and application of a genetic algorithm-informational modeling approach to exploatory statistical modeling of lizard-habitat relationships, James J. Minesky
Centrality dependence of antiproton production in Proton-Nucleus Collisions at 17.5 and 12.3 GeV, Saskia Mioduszewski
Effects of Cis and Trans Unsaturated Fatty Acids on Blood Ethanol Clearance in Rats, Mei-Shin Mong
The development and validation of the scale of interpersonal cynicism, Danny Steven Moore
The rheology of chain molecules under shear, Jonathan D. Moore
The effects of walking volume on blood pressure in hypertensive postmenopausal women, Kerrie L. Moreau
The German discovery of America : commerce and diplomacy in two emerging nations, 1776-1835, Sam Ali Mustafa
Financial statement fraud : capital market effects and ameliorating management actions, Albert Lawrence Nagy
Synthesis and characterization of polymer-supported calix[4]arenes and bifunctional ion-exchange resins for selective metal ion complexation, Subramanian Natesan
The influence of animated spokes-character actions and vocalizations on preschoolers' product knowledge and preferences, Sabrina Moreland Neeley
Georgia's special instructional assistance program : the impact on academic achievement, Leisa Kim Nichols
Dilemmas and prospects for democratization in sub-Saharan Africa : democratic transition and consolidation in Kenya and Zambia, Joseph G. Njoroge
Educational psychology at the millennium: an electronic analysis of doctoral programs, Michael E. Nolan
Synthesis and development of selective ion-exchange resins for the removal of toxic metal ions from water in the environment, Robert Dean Ober
Sulfentrazone behavior in surface soil : dissipation, degradation, adsorption and mobility, George Anthony Ohmes
Intergenerational Programming: Yesterday's Memories, Today's Moments, and Tomorrow's Hopes, Kathleen Ann O'Rourke
The relationship of cognitive learning styles, mathematics attitude, and achievement in a problem posing classroom, Mary Ellen Owens
Flavor and Storage Stability of Potato Chips Fried in Cottonseed and Sunflower Oils and Sunflower:Palm Olein Oil Blends, Philipus Pangloli
The use of radio to increase parental involvement in education of their children, Rita Charlsia Patterson
I'd just be wantin' to go on': gifted students talk about waiting in the regular classroom, Marie E. Peine
Exploring the information processing capabilities of random dendritic neural nets, Tzusheng Pei
Power, resistance, and the state: a case study of economic development in Roane County, Tennessee, Deborah Godwin Perkins
Theoretical and algorithmic approaches to field-programmable gate array partitioning, Barbara Catherine Plaut
The experience of students in a collaborative learning classroom, Melissa Marty Portwood
Permanence of invariant subspaces under functional calculus and related topics, Gabriel Titu Prǎjiturǎ
Oh, flower of Eastern silence' : the influence of Indian religion on American fiction, 1882-1933, Nathaniel Hope Preston
The perceptions of selected older adults about the impact of a university adult education program on their lives : a phenomenological study, Amy Sarah Sue Price
Application of multisolute adsorption equilibrium to the simulation of nonlinear chromatographic band profiles, Igor Quiñones-García
Enhancement of the properties of polymer blends by hydrogen bonding and transesterification, Bijan Radmard
Early analysis of VLSI systems with packaging considerations, Karthikeyan Ramamurthi
The foreign language glossed reader : authentic literary text as comprehensible input, Avigail Rashkovsky
The sedentary relapse experiences of African American women, Serena Reese
Finding Fibonacci : an interdisciplinary liberal arts course based on mathematical patterns, Margaret Stevenson Ribble
Effects of 2,4-D and 2,4,5-T metabolites on degradation of chlorinated phenoxyacetic acids, dibenzofuran, and dibenzo-p-dioxin by environmental bacteria, James Franklin Rice
Leadership behaviors of principals and student achievement, Craig DeWitt Rigell
Removal Period Cherokee Households in Southwestern North Carolina: Material Perspectives on Ethnicity and Cultural Differentiation, Brett High Riggs
The effects of predator presence on insect behavior: consequences for individual fitness, population growth and pest suppression in agroecosystems, Rebecca Young Rivers
Landscape-level control of population dynamics: late-Quaternary paleoecology of beech in upper Michigan, William Petty Rivers
The perceived impact of childhood parental divorce on young adults, Cheryl Malone Robinson
An analysis of the temporal dynamics in tree species diversity for major tree taxa of two states in the midsouth, USA, James Forrest Rosson
Quaternary Vertebrate Paleoecology of the Central Mississippi Alluvial Valley; Implications for the Initial Human Occupation, Michael William Ruddell
The resource-based and relational views: complementary perspectives of competitive advantage, Joel A. Ryman
Survival of inoculate Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Listeria monocytogenes in soymilk mixtures during fermentation and refrigerated storage, Boonsong Saeng-on