Doctoral Dissertations
Dissertations from 1999
Multi-Sensor Fusion for Induction Motor Aging Analysis and Fault Diagnosis, Ali Seyfettin Erbay
Venturi drift reduction nozzles : spray pattern characteristics, efficacy of postemergence herbicides, and accuracy of herbicide placement, Robert E. Etheridge
The role of fetal serotonin (5-HT) in bovine placenta detachment, Kellie A. Fecteau
Incipient fault detection and isolation of sensors and field devices, Paulo Brasko Ferreira
Spatial heterogeneity in ecological models : two case studies, Holly D. Gaff
The effects of adopting shareholder value metric control and reward sysems on firm investment in research and development, John Begley Gallagher
The heart and voice of a playful early childhood teacher, Christy Isbell Gamble
On the role of CD4+ T cells and pathogenic mechanisms in HSV-1-induced ocular disease : herpetic stromal keratitis, Shivaprakash Gangappa
The relationship of parents'/guardians' self-management to their children's self-management, academic performance, and health, Nan McCammon Gaylord
On the reduction of cure-induced stresses in thermoset polymer composites, Mohamed Sayed Genidy
Verification and validation of TRAF-NETSIM model through actual field observations in Amman-Jordan, Sami Said Ghezawi
[Capillary electrophoresis and immobilization strategies research], Timothy Jack Gibson
Application of municipal biosolids for production of tomatoes and snap beans, Rebecca Aynn Gilfillen
Why compete? : a two-part philosophical and narrative rebuttal to competition, Jeffrey James Gorbski
Impleme[n]tation of the marketing concept : an organizational learning perspective, John Robert Graves
The multi-products EMQ model, John Roy Gray
The visual-oral conditional reasoning test : predicting scholastic misconduct and deception, Philip Dwayne Green
Uncertainty : the ethical basis for the economic theories of Frank H. Knight and John M. Keynes, William Burl Greer
An exploration of women's mentoring : graduate students' perspective, Karen Annette Griffin
Tennessee's technology educator's, administrator's and guidance counselor's perceived characteristics of technology education, Rickey Ray Grubb
Ruminant respiratory syncytial virus subgroup distinction using synthetic peptides from the extracellular central region of the attachment protein-g, Steven Timothy Grubbs
On the analysis of emission spectra and interference images, Guoming Guan
The totalitarian model revisited : an assessment of the post-Mao regime change, Sujian Guo
Analysis of mixtures containing isomeric hydrocarbons using process mass spectrometry, Martin L. Haddix
Solventless Suzuki-Coupling reactions on palladium doped potassium fluoride alumina, Clayton Maxwell Hair
Reducing the storage requirements of dataflow constraints using model dependencies, Richard L. Halterman
Factors indicating a change in battering behavior during pregnancy, Helene Kay Halvorson
Romantic Ken : time and perspective in the poetry of Coleridge and Wordsworth, Will Harris
Beyond the glass facade : women deans of education, Denise M. Harvey
Desegregation in Knoxville, Tennessee : a case, Ruby Jewel Anderson Hassan
Remembering what never happened : recollective experience in false autobiographical memories, Christopher Michael Heaps
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