Doctoral Dissertations
Dissertations from 2000
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
Agouti modulation of both adipocyte and pancreatic islet function via a Ca²⁺-dependent mechanism, Bingzhong Xue
Automated neural network-based instrument validation system, Xiao Xu
Halogenations using sodium halides with sodium perborate in acetic acid and allylboration of β-ketoacids, Kaihong Yang
Evaluation of Factors Affecting Earth Pressures on Buried Box Culverts, Michael Zhiqiang Yang
Applications of boundry vorticity dynamics to flow simulation, airfoil design, and flow control, Fanglin Zhu
Dissertations from 1999
Control of CVD diamond nucleation and effects on microcomponent processing, Samer Sima'an Ackleh
An examination of feedback recipients' reactions to multisource feedback, Danielle McCray Adams
The Deterministic Repeatable Inventory Routing Problem, Anurag Agarwal
Laser Surface Engineering of composite titanium diboride coating on steel : synthesis and characterization, Arvind Agarwal
The feasibility of using Hyperstodio generated applications to accelerate learning, Jenia D. Alfonzo
Optical sensors in harsh environments : determination of concentrated strong acids and bases for process control, Leonardo Resende Allain
Impact of capitation on clinical judgement in suicide risk assessment, Adair Allen
Interparental conflict styles and yourth problem behaviors : the role of selected youth appraisal variables, Christine Marie Anthony
Studies on Leydig cells and their differentiation in the postnatal rat testis, H. B. Siril Ariyaratne
A cross-cultural comparison of student social attributions, Robin C. Armbrister
Collaborative Learning: A Study of Two Classes, Joseph L. Armstrong
The role of professional and managerial experience in interpreting and using managerial assessment center data, Erin Kate Patton Atchley
Constructing a 'good death' : news media framing of the euthanasia debate from 1975 to 1997, Elizabeth Atwood-Gailey
Human rights in Africa : the conflict of implementation, Richard Amoako Baah
Hebbian learning in recurrent neural networks for natural language processing, L. Karlyn Ammons Barilovits
Effect of zinc level and fat source on the performance and immunocompetence of heat-stressed broilers, Jannette Rose Bartlett
Morphosyntactic cues to verb comprehension for typically developing toddlers and children with specific language impairment, Brenda L. Beverly
The development of a conscientiousness measure for African-American college students, Jessica Maria Blalock
Radiobioassay intercomparison studies of U-nat, Pu-238, Pu-239 and Am-241, Norman Bores
Women and philanthropy : making a difference in higher education, Dorothy Elizabeth Bressi
The experience of coping with chronic pain : a phenomenological investigation, Dianne E. Briscoe
Enigmatic ensemble : narrative accounts of gender identity and gender expression from a transgendered perspective, Gina Diane Brooks
The algorithm designer project : a visual programming environment for data structure demonstration, David Randall Brown
Creative high school dropouts' experiences of learning : a phenomenological study, Donna Carol Morrison Browning
Presidential and political perceptions of regional accreditation effectiveness and reform, Nancy Benziger Brown