Doctoral Dissertations
Dissertations from 1999
Aspects of the biology of Daphnia lumhotzi (Sars) in Ft. Loudoun Reservoir, Tennessee, Rebecca S. Brown
Investigation of band dispersion in a liquid chromatography column using a novel visualization technique, Brian Scott Broyles
On the expected number of generators of a submodule of a free module over a finite principal ideal ring, Grady Dewayne Bullington
Development of a work-ethic scale for middle school students, Vivian J. Bush
Comparative mapping for positional cloning and defining homology regions between the mouse and human genomes, Ethan Allan Carver
The treatment of religious issues in psychotherapy : an investigation into the expiences of psychotherapy patients, Jodie Sutton Castellani
Caregiver personal narrative as guidance in children's socialization, Frank D. Castlebury
Understanding what consumers value about brands : an extension of the value hierarchy framework, Amy Stevenson Cathey
Surface studies of chemical vapor deposited and natural (100) diamond, John Andrew Chaney
Asian perspectives on human rights and trade-off thesis : focus on South Korea, Young-Sun Chung
Regulation of virus induced inflammatory immune responses with cytokine DNA, Sangjun Chun
The life world of centenarians, Susan Church
Mechanisms of agouti-induced obesity : effects on adipocyte metabolism and interaction with insulin, Kate J. Claycombe
The politics of transition : Virginia and North Carolina and the 1824 presidential election, Joseph C. Clifft
Prediction of Alcoholics Anonymous affiliation from pretreatment factors : methods and theory to inform provider referrals, Richard N. Cloud
Spontaneous production of figurative language and gesture in college lectures : a comparison across disciplines, Daniel Paul Corts
Interactivity and the ‘Cyber-Fan’: An Exploration of Audience Involvement Within the Electronic Fan Culture of the Internet, Victor Costello
Affective tonal value and perceptions of risk in newspaper readership, Paul Anthony Crandon
Substitute care in Tennessee: a study of placement instability, Maureen Grimes Croft
From cultural autonomy to advertising autonomy : the rise and development of European advertising self-regulation, Anne-Lauren Cunningham
The Experience of Rural, Southern Appalachian, First-Generation College Students at a University: A Narrative Study, Ruth A. Darling
A construct validity assessment of the occupational work ethic inventory, Max Bradley Dawson
Nod signal perception in the Bradyrhizobium-soybean symbiosis, Robert Bradley Day
An investigation of the use of algebra tiles to introduce the basic algebraic concepts of integers, equations, and polynomials in community college developmental algebra classes, Ida McCalip Dell'Isola
Kindergarten dads : paternal participation in early childhood education, Robert Michael Denn
Instructional technology adoption at the University of Tennessee : perceived influences of select faculty members, Jean Ann Derco
Development of dual-fiber separation-based fiber-optic chemical sensors and their applications, Jason Emmett Dickens
Early-transition-metal alkylidene chemistry. Synthesis of tantalum silyl alklidene complexes and reactions of tantalum alkylidene complexes with silanes, Jonathan Bruce Diminnie
An exploration of factors relating to variation among states in the frequency of due process hearings, Sandra L. Earnest
The effects of parent training on parent and child behaviors, Laura Celeste Echols
The fine illusion of free will' : autonomy and selfhood in the major prose works of Evelyn Scott, Timothy O. Edwards
Tungsten fluorides : synthesis and characterization, and electrochemical investigations in the FLINAK molten salt eutectic, Sven Erik Eklund
Paleoenvironmental interpretation of terrestrial deposits : the Cap-aux-Os and Fort Prével Members, Battery Point Formation (Early-Middle Devonian), Gaspé Bay, Québec, Jennifer Mary Elick
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