Doctoral Dissertations
Dissertations from 1998
Testing a theory of decision making derived from King's systems framework in women eligible for a cancer clinical trial, Heidi Elke Ehrenberger
Human-machine cooperative telerobotics : using uncertain sensor and model data, Steven Edward Everett
Household Management of Endoparasitic Infection in a Border Community in Tamaulipas, Mexico, Charles Thomas Faulkner
Change in customers' desired value : a grounded theory study of its nature and processes based on business customers' lived experiences in the U.S. automobile industry, Daniel John Flint
Gertrude Stein and Wallace Stevens : negotiating the act of modern consciousness, Sara Jean Ford
Investigation of aerobic and anaerobic microflora and volatile fatty acids in the jejunum, ileum, and cecum of the weanling pig, Mark Ashburn Franklin
Fuzzy logic based automated irrigation control system optimized via neural networks, Renato Silvio da Frota Ribeiro
Organizational dynamics in the environmental era : a study of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District's incorporation of environmental policy into its organizational mission, Donald Stanley Gamiles
Buyer-salesperson relationships : customer value created and delivered by the salesperson and its effect on customer satisfaction, personal trust, and personal loyalty, Michael Scott Garver
The mapping, molecular characterization, cellular localization and functional studies of a novel gene with predominant muscle and brain expression, John Gerard Geisler
Applications of molecular markers in genetic analysis, Farshid Ghassemi
Sustaining the treadmill of production : Chattanooga and the social construction of a solution, Amy Kay Gibson
A new approach to vitronectin research : using molecular biology and biophysical chemistry to elucidate the contributions of the C-terminal domain of vitronectin to heparin binding, PAI-1 binding, and vitronectin self-association, Angelia Gail Douglass Gibson
The role of foreign policy doctrine in the decision making process for U.S. military intervention in Latin America, 1960-1994, James C. Gilchrist
Development of a business climate rating system and its application to investment location decisions, Terence John Gilhula
Aidan Chambers : a critical biography, S. David Gill
Pattern vector based reduction of large multimodal data sets for fixed rate interactivity during visualization of multiresolution models, Christopher S. Gourley
Algorithmic Methods for circuit layout and partitioning, Rajeev Govindan
A philosophical analysis of the concept 'advocacy' : implications for professional-patient relationships, Pamela June Grace
On having the floor : power, etiquette, and grammar, John David Grayson
Shaping a civilized sporting culture : the marginalization of blood sport in New Orleans, Louisiana from 1870 to 1900, Barbara Susan Green
The relationship of parents' parenting style to the television viewing amounts of their children, Jonathan Wilson Grimes
The Gibbs Farmstead: An Archaeological Study of Rural Economy and Material Life in Southern Appalachia, 1790-1920, Mark D. Groover
Microstructure and compressive strength of as-cast and aged Nb-rich Nb-Al-Ti intermetallics, Dah-Liang Guan
A Population Genetics Study of Southern Appalachian Brook Trout, Stanley Zane Guffey
A finite element model updating technique for adjustment of parameters near boundaries, Allen Fort Gwinn Jr.
Radio broadcasting and the world wide web : an exploratory study, Robert E. Gwynne
Genomic analysis of a region implicated in lymphoma development : viral insertion mutations at Lvis1 disrupt the expression of multiple genes, Gwenn M. Hansen
A functional analysis of the Magdalenian assemblage from Grotte XVI (Dordogne, France), Maureen A. Hays
Attitudes and perceptions of forest stakeholders regarding land management planning on U.S. forest service lands in Alabama, Michael S. Heard
Phylogeny and biogeography of Galapagos lava lizards (Microlophus) : inferred from nucleotide sequence variation in mitochondrial DNA, Philip Joseph Heise
Stature estimation in fossil hominids, Samantha Marie Hens
Hierarchial delays as a source of sticky prices : evidence from two workably competitive industries, Michael Joseph Hicks
Development of the group method of data handling with information-based model evaluation criteria : a new approach to statistical modeling, Cheryl R. Hild
Predicting astronaut radiation doses from major solar particle events using artificial intelligence, Nazila Hosseini-Tehrani
Image analysis of fabric pills and fuzz, Chang-Huei Hsi
Special zoning strategy in the People's Republic of China : state capacity and policy implementation, Jianxin Huang
Quantitative pattern recognition using nonlinear model-based analysis, Martin Anthony Hunt
Demographics of students enrolled in post-secondary credit certificate programs in selected public Georgia institutions with a follow-up survey of certificate students at Dalton College, Carolyn Reynolds Jensen
Information retrieval and filtering using the Riemannian SVD, Eric Peiqing Jiang
The Athlete's Experience of Being Coached: An Existential-Phenomenological Investigation, Matthew Steven Johnson
Specific heat and electrical resistivity of FeAl alloys, Michael Delos Kass
Chromosomally-based bioluminescent reporter strains for monitoring monocyclic and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon bioavailability and biodegradation, Staci Rose Kehrmeyer
Critical events and agenda building in the U.S. and Great Britain : a comparative analysis of the communication effects of terrorist acts on elite newspaper coverage and policy statements, Kenneth C. Killebrew
Factorization in monoid domains, Hwankoo Kim
Codimension two submanifold decompositions that induce approximate fibrations, Yongkuk Kim
The uses and gratifications of the World Wide Web: an audience analysis for local television broadcasters, Randall E. King
Numerical simulation of singular solutions of the Generalized Korteweg - de Vries Equation, Janusz Kolodziejczyk
The role of evidence in Reformed epistemology, Michael Douglas Krogman
The reluctant seducer in the absence of desire : exploring the path of the fractured self in the texts of Albert Cohen through the works of Plato, Lacan and Kristeva, Nelly Grossman Kupper
Sporting femininity : perceptions of femininity and homophobia within the sport and recreation experiences of women, Maria Kwiatkowski
What the grandchildren learned : the relationship between English and indigenous languages in North American Indian autobiography, Leslie M. LaChance
Mediated religion : motivations for religious web site usage : an exploratory study of Christian web site users, Michael Jerome Laney
Minding the gap : a cross-country analysis of wage differentials using the Luxembourg Income Study Database, Mary Kirchner Lanier
Grassroots reform in the age of New South agriculture and Bourbon Democracy : the Agricultural Wheel, the Farmers' Alliance, and the People's Party in Tennessee, 1884-1892, Connie Lee Lester
⁹⁹Tc bioassay by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), Linda A. Lewis
Applications of optimal control theory to wave equations and a predator-prey model, Min Liang
Performance and mastery orientation : implications for teams in complex decision making situations, Kyle Martin Lundby
Developing an instrument to measure middle school children's perceptions of the relationship between school-related behaviors and adult opportunities, Laura Yvonne Malone
The reproductive biology of Cornus florida L. (Cornaceae), Kathleen Renick Malueg
Making the switcheroo : the experiences of veteran teachers of aggressive and challenging students, Carol A. Marchel
The gentlemen Sabbatarians : the Sabbath Movement in the upper south, 1826-1836, Forrest L. Marion
A phenomenological investigation of the experience of teaching for graduate teaching assistants, James Gary Marsh
High order statistical signatures from source-driven measurements of subcritical fissile systems, John Kelly Mattingly
A critical edition of "The Gravestones Wept" by Evelyn Scott, with commentary and textual notes, Caroline C. Maun
Synthetic and structural studies on anti-HIV agents, Anand Mayasundari
Mismatch negativity and P300 evoked response potentials : perception and discrimination of /r/ and /l/ in Korean and English listeners, Cynthia Anne McCormick
An individual-based modeling study of lake fish communities in Lake Mendota Wisconsin : the importance of considering food web interactions, Dennis Michael McDermot
The validation of market beliefs and their relationship with dimensions of the price cue, Karen M. McGowan
A Formative Evaluation of an Empathy Training Model, Beverly McKee
Testing a nursing intervention to enhance paternal-infant interaction and promote paternal role assumption, Mary Margaret Meighan
The Experimental Analysis of Aqueous Lithium Bromide Vertical Film Absorption, William A. Miller
Making the computer a part of teaching : a piece of the puzzle, Karen Little Milligan
The Zen of modern poetry : reading Eliot, Stevens, and Williams in a Zen context, Claudia Milstead
Cascade arc studies of nonequilibrium hydrogen/nitrogen plasmas, Trevor Michael Moeller
Annealing, structure, and melting in random metallocene ethylene/octene copolymers, Kenneth Monar
The experience of faith, Murray Jay Moses
Determining the value of radio station web sites : an exploratory study, Reginald E. Murphy
Audit committee effectiveness : an examination of audit committee composition and auditor switching, Terry Linden Neal
Rural and urban differences in people living with HIV/AIDS and their caregivers : social support, types of need, and caregiver burden, Mary Maureen Newton
Critical thinking in nursing students : a comparison of designs, Barbara Rohrer Norwood
Mothers' Perceptions of Family-Centered Early Intervention Service Coordination, Elsa MacMillan Nownes
The melody lingers on : the persistence of the elegy in British poetry, Frances Elaine Oswald
Hidden traumas : the experience of multiple sclerosis, Stephen John Page
Manufacturing a New South : the business biography of John Gary Anderson, Craig S. Pascoe
Measuring personal reliability via conditional reasoning : identifying people who will work reliably, Timothy Walker Patton
Voices through the margins : a qualitative study exploring voice and marginality in the experiences of three women who have physical disabilities, Laura Mellen Payne
Is there a relationship between child sexual abuse and chronic pain?, Patricia Lynn Peacock
The diffusion of internet technology in the workplace, James W. Pearce
A Life of Paradox: The Experience of Eating Disorders in Five University Women Athletes, DeeAnne K. Pearson
A study to ascertain law enforcement officers' perceived risk of occupational exposure to HIV and HBV, Kenneth M. Pearson