Doctoral Dissertations
Dissertations from 1999
Interaction of beta-adrenergic receptors, NNK, and ethanol in selected pancreatic carcinoma cell lines, Diann Lynn Weddle
Conformational studies of monoacylated anthocyanins : factors that affect their color stability, Neil Andrew Whittemore
Analysis of a transmission-based robotic servoactuator concept, Thomas Christopher Widner
Discrete conformal welding, George Brock Williams
The experience of religious serpent handling : a phenomenological study, William Paul Williamson
Citizen participation in environmental decisionmaking [sic] : the Department of Energy experience with site specific advisory boards, Walter Lee Williams
Electron-phonon effects in graphene and an armchair (10,10) single wall carbon nanotube, Lilia Milcheva Rapatinska Woods
Cometabolic oxidation of TCE (trichloroethylene) by Pseudomonas putida F1 in biofiltration, Hae-Jin Woo
Damage assessment and progression in a polyisocyanurate based continuous swirl mat composite, Darnell Carlton Worley II
Stability analysis of rock blocks around tunnels, Yan Wu
A survey of Knox County, Tennessee residents on the use and disposal of household hazardous waste, Charles Richard Yard
Quantum chaos in the periodically kicked Rydberg atom, Shuhei Yoshida
New solution methodologies for multi-period stochastic programming decision models, Guey-Mei You
The murine mutation scurfy (sf) results in an antigen-dependent disease with altered T-cell sensitivity, Joanne Louise Zahorsky-Reeves
Dissertations from 1998
Modeling highway construction tasks to determine project duration, Abdulrazak B. Abdulghafour
Ethnic self-identity and the role of Islam : a study of the Yemeni community in the south end of Dearborn and Detroit, Michigan, Abdullah Azib Al-Ahmary
Literacy and literacy instruction : interns' perceptions, Cathleen Frances Allred
Control of Food Intake and Expression of Hunger in the Northern Water Snake, Nerodia sipedon (L.), Paul Timothy Andreadis
Tarnished silver : the silver-fork novel and the rhetoric for reform, Maria K. Bachman
The meaning of solitude in the lives of creative writers, Helen Angelyn Bales
Isolation and characterization of PTR3 : a novel gene required for amino acid-responsive signal transduction in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, R. David Barnes
Population and molecular effects of nonpolar narcotics on Tetrahymena pyriformis, Anna Pate Bearden
Albert Schweitzer's ethic of reverence for life : analysis, defense and applications to the veterinary profession, Rebecca Ann Bennett
An analysis of the effect of computer work station associated pain on work performance, Mary Lockhart Benton
Comparison of traditional and reentry students and the attribution of learned helplessness, Linda Blair
The beginning and end of health insurance in the United States, Lynne Marie Bownds
Soil genesis and classification in the Whiteoak Mountain fault block in East Tennessee, Janice L. Branson
Significant leadership developmental experiences of five pioneering women executives in higher education, Janet Brooker
Predicting bird extinctions following tropical deforestation, Thomas Matthew Brooks
Where the rule perscribes not' : duty and narrative mediation in the eighteenth-century British novel, Kenneth Michael Brothers
A Cost-Benefit Analysis of the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program, Janie L. Burney
An analysis of academic factors associated with a transition program integrated with first grade, Stephanie Spencer Carroll
Couples' beliefs in myths about marriage, remarriage, and parenting, Susan Alford Carter
Stochastic models for performance analyses of iterative algorithms in distributed environments, Henri Casanova
Economic analysis of sustainable agriculture in the tropical rain forest of Brazil : agricultural techniques in Rondônia, Jill L. Caviglia
A profile of visitors according to lifestyle and activity level preferences and personal values at heritage tourism destinations, James Arthur Chandler
Evaluation of mechanisms whereby normal cells modulate expression of the neoplastic phenotype, Gin-Wen Chang
Laser-induced gas breakdown and ignition, Ying-Ling A. Chen
Agrobacterium rhizogenes-mediated plant root transformation for study of genes important in legume nodulation, Ru-Ju Chian
The effect of modifying eicosanoid biosynthesis on intestinal tumor load in the Min/+ mouse, Chun-Hung Chiu
The Effect of Modifying Eicosanoid Biosynthesis on Tumor Load in the Min/+ Mouse, Chun-Hung Chiu
Changing the Court's ideological direction : the Burger and Rehnquist Courts, Doug Clouatre
The transition from meiotic prophase to metaphase I during mouse spermatogenesis, John Andrew Cobb
Influence of pragmatic performance on functional communication in aphasic adults, Kimberly L. Collins
Selected TESOL teacher preparation programs in the southeastern United States : and the implementation of TESOL guidelines, Angela Crespo Cozart
The roles of fitness, family history of hypertension, and stressor novelty/familiarity in moderating the cardiovascular stress response in college men and women, Francis W. Craig
The teachers' voice : a qualitative study of teachers' views of the impact of computers on teaching and learning, Basma Damiri-Khader
An analysis of the immunological consequences of the lack of normal secondary lymphoid tissue : the lymphotoxin-alpha knock-out mouse model, Ila Anne Davis
The multiple convolution integral approach to uncertainty analysis in fate and transport models used in risk assessment, Emran A. Dawoud
The proliferation of Olympic meanings : interpretation of Olympic texts, Tracy Ann Delphia
Tribal ecopoesis in the Eastern United States, Roger E. Dendinger
A longitudinal investigation of psychological sense of community on campus, Daniel L. DeNeui
Investigations into the modes of substrate binding to aminoglycoside-modifying enzymes, Enrico Leo DiGiammarino
Molecular analysis of the constitutive and barbiturate-induced expression of a Drosophila melanogaster cytochrome P450 gene, Cyp6a2, Susan M. Dombrowski
Metal ion selectivity influences in polymer-supported reagents, Cheryl E. Duffey
Advances in alpha liquid scintillation spectrometry, Jonathan Micah Duffey
Being Cherokee in a White World: Ethnic Identity in a Post-Removal American Indian Enclave, Betty J. Duggan
The effects of early menarche on health risk behaviors, Phyllis MacDonald Du Mont
Retinoid associated proteins in the ovary and oviduct and retinol's effect on oocyte maturation and embryonic development, Dawn M. Eberhardt
The function of per curiam summary dispositions in the supreme court : the Warren, Burger, and Rehnquist eras, Loretta Maxwell Edgemon
Romancing the smokestack : formula-apportioned corporate income taxes and regional economic development, Kelly Dane Edmiston
Mediated inequality : the role of governmental, business, and scientific elites in public education, Wanda Rushing Edwards
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