Doctoral Dissertations
Dissertations from 1997
The politics of electric utility regulation : explaining energy efficiency policy in the states, John Arthur Altman
Trust in family relationships : the elderly person and the female family caregiver, Eileen Marie Amari-Vaught
A Bayesian approach to biokinetic models of internally deposited radionuclides, Mamun F. Amer
Construction of recombinant bacteria to elucidate catabolic regulation and critical catabolic reactions of phenanthrene metabolism by the NAH system, Bruce Michael Applegate
The haunted house formula in American fiction, Dale Bailey
Child mental health and other factors of children's time in state custody : an evaluation of the protectionist/satisficing model using event-history analysis, James William Bailey
Evaluation of a new method for production of lipolyzed milk reference samples, Carolyn Susan Baird
Strategic choice and new ventures : a longitudinal examination of the performance implications of initial strategic decisions and changes in strategic decisions, Charles E. Bamford
An evaluation of modal and average speed approaches for mobile source emissions estimation, Aladdin Barkawi
Who shall hear them cry : a study of the variations in the state level judicial lobbying strategies of interest groups, Sharlene Garber Bax
The mechanism of light and MSH-mediated color change in the lizard, Anolis carolinensis, Robert Kenneth Beam
Synthesis and characterization of interpenetrating polymer network resins, polymer foam-supported ligands, and polystyrene/polyphenolic ion-complexing reagents, Robert A. Beauvais
Teacher interns' perceptions of the internship, Susan Yvonne Beisel
Access to educational technology in Tennessee schools : a descriptive study of the current status, Donlad Lynnwood Belvin
The striped skunk : factors affecting a solitary social system, Andrea Bixler
Structure and expression of the 27.7 KDA protein of the transmissible gastroenteritis coronavirus, Jennifer E. Black
The coupling of aryl and alkyl groups utilizing aldehyde arenesulfonylhydrazones and trialkylboranes, Ekaterini Bogas
The relationships between academic and social student coping and academic and social attributions, achievement, and social functioning, Janna Lynne Bryles Bopp
Professional middle level teacher preparation programs : a needs assessment survey, Dodie Lynn Jarvis Boren
Enhancing the credibility of media institutions : an experimental analysis involving local television news organizations and the world wide web, Dwight John Brady
From Hitler and Tojo to Talmadge and Jim Crow : World War Two veterans and the remaking of southern political tradition, Jennifer E. Brooks
A comparative study of public college and university presidential perceptions of effective leadership practices, Clay Eugene Brown
Motivated offenders and criminal opportunities as determinants of violent and property crime rates in the United States, 1980-1990, Kevin M. Bryant
Design and development of a variable-flow fan nozzle using phase-partition air sampling for drift assessment, Quy Duc Bui
The role of platelet-activating factor in alterations of amino acid transport and protein metabolism during shock, Darunee Buripakdi
Interaction of Streptococcus dysgalactiae with bovine mammary epithelial cells, Luis Fernando Calvinho
Effects of antioxidants supplemented during the periparturient period of lactating dairy cows, Markus Hugh Campbell
New methods for neutron-photon pulse shape discrimination, Chong Cao
Capsaicin concentration, fat level, fat mimetic and time : effects on the sensory perception of heat in cheese sauce, Lou Ann. Carden
An examination of how one deaf person constructs meaning in music : a phenomenological perspective, Ana Lúcia de Carvalho Cruz
A Taylor weak statement finite element method for computational fluid dynamics, David J. Chaffin
Advanced technology for measuring wool top properties, Luo Cheng
Analysis of fatigue prone details on a continuous steel girder bridge, Shima Najem Clarke
On environmental interventions and management strategies, Bruce Clemens
Auditory evoked potentials for words with high positive and high negative connotative values, Steven J. Cloud
Salvaged cargo : Herman Melville, John Wiley, and the revised edition of Typee, Carl Randall Cluff
The experience of identity development for adopted adolescents : a phenomenological investigation, James L. Coffield
A theory on perturbations of the Dirac operator, Suzanne Elizabeth Collier
A national survey to determine the status of the design and teaching techniques of young adult literature courses at the college or university level, Melissa Jean Reese Comer
A theoretical study of Cooper minima in Rydberg atoms, Ivan L. Cordrey
NMR studies of aminoglycoside antibiotics bound to an aminoglycoside antibiotic 3'-phosphotransferase, James Richard Cox
Mao Zedong's traditionalism, Caimu Cui
Population dynamics, range-size, and the risk of extinction, John L. Curnutt
Pathogenesis and modulation of herpetic stromal keratitis, Massoud Daheshia
An integrated approach for plant monitoring and diagnosis using multiresolution wavelet analysis, Aucyone Augusto Da Silva
Metabolic effects of cortisol during exercise in humans, Pedro Del Corral Salcedo
Rewarding the team : an investigation of the direct and indirect effects of team-based reward practices on team cooperation and performance, Jacquelyn Suzanne DeMatteo
Numerical study of lift augmentation in massively separated turbulent flows with forcing, Andrew Gregory Denny
Electron emission in collisions of 0.5 MeV/u C²⁺₂ai, Dharmin Dhananjay Desai
Women in higher education administration : a cultural approach, Linda D. Dietz
Platelet-derived growth factor : a regulatory link to endometrial epithelial growth, Robert Lindsey Donnell
Adopting a total quality strategy for competitive advantage : a resource-based evaluation, Thomas J. Douglas
Comparative mapping of human chromosome 19P and the identification of Cacnl1a4 : the gene responsible for the mouse neurological mutant, tottering, Johannah Lynn Doyle
Metabolic and perceptual responses to short-term cycle training in children, Glen E. Duncan
An analysis of the effects of ownership structure on corporate policy choices, Amitabh Shanker Dutta
Dosimetry and stability studies of the Boron Neutron Capture Therapy agent F-BPA-Fr using PET and MRI, Jonathan P. Dyke
Women and the ethics of clinical research : broadening conceptions of justice, Lisa Eckenwiler
Stretching the boundaries : space, gender, and sentimental education in four novels by British women 1791-1853, Catherine Bowen Emanuel
Predictive and concurrent validity of the Universal Nonverbal Intelligence Test and the Test of Nonverbal Intelligence-II with achievement, Connie Theriot England
Effects of spatial scale on play and language behaviors of preschool children, Lea Helen Evans
The study of column packing homogeneity and flow profiles in packed chromatographic columns, Tivadar Farcas
A qualitative study of males in the dental hygiene profession, Charles Carroll Faust
The self-commutator of a subnormal operator, Nathan Stephen Feldman
The problematics of gender specificity in Sarraute's Enfance, Yourcenar's Quoi? L'eérniteℓ́and Desvignes's Le Grain du chanvre ou l'histoire de Jeanne, Brenda Young Ferrell
Optimal monitoring systems using statistical experimental design, Deborah M. Flanagan
A new method for the prediction of combustion instability, Steven Neville Flanagan
Spatial and temporal characteristics of lotic periphyton assemblages : do species matter?, Terry Eugene Flum
Marital, parental, and life satisfaction in clergy families : work-stressor effects and religious coping styles as moderators, Curtis Anthony Fox
The minimum data set as a predictor of resident outcome in long term care facilities, Omar Dale Franklin
Examination of dynamical behavior and estimation of toxicant levels in chemically stressed population models, Eric Takeo Funasaki
Evaluating the effectiveness of two instructional techniques for teaching food safety principles to food service employees, Thomas F. Gaddis
The social acceptability of intimate expression in same- and mixed-sex dyads, Ameera Celeste Gaia
The legacy of John Law's preclassical research program in monetary theory and policy, Thomas Parkinson Garst
"'Anglican frontiersmen' : the lives and ministries of missionaries serving the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in eighteenth century New England", Benton Earl Gates
The English methods course as viewed by English educators and leaders in secondary school English, Marshall Anthony George
A thermal model for the differentiation of Asteroid 4 Vesta, based on radiogenic and collisional heating, Amitabha Ghosh
Pose and motion estimation from vision using dual quaternion-based extended Kalman filtering, James Samuel Goddard
A deterministic method for transient, three-dimensional neutron transport, Sedat Goluoglu
Negativism and academic underachievement during adolescence, Dan Goodkind
Stability analysis of a high velocity liquid lithium jet over a concave surface, Karani Gulec
Rheology of confined liquid alkanes by nonequilibrium molecular dynamics, Sunil A. Gupta
An evaluation of the effectiveness of cardiac education and rehabilitation on self-efficacy and activity of coronary artery disease patients, Jeanette D. Guyton-Krishnan
The effect of animal-assisted therapy on levels of measured anxiety and depression in residents of assisted living and health care communities, Catherine Smith Hagmann
Loves hete celestial : earthly and divine love in Chaucer's poetry, Edward Patrick Hamilton
An optimal control strategy for a gas phase bioreactor for the biodegradation of para-xylene, Nareshkumar Bernard Handagama
Images of the female adolescent in exile in select works of Russian and German women writers, Xenia Srebrianski Harwell
A correlational study of the ministry skills and aptitudes of church lay persons as perceived by themselves and as perceived by ministry supervisors, Donald Wayne Haston
A survey of specific individualized instruction strategies in elementary science methods courses in Tennessee teacher education institutions, Alan A. Hazari
Women and power : a qualitative study of leadership experiences and perspectives of female principals in selected school systems of East Tennessee, Larrissa Diana Henderson
Intuition and deliberation : a study of women's sexual choices, Reva Lee Heron
Economic feasibility of switchgrass production and utilization in Tennessee, William Joseph Hewitt
Rarefaction effects in small particle combustion, Robert S. Hiers
An exploratory study of mass media use among gay males, Charles T. Hoy
Maximum Likelihood and Bayesian Estimation of Skeletal Age-at-Death from the Human Pubic Symphysis, B. S. L. Hurst