Doctoral Dissertations
Dissertations from 1997
Processing and mechanical behavior of Nicalon/SiC and Nextel/SiC composites with sol-gel derived oxide interfacial coatings, Subramaniam Shanmugham
Study of nonlinear QED effects in interactions of terawatt laser with high energy electron beam, Konstantin Dmitrievich Shmakov
Predicting women's use of the structural role redefinition strategy for coping with role conflict, Kristin Michelle Siebrecht
Observable teacher effectiveness and personality types of family and consumer sciences teachers, Doris Ann Sikora
Early adolescents' levels of cognition and personal fable ideation as related to lesson activities in decision-making skills, Selene Diane Skonie-Hardin
Visual and verbal claimsmaking about the endangered species issue on network television : a media framing analysis, Jon M. Smith
Mantle metasomatism beneath the Siberian platform, Vladimir Sobolev
'Þe bok as I herde say' : orality as a rhetoric in medieval and modern discursive contexts, Melissa C. Putnam Sprenkle
Natural attenuation of petroleum hydrocarbons in groundwater, Raymond D. Stapleton
Reasons influencing the probability of dropping out of school in an East Tennessee rural county, Mariah Long Starling
Development of strategies for biochemical analysis using capillary electrophoresis, Michael Allen Stebbins
Postpartum body weight and body composition of adolescents in Eastern Tennessee : an examination of the patterns and an analysis of the influence of some physiological, psychosocial, and behavioral factors, Brenda Sheffield Stephens
An asset pricing model that corrects for variance expectation bias, David Bruce Stewart
Who receives the benefit of credit unions' tax exemption? : an examination of net interest margins and agency costs, Yvonne Hinson Stewart
Courts, legislatures, and school finance reform : a comparative analysis of judicial impact, Kara Elizabeth Stooksbury
The effects of rational-emotive education on academic performance and career perspectives of at-risk elementary students, Karen Ranique Streeter
Chronic physical and emotional distress : fighting a battle or finding a balance?, Susan Reagan Strickler
Biodegradability and process characterization of nonwovens formed from cotton and cellulose acetate fibers, Hageun Suh
Process development and modeling of fluidized bed reactor with co-immobilized biocatalyst for fuel ethanol production, May Yongmei Sun
Physical design of area-array integrated circuits, Chandra C. Tan
Parent's experience of culture with their children's schools, Nancy L. Tarsi
Perceived levels of success of a total quality management program in an institution of higher learning, Constance D. Thomas
Social support and health care utilization in an aged population : a comparison of private residence and assisted living dwellers in East Tennessee, Mary Jane Tremethick
Women and the experience of later-life divorce after long-term marriage : a phenomenological investigation, Janet Pauline Turner
Investigation of the vorticity confinement method for flows with separation, David Brian Underhill
In-line fiber-optic spectroscopy : applications to polymer process monitoring, Srinivas Vedula
Conservation reserve program abandonment impacts under general equilibrium conditions, Jose A. Velasquez
An examination of antecedents of international retail involvement, Irena Vida
Control mechanisms, interpartner trust, and performance in international joint ventures : a transaction cost approach, Maria Vryza
Supercritical carbon dioxide extraction of lipids from Pythium irregulare, Terry Hill. Walker
A mystery of the January effect : single or multiple driving forces?, Chu-San Edward Wang
The influences of openness to experience and reflection-in-action upon the attainment of legal expertise, William Matthew Ward
Invention and the rhetorical situation : disciplinary dynamics and the adoption of soil conservation policy, Elizabeth Stouse Weatherford
Attitudes toward victims of rape among university populations, Graciela Lea White
Victim-offender reconciliation programs : juvenile property offender recidivism and severity of reoffense in three Tennessee counties, Lizabeth Ann Wiinamaki
Students' Perceptions of the Effectiveness of the Tennessee Pre-Professional Program for the State's Black Residents from 1984 Through 1994, Ercille Hall Williams
A causal model of the linkages between innovative ecological responsiveness and performance, Johnnie Williams
From common sense to good sense : participatory research, power, knowledge and grassroots empowerment, Lee Lyle Williams
The work ethic of contingent workers : a demographic analysis, Barbara Herndon Williamson
Fracture Toughness Testing with Notched Round Bars, Christopher D. Wilson
A temperature study of laser-irradiated bone, Jon P. Winkler
A sufficient Competence to make them Independent: Attitudes towards Authority, Improvement and Independence in the Carolina-Virginia Backcountry, 1760-1800, Larry Anthony Wise
Characterization of the pathophysiology of Wiskott-Aldrich transgenic mice, Sharon Golda Witonsky
Instructional leadership as perceived by principals involved with restructuring Kentucky high schools and area technology centers, Joyce Wogoman
Laser-induced reaction alumina coating on ceramic composite, Chenghe Xiao
Biological Relationships among Siberians: Craniometric, Serological, and Dermatoglyphic Approaches, Miyo Yokota
Reclaiming the dialectic : toward the transformative practice of public administration, Lisa A. Zanetti
The marks and noises of the monster at the end of the book : from irony to camp with Rorty, Kierkegaard and Derrida, John Zavodny
Dissertations from 1996
Structure/function analysis of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae α-factor receptor (the STE2 gene product) and its tridecapeptide ligand (the α-factor pheromone), Michael Gregory Abel
The nature of interpersonal commitment, Jeffrey Michael Adams
Microbial and molecular basis of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon biodegradation in contaminated soils, Yeonghee Ahn
Examining the effects of performance beyond role requirements : a field and laboratory study, Tammy Dawn Allen
Thomas Kuhn and the evolution of composition studies : issues in interdisciplinarity, Carl Joseph Arseneault
The effects of radiation and/or chemotherapeutics on tumors of the central nervous system, Peni Lynn Ausmus
The effects of a constructivist instructional model on the achievement and attitude of college students enrolled in intermediate algebra, Patricia G. Bailey
The experience of Native American women obtaining Ph.D's in psychology at traditional American universities, Reva Lynn Ballew
The experience of being psychologically evaluated : a phenomenological inquiry, Rupert Garrison Barber
The truth of a song : a study of the function and meaning of music in the novels and selected writings of Elizabeth Madox Roberts, Victoria V. Barker
Aerodynamic flight control to provide flight control augmentation for aft cg future launch vehicles, Chris Barret
Blessed are the peacemakers : Martin Luther King Jr., eight religious leaders, the media, and the letter from Birmingham jail, S. Jonathan Bass
A study of the experiences of elementary principals who work effectively with students who have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, Hazel Darline Bell
The letter as mirror : the construction of the self in three recent epistolary novels, Tanya Long Bennett
Improvements in a Hybrid Stochastic/Deterministic Method for Transient Three-Dimensional Neutron Transport, Charles L. Bentley
Initial individualized family service plan process : parents' and service coordinators' perceptions, Latha Keshav Bhushan
A quasi-cusp digital filter for gamma-ray spectroscopy, Russell David Bingham
Television from a third coast: a history of Nashville Network and syndicated television production, 1950-1983, David N. Black
The Factors Affecting the Transfer of Training Based on the Opportunity to Perform Trained Tasks, David Arnold Blair
Adult women's constructions of self-direction in learning in the context of their undergraduate experiences, Sally S. Blowers
Revealing leadership through roll call analysis : Howard Baker's effectiveness in the United States Senate 1977-1982, Michael Peter Bobic
Polyphonic music segmentation using wavelet based tree-structured filter banks with improved time-frequency resolution, Miljko Bobrek
Growth of Yersinia enterocolitica and spoilage microorganisms on fresh pork and minimally processed broccoli packaged in modified atmospheres, Peter William Bodnaruk
The thermal analysis of gel-spun ultra-high molar mass polyethylene fibers, Andreas Boller
Development of an improved environmental actinide separation method, Rose Ann Boll
Cohesion : the female softball player's perspective, Kathy Sue Boone
Adapting non-numeric, parallel algorithms for diverse models of computation, Clay Patrick Breshears
Rites of passage : the advertising trade press' framing of the diffusion of cable television, Dale A. Brill
An adaptation of the multigrid method to the nonlinear, quasi-static, structural finite element problem, Kevin Herbert Brown
The effects of interactive television as a medium of instruction on the attitudes of developmental mathematics students, Patricia N. Brown
Entrepreneur value orientations and characteristics effect on choice of organization strategies and resulting successful performance in auto glass replacement firms, Jeffrey Ray Bruehl
Considerations on committee independence : the committee on banking, finance, and urban affairs of the United States House of Representatives in the 1980s, Stanley Craig Buchanan
Soybean and palm olein oils : frying performance and characteristics of fried prawn crackers, Budiyanto .
A comparison of American television home shoppers based on amount of perceived risk and shopping orientation, Brigitte West Burgess
Professional ethics : an investigation of student affairs professionals' compliance with the American College Personnel Association's statement of ethical principles and standards, Edward Joseph Busher
Music to MIDI : progress towards the automatic transcription of multi-timbral musical signals into standard MIDI files, Rodney Thomas Cagle
Morgan le Fay as Other in English Medieval and Modern Texts, Sandra Elaine Capps
Paleoclimate, burial compaction, and perched water tables : carboniferous vertic paleosols, Ohio and Tennessee, Michael Ray Caudill
A study of elementary school students' use of libraries for study and leisure reading in Taichung City, Taiwan, the Republic of China, Su-Ching Chai
Sexually abused children : how they compare to other children in state custody, Gay Gibson Chalpin
Analysis of socioeconomic factors affecting the use of soil conservation practices in West Tennessee, Jufu Chen
Model selection in nonlinear regression analysis, Xi Chen
Developing a new dispersion model for predicting air pollution levels in the cavity region of a building wake and complex terrain /, Steven Michael Clagget
An individual-based modeling study of brook char and rainbow trout competition in southern Appalachian streams, Mark Edward Clark
A qualitative approach to first-year college composition in the American Upper South from 1930-1945, Gina Claywell
Teachers' aesthetic development and the creative arts experience of young children, Carolyn Cogswell