Doctoral Dissertations
Dissertations from 1997
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
A molecular analysis of the relatedness of anamorphic yeasts currently classified as Candida pintolopesii, Richard Ashley Hurt
Sediment transfer in the Rio Pacuare watershed and neighboring basins of Costa Rica, Glenn Graham Hyman
Investigation and Demonstration of a Rich Combustor Cold Start Device for Alcohol Fueled Engines, David Kim Irick
Systematics of the Xeromphalina campanella complex, James Edward Johnson
Examination of select factors contributing to performance on hip joint range-of-motion tests, Kelly Rebecca Johnson
CEO trustworthiness : a universal or context-specific organizational advantage?, Kathryn Ann Jones
The young, the restless, the content : early entry in the NFL, Gerald Richard Kaforey
An experimental investigation of how ethical orientations, tax rates, penalty rates, and audit rates affect tax compliance decisions, Carl Edward Keller
Bioprocess design and control using bioluminescent bacterial reporters, Christine Jo Kelly
The effect of investment in interorganizational information technology in a retail supply chain, John L. Kent
Effect of independent reading time in day care classrooms, Hae Won Kim
Assimilation and life satisfaction of elderly Korean immigrants in the Atlanta area, Hee-Nyon Kim
Effects of computer-enhanced instruction in college level mathematics as determined by a meta-analysis, Helen Johnson King
"The limits of individualism" : family and community in the fiction of William Godwin, Mary Wollstonecraft and George Eliot, Rebecca Bruch King
An Investigation of Unsteady Vortex Flow Over A Maneuvering Delta Wing, Harry James Kowal
An analysis of capital debt and capital debt service at CCCU member colleges and universities 1975-1994, James L. Krall
The development and validation of a customer service orientation scale for university resident assistants, Mark David Krautheim
Overt conflict style, parenting behaviors, and youth problem behaviors : an ethnic profile, Ambika Krishnakumar
Mucosal immunity to HSV infection, Nelly Alexandrova Kuklin
On-line customers : identifying store, product and consumer attributes which influence shopping on the internet, Michelle B. Kunz
Mountain aid : geographic assessment of the Appalachian Regional Commission's social programs, Craig R. Laing
Site-specific isotope labeling studies of yeast phosphoglycerate kinase, John Allan Lamerdin
Cometabolic versatility of the NAH system of Pseudomonas fluorescens, Jeffrey David Leblond
A policy deadlock in South Korea : the case study of siting nuclear facilities, Sung Roe Lee
A thematic analysis of opening statements and closing arguments in a well-publicized criminal trial, Michelle Renee LeValley
Performance outcomes related to the implementation of teaming in a telecommunications organization, Priscilla Wisner Linderman
Identification and characterization of genes involved in hematopoiesis using Cmyb mutant mice as a model system, Hsi-Hsien Lin
Management of personal and perceived parental expectations for educational and career achievements of Chinese-American undergraduates, Ruth Wang Liu
Assembling ecological communities : investigations into theory and applications, Julie L. Lockwood
Crisis or adjustment? : The long view of changing employment in one southern city, Jennifer Sue Long
Oligopeptide transport : cloning and characterization of a new gene family, Mark Lubkowitz
An Experimental Investigation of Creep and Viscoelastic Properties Using Depth-Sensing Indentation Techniques, Barry Neal Lucas
Studies on the premature bolting of the chicory cultivar 'Daliva', Jomo MacDermott
Perceptions of instructional marketing education competencies by marketing education instructors, Debra Louise Mackey
The relationship between critical thinking and attitudes toward reading of the community college student enrolled in a critical reading course at Roane State Community College, Wanda June Hembree Manning
Conflict of interest in the pharmacy benefits management industry, Michael Lee Manolakis
Selling the Southern Highlands: Tourism and Community Development in the Mountain South, Christopher Brenden Martin
The hidden cost of special education : a study of the amount of time spent by regular education public school teachers and principals on special education, Christy S. Martin
The impact of planned and unplanned layoffs from training on withdrawal symptoms of exercise-addicted individuals, James Kip Matthews
Elements of success in environmental education, through practitioner eyes, Theodore S. May
Group 4 alkyl silyl complexes free of anionic [pi]-ligands : their syntheses, reactivities and applications in molecular approaches to metal silicide materials, Lenore Hoyt McAlexander
Tissue culture and transformation studies with selected genotypes of soybean (Glycine max [L.] Merr.), Raymond Everett McDonnell
The use of B-haloboranes in solution and on alumina in organic chemistry, Michael Boyd McGinnis
Experimental study of the effect of void reactivity feedback on the behavior of the scaled model boiling water reactor, Khaled Meftah
A study of the factors influencing the morphology of diamond thin films grown via hot filament chemical vapor deposition, Prabhjot Mehta
A multistage neural network using local learning rules, Ronald Brett Michaels
Learning experiences of rural Guatemalans engaged in formal social development training, D. Rosemarie Mincey
Electron emission in grazing ion-surface collisions, Ronaldo Minniti
Fabric orientation effects on the monotonic and fatigue behavior of continuous fiber-reinforced ceramic-matrix composites (CFCCs), Narendernath Miriyala
Deformation properties of drip-line nuclei, Toshiyuki Misu
Patenting life : an examination of some ethical implications of biopatents, Carl Benjamin Mitchell
New innovations for contrast enhancement in electron microscopy, A. Mohan
Employees' satisfaction with provided health care services, Carl O. Morgan
Readings as responsibility : literary interpretation and ethical articulation, Mary Frances Moss
High-spin spectroscopy on Au and a systematic study of moments of inertia in prolate rotational bands from Dy to Tl, Wilhelm Friedrich Mueller
Dental Microwear Analysis of Averbuch: A Dietary Reconstruction of a Mississippian Culture, Melissa G. Muendel
A study of computing education needs among college of education faculty, Limin Mu
The role of person, outcome, environmental, and learning variables in training effectiveness, Stephanie Dawn Myers
The roles of leucine 15 and histidine 16 of human epidermal growth factor in the reception and relay of mitogenic signals by the epidermal growth factor receptor, Krishnadas Nandagopal
Knox County Tenncare head of household enrollees' attitudes toward their health care services, Cyrus Bernard Nasseri
The nature of middle school read aloud : profiles of four teachers, Judith A. C. M. Neff
Ælfric : a subject index to the homilies, saints' lives, and pastoral letters, Nathan Karl Nelson
Success attributes for quality improvement strategy : an organizing framework, Richard L. Neubert
A comparison of parent and teacher ratings of adaptive behavior : the Universal Brief Adaptive Behavior Index (UBABI), Ramona Michelle Noland