Doctoral Dissertations
Dissertations from 1997
The quantitative genetics of epidermal ridges using multivariate maximum likelihood estimation, Steven David Ousley
Local television news photographers and newsroom structures : a structurational look at technology, one-man-bands and news input, David Nelson Ozmun
An analysis of the coping strategies used by males with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, A. Graham Parker
Creation and characterization of asymmetric mutations in R67 dihydrofolate reductases, Heonyong Park
Sets of uniqueness for Vilenkin series of bounded type, Stanley O. Perrine
Human resource practices and organizational effectiveness : an organization-level analysis, Carey L. Peters
Indian and riverboat casino patrons : an analytic description of demographic characteristics, expectations, and items of importance, Carl J. Pfaffenberg
The efficacy of material safety data sheets and worker acceptability, Charles Clifford Phillips
Synthetic and structural studies on carbohydrate-derived cardioprotective and anticancer agents, Kenneth Nathan Price
Double ionization of He and H⁻ by high-energy photons, Yanghui Qiu
Relationship between personality type, learning style preference, and mathematics achievement in college developmental mathematics, Azar D. Raiszadeh
Female philopatry and spatial organization in the raccoon (Procyon lotor), Shyamala Ratnayeke
Construct and predictive validity of inattention and impulsivity/hyperactivity, Francine Lydia Reynolds
The role of right-hand side endogenous variables in travel cost models, Scott Rickard
Synthesis and characterization of novel polymer-supported ion-complexing reagents : applications of the Wadsworth-Emmons reaction, Kelly P. Ripperger
"I always knew that mom and dad loved me best" : the experience of being an only child, Lisen Christina Roberts
English language acquisition of adopted children from the Philippines and Latin America, Norma Diane Robinette
An adaptive systems approach to image reconstruction with a positron emission tomography application, Alberto F. Rodriquez
Working in our disadvantages : the perceptions of selected Nicaraguan teachers about the effect of war on their professional roles, Talbot Wentworth Rogers
The experience of laughing in prisoner of war camps, Gail Horst Romer
Lake-sediment-based evaluation of sediment yield and dynamics, crooked run drainage basin, Virginia, P. Daniel Royall
The experiences of five inner-city interns, Stephen Philippe Rushton
A case study investigating the funding of public education K-12 in urban versus rural school systems in Tennessee, Valerie Copeland Rutledge
Violence in secondary schools as perceived by business and marketing educators, William Hobert Salyer
Organizational culture in the service industries : developing a diagnostic tool, Karen S. Sanborn
Adsorption of mercury onto variable charge surfaces, Dibyendu Sarkar
Living responsibly : a study of sustainable living in East Tennessee and the Southern Appalachian bioregion, Jonathan Matthew Scherch
The impact computers have had on instruction in grades five through eight, as perceived by classroom teachers from selected rural school districts in East Tennessee, Nancy Ellen Long Schultz
Repressive coping and the experience of anger, Elizabeth Godwin Seabrook
Quality of Life Following Stroke: The Survivors' Perspective, Janet A. Secrest
Stabilization of a lead-salt tunable diode laser : measuring and controlling chaotic frequency emission, Lawrence Reynold Senesac
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