Doctoral Dissertations
Dissertations from 1996
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
A comparative study of economic literacy of high school students taking economics and marketing education in Tennessee public secondary schools, Janice Demarest Staley Cole
An assessment of the effectiveness of a diabetes education program, James LeRoy Coleman
Characterization of the tumor and ocular phenotype in transgenic line TgN3261Rpw, Carmen Maria Helena Colitz
Computational experiments concerning the effects of pollution abatement capital investment on U.S. manufacturing productivity, Jeffery Thomas Collins
Situational concerns regarding manipulated factors and noise in industrial experiments with restrictions on randomization, Antony Nicholas Cooper
Image metrics for human search and discrimination of textured targets and backgrounds, Anthony C. Copeland
Cognitive certainty : trust and betrayal in interpersonal relationships, Laurie L. Couch
The conception of self of left-handed individuals, Lyle Milford Craig
It takes more than good intentions : a qualitative study of cross-cultural teaching, Diane Creitz Cudahy
Factors related to the perceived effectiveness of a career development workshop, Lynn Bauer Curtis
Determinants and effects of growth strategies in the banking industry, Kendall Brian Cyree
A structural monetary model under de facto federal funds rate targeting, Russell Edward Dabbs
Dose Response and Functional Consequences of Choline Induced Changes in Carnitine Homeostasis in Guinea Pigs, James William Daily
A phenomenological analysis of the performance experience for elite female collegiate basketball players, Janine M. D'Anniballe
Propagation of ultrasonic pulses in flawed media : applications to nondestructive testing and evaluation, Georgi Metodiev Daskalov
Perceptions of first-grade teachers of the transition from kindergarten to first grade, Barbara Jean Davis
Party leadership and floor management in the United States Senate, David Davis
Investigations of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae a-factor lipopeptide : structure-function relationships and target cell responses, Angus L. Dawe
The persistence of allegory in modern and comtemporary American poetry, Lance Marshall Dean
Organizational effectiveness through work situation and transfer of training influences on employee computer use self-efficacy, Carol A. Decker
The utility of chemical signals as characters in phylogenetic studies : examples from the Felidae, Denise M. Decker
Anonymous attribution and official news sources in the reporting of Bosnia and Somalia : a study of conflict coverage in American newspapers, Bryan E. Denham
The structure of moral perspective in experiences of anger expression in women, Gayle Denham
A structural equations analysis of the relationship between personality and performance in a supervisory assessment center, David W. Denton
Design and Fabrication of a Mechanical Device for "in-situ" Measurement of Density of a Wood Particle Mat during Pressing, Estevao V.C.M. de Paula
Cross Sectional Study of Growth in Developed and Developing Countries An Analysis of the Endogeneity of Human Capital and Income Inequality, Luiz A. de Paula
Adaptive range image segmentation and direct graph matching for 3-D object recognition : algorithms, integrated framework and implementations, Frederick W. DePiero
Synthesis, characterization, and photophysical properties of novel orthometallated platinum phosphine complexes, Jeffrey Craig DePriest
The Study of The Kinetics Of Crystallization Of Polymers During Rapid Cooling And Computer Modeling Of Melt Spinning Process, Zhuomin Ding
Size and shape variation in early East African Homo and the validity of Homo habilis as single species, Steven M. Donnelly
Social, cognitive and academic factors associated with high school seniors' educational expectations, Gwynetta F. Draper
Development of a continuous energy version of the Monte Carlo code KENO V.a, Michael E. Dunn
An ex ante test of the Jenkins Committee disclosure recommendations, Tim V. Eaton
The GA heuristic generically has hyperbolic fixed points, Mary Vann Eberlein
Possible role for neopterin: control of purine metabolism, Samuel John Ebong
Intra-organizational mobility : an examination of factors related to employees' willingness to relocate, Lillian Turner Eby
A comparison of sustained attention in subjects with learning disabilities and Attention-Deficit\Hyperactivity Disorder, Joel David Effler
A supply response model for Indonesian palm oil, Retno Augustina Ekaputri
The Second Creek war : the unexplored conflict, John Thaddeus Ellisor
The absent therapist's presence : a thematic analysis of patients' experiences of their therapist in imagination, David R. Eskra
Family memorials : domestic imagery in the life and death of Princess Charlotte Augusta, Kevin Eubanks
Yankees in Dixie : the story of Chattanooga, 1870-1898, Timothy P. Ezzell
Managers' behavioral responses to subordinate appraisal feedback : predictors and outcomes, Carolyn Lehr Facteau
Traffic assignment procedures and the impacts on mobile source emission estimates, Li-Yang Feng
Applications of Optimal Control, Katherine Renee Fister
Synthesis and fluxional behavior of mixed metal trinuclear clusters of the cobalt group containing carbene, carbyne and alkyne ligands, Frank Holger Försterling
Extensions of Green's Function Discretization for Modeling Acoustics in Inhomogeneous Media, Jonathan C. French
An analytical study to determine the effectiveness of the better education program in equalizing available educational opportunities in select Tennessee public schools, Charles Thomas Frye
Nicosulfuron and primisulfuron activiy, absorption, translocation, and metabolism in broadleaf signalgrass (Brachiaria platyphylla), Kent Gallaher
The Influence of Point-of-Purchase Cafeteria-Based Nutrition Education Program on High School Students, Magali O. Gamio
Function and regulation of the nolA gene of Bradyrhizobium japonicum, Minviluz Luna Garcia
The impact of team leader behavior on team effectiveness : a leader-member exchange theoretic perspective, Jill George
Extensions of Commutative Rings With Linearly Ordered Intermediate Rings, Michael Scott Gilbert
The Nature of Hope Among Men and Women Living with HIV-AIDS, Jeannie Vaughn Gillian
The effects of viewing episodes of violence on the level of felt hostility among African American college students, Gilbert Wade Gipson
Evaluating and modeling flood potential in ungaged high relief basins in East Tennessee : a hydrogeomorphic approach, Gailya Talbert Glawson
Effects of a motor enriched environment on the Lurcher Mutant, a behavioral and histological study, Karen C. Goss
Synthesis, characterization, and computational analysis of a series of butyrothiophenones and 3-carbamoyl ecgonines, James Timothy Gotsick
The study of the characteristics of packing material for preparative liquid chromatography, Hong Guan
Parental perceptions of stress and coping : families of preschoolers with and without disabilities, Pamela E. Guess
Cultural Value Orientations as an Antecedent to the Formation of International Interfirm Relationships: The Developmentof Cultural Value Dimensions in a Business Context, Susan Forquer Gupta
Negative voting in congressional elections : does representation really matter?, Sissie Hadjiharalambous
Isolation of the calmodulin N-methyltransferase and characterization of its interaction with calmodulin, Chang-Hoon Han
Black doctoral graduates from a predominantly White university, Elisabeth S. Wright Harrison