Doctoral Dissertations
Dissertations from 1996
3-D MHD plasma armature railgun simulations, Dmitri A. Kondrashov
Muon-pion discrimination using a sampling calorimeter and discriminant analysis techniques, Joseph G. Kreke
Impact Biomechanics of the Human Body, Tyler A. Kress
An empirical examination of factors affecting the adoption and infusion of activity-based costing, Kip R. Krumwiede
Factors related to participants' acceptance of developmental assessment center feedback, Jeffrey Darren Kudisch
The criterion-related validity of a test of implicit phonological awareness, Dee Misenheimer Lance
The preparation of nano-structured polymeric systems of polyurethane/polyimide blends, Mouh-Wahng Lee
Mentorship as an Intervention Strategy in Relapse Reduction Among Native American Youth, Lisa Jane Lefler
U.S. regional and super-regional mall attributes and their relationship to retail productivity : an exploratory investigation, Melody Lanette Adkins LeHew
In pursuit of consistency BOE chairs' experiences in conducting NCATE accreditation on-site visits, Jun Li
Interactions of predator-prey ecological processes and advective movement in a spatially heterogeneous environment, Konstadia Lika
Convoy electron emission produced in ion-atom, ion-foil, and grazing angle ion-surface collisions, Jong Yeon Lim
Use of a spatially explicit model to study the distributional dynamics of Unionid mussels, Lee Hooi Ling
Microbially influenced corrosion of austenitic stainless steel weldments, Ping Li
The attitudes of Chinese students at The University of Tennessee toward the computer, Gonghua Liu
Perceptions of business educators about information systems competencies required by business professionals, Sandra L. Loop
Mixed-model assembly line sequencing problem, Robin Ann Hutcheson Lovgren
Anti-inflammatory effects of n-3 and n-6 fatty acids in endotoxin-induced lung injury, Peter Mancuso
Improved vehicle speed estimation procedures for air quality and planning applications, Richard A. Margiotta
A phenomenological investigation of the experiences of adolescents who were apprehended while carrying a gun to school, Sonya Lambdin Marsh
Antecedents, moderators, and consequences of the extended construct of market orientation, K. Kenichi Matsuno
A discrete choice conjoint analysis and a discrete contingent valuation assessment of Southern Appalachian resources: a comparison and contrast, Peter William Maynard
The tobacco culture of Wilson County, North Carolina, Robert C. McAdams
"A question of silence" : the not-said as narrative space in selected works by twentieth-century American women, Kecia Driver McBride
Design Methodology for Composite Structures Consisting of Reinforced Hollow Brick Walls and Concrete Beams Connected at a Joint With Flashing and Subject to In-Plane Bending, John Kennedy McCall
The college and university community inventory: assessing student perceptions of community in higher education, William Moore McDonald
The place of central places in rural development: evidence from Grenada and St. Vincent, West Indies, Bruce R. McFarling
Studies of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae [alpha]-factor mating pheromone and its recepter (the Ste2 gene product), Angela L. McKinney
The perception of transition for double-a male professional baseball players, Jay Neil McKnight
Deadly brotherhood: the American combat soldier in World War II, John Coyne McManus
Delayed harvest effects on the moisture sorption properties of soybeans, Samuel Gaither McNeill
"Duties best fitted" : servant characters, sensibility, and domesticity in the Victorian novel, Sara Emily Melton
Le statut de la femme : une et́ude multiculturelle : Chedid, Desvignes, Sarraute, Inas T. Messiha
Studies of the gamma form of isotactic polypropylene at atmospheric and elevated pressures, Khaled Mezghani
Microenvironmental effect in polymer-supported reagents for organic chemistry, Dorothy Hong Jiang Miller
The snitch : a sociology of confidential informing, J. Mitchell Miller
Performance of mathematical models for predicting effects of johnsongrass (Sorghum halepense) interference and the effects of primisulfuron and nicosulfuron on corn (Zea mays) yield, Robert Foster Montgomery
Globalization and the incorporation of women's labor : the case of garment cooperatives in Northeast Brazil, Maria Vilma Coelho Moreira
Acting on the possible while awaiting perfection : the effect of general education assessment at public two-year institutions of higher education in Tennessee, Lori Colette Morrell
Citizen participation in environmental policy : a study of landfill siting in two Appalachian communities, Janice Morrissey
Development of an assessment instrument to evaluate process layout of food service facilities and evaluation of managers' knowledge of layout and design, Carmen T. Mũnoz
Health education in child day care : needs assessment and current practice, Maureen Ann Nalle
Power and protest in a West Tennessee community : constructing an enhanced social movement theory for the analysis of environmental injustice, Gwendolyn Lachelle Norris
The experience of interpersonal connection, Bethany Campbell Nowell
Evaluation of childspacing practices among peruvian women : application of piecewise exponential hazard model, Madeleine Francis Ocala
Parallel computation for positron emission tomography with reduced processor commuications, Soeren P. Olesen
The roles of mycorrhizae, soil microbes, and microbially-mediated soil processes in forest tree responses to rising atmoshperic CO₂, Elizabeth Gerry O'Neill
The urban informal sector in Burkina Fasco, Idrissa Ouédraogo
Robert A. Heinlein : popular adult educator and philosopher of education, Phillip H. Owenby
The relationship between wellness and self-directed learning among graduate students, Thomas Ross Owen
Characterization of a novel s29x gene and its product of symbiotic bacteria in Amoeba proteus, Jeong Won Pak
Mechanistic studies of yeast phosphoglycerate kinase using isotopically-labeled enzyme analogues and NMR spectroscopy, Kameshwari Mantha Pappu
Designing control strategies from a plant-wide perspective, Erin Scott Percell
Saber poético y modernidad, Matías Pérez-Miñambres
Algorithmic redistribution methods for block cyclic decompositions, Antoine Petitet
Cell envelope dynamics and solvent tolerance in Pseudomonas putida, Holly Chubb Pinkart
Laser-spark ignition and the NH radical, David H. Plemmons
An adaptive nonconforming finite element method for the nonlinear Schrödinger equation, Michael Plexousakis
The training transfer process : an examination of the role of individual, motivational, and work environmental factors, Mark Louis Poteet
The relationships of self-management, time-management, and personality measurements to academic performance, Donald Elliott Price
The effects of prenatal language stimulation on human cognitive development, Lois A. Prislovsky
Sequence-based software specification, Stacy J. Prowell
School choice : parental perceptions, Patricia Ragsdale
VCR viewing by American parents and young teenagers : a family systems perspective, Sarah M. Regan
Preschoolers' language during use of multiethnic books in daycare, Kathleen Anne Reid
The distribution and inheritance of retrons in the proteobacteria and the use of msDNA as a diagnostic probe, Scott A. Rice
Study of shape coexistence in nuclei by alpha decay fine structure studies, John Dirk Richards
Locus of control, coping skills and television usage among middle school-aged children, William A. Richter
Advocacy group and news media framing of public policy issues : frame mapping the wetlands debates, Bonnie Parnell Riechert
Morphometric studies of the Sphagnum cuspidatum complex in the coastal plain of the southeastern United States, Allen C. Risk
Development and modeling of a radial-flow vapor phase bioreactor for the removal of para-xylene, Nathalie Rouhana-Bhojraj
Predicting the appearance and disappearance of species : from small islands to small genera, Gareth James Russell
Strength and durability characteristics of recycled aggregate concrete, Rohi Mohammed Salem
Dietary, biochemical, and behavioral factors, and breast cancer risk among Asian Indians in India versus Caucasians and Asian Indians in the U.S.A., Priscilla Samuel
A process oriented approach to repairable system reliability, Howard Douglas Sanders
Field-effect transistors as tunable infrared detectors, Marta Silva dos Santos Gusmão
The effectiveness and independent use of a generative strategy to improve reading comprehension by adults enrolled in college developmental reading, Elizabeth McKamy Schroeder
Women engineers : expectations and perceptions, Janie Elaine Seat
Healing through meeting : a phenomenological description of the experience of being together in psychotherapy, Laura Roel Skinner
Safety, elements, and effects of healing touch on chronic non-malignant abdominal pain, Victoria E. Slater
How intern teachers experience underachieving students : a qualitative study of intern teachers at the University of Tennessee, Anne Slauson
Studies of mixed solvent organic electrolyte solutions, Joseph T. Slusher
Kinematic analysis and mechanical modeling of roof sequence response to blind thrusting, Kevin Joseph Smart
A conditional reasoning approach to measuring relative achievement motivation : validation results from an applied setting, Darren H. F. Smith
A Conditional Reasoning Approach to Measuring Relative Achievement Motivation: Validation Results from an Applied Setting, Darren H. F. Smith
Protective shield : a thematic analysis of the experience of having an adult sibling with insulin dependent diabetes mellitus, Marilyn E. Smith
An investigation of driver exposure to carbon monoxide while traveling in the wake of a snowmobile, Lori Marie Snook
Isolation and characterization of two peptide transporter cDNAs from Arabidopsis thaliana, Wei Song
Effects of managerial and environmental practices on milk yield, hormone levels, and behavior of lactating dairy cows, Mary Elizabeth Sowerby
Stochastic track-structure simulation methods and the determination of product yields in the radiolysis of water containing various solutes, Michael G. Stabin
Infinite dimensional geometric groups, Cornelius Stallmann
A qualitative study of family resource centers in rural East Tennessee, Carolyn Elizabeth Stinnett
Students' perceptions of educational justice, Eddie Michael Stone
A fuzzy goal programming approach to the management of depleted uranium hexafluoride, Paul C. Stumb
Relationships among affiliation with companion animals, attachment style, depression, loneliness, satisfaction with life, and self-esteem: implications for human candidate selection for adjunctive use of companion animals, Lee Ann Peabody Taggart
The influence of adolescent employment experience on the development of a work ethic, Barbara Ann Taylor