Doctoral Dissertations
Dissertations from 1996
Development of a mathematical model for the solution dry spinning process of hollow filaments, Jianguo Zhou
Dissertations from 1995
Comparison of the Effect of Instructional Versus Industry-Specific Computer Simulation on Students Learning in a Front Office Management Course, Mohamed Abdul-Ghani
"Blessings left behind" : self and social obligation in the novels of Elizabeth Gaskell, Eileen D. Abel
Association of Insulin Actions with Blood Pressure in Rodent Models of Obesity and Diabetes, Margaret Ann Maher Abel
Substance, power, & the mystery of cohesion, Mashhad Al-ʻAllāf
Rheumatoid arthritis and object relations, Erlete Malveira Ascencao
The role of CD4+ T cells and their effector cytokines in the immunopathology of herpetic stromal keratitis, John S. Babu
Small town in the global economy : a case study of development and resistance in a Southern Appalachian industrial center, Christopher Warren Baker
The Relationship Between Insulin Resistance and Glucose Transport and Transporter (GLUT4) Levels in a Rodent Model of Syndrome X, William Joseph Banz
A study of the perceptions of Belmont University faculty about the evaluation of their teaching, Sheridan Clinton Barker
Carrier type, fat content, capsaicin concentration and sample temperature: effects on perceived pungency, Robert Francis Baron
Application of Pulse Calorimetry to Metal Systems, Debasis Basak
Parallel methods development for a new version of the KENO-V.a critical safety code, Benan Basoglu
The poetic character of Henry Reed, James Stanton Beggs
Utilization of laboratory-scale wetlands to evaluate the applicability of constructed wetland technology to the treatment of a livestock waste, Brian Leslie Benham
Capitalism, regional development, and place formation: an analysis of the upper Tennessee River Valley, 1860-1900, John Edward Benhart
Separating thermal metamorphism from shock metamorphism in the L chondrite asteroidal parent body, Marvin Edward Bennett
Louise Labé, Marguerite de Navarre et Madame de Lafayette : trois voix féminines et espaces féminins retrouves, Mahdia Ben Salem
Appalachian women learning in community, Mary Beth Bingman
Extraction of uranium by dibutyl carbitol in the system UOℓ(NOℓ)ℓ-HNOℓ-HℓO-Ca(NOℓ)ℓ-DBC, Joseph F. Birdwell
The photoproduction of possible hybrid mesons at =110 GEV, Kathleen Danyo Blackett
Phase contrast transmission electron microscopy using phase plates, John Henry Blackson
Application of a Gaussian plume model to groundwater contaminant transport, Larry S. Blackwelder
Relational equity and household division of labor as predictors of marital, parental, and work satisfaction for dual-earner men and women, Linda Gaile Blanding
The role of figurative language in collaborative discourse : a cross-modal comparison, Michael Andrew Boerger
"What a bloody family" : power, gender, and sexuality in contemporary British drama, William C. Boles
Characterization of HSV-1 induced corneal lesions and immunopathological mechanisms in reconstituted SCID and IFN-y knockout mice, Donna Michelle Bouley
The road to success : experiences of black women students at a predominately white university, Jama L. Bradley
The genetics and conservation of Gaur and Asian elephants on the Malaysian Peninsula, Elizabeth Jean Brennan
A comparative study to determine appropriate roles for parental involvement in selected high schools, Donna Joanne Garver Brian
Studies on high-speed analog memories for physics experiments with emphasis on radiation hardening, Charles Lanier Britton
Exploring the perception and judgment of senior baccalaureate student nurses in clinical decision-making from a nursing theoretical perspective, Ella Mae Brooks
The aqueous alteration of CM carbonaceous chondrites, Lauren B. Browning
A qualitative study of literacy instruction in kindergarten, Pamela Gail Browning
The administrative and educational practices of shared governance in baccalaureate nursing programs in the state of Tennessee, Mary Lynn Brown
A cold war army of occupation? : the U.S. army in Vienna, 1945-1948, Ralph W. Brown
Involvement of Fimbriae in attachment by Bordetella Bronchiseptica, Eugene Hugh Burns
Calorimetric and spectrophotometric studies of selected lanthanide and actinide compounds in the solid state, Jerry Brock Burns
Impact of electric vehicles on ozone formation in the middle Tennessee area, Robert Thomas Burns
Strategies for the isolation of genes expressed meiotically during mouse spermatogenesis, Kimberlee Anne Caldwell
Hunter-Gatherers, Mobility, and Technological Organization: The Early Archaic of East Tennessee, Philip James Carr
Applications of optimal control theory to distributed parameter systems, Sanjay Chawla
Theory and applications of atomic force microscopy microcantilevers, Guoyuan Chen
System identification using WaveARX neural network, Junghui Chen
Expert system aided automated design of AC drive system, Sunil Madhusudan Chhaya
DNA restriction fragment analysis using size-selective capillary electrophoresis with laser induced fluorescence detection, Brian Keith Clark
An Examination of Railroad Capacity and its Implications for Rail-Highway Intermodal Transportation, David Bruce Clarke
A phenomenological investigation of the experience of being labeled, Traci Lynn Clayton
The development of an instrument to identify factors which contribute to underachievement in mathematics in the Bahamas, Brendamae C. Cleare
Expanding the model of consumer satisfaction and dissatisfaction : the Means-End Disconfirmation Model of CS/D, D. Scott Clemons
Domestic love in the poetry of Jorge Guillén, Patrick Clay Conley
The role of congressional hearings in the formation of policy toward violence on television : an analysis using the broadcast policy-making system, Cynthia A. Cooper
Mechanistic and molecular modeling studies of several capillary electrophoretic separation techniques employing cyclodextrin additives, Christine Leigh Copper
Gender differences on the Rorschach test, Alfred Wayne Coursol
The Relationship Among Parenting Styles, Home Environments, and Children's Curiosity, Amy Baldwin Crockett
Retailing merger and acquisition activity 1973-1992 : pre-acquisition conditions and post-acquisition performance, Linda M. Cushman
Social, economic and political origins of the Iranian Revolution of 1979, Hossein Daheshiar
Depth measurements of selectable quality using image streams : computational framework for integrated spatio-temporal gradient analysis and binocular stereo approaches, Arun Kumar Dalmia
The influence of zooplankton on biogeochemical fluxes and stoichiometry in an Arctic marine system, Kendra Lee Daly
The Dialectics of Power and Dissent: A Study of the U.S. Army's Chemical Stockpile Disposal Program, Carol Griffith Davies
Personal stories and narrative abilities of mainstream six-year-old children, Frieda Kalb Davis
Expert-novice differences in clinical decision making, William E. Deal
Multiphoton Ionization of Molecular Clusters, Sunil Ramesh Desai
Investigation of mutations in a [beta]-bulge region region of dihydrofolate reductase, Amanda Paige Dion
Restriction site variation and structural analysis of the chloroplast DNA of Isoetes in North America, R. Joel Duff
The impact of strategy and conflict handling on conflict outcomes in the R&D/marketing interface, Barbara Jones. Dyer
Characteristics of an effective modern foreign language lesson : what outstanding teachers do in their most effective lessons, Jean Honaker Eledge
An econometric analysis of multimedia advertising effects on consumers' purchase decisions at the supermarket level using scanner-derived data, Iheanyi Chris Enyinda
The mechanical response of cross-ply ceramic matrix composites, Donald Erdman
Artificial neural networks for system modeling, monitoring and control, Magdi A. Essawy
An examination of the consequences of feedback requirements in the performance appraisal process, Jeffrey David Facteau
Logistics end-users experiences and satisfaction with information systems development utilizing an integrated-computer aided software engineering tool, Kevin Eugene Fitzgerald
An investigation into the comparability of hypothetical and actual markets for an environmental public good, David Michael Fletcher
A human factors evaluation of retroreflective markings for freight cars, Robert Estel Ford
Determinants of organizational responsiveness to the issue of pollution prevention : a study of Tennessee businesses, Dorn Fowler
Construct validation of three early memory probes : assessing dependency, transitional relatedness, and ego-relatedness with the early memories test, James Christopher Fowler
Group size and social behavior in a temperate spider, Anelosimus studiosus (Araneae: Theridiidae), Robert Emmett Furey
Impact of organic ligands on the bioreductive precipitation of hexavalent uranium, Rajagopalan Ganesh
Computer applications and student achievement in a model technology school, Teresa Ann Garland
ATEC: The Aerodyanmic Turbine Engine Code for the Analysis of Transient and Dynamic Gas Turbine Engine System Operations, Glenn Douglas Garrard
A phenomenological study of the experience and expression of anger among women with cardiovascular disease and breast cancer, Gayle Stubbs Garrison
Preparative ion exchange chromatography of proteins from dairy whey, Steven Jay Gerberding
Supplier certification : utilization and value in the purchase of industrial transportation services, Brian J. Gibson
A bedtime storybook reading intervention with deaf children, Catherine Wilson Gillespie
Of myth and reality : constitutional doctrine and the establishment clause, Richard Alan Glenn
Development of cotton nonwovens for protective applications, Nataraj Gosavi
A morphometric analysis of Pleistocene and recent Succineidae (pulmonata) : the dynamics of stasis, Michael David Green
The development and diffusion of the Tennessee walking horse : a case study in equine regional specialization, Margaret M. Gripshover
Effects of collaborative-consultation-training on selected teacher opinions and perceptions regarding referral, intervention and teaching of at-risk students, Rebecca Bonita Sims Gude
Third-person effect in risk communications : the influence of presentation, Sally Ann Guthrie
Sand burying behavior in neotropical species of lizards, Liolaemus, Tropiduridae : a phylogeny of the boulengeri group, Monique Halloy de Grosse
The evaluation and reduction of complexity in position-dependent interactions in machines of significant complexity, Olakunle Harrison
Two studies in expertise and clinical psychodiagnosis, Stephen Hibbard
A sudden feast : the domestic life and poetry of Emily Dickinson's prose, Anna Dunlap Higgins