Doctoral Dissertations
Dissertations from 1995
A sudden feast : the domestic life and poetry of Emily Dickinson's prose, Anna Dunlap Higgins
Job search and displaced workers : a methodology using labor market outcomes to assess regional structural conditions over time, John Adam Hill
Leadership characteristics and work ethic of Tennessee argicultural extension service home economists, Connie Hollingsworth
The pursuit of preference : adminstrative implementation of the Civil Rights of Institutional Persons Act, Karen E. Holt
I. the cycloaddition reactions of methyl and (-)-menthyl acrylates with cyclopentadiene on ℓ-alumina; II. the hydroboration of alkenylcarboranes, George Hondrogiannis
The relationship between the source, recency, and degree of stressors in adolescence and suicide ideation, Cynthia Owen Huff
Influences in community assembly, Gary Robert Huxel
Determination and comparison of the fractal dimensions of coal stack ash subfractions by gas adsorption and small-angle x-ray scattering, John David Jenkins
Infant feeding practices and beliefs of Anglo American and Asian Indian American mothers in Knoxville, Tennessee : a cultural profile, Srimathi Kannan
A near-real-time instrument for wideband magnetic field monitoring with simultaneous time and frequency localization by multiresolution filter bank, Stephen W. Kercel
In-line monitoring of molten polymeric processes, Atul Khettry
Insulin regulation of vascular smooth muscle calcium metabolism and Ca2+ATPase gene expression, Young-Cheul Kim
Visual communication and newspaper reader satisfaction, John Mark King
Karl Polanyi, William Cronon, and development in nineteenth century Illinois : a new synthesis, Martin Bruce King
Differences in attitudes toward computers between and among teachers and parents of elementary school students, Robert Stephen Kite
Study of the Equilibria of Parabolic Differential Equations with Interfaces Intersecting the Boundary, Michal Kowalczyk
Dropping a Line Into a Creek and Pulling Out a Whale: A Phenomenological Study of Six Teachers' Experiences of Their Students' Stories of Learning, Mary Kathryn Kramp
Chronic pain, alexithymia, and object relations, Elizabeth W. Krause
An existential-phenomenological study of living with an AICD (automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator), Stephen D. Krau
Fundamental aspects of the ionization mechanisms in fast atom bombardment : liquid secondary ion, electrospray, and electrohydrodynamic mass spectrometry, Michael Scott Kriger
Valuation of a new product introduction : a contingent claims approach, Gregory Allen Kuhlemeyer
The effects of catecholamines and ethylene on somatic embryogenesis from orchardgrass (Dactylis glomerata L.) leaf cultures, Alexander Ivanov Kuklin
A study of the approaches school administrators use in making ethical decisions within the typical county public school district, Tracy Michelle Stidham Lakin
Pathologies of the postrevolutionary american soul : the function of disease in the major novels of Charles Brockden Brown, Elizabeth MacDonald Lamont
A new lease on life : cinematic adaptations of five Edith Wharton novels, William Burton Larsen
The photochemistry of anthracene and 9-methylanthracene in the room-temperature molten salts, Carlos Wills Lee
Elastic-Plastic Fracture Toughness Determination Under Some Difficult Conditions, Kang Lee
Instructional strategies for teaching about culture in grades six through eight, Lesia C. Lennex
The relationship between emotional creativity and interpersonal style, Kokkwang Lim
Renal sympathetic nerve activity and cardiovascular responses to classical conditioning and high dietary sodium intake in rats, Shenggang Li
The distance learning classroom : identifying a process for facilitating interaction, Julie Kim Little
Alkylation of aldehyde arenesulfonylhydrazones via trialkylboranes, John Thortan Maddox
Perceived causes for reading problems of first semester remedial and developmental reading students at the Campbell County extension of Roane State Community College, James Earl Martin
NCAA division I athletes' attitudes toward seeking sport psychology consultation, Scott Brian Martin
High resolution multi- and single photon electron spectroscopy using a hemispherical electron spectrometer with position-sensitive detection, John Eilef Mathis
A numerical study of fuel droplet ignition, Robert Wood McAmis
Life history of Andrew David Holt : an interpretive biography of one of Tennessee's leading educators, Susan Harris McCue
A developmental study of effective instructional activities for perceptual modality dominance in Tennessee marketing education, Patricia Sue McCurry
An evaluation of Project B.A.S.I.C., Jama M. McDonald
Hangin' in tough : the life of superintendent Mildred E. Doyle, 1904-1989, Kellie W. McGarrh
A feasibility study of a conditional reasoning measure of aggressiveness and prosociability, Michael D. McIntyre
A practitioner validated list of competencies needed for courseware authoring, Sara Goodsell McNeil
Computation of vortex formation over ELAC-1 configuration using vorticty confinement, Thomas Hermann Mersch
Work team diversity and team effectiveness : a correlational field study, Vergil Leonard Metts
Future hiring practices and required competencies for professional positions within the apparel industry, Phyllis Bell Miller
Contextual processes of success and failure : African-American urban men and the experience of work, Glenna Adell Mosby
Prepubertal indicators of potential sperm-producing capacity in the beef bull, Arlindo A. Moura
Moments method solution of the Boltzmann transport equation using Padé approximants, M. D. Muhlheim
A decomposition-based approach to the traveling salesman problem with time windows, Vanditha Mukund
The systematics of the sculpins (Cottus) of the Holston River systems, Patrick Allan Myer
Dimensional stability of melt blown PET nonwovens, Vasanthakumar Narayanan
A new design procedure for variable structure control systems, Tarek M. M. Nassab
An Analysis of Study Abroad Administration at U.S. Colleges and Universities, Trevor Nelson
A methodology for designing parallel/pipelined systems, Danny F. Newport
The enhancement of analytical structural models including consideration of elastic boundary conditions, Kurt Lancaster Nichol
Cynewulf's The ascension : a critical edition, Alice Parham Nunnery
The Effect of School Size and the Interaction of School Size and Class Type on Selected Student Achievement Measures in Tennessee Elementary Schools, Kenneth Earl Nye
Phosphorus speciation, mineralization, and uptake by corn in a soil amended with liquid swine manure, James David O'Dell
Missed messages : interruptions to instructional contexts in a bicultural fifth grade classroom, Sally M. Oran
Factors predictive of injury severity in cases of physical child abuse among Air Force families : a cross-validation study, Jeffrey B. Paddock
Staging communities in early twentieth-century American labor drama, Lee Papa
Vibronic coupling interactions in organic radical cations : a matrix ESR study, Robert S. Pappas
Adhesion mechanisms of metallic thin films deposited on surface-modified ceramics, Jae-Won Park
Photon scanning tunneling microscopy in the ultraviolet and soft x-ray regions, James Edgar Parks
Investigation of a new positron emission tomography detector using bismuth germanate, avalanche photodiodes and low noise, wide band CMOS preamplifiers, Michael Joseph Paulus
The third-person effect and attitudes toward freedom of expression, Mark A. Paxton
The Experience of Place, Rosemary Kehoe Peacher
Human resiliency : the experience and the phenomenon, Nina D. Pennewell
The genetic basis for peptide transport : in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Jack R. Perry
Professional development needs of science teachers in the middle grades in Chattanooga and Hamilton County Tennessee, Albert E. Piatt
Boosters, Bureaucrats, Politicians and Philanthropists: Coalition Building in the Establishment of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Daniel Smith Pierce
Assessment of health care providers' capacity to deliver services to migrant and seasonal farmworkers in East Tennessee, Laura Pilotto
The impact of a vacation from work on acute work stressors, strains, and subjective well-being, Jeffrey Raymond Polik
A model for multiple preserve selection for endangered plants, Larry R. Pounds
Molecular mapping in soybean using DNA amplification fingerprinting, Rekha Prabhu
Television and the functions of framing : a content analysis of water pollution stories on network news, Robert M. Prisco
Experimental and numerical simulation of boron transport in a nuclear reactor vessel, Thomas D. Radcliff
Family relationships in selected young adult novels by Cynthia Voigt and Sue Ellen Bridgers, Janet Claire Rahamut
Characterization of iron implanted sapphire nanocomposites, Shelly Xinlei Ren
Time-dependend fracture mechanics characterization of HAYNES HR160 superalloy, Weiju Ren
Population redistribution and the restructuring of rural settlement : a western Virginia case study, Lisa Sue Roberts
Creating collaborative cultures : is it tinkering with educational reform or improving student learning?, Sharon Roberts
Domestic shopkeepers in mid-victorian Lancashire : middlemen and women of the working-class community, James L. Rogers
Strategy, strategic planning, and performance : an information-processing view, Patrick Randall Rogers
Automatic sensor placement for volumetric object characterization, Besma Roui-Abidi
Quantification of the value of logistics : creating an understanding of the value process, Stephen M. Rutner
The life histories of six college-aged intellectuals, Michael Desha Sanders
EEG beta and theta training with learning disabled children : variables associated with individual responsivity, Ellen Rae Schnoll
Intelligent control system design, Bipin Mavji Shah
Modeling the market growth of new products, Zheng-Ming Richard Sha