Doctoral Dissertations
Dissertations from 1993
Agronomic and allelopathic effects of sequential cropping and tillage on tobacco and vegetable production, William Terry Kelley
The jurisdictional decision to site a waste-to-energy facility in the United States : a public expenditure approach, Michael P. Kelsay
A study of four student pushouts from the perspective of four sociological theories, Rosa Lea Kennedy
A Fundamental Investigation of the Effects of Die Geometry and Process Variables on Fiber Diameter and Quality of Melt Blown Polypropylene Webs, Ahamad Yacub A. Khan
Effects of structure and blending calcium salts on fatigue crack propagation behavior of model polyurethanes, Hyung-Joong Kim
Exhibition of family photos : influence of photographic orientation, meaning of family photos, and individual variables, Anna Mae Kobbe
Prototype expert system in partially restrained steel connection design, Eng-Kian Koh
The suppressive effect of ferritin on macrophage colony-stimulating factor-dependent monocytopoiesis is cytokine mediated, Robert Kreisberg
The use of one- and two-dimensional NMR to investigate orientational and conformational effects in micellized CTA+ surfactants having aromatic counterions, Patricia J. Fedewa Kreke
A study of the motivational orientations of autodidactic adult learners, Martha H. Kreszock
Are complementary management teams similar or different? : the impact of managers' functional backgrounds on post-acquisition corporate performance, Hema A. Krishnan
Utilization of packed-bed bioreactor systems for fate analysis of trichloroethylene and mixtures of organic wastes, Laura Waneta Lackey
The learning and teaching styles of Tennessee secondary business education teachers, Paula D. Ladd
Tennessee secondary vocational administrator's perception of competence in conducting program reviews and preferences for training methods to obtain competence, Katherine Mounger Lasater
A critique of moral realism, Margaret Ayotte Levvis
A study of the atomistic details of structure and dynamics of polymethylene crystals via molecular dynamics simulations, Guanghe Liang
Structural damage mechanisms associated with differential ground movements, Guoming Lin
The human skeletal remains from Kavousi, Crete : a bioarchaeological analysis, Maria Anne Liston
In vivo investigations into the drug delivery potential of liposomes, David C. Litzinger
Historical processes in ecology and evolution, Hang-Kwang Luh
Genetic and functional studies on novel nodulation genes in Bradyrhizobium japonicum, Sohail Saad Luka
The Vegetation of Great Smoky Mountains National Park: Past, Present, and Future, Mark D. MacKenzie
Empowering at-risk students, Lisa Manly
Service response logistics : a case study of financial, health care, and contract logistics organizations, Karl B. Manrodt
The Box-structure development method, Hailong Mao
An analytical study of twenty research reports in the teaching of writing, Ruixuan Mao
Dental enamel microdefects as indicators of childhood morbidity among historic African Americans, Murray K. Marks
Growth of epitaxial ZnS, ZnSe, and ZnSe1-xSx alloy thin films, multilayers and superlattices by pulsed-laser ablation, James Wilson McCamy
Tectonic evolution of the Einunnfjellet-Savalen area, Hedmark Fylke, central-southern Norwegian Caledonides, Elizabeth Ann McClellan
Specific proteins potentially associated with somatic embryogenesis in orchardgrass, Maureen E. McConnell
Factors in persistence and dropout among adult basic education students, Janet Schneider McCullough
Evaluation of the core curriculum of the Council on Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Education Accreditation Standards, Mark McGrath
Effect of fungal-infected fescue on ovarian development and function in the beef heifer, Pamela Pecon McKenzie
Local sex ratio : causes and reproductive consequences in a dioecious plant, David Nicholas McLetchie
Quiescent crystallization and melting behavior of high temperature polymers, Francisco Javier Medellín Rodriguez
Risk management methods for the liner shipping industry : the response to customer service demands for simplified tariffs, David A. Menachof
The development of the economics of fisheries : a common-property renewable resource, Hadley T. Mitchell
Relationships between energy status and reproductive efficiency in first-calf beef heifers, Lipalesa Motjope
On the induction of cytotoxic T lymphocytes in vitro with soluble proteins and peptides, Smita K. Nair
Non-destructive monitoring of microbial biofilms using on-line devices, David E. Nivens
The relationship between concept teaching behaviors and increases in learning of high school students, Debra Queen O'Connell
A profile of disciplined nurses in Tennessee 1990-1992, Rachel Leona Orr
Betwixt and Between: The Liminality of the Former College Football Player, Kathy B. Parker
Consumer Use of Innovativeness: An Empirical Conceptualization, Kyungae Park
An Investigation of Nutrition Knowledge, Beliefs and Dietary Intake of Women in a Poor Community as a Basis for Nutrition Education, Carolyn Patricia Parks
Structural studies of microwave heated vitreous silica, Seong Soo Park
The influence of episodic reproduction by red spruce on long-term forest dynamics in the Cranberry Wilderness, West Virginia, Eric Frank Pauley
Functional and in vitro characterization of an insulin responsive regulatory region of the tyrosine aminotransferase gene promoter, Richard S. Peterson
An investigation of the social psychological processes associated with environmentally responsible consumer behavior, Edward Petkus
A chaotic approach to the analysis of financial data, Efstathia Pilarinu
Light-quark meson photoproduction at a mean energy of 120 GEV/C, Murali Pisharody
Optimization of micellar electrokinetic capillary chromatography with solvent-gradients, Alexander Craig Powell
Identification and molecular mapping of a gene restricting nodulation in soybean, Daqi Qian
Weldability of Modified 800H alloys, Cong Yue Qiao
Petrology and geochemistry of mantle/crust xenoliths and the host basalts from southeastern China, Qu Qi
Experts learning : problem solving in a simulated environment, Louis Owen Rabinowitz
Beyond man-centered morality : focus on human abortion and use of animals in medical research, Linda Anne Rankin
An investigation of institutional research in two year public colleges in the southeastern United States, Joseph T. Ray
Molecular analysis of the structure, organization and expression of the Drosophila G protein ℓ-subunit gene, Kausik Ray
Body image and depressive symptomatology in heterosexual and gay young men, Richard Henry Reams
Estimation of the income and price elasticities of U.S. demand for apparel imports from Mexico and the rest of the world in aggregate and by MFA fiber classifications, Kathleen Louise Rees
The relationship between perceived paternal nurturance and interpersonal style, William Allan Richards
We shield millions : a history of WSM, 1925-1950, Jerry Wayne Rinks
Experience of and response to frustration among foster and home-reared adolescents, Tamara Gail Roberts
Immediate feedback vs. self-correction : a comparison of two peer tutoring error correction methods, Betsye Hunter Robinette
Recirculating sand filter design and operating criteria for removal of nitrogen from domestic septic tank effluent, Efrain Enrique Ruiz
Characterization of pBOR-Il-3 transgenic mice : effects of the pBOR-Il-3 transgene on normal hematopoiesis and growth of azacytidine-induced thymic lymphomas, Harold I. Saavedra
MultiScale WAvelet Representation and its application to signal classification, Hamed Sari-Sarraf
Cost complementarities among banking and nonbanking activities of bank holding companies and the cost of regulation, Atul Kumar Saxena
Affective components in Rorschach's Test, the multidimensional personality questionnaire and early memories, Jean Marie Schaid
Escalation behavior in information systems development : alternative motivations, experience, and the sunk cost effect, Gary P. Schneider
The institutional economics of Walton Hale Hamilton : sources, nature, and influence, John Robert Sellers
The relationships among shame, perceptions of early parent-child relations, and internalized dispositions, Stephen Gregory Semands
Power, discontent, and resistance : the Islamic revolution in Iran and the resource mobilization paradigm, Mohammad Hadi Semati
Fundamental studies of electrospray mass spectrometry, Mona Shahgholi
Object detection in high clutter images using multiresolution texture-based segmentation and neural network filters, Mukul Vassant Shirvaikar
John Paul Stevens and the dynamics of the criminal process, Kathleen Marie Littwin Simon
Characterization of bovine uterine glandular epithelial and stromal cells, Scott Edward Smith
The wonder of meaning : a phenomenological understanding of spiritual distress, Carol J. Smucker
Changing attitudes of allied health students toward the aged through computer-based instruction, Walter Scott Snyder
Factors that influence family response to contamination of water resources : the case of the Pigeon River, Hussein H. Soliman
Application of Fuzzy Logic for Performance Enhancement of Drives, Gilberto Costa Sousa
The extremities of Cormac McCarthy : the major character types, William Christopher Spencer
An interview-based analysis of sixth graders' cognition of fractions in contexts of subdivision, comparison, and partitioning, Arlene Kay Sprague
Depositional History, Sequence Stratigraphy and Diagenesis of the Maryville Limestone (Middle Cambrian) Southern Appalachians, Krishnan Srinivasan
Selective detection of organic compounds via pump-probe laser photolytic fragmentation fluorescence spectrometry, Bobby James Stanton
The role of critical eigenvalues and eigenfunctions in a class of singularly perturbed problems, Vagelis Stefanopoulos
Sequence stratigraphy and comparative diagenesis of Middle Ordovician shelf to shelf-edge limestones, the Copper Creek Allochthon, East Tennessee, David Mark Steinhauff
Predicting maladaptive parenting : the role of maternal object relations, Paul S. Strand
Plenitude restored or trompe l'oeil : the problematic of fragmentation and integration in the prose works of Pierre Jean Jouve and Michel Tournier, Jane K. Stribling
An examination of teacher satisfaction using school averages data and LISREL, Cary Owen Sutton
Program and career perceptions of undergraduate students majoring in fine art, Eva A. Thaller
Characterization of a factor which binds to the cAMP response element of the neuronal tyrosine hydroxylase gene, Douglas P. Thewke