Doctoral Dissertations
Dissertations from 1993
A multifaceted approach to the study of marital intimacy : behavioral and phenomenological analyses, Julie Elizabeth Thomas
The topology of 4-dimensional G-spaces and a study of 4-manifolds of non-positive curvature, Paul D. Thurston
Isolation of a nodule-specific cDNA encoding a putative glycine-rich protein from Alnus glutinosa, Paul G. Twigg
Actual and ideal role functions as perceived by student financial aid administrators : SASFAA members 1991-1992, W. Edward Tyner
Authority and rebellion : the GDR Kinderhorspiel (1981-90) : its role and place in German radio drama, Penelope J. Jackson Underwood
Theories of conflict and the Palestinian leadership during the first two years of the Intifada : an explanatory model, J. Kristen Urban
Anglo-American relations with the Chinese in Shanghai, 1860-1875 : a study in cultural conflict, Karen Elizabeth Vanlandingham
Migrant adults' perceptions of schooling, learning, and education, Loida C. Velázquez
Economic development in plural societies : the institutional economics of J.S. Furnivall, John B. Viar
Physiological characterization of NaCl-tolerant mutants of the fern Ceratopteris richardii, Dale Lynn Vogelien
Loneliness and depression and their relation to parasocial interaction, Richard D. Vogel
A hybrid stochastic/deterministic method for transient, three-dimensional neutron transport, M. Wesley Waddell
The effects of faded manual/verbal guidance, faded visual/verbal guidance, and no guidance on learning and retention of a two-hand coordination task by children with mental disabilities, Marsha Renae Wallace
The relationship of health and safety of individuals with mental retardation and developmental disabilities and the size of their residential facilities in Ohio, Terry Allen Wallace
Comparison of some aspects of Rorschach performance between Chinese and American normals, Mei Wang
The Effect of the Gorbachev Era (1985-1991) on Newsweek's Photo Coverage and Image of the Soviet Union, Ruth Winchester Ware
Psychodynamic psychotherapists' experience of managed care : reconsidering professional autonomy and ethics, Ralph Warren
The synthesis of radioiodinated carbohydrates and butyrothienones as potential imaging agents for computed tomography, Rikki Noel Waterhouse
External auditors' risk assessment decisions : the impact of implementing activity-based costing, Timothy D. West
Revision in tasks of writing to learn in college mathematics : the case for instructional support, David L. White
The molecular basis of inherited hemolytic anemia of Basenji dogs due to R-type pyruvate kinase deficiency, Katharine Mason Whitney
Classroom teachers' perceptions of a statewide whole-language approach to literacy, Teresa D. Willett
Progressive education in microccosm : Knoxville, Tennessee, a case study, David Craig Williams
A three-dimensional, time-accurate, incompressible, Navier-Stokes, finite element CFD algorithm, Paul Thomas Williams
Development of a process model for the evaluation of peer-to-peer computer networks used within Kentucky high school classrooms, Sandra Reeves Williams
Management of variation in plant-wide process control system design and analysis, Vera J. Williams
Defining the boundaries between collaborative writing and ownership of text : a rhetorical reassessment, Henry Lawrence Wilson
Images of the artist as God : Puritan and Transcendental doctrine in Hawthorne's developing aesthetic, Alfred James Wohlpart
Aftermath of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 : racial voting patterns in Memphis mayoral elections, 1967-1991., Sharon Denise Wright
Enhanced particle agglomeration in coal-fired MHD systems through injection, Dujiu Yang
Parametric deformation of quantum spectra of classically chaotic systems, Xiazhou Yang
The impact of improved cookstoves on the demand for fuel wood in Sub-Saharan Africa, and its relation to deforestation, Eiman Osman Zeinelabdin
Automatic design of autotuners for PID controllers, Gaiye Zhou
Dissertations from 1992
A Lagrangian based nonlinear closed loop control algorithm : application to the advanced liquid metal reactor, Mohamed A. Abdalla
Effect of processing conditions on the microbiological quality of white pickled cheese, Mohamed Osman Abdalla
Data fusion through fuzzy reasoning applied to feature extraction from multi-sensory images, Muhamad B. Abdulghafour
Two photon couplings of quarkonium and positronium with general angular quantum numbers, Essam Sima'an Ackleh
Predicting student cumulative grade point averages at the University of Tennessee for graduates of Tennessee public high schools, Ken Rayburn Adcock
A numerical study of cooling of electronic components mounted on a vertical, rectangular, flat plate heat sink, Iqbaluddin Ahmed
The multiphoton ionization of uranium hexafluoride, Donald Philip Armstrong
Heterogeneous expectations and common knowledge beliefs in finance, Aris N. Athanassiou
The relationship between Rorschach measures of social appropriateness and object relations, Carol J. Atwater
Mass images of environmental problems : network news coverage of waste issues, 1975-1990, Alan Hunter Bacot
On the motives for merger : an empirical investigation of the long-run performance of merging firms and of acquirers' rivals, Philip Logan Baird
Interest rate effects in modern industrial economies, Bill L. Ballard
Drug experience preferences among chemically dependent adolescents : interpersonal correlates, family dynamics, and narcissistic development, Mark Holder Barnes
The effect of therapist synchrony and affect on child behavior change in therapy, Karen E. Bartley
Modes of nutrient uptake in Candida albicans : peptide transport and fluid phase endocytosis, Munira Adnan Basrai
Micro-computer adolescent pregnancy health risk appraisal, Jacqueline Reneé Bennett
U.S. Treasury strippable and non-strippable bonds : an investigation of relative pricing differences, Yatin Bhagwat
Development and Analysis of Non-Delay-Line Constant-Fraction Discriminator Timing Circuits, Including a Fully-Monolithic CMOS Implementation, David Martin Binkley
Depositional history of the Red Mountain Formation, northwest Georgia and northern Alabama, James Christopher Bolton
The development of analogical reasoning abilities in reading disabled students, Mary Kay Bordner
Management systems as technology and their relation with development : a comparison of Japanese, U.S. and national firms in Brazil, Antônio Miguel Gonçalves Bós
Managing data quality in accounting information systems : a stochastic clearing system approach, Paul L. Bowen
Reassessing the freshman effect : freshman behavior on the United States Supreme Court, 1921-1991, Terry Martin Bowen
Habituation of antipredator behaviors and responses to chemical prey extracts in four species of garter snakes, Thamnophis (serpentes: Colubridae), Bonnie Bailey Bowers
Isolation and characterization of linear alkylbenzene sulfonate mineralizing bacterial consortia, Alexander W. Breen
Press coverage of the federal appellate courts and the impact of online computer access : a quantitative and qualitative analysis, Rebekah V. Bromley
Plowing the land : images of the human bond with the earth, Betty Ann Brynoff
The costs and benefits of the underground storage tank corrective action requirements : qualitative and quantitative aspects, Donna Synstelien Bueckman
An exploratory investigation of sexually abused Hispanic children, Tara D. Burnett-Doering
An instrument for evaluating women's health knowledge, Susan Orange Butler
An analysis of counting losses in positron emission tomography, Michael E. Casey
Synthesis of class II dual mechanism bifunctional ion exchange/coordination resins and characterization of their substrate recognition properties, Frank Wei-Kong Chang
Analysis of tannins in cowpeas and tea and their effect on protein and mineral metabolism in rats, Ming-Cheng Chang
Solid State 13C NMR and Thermal Analysis of Conformational Motion and Disorder in Small and Large Molecules, Jinlong Cheng
Generalization of Jacobi's decomposition theorem to the rotation and translation of a solid in a fluid, Rong-chang Chiang
Simulation model for the rapid determination of tobacco moisture content, Somyot Chirnaksorn
Analysis of co-rotating twin-screw extruders by finite element method, Chyan-Nin Chiu
Employee stock ownership plans and corporate structure, Roger Wilburn Clark
Role of iron and aluminum in brain metabolism, Martin Clauberg
Images and characteristics of African Americans and Hispanic Americans in contemporary children's fiction, Jeanne Beck Cobb
A Qualitative Study of First-Person Accounts of Living with a Stutter, Peter James Columbus
The effects of audience on the writing of college freshmen, Delilah Ferne Conley
"A more pleasant way of writing" : the aristocratic ideology of for split-plot Restoration tragicomedies, 1664-1671, Christopher A. Coulter
The roles of inhibition of topoisomerases I and II in the formation of chromosomal alterations, Jo Ann Thomas Croom
"And lead her to the promised land" : liberty and patriarchal containment in antebellum women's narratives, Margaret Ellen Cullen
Drainage changes and land development for agriculture in the eastern lowland of northeast Arkansas, Joseph Ransom Cullom
Application of weighted-residual methods to investigate the nonlinear dynamics of boiling water reactors, Brian Damiano
Patterns in the carpet : idiosyncratic repetition in Thomas Hardy's short stories, Lawana F. Day
Design for packagability : the impact of bonding and interconnect technologies on the performance of VLSI dies, Peyman Hosseinie Dehkordi
Photodetachment studies of the lithium negative ion, Joseph Dellwo
Racial comparison of hemodynamic responses to dynamic exercise and their relationship to muscle fiber composition, William John Duey
Print media use and perceived credibility among senior congressional staff, James Roscoe Edwards
Television news directors : an examination of the relationship among leadership style, effectiveness and specified variables, Sandra Lee Ellis
A comparative analysis of Nishida and Sartre with special reference to their respective ontologies, Brian D. Elwood
More than feeling good : investigating college students' experience of well-being, Margot Owen Eyring
The world of the Lupus patient : phenomenological and psychological perspectives in Lupus erythematosus, Luis Fernandez
Student mobility to public institutions of higher education in Tennessee : implications for equity and excellence, George Allen Finchum
Ecological validity issues in the assessment of conduct disorder children and their mothers : a comparison of home and clinic observations, Joan Fleischmann
Effects of [alpha]-particle radiation on rat tracheal epithelial cells, John Robert Ford
Thrombomodulin expression in adult and developing mice, Virginia Adrianne Ford
A qualitative content analysis of a national sample of twelve portfolio assessment programs, Lynda Robbirds Frederick
A Taylor Weak Statement Finite Element Algorithm for Real-Gas Compressible Navier-Stokes Simulation, James Downing Freels