Doctoral Dissertations
Dissertations from 1992
A comparative study in normative ethics : perceptual differences of educators, physicians, and ethicists concerning life and death issues, Benjamin Franklin Orr
Kinetic studies on the removal of hydrogen chloride from flue gas by hydrated lime powders in a bench scale fixed bed reactor, Arijit Pakrasi
Effect of glycolipids on phospholipid interaction and liposome circulation, Yong Serk Park
The strategic importance and effectiveness of key decision criteria in the selection of research areas, Terry Lynn Payne
Religiosity and adolescent male sexual behavior, Larry Donald Pemberton
Biodegradation of aflatoxin by Flavobacterium aurantiacum (Exiguobacterium aurantiacum), Randall Kent Phebus
System and contextual influences on the surgical decision : a test of ten hypotheses and an exploration of sequenced data, Raymond H. Phillippi
Protein biogenesis of the bovine viral diarrhea virus p20 protein, Toni Lee Poole
Longitudinal differences in the expression of expertise : a case study of teacher thought and action, Kathleen Szczepanik Puckett
Some effects of clay particles on the microbial degradation of naphthalene, Rebecca Mirsky Pullen
Residential furnishings of deceased Greene County, Alabama slave owners : 1845-1860, Lee Wayne Rahe
Optimization approach to controlling constrained nonlinear systems, Daniel Rangel
A computational method for the analysis of acoustic radiation from turbofan inlets, G. K. Raviprakash
The effects of sub-TG annealing on the properties of glassy polymers, Trishna Ray-Chaudhuri
The influence of the founder on the Webb School of Knoxville : an application of Schein's theory of culture creation, John A. Reaves
Delivery of soluble antigens into the class I pathway of processing and presentation : a potential role for liposomes, Ramani M. Reddy
Ductilization of single phase TiAI via ternary and quaternary additions, Robert Daniel Reviere
Knowledge-based radiological planning and optimization using fuzzy logic, Javier Reyes-Jimenez
Prices, macroeconomic fluctuations and the new-Keynesian macroeconomics, Loren Matt Rice
The impact of higher education : perceptions of University of Tennessee alumni, William Eddie Richardson
The relationships among expression of affection, gender of family members, and family situations, Linda Hall Richey
Resisting writers : four eighteenth-century female novelists in search of a literary voice, Esther Powell Riley
The effects of regulatory constructs on the implementation of the Tennessee Coal Surface Mining Program, Steven Edward Roberts
Multicomponent liquid ion exchange with chabazite zeolites, Sharon Mitchell Robinson
The strategic competitor analysis model : a behavioral approach to more effective competitor analysis activities, Deborah Ellen Rosen
The long-term effects associated with a history of childhood sexual abuse : a Rorschach investigation, Mark C. Sexton
Cultural incorporation of Iran into the western capitalist culture : westernization of Iranian education, Fatemeh Seyedebrahimi
Development of a Generalized Quartic Equation of State for Pure Fluids, Vinod M. Shah
Developmental analysis of the expression of the hypoxanthine phosphoribosyltransferase (Hprt) gene in the mouse testis, Mark Edward Shannon
An in situ investigation of Si(x)Ge(1-x) chemical vapor deposition by differential reflectance, Jeffrey W. Sharp
Substrates for combined surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy and photon tunneling measurements, Sherrie L. Sharp
Studies of the electrochemistry of niobium (V) in sodium chloroaluminate and fluorochloroaluminate melts, Karl Dale Sienerth
Glycoprotein gp48 of bovine viral diarrhea virus is the potential pestiviral analog to the secreted segment of the flaviviral pre-M protein, Ilse U. Silva-Krott
A critical evaluation of the ozone/UV technology for treatment of water contaminated with organic pollutants, Maria Barbara Skorska
A model for the analysis of HFIR reactivity transients and fuel damage propagation, Tanju Sofu
The Fairness Doctrine, the chilling effect, and television editorials, Roy David Spiceland
The effect of pH on cell wall composition and its relationship to cell aggregation in carrot cell cultures, Henry-York Steiner
Byzantium and France: the Twelfth Century Renaissance and the Birth of the Medieval Romance, Leon Stratikis
Effect of nitrogen fertilization and tillage method on water quality and tomato productivity, Richard Allen Straw
Flux creep studies in Y₁Ba₂Cu₃O₇-δ superconductors, Yang Ren Sun
The Presence of Anxiety in First Year Associate Degree Nursing Students and The Effectiveness of a Stress Management Program, Cynthia W. Swafford
A phylogenetic analysis of the Datiscaceae based on DNA sequences from the ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (large subunit) gene, Susan M. Swensen
The effect of polylactate on endurance performance, Thomas C. Swensen
Morphology of Saw Marks in Human Bone: Identification of Class Characteristics, Steven A. Symes
A quantitative approach for managing the multi-dimensional design space of VLSI, Mourad B. Takla
Auguste Groner's mystery and detective fiction, Mary W. Tannert
False negation in Wolfram von Eschenbach's Parzival, Robert Alston Tannert
Studies on bilayer liposomes composed of 1,2-diacyl-3-succinylglycerol, Ana Maria Tari
Television stations and the adoption and application of psychographic research, Keith Eugene Terry
The effects of the graphing calculator on the achievement and attitude of college students enrolled in elementary algebra, Sharon JoAnne Thomasson
Holding it all together : an existential-phenomenological description of the everyday consumer experiences of professional working mothers, Jeffrey Craig Thompson
Comparison of concerns and needs of black and white nontraditional students in part-time and full-time degree programs, Maxine Thompson
Combined analyses of steer performance from independent tall fescue grazing trials, Robert Wayne Thompson
An investigation of the pedogenesis of soils developed in Quaternary alluvial deposits of eastern Crete, Michael Edward Timpson
Effects of a nursing intervention with homeless veterans, Jane H. Tollett
The blood pressure response in sprinters and distance runners to isometric and dynamic exercise, Donald J. Torok
The effects of fear level and repetition of radio public service advertising promoting condom use among college students, Deborah M. Treise
Cerebral activation with meaningless and meaningful auditory stimuli matched for acoustic parameters : a positron emission tomography study, Frances Martin Tucker
The relationship between competency and job role and identity among direct service counseling psychologists, Garrett Douglas Tyler
Wall interference correction based on interface measurements in subsonic wind tunnel testing, Norbert Manfred Hermann Ulbrich
Attitudinal and Perceptual Differences between Experienced and Novice National Park Users, Rebecca Lynne Van Cleave
Women making meaning of mathematics : perceptions of successful females in a remedial mathematics program, Diana Venters
An empirical investigation of Treasury bond futures option portfolios, Tim W. Vines
The relationship of lifestyle management to the development of carpal tunnel syndrome, Lisa Marie Vogelsang
Gender Ideology and Drinking Norms: Content Analysis of Alcohol Advertisements in Selected Magazines, 1973 to 1988, Sherry Jo Walker
Structural transformation in developing monsoon economies, James William Weatherford
Analysis of Pseudomonas fluorescens HK44 for use as a biosensor for PAH pollutant degradation and migration, Oren Francis Webb
China's central banking system, 1949-1990 : a historical analysis with comparisons with Indian central banking, Haiyuan Wei
The role of advertising in the Soviet Union, Ludmilla Gricenko Wells
An investigation of the relationship between category development and performance on a standardized test of reading, Robert Rogers Wheeler
Instructional computer uses among accomplished computer using teachers : a Tennessee sample, M. Roger White
The paths to turnover : an examination of the Bluedorn unified model in television newsrooms, Katrina Karen Covington Whitmore
Markov chain techniques for software testing and reliability analysis, James A. Whittaker
Service sector development in a hierarchy of central places : a regional analysis of seven southern states, Thomas G. Wier
An investigation of blue-collar worker attitudinal favorability toward skills training, Sherman Edward Wilson
Continuous improvement and the new competition : the case of U.S., European, and Japanese firms in the Mexican maquiladora industry, Steven Rone Wilson
Gas temperature measurements of fluctuating coal fired MHD plasmas using modified line reversal, Bradley Carl Winkleman
Supernatural forces : belief, difference, and power in contemporary works by ethnic women, Bonnie C. Winsbro
Characterization and conservation of small populations, Gregory Joseph Witteman
Free boundary problems in distillation, Frederick Karl Wohlhuter
The impact of educational reform legislation in Georgia on personnel and achievement, 1985-1990, Reba Arleen Wyatt
Sam Shepard's use of irony in selected plays, Sally Burton Young
The U.S. dollar exchange value and merchandise trade balances of less developed countries : the cases of Iran I.R. of, Venezuela, and Saudi Arabia, Ayoub Yousefi Asr
Particle simulation for 10.6 [mu]m picosecond laser-induced breakdown in gases, Quan Zhang
New electron beam methods for materials microcharacterization, Xiao Zhang
MHC class I restricted presentation of protein antigen delivered by liposomes, Fan Zhou
Liposome mediated gene transfer in mammalian cells, Xiaohuai Zhou
Development and application of an advanced ductile fracture mechanics methodology, Zhen Zhou
Dissertations from 1991
Optimizing water quality benefits in natural resource policy : a multi-level dynamic analysis, Robert Rayford Alexander
Development of a neural net paradigm that predicts simulator sickness, Glenn O. Allgood
Uncertainty analysis of multilayer feedforward networks using generalized adjoint and model adjustment theories for nuclear reactor physics applications, Aiman Fateh Amer
An examination of the validity of hypotheses of two theories of soybean response to phosphorus and potassium, Edwin Lewis Anderson
Comparative plant uptake and microbial degradation of trichloroethylene in the rhizospheres of five plant species : implications for bioremediation of contaminated surface soils, Todd Alan Anderson
The relationship between control, hostility, anger suppression and cardiovascular responsivity to racial and other stressors among black and white women, Cheryl Abdulrahman Armstead