Doctoral Dissertations
Dissertations from 1991
Studies on the biology of ruffed grouse in the southern Appalachian Mountains, Peter Ignatius Kalla
Amplification, cloning, sequencing, and expression of the putative gene encoding the major envelope protein of a noncytopathic strain of bovine viral diarrhea virus, Melissa A. Kennedy
Vibration and stability analysis of a damped free-free Timoshenko beam under the influence of a directionally controlled end thrust, Siamak Esmailzadeh Khadem
Tennessee dietitians' counseling practices regarding the role of exercise in the management of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, Janice Lee Kidd
Backward linkages to industrial research in steel, 1870-1930, Janet Therese Knoedler
The political socialization of elementary school children during the Gulf War of 1991, Trudy Lee Knowles
Modeling and control of a fixed bed reactor, Moon Kyu Ko
Analysis of packet radio networks using slotted protocols, Masaki Kurosawa
Policing in Taiwan : contemporary observations and comparative implications, Fuchen Laio
The effects of chain microstructure on crystallization in polyethylene, William Scott Lambert
A study of the job acquisition methods employed by selected post-secondary vocational-technical school program completers, Patricia Chism Land
Processes and stages of personal health behavior change, Gary Paul Lankford
The Geneva Protocol of 1924 : British rejection of League of Nations covenant reform, Donald Louis Lanza
Bipropellant spray combustion modeling in small rocket engines, Louis M. Larosiliere
Galerkin/Runge-Kutta discretization for the nonlinear Schrödinger equation, Hyun Young Lee
Desorption of metal atoms and large molecules by laser induced surface plasmons, Ida Lee
"The Lotos Rose" : T.S. Eliot's Four Quartets and Eastern thought, Kwang-Mi Lee
Investigations of the Mechanical Behavior of Graphite/PEEK (APC-2) Composits, Kyun Lee
Bulimic women's responses to the use of self-disclosing statements by counselors : implications for counseling, Patricia Lees
Purification, characterization and immunolocalization of bovine and ovine placental retinol-binding protein, Kaung Huei Liu
Photo- and electroproduction of baryon resonances in a potential quark model, Zhenping Li
Children's arrival time behaviors at child care, Sandra Leigh Lookabaugh
The affective and cognitive perspectives of older adult tennis players, Nancy Jean Love
A numerical model of convective effects in diffusion dominated directional solidification of a metal analogue (NH4Cl-H2O) at one gravity and microgravity, Samuel A. Lowry
Effects of three text variables on the comprehension of a norm-referenced test, Mary Anna Lundy
Effects of social and dietary experience on chemosensory response, aggregation behavior and kin recognition in the eastern garter snake, Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis, Lani P. Lyman-Henley
Shame themes in projective data as a function of gender, Teresa Ann Madaffari
Media use and fear of flying : a cultivation study, Kina Steed Mallard
Chemical, physical and sensory attributes of chips prepared with sweet potato flour, Ignatius U. Manu
Computational framework for multi-primitive hierarchical stereo analysis, Suresh B. Marapane
Biosynthesis and target cell interactions of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae a-factor mating pheromone, Stevan Marcus
Narrative expressions of identity and intimacy concerns in college students, Patricia Jean Marterer
The self-esteem of women prior to and following pregnancy termination in relation to feminity, Malinda Hays Martin
A study of teacher perceptions of control and professionalism and their relationship to student achievement, Linda Rains Caddell McClure
The Demographic and Morphological Characteristics of Black Bears in the Smoky Mountains, Peter Kleppinger McLean
Organizational and environmental determinants of comprehensiveness in macro social work education, John Glenn McNutt
Spinach phosphoribulokinase : cloning, sequencing, and site-directed mutagenesis, Sylvia Milanez
Characterization of bacterial biofilm biomass constituents, community structure, and metabolic activity in dynamic-flow test systems, Marc W. Mittelman
A validity assessment of a self-report scale of self-management practices, Carol A. Moore
Active resource scheduling with equivalent tasks, unary demands and hierarchical structure capacity constraints, A. K. Mukherjee
Innovation and diffusion of electrical equipment for agricultural development in Minas Gerais, Brazil, Osvaldo Antonio Muñiz
A study of the usefulness of the Omnibus Personality Inventory (OPI) in predicting successful mentors of student teachers, Deborah Bilbo Murray
First-year teachers in selected South African primary schools : a study and analysis of teaching difficulties, William Robert Murray
Carnitine Mediated Alterations of Ethanol and Fatty Acid Metabolism, Randall L. Mynatt
Ultrasonic measurement of the linear and the nonlinear elastic properties of PZT ceramics, Jeong Kwan Na
Increasing the rate of recycling when demand is price-inelastic : a case study of the market for old newspapers, Deborah Vaughn Nestor
Literary voices of nineteenth-century reform movement : an examination of the literary works of Frances E. W. Harper, Evelyn E. Nettles
Manipulation of fermentation dynamics of corn silage with selected additives and their effects on silage quality, digestibility and animal performance, Sylvia A. Nicklas-Bray
An evaluation of the readability of text and reinforcement of new vocabulary words in four mathematics series, Robert A. O'Connor
Creativity and future time perspective : an investigation of construct validity, Gloria Chineze Ononye
(CpCO)3(CO)2 : the synthesis and reactivity of a novel organometallic cluster, Jeffery A. Orvis
Magnetization studies of the effects of oxygen deficiency [delta] on the superconductive properties of aligned YBaℓCuℓOℓℓ[delta] materials, Jorge G. Ossandon
Using mixed linear models and best linear unbiased predictions to predict seed yield in soybeans, Donald McLean Panter
Variables in HIV-positive patients that serve to predict response to whole-body hyperthermia, John D. Parkinson
Temporal stability : a comparison of four estimating procedures, Soo Hee Park
A test of the theory of management's preferences for accounting standards : evidence from FASB statement no. 94, Gwendolyn Richardson Pate
Modeling of fiber spinning and crystallization kinetics during polymer processing, Rajen M. Patel
Probabilistic neural net control of an axial gap brushless DC motor, James B. Patton
Particle simulation of grid erosion in an ion thruster, Xiaohang Peng
Team Member Implicit Theories of Team Development: Relationships with Team Member Behavior, Team Viability and Team Performance, Marilyn Ann Perkins
High-resolution luminescence spectroscopy of selected EU(III) ion complex salts, Lester Leodis Pesterfield
Optical determination of hydrocarbon particle sizes produced by pyrolysis of acetylene, Dragan P. Petrovic
Relationship patterns of mothers of conduct disordered children, Connie R. Pierce
Pregnant and Postpartum Adolescents' appetite Compulsions, Food Preferences, and Reasons for Dietary Change, Janet Faye Pope
A study of Tennessee public school counselors' perceptions about school counseling supervision, Kitty Shanks Pruett
Pellet fueling experiments on the Advanced Toroidal Facility, Arthur Louis Qualls
Frequency modification of R.F. signals using an ionized gas, Mark S. Rader
The assessment of the developmental program at a private junior college in Tennessee, Conlie Glen Rasnake
Hypnotic responsivity of the deaf : the development of the University of Tennessee hypnotic susceptibility scale for the deaf, Reneé J. Repka
The application of neural networks and system cultivation with a nonlinear optimal control algorithm for the chemical process industry, Suzanne D. Roat
Participant characteristics and perceptions of a basic skills dropout prevention program, David Rich Roberts
Appellate court review of juvenile death penalty cases, Dinah A. Robinson
An inverse gas-solid chromatographic study of the adsorption heterogeneity of aluminum oxide powders used in ceramic processing, Jeffry L. Roles
Heat capacity studies of solid poly(amino acids), Katie A. Roles
Strategies and Skills Used by Middle School Students During the Solving of Non-routine Mathematics Problems, Terry D. Rose
The prediction of fathers' child support compliance from the quality of the former spouse relationship and psychological presence, Catherine Margaret Ryan
Chromatographic and spectroscopic studies of the interaction of pyrene with coal stack ash, John Kimberly Sanders
A strategy-based evaluation of advanced manufacturing technology, Rapinder Singh Sawhney
Cura animarum in the twentieth century and beyond : toward the development of an ethical framework for the practice of pastoral counseling, Kenneth E. Schmitt
The development of an instrument to distinguish adaptive from nonadaptive perceptions of personal control, Gordon D. Schneider
The symmetric generalized traveling salesman problem, Mohammad Mehdi Sepehri
The experience of friendship between male and female college students, Sara D. Shepherd
The impact of gender on the relationship of locus of control to mental health indicators, Adrian C. Sherman
A parallel algorithm for the non-symmetric eigenvalue problem, Mohamad Majed Sidani
Stability of nonlinear age structured models, Jacques A Loureiro da Silva
A legacy of uncertainty : the Constitution and the Iran-Contra Affair, Anthony Duane Simones
Resolution enhancement of coaxial, high-purity, Ge gamma-ray detectors, Michael Leon Simpson
Thomas Shadwell's The Lancashire-witches, and Tegue o Divelly the Irish-priest : a critical old-spelling edition, Judith Bailey Slagle
A prevailing ordinariness : society and interpersonal relationships in the fiction of Ian McEwan, Jack Slay
The effects of exchange rate risk on agricultural imports of developing countries, Ligia María Soto-Urbina
Extruder analysis, modeling and dynamic matrix control, Duangpen Sribuangam
Locating interactive hub facilities, Ramaier Sriram
Home influence on kindergarten reading, Brenda Anita Stevens
A comprehensive index to the first two volumes of Earl Leslie Griggs's Collected letters of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Nancy Ann Stricklin