Doctoral Dissertations
Dissertations from 1993
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
The behavior of large shear inserts in concrete, Kenneth Eduardo Fricke
Cognitive ability and Myers-Briggs Type Indicator preferences as predictors of group performance : an empirical study, David Alan Futrell
Self-organizing neural networks for sequence representation and classification : application to the SCSS nuclear database, Awatef Gacem
Active exploration of a robotic workcell using contact and non-contact sensors, Hrishikesh P. Gadagkar
Coincident detection of electrons ejected at large angles and target recoil ions produced in multiply-ionizing collisions for the 1MeV/uO[q+](q=4,7) + Ar collision system, Carl Clifford Gaither
Characteristics of female bulimics and the effectiveness of desipramine treatment, Andrew Roy Getzfeld
Evaluation methods for Internet management schemes, Subhendu Ghatak
Market area analysis : a framework for site impact forecasting, Ramzi Sa'id Ghezawi
A study of parental involvement in the alternative program of the Conrad City public schools, Linda Watson Ginn
Sodium homeostasis, pH regulation, and high energy phosphate metabolism in hypertrophied hearts during ischemia, Arrie Lynelle Golden
The laser welding of A1-sic[p] metal matrix composites : an analytical estimate for the formation of aluminum carbide, Santosh C. Gopinathan
"The Road Not Taken": A Phenomenological Investigation of the Experience of Regret, Daniel Matthew Gordon
A comparison of the environmental cycling and toxicity of selenite and selenomethionine, Richard Vere Graham
An analysis of the behavior of the one hole malleable iron conduit clamp, Joseph A. Graziano
Forensic application of the skeletonized hyoid bone and ossified structures of the larynx in an adult American sample, Mark G. Guilbeau
Non-Linear Dynamics of a Once-Through Steam Generator, Lamartine Nogueira Frutuoso Guimaraes
Nuclear power plant fault diagnostics and thermal performance studies using neural networks and genetic algorithms, Zhichao Guo
A method for computing nonlinear scattering and absorption of light by small arbitrarily shaped particles, Michael James Guthrie
Obtaining normative data on the classroom behavior of average achieving elementary school children, Elizabeth Lucile Haile-Griffey
Experimental and analytical studies of melt spinning and spunbonding, Nejib Hajji
A phenomenological investigation of personal relationships with persons with AIDS, William Chamberlain Hale
Exploring Archaic Settlement in the Midsouth: The Surface Archaeology of Cannon and Cheek Bends of the Duck River, Tennessee, Charles L. Hall
Time and knowledge in William Faulkner's Absalom, Absalom!, Sonja Russell Haney
Anger expression : effects of gender and parental history of coronary heart disease on cardiovascular responses to stress, Tina Lynn Harralson
Ultrafine ceramic precursor powders by homogeneous precipitation and electrodispersion, Michael Tyrone Harris
Writing the wilderness : a study of Henry Thoreau, John Muir, and Mary Austin, Albert Brantley Harwell
Filtration performance of consolidated meltblown webs, Charles Bernard Hassenboehler
The confessional impulse in French autobiographical works of the second world war, Scot Heisdorffer
Applications of surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy for the study of indicators of exposure to selected genotoxins, Anne Marie Helmenstine