Masters Theses
Masters Theses from 1988
Development of potassium recovery system for MHD spent seed containing materials, Abhay T. Patil
Relationships between Tennessee feeder pig producers personal and farm operation characteristics and use of recommended swine production practices, Jerry Thomas Patterson
Sensitivity study of the effects of PDF models on the predicted structure of turbulent combustor flow, Xiaohang Peng
The effects of supplemental vitamin C on prevention of delayed-onset muscle soreness, Steven M. Penna
Developing a mathematical model for vegetative plant growth in broccoli, Brian D. Pennell
Molecular mechanism of insulin regulated tyrosine aminotransferase expression in the cultured rat hepatoma cell line, FAO, Richard S. Peterson
Writing at the Agency for International Development : a method for analyzing the institutional writing culture, Lydia J. Petersson
Effects of seven modified gas atmospheres on the survival of Campylobacter jejuni in processed turkey roll, Randall Kent Phebus
Genesis of soils from ancient alluvium, Maryville Limestone and Nolichucky Shale in East Tennessee, Debra Helen Phillips
Comparison and implementation of two different out-of-core solvers both with and without efficiency improvement techniques into the CAEFRAME finite element code, Christopher D. Pionke
Spectrum of prebreakdown light and temporal correlation of prebreakdown current and light pulses at a point cathode in hexane, Donald Neal Pittman
The frontend program, snout, for the population dynamics model, hogpop, Melinda Ross Pollard
Neural nets : a study of factors affecting the ability of a back propagation net to recognize alphabetic characters and produce specific symbols, Clarence W. Potter
Quantitation of megakaryocyte size, number and distribution during altered megakaryocytopoiesis in mice, Richard Frank Pressley
Finite element stress analysis for pressure vessel/nozzle design, Ann H. Primm
Comparison of two-dimensional and three-dimensional computational fluid dynamics solutions for a vectoring turbine engine exhaust nozzle, Matthew Brian Prufert
The Knoxville City Schools Proficiency Project: A Summary Analysis of Three Years and Year-Three Results, Kathleen S. Puckett
An assessment of the home economics educational needs of potential black clientele in Hamilton County, Tennessee, June Annette Puett
Prediction of Forest Type and Productivity Index on Disturbed Sites in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Charlotte Pyle
Shadow spectrometer measurements of particle sizes from air-assisted atomizing spray nozzles, Xiaoqing Qian
Weldability of nuclear grade austenitic stainless steels, Cong Yue Qiao
Signal validation using expert system technology, Arthur Louis Qualls
In search of a better metaphysical description of animals : Wittgenstein and Cook versus Cartesian dualism, Linda Anne Rankin
An evaluation of the readability of five spelling series, Claudia J. Raudorf
A finite-difference scheme for the analysis of high frequency sound radiation, G. K. Raviprakash
Enthalpy relaxation processes near the glass transition temperature of poly (ethylene terephthalate), Trishna Ray-Chaudhuri
A laser-based triggering system for remote actuation of tractor-mounted instrumentation, Jinliang Ren
The computer controlled production of TiAl and TiAl + 1.4 a/o V single crystals via a levitation zone refining technique, Robert D. Reviere
Downtown revitalization : a case study of development in the center city area of Memphis, Tennessee, Joyce Rhyan
The application of directed graphs to data modeling and normalization, B. Timothy Rhyne
The Alexander-oracles : their literary and historical function, Mary B. Richardson
Infant/Weanling Mortality in Tennessee's Prehistory: A Comparative Approach, Rick R. Richardson
Water tunnel simulation of the internal flow of a segmented arc heater, Sharon Janeczek Rigney
The design and development of an intelligent quad video frame buffer, Kent Alan Rinehart
Studies on the threonine requirement of weanling pigs : effects of protein level and amino acid excess, Kevin Douglas Roberson
A critical analysis of John Searle's arguments against strong AI, Kevin Martin Roddy
Seasonal phenology and bionomics of clearwing moths in Tennessee, Laura E. Rogers
The implementation of historic preservation planning in Jonesborough, Tennessee, Pamela Kay Roop
Late-Quaternary paleoecology and paleoenvironments of the Western Lowlands, southeast Missouri, P. Daniel Royall
Modeling take-off performance using only information from the airplane pilot operating handbook, Theron E. Ruff
Development of a smart temperature measurement system based on a self-calibrating thermocouple, Francis R. Ruppel
The future of direct elections in Hong Kong after 1997, Nancy A. Ryder
Sino-Japanese normalization of relations, Mikiko Sakakura
Chemical components of ground beef produced on grass-or grain diets and their relation to beef flavor, Robert Alois Schell
Metamorphic history of the Alto allochthon and petrology of the adjacent Chauga belt, Ayersville Quadrangle, Georgia, Paul L. Schumann
Development of methodology for evaluating agro-industrial byproducts as potential feed ingredients for ruminant diets, Daniel M. Sevcik
Statistical testing of software, Bonnie Collett Sexton
Program development and analysis of computer operated potentiostat, Bipin Shah
Callus production and organogenesis in sweet pepper (Capsicum annuum L.), Wei Shao
Historic preservation in a new town : Oak Ridge, Tennessee, James P. Shaw
The economic feasibility of rural recycling : a case study approach, Lowell Kenneth Shaw
Use of standard metabolic rate as an indicator of environmental stress in redbreast sunfish, Lepomis Auritus, Kenneth Ladell Shepard
Data acquisition and processing for a fast scanning spectroradiometer, Fred G. Sherrell
Statistical theory for predicting the failure of brittle materials, Si-xing She
Differences between normal, learning disabled and gifted children based upon an auditory evoked potential task, Mark S. Shively
Food provisioning of infants in captive social groups of common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus jacchus) and cotton-top tamarins (Saguinus oedipus oedipus), Mary Ann P Simek
Use of a personal computer as a data acquisition system for flight testing, Joseph Paul Sims
Hardware design of TMS9995 interface pod, Mark Steven Sitter
Colonization and parasitism of females and eggs of Meloidogyne incognita by fungi, Velinda K. Smalley
The effect of infant gender on language used by adolescent mothers, Ellen Smith
Influence of fat source on acceptability of mutton patties, Maggie Ruth Smith
Ultrastructural morphometric analysis of the uterine epithelium during early pregnancy, Scott Edward Smith
Relationships between Tennessee homemakers' employment status, household size, club membership and extension contacts and their use of clothing construction practices, Loretta Ann Sparn
An industrial programmable controller as a control and data acquisition development system for a research extruder and spinline, Duangpen Sribuangam
Allelopathic effect of landscape mulches on the germination of weed seeds and growth of ornamental plants, Karen Kay Stein
Transient thermal analysis of three latent heat storage configurations for rapid thermal charging, Therese K. Stovall
Response of selected plant characteristics of a normal and a shrunken-2 sweet corn cultivar to fertilizer nitrogen, Richard Allen Straw
A case study of the internal communication of the government of Jefferson City, Tennessee, Betty Farmer Sullivan
Documentation of decomp: A dantzig-wolfe decomposition code for linear programming, Rangaraja P. Sundarraj
Evaluation of temperature, microbial load, and water activity on storage stability of heat processed sweet sorghum juice, Abiodun Olabisi Sunmonu
Vygotsky and composition : the fusion of social experience and personal development, Stuart F. Swain
Linear feature extraction in dot patterns, Mourad B. Takla
The use of white-tailed deer as biological monitors of heavy metals, Jeffrey James Tasca
Aerodynamic analysis of a distortion screen with a three-dimensional viscous fluid dynamics code, William Edward Taylor
Perceptions of oncology patients regarding the quantity, timing, and utility of information given to them, Elmeria S. Teffeteller
A portable computer-controlled Johnson noise thermometer, Mark Lee Thomas
Sampling intensity and timing for estimating acremonium coenophaialum incidence in fescue pastures, R. Wayne Thompson
A study of flows behind bluff bodies immersed in a sheared flow, Lizet Tirres
Soil nitrogen and ozone effects on growth, physiology and nutrition of loblolly pine and yellow-poplar seedlings, Mark G. Tjoelker
Developing and evaluating continuously changing schedules for Hardwood lumber dry kilns, Richard L. Toennisson
The standard electrode potentials of a phosphinic-acid ion-exchange resin and its model compound, Guillermo Francisco Torres Andrade
A microprocessor based data acquisition instrument of gamma ray spectroscopy, Rex C. Trammell
Jane : a new information retrieval system for the Radiation Shielding Information Center, David K. Trubey
Statistical analysis and reliability applications of partially restrained steel connections, Gregory L. Tucker
A study of the effects of environmental light and temperature on selected blood and urinary factors in broilers, Waleed Odeh Twal
Global nonlinear analysis code for nuclear systems, Gypsy Lynn Tweed
Wandrers Sturmlied, Penelope J. Jackson Underwood
Textile pesticide penetration using XPS and FTIR/PAS, Kathryn Van Peursem
L'heroisme selon certains testes hagiographiques du debut du Moyen-Age, Caludine J. Vialle
Performance boundaries of a non-contact fiber velocity instrument, Franklin J. Wade
Whose dark eyes wandered?: a creative writing project in poetry, Candance W. Wages
Aspen simulation of seed regeneration processes for application in coal-fired, open-cycle magnetohydrodynamic power systems, James V. Walden
Dragons never sleep, Sheri D. Walker
Relationships between selected characteristics of Tennessee beef producers and their use of health management practices and the number and type of Extension contacts, Steve Edward Walker
Marxist interpretations of The merchant of Venice, Jeffrey Walter Walkington
Growth and survival of salmonella and campylobacter in chicken nuggets as a function of temperature, Martha Mary Walline
Structural Geometries, Fabrics, and Stratigraphic Relationships in the Cades Cove Region, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee, Randy R. Walters
A Survey and Distributional Analysis of the park Coccoid Fauna of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Evirons, John Keith Watson
The relationship of Kegel exercises, stress incontinence and self-concept in a residential population of elderly females, Howarlene Sabrina Webb