Masters Theses
Masters Theses from 1988
Game stage classification using machine learning and fuzzy sets for the game of Othello, Lawrence R. Webb
Endogenous auxin and cytokinin concentrations and their relationship to somatic embryogenesis in Dactylis glomerata L. (Orchardgrass), Allan R. Wenck
An investigation of predictors in relation to MBA success, Heidi Sue Werner
Wood heating and residential weatherization in the Hood River Conservation Project : a case study, Dennis Lee White
A bus translator interface for high-speed image data transfer, James R. White
Attitudes toward persons with physical disabilities, Krista Anne Whitesel
The Mahalanobis distance and probability metrics, Tamela Lynne Willett
WIVK : a case study, James Thomas Williams Jr.
An assessment of enhancing self-concept through selected recreational interventions for youth in low income black housing areas in Knoxville, Tennessee, Titus Everett Williams
In vitro maturation of germinal vesicle stage oocytes, John David Wininger
The generation of negative entropy changes in the wake of a cylinder embedded in a sheared velocity flow, Richard A. Wohlman
Keep out -- this means you! (A skewed assortment of shorts in the macabre, the humorous and the fantastic), Philip P. Wolff
Natural convection in a vertical enclosure with discrete heating, the aspect ration effect, Toon-Tin Wong
An investigation of factors affecting reciprocity between nurses and premature infants during bottle feeding, Angela F. Wood
Characterization of mutants selected for aluminum tolerance in the fern Ceratopteris, Shawn R. Wright
Camillo Sitte and America : a study of the reception of Sitte's ideas in American planning literature, Ralph G. Wurzer
A comparative study of the physical properties of Chinese and American Cottons, Wei Wu
Coordinated control of relay feedback control systems for electrical power cost reduction, R. Wesley Wysor
The use of embedded microcontrollers in the design of a low-cost industrial robot, Siak Thong Yeo
International students' attitudes toward American television advertising : a measure of beliefs, In-Hwan Yoo
The development of an experimental simulator for optimizing the thermal design of a generic table model television receiver, Michael S. Yuki
Crystallization of isotactic polypropylene during processing, Jianguo Zhou
Effects of different post-exercise measurement intervals on the accuracy of exercise heart rate estimations., Daming Zhu
A Relationship Between Vitamin B12, Folate, Ascorbic Acid, and Mercury Metabolism, Nancy Elizabeth Zorn
Masters Theses from 1987
Development of a model evaluation instrument for industrial training program pilot tested with statistical quality control as a measurement system, James S. Abercrombie
The behavior and control of sicklepod under field and greenhouse conditions, Timothy Edward Adcock
The behavior and control of sicklepod under field and greenhouse conditions, Timothy Edward Adcock
Using computers in English as a second language instruction, Jacqueline Agesilas
A 2-D and 3-D robot path planning algorithm based on quadtree and octree representation of the workspace, A. K. Hyder Ali
Intraspecific dominance in competitive interactions, Bronte Yvonne Allen
A descriptive guide to the processed manuscript collections of the Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection of The Knox County Public Library System, Frances Curtis Allison
A comparison of cooked beef rolls made from flaked pre-rigor and post-rigo beef, Ola Marie Archer
A comparison of cooked beef rolls made from flaked pre-rigor and post-rigor beef, Ola Marie Archer
Resistance to copper toxicity in a spontaneously generated mutant of Salmonella Typhimurium, David A. Armstrong
Relationships between selected personal and family characteristics of Tennessee homemakers and their use of clothing construction practices, Berniece Wilson Atkinson
Relationships between selected personal and family characteristics of Tennessee homemakers and their use of clothing construction practices, Berniece Wilson Atkinson
The Network interface adapter : a method for achieving device independent extension on an industrial network, Paul D. Babin
Influence of feeder pig body type on performance and fat deposition, Craig D. Bacon
Survey of discipline techniques with parents of toddler-age children, Joanna E. Baird
An evaluation of nonselective and selective pricing strategies for finished hog producers in Tennessee, Kevin D. Banker
A study of low frequency combustion instability in rocket engine preburners using a heterogeneous stirred tank reactor model, Timothy A. Bartrand
The Development of adventitious buds in Pinus oocarpa, Robert M. Beaty
An optical real-time, noncontact vibration measurement technique, Teodros Belay
Newspaper advertisements of four general hospitals: Content analysis and assessment of effectiveness, Ellen Berez
An investigation of the factors related to leisure satisfaction, and further clarification of the relationships among leisure, work, and life satisfactions, Tracey G. Biederman
Properties of circulant matrices, Hamidah Binti Maidinsah
The relationship of physiological and environmental factors to blood pressure, Marianne W. Birdwell
Optimal torque and energy paths in the first four joints of a redundant robotic arm with a study on singularities, Emad M. Bitar
Health beliefs regarding breast cancer and breast self-examination of rural North Carolina women, Mary A. Blackwood
Locus of control : perceived institutional constraints and morale in the institutionalized elderly, Alta Stone Blair
A modified lanczos method for the numerical solution of large sparse matrix pencil systems, Art Blevins
Sensory and chemical evaluation of flavor in ground beef from grass- and grain-fed steers, James Craig Bolton
Macroallocation of health care resources as distributive justice, Michael J. Booker
Effect of cultivar, processing, and storage on the quality characteristics of sweet potato chips, Koorosh. Bozorgmehr
Molecular characterization of the groundwater bacterium ABS10, Alexander W. Breen
Aerosol direct fluorination of esters and the synthesis of perfluorinated olefins, Jean Marie Brennan
Photosynthesis-irradiance relationships of polar phytoplankton populations during winter conditions, Ross Ira Brightman
Development of a general learning algorithm with applications to nuclear reactor systems, Carl Ray Brittain
Design of compact loop antennas for present and future fusion heating experiments, Wesley E. Bryan
A zooarchaeological study of the historic period fauna from Fort Southwest Point, Tennessee, Robyn L. Bunch
Attitudes of nurses toward alcohol dependent patients, Joan K. Burnham
Design and implementation of a parallel processing machine for artifical intelligence applications, Philip Lee Butler
Successful defenses against takeovers in the network and cable television industries, Kenneth Ray Cannon
A Detailed Steady-State Control Analysis of an Ethanol-Water Distillation Column, David L. Canter
Biostratigraphy, petrology, and paleodepositional environments of the Ross Formation, Upper Silurian-Lower Devonian, west-central Tennessee, Deborah Ann Capaccioli
Performance evaluation of a dual-speed heat pump, John Randall Carr
A comparison of 2D fourier and spatial techniques for removing noise in real time x-ray radiography, David L. Carson
Optimum transmitter pulse shapes for maximum acoustical excitation of mechanical vibrations, Domingo R. Castillo
Perceptions of persons with either a positive HIV Antibody test or AIDS toward their health care providers, D'Nice Cavalaris
Application of the Hilbert transform to Doppler radar signals from a hypervelocity gun, Robert W. Cayse
Selected characteristics of Tennessee feeder pig producers and their use of recommended swine management practices in relation to the number of contacts producers had with county extension agents, James Scott Chadwell
Isolation and partial characterization of an ultraviolet-B induced suppressor factor which may be involved in Herpes Simplex Virus recrudescence, David M. Chambers
Interactive computer graphics systems, Pramod Chandra
Development of a technique for the isolation of plasmids from food-related pseudomonas fluorescens, Margaret Carlisle Chappell
The rat liver genome contains sequences homologous to sequences within pUC and M13 DNA, Bentley Cheatham
Computation of isothermal laminar swirling flow in a model arc heater, Andrew S. T. Chiang
The vascular flora of Wolf Cove, Franklin County, Tennessee, Richard Keith Clements
Alienation in the narrative of Mireya Robles, Lilliam Oliva Collmann
Accuracy of nursing assessments of patients' level of anxiety prior to myelogram and C.T. scan procedures, Terry P. Cooper
Relationships between Tennessee 4-H extension agents' opinions about awards and their use of recognition in county 4-H programs, Janet E. Cordell
Surface temperature prediction of a bridge for tactical decision aide modelling, Paul Terry Cross
An Archaeological Survey of Big Bone Cave, Tennessee and Diachronic Patterns of Cave Utilization in the Eastern Woodlands, George Martin Crothers
Conversion of the HP3577A Network Analyzer to a Spectrum Analyzer Mode of Operation with Low Noise and Cross-Talk, John E. Crowley
Preschool intervention for educationally handicapped children and related academic achievement, Laura P. Dailey
Effects of preoperative teaching on the anxiety felt by patients having a breast biopsy under local anesthesia, Sally Ann Dargan
Monday's child : television and adoption, Ruby N. Daugherty
An assessment of the Tennessee Agricultural, Forest, and Open Space Land Act in Knox County, Richmond Corley Davis
Attitudes towards the disease aids : a survey of the members of the national therapeutic recreation society, Cynthia Jean Day
Factors influencing staff nurse attendance at continuing education programs, Mary Lynn Coble Demacopoulos
Development and analysis of a gas cantilever coriolis mass flowmeter concept, Andrew Gregory Denny
Fuel-nitrogen conversion in a supercharged, spark-ignition engine, Janice C. Denny
The effects of new melody familiarity on brand name recall in introductory radio jingles, Dan Albee DeRidder
Flow induced vibration within centrifugal gas compressors, Thomas D. DeStefano
The Mexican debt crisis, David Michael Dickson