Masters Theses
Masters Theses from 2018
Uncertainty in the Production Decisions of Smallholder Broiler Producers in Musanze, Rwanda, Bartholomew Wade Kenner
The Effects of Pair versus Individual Housing Preweaned Dairy Calves on Behavior, Growth, and Acquired Immunity, Clay Brent Kesterson
Criminal Justice Contact, Racial Discrimination, and Health, Tanner Kilpatrick
EXPLORATION OF NATIONAL IMAGE THROUGH YOUTUBE VIDEOS, Jiyoon Kim
Performance of HAGRID array in beta delayed neutron emission measurements, Thomas Tobias King
NAGPRA’s Broader Impacts: Assessing the Variety of Procedures followed by Medical Examiner and Coroner Offices for the Analysis and Disposition of Human Skeletal Remains, Megan Kelley Kleeschulte
Characterizing the Streamwise Development of Surface Roughness Effects on a Supersonic Boundary Layer, Brian Douglas Kocher
Internally Displaced Persons' Burials in Pabbo Town Council in Northern Uganda, Wilfred Luke Komakech
Effects of Acute Lying and Sleep Deprivation on the Behavior and Immune Function of Lactating Dairy cows, Jessie Ann Kull
Supply Chain Optimization and Economic Analysis of Using Industrial Spent Microbial Biomass (SMB) in Agriculture, Lixia He Lambert
Analysis and Design of a Hybrid Dickson Switched Capacitor Converter for Intermediate Bus Converter Applications, Maeve Elise Lawniczak
The Influence of Beauty-Related YouTube content on Consumers' Purchase Intention, Kyungji Lee
Artaud's Nietzsche: Examining Manifestations of the Dionysian in The Theatre and Its Double, Cheyanne Noel Leonardo
Wireless Power System Design for Maximum Efficiency, Jie Li
Tensor Based Monitoring of Large-Scale Network Traffic, Gerald Liso
Heat Flux Model Validation Utilizing Convolutional Neural Networks and Sub-surface Thermocouples for NSTX-U, Thomas Patrick Looby
Examining Listeria monocytogenes Cell Envelope Physiology in Dairy Relevant Environments, Kathryn Ann Magee
A Handbook for Graduate Students Teaching Aural Skills, David William Marvel
Microbial Memory Response: Observing History-Dependent Adaptation to Repeated Exposures of Emulsified Vegetable Oil in a Contaminated Aquifer, Kathryn R. McBride
Remote Characterization of Physical Surface Characteristics of Mars Using Diurnal Variations in Apparent Thermal Inertia, Cameron Blake McCarty
Evaluation of Possible Solutions to Reduce Ground Source Heat Exchanger Cost, Joshua C. McDonald
The effect of hydrogen on gas porosity in Laser Powder Bed Fusion of AlSi10Mg, Travis A. McFalls
A Qualitative Exploration of Unconditional Positive Regard and its Opposite Constructs in Coach-Athlete Relationships, Lauren Kelly McHenry
Two Essays on Beef: Restaurants’ Preferences for Tennessee Certified Beef and Cattle Producers’ Preferences for Horn Fly (Haematobia irritans (L.)) Resistant Cattle, Lettie Collett McKay
Influences of Red Clover Isoflavones on Mitigating Tall Fescue Toxicosis in Beef Cattle, Emily Anne Melchior
Kinematics of Plate Rotation on Europa: Case study in Argadnel Regio, Chad Aaron Melton
Overexpression of Kalanchoë TIM23 Improves Heat and Drought Tolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana and Knockout of TIM23 Reduces Growth in Kalanchoë fedtschenkoi, Christopher H. Mendoza
Laboratory Assessment of Scour Evolution Around Engineered Logjams in Gravel Bed Rivers, Adam Thomas Merook
Immunological Responses and Protection in Dairy Cows Vaccinated with Staphylococcus aureus Surface Proteins (SASP) and Staphylococcus chromogenes Surface Proteins (SCSP), Caitlin Elizabeth Merrill
Circle Packing as a Space Decomposition Method for Robot Path Planning and Coverage, Andrew Kenneth Messing
Strategies for continuous improvement and improved competitiveness for the sustainable bio-based industries, Christoph Metzner
Influence of Abiotic and Biotic Factors on Kudzu Bug Populations in Kudzu in Eastern Tennessee, Amy Marie Michael
The Impact of Shared Attention on Multiple Object Tracking in Competitive and Cooperative Settings, Sydney Blaine Michelson
Espaces littéraires et mémoire culturelle autour de la Chanson de la Croisade albigeoise au XIIIème siècle, Jodie Beth Miller
DANNA2: Dynamic Adaptive Neural Network Arrays, John Parker Mitchell
ME, MEAT, AND MO'TOWN: A MULTISENSORY ETHNOGRAPHY OF MORRISTOWN, TENNESSEE, Caitlin Mize
Gendered Racial Socialization as a Moderator of the Relations Between Gendered Racial Microaggressions and Traumatic Stress Symptoms for Black Women, Anahvia Taiyib Moody
ASSESSING BEE COMMUNITY CHARACTERISTICS AND POLLINATION WITHIN GROUP SELECTION OPENINGS IN SOUTHERN APPALACHIA, Hannah Lin Mullally
Foster Parent Training, Parenting Self-Efficacy and Positive Parenting Behaviors, Kelly N. Mullican
Design and Implementation of a Stepped Frequency Continuous Wave Radar System for Biomedical Applications, Sabikun Nahar
Computational Analysis of Upper Extremity Movements for People Post-Stroke, Zachariah Edward Nelson
Determining the Impact on Varying Methods for Acid Adaptation on Thermal Resistance of Shiga Toxigenic Escherichia coli (STEC), Listeria monocytogenes, and Salmonella enterica in Orange Juice, Valerie Eunice Nettles
APPALACHIA REDISCOVERED: URBAN IN THE HILLS, Mark Anthony Nickell
A wind tunnel study of the effect of density ratio on saltation threshold, Emily Victoria Nield
An Ultra-Low-Power Track-and-Hold Amplifier, George Earl Niemela
Common Ware of the Loukkos Valley: A Preliminary Typology and Distribution Analysis of Common Ware in the Countryside of the Roman City of Lixus, Emily E. Noyes
Biological Control of Emerald Ash Borer in the Southern U.S.: Seasonality, Phenological Synchrony, and Implications for Management, James Forest Palmer
Validity of Step Counting Methods over One Day in a Free-Living Environment, Susan Park
A STUDY OF THE EFFECTS AND SIGNIFICANCE OF TRANSITION MODELING FOR ROTORCRAFT APPLICATIONS, Ashwin Parwani
"The Sound and Color Will Translate . . . to the Visual": Sound in the Adaptations of John Huston, Bryce Allen Patton
EXPLORING THE INFLUENCE OF GENDERED RACISM ON CORTISOL ACTIVITY AMONG AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN, Erica J. Peppers
Relationship between Aphid Infestations, Aphid Management Regimes, and the Incidence of Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus in Soft Red Winter Wheat, Clay M. Perkins
An Examination of Career Experiences of Black Senior Level Administrators in College Athletics, Russell Andrew Pointer Jr.
Design and Validation of Manufacturing Performance Measurement System Using a Case Study, Vijayakrishnan Poondi Srinivasan
CEMENTUM: DISCOVERING A METHODOLOGY THROUGH A HISTORICAL LENS, Kortney Dewayne Powell
REAL TIME STAND-OFF GAMMA-RAY IMAGING FOR PROCESS VERIFICATION OF SPECIAL NUCLEAR MATERIAL, Mark Streett Quint
Assessment of Sustained Impacts from the Kingston Fossil Plant Coal Ash Spill on Surface Water and River Sediments in Eastern Tennessee, Ashley Brooke Ramsey
The Non-Linear Energy Sink Applied to Vertical Floor Vibration Mitigation, James Ridge Ramsey
Breastfeeding Knowledge, Attitudes, Previous Exposure and Future Intention of Undergraduate Students in Honduras, Mariana Rendon
Creation of an Antemortem Serological Diagnostic Test of Parelaphostrongylus tenuis, Jessie Erin Richards
Protected Areas: When Good Intentions are not Enough, Maria Daniela Rivarola
THE INDIANERFILME: DETAILING EAST GERMANY'S REACTIONARY CONSTRUCTION OF NATIONAL IDENTITY THROUGH PROPAGANDA FILMS, Joseph Karl Robinson
Studying mutualism and pathogenesis using UPLC-HRMS based metabolomics, Jordan Ashley Rogerson
Intersensory Redundancy and Infant Selective Attention to Audiovisual Speech, Kelly C. Roth
URBAN ARTIFACT, Andrew Nathaniel Russell
Sacred Knowing: Faith-Act and the Limitation of Form in the Poetry of John Milton, Trent Michael Sanders
GaN vs. Si for Class D Audio Applications, Jordan Michael Sangid
The Function and Regulon of Transcription Factor RcsA in Pantoea sp. YR343, Grace McSween Satterfield
An AHP based visual tool assignment model for accident avoidance in manufacturing workplaces, Riddhi Pradeep Shah
Transverse energy analysis of Au+Au collisions at 7.7, 11.5, 19.6, 27, and 39 GeV through the use of identified particles spectra, Biswas Sharma
A Quantitative Analysis for Improving Harvest Productivity for Biomass Crops, Magen Elizabeth Shedden
The Effect of Oral Tactile Sensitivity on Texture Discrimination and Mastication, Grace Evelyn Shupe
The Impact of Library Outreach Services on Elder Users in Rural Virginia: A Case Study of the Washington County Public Library, Everette Scott Sikes
The Financial Performance of U.S. Sugar-Consuming Agribusinesses, Vasileios Siokos
Can Attachment Style and Temperament Predict Personality Organization?, Connor Logan Smith
Transcriptomic Analysis of Salmonella enterica Newport Adaptive Response to Oxidative Antimicrobials, Dara Melanie Smith
Calculating Molar Absorptivities for cis-HNNO and trans-HNNO Using Computational Methods, James Roger Smith III
Evaluation of IEEE 802.1 Time Sensitive Networking Performance for Microgrid and Smart Grid Power System Applications, Montie Edwin Smith Jr
Monitoring and Assessment of Sediment Basins at Highway Construction Sites, Payton MacKenzie Smith
"I Will Find My Way": A case study of multilingual students developing their aspirational identities, Hannah Irene Soblo
Essays on Payments for Ecosystem Services Given Multiple Objectives, Moonwon Soh
Rose Eriophyid Mites: an ecological study of Phyllocoptes fructiphilus Keifer (Acari: Eriophyidea), vector of rose rosette virus, and its relationship with Rosa species, Katherine Marie Solo
The Ecological Benefits of Protected Areas in California Funded Through Local Direct Democracy, Chad Michael Stachowiak
Caring Theory and CSR Communication, Victoria Sudakova
Predictive promoter activity in soybean using a novel cell-suspension culture and transient expression analysis in protoplasts, Mst Shamira Sultana
Design and Validation of Beginning Level Tennessee 4-H Leadership Curriculum, James William Swart
Role of Organic Acids in Suppression of Sclerotium rolfsii During Anaerobic Soil Disinfestation (ASD), Keagan James Swilling
Capacity design methods for strongback braced frames, Peter C. Talley
The Use of EHR data in Early Detection Systems: A Case in Sepsis and In-Hospital Mortality Prediction, Varisara Tansakul
Low-Overhead Migration of Read-Only and Read-Mostly Data for Adapting Applications to Hybrid Memory Systems, Joseph Townley Teague
ANALYSIS OF TRANSITIONAL SHOCKWAVE BOUNDARY LAYER INTERACTIONS USING ADVANCED RANS-BASED MODELING, Bradley Wayne Tester
The Ever-Changing Role of the East Side Gallery: The Relationship Between Memorialization and Urban Redevelopment, Mimi Caroline Thomas
EFFECTS OF INCREASED Q-FACTOR ON KNEE BIOMECHANICS DURING CYCLING, Tanner Austin Thorsen
Gate Drive Design for Paralleled SiC MOSFETs in High Power Voltage Source Converters, Craig Timms
Effects of Alkali-Silica Reaction on the Fracture Behavior of Concrete, Walker Daniel Trent
Food Security in the United States: A Futures Analysis via Systems Modeling, Jennifer Lynn Trumbo
Towards a Moral Conception of Allyship, Zachary Kincaid Tuggle
Power-cognizant Computing, Philip Gerald Vaccaro