Masters Theses
Masters Theses from 2017
Classification Results of Hadamard Matrices, Gregory Allen Schmidt
Effects of a Raised Surface on Lower Extremity Kinematics, Kinetics, and Muscle Activation During a Sidecut in Recreational Female Softball Players, Lauren Elizabeth Schroeder
Playground and Garden Physical Activity Levels in Young Children, Ashlyn Nicole Schwartz
VOM KREATIVEN UMGANG MIT ,GOTT‘ EINE ANALYSE DER BEHANDLUNG (CHRISTLICHER) MORALBEGRIFFE IN AUSGEWÄHLTEN WERKEN LOU ANDREAS-SALOMÉS, Silke Gudrun Seibold
The Roles of Calprotectin and Calgranulin C in Campylobacter jejuni Infection, Janette Marie Shank
Estimating Water Footprint and Water Economic Values in the Southeastern U.S., Di Sheng
On the Role of Genetic Algorithms in the Pattern Recognition Task of Classification, Isaac Ben Sherman
A Longitudinal Study of Anxious and Depressive Symptomology and Pain Medication Usage, Rebecca M. Skadberg
Implications of the Internet of Things for the Small and Medium Sized Business, Amanda Marie Smart
THE MEDIATING ROLE OF SOCIAL PREFERENCE IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TEACHER-STUDENT RELATIONSHIP QUALITY AND PEER VICTIMIZATION, Kathryn Francis Smeraglia
Taking Back the Internet: Defeating DDoS and Adverse Network Conditions via Reactive BGP Routing, Jared Michael Smith
Architecture of a Post Physical Universe, Mathew D. Smith
SCRUFFY CITY, VARIEGATED SPACES, RARE PLACES, Royal Moore Starr
Impact of Transportation Infrastructure on Stream Water Quality: Contribution from Stormwater Runoff, Andrew James Steinman
MODELING PRACTICE Immersive Design Methodologies, Michael Aaron Stone
Development of a Multi-Jointed Wing Surface Mover, Collin Arthur Strassburger
Effect of Ultrasonication on the Physicochemical Properties of Sorghum Kafirin and Evaluation of its Anti-inflammatory Properties In Vitro, Andrew Cullen Sullivan
Consumer Preferences and Willingness to Pay for Natural Beef: a Discrete Choice Experiment Approach, Konstantinos Syrengelas
Surveillance of ticks parasitizing Tennessee beef cattle and investigations into the microbial communities of cattle associated and questing Amblyomma maculatum, David Paul Theuret
Essays on Protected Area Size: Effects on Ecological and Economic Effectiveness, Kristen Marie Thiel
An Ethylene-Binding Protein, AzoETR1, in Azospirillum brasilense Sp7, Tiffany Nicole Thoms
Notker’s Demons: Entertaining and Edifying Charles the Fat through the Gesta Karoli Magni, Klayton Amos Tietjen
Color-Blind Stancetaking in Racialized Discourse, Abigail Christine Tobias-Lauerman
FRACTURE BEHAVIOR OF SINGLE MASON SAND PARTICLES UNDER UNIAXIAL COMPRESSION, Thuy Thanh Trieu
Laughing at Ourselves: Music and Identity in Comedic Performance, Peter Trigg
Modeling and Design of a Low-Level RF Control System for the Accumulator Ring at Spallation Neutron Source, Michael G. Trout
The New Parallel: Urban and Agrarian Political, Environmental, and Architectural Landscapes of the Demilitarized Zone, Robert Vincent Truka
Manifestations: A fixed media microtonal octet, Sky Dering Van Duuren
Risk Mitigation Framework Considering Low Frequency Events Involving Mobile Entities, Arun Vijayabalan
PATHS OF FRICTION: KVÆÐAMANNAFÉLAGIÐ, GEOGRAPHY AND IDENTITY IN 21ST-CENTURY ICELAND, Konstantine A. Vlasis
A GPU Implementation of Distance-Driven Computed Tomography, Ryan D. Wagner
Effects of Grain Size and Dopants on the Irradiation Response of Actinide Oxides, Jeffrey Morgan Walters
Demolishing an American Ghetto: How Neoliberalism is Reinventing Life and Labor in Nashville, Tennessee, Charles Dean Walton
An Analog CMOS Particle Filter, Trevor Watson
Analog Axon Hillock Neuron Design for Memristive Neuromorphic Systems, Ryan John Weiss
An Assessment of Traits Impacting Native Warm-Season Grass Adoption by Pasture Managers in the Mid-South, Neal R. Wepking
Enhancing License Plate Matching Algorithm: A New Evaluation Measurement and Threshold Determination, Brandon Cole Whetsel
Shakespeare in South Africa: An Examination of Two Performances of Titus Andronicus in Apartheid and Post-Apartheid South Africa, Erin Elizabeth Whitaker
Mothers Who Live: Gender Subversion and Resilience in Leoš Janáček’s Jenůfa, Megan Lynne Whiteman
Disruptions of the Supratemporal Canal in the Snubnose Darter (Etheostoma simoterum), Chauntelle Bryauna Williams
Rational Engagement as a Way of Showing Respect to Oneself and Others: How We Ought to Respond to Persons Who Hold Unreasonable Beliefs, Elizabeth Cargile Williams
SIMULATING MICROBIAL ELECTROLYSIS FOR RENEWABLE HYDROGEN PRODUCTION INTEGRATED WITH SEPARATION IN BIOREFINERY, Christian James Wilson
Nonlinear Model Reduction Based on Manifold Learning with Application to the Burgers' Equation, Christopher Joel Winstead
Dewetting Properties of Ag-Ni Alloy Thin Films, Benjamin Scott Wolf
Student-Athlete Awareness of Athletic Career Transition and Transferable Skills, Michelle Lynn Woods
The Synthesis of Memristive Neuromorphic Circuits, Austin Richard Wyer
Design Considerations for Paralleling Multiple Chips in SiC Power Modules, Fei Yang
Scalable High-Speed Communications for Neuromorphic Systems, Aaron Reed Young
Examining the Runoff Reduction Potential of Highway Swales, Bailee Young
COPING WITH DROUGHT IN BEEF CATTLE PRODUCTION: INNOVATION THROUGH OPTIMAL WARM-SEASON FORAGE SYSTEMS, Katelynn Elizabeth Zechiel
End-capping Star-like Polycaprolactone with Different Functional Groups and the Interaction with Smooth Muscle Cells, Qingya Zeng
Masters Theses from 2016
The Design and Computational Validation of a Mach 3 Wind Tunnel Nozzle Contour, Sarah Elizabeth Adams
Extending Capability and Implementing a Web Interface for the XALT Software Monitoring Tool, Kapil Agrawal
pDroid, Joe Larry Allen
Diet of and Prey Availability for Reintroduced Juvenile Lake Sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) in Ft. Loudoun Reservoir, Tennessee, Todd Michael Amacker
A Geoarchaeological Analysis of Ground Stone Tools and Architectural Materials from Mitrou, East Lokris, Greece, Lee Bailey Anderson
A Computational Geometric and Graph Theoretic Approach to Reducing Dimensionality on Raster Data Problems, Matthew James Robert Bachstein
LIGNIN MAXIMIZATION: ANALYZING THE IMPACT OF DIFFERENT FEEDSTOCKS AND FEEDSTOCK RATIOS USING ORGANOSOLV FRACTIONATION, Marc Banholzer
Tribological Testing and Analysis of Ionic Liquids as Candidate Anti-Wear Additives for Next-Generation Engine Lubricants, William Charles Barnhill
"iRun!" An Evaluation of the Addition of Nutrition Education and a Fitness Log to an Existing After-School Fitness Program, Julia Holmes Bell
Academic Choices Matter for Collegiate Student-Athletes, Kendra Arielle Berry
Trends in Location of Lifetime Maximum Intensity of Tropical Cyclones in the North Atlantic and West Pacific Oceans, Sarah Ann Bleakney
Evaluation of the Potential for Weld-Related Cracking in Cast 20Cr-32Ni-1Nb Heat-Resistant Stainless Steel, John William Bohling
Crop Tree Enhancement of Green Ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica) in a West Tennessee Hardwood Bottom, John Luke Bowers
Leadership Attainment of 14 Women in Agriculture: A Qualitative Study, Shelby Rose Brawner
Improved Modeling of Atmospheric Entry for Meteors with Nose Radii Between 5cm and 10m, Jakob Dale Brisby
An Ecological Study of the Kudzu Bug in East Tennessee: Life History, Seasonality, and Phenology, Kadie Elizabeth Britt
Troubles at Coal Creek: Rhetorics of Writing, Research, and the Archive, Sumner Stevenson Brown
Tennessee tornado frequency, vulnerability, and relation to a large-scale climate variability, Vincent Marshall Brown
Switchgrass Extractives Have Potential as a Value-added Antimicrobial Against Plant Pathogens and Foodborne Pathogens, Alexander Ian Bruce
Culinary Biologique and Cartographic Anxiety, Adam Lamar Buchanan
Influence of application technology on foliar fungicide efficacy on Cercospora sojina infected soybean, Shawn Alan Butler
Assessing Tennessee Landowners' Attitudes toward Wild Hogs and Support for Control Options, Carlotta Anne Caplenor
Developing Predictive Models for Upper Extremity Post–Stroke Motion Quality Estimation Using Decision Trees and Bagging Forest, Sarvenaz Chaeibakhsh
Rawlsian Self-Respect and Limiting Liberties in the Background Culture, Kyle William Chapel
Public Stormwater Management with Green Streets, Yea Lim Choi
Exploring the Influence of Urban Watershed Characteristics and Antecedent Climate on In-Stream Pollutant Dynamics, Laurel Elizabeth Christian
Experimental Study On The Production Of Negative Ion Copper Clusters And Applications, Ran Chu
Symphony No. 1, Robert Alden Clark
The Effects of a Visually Appealing and Interactive Snack Activity on Fruit and Vegetable Intake of Preschool-Aged Children, Kristen Leigh Clay
Architecture for Real-Time, Low-SWaP Embedded Vision Using FPGAs, Steven Andrew Clukey
Evaluation of fungicide efficacy against Cercospora sojina and selection for QoI-fungicide resistance in soybean, Alicia Mercedes Cochran
A MIXED INTEGER LINEAR PROGRAMMING APPROACH FOR DEVELOPING SALARY ADMINISTRATION SYSTEMS, Taner Cokyasar
Comparison of mesophyll protoplast isolation and transformation between Panicum virgatum and Panicum hallii, Andrea Grace Collins
Characterization of Fusarium species and Alternaria alternata, and their effects on switchgrass health and chemical components, Sara Beth Collins
Validation of a Modified Parallel Compressor Model for Prediction on the Effects of Inlet Swirl and Pressure Distortion on Compressor Performance and Operability, Joshua Scott Coughenour
Dalton Mobility in the Tennessee River Valley: An Assessment of Raw Material Use and Tool Curation, Alexander Craib
An online study of undergraduates' knowledge, awareness, and attitudes of preconception care, Kelly Jean Crusenberry
Empathy and Practical Deliberation, Laura Elizabeth Cutshaw
Development of a national Human Reliability Program (HRP) model for an emerging nuclear country: Nigerian case study, Stephen Olumuyiwa Ariyo Dahunsi
Three Body Interactions of Rare Gas Solids Calculated Within the Einstein Model, Dan D'Andrea
About Face: The Coming of Ayres Hall at the University of Tennessee, Justin C. Dothard
Cell Phone Ethnography: Mixed Methods and the Brand Consumer Relationship, Robert Nathaniel Dove
River Machine: A Balcony for the City, Nicole Anne Drelich
Role of Sorting on the Composition of Siliciclastic Sediment: Implications for Interpreting Provenance after Limited Transport in an Arid Climate, Forrest Christopher Driscoll
SOIL-WATER TRANSPORT OF A SEED COATED NEONICOTINOID PESTICIDE IN SOYBEAN/MAIZE CULTIVATION SYSTEMS, Geoffrey Nathaniel Duesterbeck
Embodied Social Death: Speaking and Nonspeaking Corpses in Hannah Crafts’s The Bondwoman’s Narrative and Solomon Northup’s Twelve Years a Slave, Rachel Jane Dunsmore
Cd Transport in Eutectic LiCl-KCl and Contamination of Zr Metal And Thermal Dehydration of Bulk LiCl-KCl, Nicholas Azoy Earle
Examining the relationship between Vitamin A intake and weight management, Jennifer Paige Eastep