Masters Theses
Masters Theses from 2017
On with the Motley: Television Satire and Discursive Integration in the Post-Stewart/Colbert Era, Amanda Kay Martin
SOCIAL CONTEXTS OF DEVELOPMENT IN NATURAL OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENTS: CHILDREN’S MOTOR ACTIVITIES, PERSONAL CHALLENGES AND PEER INTERACTIONS AT THE RIVER AND THE CREEK, Cara Megan King McClain
Analysis of Highly-Enriched Uranium Spectra Obtained with Lanthanum Bromide Scintillation Detection Systems, Danielle Lynn McFall
RIGS OF REFUGE: SPATIAL AGENCY AND ITS ROLE IN CONFLICT, Brittany Lauren McGraw
Tennessee Beef Producers' Willingness to Participate in a Tennessee Branded Beef Program, Elizabeth Mae McLeod
American Controversy: Nudity in Art and its Discontents, Sarah Katherine McPhaul
Determining the Location of a Milk Condensing Plant in Tennessee, David Frederick Mendez
Tennessee Consumers’ Willingness to Pay for Tennessee Certified Beef and other Beef Attributes, Meagan Gayle Merritt
The Impact of Genetic and Environmental Factors on Phytonutrient Concentrations within Leafy Specialty Crops in Controlled Environments, Rosalie M. Metallo
Understanding the vulnerability of the population of Afghanistan under multiple natural and anthropogenic risks with an indicator-based analysis, Matthew Repine Miller
Kinematic Analysis of Trunk Coordination Throughout the Rowing Stroke Sequence, McDaragh Rose Minnock
Phase Transitions and the Casimir Effect in Neutron Stars, William Patrick Moffitt
Positron Emission Particle Tracking Software Maturation Project, Eric Michael Moore
The Importance of Disguise in the Middle English Romances, Sarah Catherine Moore
Keeping Them Close: A Qualitative Examination of Mothers’ Perceptions, Motivations, and Experiences with Babywearing, Hayley Brooke Moran
A DELAYED PARITY GENERATION CODE FOR ACCELERATING DATA WRITE IN ERASURE CODED STORAGE SYSTEMS, Sara Mousavicheshmehkaboodi
Biomass processing using ionic liquids: Effects of 3-methylimidazolium cations and carboxylate anions, Preenaa Moyer
Hysterie und Zaubertränke: Hofmannsthals Ägyptische Helena als Therapiegeschichte, Raphael Johannes Mueller
What Effect Does Driver Maneuvers Have on The Safety of Pedestrians and Cyclists? An In-Depth Descriptive Analysis of Vulnerable User Crashes and Near-Misses, Abdul Rashid Mussah
A Case Study of a Mature Appalachian HIV Negative Homosexual Man on HIV Positive Homosexual Men, Jacob Lee Nelson
Perceptions of Peer Mentorship within Living Learning Communities: A Case Study, Nicole Marie Nicholson
Differential Susceptibility Effects of Maternal Sensitivity in Childhood on Small for Gestational Age (SGA) Adults' Wealth, Tobey Lewis Nichols
ASSESSING THE FEASIBILITY OF NUTRIENT-RELATED WATER QUALITY TRADING IN TENNESSEE, Ayuska Ojha
Female Suicide Terrorism: An analysis of trends and group motivations linked to the increase in female participation as suicide bombers, Samantha Louise Okowita
Extemporizing Pippi, Experimenting SPUNK: Community, Temporality, and The Politics of Free Improvisation, Benjamin Alan Oyler
Developing a Platform for Integrating Disability issues into City Municipality Decisions; Case Study: City of Knoxville, Sravanthi Pamu
A Characterization of Pulsatile Flow by Positron Emission Particle Tracking, Nitant Piyushbhai Patel
Influence of Algae on Soil Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity: An in situ Treatment Option for Reducing Infiltration Beneath Unlined Algae Cultivation Ponds, Molly Brianne Pattullo
Modeling Defect Evolution in Irradiated 800H using Cluster Dynamics, Andrew Nicholas Payant
Plasticity and biotic interactions mediate plant persistence in a changing world, Alix Ann Pfennigwerth
EVALUATION OF THE HOT MIX ASPHALT COMPACTABILITY UTILIZING THE IMPACT COMPACTION METHOD, Pawel Andrzej Polaczyk
Design of a Robotic Instrument Manipulator for Endoscopic Deployment, Ryan Ponten
Secondary data analysis: Associations between breastfeeding intention and accurate body size estimation among a female, first-time college student population., Katherine Dabney Powell
Comparative Chemical Characterization of Lunasin-enriched Preparations and Modifications of the Inflammasomes In Vitro, Samuel James Price
Experimental Investigation of Transverse Mode Nozzle Damping, Theron James Price
Targeting Pancreatic Cancer with Synergy, Dexter Puckett
Optimization of Spatial Convolution in ConvNets on Intel KNL, Sangamesh Nagashattappa Ragate
TWO MULTI-OBJECTIVE STOCHASTIC MODELS FOR PROJECT TEAM FORMATION UNDER UNCERTAINTY IN TIME REQUIREMENTS, Fahimeh Rahmanniyay
Faunal Remains as a Potential Indicator of Ritual Behavior: Griffin Rockshelter (40FR151), Connie Marie Randall
Monitoring the Metal Additive Manufacturing Process through Thermographic Data Analysis, Jacob B. Raplee
Utilizing Pregnancy Associated Glycoproteins to improve reproductive efficiency in cattle, Sydney Taylor Reese
Hot Filament Chemical Vapor Deposition of Semiconducting Boron Carbide Thin Films, Michael Dylan Richardson
In Pursuit of a Good Glass and Good Company, Esther Louise Rimer
A Sub-Threshold Low-Power Integrated Bandpass Filter for Highly-Integrated Spectrum Analyzers, Benjamin David Roehrs
Optimization of the NEDM Experiment, Patrick Rogers
Infant Object Recognition: Two- and Three-Dimensional Visual Processing, Alexandra Chelsea Romano
A Predictive Model for Brook Trout Restoration in the Cherokee National Forest, Caylor Garrett Romines
Snapshot of Rural Appalachian High School Students' College-Going and STEM Perceptions, Pamela Rosecrance
Determining sources of nitrate in the semi-arid Rio Grande using nitrogen and oxygen isotopes, Diego Alberto Sanchez Hernandez
Improving the Adhesion of Glass/Polypropylene (Glass/PP) and High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) Surfaces by Open Air Plasma Treatment, Vidyarani Sangnal Matt Durandhara Murthy
Developing the First Phase of Warehouse Storage Design in High-Mix, Low-Volume or Service-Centric Organizations, Gurudatt Bhaskar Sanil
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