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Masters Theses
Masters Theses from 2016
Parenting Emerging Adults Who Game Excessively: Parents’ Lived Experiences, Linda Lee Haleigh Russell
Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Ligand for Use on Rhodium Paddlewheel Complexes, Gavin J. Rustin
Classifying Nominal Voltage of Electric Power Transmission Lines Using Remotely-Sensed Data, Erik Herman Schmidt
Microbial Extracellular Enzymes in Marine Sediments: Methods Development and Potential Activities in the Baltic Sea Deep Biosphere, Jenna Marie Schmidt
Identification of potential bacterial surrogates for validation of thermal inactivation processes of hepatitis A virus, Marcel Schmidt
A Computational Evaluation of Transonic Wind Tunnel Wall Interference on High Aspect Ratio Models in the Arnold Engineering Development Complex 16 Foot Transonic Tunnel, William Calain Schuman
TECTONICS OF PART OF THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU: DATA FROM DETAILED GEOLOGIC MAPPING AND SUBSURFACE MAPPING OF STRATIGRAPHIC HORIZONS IN OIL AND GAS WELLS, Paul Levader Scruggs
A Feasibility Study of Just-in-Time Asthma Self-Management Intervention, Phillip Charles Scruggs
CONTEXTUAL TYPOLOGIES: SYNTHESIZING TIMELESS ARCHITECTURE TYPOLOGICAL DETAILS IN THE CLASSICAL URBAN FABRIC OF CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, Denver George Sells
A Crisis of Friendship: Calculation and Betrayal in Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice and Othello, the Moor of Venice, Kristi Rene Sexton
Preliminary Investigation for the Development of Surrogate Debris from Nuclear Detonations in Marine-Urban Environments, Adam G. Seybert
POOR METAPHORS: HOW LANGUAGE MAKES, AND HOW ANALYZING POPULAR STEREOTYPES CAN CHALLENGE, SOCIAL ATTITUDES THAT QUESTION THE VALUE OF THE ECONOMICALLY OPPRESSED IN A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY, Jacob Patrick Sharbel
Advancement of Computational Nuclear Fuel and Safeguard Tools, Nathan Shoman
Family Environment Variables and Adjustment Outcomes in Appalachian Youth: The Moderating Role of Participation in Extracurricular Activities, Rebecca Lee Shorter
Optimizing Cash Flows and Minimizing Simultaneous Turnovers in Operating Room Scheduling, Mohit Shukla
Tagamajig: Image Recognition via Crowdsourcing, Gregory Martin Simpson
Mathematics Education from a Mathematicians Point of View, Nan Woodson Simpson
Freshwater Mussel Growth in the Holston River: Water Quality and Inferences from Sclerochronology, Racemization and Low Precision C14 Dating, Ashley Gwendolynn Slater
A Proposal for the Inclusion of Jazz Theory Topics in the Undergraduate Music Theory Curriculum, Alexis Joy Smerdon
Effect of Music Tempo on Self-Selected Exercise Intensity in Untrained Women: A Proof of Concept Study, Kayla Nicole Smitherman
Virtue, Knowledge, and Goodness, Marlin Ray Sommers
EVALUATION OF TOTAL MERCURY AND METHYLMERCURY CONCENTRATIONS OF TERRESTRIAL INVERTEBRATES ALONG LOWER EAST FORK POPLAR CREEK IN OAK RIDGE, TENNESSEE, Chelsea Lynden Standish
Measurement of Water Ice Accumulation on a First Surface Gold Mirror under Cryogenic, High-Vacuum Conditions, William Hayden Stevens
DEVELOPMENT OF A DATABASE FOR RAPID APPROXIMATION OF SPACECRAFT RADIATION DOSE DURING JUPITER FLYBY, Sarah Gilbert Stewart
Laser diagnostics of C2H4 and CH4 from n-butane pyrolysis, Liu Su
Contrasting Soil Management Practice, Nitrogen Source, and Harvest Method Effects on Corn Production in Ohio and Tennessee, Casey Theresa Sullivan
Activating the Edge Defragmenting the City of Atlanta, Allison Marie Summers
The College Scorecard: A New Player in the Game, Cynthia J. Sweet
Retained Ownership Profitability of Beef Cattle Originating in Tennessee, Minfeng Tang
Correction to Luminosity Measurement for the Pixel Luminosity Telescope at CMS, Krishna Thapa
Tennessee Extension Professionals' Engagement in Professional Associations: Attitudes and Perceptions, Justin Bryan Thomas
STUDY OF MAGNETO-OPTICAL BEHAVIORS AT A FERROMAGNETIC/ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR INTERFACE, Jeremy Tyler Tisdale
Remittance Behavior of US Immigrants, Nathan Edward Trombley
Fostering Foreign Language Learning Through Game Design, Brooke Elyse Tybush
Improving Aedes Mosquito Surveillance and La Crosse Virus Screening in Eastern Tennessee, Cassandra Urquhart
Tracking Trajectories: Charting Changes of Late Archaic Shell Ring Formation and Use, Martin Peter Walker
DEEPLY ROOTED: A FEASIBILITY STUDY TESTING THE POTENTIAL FOR AMS DATING THROUGH PALEOETHNOBOTANICAL RECOVERY METHODS AT THE TOPPER SITE (38AL23), Sarah Elizabeth Walters
A Morphometric Examination of Cranial Vault Modification in the Middle Cumberland Region of Central Tennessee, Gregory James Wehrman
IMPROVING VENTRICULAR CATHETER DESIGN THROUGH COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS, Sofy Hefets Weisenberg
Impacts of Biofumigation and Anaerobic Soil Disinfestation on Strawberry Production, Jennifer Renee’ Wheeler
Effects of Bullying and Victimization on Friendship Selection, Reciprocation, and Maintenance in Elementary School Children, Marisa Lynn Whitley
The modulating role of motor action anticipation in relation to visual attention to a scene, Rebecca Faith Wiener
A Bayesian Approach to Aerial Localization of Radioactive Sources, Robert Blake Wilkerson
Memorializing Authentic Heritage: An Examination of the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, Katherine Elizabeth Williams
Optical Sensors for the Analysis of Alcohols in Fuels, Kendhl Kate Witt
Gra[in]vincible, Kimberly Ann Wojcik
AIR MASS FREQUENCY, TRENDS, AND STAGNATION IN THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION OF THE U.S.A., 1965–2014, Shannon Lynn Woolfolk
Epidemiology of Toxoplasma gondii and a survey of other parasites in the West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus), Heidi Lynn Wyrosdick
Tracking of Human Joints Using Twist and Exponential Map, Xiaodong Yang
Effects of Wider Step Width on Knee Biomechanics in Obese and Healthy-Weight Participants During Stair Ascent, Derek Scott Yocum
Dynamic Monitoring and Life Prediction of Internal Strain-Gage Balances, David Leon Yoder
An Economic Evaluation of a Biofuel Supply Chain Utilizing Multiple Feedstocks, Huaqi Zhang
Macro-Level Classification Yard Capacity Modeling, Licheng Zhang
Scheduling for Timely Passenger Delivery in a Large Scale Ride Sharing System, Yang Zhang
Automatic Sleep Stages Classification, Maryam Zokaeinikoo
Masters Theses from 2015
A Computational, Topological Approach to ICU Mortality Rate Prediction with Data Relationship Realization, Adam Michael Aaron
Effective Education on Consumers' Food Safety Knowledge, Perceptions, and Behaviors at Local Area Farmers' Markets, Molly Louise Albin
Human and Black Bear Interactions in Buncombe County, North Carolina, from 1993–2013, Adam Guy Alsamadisi
A Content Analysis of Gender Stereotypes in Contemporary Teenage Magazines, Umana Anjalin
Reconnecting the Urban Web: Chicago's Failed Olympic Hope, Eric Archer
Chemical Disinfectants for the Inactivation of the Emerging Foodborne Aichi Virus, Andres Ignacio Arreaza
Assessment of Pityophthorus juglandis colonization characteristics and implications for further spread of thousand cankers disease, Jackson Audley
Mechanisms for Social Influence, Jeremy David Auerbach
Incorporation of High-k HfO2 Thin Films in a-IGZO Thin Film Transistor Devices, Aaron Hamilton Bales
Computational and Experimental Studies of Ca12Al14O33, Mayenite, Elijah Duncan Barlow
An Experiment to Chronometrically Examine the Effects of Self-Controlled Feedback on the Performance and Learning of a Sequential Timing Task, Andrew Duvier Bass
Comparison of Seed Yield, Oil and Phenotypic Traits Among Selected Parents and Crosses of Niger, Victoria Grace Benelli
A Comparative Faunal Analysis of British Military Contexts at Brimstone Hill Fortress, St. Kitts, West Indies, Callie Roller Bennett
The In Vivo Effect of Osmolytes on Folate Metabolism, Timkhite-Kulu Berhane
Conformational Dynamics of Cytochrome P450cam Upon Ligand Binding, Ana Virginia Bernal Gomez
Studies of High Temperature Hydrogen Related Damage in Welded Carbon Steel Components used in Refineries, Maneel Bharadwaj
Mass Table Calculations with Nuclear Density Functional Theory, Noah Watson Birge
The Individual and Relational Role Balance Scale (IRRBS): A Preliminary Scale Development and Validation Study, Jennifer Lynn Bishop
Late Tertiary tectonic uplift in the southern and central Appalachians, Mary Sheela Biswal
SOUNDING IDENTITY: SOUNDSCAPES, MUSIC, AND TECHNOCULTURE IN THE CHINESE DIASPORA OF PANAMA, Corey Michael Blake
Impact of International Student Teachers on a New South Wales, Australia Community Over Ten Years: A Qualitative Study, Derek Anthony Brawner
„I am God“ und „FEMEN Akbar“: Die Beziehung der aktivistischen Frauenrechtsbewegung FEMEN zu Christentum und Islam, Lisa Breddermann
Confirming Resistance to Prodiamine and Glyphosate in a Single Annual Bluegrass (Poa annua L.) Biotype from Tennessee, Shane Matthew Breeden
A New Adaptive Landscape: Urbanization as a Strong Evolutionary Force, Lauren Christie Breza
INFLUENCE OF HABITAT MANIPULATIONS ON NORTHERN BOBWHITE RESOURCE SELECTION ON A RECLAIMED SURFACE MINE, Jarred Milford Brooke
Integrating Engineering and Social Aspects in Selecting Stormwater Control Measures (SCMs), Maudy Indriani Budipradigdo
Impurity Effects in All-Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries, Andrew William Burch
Community Identity: Place and the South Knoxville Waterfront, Nicholas Joseph Burger
Real-time Spectroscopic Analysis of Microalgal Adaptation to Changing Environmental Conditions, Robert Ked Byrd
Injective Modules And Divisible Groups, Ryan Neil Campbell
A High Pressure Cell for Spark Plasma Sintering, Justin Robert Carmichael
Effects of low-dose naltrexone on feed intake, growth, endocrine and immune parameters in the recently-weaned pig, Ashley Christine Carter
Interactions among insect defoliation, insecticide treatments, and growth rate in American and hybrid chestnuts, Ashley Elizabeth Case
Evaluation of Multiple Disinfection Methods to Mitigate Contaminated Irrigation Water, Tianju Chang
Implementation of a Neuromorphic Development Platform with DANNA, Jason Yen-Shen Chan
Modelling Supercomputer Maintenance Interrupts: Maintenance Policy Recommendations, Jagadish Cherukuri
Requirements for a Computer Code System for the Development and Maintenance of Target Sets, Christopher Chwasz
Ion Irradiation Characterization Studies of MAX Phase Ceramics, Daniel William Clark
Cattle Producers East of the 100th Meridian: A Study of Afforestation Adoption and Use of Pasture Management Practices, Hannah Sage Claytor
iCloudECG: A Mobile Cardiac Telemedicine System, David S. Clifford