Masters Theses
Masters Theses from 2014
Molecular mechanisms associated with survival of Salmonella enterica in broiler feed are serovar and strain dependent, Ana Gissel Andino Dubón
Mind, Body and Soul: Performance Landscapes for a Healthy Community, Angelike G. Angelopoulos
Chemical Flux During Event Stormwater Flows in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park: Comparison of Two Streams Varying by Drainage Area and Elevation, Matthew Williams Aplin
Numerical Solution of Stochastic Differential Equations with an Application to an Inhalation Anthrax Model, Kacy Savannah Aslinger
VALUE-ADDED LIGNIN BASED CARBON FIBER FROM ORGANOSOLV FRACTIONATION OF POPLAR AND SWITCHGRASS, Andreas Attwenger
PERFORMANCE OF BEEF CATTLE GRAZING NATIVE WARM-SEASON GRASSES IN AN INTEGRATED FORAGE/BIOFUELS SYSTEM IN THE MID-SOUTH, William Matthew Backus
On the Development of Conductive Textile Antennas, Dounia Baiya
Residential Rebuilding in Rural Haiti Natural Disaster Recovery Strategies, Mallory Lyn Barga
International Student Migration for Development: An Institutional Approach to the Norwegian Quota Scheme, Scott Eric Basford
Evaluating the performance of low-lignin transgenic bioenergy feedstocks in the field, Holly Lauren Baxter
Exploring Biculturality and Beauty Standards through Breast Discourse and Breasted Experience of Sexual Minority Women, Christine Laura Beck
Effects of Different Approach Directions and Sizes of Selected Tennis Forehand Strokes on Knee Biomechanics, Louise Barbara Beggs
Urea as a Nitrogen Source for Microcystis aeruginosa, Bernard Shafer Belisle
Calcitized Evaporites in the Precambrian: Deposition and Diagenesis in a Low Sulfate Ocean, Ashley René Manning Berg
Eruptive Baroque Hysteria in English Neoclassical Literature, Royce Lee Best
Internalized Oppression, Restricted Affection, and Psychological Distress in Asian and Latino Men who have Sex with Men, Nicholas S. Bishop
Effect of Urbanization on Base Flow Hydrology Among Ecoregion II Catchments in Eastern United States, Barry Nolan Blanton
Genetic Variation and Trait Associations for Forage Yield and Quality among F1 Half-Sib Families of Switchgrass, Matthew Eric Bobbitt
Molecular Marker Assisted Backcross Development and Evaluation of an Environmentally Friendly, Commercially Acceptable Low Seed Phytate Soybean, Jeffrey David Boehm Jr.
The Space that Art Makes: The Antagonist Art Movement and Artist Agency, Ruth Marie Bowling
Urban Economics of the Ideal City, William Taylor Brantley
The Hungover Romance of "We", Jonathan Joseph Brehm
Dawning Revelation: An Examination of Developments That Culminated in Estes Kefauver’s Emergence as Political TV Star, Jamie Edward Bumpus
Mineralized microbialites as archives of environmental evolution of a hypersaline lake basin: Laguna Negra, Catamarca Province, Argentina, Joy Buongiorno
Minimal-density, RAID-6 Codes: An Approach for w = 9, Bryan Andrew Burke
Preliminary Design and Evaluation of a Tethered Balloon System with a Constant Volume Torus Envelope for Low Altitude Operations in Light Winds, Khoy Noel Callwood
Comparison of Triangle and Tetrad Discrimination Methodology in Applied, Industrial Manner, Sara Lyn Carlisle
Optimal Location of Cellulosic Ethanol Facilities and Their Impacts on Surface Water Quality in the Southeastern United States, Kevin Eric Cavasos
Shortleaf Pine Sprout Production Capability in Response to Disturbances, David Charles Clabo
The Mechanics of Franz Kafka's 'In der Strafkolonie': A Reading through Verbal Associations, Charles Beck Cochran
URBAN[e] Agriculture Developing an Architecture That Supports Hyper-Localized Agriculture in the Urban Context, Jason Michael Cole
Detecting Tropical Cyclone Signals in Tree Rings of Longleaf Pine (Pinus palustris Mill.), Valdosta, Georgia, U.S.A., Savannah Anne Collins
The Liminal Mirror: The Impact of Mirror Images and Reflections on Identity in The Bloody Chamber and Coraline, Staci Poston Conner
Glyphosate Resistant Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri) management late-season and POST-harvest in corn production systems, Whitney D. Crow
Recapturing Urban Space: An Inhabited Bridge in Nashville, Tennessee, Benjamin Smith Culbertson
Multidimensional CFD Modeling of a Liquid Salt Pebble Bed Heat Transfer Loop, Richard B. Cunningham
INVESTIGATING THE EFFECT(S) OF CONTRASTING NITROGEN (N), PHOSPHORUS (P), AND POTASSIUM (K) FERTILIZER RATES ON CASSAVA TUBER YIELD AND QUALITY AND MAIZE GRAIN YIELD IN SOUTHERN AFRICA, Ivan Bernardo Cuvaca
Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy for Analysis of High Density Methane-Oxygen Mixtures, Matthew Dackman
Equal Standing, Benjamin Thomas Dance
Optimizing Boat Hull and Deck Mold Storage Scheduling with Linear Programming, Tron Bjorn Dareing
An Assessment of Broiler Litter Bacterial Diversity using Next Generation DNA Sequencing, Jack Liu Davitt
Data Analytics of University Student Records, Mark Blaise DeCotes
Hablo Español, You Know? Language and Identity in the Puerto Rican Diaspora, Rachel Ann Denton
Evaluation of Crumb Rubber Dynamics for Improving Athletic Field Quality, Kyley Hampton Dickson
Neural Correlates of Face Processing: Perceptual Narrowing and Categorization, Katherine Claire Dixon
Tennessee Consumers’ Willingness to Pay For Beef Produced in Tennessee, Leah Moore Dobbs
Hardware-In-Loop Evaluation of Microgrid Protection Schemes, Kevin Michael Dowling
Isolation Nation: Representations of the United States in the photographs of Rémi Noël, Pascal Aimar, Yves Marchand and Romain Meffre, Mary Elizabeth Downing
Breaking the Eviction Cycle: Rethinking Design in an Urban Homeless Campsite, Lauren R. Dunn
Impact of supplementing rumen-protected arginine on blood flow parameters and luteinizing hormone concentration in cyclic beef cows consuming endophyte-infected tall fescue seed, Melissa Ann Edwards
Predictors of Termination of Parental Rights Following Allegations of Child Maltreatment, JoAnna Marie Elmquist
Place and Crowdfunding: An Examination of Two Distressed Cities, Brenna Elrod
DRD2 and XKR4: A genetic approach to fescue toxicosis., Kristine Marie Ely
Crystallization Kinetics of Olivine-Phyric Shergottites, Megan Elizabeth Ennis
Effects of Cycling Workload and Cadence on Frontal Plane Knee Load, Ying Fang
Accuracy of SenseWear Armband Mini-Fly for Estimating Energy Expenditure in Normal Weight, Overweight, and Obese Individuals, Bethany MaryAlice Forseth
WORKING AT THE WATER'S EDGE: Reconnecting the people of Charleston with the Water, Maria Ann Fox
Fabrication and Characterization of Cu-Co Alloy Nanoparticles via Pulsed Laser Dewetting, Shaofang Fu
"It Starts with Having a Conversation": Lesbian Student-Athletes' Experience of U.S. NCAA Division I Sport, Jamie Fynes
DEEP SURFACE: engaging the terra viscus, Amanda Nicole Gann
The Energy Expenditure and Feasibility of Two Prenatal Yoga Programs, Doree Lynn Gardner
Rotordynamic Analysis of a Two-Pole Synchronous Motor with Sleeve and Pressure Dam Bearings, Justin Matthew Garrard
Framing Urban Change: Gentrification Discourses in the Media Coverage of the Gülbol Eviction in Berlin, Eric Daniel Gedenk
Emergent Opportunities: Urban Design in Small Town Appalachia, Phillip Geiman
Inactivation of Sporeforming Spoilage Bacteria in Milk and Juice Using Ultra High Pressure Homogenization, Julie Michelle Gidley
Application of botanicals in poultry production to improve microbiological quality, Francisco Javier Gonzalez-Gil
Impact of Matrix Metallopeptidase-9 Supplementation During In Vitro Maturation of Bovine Oocytes, Megan Rene Goodwin
Plant functional traits mediate above- and belowground species interactions in ecological communities, Courtney E. Gorman
Transfer and Survival of Microorganisms to Produce from Surface Irrigation Water, Stuart Jamison Gorman
Thick Target Yield of Th-229 via Low Energy Proton Bombardment of Th-232, Justin Reed Griswold
Evaluation of the over-expression of a Miscanthus x giganteus PPDK (C4ppdk1) in switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) for improved cold temperature C4 photosynthesis, Mathew Christian Halter
The Impact of Acute Bouts of Two Types of Physical Activity on Cognition in Elementary School-Aged Children, Aslynn Courtney Halvorson
Elementary school teachers’ perceptions of the role of physical activity in schools, Amanda Millwood Harrison
Design and Fabrication of a Low-Cost Turbine Engine Component Testbed (TECT), Joshua A. Hartman
Thermal Response Characterization and Low Fluid Velocity Measurements Using Specialized In-Situ Thermocouples Via The Loop Current Step Response Method, Alexander Hashem Hashemian
Exploring Institutional Responses to Climate Change: A case study of adaptation and vulnerability in Hampton Roads, Virginia, Jamie Allison Haverkamp
Assessment of Knoxville, TN’s Urban Landscape Qualities Related to Bikeability Utilizing Cognitive Maps and Visual Assessments, Beth Anne Hawkins
It's a woman's world: Feminist themes from Pride and Prejudice to The Lizzie Bennet Diaries, Amber Naz Haydar
A Hydrological Analysis of Switchgrass Land Cover in East Tennessee, Jordan Avery Hayes
My Lips are Sealed: Whistle-blowing as a Function of Collective and Interpersonal Connections to Social Groups, Amy Kathleen Heger
Effect of a Core Conditioning Program on Lumbar Paraspinal Area, Asymmetry and Pain Score in Military Working Dogs with Lumbosacral Pain, Andrea Leigh Henderson
Improved Forensic Medical Device Security through Eating Detection, Nathan Lee Henry
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, Rebecca Sue Henry
Estimating streambank erosion using GPS-based watershed-scale video mapping and USEPA BANCS for the development of sediment TMDLs, Kelsey Jo Hensley
The Isotope Effect on Proton Conduction and Glass Transition in Phosphoric Acid, Maximilian Ferdinand Heres
A Novel Authentication Method Using Multi-Factor Eye Gaze, Lucas A. Herrera
Neutron Imaging of Lithium (Li) Coolants inside High Temperature Niobium (Nb) Heat Pipes, Brad Harrison Hight
Data Quality Assessment of Continuous Forest Inventory on State Forest Lands in Tennessee, Matthew Wade Holt
Impact of Heat Stress on Germinal Vesicle Breakdown and Lipolytic Changes during In Vitro Maturation of Bovine Oocytes, Leah Marie Hooper
L’imaginaire d’Albert Cossery – une modalité de transcender le temps et l’espace, Lavinia Adina Horner
A New Approach to Optimization of Dynamic Reactive Power Sources Addressing FIDVR Issues, Weihong Huang
The effects of shielding on Non-Destructive Analysis (NDA) and the use of Small-angle Compton scattering to overcome those effects, Cory Jake Hudson
Genetic Variability for Biomass Yield, Yield Components, and Ethanol Yield among Half-sibs of Switchgrass, Eifion Wyn Hughes
Examining the Effects of Communication and Acculturation on Relationship Satisfaction and Postpartum Depressive Symptomatology in Latino Couples, Jessica Andrea Hughes
Belgian identity politics: At a crossroad between nationalism and regionalism, Jose Manuel Izquierdo
Low Temperature Thermally Activated CVD of Silicon on Molybdenum for Oxidation Protection, Brian C. Jolly