Masters Theses
Masters Theses from 2015
Symmetry Detection in Integer Linear Programs, Jonathan David Schrock
Physiological Evaluation and Root Morphological Differences associated with Novel Drought Tolerant Corn (Zea mays L.) Hybrids, Austin Gentry Scott
MODELING WATER QUALITY FOR SWITCHGRASS CROP PRODUCTION: IMPLICATIONS FOR BIOENERGY SUSTAINABILITY IN EAST TENNESSEE, Zachariah Tzvi Seiden
Modeling Radiation-Induced Segregation in Ferritic-Martensitic Steels, Aaron Patrick Selby
Enzyme Catalyzed Alginate Nanogels for Drug Delivery, Danna Nichole Sharp
Radiation-Hardened Data Acquisition System Based on a Mask-programmable Analog Array, Jacob Hunter Shelton
Effects of Varus Knee Alignment and Using Toe-cages on Frontal Plane Knee Biomechanics in Stationary Cycling, Guangping Shen
The Effect of Advertising on Male Body Image Disturbance: A Content Analysis of Male Models in Esquire Magazine Ads from 1955-2005, Zienab Ahmed Mohamed Shoieb
EXAMINING SOCIAL INTERACTION BEHAVIORS OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES ENGAGED IN PROJECT TRIPS, Heather Leigh Shultz
Evaluation of a natural antimicrobial-based sanitizer as an alternative to chlorine for reducing foodborne pathogenic bacteria on organic produce, Ellen Rebecca Simmons
A Molecular and Morphological Investigation of the Springtail Genus Orchesella (Collembola: Entomobryomorpha: Entomobryidae), Catherine Louise Smith
Raccoon Scavenging and the Taphonomic Effects on Early Human Decomposition and PMI Estimation, Jacob K. Smith
Do increases in fruit intake lead to substitutive eating patterns and decreases in overall energy intake in normal weight adults?, Shireen Amanda Sobhani
Comparison of Activation Enthalpies for Aminoglycoside Modification Reactions, Brittany Sterling Soto
Where The Roads Meet: Intersecting Perspectives on Community Literacy, Valerie Segar Spence
Biodegradable Nano-Hybrid Polymer Composite Networks for Regulating Cellular Behavior, Charles Henley Sprague
[Re]Constructing Community: A Strategy for Post-Disaster Recovery, Ryan James Stechmann
OPTIMIZATION OF TITANIUM LIQUID/GAS DIFFUSION LAYERS IN PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE ELECTROLYZER CELLS, Stuart McCoy Steen
Effects of Optical Sensing and Variable Rate Technology on Nitrogen Fertilizer Use, Lint Yields, and Profitability in Cotton Production, Melissa Reynolds Stefanini
Characterization of Convective Heat Transfer Coefficients of a Self-Aspirated Hot Gas Temperature Probe, Samuel David Stephens
Impact of Fuel Rod Coatings on Reactor Performance and Safety, Ian Robert Stewart
Addressing Nature Deficiency With Outdoor Classrooms, Leah Ann Sullivan
Doping of Fluorchlorozirconate and Borate-Silica Glass Ceramics for Medical Imaging and Fast Neutron Scintillation, Julie Elizabeth Swafford
American Sign Language Curriculum and Materials, Michelle Grace Swaney
Non-residential pedestrian access to transit systems: a GIS modeling application, Luis Miguel Taboada
From MPI to OpenSHMEM: Porting LAMMPS, Chunyan Tang
Stream of Change: An urban stream resurgence through a water-centric approach to redevelopment, Jessica Graydon Taylor
Network-Based Development in Chattanooga, Tennessee: Processes and Potentials, Kathryn Ansley Taylor
CFD Analysis of Viscosity Effects on Turbine Flow Meter Performance and Calibration, Carl Tegtmeier
EXTENDING THE LEAN LIMIT OF METHANE-AIR MIXTURES BY OXYGEN, NITROGEN AND CARBON DIOXIDE INJECTION IN THE GAP OF THE SPARK PLUG’S ELECTRODES, Artem Alexandrov Temerev
CMOS Current-Frequency Signal Processing Unit for Bioimplantable Sensors, Madeline Nicole Threatt
The Campaign for Urban Eco-Literacy: Communicating ecological principles in the urban landscape, Whitney Suzanne Tidd
Making Meaning of the Illness Experience: Narratives of Partners of Cancer Survivors, Heather Nicole Tidwell
A Hardware Based Audio Event Detection System, Jacob Daniel Tobin
Manipulating Adipose Tissue Fatty Acid Oxidation to Reduce Fatness in Broiler Chickens, Tania Emmanuelle Torchon
Exploring Connections Between Prenatal Physical Activity and Breastfeeding, Emily Alexandria Tucker
Value Stream Segmentation and New Product Development, Richard Lee Vaughn
AN ETHNO-HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY IN DOWNTOWN KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE BEFORE AND AFTER URBAN RENEWAL, Anne Victoria
Potential Interaction between Pre- and Post-Emergence Herbicides and the Efficacy of Insecticide and Fungicide Seed Treatments in Cotton, Cory Joseph Vineyard
Durability of Lightweight Concrete for Bridge Decks, Andrew McCullough Wagner
Spatial Variation in Fine Sediment and Microbial Transport along Stream Cross Sections: Implications to Modeling and Monitoring, Thomas Michael Walton
Spectacle, Consumer Capitalism, and the Hyperreality of the Mediated American Jury Trial: the French Perspective on O.J. Simpson, Casey Anthony, and Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Bailey Miller Wamp
Exploring how Clean Water Act enforcement influences stream macroinvertebrate communities, Shelby Renee Burks Ward
Recommendations for Teachers and Researchers: Supporting Female Learners of Secondary Mathematics: A Review of Literature, Lauren Ashley Watts
Stand Dynamics of a Unique Pygmy Forest, El Malpais National Monument, New Mexico, U.S.A, Sarah Jones Wayman
Entropy and the Economy of Violence: Anthropophagy and Sacrificial Violence in Late Modernity, Benjamin Corey Webster
Developing Social Justice Competence in Group Work through Intergroup Dialogue Co-Facilitation, Brittany White
Geographic Distribution and Genetic Diversity of Bakernema inaequale, Kimberly Joanna Noce Whitlock
LEGACY and DWELLING: The Role of Manufactured Housing in Central Appalachia, Steven Mark Whitmore II
Myth y la magia: Magical Realism and the Modernism of Latin America, Hannah R. Widdifield
Near-Infrared (2 – 4 micron) spectroscopy of Near-Earth Asteroids: A search for OH/H2O on small planetary bodies, Nathanael Richard Wigton
Layers of Staro Sajmište [Re]Opening Dialog, Jared Samuel Wilkins
The Effect of Lecithin on Inactivation by Eugenol of Escherichia coli O157:H7, Sasha Marie Wilkinson
Middleware and Services for Dynamic Adaptive Neural Network Arrays, Joshua Caleb Willis
Long-term Impacts of Conservation Management Practices on Soil Carbon Storage, Stability, and Utilization under Cotton Production in West Tennessee, Candace Brooke Wilson
Strontium Monoxide Measurements in Methane-air Flames, Bobby J. Wimberly
Diatomic Carbon Measurements with Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy, Michael Jonathan Witte
Prevalence and Correlates of Suicidal Ideation among Court-Referred Male Perpetrators of Intimate Partner Violence, Caitlin Wolford-Clevenger
Accuracy of Energy Expenditure Predictions and Activity Identification in Consumer-Based Activity Monitors, James Andrew Woodman
Evaluation of Fuel Flow Measurement Uncertainty in a Turbine Engine Test Cell, Paul Andrew Wright
Subfunctionalization of Ethylene Receptors and Homology Modeling of Cytosolic Domains in Arabidopsis thaliana, Sai Keerthana Wuppalapati
A Comprehensive Evaluation of Benthic Invertebrate Communities in the Emory River, Watts Bar Reservoir, TN, Suzanne Jane Young
Cell Impedance Sensing System Based on Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanofibers, Yongchao Yu
Economic and Environmental Optimization in the Supply of Switchgrass in Tennessee, Jia Zhong
Spatiotemporal analysis of taxi availability and pick-ups: A case study of Suzhou, China, Yicong Zhong
Masters Theses from 2014
A New Framework to estimate Pedestrians' Transit Demand from Discrete Mode Choice Modelling applied toward the Prioritization of Pedestrian Infrastructure Investments in Knoxville, TN, Dua Ahmad Mohammad Abdelqader
Three Justifications for Support of Female Student Affairs Professionals, Anna Filipek Adams
Augmentation of Delusion, Christopher Lynn Adams
Localization of chemoreceptors in Azospirillum brasilense., Anastasia Aksenova
Ideology and Interdisciplinary Science Graduate Education Reform, Benjamin Harrison Allen
A MULTIDIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS OF THE GREAT GREEN WALL: THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL EFFECTS OF REAFFORESTATION IN SENEGAL, Anna Eugenia Alsobrook
Sexual Possible Selves in Emerging Adulthood, Kristin Michelle Anders
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