Masters Theses
Masters Theses from 2014
Comparing Models of Demographic Subpopulations, Jessica Jones Moehl
Production of Nuclear Debris Surrogates for Forensic Methods Development, Joshua James Molgaard
Using Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometric Based Metabolomics to Determine the Metabolic Differences due to Low Temperature or Genetic Mutation in Salmonella enterica, Nicole Rhonda Mooney
Evaluating Pollination Ecology of the Endangered Pityopsis Ruthii (Small) Small (Asteraceae), Philip Anthony Moore
A Quantitative Evaluation of Pilot-in-the-Loop Flying Tasks Using Power Frequency and NASA TLX Workload Assessment, Antonio Gemma Moré
agri[culture]: an alternate paradigm for the american landscape, Melissa Erin Morris
The Effect of Local Element Density on Processing of Visual Hierarchical Patterns: An Infant ERP Study, Sara M. Mosteller
Tillage, Cover Crop and Nitrogen Fertilization Effects on Soil Microbial Carbon Dynamics under Long-term Cotton Production, Molefi Jacob Mpheshea
Design and Model of the Frame for HAGRiD (Hybrid Array of Gamma Ray Detectors), Santiago Munoz
A Lean Information Management Model for Efficient Operations of an Educational Entity at the University of Tennessee, Harshitha Muppaneni
The Role of Leader Communication Patterns, LMX, and Interactional Justice in Employee Emotional Exhaustion and Outcomes, Ashley Danae Nelson
Optimal Control of Energy Efficient Buildings, Cale David Nelson
Impact of Portion Size of Fruit Juice on Fruit Juice Consumption and Overall Energy Intake During a Snack in Preschoolers, Erin Margaret Norton
Measuring Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Flux of Agricultural Practices in Sub-Saharan Africa, Debra Blumberg O'Dell
Characterization of Lithium-6 as a Commercial Helium-3 Alternative for Nuclear Safeguards and Security, Alexander Martin Okowita
Development of a Testing Platform for Secondary-Use Electric Vehicle Batteries as Community Energy Storage Systems, Thomas Benjamin Ollis
Protective Coating of Titanium Diboride Reinforcement Particulates for Improvement of Titanium Metal Matrix Composite Armor Systems, Robert Cody Pack
An Evaluation of Void Formation in Ex-Service and Creep Tested HP Alloy Tubing Used for Hydrocarbon Reforming, Zane William Fox Palmer
Adomian Decomposition of the Flowfield in a Simulated Rocket Motor, Jeisson Juliany Parra
A Sensor for Oxygen in a Potassium-Sodium Alloy, Michael George Pastis
“Wir streiken!”: Music and Political Activism in Cold War Germany, John Tyler Patty
String Quartet, Zachary Pentecost
Metal Chronometry for Pre-Detonation Nuclear Forensics Applications, Edward Thomas Peskie
Population Ecology of Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) on a Reclaimed Surface Mine, David Cole Peters
Managing the Brand: Administrative Structure of the Hidden Profession of Collegiate Trademark Licensing, Katrina M. Phelps
Using Audio/Visual Media to Increase the Sociological Imagination of an Adolescent Audience, Jon Cariba Phoenix
Do Plants Play a Part in Student Satisfaction?, Amanda Diane Plante
BLOCK 271, Reviving an Industrial Artifact, Jared Thomas Pohl
Attention, Hyperactivity, and Cognitive Performance in Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Brianna Elizabeth Pollock
Digital-to-Analog Converter Interface for Computer Assisted Biologically Inspired Systems, Nicholas Conley Poore
Cimmerian River: A Concerto for Cello and Orchestra, Nicholas David Powell
Diversity and function of sulfur cycling microorganisms in sediments from Subglacial Lake Whillans, Antarctica, Alicia Marie Purcell
Graphics Processing Unit Bloom Filters: Classical and Probabilistic, Joshua Michael Pyle
Hybrid Rocket Design Study Utilizing Nozzle Cooling and Aft-End Vortex Oxidizer Injection, John Nicholas Quigley
The Complementing Condition in Elasticity, Lavanya Ramanan
Using Predictive and Descriptive Models to Improve Nurse Staff Planning and Scheduling, Kelcee Storme Ramsey
Joint Reaction Force and Contributions of Surrounding Muscles to Knee Joint Load during Stair Ascent in Total Knee Replacement Patients and Healthy Individuals, Robert Jacob Rasnick
A step towards understanding of the molecular basis of ligand promiscuity in the aminoglycoside modifying enzymes, Sherin R. Raval
Synthetic Turf Surface Temperature Reduction and Performance Characteristics as Affected by Calcined Clay Modified Infill, Eric Hall Reasor
Freshwater Mussels (Bivalvia: Margaritiferidae and Unionidae) of the Buffalo River Drainage, Tennessee, Matthew Philip Reed
A Qualitative Experimental Study of Drag Reduction Devices for Tractor Trailers with Ground Effects, Nicolas Robert Reed
Reviving First Person Understanding in Ethical Inquiry, Matthew Allen Reese
Investigating the Effects of Urbanization on Residual Forest Soils in Knox Co., Tennessee, Benjamin Lee Reichert
The Suppressive Effects of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 and Vitamin D Receptor on Brown Adipocyte Differentiation and Mitochondrial Respiration, Carolyn Jeanne Ricciardi
An Autonomous Online I-V Tracer for PV Monitoring Applications, Cameron William Riley
Dendrogeomorphic Analysis of Debris Slides on Mt. Le Conte, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee, U.S.A., Maegen Lee Rochner
THE BENEFITS OF FFA MEMBERSHIP AS PART OF THE THREE-CIRCLE MODEL IN AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION, Chelsea Brooke Rose
Examining the Functional Consequences of the Flexibility of Aminoglycoside Phosphotransferase (3’)-IIIa, Katelyn Dawn Rosendall
Long-Term Evaluation of Norris Reservoir Operation Under Climate Change, Joseph Patton Rungee II
Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) for Positron Emission Particle Tracking (PEPT) and Turbulence Modeling Validation, Sarah Ridley Rupert
College Environment Behavioral and Perceptions Survey (CEBPS): Using In-Depth Interviews as a Validation Method for Survey Development, Mackenzie Rae Ruppert
Influence of Substrate Orientation on Feeding Kinematics of Algae Grazing Lake Malawi Cichlid Fishes, Maxwell Friedrich Rupp
Laboratory Investigation of Type I and Type II Hardened Cement Emulsified Asphalt Mortar, Tyler E. Rutherford
Microgrid Modeling and Grid Interconnection Studies, Hira Amna Saleem
Climate Drivers of Wildfire Activity in the Magdalena Mountains of New Mexico, U.S.A., Elizabeth Anne Schneider
Biological Variation of Thromboelastography Variables in Ten Healthy Female Horses, Jennifer Lee Scruggs
What Men Do and Other Stories, Larry Joseph Seale
Control of emerging foodborne viruses using cranberry extracts and chemical sanitizers, Snigdha Nitin Sewlikar
Identification of Best Practices for Childhood Nutrition Education Interventions, Kelsey Rebecca Shanklin
Investigating Instabilities with HEC-RAS Unsteady Flow Modeling for Regulated Rivers at Low Flow Stages, Jennifer Kay Sharkey
EXPLORING THE POTENTIAL TO PENETRATE THE ENERGY MARKET FOR TENNESSEE-PRODUCED SWITCHGRASS, FNU Shikha
The Effect of Soluble Soybean Polysaccharide on Crystallization Behavior of Lactose, Xueqian Shi
Willingness to Adopt Best Management Practices by Beef Cattle Producers in a Southeastern Tennessee Watershed, Alicia Marie Signore
A Spatial Analysis of Streambank Heterogeneity and its Contribution to Bank Stability, Paul Vanterpool Simmons
Carbon Sequestration, Carbon Markets, Technical Efficiency and Maize Production Using Conservation Agriculture in Mozambique, Timoteo Eduardo Simone
Integrating Social Media in the Development of a Special Event Population Dynamics Model, Kelly Michelle Sims
Verification of the Shift Monte Carlo Code Using the C5G7 and CASL Benchmark Problems, Nicholas Cameron Sly
A Genomic and Transcriptomic Approach to Understanding Cold Acclimation in Pseudomonas fluorescens HK44, Abby Ellen Smartt
Metamorphic Evolution of Eastern Blue Ridge Calc-Silicates in Southwestern North Carolina, Northeastern Georgia, and Northwestern South Carolina, Gina Brianne Smith
Consumer Perceptions of a Brand's Social Media Marketing, Taylor Michelle Smith
Thorium Research in the Manhattan Project Era, Kirk Frederick Sorensen
Protein-related Knowledge, Perceptions, Sources of Information, and Behaviors Among College-Age Males, Amy Leigh Sparks
MAKE A DELIRIOUS NOISE: Improvising Urbanism in New Orleans, Louisiana, Jason Michael Stark
Carbon-Neutral Design Guidelines for Medium Density Urban Areas in Warm-Humid and Cool-Dry Climates, Jennifer Delane Stewart
Transport of Fecal Pollution Indicators: Impacts from the Land Spreading of Liquid Manure on Water Quality, Derek Lee Street
An evaluation of the feasibility and acceptability of a technology-based pilot program to reduce overweight and obesity among college students, Christine Sumie Sugimoto
Aluminum Monoxide Emission Measurements Following Laser-Induced Breakdown for Plasma Characterization, David Michael Surmick
Empirical evaluation of proxies for the acquisition costs of protected areas suggests care is needed to deliver the promise of cost-effective conservation, Nathan James Sutton
Sonic Environmentalism: God, Nature, and Politics in Olivier Messiaen's Des canyons aux étoiles . . ., Ryan James Taussig
A LOW-POWER APPROACH FOR FRONT END BIOLOGICAL SIGNAL CONDITIONING, Logan Smith Taylor
Adult Attachment, Emotional Intelligence, and Resilience as Correlates of Social Engagement, Academic Engagement, and Confidence of Persistence in College Students, Yacob Tewolde Tekie
An Analysis of Methodological Differences in Longitudinal Studies of Infant Manual Preference, Sabrina Lynn Thurman
AN ANALYSIS OF THE SUSPENDED SEDIMENT RATING CURVE PARAMETERS IN THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN AT THE MONTHLY AND ANNUAL LEVELS, Vi Thi Tuong Tran
Modeling Celiac Disease, Jillian M. Trask
Simulating High Flux Isotope Reactor Core Thermal-Hydraulics via Interdimensional Model Coupling, Adam Ross Travis
A Comprehensive Street Tree and Soil Study along Roadways in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Thomas Murphy Turnbull
Structure Analysis of Sn Bilayer Films on Si (111), Weisong Tu
Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) Habitat Selection on a Reclaimed Surface Mine in Western Kentucky, Ashley Marie Unger
R-FAP: Rapid Functional Annotation of Prokaryotes Using Taxon-specific Pan-genomes and 10-mer Peptides, Jordan Matthew Utley
Aminocyclopyrachlor Efficacy for Non-Cropland Weed Control, José Javier Vargas Almodóvar
Structural analysis of the Tablerock thrust sheet, Grandfather Mountain window, northwestern North Carolina: Emplacement kinematics of a large horse in a major thrust system, Ann Elizabeth Walker
Habitat Selection and Partitioning Among Darters in Two Tributaries of the Clinch River, and Stream Restoration Effects on Substrate Profile, Daniel James Walker
Modeling Integral Fuel Burnable Absorbers Using the Method of Characteristics, Erik Daniel Walker
Radiation-Induced Radicals in Polyurea-Crosslinked Silica Aerogel, Benjamin Michael Walters
The Larsen Motive: a Survey of Motivic Usage in Libby Larsen's Corker, Slang, and String Symphony, III, Shelise Nicole Washington
Knee Biomechanical Characteristics of Knee Unfriendly Movements in 42-form Tai Ji, Chen Wen
Structural and metamorphic evolution of the Haimanta Group: Insights from P-T-t-D path modeling of rocks near the Leo Pargil dome, NW India, Kyle Vincent White
Effects of Organically Enhanced Biofertilizer and Fertilizer Briquettes on Mineral Nutrition, Quality, and Yield of Corn and Soil Health, John Heggie Winings