Masters Theses
Masters Theses from 2022
RUMEN BIOGEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS AND THEIR IMPACT ON MICROBIAL AND METABOLOME VARIATION, Macey P. Soltis
The Conflict of Rights in the Moral Community, Rebecca Spicer-Keller
CHARACTERIZATION OF THE FECAL MICROBIOME IN DOGS RECEIVING MEDICAL MANAGEMENT FOR CONGENITAL PORTOSYSTEMIC SHUNTS, Nathan Squire
Music as a Representational Medium: Representation in Arnold Schoenberg's "A Survivor from Warsaw", Lucy S. Terrell
A Study Comparing “Better Body Bags” Versus Standard White Body Bags to Estimate Relative Preservation of Human Genomic and Morphological Information, Serena A. Thariath
Unprofessional Communication in the Workplace, Lilli Tillman
Impacts of Summer Drought and Climate Change Conditions on Hydropower Resources and Power System Reliability in the PJM Region, William J. Tingen II
Structural Steel Connection Design For Tensile Rupture by Advanced Inelastic Analysis, Kaylalyn H. Truman-Jarrell
Redundant Kinematics Solution for a Combined 6DOF Robotic Manipulator and 2DOF Part Positioner in a WAAM Application, Ethan C. Vals
PSYCHOLOGICAL FLEXIBILITY, MUSIC PERFORMANCE ANXIETY, AND PERCEIVED PERFORMANCE QUALITY: A CORRELATIONAL STUDY WITH UNIVERSITY MUSIC STUDENTS, Tracy Lianne Viator
Staphylococcal Surface Proteins as Vaccine Candidates for the Control of Staphylococcal Mastitis in Dairy Cows, Jessica Jean Vidlund
ENiGMA - Ongoing development towards novel beta-decay spectroscopy station at ISOLDE, Philipp Wagenknecht
Ice Recrystallization Inhibition and Ice-nucleating Promotion Activity of Bile Salts, Zhihong Wang
TEXTURE AND COMPOSITION OF AN ARID-CLIMATE WEATHERING PROFILE AND THE LINK BETWEEN BEDROCK AND DERIVED SEDIMENT COMPOSITION, Kristan Leigh Watkins
Complex Planting Patterns for Increasing the Structural Diversity of Shortleaf Pine Restoration Plantings, Jacob L. Webster
Improving water and plant growth regulator (PGR) management practices in cotton: Cultivar physiological responses and PGR rates, Kurt Wedegaertner
Negative Realism: Reading the Novels of John Williams, William Wells
Effects of Small and Normalized Q-Factor Changes and Knee Alignment on Knee Biomechanics During Stationary Cycling, Jacob D. Wilbert
Iron Nanoparticles for Magnetic Imaging Applications, Aleia Williams
THE COMING OF THE ANATOLIANS: MOBILITY, CONFLICT, AND PIRACY IN THE EARLY BRONZE AGE AEGEAN, Natalie M. Yeagley
Tennessee Value-Added Dairy: State of the Industry, Consumer Perceptions, and Investment Opportunities, Caitlin Zaring
Impact of fatty acid on markers of exocrine pancreatic stimulation, Yunyi Zhang
The Islands Project for Managing Populations in Genetic Training of Spiking Neural Networks, Chaohui Zheng
Masters Theses from 2021
Effect of Radiation on Bond Behavior Between Concrete and Steel Bar: Development of Experimental Protocol, Mohammed Abdelrahman
Assessing Mechanical Performance of Dissimilar Steel Systems Made Via Wire-Arc Additive Manufacturing, Obed Daniel Acevedo
Optimal and Model Free Control of Tumor Immune Interaction Dynamic to Schedule Cancer Treatments, Mohamed Alsager
Bears in Big South Fork: A Spatially Explicit Density Estimate of a Reintroduced Population, Joshua D. Alston
Development of an Encrypted Wireless System for Body Sensor Network Applications, Kendra Anderson
Decomposition Approach to Parametric Nonconvex Regression; Nuclear Resonance Analysis, Jordan L. Armstrong
Examining the maternal investment of the calyptra and its influence on the sporophyte offspring, Alessandra Marie Cabrera Aromin
THE FACTORS INFLUENCING THE LEADER’S PERCEPTIONS OF SUCCESS OF DAIRY COOPERATIVES: THE CASE OF CUMBAL NARIÑO’S DAIRY ASSOCIATIONS, Omar Efren Aza Fuelantala
Examining the empirical relationship between subjective fatigue and employee work engagement in a heavy workload manufacturing environment, Prashanth Balasubramanian
Unearthing Tree Symbolism in Song: A Sentiment Analysis, Shannon L. Bayliss
Temperature Sensitive Paint Investigation of a Cylinder Induced Shockwave Boundary Layer Interaction, Caleb Bell
Regenerative Effects of Patch Cut Harvests at Natchez Trace State Forest, Joshua K. Biggerstaff
Ancient ancestors for modern practices: An evolutionary concept analysis of digital marginalia, Brianna Blackwell
Variables Related to Viral Load and CD4 Variance in Men Living with HIV, Natalie Christine Blocher
The Chamber of Prayer: Oratorio Without Words, Hyowon Bong
Dissolved Organic Carbon and the Potential Role to Stream Acidity in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Jason R. Brown
A Secure Architecture for Defense Against Return Address Corruption, Grayson J. Bruner
Design and Simulation of a Supervisory Control System for Hybrid Manufacturing, Michael Buckley
The Political Turn in First-Year Composition: Student and Instructor Perspectives on Politics, Demagoguery, and Democratic Deliberation, Jacob T. Buller-Young
Debt Delivered: The Predatory Inclusion of a Rent-to-Own Chain in the Treasure Valley, Jeff Cates
Modeling and Quality Analysis of Radio Frequency Heating of Low Moisture Foods, Qianyi Chen
Design of a Cable-Driven Manipulator for Large-Scale Additive Manufacturing, Phillip Chesser
Impact of Urbanization Gradients and Stormwater Input on the Microbial Community Structure within Impaired Low-Order Streams, Charles Cianciolo
Relative Soybean Response to Aminocyclopyrachlor, 2,4-D, Dicamba, and Aminopyralid, Trey I. Clark
Impacts of Red Clover Isoflavones on Tall Fescue Toxicosis in Beef Cattle, Juan F. Cordero Llarena
Evaluation of Robust Deep Learning Pipelines Targeting Low SWaP Edge Deployment, David Carter Cornett
Seasonality, Distribution, and Biological Control of Crapemyrtle Bark Scale, A New Invasive Threat in Tennessee, Amira Cornish
Feeding Behavior and Influence of Hemp Varieties and Fertilization Rates on Damage Caused by Corn Earworm, Helicoverpa zea, Julian Cosner
QUEER SPACES, RELIGIOUS PLACES: SHARING RISK AND MAKING KIN WITHIN A QUEER CHURCH AMIDST A PANDEMIC, Sadie V. Counts
Contemporary Black Civil Rights Activism Strategies in East Tennessee: Gaining Economic and Political Power in the Black Community, Lily Joy Crosby
USING SURVEY DATA TO UNDERSTAND RIDESOURCING IN TENNESSEE: WHO, WHERE, WHEN, AND WHY?, Cassidy Kilmer Crossland
Machine Learning Applications for Waveform Analysis, Micah R. Cruz
An assessment of small game hunters’ and trappers’ motivations, satisfaction, and constraints, Kiley Davan
Chemical Elemental Analysis Using Portable X-ray Fluorescence as a Means of Sorting Commingled Human Remains, Matthew Mikal Davis
A Communications Testbed for Testing Power Electronic Agent Systems, Benjamin R. Dean
Screening for Cry proteins with unique receptors in fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) and corn earworm (Helicoverpa zea), Aria C. Deluna
Self-Identity and Risk Mitigation Behavior: Self-Protecting Masks Mandate, Mallory L. Denning
Evaluation of Medicaid Expansion on Food Insecurity Amongst Households with a Disability, Trinity Douglass
Relationships between Postpartum Anxiety, Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy, and Breastfeeding Exclusivity, Rachel Eichholtz
Pollinator Community Homogenization and Pollination Services in Agroecosystems, Devon S. Eldridge .
LiDAR evaluation of the structural complexity of multi-cropped white oak (Quercus alba) and pine (Pinus spp.) plantings in east Tennessee, USA, Bret Alan Elgersma
Evaluation of the Remote Provision of Local Food Assistance and Access Resources (FAAR) Training Program, Julianne Evans
Impacts of anthropogenic change on plant reproduction and fitness, Alexandra S. Faidiga
Life History, Diet and Habitat of the Federally Endangered Laurel Dace (Chrosomus saylori), Shawna M. Fix
Vorticity and Kinematic Analysis of the Cordillera Blanca Shear Zone, Peru, Corey Flynn
Expanding Band Parameter Analysis Methods for HED Meteorites and V-type Asteroids, Noah Adm Haverkamp Frere
Examining Messaging Strategies of Virtual Reality Companies on Instagram, Brian Galloway
Investigation of the Rupture Initiation and Mechanical Performance of Alumina Port Covers for Integrated Rocket Ramjet Systems, Haley R. Goldston
Radiation Effects on Lithium Indium Diselenide Semiconductors as Neutron Imaging Detectors, Robert M. Golduber
Investigating microbial genes involved in plant colonization and the effects on plant microbiome assembly, David Grant
Designing Polymer Materials for Improved Additive Manufacturing, Kaizhong Guan
I Am Woman: The Complicated Relationship between Fairy Mistresses, Virgin Martyrs, and the Medieval Patriarchy, Katherine A. Haire
Molecular Markers Within and Beyond Viburnum: A Single Set of SSRs for an Immense Genus, Trinity Paige Hamm
Nutritional Effects on Scrotal Circumference, Motility and Morphology of Spermatozoa and Cytokine Concentrations within Seminal Plasma of Beef Cattle, Taylor D. Harrison
The Development and Implementation of a Testing Regime for a Laser Spectroscopy Sample Chamber, Jonathan D. Hartman
Evaluating a Nutritional Supplement in Enhancing the Effectiveness of Selective Dry Cow Therapy, Kody Hash
NEURAL ACTIVATION DURING DIMENSIONAL LABEL LEARNING PREDICTS DIMENSONAL ATTENTION, Hollis Heim
Design and Experimental Evaluation of a Small-Scale Buckling Restrained Brace Analog, Lindsay K. Helferich
Quantifying Tree Canopy Contributions to Stormwater Runoff Reductions in Urban Watersheds of the Southeastern United States, Matthew C. Howard
Immigration et Émigration dans le ventre de l’Atlantique de Fatou Diome : les dessous pathétiques d’une odyssée à travers l’Afrique au Sud du Sahara., EMILE ANOH KABLAN
eYield: Testing the Adoption and Outcomes of a Novel Online Growth and Yield Model, Timothy S. Kane
Experimental Investigation of Spray Cooling/Heating of a Near-Isothermal Hydro-Pneumatic Energy Storage System, Saiid Kassaee
SUPPLEMENTING EAST TENNESSEE LANDSCAPES FOR POLLINATORS WITH NATIVE PERENNIALS, Amani Khalil
Memory of the Constitutional Convention and the Madison Papers, Amanda M. Klug
Periodic Replenish and Recount Policy to Address Record Inaccuracy from Stock Loss, Colton K. Ku
Design and Fabrication of Invar Layup Tool Molds using Additive and Subtractive Manufacturing, Matthew Lamsey
EMOTIONAL LABOR: TEACHERS’ UNDERSTANDINGS OF THEIR EMOTIONAL LIVES IN PRESCHOOL CLASSROOMS, Kylie B. Larkin
Analysis of Hardware Accelerated Deep Learning and the Effects of Degradation on Performance, Samuel C. Leach