Masters Theses
Masters Theses from 2009
Waterbird use of Kentucky Reservoir mudflats, Drew W. Wirwa
Of rain, a river, Ryan D. Woldruff
Wetting Behavior of Polymer Melts with Refractory Coatings at High Temperature, Robin Woracek
Effect of Ambient Temperature and Humidity on Aging of Nanocarbons, Liangcheng Yang
Elemental Analysis of Soils Using Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS), Ningfang Yang
Black bear relocation as a method to reduce elk calf predation within Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Joseph Gene Yarkovich
High Resolution X-ray Tomography of Fiber Reinforced Polymeric Composites, Stephen Andrew Young
Carefully guarded borders, Yekaterina Mikhailovna Zemmel
Multiple Axisymmetric Solutions for Axially Traveling Waves in Solid Rocket Motors, Nadim Yaacoub Zgheib
Masters Theses from 2008
Simulating Truck Lane Management Approaches to Improve Efficiency and Safety of Highways in Knoxville, Tennessee, Adebola Adebisi Adelakum
Demand Forecasting Model for Emergent Manufacturing, Naveed Ahmed Nasar Ahmed
Land Use-Transportation Interaction: Lessons Learned from an Experimental Model using Cellular Automata and Artificial Neural Networks, Steve R. Ahrens
Numerical Analysis for Determination of Fiber Orientation in Nonwoven Mats, Lee Reynolds Allen
Roles, Perceptions, and Control of Infant Feeding among Low-Income Fathers in East Tennessee, Kristen Erika Anderson
The Kozolec: Material Culture, Identity, and Social Practice in Slovenia, Toby Martin Applegate
Tree-Like Spaces with the Fixed-Point Property, Realized as Inverse Limits of Special Finite Trees, Jennifer Katherine Aust
On the Trail of Fine Ale: The Role of Factor Conditions in the Location of Craft Breweries in the United States, James Daniel Baginski
Applied Stress Effects on the Isothermal and Cyclic High-Temperature Oxidation Behavior of Superalloys, Bryan R. Barnard
Illuminated Dimensions: Providing an Intellectual or Spiritual Enlightenment through Existence, Michelle Renee Barton
Heats of Solvation of Organic Liquids in Room Temperature Ionic Liquids, Paula Jeanette Beach
Novel Method for Recovery of Escherichia coli O157:H7 from Beef Surfaces, Matthew Adam Becher
An Analysis of Transformational, Transactional and Laissez-Faire Leadership Styles Between Professional and Student Leaders in Collegiate Outdoor Programs, Bradley D. Beggs
Optimization of Cosmological Simulations with Artificial Intelligence, Jay Billings
A Paradox of Self-Image: William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice and King Richard II in Hitler’s Germany, Bradley Michael Blair
Negative Effects of Electroshocking Fish Embryos: Implications for Threatened and Endangered Fishes, Russell Joseph Bohl
Comparative Analysis of Thresholding Algorithms for Microarray-derived Gene Correlation Matrices, Bhavesh Ram Borate
Identification and Management of Moss and Phytopathogenic Algae Common on Creeping Bentgrass Putting Greens, Steven Michael Borst
The Temporal Life of a Site: Photomontage and Meaning, Jennifer Martillie Bradley
Numerical Analysis of Piling Framed Tie-Down Concrete Retaining Wall, Eli L. Branch IV
Characterization of Vitronectin and Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor Type 1: Insights into Metal Binding, and Production of Reagents to Facilitate Structural Studies, Cynthia Lee Brown
Estimating the Economic Feasibility of Heating Tennessee Broiler Houses with Solar Energy- A Two County Analysis, Matthew Austin Brown
An analysis of spatiotemporal variations of water quality in the Little River watershed and their connection with land-cover patterns, Thomas Edward Burley
Resonant Ultrasound Studies of Quasi-2D NaxCoO2, Timothy Allen Cagle
A study of Irrigation, Fertigation and Plasticulture in Burley Tobacco, with a Focus on Yield, Quality and TSNA Reduction, Eric F. Caldwell
Tall Fescue Based Forage systems Supplemented with Winter Annuals for Stocker Cattle, Brian Thomas Campbell
Response-Contingent Positive Reinforcement: Incremental Validity in Predicting Depression Severity, John Paul Carvalho
Amino Acid Analysis of Marine Sediments, Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand, Tabbatha A. Cavendish
A New Approach to the Devīmāhātmya: The Greatness of the Goddess in its Purāṇic Context, Elizabeth A. Cecil
Dietary Creatine Induces PSE-like Broiler Meat, Amy Paulette Chandler
American Daoism: A New Religious Movement in Global Contexts, Steven San-Hu Chan
A Comparison of US and Korean Consumers: A Cross-Cultural Study of Brand-Related UGC Found in Discussion Boards of Product Review Sites, Hyuk Jun Cheong
Analyzing the Effects of Coupons and Promotion in the Grocery Retail Sector, Milena Hanna Chotard
Citizens (or citoyennes) of the World: Women’s Citizenship and Exile in the French Revolutionary Years 1789-1793, Lisa Michelle Christian
Hips Unsocketed, Names Changed, Austin L. Church
Analysis of Carbon Fiber Characterization Techniques, Heather Darlene Cochran
The Dial and the Transcendentalist Theory of Reading, Emily A. Cope
Comparing Frames of Cancer and Heart Disease in American News Magazines, Courtney L. Craig
Constructing Identity: Exploring Varying Degrees of Public and Private Space, Brian Jeffrey Cutler
Evaluation of Poa annua L. Resistance to Mitotic Inhibiting Herbicides, Matthew A. Cutulle
The Utilization of Microwave Irradiation in Organic Synthesis: Organotrifluoroborate and Alumina Chemistry, Arie A. Dadush
Mechanisms of Calcium-induced Firmness in Fruits, Vegetables, and Mushrooms, Xiaoyun Deng
Effects of Environmental Heterogeneity in a Host-Parasite Coevolutionary Chase, Barry D. DeRennaux
Energy Production from Poultry Waste: Development and Application of an Economic Model to Compare Various Concepts, Ricky Everette Dickens
Negotiating a Feminist Consciousness: Textual Interactions in the Women’s Penny Paper, Emily M. Disher
The Missa L’homme arme of Johannes Regis and Franco-Flemish Perceptions of St. Michael the Archangel, Kenneth Dale Lee Disney
Relationship between Slug-Test and Effective Hydraulic Conductivities for 2-Dimensional Heterogeneous Aquifers, Richard Walker Donat
Ground and Flight Vibration Environment at Fuselage Station 505 in the C-2A Airplane, Christopher David Dotson
The Validation of the SenseWear Pro Armband to Assess Energy Expenditure During Field-Based Activities, Paige Dudley
Measuring the impact of knowledge sharing on quality improvement initiatives, Collins Landon Dukes
Modeling the ground state baryon octet using a generalization of the Lagrange triangle solution, Matthew P. Duran
New Consolidation of Emission and Processing for Air Quality Modeling Assessment in Asia, Yuan Du
A New Fully Implicit in Time Two-Dimensional Inverse Heat Conduction Method, Bryan S. Elkins
Women’s Mysticism in the Late Middle Ages: The Influence of Affective Love and the Courtly Love Tradition, Allison Jaines Elledge
Quantitative Comparison of Mechanical Harvesting Methods and Conventional Harvesting Methods of Burley Tobacco in the Southeast, Robert Bailey Elliott
Determinants of Liberian Farmgate Cocoa Prices, Alicia English
A Human Factors Comparison of Airborne Mine Countermeasures Controls and Displays as Installed on the CNS/ATM MH-53E Helicopter and the Legacy MH-53E Helicopter, Jeffrey S. Farlin
Accelerated Thermal Aging of Fe-Zeolite SCR Catalysts on an Engine Bench, Adam Lamar Foster
Tissue culture and recombinant DNA technology: Developing protocols for potentially higher yielding switchgrass cultivars, Stephen Michael Foulk
Escuela Nueva: New Possibilities for Primary Schooling in Rural Uganda, Yvette Prinsloo Franklin
Experimental Determination of Emissivity and Resistivity of Yttria Stabilized Zirconia at High Temperatures, Howard Mosley Frederick
Fusion Reaction Cross-section Measurements near 100Sn, Elton Lewis Freeman
Paternal Involvement with Special Needs Children, Emily Lauren Furst
Moderating effect of intimate exchange on the reciprocal relation between best friend delinquency and child externalizing behavior, Alden Elizabeth Gaertner
The Use of Lanthanide Triflates as a Method for Reducing Ytterbium(III) to Ytterbium(II), Latasha Michelle Garrett
Behavioral activation for mildly depressed students: randomized controlled trial, Michael John Gawrysiak
Enshrining, Adapting and Contesting the Latin Apology of al-Kindi: Readers' Interactions with an Authoritative Polemic against Islam, Leah Jenkins Giamalva
Institutional Liability of Student-Athlete Misconduct: A Legal Discussion of Events and Recommendations, Ashlie S. Goble
L-encoder: Video Transcoding in the Logistical Network, Harold Thomas Gonzales
The Other Half of California, Jesse W. Goolsby
Holocene Fire History at Laguna Martínez, Costa Rica, Based on High-Resolution Macroscopic Charcoal Analysis of an 8400 cal yr BP Sediment Record, Jason Elliott Graham
Design and Analysis of a Delta Sigma Modulator for a Fractional N Phase Locked Loop Frequency Synthesizer Operating at 2.4 GHz, Timothy R. Grundman
Conscientiousness moderates the relationship between life change and life satisfaction, Cynthia Ward Hackney
Fire History of Gum Swamp and Black Pond in Eastern Tennessee, U.S.A., from Macroscopic Sedimentary Charcoal, Alisa Lynn Hass
Association of Caffeine Consumption and Sleep Patterns in Emerging Adults, Chad T. Hawkshead
Experiencing the Modern American City and Addressing the Slum in the United States and Brazil: 1890-1933, Nathaniel Z. Heggins Bryant
Neuroticism, Marital Violence, and the Moderating Role of Stress and Behavioral Skills, Julianne C. Hellmuth
Skin Color Bias in the Immigration Process: A Multi-Methods Approach, Sarah E. Hendricks
Application of High Pressure Homogenization and Ultrafiltration for the Manufacture of Skim Milk Acid Gels and Isolation of Casein, Aarón Hernández
Embodied Vision: Sublimity and Mystery in the Fiction of Flannery O’Connor, Andrew Patrick Hicks
Rebuilding a Community: Prosperity and Peace in Post-Civil War Knoxville, Tennessee, 1865-1870, Gregory Scott Hicks
A Note on Hamel Bases, Jeremy S. Higdon
Nesting Success and Population Densities of Grassland Birds in the Breeding and Wintering Seasons in Tennessee and Kentucky, Daniel Matthew Hinnebusch
The Effect of Bluff Body Flameholders on the Inter-Turbine Burner Performance, Richard Jackson Holder
Examining the Relationship between Toddler Self-Regulation and Maternal Self-Efficacy, Yu-Chuen Huang