Masters Theses
Masters Theses from 2008
Waterbird Responses to Drawdown of Two East Tennessee River Valley Reservoirs, John William Laux
Predicting and Analyzing Gentrification in Atlanta, Georgia, Jonathan M. Law
Pitch Contrast in Meter Perception, Nigel O. Lay
Validation of the Cosmed Fitmate for predicting maximal oxygen consumption, Jung Min Lee
Multichannel Time-Stamping-Based Correlator and Hardware Simulator for Photon Correlation Spectroscopy, Isaac P. Lescano Mendoza
Design and Analysis of Steel Plate Shear Walls, Rebecca A. Lind
The Application of the Supervisory Options for Instructional Leaders Framework within the Fields of Agricultural, Science, Math, and English Education, David A. Little
Changing Geography of China’s International Air Transport Served by Chinese Airlines, Xumei Liu
Analysis of Cavity Flow and The Effects of a Rod in Crossflow, Richard David Loewen
A Systems Approach to Selecting and Outfitting a Helicopter for Airborne Law Enforcement, Francesco J. Lombardi
Emerging from the Shadow of Death: The Relief Efforts and Consolidating Identity of the Irish Middle Classes During the Great Famine, 1845-1851, Jessica K. Lumsden
The Effects of Calpain on the Degradation of Amyloid Beta (Aβ) Protein, Xin Lu
Resilient Modulus and Strength Index Properties of Stabilized Base for Tennessee Highways, Wesley M. MacDonald
Quantum Monte Carlo simulations of many-dimensional harmonic oscillators: A study of 2nd and 4th order propagators, Brent-Jon Bjorgvin Magnusson
Interactions between Alfalfa mosaic virus and Soybean mosaic virus in soybean, Martha Maria Malapi-Nelson
Design and Development of an APD algorithm development board for Positron Emission Tomography, Rakesh Mallem
Comparing In Situ Submerged Jet Test Device and Laboratory Flume Methods to Estimate Erosional Properties of Cohesive Soils for Bank Stability Models, Tara Liyana Mallison
Industrial Concentration and Quality of Life, James Nathaniel Maples
Use of the AnnAGNPS Pollutant Loading Model for Prediction of Sediment Yields in a Mountainous Cumberland Plateau Region: Correlations with the Stream Bed Sediment Characteristics, Michael Patrick Massey
Phenomenology in Dwelling: Culture and Meaning of Place; A Proposal for a Mountainside Dwelling, James Robert Maveety
Skeletal Asymmetry within the New Lisbon Collection: Implications for Environmental and Mechanical Stress, Shannon Elizabeth May
Impacts of a 4-Lane Highway on the Spatial Ecology of American Black Bears and the Effectiveness of Wildlife Underpasses in Eastern North Carolina, Matthew Flanders McCollister
Domestic Violence: Professionals’ Attitudes Toward its Causes and Intervention, Hannah Katherine McCreery
Changes in Endogenous Carotenoid Pools of Turf and Weed Species as Affected by Mesotrione and Environmental Conditions, James D. McCurdy
The Relationship of the Language Skills Required for Reading and Speech Reading Skills for Children with Hearing Impairment, Christine McLoone
Efficacy of the Lidcombe Program for Early Stuttering in a Public School Setting: A Pilot Investigation, JoEllen Marie Mellin
Temperature Characterization of the Ultracapacitor Serial Resistance using a Constant Voltage Source, Curtis W. Miller
Physical Activity and Social Support for Exercise in a Sample of College Sorority and Fraternity Members, Jennifer Autumn Minton
Fault current limiting and protection circuit for power electronics used in a Modular Converter, Shibani Mishra
Removing Acetic Acid from the UREX+ Process, Jessica Anne Mitchell
The Status of Table Mountain Pine (Pinus pungens) Stands on the Cherokee National Forest, Tennessee, Amy Louise Morgan
Moisture Degradation of CTD-403: Testing the Application of Cyanate Ester Insulations to Fusion Devices, Bradley Ian Morgan
The Impact of Historic Logging on Woody Debris Distribution and Stream Morphology in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina-Tennessee, Christopher M. Morris
The Back Road to Murfreesboro, Ashley Scott Moser
The Efficacy of Oral Dexmedetomidine as an Anesthetic Pre-operative Medication and as a Deterrent to Emergence Delirium, Brian W. Mountain
Development of Gate-Controlled DC Electrokinetic Micropumps, Prachya Mruetusatorn
Effect of First, Second and Third Chromosome on the Promoter Activity of Cyp6a8 Gene of Drosophila Melanogaster, Anirban Mukherjee
Body Mass Index: Effects on Overt Behaviors and Perceived Reward, Christin Nicole Mullane
The synthesis and stability of endohedral actinium-225(225Ac@C60), Jofa Gideon Mwakisege
A Flight Test Study to Assess the Utility of an Aircraft Referenced 3D Audio Display to Improve Pilot Performance under High Workload Conditions, Mehendi Hassan Naqvi
Performance Analysis of Skip-Glide Trajectories for Hypersonic Waveriders in Planetary Exploration, Ngoc-Thuy Dang Nguyen
Self-Controlled Feedback and Activity Level in Learning a Simple Movement Skill, Tim Van Nguyen
A High Voltage CCD Sensor Control Chip for the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST), Zuoliang Ning
Effect of Combined Loading and Low-Temperature on the Stiffness of GFRP Laminates, Curtis Patrick Nordin
Efficacy of Endo-Fighter® for Cattle Grazing Endophyte-Infected Tall Fescue Pastures During Summer and Early Fall, Rebekah Norman
Volumetric Proportion Analyses of Carbonaceous Chondrites: Implications for Accretion and Compositional Diversity, Michael Benjamin Norton
Detection and Validation of Agronomic and Seed Quality Quantitative Trait Loci in Soybean, Catherine Nyaguthii Nyinyi
Phospholipase A2 Expression During the Estrous Cycle and Early Pregnancy, Gregory Joseph Ochs
Living in the Low Country: Modeling Archaeological Site Location in the Francis Marion National Forest, South Carolina, Jason M. O'Donoughue
A Low Power Integrated Circuit for Implantable Biosensor Incorporating an On-Chip FSK Modulator, Taeho Oh
Environmental Analysis and White Cell applications FTIR Spectroscopy, Maria Gabriela Oliveros
Effects of High Temperature Cyclic Aging on a Fully-Formulated Lean NOx Trap Catalyst, Nathan Andrew Ottinger
The Influence of Hydrological Patterns on Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) and Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Population Dynamics in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park., Joesph Michael Parker
Newspaper Coverage of the South Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement: A Framing Analysis, Yeonah Park
The Effects of Treefall Gap Disturbances on Litter Ant Assemblages in a Tropical Montane Cloud Forest, Margaret Patrick
Characterization of Food Safety Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors of Adolescents in East Tennessee, Ashley S. Pedigo
Regulation of Atp10c, a Novel Type 4 P-type ATPase, in 3T3-L1 Mouse Adipocytes, Amanda Lynn Peretich
The Production of Recombinant Trichothecene 3-O-Acetyl Transferase and Its Protective Effects on HD11 Chicken Macrophage Cells Challenged with T-2 Toxin, Shannon Leigh Perrin
Mechanical Property Testing Apparatus for use in a Scanning Electron Microscope, Robert Brian Peters
Zen Buddhism and American Religious Culture: A Case Study of Daistez Teitaro Suzuki (1870-1966), Christopher Robert Pinder
Survey of Public Garden Leaders, Andrew J. Pulte
Abject Horror and the Renaissance Imagination: Plotting the Intersection of Human and Monster in Book I of Edmund Spenser's Faerie Queene, Melissa Joy Rack
Experimental Studies of Electron Transfer between Wild Type and Mutagenic Cyanobacterial Cytochrome c553 and Photosystem I, Mehrsa Raeiszadeh
Laser Processing of Refractory Metal - Refractory Carbide Alloys, Deepak Rajput
A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Corporate Social Responsibility Practices: America and China, Christine Carol Ray
An Investigation into the Effects of Salt Concentration on Surfactant Adsorption Using a Quartz Crystal Microbalance, Shannon Joanne Ray
Using Automated Task Solution Synthesis to Generate Critical Junctures for Management of Planned and Reactive Cooperation between a Human-Controlled Blimp and an Autonomous Ground Robot, Christopher M. Reardon
Impacts of an Environmental Education Program on Participants’ Environmental Behaviors, Carolyn D. Reilly Sheehan
Testing the usefulness of pine stomata as a proxy in lake sediment cores from low-latitude environments, Brock Andrew Remus
Love’s Gray Area: A Qualitative Analysis of Interracial Relationships in Film, 1960s and 2000s, Jodi Lynn Rightler
Podcasting the Primaries: A Comparison of The Washington Post’s Print and Podcast Coverage of the 2008 Presidential Primaries, Billy J. Roberts
Simulation of Single Molecule Trapping in a Nanochannel, William Neil Robinson
Comparison of Underwater Video Mapping and Pebble Count Measurements in Determining Stream Channel Substrate, Joshua S. Rogers
Digital integration for monitoring acceleration signals, Charles Matthew Rose
Genetic load of crop genes and tandem mitigating genes in transgenic Brassica napus (oilseed rape) x Brassica rapa (field mustard) populations, Christy Weems Rose
Max Liebermann’s Jewish Heritage, Romana Rouskova
From authoritarian dirty war to neoliberal, 'democratic' class war neoliberalism as class struggle in Argentina, Aaron Thomas Rowland
Investigating the Oligomerization of Vitronectin, Yacynth Ruwansara
The Effect of Distributed Generation on Distribution System Reliability, Nura Nubee Sabir
Value Prior to Processing of Oriented Strand Board Flakes Through Hot Water Extraction, Clinton T. Sattler
Peer versus Self Corrections and the Pursuit of Grammatical Accuracy in FL Writing: Student Perceptions and Realities, Mary Elizabeth Schonagen
Ich-Sicht und Sprachverlust: Werthers Liebestod, David Kaspar Schulz
Remote Monitoring of Barowell Pumps Using a Radio Link, Paul R. Schwer
Leisure Remix: Hip Hop's Impact on Re-framing Leisure, Jason L. Scott
Evolution of the Set of Signal Transduction Proteins in 10 Species of Shewanella, Harold Arthur Shanafield
Extending Hardware Based Mandatory Access Controls to Multicore Architectures, Brian Lewis Sharp
An Evaluation of Quality Deer Management Programs in Tennessee, Christopher E. Shaw
Assembly and Evaluation of a Multi-Functional Heat Pulse Probe for Measurement of Soil Properties, Andrew Conrad Sherfy
The Benefits of Integrating Math Content into the Elementary Art Curriculum, Valerie C. Sigmon
Bridging the Popular Divide: Forging German Identity in the Agrarian League, 1893-1918, McCall P. Simon
The Engineering Management Online Handbook: An Evaluation of Content, Stephanie Slagle
Characterization of Motility and Surface Attachment in Thirteen Members of the Roseobacter Clade, Rachael N. Slightom
Long-Term Trends in Water Quality for a High-Elevation Stream in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park: Impacts of Acid Deposition, Angela Vanessa Smith
Subadult Sexual Dimorphism in the Luís Lopes Collection, Miriam E. Soto
"You Go To War with the Army You Have‟, Not the Army You Might Want or Need: A Case Study in Army Mediated Crisis Management, Charles M. Spears