Masters Theses
Masters Theses from 2008
Controversy in the Coalfields: Evaluation of Media and Audience Frames in the Print Coverage of Mountain Justice Summer, Amanda B. Womac
Optimal Designs of Mobile Nuclear Engines to Power Manned Vehicles On Mars, Robert D. Woolley
GIS Data and Geoprocess Modeling for Hydrologic Network Conservation Analysis in a Green Infrastructure Plan, Andrew Lorenz Wunderlich
Design of A Low-power Precision Op Amp with Ping-pong Autozero Architecture, Pengfei Xi
AC Electrokinetic Manipulation of Microfluids and Particles using Orthogonal Electrodes, Kai Yang
Liquid Viscosity Measurement Technique Using Space Microgravity Environment, Nobuhisa Yasuda
Anticipation Timing as a Function of Expertise and Effector-Specific Training, Greg Young
Development of an Accelerated Ash Loading Protocol for Rapid Evaluation of Diesel Particulate Filters Including Comprehensive Characterization of Ash-loaded Substrates, Adam Daniel Youngquist
A descriptive study of sustainability strategies among local parks and recreation departments in Tennessee, Jennifer Yowell
Characterizing Strength and Fracture of Wood Micropillars Under Uniaxial Compression, Xinan Zhang
Evaluation of a New Method to Estimate the Micropore Volume and External Surface Area of Single-walled Carbon Nanotubes, Yijing Zheng
Liminal Space in Architecture: Threshold and Transition, Patrick Troy Zimmerman
Love and Privacy: Three Stories, Alexandra Staunton Zinke
Masters Theses from 2007
The Detection of Stress Corrosion Cracking in Natural Gas Pipelines Using Electromagnetic Acoustic Transducers, Austin P. Albright
Molecular Phylogenetic Analysis of the Simulium jenningsi Species-Group (Diptera: Simuliidae), Elizabeth Ann Alexander
Sexual Dimorphism in the Vertebral Column, Amanda Suzanne Allbright
Examining the Relationship between Maternal and Child Behaviors on Literacy Activities and Resources Employed in the Home, Eliza Gabrielle Allen
Developing a Technique for Evaluating Weed-Specific Mapping Systems, Philip Brooks Allen
Investigation of Second, Fourth, and Eighth Sternal Rib End Variation Related to Age Estimation, Barbara Kathleen Alsup
An Examination of the Education, Credentials, and Functions of School Food Service Directors in Tennessee Public School Districts, Elizabeth T. Anderson
Uncertainty Analysis of Advanced Fuel Cycles to Control Plutonium Inventories, Thomas Christopher Anderson
A 64-Channel Mixed-Signal Data Acquisition System for a Solid-State High Efficiency Neutron Detector Array, Anthony Gene Antonacci
Embryology of Manekia naranjoana (Piperaceae) and its Implications for the Origin of the Sixteen-nucleate Female Gametophyte in Piperales, Tatiana Arias-Garzón
Media, Accounts, and Coherence: ‘De Facto’ Impression Management of a Transgressing Sport Star in The Chicago Tribune, Erin Maureen Austin
Impact of the Equation of State in Core-Collapse Supernovae, Mark Lewis Baird
Tragedy, Loss, and Memory: The Use of Rhetoric in Making and Marking a Site, David James Baker
The Synthesis and Characterization of a Novel Polysaccharide Hydrogel for Biomedical Applications Including the Treatment of Malignant Tumors and the Prevention of Metastatic Disease, Elizabeth Diana Barker
Investigation of the Sidewall Boundary Layers in the Bidirectional Vortex Liquid Rocket Engine, Joshua W. Batterson
Using Molecular Dynamics Simulations to Study the Dynamic and Catalytic Properties of R67 Dihydrofolate Reductase, Robert F. Beahm
Effects of Environmental Stress on Growth, Yield, and Flavonolignan Content in Milk Thistle Silybum marianum L. Gaertn, Amy Renae Belitz
Factors Influencing Persistence of Fecal Bacteroides in Stream Water, Alyssa K. Bell
Linkage Analysis of Caffeine Resistance and Circadian Rhythm in Caffeine-Treated DDT Resistant and Susceptible Strains of Drosophila melanogaster, Chandrashis Bhowmick
Design Construction and Use of a Thermomechanical Detwinning Apparatus: Detwinning of Orthorhombic Nb2BaCu2O3, Chad J. Bircher
The Current Status of Contributing Factors to the Digital Divide, Jennifer Lyn Blakley
Archaeological and Dendrochronological Investigations at Cagle Saltpetre Cave, Van Buren County, Tennessee, Sarah Anne Blankenship
Feasibility of the Application of the Maintenance Error Decision Aid Process to General Aviation Maintenance, Mark Thomas Blanks
Femoral Variability on the Plateau of North America, Erin Shumate Bledsoe
Heat-Induced Perturbations during Oocyte Maturation Carry Over to Increase Susceptibility of Preattachment Embryos to Heat Stress, Amber Nicole Bogart
Does National Policy Influence Individual Car Driving Behavior: A Cross-National Study of the European Union, Erika Lynn Borek
Eye-to-face Gaze in Stuttered Versus Fluent Speech, Andrew Lee Bowers IV
The Falling Rate of Profit Thesis Reassessed: Toward a Sociology of Marx’s Value Theory of Labor, John Hamilton Bradford
The Effectiveness of Polyacrylamide in Reducing Turbidity Caused by High Clay Sediment: A Study of the Impacts of Blends, Mixing, and Sediment Concentrations, Kenton Michael Brotherton
The Changing Landscape: The Urbanization of Knox County, Tennessee, Charles Steven Brown
Ground Cover Management for Conservation Tillage Burley Tobacco, Justin Lee Bryant
How Airbus Surpassed Boeing: A Tale of Two Competitors, William Alexander Burns
Influences of Cattle on Postmetamorphic Amphibians on the Cumberland Plateau, Elizabeth Carrie Burton
Development, Stability, and Molecular Mechanisms of Macrolide Resistance in Campylobacter jejuni, Dave Bryson Caldwell
A Novel Power Supply for Generating a One Atmosphere Uniform Glow Discharge Plasma (OAUGDP®), Laurent Jose Calvez
Effects of Spatial Specific Neurofeedback Training in Anterior Cingulate Cortex, Rex L. Cannon
Alfonso X: A Medieval, Castilian Emperor?, Joseph Henry Carignan
A Dangerous Friendship: Jewish Fundamentalists and Christian Zionists in the Battle for Israel, Jamin Christopher Carlisle
Determination of Plant Spacing and Time of Planting in the Production of Edamame Soybeans for Optimal Yield and Seed Isoflavone Content in Tennessee, Debra Jean Strouse Carpenter
A Standard CMOS Compatible Bandgap Voltage Reference with Post-Process Digitally Tunable Temperature Coefficient, Sam D. Caylor
Public Women in Public Spaces: Prostitution and Union Military Experience, 1861-1865, Danielle Jeannine Cole
Space / Anti-Space: Revisiting a Relationship of Opposites, David Dayne Cook
Counterterrorism and the Deterrence Doctrine, Casey E. Cordy
Effects on Level Flight Performance of the Optimized Wind Deflector Modification for the MD-500 Helicopter, Adam Joseph Cowan
Design Considerations for Reinforced Concrete Masonry Walls Regarding Moment Magnification, Jarred Wade Cowart
“Because It Happened Here”: Holocaust Education in Contemporary Poland, April Marie Crabtree
Examination of Secular Change in the Vertical Head Diameter of the Human Femur in American Males and Females, Sandra Cridlin
Testing Heterolocalism: An Assessment of Latino Settlement Patterns in the Southeastern United States, Kristian Dennis
Testing the bactericidal ability of a polycationic molecule to design self-healing surfaces, Shraddha Jayant Deodhar
Traceable Standard for Sub - 100nm Metrology, Sachin Jayant Deo
Nonlinear Behavior of Longitudinal Waves in the Oscillations of Rijke Tube, Nagini Devarakonda
Characterizing Episodic Stream Acidity During Stormflow in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Edwin Bradley Deyton
Risk Analysis of Decentralized Wastewater Design Flows, Patrick Andrew Dobbs
Analysis, Modeling and Testing of a Multi-Receiver Wireless System for Telemetry Applications, Thomas Ebel
The Impact of Organizational Attributes on Project Performance as Measured by On-Time Delivery and Budget, Zeid El-Akkad
Energy Harvesting using Optimized Piezoelectric Microcantilevers, Ahmed Mohamed Elalfy
Age-related Histomorphometric Changes in Human Fetal Long Bones, Courtney D. Eleazer
Predictive Models of an Electro-mechanical Driving System for Failure Testing of Strain Gauges, Brent Ellis
Architecture of Mutual Permeation, Bolin Briscoe Evans
A Costly Toll for Friendship: Material Rhetoric and the Oak Ridge International Friendship Bell, Jamie Elizabeth Farley
A Revision of Tomoceridae (Insecta: Collembola) in Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Southern Appalachians Using Morphological and Molecular Approaches, Kelly Lynn Felderhoff
Survey of Crohn's Diseased Patients' Sera Utilizing the Flow Cytometry Method, Gary Taylor Fielden
A Study of the Beginning Boundary Layer Influence on the Flow Field about a Two-Dimensional Automotive Model, Jonathan Gabriel Ford
Model Reduction Techniques for Fluid Dynamical Flow Based PDE Control Problems, Jason Harold Foster
From Hyperspace to Mental Hygiene: A. T. Schofield’s Conception of Mind and Spirit, Kara L. Fromke
An Evaluation of the Design Requirements of the H-1 Upgrades Helicopter Blade Fold Racks, Matthew D. Funk
Implementation of the Acoustic Rapid Commercial-Off-The-Shelf Insertion Development Model in the P-3C Acoustic System, John Bruce Gailey Jr.
Motivational Factors Influencing International Student-Athletes to Participate in the National Collegiate Athletic Association, Stephanie Garant-Jones
Reduction of Human Factors-Related Accidents During the Flight Test of Homebuilt Aircraft Through the Application of Professional Flight Test Practices, Justin Samuel Garr
Tectonics of the Northeastern Inner Piedmont, Northwestern NC, from Detailed Geologic Mapping, Geochronologic, Geochemical, and Petrologic Studies with Structural Analyses of Ductile Fault Zones, Matthew Patrick Gatewood
The Green Brain: A QEEG Investigation of the Domain-Specificity of Jealousy, Aric R. Gerke
Possible Strategies to Increase Ovulatory Follicle Size and Reduce Time to Ovulation in Lactating Dairy Cows, Julio Omar Giordano
Correlating Grain Boundary Microstructure and Ductility Loss on Aging in Haynes® 25, Darryl Britt Glanton
Laboratory Precipitation and Geochemical Investigation of Unstable CaCO3 Polymorphs: Implications for the Origin of Precambrian “Molar-tooth” Microspar, Emily Elizabeth Goodman
Evaluation of Losses in HID Electronic Ballast Using Silicon Carbide MOSFETs, Lakshmi Reddy Gopi Reddy
Potential Impacts of Meeting Renewable Portfolio and Fuel Standards on the Economy of Tennessee, Kateryna Goychuk
Experimental Investigation of Reinforced Concrete Beams with Lapped Reinforcement, Mary Elizabeth Griffey
An Evaluation of Field Management Practices to Improve Bobwhite Habitat, John P. Gruchy
A Crosslayer Routing Protocol (XLRP) for Wireless Sensor Networks, Raghul Gunasekaran
A Page of History: Front Page Design of Newspapers Covering Three National Tragedies, Roger B. Hagy
Commerical Vehicle Enforcement using License Plate Recognition Technology, Stephanie R. Hargrove
Child Characteristics, Parent-Child Interaction Style, and Self-Regulation as Predictors of Externalizing Behaviors in Toddlers, Bridget Ellen Hatfield
Pilot Vehicle Interface Improvements to the F/A-18 Weapon System (Using Human Factors Solutions to Increase Efficiency), Thomas B. Heck