Masters Theses
Masters Theses from 2007
Wandering into the Dusky Plains for Winds, Percussion, and String Quartet, Jess Hendricks
Calcium, Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors, and Branched Chain Amino Acids Contribute to the Anti-Obesity Effects of Milk, Anna C. Herweyer
Utilizing an Ultrasonic Device to Model the Lumbar Spine While Driving a Tractor Trailer, Gretchen Marie Hinton
Representations of Fractions: Promoting Students’ Mathematical Understanding, Thomas Edward Hodges
Geographic and Temporal Diversification Patterns in the Barcheek Darter Species Group, Phillip Ray Hollingsworth Jr.
Writing Back With Light: Postcolonial Film Adaptations of the Literature of Empire, Jerod R. Hollyfield
Cavitation of Mercury in a Centrifugal Pump, David Alan Hooper
Investigations on Hydrocyclones for the Spallation Neutron Source, Lee Henry Hosack
Artificial Neural Network for Spectrum unfolding Bonner Sphere Data, Jia Hou
The Dangers of Detailing: How Pharmaceutical Marketing Threatens Health Care, Jason E. Hubbard
Hablamos Español: Insights from Three Web Designers Who Design a Bilingual or Multilingual Websites that Target Hispanic Audiences, Jeremy Brent Hughes
Investigation in Applications of Hydrolyzed Industrial Activated Sludge: Operation of Unit BX, Kingsport, TN, Jacob E. Hutton
Blast Resistant Design of Steel Structures, Sarah Beth Janney
The Effectiveness of a Dynamic Interdisciplinary Food Safety Curriculum Targeted on Middle School Students in Scott County, Sarah M. Johnson
The Reduction of Ytterbium (III) to Ytterbium (II), Amanda S. Jones
Process Mass Spectrometric Parameterization of Butene Isomer Mixtures, Eloise Marie Joyce
The Effects of Narrative Based Language Intervention on Children with Cochlear Implants, Ellie Carol Justice
Fabrication and a Study on the Wetting Properties of Nanostructured Surfaces, Meenaa Kalyanaraman
New Wings for the T-38: A Computational Performance Evaluation of the T-38 Aircraft with a New Wing Design, John M. Kanuch
MODBUS Implementation Using A Serial Link, Naresh Karnam
Vascular Hemodynamics CFD Modeling, Shashank Kiran Karra
Theoretical Techniques for Determining Precise Thermophysical Properties, Mohamad Hadi Kassaee
Pulse Shape Analysis Studies in Si(Li) Detector, Rama S. Katakam
Ground Reaction Force Characteristics Associated with Modified Short-leg Walkers, Maria Sherlene Keefer
Genetic manipulation of auxin and ethylene production to alter the growth and development of Populus, Joo Young Kim
Measuring the Value of Air Quality: Application of the Spatial-Hedonic Model, Seung Gyu Kim
Estimation of Surface Temperature and Heat Flux Using Embedded Thermocouples, Jeffrey Daniel King
Improved Methodologies for Biomass Wet Chemical Analysis, Lindsey McCulloch Kline
A Closer Look at Maternal Directiveness During Toddlerhood in a Lower Socioeconomic Sample, Ann Elizabeth Koelz
Study of Interaction Between Mexican Free-tailed Bats (Tadarida Brasiliensis) and Moths and Counting Moths in a Real Time Video, Haritha Kolli
Universal Voltage Rate Sensor Interface, Jayanth Chakradhar Kruttiventi
Validity of the Crouter 2-Regression Model for Predicting Energy Expenditure: Transitions from Rest to Activity, Erin E. Kuffel
Naturalizing Intuition: A Cognitive Science Approach to Moral Cognitions, Joseph R. Kuntz
Characterization of the Temperature Dependence of Optical Components in a Cryo-Vacuum Chamber used for Space Sensor Testing, Jesse M. Labello
Meth Epidemic in Rural Tennessee: Construction of a Social Problem, Brian Harold Langley
Educating Boys, Graduating Men: Student masculinity at Centre College, 1865-1885, Amanda Renee Ledford
Hardware Accelerated Scalable Parallel Random Number Generation, Junkyu Lee
Freedom to Work, Nothing More nor Less: The Freedmen’s Bureau, White Planters, and Black Contract Laborers in Postwar Tennessee, 1865-1868, David Stanley Leventhal
A Simulation Model for Predicting Surface Tension in Condensate Films, Allison Dawn Lewis
Optimization of Digital Filter Design Using Hardware Accelerated Simulation, Getao Liang
A Study of Cyfip1 Gene at the l7Rl1 Locus in Mouse Chromosome 7, Ling Li
An Analysis of Tennessee Agri-Tourism Visitors’ Preferences and Expenditures, Christopher M. Lindborg
Applied Fourier Transform Near-infrared Techniques for Biomass Compositional Analysis, Lu Liu
Natural Resources in the Northern Cumberlands: A Determination of Residents Values, Cynthia Liane Longmire
Searching for the Feminine: The Women of the Holy Grail, Teresa Marie Lopez
Relationship of Intracellular Signaling Pathways with Migration in Bovine Neutrophils with Different CXCR1+777 Genotypes, Angela Pollock Loughery
ESPN’s Ability to Get Fans ‘Inside Sports’: A Framing Analysis of College Gameday, Melissa Lovette
CFD Characterization of Automotive Inflator-Generated Gas Distribution Process, Scott Alan Lusted
The Meaning of Community: Exploring the View of Student Affairs Officers, David G. Luter
Analysis of Electrical Activity of the Core Muscles Exposed to Whole-Body Vibrations While Driving a Tractor Trailer Using Electromyography device, Harini Mangavelli
The Effects of Acute Ethanol Treatment on the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus in Adult Male Mice, Charles Andrew Mangrum
Discovery of President Bush’s Professional Reputation in the Opinion-Editorial Section of The New York Times, Chioma Ndukwe Marbrey
Experimental Aerodynamic Analysis of Converging Free Jets, Nathanael Tate McBee
Characterizing Groundwater-Surface Water Interactions in Great Smoky Mountains National Park using Hydrologic, Geochemical & Isotopic Data, Amanda Marie McKenna
Physical Activity Levels of College Freshman: Comparison of Surveys with Objective Measures of Physical Activity, Lois Amber McMahan
Major and Trace-Element Chemistry of Minerals in Lithologies A and B in Martian Meteorite EETA79001: Petrogenesis Revisited, Michael Joseph Mellin
An Analysis of Values Conveyed by Fiction in Boys’ Life Magazine, 2002-2006, Tina Mendzigall
Site Formation Processes in an Upland Paleoindian Site: The 2005 – 2007 Topper Firebreak Excavations, Darcy Shane Miller
Supplementation of Energy and Glucomannan to Alleviate Tall Fescue Toxicosis, Rodney Lynn Mills
A Compliance Strategy for Use of GPS for IFR Navigation in the E-2C Hawkeye, James Robert Mires
From Gay Street to Turkey Creek: Knoxville’s Urban and Suburban Growth Machines, Katherine Leigh Morris
Application of the Green’s Function for Solutions of Third Order Nonlinear Boundary Value Problems, Shannon Mathis Morrison
Validation Study of ReFace (Reality Enhanced Facial Approximation by Computational Estimation), Diana Kim Moyers
The Use of Horticulture Therapy Techniques with Four Comprehensive Development Classroom Students in Four High School Horticulture Classes, Jamie Lynn Mundy
City, Interrupted : A Study of Infrastructure and the Urban Condition, Seaneen Lucretia Murphy
Development and Validation of the Control in Relationships Scale, Ivelina N. Naydenova
Physiological Stress in Native Brook Trout (Salvelinus Fontinalis) During Episodic Acidification of Streams in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Keil Jason Neff
Intrustive Probe Measurements in a High-Temperature Mach Two Flow, Sonya Renee Nelson
Language Associations with Literacy Achievement in Children with Cochlear Implants, Trisha Christine Noble
Effects of Combinations of Cropping Sequences and Biocovers on Yield of Glyphosate-tolerant Corn, Soybean, and Cotton under No-till, Jennifer Elizabeth Noe
The Primary Source: Issues in the Usability of Genealogical Records, Patrick O'Daniel
Four Stories, Brendan James O'Farrell
A Full Scale Camera Calibration Technique with Automatic Model Selection – Extension and Validation, Vitaliy Leonidovich Orekhov
Using Multivariate Analysis of Geochemical Data to Better Define Hydrologic Interfaces in Surface Water - Groundwater Systems, Candice Ann Owen
Influence of the Sampling Procedure on Extracted Jet Engine Exhaust Gas Emission Samples, Ashley Dawn Owens
Applying Human Factors Principles In Aviation Displays: A Transition From Analog to Digital Cockpit Displays In The CP140 Aurora Aircraft, Ryan C. Palmer
Inverse Kinematics Based on Fuzzy Logic and Neural Networks for the WAM-Titan II Teleoperation System, Joong-kyoo Park
Unsafe: Sex and Death in Contemporary Gay Culture, Wiiliam Dustin Parrott
Active Vibration Control Using Optimized Piezoelectric Topologies, Matthew James Parsons
Two-Phase Hydraulics State Identification using linear and non-linear time series analysis: Distillation Column Flooding Sensor, Alok Maheshbhai Patel
An Applied Statistical Reliability Analysis of the Modulus of Elasticity and the Modulus of Rupture for Wood-Plastic Composites, Diane Goodman Perhac
Lard Used as a Fuel for Hybrid Rocket Motors, Daniel Lee Pfeffer
Horticultural Therapy in Tennessee, Jenny Cecilia Pfeffer
Captive Propagation of Tangerine Darters for Re-introduction in the Pigeon River, Tennessee, Craig Lee Phillips
Effectiveness of Coupons on the Decision to Purchase in the Full-Service Dining Segment of the Restaurant Industry, Donetta Kay Poisson
International Education Personified: Community in an International “Buddy” Program, Jannan Poppen
Effect of Length on the Performance of Lean NOx Traps, Vitaly Y. Prikhodko
Estimating the Early Postmortem Interval in Domestic Canines, Keith William Proctor
Analysis of a Gluonic Penguin Decay with the BaBar Detector, Gerald Conrad Ragghianti Jr.
Mathematical Modeling of Reverse Flow Oxidation Catalysts, Barath Raghavan
Bacterial Source Tracking in an Eastern Tennessee Stream using Bacteroides Host Associated Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction Assays, Ryan Michael Ragsdale
A Generalized Hamiltonian-Based Algorithm for Rigorous Nonequilibrium Molecular Dynamics Simulation in the NVT Ensemble, Joseph Gerald Leo Rajkumar
Color and Mechanical Properties of Chitosan Films during Storage, Gagan Rajpal
The Design and Integration of an Airborne Imager and Flight Campaign to Study the Time Evolution and Vertical Structures of Polar Mesospheric Clouds, Jason David Reimuller
The Influence of Different Ground Cover Treatments on the Growth of Outplanted Seedlings on Remined Sites in Eastern Tennessee, John J. Rizza
Validation of a Three Dimensional Motion Capture System for Use in Identifying Characteristics of the Running Walk, Paul Roberson