Masters Theses
Masters Theses from 2006
Video Game Ratings: Does the System Work for Parents?, Alexis Diane Brekke
Design and Implementation of a Complex-conjugate Shaper and Baseline Restorer for a Silicon-based Neutron Detector Front-end, Jonathan Lanier Britton
Sustainable Expression: Combining the Past and the Present to Create a Viable Vernacular, William Thomas Brown
A Resource Efficient Localized Recurrent Neural Network Architecture and Learning Algorithm, Daniel Borisovich Budik
A Low Noise CMOS Charge-Sensitive Preamplifier with Pole/Zero Compensation for a Neutron Detection System, Steven Curtis Bunch
Nikolski's Approach to the theorems of Beurling and Nyman regarding zeros of the Riemann ζ-function, Jared R. Bunn
Physical Activity and Weather: The Association of Physical Activity with Weather-Related Factors Measured on the Knoxville Third-Creek Greenway, Ryan Allen Burchfield
Running Away from an Adolescent Residential Treatment Facility: Does Adult Involvement Make a Difference?, Michael Lee Burford
Vector Control and Experimental Evaluation of Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motors for HEVs, Timothy Adam Burress
Horizontal Gene Transfer to Bacteria of an Arabidopsis Thaliana ABC Transporter That Confers Kanamycin Resistance in Transgenic Plants, Kellie Parks Burris
Rheology of Lignin and Lignin/PET Blends, Jesse Daniel Bush
A Test of the Enemy Release Hypothesis Using a Congeneric Pair of Lespedeza Species, Mary Gail Caflisch
An Evaluation of the Cascaded H-Bridge Multilevel Inverter Topology For Direct-Drive Synchronous Wind Farm Applications, Gerald Robert Callison
An Analysis of Bayesian Methods in Determining the Viability of Perinatal Remains, Tiffanie Sue Cave
Photography in Architecture: The Transformation of Reality, Haley E. Chapman
Development of Novel Synthetic Methods Utilizing Organometallic Reagents and Total Synthesis of Eupomatilone 2, Chunlan Chen
Grasping Strategies for a Dexterous Hand during Teleoperation, Prem Sagar Chidambaram
Using Physical Compilation to Implement a System on Chip Platform, Pradeep M. Chimakurthy
Occurrence of Antibiotic Resistance in Environmental and Amphibian E. coli Isolates Associated with Cattle and Aquatic Environments, Robin Lynn Cissell
Biological Control Methods for Damping-off of Tomato Seedlings Caused by Pythium myriotylum, Miranda Marshall Clark
Forage Quality and Performance of Tall Fescue Hay Amended with Broiler Litter and Commercial Fertilizer, Stacy L. Clark
Potassium and Cultivar Effects on Carbohydrate Partitioning in Upland Cotton, Jenny Dale Clement
A Proposal for an Open Source System of Development and Research for Music CAI, Daniel E. Clouse
Improved Flight Test Techniques for Evaluating Control Margins in the Shipboard Environment, Sean Thomas Collier
Regional Analysis of Trade Flows and Marketing Practice Trends in the United States Nursery Industry, Bryan Frank Combs
Increasing the Reliability of General Purpose Bomb Fuzing in Precision Strike Warfare, Mitchell Ralph Conover
Behavioral Intention Determinants Towards Post-Secondary Education: Clues for Strategic Message Development, Stacia Elaine Couch
"Green in the Mulberry Bush": Quentin, Lancelot, and the Long Shadow of the Lost Cause, Amy Renee Covington
Investigating the Origin of Precambrian Molar-Tooth Carbonate, John Curtis Crawford
Determination and Analysis of the Spectral Emissivity of a Blackbody Simulator Source, Dustin Holt Crider
Developmental Flight Test Lessons Learned from Open Architecture Software in the Mission Computer of the U.S. Navy E-2C Group II Aircraft, Randy Cristobal Cruz
Debating Development Help: NGO Fieldworker Perspectives on Street and Urban Poor Children in Ghana, Richard D. Darby
The Propoganda of Endurance: Identity, Survival, and British Trench Newspapers in the First World War, Neal Alexander Davidson
The Effects of Ground Gypsum Wallboard Application on Soil Physical and Chemical Properties and Crop Yield, Christa LeAnne Davis
From Death, Life: An Economic and Demographic History of Civil War Era Knoxville and East Tennessee, Steven Bradley Davis
Reviving Germany: The Political Discourse of the German Fatherland Party, 1917-1918, Troy Christopher Dempster
Genetic Diversity of Sclerotinia Homoeocarpa Delineated by AFLP and Vegetative Compatibility, Renae Erin DeVries
Mechanisms for Increasing Respiratory Capacity through Ontogeny in the Blastoid Genus Pentremites, Troy A. Dexter
A Discussion of the Requirements and Methods for Validating Range Surveillance and Clearance Aircraft, Shawn Michael Disarufino
Early Literacy and Children with Special Needs: An Examination of Resources in the Home Environment, Juli Meagan Dolezal
Structural and Magnetic Investigations of Cs2AgF4 and Its Doped Derivatives, Michelle Renee Dolgos
From Triumph to Tragedy: African American Soldiers Fight For Citizenship and Manhood in the Spanish-American-Cuban-Filipino War, Le'Trice Danyell Donaldson
Development of a Transportation Network Model for Complex Economic and Infrastructure Simulations, Paula S. Downes
Retrofit Reconfigurable Flight Control System and the F/A-18C, Matthew E. Doyle
The Effects of Hiking Poles on Performance and Physiological Variables During Mountain Climbing, Rachel Louise Duckham
Preparation and Characterization of Melt Blown and Electro-Spun Polyurethane Webs, Constance Rebecca Eastman
Accelerated Poisoning of Diesel Oxidation Catalysts by Zinc Dialkyldithiophosphate-Derived Phosphorus, Scott Joseph Eaton
Health Information Need and Seeking of Older Adults Residing in an Independent-Living Retirement Community: A Qualitative Study, Sheri L. Edwards
Psychosocial Correlates of Methamphetamine Use, Greg Joseph Eisinger
A Study of the Thaïs Legend with Focus on the Novel by Anatole France, Sidney Douglas Engle
Development of CmeABC Efflux Pump- Based Intervention Strategies Against Campylobacter, Ad'Lynn Leigh Ensminger
Latent Variable Models with Applications to Spectral Data Analysis, Yi Fang
Living with Curious Pain, Casie Janelle Fedukovich
Liminal Bodies, Leslye Stewart Ford
Characterization of Hypertriglyceridemia in Obese Diabetic TallyHo/Jng Mice, Jennifer Melanie Fortuna
Physiological & Behavioral Indicators of Shad Susceptibility to Impingement at Water Intakes, Brooks Ashley Fost
Performance Study of the Loran-C System in the Presence of Wideband Interference, Joshua Emory Fox
Changes in Perceptions of Social Support, Constructive Communication and Marital Satisfaction in Couples Participating in a Marital Enrichment Program, Nikki N. Frousakis
Body & Context In The Discovery of Place, Beth Ann Fry
Infidelity in Adolescent Romantic Relationships, Rebecca E. Furr
Zwischen Sprachekstase und Sprachkrise? – Utopische Sprachreflexionen bei Novalis und Hofmannsthal, Adam Gacs
Use of Busways in Urban Areas, Michael Harris Gallant
An Analysis of Female Roles in Popular Sports Video Games, Brennan W. Galloway
Assessing the Impact of the Interpersonal Communication Course, Michelle Epstein Garland
The Politics of Abstraction: Race, Gender, and Slavery in the Poetry of William Blake, Edgar Cuthbert Gentle
Determining Wear Tolerance of Turfgrass Species for Athletic Fields in the Transition Zone, Jordan Rhea Goddard
Magazine Messages and Teenage Perception of Skin Cancer, Tanning, and Sun Safety, Anna Marlene Greene
Design of a 5-V Compatible Rail-to-Rail Input/Output Operational Amplifier in 3.3-V SOI CMOS for Wide Temperature Range Operation, Robert Lee Greenwell
Associations of Subjective Social Status and Perceived Stress to Dietary Behaviors in College Students, Eriko M. Grover
Biomarker and Stable Isotope Characterization of Coastal Pond Organic Matter, McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica, Melissa Margaret Hage
Physiologic Acclimation of Southern Appalachian Red Spruce to Simulated Climatic Warming, Johathan William Hagen
First and Second Law Analyses of Conventional and Advanced Combustion Modes, Christopher Robert Hamilton
Towards a Universal Multi-Standard RF Receiver, Yongping Han
Ethics in Architecture: The Application of an Ethic of Care in the Design of a Cancer Treatment Center, Emily Lynn Hardin
Aerobic and Anaerobic Characteristics of Competitive Junior Cyclists, John William Harrell
Effect of Land Use on Total Suspended Solids and Turbidity in the Little River Watershed, Blount County, Tennessee, Heather Melanie Hart
Zen and the Samurai: Rethinking Ties Between Zen and the Warrior, James Earl Hataway Jr.
An Investigation on the Use of Computational Fluid Dynamics to Simulate the Turbulent Phenomena from a Melt-Blowing Die, Jared Michael Haynes
Influence of Material Variables in Thermal Bonding of Nonwovens, Raghavendra Ratnakar Hegde
An Evaluation of the AH-64 Night Vision Systems for use in 21st Century Urban Combat, John Kevin Heinecke
On the Measurement of Yield Strength by Spherical Indentation, Erik G. Herbert
Laboratory Evaluation of Unbound RAP as a Pavement Base Material, Wenbin He
Fields with Dreams: The Distribution of Farmland with Publicly-Funded Conservation Easements in Pennsylvania, Amy Sue Hill
Integration of Tactical Imagery in the F/A-18 Super Hornet, Jesse William Hilliker
Assessment of the Flight Test Methodology and Separation Characteristics of the AGM-154A Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) on the F/A-18C/D Hornet, Daniel Keith Hinson
Coarse Structures and Higson Compactification, Christian Stuart Hoffland
An Investigation Into A Microwave-Enhanced Solvent-Free Mannich Condensation Reaction, Kristy Lynn Homburger
Utilizing Employee Stress to Establish Guidelines for Managing Personnel During Lean Transition, Nezhad Naim Jallal Hossiney
Dispersal, persistence, and areas of core use of re-introduced juvenile lake sturgeon in the Upper Tennessee River System, Misty Dawn Huddleston
Mathematical Modeling of High Temperature and High Pressure Dense Membrane for Separation of Hydrogen from Gasification, Ifeyinwa J. Iwuchukwu
Effects of Water Chemistry and Watershed Characteristics on Populations of Trout in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Karen Annette Jackson
Forced Resonant Periodic Shock Waves and Mean Pressure Shift in a Closed Tube, Eric James Jacob
Flight Test Investigation of Propeller Effects on the Static Longitudinal Stability of the E-2C Airplane, Glenn Richard Jamison
Expression Analysis of Auxin Regulated Genes in Populus, Sara S. Jawdy
Architectural Microcosm: From City to Building, Qi Jin
The Development of a Capacitance-Based Biotelemetry System for Implantable Applications, Calum John Johnson
Hitlerian Jurisprudence: American Periodical Media Responses to the Nuremberg War Crimes Trial, 1945-1948, McMillan Houston Johnson
The Miles Method and Averbuch: Implications for Paleodemography, Brannon I. Jones