Masters Theses
Masters Theses from 2022
Politically Moral: Moderate Partisans Morally Derogate Out-party Members, Even When Treated Fairly, Phillip P. McGarry
Putting the meat in meat-less?: A critical discourse analysis of corporate marketing of plant-based products, Samantha A. McIntyre
VALIDATION OF RELAP5-3D FOR TRANSIENT SIMULATION OF LEAD-LITHIUM SYSTEMS FOR FUSION APPLICATIONS, Nicholas Akira Meehan
FIRE SIMULATION AND ANALYSIS OF A SWITCHGEAR CABINET FIRE AND ITS EFFECTS ON CABLE TRAYS, Yalcin Meraki
Caring for Fat Patients: Bioethical Considerations Surrounding the Duty of Care, Anne Merrill
A Qualitative Exploration of UPSR, Shelby Miller
Electric Vehicle Aggregation Considering Fast-Charging for Power System Applications, Trey I. Mingee
Analysis of Turbulent Flow Behavior in Helicopter Rotor Hub Wakes, Forrest Mobley
Manganese Geochemistry and Plant Availability in Response to Agricultural Practices, Ashleigh R. Montgomery
Joint Failure Probability of Dams Based on Probabilistic Flood Hazard Analysis, Matthew G. Montgomery
Uranium Holdup Mass Quantification by Hybrid Gamma Imaging, Blake R. Montz
There can be but the one Ezra Pound: Rearticulating Hugh Selwyn Mauberley as Modernist Autobiography, Joshua H. Moore
COVID-19 Renters and Housing Instability: Combatting the Eviction Epidemic during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Knox County, Tennessee, Samantha B. Myers-Miller
Climate-driven selection results in powerful geographic framework for predicting phenotype, Alexandra Neild
The Characterization of Dynamic Soil Properties and Their Relation to Soil Organic Carbon in East Tennessee Soils, Shannon Marissa Newell
Evaluating current and future potential distribution of epiphytic orchids in the Congo Basin with ecological niche models, Michael L. Ngoh
Computational Analysis of Transcriptional and Post-transcriptional Feedback Loops in Development and Cell Differentiation, Benjamin Rigel Nordick
Encapsulation of Antimicrobial Peptides in Bicontinuous Microemulsions for Topical Delivery to Surgical Site Infections and Chronic Wounds, Madison A. Oehler
Optimized 3D-printing of Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Polyether-ether-ketone (CFR-PEEK) for Use in Overmolded Lattice Composite, Ryan C. Ogle
Effects of land-use and disturbance on pollinators in wetlands, Nicholas V. Oldham
Systematic Evaluation of Database Builds in Metaproteomics for the Advancement of Microbiome Research, Katherine E. Ostrouchov
Simulating Fluvial Transport Patterns of Human Remains in the Tennessee River, Karli Palmer
Assessing the Impact of Parental Involvement on the Scaling of Agricultural Technologies from School Garden to Home Farm through Experiential Learning, Gracie Pekarcik
Identification of Endometrial Transcripts and Proteins Associated with the In Vivo Derived and In Vitro Produced Bovine Conceptus Microenvironment, Katheryn D. Peterson
Effects of protein concentration and beta-adrenergic agonists on ruminal microbial communities in finishing beef heifers, Alison P. Pfau
Investigation of Realistic Material Surface Roughness on a Supersonic Boundary Layer, Mason D. Pohlman
CO2 Adsorption using Mg-MOF-74/Activated Biochar Composites Produced from the Pyrolysis of Lignocellulosic Biomass, Conner Brosdan Pope
EFFECTS OF MANAGEMENT FOLLOWING DIFFERENT TECHNIQUES TO RESTORE NATIVE EARLY SUCCESSIONAL PLANT COMMUNITIES, Bonner L. Powell
A Bioassay to Determine Poa annua Responses to Indaziflam, Benjamin D. Pritchard
Path Planning For Additive Manufacturing of Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing and Blue Light Fringe Projection Scanning, Tiffany Patricia Quigley
Benchmarking of Embedded Object Detection in Optical and RADAR Scenes, Vijaysrinivas Rajagopal
Understanding Hydrogen Variations in Silicate Glasses as a Result of Degassing: Fire-Fountaining on the Moon and Earth, Erin M. Recchuiti
Path Planning and Flight Control of Drones for Autonomous Pollination, Chapel R. Rice
CHARACTERIZATION OF WATER QUALITY AND PERIPHYTON ASSEMBLAGES IN AN URBAN STREAM, KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE, Allison Rogers
The effects of remote work on organizational culture: Examining the effects of external social support to mitigate social isolation within organizations, Katherine Rogers
Body Size Interactions with Pubic Symphysis Age-at-Death Estimation: A Critical Analysis of Senescence of the Pubic Symphysis Components, Elizabeth A. Ronald
Film Women Violence, Madison R. Ross
Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Therapy and its Applications and Usage in the Equine Industry, Delaney R. Rostad
Load Modeling and Evaluation of LEDs for Hardware Test Bed Application, Jillian M. Ruff
Evaluation of microBIOMETER as a tool to estimate soil health in a west Tennessee cotton crop, Daniel T. Sain
Meta-heuristic Optimization Techniques for the Production of Medical Isotopes Through Special Target Design, Cameron Ian Salyer
A Performance of Disease and Its Cures: Lovesickness in Medieval Iberia, Lillian B. Sanders
The Rhythm of the Land: Women’s Use of Plants During the Pigeon Phase of Magic Waters (31JK291) in Cherokee, North Carolina, Kelly Dean Santana
Voicing Narrative Through Transatlanticism and Transformation in Historia de la Monja Alférez by Catalina de Erauso, Morgan Schneider
Component Monitoring Strategies for iPWR Plant Systems during Operational Transients, Matthew S. Scott
Design and evaluation of a unique weighted-sum-based Anger camera, Matthew W. Seals
Measuring Critical Consciousness in White Rural Appalachian College Students, Kody Kevin Sexton
Numerical and Experimental Investigation of Machinery Isolation Featuring Gap-Type Nonlinear Rotational Inertial Mechanisms for Marine Applications, Alexandra C. Shafer
COMPARISON OF BONE MINERAL DENSITY IN FEMALE MOUNTAIN CYCLISTS, ROAD CYCLISTS, AND RUNNERS, Sierra Sims
A Two-Phase Multicommodity Flow Approach for Classroom Assignment, Hannah Smith
RUMEN BIOGEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS AND THEIR IMPACT ON MICROBIAL AND METABOLOME VARIATION, Macey P. Soltis
The Conflict of Rights in the Moral Community, Rebecca Spicer-Keller
CHARACTERIZATION OF THE FECAL MICROBIOME IN DOGS RECEIVING MEDICAL MANAGEMENT FOR CONGENITAL PORTOSYSTEMIC SHUNTS, Nathan Squire
Music as a Representational Medium: Representation in Arnold Schoenberg's "A Survivor from Warsaw", Lucy S. Terrell
A Study Comparing “Better Body Bags” Versus Standard White Body Bags to Estimate Relative Preservation of Human Genomic and Morphological Information, Serena A. Thariath
Unprofessional Communication in the Workplace, Lilli Tillman
Impacts of Summer Drought and Climate Change Conditions on Hydropower Resources and Power System Reliability in the PJM Region, William J. Tingen II
Structural Steel Connection Design For Tensile Rupture by Advanced Inelastic Analysis, Kaylalyn H. Truman-Jarrell
Redundant Kinematics Solution for a Combined 6DOF Robotic Manipulator and 2DOF Part Positioner in a WAAM Application, Ethan C. Vals
PSYCHOLOGICAL FLEXIBILITY, MUSIC PERFORMANCE ANXIETY, AND PERCEIVED PERFORMANCE QUALITY: A CORRELATIONAL STUDY WITH UNIVERSITY MUSIC STUDENTS, Tracy Lianne Viator
Staphylococcal Surface Proteins as Vaccine Candidates for the Control of Staphylococcal Mastitis in Dairy Cows, Jessica Jean Vidlund
ENiGMA - Ongoing development towards novel beta-decay spectroscopy station at ISOLDE, Philipp Wagenknecht
Ice Recrystallization Inhibition and Ice-nucleating Promotion Activity of Bile Salts, Zhihong Wang
TEXTURE AND COMPOSITION OF AN ARID-CLIMATE WEATHERING PROFILE AND THE LINK BETWEEN BEDROCK AND DERIVED SEDIMENT COMPOSITION, Kristan Leigh Watkins
Complex Planting Patterns for Increasing the Structural Diversity of Shortleaf Pine Restoration Plantings, Jacob L. Webster
Improving water and plant growth regulator (PGR) management practices in cotton: Cultivar physiological responses and PGR rates, Kurt Wedegaertner
Negative Realism: Reading the Novels of John Williams, William Wells
Effects of Small and Normalized Q-Factor Changes and Knee Alignment on Knee Biomechanics During Stationary Cycling, Jacob D. Wilbert
Iron Nanoparticles for Magnetic Imaging Applications, Aleia Williams
THE COMING OF THE ANATOLIANS: MOBILITY, CONFLICT, AND PIRACY IN THE EARLY BRONZE AGE AEGEAN, Natalie M. Yeagley
Tennessee Value-Added Dairy: State of the Industry, Consumer Perceptions, and Investment Opportunities, Caitlin Zaring
Impact of fatty acid on markers of exocrine pancreatic stimulation, Yunyi Zhang
The Islands Project for Managing Populations in Genetic Training of Spiking Neural Networks, Chaohui Zheng
Masters Theses from 2021
Effect of Radiation on Bond Behavior Between Concrete and Steel Bar: Development of Experimental Protocol, Mohammed Abdelrahman
Assessing Mechanical Performance of Dissimilar Steel Systems Made Via Wire-Arc Additive Manufacturing, Obed Daniel Acevedo
Optimal and Model Free Control of Tumor Immune Interaction Dynamic to Schedule Cancer Treatments, Mohamed Alsager
Bears in Big South Fork: A Spatially Explicit Density Estimate of a Reintroduced Population, Joshua D. Alston
Development of an Encrypted Wireless System for Body Sensor Network Applications, Kendra Anderson
Decomposition Approach to Parametric Nonconvex Regression; Nuclear Resonance Analysis, Jordan L. Armstrong
Examining the maternal investment of the calyptra and its influence on the sporophyte offspring, Alessandra Marie Cabrera Aromin
THE FACTORS INFLUENCING THE LEADER’S PERCEPTIONS OF SUCCESS OF DAIRY COOPERATIVES: THE CASE OF CUMBAL NARIÑO’S DAIRY ASSOCIATIONS, Omar Efren Aza Fuelantala
Examining the empirical relationship between subjective fatigue and employee work engagement in a heavy workload manufacturing environment, Prashanth Balasubramanian
Unearthing Tree Symbolism in Song: A Sentiment Analysis, Shannon L. Bayliss
Temperature Sensitive Paint Investigation of a Cylinder Induced Shockwave Boundary Layer Interaction, Caleb Bell
Regenerative Effects of Patch Cut Harvests at Natchez Trace State Forest, Joshua K. Biggerstaff
Ancient ancestors for modern practices: An evolutionary concept analysis of digital marginalia, Brianna Blackwell
Variables Related to Viral Load and CD4 Variance in Men Living with HIV, Natalie Christine Blocher
The Chamber of Prayer: Oratorio Without Words, Hyowon Bong
Dissolved Organic Carbon and the Potential Role to Stream Acidity in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Jason R. Brown
A Secure Architecture for Defense Against Return Address Corruption, Grayson J. Bruner
Design and Simulation of a Supervisory Control System for Hybrid Manufacturing, Michael Buckley
The Political Turn in First-Year Composition: Student and Instructor Perspectives on Politics, Demagoguery, and Democratic Deliberation, Jacob T. Buller-Young
Debt Delivered: The Predatory Inclusion of a Rent-to-Own Chain in the Treasure Valley, Jeff Cates
Modeling and Quality Analysis of Radio Frequency Heating of Low Moisture Foods, Qianyi Chen
Design of a Cable-Driven Manipulator for Large-Scale Additive Manufacturing, Phillip Chesser
Impact of Urbanization Gradients and Stormwater Input on the Microbial Community Structure within Impaired Low-Order Streams, Charles Cianciolo