Masters Theses
Masters Theses from 2002
A crusade for morality : status politics and Internet filtering legislation, Sueanne M. Plaksin
Gender, coal mining, and Appalachia, Adrianna Kalena Porter
Evaluation of a low ropes course experience as a graduate teaching aid, Michael T. Powers
Frontier Hopkinsians: New School Theology in East Tennessee 1797-1861, Ronald Russell Ragon
Heat Release Analysis and Modeling for a Common-Rail Diesel Engine, M. Rajkumar
Dynamics of Leukocytes and Cytokines During Experimentally-Induced Streptococcus uberis Mastitis, Magdalena Rambeaud
Neural network partial least squares for instrument surveillance and calibration verification, Brandon Peter Rasmussen
The Artist’s Loving Hand: The Travel Letters of Emily Eden, Isabella Bird, and MotherCatherine McAuley Written to Their Sisters in 19th Century Britain and Ireland, Holly Elizabeth Ratcliff
Assessment of spatial and temporal patterns of log structures in East Tennessee, William M. Reding
Monumental architecture : it's role in the modern city : a theatrical center and tourist center in Rome Italy, Susan Collette Reid
A descending trajectory : exploring language & reality in the witness of Stanley Hauerwas and engaging theology & ethics after the death of God, Todd O. Reutzel
The effect of electric field on moving aqueous aerosol suspended in a dynamic fluid chamber, Cyrus K. Riahi-Nezhad
Training performance transfer of registered nurses, Charles Edwin Riddle Jr.
A web-based interactive finite element test bed and tutorial, Pasquale John Rinaldi Jr.
TheEffects of Decision Aid Recommendations on Users’ Cognitive Processes, Memories, and Judgments, Forrest Douglas Roberts
A chronosequence study of modern vertisols and application to interpreting the time significance of Paleozoic paleovertisols, Amelia Carol Robinson
Effects of achilles tendon taping and bracing on landing biomechanics, Christy Rodenbeck
Sex differences in acceptable noise levels, Deanna Susanne Rogers
International News Coverage, Borrowed News and Geopolitical Focus in the New York Times during 1991, 1996 and 2001, Heather E. Rogers
Documentation of end-of-course test development for Keyboarding in Knox County, Tennessee, Kay Rose
Irish rock music: Irish identity and the media, Kathleen Ross
ASIC Technology Migrations: A Design Guide for First Pass Success, Marc Edward Royer
The design and implementation of a sensor fused network security system architecture, Jason S. Rudisill
Cartwheels on ice : a phenomenological exploration of children's skating enjoyment, Tatiana V. Ryba
Scale Model Investigations of the Effects of Flow Conditioning Devices, Grady P. Saunders
An ethnographic future research study of Knoxville, Tennessee's empowerment zone, Kendra Lorelle Saunders
Detrimental effects of prostaglandin F₂[alpha] on preimplantation bovine embryos, Fernando Nester Scenna
The politics of God : theocratic empire building in the age of globalization, Joshua S. Schendel
The effects of Gleevec upon K-562 cell differentiation and adherence properties, Scott Frederick Schimmel
Gender differences : the effects of economic distress on subjective well-being, Julie Schluterman
Implementationof Monte Carlo and Numerical Integration Techniques within an Online Physics Laboratory Environment, Malachi Schram
Information Systems Management concept for military aircraft in combat operations, Douglas Rhea Schueler
Ruffed Grouse Habitat Use in Western North Carolina, Carrie L. Schumacher
Expressions of individualism in German television advertising, Karin Schweizer
Defining the Hayesville–Soque River and Allatoona Faults and an Ordovician Arc Assemblage Within the Central Blue Ridge Northwest of Dahlonega, Georgia, David Jonathan Settles
Data acquisition system for evaluating spatial accuracy of selective-type sprayers, Nathan Dwayne Sewell
A meta-analysis of the relationship between age or years of experience and employee burnout, Leslie Shapard
Individual-Based Modeling: Comparing Model Outputs to Telemetry Data with Application to the Florida Panther, Dinesh Raj Sharma
Using neutron scattering to study the structure of polyionenes in aqueous solutions, Yue Shen
Economic Feasibility Of Sludge Treatment By Nitro-Hydrolysis With Product Recovery And Recycle, Shinu George Simon
Analysis of accidents on Tennessee highway and street construction, 1997 to 2001, James Mitchell Simpson
Disintegration : a novella, Christopher Smith
A Proposed Data Mining Methodology and its Application to Industrial Engineering, Jose Solarte
Fiber Splitting of Bicomponet Melt Blown Microfiber Nonwovens by Chemical and Water Treatment, Hua Song
Implementing Neural Network-Based Face Detection onto A Reconfigurable Computing System Using CHAMPION, Bernadeta Srijanto
PC-based control of the Andros Mark VI hazardous duty mobile robot, Arun Srikantaiah
Timing Jitter in Symmetric Load Ring Oscillators and the Estimation of Aperture Uncertainty in A-D Converters, Venkatesh Srinivasan
Epidemiology of La Crosse encephalitis in eastern Tennessee, 2000 and 2001, De'Jun Melona Stanich
After the liberation : the American administration of the concentration camp at Dachau, Henry F. Staruk III
The Effects of Bolus Volume and Bolus Consistency on Swallowing in Children, Jennifer Anne Rajk Steen
An exploration in challenge and integration, Robert Stenhouse
An examination of general educators' perceptions of and satisfaction with IEP team meetings, Nancy Carol Stokes
Quantitative trait loci and heritability analysis of TN93-99 x PI416937 F₆ derived soybean progeny, Yamika Nit'a Stokes
An Investigation of the Effects of Relative Winds Over the Deck on the MH-60S Helicopter During Shipboard Launch and Recovery Operations, Dominick J. Strada
Negative ion formation via laser desorption/ionization of C₆₀, Michael Straub
Architecture as palimpsest, Joshua C. Summerville
Measurement of the median particle size diameter of airborne particles collected within Duratek's Metal Melt facility, Brett Sumner
Decomposition of High-Order FIR Filters and Minimum-Phase Filter Design, Wei Su
Basement faults in the East Tennessee seismic zone : observations from the area of the Swan Creek field, Stephen Tavernier
There Arises Light: A Work for Orchestra in One Movement, Michael S. Taylor
Development of a High-Efficiency, Low-Power RF Power Amplifier for Use in a High-Temperature Environment, Stephen Terry
Frozen Human Bone: A Histological Investigation, Mariateresa Anne Tersigni
Quality of Life and Civic Involvement in Three Urban Knoxville Neighborhoods, Drew Thurman
Artomyces pyxidatus (Auriscalpiaceae, Fungi) in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park: Individuals and Populations, Shannon M. Tieken
Richardson, Property, and the Virtuous Female, Audrey Evelyn Tinkham
Thermo-Oxidative Behavior of PTMG and PPG Based Polyurethane-Ureas With Varying Degree of Fluorination, Rogerio Silva Tocchetto
The Correlation of Pedal Position to Tail Rotor Power Requirement on the OH-58A+, Kan-Wai Tong
Analysis of twinning using Fourier and wavelet transforms, William Dean Turley
Exploring and improving the utility of the Lockheed Martin Space Transport Weights & Sizing Tool, Jamie Lee Umscheid
State of Charge Estimation for Batteries, Baskar Vairamohan
A Study of the Chemistry Between Fast Atomic Oxygen and Silver-Coated QCM Crystals, Juan Carlos Valer
F/A-18E/F Catapult Minimum End Airspeed Testing, Michael M. Wallace
The effect of physical activity levels on body composition assessment in young women, Allison Kellie Wallis
Effects of risk on optimal nitrogen fertilization rates and dates in winter wheat production as affected by disease and nitrogen source, Jeremy Tate Walters
Spiritual architecture and the everyday, Thomas M. Waring Jr.
The impact of current and proposed CAFO regulations on the off-farm market for poultry litter in Tennessee, Lorie Marie Warren
The effects of season of fire on macroinvertebrates in a longleaf pine-wiregrass community, James E. Watkins
A Study of the Design of Heavy Industrial Concrete Pavements, Christopher Thomas Webster
Comparison of behavioral discrimination, MMN and P300 to speech and non-speech stimuli, Joanna Dee Webster
Code choice in a multilingual academic setting, Csilla Weninger
Insects Associated with Southern Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora L.) in East Tennessee, Christopher Thomas Werle
The relationship between conflict management styles and communication competence : a study of a community mediation center, Nicholas T. West
The abc conjecture, Jeffrey Paul Wheeler
Development of a Ground-Based Remote Sensing System with Modulated Illumination for Diagnosing Nitrogen Status in Cotton, Christopher Lee Whitten
In the context of motion and time : architecture at the margin, Douglas Todd Wilkening
Explaining export assistance needs of a firm from firm characteristics, Byron L. Williams
Survey of estrogen concentrations in dairy and swine waste storage and treatment facilities in and around Tennessee, Elizabeth Louise Williams
Characterization of effect of conventional and microwave assisted plasma (MAP) manufacturing processes on surfaces of pan based carbon fibers, Matthew Joshua Williams
Developmental Flight Test of a Powered Approach Stability Augmentation System on the U.S. Navy's E- 2C Hawkeye 2000 Aircraft, Robert K. Williams
Conceptual design and layout of the balance of plant for a generation IV nuclear power plant using the Westinghouse International Reactor, Innovative & Secure (IRIS), Wesley Charles Williams
Class-based color image synthesis and object recognition under spatially and spectrally varying illuminants, Andrew R. Wilson
Neural Supernets: Structuring Artificial Neural Networks According to Cluster Analysis, Simon Lucas Winberg
An Analysis of Consumer Support for Environmental Certification of Hardwood Products, Pornpat Wiwattarangkul
Diversity and unity in weaving community, Miriam Suzanne Wohlfarth
Nitridation reactions in two-phase Cr(Pt) + Cr₃Pt alloys as a basis for a new synthesis route to form near-surface composite structures, Sarah Kate Wrobel