Masters Theses
Masters Theses from 2002
The Anglo-Saxons and their struggle with chaos : "When a man is unable to change his fate then he must endure it well", Scott Hutcheson MacKenzie
Evaluation of stressors as potential indicators of male fertility, Melody Nakisha Malone
The dendroarchaeology of the Swaggerty Blockhouse, Cocke County, Tennessee, David F. Mann
The effects of substrate orientation and color on survival and growth of freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii, Erin Leigh Marcus
Performance and characteristics of the UTK dual hybrid vehicle, Paul M. McCown
The effect of the heat-affected zone created by laser-surface alloying on the high-cycle fatigue behavior of AISI 4340 steel, Robert L. McDaniels
In deadly concert : campaign money, banking de-regulation, and the savings and loan crisis, 1981-1994, Darrel Wayne McGhee
An exploratory investigation of three NCAA division I African-American athletes' aspirations of a career in professional football, Melissa A. McMaster
Floating Away or Staying Put: Finding Meaning in the Poetry of William Wordsworth and Robert Frost, Mary McMillan
The effects of variation in acorn production on black bear population trends and survivorship of female black bears in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Jaime Suzanne McNutt
The perceptions of members and agent advisors of Tennessee Association for Family and Community Education participation, Rebecca Dawn Merritt
Mechanical stimulation of intervertebral disc cells by cyclic hydrostatic pressure, William David Merryman II
Accuracy of plagioclase compositions from laboratory and Mars spacecraft thermal emission spectra, Keith A. Milam
Evaluation of Carfentanil and Xylazine for Immobilization of White-tailed Deer, Bradley F. Miller
A study of the wettability of α-Al₂O₃||₊|||||, Leslie Susanne Miller
Coupling Ground Penetrating Radar Applications with Continually Changing Decomposing Human Remains, Michelle Lee Miller
The Affects of Clothing on Human Decomposition: Implications for Estimating Time Since Death, Robyn Ann Miller
DNA Extraction From Archived Slides: Analysis and Use in Current Forensic Identification, Jennifer Lee Millsaps
Effects of temperature and strain rate on the scratch resistance of poly-methylmethacrylate, Pierre Jean Morel
Crosslinking methods for enhanced tribological properties of ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene for total joint arthroplasty, Mark L. Morrison
Evaluation of DGPS Row Guidance Systems, Analyzing Operator Feedback Methods Based on Accuracy and Operator Insights, Timothy Franklin Morrow
Maintenance elements and guidelines for post-construction best management practices, Robert G. Morton
Protestant fundamentalsim, intolerance, and punitiveness, Andrea Christine Mouser
Giant resonances in Argon isotopes, William George Newton
The characterization, genesis and classification of six selected soil profiles of the Kursk Oblast, Russia, Ryan Russell Paul Noble
Momentum and back, Renae Gail Crocetti Ogle
A Lock-In Amplifier for Fluorescent Light Detection, Osman Oguz
Linking channel instability to urbanization in the upper Beaver Creek Watershed, Knox County, Tennessee, Esther Sullivan Parish
Single-Molecule Detection, Wesley Carlton Parker
Development and Impact of Geocoris punctipes (Say) (Hemiptera: Lygaeidae) on Selected Pests of Greenhouse Ornamentals, Nicole D. Pendleton
Studies Towards Anti-Bredt Ring Systems of Natural Products, Ulf Peters
Corrosion and corrosion fatigue behavior of a zirconium based bulk metallic glass, William Hutchison Peter
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