Masters Theses
Masters Theses from 2001
Reproductive performance in cycling beef cows experiencing nutritional restriction, Timonthy Mark Towns
Determining the optimum conditions for catalytic steam gasification of broiler litter, Anthony Turner
Language in relation to problem solving abilities in children with hearing impairment, Katie A. Vaden
Stability in N-Layer recurrent neural networks, Rodica Ion Waivio
Evaluation of pepper heat intensity and textural parameters of cheese biscuits formulated at 3 fat and 4 cayenne pepper levels, Cherné La-Toi Wallace
Other wise : locating the "evolution" of the construction of whiteness in Kate Chopin's At fault, "Desiree's baby," and The awakening, David Shane Wallace
Canned animal sketches : and other stories, Milton O'Neal Walsh
Integrating service-learning into the curriculum at Appalachian State University : a case study, Amy M. Webb
Real-time system for determining corn plant population in-situ at harvest time, Newman Edward Webb II
Pecos Revisited: A Modern Analysis of Earnest Hooton’s, The Indians of Pecos Pueblo, Katherine Elizabeth Weisensee
Metallurgical Evaluation of Cast Duplex Stainless Steels and Their Weldments, Songqing Wen
Violence in cohabiting and married couples, Tamela Marie Wheeler
An Evaluation of CHARACTER COUNTS!SM Character Education Activities in Relationship to the Behavior of Elementary School Children in Sullivan County Tennessee, Justin A. Wiebers
A combinatorial study of the nickel-chromium system, Nathan Ryan Williams
A modified six sigma approach to improving the quality of hardwood flooring, Thomas N. Williams
Numerical simulation of a crashworthy rotorcraft substructure including hard and soft surface impacts, Stephan C. Wintner
Self-perceptions of leadership skills of 4-H volunteers attending the 2000 Southern Region 4-H Volunteer Leader Forum, Glen Edward Wolfenbarger
A Computer Vision System for the Automatic Inspection of Geometric Distortions in Television Displays, Geoffrey C. Yerem
Impact and shock attenuation during landing activities from different heights on different surfaces, Yeon-Joo Yu
Studies toward the synthesis of hyperevolutin A : nitrile oxide-allene cycloaddition approach, Dongxiang Zeng
Bayesian weighted K-Means clustering algorithm as applied to cotton trash measurement, Yupeng Zhang
Fundamental studies on poly(trimethylene terephthalate) spunbonded nonwovens, Weili Zhao
Masters Theses from 2000
Evaluation of the Quinetics Colloidal Mill Device in converting Type I Portland cement into Microfine cement, Nabeel Hafiz Abusadah
Design and testing of [a] vibratory force measurement system for hand-arm vibration applications, Jae Ik Ahn
Accuracy of the Polar M52 heart rate monitor for estimating energy expenditure, substrate utilization, and maximal oxygen uptake, Cory Matthew Alwardt
Evaluation of tungsten tin and lead projectiles against real and synthetic bones encased in ballistic gelatin, Bryce Otis Anderson
Examination of hydrological, chemical, and biological gradients along the hyporheic zone of an upland agricultural stream in East Tennessee, Carmen T. Anderson
A cold day in July: a phenomenological study of the experience of weather, Charles Frank Anderson
Application of the Theory of Reasoned Action regarding the behavioral intention to consume five fruits and vegetables a day in a Women, Infants, Children population, Katherine Michelle Anderson
Electroencephalographic activities during reading tasks in young adults : separate measures for localized and widespread brain functions, Efthymios Angelakis
The experience of a first race: a phenomenological description, Karen M. Appleby
Using neural networks for interpolating aerodynamic data, Donald Jay Atkins
Investigation of aeroacoustics of an axisymmetric cavity, Douglas A. Baker
Temporal and spatial variation in annual growth of yellow-poplar (Liriodenendron tulipifera L.) at Walker Branch Watershed, Tennessee, Donald Gregory Barlar
Evaluation of the joint helmet-mounted cueing system as a control for cueing high off-boresight weapons and sensors, Terry Scott Barrett
A comparison of resistance patterns on swine farms using or excluding antimicrobial products, Melissa A. Beckmann
A building type reconsidered: the urban passenger train station, Richard Andrew Belew
Leptin phase-advances the suprachiasmatic circadian pacemaker in vitro, Harriet Elizabeth Bergeron
The Influence of Confluence and Resolution on Architectural and Structural Frameworks, Paul A. Bielicki
Development of an optical surface method for transport calculations, William Bryant Bird
Aspects of the winter behavioral ecology of Anolis carolinensis at the northern limit of its range, David Christopher Bishop
Some mathematical models of cold pill concentration in the body, Brenda Bleavins
Probing the secondary structure of A[beta] (1-40) fibrils, Brian Anthony Bledsoe
An exploration of reclaiming the monumental in architecture, Steven Alan Blevins
An experimental investigation of parameters that influence the fiber melt blowing process, John Thomas Bogard
Zydeco : ethnicity in a music of Louisiana, Kara Denise Boyd
Influence of incorporation on sulfentrazone performance in tobacco, Gregory K. Breeden
Job satisfaction and burnout in clerical workers at an institution of higher education, Barbara Elaine Bright
The new waves: the influence of avant-garde film of the 1920s and 1930s on Virginia Woolf's the Waves, Stephanie Kaye Brinson
Swarz-wîz and heiden: elements of acceptance in Wolfram von Eschenbach's Willehalm and Parzival, Amanda Leigh Brown
Cell specific localization of retinoid binding proteins and their possible role with retinol transport in the bovine ovary, Jo Alison Brown
Development and Application of a Model to Analyze Intent to Remain in WIC and Use Course Skills Among Nutrition Personnel Participating in a Continuing Education Course, Karen Lynn Bryson
Evaluation of the Digital Flight Control System as installed in the F-14A Tomcat for the all-weather aircraft carrier landing mission, Richard Allen Burr
An assessment of public chapter 1101: implementation in Blount county, Tennessee, Warren William Campbell
Verification of beam on elastic foundation solution for edge loaded cylindrical shells, Sherry L. Caperton
Death penalty information : the effects of increased knowledge on selection of punishment in capital cases, Patrice A. Carroll
A comparison of two methods of formant frequency estimation for high-pitched voices, Amy Elizabeth Carrubba
Development of a system to prioritize sites for the installation of automated truck rollover warning systems in Tennessee, Matthew Alan Cate
Antimicrobial and toxicological characteristics of commercial herbal extracts and the antimicrobial efficacy of herbs in marinated chicken, Mondonna Farshadfar Cate
Volumetric reconstruction in the microCAT tomography system, Joshua Edward Cates
Modal mineralogy of the H-group chondrites : progressive effects of metamorphism, Joshua A. Chamot
The nodulin 26 aquaglyceroporin transporter : influence of transmembrane mutations, pH, calcium and phosphorylation, Nouth Chanmanivone
QTL and heritability analysis of Essex x Williams F₂ and F₄:₆ soybean progenies, Angie Bell Chapman
A numerical method for the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations with application to two-phase flow, Bo Chen
Design, implementation and testing of a digital baseband receiver for spread spectrum telesensing, Brian Parker Chesney
Debunking the Spontaneous Human Combustion Myth: Experiments in the Combustibility of the Human Body, Angi M. Christensen
Investigation of imprinted sol-gel sorbents containing phosphonate ligands, John Walter Clavier
JiniOS : the network is the computer, Richard Clippard
Designing meaning : the development of narrative in architecture, David David Cobb
Minimizing storm water runoff from residential development through land use measures, William R. Coleman
Network flow algorithms and applications, Randy Lee Collins
Marketing assistance needs of value-added agribusiness and forest products firms, John C. Colvett
Tennessee students with special needs : the status of therapeutic recreation in elementary individual education plans, Clarissa Marie Combs
Revegetation of copper mine tailings in the Copper Basin, Tennessee, Thomas E. Cook
A novel microscopy technique for the characterization of carbon nanotubes, V. Mark Covington
Probabilistic fatigue crack growth analysis using response surface methodology, Glenn Chris Cox
The path and the academic pavilions: making a place for the hearth of an American campus, Chordlee Nathan Coyle
Estimation of traffic volumes on rural local roads in Tennessee, Jason Allen Crouch
The effects of half delta strakes on the performance of the Piper Navajo twin engine airplane, Courthney Carlos Cumberbatch
Selective sequential trunk locking of single-trunk Steiner trees in global routing, Larry Paul Cunningham
Prediciton [sic] of breakthrough curve for multicomponent ion exchange systems, Lilla B. Cunningham
Development of an automated helicopter stability & control flight testing data collection and analysis software system, Alan Alan Davis
Evaluating the impacts of the Tennessee master logger program, Chad T. Davis
The second coming : a piece for piano trio, percussion and soprano, Bradley D. Decker
An investigation of family cohesion : the influence of gender and family structure, Holly C. Dorman
Recreation participation and leadership roles: both as undergraduates and five years after graduation, June Marie Doyle
Prediction of water quality from printed wiring board processes, Jennie Lou Ducker
An investigation into form, light, path, orientation and place in spiritual architecture, Harold Wade Duckett
State of the art of state departments of transportation construction claims procedures, Jennifer Lynn Duncan
Investigation of gas porosity in laser melted gray iron, Margaret Denise Duncan
Experimental Repatriation of Black Bears to the Big South Fork Area of Kentucky and Tennessee, Rick Eastridge
Sequential convergence with exceptional sets, Chaka Karieem Edwards
Job satisfaction differences between generation X workers and older workers, Stephanie M. Efird
Isolation and substrate binding studies of aminoglycoside nucleotidyltransferase 2" Ia, Drew Robert Ekman
Poetic technology: a case against Pavlovian detailing, Jeffrey Hunter Ervin
Survival of listeria, staphylococcus, and salmonella on sliced cantaloupe and tomatoes treated with 1.0 and 3.0 kGy using a 5 MeV electron beam accelerator, Amelia Jean Evans
Applications of sol-gel materials in analytical chemistry, Bryan Christopher Fagan
A CMOS wideband amplifier for use in a microcantilever sensing device, Jeffrey Lynn Falin
Prevalence of Dirofilaria immitis in cats in eastern Tennessee and associated risk factors, Amy Whetstone Farley