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The Implications Of Signing A Professional Baseball Contract As A High School Senior As Opposed To Attending College, Adam Priest

Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects

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An Examination Of Railroad Capacity And Its Implications For Rail-Highway Intermodal Transportation, David Bruce Clarke

Doctoral Dissertations

After many years of decline in market share, railroads are now experiencing an increasing demand for their services. Service intensive intermodal transportation seems to be an especially promising market area. Since the historic decline in traffic has been accompanied by a reduction in network infrastructure, however, the railroads' ability to handle sizable traffic increases, at least in the short term, is in question. Since rail transportation is critical to the domestic economy of the nation, and is increasingly important in international logistics channels, shortfalls in railroad capacity are not desirable.

The published literature on railroad capacity is relatively sparse, especially …

The Experience Of Place, Rosemary Kehoe Peacher

Doctoral Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to investigate the human experience of place. A phenomenological approach was utilized employing an unstructured open-ended dialogical interview method. Twenty participants, including ten younger and older adults, were asked to describe places which were special to them.

Interpretation of the interview transcripts revealed five themes descriptive of one's experience of place: Identity, Connection, Security, Possibilities, and Beauty/Awe. The experience of time was interwoven with all five themes.

The theme of Identity comprises the way in which a place can strengthen one's sense of self, provide continuity across the developmental life span, and trigger poignant …

Application Of Pulse Calorimetry To Metal Systems, Debasis Basak

Doctoral Dissertations

The pulse calorimeter developed as a part of the author's masters thesis was used extensively in the doctoral research to determine the electrical resistivity and specific heat of Ni, Ni₄Mo, Fe-A1 alloys and Ni-A1. The temperature range of measurements varied with different specimens but in general were between 375 K to 1300 K.

The pulse calorimeter essentially consists of a specimen in series with a standard resistor and a programmable power supply. The specimen is inside a vacuum chamber. The programmable power supply can be triggered from the computer to send a specific current to the specimen for …

Boosters, Bureaucrats, Politicians And Philanthropists: Coalition Building In The Establishment Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Daniel Smith Pierce

Doctoral Dissertations

The movement to establish a national park in the Great Smoky Mountains of North Carolina and Tennessee in the 1920s and 1930s was an exceedingly lengthy and complex process. In the seventeen years between the beginning of the park movement and the dedication of the park supporters had to overcome a number of serious obstacles raising over $10 million during difficult economic times, purchasing over six thousand individual tracts of land, overcoming the resistance of well-financed opposition, and weathering the storms of political battles and economic depression that threatened the movement at almost every turn. In order to overcome the …

The Gothic Tradition In Southern Local Color Fiction, Lucia Ann Stretcher Sigmar

Doctoral Dissertations

The American local color movement, roughly spanning the end of the Civil War to the turn of the century, attempted to preserve traditional regional lifestyles which were in danger of disappearing entirely in a rapidly expanding, increasingly hegemonic society. Historically, local color fiction has been dismissed as too narrowly focused, too nostalgically charged, too stylistically detailed, too lacking in "literary" merit, too quaint, too insignificant to warrant serious, critical investigation. Critics have typically regarded the movement as a subdivision of regionalism, and have privileged the fiction's characteristic adherence to realistic detail (dialect, folklore, character types, and regional setting) above all …

The Relationship Among Parenting Styles, Home Environments, And Children's Curiosity, Amy Baldwin Crockett

Doctoral Dissertations

In this research, the relationships of parenting styles, attitudes, and child-rearing environments with children's curiosity, the relationships of parenting styles and attitudes with child-rearing environments, and the indirect relationships of parenting styles and attitudes with children's curiosity through child-rearing environments were explored. Seventy-four parent-child dyads were recruited from area day care centers. Oldest children between 3 and 6 years old were studied. Parents were administered a demographic information questionnaire, the Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment Inventory--Revised (HOME), and the Child-Rearing Practices Report (CRPR). Children were administered the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test--Revised (PPVT-R), the Complexity Task, the Preference for …

Growth Of Listeria Monocytogenes, Salmonella Typhimurium, And Spoilage Microorganisms On Green Beans Affected By Salt, Antimicrobials, Modified Atmosphere Packaging, And Storage Temperature, Wei Tan

Doctoral Dissertations

Growth and survival of Listeria monocytogenes. Salmonella typhimurium, and spoilage microorganisms in minimally processed green beans as influenced by modified atmosphere packaging, storage temperature, salt treatment, and antimicrobial dips were investigated. Green beans were snipped, washed, dipped in a chlorine solution (200 ppm), and soaked in a 20% NaCl solution for 20 min. Green beans were inoculated with 10³-10⁴ CFU/g of L. monocytogenes Scott A or S. typhimurium, packaged in plastic bags under air or vacuum, and stored at 5,10, or 15°C. Growth of L. monocytogenes, S. typhimurium, and spoilage microorganisms (mesophilic aerobes, psychrotrophs, coliforms, …

Fatty Acids And Cholesterol In And Oxidation Measurement Of Different Cooked Ground Meats During 5-6°C Storage, Ying Zheng

Doctoral Dissertations

In the first of two studies, levels of cholesterol (CHOL) and fatty acids (FA) in nonpolar and polar lipids in raw and broiled ground turkey, beefalo, and beef were measured. Cooking losses including drip and evaporation also were determined. In the second study, raw and cooked, crumbled ground turkey, pork and beef after 0, 2, and 4 days of storage at 5-6°C were analyzed for levels of CHOL, fat, moisture, FA, conjugated dienoic acid (DIEN), TBA-value, fluorescent oxidation products (FOP), and cholesterol oxidation products (COP). Each successive stage including cooking and storage of the meat represented an increasing lipid oxidation …

The Matrilineal Staircase: The Role Of The Mother In The Chinese American Woman's Search For Voice, Esther Liu Godfrey

Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects

No abstract provided.

Should Internal Auditors Be Responsible For Environmental Auditing, Sandra Jeanne Ubaldini

Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects

No abstract provided.

Assessing The Role Of The Domestic Dog As A Native American Food Resource In The Middle Missouri Subarea Ad 1000 - 1840, Lynn M. Snyder

Doctoral Dissertations

The journals of early European explorers and fur traders, as well as ethnographic records, document the integral part domestic dogs played in the village life and economy of the Plains Villagers in the Middle Missouri Subarea. Early travelers on the plains also remarked on the consumption of dog meat in association with certain rituals and ceremonies, and noted the use of dogs as an emergency food resource.

This study focuses on nearly 7000 large canid skeletal elements from six Plains Village sites in the Middle Missouri Subarea dating from approximately A.D. 1000 to 1840. Two indicators of the continued importance …

Storytelling: A Natural Mnemonic: A Study Of A Storytelling Method To Positively Influence Student Recall Of Instruction, Tommy Oaks

Doctoral Dissertations

The purpose of this dissertation was to determine what, if any, effect storytelling as a method of teaching has on retention of information. More specifically, this work was designed to determine if storytelling is more effective than a more traditional lecture method in influencing student recall of lesson content. In the Spring Semester of 1994, experiments were conducted to test the following hypothesis: College Students who receive instruction in a storytelling fashion will demonstrate significantly greater recall of instructional content than students who receive the same instruction in a more traditional lecture method.

One hundred fourteen students were randomly selected …

Adsorption, Dissipation And Movement Of Fluometuron And Norflurazon In Three Southeastern Soils, William Thomas Willian

Doctoral Dissertations

Studies were conducted in 1992 and 1993 to evaluate the adsorption, dissipation, and movement of fluometuron and norflurazon in three soils representative of the cotton growing regions of the southeastern United States. Field experiments were established in Jackson, Tennessee; Stoneville, Mississippi; and Griffin, Georgia on areas which had no fluometuron or norflurazon exposure for three years prior to plot establishment. The studies utilized a randomized complete block design and treatments were replicated four times in tilled areas.

Fluometuron and norflurazon were applied preemergence (PRE) at 1.7 kg ai ha^-1 broadcast. Soil samples were obtained in one of two ways: …

The Effect Of Spatial Scale On The Variables Of Attention Of Eight- To Twelve-Year Old Children With Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder, Julie K. Nelson

Masters Theses

This study investigated the effects of scale-reduced environments on measures of attention for children with Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). A theory of experimental space-time relativity proposes that small-scaled spaces alter one's temporal experience which can in turn improve the efficiency of that individual's information processing. The independent variable was a scale-reduced space. The dependent variable was the Test of Variables of Attention (T.O.V.A., Greenberg, 1987). The purpose of the study was to demonstrate that a simple, harmless, drug-free intervention could improve an ADHD child's ability to attend to information and perform by altering the child's temporal experience. It was hypothesized …

Instructional Television : A Survey For Future Expansion Of Extension Education Programs At The University Of Tennessee, Eva Victoria Price

Masters Theses

This study identified the major variables indicating the readiness of Extension personnel to utilize instructional television (ITV) as a distance education medium for expanding Extension education programs at The University of Tennessee. The concept of readiness was ascertained based on three dependent variables: general attitudes toward ITV, willingness to serve expanded audiences, and desire to learn new roles and procedures. In addition, the faculty's readiness to utilize ITV was described by: current use of ITV media, availability of ITV equipment, and experience and training as an ITV teacher. The study examined the faculty's preferred media for delivering ITV programs. It …

The Image Of 4-H As Perceived By Selected Tennessee Seventh Graders, Deanna Lee Essington

Masters Theses

The 4-H organization for youth ages 9-19, is the youth education program of the Cooperative Extension Service. Tennessee's 4-H program had 185,000-plus members in 1993-94, up from 171,685 in 1992-93. Even though there has been an overall increase in enrollment, there has been an average 38 percent decrease in membership from the sixth to seventh grades during the past five years. One reason which could have an effect on the decreasing membership is the perception of the image of 4-H to these students. The purpose of this study was to look at relationships between 4-H membership and selected personal and …

Soil Genesis And Classification Of Brown Iron Ore Spoils On The Western Highland Rim In Tennessee, Sonja Entrekin Gaither

Masters Theses

A pedologic investigation was conducted on the Western Highland Rim in Tennessee on 140-170 year old brown iron ore spoils. The ore had formed in pockets at the interface between Mississippian Limestone and the overlying Cretaceous sands and gravels.

The objectives of this study were to 1) assess soil development on brown iron ore spoils; 2) compare properties in spoils to those in adjacent undisturbed soils; and 3) classify the spoils using Soil Taxonomy and the West Virginia Minesoil Classification System.

Two minesoil profiles (spoils) and two soil profiles on adjacent undisturbed soils (native) were sampled and described according to …

Host Race Evolution In The Pyralid Moth Dicymolomia Julianalis (Walker) On Selected Hosts In Tennessee, Amy J. Mccaskill

Masters Theses

Dicymolomia julianalis (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) has a diverse feeding habitats, which range from herbivore to scavenger to predator. Allozyme analysis of fourteen loci was used to evaluate if populations of D. julianalis sampled from cat-tail, musk thistle, and common bagworm are genetically differentiated. Significant heterogeneity in allele frequencies exists at eight of nine loci examined. Analyses of population structure indicate that host is more important than geographic location in explaining the distribution of variation. Estimates of migration indicate that a restriction in gene flow exists among populations of D. julianalis. Genetic distances indicate that musk thistle and bagworm populations …

Effectiveness Of Vitamin E Or Zinc In Reducing Udder Edema Of Heifers Fed Excess Iron, Pamela F. Cunningham

Masters Theses

The health of a dairy cow is of extreme economic importance to the dairy farmer especially at the time of parturition. Parturition and the period immediately before and after parturition are the most stressful times in the life of adult dairy cows. Most health problems will occur early in the cow's lactation cycle. It is an advantage to the farmer to have his or her cows in top physical condition as this time approaches. According to Shanks et al. (1981) mammary and reproductive costs were over 50% of the total health costs in the first 30 days of lactation. Because …

Incidence Of Antimicrobial Resistant Fecal Escherichia Coli In Tennessee Swine Units, William Gregory Upchurch

Masters Theses

Sows and pigs from ten Tennessee swine units from various regions of the state were sampled to determine the incidence of resistant fecal Escherichia coli (E. coli) to selected antimicrobial agents. At each site 5 sows and 5 pigs per sow were randomly identified. At 7 days post partem, selected individuals were rectally swabbed to obtain samples for culture. Additional samples were collected from pigs at 35 and 63 days of age. Fecal samples were transferred to lactose MacConkey agar and cultured overnight. Ten lactose fermenting colonies, consistent with E. coli in color and morphology, were randomly chosen and subjected …

Foodservice Conditions In Licensed Urban And Rural Child Care Centers: An Application Of The National Health And Safety Performance Standards, Todd Michael Kirkpatrick

Masters Theses

Objectives: To assess the degree to which child care centers in urban and rural counties met foodservice standards as documented in the National Health and Safety Performance Standards; to determine if a difference in foodservice conditions existed between these two groups; to determine if the foodservice conditions at child care centers are related to the directors' perception of existing foodservice conditions or the importance of maintaining safe foodservice conditions, or previous environmental health inspection scores; to identify child care staffing needs.

Subjects: 36 urban and 34 rural child care centers in east Tennessee

Design: On-site assessment …

Framing Health Care Reform: An Analysis Of White House Information Subsidies And Ap News Stories, Rosa Renee Rallos

Masters Theses

This thesis was a text analysis using both thematic analysis and the computerized content analysis program, VBPro, to determine whether White House information subsidies on health care reform served as a framing influence on AP news stories. A census of all White House health care reform information subsidies and a random sample of AP news stories released between January 20, 1993, and September 30, 1994, were analyzed. The AP news stories were separated into two groups: those that cited the White House as a source first and those that did not. A computerized content analysis of these text files was …

Mental Skills Intervention For Young Golfers: Two Case Studies, Nicole J. Dorthe

Masters Theses

The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of an individualized cognitive mental skills intervention program on the performance of two young amateur golfers. Past mental training programs for elite junior athletes have studied skiers (Hellstedt, 1987), tennis players (Davis, 1991; Terry, 1994), table-tennis players (Li-Wei, Qj-Wei, Orlick & Ziztelsberger, 1992), gymnasts (Ravizza & Rotella, 1982), and collegiate golfers (Cohn, Rotella, & Lloyd, 1990). Inquiries as to the adaptability of these former programs into the junior golfing atmosphere sparked an eight- week intervention program and postprogram follow-up interview.

Utilization of both quantitative and qualitative data allowed for an …

Consumers' Use Of Nutrition Labels On Dairy Foods, Laura Emily Adams

Masters Theses

This research was conducted in order to better understand and identify the demographic, socioeconomic, shopping habits, sources of nutrition information, and nutrition attitude characteristics which influence consumers' use of nutrition labels on dairy food products. The data used in this study was gathered from a mail survey of households throughout the state of Tennessee. The effects of demographic, socioeconomic, shopping habits, sources of nutrition information, and nutrition attitude characteristics on the probability of the head of a household being a nutrition label reader. The probit model was used to examine these effects statistically.

The results showed that certain characteristics do …

Chemical Topping Of Burley Tobacco, Danny Roland Peek

Masters Theses

Topping tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) is a procedure that requires the removal of the terminal bud or inflorescence of the plant. Topping tobacco has been a common practice almost since tobacco has been domestically cultivated, due to the desirable effect it has on yield and quality of the tobacco leaf. The objective of this study was to determine if burley tobacco can be chemically topped using common sucker control materials. The burley tobacco variety TN 86 and the non-flowering burley tobacco breeding line BM 16 were used in the research study. Four chemical topping treatments were applied to both …

Use Of Ivermectin-Treated Baits For Management Of The Lone Star Tick, Amblyomma Americanum L. (Acari:Ixodidae), Kimberly R. Hutchison

Masters Theses

Ivermectin-treated corn was fed to deer from March to August 1994 and 1995 in a tick-infested area of Fairfield Glade, Cumberland County, Tennessee. All life stages of Amblyomma americanum L. were collected from an ivermectin-treated and a non-treated area in 1994 and 1995.

In 1994, 3.4 times as many adult ticks were collected in the treated area as compared to the non-treated area. Approximately 2 times as many nymphs and 1.6 times as many larval masses were collected in the non-treated area. Adults were 1.7 times and nymphs were 1.5 times more numerous in the treated area as compared to …

Gis Modeling Of Forest Cover Distributions In A Southern Appalachian Watershed, Daniel Thomas Rutledge

Masters Theses

This study develops a method to model forest cover distributions in the Little Tennessee River Watershed in Macon County, North Carolina using a geographic information system (GIS). The model employs common environmental variables, e.g. elevation, aspect, and slope, and a newly developed metric called a topographic index. The topographic index quantifies landscape form to reflect the degree of site convexity or concavity. To generate index values, the GIS sums relative aspect differences between all adjacent cells and the center cell in a neighborhood analysis. To determine predominant community types and their environmental ranges in the study area, I surveyed canopy …

Crop Tree Management Of Upland Hardwoods In West Tennessee, David O'Neal

Masters Theses

A 40-year-old upland hardwood stand in west Tennessee was selected to test the effectiveness of crop tree management techniques. The stand consisted of 20 acres with each acre having the potential to contain 36 crop trees. Treatments consisted of: 1) a crown release, 2) fertilization (150 lbs. N and 35 lbs. P₂0₅ per acre) and 3) a combined release and fertilizer treatment.

A severe ice storm struck west Tennessee the winter following the study's initiation. Results indicated that release greatly increased a crop tree's susceptibility to severe ice damage and that black cherry (Prunus serotina Ehrh.) …

Monitoring And Prognosis Of Plant Components, Jeffrey Banks

Masters Theses

Many predictive maintenance approaches focus primarily on fault monitoring and diagnosis of rotating machinery. Today's industrial "reliability-based" maintenance programs implement vibrational analysis techniques as a sound foundation in minimizing unnecessary machine downtime. These approaches, based upon on-line data acquisitions and analysis may be used to increase component availability and ultimately forecast remaining life. Depending upon the specific type of machinery under consideration, measurements such as temperature, voltage, current, rotational speed, power, and torque may be analyzed to enhance machinery diagnostics capability.

The purpose of the proposed research is to formulate and implement a methodology to estimate the remaining useful life …