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Living With A Machine : The Experience Of The Child Who Is Ventilator-Dependent, Sharon Isenhour Sarvey
Living With A Machine : The Experience Of The Child Who Is Ventilator-Dependent, Sharon Isenhour Sarvey
Doctoral Dissertations
Children who are ventilator dependent have been living at home for some time now. Current research has considered home care to be the most appropriate environment for care of technology-dependent children with special health care needs. Research also has revealed much about the families who care for the children, the therapeutic management of their care and the efficacy of home care. No studies, however, have explored the experience of the child who has special needs, specifically those children who are ventilator dependent. There is an absence of first-hand knowledge about the experience of the children. The purpose of this study …
Theory Becomes Practice : Combining Reader-Response Theory And The New Rhetoric In Describing The Meaning-Making Processes Of College Freshmen As They Respond To Poetry, Sandra Lee Tompkins
Theory Becomes Practice : Combining Reader-Response Theory And The New Rhetoric In Describing The Meaning-Making Processes Of College Freshmen As They Respond To Poetry, Sandra Lee Tompkins
Doctoral Dissertations
For my study, I investigated the meaning-making processes of college freshmen as they interpreted and discussed poetry. Operating from a theory base involving Reader-Response Theory and the New Rhetoric, I studied the students' individual construction of meaning and their social construction and negotiation of meaning, respectively, as they interpreted poems. I used the methods of qualitative researchers in gathering the data: participant observation; a collection of artifacts that included student compositions, written notes, and audiotaped discussions from small-group work; purposive sampling of these artifacts; questionnaires; and field notes. I placed myself as a full participant observer, since I served as …
Language Extraction From Zns, Dowman Parks Varn
Language Extraction From Zns, Dowman Parks Varn
Doctoral Dissertations
Perhaps the most fundamental questions we can ask about a solid are "What is it made of?" and "How are the constituent parts assembled?" This is so elementary, and yet so basic to any detailed understanding of the thermal, electrical, magnetic, optical, and elastic properties of materials. At the beginning of the twenty-first century, concern over the placement of the atoms in a solid seems quaint and anachronistic, more suited to the dawn of the twentieth century. X-ray diffraction, electron diffraction, optical microscopy, x-ray diffraction tomography, to name a few, are powerful techniques to uncover structure in solids. With this …
Women, Work, And Retirement : Issues And Questions For Policy And Practice, Mixon Ware-Hargis
Women, Work, And Retirement : Issues And Questions For Policy And Practice, Mixon Ware-Hargis
Doctoral Dissertations
Advances in both the quantity and quality of life, unparalleled over the past 45 centuries, shaped a longevity revolution in the 20th century. At the same time, a similar revolution in gender occurred in the workforce as women entered the paid labor market in unprecedented numbers. With women now representing almost half of the United States labor force, women's work-family challenges across the developmental stages of adulthood have far-reaching social and economic implications. The extent to which working women stay in or leave the labor force as they age, changes in their work-family needs and concerns, and aging-related issues facing …
Development Of A Model For The Evaluation Of Web-Based Distance Education Courses, Suzan Jacqueline Vogel
Development Of A Model For The Evaluation Of Web-Based Distance Education Courses, Suzan Jacqueline Vogel
Doctoral Dissertations
The development and use of Web-based and Web-enhanced courses have increased at a rate that is exceeding the ability of researchers to keep up with this intense pace. The issues in evaluating these new Web-based courses are complex and need to be addressed. Using data collected from surveys, interviews, document reviews andliterature reviews, the researcher developed a practitioner-oriented model for evaluating institutional, instructor, and student readiness for Web-based instruction and the results of Web-based courses. Survey participants were administrators and faculty who are members of the twenty-two institutionsrepresented by the East Tennessee Consortium for Higher Education. Additional interviews were also …
Methodology Developed During The Synthesis Of A Truncated Analog Of Hydramycin, David C. White
Methodology Developed During The Synthesis Of A Truncated Analog Of Hydramycin, David C. White
Doctoral Dissertations
Several unique strategies were developed and employed in the synthesis of 2-(1,2-dihydroxy-1-oxiranylethyl)-5-methylchromen-4-one (1) during a model study for the synthesis of hydramycin (2)-an antitumor antibiotic. Hydramycin, a pyranoanthraquinone, was isolated from a strain of Streptomyces and shown to exhibit both cytotoxic and antibiotic properties. This dissertation will cover the developments, challenges and solutions discovered in the total synthesis of truncated analog 1, which contains the functionality found in 2, and the methodology to generate an anthraquinone system that could be used for the ultimate synthesis of 2.
Fcc Minority Broadcast Ownership Policies-- A Critical Race Theory Analysis Of Judicial Assumptions In Court Decisions : The Convergence Of Race And Law, Kadesha Defrance Washington
Fcc Minority Broadcast Ownership Policies-- A Critical Race Theory Analysis Of Judicial Assumptions In Court Decisions : The Convergence Of Race And Law, Kadesha Defrance Washington
Doctoral Dissertations
This dissertation used critical race theory as a basis to probe legal and regulatory transitions in the area of minority ownership and their implications for marketplace diversity and public interest. Through the examination of judicial decisions involving minority broadcast ownership this dissertation analyzed the expressed or implied assumptions of the judiciary in reaching those decisions, provided a critical analysis of those assumptions, discussed the implications and results of those assumptions on minority broadcast ownership, and suggested approaches to promote diversity and minority ownership in a deregulated media environment. Both primary and secondary authorities were integral to this research. Overall, analysis …
Using School Grounds For Nature Studies : An Exploratory Study Of Elementary Teachers' Experiences, Tamra L. Willis
Using School Grounds For Nature Studies : An Exploratory Study Of Elementary Teachers' Experiences, Tamra L. Willis
Doctoral Dissertations
The purpose of this study was to gain understanding of the experiences of elementary teachers who used school grounds to do nature studies. Following an inductive, naturalistic approach, the goal was to explore the phenomenon using words of teachers as guides to understanding. Interviews were conducted with a purposeful sampling of ten quality public school teachers in grades K-5 who were well-known for their schoolyard nature programs. Interview questions were focused by a theoretical framework of environmental cognition. Data were gathered about how teachers came to use the outdoors to teach and how they experienced teaching nature studies on the …
A Study Of The Electronic Structure Of Α-Nav₂O₅ Using Angular-Resolved Soft X-Ray Spectroscopy, Gerald Woods
A Study Of The Electronic Structure Of Α-Nav₂O₅ Using Angular-Resolved Soft X-Ray Spectroscopy, Gerald Woods
Doctoral Dissertations
In this dissertation, we use soft x-ray spectroscopy to investigate the electronic structure of the highly anisotropic, strongly correlated transition-metal oxide d.-NaV 2O5. Band structure calculations and theoretical modeling of V-V correlation effects were employed to assist in the interpretation of the experimental data. Our results show that NaV2O5 is a Mott-Hubbard insulator in which the V d-band spanning the Fenni level is split into lower and upper Hubbard bands by strong correlation effects. Resonance inelastic x-ray scattering (RIXS) measurements provide a direct measure of the d-d* excitations between the bands and show that the distance between the centroids of …
Design And Analysis Of An Attenuator-Based, Four-Channel, Differential, 150 Mhz, Linear-In-Db Vga With Sub-Nanosecond Delay Dispersion For Pet Applications, Bryan Scott Puckett
Design And Analysis Of An Attenuator-Based, Four-Channel, Differential, 150 Mhz, Linear-In-Db Vga With Sub-Nanosecond Delay Dispersion For Pet Applications, Bryan Scott Puckett
Doctoral Dissertations
Positron Emission Tomography (PET) is a medical imaging methodology based on the measurement of the concentrations of a positron-emitting radioisotope inside a three dimensional object. PET systems require hundreds of channels of high perfonnance detector readout electronics. The Phase I ASIC was developed in 1992 to reduce the cost, power consumption and complexity of PET systems and to improve reliability. The Phase I ASIC has been very successful and is a key component in thousands of commercial PET units currently in use.
Living With A Machine : The Experience Of The Child Who Is Ventilator-Dependent, Sharon Isenhour Sarvey
Living With A Machine : The Experience Of The Child Who Is Ventilator-Dependent, Sharon Isenhour Sarvey
Doctoral Dissertations
Children who are ventilator dependent have been living at home for some time now. Current research has considered home care to be the most appropriate environment for care of technology-dependent children with special health care needs. Research also has revealed much about the families who care for the children, the therapeutic management of their care and the efficacy of home care. No studies, however, have explored the experience of the child who has special needs, specifically those children who are ventilator dependent. There is an absence of first-hand knowledge about the experience of the children. The purpose of this study …
Structural Variation In The Humerus And Femur In The American Great Plains And Adjacent Regions : Differences In Subsistence Strategy And Physical Terrain, Daniel J. Wescott
Structural Variation In The Humerus And Femur In The American Great Plains And Adjacent Regions : Differences In Subsistence Strategy And Physical Terrain, Daniel J. Wescott
Doctoral Dissertations
Analysis of long bone cross-sectional architecture has been increasingly used in the last three decades to help reconstruct behavior, especially activity patterns, from archaeologically derived skeletal material. This research has shown a strong correlation between cross-sectional geometric properties and mobility and terrain. However, few studies have focused on the American Great Plains or looked at hypotheses using a large dataset with considerable spatial distribution and time depth. The purpose of this research project is to examine structural variation and sexual dimorphism in the humerus and femur within and among groups from the American Great Plains and adjacent regions. The goals …
The Aesthetic Diversity Of American Proletarian Fiction, Walter Edwin Squire
The Aesthetic Diversity Of American Proletarian Fiction, Walter Edwin Squire
Doctoral Dissertations
Almost as soon as a certain movement in early twentieth-century American literature began to be labeled "proletarian," numerous literary critics defined the genre as propagandistic, formulaic, and prescribed by a hegemonic and totalitarian American Communist Party. Recently, scholars of 1930s leftist literature have challenged previous dismissals of proletarianism by noting the diversity of participants and the complexity of individual works. Frequently, however, too much emphasis is placed upon the Communist Party, shared political and literary projects, and temporal parameters, all of which would suggest that proletarianism was an isolated phenomenon within the history of American literature. This study reveals that …
Determination Of Demographic And Motivational Characteristics Of Red Cross Volunteers And The Development Of Suggested Strategies For Volunteer Recruitment And Retention For The Johnson City/Washington County, Tennessee Chapter Of The American Red Cross, James Michael Stoots
Doctoral Dissertations
In this study suggested strategies for improving the volunteer recruitment and retention program for the Johnson City/Washington County Chapter of the American Red Cross were developed. Previous recruitment and retention efforts by this Red Cross Chapter were based on historical methods with limited theoretical foundation. These new strategies are based on demographic and motivational profiles of chapter volunteers, survey of the Tennessee American Red Cross management's perception of their recruitment and retention programs. The combination of these data yielded a recruitment and retention format and nine suggested strategies. The format consists of three levels, recruitment and retention communication, recruitment and …
The Child Care Teacher's Role In Providing Reading-Related Literacy Experiences For Four-Year-Old Children, Sandra Stone
The Child Care Teacher's Role In Providing Reading-Related Literacy Experiences For Four-Year-Old Children, Sandra Stone
Doctoral Dissertations
Child-care teachers act as mediators of children's early literacy development by deciding what literacy experiences to provide in the classroom setting. Thus, it is critical to investigate the ways in which they are exercising this role. This study is a systematic replication of an earlier study by the investigator, and provides descriptive information about the reading-related literacy opportunities provided for children by child care teachers: the books they read and make available to children, the reasons for their book selections, and the resources they have for obtaining books. Eleven teachers of fouryear- old children from a sample of IO child-care …
Theory Becomes Practice : Combining Reader-Response Theory And The New Rhetoric In Describing The Meaning-Making Processes Of College Freshmen As They Respond To Poetry, Sandra Lee Tompkins
Theory Becomes Practice : Combining Reader-Response Theory And The New Rhetoric In Describing The Meaning-Making Processes Of College Freshmen As They Respond To Poetry, Sandra Lee Tompkins
Doctoral Dissertations
For my study, I investigated the meaning-making processes of college freshmen as they interpreted and discussed poetry. Operating from a theory base involving Reader-Response Theory and the New Rhetoric, I studied the students' individual construction of meaning and their social construction and negotiation of meaning, respectively, as they interpreted poems. I used the methods of qualitative researchers in gathering the data: participant observation; a collection of artifacts that included student compositions, written notes, and audiotaped discussions from small-group work; purposive sampling of these artifacts; questionnaires; and field notes. I placed myself as a full participant observer, since I served as …
A Study Of Domain Decomposition Methods Applied To The Discretized Helmholtz Equation, Robert Wallace Tramel
A Study Of Domain Decomposition Methods Applied To The Discretized Helmholtz Equation, Robert Wallace Tramel
Doctoral Dissertations
In this work a domain decomposition based preconditioner of the additive Schwarz type is developed and tested on the linear systems which arise out of the application of the Green's Function/Wave Expansion Discretization (GFD/WED) method to Helmholtz's equation. In order to develop the additive Schwarz preconditioner, use is made of a class of one-sided Artificial Radiation Boundary Conditions (ARBC) developed during the course of this work. These ARBCs are computationally shown to be quite accurate for use on their own. The ARBC's are used to radiatively couple the various sub-domains which are naturally part of domain decomposition based methods in …
Role Of Intracellular Ca²⁺ In Modulation Of Adiposity, Hang Shi
Role Of Intracellular Ca²⁺ In Modulation Of Adiposity, Hang Shi
Doctoral Dissertations
Intracellular Ca2+ ([Ca2+]i) plays a key role in metabolic disorders associated with obesity and insulin resistance. Previous data from this laboratory demonstrated that increasing [Ca2+]i via stimulation of either receptor or voltage-mediated calcium channels stimulates the expression and activity of fatty acid synthase (FAS), a key enzyme in de nova lipogenesis, and inhibits basal and agonist-stimulated lipolysis in both human and murine adipocytes. Therefore, increasing [Ca2+]i appears to promote adipocyte triglyceride accumulation by exerting a coordinated control over stimulation of lipogenesis and inhibition of lipolysis. These data suggest that adipocyte [Ca2+]i is a logical target for pharmacological/nutritional regulation of adiposity. …
Development Of A Model For The Evaluation Of Web-Based Distance Education Courses, Suzan Jacqueline Vogel
Development Of A Model For The Evaluation Of Web-Based Distance Education Courses, Suzan Jacqueline Vogel
Doctoral Dissertations
The development and use of Web-based and Web-enhanced courses have increased at a rate that is exceeding the ability of researchers to keep up with this intense pace. The issues in evaluating these new Web-based courses are complex and need to be addressed. Using data collected from surveys, interviews, document reviews andliterature reviews, the researcher developed a practitioner-oriented model for evaluating institutional, instructor, and student readiness for Web-based instruction and the results of Web-based courses. Survey participants were administrators and faculty who are members of the twenty-two institutionsrepresented by the East Tennessee Consortium for Higher Education. Additional interviews were also …
Methodology Developed During The Synthesis Of A Truncated Analog Of Hydramycin, David C. White
Methodology Developed During The Synthesis Of A Truncated Analog Of Hydramycin, David C. White
Doctoral Dissertations
Several unique strategies were developed and employed in the synthesis of 2-(1,2-dihydroxy-1-oxiranylethyl)-5-methylchromen-4-one (1) during a model study for the synthesis of hydramycin (2)-an antitumor antibiotic. Hydramycin, a pyranoanthraquinone, was isolated from a strain of Streptomyces and shown to exhibit both cytotoxic and antibiotic properties. This dissertation will cover the developments, challenges and solutions discovered in the total synthesis of truncated analog 1, which contains the functionality found in 2, and the methodology to generate an anthraquinone system that could be used for the ultimate synthesis of 2.
Fcc Minority Broadcast Ownership Policies-- A Critical Race Theory Analysis Of Judicial Assumptions In Court Decisions : The Convergence Of Race And Law, Kadesha Defrance Washington
Fcc Minority Broadcast Ownership Policies-- A Critical Race Theory Analysis Of Judicial Assumptions In Court Decisions : The Convergence Of Race And Law, Kadesha Defrance Washington
Doctoral Dissertations
This dissertation used critical race theory as a basis to probe legal and regulatory transitions in the area of minority ownership and their implications for marketplace diversity and public interest. Through the examination of judicial decisions involving minority broadcast ownership this dissertation analyzed the expressed or implied assumptions of the judiciary in reaching those decisions, provided a critical analysis of those assumptions, discussed the implications and results of those assumptions on minority broadcast ownership, and suggested approaches to promote diversity and minority ownership in a deregulated media environment. Both primary and secondary authorities were integral to this research. Overall, analysis …
Using School Grounds For Nature Studies : An Exploratory Study Of Elementary Teachers' Experiences, Tamra L. Willis
Using School Grounds For Nature Studies : An Exploratory Study Of Elementary Teachers' Experiences, Tamra L. Willis
Doctoral Dissertations
The purpose of this study was to gain understanding of the experiences of elementary teachers who used school grounds to do nature studies. Following an inductive, naturalistic approach, the goal was to explore the phenomenon using words of teachers as guides to understanding. Interviews were conducted with a purposeful sampling of ten quality public school teachers in grades K-5 who were well-known for their schoolyard nature programs. Interview questions were focused by a theoretical framework of environmental cognition. Data were gathered about how teachers came to use the outdoors to teach and how they experienced teaching nature studies on the …
A Study Of The Electronic Structure Of Α-Nav₂O₅ Using Angular-Resolved Soft X-Ray Spectroscopy, Gerald Woods
A Study Of The Electronic Structure Of Α-Nav₂O₅ Using Angular-Resolved Soft X-Ray Spectroscopy, Gerald Woods
Doctoral Dissertations
In this dissertation, we use soft x-ray spectroscopy to investigate the electronic structure of the highly anisotropic, strongly correlated transition-metal oxide d.-NaV 2O5. Band structure calculations and theoretical modeling of V-V correlation effects were employed to assist in the interpretation of the experimental data. Our results show that NaV2O5 is a Mott-Hubbard insulator in which the V d-band spanning the Fenni level is split into lower and upper Hubbard bands by strong correlation effects. Resonance inelastic x-ray scattering (RIXS) measurements provide a direct measure of the d-d* excitations between the bands and show that the distance between the centroids of …
Structural Variation In The Humerus And Femur In The American Great Plains And Adjacent Regions : Differences In Subsistence Strategy And Physical Terrain, Daniel J. Wescott
Structural Variation In The Humerus And Femur In The American Great Plains And Adjacent Regions : Differences In Subsistence Strategy And Physical Terrain, Daniel J. Wescott
Doctoral Dissertations
Analysis of long bone cross-sectional architecture has been increasingly used in the last three decades to help reconstruct behavior, especially activity patterns, from archaeologically derived skeletal material. This research has shown a strong correlation between cross-sectional geometric properties and mobility and terrain. However, few studies have focused on the American Great Plains or looked at hypotheses using a large dataset with considerable spatial distribution and time depth. The purpose of this research project is to examine structural variation and sexual dimorphism in the humerus and femur within and among groups from the American Great Plains and adjacent regions. The goals …
An Investigation Of Bicomponent Polypropylene/Poly(Ethylene Terephthalate) Melt Blown Microfiber Nonwovens, Rongguo Zhao
An Investigation Of Bicomponent Polypropylene/Poly(Ethylene Terephthalate) Melt Blown Microfiber Nonwovens, Rongguo Zhao
Doctoral Dissertations
As mono-component melt blown (MB) nonwovens are finding more applications in filtration, absorbency, hygiene, and apparel, bicomponent (bico) MB nonwovens with side-by-side (S/S) cross-sectional fiber geometry are attracting significant attention from both industries and academic institutions. The S/S bico fiber provides the possibility to combine the advantages of the two polymers to produce unique fiber and web properties, such as greater fiber crimp, when the two polymers provide different shrinking behavior under heat. This work studied polypropylene/poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PP/PET) bico MB microfiber nonwovens, including the effects of processing conditions on fiber and web properties, process/structure/property relationships, and spinline dynamics. It …
Flour Protein Content And Fat And Sugar Replacers : Effects On Wire-Cut Cookie Spread And Texture And Sensory Perception Of Cookie Attributes, Kimberly A. Johnson
Flour Protein Content And Fat And Sugar Replacers : Effects On Wire-Cut Cookie Spread And Texture And Sensory Perception Of Cookie Attributes, Kimberly A. Johnson
Doctoral Dissertations
For part 1 of a 2-part study, a randomized balanced incomplete design, blocked on day, was used to test the effects of 4 flours at 5.8, 7.5, 8.8, and 10.4% protein, 3 fat replacers (Betatrim, Stardri, and Simplesse) at 0, 35, 55, 75% fat reduction, and 3 sugar replacers (Sucralose, Isomalt, and Maltitol) at 0, 45, and 65% sugar reduction on cookie quality. Cookie spread (width/thickness) and hardness (g) were measured. Full-fat and 35 and 55% reduced-fat cookie spread decreased as flour protein increased (p = 0.0102) as did flour hydration properties. Within each flour, cookies made with Betatrim at …
The Diagnosis Of Depression Using Psychometric Instruments And Quantitative Measures Of Electroencephalographic Activity, John Hancock Askew
The Diagnosis Of Depression Using Psychometric Instruments And Quantitative Measures Of Electroencephalographic Activity, John Hancock Askew
Doctoral Dissertations
Depressive disorders are among the most common and familiar of all psychiatric disorders, ironically, individuals suffering from depressive disorders are likely to never be diagnosed or treated. With the depressive disorders now being considered the source of an emerging public health crisis, a variety of public and private sector agencies have sought to address the issues of under-diagnosis and under-treatment. Despite their best efforts, about half of individuals with depressive disorders are not accurately diagnosed. The absence of a "gold standard" biological marker that can be used adjunctively with psychometric diagnostic instruments may be a factor that hinders primary practice …
Role Of Intracellular Ca²⁺ In Modulation Of Adiposity, Hang Shi
Role Of Intracellular Ca²⁺ In Modulation Of Adiposity, Hang Shi
Doctoral Dissertations
Intracellular Ca2+ ([Ca2+]i) plays a key role in metabolic disorders associated with obesity and insulin resistance. Previous data from this laboratory demonstrated that increasing [Ca2+]i via stimulation of either receptor or voltage-mediated calcium channels stimulates the expression and activity of fatty acid synthase (FAS), a key enzyme in de nova lipogenesis, and inhibits basal and agonist-stimulated lipolysis in both human and murine adipocytes. Therefore, increasing [Ca2+]i appears to promote adipocyte triglyceride accumulation by exerting a coordinated control over stimulation of lipogenesis and inhibition of lipolysis. These data suggest that adipocyte [Ca2+]i is a logical target for pharmacological/nutritional regulation of adiposity. …
Development Of A Continuous Bioluminescent Bacteria-Based System For Potw Influent Wastewater Toxicity Monitoring, Shijin Ren
Doctoral Dissertations
Influent wastewater toxicity causes upsets in the operations of biological wastewater treatment systems. Toxic compounds cause the loss of higher life forms in activated sludge, the formation of pin floes that settle poorly in downstream clarifiers and increase the addition of costly polymers. Ultimately, these effects lead to the degradation of effluent quality. In the most severe circumstances, influent toxicity can lead to a plant shut-down and the discharge of untreated wastewater into the environment. These effects can be avoided if influent wastewater is screened for toxicity and protective actions are taken to prevent damage to the activated sludge. Possible …
'A Living Lump Of Appetites': The Reinvention Of The Primitive In Naturalist And Modernist Literature, Gina M. Rossetti
'A Living Lump Of Appetites': The Reinvention Of The Primitive In Naturalist And Modernist Literature, Gina M. Rossetti
Doctoral Dissertations
When we consider the historical and cultural events that mark the latenineteenth through early twentieth centuries, we discover a growing fear about the "vanishing Anglo-Saxon." This response to the non-Anglo-Saxon or "primitive" differs significantly, however, from earlier, more romantic definitions and philosophies wherein the primitive is considered a positive alternative to civilization. While earlier eras conceive of the primitive as positive, these eras' judgments change as one considers turn of the twentieth-century American literature. It is this reassessment of the primitive that is the focus of my study. am particularly interested in how these ruminations about the primitive are codified …