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Quaternary Vertebrate Paleoecology Of The Central Mississippi Alluvial Valley; Implications For The Initial Human Occupation, Michael William Ruddell

Doctoral Dissertations

This study is based upon a Quaternary vertebrate assemblage from the Central Mississippi Alluvial Valley donated to the Memphis Pink Palace Museum, the Connaway Collection. A total of 2288 skeletal elements were analyzed. Of the 2288 analyzed, 1097 were identified minimally to the generic level. Significantly, 610 (NISP) of the elements identified were attributed to animals with a grazing or open grassland adaptation and 431 (NISP) adapted to a woodland or forest edge adaptation. Paleoecological analysis of this fauna along with nearby river valley assemblages, paleovegetation, geomorphology and microvertebrates assemblages of the Midsouth were analyzed in an attempt to understand …

An Experimental Study On The Neuromuscular Effects Of An Intraoral Mandibular Repositioning Device, Timmy W. Lorance

Masters Theses

This thesis is part of a research project titled "Intraoral Device Evaluation'' (IDE). The purpose of the project is to determine if creating a 3-mm vertical and anterior occlusion of the mandible can increase strength capabilities. The standardized device used in this study is The EDGE. Big Picture, Inc produced the EDGE and the placebo used in this project.

To accomplish this purpose a double-blind placebo study was conducted using a series of tests to measure the strength capabilities of muscles during isometric grip strength and clenching and the surface electromyography (EMG) activity of the muscles during the isometric testing. …

Ectocranial Suture Closure : A Revisitation Of Meindl And Lovejoy, Chauntelle Suzanne Hardin

Masters Theses

In 1985, Meindl and Lovejoy presented a revised methodology for aging crania using ectocranial sutures. They stated that race and sex are do not affect the accuracy of their method and, several other researchers, as well point out that race and sex do affect other aging methods. I used visual and statistical means to resolve the issue of whether or not race and sex affected the accuracy of Meindl and Lovejoy's methodology in aging crania. This study examined 310 crania: 18 from the William M. Bass Donated Skeletal Collection housed in the Forensic Anthropology Center at the University of Tennessee- …

Hot Topic: Health Insurance Portability And Accountability Act Of 1996: You Must Comply, One Way Or Another, Richard Stokes

MTAS Publications: Hot Topics

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) amended the Public Health Service Act (PHS Act), the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide, among other things, improved portability and continuity of health insurance coverage.

Depositional And Diagenetic Relationships Of The Honaker-Nolichucky Formational Boundary (Middle Cambrian, Conasauga Group), Southern Appalachians, Gary Alan Ottinger

Masters Theses

The upper Honaker and lower Nolichucky Formations (Middle Cambrian, Conasauga Group) in northeastern Tennessee comprise part of a thick pericratonic Cambro-Ordovician passive margin sequence along the eastern edge of North America. Throughout the Cambrian, the interplay of autocyclic controls, including sediment supply, tectonism and accompanying subsidence, and eustasy, resulted in various sedimentary architectures, including the Conasauga platform and intrashelf basin adjacent to the craton. To date, the Middle Cambrian westerly carbonate sections adjacent to and within the intrashelf basin (near Knoxville) have been studied in considerable detail. Particularly, these studies have proposed a third-order sequence boundary near Knoxville as well …

Hot Topic: The 1998/99 Mtas Salary And Fringe Benefit Survey, Richard Stokes

MTAS Publications: Hot Topics

The MTAS annual salary and fringe benefit survey for 1998/99 is complete and shows salary increases for city employees grew at a rate slower than 1997/98. This report contains a summary of the findings as well as a means to request specific information.

Factors Indicating A Change In Battering Behavior During Pregnancy, Helene Kay Halvorson

Doctoral Dissertations

A conservative estimate of violence toward women in the United States is that more than two million women are battered every year, 32 percent of whom are revictimized within six months. These statistics make the consequences of battering a significant health problem for women. Early population surveys and clinical studies found that many women were pregnant at the time of battering, yet few studies specifically explored battering in prenatal populations. Significant findings in these studies include rates of physical violence ranging from 4 percent to 17 percent and outcomes such as inadequate prenatal care, low-birthweight infants, fetal injury, and maternal …

The Development And Validation Of The Scale Of Interpersonal Cynicism, Danny Steven Moore

Doctoral Dissertations

In a recent study (Moore, 1997) evidence suggested that interpersonal cynical attitudes grow out of real experiences and accumulate over time. Existing scales do not attempt to measure cynicism in the broader interpersonal domain. Thepresent study describes the development and validation of the Scale of Interpersonal Cynicism (SIC), an instrument being developed to measure cynicism in that context. Thus,in addition to measuring cynical attitudes toward human nature as most measures have done in the past, the SIC also assesses cynicism toward relationships, and as a justification for negative behavior. The study also investigates the behavioral correlates of cynicism with a …

A Study On The Effectiveness Of A Self-Fit Mandibular Repositioning Appliance On Increasing Human Strength And Endurance Capabilities, Cherie Faye Alexander

Masters Theses

Years of study and constant anecdotal infonnation dating back to the ancient Romans exists regarding the relationship of mandibular position, occlusion surface changes, and human performance. Such old sayings and practices like "bite the bullet" and the actual act ofclenching one's teeth on a stick prior to exertion or in anticipation ofpain are but two examples of how this relationship has been intuitively understood by man for some time. Previous scientific works in this area have generally suffered at least one serious shortcoming in data collection, data analysis, test device flaws or lack of control measures. There seem to be …

Sour And Sweet Taste Identification And Intensity Perception As Affected By Oral Rinses Of Various Alcohol Contents And Wait Period, Christinia Ann Jolleen Perry

Masters Theses

Oral rinses are commonly used by consumers. Although menthol and alcohol are common ingredients in over-the-counter oral rinses, their sensory properties alone and in combination have not been studied extensively. The objective of this sensory study was to evaluate the effects that oral rinses have on a panelist's ability to identify tastants at their thresholds after rinsing and waiting a set period of time. The oral rinses evaluated were water, 3 alcohol concentrations-9, 18 and 27%. Tastant recognition and intensity were evaluated after 15, 30 or 60 min. Listerine® was the oral rinse of choice because it is the only …

The Development And Application Of A Digitized Image Database For The Estimation Of Age Based On Bone Histology, John Edward Mailen

Masters Theses

In this study, digital image analysis was incorporated into existing regression formulas for age estimation. Previous studies in forensic anthropology have utilized only the manual counting of Basic Structural Units (BSUs) within the bone matrix for age estimation. The integration of an image database with the accepted regression formulas (Kerley 1965 and Kerley and Ubelaker 1978) allows for data to be reexamined without having to be sampled from the original slides. Thus, the data will have a more dynamic nature, where it could be investigated by other researchers from the original readings. In addition, the data can help train future …

Risk Factors For Breast Cellulitis Following Breast Conservation Therapy : A Case-Control Study Of 51 Women, Valerie Huron Brewer

Masters Theses

Breast conservation therapy is a treatment option for women with early stage breast cancer. A minority of women who undergo breast conservation therapy develop breast cellulitis, an infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissues. This complication, which results in a prolonged length of recovery for the patient, poses problems for both the physician and patient.

The risk factors for breast cellulitis are unclear. The objective of this study was to identify risk factors associated with breast cellulitis by comparing patients that developed breast cellulitis with control patients who did not develop breast cellulitis. A matched case-control study, consisting of 17 …

Phonetic Patterns Of Koreans Producing English Vowels, /I, I, U, U/, In Words And In Sustained Phonation, Youngsun Kim

Masters Theses

Ten native-Korean male speakers and ten native-American-English male speakers produced the target vowels /i,I,u,U/ in both words and sustained phonation. These recorded speech samples were judged by a panel of three expert judges for vowel identification. They also were analyzed by the experimenter to determine the formant fi-equencies (F1 and F2) and the vowel duration. All measurements had a high degree of reliability. Korean speakers produced the phonemic vowels, /i/ and /u/ with a high accuracy similar to that of native English speakers. Korean speakers produced the non-phonemic vowels, /I/ and /U/ with very low accuracy (high number of errors); …

Advance Directive Choices Among Registered Nurses In Tennessee : Use Of Johnson's Behavioral System Model, Brenda J. Morgan

Masters Theses

The Patient Self-Determination Act was introduced to support autonomy through the use of Advance Directives (ADs), in hopes of ensuring people a more compassionate and dignified death, yet use of a living will or healthcare power of attorney remains low, 15-20%. One inherent limiting factor in AD implementation appears to be lack of patient-provider communication, reportedly due to healthcare professionals' discomfort raising such issues. Since nurses are the largest group of healthcare professionals, the future responsibility for initiating AD conversations may likely fall to them.

According to Johnson's Behavioral System Model, nurses use themselves as a primary resource when assisting …

Undergraduate Council Minutes Of Meeting January 21, 1999

Undergraduate Council Meeting Minutes

No abstract provided.

Utk Geography Newsletter 1 (1999), Department Of Geography

UTK Geography Newsletter

No abstract provided.