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Biological Affinities Of Archaic Period Populations From West-Central Kentucky And Tennessee, Nicholas Paul Herrmann

Doctoral Dissertations

The Green River Archaic period skeletal collections represent one of the largest regionally specific aggregate hunter-gatherer sample available for study. These collections have been the focus of numerous studies on paleopathology and paleodemography. Indian Knoll (15OH2) is the largest collection with over 1000 individuals. These burials were recovered from two primary excavations directed by Clarence B. Moore and the Work Progress Administration (WPA) in the first half of the nineteenth century. The WPA excavated numerous sites along the Green River and it’s tributaries resulting in additional skeletal collections from sites such as Barrett (15McL4), Carlston Annis (15BT5), Chiggerville (15OH1), Read …

Eeg Patterns Of Tbi Patients With Attention Deficits During Cognitive Tasks And Second Resting Baseline, Stamatina Stathopoulou

Doctoral Dissertations

According to previous research, different regions of the brain are activated when a person is required to use different types of attention like selective, alternating, focused, sustained and divided attention. The frontal, prefrontal and parietal areas especially in the right hemisphere, seem to be the most frequently activated areas. Little research has addressed differences in the electroencephalogram (EEG) between traumatic brain injured (TBI) patients, with different types of attentional deficits because of their injury, and normal population. This study focuses on differences in magnitude in five brain regions between TBI patients and normal population, during recording of one cognitive task …

Disappearing Databases, Carol Tenopir

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

JUST BEFORE MIDNIGHT, September 30, 2002, 19 databases disappeared without a trace from the Dialog online system. The reason? CSA (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts) and Dialog had failed to reach a renewal agreement. On October 1, Dialog searchers received a message "file does not exist" when they entered a CSA file number. A logon message listed the file numbers that were removed. (Admittedly, a notice was sent to subscribers, and a logon warning message ran for a couple of weeks prior to October 1.) This is just the latest case in a disturbing trend of disappearing databases.

The Effect Of Personality On The Spiral Of Silence Process, Kyoungtae Nam

Doctoral Dissertations

The study examines the effect of personality on the spiral of silence process. Despite the social-psychological nature of the spiral of silence theory, there has been little investigation on the relationship between personality and the spiral of silence process. In the current study, two personality constructs, independent/interdependent self-construal and right wing authoritarian personality, are examined to see how they affect a person’s willingness to speak out. In March through April 2002, 714 college students were surveyed. Three topics that were identified as highly controversial in the preliminary study were used in the final survey: abortion (n=238), affirmative action (n=234), and …

Developing Stature Estimation Regression Formulae For The Arikara Of The Larson And Leavenworth Sites, Kathryn A. King

Masters Theses

Stature is an important descriptive characteristic of an individual. Living stature cannot be measured directly in archaeological populations and thus must be estimated by bone. Current stature estimation formulae cannot be used with archaeological populations because the relationships between stature and the length of the various bones used in estimation differ among races and populations. Similarly, secular change in stature makes the use of formulae derived from modem populations on archaeological groups problematic.

Anatomical methods of estimating stature account for the skeletal elements that contribute to an individual's height and provide an estimate of the soft tissue component of stature. …

Print Media Portrayal Of The Culture Of Nasa Before And After The Challenger Explosion, Jodi M. Lockaby

Masters Theses

In recent years, culture has become a major topic within organizational studies. The culture of an organization affects how individuals in the organization interact, what is valued in the organization, and what goals the organization strives to achieve.

However, the view of culture that outsiders hold of an organization also has significance for the organization. Mostly, the mass media influence the outsider's view of an organization's culture. Yet, organizational cultural studies have failed to look at the external perception of an organization and how the external viewpoint is affected by major actions by or events in the organization. This study …

Culture Of Intimidation: Power Relationships, Quiescence, And Rebellion In Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Barry R. Durbin

Masters Theses

Studies suggest that quiescence, or the absence of challenge from deprived groups can be explained as a function of power relationships. Power has the potential to influence the decision-making process by monopolizing decision-making arenas. Furthermore, elites that occupy positions of power have the capability to resist challenges from deprived groups by preventing certain issues or grievances from ever being raised. This study’s focus is a former nuclear weapons production facility (the former K-25 Gaseous Diffusion Plant) in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, the quiescent nature of workers there, and the subsequent rise of rebellion. I employ a historical perspective using in-depth interviews …

International News Coverage, Borrowed News And Geopolitical Focus In The New York Times During 1991, 1996 And 2001, Heather E. Rogers

Masters Theses

International news coverage by the U.S. media (and for the purpose of this study, newspaper coverage) is a heavily debated issue within the scholarly and professional worlds. Critics, both in the United States and abroad, charge that the U.S. media prescribe to an egocentric attitude about international news coverage, and that Americans do not receive the quality of news that could be expected in a nation with a free press, where citizens are, for the most part, highly educated and where access to news is not restricted.

Previous studies have focused on how much international news coverage Americans receive, and …

Data Visualization: Graphical Representation In The Evaluation Of Experimental Group Therapy Education Outcomes, Randall E. Basham

Doctoral Dissertations

Introduction: An important methodological consideration in the social sciences is the evaluation of the effectiveness of groups and specific group interventions. There is an increasing demand for service accountability in practice settings both in social services and public health services. Group services are rising as a practice modality. Emerging technology shows promise of providing the means for practitioners untrained in advanced research methods to gain useful information and improved decision- making capacities related to groups and group services. Computer based graphical representation of data patterns at multiple levels of analysis can provide the bases for data exploration and lead to …

Forgotten History: An Archaeological Perspective On John Sevier At Marble Springs (40kn125), Jennifer L. Barber

Masters Theses

Marble Springs State Historic Site was the last home of John Sevier, the first governor of the late State of Franklin and the State of Tennessee. Historic documentation verifies that the Sevier family moved to the city of Knoxville, Tennessee, in 1797, after John Sevier became Governor, but the date of their move to Marble Springs plantation repeatedly has been disputed. The site is located approximately six miles south of Knoxville, Tennessee, at the foot of Bays Mountain.

Archaeological investigations at Marble Springs have aimed to document the domestic habitation of the site by John Sevier and his family from …

Framing Of Breast Cancer In African American Magazines, Lanise Hutchins

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Hot Topic: Interest Rate Currently 8.75% On Delinquent Taxes Collected Or Administered By The State Of Tennessee, Dick Phebus

MTAS Publications: Hot Topics

Finance personnel should make sure the interest rate they use, either in manual calculations or in those generated by computer software, is 8.75 percent for the current fiscal year ending June 30, 2003.

Hot Topic: Important Notice Of Changes To P.O.S.T. Commission Rules, Rex Barton

MTAS Publications: Hot Topics

The Peace Officer Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.) Commission recently enacted several rule changes, several of which will have a significant impact on local law enforcement agencies.

Oldies But Goodies, Carol Tenopir

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

COMMON WISDOM says that currency is what is valued in online databases. With the exception of genealogists and historians, it is assumed that readers don't want old materials. From the publisher's side, it just isn't cost effective to convert older bibliographic or full-text articles to digital form. For those who want older material, print--at least until recently--was thought to be the medium of choice.

This common wisdom is being proved not so wise, as readers are accessing both new and older information when it is available online, and publishers are rushing to digitize long runs of magazine and journal articles …

Electronic Journal Use: A Glimpse Into The Future With Information From The Past And Present, Carol Tenopir, Donald W. King

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

No abstract provided.

Mutual Aid And Emergency Assistance: 2002 Update, Ray Crouch, Todd Moore

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

The state legislature and constitution create and govern municipalities and grant them their powers and authority. As a general rnle, the powers and authority are limited to actions municipalities can take within their corporate limits. In Tennessee, however, the General Assembly has recognized that under certain circumstances, state residents benefit from local governments being able to provide assistance and services beyond their boundaries. Speci lically, Tennessee cities have the authority to enter into agreements with other local governments to cooperate and provide assistance in the provision of police, fire, public works and other services. These agreements may determine whether the …

Technical Bulletins: Unemployment Insurance: Premium Paying Vs. Reimbursement, David Angerer

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

Cities may designate themselves as either a "premium-paying" or a "reimbursement" employer; however, a municipality's choice has implications for its annual budget.

Tennessee Public Acts 2002: Summaries Of Interest To Municipal Officials, Dennis Huffer

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

Summarizes the year's public acts and provides date they become effective.

Online Serials Heat Up, Carol Tenopir

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

SERIALS LIBRARIANSHIP is hot. It wasn't too long ago that library schools were eliminating serials management courses while libraries were merging serials departments into acquisitions and cataloging. Now, in the era of electronic journals and magazines, serials is the hottest topic in the library.

Technical Bulletins: Annual Reporting Requirements Of The State Division Of Local Finance, Al Major

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

Cities that issue short-term debt (notes) must annually submit their budgets to the DLF for approval before the budget becomes official.

Technical Bulletins: Biomonitoring For The National Pollution Discharge Elimination System Permit (Npdes), Steve Wyatt

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

Biomonitoring is one requirement of the NPDES permit for a large number of publicly owned treatment works.

The Age Of Online Instruction, Carol Tenopir

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

Discussion of academic library instruction focuses on helping users learn online resources. Topics include science instruction; integrating short, subject-specific online instruction into the classroom; virtual tours; long-term approaches; integrating online modules into undergraduate courses; corporate librarians' efforts; and vendors' Web-based instruction modules. (LRW)

Municipal Personnel Report: Recruitment And Selection Of Managerial And Professional Personnel, Warren Nevad

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

This publication provides local governments with basic information and a general framework for recruiting, interviewing, and selecting managerial and professional personnel.

Technical Bulletins: Gasb Statements Number 33 And 36, Al Major

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

The focus of these statements is when and how to record revenue.

Technical Bulletins: City Recorder Certification Update, Margaret Norris

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

Municipal clerks and recorders are required to become certified by completing 100 hours of education and maintain the certification by obtaining 18 hours of continuing education every three years.

Technical Bulletins: Residential Refuse Technologies, John Chlarson

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

Proper planning, training, staffing, maintenance, and methodology are key to the success of all residential refuse collection technologies.

The Way Forward: An Overall Perspective, Carol Tenopir

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

No abstract provided.

Technical Bulletins: Amendments To The General Law Mayor-Aldermanic Charter, Steve Lobertini

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

Summary of changes to the general law mayor-aldermanic charter enacted after the 1991 charter revision.

Hot Topic: Changes In The Rate And Distribution Of The Business Tax Effective September 1, 2002, Dick Phebus

MTAS Publications: Hot Topics

2002 Tenn. Pub. Acts 856 (the Tax Reform Act of 2002) amends the business tax law, requiring businesses to pay fifty percent more in taxes when renewing business licenses.

Hot Topic: Changes To The State And Local Sales And Use Tax Return: Effective July 15, 2002, Dick Phebus

MTAS Publications: Hot Topics

Because the sales tax rate increase became effective July 15, 2002, reporting sales may be complicated due to the fact that a municipality may have taxable sales from July 1-14 at the old state rate of 6% and sales from July 15-31 at the new state rate of 7%.