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Unexpected Nasal Consonants in Joseon-Era Korean
(2020-07-06)
The diminutive suffixes -ngaji and -ngsengi are unique in contemporary Korean inthat they both begin with the velar nasal consonant (/ŋ/) and seem to be ofKorean origin. Surprisingly, they seem to share no direct genetic ...
Jeju Island, the Three Clans Myth, and Women Divers: Female Importance in Jeju's Cultural History
(2020-07-06)
Jeju Island, officially the Jeju Special Self-Governing Province, lies 90 kilometers off the southern coast of the Korean peninsula and forms a province of South Korea. It is an interesting place, considered by many ...
Quantifying Gerrymandering in Michigan
(2021-05-05)
Is it possible to tell when an election districting plan is gerrymandered? Mathematicians have been trying but failing to do so for years. However, recent developments in probabilistic algorithms have shown enormous promise. ...
Interdistrict Choice Beyond the Classroom: Transfer Student Challenges in Selecting and Attending Suburban Schools of Choice
(2021-05-03)
Interdistrict transfer is the largest form of school choice in the United States, yet little is understood about how students experience these programs on an individual level. This thesis uses two sets of semi-structured ...
The Future After Covid-19: Implications of a Global Pandemic
(University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; Department of Anthropology, 2021-05-03)
This collaborative research project considers the future consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic. The research methods included examination of past epidemics and disasters, assembling information about the contemporary impacts ...
Phosphate Analysis and Evidence for Industry at Iklaina: Implications for Mycenaean Economies and State Formation
(2021-05-03)
The intent of this thesis is to gain a better understanding of the settlement organization, site function, and extent of industrial activity at Iklaina, a late Bronze Age Mycenaean site located in southwest Greece, through ...
Variability of Meteoric Water Isotopes in the Great Lakes Region
(2021-05-03)
The hydrological processes that govern water balance in the Great Lakes region are undergoing significant change as shifting climatic conditions continue to impact the area. Meteoric water isotopes (δ18O and δ2H) are an ...
Do You Know Who You Are?
(2021-01-10)
The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) law, which requires a certain level of transparency from any organization that collects data from people in the EU, has spurred platforms to provide information about how ...
“Stop-and-Frisk” Policing in New York City: An historical evaluation of the controversial policy
(2021-05-03)
Known today as the New York Police Department’s infamous Stop-and-Frisk Policy, this controversial form of policing has been ever prevalent and often reformed in the criminal justice system of America for decades. According ...