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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 ...
Between Purity, Sexual Corruption and Maternity -- Sexual and Ethnic Ambiguities in Love with the Proper Stranger (1963)
(2020-07-07)
"Love with the Proper Stranger" tells the story of an Italian-American young woman Angie, who finds herself pregnant after having a romantic encounter with an Italian-American musician Rocky, and she asks him to find a ...
Gendered Readings of Urban Folk Music: The Cases of Rembetika and Fado
(2020-07-07)
Greek rembetika and Portuguese fado are traditions of urban folk music which share a variety of historical parallels. In addition to exploring their parallels and differences, this thesis focuses on how attention to gender ...
Taxon Review: Glass Frogs
(2020-07-07)
The Centrolenidae family, nicknamed “glass frogs,” are a small but charismatic tree frog species native to Central American rainforests that are best known for their fascinating transparent skin. They have a variety of ...
The TBI Experience: Patient, Caregiver, and Professional Perspectives on Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment and Rehabilitation
(2020-07-06)
Traumatic brain injury is widely understood as a severe, debilitating condition that can drastically alter the physical, cognitive, and emotional capacities of the victim. Despite this, the meaning and effects of TBI are ...
Analysis of Lead Uptake by Dicranum scoparium from Contaminated Soil Solutions
(2020-07-06)
Heavy metals, such as lead, are toxic pollutants that can affect the health of ecosystems.These pollutants can accumulate on impervious surfaces in urban areas and flow into natural habitats during storms. Bioremediation ...
Using Supervised Learning Methods to Measure Women's Rights" An Analysis of the Language of Reproductive Rights Briefs
(2020-07-06)
The battle over reproductive rights has moved to the forefront of politics, and although the Supreme Court plays an important role, the debate there is understudied. This project looks at the language surrounding reproductive ...
What are you Looking at?
(2020-07-07)
The book, What are you Looking at? details four social experiments completed this year: mending and returning red solo cups from a fraternity’s yard, hanging a banner hand stitched with “You Have Everything You Need” in ...
Woodland Period Log Tombs in the Ohio River Valley
(2020-07-07)
Since the early twentieth century Adena and Hopewell have been two of the most recognizable social units of the Eastern Woodlands. Mapping and excavations of the mounds constructed by both groups began in the mid-nineteenth ...