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Title
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Cranial Capacity Variation of Pleistocene Homo and Possible Speciation Events
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Author
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Hudock, Autumn
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Date Created
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2021
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Subjects--Topical
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Biology, Paleontology, Evolutionary developmental biology
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Description
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The field of paleoanthropology is tasked with studying the morphology of extinct hominins using fossilized remains. To study the evolution of the human brain, researchers use endocast data derived from fossil skulls, in order to assess when and ho...
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Raising Little Russians: Language Socialization and Language Shift in an Urban Kyrgyz Family
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Author
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McDermott, Ashley
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Date Created
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2019
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Subjects--Topical
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Ethnology, Sociolinguistics, Language and languages
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Description
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In Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Russian prevails as the lingua franca despite efforts by policymakers and language activists to promote the Kyrgyz language. This study uses language socialization as a lens to investigate language shift in the city by analy...
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HAZARA DIASPORA RELIGIOUS DISAFFILIATION: AFGHANISTAN’S SHI'A WHO TURN AWAY FROM ISLAM
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Author
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Fekrat, Nasim
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Date Created
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2020
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Subjects--Topical
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Ethnology, Area studies, Islam--Study and teaching
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Description
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The topic of irreligiosity and secularism among Muslim immigrants is an understudied subject. Academic studies of Muslim immigrants, in particular, tend to focus on religious beliefs at the expense of other issues. This is particularly evident in ...
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MISSIONAL SUBJECTIVITY: NEOLIBERAL HUMAN CAPITAL AND CHRISTIAN CAMPUS MINISTRIES
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Author
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Caro, Lennin
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Date Created
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2017
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Subjects--Topical
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Religion, Economics
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Description
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Since 2000, the anthropology of Christianity significantly grew in the scholarly literature. However, there remains this odd gap in examining Christians and their activities in college campuses. This paper attempts to fill this gap by doing ethnog...
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Messages from the Heart: Agent Orange and Narrative Conflict in Contemporary Vietnam
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Author
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Blattenberger, Philip
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Date Created
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2016
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Subjects--Topical
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Social sciences--Research, Museums--Study and teaching, History
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Description
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For six months in 2014 the War Remnants Museum in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam hosted a temporary exhibition on Agent Orange. Entitled "Agent Orange: A Message from the Heart," the exhibit’s politically benign narrative tone featured reconciliatory r...
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Latino Narratives of Educational Experience in the Greater Charlotte Area
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Author
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Gray, Michelle
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Date Created
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2015
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Subjects--Topical
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Linguistics
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Description
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In analyzing interviews with ten Latino participants who have attended or are attending public school in the Greater Charlotte area using narrative discourse analysis, I found significant connections between identifying as self-motivated with rega...
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Life Course Theory and Dual Indexicality in Taiwanese American Households
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Author
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Fogal, Daniel
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Date Created
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2022
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Subjects--Topical
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Sociolinguistics
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Description
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Minority groups in the United States face unique challenges that help to shape and mould not only the migrants but their children as well. This study is concerned with Taiwanese-American young adults that have grown up in migrant households, how t...
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Neoliberalism, Gender, and Frontline COVID-19 Nurses
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Author
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Robbins, James
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Date Created
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2022
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Subjects--Topical
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Ethnology, Economics, Women's studies
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Description
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The COVID-19 pandemic presented new challenges to healthcare workers: with rising COVID cases, constantly changing guidelines, and an uncertain and rapidly unfolding situation, stress and burnout among nurses have risen as well. Narratives around ...
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Marshallese Participatory Mismatches in South Central United States' School Systems
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Author
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Anderson, Katlyn
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Date Created
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2022
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Subjects--Topical
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Linguistics, Education, Ethnology
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Description
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Since the Compact of Free Association between the Marshall Islands and the United States, many Marshallese Islanders have immigrated to the United States, leading to a growing number of Marshallese children enrolled in primary and secondary school...
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Osteoarthritis and the Effects on the Accuracy of Age at Death Estimation
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Author
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Wiedre, Samantha
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Date Created
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2022
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Subjects--Topical
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Forensic anthropology
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Description
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There are many methods by which forensic anthropologists and bioarchaeologists estimate the age at death of an individual. Many of these methods, however, are flawed. Currently, anthropologists within these fields are researching which of these me...
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Black Doulas and The Quest For Empowerment in the Black Woman's Birthing Experience
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Author
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Mattison, Sydney
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Date Created
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2021
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Subjects--Topical
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Obstetrics, African Americans--Study and teaching, Ethnicity--Study and teaching
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Description
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Doula care has proven to be an effective approach to reducing adverse birthing outcomes among women. However, less is known about doula care and birthing outcomes concerning specifically Black women. This qualitative study focused on the narrative...