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Virology
Thaynara Lorrane Silva Martins, Grazielle Rosa da Costa e Silva, Carla de Almeida Silva, Davi Oliveira Gomes, Bruno Vinicius Diniz e Silva, Megmar Aparecida dos Santos Carneiro, Leonora Rezende Pacheco, Natalia Motta de Araujo, Margareth Santos Zanchetta, Sheila Araujo Teles, Karlla Antonieta Amorim Caetano
Summary: This study examined the prevalence of hepatitis B and C infections in immigrants and refugees residing in central Brazil, and found that this group lacked access to prevention and control measures for hepatitis B. Public health strategies need to be developed to reach, inform, and vaccinate this population.
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Political Science
Carlo M. Horz, Moritz Marbach
Summary: This study examines the impact of economic opportunities abroad on citizens' ability to exit an authoritarian regime. The authors use data from East Germany's secret prisoner database and differential access to West German television to analyze the relationship between economic opportunities and the number of political prisoners arrested for illegal border crossing. The results highlight the influence of global economic disparities on authoritarian politics.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF POLITICAL SCIENCE
(2022)
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Computer Science, Information Systems
Parimal Kumar Giri, Sagar S. De, Satchidananda Dehuri
Summary: BBO is a population based metaheuristic algorithm that shows good performance in solving various optimization problems. ANLGBBO, a novel migration model, maintains a balance between intensification and diversification, improving solution quality.
JOURNAL OF KING SAUD UNIVERSITY-COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES
(2021)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Victoria Esses, Jean McRae, Naomi Alboim, Natalya Brown, Chris Friesen, Leah Hamilton, Aurelie Lacassagne, Audrey Macklin, Margaret Walton-Roberts
Summary: Canada is viewed globally as a leader in immigration and integration policies. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted both strengths and weaknesses in Canada's immigration system.
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Ecology
Alois Honek, Zdenka Martinkova, Jiri Skuhrovec
Summary: This study investigated the length of hibernation in the invasive ladybird Harmonia axyridis in Central Europe and found that the duration of hibernation may be fixed by an intrinsic interval timer. The timing of the end of hibernation may provide an advantage in the cold temperate zone.
FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2022)
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Nursing
Fernanda Lise, Donna Marvicsin, Debbie Sheppard LeMoine, Norma Krumwiede, Yuuko Mabrey Johnson, Maria do Ceu Aguiar Barbieri Figueiredo
Summary: The International Family Nursing Association (IFNA) Practice Committee has developed a Toolkit of resources to care for refugee/migrating families in response to the global migration and refugee crisis. The development of this Toolkit is supported by current literature on family-centered evaluation and intervention, culturally sensitive practice based on family strengths, and statements from organizations addressing the health of refugee families.
REVISTA DA ESCOLA DE ENFERMAGEM DA USP
(2023)
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Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Nicolas Douis, Laurent Martrille, Jean Michel Trinh, Gerard Rapp, Elodie Marchand, Gabriela Hossu, Pedro Augusto Gondim Teixeira, Alain Blum
Summary: This study evaluated the prevalence of radiological anomalies on orthopantomograms (OPTs) performed for forensic age estimation in unaccompanied minors. The majority of these anomalies were suspected to be infectious in origin and may require medical care. This raises ethical and medical questions about the way these forensic examinations are conducted.
EUROPEAN RADIOLOGY
(2023)
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Psychiatry
Andreas Halgreen Eiset, Michaelangelo P. Aoun, Monica Stougaard, Annemarie Graa Gottlieb, Ramzi S. Haddad, Morten Frydenberg, Wadih J. Naja
Summary: This study investigated the association between long-distance migration and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in refugees. The results showed that long-distance migration may be associated with an increase in PTSD prevalence in refugees.
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Economics
Matilda Kilstrom, Birthe Larsen, Elisabet Olme
Summary: We examine the impact of a Danish reform in 2002 that lengthened the waiting period for refugees before they could apply for permanent residency, thereby reducing their chances of obtaining it. Our analysis, based on comprehensive micro data, focuses on the effects on labor market outcomes and educational investments. Contrary to the argument that temporary protection regimes with stronger incentives for labor market attachment would expedite labor market integration, we find no evidence of positive effects on labor market outcomes.
EMPIRICAL ECONOMICS
(2023)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Galina Sevcenko-Kozlovska, Kristina Ciziuniene
Summary: Migration has a significant impact on the transport field, especially in terms of public transport usage. Researchers have found that migrants tend to choose residences with good public transport services, but as their living standards improve, they also start to own private vehicles. Further research is needed to explore the relationship between immigration and transport indicators.
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Economics
Julia Bredtmann
Summary: This paper examines the impact of local exposure to refugees on electoral outcomes in the 2016 state election in Germany. The study finds that an increase in the population share of refugees leads to higher vote share for right-wing parties and lower vote share for the incumbent federal government parties. However, these effects are relatively small and only driven by refugees living in centralized accommodation, with no such effects found for refugees living in decentralized accommodation.
REGIONAL SCIENCE AND URBAN ECONOMICS
(2022)
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Development Studies
Alexander Betts, Maria Flinder Stierna, Naohiko Omata, Olivier Sterck
Summary: This article explores the role of inter-group interaction in influencing host community attitudes towards refugees in East Africa, drawing upon quantitative and qualitative data collected from refugees and nearby host communities. The study reveals a small positive correlation between refugee-host interaction and the perception of hosts towards refugees, but this association disappears when addressing endogeneity issues. The research highlights the importance of factors such as interaction types, ethno-linguistic proximity, and residence contexts in shaping host attitudes towards refugees.
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Environmental Sciences
Hege H. Bye, Hui Yu, Jennie Sofia Portice, Charles A. Ogunbode
Summary: An emerging stream of research finds that climate migrants are more accepted by citizens in high-income countries compared to economic migrants. However, previous research has not considered the role of migrant race and how race, along with socioeconomic status, interacts with reasons for migration to affect acceptance among residents in the receiving society. Using a national sample of Norwegian residents, our study examined the joint effects of reason for migration (economic vs. climate), race (Black vs. White), and socioeconomic status (low vs. high) on migrant acceptability judgments. The results show that climate migrants are more acceptable and White migrants are preferred over Black migrants. Additionally, there is an interaction effect among reason for migrating, race, and social status, whereby Black, low social status, and economic migrants are less accepted compared to other migrant profiles. Notably, Black climate migrants with low socioeconomic status are seen as more acceptable than Black economic migrants with low socioeconomic status. The differentiation of climate and economic migrants in the real world is debatable, but our study suggests that framing migrants' motivations in terms of environmental influences has significant effects on acceptance in receiving societies.
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Sociology
Amy Hsin, Sofya Aptekar
Summary: This study examines undocumented Chinese migrants in the US and how restrictive immigration policies and the asylum regime impact their experiences of illegality, highlighting the legal violence they face and the challenges they encounter in seeking legal remedies.
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Development Studies
Elie Murard
Summary: After the Greco-Turkish conflict, 1.2 million Greek Orthodox were forcibly displaced to Greece, where they were provided with housing, farmland, and citizenship. This study examines the social integration outcomes of refugees across generations and finds that by the 2000s, refugees had high rates of intermarriage, trust, political engagement, and civic participation similar to natives. Investments in education and community organizations played a significant role in fostering the integration of refugees.