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Tag: INTERNATIONAL/IMMIGRATION
A machine learning breakthrough: using satellite images to improve human lives
Berkeley-based project could support action worldwide on climate, health and poverty
Inadequate protection for women and girls seeking refuge in Germany
“Shadow report” with input from the University of Göttingen criticises the Federal Government’s implementation of the Istanbul Convention
Using migration data to fine-tune marketing strategies to rural Indian communities
News from the Journal of Marketing
Politecnico di Torino and Ithaca together for the production of maps for the European Agency Frontex
TURIN, 14 July 2021 – Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, since 2004 engaged in migration control, border management and whose responsibilities, extended in 2016 to the fight against cross-border crime and search and rescue services in the…
UCLA research finds the US lags 79 other nations in preventing child immigration detention
The COVID-19 pandemic has amplified calls to end the detention of migrant children, as cases surge among children held in crowded conditions; yet immigration detention’s threats to children’s fundamental rights did not begin with the current public health crisis. Unlike…
Factors associated with deaths in US ICE detention facilities
What The Study Did: The characteristics and factors associated with deaths among individuals detained in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facilities from 2011 to 2018 were examined in this study. Authors: Parveen Parmar, M.D., M.P.H., of the Keck School…
Value-based approach: Lithuanian scientists provide insights into migration culture
The monograph migration culture: A comparative perspective offers a new, value-based approach towards migration
For women workers in India, direct deposit is ‘digital empowerment’
Giving women in India’s Madhya Pradesh state greater digital control over their wages encouraged them to enter the labor force and liberalized their beliefs about working women, concluded a new study co-authored by Yale economists Rohini Pande and Charity Troyer…
Foreign-born status, but not acquired US citizenship, protects many immigrants from criminal victimization
Until recently, data on criminal victimization did not include information on the status–immigrant or citizen–of respondents. In a recent study, researchers used new data that include respondents’ status to explore the association between citizenship status and risk of victimization. They…
The global ranking of academic journals’ impact on WeChat announced
Linkresearcher , an academic communication service platform under “Global Science,” the Chinese version of the “Scientific American,” collaborated with Impact Science, a Cactus Communications (CACTUS) brand that provides science communications strategy and tactics, to announce a ranking of academic journals…
Analysis: Chile’s transition to democracy slow, incomplete, fueled by social movements
A new article analyzes Chile’s transition in 1990 from dictatorship to democracy, the nature of democracy between 1990 and 2019, and the appearance of several social movements geared to expanding this democracy. The article, by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University…
Study identifies major barriers to financing a sustainable ocean economy
Financing a sustainable global ocean economy may require a Paris Agreement type effort, according to a new report from an international team of researchers led by the University of British Columbia. That’s because a significant increase in sustainable ocean finance…
International travel may spread destination-specific antimicrobial resistance genes
Travellers abroad may pick up bacteria and other vectors containing genes conferring antimicrobial resistance which remain in the gut when returning to their home country, according to a study published in Genome Medicine . A team of researchers at Washington…
China continues its formidable rise as a scientific powerhouse
At the 43rd annual SSP conference, CACTUS, CAST, and China experts discussed new learnings, challenges, and new opportunities in STM journal publishing
R&D exploration or exploitation? How firms respond to import competition
Strategic Management Journal studies competition created by import penetration
At what point managed retreat? Resilience, relocation and climate justice
Virtual conference, June 22-25 2021
How international students make decisions about staying in Canada
While some international students come to Canada knowing whether they intend to stay or return home after completing their degrees, the majority decide after they have had a chance to live here for a few years, a new study has…
Management study examines fine line between lobbying, bribery
In the field of international business research, lobbying is considered a legitimate and legal political action conducted in a developed economy. Bribery, on the other hand, is seen as an outright corrupt practice in an emerging economy.
Management study examines fine line between lobbying, bribery
In the field of international business research, lobbying is considered a legitimate and legal political action conducted in a developed economy. Bribery, on the other hand, is seen as an outright corrupt practice in an emerging economy. In a study…
The intersection of child poverty with race, immigrant status and environmental threats
A state of the art plenary session during the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) 2021 Virtual Meeting will bring together national experts on child poverty, racism and racial inequities, immigrant health, Native American culture, and environmental threats to discuss the intersectionality…
Conspiracy theories characterise views in and about Europe
Conspiratorial narratives of internal disintegration and external threats affect views in the European Union and Europe to an increasing extent. Our trust in society is put to the test in crises such as COVID-19 when various groups are singled out…
An agile superpower — China’s various roles in Africa and the Arctic
– It is as if China is two completely different countries, if we look at how they appear in two such different cases as Africa and the Arctic, says Christer Henrik Pursiainen. He is a professor at the Department of…
More than one in 10 patients with lung cancer do not know what type they have
– The increasing complexity of treatments for lung cancer and language differences can make it difficult for patients to communicate with their medical teams – Risks of jeopardising the treatment and care journey as well as recent progress in patient…
Economist Christian Dustmann receives the Carl-Friedrich-von-Weizsäcker-Prize 2020
Leopoldina and Stifterverband honor Dustmann for his research in the field of migration and the labor market
New technology could increase health inequities
Making sure that everyone gets the benefits of new approaches to managing and treating disease
The Lundquist Institute out-licenses development of a synthetic lung surfactant formulation
Bill & Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute to develop formulation
Strict environmental laws ‘push’ firms to pollute elsewhere
Study highlights need for global cooperation on policies
Health care use among undocumented patients
What The Study Did: Researchers examined the association of increased anti-immigrant rhetoric during the 2016 presidential campaign with changes in the use of health care services among undocumented patients. Authors: Joseph Nwadiuko, M.D., M.P.H., M.S.H.P., of the University of Pennsylvania…
Asian century fades as the region grapples with social, political, and economic headwinds
A new book challenges conventional thinking about Asia
Do marketers matter for entrepreneurs?
News from the Journal of Marketing
SARS-CoV-2 immunization passports: A ticket to normal life?
Proof of immunization against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) may soon be required in many parts of the globe. The authors discuss how immunization passports could work, what Canada needs to do, and potential barriers and limitations in…
Childhood exposure to diversity is best chance for community cohesion in immigration
New research from the University of Kent reveals social cohesion with immigration is best ensured through childhood exposure to diversity in local neighbourhoods, leading to acceptance of other groups. The research, which is published in Oxford Economic Papers , builds…
Huge gaps in UK regulation exist following transition from EU, new academic report finds
UK was ill-prepared for the transition of regulation from the EU and still does not have the infrastructure in place to manage new trade relationships UK currently has no official body to monitor government action, or scrutinise compliance with environmental…
Multi-ethnic neighborhoods in England retain diversity unlike in the U.S.
Multi-ethnic neighborhoods in England retain their diversity and are much more stable than such neighborhoods in the U.S., according to geographers from the U.S. and U.K. The team examined how neighborhood diversity has changed on a national scale from 1991…
Study quantifying parachute science in coral reef research shows it’s ‘still widespread’
By analyzing 50 years’ worth of coral reef biodiversity studies, researchers reporting in the journal Current Biology on February 22 have quantified the practice of “parachute science,” which happens when international scientists, typically from higher-income countries, conduct field studies in…
Data show lower daily temperatures lead to higher transmission of COVID-19
Researchers analyzed daily low temperatures and infection rates in 50 Northern Hemisphere countries to quantify their effect on SARS-CoV-2 transmission
Transit-oriented development causing displacement: study
Transit-oriented development–which concentrates high-density housing, commercial activities and public spaces around a rapid transit station–can both be a boon and a bane for communities, suggests a new UBC study. “Transit-oriented development (TOD) can reduce traffic congestion and air pollution, encourage…
Rich nations see virus rates fall quicker — study
Research finds economic performance directly related to number of cases
50 years since decimalisation: A very British compromise
Researcher Andy Cook says that European considerations played little part in the UK’s move to decimal currency in 1971
UTIA Professor receives SAEA Emerging Scholar Award
Karen DeLong recognized for distinguished professional contributions
Cataloguing genetic information about yams
Yams are a staple food in West Africa, which produces over 90% of the world’s yams each year. Yams play a key role in the food security, economic income, and traditional culture for the region. While they are commonly assumed…
Climate change: Erratic weather slows down the economy
If temperature varies strongly from day to day, the economy grows less. Through these seemingly small variations climate change may have strong effects on economic growth. This shows data analyzed by researchers from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research…
New study shows pandemic’s toll on jobs, businesses, and food security in poorer countries
A new study by an international team of economists published Feb.5 in Science Advances finds COVID-19 and its economic shock present a stark threat to residents of low- and middle-income countries — where most of the world’s population resides.
Sub-surface imaging technology can expose counterfeit travel documents
New research by the University of Kent has found that optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging technology can be utilised to distinguish between legitimate and counterfeit travel documents.
Apps help integration and health of migrants
New study finds apps aided by artificial intelligence also improve mental health
Expert prognosis for the planet – we’re on track for a ghastly future
The state of the planet is much worse than most people understand and that humans face a grim and “ghastly future” unless extraordinary action is taken soon.
Oxford Brookes University hosts £5 million project to document endangered wooden buildings
The School of Architecture’s grant-giving worldwide programme will make records freely available online
Human migration patterns connected to vitamin D deficiencies today
A new study in the Oxford Economic Papers finds that migration flows the last 500 years from high sunlight regions to low sunlight regions influence contemporary health outcomes in destination countries. The researchers here noted that people’s ability to synthesize…
New center for nuclear disarmament for Uppsala University
Swedish Government’s assigned today