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Prejudice against asylum seekers and the fear of terrorism: The importance of context [PDF]

, 2007
Australia has a rich history of immigration. Historically, immigrants have often met with negativity and distrust (for example, Greek, Italian and Vietnamese immigrants). Evidence is now accumulating that many Australians also are critical of the latest '
Griffiths, B., Pedersen, A., Watt, S.E.
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Bioengineered Exosome‐Loaded Immunomodulatory Bioadhesive Spray Reverses Liver Fibrosis and Metabolic Dysfunction That Triggers Beneficial Gut‐Liver Crosstalk in Chronic Fatty Liver Disease

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Umbilical cord stem cell‐derived exosomes encapsulated in an immunomodulatory bioadhesive hydrogel spray enable localized therapy, sustained vesicle delivery, macrophage polarization, suppress systemic inflammation, and mitigate glucose and insulin homeostasis impairments in MAFLD.
Triya Saha, Ayushi Mairal, Shreya Mehrotra, Shiv K. Sarin, Ashok Kumar   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

“We want our freedom back, that’s our only need”: a qualitative study of health and social needs among asylum seekers and undocumented migrants crossing the borders from Belarus to Lithuania

Frontiers in Public Health
BackgroundThe influx of undocumented migrants and asylum seekers into Lithuania, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic, presents unique public health challenges. This study employs the Social Determinants of Health framework to explore the healthcare
Rabie Adel El Arab, Rabie Adel El Arab, Rabie Adel El Arab, Rabie Adel El Arab, Rita Urbanavice, Rita Urbanavice, Agne Jakavonyte-Akstiniene, Agne Jakavonyte-Akstiniene, Marija Skvarcevskaja, Marija Skvarcevskaja, Donatas Austys, Erica Briones-Vozmediano, Erica Briones-Vozmediano, Esther Rubinat-Arnaldo, Esther Rubinat-Arnaldo, Natalja Istomina, Natalja Istomina   +16 more
doaj   +1 more source

Self-harm in the Australian asylum seeker population: A national records-based study

SSM: Population Health, 2019
Background: Systematic research into self-harm in the Australian asylum seeker population is scarce, largely due to the lack of accessible data. The aim of this study was to examine the incidence and characteristics of self-harm across the Australian ...
Kyli Hedrick, Gregory Armstrong, Guy Coffey, Rohan Borschmann   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Space Jam‐Ming: Generating Interstitial Space Using Fragmented Granular GelMA to Investigate Novel Paradigms of Cancer Metastasis

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Microgels enable independent control of stiffness and interstitial space, overcoming limitations of conventional 3D hydrogels. Using fragmented gelatin methacryloyl microgels, we show that stiffness does not restrict non‐metastatic breast cancer growth, contrary to bulk hydrogels, and reveal the role of adherent‐to‐suspension transition in cancer ...
Danielle Vahala, Zhuang Min Lee, Sebastian E. Amos, Dong Woo Son, Jong Hwa Byun, Farzan Navaeipour, Jiayue Li, Kai L. Metzner, Ji Hoon Jeong, Juyeon Kim, Yongsung Hwang, Brendan F. Kennedy, Khoon S. Lim, Hee Seung Lee, Hyun Woo Park, Yu Suk Choi   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

The psychosocial toll of Dublin III on asylum seekers in the Netherlands

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract The Dublin III Regulation determines which EU Member State is responsible for examining asylum claims, but its implementation carries significant consequences for those subjected to it. This study examines how Dublin III, as implemented in the Netherlands, affects asylum seekers' psychosocial wellbeing using Silove′s Adaptation and Development
Imen El Amouri
wiley   +1 more source

The voices not heard: thematic analysis of asylum seekers’ explanatory models of mental illness as elicited by the Cultural Formulation Interview

BJPsych Open
Background Asylum seekers have difficulty gaining access to mental healthcare. Lack of understanding of asylum seekers’ mental illness explanatory models appears to be an important barrier.
Lukas Claus, Mario Braakman, Meryam Schouler-Ocak, Laura Van de Vliet, Bernard Sabbe, Seline van den Ameele   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Complex trauma, PTSD and complex PTSD in African refugees

European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 2019
Background: The introduction of the diagnosis of complex posttraumatic stress disorder (CPTSD) by ICD-11 is a turning point in the field of traumatic stress studies.
A. Barbieri, F. Visco-Comandini, D. Alunni Fegatelli, C. Schepisi, V. Russo, F. Calò, A. Dessì, G. Cannella, A Stellacci   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

B/ordering and healthcare access for migrants with precarious status: The role of healthcare workers in counteracting restrictive policies

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract In Canada, precarious migration is largely invisibilized. Nonetheless, b/ordering greatly affects people's realities by limiting access to social rights. In Quebec, migrants with precarious status (MPS) do not have access to healthcare, although Quebec has a “universal” healthcare coverage.
Émilie Pigeon‐Gagné, Jill Hanley, Élise Bourgeois‐Guérin, Pénélope Boudreault   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Immigrant mental health, safe work, discrimination, and state policies: From racism and xenophobia to health equity

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract An ecological model was developed to examine the pathways linking immigration state policies to physically safe work conditions and work volition, interpersonal discrimination, and mental health distress. The ecological framework was tested among two subsamples totaling 529 Latinx immigrant participants: (1) immigrants who resided in states ...
Germán A. Cadenas, Thanharat Silamongkol, H. Kenny Nienhusser, Fiorella L. Carlos Chavez, Cristalís Capielo Rosario, Lucas Torres, Oswaldo Moreno   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source