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"I miss my village" forced Kurdish migrants in Istanbul and their representation in associations [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
Metropolises in Turkey like İstanbul, Ankara, and İzmir along with the cities in Eastern and Southeastern Anatolia received a significant number of internally displaced Kurds (hereinafter referred to as Kurdish IDPs) in the late 1980s to the 1990s.
Celik, Ayse Betul, Çelik, Ayşe Betül
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Understanding Vulnerability to Natural Hazards of Displaced Persons in Cox’s Bazar

open access: yesLand
Refugee settlements are often positioned around natural borders, which often have a heightened danger of environmental hazards. Here, we aim to better understand why settlements are in environmentally vulnerable land and what social and physical factors ...
Jack Dano, Carly Ching, Muhammad H Zaman
doaj   +1 more source

Creating conditions of anomalous self-diffusion in a liquid with molecular dynamics [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
We propose a computational method to simulate anomalous self-diffusion in a simple liquid. The method is based on a molecular dynamics simulation on which we impose the following two conditions: firstly, the inter-particle interaction is described by a ...
De Cruz, Lesley   +2 more
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Forced displacement, suffering and the aesthetics of loss [PDF]

open access: yesThe Open Arts Journal, 2014
This article investigates how artists have addressed shocking experiences of displacement in different political contexts. Drawing on the notion of ‘the aesthetics of loss’ (Köstlin, 2010), it examines and compares the different aims, desires and ...
Maruška Svašek
doaj   +1 more source

Rural Displacement and Its Implications on Livelihoods and Food Insecurity: The Case of Inter-Riverine Communities in Somalia

open access: yesAgriculture, 2023
This study investigates the phenomenon of forced displacement in Somalia over the past few decades and its implications for the livelihoods and food security of IDP communities.
Alinor Abdi Osman, Gumataw Kifle Abebe
doaj   +1 more source

Nonlinear hybrid-mode resonant forced oscillations of sagged inclined cables at avoidances [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
We investigate non-linear forced oscillations of sagged inclined cables under planar 1:1 internal resonance at avoidance. To account for frequency avoidance phenomena and associated hybrid modes actually distinguishing inclined cables from horizontal ...
Bendiksen   +23 more
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Migration corridors in Africa and access to health services: Current challenges and a path forward for research and practice

open access: yesJournal of Public Health in Africa
This commentary discusses migration corridors on the African continent and access to health services. It stems from a workshop on migration corridors held in South Africa and reflects the interdisciplinary collaborative dialogue on migration journeys and
Edward Kirumira   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Urban IDPs and Poverty: Analysis of the Effect of Mass Forced Displacement on Urban Poverty in Bosnia and Herzegovina

open access: yesCroatian Economic Survey, 2015
This paper analyzes the effect of mass forced displacement on urban poverty in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The process of displacement in Bosnia and Herzegovina involved “forced evictions”, implying no choice in displacement decision, meaning that this type ...
Nermin Oruc
doaj   +1 more source

Force-displacement measurements in tableting

open access: yesJournal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 1985
Abstract The influence of particle interaction, i.e. friction and bonding, on the net work (NETW) during compaction and on Heckel plots was tested by varying the particle size, the lubrication or the moisture content. The NETW was found to be significantly affected by particle interaction. The yield pressure, calculated from Heckel plots,
G, Ragnarsson, J, Sjögren
openaire   +2 more sources

The value of migration corridors in studying health of displaced persons in West Africa

open access: yesDiscover Public Health
West Africa and the Sahel are in the midst of what the UNHCR terms a “crisis of displacement” as millions of people are being compelled to leave their homes due to conflict and environmental threats.
Aislinn L. Mershon, Muhammad H. Zaman
doaj   +1 more source

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