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Intra-urban residential differentiation in the post-Soviet city: the case of Riga, Latvia

open access: yesHungarian Geographical Bulletin, 2014
Cities in many Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries have transformed rapidly since the political and socio-economic restructuring started in the early 1990s.
Zaiga Krišjane, Maris Berzinš
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Epidemiology of chronic multimorbidity and temporary migration in a rural South African community in health transition: A cross-sectional population-based analysis

open access: yesFrontiers in Epidemiology, 2023
IntroductionIn sub-Saharan African settings, the increasing non-communicable disease mortality is linked to migration, which disproportionately exposes sub-populations to risk factors for co-occurring HIV and NCDs.MethodsWe examined the prevalence ...
Armstrong Dzomba   +17 more
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Modelling the Influence of Regional Identity on Human Migration

open access: yesUrban Science, 2019
Human migration involves the relocation of individuals, households or moving groups between geographical locations. Aggregate spatial patterns of movement reflect complex interactions among motivations (such as distance, identity, economic opportunities,
Willem R. J. Vermeulen   +2 more
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Relationship between National and City Policies in the Field of Migration

open access: yesКонтуры глобальных трансформаций: политика, экономика, право, 2020
The article discusses the issue of consistency in migration policy conducted by local and national governments. Four global cities (Paris, Shanghai, Seoul, Moscow) were chosen as the objects of the study, as these four cities represent common ...
F. V. Sleznov
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Migration and human rights

open access: yesEconomica, 2021
The article describes the correlation between migration and human rights in the Republic of Moldova. Today migration is considered a great problem for Moldova. The country is facing poverty, lack of jobs, Moldovans are forced to go abroad, hoping to find not only a more profitable job, but also a safe living environment.
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Chagas disease and human migration [PDF]

open access: yesMemórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2000
Human Chagas disease is a purely accidental occurrence. As humans came into contact with the natural foci of infection might then have become infected as a single addition to the already extensive host range of Trypanosoma cruzi that includes other primates.
Felipe Guhl   +4 more
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The Geographic Origins of Ethnic Groups in the Indian Subcontinent: Exploring Ancient Footprints with Y-DNA Haplogroups

open access: yesFrontiers in Genetics, 2018
Several studies have evaluated the movements of large populations to the Indian subcontinent; however, the ancient geographic origins of smaller ethnic communities are not clear.
David G. Mahal   +2 more
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The origin and dispersion of human parasitic diseases in the Old World (Africa, Europe and Madagascar)

open access: yesMemorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2003
The ancestors of present-day man (Homo sapiens sapiens) appeared in East Africa some three and a half million years ago (Australopithecs), and then migrated to Europe, Asia, and later to the Americas, thus beginning the differentiation process.
Jean-Pierre Nozais
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Migration health crisis associated with climate change: A systematic review

open access: yesJournal of Education and Health Promotion, 2020
BACKGROUND: The empirical assessment of the health outcomes associated with migration caused by climate change is still unclear. However, health outcomes in the early stages are expected to be similar to the health outcomes associated with refugees.
Sadegh Ahmadi Mazhin   +4 more
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Is Social Contact With the Resident Population a Prerequisite of Well-Being and Place Attachment? The Case of Refugees in Rural Regions of Germany

open access: yesFrontiers in Sociology, 2020
Due to dispersal policies applied in many European countries, such as Germany, rural regions are important arrival regions for asylum seekers and refugees.
Birgit Glorius   +5 more
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