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AFRICAN HUMAN MOBILITY REVIEW

open access: yesAfrican Human Mobility Review, 2021
On a recent visit to Washington DC, I had an animated discussion with a taxi driver who was an avid supporter of Donald Trump. The driver was not the stereotypical white, middle-aged, small-town, working-class, non-collegeeducated, angry voter who put ...
Mulungeta Dinbabo
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Correlations and Scaling Laws in Human Mobility [PDF]

open access: yesPLOS ONE, 2013
Human mobility patterns deeply affect the dynamics of many social systems. In this paper, we empirically analyze the real-world human movements based GPS records, and observe rich scaling properties in the temporal-spatial patterns as well as an abnormal
Han, Xiao-Pu   +2 more
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Migration informal human capital of returnees to Central Europe: a new rescource for organisations [PDF]

open access: yesCentral European Management Journal, 2023
Purpose – This paper aims to investigate the interplay between international migration, soft skills and job and life satisfaction after returns. Design/methodology/approach – The paper uses the dataset of Human Capital in Poland 2010–2014 representative ...
Izabela Grabowska, Agata Jastrzebowska
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Trabecular bone density distribution in the scapula of patients undergoing reverse shoulder arthroplasty

open access: yesJSES International, 2022
Background: To improve implant survival after reverse shoulder arthroplasty (RSA), surgeons need to maximize screw fixation. However, bone density variation and distribution within the scapula are not well understood as they relate to RSA.
Joshua H. Ehrlich, BHSc   +5 more
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The Regularization of Zimbabwean Migrants: a Case of Permanent Temporariness

open access: yesAfrican Human Mobility Review, 2021
Since the early 2000s there has been a proliferation of policy initiatives in high income countries to attract highly skilled migrants who are perceived to be net contributors to host societies.
Sergio Carciotto
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From the Director: A Reflection on South Africa’s Migration Policy

open access: yesAfrican Human Mobility Review, 2021
Albeit geographically distant, Europe and South Africa have a great deal of similarities in their management of migratory flows. As many countries in Europe, South Africa is a migration hub attracting numerous migrants, including refugees, seasonal ...
Sergio Carciotto
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Failed asylum seekers in South Africa: policy and practice

open access: yesAfrican Human Mobility Review, 2021
The return of failed asylum seekers has become an issue of concern for asylum states who must balance immigration control measures while upholding refugee protection obligations. The 1994 transition to democracy in South Africa saw the state establish a
Corey Johnson
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Angolan refugees in South Africa: alternatives to permanent repatriation?

open access: yesAfrican Human Mobility Review, 2021
For almost twenty years, voluntary repatriation has been considered by the international community the preferable, durable and fitting solution to refugee situations.
Sergio Carciotto
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Influence of a Socially Assistive Robot on Physical Activity, Social Play Behavior, and Toy-Use Behaviors of Children in a Free Play Environment: A Within-Subjects Study

open access: yesFrontiers in Robotics and AI, 2021
Background: Play is critical for children’s physical, cognitive, and social development. Technology-based toys like robots are especially of interest to children.
Joseline Raja Vora   +8 more
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Models for Migrant Leadership: The Cape Town Women's Platform

open access: yesAfrican Human Mobility Review, 2021
Since 2011, South Africa has increasingly moved toward an immigration system of enforcement and exclusion, seeking to discourage immigration through punitive policies that make daily life for migrants difficult to bear.
Leah Mundell, Emma Carone
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