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Mobiles and mobility: The Effect of Mobile Phones on Migration in Niger [PDF]
Labor markets in developing countries are subject to a high degree of frictions. We report the results from a randomized evaluation of an adult education program (Project ABC) in Niger, in which students learned how to use simple mobile phones as part of
Clemens, Michael A. +2 more
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Direct Tactile Coupling of Mobile Phones with the feelabuzz System [PDF]
, 2014 Tünnermann R, Leichsenring C, Hermann T. Direct Tactile Coupling of Mobile Phones with the feelabuzz System. In: Mobile Social Signal Processing. First International Workshop, MSSP 2010, Lisbon, Portugal, September 7, 2010, Invited Papers. Lecture Notes
Tünnermann, René +2 more
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Chico Sundermann +4 more
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Evaluating Mobile Device Cleaning Policies in the NHS [PDF]
, 2015 Introduction The use of mobile devices within healthcare settings by staff, patients and visitors is widespread and growing. DoH guidance states that patients should be allowed the widest possible use of mobile phones.
Topping, Annie +2 more
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Food insecurity and unemployment among immigrants in the United States
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract Immigrants can be more vulnerable to economic downturns and, during periods of economic hardship, more likely to experience food insecurity compared to natives. This study examines the differential effect of the unemployment rate on the probability of being food insecure among diverse groups of immigrant households relative to natives in the ...
Siwen Zhou +3 more
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Improving access to new technologies: An experiment with Kenyan input sellers
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract Agrodealers play a critical role in rural economies, selling essential inputs for agricultural production, stocking new products, and providing farmers with technical advice. However, uncertainty can discourage them from stocking newer, less familiar products, limiting the availability of innovative technologies and leading to market failures ...
Sarah W. Kariuki +6 more
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Firm turnover under asymmetric information: Tanzania's agro‐dealer sector
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract We study firm turnover (i.e., entry and exit) and its consumer implications in a market characterized by asymmetric information. Using a three‐round census of agro‐dealers in Tanzania's Morogoro Region, we document annual firm entry and exit rates of 33% and 17%, respectively.
Alix Naugler +3 more
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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
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Border harm and affective injustice: The politics of anger at the Melilla border, Spain
American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.Abstract This article examines protests in a detention center in Melilla, Spain—a site where structural violence intersects with the everyday harms of confinement. Adopting a justice and dignity‐centered perspective, we analyze grassroots forms of resistance emerging at the border. The study focuses on the protests of Tunisian migrants and explores the
Corina Tulbure
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Calling for better crops: an exploration of social upgrading through two mobile phone-based agriculture extension projects in Uganda [PDF]
, 2012 Includes abstract.Includes bibliographical references.In recent years, mobile phones have become increasingly enmeshed in the daily routines of communities across the globe.
Piontak, Rachel
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