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, 2015 With an annual profit between $10 and $20 billion, animal smuggling has become the third largest illegal trade in the world, behind only drugs and firearms, and the results are devastating to humans and animals alike.
Morgan, Melissa A.
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Advanced Science, Volume 13, Issue 7, 3 February 2026.Molecularly imprinted polymeric nanocarriers (nanoMIPs) offer robust, antibody‐mimetic platforms to overcome the blood‐brain barrier. The article surveys nanoMIP design and ligand‐directed surface engineering that harness receptor‐mediated transcytosis, and highlights therapeutic and diagnostic applications in neurodegeneration, brain tumors and ...
Ranjit De, Shuliang Shi, Kyong‐Tai Kim
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Identifying Victims of Human Trafficking at Hotspots by Focusing on People Smuggled to Europe
Social Inclusion, 2017 Research has shown that smuggling of migrants is associated with human trafficking. Hence, victims of human trafficking amongst smuggled migrants should be identified by EU Member States at hotspots established by the European Commission, to overcome the migrant and refugee crisis. Identified victims should be given a visa and a programme of protection
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Chemistry – An Asian Journal, Volume 21, Issue 3, 12 February 2026.Methamphetamine was the only illicit drug consistently detected (consumption at 17.0 ± 5.1 mg/day/1000people). High levels of its precursors, ephedrine, and pseudoephedrine were likely from legal medicines, although there is a high risk of diversion.
Quyen T. T. Do +4 more
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People and Nature, Volume 8, Issue 2, Page 327-341, February 2026.Abstract The trade in exotic pets is a significant contributor to the unsustainable and sustainable trade of wildlife. The Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) aims to regulate sustainable wildlife trade.
Isabella Kortland, Amy Hinsley
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Contextual Analysis of Timber Smuggling in the East of Mazandaran Province [PDF]
بومشناسی جنگلهای ایرانExtended abstract Background: Destruction of environmental resources is one of the serious challenges in today's societies. However, some of these resources seem to be more destructed in developing countries. Forests are constantly being destroyed as one
Hossein Pourhossein +4 more
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Violence, Volition, and Volatility: The Embodied Subjectivity of Women in Cults
Symbolic Interaction, Volume 49, Issue 1, Page 113-133, February 2026.This paper explores the embodied experience of 25 women who are former cult members. By delving into the stories of three protagonists, we examine how these women engaged with and possibly redefined the cult's socially constructed notion of womanhood.
Shirly Bar‐Lev, Michal Morag
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Needed to Regional Cooperation to Combat People Smuggling in Indonesian Waters
Hang Tuah Law Journal, 2017 People smuggling is a growing global crime that exposes thousands of migrants to unacceptable risks and challenges the integrity of international borders. In the last two decades, globalization and conflicts have seen an increase international migration flows. People smuggling is not a new phenomenon in Indonesia.
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Political Psychology, Volume 47, Issue 1, February 2026.Abstract In collective punishment, a group as a whole receives negative consequences because of the actions of a few. We argue that collective punishments lead to ingroup cohesiveness and adverse intergroup relations by instigating a punishment‐revenge cycle.
Mete Sefa Uysal +2 more
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The Economic Drivers of Human Trafficking: Micro-Evidence from Five Eastern European Countries.. [PDF]
Human trafficking is a humanitarian problem of global scale, but quantitative research on the issue barely exists. This paper is a first attempt to explore the economic drivers of human trafficking and migrant exploitation using micro data. We argue that
Omar Mahmoud, Toman, Trebesch, Christoph
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