Developing a smartphone-based application for cell counting by Chew, Cedric Zhi Gang

“…Cell counting methods like Coulter Counters, Flow Cytometry, Array Chip Biosensors have been widely used for applications like cell-proliferation and cell-migration studies. However, such traditional methods are relatively expensive, must be calibrated regularly, and do not provide an image to confirm count accuracy. …”
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Migration of cemented femoral components after THR. Roentgen stereophotogrammetric analysis. by Kiss, J, Murray, D, Turner-Smith, A, Bithell, J, Bulstrode, C

“…The prosthesis which we studied allows the preservation of some of the femoral neck, and comparison with published migration studies of the Charnley stem suggests that this decreases rotation and may help to prevent loosening.…”

Semblance of heterogeneity in collective cell migration by Schumacher, L, Maini, P, Baker, R

“…For example, cell migration studies have investigated the heterogeneity of invasiveness and taxis in development, wound healing, and cancer. …”

Environmental factors and multiple sclerosis. by Ebers, G

“…However, the available data accommodate more than one type of environmental effect. Migration studies show that changes to early environment can greatly affect risk, and there are recent indications that risk can be altered in situ. …”

Beyond labelling: Rethinking the role and value of the refugee ‘label’ through semiotics by Cole, GCR

“…For decades, academics have written on the need to interrogate the labels upon which the field of Refugee and Forced Migration Studies has been founded. At the centre of these discussions are certain foundational texts, which expound the need to take nothing about the meaning and purpose of the refugee label for granted. …”

What have the social sciences ever done for equity in health policy and health systems? by Greenhalgh, P

“…<strong>Main text</strong> A number of underpinning disciplines within the social sciences, notably sociology, social psychology and anthropology, as well as interdisciplinary fields like science and technology studies and migration studies, offer both theoretical insights and methodological approaches which can productively enhance the study of equity in health systems and policy research. …”

Reframing ‘integration’: Acknowledging and addressing five core critiques by Spencer, S, Charsley, K

“…Empirical and theoretical insights from the rich body of research on ‘integration’ in migration studies have led to increasing recognition of its complexity. …”

Mapping the research trends of migration behavior in agricultural households: a bibliometric analysis by Sushmita Saini, Rajarshi Roy Burman, Rajarshi Roy Burman, Rabindra Nath Padaria, Girijesh Singh Mahra, Sitaram Bishnoi, Kaustav Aditya, M. L. Nithyashree, Sonali Mallick, Sweety Mukherjee, Smruti Ranjan Padhan

“…These areas aim to address hunger and improve food security for migrants. Regarding migration studies, three influential journals—Sustainability, World Development, and Journal of Rural Studies—were identified, with the most influential author being J. …”
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Tertiary scholarship schemes as institutionalised migration of highly skilled labour: the mixed evidence of development effectiveness from the Czech Republic by Hejkrlík, Jiří, Horký-Hlucháň, Ondřej, Němečková, Tereza

“…Firstly, it examines the programme’s development effectiveness from the perspective of migration studies, and secondly, it investigates the underlying motivation factors which influence the students’ decisions on where they will stay after their studies. …”
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Demarcating Boundaries: Against the “Humanitarian Embrace” by Hanno Brankamp

“…Scholars in refugee and forced migration studies have hereby been engulfed in a tightening “humanitarian embrace”. …”
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An Ethnographic Study of Deaf Refugees Seeking Asylum in Finland by Nina Sivunen

“…Deaf asylum seekers are a marginalized group of people in refugee and forced migration studies. The aim of this paper is to explore and highlight the experiences of deaf asylum seekers in the asylum procedure in Finland. …”
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„We are making it on ourselves“ – Infrastrukturen der (Im)Mobilität in Bosnien und Herzegowina by P. Themann, B. Etzold

“…Building on central arguments of the mobility paradigm and critical migration studies, we argue that the (re)production and (re)configuration of infrastructures of (im)mobility is largely driven by highly unequal global mobility regimes and restrictive bordering practices, but that they can also become sites of autonomy and resistance against social marginalization, spatial exclusion and enforced immobilization.…”
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Migraciones de los Kichwas-Otavalo en Bogotá by Juan Thomas Ordóñez Roth, Fabio Andrés Colmenares, Anne Gincel, Diana Rocío Bernal

“…With seventy years of historical presence in this city that includes continual relationships not only between people in Colombia and Ecuador, but at the worldwide level as well, this population constitutes a complex and significant case for migration studies. On the one hand, it raises the question of transnational relations where the "place of origin" has been dislocated through secondary foci around which the population is articulated. …”
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Xenophobia and the challenge of regional integration in Africa: understanding three cardinal dynamics by Sebastian Paalo, Samuel Adu-Gyamfi, Dominic Degraft Arthur

“…Methodologically, this paper adopts a thematic qualitative approach relying on relevant literature and theories from history, political science, migration studies, peace and conflict, international relations, sociology, and development studies. …”
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“Ethics Ready”? Governing Research Through Informed Consent Procedures by Florence Caeymaex, Carole Wenger, Félicien de Heusch, Jean-Michel Lafleur

“…We subsequently discuss the implementation of ethical procedures negotiated with an ethical review panel in the framework of an EU-funded project in migration studies. In doing so, we show how Research Ethics Committees (RECs) can incentivize researchers to comply with ethical guidelines and procedures in order to be considered as “ethics ready” by the funder. …”
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Unraveling Gender Dynamics in Migration and Remittances: An Empirical Analysis of Asian Women’s “Exposure to Migration” by AKM Ahsan Ullah, Diotima Chattoraj

“…However, most existing migration studies have not examined whether exposure to migration has anything to do with gender dynamics. …”
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Tertiary scholarship schemes as institutionalised migration of highly skilled labou by Jiří Hejkrlík, Ondřej Horký-Hlucháň, Tereza Němečková

“…Firstly, it examines the programme’s development effectiveness from the perspective of migration studies, and secondly, it investigates the underlying motivation factors which influence the students’ decisions on where they will stay after their studies. …”
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The Unemployment of Highly Educated People in Romania. A Panel VAR Approach by Simionescu Mihaela, Naroș Maria-Simona

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Queer Settlers: Questioning Settler Colonialism in LGBT Asylum Processes in Canada by Katherine Fobear

“…Refugee and forced migration studies have focused primarily on the refugees’ countries of origin and the causes for migration. …”
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Globalization and social distance: Multilevel analysis of attitudes toward immigrants in the European Union. by Ming-Chang Tsai, Rueyling Tzeng

“…This study contributes to migration studies by offering a clearer specification of how social, rather than economic, globalization interact with contact factors to decrease one's perceived distance from immigrants in the EU.…”
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