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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Chain Migration"”.
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Gender Hierarchy Among Gujarati Immigrants: Linking Immigration Rules and Ethnic Norns
Immigration policy and tradition dovetail in their impact on the social organization of immigrant communities, linking the material and non-material aspects of gender. I focus on Asian Indian Patels, who dominate the budget motel business in the United States. I conducted semi-structured interviews …
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The Brain Invaders: Widespread Neuronal Dispersion in Developing and Adult Mammalian Brain
<p>Cell migration is the principal determinant of the final brain cytoarchitecture. However, we have only limited knowledge about the migratory pathways and mechanisms utilized during brain development. In my thesis I present new and unexpected findings about neuronal migration in the developing …
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Making Immigrant integration work : a case study of refugee resettlement in Philadelphia, PA
… account for only 10 percent of total US immigration. Refugee resettlement disproportionately impacts a city's urban fabric and foreign-born profile through the establishment of immigrant enclaves and subsequent chain migration. Moreover, a refugee community's initial resettlement period has …
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Intraspecific variation in environmental and geographic space use: insights from individual movement data
… generally did not follow textbook patterns (‘chain migration’ or ‘leapfrog migration’). Migratory individuals tend to trade off the benefits of migration (better tracking of climatic niche; better access to resources) and its costs (increasing with migratory distance). I found that birds are …
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Towards an Archaeology of Belonging: Corporate Agriculture in the San Emigdio Hills, California and the Transformation of the Modern American West
… inhabited (emotional ties), particularly through chain migration from international and internal sources of similar ethnic backgrounds, such as Basque or Midwestern. Different ethnic groups expressed their Belonging in different ways. Both are affected in their instrumental ties by domestication …
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Information mismatch: what international students thought their community college experience would be like
… them to these expectations. Using the theory of chain migration from college choice and the theory of imperfect information from behavioral economics, I explored how students found out information about two community colleges in Texas. Insights offered by the international students who I …
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The Zapotec Presence at Teotihuacan, Mexico: Political Ethnicity and Domestic Identity
… Mexico, emphasizing the social process of migration and the community's social organization. The 2003 excavation of Structure TL5, located on the western edge of the city, exposed the remains of a Zapotec-style temple, revealing at least two early Classic Period (ca. A.D. 150--350) …
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Lubrication Forces in Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) Melts
The flow properties of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) melts at room temperature were studied by measurement of lubrication forces using an Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) colloidal force probe. A glass probe was driven toward a glass plate at piezo drive rates in the range of 12 – 120 μm/s, which …
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Fundamental behaviour and micronisation of Fischer-Tropsch waxes via supercritical CO2 PGSS processing
… unprocessed waxes. Secondary crystallisation or chain migration occurred over time for both waxes, less so for Wax 2 than Wax 1 due to the greater chain mobility of the lower Tm Wax 1. Future modification of the PGSS equipment, including improved heating capacity, directed cooling of the spray …
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The Digital Diaspora in Sunset Park: Information and Communication Technologies in Brooklyn’s Chinatown
… ensuring the success of the next generation. The chain migration process links families, and sustaining the transnational ties that made immigration possible is a big part of the communication styles in this community. These include placing voice over internet protocol (VoIP) calls at a higher …