OBJECTIVES This study aimed to investigate the associations between migration status and health-related outcomes and to examine whether and how the effect of migration status changes when it is disaggregated by length of residence, first language, reason for migration and combined with ethnicity. DESIGN A total of 1698 adults were interviewed from 1076 randomly selected households in two Sout...

Most miniemulsion polymerizations are carried out in batch reactors. However, continuous reactors or continuous reactor trains can provide a high level of consistency when operated at steady state. In this feature article, progress in continuous miniemulsion polymerization will be reviewed. Special attention will be given to issues of monomer diffusion and secondary nucleation. A large portion ...

According to the 1951 UN Refugee Convention, there are three conditions a person should meet to be considered a refugee. One of them that this person is actually persecuted or have a reasonable fear of such persecution, for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership to a particular social group or political opinions. The second one was to have crossed an internationally recognized borde...

A growing body of literature describes what has come to be know as the ‘healthy migrant’ phenomenon—the fact that immigrants to the United States and Western European countries are often healthier than native-born residents in their new countries of residence. Over time many immigrants lose this health advantage for reasons that are not fully understood. The purpose of this paper is to summariz...