Deportees in Transit Between Ecuador and the US: A Historical and Ethnographic Approach to Migrant Disobedience and its Spatial Impacts

Antipode ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Soledad Álvarez Velasco
Keyword(s):  
Ethnographic Approach ◽  
The Us ◽  
In Transit ◽  
Spatial Impacts

scholarly journals Efficacy of Medical Operations and Layout Planning Onboard Nontraditional US Navy Vessels at High Seas

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cameron Lindemann ◽  
Tuan Hoang ◽  
Eric Pierce ◽  
Reginald Franciose ◽  
Mathew Pena ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Damage Control ◽  
Link Analysis ◽  
Emergency Rooms ◽  
Delivery Of Care ◽  
The Us ◽  
Us Navy ◽  
Naval Ship ◽  
Surgical Teams ◽  
In Transit ◽  
High Seas

Abstract Introduction: Attempting to expedite delivery of care to wounded war fighters, this study aimed to quantify the ability of medical and surgical teams to perform lifesaving damage control and resuscitation procedures aboard nontraditional US Navy Vessels on high seas. Specifically, it looked at the ability of the teams to perform procedures in shipboard operating and emergency rooms by analyzing motion of personnel during the procedures. Methods: One hundred and twelve damage control and resuscitation procedures were performed during a voyage of the US Naval Ship Brunswick in transit from Norfolk, Virginia, to San Diego, California. The ability of personnel to perform these procedures was quantified by the use of motion link analysis designed to track the movement of each participant as they completed their assigned tasks. Results: The link analysis showed no significant change in the number of movements of participants from the beginning to the end of the study. However, there was a learning effect observed during the study, with teams completing tasks faster at the end of the study than at the beginning. Conclusion: This shows that the working conditions aboard the US Naval Ship Brunswick were satisfactory for the assigned tasks, indicating that these medical operations may be feasible aboard nontraditional US Navy vessels.

scholarly journals Gangs, Methodology and Ethical Protocols: Ethnographic Challenges in Researching Youth Street Groups

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-21
Author(s):  
Carles Feixa ◽  
Jose Sánchez-García ◽  
Adam Brisley
Keyword(s):  
Methodological Approach ◽  
First Century ◽  
Ethical Challenges ◽  
Face Model ◽  
Cultural Contexts ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Social Forms ◽  
Ethnographic Approach ◽  
The Us ◽  
Academic Researchers

AbstractGangs have been described as an episodic phenomenon comparable across diverse geographical sites, with the US gang stereotype often acting as the archetype. Mirroring this trend, academic researchers have increasingly sought to survey the global topography of gangs through positivist methodologies that seek out universal characteristics of gangs in different cultural contexts. So, research about youth street groups requires an innovative methodological approach to develop a renewed approach for the twenty-first century’s youth street groups, different from the local, coetaneous, male and face-to-face model, used to understand the twentieth century’s gangs. How can complex social forms such as street gangs be researched in the twenty-first century? Can a single ethnographic approach be shared by researchers working in entirely different cultural contexts? What novel methodological and ethical challenges emerge from such a task and how might they be resolved? This article examines the methodological perspectives of the TRANSGANG project.

scholarly journals Using Open Source Data to Identify Transit Deserts in Four Major Chinese Cities

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Junfeng Jiao ◽  
Mingming Cai
Keyword(s):  
Open Source ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Transit Systems ◽  
Chinese Cities ◽  
Suburban Areas ◽  
Open Source Data ◽  
The Us ◽  
Source Data ◽  
Desert Areas ◽  
In Transit

The concept of transit deserts stems from the concept of food deserts. There is substantial research on transit deserts in developed countries. However, there is no known research that has studied this subject in Chinese cities. Using open-source data, this paper identified transit desert areas in four major Chinese cities (Beijing, Shanghai, Wuhan, Chengdu). The results show that: (1) In these four cities, the transit desert areas are mainly concentrated in city centers and hardly occur in any suburban areas, which is very different from the cases in the US. (2) Shanghai has the largest transit-dependent population living in transit deserts, followed by Beijing, Chengdu, and Wuhan. Chengdu has the smallest transit desert areas, followed by Shanghai, Wuhan, and Beijing. (3) An oversized transit-dependent population and incomplete transit systems in these cities might contribute to the transit deserts’ occurrences. (4) Different distribution of population density, traveling preference, and transportation investment policy in Chinese and American cities might contribute to the different findings. By examining transit desert problems in major Chinese cities, this study brought people’s attention to the gap between transit demand and supply in China.

scholarly journals USE OF GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS) FOR BASIC SURVEY ON STUDENTS

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-33
Author(s):  
Petrisly Perkasa
Keyword(s):  
Global Positioning System ◽  
Modern Technology ◽  
Base Station ◽  
Positioning System ◽  
Gps Receiver ◽  
The Us ◽  
Global Positioning ◽  
Gps System ◽  
In Transit ◽  
To Receive

As been coming ages, modern technology integrates into every life aspect including in field survey. Nowadays, one of the modern technology namely Global Positioning System (GPS). The GPS system was first developed by the US Department of Defense used for both military and civilian purposes. This system is designed to provide threedimensional position, speed, and information about world which is not affected by time and weather. Presently, GPS has been widely used by people all over the world who is need information about position, speed or time. To determine the coordinates of points on earth, the receiver requires at least 4 satellites to capture the signal correctly with the coordinates obtained referring to the global datum such World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS'84). GPS is divided into 3 types: Type of navigation or handheld, generally used in battle field or navigation purposes. Some vehicles have been equipped with GPS for navigation aids by adding a map to guide the rider thus rider know which pathway should be chosen to arrived at the destination. GPS mapping is a GPS tool used to calculate an area or create an important route in transit. Type Mapping has an accuracy level between 1-3 meters and mapping types require a base station serving to receive satellite signals and transmit them to a GPS receiver. Geodetic type is the most meticulous and most sophisticated type than navigation or mapping because it has a level of accuracy below 1 meter. The price of geodetic type is most expensive.

scholarly journals Migrants in transit through Mexico to the US: Experiences with violence and related factors, 2009-2015

PLoS ONE ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (8) ◽  
pp. e0220775 ◽  
Author(s):  
René Leyva-Flores ◽  
Cesar Infante ◽  
Juan Pablo Gutierrez ◽  
Frida Quintino-Perez ◽  
MariaJose Gómez-Saldivar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Related Factors ◽  
The Us ◽  
In Transit

scholarly journals Automobile Commuting in Suburban High-Rise Condominium Apartments: Examining Transitions toward Suburban Sustainability in Toronto

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 15-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Markus Moos ◽  
Jonathan Woodside ◽  
Tara Vinodrai ◽  
Cyrus Yan
Keyword(s):  
Census Data ◽  
Environmental Concerns ◽  
Demographic Groups ◽  
High Rise ◽  
The Us ◽  
Canadian Context ◽  
Statistics Canada ◽  
In Transit ◽  
Commuting Patterns ◽  
Automobile Use

While North American suburbs remain largely dispersed and auto-dependent, they are also increasingly heterogeneous. Although some suburbs have long been punctuated with high-rise developments, for instance rental apartments in the Canadian context, there are now a growing number of new high-rise condominium developments in suburban settings in both the US and Canada. While much is known about downtown high-rise condominium developments, there has of yet been little to no analysis of this trend in the suburbs. We offer such an analysis using Statistics Canada census data from 2016 in the Toronto metropolitan area. We focus on commuting patterns as an indicator of auto-dependence to test whether suburbs with larger shares of new high-rise condominium apartments (high-rise condo clusters) exhibit lower shares of auto commuting. The focus on auto-dependence is important because development and land use plans commonly use environmental concerns arising from heavy automobile use as a rationale for high-rise development. Our findings suggest that in Toronto suburban high-rise condo clusters offer a less auto-intensive way of living in the suburbs than traditionally has been the case in the suburban ownership market. However, this seems to be limited to particular demographic groups, such as smaller households; and suburban high-rise condos are not an evident sign of a broader transition toward suburban sustainability among the population as a whole in the Toronto case. The potential for transitions toward suburban sustainability could be enhanced with greater investments in transit infrastructure and building higher density mid-rise and ground-oriented dwellings that accommodate larger households still commonly found in low-density, auto-dependent suburbs.

The Eleventh Circuit Holds that Agreements in which Pharmaceutical Companies Pay Generic Companies Not to Compete May be Valid

2004 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 181-184
Author(s):  
Amy Garrigues
Keyword(s):  
Pharmaceutical Companies ◽  
Court Decisions ◽  
Patent Holder ◽  
Trial Court ◽  
Court Of Appeals ◽  
The Us ◽  
Antitrust Laws ◽  
Per Se ◽  
Appeals Court ◽  
Two Sides

On September 15, 2003, the US. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit held that agreements between pharmaceutical and generic companies not to compete are not per se unlawful if these agreements do not expand the existing exclusionary right of a patent. The Valley DrugCo.v.Geneva Pharmaceuticals decision emphasizes that the nature of a patent gives the patent holder exclusive rights, and if an agreement merely confirms that exclusivity, then it is not per se unlawful. With this holding, the appeals court reversed the decision of the trial court, which held that agreements under which competitors are paid to stay out of the market are per se violations of the antitrust laws. An examination of the Valley Drugtrial and appeals court decisions sheds light on the two sides of an emerging legal debate concerning the validity of pay-not-to-compete agreements, and more broadly, on the appropriate balance between the seemingly competing interests of patent and antitrust laws.

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