PERVASIVE IRREGULAR MIGRATION AND THE VULNERABILITIES OF IRREGULAR FEMALE MIGRANTS AT PLUMTREE BORDER POST IN ZIMBABWE

Pervasive irregular migration and the vulnerabilities of irregular female migrants at Plumtree border post in Zimbabwe

Background: Migration is a common and visible feature of global mobility where the driving factors would be the search for better livelihood opportunities.Due to economic hardships in Zimbabwe, women have also been noted to migrate to neighbouring countries in search of opportunities to look after their left-behind families.However, the COVID-19 re

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Comorbidity of Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency and Sickle Cell Disease Exert Significant Effect on RBC Indices

Background.Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) converts glucose-6-phosphate into 6-phosphogluconate in the pentose phosphate pathway and protects red blood cells (RBCs) from oxidative damage.Their deficiency therefore makes RBCs prone to haemolysis.Sickle cell disease (SCD) on the other hand is a hereditary blood disorder in which there is a s

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Boredom, art, and activism: notes on the experiences of people with disabilities in Mexico during the COVID-19 pandemic

Confinement, imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico, confronted most people with experiences of boredom.For people living with disability, however, the experience of boredom is not alien.Unfortunately, boredom and disability are topics Weighted Campdraft reins frequently shrouded in taboo, constraining informative reflection and discussion.

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Logistics Design for Mobile Battery Energy Storage Systems

Currently, there are three major barriers toward a greener energy landscape in the future: (a) Curtailed grid integration of energy from renewable sources like wind and solar; (b) The low investment attractiveness of large-scale battery energy storage systems; and, (c) Constraints from the existing electric infrastructure on the development of char

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