HARNESSING ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF MIGRANT REMITTANCES FOR DEVELOPMENT IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA: A CRITICAL REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

Harnessing Economic Impacts of Migrant Remittances for Development in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Critical Review of the Literature

The recent rise in migrant remittances across Sub-Saharan Africa is one of the important issues currently dominating economic policy discourse in the region.Given the large volume of remittance flows, it is obvious that they have important positive and negative economic effects on the individual families and economies that receive them.Therefore, t

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Clustered Crowd GPS for Privacy Valuing Active Localization

With the proliferation of mobile devices having BLE capability and the introduction of Beacon technology, crowdsourcing-based approaches have recently emerged as a promising solution for localization of lost objects or individuals (e.g., children or elders).By attaching affordable Beacon tags to them, objects of care could be tracked and localized

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Development and Implementation of a Personal Virtual Assistant for Patient Engagement and Communication in Postsurgical Cancer Care: Feasibility Cohort Study

Abstract BackgroundCancer-care complexity heightens communication challenges between health care providers and patients, impacting their treatment adherence.This is especially evident upon hospital discharge in patients undergoing surgical procedures.Digital health tools offer potential solutions to address communication challenges seen in current

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