Polycentric versus hierarchical tertiary centres: comparing San Diego and Tijuana

HIV Transmission Networks in the San Diego–Tijuana Border Region

BACKGROUND HIV sequence data can be used to reconstruct local transmission networks. Along international borders, like the San Diego-Tijuana region, understanding the dynamics of HIV transmission across reported risks, racial/ethnic groups, and geography can help direct effective prevention efforts on both sides of the border. METHODS We gathered sociodemographic, geographic, clinical, and vi...

Tweeting Over The Border: An Empirical Study of Transnational Migration in San Diego and Tijuana

Sociological studies on transnational migration are often based on surveys or interviews, an expensive and timeconsuming approach. On the other hand, the pervasiveness of mobile phones and location-aware social networks has introduced new ways to understand human mobility patterns at a national or global scale. In this work, we leverage geolocated information obtained from Twitter as to underst...

Microcredit Lending in the San Diego - Tijuana Border Region : the Los Niños Experience

USD Trans-Border Institute • 1 • www.sandiego.edu/tbi ...microcredit advocates believe that access to credit enables people to improve their own lives and economic situation. ...this brief examines the use of microcredit lending in the U.S.-Mexico border region, a complex, highly metropolitan area. Microcredit Lending in the Border Region Microcredit lending has become a major innovation in ant...

REGIONAL SUCCESS STORIES: Global Engagement Strategies for the San Diego/Tijuana Region

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