Contribution of the urban poor: Evidence from Chennai, India

Evidence from urban India

In many developing countries, women are prevented to take full advantage of the benefits of living in an urban area. In India, while one of every two men participates in the labor market, it is the case just for one of every six women. In this context, it is thought that access to microfinance is key to bridge the gap and to introduce women into the labor force. This is the first project to rig...

Is the 'rule of halves' in hypertension still valid?--Evidence from the Chennai Urban Population Study.

AIM OF THE STUDY The aim of the present study was to assess the applicability of the rule of halves in an urban population in South India. METHODS The Chennai Urban Population Study (CUPS) is an ongoing population based study involving two residential colonies representing a middle and lower socio-economic status in Chennai city. The response rate for the study was 90.1%. Based on a glucose t...

Short communication:First distribution record of regular echinoids (Echinodermata; Echinoidea) from Chennai Coast, South India

First distribution record of regular echinoids (Echinodermata; Echinoidea) from Chennai Coast,South India

The regular echinoids were recorded from Chennai Coast,Tamilnadu, South India and the animals were belong to 4 families, 5 genera and 5 species. An identification key to generic level and synoptic description are provided. Temnopleurid sea urchin Salmaciella oligopora (Clark, 1916) was recorded for the first time in 20-30m depth between Chennai and Pondicherry Coasts, South East Coast of India....

the effect of traffic density on the accident externality from driving the case study of tehran

در این پژوهش به بررسی اثر افزایش ترافیک بر روی تعداد تصادفات پرداخته شده است. به این منظور 30 تقاطع در شهر تهران بطور تصادفی انتخاب گردید و تعداد تصادفات ماهیانه در این تقاطعات در طول سالهای 89-90 از سازمان کنترل ترافیک شهر تهران استخراج گردید و با استفاده از مدل داده های تابلویی و نرم افزار eviews مدل خطی و درجه دوم تخمین زده شد و در نهایت این نتیجه حاصل شد که تقاطعات پر ترافیک تر تعداد تصادفا...