Growing up in a new world: trait divergence between rural, urban, and invasive populations of an amphibian urban invader

Rural and Urban Japanese Populations

Background It has been suggested that echocardiographically determined left ventricular mass (LVM) is useful in the prediction of hypertension. To examine the relation between LVM and subsequent blood pressure (BP) change, a 6to 8-year follow-up was conducted in adult Japanese men. Methods and Results LVM was determined by M-mode echocardiography using the American Society of Echocardiography f...

A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF URBAN AND RURAL TETANUS IN ADULTS

An analysis of 382 patients, aged 12 and over, admitted to the infectious disease ward of Amin Hospital in Isfahan over a 20 year period with clinically diagnosed tetanus is reported. The study comprised 297 patients, 77.7% from rural areas and 85(22.3%) from the city of Isfahan. The male- female ratio for both groups was approximately 2:1. Rural patients were younger and showed a lower cr...

Microgeographic differentiation in thermal performance curves between rural and urban populations of an aquatic insect

The rapidly increasing rate of urbanization has a major impact on the ecology and evolution of species. While increased temperatures are a key aspect of urbanization ("urban heat islands"), we have very limited knowledge whether this generates differentiation in thermal responses between rural and urban populations. In a common garden experiment, we compared the thermal performance curves (TPCs...

Income Inequality in Urban China: A Comparative Analysis between Urban Residents and Rural-Urban Migrants

Differences in quality of life in rural and urban populations.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE To examine the predictors of health related, quality of life in rural and urban populations. METHODS Parents and grandparents of students from 20 randomly selected primary schools in urban and rural areas of Kirikkale, Turkey were questioned for health-related quality of life (HRQL) and psychological distress, using the Short Form-12 (SF-12) Health Survey and Hospital A...