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Rural–urban differentials in selection intensity: Insights from fertility and mortality indicators in Howrah district of West Bengal
By: MIR AZAD KALAM, SAPTAMITA PAL – Darwinian principles of natural selection highlight fertility and mortality differentials as key drivers of evolutionary change. Quantifying these pressures with demographic selection indices provides insight into how health disparities shape evolutionary dynamics in human populations. This study examines rural–urban differences in the intensity of natural selection in Howrah…
A Study on Emotional Intelligence as an Arbitrator for Academic Anxiety among Rural and Urban Adolescents
By: IRSHAD KHAN, SALONI PANDA – Competition is an integral part of student life, often placing heavy pressure on students to excel, which can lead to academic anxiety. Cognitive intelligence alone does not guarantee academic success; emotional intelligence plays a key role in stress management. This research examines emotional intelligence as a buffer against academic…
Contextualizing Gender Dynamics: A Study of Muslim Women in Rural Haryana
By: CHAND MAHAL RUBY, ARCHANA DASSI – This paper discusses how gender dynamics shape different facets of everyday life of Muslim women of rural Haryana such as education, aspirations, work, mobility and conformity to gendered norms. It argues that socio-economic conditions forged with culturally experienced gender norms shape the unique identity of these women. Based…
Anthropometric and Body Composition Differences among Rural and Urban Ao Naga Tribes: Correlation between Hypertension, Haemoglobin and Obesity
By: TEMSUTOLA MAKEN, L. ROBERT VARTE – Urbanization, shifts in diet, and activity patterns can increase obesity and its associated diseases. Rural Ao Nagas increasing urban migration resulted in changes in body composition variables leading to higher WSR, overweight and obesity as well as anthropometric variables like age, %BF, BFMI, WSR and WHR impacting on…
Prevalence of thinness among 6-12 years rural children of Kharagpur A cross-sectional study in West Bengal, India
By: SUBAL DAS, DEBANITA ADDHYA, FALGUNI CHAKRABARTY – Thinness is one of the biggest problems of children residing in rural or tribal areas in our country then their urban counterparts. Children are in growing age needs more varied nutrient to reach their full growth potential. Any obstruction during this stage leads to impaired physical and…