• Ethnic groups: 85% Mongol (predominantly Khalkha), 7% Turkic (largest group, Kazakh) 4.6% Tungusic, and 3.4% others, including Chinese and Russian. (nationsonline.org)
  • In a study of 15 patients with rheumatic heart disease and a control group of 10 patients who had been exposed to group A streptococci but did not develop either acute rheumatic fever or rheumatic heart disease, 13 genes were differentially expressed in the same direction (predominantly decreased) between the two groups. (medscape.com)
  • It is characteristic of the nutrition transition, a phenomenon where increasing overweight/obesity emerges in predominantly undernourished populations, as is evident in the African Region. (who.int)
  • As of September 2023 [update] , there are 10,464 parishes in England, [1] and in 2020 they covered approximately 40% of the English population. (wikipedia.org)
  • 11.73 births/1,000 population (2023 est. (cia.gov)
  • 8.17 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est. (cia.gov)
  • 0.82 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est. (cia.gov)
  • These animals are found in deep waters, typically in highest densities over the outer continental shelf or continental slope. (seaworld.org)
  • Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) is a sequela of streptococcal infection-typically following 2 to 3 weeks after group A streptococcal pharyngitis-that occurs most commonly in children and has rheumatologic, cardiac, and neurologic manifestations. (medscape.com)
  • In islandmainland situations, unidirectional introgressive gene flow from the most abundant, typically continental, populations into the smaller island populations can erase native insular genetic units. (diva-portal.org)
  • The geographic range of the monarch encompasses a large portion of the North American continent and Caribbean islands, with disjunct populations in other areas including northern South America, Australia, the Iberian Peninsula, and islands in the Pacific. (frontiersin.org)
  • Brazil represents the largest population, economy, and land area of South America, but its unique reality seldom stands out in global policy. (bvsalud.org)
  • Regions of major public health concern include the Middle East, the Indian subcontinent, and some areas of Africa and South America. (medscape.com)
  • It consists of metropolitan Denmark-the kingdom's territory in continental Europe and sometimes called "Denmark proper" (Danish: egentlige Danmark)-and the realm's two autonomous regions: the Faroe Islands in North Atlantic and Greenland in North America. (wikipedia.org)
  • Off the coast of North America, Atlantic mackerel occur along the continental shelf from Labrador south to North Carolina. (commercial-fishing.org)
  • But in the 1970s and 1980s, fishing pressure along the Pacific coast of North America dramatically increased and the basking shark population was quickly reduced to the degree that some feared these sharks would never again grace California waters. (cadivingnews.com)
  • To reduce the risk for local Zika virus transmission within the continental United States, persons returning to the continental United States from areas with ongoing Zika virus transmission should use daily mosquito repellent for 3 weeks and follow CDC published guidance to prevent sexual transmission of Zika virus. (cdc.gov)
  • Until more is known, pregnant women should consider postponing travel to any area with ongoing Zika virus transmission. (cdc.gov)
  • Aim Distinct insular populations are generally considered important units for conservation. (diva-portal.org)
  • Our results suggest that wind direction in combination with habitat occupancy may have maintained ancestral insular populations in key locations distinguished by phenetic compression. (diva-portal.org)
  • We conclude that native insular populations acting as barriers to introgression in the areas showing particularly steep phenetic slopes deserve attention in conservation programmes. (diva-portal.org)
  • But university and federal researchers estimate a healthy and abundant population of nearly 3,000 animals in the Chukchi Sea off Alaska's northwest coast, according to a study published Wednesday in Scientific Reports. (byu.edu)
  • Polar bears have an amazing ability to build fat reserves, Regehr said, and the Chukchi's abundant seal population apparently allows bears to compensate for the loss of hunting time. (byu.edu)
  • Mosses are the most abundant and widespread of the vascular plant groups within continental Antarctica. (waikato.ac.nz)
  • The vast majority of the population lives in well-irrigated valleys which enjoy a relatively mild climate. (centralasia-adventures.com)
  • This landlocked country has a territorial area of 29,743 square kilometers and continental climate. (dookinternational.com)
  • The region has a continental climate. (gov.ru)
  • Ethiopian sheep living in different climate areas with contrasting morphologies are a subject of molecular-genetic research. (stjosephs-hospital.com)
  • Participant recruitment was from St. Paul's Health Centre (HC) IV, Ndejje HC IV, and Adumi HC IV in the western, central and northern regions, which differ by climate, environment, and population density. (cdc.gov)
  • 95% of the population are ethnic Mongols, Kazakh, Turkic peoples, Chinese and Russians make up the remaining population. (nationsonline.org)
  • In Hawaii, the incidence of ARF has remained several times higher than in the continental United States, particularly among ethnic Polynesians. (medscape.com)
  • The study aimed to investigate the genetic diversity and the structure of the population of eight populations of Ethiopian sheep. (stjosephs-hospital.com)
  • The average genetic diversity of Ethiopian sheep populations ranged from 0.352 ± 0.14 for Horro to 0.379 ± 0.14 for Arsi-Bale sheep. (stjosephs-hospital.com)
  • These prehistoric migrations had profound and lasting effects on the genetic diversity of Eurasian populations. (lu.se)
  • More than 60% live in a high population density areas on Java, Madura and Bali. (evangelical-times.org)
  • Singapore has the second greatest population density in the world. (optimot.de)
  • It is one of the most densely populated cities in America with a population density higher than New York City or London! (agapepress.org)
  • This also has the nice side-effect that most of the nations now have urban areas outside the capitals - not only does that go towards increasing the population density (sorely needed) but it also means there's room for intrigue, political tension within a nation and urban adventures while still having plenty of frontier areas. (rpol.net)
  • Sardinia emerges as the most stable refugium for ancestral mediterranean populations. (diva-portal.org)
  • Evidence suggests that indigenous populations have Samoa (RR 16.5), Nauru (RR 11.2), Tahiti (RR 10.9), and suffered disproportionately from past infl uenza pandemics. (cdc.gov)
  • factor for increased disease severity, with the multivari- able model accounting for age, sex, medical comorbidity, Evidence suggests that indigenous populations have been interval from onset of symptoms to initiation of antiviral disproportionately affected more by infl uenza pandem- therapy, rurality, and income ( 5 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Mamelund ( 1 ) reported elevated mortality rate ratios (RRs) 2.04-20.8), but this pattern was not seen for low-income for indigenous populations relative to European populations persons or those residing in rural areas. (cdc.gov)
  • This pattern was also apparent for the Sami in Nordic Therefore, in this study we considered such data for Mori countries of Norway (RR 4.8), Sweden (RR 8.2), and Fin- (the indigenous population of New Zealand) and to some land (RR 16.9). (cdc.gov)
  • Indigenous Australians were particularly af- extent for Pacifi c populations residing in this country. (cdc.gov)
  • The study of microsatellite length polymorphism in populations will allow these hypotheses to be tested. (waikato.ac.nz)
  • Evaluation of the extent of socioeconomic inequalities in cancer incidence and mortality is essential to generate hypotheses in population health research and provides evidence for population-based strategies for comprehensive cancer control. (cdc.gov)
  • Structure of the population and main components analyzes of eight Ethiopian native sheep revealed four distinct genetic cluster groups according to their tail phenotype and geographical distribution. (stjosephs-hospital.com)
  • Accordingly, present-day population diversity is composed by multiple genetic layers, which make the deciphering of different ancestral and historical contributes particularly challenging. (nature.com)
  • Individuals whose ancestral origins are in the southeastern and eastern areas of the Asian continent. (bvsalud.org)
  • Atlantic mackerel populations support fisheries on both sides of the North Atlantic and other areas worldwide. (commercial-fishing.org)
  • Considering all the fish species inhabiting the continental shelf and applying a trophodynamic model, which incorporates biomass, production, biological parameters, feeding diets and catches and discards of the fisheries, the trophic level of the main elasmobranch groups and their relationship with others species inhabiting the same area are obtained. (nafo.int)
  • Also an estimation of the impact of the different fisheries (gears) that operate in the study area is made. (nafo.int)
  • Using biomass indices obtained from bottom trawl surveys, the most significant elasmobranch species in the continental shelf ecosystem are described. (nafo.int)
  • 2011. Risk evaluation for federally listed (roseate tern, piping plover) or candidate (red knot) bird species in offshore waters: A first step for managing the potential impacts of wind facility development on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf. (springer.com)
  • The objective of this thesis was to isolate microsatellite markers using the Glenn (2001) method from the species Bryum argenteum so as to be able to study these markers in Antarctic populations of Bryum species. (waikato.ac.nz)
  • To study the population genetics of Antarctic Bryum species, development of microsatellite markers was necessary as it has been found that with less specific methods such as RAPD-PCR, the DNA used for the analyses had been contaminated by co-extracted DNA from fungi living on the mosses, thus confounding the results obtained. (waikato.ac.nz)
  • The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service stripped endangered species protections from Yellowstone-area grizzly bears in June 2017. (yellowstoneinsider.com)
  • Methods Geometric morphometrics was applied to 2392 male genitalia of seven butterfly species groups. (diva-portal.org)
  • In these areas, mean slopes for species also correlated with certain ecological traits of the species. (diva-portal.org)
  • The Chukchi Sea has a more extensive continental shelf area with primary productivity that enables the food chain to support seals. (byu.edu)
  • The results of these simulations are validated in situ by carrying out experiments in a closed area located in the central Cantabrian Sea shelf. (nafo.int)
  • The continental-shelf islands of the Aegean Sea provide an ideal geographical setting for evolutionary-biogeographical studies but disentangling the relationships between palaeogeographical history and the times, orders of modes of taxon divergence is not straightforward. (bvsalud.org)
  • without some very radical changes in policy, the planet will go into several generations of a dark age, in which the plans are, on the British side, and similar sides, to reduce the world's population from approximately 6.7 billion people today, to an early arrival at less than 2 . (larouchepub.com)
  • When comparing between continental ethnicity, meaning sorting African from European from Asian from Native American, these tests are relatively accurate, meaning there is sometimes a little bit of overlap, but not much. (dna-explained.com)
  • The Chukchi population study used data collected by sampling about 60 polar bears between 2008 and 2016. (byu.edu)
  • Mongolia has a population of just over 3 million people (2016), making it one of the least densely populated countries in the world. (nationsonline.org)
  • During the first half of 2016, large outbreaks of Zika virus infection caused by local mosquito-borne transmission of Zika virus occurred in many countries in Latin America and the Caribbean in Puerto Rico and other U.S. territories, but local mosquito-borne transmission was not identified in the continental United States. (cdc.gov)
  • During June 30−August 5, 2016, the first recognized outbreak of mosquito-borne transmission of Zika virus in the continental United States occurred in a neighborhood in Miami-Dade County, Florida. (cdc.gov)
  • During the first 6 months of 2016, large outbreaks of Zika virus disease caused by local mosquito-borne transmission occurred in Puerto Rico and other U.S. territories, but local mosquito-borne transmission was not identified in the continental United States ( 1 , 2 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Displayed are RSV associated hospitalization rates by age group during 2000 to 2004 in red, during 2016 to 2020 in yellow, and during 2021 in gray. (cdc.gov)
  • In both the Faroe Islands and Greenland, Danes make up 7.6% of the population, as of 2018[update]. (wikipedia.org)
  • Worldwide, basking sharks are far more common in cold to warm temperate regions, as they prefer to inhabit areas where the water temperature is between 46° and 61° F. (cadivingnews.com)
  • Group A Streptococcus ( Streptococcus pyogenes ) is thought to cause the myriad of clinical diseases in which the host's immunologic response to bacterial antigens cross-react with various target organs in the body, resulting in molecular mimicry. (medscape.com)
  • Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is a gram-positive pathogen that mainly affects humans, livestock and fish. (stjosephs-hospital.com)
  • 1918 pandemic (4,230/100,000 population) was 7.3× the studies have considered the 2009 infl uenza pandemic, and European rate. (cdc.gov)
  • A civil parish can range in size from a sparsely populated rural area with fewer than a hundred inhabitants, to a large town with a population in excess of 100,000 . (wikipedia.org)
  • Greenlandic: Kunngeqarfik Danmarki), is the area over which the monarch of Denmark is head of state. (wikipedia.org)
  • In comparison, there are ten cities in Denmark with a population above 50,000 people. (wikipedia.org)
  • Denmark alone has an area of about 43,000 km2, and is no. 133 on that list. (wikipedia.org)
  • [16] Haplogroup I2a2a has been found in over 4% of the population only in Germany , the Netherlands , Belgium , Denmark . (eupedia.com)
  • Additionally to long-term processes of gene flow and admixture, the genetic structure of the populations currently inhabiting the area has been impacted by recent events of cultural isolation and local differentiation 20 , 21 . (nature.com)
  • The medical group promotes and maintains the health of approximately 8,000 base personnel to ensure a vital and fit force, deployable to any location. (health.mil)
  • With approximately one-quarter of Europe's food distribution originating in the area, the new office will enable Cimcorp's dedicated support teams to provide fast and reliable on-site service to clients across continental Europe. (supplychainquarterly.com)
  • The location, near Düsseldorf, offers great potential for the automation business, having a population of approximately 60 million people within 200 kilometers of Willich. (supplychainquarterly.com)
  • A significant part of the population is young: approximately 50% are of age under 20. (centralasia-adventures.com)
  • Short-finned pilot whales live in stable groups of 15 to 30 animals comprised of family relatives, and tend to live in localized, resident populations, although some populations have wider ranges. (seaworld.org)
  • His premise is that if we still lived in tribes - groups of 20 to 500 people - there wouldn't be a homeless problem. (sciforums.com)
  • Over population groups of millions of people, and over continental differences, we just don't care that much - and often find reasons to hate and fear those other faraway tribes. (sciforums.com)
  • Chicago has a great population, with nearly five million people living in the area. (agapepress.org)
  • With 29.3 lakh population, the people of this country have their own distinctive alphabet and language. (dookinternational.com)
  • extreme continental with air temperature ranging between +20 o C and 0 o C in January and 0 o C to +30 o C in June - depending on altitude. (centralasia-adventures.com)
  • The data was used in a model designed to estimate population size for highly mobile large carnivores. (byu.edu)
  • However, because of the persistence and bioaccumulation of heptachlor and heptachlor epoxide, exposure of the general population can occur through ingestion of contaminated food (especially cow or human milk), inhalation of vapors from contaminated soil and water, or direct contact with residual heptachlor from pesticide application. (cdc.gov)
  • This scope is similar to that of municipalities in continental Europe, such as the communes of France . (wikipedia.org)
  • Cancer is the second leading cause of death in Puerto Rico (1), a geographically diverse archipelago comprising 78 municipalities, with an estimated population of 3.9 million in 2007. (cdc.gov)
  • West Darfur State is in the western part of Sudan be- includes the most vulnerable IDP camps in Sudan as a tween 11-15 N and 22-25 E. West Darfur is the least pop- result of intercommunal violence, which has doubled ulated state in Darfur, with about 41% of the population in the second half of 2020. (who.int)
  • Cities and states are two different types of geographical areas with different governments. (agapepress.org)
  • The slope of variation in genital shape was computed to highlight geographical areas showing abrupt morphological changes. (diva-portal.org)
  • If you are planning to leave home for some amazing experience and worthy exposure, go for a Group Tour Package to Armenia and Yerevan . (dookinternational.com)
  • It is cross-sectional survey to study exposure probable that both anthroponotic and to infection by L. donovani in different re- zoonotic transmission of L. donovani take gions and by different populations in east- place in eastern Sudan. (who.int)
  • Twenty-nine persons with Zika virus infection had likely exposure within an approximate 6-block area. (cdc.gov)
  • Further epidemiologic and laboratory investigations of the worksites and surrounding neighborhood identified a total of 29 persons with laboratory evidence of recent Zika virus infection and likely exposure during late June to early August, most within an approximate 6-block area. (cdc.gov)
  • The best way to prevent Zika virus infection is to avoid mosquito bites by avoiding exposure and eliminating mosquito breeding areas. (cdc.gov)
  • Our results reveal a shared Mediterranean genetic continuity, extending from Sicily to Cyprus, where Southern Italian populations appear genetically closer to Greek-speaking islands than to continental Greece. (nature.com)
  • Except for Armenia, Georgia, Israel, and the Republic of Cyprus, these are all countries with a majority Muslim population. (optimot.de)
  • Fortunately, this year a group of medical professionals primarily based in low-resource settings, ethicists, app developers, World Health Organization (WHO) representatives and other high-profile individuals met in Geneva, Switzerland at the Brocher Fondation to work intensively on getting to the core of the ethical concerns of this burgeoning technology. (luc.edu)
  • We are concerned with a broad range of spatial scales, from the local (individuals, populations) to the national as well as continental/global level. (ufz.de)
  • Yamnaya groups later admixed with individuals associated with the Globular Amphora culture before expanding into Europe. (lu.se)
  • The double burden of malnutrition refers to the coexistence of undernutrition and overweight/obesity in the same populations, households or individuals. (who.int)
  • Large-scale ancestry shifts occurred in the west as farming was introduced, including near-total replacement of hunter-gatherers in many areas, whereas no substantial ancestry shifts happened east of the zone during the same period. (lu.se)
  • Census data consistently demonstrated rapid growth and population shifts to the Western U.S. (cdc.gov)
  • Day one of the Uganda-South Africa Trade and Investment Summit organized by the Government of Uganda, MTN Group, Absa Bank Uganda and various South African owned business entities kicked off at Speke Resort Munyonyo. (tralac.org)
  • Deduce genetic relations of Ethiopian sheep at the national, continental and global levels, data genotypes on four Ethiopian sheep (Adilo, Arsi-Bale, Menz and the Black Head Somali) and East Sheep, North and South Africa, Medium -Orient and Asia were included in the study as a reference. (stjosephs-hospital.com)
  • The populations to be studied in the future have a large distribution over the Southern Victoria Land area, ranging from the Dry Valleys to Granite Harbour and Ross Island. (waikato.ac.nz)
  • Basking sharks make extensive vertical and horizontal migrations as they move along continental shelves while seeking plankton-rich areas. (cadivingnews.com)
  • Here, to investigate the cross-continental effects of these migrations, we shotgun-sequenced 317 genomes-mainly from the Mesolithic and Neolithic periods-from across northern and western Eurasia. (lu.se)
  • However, access to services is much greater in urban areas than in rural areas. (worldbank.org)
  • In Montana, for instance, research shows Yellowstone bears may have viable paths toward reuniting with bears in the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem in northwestern Montana. (yellowstoneinsider.com)
  • The objective of this study was to create an area-based socioeconomic position (SEP) index to assess possible socioeconomic disparities in incidence and mortality of selected cancers in Puerto Rico. (cdc.gov)
  • We calculated age-adjusted incidence and mortality for each SEP area and used rate ratios to evaluate the differences by SEP. (cdc.gov)
  • Incidence and mortality of cancer in Puerto Rico varied by SEP area. (cdc.gov)
  • Of all this groups, the orchids, cacti and palms are the highlighted ones. (cubatravel.cu)
  • In response to limited impact on the population of Aedes aegypti mosquito vectors from initial ground-based mosquito control efforts, aerial ultralow volume spraying with the organophosphate insecticide naled was applied over a 10 square-mile area beginning in early August and alternated with aerial larviciding with Bacillus thuringiensis subspecies israelensis (Bti), a group biologic control agent, in a central 2 square-mile area. (cdc.gov)
  • These imported cases might result in local human-to-mosquito-to-human spread of the virus in limited areas of the continental United States that have the appropriate mosquito vectors. (cdc.gov)
  • a southern group that spawns primarily in the Mid-Atlantic Bight during spring, and a northern group that spawns during the summer in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. (commercial-fishing.org)
  • Short-finned pilot whales are found in warm temperate to tropical waters of the world, generally in deep offshore areas They do not usually range north of 50°N or south of 40°S. (seaworld.org)
  • Dook International brings forth an economical and escorted range of MICE and Corporate Group , Religious Group Tours, and Family tours. (dookinternational.com)
  • The alternative hypothesis is that mosses survived as relictual populations over this period and have recently increased their habitat range. (waikato.ac.nz)
  • First, the establishment of a United Nations development group to facilitate a wide range of joint policy-making and decision-making will undoubtedly mean that the group encompasses health matters. (who.int)
  • Using R Core Environment software (Version 4.2.1) [75] and RStudio IDE [79], soil salinity classes at 3 different depths in the reference study area and CLNR, FNR, NDVI, AVG_HH_dB, AVG_HV_dB, Elevation, Slope, and Salinity Index 1 were selected and estimated using these environmental covariates. (researchgate.net)
  • Chicago has been recognized as a "World Class City" by the Globalization and World Cities Study Group & Network (GaWC). (agapepress.org)
  • The results showed high infestation of El Geneina town with Aedes immature stages in all study sites including public buildings and residential areas with no IDP camps. (who.int)
  • persons (IDPs) began flooding into El Geneina town from surrounding areas, which, like much of West Darfur, Study area were greatly affected by militia activity. (who.int)
  • It was intended as a fallback in the event that the local economies could not support their growing populations in years to come. (micsem.org)
  • The 10th Medical Group at the U.S. Air Force Academy provides health care services to 171,000 beneficiaries and 25,000 enrollees, including support to the 4,000-member cadet wing. (health.mil)
  • The 23d Medical Group provides outpatient medical, dental, occupational, environmental and preventive health care services in support of a combat-ready HC-130, HH-60, A-10 rescue and close air support wing, an Air Ground Operations Wing and a flying training squadron. (health.mil)
  • Results Phenetic slope analysis has revealed that the strait of Messina and the northern Tyrrhenian Sea support particularly contrasting populations. (diva-portal.org)
  • Main conclusions There is strong support for the hypothesis that Italy has experienced invasion by populations from Eastern Europe with postglacial expansion of these populations across Italy. (diva-portal.org)
  • Staff operate in both the in-garrison and contingency environments supporting the Combat Air Forces' largest flying hour program, F-15E Strike Eagle wing, maintenance group and total force integration structure. (health.mil)
  • Covering a total area of 210 acres, it is one of the largest hillforts in the whole country. (sommilmuseum.org.uk)
  • It is found from the Sub-Antarctic zone (Sub-Antarctic islands) to the continental zone (Continental Antarctica and Southern and Eastern Antarctic Peninsula. (waikato.ac.nz)
  • Large numbers of post-reproductive females have been identified in many populations. (seaworld.org)
  • The Thirty Years War (1618-1648) devastated the population, wiped out large portions of the countryside entirely, to the point that after its conclusion, parts of Germany were entirely depopulated for years. (dna-explained.com)
  • However, unlike their continental European counterparts, parish councils are not principal authorities , and in most cases have a relatively minor role in local government. (wikipedia.org)
  • but since 1997 it has been possible for civil parishes to be created within unparished areas if demanded by local residents . (wikipedia.org)
  • the Scottish equivalent of English civil parishes are the community council areas established by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 , which have fewer powers than their English and Welsh counterparts. (wikipedia.org)
  • Investigation of reported cases by local and state health departments provides opportunities to control Zika virus outbreaks within the continental United States. (cdc.gov)
  • Imported cases might result in local transmission in limited areas of the continental United States. (cdc.gov)
  • Although local transmission of Zika virus has not been documented in the continental United States, Zika virus infections have been reported in returning travelers ( 7 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Strains of group A streptococci that are heavily encapsulated and rich in M protein (signifying virulence in streptococcal strains) seem to be most likely to result in infection. (medscape.com)
  • Unusual group A streptococci emm types that are uncommon in the continental United States appear to play a significant role in the epidemiology of ARF in Hawaii. (medscape.com)
  • The entire kingdom has an area of 2.2 million square kilometres (0.85 million square miles), and is according to The World Factbook the twelfth largest country in the world, the same rank held by Greenland alone. (wikipedia.org)
  • It has an area of ​​109 884.01 square kilometers. (cubatravel.cu)
  • If migration continues at this same pace, we can expect that the number of emigrants will be about half the size of the resident population just ten years from now. (micsem.org)
  • Males leave their mother's group around two to four years of age, while the females stay with their herd for life. (nps.gov)
  • 73% of the population aged ≥3 years is estimated to have been infected ( 2 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Asia-Pacific (APAC) is the part of the world near the western Pacific Ocean.The Asia-Pacific region varies in area depending on the context, but it often includes countries in East Asia, Southeast Asia, and Oceania that border the Pacific Ocean. (optimot.de)
  • Until the Slavic immigration in the 6th century a.d the most Suebi left the area east of the Elbe. (eupedia.com)
  • Similarly, relatedness decreased in the west from the Neolithic transition onwards, whereas, east of the Urals, relatedness remained high until around 4,000 bp, consistent with the persistence of localized groups of hunter-gatherers. (lu.se)