Author's response to reviews Title:Choosing care homes as the least preferred place to die: a cross-national survey of public preferences in seven European countries Authors:

Choosing care homes as the least preferred place to die: a cross-national survey of public preferences in seven European countries

BACKGROUND Care homes are increasingly becoming places where people spend the final stages of their lives and eventually die. This trend is expected to continue due to population ageing, yet little is known about public preferences regarding this setting. As part of a larger study examining preferences and priorities for end of life care, we investigated the extent to which care homes are chose...

Visual Preferences of Small Urban Parks Based on Spatial Configuration of Place

The importance of small urban parks (SUP) in mega cities has been accepted as an essential component of urban lung and restorative settings. As urban population in the world increases and the cost of maintaining large parks escalates, urban authorities are shifting their attention to creating and maintaining smaller urban parks. However, SUP may present a different ambience due to their locatio...

Willingness of end users to pay for e-waste recycling

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The sheer volume of electrical and electronic waste (e-waste) has presently been generated in Vietnam, posing a growing concern regarding its impact can have on the environment and human health. Therefore, the need for developing policies and regulations towards the environmentally sound management of e-waste is becoming crucial. Although the municipa...

Author's response to reviews Title: A cross-sectional study to compare care needs of individuals with and without dementia in residential homes Authors:

P-152: Satisfaction and Preferences of Cesarean Delivery in Nulliparous Women in Babol 2010: A Postpartum Survey

Background: Despite international policy documents calling for reduction in medical interventions in birth. Cesarean Section rates throughout the world, so as in Iran, have continuously rising. Many publications have examined the reasons behind the worldwide rising cesarean delivery rate. The purpose of this study was to investigate pregnant women's intentions for opting for CS and postpar...