BACKGROUND Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a key contributor to cardiovascular morbidity and early mortality; however, reports are lacking on the epidemiology of PH in at-risk patient populations. METHODS AND RESULTS The echocardiography registries from 2 major Veterans Affairs hospitals were accessed to identify patients with at least moderate PH, defined here as a pulmonary artery systolic p...

Mirjana Kovačić, Ph.D. Primorsko-goranska County Department of Maritime Affairs, Transportation and Communication Adamićeva 10 51000 Rijeka Vanja Seršić, mag. iur. City of Rab Head Office of the City of Rab Trg Municipium Arba 2 51280 Rab Nenad Mladineo, Ph. D. University of Split Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture Matice hrvatske 15 21000 Split Croatia Original scientific paper UDK:...

public participation is counted as one of the main indexes in sustainable urban management.based on their nature, metropolitan cities has several and complex problems. for this purpose tehranmetropolitan area is selected. quantitative strategic planning matrix (qspm) weighted through a made-byresearcherquestionnaire. the reliability of the model was verified by cronbach’s alpha coefficient. eva...

Right to the city is composed of appropriation and participation in urban affairs. Appropriation is realized through movement in the city, presence in it, comfort feeling, and having proper spaces. While urban participation is possible through being involved in urban policy-making, decision-making for physical and spatial issues, urban economy, ownership and control of urban...

many researchers and experts have emphasized on the importance of confidence in society; urban management and in particular, municipality as one of the largest social organizations could be more effective and productive in the case of gaining the trust of citizens as social and intellectual capital and use it in the organizational goals and urban development the main issue addressed in this res...

The pattern of governance is a new topic which has found its traces in urban management, and has the features of continuance, decision making, justice, efficiency, effectiveness, clarity, accountability, partnership, and immunity, all of which are interdependent and empowering. According to this pattern, decisions about civil affairs are taken with the cooperation of government, private sectors...

In the UK, only a limited amount of research has been undertaken into the burden of air pollution on different social groups, most of which has occurred during the last five years. This paper focuses on a study undertaken by Netcen on behalf of the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), to assess the spatial relationship between air pollution and social deprivation in s...

PURPOSE To examine whether differences exist between rural and urban veterans in terms of initiation of psychotherapy, delay in time from diagnosis to treatment, and dose of psychotherapy sessions. METHODS Using a longitudinal cohort of veterans obtained from national Veterans Affairs databases (October 2003 through September 2004), we extracted veterans with a new diagnosis of depression, an...

Urban sensing describes the use of today’s mobile devices to collectively gather information about environmental issues of public interest. Such information and communication technology (ICT) tools can enhance current e-government practices by enabling citizens to actively participate in urban decision making and service delivery. Yet, it is widely unclear whether there is a link between the ci...