BACKGROUND Tehran is the capital of Iran with an increasing Multiple Sclerosis (MS) incidence. A retrospective population-based study was conducted to evaluate the status of MS prevalence and MS incidence trends in Tehran Province, Iran. METHODS A population-based study was conducted from 1991 to 2014 in Tehran Province, the capital city of Iran based on Iranian MS Society (IMSS) registry sys...

abstract tehran, the largest metropolis of iran, due to specific physical, demographical, social, economical and cultural situations generates larger crime rate than other cities of iran. in central business district of tehran, which sits in the area no.12, and no.11 of tehran municipality, crime occurs more than other part of the city. this paper aimed at identifying the spatial distribution o...

Vehicle exhaust is a major source of anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO2) in metropolitan cities. Popular community mode (buses and taxies) and about 2.4 million private cars are the main emission sources of air pollution in Tehran. A case survey has conducted to measure CO2 in four popular vehicles, bus, taxi, private car and motorcycle, which moved in the city with respectively 7800, 82358, 560...

Acknowledgements About HSMC The Health Services Management Centre (HSMC) is the leading UK centre for research, teaching and consultancy with regards to health and adult social care. The Centre's Director, Professor Jon Glasby, has advised Downing Street, the Department of Health and the Cabinet Office on the future of health and social care, and has worked with the NHS Future Forum and the 201...

Airborne particulate matter with a diameter of 2.5 microns or less (PM2.5), as well as slightly bigger particles (PM10), arrive from the westerly direction and collect in the city centre of Tehran, the capital of Iran. The statistical characteristics and daily trend of the air quality index (AQI) in Theran were studied over an 11-year period (2002- 2012). Various statistical analyses were appli...

The paper develops a generic framework for analyzing knowledge management in formal decision groups and applies it to council work. Requirements are deduced for a sociotechnical support of their knowledge management and organizational memory. It is then shown how this computer support has been implemented for the Stuttgart City Council. The Cuparla system has been in widespread use since fall 1...

The House of Public Participation in Health has been established to attract public participation as one of the principles of primary health care (PHC) and the missing link of socialization of the health system, with the participation of public mediators at both provincial and city levels. Members of the People's Participation Council are representatives of grassroots organizations at the provin...