Purpose: To determine the distribution of iris colors in the population of Tehran and to assess possible associations between iris color and Ocular disorder Methods: Through a stratified random cluster sampling approach, 160 clusters were selected in different municipality districts of Tehran, and the approached households were invited to a clinic. After the initial interview, all participants ...

Tehran Municipality has had two five-year plans so far and the third one is being formulated these days. However, investigating the sector relating to the human resources shows that there is a gap between present condition and the optimal situation in several domains. This article is an attempt to investigate the five-year plans in the domain of human resources via a practical model of forecast...

This paper presents a detailed analysis of voters‟ responses to municipality and regional-level unemployment and economic growth, using panel data on 284 municipalities and 9 regions, covering Swedish general elections from 1982 to 2002. The preferred specification suggests that a reduction in regional unemployment by one percentage point is associated with an increase in the support for the na...

The purpose of this research was to study the role of non-governmental organization inpreserving of urban green areas in the city of Tehran. This is a descriptive-correlationresearch method. Population of this study was 120 active members of two non-governmentalorganizations in Tehran. After distributing the questionnaires, 62 questionnaires werereturned. Content and face validity of the instru...

BACKGROUND Solid Waste Management (SWM) in metropolises with systematic methods and following environmental issues, is one of the most important subjects in the area of urban management. In this regard, it is regarded as a legal entity so that its activities are not overshadowed by other urban activities. In this paper, a linear mathematical programming model has been designed for integrated SW...