Freight and passenger transport are two main functions of the infrastructure and transportation networks in each country. It is required to efficiently utilize the transportation infrastructures to increase transportation-related performance measures. In this study, data envelopment analysis (DEA) model is used to evaluate performance of the Iranian provinces from the freight and passenger tran...

*1 Global ITS & Smart Systems Department, Commercial Land Transportation Systems Division, Commercial Aviation & Transportation Systems *2 Chief Staff Manager, Global ITS & Smart Systems Department, Commercial Land Transportation Systems Division, Commercial Aviation & Transportation Systems *3 Chief Staff Manager, Electronic Control Technology Department, Land Transportation Systems Division, ...

BACKGROUND Evidence of associations between active transportation (walking and bicycling for transportation) and health outcomes is limited. Better understanding of this relationship would inform efforts to increase physical activity by promoting active transportation. PURPOSE This study examined associations between active transportation and cardiovascular disease risk factors in U.S. adults...

Around the world, particularly in North America and Australia, urban sprawl combined with low density suburban development has caused serious accessibility and mobility problems, especially for those who do not own a motor vehicle or have access to public transportation services. Sustainable urban and transportation development is seen crucial in solving transportation disadvantage problems in ...

UNLABELLED Frightening music can rapidly arouse emotions in listeners that mimic those from actual life-threatening experiences. However, studies of the underlying mechanism for perceiving danger created by music are limited. METHODS We investigated monoamine receptor changes induced by frightening music using (11)C-N-methyl-spiperone ((11)C-NMSP) PET. Ten healthy male volunteers were include...