societies have paid attention to safety. this study examines the relationship between socio-economic factors and crime, emphasizing on immigration. due to the locational aspect of the data, spatial econometric techniques are used. the model has been specified in the form of spatial durbin panel data model (sdpdm). the specified model has been estimated for 30 provinces of iran in 2006-11 by con...

This paper describes a method for estimating insurance claims or risk premiums allowing for spatial dependence as well as explanatory factors. The concepts are related to those used for graduation of mortality tables using cubic splines but extended to spatial dependence as found in many insurance products. Firstly techniques for measuring spatial dependence are reviewed. Then models with bivar...

background: myocardial infarction (mi) is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity in iran. no spatial analysis of mi has been conducted to date. the present study was conducted to determine the pattern of mi incidence and to identify the associated factors in iran by province. materials and methods: th is study has two parts. one part is prospective and hospital-based, and the other part is ...

Spatial ability is used to predict success in certain domains, including design. However many ambiguities in spatial ability need to be clarified if education in design is to become more effective. Ambiguities in spatial ability include the overlapping of spatial sub-factors, strategy effects in spatial problem solving, and the ambiguity between 2D and 3D representations. Since it is hard to id...

From long ago, square has been considered as a space for performing area of cities, and it has been a factor determining the identity of cities through its design and structures. However, with the growth of cities and arrival of modernity management challenges are facing cities. Accordingly, cities have gradually changed into a place for predicting different types of technological, conceptual...