the aim of this study was to evaluate standard and safety indexes in tehran fitness gyms. the population consisted of state and private fitness clubs in tehran.  5 regions of tehran city were selected by cluster sampling method; then, 20 clubs from each region were selected by on non-random convenience sampling method, so a total of 100 fitness clubs were assessed. the aim of this study was app...

AbstractThe high prevalence of diabetes in Iran and other developing countries is chiefly attributed to urbanization. The objectives of the present study were to assess the prevalence of self-reported diabetes and to determine its associated risk factors. This study is a part of the national noncommunicable disease risk factor surveillance, conducted in 31 provinces of Iran in 2011. First, 1006...

south asian countries have a high prevalence of coronary heart disease (cad) in line with their economic development. in these countries, we find nearly one quarter of the total world population in the process of nutritional transition, from poverty to affluence due to rapid economic development. india; in particular, with a population of over one billion has a high burden of cad. to evaluate t...

Land use and cover change (LUCC) has a non-negligible impact on both carbon emissions sinks. Based the analysis of land dynamics in Shandong Province, this study simulates changes Province 2030 under Natural Development Scenario (NDS) Sustainable (SDS), classifies risk level using Use Carbon Emission (LUCE) indexes, compares differences between regions NDS SDS. This shows that influence LUCC, p...

flood is considered as a major threat among natural disasters in the world. this case becomes more important and has a higher risk in urban areas due to the existence of important uses. therefore, to reduce damages resulted from flood, this phenomenon must be managed and planned using structural and non-structural approaches. considering the development in iran has been carried out in high risk...

Habitat risk assessment is critical to assess the state of an environment. This research was conducted with aim assessand map value Mangrove Forest due oil spill incident in Muara Gembong Regency, Bekasi District, which previously polluted coastal areas, especially mangrove ecosystem. Risk carried out as effort mitigate disaster have a better prevention strategy, areas that higher risk. The met...

This study explores approaches for wind erosion risk assessment utilising available time-series Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) and climate products. We present a simple index and a ruleset based approach to identify wind erosion risk areas across Australian using time-series of ground cover, soil moisture and wind speed. These approaches and data sets were implemented in ...