From a Whisper to a Roar: Adaptation to the Mean and Variance of Naturalistic Sounds

Oral Criticism/ Review of the book Form the Whisper of Tradition to the Charm of the Pop: An Investigation in Contemporary Iranian Music by Alireza Miralinaghi and Arvin SedaghatKish

Investigating the Effect of Listening to Nature Sounds on the Level of Consciousness and Physiological Indices of Patients with Traumatic Coma

Introduction: Disorders of consciousness are the most common complications after head injury. Patients with traumatic coma, due to their nature, are more likely to show impaired physiological indices. This study aimed to investigate the effect of listening to nature sounds on the level of consciousness and physiological indices in patients with traumatic coma. Methods: 60 patients with traumat...

Factors affecting the adaptation of rural settlements to the water crisis of Lake Urmia Case study: Miandoab County

Declining water level of Lake Urmia is one of the environmental crises that has affected the adaptation capacity of the villagers around it. As it has incurred great costs in economic, social and environmental dimensions for the rural residents around it. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to study the factors and forces affecting the adaptation capacity of rural settlements in the face of...

Vibrotactile Identification of Signal-Processed Sounds from Environmental Events Presented by a Portable Vibrator: A Laboratory Study

Objectives: To evaluate different signal-processing algorithms for tactile identification of environmental sounds in a monitoring aid for the deafblind. Two men and three women, sensorineurally deaf or profoundly hearing impaired with experience of vibratory experiments, age 22-36 years. Methods: A closed set of 45 representative environmental sounds were processed using two transposing (TRH...

بررسی تغییرات میزان کورتیزول خون در کارگران شیفت کار و ارتباط آن با ویژگی های فردی و تطابق با شیفت کاری

Introduction: In modern societies, shift work is an essential component of daily life. Since the beginning of research in shift work, researchers have been engaged in the identification of factors predicting adjustment and adaptation to shift work. The concept of adaptation and tolerance refers mainly to the biological response in terms of circadian rhythms and performance efficiency as well as...