Five acoustical parameters-reverberation time RT, early decay time EDT, clarity C80, strength G, and interaural cross-correlation coefficient IACC-were measured using identical procedures with and without audiences in six concert and opera halls. Reverberation times without audiences were measured in 15 additional halls using the same measuring techniques as for the six halls above, but for ful...

The expanding capabilities of the Internet to handle digital media streams is enabling new applications and transforming existing applications in many areas. One of the fields that is profoundly affected is higher education. Traditionally, students have attended classes in lecture halls on college and university campuses. The next step was distance education, enabled via video satellite links. ...

The Auditorio Juan Victoria is a concert hall located in the homonym cultural building inaugurated in 1970, in San Juan province, Argentina. It seats 976 on an audience area of rectangular plant. The scenario is fan shaped and has the capacity for 80 seated musicians and 90 choristers standing. Hall dimensions are of about 22 m width, 40 m length and 10 m height. The hall is equipped with a pip...

Divriği Great Mosque and Hospital as one of the World heritage monuments on UNESCO’s list was subject research. More precisely, focus architecture acoustic characteristics hospital built in 1228/1229 by Mengüjeck dynasty, a branch Anatolian Seljuks. For analysis purposes, 3D model created, simulation conducted. The results show that architectural fulfill standards for good reception sound audie...

background : improving quality of life (qol) has been an important consideration in patients with chronic diseases such as cancer particularly in last two decades. praying is a valuable nursing care to improve cancer patients’ qol. however, controversies still exist about the effect of different types of praying. this study was conducted to compare the impact of private and collective praying o...

udience participation in musical performances can be manifested in many ways, from a receiver sense (sitting in silent contemplation of sounds, for example) to a more active form of participation involving physical actions contributing to the performance (singing along with musicians, for example). We consider the latter to be creative participation. Note that we’re not referring to creative pa...

Vaccine information of varying quality is available through many different sources. We describe the creation, release and utilization of ReadyVax, a new mobile smartphone app providing access to trustworthy, evidence-based vaccine information for a target audience of healthcare providers, pharmacists, and patients (including parents of children). We describe the information content and technica...