This research investigated differences in task performance and perception under six non-time-varying ventilation-type background noise spectra with differing tonality. The results were related to five indoor noise criteria systems: noise criteria, balanced noise criteria, room criteria, room criteria mark II, and the A-weighted equivalent sound pressure level (L(Aeq)). These criteria systems ar...

AIMS To test whether the risk of relapse in alcohol dependence is predicted by the subjective experience of cue exposure (CE) and/or cortisol reactivity to alcohol cues. METHODS Salivary cortisol and self-ratings of 'tension' and 'desire to drink' were measured in 32 detoxified alcohol-dependent inpatients during CE sessions conducted in the first and third week of motivation enhancement ther...

AIMS Recent studies with animal models showed that the stimulant and sedative effects of alcohol change during the adolescent period. In humans, the stimulant effects of ethanol are most often indirectly recorded through the measurement of explicit and implicit alcohol effect expectancies. However, it is unknown how such implicit and explicit expectancies evolve with age in humans during adoles...

The aim of this study is to examine mediating role athlete engagement and mental toughness in the relationship between burnout well-being. Our theoretical model was tested using data collected from 251 university students (103 females 148 males) sports departments aged 18 33 (Mean = 21.73 years, SD 2.23). Participants completed Athlete Burnout Questionnaire (ABQ), Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-...

Kleene algebra with tests (KAT) is an equational system that extends Kleene algebra, the algebra of regular expressions, and that is specially suited to capture and verify properties of simple imperative programs. In this paper we study two constructions of automata from KAT expressions: the Glushkov automaton (Apos), and a new construction based on the notion of prebase (equation automata, Aeq...

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The paper studies the effect of strain-loading sequence on fatigue lifetime and fracture surface topographies in 7075-T651 aluminum alloy specimens. Fatigue tests were performed two ways: (i) constant-amplitude loading (ii) series variable amplitude with non-zero mean strain values. topography fractures was measured over their entire surfaces help an optical confocal measurement system. results...