This paper presents the noise pollution status of Rohtak city with emphasis on objective day night noise measurement and subjective response of people. Twenty different sites were selected to measure the noise level and determine noise sources at these selected sites. Selected sites fall in the category of residential, commercial, silence zone and road traffic junctions. Noise level measurement...

Objective To investigate the relation between exposure to both air and noise pollution from road traffic and birth weight outcomes.Design Retrospective population based cohort study.Setting Greater London and surrounding counties up to the M25 motorway (2317 km2), UK, from 2006 to 2010.Participants 540 365 singleton term live births.Main outcome measures Term low birth weight (LBW), small for g...

Environments for learning-teaching activities require optimum acoustical conditions since students learning attitudes are directly related to verbal speaking. However, not enough provide acoustic comfort students. To explore the requirements of educational spaces, there is a need understand role sound and in which factors auditory perception changes. This study explores relationship between bui...

OBJECTIVE There is a lack of research on effects of occupational noise exposure in traditionally female-dominated workplaces. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess risk of noise-induced hearing-related symptoms among obstetrics personnel. DESIGN A cross-sectional study was performed at an obstetric ward in Sweden including a questionnaire among all employees and sound level measureme...

The paper presents the latest research results concerning correlation between changes in room acoustics of school spaces and noticeable communication functioning students teachers at school. The primary covered by is second largest this type Poland. large number hard interior finishing made acoustic conditions building very unfavourable. measurements showed that rooms were noisy reverberant....

A Tradescantia zebrina Heynh, é uma planta de clima tropical, que tem sua origem no México. Atualmente utilizada como objeto ornamentação, entanto, a T. apresenta propriedades medicinais, ela empregada tratamento contra infecção urinária, tuberculose e pressão arterial. Tendo em vista o crescimento microrganismos resistentes antibióticos necessário uso novos produtos para eliminá-los, por este ...

background: noise is one of the most important hazardous physical factors in industrial environments. this study aimed to determine the effects of noise exposure on serum cortisol level and some blood parameters among male workers of a steel production company. methods: this cross-sectional study was conducted on 50 male workers in a steel production company. in order to assess the changes in b...

In Sweden preschool-age children spend most of their waking hours at preschool. At this age undergo substantial physical and mental development hearing sensations may not be comparable to those an adult. The preschool sound environment is loud highly intermittent, the acoustic supportive for young children’s hearing, wellbeing. This article describes intervention among seven preschools, compari...

Background: This study aimed to measure the sound level and assess the association between noise annoyance and general health in Iranian nurses at Tabriz Pediatric Hospital in neonatal, infectious, internal, NICU, and emergency care wards. Materials and Methods: The noise level was measured continuously according to ISO9612. The general health questionnaire-28, the noise annoyance scale based ...