Previous studies indicate that residents may benefit from a "quiet side" to their dwellings. The influence of the level of road traffic noise exposure at the least exposed side on road traffic noise annoyance was studied in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Road traffic noise exposure was assessed at the most and least exposed façade (Lden,most and Lden,least respectively) of dwellings for subjects i...

Nighttime and evening time noise have a greater impact on annoyance in residential areas than daytime noise of the same level. A number of studies showed different sensitivities with respect to noise exposure during the day, evening and night in particular for air traffic (Fields 1986a, b; Miedema et al. 2000; Schreckenberg & Meis 2006). Lden was proven to be a good indicator for long term effe...

Background Epidemiological studies have inconsistently linked transportation noise and air pollution (AP) with diabetes risk. Most studies have considered single noise sources and/or AP, but none has investigated their mutually independent contributions to diabetes risk. Methods We investigated 2631 participants of the Swiss Cohort Study on Air Pollution and Lung and Heart Diseases in Adults ...

While wind turbines have beneficial effects for the environment, they inevitably generate environmental noise. In order to protect residents against unacceptable levels of noise, exposure-response relationships are needed to predict the expected percentage of people annoyed or highly annoyed at a given level of wind turbine noise. Exposure-response relationships for wind turbine noise were deri...

© 2008 Association of Family and Conciliation Courts Blackwell Publishing Inc M lden, USA FCRE amily Court Review 1531-2445 744 1617 © Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, 2008 XXX Original Article Kelly et al. / DIF ERENTIATION AMONG TYPES OF INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE AMILY COURT REVIEW DIFFERENTIATION AMONG TYPES OF INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE: RESEARCH UPDATE AND IMPLICATIONS FOR INT...

One of the problems associated with assessing the impact of noise pollution is the relative nature of sound measurement. Apart from the fact that sound levels are measured on a logarithmic scale, noise intrusion can often be highly relative to the listener’s surroundings. The impact of noise events is commonly compared with the background or ambient noise level and so is not solely dependent on...

In the 1980s/90s, a number of socio-acoustic surveys and laboratory studies on railway noise effects have observed less reported disturbance/interference with sleep at the same exposure level compared with other modes of transportation. This lower grade of disturbance has received the label "railway bonus", was implemented in noise legislation in a number of European countries and was applied i...

BACKGROUND Although air pollution and road traffic noise have been associated with higher risk of cardiovascular diseases, associations with heart failure have received only little attention. OBJECTIVES We aimed to investigate whether long-term exposure to road traffic noise and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) were associated with incident heart failure. METHODS In a cohort of 57,053 people 50-64 y ...

© 2008 Association of Family and Conciliation Courts Blackwell Publishing Inc M lden, USA FCRE amily Court Review 1531-2445 744 1617 © Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, 2008 XXX Original Article Kelly et al. / DIF ERENTIATION AMONG TYPES OF INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE AMILY COURT REVIEW DIFFERENTIATION AMONG TYPES OF INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE: RESEARCH UPDATE AND IMPLICATIONS FOR INT...

Background and aim: Road traffic noise is one of the main environmental risks to health wellbeing. We aimed provide an in-depth assessment available road data estimate population exposure impacts for cities in Europe. Methods: analyzed 724 25 greater European countries. retrieved strategic maps delivered under Environmental Noise Directive (END) or from local sources. employed 24h day-evening-n...