Acoustic Comfort Prediction: Integrating Sound Event Detection and Noise Levels from a Wireless Acoustic Sensor Network [PDF]
SensorsThere is an increasing interest in accurately evaluating urban soundscapes to reflect citizens’ subjective perceptions of acoustic comfort. Various indices have been proposed in the literature to achieve this purpose.
Daniel Bonet-Solà +2 more
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Acoustic comfort in large dining spaces [PDF]
Applied Acoustics, 2017 © 2016 Elsevier Ltd This study carried out a questionnaire field investigation in two typical large dining spaces. The results suggest that the acoustic comfort of diners has an influence on the comfort evaluation of the overall dining environment, and background noise is an important factor affecting the acoustic comfort evaluation of diners. The role
Jian Kang
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Room Acoustical Parameters as Predictors of Acoustic Comfort in Outdoor Spaces of Housing Complexes [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2020 Room acoustical parameters have frequently been used to evaluate or predict the acoustical performance in rooms. For housing complexes in urban areas with high population density, it is important to improve acoustic performance not solely indoors, but ...
Armin Taghipour +6 more
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Development of the Acoustic Comfort Assessment Scale (ACAS-12): Psychometric properties, validity evidence and back-translation between Spanish and English. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2023 A methodological proposal of a scale for human perception assessment of acoustic environment (acoustic comfort) in urban public spaces is presented: Acoustic Comfort Assessment Scale (ACAS 12).
Karmele Herranz-Pascual +5 more
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Experimental study on the effects of low pressure and acoustic characteristics on heart rate and acoustic comfort [PDF]
Scientific ReportsWhile extensive research exists on acoustic comfort and heart rate under normal atmospheric pressure conditions, studies examining low-pressure environments (e.g., aircraft cabins at 75–85 kPa and high-altitude trains) remain limited.
Tieming Guo, Songtao Hu, Qingqing Li
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Acoustic comfort depends on the psychological state of the individual [PDF]
Ergonomics, 2020 Recent studies have shown that comfort can be influenced more by psychological processes than from the characteristics of environmental stimulation. This is relevant for different industrial sectors, where comfort is defined only as a function of the intensity of external stimuli.
Lorenzino M. +5 more
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Multimodal Fusion of Environmental and Physiological Data for Real-World Personalised Comfort Modelling [PDF]
SensorsPeople spend the majority of their lives within environments shaped by multiple interacting exposures, including thermal conditions, acoustic noise, lighting, and air quality, yet remain largely unaware of how these settings affect their comfort ...
Sothearak Heng, Ali Yavari
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Comfortable seating: The influence of seating comfort and acoustic comfort on customers’ experience of hospitality in a self-service restaurant [PDF]
Applied Ergonomics, 2019 Does comfort in a restaurant influence people's experienced hospitality? Effects of seating comfort and acoustic comfort on the experience of hospitality were examined by means of a 2 x 2 between subjects experiment among 262 customers of a self-service restaurant, using the EH-scale measuring the experiential factors care, comfort and inviting.
Ruth Pijls +3 more
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Acoustic comfort in large railway stations [PDF]
Applied Acoustics, 2020 Abstract Large railway stations attract a wide range of passengers and citizens, and these buildings are likely to have a complex acoustic environment. Previous studies have focused on reducing people’s exposure to excessive sound levels caused by transportation, but more research is needed to assess people’s preferences and ensure their ...
Wu, Y, Kang, J, Zheng, W, Wu, Y
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Journal of Asian Architecture and Building EngineeringIn this study, five outdoor open areas were selected as the study sites to investigate the effects of thermal and acoustic environments, physical activity levels, and pleasantness on evaluations of the thermal and acoustic comfort in outdoor open spaces.
Dahu Lin, Tingjun Li, Zilin Chen, Lei Li
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