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Lunch breaks as a buffer: mitigating the negative effects of road traffic noise on urban employee workplace behavior [PDF]

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health
IntroductionThe impact of road traffic noise annoyance on individual health is well-documented in environmental and health studies. However, less attention has been given to its negative effects on employees’ work behaviors and effective mitigation ...
Jianglin Ke   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Occupational noise annoyance and sensitivity as potential contributors to oxidative stress in metal industry workers [PDF]

open access: yesScientific Reports
Noise is recognized as a psychological stressor that led to noise annoyance, and individual noise sensitivity could play a moderating role. This study aimed to investigate the association between noise annoyance, noise sensitivity, and oxidative stress ...
Iraj Alimohammadi   +6 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Residential green is associated with reduced annoyance to road traffic and railway noise but increased annoyance to aircraft noise exposure

open access: yesEnvironment International, 2020
Background: In recent years, residential green and availability of neighbourhood green spaces came into focus as a potential means to reduce transportation noise annoyance.
Beat Schaffer   +2 more
exaly   +3 more sources

The Development of a Multiple-Item Annoyance Scale (MIAS) for Transportation Noise Annoyance [PDF]

open access: yesInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2018
In 2001, Team#6 of the International Commission on Biological Effects of Noise (ICBEN) recommended the use of two single international standardised questions and response scales. This recommendation has been widely accepted in the scientific community. Nevertheless, annoyance can be regarded as a multidimensional construct comprising the three elements:
Dirk Schreckenberg   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Standard sample evaluation method for noise annoyance suppression from audio injection

open access: yesXibei Gongye Daxue Xuebao, 2021
Noise control technology based on sound energy reduction uses sound pressure level as an evaluation index, and the addition control technology proposed in recent years uses annoyance as an evaluation index.
Chen Ke'an   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Understanding the relationship between air traffic noise exposure and annoyance in populations living near airports in France

open access: yesEnvironment International, 2020
Since the 2000s, increased aircraft noise annoyance has been observed in the populations living near airports. The DEBATS-study compared the exposure–response relationship estimated among airports’ residents in France with old and new EU standard curves.
Marie Lefèvre   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

The relative effects of self-reported noise and odour annoyance on psychological distress: Different effects across sociodemographic groups?

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2021
In earlier research, both higher levels of noise and odour annoyance have been associated with decreased mental health. Presumably, these perceptions can trigger feelings of threat and stress reactions and in turn evoke psychological distress.
Eline Berkers   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Incorporating annoyance in airport environmental policy: Noise, societal response and community participation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Airport capacity continues to be one of the air transport issues that creates the most concern. The major environmental constraint for airports is the noise generated by aircraft.
Paül, Valerià   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Exploring noise annoyance and sound quality for airborne wind energy systems: insights from a listening experiment [PDF]

open access: yesWind Energy Science
This study investigates the relationship between sound quality metrics (SQMs) and noise annoyance caused by airborne wind energy systems (AWESs). In a controlled listening experiment, 75 participants rated their annoyance on the International Commission ...
H. Schmidt   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Influence of tinnitus annoyance on hearing-related quality of life in cochlear implant recipients

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2022
Tinnitus is a common symptom in cochlear implant (CI) recipients. There is no clear evidence of the influence of tinnitus on hearing-related quality of life (QoL) in this population.
Kelly K. S. Assouly   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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