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Neurodivergence in academic libraries: A review of findings, recommendations, and remaining gaps in practice and research. An Annual Review of Information Science and Technology (ARIST) paper

open access: yesJournal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, EarlyView.
Abstract Many academic libraries aim to improve services for and interactions with patrons and stakeholders who are neurodivergent, that is, those who have neurocognitive functions that differ from what is considered normal. To support this aim, numerous scholarly works have focused on neurodivergence in academic libraries, but such works have yet to ...
Catharina Ochsner, Jesse Dinneen
wiley   +1 more source

Media: Down and loud [PDF]

open access: yesBMJ, 1999
A Living Hell , BBC2, a 3 part series Wednesdays 11 15pm, starting 3 March Lewis Wolpert—professor of biology as applied to medicine at University College London—became clinically depressed a few years ago after a mild heart problem and required admission to the psychiatric wing of the Royal Free Hospital.
openaire   +3 more sources

The influence of auditory feedback on speed choice, violations and comfort in a driving simulation game [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Two experiments are reported which explore the relationships between auditory feedback (engine noise), speed choice, driving violations and driver comfort.
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core   +3 more sources

Characterizing Subjective Noisiness in Hospital Lobbies

open access: yesArchives of Acoustics, 2015
The present study was conducted in the lobbies of 16 Taiwanese urban hospitals to establish what contributes to the degree of noisiness experienced by patients and those accompanying them. Noise level measurements were then conducted by 15 min equivalent
Chiung Yao CHEN
doaj   +1 more source

Human response to aircraft noise [PDF]

open access: yes, 1991
The human auditory system and the perception of sound are discussed. The major concentration is on the annnoyance response and methods for relating the physical characteristics of sound to those psychosociological attributes associated with human ...
Fields, James M., Powell, Clemans A.
core   +1 more source

On the masses of black-holes in radio-loud quasars [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
The central black-hole masses of a sample of radio-loud quasars are estimated by using the data of $H_{\beta}$ line-width and the optical continuum luminosity. The vast majority of the quasars in this sample have black-hole masses larger than $10^{8} M_{\
Cao, Xinwu, Gu, Minfeng, Jiang, D. R.
core   +3 more sources

Listening to Hong Kong children's perspectives through pretend play

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Quality in early childhood education and care (ECEC) has become an increasing concern in recent years. The issue has been regularly discussed by different stakeholders. However, the rising concern regarding quality in ECEC has not seriously taken into account children's perspectives.
Suzannie K. Y. Leung
wiley   +1 more source

Inter-comparison of Radio-Loudness Criteria for Type 1 AGNs in the XMM-COSMOS Survey [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Limited studies have been performed on the radio-loud fraction in X-ray selected type 1 AGN samples. The consistency between various radio-loudness definitions also needs to be checked.
Brusa, Marcella   +23 more
core   +1 more source

Teachers', parents', and pupils' perceptions and described experiences of toilet provisions and practices within English schools

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper explores teachers', parents' and pupils' perceptions and described experiences of school toilet policies, provisions and practices within state‐funded primary (5–11 years) and secondary (11–16 years) schools in England. In doing so, this research critically examines how school‐specific policies and toilet provisions influence ...
Matthew J. Green   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The acoustic and perceptual cues affecting melody segregation for listeners with a cochlear implant.

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2013
Our ability to listen selectively to single sound sources in complex auditory environments is termed ‘auditory stream segregation.’ This ability is affected by peripheral disorders such as hearing loss, as well as plasticity in central processing such as
Jeremy eMarozeau   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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