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Investigation of the effects of wind turbine noise annoyance on the sleep disturbance among workers of Manjil wind farm

بهداشت و ایمنی کار, 2015
Introduction: Installation of wind turbines in residential areas due to their unique sound characteristics may cause noise annoyance. Noise annoyance can increase the risk of health problems and sleep disturbance. Thus, this study was conducted to assess
M. Abbasi, M. R. Monazzam Esmaielpour, A. Akbarzadeh, S. A. Zakerian, M. H. Ebrahimi   +4 more
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Adaptive Conductive Systems: Enabling Deformable Electronics Through Engineered Materials, Circuits, and Intelligent Systems

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This review presents the research advances of adaptive conductive systems from the perspective of materials, circuits, systems, and applications. Deformable conductors consist of substrates/matrices and conductive materials, structural design of circuit interconnections, fabrication of circuit interconnections, as well as intelligent systems ...
Yufei Lu, Siyu Liang, Jingyi Niu, Jie Chen, Shuo Zhang, Hongjian Zhang, Dongsheng Jia, Wei Huang   +7 more
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Validation of a Numerical Model for the Prediction of the Annoyance Condition at the Operator Station of Construction Machines

Applied Sciences, 2016
It is well-known that the reduction of noise levels is not strictly linked to the reduction of noise annoyance. Even earthmoving machine manufacturers are facing the problem of customer complaints concerning the noise quality of their machines with ...
Eleonora Carletti, Francesca Pedrielli
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Mechanically Robust, Self‐Healable, and Cryotolerant GelMA Hydrogel for Wearable Tactile Sensors with Enhanced Durability, Lifetime, and Environmental Stability

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A mechanically robust, self‐healable, moisturizing, cryotolerant and adhesive GelMA hydrogel is developed by incorporating polyvinyl alcohol, acrylic acid, sodium tetraborate, and glycerol into GelMA matrix via a photoinitiated polymerization process. The hydrogel‐derived omni‐healable ionotronic pressure sensor can sensitively and consistently monitor
Zhikang Li, Gengyu Han, Boqing Jia, Jijian Lu, Changxu Zhang, Bin Wang, Jiaxiang Wang, Kang Zhao, Muhammad Afzal Khan Qureshi, Lan Yu, Min Li, Guoxi Luo, Tong Wang, Qijing Lin, Weishi Li, Libo Zhao, Yumeng Xue   +16 more
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Neighbour noise annoyance is associated with various mental and physical health symptoms: results from a nationwide study among individuals living in multi-storey housing

BMC Public Health, 2019
Background Noise exposure is considered a stressor that may potentially exert negative health effects among the exposed individuals. On a population basis, the most prevalent and immediate response to noise is annoyance, which is an individually ...
Heidi A. R. Jensen, Birgit Rasmussen, Ola Ekholm   +2 more
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Public annoyance with motorcycle noise [PDF]

The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 1977
To better understand public annoyance with motorcycle noise. Suzuki Motor Company, Ltd., had a survey conducted to investigate public attitudes towards the annoying characteristics of motor vehicles in general, the public perception of the causes of annoying noise from motorcycles, and the public attitude concerning methods to reduce annoying ...
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A General High‐Throughput Mucus Microrheology Platform for Quantitative and Scalable Mucus Phenotyping

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
High‐throughput Differential Dynamic Microscopy measures frequency‐resolved mechanical fingerprints from 3 to 10 μL$\umu{\rm L}$ mucus samples using only a few minutes of operator attention per sample. This automated analysis enables scalable mucus phenotyping for translational research by distinguishing mechanical heterogeneity among donors, disease ...
Feng Ling, Ayşe Tuğçe Şahin, Bernardo Miller Naranjo, Stefano Aime, Doris Roth, Anna Pukaluk, Niels Tepho, Romina Augustin, Benedetta Zampa, Andrea S. Vendrame, Mark‐Christian Klassen, Ellen Emken, Marion Kiechle, Mircea Gabriel Stoleriu, Pontus Mertsch, Ruth Olmer, Yohannes Tesfaigzi, Oliver Lieleg, Janna C. Nawroth   +18 more
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Noise Annoyance and Perception by Low-Frequency Noise in Students

Archives of Occupational Health, 2019
Background: Low-frequency noise as a detrimental occupational and environmental factor which can cause noise annoyance. In addition to noise, factors such as sensitivity and awareness of adverse health effects of noise seem to play an important role in ...
Siavash Etemadinezhad, Milad Abbasi, Ahmad Alizade Larimi, Jamshid Yazdani Charati, Roghay’eh Jaffari Talaar poshti   +4 more
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Noise Annoyance Produced by Commercial Vehicles Transit on Rumble Strips

E3S Web of Conferences, 2018
This paper reports on research examining the extent of noise annoyance affecting residents within the vicinity of installation of two types of transverse rumble strips (TRS), namely Middle Overlapped (MO) and Multilayer Overlapping (MLO).
Zaiton Haron, Khairulzan Yahya, Nadirah Darus, Nordiana Mashros, Muhammad Azril Hezmi, Rosiah Abu Samah, Abdul Mutalif Abdul Hameed, Wan Mohammad Asyraf Norudin, Muhammad Habab Abd Halil, Zanariah Jahya, Mohd Hanifi Othman   +10 more
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Smart Bioinks for 4D Bioprinting: Requirements, Design, and Applications

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Smart bioinks empower 4D‐bioprinted constructs to dynamically adapt and remodel in response to stimuli, effectively biomimicking native tissues. Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) play a guiding role in their rational design by optimizing relevant properties.
Shangsi Chen, Jiahui Lai, Qiongjiao Zeng, Liangbin Zhou, Boguang Yang, Bin Zhang, Min Wang, Jiajing Zhou, Kieran Lau, Khoon S. Lim, Zhong Alan Li, Rocky S. Tuan   +11 more
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