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Association between environmental noise and subjective symptoms related to cardiovascular diseases among elderly individuals in Japan.

PLoS ONE, 2017
Noise in housing environments may increase the risk of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs); however, the most significant sources of noise among elderly individuals remain poorly understood. A nationwide cross-sectional study comprised of 6,181 elderly people
Kenichi Azuma, Iwao Uchiyama
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Human response to vibration in residential environments, technical report 1 : measurement of vibration exposure [PDF]

, 2012
The Technical Report 1 describes the research undertaken to develop a method by which human exposure to vibration in residential environments can be assessed.
Elliott, AS, Koziel, Z, Moorhouse, AT, Peris, E, Sica, G, Venegas Castillo, RG, Waddington, DC, Woodcock, JS   +7 more
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Comparing Tax and Tax Reallocations Payments in Financing Rail Noise Abatement Programs: Results from a CE valuation study in Italy [PDF]

The paper examines the use of choice experiments (CE) to assess the economic value of alternative rail noise reduction interventions on the so-called Brennero railway, Italy. The novelty of this paper is threefold.
Chiara M. Travisi, Paulo A.L.D. Nunes
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Effects of railway noise and vibrations on dissatisfaction of residents: case study of Iran. [PDF]

Environ Dev Sustain, 2022
Maljaee SS, Khadem Sameni M, Ahmadi M.
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The effect of aircraft, road, and railway traffic noise on stroke − results of a case–control study based on secondary data

Noise and Health, 2018
Aim: To examine the stroke risks associated with aircraft, road traffic, and railway noise exposure in a large case–control study. Materials and Methods: All people aged ≥40 years living around the Frankfurt airport that were insured by one of three ...
Anna Lene Seidler, Janice Hegewald, Melanie Schubert, Verena Maria Weihofen, Mandy Wagner, Patrik Dröge, Enno Swart, Hajo Zeeb, Andreas Seidler   +8 more
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Exploring rail futures using scenarios: experience and potential [PDF]

, 2007
In 1995 the author of this paper undertook a scenario exercise for British Rail to identify priorities for rail science and technology developments under the new privatised regime.
Potter, Stephen
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A Unified Winkler Model for Vertical and Lateral Dynamic Analysis of Tapered Piles in Layered Soils in the Frequency Domain

Buildings
Tapered piles are a new type of pile foundation known for their simple construction and high bearing capacity, commonly used in railway, highway, or building foundation treatment.
Qiangqiang Shua, Huanliang Xu, Wenbo Tu, Mingkang Li, Ningzhuo Shi   +4 more
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Learning to Associate Words and Images Using a Large-scale Graph

, 2017
We develop an approach for unsupervised learning of associations between co-occurring perceptual events using a large graph. We applied this approach to successfully solve the image captcha of China's railroad system.
Helt, Jeffrey, Lee, Tai Sing, Sun, Haonan, Ya, Heqing   +3 more
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Review of Active Noise Control Technology of Railway Vehicle

机车电传动, 2018
Interior noise of railway vehicle especially high-speed train increases with vehicle’s speed increasing. Compared with passive noise control such as sound insulation and absorption, active noise control (ANC) has many advantages such as lightweight and ...
LUO Zhuhui, LI Tao, HE Caichun, ZHANG Yaxin, ZHOU Xisheng, LI Zhuang   +5 more
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Estimating Workforce Development Needs for High-Speed Rail in California, Research Report 11-16 [PDF]

, 2012
This study provides an assessment of the job creation and attendant education and training needs associated with the creation of the California High-Speed Rail (CHSR) network, scheduled to begin construction in September 2012.
Estrada, Katherine, Haas, Peter J., Hernandez, Paul   +2 more
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