Introduction: Over recent years, various programs have been conducted to reduce noise, indicating the increasing concerns of society over noise pollution. This study has been performed to enhance the performance of parallel barriers on two sides of a highway considering the surrounding buildings. Material and Methods: The 2D boundary element simulation method was employed to predict the noise ...

Simulations of the effects of DNA polymorphisms, transcriptional noise, and epigenetic differences within and among populations suggest highly divergent responses to drug dosage, resulting in considerable risk of adverse effects. These findings highlight the need for personalized calibration of drug dosage.

conclusions according to the results of this study, with increasing load of traffic, there is an increasing need for proper consideration plans to control noise pollution and prevent its effects. results according to the research findings, the equivalent sound pressure levels in all stations were 76.28 ± 3.12 db (mean ± sd). according to sound measurements and the survey questionnaire, noise po...

The experiences of stress are common to all living things. Noise is a pervasive aspect of many modern community and work environments [1]. According to the International Programme on Chemical Safety [2] an adverse effect of noise is defined as a change in the morphology and physiology of an organism that results in impairment of functional capacity, or an impairment of capacity to compensate fo...

based on an established rationale supported by experimental laboratory and observational field studies, and a number of epidemiological studies. Meta-analyses have been carried out to derive exposure–response relationships that can be used for quantitative health impact assessments. Noise-induced sleep disturbance constitutes an important mechanism on the pathway from chronic noise exposure to ...

This paper reports on a collaborative project between the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station (PNW), in cooperation with the University of Washington College of Forest Resources (UW). The collaborators are conducting a joint study of the silvicultural, economic, and visual effects of alternative timber harvest pa...