Current research on human comfort has identified a gap in the investigation of multi-domain perception interactions. There is lack understanding interrelationships different physio-socio-psychological factors and manifestation their contextual interactions into cross-modal perception. In that direction, this study used data from post occupancy evaluation survey (n = 26), two longitudinal studie...

The importance of multi-sensory perception in constructing human landscape experiences has been increasingly emphasized contemporary urban life. aim this study is to explore aural-visual interaction attributes that may influence people’s perceived overall soundscape comfort green spaces (UGSs). To achieve this, a total 12 perceptive indicators were identified from the existing literature evalua...

PURPOSE This study aimed to quantify the comfort level and quality of life (QoL) of cancer patients, to identify the variables associated with comfort level and QoL, and to identify the relationship between comfort level and QoL. METHODS This was a cross-sectional descriptive study. The participants comprised 100 cancer patients, of which 98 were analyzed. Participants completed a self-report...

Objectives: Voice is influenced by personality. However, it is still questionable which acoustic features are influenced by personality traits. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between acoustic characteristics and personality dimensions. Methods: Thirty-three participants with dysphonia and 33 participants without dysphonia were recruited to take part in this cross-sectional st...

PURPOSE To examine the phenomenon of comfort in the context of childbirth. Enhancement of comfort for laboring women is a valued outcome of nursing and midwifery care. Interventions that increase comfort during labor support a woman's effort to participate more fully in the birth thereby keeping her more aware of her body, emotions, and experience. ORGANIZING CONSTRUCT The concept of comfort ...

This paper introduces a user-friendly estimation toolbox for (industrial) measurements of (vibro-acoustic) systems with multiple inputs. The vibration testing methods are very important because they help to improve the product quality and avoid safety comfort issues. time-consuming procedures nowadays fully substituted by techniques that evaluates frequency response functions (FRFs).The provide...

Acoustic neuromas (AN) are schwann cell-derived tumors that commonly arise from the vestibular portion of the eighth cranial nerve also known as vestibular schwannoma(VS) causes unilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, vertigo and unsteadiness. In many cases, the tumor size may remain unchanged for many years following diagnosis, which is typically made by MRI. In the majority of cases the tumor is s...

The aim of the study was to examine the relation between lower limb comfort scores and injury and to measure the responsiveness of a lower limb comfort index (LLCI) to changes over time, in a cohort of professional footballers. Lower limb comfort was recorded for each individual using a comfort index which assessed the comfort status of five anatomical segments and footwear. Specifically we tes...

The aim of the present study was to measure sound pressure levels generated in a restaurant kitchen located countryside São Paulo - SP. This is field whose measurements were made internal spaces and four cardinal points center one, before, during after customer service. material used comprised Minipa decibel meter. results revealed statistical difference between measured before service, during,...