The purpose of this study was to assess the relationship between psychological stresses and noise stresses on printery workers in Tehran, Iran. Hence, 267 workers were randomly selected. The Leq and Lmax were measured and the psychological stresses such as depression, anxiety, aggression and job satisfaction were also studied by the relevant questionnaires. The data were statistically analyzed ...

Spin-crossover compounds are a class of materials that can change their spin state from high spin (HS) to low spin (LS) by external stimuli such as light, pressure or temperature. Applications demand compounds with defined properties concerning the size and switchability that are maintained when the compound is integrated into composite materials. Here, we report the synthesis of [Fe(Leq)(Lax)]...

It was conjectured by \v{C}ern\'y in 1964, that a synchronizing DFA on $n$ states always has a synchronizing word of length at most $(n-1)^2$, and he gave a sequence of DFAs for which this bound is reached. Until now a full analysis of all DFAs reaching this bound was only given for $n \leq 4$, and with bounds on the number of symbols for $n \leq 10$. Here we give the full analysis for $n \leq ...

INTRODUCTION The improvement of technology has increased noise levels in hospital Wards to higher than international standard levels (35-45 dB). Higher noise levels than the maximum level result in patient's instability and dissatisfaction. Moreover, it will have serious negative effects on the staff's health and the quality of their services. The purpose of this survey is to analyze the level ...

BACKGROUND Although the postanaesthesia care unit (PACU) can be noisy, the effect of noise on patients recovering from anaesthesia is unknown. We studied the sources and intensity of noise in the PACU and assessed its effect on patients' comfort. METHODS We measured noise in a five-bed PACU with a sound level meter. Noise levels were obtained using an A-weighted setting (dBA) and peak sound u...

The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between the presence of environmental noise and frequency of mental disturbances in adults. The study included 911 subjects living in the city of Niš, aged from 18 to 80 years. A questionnaire containing questions related to the psychological problems of examinees was administered. Also, the levels of noise in the streets in which the study p...

Let $X_{n1},\cdots,X_{nn},\ n\geq1$, be independent random variables with $P(X_{ni}=1)=1-P(X_{ni}=0)=p_{ni}$ such that $\max\{p_{ni}\colon1\leq i\leq n\}\to0$ as $n\to\infty$. Let $W_n=\sum_{1\leq k\leq n}X_{nk}$ and let $Z$ be a Poisson random variable with mean $\lambda=EW_n$. We obtain an absolute constant bound on $P(W_n=r)/P(Z=r),\ r=0,1,\cdots$, and using this, prove two Poisson approxima...

PURPOSE To analyze the acoustic parameters of classrooms and the relationship among equivalent sound pressure level (Leq), reverberation time (T₃₀), the Speech Transmission Index (STI), and the performance of students in speech intelligibility testing. METHODS A cross-sectional descriptive study, which analyzed the acoustic performance of 18 classrooms in 9 public schools in Belo Horizonte, M...