Background and aims: High levels of noise that most operators of agricultural machinery are exposed to for a long time contribute to cause chronic fatigue and irreversible hearing loss. For this reason, occupational health and safety issues related to such machinary should be considered as a key criterion in the design of agricultural machinery and as a critical factor in the acceptance and sal...

Background and Objective: Noise pollution is one of the serious environmental issue. Sound control technologies based on sound absorption and sound insulation are considered as the two widely used methods. Therefore, the aim of this study was to modify silica aerogel nanocomposites to improve its acoustic properties. Materials and Methods:  This applied experimental research involved in examin...

Introduction[N1] :One of these annoying stimuli and a major source of stress in the NICU is sound. In neonatal intensive care units, sounds with different intensities and frequencies are produced from different sources such as fan devices, intermittent alarms, ventilators, telephones, door opening and closing, and staff conversations; Studies have reported that the average noise level in the NI...

Background and purpose: Noise is one of the most harmful factors in the environment. It is also one of the harsh phenomenons in this century that people are exposed to. Exposure to noise higher than threshold limit value could cause some physical and mental disorders. High traffic flow due to recent increase in number of vehicles causes higher noise pollution. There are few studies regarding ...