Abstract: Background and aims: Using water pump in residential buildings to provide the required water pressure is accompanied by noise pollution and the annoyance of residents. So, the purpose of this study is to reduce water pump noise pollution with designed acoustic curtains in a residential building of Qazvin city.   Methods: The mean sound pressure level was measured before and ...

Background and Aim:  So far, few studies have assessed the effect of noise on fertility capacity thus this study aimed to evaluate the possible protective effects of cinnamon extract on testicular tissue changes and fertility capacity in male rats exposed to noise stress. Materials and Methods: In this experimental study, 40 male rats were randomly divided into 5 experimental groups. Grou...

Background and aims: Noise is one of the harmful parameters of the industrial environments. It affects the human health in different aspects including harmful effects on hearing damage, vision, neurological and psychiatric, hormones, physiological and mental systems. Paying attention to the importance of hormonal effects on human body, the aim of the present study is to investigate the effects ...

background and aims: Hospital acoustics, noisy equipment and people have adversely impacts on patient’s physical and mental health. This paper aims to identify the major sources of noise and noise control techniques in hospitals of Behbahan Methods: Noise measurement was done according to ISO9612 at designated stations. Equivalent sound pressure levels were measured at 243...