BACKGROUND Intensive care units (ICUs) in human hospitals are consistently noisy environments with sound levels sufficient to substantially decrease sleep quality. Sound levels in veterinary ICUs have not been studied previously, but environmental sound has been shown to alter activity in healthy dogs. HYPOTHESIS Veterinary ICUs, like those in human medicine, will exceed international guideli...

background: noise pollution is currently a major risk factor in industries in both developed and developing countries . the present study assessed noise pollution in the knitting industry in iran in 2009 and presented a control method to reduce the rate of noise generation. methods: the overall noise level was estimated using the network environmental noise assessment method in sina poud textil...

In this paper, the acoustic environment in a vehicle cabin under the influence of highfrequencies aerodynamic sources has been studied. Some panels on the windshield, the roof, the doors, the front pillars, and the floor of a vehicle simulated as input source of noise when the car is moving at high speed, i.e. 112 km/h. The status of vehicle cabin in each of these modes has been studied and com...

excessive exposure to noise can lead to noise-induced hearing loss. otoacoustic emissions affect the microscopic biomechanical activities of healthy outer hair cells. the present study aimed at assessing the influence of various sound pressure levels on distortion product otoacoustic emissions (dpoaes) in rats. to this end, 27 adult male rats with an age range of 3 to 4 months and a weight of 2...

A joint research group was formed to evaluate the effects of flooring and ceiling choices on controlling “corridor activity noise” in an occupied hospital. Beside noise control within the corridors, the sound absorption also played an important role in isolating sound from room to room and from nurses‟ station to patient rooms. In the present study, noise levels (recorded as percentile level Ln...