Classical models for predicting annoyance due to combined noise and vibration have typically taken the form of a summation of the magnitudes of the individual stimuli. In this paper, the perception of combined railway noise and vibration will be investigated as a complex multidimensional phenomenon. In a laboratory study, 30 subjects were exposed to 10 combined railway noise and vibration stimu...

It is unknown whether the longer duration of vibration training (VT) has a beneficial effect on Parkinson's disease (PD). And also, the mechanisms underlying the reported sensorimotor-improvement in PD induced by short-duration of VT has not been determined. Here, we investigated the effects of longer duration (4 weeks) of low amplitude vibration (LAV) training on the numbers of dopaminergic ne...

Inter-hospital transport of premature infants is increasingly common, given the centralisation of neonatal intensive care. However, it is known to be associated with anomalously increased morbidity, most notably brain injury, and with increased mortality from multifactorial causes. Surprisingly, there have been relatively few previous studies investigating the levels of mechanical shock and vib...

Despite increasing use of whole body vibration during exercise an understanding of the exact role of vibration and the supporting physiological mechanisms is still limited. An important aspect of exercise analysis is the utilisation of oxygen, however, there have been limited studies considering tissue oxygenation parameters, particularly during dynamic whole body vibration (WBV) exercise. The ...

There is strong evidence to suggest that acute indirect vibration acts on muscle to enhance force, power, flexibility, balance and proprioception suggesting neural enhancement. Nevertheless, the neural mechanism(s) of vibration and its potentiating effect have received little attention. One proposal suggests that spinal reflexes enhance muscle contraction through a reflex activity known as toni...

The vehicular fuel cell stack is unavoidably impacted by the vibration and shock in the real-world due to the road unevenness. However, influences of vibration on fuel cell stack have yet to be investigated completely. In this paper, the performance of a fuel cell stack is experimentally studied in terms of gas-tightness, voltage degradation, AC impedance spectra, polarization curve and charact...

A laboratory experiment was conducted to investigate the evaluation method of building habitability based on subjective responses vibration caused by external sources. Twenty-five people participated in with 76 input stimulus conditions consisting vibrations field records and sinusoidal horizontal direction. The were measured terms “Magnitude”, “Concern”, “Discomfort”. relationships between sev...

Compared to other orthodontic acceleration methods such as drug, electric current, and laser, vibratory loading is less invasive easier use. But the optimal duration for load application has not been determined, nor can alveolar bone parameters be predicted after application. Therefore, this work examined mechanism of vibration-accelerated reconstruction established a numerical model simulating...

OBJECTIVE The aim of the present study was to quantify the sensory and functional effects resulting from a short-duration (30 min) exposure to hand-arm vibration. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Nine subjects went through nine laboratory experiments. For 32 min they grasped a handle vibrating at three different amplitudes (5, 20, and 80 ms-2) and at three frequencies (31.5, 125, and 500 Hz). Additionall...