To represent an approach in video and audio configuration. Two modalities were used i.e., visual and audio tracks. From audio track, rhythms of music were described by segmentation and detection of music beats. From visual track, dancer’s features and trajectories were extracted to estimate rhythm of motion. Then configuration of visual and audio extractions were performed with two more applica...

Background music refers to any music played while the listener is performing another activity. Most studies on this effect have been conducted on young adults, while little attention has been paid to the presence of this effect in older adults. Hence, this study aimed to address this imbalance by assessing the impact of different types of background music on cognitive tasks tapping declarative ...

background: exposure to loud music from sources such as portable music players (pmp), especially among adolescents, can lead to noise-induced hearing loss. the aims of this study are as follows: 1) investigate the prevalence of headphone use in iranian university students by assessing their behavior, 2) determine the type of headphones used, and 3) ascertain the type of music player used. metho...

background: there is no information about the pattern of use of earphones and music players in iranian adolescents. the aim of this study was to assess the prevalence and pattern of the use of earphone and music player devices as a main risk factor for hearing loss in adolescents of tabriz city, northwest of iran. methods: in this cross‑sectional study in november 2011, 2,359 high school studen...

background: surgery is an important stressor, which causes some harmful physiological responses such as increased breath and heart rate and blood pressure. the aim of this study was to investigate the effects of music on the anxiety and some physiological responses of patients before general surgery. methods: a clinical trial study designed and 60 patients who were scheduled to undergo general ...

background: the present study examines the effects of iranian traditional music and western classical music during 20 min of pedaling on an ergometer, along with the normal factors of profile of mood states and rate of perceived exertion. methods: seventeen non-athlete participants (11 men and six women) with a mean age of 26±1.5 cycled in three conditions: exposure to iranian traditional music...

Background: Hospitalization is recognized as a frightening and stressful experience for children. These negative consequences are intensified when children experience a frequent number of hospitalizations. In this regard, various non-pharmacological approaches have been introduced to reduce these negative consequences, one of which is playing and listening to music. Ai...

As tantalizing as the idea that background music beneficially affects foreign vocabulary learning may seem, there is-partly due to a lack of theory-driven research-no consistent evidence to support this notion. We investigated inter-individual differences in the effects of background music on foreign vocabulary learning. Based on Eysenck's theory of personality we predicted that individuals wit...