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The Effects of Sound on People

Author : James P. Cowan

Publisher : John Wiley & Sons

Page : 202 pages

File Size : 43,56 MB

Release : 2016-05-16

Category : Technology & Engineering

ISBN : 1118895703

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Book Description

Provides a summary of current research results on the physiological and psychological effects of sound on people Covers how the operation of the hearing mechanism affects our reactions to sounds Includes research results from studies on noise sources of public concern such as transportation, public utility, and recreational sources, with emphasis on low frequency sound and infrasound Covers sounds that affect some but not others, how sounds can be controlled on a practical level, and how and what sounds are regulated Includes coverage of both positive and negative effects of sound



Environmental Stress

Author : Gary W. Evans

Publisher : CUP Archive

Page : 404 pages

File Size : 20,90 MB

Release : 1984-05-25

Category : Medical

ISBN : 9780521318594

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A systematic 1982 on human reactions to five environmental stress factors.



The Handbook of Hearing and the Effects of Noise

Author : Karl D. Kryter

Publisher : Brill Academic Pub

Page : 673 pages

File Size : 29,95 MB

Release : 1994

Category : Health & Fitness

ISBN : 9780124274556

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Book Description

This volume is a comprehensive source of information on the fundamentals of hearing and sound physics. Using research from 1980 onward, this book is a critical review of past and up-to-date research findings and concepts on the effects of noise on people; it focuses on the psychological and physiological affects of noise on hearing and performance. This text elucidates the interrelations of the acoustical, physiological, psychological, and sociological factors that are involved in making noise a problem to individuals and societies. Also discussed are hearing loss, speech communications, annoyance, and health effects criteria for the limitation of exposures to noise in living and work areas. Key Features * Physical characteristics of sound and noise * Acoustical-sensorineural response characteristics of the ear * Basic psychological sensations and perceptions that ensue from analysis of sound and noise by the auditory system * Laboratory and real-life research on the impairments to hearing, speech communication, task performance, and mental and bodily health that occur from exposure to noise * Physical measures which predict adverse effects on hearing, behavior, and health from exposure to noise







Noise and Society

Author : Dylan M. Jones

Publisher :

Page : 340 pages

File Size : 17,21 MB

Release : 1984-06-06

Category : Medical

ISBN :

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A compilation of essays by internationally known authors on the social implications of noise. Encompasses a broad range of approaches to the study and provides up-to-date accounts of the effects of noise on hearing, communication, health, human efficiency, and social behavior. Includes a discussion of legal issues and three introductory chapters covering the perception and measurement of sound.



The Effects of Noise on Man

Author : Karl D. Kryter

Publisher : Elsevier

Page : 654 pages

File Size : 14,31 MB

Release : 2013-09-03

Category : Psychology

ISBN : 1483272621

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The Effects of Noise on Man covers the techniques for the evaluation of environmental noise in terms of its effects on human. The book provides the fundamental definitions of sound, its measurement, and concepts of the basic functioning, and the attributes of the auditory system. The text also presents along with their experimental basis, procedures for estimating from physical measures of noise its effects on man's auditory system and speech communications. The last part of the book is devoted to man's nonauditory system responses and includes information about the effects of noise on work performance, sleep, feelings of pain, vision, and blood circulation.



The Environmental Psychology of Prisons and Jails

Author : Richard E. Wener

Publisher : Cambridge University Press

Page : 315 pages

File Size : 17,99 MB

Release : 2012-06-18

Category : Psychology

ISBN : 1107376017

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This book distils thirty years of research on the impacts of jail and prison environments. The research program began with evaluations of new jails that were created by the US Bureau of Prisons, which had a novel design intended to provide a non-traditional and safe environment for pre-trial inmates and documented the stunning success of these jails in reducing tension and violence. This book uses assessments of this new model as a basis for considering the nature of environment and behavior in correctional settings and more broadly in all human settings. It provides a critical review of research on jail environments and of specific issues critical to the way they are experienced and places them in historical and theoretical context. It presents a contextual model for the way environment influences the chance of violence.





Cochlear Hearing Loss

Author : Brian C. J. Moore

Publisher : John Wiley & Sons

Page : 344 pages

File Size : 15,82 MB

Release : 2007-09-27

Category : Medical

ISBN : 9780470518182

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Book Description

Since the first edition was published in 1998, considerable advances have been made in the fields of pitch perception and speech perception. In addition, there have been major changes in the way that hearing aids work, and the features they offer. This book will provide an understanding of the changes in perception that take place when a person has cochlear hearing loss so the reader understands not only what does happen, but why it happens. It interrelates physiological and perceptual data and presents both this and basic concepts in an integrated manner. The goal is to convey an understanding of the perceptual changes associated with cochlear hearing loss, of the difficulties faced by the hearing-impaired person, and the limitations of current hearing aids.