Field Studies of Habituation to Change in Nighttime Aircraft Noise and of Sleep Motility Measurement Methods

1998 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sanford Fidell ◽  
Richard Howe ◽  
Barbara Tabachnick ◽  
Karl Pearsons ◽  
Laura Silvati ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Field Studies ◽  
Measurement Methods ◽  
Aircraft Noise

Review of field studies of aircraft noise-induced sleep disturbance

2007 ◽  
Vol 121 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
David S. Michaud ◽  
Sanford Fidell ◽  
Karl Pearsons ◽  
Kenneth C. Campbell ◽  
Stephen E. Keith
Keyword(s):  
Sleep Disturbance ◽  
Field Studies ◽  
Aircraft Noise

Effects of Aircraft Noise on an Intelligibility Task

1980 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 183-188 ◽  
Author(s):  
Malcolm D. Arnoult ◽  
James W. Voorhees
Keyword(s):  
Close Agreement ◽  
Field Studies ◽  
Aircraft Noise ◽  
Helicopter Noise ◽  
Loudness Level

The recorded sounds of three aircraft (T28 propeller airplane, Bell 204B helicopter, and Bell 206 helicopter) flying directly overhead at 300 ft and 900 ft (91.4 m and 274.3 m) were played While subjects engaged in an audiovisual task. The subjects viewed a series of 35-mm color slides of everyday scenes and heard them described by one-word labels. Each label was to be identified as "Right," "Wrong," or "Unheard." The results were in close agreement with previous field studies on the rated "annoyingness" of aircraft sounds and provided no support for the contention that impulsive helicopter noise ("blade-slap") is disruptive in ways not accoullfed for by simple measures of loudness level

Development of a methodology for field studies on the effects of aircraft noise on sleep

2017 ◽  
Vol 141 (5) ◽  
pp. 3967-3967
Author(s):  
Sarah McGuire ◽  
Mathias Basner
Keyword(s):  
Field Studies ◽  
Aircraft Noise

Review of Field Studies of Aircraft Noise-Induced Sleep Disturbance

2008 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 12-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
David S. Michaud ◽  
Sanford Fidell ◽  
Karl Pearsons ◽  
Kenneth C. Campbell ◽  
Stephen E. Keith
Keyword(s):  
Sleep Disturbance ◽  
Field Studies ◽  
Aircraft Noise

Review of field studies of aircraft noise-induced sleep disturbance

Noise Notes ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 15-30
Author(s):  
David Michaud ◽  
Sanford Fidell ◽  
Karl Pearsons ◽  
Kenneth Campbell ◽  
Stephen Keith
Keyword(s):  
Sleep Disturbance ◽  
Field Studies ◽  
Aircraft Noise

Measurement methods for high-performance jet aircraft noise inside a hardened aircraft shelter

2017 ◽  
Vol 142 (4) ◽  
pp. 2514-2514
Author(s):  
Richard L. McKinley ◽  
Alan T. Wall ◽  
Theo A. van Veen ◽  
Jaap van't Hof
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
Measurement Methods ◽  
Aircraft Noise

The West London Schools Study: the effects of chronic aircraft noise exposure on child health

2001 ◽  
Vol 31 (8) ◽  
pp. 1385-1396 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. M. HAINES ◽  
S. A. STANSFELD ◽  
S. BRENTNALL ◽  
J. HEAD ◽  
B. BERRY ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Performance ◽  
Stress Responses ◽  
Noise Exposure ◽  
Cognitive Impairments ◽  
Field Studies ◽  
Aircraft Noise ◽  
Confounding Factors ◽  
Noise Effects ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Memory And Attention

Background. Previous field studies have indicated that children's cognitive performance is impaired by chronic aircraft noise exposure. However, these studies have not been of sufficient size to account adequately for the role of confounding factors. The objective of this study was to test whether cognitive impairments and stress responses (catecholamines, cortisol and perceived stress) are attributable to aircraft noise exposure after adjustment for school and individual level confounding factors and to examine whether children exposed to high levels of social disadvantage are at greater risk of noise effects.Methods. The cognitive performance and health of 451 children aged 8–11 years, attending 10 schools in high aircraft noise areas (16 h outdoor Leq > 63 dBA) was compared with children attending 10 matched control schools exposed to lower levels of aircraft noise (16 h outdoor Leq < 57 dBA).Results. Noise exposure was associated with impaired reading on difficult items and raised annoyance, after adjustment for age, main language spoken and household deprivation. There was no variation in the size of the noise effects in vulnerable subgroups of children. High levels of noise exposure were not associated with impairments in mean reading score, memory and attention or stress responses. Aircraft noise was weakly associated with hyperactivity and psychological morbidity.Conclusions. Chronic noise exposure is associated with raised noise annoyance in children. The cognitive results indicate that chronic aircraft noise exposure does not always lead to generalized cognitive effects but, rather, more selective cognitive impairments on difficult cognitive tests in children.

scholarly journals Assessment of the Influence of Road Infrastructure Parameters on the Behaviour of Drivers and Pedestrians in Pedestrian Crossing Areas

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (12) ◽  
pp. 3559
Author(s):  
Marcin Budzynski ◽  
Anna Gobis ◽  
Lucyna Guminska ◽  
Lukasz Jelinski ◽  
Mariusz Kiec ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cross Section ◽  
Road Safety ◽  
Road Traffic Accident ◽  
Traffic Accident ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Field Studies ◽  
Measurement Methods ◽  
Similar Work ◽  
Road Users ◽  
Pedestrian Crossing

Pedestrians are participants and, most likely, fatalities in every third road traffic accident in Poland. Over 30% of all fatalities on Polish roads are pedestrians. Accidents with pedestrians are very often the result of various factors related to the infrastructure and behaviour of pedestrians and drivers. The objective of the work was to assess driver and pedestrian behaviour in pedestrian crossing areas. The research also served as a pilot study for similar work to be conducted across Poland, and constituted the basis for monitoring the behaviour of road users in the area of pedestrian crossings. Parameters which must be analysed were identified on the basis of field studies. Principles of selecting test sites were adopted, and measurement methods for pedestrian crossing areas are presented. The influence of the location of the selected test cross-section infrastructure parameters on the behaviour of road users in pedestrian crossing areas is demonstrated. The results of the study will be used as a basis for new solutions involving pedestrian crossing infrastructure designed to improve pedestrian safety. The results were also used in formulating new regulations for the design and maintenance of pedestrian crossings and recommendations for road safety auditors.

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