Excessive noise in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) can interfere with infants’ growth, development and healing. We implemented a noise reduction strategy in an urban, tertiary academic medical ...

To decrease measured sound levels in the neonatal intensive care unit through implementation of human factor and minor design modification strategies. Our goal was to identify and implement human ...

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Noise from commercial and military jet aircraft causes environmental problems for communities near airports, obliging airplanes to follow often complex noise-abatement procedures on takeoff and ...

This guide has been produced to assist people in the selection of a masonry construction system to satisfy statutory requirements for acoustic performance, and to meet the specific objectives of ...

3D printers are supremely useful tools, but their incessant whining and droning can be distracting and tiresome. [Handy Bear] decided to try some simple ways to quieten down their printer using ...

3D printing techniques enable quieter, higher performing designs for final control elements. Control valve noise is a problem in many plant environments. The sound is created by very high pressure ...

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Many buildings serve purposes other than just giving us a roof over our head for shelter. Buildings such as hotels, offices, shops and medical facilities seek to offer inhabitants a sense of calmness, ...

For the brave men and women who have been to war and back, loud and thunderous noises can be more than a nuisance—they can cause serious distress. As a veteran, you may be particularly sensitive about ...