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Acute exposure to simulated nocturnal traffic noise and cardiovascular complications and sleep disturbance—results from a pooled analysis of human field studies
ObjectivesA series of human field studies demonstrated that acute exposure to simulated nocturnal traffic noise is associated with cardiovascular...
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Noise Pollution and Associated Hearing Loss in a Metropolitan City—a Preliminary Report
To measure the amount of noise produced in busy parts of a metropolitan and also to assess the audiological status of the civilians exposed to such...
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A Bayesian network model to predict the role of hospital noise, annoyance, and sensitivity in quality of patient care
BackgroundHospital noise can adversely impact nurses’ health, their cognitive function and emotion and in turn, influence the quality of patient care...
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Acute exposure to nocturnal train noise induces endothelial dysfunction and pro-thromboinflammatory changes of the plasma proteome in healthy subjects
Nocturnal train noise exposure has been associated with hypertension and myocardial infarction. It remains unclear whether acute nighttime train...
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The Great Belt train accident: the emergency medical services response
BackgroundMajor incidents (MI) are rare occurrences in Scandinavia. Literature depicting Scandinavian MI management is scarce and case reports and...
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More than fear? Brain activation patterns of dental phobic patients before and after an exposure-based treatment
Hyperactivation of brain networks conferring defensive mobilization is assumed to underlie inappropriate defensive-preparation in patients with...
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CO2 reactivity as a biomarker of exposure-based therapy non-response: study protocol
BackgroundExposure-based therapy is an effective first-line treatment for anxiety-, obsessive–compulsive, and trauma- and stressor-related disorders;...
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Home environment and noise disturbance in a national sample of multi-family buildings in Sweden-associations with medical symptoms
BackgroundPoor acoustic conditions at home can have negative health impact. The aim was to investigate home environment factors and medical symptoms...
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Transportation noise pollution and cardiovascular disease
Epidemiological studies have found that transportation noise increases the risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, with high-quality evidence...
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Monitoring Depth of Neuromuscular Blockade
Purpose of ReviewThis review discusses alternative quantitative neuromuscular blockade monitoring methods and advantages and disadvantages of each...
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Deep learning–based scan range optimization can reduce radiation exposure in coronary CT angiography
ObjectivesCardiac computed tomography (CT) is essential in diagnosing coronary heart disease. However, a disadvantage is the associated radiation...
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Association between microbiome and the development of adverse posttraumatic neuropsychiatric sequelae after traumatic stress exposure
Patients exposed to trauma often experience high rates of adverse post-traumatic neuropsychiatric sequelae (APNS). The biological mechanisms...
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Insights into noise and vibration stemming from the gym’s heavy lifting
In 2011, the percentage of the American population affected by Noise Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL) was 15.3%. Unlike most forms of hearing loss, this...
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Predicting traffic noise using land-use regression—a scalable approach
BackgroundIn modern societies, noise is ubiquitous. It is an annoyance and can have a negative impact on human health as well as on the environment....
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Optimal-design domain-adaptation for exposure prediction in two-stage epidemiological studies
BackgroundIn the first stage of a two-stage study , the researcher uses a statistical model to impute the unobserved exposures. In the second stage,...
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Occupational exposure to asbestos in the steel industry (1972–2006)
BackgroundHistorically, the use of asbestos in steelmaking has been limited to a few applications. Due to its physical and chemical properties,...
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Ablation of lysozyme M-positive cells prevents aircraft noise-induced vascular damage without improving cerebral side effects
Aircraft noise induces vascular and cerebral inflammation and oxidative stress causing hypertension and cardiovascular/cerebral dysfunction. With the...
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Support-vector classification of low-dose nitrous oxide administration with multi-channel EEG power spectra
Support-vector machines (SVMs) can potentially improve patient monitoring during nitrous oxide anaesthesia. By elucidating the effects of low-dose...
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The short-term association between exposure to noise and heart rate variability in daily locations and mobility contexts
BackgroundPersonal exposure to noise has been shown to be associated with concomitant increases and lagged decreases of short-term heart rate...
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Radiation reduction for interventional radiology imaging: a video frame interpolation solution
PurposeThe aim of this study was to diminish radiation exposure in interventional radiology (IR) imaging while maintaining image quality. This was...
