Twelve healthy male students were recruited to investigate the physiological response to
different noise exposure and mental workload (MW) conditions, while performing multi …

Noise pollution is one of the most common workplace hazards. Noise exposure may induce
auditory and extra-auditory physiological and psychological alterations that affect job …

Objective There is no information of mental strain in noise sensitive persons working under
moderate levels of noise. The aim of the study was to determine relevant dimensions of …

Prolonged environmental noise exposure can induce pathogenic effects on various physical
and psychosocial responses. The first aim of this study was to investigate whether long-term …

Background: Noise is defined as unwanted or meaningless sound that apart from auditory
adverse health effects may distract attention from cues that are important for task …

Purpose Noise, a common physical hazard in many workplaces, may affect different aspects
of human cognitive function. In this study, the effect of exposure to noise on some aspects of …

Objectives To investigate the effects of cognitively demanding work tasks and office noise on
heart rate variability (HRV), cardiovascular responses and electromyography (EMG) activity …

Background Gender can affect the relationship between noise exposure and both cognitive
function and comfort; however, evidence is still limited. This study aimed to examine the …

From a psychological standpoint, noise can disturb human mental performance in the
workplace. While loudness and sharpness of noise are usable factors for evaluating the …

Introduction: Traffic noise has been thought as a major environmental stress in modern
societies, and the cause of physiological and psychological disorders according to the World …