Noise is a pervasive and influential source of stress. Whether through the acute effects of
impulse noise or the chronic influence of prolonged exposure, the challenge of noise …

Sustained attention, often referred to as vigilance in humans, is the ability to maintain goal-
directed behavior for extended periods of time and respond to intermittent targets in the …

Task-irrelevant noises pose deleterious effects on task performance, health, and work safety,
especially in the construction field. However, the quantitative effects of noise on the cognitive …

Task performance is frequently stressful, especially when the task imposes high cognitive
demands. Research has shown that the subjective stress response to performance is …

Loss of vigilance may lead to impaired performance in various applied settings including
military operations, transportation, and industrial inspection. Individuals differ considerably …

A substantial amount of studies have addressed the influence of sound on human
performance. In many of these, however, the large acoustic differences between …

Purpose The aim of this review is to document the role of physical environmental factors in
clinical environments and their impact on patients and staff wellness with a particular focus …

The acoustic environment in the office space is a significant factor affecting workers'
performance. Whereas existing research focuses mainly on the impact of the acoustic …

Conscious appraisals of stress, or stress states, are an important aspect of human
performance. This article presents evidence supporting the validity and measurement …

Vigilance is notoriously hard to predict from personality measures. This study adopted a new
multivariate approach based on attentional resource theory. Measures were taken of the …