Short-term effects are associated to disturbance of intended activities (e.g., concentration, sleep, performance), annoyance, and stress responses [4,23,24,25], whereas psychophysiological reactions (e.g., cardiovascular, and neuroendocrine aspects), and disorders (e.g., cardiovascular, and ...
rail traffic noise;acoustic comfort;noise disturbance 1. Introduction With the rapid development of urbanization, the demand for office space in cities has significantly increased. The quality of the acoustic environment in the office space becomes a critical factor affecting the work performance and we...
Comprehensively, night-time noise is associated with the development of allergic disease by complex interaction with sleep disturbance, neuroendocrine system, immune system, and autonomic system [6]. In our study, the noise estimates of the subjects were mostly over 40 dB; some of them even ...