In recent decades low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) have been witnessing a
significant shift toward raised blood pressure; yet in LMICs, only 1 in 3 are aware of their …

Noise pollution is considered to be the third most hazardous pollution after air and water
pollution by the World Health Organization (WHO). Short as well as long-term exposure to …

Childhood obesity has become a worldwide epidemic in the 21st century. Its treatment is
challenging and often ineffective, among others due to complex, often not obvious causes …

Identification of noise sources and their ranking is a crucial part of any noise abatement
program. This is a particularly difficult task when a complex source, such as a seaport, is …

Introduction Previous literature suggested that noise exposure during pregnancy was not
associated with adverse birth outcomes. However, no studies evaluated the association …

Environmental noise characteristics are determined by factors besides its source. One such
factor is reverberation time, which in city canyons tends to be high due to the reflective …

Cardiovascular disease is the second highest cause of death in the UK. This chapter
outlines the function of the heart and circulation before describing coronary heart disease …

The microperforated compressed porous metal panel (MCPMP) absorber was proposed to
develop novel sound absorber with excellent sound absorption performance, fewer utilized …

Traffic noise is a common factor associated with elevated cardiovascular risks. Compact
environment and building morphology in a high-rise, high-density city can magnify traffic …

This paper provides an overview of non-auditory effects of noise published since the last
ICBEN conference in 2017. The paper focuses on the impact of environmental and …