This paper reports new measurements of the intelligibility of speech in conditions
representative of elementary school classrooms. The speech test material was binaurally …

Portions of this work were presented at the 2010/2011 Annual Meetings of the American
Auditory Society in Scottsdale, AZ, as well as the 159th meeting of the Acoustical Society of …

This paper presents the results of an evaluation of acoustic comfort of classrooms built
according to a standard design. Three constructive designs located in the metropolitan area …

This work concerns speech intelligibility tests and measurements in three primary schools in
Italy, one of which was conducted before and after an acoustical treatment. Speech …

The potential impact of mask-wearing specifically on early-childhood speech and language
development in classrooms has not been widely reported yet, although face masks are …

In order to obtain an effective speech communication in rooms it is advisable, besides
reaching the full intelligibility of words, to minimize the effort paid by the listener in the …

Purpose: To analyze the acoustic parameters of classrooms and the relationship among
equivalent sound pressure level (L eq), reverberation time (T30), the Speech Transmission …

A small rectangular room with hard walls has a number of acoustic flaws and the most
serious drawback is a long reverberation time. A technique commonly used for improving …

Against the background of weakening face-to-face social interaction, the mental health of
college students deserves attention. There are few existing studies on the impact of …

Dominant notions of what constitutes a 'language'and what a 'dialect'within a continuum are
entirely based on sociopolitical factors (ie the 'languages by Ausbau'of Kloss), totally …