Assessment methods and factors determining positive indoor soundscapes in residential buildings: A systematic review

S Torresin, R Albatici, F Aletta, F Babich, J Kang - Sustainability, 2019 - mdpi.com
The design of an indoor acoustic environment positively perceived by building occupants
requires a perceptual approach to be adopted in order to define what makes it sound good …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of environmental sound quality on soundscape preference in a public urban space

KW Ma, CM Mak, HM Wong - Applied Acoustics, 2021 - Elsevier
A public urban space is undoubtedly one of the key elements in urban planning. It allows
citizens with different backgrounds to freely accesses for various healthy, social, or …

[HTML][HTML] People's subjective and physiological responses to the combined thermal-acoustic environments

H Guan, S Hu, M Lu, M He, Z Mao, G Liu - Building and Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
When people are in real cases, the thermal environment and acoustic environment have an
important influence on subjective and physiological responses and affect human comfort …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of the acoustic characteristics of natural sounds on perceived tranquility, emotional valence and arousal in patients with anxiety disorders

Y Ge, H Xie, M Su, T Gu - Applied Acoustics, 2023 - Elsevier
As a supplement to music therapy, natural sounds have become an effective means of
relieving anxiety. This research investigates the natural acoustic characteristics that affect …

[HTML][HTML] Combined effects of sound and illuminance on indoor environmental perception

W Yang, HJ Moon - Applied Acoustics, 2018 - Elsevier
Cross-modal effects of sound and illuminance were investigated in an indoor environmental
chamber with 60 university students (30 men and 30 women) aged 18–26 years. A within …

[HTML][HTML] Exposure to blue space surroundings and depressive symptoms in young Chinese adults: The mediating role of sleep

J Li, J Hou, L Zhang, S Dou, L Yang, V Teng… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Objective Existing evidence suggests that the natural environment can influence mental
health. However, limited research has focused on the relationship between blue space and …

On the effectiveness of facial expression recognition for evaluation of urban sound perception

Q Meng, X Hu, J Kang, Y Wu - Science of The Total Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
Sound perception studies mostly depend on questionnaires with fixed indicators. Therefore,
it is desirable to explore methods with dynamic outputs. The present study aims to explore …

[HTML][HTML] Does background sounds distort concentration and verbal reasoning performance in open-plan office?

H Liu, H He, J Qin - Applied Acoustics, 2021 - Elsevier
Sound distraction is often seen as an enemy of productivity, especially in the open-plan
office. The present study involves a laboratory experiment exploring the effect of six kinds of …

Design of P-FLANN Model for Intelligent Water Fountain Sound Pleasantness Monitoring Using Bio-inspired Computing and Human Speech Perception

B Brahma, TK Dash, G Panda… - Journal of Artificial …, 2023 - ojs.istp-press.com
Cognitive-inspired computational systems play a crucial role in designing intelligent health
monitoring systems which help both patients and hospitals. It also helps in early and …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of recorded water sounds on intrusive traffic noise perception under three indoor temperatures

W Yang, HJ Moon - Applied Acoustics, 2019 - Elsevier
The effects of indoor water sounds on traffic noise perception were investigated under three
room temperatures of 18° C, 24° C, and 30° C through listening experiments with 54 …