News tagged with noise levels
Children and teenagers at risk for noise-induced hearing loss
Apr 30, 2009 |
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Children and teenagers are frequently exposed to potentially damaging noise levels in schools, at home, and in sports, but there has been little reported on their risk for noise-induced hearing loss. In fact, three million ...
Noisy workplaces can make workers deaf
Mar 10, 2009 |
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The majority of the 650,000 employees from Quebec's manufacturing sector - specifically those working in metallurgy and sawmilling - are exposed to noise levels that exceed governmental norms.
What you see affects what you hear (Videos)
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 04, 2009 |
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Understanding what a friend is saying in the hubbub of a noisy party can present a challenge - unless you can see the friend's face.
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What's so funny about global warming?
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Ian Leung has wanted to do something about global warming for almost two decades. Ever since he switched careers in 1991 from science advisor to the Ontario Ministry of Environment to pursue a career as an actor, the environment-and ...
1,700 UK scientists back climate science
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(AP) -- Fighting back against climate skeptics, over 1,700 scientists in Britain have signed a statement defending the evidence that climate change is being caused by humans, Britain's weather office said Thursday.
Jefferson neurosurgeon helps draft new treatment guidelines for brain metastases
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New treatment guidelines for patients with brain metastases are now available from the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS). David Andrews, M.D., F.A.C.S., ...
A novel, 10,000-year study of strata compaction and sea-level rise on English coast
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
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Environmental scientists at the University of Pennsylvania and Durham University have employed a novel combination of geological and model reconstructions of wetland environments during a 10,000-year period ...
Physical education teaching staff play key role in making you like sport
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What factors have an influence in making us like sport in the physical education classes we receive in school? According to a new investigation, physical education teaching staff must develop the responsibility, ...
Helpful or creepy? Overpersonalized Web sites may spook shoppers
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Michael Redding describes the get-to-know-you game between man and machine as a version of "Name That Tune."
Highlight: Solar - Bridging the gap
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Titanium dioxide, the same inexpensive white pigment that protects us from sunburns, can be converted into a material that absorbs sunlight and could greatly increase the efficiency of solar energy cells.
Woods scandal a boon to Internet publications
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(AP) -- The Tiger Woods sex scandal has been a boon for online publications, even though it hasn't generated the same amount of Internet traffic as Michael Jackson's death or President Barack Obama's inauguration.
Traditional craft industry with a bright future
Dec 01, 2009 |
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Mary and Joseph, the angels, the manger -- at Christmas time, lots of people still decorate their homes with high-quality wooden figures depicting the nativity scene. Now, the wood carvers of South Tyrol are ...
Hospital noise initiative reduces average peak decibel levels by 20 percent
Nov 30, 2009 |
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Patients often complain that getting a good night's sleep or a bit of peace and quiet in hospital can be difficult. But a study published in the December issue of the Journal of Clinical Nursing has shown that adopting some s ...
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