Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1 – Sonometric Variability of Urban and Wild Nightingales (Luscinia megarhynchos L.) (pp. 1-18)
Daniel Patón, A. Jiménez and A. Hurtado (Numerical Ecology. Ecology Unit, Department of Plant Biology, Ecology and Earth Sciences, Faculty of Sciences. University of Extremadura, Badajoz, Spain)
Chapter 2 – Driver Style Influence in the Vehicle Acoustic Emissions in Urban Traffic (pp. 19-40)
J. A. Calvo, C. Álvarez-Caldas and J. L. San Román (Departamento de Ingeniería Mecánica. Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Avda. De la Universidad, Leganés, Spain)
Chapter 3 – Reaction to Hybrid Noise in Communication (pp. 41-70)
Sheuli Paul, Michael M. Richter and Volker Michel (Electrical and Information technology, University of Kaiserslautern, Germany, and others)
Chapter 4 – Evaluation of Effects on Workers’ Health due to Exposure to Different Intensity SPLs Arising from Various Work Activities: Standardized Procedures and Integrative Methods (pp. 71-110)
Adolfo Sabato, Alessandro Sabato and Alfredo Reda (Laboratorio di Tecnica del Controllo Ambientale, DIMEG, Università della Calabria, Italy)
Chapter 5 – Otoacoustics Emissions by Product of Distortion in Metallurgical Workers Exposed to Different Doses of Occupational Noise (pp. 111-128)
Marlene Escher Boger, André Luiz Lopes Sampaio, Monique Antunes de Souza Chelminski Barreto and Carlos Augusto Costa Pires de Oliveira (Audiologist, Master of Science Health and Ph.D. in Health Sciences, University of Brasilia, Brazil and others)
Chapter 6 – Earmuffs Noise Leakage (pp. 129-140)
Paulo Henrique Trombetta Zannin and Samir N. Y. Gerges (Laboratory of Environmental and Industrial Acoustics and Acoustic Comfort, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Federal University of Paraná, Brazil, and others)
Chapter 7 – Underwater Noise Pollution: Sonic Threat of Offshore Windfarms to Marine Wildlife (pp. 141-156)
Ryunosuke Kikuchi (Faculty of Science and Technology, Ryukoku University, Otsu, Japan, and others)
Chapter 8 – An Experimental Study of a One-Chamber and Two-Chamber Modified Helmholtz Resonators (pp. 157-174)
Min-Chie Chiu (Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, Chung Chou University of Science and Technology, Taiwan, ROC)
Chapter 9 – Road Traffic Noise Exposure and Annoyance: A Cross-Sectional Study in the City of Sharjah, UAE (pp. 175-184)
Hussein M. Elmehdi (Applied Physics Department, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates)
Chapter 10 – Noise Pollution in Zimbabwe: Sources, Effects and Health Implications (pp. 185-204)
Jemitias Mapira (Department of Geography and Environmental Science, Great Zimbabwe University, Masvingo City, Zimbabwe)
Index