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Autor:
Fayez Abdel-Jaber, Kim N. Dirks
Publikováno v:
Buildings, Vol 14, Iss 7, p 1989 (2024)
Energy efficiency is a critical aspect of engineering due to the associated monetary and environmental benefits it can bring. One aspect in particular, namely, the prediction of heating and cooling loads, plays a significant role in reducing energy u
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/1bd1fa7304c249a183a1b79f1bcd25d0
Autor:
Fayez Abdel-Jaber, Kim N. Dirks
Publikováno v:
Buildings, Vol 14, Iss 3, p 752 (2024)
Energy efficiency is currently a hot topic in engineering due to the monetary and environmental benefits it brings. One aspect of energy efficiency in particular, the prediction of thermal loads (specifically heating and cooling), plays a significant
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/a502f867facd425fbf3a2b70682c48ef
Publikováno v:
Noise and Health, Vol 24, Iss 114, Pp 158-165 (2022)
Background: Noise sensitivity moderates the association between environmental noise exposure and annoyance and health outcomes. Methods: In normally hearing adults, we measured noise sensitivity in three ways: using the noise sensitivity questionnair
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/0ba0c1cfdb6149d6b0ba51f54b04f0b9
Autor:
Nick Talbot, Kim N. Dirks, Wendy Fan, Hamesh Patel, Seosamh B. Costello, Martin Brook, Perry Davy
Publikováno v:
Frontiers in Chemistry, Vol 10 (2022)
A case is presented for the value of archiving air quality filters to allow for retrospective analysis of emerging contaminants, that is filter constituents not considered to be harmful (and thus not identified or quantified specifically) at the time
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/4c1a934950aa4c4dab3dfb8ab2234aed
Publikováno v:
Noise and Health, Vol 23, Iss 110, Pp 87-93 (2021)
Background: For many young people, exposure to music from personal audio system use may represent a significant component of daily noise dose. Moreover, there is increasing concern for the hearing of those who listen at high volumes. The purpose of t
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/520ff88cc40a40c687d9af4440cb7d02
Publikováno v:
Transport Reviews. :1-21
Publikováno v:
Frontiers in Sustainable Cities, Vol 2 (2021)
As air pollution varies significantly in both space and time, commuter exposure may differ considerably depending on the route taken between home to work. This is especially the case for active mode commuters who often have a wider range of route cho
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/7e2a553190df4e898a86a071f93a7b44
Autor:
Wenxia Fan, Jennifer A. Salmond, Kim N. Dirks, Patricia Cabedo Sanz, Gordon M. Miskelly, Joel D. Rindelaub
Publikováno v:
Environmental Science & Technology. 56:17556-17568
This study investigated the atmospheric deposition of microplastics (MPs) in Auckland, New Zealand, from two sampling sites over a 9-week period. The sizes, morphologies, number counts, and mass concentrations of specific polymers were determined for
Publikováno v:
Noise and Health, Vol 20, Iss 96, Pp 171-177 (2018)
Introduction: The aim of the study was to determine whether those who are noise sensitive are more adversely affected by airport noise than those who are not noise sensitive. Participants and Methods: One area was very close to Wellington Internation
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https://doaj.org/article/8eb4b4c9ef5341679aca32c8eaf79d6b
Autor:
Gian Schmid, Young-min Shim, George Dodd, Justine Hui, Michael Kingan, Shaun Edlin, Sean Mascarenhas, Kim N. Dirks, Yusuke Hioka
Publikováno v:
INTER-NOISE and NOISE-CON Congress and Conference Proceedings. 263:2905-2915
This paper presents the results of a study evaluating the human perception of the noise produced by small quadcopter UAVs. The study utilised recordings of the noise produced by several different quadcopter UAVs in hover and in constant-speed flight