Spatial And Temporal Determinants Of A-Weighted And Frequency Specific Sound Levels—An Elastic Net Approach

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Source:Environmental Research  Authors: Erica D. Walkera, Jaime E. Harta, Petros Koutrakisa, Jennifer M. Cavallaria, Trang VoPhamb, Marcos Lunad, Francine Ladena Highlights An examination of a sound’s frequency is necessary to fully capture the environmental soundscape. Spatial-temporal models were built to characterize sound frequency using an elastic net approach. The model of a sound’s loudness using…
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2016 GREATER BOSTON NOISE REPORT

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Erica Walker, a doctoral student at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Taken by Julio Cesar Roman For the past year, as a part of my dissertation research as a doctoral candidate at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, I have been measuring sound levels and conducting the Greater Boston (now…
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Cardiovascular and stress responses to short-term noise exposures-A panel study in healthy males.

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Cardiovascular and stress responses to short-term noise exposures-A panel study in healthy males. Walker ED1, Brammer A2, Cherniack MG2, Laden F1, Cavallari JM3. Author information Abstract BACKGROUND: While previous epidemiological studies report adverse effects of long-term noise exposure on cardiovascular health, the mechanisms responsible for these effects are unclear. We sought to elucidate the cardiovascular and stress response to…
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