A5007456281- Noise Effects and Management
- Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation
- Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Speech and Audio Processing
- Vehicle Noise and Vibration Control
- Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
- Multisensory perception and integration
- Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
- Underwater Acoustics Research
- Animal Nutrition and Physiology
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
- Advanced Adaptive Filtering Techniques
- Bluetooth and Wireless Communication Technologies
- Nursing care and research
- Aging, Health, and Disability
- Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics
- Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies
- Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock
- Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis
- Music Technology and Sound Studies
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Wind and Air Flow Studies
- Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics
Ghent University
2016-2025
Ghent University Hospital
2023-2024
University Foundation
2018
University of Southern Indiana
2018
University College Ghent
2017
The poultry industry relies on highly efficient production systems. For sustainable food production, where maintaining broiler welfare is crucial, it essential to have robust data collection systems and automated methods for assessing health welfare. This paper presents the development implementation of an acoustic system designed detect differentiate between four distinct vocalizations chickens-pleasure notes, distress calls, short peeps, warbles-while filtering out background noise other...
Recently there has been an increasing interest in the acoustic environment and its perceptual counterpart (i.e., soundscape) of care facilities their potential to affect experience residents with dementia. There is evidence that too loud sounds or poor soundscape quality more generally can negatively life people dementia increase agitation. The AcustiCare project aims use approach enhance Quality Life (QoL) reduce Behavioral Psychological Symptoms Dementia (BPSD), as well improving everyday...
The massive production of microphones for consumer electronics, and the shift from dedicated processing hardware to PC-based systems, opens way build affordable, extensive noise measurement networks. Applications include e.g. limit urban soundscape monitoring, validation calculated maps. Microphones are critical components such a network. Therefore, in first step, some basic characteristics 8 microphones, distributed over wide range price classes, were measured standardized an anechoic...
There are relatively few studies on the acoustic environment of care facilities. However, sound is an important component users’ experience and quality life in these spaces, particularly nursing homes, where both staff residents have medium- to long-term perspectives, contrarily hospital settings. This study included online large-scale survey for homes Flanders it targeted group professionals. It aimed at providing overview about noise sensitivity perception members their work environment,...
Requirements for static (prediction of Lden and diurnal averaged noise pattern) dynamic 15 min 60 evolution LAeq statistical levels LA90,LA50 LA10) level monitoring are investigated in this paper. Noise measured 72 consecutive days at 5 neighboring streets an inner-city measurement network Gent, Flanders, Belgium. We present a method to make predictions based on fixed station, combined with short-term sampling temporary stations. It is shown that relying station improves the estimation other...
Sound and its resulting soundscape is a major appraisal component of the living environment. Where environmental sounds (e.g., outdoor traffic sounds) are often perceived as negative, containing natural can also have positive effect on health well-being. This supportive getting increasing attention for use in practice. paper addresses design sonic environment persons with dementia nursing homes. Starting from review key mechanisms related to perception, cognitive deficits behavior, framework...
Street reverberation can strongly increase sound pressure levels in urban streets. In noise mapping models on the other hand, including a sufficient number of reflections is computationally very costly. A simple regression model developed this study, based typical street width and façade height or roughness old city centers many European cities. This measurements with mobile setup 99 streets Ghent, Belgium, representative for common morphology. The reflection ratio (RR) used as parameter to...
Acoustic comfort is becoming an increasingly important dimension for practitioners in the context of design care facilities older adults, namely nursing homes. Defining quality these spaces based on room acoustics criteria alone might be challenging if aspects related to their functioning (e.g., speech-based activities) are not taken into account. The acoustical capacity concept has been previously proposed eating establishments as a way provide assessment both physical characteristics space...
With the advance of electronics, sound level meters have become more powerful when it comes to analyzing and storing huge amount measurements. In recent years, these devices been hooked up internet stream life data. IDEA project, whole concept a observatory is turned upside down by stripping sensor nodes their bare essential, migrating all logic data storage computing centers. This opens new opportunities in particular for long-term environmental monitoring analysis. As unlimited power...
Abstract Background and Objectives Sound is an important environmental factor that influences the expression of behavioral psychological symptoms dementia. Recent research on effect soundscape has shown promising results in improving impact people with However, no controlled studies have aimed to quantify effects intervention resident outcomes. The aim this study was assess feasibility a dementia symptoms. Research Design Methods Pilot single-blind repeated-measures randomized trial...
With the advance of electronics, sound level meters have become more powerful when it comes to analyzing and storing huge amount measurements. In recent years, these devices been hooked up internet stream life data. IDEA project, whole concept a observatory is turned upside down by stripping sensor nodes their bare essential, migrating all logic data storage computing centers. This opens new opportunities in particular for long-term environmental monitoring analysis. As unlimited power...
In elderly care a nursing home is facility where on residential basis different caring functions are taking place in order to satisfy the specific needs of residents. As many outdoor and indoor situations, soundscape such space, as originated form its acoustic environment, crucial importance since it has potential affect behaviour Apart from sounds originating care-related interactions between staff members residents other typical sound sources like equipment noise, major contribution...