Quantifying the Response of Grass Carp Larvae to Acoustic Stimuli Using Particle-Tracking Velocimetry by Hojung You, Rafael O. Tinoco

“…As the efficacy of sound barriers depends on the hearing capabilities of carp, it is important to identify whether carps can recognize acoustic signals and alter their swimming behavior. …”
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Preoperative Anxiety in the Surgical Transfer and Waiting Area: A Cross-Sectional Mixed Method Study by Mikhail Dziadzko, Tessa Mazard, Myriam Bonhomme, Mahé Raffin, Pierre Pradat, Jean-Marc Forcione, Raphael Minjard, Frederic Aubrun

“…To reduce anxiety, they mainly asked for warm blankets/music (physical/sound barriers), and extra sedative agents. The holding area may be a place to measure patients’ anxiety by paramedical staff, and to apply simple non-pharmacological interventions. …”
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Static Design for Laterally Loaded Rigid Monopiles in Cohesive Soil by Ruping Luo, Mingluqiu Hu, Min Yang, Weichao Li, Anhui Wang

“…Rigid monopiles with small slenderness ratios (i.e., ratio of monopile embedded length to outer diameter) are widely used as foundations to resist lateral load and moment transferred from superstructures, e.g., large diameter steel pipes used by offshore wind turbines and piers in electric utility industry or sound barriers. A design model for laterally loaded rigid monopiles in cohesive soil is presented in this paper. …”
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