10 results on '"Toma, ROXANA ADINA"'
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2. The effects of different sound environments on physiological stress recovery and perceived Restorativeness.
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Massimiliano Masullo, Toma, Roxana Adina, Ruiz, Juan Miguel Navarro, Bellot, Jorge Hernandez, and Maffei, Luigi
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PHYSIOLOGICAL stress ,HEART beat ,TEMPERATURE ,HUMIDITY ,SHAFTS (Excavations) - Abstract
In a threatening situation, various physiological and psychological processes are activated. In particular, the activation of the sympathetic nervous system has been found to be related with the increase in heart rate, electrodermal activity, and negative emotions. According to Ulrich's theory, stress recovery involves physiological and psychological components, while the recharging of anabolic energy involved in the psychophysiological response to a stress factor falls under the broader concept of Restorativeness. Indoor, outdoor, natural, and built environments can affect differently stress recovery and perceived Restorativeness. Through a test conducted within the Catholic University of San Antonio campus in Murcia (UCAM), this still ongoing study investigates the changes of some physiological variables and subjective assessment in different multisensory environmental conditions (i.e., acoustic, temperature, relative humidity) and presents some preliminary results. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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3. Effects of Industrial Noise on Physiological Responses.
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Masullo, Massimiliano, Toma, Roxana Adina, and Maffei, Luigi
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INDUSTRIAL noise ,NOISE pollution ,GALVANIC skin response ,JOB performance ,DECIBEL meters - Abstract
Noise pollution is one of the most common workplace hazards. Noise exposure may induce auditory and extra-auditory physiological and psychological alterations that affect job performance, safety, comfort, and wellbeing. Recent research showed a connection between frequency components of noise and health outcomes, annoyance, physiological and psychological changes. This study investigated whether and how the activation of different typologies of industrial noises set at three different sound levels induced increases in electrodermal activity (EDA) and the heart rate variations differently. A laboratory listening test was performed for the study, in which 24 subjects were exposed to the activation of different industrial noises: Low Frequency, High Frequency, and Modulated noises at Low, Medium, and High sound levels, while some physiological responses were recorded. The noise stimuli were also evaluated based on a self-report questionnaire. Results show that the EDA variation increases as the Sound Level increases and is higher at HF. In contrast, no relevant changes have been found in RR variation. EDA changes are also related to the perception of the Valence dimension of the noise environment, while RR variations not. The findings of this study emphasized that the changes in EDA depend on the sound levels and frequency content of industrial noise typologies, as well as on the perception of their Valence. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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4. Objective and subjective assessment of pockets of quiet inside historical urban areas
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Maffei Luigi, Toma Roxana Adina, Masullo Massimiliano, Maffei Luigi, Toma Roxana Adina, Masullo Massimiliano, Maffei, Luigi, Toma Roxana, Adina, and Masullo, Massimiliano
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Many studies have highlighted the relationship between exposure to high noise levels and adverse health effects. Noise pollution is, for example, responsible for some detrimental psychological and physiological effects. WHO estimated that, in Western Europe, due to environmental noise the DALYs (Disability-adjusted life years) lost, and directly connected only to noise annoyance, are about 654.000 years. With this premise, urban sound planning should take into account the restoring capacities for the population that quite areas, such as urban green parks, can perform. Unfortunately, within historical city centers, these areas are generally missing and it is quite impossible to consider the design of new parks. A previous research showed that, potentially, a capillary presence inside the urban context of cloisters and courts could represent a valid alternative. The aim of this research is to analyze, with a multisensory approach, how spending time inside cloisters, courts and in general other spaces of historical and cultural value can influence the well-being of the population and compensate the noise stress in urban areas. Subjective Questionnaires, Physical Measurements and the evaluation of the Qualitative Aspects (QualiAs) of sites were carried out and statistically analyzed.
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- 2018
5. Acoustic feedback of VR welding simulator
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Sorrentino Francesco, Pascale Aniello, Pirozzi Raffaele, Masullo Massimiliano, Toma Roxana Adina, Maffei Luigi, AA.VV., Sorrentino, Francesco, Pascale, Aniello, Pirozzi, Raffaele, Masullo, Massimiliano, Toma Roxana, Adina, and Maffei, Luigi
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- 2019
6. Influence of Climatic Conditions on Dynamic Performance of Solar Hybrid Heating and Cooling Systems Integrating Seasonal Borehole Thermal Energy Storages: Application to School Buildings in the Campania Region of Italy.
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Rosato, Antonio, Ciervo, Antonio, Vigliotti, Renata Concetta, Toma, Roxana Adina, Pellegrino, Rossana, Ciampi, Giovanni, Scorpio, Michelangelo, and Sibilio, Sergio
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BOREHOLES ,HEAT storage ,SCHOOL buildings ,SOLAR panels ,ENERGY storage - Abstract
In this paper 5 different case studies of solar hybrid heating and cooling networks serving 5 different school buildings assumed as representative of the 5 provinces of the Campania region (southern Italy) have been modelled, dynamically simulated and analyzed by means of the software TRNSYS over a 5-year period. The plants are based on the operation of solar thermal collectors coupled with a seasonal borehole thermal energy storage; the solar field is also integrated with photovoltaic panels coupled with an electric energy storage; a solar-powered adsorption system is used for covering the cooling requirements. Specific weather data files have been developed for each city based on 1-year in-situ hourly measurements to accurately take into account the influence of climatic conditions on systems' performance; the effects of thermo-physical properties of underground associated to the different locations have also been taken into consideration according to measured data available in the literature. The proposed systems have been compared with conventional Italian heating and cooling plants from energy, environmental and economic points of view in order to assess the potential benefits, highlight the effects of both weather data and characteristics of underground as well as promote the diffusion of solar systems for Italian applications. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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7. The Restorativeness of Outdoor Historical Sites in Urban Areas: Physical and Perceptual Correlations.
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Masullo, Massimiliano, Ozcevik Bilen, Asli, Toma, Roxana Adina, Akin Guler, Gulsen, Maffei, Luigi, and Trivic, Zdravko
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Growing tourist flows, which crowd ancient city centres, have modified their liveability and threatened conservation. They have increased the need for quiet places, primarily where green parks are missing. While previous studies have highlighted the possibility of reusing hidden sites of historical buildings, it is not clear if this scheme can also be applied in other contexts, and which physical or perceptual dimensions are mainly related to the restoration of these sites. If greenery and water elements induce positive effects on people's well-being, we want to understand if the historical–artistic component can be just as important for people's restorativeness. To this end, the physical and perceptual characteristics of 20 different sites in Naples and Istanbul were investigated through objective and subjective surveys. The results show that the sound levels inside sites cannot consistently account for the perception of the restorativeness in Italy and Turkey, while some sound level differences caused by outside noise could. Moreover, soundscape, appreciation, maintenance/management, and importance/relevance were the main perceptual dimensions describing these places. The importance/relevance dimension was strongly correlated with all the components of the restorativeness, especially with the fascination. These findings are consistent between the Italian and Turkish groups. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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8. Historical Cloisters and Courtyards as Quiet Areas.
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Masullo, Massimiliano, Castanò, Francesca, Toma, Roxana Adina, and Maffei, Luigi
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Searching for renovating and/or constructing quiet areas in historical urban sites, along with the conservation and valorization policies of the tangible and intangible value of historic urban sites are goals that can be combined into a unique sustainable strategy for the preservation of the sense of place and identity of communities as well as their well-being. Historic cloisters and courtyards are examples of such sites. Due to their physical, architectural, environmental and cultural features, they present restorative capabilities that could qualify them as quite areas. This paper aims to establish a new procedure that, through the exploration and analysis of past and current aspects of these sites, makes it possible to classify them and understand whether they still preserve a restorative character. A graphic representation, obtained from a historical analysis and an objective description of past and current historical/architectural, environmental and cultural scenarios, has been used. The results were compared with those of the Perceived Restorativeness Scale (PRS-11). A diamond shape represents highly restorative sites, while deviations from this shape were found to be weakly correlated with a restorative nature. This has also been shown by the high positive correlation of analytical parameters with the PRS-11 score and, in particular, with the component of Fascination. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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9. The Restorativeness of Outdoor Historical Sites in Urban Areas: Physical and Perceptual Correlations
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Luigi Maffei, Roxana Adina Toma, Massimiliano Masullo, Asli Ozcevik Bilen, Gulsen Akin Guler, Masullo, Massimiliano, Ozcevik Bilen, Asli, Toma, Roxana Adina, Akin Guler, Gulsen, and Maffei, Luigi
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Soundscape ,noise ,quiet area ,Ancient city ,Turkish ,media_common.quotation_subject ,historical centres ,Geography, Planning and Development ,TJ807-830 ,010501 environmental sciences ,Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law ,TD194-195 ,01 natural sciences ,Renewable energy sources ,courtyards ,historical centre ,Perception ,GE1-350 ,Dimension (data warehouse) ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,media_common ,Environmental effects of industries and plants ,Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment ,05 social sciences ,050301 education ,restorativene ,quiet areas ,language.human_language ,Environmental sciences ,Geography ,courtyard ,Threatened species ,language ,0503 education ,Tourism ,restorativeness ,Cognitive psychology - Abstract
Growing tourist flows, which crowd ancient city centres, have modified their liveability and threatened conservation. They have increased the need for quiet places, primarily where green parks are missing. While previous studies have highlighted the possibility of reusing hidden sites of historical buildings, it is not clear if this scheme can also be applied in other contexts, and which physical or perceptual dimensions are mainly related to the restoration of these sites. If greenery and water elements induce positive effects on people’s well-being, we want to understand if the historical–artistic component can be just as important for people’s restorativeness. To this end, the physical and perceptual characteristics of 20 different sites in Naples and Istanbul were investigated through objective and subjective surveys. The results show that the sound levels inside sites cannot consistently account for the perception of the restorativeness in Italy and Turkey, while some sound level differences caused by outside noise could. Moreover, soundscape, appreciation, maintenance/management, and importance/relevance were the main perceptual dimensions describing these places. The importance/relevance dimension was strongly correlated with all the components of the restorativeness, especially with the fascination. These findings are consistent between the Italian and Turkish groups.
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- 2021
10. The sound as factor of reuse of Cultural Heritage in a modern key
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Roxana Adina, Toma, Massimiliano Masullo, Luigi Maffei, AA. VV., Toma, Roxana Adina, Masullo, Massimiliano, and Maffei, Luigi
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sound ,cultural heritage ,human well-being - Abstract
Cultural heritage is one of the most important aspect of our historical memory which must be protected and valued. This can be done through the architectural conservation of historical buildings or through the valorisation of their cultural function. The sound can play a key role for these sites and for their reuse, implementing urban revitalization strategies and providing them new functions for the needs of society. Today many cultural sites already host temporary spectacles, such as: live music events, artistic exhibitions, musicals and theatrical performances; on the other side they could be used for the restoration of citizens and tourists. This paper shows the different uses of historical sites where the sound is used for human well-being and for conservative and regenerative purposes.
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- 2018
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