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  • Our model is limited by the assumption that environmental fluctuations equally and proportionally affect the vector biting rate, mortality rate, and the ability of mosquitoes to pass the pathogen on to hosts, all of which may be non-linearly correlated with environmental variables like temperature, rainfall, and humidity.

    Nonlinear effects of noise on outbreaks of mosquito-borne diseases · 2026 · DOI

  • This visual example underscores that future research on ground handling personnel noise exposure should be validated using personal noise dosimetry, which would allow individualised exposure to be isolated from such transient, uncontrolled background contributions—a capability beyond the scope of the present fixed-point survey.

    Operational A-Weighted Noise Exposure in Airport Apron Environments: A Field Survey of Ground Handling Activities Under APU, GPU and PCA Configurations · 2026 · DOI

  • Although the questionnaire demonstrated good internal consistency and underwent expert review and pilot testing, it has not received comprehensive psychometric validation among Saudi ICU nurses, so its construct validity and temporal stability in this context remain to be established.

    Perceived Noise Levels in Intensive Care Units and Their Self-Reported Adverse Effects on Nurses in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study · 2026 · DOI

  • Although numerous studies have investigated the associations between AGT polymorphisms (specifically A-20 C and T174M loci) and EH development, the reported findings remain inconsistent across different populations. To further elucidate this relationship, large-scale studies incorporating stratified analyses across diverse ethnic groups and sex-specific subgroups are warranted.

    Effect of the interaction between noise exposure and AGT gene polymorphisms in steelworkers on essential hypertension · 2026 · DOI

  • Prior studies have primarily focused on noise exposure and demographic characteristics, neglecting the potential modifying effect of BMI. There is a lack of research on the interaction between occupational noise exposure and metabolic characteristics like BMI. The study aims to address this gap by examining the effect of BMI modification on occupational noise exposure duration and hypertension risk.

    Body mass index modifies the noise-hypertension link: a cross-sectional study in automobile workers · 2026 · DOI

  • As such, future research should consider longitudinal analyses to evaluate the sustainability outcomes, economic feasibility, and return on investment of NbSs over time, and provide a deeper understanding of their practical value and potential trade-offs.

    Harnessing Nature-Based Solutions for a Green and Sustainable Built Environment in South Africa · 2025 · DOI

  • Future research should consider expanding the sample and including a broader range of educational contexts to explore how soundscapes influence emotional and academic well-being across different cultures and environments.

    The Use of Soundscapes in Environmental Education: Teachers’ Competencies in Auditory Analysis and Emotional Identification · 2025 · DOI

  • As health providers, we need to understand the biological effects of RF-EMF and to listen to EMF hypersensitive individuals with sleep complaints associated with mobile telecommunication—a situation that needs to be explored in children and adolescents using cell phones.

    Sleep and Arousal Hubs and Ferromagnetic Ultrafine Particulate Matter and Nanoparticle Motion Under Electromagnetic Fields: Neurodegeneration, Sleep Disorders, Orexinergic Neurons, and Air Pollution in Young Urbanites · 2025 · DOI

  • To address data gaps, Gaussian blur techniques were applied to ensure the integrity and continuity of the noise field. The optimized noise field not only presents a more detailed spatial distribution but also reflects the real changes in noise intensity, enhancing the credibility of the simulation.

    Machine Learning-Enhanced 3D GIS Urban Noise Mapping with Multi-Modal Factors · 2025 · DOI

  • Although numerous studies have reported that environmental factors play a key role in the development of PD, it remains unclear how environmental noise exposure affects PD severity.

    Environmental noise-induced changes to the IC-SNc circuit promotes motor deficits and neuronal vulnerability in a mouse model of Parkinson’s Disease · 2025 · DOI

  • The limitations of this study are as follows: first, because the data were cross-sectional, information about individual hearing loss changes was not available. Thus, further studies are warranted for a more precise relationship between noise exposure and age-related hearing changes.

    Does occupational noise exposure aggravate age-related hearing loss? A population-based study · 2026 · DOI

  • Within this framework, an association was observed between higher noise levels and a lower probability of low accuracy in selective attention tasks; however, this finding is inconsistent with previous evidence and is likely to reflect residual confounding, selection bias, or random variability.

    Association Between Traffic Noise and Cognitive Function: A Cross-Sectional Study in a Mid-Sized City in Northern Colombia · 2026 · DOI

  • However, the systemic metabolic consequences of the combined effects of UFP and aircraft noise (AN) exposure on health remain poorly understood.

    Plasma untargeted metabolomics reveals distinct metabolic disturbances between sexes following inhalation of ultrafine particles and exposure to aircraft noise in mice · 2026 · DOI

  • Future research could address these limitations and might consider the use of wearable technology and ergonomic assessments to more precisely measure participants’ responses to diverse stimuli.

    Which Factors Enhance the Perceived Restorativeness of Streetscapes: Sound, Vision, or Their Combined Effects? Insights from Four Street Types in Nanjing, China · 2025 · DOI

  • Future research will focus on collecting additional data and comparing the findings with those from other cities where soundscapes shaped by social activity contribute to the identity of a place, particularly from the intangible perspective of sound.

    Immersive 3D Soundscape: Analysis of Environmental Acoustic Parameters of Historical Squares in Parma (Italy) · 2025 · DOI

  • Future research should consider these baselines to quantify intervention effectiveness and regional pollution evolution under changing climatic conditions.

    A Baseline Assessment of Residential Wood Burning and Urban Air Quality in Climate-Vulnerable Chilean Cities · 2025 · DOI

  • Future research should address these gaps by expanding the scope of noise exposure studies to include a wider range of industries.

    Integrated Noise Management Strategies in Industrial Environments: A Framework for Occupational Safety, Health, and Productivity · 2025 · DOI

  • By reviewing these articles, this review found that current research related to the soundscape study of wind farms is still lacking, with more researchers focussing on wind power noise and its effects on the physical and psychological health of residents rather than on the influence of the integrated acoustic environment and context of wind farms on residents' perception.

    Soundscape research in wind farms: A state-of-art review · 2025 · DOI

  • A-weighted SPL and L den are widely used to describe the loudness of wind power noise, but no studies have yet identified the acoustic indicators that have the most significant impact on subjective emotional perceptions.

    Soundscape research in wind farms: A state-of-art review · 2025 · DOI

  • Actually, there were conflicting results regarding the effects of noise on cognitive function in previous studies.

    Experimental Evaluation of Noise Exposure Effects on Subjective Perceptions and Cognitive Performance · 2024 · DOI

  • The aim of this paper was to develop, validate, and apply a two-stage detection framework for identifying dominant wind turbine noises (Stage 1) and source-specific wind turbine noise (WTN) components (Stage 2) in long-term field measurements.

    A two-stage framework for identifying and characterizing wind turbine noise data and its validation by listening tests · 2026 · DOI

  • These factors encompass a significant, inadequately understood susceptibility to minor alterations in average climatic conditions and natural seismic phenomena, as well as limited access to data on crucial physical and sociological attributes.

    Enhancing Sustainable Railway Station Design in Tropical Climates: Insights from Thailand’s Architectural Theses and Case Studies · 2024 · DOI

  • Few studies have assessed the association between occupational noise exposure and high fasting blood glucose (FBG) directly.

    Associations Between Noise-Induced Hearing Loss and the Risk of High Fasting Blood Glucose Among the Air Force Population · 2026 · DOI

  • Environmental noise exposure is a significant yet under-recognised determinant of ear morbidity among urban slum residents, exacerbated by unsafe hygiene behaviours and limited preventive care.

    Ear Hygiene Practices, Ear Morbidity Amidst Environmental Noise in Urban Slums: Evidence to Recommend Comprehensive Ear Care Under Ayushman Arogya Mandirs in Eastern India · 2026 · DOI

  • Environmental noise is an under-recognised public health hazard in rapidly urbanising low- and middle-income countries.

    Ear Hygiene Practices, Ear Morbidity Amidst Environmental Noise in Urban Slums: Evidence to Recommend Comprehensive Ear Care Under Ayushman Arogya Mandirs in Eastern India · 2026 · DOI

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Open questions raised by papers listed on this page include: (1) To further elucidate this relationship, large-scale studies incorporating stratified analyses across diverse ethnic groups and sex-specific subgroups are warranted (“Effect of the interaction between noise exposure and AGT gene polymorphisms in…”, 2026); (2) There is a lack of research on the interaction between occupational noise exposure and metabolic characteristics like BMI (“Body mass index modifies the noise-hypertension link: a cross-sectional study…”, 2026); (3) Further studies are warranted for a more precise relationship between noise exposure and age-related hearing changes (“Does occupational noise exposure aggravate age-related hearing loss? A…”, 2026); (4) The systemic metabolic consequences of the combined effects of UFP and aircraft noise (AN) exposure on health remain poorly understood (“Plasma untargeted metabolomics reveals distinct metabolic disturbances between…”, 2026); (5) Future research should consider expanding the sample and including a broader range of educational contexts to explore how soundscapes influence emotional and academic well-being across different cultures and environments (“The Use of Soundscapes in Environmental Education: Teachers’ Competencies in…”, 2025). 386 gap statements have been mined from Noise Effects and Management papers in our 7.9M-paper local library, which holds 1,918 papers on the topic; the gaps come from whichever of those papers state one. They are mostly the research gaps the authors state and the papers' abstracts, plus future-work, limitations and challenges passages. The ones listed below are a selection still marked open; each names the study that raised it, with a DOI link where the paper has one, so you can read the original claim in context.

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