- Author
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Bruck, D.
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Thomas, I.
- Title
- Towards a Better Smoke Alarm Signal: An Evidence Based Approach.
- Coporate
- Victoria Univ., Melbourne, Australia
- Book or Conf
- Fire Safety Science. Proceedings. Ninth (9th) International Symposium. International Association for Fire Safety Science (IAFSS). September 21-26, 2008,
Intl. Assoc. for Fire Safety Science, Boston, MA,
Karlsruhe, Germany,
Karlsson, B., Editors,
403-414 p.,
2008
- Keywords
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fire safety
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fire science
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signals
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smoke detectors
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fire alarm systems
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sleep
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human behavior
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waking
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effectiveness
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auditory perception
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auditory simulation
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adults
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children
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noise (sound)
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alcohols
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statistics
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human response
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acoustic measurement
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acoustic properties
- Identifiers
- auditory arousal; response patterns; smoke alarm sounds in waking sleepers; smoke alarm signal standards; waking effectiveness of various sounds in young adults; waking effectiveness rates of the best and worst alarm sound; lower frequency sounds; mixed frequency sounds; research with adults and the standard alarm at set volumes; research with children and alarm signals at a set volume; research with signals presented in increasing stepped volumes; self-reported deep sleeping young adults; older adults; adults who are hard of hearing; sober and alcohol imparied young adults; differences in waking effectiveness of two key signals