At these dB levels, it is highly likely that this is alarm activity, and, as has been reported elsewhere [ 9], electronic sounds are more arousing than human voices, so they are very likely to continually disturb patients' sleep.
In stark contrast, hits and false alarms activated the pre-SMA comparably (p>0.25; Figure S1b), suggesting that false alarms may primarily arise from changes in internal (baseline) levels of activity rather than by fluctuations in sensory evidence (see Discussion).
This frightening ordeal was punctuated by a network of alarms and activities that were as much a part of the NICU as the doctors and nurses.
Components of the program included installation of smoke alarms, educational activities, and cooperation among local health departments, fire departments, community organizations, and the media.
The mean noise level over two hours ranged between 40 and 75 dBA depending on the time of the day, alarms, and activities at the bedside.
Dr Jacqueline Mitton of the Royal Astronomical Society said last night she was bracing herself for callers who might have been alarmed by unusual activity in the sky early this morning.
Initial statements about its mission and scope of activity alarmed some African leaders and State Department officials, who feared that the Pentagon was trying to militarize diplomacy and development on the continent.
Initial statements about its mission and scope of activity alarmed some African leaders and State Department officials, who feared the Pentagon was trying to militarize diplomacy and development on the continent.
The Observer now understands that seconds before the firearms team entered the tube train carriage, a member of the surveillance squad using the codename Hotel 3 moved to the doorway and shouted: 'He's in here.' De Menezes, in all likelihood alarmed by the activity, stood and moved towards the doorway.
It meshes satellite and other data to monitor the activities of vessels, automatically triggering alarms when suspicious activity is observed.
