Auditory risk estimates for youth target shooting.

Objective: To characterize the impulse noise exposure and auditory risk for youth recreational firearm users engaged in outdoor target shooting events. The youth shooting positions are typically standing or sitting at a table, which places the firearm closer to the ground or reflective surface when compared to adult shooters.

Design: Acoustic characteristics were examined and the auditory risk estimates were evaluated using contemporary damage-risk criteria for unprotected adult listeners and the 120-dB peak limit suggested by the World Health Organization (1999) for children.

Impulse noise generated by starter pistols.

Objective: This study describes signals generated by .22 and .32 caliber starter pistols in the context of noise-induced hearing loss risk for sports officials and athletes.

A diabetes management system empowering patients to reach optimised glucose control: from monitor to advisor.

The DIAdvisor is an EC/FP7 funded project aiming at the development of a Blood Glucose prediction device which uses easily available information to optimise the therapy of patients with diabetes.