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Ken Hume
Researcher at Manchester Metropolitan University
Publications - 23
Citations - 1312
Ken Hume is an academic researcher from Manchester Metropolitan University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Soundscape & Aircraft noise. The author has an hindex of 13, co-authored 23 publications receiving 1185 citations.
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The subjective meaning of good sleep, an intraindividual approach using the Karolinska Sleep Diary.
TL;DR: It was concluded that most subjective sleep measures tend to covary across conditions and that “good sleep” is mainly a question of sleep continuity.
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The meaning of good sleep: a longitudinal study of polysomnography and subjective sleep quality.
TL;DR: It was concluded that objective measures of sleep continuity were closely reflected in perceived sleep quality and that sleep quality essentially means sleep continuity.
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Perception of soundscapes: An interdisciplinary approach
William J. Davies,Mags Adams,NS Bruce,Rebecca Cain,Angus Carlyle,Peter Cusack,Deborah A. Hall,Deborah A. Hall,Ken Hume,Amy Irwin,Paul Jennings,Melissa R. Marselle,Christopher J. Plack,John E. W. Poxon +13 more
TL;DR: The Positive Soundscape Project (PSP) as discussed by the authors found that soundscape perception is influenced by cognitive effects such as the meaning of a soundscape and its components, and how information is conveyed by a soundscapes, for example on the behaviour of people within the soundscape.
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Good sleep--its timing and physiological sleep characteristics.
TL;DR: The results indicate that the duration of wakefulness prior to sleep and the timing of sleep determine its physiological expression, which in turn determines its subjective impression.
Soundwalking as a methodology for understanding soundscapes
Adams,NS Bruce,William J. Davies,Rebecca Cain,Paul Jennings,Angus Carlyle,Peter Cusack,Ken Hume,Christopher J. Plack +8 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors describe the development of the soundwalking methodology and its use as a tool to engage professionals who work in the area of urban design and urban development (including city planners, developers, and architects).