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Item Effects of Exposure to Noise on Mental Performance and Emotional Well-being of Students in a School in Kaduna, Nigeria(International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation, 2025-05) Makun, Charles Yakubu; Lawal, Lateef AdemolaThe study investigated exposure to noise, mental performance and emotional wellbeing of students. Two simultaneous field experiments were performed each day for five days. At each experiment, 30 students performed mathematics and English language task in a quiet 38dBA classroom named, ExposureI(ExpI). Simultaneously, another 30 students performed the same mathematics and English language task in a noisy 75dBA classroom, named ExposureII (ExpII). After the tasks were performed, the students were asked to to rate their perceptions of annoyance and task dificulty with respect to the noise levels in the two expermental classrooms. Independent sample t-test and Welch’s test were used to analyse the data. Results from the data analysis showed that, in comparison to ExpI(38dBA),the performance of mental task related to mathematics was signficantly affected in ExpII (75dBA).There was no signfcant effect found in the mental performnce related to English language task between ExpI(38dBA) and ExpII(75dBA). Furthermore, the results from this study show that the students were signficantly annoyed in classroom with a noise level of 75dBA. Lastly, the results from this study suggests that mental tasks can be much difficult in noisy classrooms.The findings from this study highlight the critical need for architects and policy makers to prioritize acoustic considerations in school design and renovation.Item Impact of Biophilic Design Strategies on Wellbeing: A review(Journal of Biodiversity and Environmental Research, 2023-03) Omaga, Angela Ele-Ojo; Lawal, Lateef AdemolaIncreasing urbanization and technological development continue to have impact on people’s connection to nature and access to greenery and open spaces. Emerging from these concerns is a new set of design principles and practices where nature seems to play significant role, especially in the built environments. “Biophilic architecture.” is a design approach that suggests that humans have an innate connection with nature and could assist to create healthy living and workspace for human’s comfort and wellbeing. A significant amount of literature in environmental psychology field provides empirical evidence that nature benefits humans, and that landscape and built environments can be designed to link humans and nature. The paper is aimed at providing a narrative review on biophilic design and human health outcomes. The initial review found that elements such as natural daylight, ventilation, and living architecture (green roofs and walls) which are integrated on or within a building envelope could be useful in creating well designed buildings capable of improving users’ health and well-being. To achieve the status of a restorative-built environment, the study suggests that architects and designers need to shift focus on the value and the use of natural elements such as forest-like landscapes, natural water features, and natural light in their designs.