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Working from home in Australia during the COVID-19 pandemic: cross-sectional results from the Employees Working From Home (EWFH) study

BMJ Open, 2022
Objectives To investigate the impacts, on mental and physical health, of a mandatory shift to working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic.Design Cross sectional, online survey.Setting Online survey was conducted from September 2020 to November 2020 in
Rwth Stuckey, Jodi Oakman, Natasha Kinsman, Katrina Lambert, Melissa Graham, Victoria Weale   +5 more
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Detection of Road Objects With Small Appearance in Images for Autonomous Driving in Various Traffic Situations Using a Deep Learning Based Approach

IEEE Access, 2020
Effectively detecting road objects in various environments would significantly improve driving safety for autonomous vehicles. However, small objects, low illumination, and blurred outline in images strongly limit the performance of current road object ...
Guofa Li, Heng Xie, Weiquan Yan, Yunlong Chang, Xingda Qu   +4 more
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Ergonomics and Human Factors in Aviation [PDF]

Ergonomics, 2017
Ergonomics and Human Factors (E/HF) in Aviation is essential for the safety and efficiency of commercial airlines, passenger, cargo and military operations, and for the well-being of their passenge...
Neville A, Stanton, Wen-Chin, Li, Don, Harris   +2 more
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Human factors and ergonomics in patient safety curriculum [PDF]

, 2012
The importance of teaching human factors and ergonomics (HFE) and patient safety is registered in two compelling facts: 1) the numbers of physicians who train in VA hospitals and 2) in the need for hospitals to function as highly reliable organizations ...
Anderson, Anderson, Ausubel, Bates, Brennan, Bridger, Brotherton, Gosbee, Gwande, Kachalia, Kirkegaard, Samore, Schimmel, Small, Sojourner, Stalhandske, Steel, Stone, Tamuz, Way, Williams, Woodcock   +21 more
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A Digital Twin-Based Platform towards Intelligent Automation with Virtual Counterparts of Flight and Air Traffic Control Operations

Applied Sciences, 2021
Automation technologies have been deployed widely to boost the efficiency of production and operations, to trim the complicated process, and to reduce the human error involved.
Cho Yin Yiu, Kam K. H. Ng, Ching-Hung Lee, Chun Ting Chow, Tsz Ching Chan, Kwok Chun Li, Ka Yeung Wong   +6 more
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With eloquence and humanity? Human factors/ ergonomics in sustainable human development [PDF]

, 2012
This article is based on a keynote presentation given at the 18th Congress of the International Ergonomics Association in Recife, Brazil, February 2012.
Moore, D
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Estimation of Foot Plantar Center of Pressure Trajectories with Low-Cost Instrumented Insoles Using an Individual-Specific Nonlinear Model

Sensors, 2018
Postural control is a complex skill based on the interaction of dynamic sensorimotor processes, and can be challenging for people with deficits in sensory functions.
Xinyao Hu, Jun Zhao, Dongsheng Peng, Zhenglong Sun, Xingda Qu   +4 more
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The Advances of Immersive Virtual Reality Interventions for the Enhancement of Stress Management and Relaxation among Healthy Adults: A Systematic Review

Applied Sciences, 2022
The rapid changes in human contacts due to the COVID-19 crisis have not only posed a huge burden on the population’s health but may have also increased the demand for evidence-based psychological programs delivered through digital technology.
Maria Velana, Sabrina Sobieraj, Jan Digutsch, Gerhard Rinkenauer   +3 more
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A review of contemporary techniques for measuring ergonomic wear comfort of protective and sport clothing [PDF]

, 2021
Protective and sport clothing is governed by protection requirements, performance, and comfort of the user. The comfort and impact performance of protective and sport clothing are typically subjectively measured, and this is a multifactorial and dynamic ...
Ciesielska-Wrobel, Izabela, Haji Musa, Atiyyah, Malengier, Benny, Tesfaye, Tamrat, Teyeme, Yetanawork Wubneh, Van Langenhove, Lieva   +5 more
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Continuous decision‐making for autonomous driving at intersections using deep deterministic policy gradient

IET Intelligent Transport Systems, 2022
Intersections have been identified as the most complex and accident‐prone traffic scenarios on road. Making appropriate decisions at intersections for driving safety, efficiency, and comfort become a challenging task for autonomous vehicles (AVs).
Guofa Li, Shenglong Li, Shen Li, Xingda Qu   +3 more
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